The Youth / Pre-Teen group enjoyed the onset of Autumn out at Plasko’s Farm with a trip through the Corn Maze (and searching out all the hidden stations) followed up by a short hayride! Check out the video below!
As the Lord was preparing to ascend into Heaven, he gave his disciples a final charge. Mark records: “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. “ (Mk 16:15) Matthew records a similar charge with the addition of making disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey! (Mt.28:19) One of the things that excites me most about our brotherhood is that we have taken this to heart. Today we can travel around the world and find disciples just about everywhere we go. The world is shrinking while God is growing! This charge from Jesus to take the message globally does not come without it’s challenges however. We are not only to baptize worldwide but to teach and train worldwide. That’s not easy! To build the church the Lord died for will take faith, hard work, deep convictions, resources, and sacrifice…it will take a heart for missions.
Back in December we were fortunate enough to have Jimmy Allen from Hartford come down and deliver a great presentation about the International Mission Society (IMS) and the work they are doing in Europe through the New England family of churches. I’m excited that as a church we will be joining in the support for IMS this year through a special missions contribution to be taken up in 2 parts. The 1st in June and the 2nd in the fall. (This gives you the opportunity to give when you are most able to.) There will be much more specific direction and inspiration going forth from here as to how we can do this, but the thing I ask of you right now is to pray for God to give you the faith and conviction to participate with all your heart, to put missions on your heart.
The world is being won for Christ and praise God, he’s given us an opportunity to be a part of it!
Jeff
Well, we had the Devo last night, and to say that it was amazing is an understatement! Having been the one to put it together, I struggled to not be a hypocrite… The vision for the devotional was to teach a little about and encouage complete God-focused worship. So, throughout the preparation and the organization I had to continually pray to remember that I am powerless and as my main message stated: “It’s All About God!” – and my part is the least of it.
God certainly proved it! The reading of the Psalms, the prayers, and music were incredibly moving as we got to share a unified heart for God last night.
I think we also learned that we can step out a bit more in the nature of our worship. The “Amen” song blew me away. In my finite knowledge and faith, I was unsure how it would work. (For those who were not there, I played some repeating chords on my guitar and we would sing an “Amen” refrain all together, and then I would pick the chords and anyone in the congregation could do as they choose: sing a Psalm, sing their own prayer, read a psalm, pray, dance, whatever. Then we would all come back together singing Amen!) I was absolutely blown away at the beauty of this free-form worship. It was hard to play the guitar and try to wipe my nose at the same time as the tears flowed from the outpuring of hearts in the prayers and wonderful singing of Psalms and prayers!
I am so encouraged to have been part of a worship in a church that truly loves God.
If you were there, and were likewise encourgaged, please leave a comment.
Here is the link to a .pdf document of the notes from the message at the devo:
Drawing Near to God to Worship
Speaker: James Dunn
Summary: “What kind of dreamer are you? ”
Date: Sunday, March 7th, 2010 – Calvin Church
Time: (25:40)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “The Man the prophet the Lord”
Date: Sunday, February 28th, 2010 – Calvin Church
Time: (30:24)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “Walls of Jericho”
Date: Sunday, February 21st, 2010 – Calvin Church
Time: (39:57)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “Send in the Spies”
Date: Sunday, February 7th, 2010 – Calvin Church
Time: (27:57)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “Be Still”
Date: Sunday, January 24th, 2010 – Calvin Church
Time: (23:05)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “Crossing Over Series”
Date: Sunday, January 17th, 2010 – Calvin Church
Time: (45:54)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “Faith, Belief and action”
Date: Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 – Calvin Church
Time: (24:21)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “Wilderness Refuge”
Date: Sunday, December 13th, 2009 – Calvin Church
Time: (44:22)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: “Living a life without regrets”
Date: Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 – Calvin Church
Time: (43:37)
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Speaker: Jeff Schachinger
Summary: Continuing to Have a Learner’s Heart
Date: Sunday, September 13th, 2009 – Calvin Church
Time: (36:14)
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The Leadership Team is very excited to announce the unveiling of our new Fall / Winter calendar. There have been quite a few changes to our meeting format so PLEASE take some time to become familiar with them. Here are some of the changes:
1. We will no longer be having Sunday adults classes at 1:30pm. Our Sunday worship service will begin at 1:30pm. Except for the infants and babies, the children will be in the service until the break after communion at which time they will be dismissed to classes.
