Chesapeake City Ecumenical Association (CCEA)

Christians United in Service to the Community

Registered 501(c)3

CCEA NEWSNOTES


January 2012

Blessings and prayers of thanks are raised for the generous hearts of this community of faith! We are always amazed by GOD's hand on the ministries, and our ability to continue even in an adverse economical climate.

The 2nd Annual Toy Sale provided an estimated $1000.00 (+/-) to the outreach ministries. Special thanks to Eileen Viars for heading this fund-raiser and the host of volunteers who sorted & served on the sale days!

We completed our commitment to The Domestic Violence Shelter. Wonderful organizations like the Girl Scouts helped to fill the collection bins. The Mommy & Me Drive was a blessed success allowing us to deliver over 25 games, stuffed animals & more for the kids, plus an lovely assortment of gifts for Mom. Your generosity also provided $150.00 in gift cards! Imagine the difference you have made!

The Pantry continues to overflow with donations. We have been able to lift some restrictions which will allow families within the service area to visit more often during these difficult winter months. Some of the overflow is being shared with other pantries in our area “as we are blessed..so we are sharing these blessings”.

The Bud McKee Scholarship Fund was able to provide another scholarship..and the recipient continues her path towards a nursing degree! We pray you will remember Bud & Marilyn by continuing to make designated contributions. “The light of education is necessary to break the cycle of poverty.”

Generation Station is meeting the challenge of the expanded program. Attendance more closely reflects the number of children registered for the program. Our sincere thanks to Jim & Diane Peirce for the improvements made to the facilities and their continued support of this ministry. Thanks to Anita, Gail, Jodi for their years of service. And finally, thanks to the volunteers who supplement our staff and bring additional talents and gifts to guide our kids!

Thanks to the generous hearts who continue to support the Bag of Hope, to Jean Ritter for serving as Director and to Joyce, Kay and Belinda who help lead the groups. We could not maintain and continue this ministry without each of you who give your time and funding...

The year ahead (2012) will hold new challenges as it is time for Executive Board Elections. Some of our General Board will likely retire, and new board members will be sought throughout our membership. Funds will need to be raised and as always we will seek GOD's will intentionally as we oversee the ministries HE has set in place.

We wish you & yours a blessed 2012. May you find a deeper relationship with GOD and know the peace & joy such a relationship can bring!May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms......Deborah Forsythe, President

NOVEMBER 2011

Thank you to everyone who gave time to our 3rd Annual Fill-a-Truck.  We estimate the collection of 500-600 pounds of food!  This was distributed to 3 pantries across the eastern side of Cecil County, plus Generation Station for the evening meals program!  We also raised about $80.00 in cash donations which will go into the emergency funds program.  A special thank you to the Brushback Baseball Team from Middletown, DE and Amy & Dominick (parents) who stayed for the entire event and the McKeown family for providing an enclosed truck to sort & distribute in...This was a blessed a joyous event!  With blessings, joy & thanks!  Deb Alexander, President for The CCEA

A very special thank you to H & B Plumbing and Patriots Glen for the support given to our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament.  Thank you to the volunteers who worked so hard against some obstacles we could not have anticipated.  We were able to raise approximately $1600.00 from this event for outreach ministries in our area.

 The 3rd Annual Fill-a-Truck will be hosted on Saturday, 11/12/11 (which is after this writing).  We anticipate great success and wish to thank the McKeowns for providing an enclosed truck, the Brushback Ball Team (from Middletown, DE) for their participation in collecting, the Generation Station for team support & use of one van; and all the volunteers who came out!  Food was provided to our pantry, Generation Station, Immaculate Conception and St. John's UMC, Charlestown, MD.  What a time of fellowship across the ages!

2nd Annual Toy Sale..Saturday, December 03, 2011 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at St. Basil's Fellowship Hall, Basil Ave., So. Chesapeake City...Toys (new & gently used), some sold in box lots; clothing (adult & child) and some house wares all at greatly reduced pricing (MANY ITEMS AT $1.00).  Also selling donuts/coffee (9:00-11:00) and hot dogs or meatball sliders w/chips & drinks!

Luminary Sales...order forms should be available through every church (please contact your CCEA representative).  $2.00/luminary (one name per luminary)...These will be ready for delivery to each church ordering by mid-December...For Chesapeake City Charge the order forms are available on the Food Pantry Door (complete and give to Tina Presnell)...

