TODAY, December 16

8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service

9:45 a.m. Christian Formation / Sunday School

10:45 a.m. Modern Worship Service

11:30 a.m. Siloe Worship Service (Spanish) … Fishtank

12:00 p.m. kLEAD Christmas Party … The k

4:30 p.m. Middle School Christmas Party

6:30 p.m. Blue Christmas

MONDAY, December 17

9:00 a.m. CCC Preschool & PDO

TUESDAY, December 18

9:00 a.m. CCC Preschool & PDO

9:30 a.m. Women’s Study: Be Alert

9:30 a.m. Women’s Study: No Other Gods … Room 126

5:00 p.m. Call to Prayer … Sanctuary

6:30 p.m. The Loving Kind Christmas Party

WEDNESDAY, December 19

6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study & Fellowship … Prayer Room

8:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship at Santa Fe Café

9:00 a.m. CCC Preschool & PDO

6:15 p.m. Prayer Ministry … Prayer Room

6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal … Sanctuary

8:00 p.m. Modern Worship Practice … Sanctuary

THURSDAY, December 20

9:00 a.m. CCC Preschool & PDO

9:00 a.m. Quilters Knit2gether … Choir Room

5:00 p.m. Call to Prayer … Sanctuary

FRIDAY, December 21

6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast / Study at Panera

SUNDAY, December 23

9:30 a.m. Combined Worship Service / Choir Concert

9:45 a.m. Christian Formation / Sunday School

10:45 a.m. Modern Worship Service

7:00 p.m. Siloe Worship Service (Spanish) … Fishtank

MONDAY, December 24

5:00 p.m. Christmas Worship Service

7:00 p.m. Christmas Worship Service

11:00 p.m. Christmas Worship Service

THIS W EEK @ COMMUNITY

The INFORM is our bi-monthly email newsletter. Stay in the know about events and ministry happenings. Mark the Connection Card in the attendance books with your name and email to receive the INFORM.

Use the prayer cards in the black attendance books to let us know of your requests. Place the card in the offering plate when it’s passed. You may also submit a request during the week on our website at www.cccks.org/help or through our COMMUNITY app. Join the Prayer Team to pray over the week’s requests Wednesdays @ 6:15 p.m., Prayer Room.

Has your contact information recently changed? Do you want to know how to access our online directory? Or perhaps you’re new to COMMUNITY. Stop by the Visitor’s Center to learn about CCC Connect and update your profile.

Welcome to COMM UNITY

We’re so glad you chose to worship with us this weekend! If you are a first time guest, please stop by the Visitor’s Center in the foyer for a welcome gift. If you’re in a hurry, you can also fill out the Connection Card in the black book in your pew and drop it in the offering. No matter your age, there’s something for you to be a part of here at COMMUNITY. Thank you for choosing to worship with us! Our prayer is that you hear from the Lord.

SUNDAY WORSHIP GATHERINGS

8:30 a.m. - Traditional 10:45 a.m. - Modern

CONNECT WITH US www.cccks.org / / church .of f ice@cccks.org

CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Check in prior to service at the children’s Welcome Desk.

8:30 a.m.

Nursery: 0 – 3 years (rm 104) | Lil' kWorship: 3yrs-1st grade (rm 107) 10:45 a.m.

Baby-k: 0-18 months (rm 104); 19-36 months (rm 106) | Lil’ kWorship: 3yrs-preK (rm 107)kWorship: K-5th (The K)

15700 W. 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66219

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday

Phone: (913) 631-0215 Email: church.office@cccks.org

community_lenexa www.cccks.org /communitychurchlenexa

2018 Leadership Team

Mary Fugate│ Chair

Dave Stanley │ Vice-Chair

Courtney Gras │ Secretary

Don Bonnell │ Financial Secretary

Jim Nicely │ Treasurer

Lessie Diener │ Mutual Ministry Team

Darrell Meador │ Mutual Ministry Team

Mike Martinie │ Nominating Team

Christian Formation / Sunday School

Early Childhood Luke 5:1-11, Jesus Chooses Us to Follow Him

K-5th Grades Matt. 1:1-16, Jesus is the Promise

Teens Meet in the Fishtank classrooms

Adults Love and Worship God (see Welcome Desk for rooms)