2. We will be having our adult classes at our midweek services. The men will meet every other Tuesday eve. at 7:30pm and the women will meet every other Wednesday eve. at 7:30pm. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE CALENDAR FOR EXACT DATES! It is VERY important that you are there when we meet. This is the only way we will continue to build unity and family within the church. Please work out you schedule to be there.
3. Family groups will meet on the off weeks from the midweek services. Please talk to your family group leader for specifics relating to your group.
4. The singles will have a singles devotional once per month. Dates are on the calendar so please take note!
5. We will reserve Friday nights for all-church devotionals as needed. We will make every effort to give ample notice of these meetings.
Additional special events for all ministries will be added as they are developed.
Our 1st series is entitled “Spiritual Training” with the thrust being the continual transformation into the likeness of Christ. We will cover many topics on being our best for God and becoming more like Christ in every way. Please support the teachers working on these classes by your involvement with them.
As always, there are bound to be some changes as the unexpected comes up! We will keep the website calendar updated as to those changes. Please check often. Additional hard copies of the calendar will be available Sunday.
thanks,
Leadership Team
Hello Supporting U.S. Churches and Chapters of HOPE worldwide -
We have an amazing volunteer opportunity for disciples in your congregations! Bob and Pat Gempel are leading a “Compassion Tour” to Cambodia (November ’09) in celebration of the Sihanouk Hospital’s One Million Patients Consultations in Cambodia. Volunteers will have the chance to visit & serve in the Sihanouk hospital and some of the local community programs, sitesee, encourage the church in Phnom Penh, and experience the culture, food and people of Cambodia. Do you know of a disciple from your church who would jump on this opportunity to see the hospital first hand?
There are 3 options for volunteers to participate:
Compassion Tour : October 31-November 8
Culture Program : October 31-November 5
Service Program : November 4-November 8
Oct. 31-Nov. 8 Oct. 31-Nov. 5 Nov. 4-8
We are requesting a few things from you in order to get the word out:
Please post this trip on your church’s website
Add trip info to your weekly church bulletins
Make an announcement to your congregation
Tap a few peoples shoulders – those who are looking for a missionary opportunity like this one
Please visit the website for further information hopeww.org/volunteer.
Sincerely,
Jenni
Class Series Summary:
Why would God want a relationship with us? What was he thinking? A series that will help us see why we would want to share what we have been given.
Class 1 - Getting Started (16:51) – Jeff Schachinger
Date: Sunday, May 17th, 2009 – Calvin Church
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Hey Men,
We are ready to begin our "Men’s Leadership Training" series! This will be a great time for some practical hands on training in the ministry! This series is open to any of the men in the church desiring to be more involved with leadership in the church. Topics to be covered include Bible study, teaching and speaking, conflict resolution, spiritual relationships, healthy discipling, evangelism, organization, and a number of other things! The series begins tomorrow, May 2nd. Please check your calendar for further dates. We will begin at 7:30 AM SHARP. If you are going to attend, PLEASE respect the time of others and be on time! We will go until 9:00 AM. The location for this first session is the Schachinger home, 226 Broadway Rd. Trumbull.
thanks and see you there!
Jeff
Speaker: Jeff Scachinger
Summary: Setting our Minds
Date: Sunday, March 15th, 2009 – Calvin Church
Time: (21:03)
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Speaker: Eric Smith
Summary: Getting serious about our walk with God
Date: Sunday, March 8th, 2009 – Calvin Church
Time: (32:33)
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The New England Christan Conference classes are now online. Click here to go to the NECC Classes page, or click from the table below.
| Title | Author | Hits |
| Building Blocks of Great Families | Mike Taliaferro | 115 |
| Building With Differences of Opinion | Fred Faller | 57 |
| Dream House | Anne-Brigette Taliaferro | 31 |
| Dreamers Dreaming Big Dreams | Shawn Wooten | 24 |
| Extreme Makeover Family Edition | Wyndham & Jeanie Shaw | 24 |
| Fireproofing Your Home | Clarence Webster | 19 |
| God and Science: Are they Friends or Are They Enemies? | Dr. Howard Loree & Dr. Dean Farmer | 51 |
| I Am The Lord’s Servent | Florence Schachinger & Lori Seavy | 63 |
| The Architects Floor Plan | Jeff Schachinger | 45 |
| The Power of Your Life | John Causey | 31 |
| Unless the Lord Builds the House | Jimmy Allen | 105 |
| We Will Serve the Lord | John Causey | 24 |
| Zeal for Your House will Consume Me | Mike Taliaferro | 51 |