I ask you to consider serving the CCEA by acting as a representative for your church. Our Nominating Committee is working now to develop the Executive Board nominations and provide the seat appointments for the General Board.  Some of our current board will be retiring.  Please consider how you can make a difference in bringing fellowship, services and unity to our Christian community....

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms...

Deborah Forsythe, President

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CCEA NEWSNOTES FOR NOVEMBER

The CCEA was one of 7 organizations nominated for Non-Profit Partner with Business. While we were not the winning organization, we were honored to stand with The Cecil County Libraries, who were the 2011 winners!

Golf Tournament (10/29/11)...we are unable to provide updates at this time regarding the winning team and funds raised, but in advance of that we thank all who supported the 2nd Annual Tournament. We promise an update with Dec. Newsnotes.

Luminary Sales: Watch for order forms! Only $2.00 buys a beautifully decorated luminary. Your church representative should have order forms. All order forms & payments due by Sunday, 11/13.

All checks payable to The CCEA. Proceeds to support emergency funds program.

Fill-A-Truck..3rd Annual Fill-A-Truck is Saturday, Nov. 12th from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm @ Redner's Markets on Rte. 213. Come say hello and make a donation to help stock the food pantries on the eastern side of Cecil County!

Board Meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 22nd @ 6:30 pm..place to be announced under separate e-mail to general board...please check your e-mails!

CCEA THANKSGIVING SERVICE will be held on Weds., 11/23/11 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. A beautiful and truly ecumenical service is being planned with effort to include all or most of our pastoral leaders...Please join us at 7:00 pm and give thanks for this blessed and beautiful community of Christians!

Mommy & Me...final drive for Domestic Violence Shelter begins Sunday, 11/13. Please consider purchasing a toy or gift item for mom...No gift is to small. Drive will close on Sunday, 12/11 and all collections will be delivered to Deb @ Trinity UMC parking lot..Donations will be delivered to Domestic Violence Shelter on Monday. Collection box will be sitting on top of pew in entry hall to santurary..

Toy Sale...Saturday, Dec. 03 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. @ St. Basil's Fellowship Hall, Basil Ave. Many new items, some new clothing and lots of very gently used items....all priced to sell! Funds raised go to support the emergency funds program. Additional sales dates may be held and will be announced under separate notices to our member churches!

And on a very personal note, I would like to thank those who have included Terry & I in prayer over the past weeks. The stress of helping our employer close the business will have ended by the time your read this. But the kindness, words of encouragement and prayers have carried us during this most difficult time. GOD willing, we will be seeing bright futures and reaching new heights!

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms...

Deb Alexander-Forsythe

 

August 2011

It's been four days since the closing of the CCEA Vacation Bible School and I am still singing some of the songs!  Our theme was Hometown Nazareth - Where Jesus was a Kid. As one of the Tribe Leaders, I had a group of delightful girls, ages 3 to 12 to watch over.  We had an enjoyable time learning the motions that enhanced songs like "Great things are gonna happen here. We sing, we serve, we laugh, we learn.  Great things are gonna happen here!" How true this song turned out to be.  I was pleasantly amazed at how well our week went. Each evening one of the Chesapeake City churches provided VBS with a delicious healthy dinner. After this pleasant beginning, everyone seemed enthused and energized to participate in all the activities.  Sandy McCaa was an inspiring, uplifting music director, with Eileen Viar's expert help as the media specialist.  Eileen also provided us with the written material that guided us through our activities.  Tina Presnell was, from our beginning planning days, full of great ideas, and kept things rolling forward at our preparation meetings. She did a great job teaching our kids about the Jewish faith, which Jesus practiced as a kid. Our kids demonstrated curiosity about these rituals, and enjoyed games and crafts planned by Tina to enhance her lesson.  Two crafts were decorating the star of David, and pasting the Ten Commandments on parchment paper.  She also had a challenging footstep game that taught the names of Jesus' apostles.  The kids also looked forward each day to story time acted out by Jesus' mother Mary and her often unkind neighbor Eunice.  Mary was played by Jennifer Wiesen and Eunice by Nancy Bogan. The kids enjoyed their show each night and the surprise activity that brought Mary's lesson to life.  Lisa Sugar led the games which were also appropriate to the time when Jesus was a kid.  They played " Squash the grapes (water balloons) and Protect the lambs from the wolves ( swimming noodles to tag the wolves).  For quiet time, they had word game contests, Lisa read an interesting story to them,  and they were able to choose books to take home.  These were a gift from Lisa's children. We were fortunate to have a group of teenage boys from a baseball team in Middletown  help us each evening. They were very involved, assisting with all the activities, and a great example to the younger kids.  Wendy Biggs , Celestine Hall, and Val Hengst  expertly greeted and assigned the kids to their tribes, with their identifying color bandana, each evening and were very much appreciated.  They also had the responsibility to make sure each child was picked up by the correct adult. On the last evening, after our closing celebration, the kids enjoyed watching a couple of live chickens brought by Eileen, and petting a kid goat brought by Sarah and Elizabeth Davis, as well as participating in Carnival Time and eating Pizza.  The week went fast and to me, it was a very authentic, faith filled learning experience 

