“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. - Hebrews 11:6 In This Issue Bible Study In Memory Ministry Opportunities Looking Back Fun & Fellowship Ahead Praises & Prayer Looking Ahead Beginning January 19th and continuing through the month of February our topic of study is “Real Questions People Ask”. The Questions: Q: Is every life sacred? Q: How can I be sure God exists? Q: What about people who’ve never heard about Jesus? Q:Why should I trust the Bible? Q: How did we get here and why? Q: If God is good why is there suffering? The Answers: Through God’s Word, the working of His Holy Spirit in our hearts and minds, and our Connection Group discussions, we will address and answer these questions that have plagued mankind for centuries. Commit to attend every session of this study topic! Commit to bring someone with you. Commit to read & study the Word in preparation. January 2014 Cross Talk The Heights Adult 2 Connection Group Quarterly Newsletter In Loving Memory of our dear brother in Christ, James Brake, who left us for the open arms of His Lord and Savior on May 4, 2013. Your presence we miss Your memory we treasure, Loving you always Forgetting you never.
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TRADER NEWS
“But without faith it is
impossible to please
Him, for he who
comes to God must
believe that He is,
and that He is a
rewarder of those
who diligently seek
Him.
- Hebrews 11:6
In This Issue
Bible Study
In Memory
Ministry Opportunities
Looking Back
Fun & Fellowship
Ahead
Praises & Prayer
Looking Ahead Beginning January 19th and continuing through the month of
February our topic of study is “Real Questions People Ask”.
The Questions: Q: Is every life sacred?
Q: How can I be sure God exists?
Q: What about people who’ve never heard about Jesus?
Q: Why should I trust the Bible?
Q: How did we get here and why?
Q: If God is good why is there suffering?
The Answers: Through God’s Word, the working of His Holy Spirit in our hearts and
minds, and our Connection Group discussions, we will address and
answer these questions that have plagued mankind for centuries.
Commit to attend every session of this study topic! Commit to
bring someone with you. Commit to read & study the Word in
preparation.
January 2014
Cross Talk The Heights Adult 2 Connection Group Quarterly Newsletter
In Loving Memory of our dear brother
in Christ, James Brake, who left us for
the open arms of His Lord and Savior
on May 4, 2013.
Your presence we miss
Your memory we treasure,
Loving you always
Forgetting you never.
Pregnancy Help Center News
A group of ladies from our Connec-
tion Group were privileged to have
lunch with some of the staff and
take a tour of the facilities in Spring
of 2013. Our Connection Group also
collected a large amount of needed
items to donate to the Center. What
a blessing to be part of a ministry
that encourages their clients to
make a decision for life and pro-
vides them with the needed training,
physical and material things they
need to be a successful parent!
Listed below is the Center
Report for May-Nov. 2013:
Total Clients Served 3277 Pregnancy Tests 1223 At Risk for Abortion 647 (positive tests only) Intend to Carry after counseling 611 Sonograms 530 Spiritual Seeds Planted 1314 Decision to follow Christ 26 Attending Earn While You Learn Classes 1383 If you’d like more information on ways you can be a part of this Concho Valley ministry please contact them at: 325.944.1515.
56 million babies have been aborted since the tragic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision made in 1973 which legalized abortion throughout all 9 months of pregnancy. Join thousands of Texans at the Rally for Life as we march to the Capitol and
rally on the south steps to show the meda and elected officials that Texas is PRO-LIFE! FMI: Contact Doug or Suzi Smith now at 325-949-8333.
Welcome New Group Members: We are delighted to welcome Sunny and B Deanda as Adult 2 Connection
Group Members. They minister on a bi-weekly basis in Eldorado. Get to
know them if you haven’t already, they are a wonderful godly couple and
contribute a lot of Biblical and practical knowledge to our group as well as
being a lot of fun!
Thank You!
A special thanks to Charles and Beth Luker
for once again hosting our Adult 2 Connec-
tion Group Christmas Party at their beautifully
decorated home. The food was all delicious
and the fun and fellowship was great! If you
didn’t get to come, be sure to ask the Luker’s
about how “HOT” it was!
