40 DOC @ CHARIS STARTS 12th JULY ‘09

12th July is the 40DOC Kick Off! This is a combined service starting at 10am.  Please wear your Charis polo T-shirt if you have one.

At 10.30am on 5th July, your Connect Group leaders will collect your 40DOC package on your behalf. 4 booths are set up at the Plaza for this purpose. These booths are collection points for:

• Orders placed with the Church Office
• Adult Cell Groups
• Young Adult Ministry (YAM) Cell Groups
• Xciting Saints (XS) Cell Groups.

For adhoc purchase, please go to  the Church Office booth. (Please note: the Social Hall will be used instead should we have inclement weather.)

All Charisians please collect your packages from the person whom you had placed your order with – i.e. your Cell Group leader or Church Office.

Also at the plaza area is a list of potential 40DOC Community Service Projects (CSPs). Please review that list, and over the next few weeks you should prayerfully consider which CSP you should sign up for. You should sign up for at least one CSP during the Community Fair on 16th August.

You may sign up as an individual or as an entire Connect Group if your group prefers.

“Is there a need to join a Connect Group if one reads the 40DOC materials and follows 40DOC the sermons?”
“What happens after the Connect Group?”

Being part of a small group i.e. a Connect Group, is a very important part of the 40DOC campaign learning experience. We learn to love and care for each other, share and learn better together in small groups.

After the 40DOC, Connect Groups revert back to Cell Groups. For new Connect Groups set up for 40DOC, you can decide if you want to continue as a new Cell Group.

Let us prepare our hearts for the 40DOC journey to learn about God’s purposes for His Christian community.

To–Dos
• Pray fervently for 40DOC@Charis MC (see prayer list below)
• All Connect Group Leaders - please collect the 40DOC packages, at the Plaza, between 10.30am to 11.00am on 5th July and distribute these to your Connect Group members as soon as possible.
• Review the list of Community Service Projects (CSPs) and prayerfully consider signing up with at least 1 CSP during the Community Fair on 16th August.
• Please wear the Charis polo T-shirt on 12th July for the 40DOC Kick Off.
• Start reading your 40DOC daily devotion from 12th July.

REMEMBER
Connect Group Leaders – please reserve meeting rooms with the Church Office if you intend to use church for your Connect Group meetings.

A VERSE TO PONDER 
1 John 4:11 (NIV): “Since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

A 40DOC THOUGHT 
Life is about learning to love.

PRAYER UPDATE
CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
• Pray that the first sermon will launch life-changing spiritual journeys.
• Pray that our pastors will communicate a compelling vision for community – deepening the sense of community within our church, and reaching out to the community around our church.
• Pray that the Host Home groups will draw together in community, and will be effective in serving together on the missions project.   
• Pray that each person’s life will be enriched through the small group experience; that each will see the value of being better together.

Click for 40DOC Campaign Schedule