 

CCEA President Deb Forsythe was honored at Volunteers of the Year Event - Congratulations Deb!

 

Fire Destroys Elkton Family's Home

Check above link to see how you can help!

 

               CCEA NEWSNOTES

April 2011

Food Lion Connection...Food Lion has launched a new Charitable Organization program, which the CCEA has registered with.  If you would like to link your MVP Card to The CCEA please go to www.foodlionmvprewards.com.  Click Shopper Register Here and complete to link with The Chesapeake City Ecumenical Assoc. (Organization #252397).  There are a number of products that will earn us funding and it is as simple as scanning your card with every Food Lion purchase.

            Special Note:  We must have 25 MVP cards linked to the CCEA before we begin to receive any financial benefits (we currently have 13)  If you shop at Food Lion please consider linking your card and swipe it with every visit.

 

Vacation Bible School 2011...Vacation Bible School will run from Sunday, July 31, 2011 through Thursday, August 04, 2011.  The Generation Station will again providing the host site.  There are a range of opportunities to volunteer for this ministry and we invite you to attend the next Planning Committee meeting. If you are not comfortable working directly with the children, we will need coordinators, registration aides, set-up and tear-down crews...and more...Next Planning Meeting is Monday, April 04, 2010 @ 7:00 pm @ Generation Station.

 

Lenten Services...the Lenten services have provided an unique opportunity for us to come together in the true “spirit” of community & family, from the bread & soup meals to the variations in worship styles, music & sermons. We truly seek and serve a glorious and gracious GOD, when the labels can fall away and the pure joy of gathering in HIS name is evident! Please join us for the remaining Weds. evening services, Good Friday services and Easter Sunday Sunrise services...visit ccea4u.com for the service schedule.

 

Please take a moment to visit our web-site at ccea4u.com.  Here you will find everything from information on our ministries to events in/around Chesapeake City.  You will also find a list of local businesses that support our efforts & ministries....we extend special thanks to Eileen Viars who not only serves as Treasurer, but maintains our web-site.  Her dedication to The CCEA is truly a blessing!

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms....

Deb Forsythe, President

 

January-February, 2011

Please keep Ramona Eller (CCEA - Secretary) and family in prayer.  Ramona's husband, Burl, passed away on New Year's Eve. 

 We thank all of those who have supported our ministries over the past year and those who gave so generously over the Christmas holiday.  It is through the continued support of this blessed Community that we are able to continue the outreach ministries.

From January 18th through March 16th, 2011 (on Tues. & Weds.) The Yacht Club is partnering with The CCEA through Dining to Donate.  Visit the Dining to Donate Link at ccea4u.com.  Download the flyer, which must be presented when you order.  The Yacht Club will donate 15% of the total bill each time you stop during the donation period on Tues. or Weds....Their staff is waiting to welcome you and we, as always thank you for your support!

 The CCEA General Board will meet on January 18th (a rescheduled date).  As a result, at the time of this writing we are unable to update with complete financial reports.  However, Save-A-Tape (Renders Partnership) helped to raise nearly $1100.00 for 2010.  We thank all who contributed your shopping tapes.  Please remember tapes must have SAVE-A-TAPE total at bottom and must not be altered.