Ladies’ Night at Kathy Kellar’s Home
As always, we enjoyed a lot of laughter and good-
humored “fighting” over the gift exchanges at our
annual Ladies Christmas Get-Together at Kathy’s
home. Once again, Kathy went all out in her decora-
tions both indoors and out and we had a great
group of ladies in attendance!
Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:00—3:00PM At the Capitol in Austin
Guess Who?
At our “School Days”
Party in September,
hosted by Cynthia Hickey
in her home, we had a lot
of fun with a Pop Quiz,
Art Class, Lunch, Recess,
and Music Class! If you
missed it, just ask anyone
who attended and they’ll
fill you in on who is the
brainiac, who is the most
artistic, and who can
really fly a paper airplane!
Thanks to all who came,
brought food for the sack
lunches, and most of all
thanks for making it such
a great party with your
participation!
We also asked everyone
to contribute “school pics”
of themselves and we
played a guessing game
trying to match names
with faces. The posters
are now in our Connec-
tion Group Classroom if
you’d like to try matching
them for yourself. Here’s
a couple of samples:
OTHER JANUARY DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday is G.R.O.W. Night! 6th—Green Team (Doug & Suzi Smith) 13th—Red Team (Cynthia Hickey & Patty Patmon) 20th—No G.R.O.W. because church office is closed 27th—White Team
15th—Life Connection Rally at 6PM in the Heritage Room
20th—Church Offices closed for the MLK holiday
22nd—Quarterly Business Meeting at 6PM
26th—Family Worship Day (No Children’s Church)
ADULT 2 NIGHT OUT!—Listen for Details Coming Soon!
We are a friendly, caring group that primarily spans the ages of 55-70 and includes both married couples and singles, but we welcome anyone of any age to join us!
We desire to continually know God better through study and dis-cussion centered around His Word.
We also want to be actively involved in ministry through our local church and in our community and are always seeking out opportunities.
We enjoy gathering with others of our church family, our friends, and those we want to know better, on a regular basis. We do this through parties, fellowships, volunteer opportunities, trips, a monthly classroom birthday breakfast, etc.
If you don’t already attend, please join us Sundays at 9:30AM!
January Connection Group Birthday Breakfast is Sunday, January 19th! Bring your favorite breakfast food to share and join us beginning at 9:15AM. This month we’re celebrating with Peyton McCone (01-30) as well as church staff member, Doug Miller (01-14).
About Adult 2 Life Connection Group….
Contact Us
Please fee free to contact us if we can be of help in any way: Adult 2 Connection Group The Heights 4512 Sherwood Way San Angelo TX 76901 (325) 224-8222 Email: [email protected] Director: Kathy Kellar 325-944-9178 Outreach: Brenda Morris 325-949-6962 [email protected] Teacher: Cynthia Hickey 325-374-7990 [email protected]
Praises and Prayers Brenda Morris is finally healthy again and she and Mike were able to enjoy a belated Christmas with kids and grandkids in Corpus. Please continue to pray that their daughter, Mary, in Austin, will find a job, and that son, Louis, and granddaughter, Rachel, will relo-cate when and where God wants them. Praise the Lord for our faithful pastor and church leadership. Pray for growth in our Connection Group and throughout our church, especially young families. Thank the Lord for the good report that Kathy Kellar received from her doctor. Pray for continued good health for her and also that Bob will have the continued mental and emotional strength to do needed physical therapy as he continues in his stroke recovery. Also for a ministry he can participate in. We’re thankful for the Deanda’s joining our Connection Group and also for Scott Riley visiting us. Praise Him for the 37 warm throws we were able to share with Meadow Creek residents and for Patty Patmon and her ministry with them. We’re thankful also to have been able to share a large box of nonperishable food with one of our own Heights families. How wonderful it was for all of us to be able to spend time with family and loved ones during the holidays. We thank the Lord for safe travel for all those in our group. Please pray for Pat & Peyton McCone in the sudden loss of her brother, Mike Murphree, on Dec. 30, 2013. Pray also for Mike’s wife and children during these difficult days and weeks. We’re thankful that Peyton’s insurance approved his new treatment and ask the Lord for complete healing for him. Pray for other family members and friends of our Connection Group that have spiritual, financial, or physical needs.
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses[e] to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent pray-er of a righteous man avails much. James 5:13-16 (NKJV)
If you have a praise or prayer to share, please feel free to contact us.
