IN THIS ISSUE:

Great To Be Back! P. 1

Great To Be Back! continued P. 2

Fall BodyLife Info P. 3

Annual Fall Festival P. 4

Youth Ministries P. 5

College Ministries P. 5

Children’s Ministries P. 6

Ministries P. 7

Contact Info P. 7

The MessengerThe MessengerThe Messenger College Hills Baptist ChurchCollege Hills Baptist ChurchCollege Hills Baptist Church

Volume 2, Issue 367 October 10, 2012

Great to be back!

Thank you so much for all your prayers while I

was gone to the Philippines. I thank our Lord

for the privilege that He has given me, and

our church, to have a part in what He is doing

in that part of the world. The two ways God

has been using us are,

1) in prayer, and

2) in encouraging the frontliner church

planters.

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Great to be Back (continued)

Our partners in southern

Philippines can look back and

be able to see the difference

in fruitfulness in the work that

is going on there before and

after the start of the concerted prayers from

partnering churches both in

the Philippines and in the

West. We need to continue to

pray for the Y and the

Tentmaker teams. We have

prayer cards available that

you can pick up and use for

you and your family. Set

aside a time during the week

to pray for them.

Another way the Lord has

been using us is to encourage

the frontliners. The letters

that our AWANA kids wrote to

the frontliners are very much

treasured by them. M, who is

in an isolated island, keeps

those letters in his Bible and

reads them especially when

he is lonely, trying to imagine

the faces of the kids who

wrote them.

Several from our church who

have been to the Philippines

and personally know the

frontliners communicate

through letters, e-mail and

Facebook.

The frontliners told me how much

they appreciate the contacts and

relationships that have been built

over the years.

I know that our Lord wants us to be fruitful not just in southern

Philippines but also here in San

Angelo. Our fruitfulness is

dependent upon our obedience to

Him and our reliance on prayer. I

want to encourage you to get a

notebook and make a list of

family members, friends and

neighbors who do not know the

Lord and begin to pray for them

at least once or twice a week.

Ask the Lord also for opportuni-ties for you to be able to share

Christ with them. Let us all pray

and expectantly watch what God

does in our lives, and in people's

lives.

“I urge, then, first of all,

that requests, prayers, interces-

sion and thanksgiving be made

for everyone” (1 Timothy 2:1)

“Be joyful always; pray

continually; give thanks in all

circumstances, for this is God’s

will for you in Christ Jesus.”

(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

Lakan

Sundays, 6-7:30PM—

Fall BodyLife Evening Home Groups:

“Encountering the Gospel’s Power”

HOST HOMES:

201 Churchill (Sam & Tracy Trobett)

Led by: Sam Torbett & Rex Stephenson

6706 Grand Canal (James & Nina Reid)

Led by: James Reid & Philip Cross

1525 S. Van Buren (John & Paige Southwell)

Led by: Ryan Connel

2639 Parkview (J.T. & Michelle Smith)

Led by: Andrew Siefker

2102 Johnson (Church)

Led by: John Bilberry

Church nursery is available for Birth-PreK children of BodyLife

participants. Nursery open from 5:45PM—8:00PM

Kid’s Choir (Gr. K-5th) meet in the AWANA Assembly Room.

How You Can Help:

Bring bags of individually wrapped candies to be used as game

prizes.

Adopt one or more booths ($45 each). See bulletin insert for

details or call the church office.

Bring cakes, cookies, pies for the popular Cake Walk Booth.

Volunteer to “man” a booth, help with set up and/or clean up.

Invite family, friends, acquaintances to attend.

FMI: Contact Philip Cross or the church office.