Adults Intelligent Design, Choir Room

Ministry Teams Team meeting in the Fishtank

SERVICE ORDERS FOR DECEMBER 16

Congregat ional Representat ives

Hope Meador │ Mutual Ministry Team

Lyn Ketterman │ Mutual Ministry Team

Jeff Meador │ Nominating Team

Eric Moore │ Nominating Team

Rita Hoffman │ Nominating Team

John Toren │ Nominating Team

CCC Preschool & Parents Day Out

Maria Maloney │ Director │ 913-888-0466

Chris t Prep Academy

Ron Lawlor │ Administrator │ 913-831-1345

Staf f

Tradi t ional Serv ice

#249 O Come Al l Ye Fai th fu l

#258 Go, Tel l i t on the Mounta in

Psalm 36:5 -7

I Bel ieve, f t Missy Andersen

Welcome & Announcements

Meet & Greet

Fami ly Candle L ight ing

Offer ing

O Holy Night

Doxology

Prayer

Sermon, Pastor Doug

#271 Joyfu l , Joyfu l We Adore You Benedic t ion

COMMUNITY min is t ry news

Sun., Dec. 16 — Middle School Christmas Party 4:30-6

p.m. Join us for Christmas themed games and a White

Elephant gift exchange!

Sun., Jan. 6 — Parent Meeting, 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. in the

gym. Join us for breakfast with the new Student Ministries

Director, learn what we have planned for the new semester

and get the scoop on upcoming mission trips.

Spring Student Ministries Calendars - Waiting on the edge of your seat to get a copy of

the spring student calendars? Head on over to cccks.org/youth and click on the Spring 2019

Student Ministries Calendars drop-down.

Sermon Notes

The Journey to Bethlehem Team would like to express our gratitude to everyone who helped make this year’s Journey to Bethlehem possible. It was truly a whole church effort to come together and offer the Christmas message to our community.

Modern Serv ice

Joy to the Wor ld

Welcome & Announcements

In terview wi th Maddy Wol fe

Fami ly Candle L ight ing

Meet & Greet

Psalm 36:5 -7

Glory

Light o f the Wor ld

Offer ing

Lo, How A Rose E ’er Blooming

Prayer

Sermon, Pastor Doug

Angels We Have Heard on High

Benedic t ion

God's Love Wins The Magi: Matthew 2:1-12

The Spiritual Journey of Wise Men and Women

Curiosity: Pay attention to signs and wonders ... see the star!

Interest: Ask good questions, hard questions ... where is the one born to be king?

Pursuit: Persist in making a careful search ... out of you, Bethlehem, will come a ruler, a shepherd

Fulfillment: Experience the joy you've been searching for ... they were over-joyed when they saw the child!

Humility: Submit to the truth you encounter ... they bowed down and worshiped him

Worship: offer yourselves to God, all you are and all you have ... they opened their treasure and presented their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh

Questions for Reflection and Discussion

1. Why would intellectuals from the East care about a boy born to be king of the Jews? Why would people from the West today be drawn to this moment in ancient history?

2. Explain King Herod's reaction to the quest of the Magi? Why didn't he send his own representatives to Bethlehem?

3. Does the church welcome people with questions? Do we?

4. Does the church welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures? Whose presence in our neighborhood/church/community alarms us?

5. What does true worship look like? What gift do you have for King Jesus?

Blue Christmas - When you're in times of trial or

suffering, your church family is here to help and guide

you. Our Blue Christmas Service is for those who have

experienced loss in the last few years and may be enter-

ing into the holidays with sadness. Please join us Sunday,

December 16 at 6:30 p.m. for a service of remembrance,

healing and hope. For more information, contact Pastor Jessica Springer.

Poinsettias are available for $10 each this year, and will be used to

help beautify the sanctuary for the Christmas Eve services. Please

make your check out to Community Covenant Church, note

“poinsettia” in the memo and place in the offering plate. Orders are

due by Dec. 21st. You may pick up your poinsettia after service

on Christmas Eve or anytime thereafter.

During this Christmas Season, the church will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on

Christmas Eve but then will be closed from Christmas Day to Jan. 2. On Jan. 2, we will

resume normal office hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Need to contact us outside of business

hours?

Pastor Tom Greenwald; 913 -403 -6185 Pastor Jessica Springer: 479 -685 -5535

Director Jason Sivewright: 816 -810 -8084 Director Rachel Johnson: 913 -526 -5871

Director Alexia Lang: 913 -636-9230