February is the month of love - with little paper hearts and
dollies, shoe boxes decorated with red paper and timeless messages Be Mine, UR
Cute, or Text Me printed on candy hearts, we celebrate our friendships and take
time to tell our loved ones how important they are to us.
As important as this question is for us - Who do you love? We
also need to consider the other question- who loves us? Of course, we hope to
be loved by our friends and our family, but we also should pause to consider
the love that God has for us, and for the whole
world.
God’s love, scripture tells us, is the power behind creation
and the reason behind the coming of Christ into the world. It’s God’s love that
has the power to transform the world. God’s love isn’t based on whether or how
we return our love to God- it doesn’t decrease if we forget to send a card, or
even if we haven’t talked in a while- God’s love is enormous, and when we join
into God’s love, we find that we are a part of that love- claimed by it, part
of it, loved by it.
This February, as we think about love in so many ways - I
pray that we know that we are loved by God - and part of that enormous and
powerful love for the world.
At Central we have ways for you and your family to respond
to God’s love this month:
Everyone
Souper Bowl of Caring on 2/4 is a great way for us to
support our partners at Fountain Baptist Church as we collect canned goods and
cash to support their ministry- with the fun of the big game, it’s important to
remember those in need.
Stockpile Sunday is 2/11, and this month we are collecting TOILETRIES.
Please bring items to the gathering area.
Young Children
Mission with Mommy- Preschool and kindergarten-aged children
are invited to join us on February 28th at 11:30 with a care giver
to prepare for our next Midnight Run. The Children are collecting granola bars
for lunches for the homeless.
Music and Mission Sunday School-
On February 11th we will be making cards for our
college students and preparing for the Midnight Run in March.
Middle School
Service at Central is going strong with activities every
Friday Evening from 5:30- 7:00 to support our community. Highlights this month
are the Tackle Hunger Event at The Connection on 2/2 (7:00-9:00 pm) and making
sandwiches for Midnight Run on 2/9.
High School
Midnight Run will be on 2/9. Drivers and participants are
invited to sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4faaaf29a4fc1-cpchigh
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