LOVE GIVE SERVE

Word to the Church:

Capstone is a great family.  I love this grand experiment called church; church is the chief vehicle through which God’s mission is launched upon this earth.  Church tells the hope of Jesus, shows the hope of Jesus.  Church gives us opportunities to love, give and serve.  Church is family.

As family we get to celebrate.  The past 3 weeks we have baptized 6 people, scene the completion (and beginnings) of several projects around the facility, had our largest Sunday attendance ever, welcomed dozens of new faces each week, have had very strong giving and initiated a new agenda with our grade school kids to find places of service on Sundays.

Sunday are great at Capstone because of the excellence of volunteers, I wanted to thank a few folks today for being great servants and great leaders.  Greg Burkett – leads our Greeter/ Welcome team, Ann Marcie - leads the Café each week and Emily Vickery – leads Breakout for 4^th-6^th graders.  You guys are awesome!  Thank you!

These are examples of lives given to the cause of Christ with the idea that what they do makes a difference in the big picture of drawing people to Christ.  Each of them gives freely to make the Sunday experience great.  They love and give and serve because of what Christ has done in their lives.  Thank you guys so much – Capstone is better because of you!

That leads me to ask – are you willing to step up?  To love someone, to spend time with them, to make time for them in your life?  To give to make a difference, give your time, give your energy, give your prayer, give your money to make an impact, to make a difference?  To serve the littlest Capstoners, to serve the neighborhood, to serve with your skills to improve the facility?

Summer is fast approaching – You are invited to Love, Give and Serve like never before.

Opportunities:

Love

Capstone is  beginning a food ministry – we are starting with a drive on Memorial Day weekend at our picnic – bring non-perishable items like peanut butter, rice, beans, can foods, noodles, etc.

Invite someone to church with you – to the picnic maybe?  May 29

Give

Funds are needed to complete several projects including painting the worship space, adding a playground, repairing the steeple and sealing the parking lot.

Your time is essential as you give it to invest in a new generation – our kids.  Make time to give your self as a volunteer at VBS – June 20-24.

Are you curious about Cuba?  Have you ever been on a mission trip?  Give your self to this calling.  Plans are in the works for a Cuba trip in October, an Alaska trip in September and possibly disaster relief trips to Alabama this summer.

Serve

Each summer we attempt to give our Imagination Station volunteers days off to rejuvenate.  Consider a few Sundays to serve and love on our children.  Sign ups soon! 

More adults are needed in our Sunday elementary age groups – Velocity and Breakout.  Willing hands and hearts are all that is needed.

Each month we have a men’s pancake breakfast followed by the power hour.  One hour of work around the facility to improve, upgrade or fix.  Mark it down – first Saturday at 8 am (you will be home by 10:30-ish).

Are you musical?  Or techno-savvy – our worship planning and preparation could use you and your gifts:  singing, playing and instrument or working behind the scene with technology.

Come on family – the time is now to Love, Give and Serve.

DB