The CCUMC church will once again host the Rotating Shelter from March 14 to March 21, 2011 at Trinity UMC.  We remind our members that your aid during this week is always welcomed and appreciated.  Please contact Trinity UMC at 410-885-5641 for additional information. Our members have graciously provided some wonderful meals and companionship during past shelter weeks.  Overnight supervisors are always needed!  Please remember hospitality should be extended in every corner of our lives, wherever GOD opens the door!

 Ms. Dolly Brown will be contacting our member churches within the next couple of week to prepare the Lenten Service Schedule.  Pastors are asked to please respond back promptly and we invite all to attend these service during the Lenten season.  The variations of worship & music are truly a blessing, uniting us as one Christian family during the holiest of Christian seasons!

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms....

Deb Alexander-Forsythe, President

 

August-September 2010 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL:  Hero's Headquarters opened on August 01, 2010 and closed on August 05, 2010.  A great deal of preparation went into Generation Station prior to opening and we were blessed with approximately 40 children per night!  We were also very blessed to have volunteers from across our member churches and as far away as North East and Philadelphia.  Several teens served as aides and most of our member churches participated in some way.  A very special thank you to H & B Plumbing for providing parking; Bohemia Wesleyan for providing the tent & audio system; and Eileen Viars & Tina Presnell for their dedication! 

FOOD PANTRY:  We continue to be blessed with steady donations and we are most grateful to all who are lead to support this ministry.  Currently needed:  cereal (cold & hot); other breakfast food items; assorted canned meats & complete boxed meals and PBJ.

We do not need at the present time:   Vegetables; any type of pasta. 

MACTHING FUNDS PROGRAM:  This program has already raised an additional $1000.00 in sponsorships (plus $1000 matching from United Way).  We are grateful for the generous hearts that have contributed.  The fund-raising efforts run through mid-August and support Generation Station, solely. 

NEXT BOARD MEETING:  Due to scheduling conflicts the next General Board meeting will be Tuesday, October 12th @ 6:00 p.m.  Board members please watch your e-mails and/or postal service for announcements as to hosting church for this meeting.

New meeting schedules for remainder of 2010-2011 will be presented at this meeting. 

We encourage our member churches to utilize ccea4u.com.  The web-site offers you the opportunity to post your events.  We are also linked to several community web-sites, thus expanding your exposure.

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms...

Deb Forsythe, President

July  2010

Generation Station:  Our doors have closed for another school year.  Several children will have the opportunity to participate at Camp Pecometh thanks to special funding....Our Board will be diligently working on a special fund-raising program over June/July.  We will be seeking business/corporate partners.  Fund raised up to the first $3,000.00 will be matched by the United Way....If you are a business owner seeking a way to improve the community, please consider this partnership program.  You can reach our treasurer or president via ccea4u.com., or speak with your CCEA church representative for more information.
 
Health Program:  We have been approached by The Cecil County Health Department to serve as hosts for a 6 week program on "Living with Chronic Pain".  The program would be free to participants.  The sessions would run 2 to 2 1/2 hours, one day per week over 6 weeks.  Based on the current information we have been given, sessions would have to be scheduled Monday-Friday and during normal business hours.  If you would be interested in attending such a program (for the full 6 weeks), please contact president@ccea4u.com with your contact information.  If we have enough interest, we will pursue this program for you.
 
Vacation Bible School:  VBS is scheduled for Sunday, August 01,  through Thursday, August 05, 2010.  The hosting site will be Generation Station, 1 Randalia Road, Chesapeake City.  Parking for each night will be at H & B Plumbing Co. lot, which is directly adjacent to Generation Station.  We welcome volunteers for one or all evenings...We will close with a Pizza Party and local "Heroes" for the children to visit with!  You can learn more and find the link for on-line registration when you visit ccea4u.com.
 
Pennies for Generation Station:  Some of our member churches have set up "milk bottles" in their churches to collect pennies & loose change for Generation Station.  If your church has such a bottle, please consider donating your unwanted pennies (there are thousands of  pennies loose & unaccounted for!) and loose change.  If your church is not currently collecting, you may consider asking if this can be done....All proceeds go directly to The Generation Station general funding.
 
