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THIS SUNDAY -  In our series, Discipleship In Community, we will be looking at Luke 9:51-62 - Take a hard look at your life and ask yourself, “Where is my loyalty? Does my life reflect Jesus being my supreme loyalty, or is it something else?” Come join us in person at 10:00am or online at: Church Online.

BAPTISM & POTLUCK SUNDAY - on October 6th there will be a baptism, followed by communion and a potluck so please come out and celebrate with us as another life is transformed by the power of Jesus!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Will be held on October 27th after the service. This is a time when we reflect on the previous ministry year, vote on the upcoming budget, and celebrate what Christ will be doing in the coming year. Reminder for the ministry coordinators to start getting their information together as we will need your ministry reports by October 1st!

OCTOBER BENEVOLENCE INITIATIVE - “Our benevolence opportunity during the month of October is to meet the ongoing needs of those who depend on the ministry of St. Vincent de Paul’s Drop-In Centre. Will you consider giving a little extra after your tithe?  Please specifically designate these extra monies to CFBC’s Benevolence Fund.  All monetary gifts received in CFBC’s Benevolence Fund during October will be sent (via cheque) directly to St. Vincent de Paul. Jesus stated “I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me — you did it to me.” (Matthew 25:40 MSG) CFBC’s Caring Ministry”

BERGEN MISSION UPDATE - “We had a great summer, Brad spoke out at camp, we travelled to Barkerville and Smithers for vacation and now we are into the September months which we are excited about! Yes! I will still be returning to IVCF. My return date is at the end of November - Currently, the exec team is running things until I return and they just had clubs’ days and reached a whole new group of students! For prayer, if you could pray for the exec team as they invite new students and start bible study, God would give them peace and wisdom in balancing IVCF and schooling. For ourselves pray that we would trust Jesus with our ministries and that we would have more opportunities to share the Gospel. We also had the chance to watch four IVCF students get married this summer! Brad officiated their weddings and it is a praise for us from the summer that God is bringing Jesus-centred couples together at UNBC!” - Cristyn Bergen

SMALL GROUPS - We will be passing around the sign-up sheet for small groups this coming Sunday. We hope you will consider joining a group to be in community and lead life within discipleship.

YOUTH GROUP - We are excited to announce our initial plans to engage with our youth at CFBC.  This will start with a Youth Class run on Sunday mornings on a one-month-on and one-month-off schedule.  This time together is meant to help bridge being in Sunday School to actively participating in our church family. 

When?  Youth will be dismissed after worship on October 13, 20, 27, and November 3rd.  Following these 4 weeks, Youth will be expected to re-join with the adult service.  The next month 'on' will be in December.  

Who? We will define youth as being too old for Sunday School till the end of grade 12.  Practically speaking, this means it is for grades 7 to 12 students.  

Goals - There are many goals for starting a group like this.  Some of the primary ones on our mind would include. 
Developing community amongst others in their peer group and fostering mentoring relationships with older generations. To grow in ownership of their faith journey. Challenging Youth to use their gifts by engaging in service of the Church body and their communities. Helping Youth to bridge to adult participation in small groups and corporate worship.

My Youth is serving during one of our meeting times - If a youth is scheduled to serve in Sunday School/Worship/Propresenter, etc - they should NOT cancel. We want to encourage service, so they are meeting one of our primary goals for the group! They can attend whenever they are not serving in other capacities.


MEMBERSHIP  - If you are interested in membership or have questions as to what membership is all about, please speak with someone from the Leadership Team. To put it briefly, membership fulfils our obligation as a non-profit, but more importantly it speaks to our commitment to one another and allows each member to hold one another accountable to biblical principles. 

FRIEND-RAISING DESSERT NIGHT - QUESNEL & PG - Save the date(s)! NLBC loves to have a good time, and we will gather in Quesnel on November 1st and in PG on November 8th and hope you will join us for a time of connection, stories and laughs as we celebrate all that we are blessed to be a part of and look ahead to what The Lord has in store for us. More details to follow in due course - we recommend following us on social media or stay tuned to your church bulletins for more details in the coming weeks.

WOMEN’S WEEKEND - Hello brothers and sisters in Christ, We are thrilled to announce that our annual Women's Weekend session is taking place Oct 18th to 20th at NLBC and registration will open Thursday, Aug 22nd! This year we have brought back "Unplugged!" which is a half day extra session on the Friday before the rest of Women's Weekend begins. If you would like and more information can be found on our website.

CFBC NEWSLETTER - If you know of someone who is new to the church, ask them if they signed up for our newsletter? Which can help them stay up to date with the church events and updates. Let them know they can sign up by talking to Chelsea Martin or by emailing office@centralfellowship.ca 

GIVING One of the ways that we respond in faith to God’s grace and God’s goodness is in the area of generosity. When we give sacrificially, even in ways that don’t make sense in the eyes of the world, we’re honouring God with faith. You can also give via eTransfers donations@centralfellowship.ca or online at Give Online.

Pastor Jason McAllister | Email Jason