Weekly Update, September 13th, 2024
Hi church,
Hope you are enjoying the fantastic weather so far in September. We are excited to enjoy our annual Church Picnic this Sunday after service around 12:30pm. There is a great lineup of will be great food and activities. While you are at the picnic, make sure to talk to someone you may not know very well. Picnics give us that opportunity to create some new connections. Thanks to the Fellowship Team for organizing everything! See below for more information about the picnic.
Church Picnic
Join us this Sunday at 12:30pm for our annual church picnic. The church will provide fried chicken, pork, ice cream and drinks. Please bring a side dish or two to share and a blanket or chair to sit on. We will have a bounce house and will be hosting our second annual corn hole tournament! If you would like to participate in the tournament, find a partner, and sign up at the Connect Center. If you have a corn hole set we can borrow, please bring it with you and let the someone at the Connect Center know.
LIFE Groups
We are excited to begin our small groups ministry that we are calling "LIFE Groups." These are small group settings where you can grow deeper in your faith and also in your friendships with others. They are casual discussion groups relating to a given topic of study.
All groups meet weekly. They will begin the week of September 22nd and will meet 6 times. We will start a second round of 6-week LIFE Groups the week of November 3rd. People are free to try different groups. Ideally, we hope to develop group continuity over time while allowing for new people to join the groups. If you are interested in participating in a LIFE group, please sign up at the Connect Center or the Church Center app. You may also access all or our registrations using this link: weemscreek.churchcenter.com/registrations Hope you join in!
Discovering Weems Creek (New Members Class)
Are you interested in learning more about Weems Creek? Join us for this informational meeting on Sunday, Sept. 22 after the service in the multipurpose room. Pastor Bryan will share what we believe, our vision and our ministries. There is no commitment to membership. Lunch and childcare will be provided (if needed). Please sign up at the Connect Center or in the Church Center app using this link: New Members Class
MomCo (formerly MOPS)
Do you ever feel like your pilot light has gone out? Like the spark that once fueled your passion, clarity, and energy has been dimmed under the mental load of motherhood? That is about to change because we are declaring this the year of new things. A new season needs a new strategy, and we choose Wild, Contagious Hope.
Registration for Weems Creek MomCo is now open! We will meet twice a month on Wednesday mornings from 9:30-11:30am in the multipurpose room starting 9/25. We will have breakfast, hot coffee & tea, devotions, guest speakers, activities, crafts, and lots of fellowship time! Childcare is available for infants through kindergarteners.
You can register at weemscreek.com/momco or in the Church Center app!
Parenting Conference
Weems Creek Church will be hosting a parenting conference, Raising Warriors in Today’s Battlefield, October 25-26th with a guest speaker from the Mama Bear Apologetics team! Learn how to raise kids who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm against the cultural tide. In this two-day conference, guest speaker of Mama Bear Apologetics, Amy Davison, will offer Biblical wisdom and practical steps to teaching kids how to think through and address issues head-on, yet with gentleness and respect.
This conference is for anyone (moms, dads, grandparents, teachers, neighbors & friends) who are concerned about the culture our children are being raised in and how we can provide them the necessary defenses to face these challenges.
Please follow this link Parenting Conference with Mama Bear Apologetics to learn more about the conference and to register. You can also register in the church app. Registration is $10 per person and will be open to Weems Creek Church attendees until September 23rd and then we will open registration to our community!
SonShiners (55 ) Lunch and OCC Kickoff
On Thursday, Sept. 19, the SonShiners will kick-off Operation Christmas Child with lunch and a guest speaker. Debbie Guidry will share her personal experience delivering shoeboxes to Zambia. Marge Loomis and Carol Dakin will also present updates and hand out shoeboxes. Join us at 12pm in the multipurpose room. Lunch will be provided, and a $5 donation is welcome. Please sign up at the Connect Center.
Business Meeting
We will have a brief business meeting Wednesday, 9/18 at 6pm in the worship center. We will review financial reports, vote in a person to the Building & Grounds committee, and vote on Messengers to a special called meeting of the BCMD.
Wellspring Walk and Run for Life
This is a fun, family-friendly event to raise money for Wellspring Life Ministry to support, strengthen, and share the love of Jesus with women and families facing unexpected pregnancies, giving them the hope they need to choose life. Open to all ages and abilities! The Walk and Run for Life is Saturday, Sept. 21 from 8am-12pm at Mid Atlantic Community Church in Gambrills. For more information or to register, use this link: https://www.walkandrun.org/ We received the total amount that WCC gave to Wellspring Life Ministry through the Baby Bottle Campaign. There was $1,064.59 in coins and a grand total of $3,270.59! Wellspring is VERY appreciative!
Widow’s Walk Luncheon
The Widow’s Walk group will have a luncheon after church on Sept. 29 in room 111 (downstairs). Lunch will be provided. Please sign up at the Connect Center so we know how many to prepare for.
Harvest Fest
Mark your calendars! Harvest Fest will be Oct. 12 from 1-3pm. More details to come.
Blessings!
Pastor Bryan