GENERAL BOARD MEETING:  The next General Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10, 2010 (date change from original schedule).  Please check at ccea4u.com for place & time.  All Board members are asked to attend.  Agenda will be published one week prior.  If you have a topic or concern you would like on the agenda...please contact Deb Forsythe at president@ccea4u.com. or call at 410-620-9506 (evenings)..no later than July 30th.....
 
May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms....Deb Forsythe, President
 

June -  July  2010
Update - For those who could not make our first UNITY HYMN SING, you missed a blessed and beautiful event!  Rev. Dana Ashton & Pastor Kevin Wall, lead 24 attendees in song & praise that raised the roof and rocked the floors of Bohemia Wesleyan!  Those of us who are musically challenged blended beautifully with the musically gifted.  Rev. Ashton & Pastor Wall....thank you!  Also, Rev. Ashton, please extend our thanks to the very talented musicians (the one with winged feet on piano and Bethel's drummer!)....We had 5 of our member churches represented, plus New Bethel Baptist from the Baltimore area!  And lastly, thank you for the hospitality after services with light refreshments & fellowship!
 
We would like to consider making this a quarterly event.  Bohemia Wesleyan has offered the sanctuary to host each quarter and Pell Gardens has also been suggested for a future Unity Hymn Sing.  Rev. Ashton has suggested that other member churches step forward and serve to coordinate the music and practice sessions.....please share this for consideration with the music programs & coordinators of your churches.  This will be discussed further at future Board meetings.....
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We are currently working on two (2) general fund-raising plans. Watch for future announcements regarding a lovely 2011 calendar (anticipated sales around Sept.) and our 2nd Annual Luminary Sale (around mid-October).  Also mark your calendar now...2ND ANNUAL FILL-A-TRUCK is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13th at Render parking lot (pantries on the East side of Cecil County to benefit)....May GOD keep you safe in HIS arm....
Deb Forsythe, President

 

April - May 2010

The United Hymn Sing (lead by Rev. Dana Ashton)

Sunday, May 16th @ 4:00 p.m.

Hosted by:  Bohemia Wesleyan Church.

Please contact Rev. Dana @ revdapr@yahoo.com for a list of suggested music

(both standards & contemporary)...if you have additional suggestions, please

let her know.  If you can sing or play an instrument, please contact her.

And please join us on Sunday, 05/16 for a blessed time of praise, music

and united fellowship!

 

Hero Headquarters-2010 VBS is coming

August 01-05, 2010 (5:30 pm-8:00 pm)

Hosting Site:  Generation Station

                One Randalia Road, Ches. City.

On-line registration information available at

www.chesapeakevbs.org

Register Early!!! Register w/friend.

Those interested/available to volunteer one evening or every evening please

contact Tina @ tpresnell@cicontewasserman.com.

Those interested in providing a dinner meal please contact Rev. Kathie Pownell

@KPownall@aol.com

 

General Board scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 04 @ 6:30 p.m. @

  1st Presbyterian Church. 

 

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms...

Deb Forsythe, President

March-April, 2010

 

Lenten Services:  Attendance for the 2010 Lenten Services has been down about 40% from 2009 attendance records.  While it is not clear why the dramatic decrease, we pray that our member congregations will turn out in larger numbers for future CCEA service and celebration events, like the Spring Hymn Service being planned by Rev. Dana Ashton, of Bethel AME.  (See additional notes below)

 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL:  The Executive Board met with Pam Downey (CCUMC) who has offered to serve as VBS Director for 2010 program.  This year's program is titled, “Heroes Headquarters” and it looks to be a wonderful introduction to some unnamed heroes from the bible...These heroes will come to life Sunday, August 01 through Thursday, August 05, 2010.  The hosting site is yet to be determined.

Pam plans to schedule the first of several Volunteer meetings shortly after Easter, so please watch for those announcements.  If you are able to volunteer for one or all nights, or if you are interested in helping with the advanced planning or coordinating registrations, please contact Pam at pamdowney@aol.com.  Pre-registration information should be available by the next newsletter printing.

 

FOOD PANTRY:  We have been heartily blessed by Boy Scouts and the parishes of St. Joseph & St. Rose.  While our overall stock issues have improved, we are in need of the following items:  daily care products including toilet paper; assorted canned meats and assorted, complete boxed meals (please NO MAC & CHEESE AT THIS TIME)...