YOUTH MINISTRIESYOUTH MINISTRIES

Sunday School: Sundays at 9:30AM CHBC Upstairs

Home Groups: Sundays at 6:00PM Various Homes

Outbreak: Wednesdays at 6:00PM CHBC Upstairs

Study: Hosea

Weekly Meetings

Sunday School: Sundays at 9:30AM (in the College Room)

Home Groups: Sundays at 6:00PM (Various Homes)

Pause: Wednesdays at 8:00PM (Siefker’s Home-1734 Weston) FMI: Contact Ryan Connel at 227-1778 or church office at 949-5788

College Ministries Weekly Meetings:

YOUTH

6TH-12TH

GRADE

We are having another exciting year in our KIDS’ CHOIR. It is open to all students grades K-5th. We meet Sunday evenings at 6PM in the

AWANA Assembly Room. This year’s directors are Stacy Stephenson, Ashley Minor, and Amanda Shirley. Come join us as we learn our Christmas musical, “Signs of Christmas”!

Children’s Ministries

WEEKLY MEETINGS:

Sunday School:Sunday School:

Sundays at 9:30AMSundays at 9:30AM

Classes for all agesClasses for all ages

PreschoolPreschool——5th Grade5th Grade

Kids on Fire Choir:Kids on Fire Choir:

Sundays at 6:00PMSundays at 6:00PM

CHBC AWANA roomCHBC AWANA room

Grades KGrades K--5th Grade5th Grade

AWANA Clubs:AWANA Clubs:

Wednesdays at 6:00PMWednesdays at 6:00PM

PreschoolPreschool——5th Grade5th Grade FMI: Contact Philip Cross at 277-7980 or the Church office 949-5788

October AWANA Calendar: 3— Sparks Store Night 10— T & T Store Night 17— Dot the Leader Night 24— Pumpkin Night (wear orange) 31— No Club— Fall Festival!

AWANA stands for "approved workmen are not ashamed".

This wonderful, international children's program provides a clear,

consistent presentation of the gospel through--

Bible memory – our cornerstone • Circle games exclusive to Awana • A fun approach to learning God’s Word • Leadership training that is second to none • The church leaders of tomorrow trained to serve today • Evangelistic focus designed to reach unchurched youth and their families

AWANA Clubs—

HOW TO CONTACT US:

By Mail: College Hills Baptist Church 2102 Johnson Ave San Angelo TX 76904

By Phone: 325.949.5788

By Fax: 325.949.6877

By Email: info@collegehillsbc.org

Online: www.collegehillsbc.org

Look us up on:

YOUR CHURCH STAFF: Lakan Mariano:

Senior Pastor

Philip Cross: Family & Education Pastor

Ryan Connel: Pastor to Students

Micah Mariano: Worship Pastor

Cynthia Hickey: Ministry Assistant

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday—Thursday: 8:30AM—4:00PM

Friday: 9:00AM—4:00PM

Lunch Break: Noon— 1:00PM

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ELDERS AND DEACONS:

These men are responsible for hospital visitation and are available to anyone who has needs. Elder Fred Rike……………...227-4208 Deacon John Bilberry…………....942-1012 Elder Rex Stephenson…....942-9537 Deacon Charles Harrison….…...653-4386 Elder Andrew Siefker……..212-4410 Deacon Jerry Walls……………..…944-1876

EXTENDED SESSION WORKERS:

We appreciate all our extended session workers. Please be in your place by 10:20AM so you can be there before the children arrive. Please call Cathy Blair at 405-496-5769 if you are unable to work your extended session or if you have any questions.

1’s and 2’s: 3’s & 4’s: 10-07 Taylor Stephenson/Presley Fisher Rex & Josh Stephenson 10-14 B Haskins/Valton Lewallen Cami Mariano/Bethany Cross 10-21 Ashley Minor/Avery Brown Jackson/Allie Rike 10-28 Brad & Michon Grissom Brittany Guevara/Cameron Cross

Session 3: Oct. 26thSession 3: Oct. 26thSession 3: Oct. 26th Cost for Course: $25 (single)Cost for Course: $25 (single)Cost for Course: $25 (single)

$40 (couple)$40 (couple)$40 (couple)

Nursery for CHBCNursery for CHBCNursery for CHBC

by reservation onlyby reservation onlyby reservation only