2714 East Avenue R 93550

Christs Church of the Valley

Palmdale California

the general fund of our church. Every pledge matters. Every person matters. God bless you, your family and your faithfulness,

Pastor Bill

February 2012
February 1, 2012 Dear CCV Family, Jesus said, For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 It took me many years to truly understand the meaning of what Jesus was saying. For me, it was always the other way around, my treasure followed my heart. My business was important to me, so I invested in it. My house was important to me, so I invested in it. My family was important to me, so I invested in them. What I believed was important in my heart, thats what I invested in. But eventually, Gods Word spoke to me loud and clear and I began to understand the truth that Jesus was trying to transfer. This verse is about His priorities and my commitment to be faithful. Its a verse about choosing whats most important, even when its hard and I dont want to. Its a verse about worship, trust, faith and obedience. As I have faithfully given back to the Lord first, making Him my priority above all else over the years my heart has increased in love for Him. I can unashamedly say, my heart now follows Jesus. On February 26th your church will be having our annual state of the church meeting where we will be approving our 2012 budget and installing new elders/deacons. There are a few things that I would like you to prayerfully consider prior to this meeting and they all relate to our treasure. We are running negative $3,000.00 a month of our needed budget to make ends meet and only have a couple of months left in reserve. Some facts regarding our giving habits. We have roughly 51 families in our church. Of those 51 families 30 attend on a regular basis. This means, on any given Sunday 21 families are not in church. In order to close our $ 3,000.00 a month deficit there are three options to consider. First, if the 30 families who come faithfully would commit to giving an extra $ 28.00 a week we could make budget. Second, if the 21 families with sporadic attendance would commit to regular attendance and give $ 40.00 a week we could make budget. Thirdly, If we would simply pray for the boldness to invite someone to church we would begin to grow and thrive as Christ intended His church to. Could you imagine the possibilities if we began to do all three? I have always said that if we could as a church family commit to regular attendance, commit to regular giving and commit to inviting our unchurched friends we would have no financial worries. So please consider in these weeks leading up to our business meeting how you might be stretched by God in this vital area of being faithful to Him. We will have 2012 commitment cards for the purpose of determining pledge amounts as a decision making tool for our future direction and budgeting as a church. My prayer is that our church family will answer the call and make real financial commitments to

661-947-9570 office 661-947-9166 facsimile www.ccvpalmdale. org

We are currently studying JESUS The Great I AM Please join us Sunday mornings at 10:00 to discover how The Word of God can change your life!

Every Sunday morning from 9:00am 9:45am, there will be intercessory prayer held in the Pastors office. Come pray with us, as we lift up the ministries, the needs of our church and our community. Pray for those who are sick, in the hospital, or need prayers for their personal struggles. E-mail Prayer Chain: Barbara Moulton bemoulton@msn.com OR ccvpalmdale@aol.com Telephone Prayer Chain: Bonita Hernandez

The Numbers- January Average Attendance: 78 Actual Budget: $13,528.64 Total offering: $10,266.03

If you have the desire, volunteers are always welcome for our Sunday School Program. Volunteers are asked to be of service ONE Sunday every month. Being a volunteer is both worthy and rewarding of your time! If you would be interested in volunteering as an assistant for: Noahs Ark Nursery: [Infants & Toddlers] Please contact the office (661) 947-9570 His Kids: [Pre-K thru 1st grade] OR

Kids World: [Grades 2 6] Please contact Charlie Colvin (661) 944-5917

Get involved: community groups

Our community groups provide an opportunity to move beyond Sunday worship. Small groups offer deeper relationships within the Body of Christ. We encourage you to join! Wednesday Night: Adult Bible Study Hosted by Don Gravois at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. Child care is provided (via Childrens Group). Childrens Group Bible Study Wednesday Nights Hosted by Pastor Bill & Toni Morehouse in the Education Building at 7:00pm. Thursday Night: Adult Bible Study Hosted by The Talbots at 7:00pm. Contact Charlie Colvin for more info. 661-944-5917 Friday Night: Adult Bible Study Hosted by The Listers. Contact Dale Lister for more info. 661-273-6683

Sun Sat

Mon

Tues
1

W
2

Thu Fri
3 4 Mens Breakfa st

5 Care Net Donation s 12 Food Pantry 19

7 Senio r Lunc h

10

11

13
Counc il Mtng

14

15

16
Womens Luncheo n

17

1818

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Womens bible study

ESTHER ITS TOUGH BEING A WOMAN January 10th through March 13, 2012, every Tuesday here at the church, all women are invited to join us for this study. We meet from 6:30 8pm, in which we have snack & time for fellowship. Books cost $17.00 each. If you are interested, please contact Emily Veil. 661-948-1958.
February 01 - Geri Warwick February 02 Silvia Theodore February 05 Tyler Thompson February 16 Margarite Williams February February February February 17 18 22 28 LaToya MArshall Mario Salcedo Chuck Bowman Bobby McClain

February 16 Ron & Margarite Williams February 20 Rick & Suzette Bloom

Important Dates To Remember

February 23 26: Chrysalis Girls Flight #7

February 26 State of the Church address