 

SPRING HYMN SING:  During the Lenten Service at Bethel AME and soon after, Rev.  Ashton presented a wonderful way for our churches to join in a service of song & celebration.  Tentative dates are May 15 or 16 at 4:00 pm.  Anyone interested in participating through song or musical instruments is encouraged to contact Rev. Ashton at Bethel AME bethelamecc@yahoo.com OR please forward your contact information to me thru the “President Link” at ccea4u.com and I will forward immediately to Rev. Ashton.  She would like at least a couple of rehearsals in advance.  Also, if you have hymn requests, please forward those and we will send on to Rev. Ashton!

We encourage our member churches to utilize ccea4u.com.  The web-site offers you the opportunity to post your events.  We are also linked to several community web-sites, thus expanding your exposure.

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms...

Deb Forsythe, President

 

February-March 2010

 

Lenten Services:  We thank our churches and leadership for coming together again this year to provide an opportunity to fellowship and worship together.  We especially thank Dolly Brown (St. Rose) and Ramona Eller (Good Shepherd) for coordinating the schedule for services.  Please check your bulletins and newsletters for a complete schedule, including those churches hosting a time of fellowship with a Soup/Bread meal before service.

 

The Generation Station celebrates its' 10th Anniversary with an Open House.  We thank Anita Collings, Gail Messimer and Tina Presnell for their hard work in coordinating food, volunteers and the overall Program.  We thank several local business that supported this event with donations of food and gift certificate for a door prize.  Company names are listed on ccea4u.com.

 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL:  At this writing we do not have a program director for VBS 2010.  Time is passing quickly for ordering a program and bringing the volunteers together.  In effort to take pressure off the individual churches (all of whom are working on special incentives), the Board of Directors for the CCEA voted to utilize the Generation Station site for hosting this year's VBS.  If GOD is leading you to consider leadership with children, this is a wonderful opportunity!  Please contact your CCEA representative or go to “Contact” at ccea4u.com and send us your information.

 

FOOD PANTRY:  Even during and between snow storms, the Pantry has been extremely active.  Stock is low, but our churches have been quick to respond!  A very special thank you to St. Joseph's Parish (Middletown, DE) for their continued support through St. Rose.  Also thank you to Robin Spurdle for bringing this need to the attention of her son's boy scout troop.  I understand the troop will initiate a collection effort.

Please remember overflow is never wasted, as we partner with Faith In Action and Immaculate Conception pantries thereby covering most of the eastern side of Cecil County.

 

We encourage our member churches to utilize ccea4u.com.  The web-site offers you the opportunity to post your events.  We are also linked to several community web-sites, thus expanding your exposure.

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms...

Deb Forsythe, President

 

January-Feb., 2010

SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR...GOD CONTINUES TO BLESS WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER!!!!!

 At the writing of this update, I do not have the Lenten Service Schedule.  Please watch your bulletins for the schedule.

 We are pleased to welcome Rev. Ashton to The CCEA.  Rev. Ashton will be serving Bethel AME. 

Welcome the twin grandsons (Logan & Miles) of Pastor Kevin Wall (Bohemia Wesleyan)...born just before Thanksgiving (premature), the boys are identical, home and thriving!

 The Fill-a-Truck hosted in Nov., brought approximately 500 pounds of non-perishable food to The CCEA.  We were able to secure stock for our Pantry and to help Generation Station, Immaculate Conception (Elkton), St. John's UMC (Charlestown) and Faith In Action (serving Earleville, south to County line).  What a blessing!!!!!

Special thanks to those churches and individuals who were able to help with a last minute request to help the family of Roger (last name omitted).  Please know your aid enabled Roger and sons to have a beautiful Christmas!

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH  (1:00 to 5:00 p.m.)  Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Generation Station.  We will be hosting an Open House.  Come see the work done by the Staff over the Summer and learn more about this very worthy Youth Ministry.

**CCEA Board Members are asked to confirm their availability to serve hosting this event.  Working in 1 hour shifts, and utilizing all of our Board members will make this event flow smoothly.  Please contact Deb Forsythe or Jack Shitama.

Further announcements for Generation Station and Vacation Bible School next month!!!

May GOD keep you safe in HIS arms

Deborah M. Forsythe, President