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Save the Date

No Gathering on Wednesday, December 24th

We will not be meeting on Wednesday, December 24th.

New Year’s Eve Gathering – Wednesday, December 31st

We will be meeting on Wednesday, December 31st, at 5:00 pm, for a time of prayer, worship, and encouragement. This will be followed by a Family Meal at 6:00 pm; please bring your own dinner (and extra to share if you would like), as well as dessert to share.

FIRST January 4th – 24th

Starting the new year more focused on God than anything else, for 3 weeks. Let’s fast in a variety of ways and pray more than usual. Our January focus will be on the Biblical view of the family of God.

Sharing Life Together

Pastor’s Weekly

Thank you all for your meaningful words of appreciation. What you said about us and our shared church family is wonderful. Rebecca and I are happy about the joy we see and hear in our church through this season. We are grateful!

Church Renovation Updates

Renovations: Please be careful to avoid the main floor renovation work areas. Parents please make sure to keep children out of the area. There are tools and debris that could be dangerous. Floor renovations should be completed by 12/24.

This Week

Sunday Church Service

We are looking forward to our Sunday church service this Sunday, December 28th, at 9:00 am. You can listen to the recordings of previous messages here. Here is Sunday’s song list:

Gratitude by Brandon Lake

The Blood by Dante Bowe, Jenn Johnson, and Mitch Wong

Thank You Jesus for the Blood by Charity Gayle

Jireh by Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Naomi Raine, and Steven Furtick

Upcoming Events

December 28th, 9:00 am Sunday Church Service
December 31st, 5:00 pm New Year’s Eve Gathering
January 4th, 9:00 am Sunday Church Service
January 7th, 6:00 pm Family Meal
January 7th, 7:00 pm FIRST Prayer Night
January 7th, 7:00 pm CHC Youth Night
January 11th, 9:00 am Sunday Church Service
January 14th, 6:00 pm Family Meal
January 14th, 7:00 pm FIRST Prayer Night
January 14th, 7:00 pm CHC Youth Night
January 18th, 9:00 am Sunday Church Service

Prayer Topics

May people receive Jesus as their Savior King.

May God help us know how to best share Jesus with others.

May there be an end to the fires in Hampden.

May God help the families, Pathway Church and Falkenhan Hardware as they are recovering from fires.

May God bring a miraculous peace to the violence in Haiti.

May God bring our civic leaders and government into alignment with His will, values/priorities, ethics, and purpose.

May God do miracles of protection and provision for any innocent person who has been detained/deported by our government.

May God cause our civil leaders to bring about a swift, honest, merciful reform to our immigration system.

Good to Know

Gift Ideas

“My job is to take care of the possible and to trust God with the impossible.” – Ruth Graham. Last Sunday we heard an annual report on our Courageous Generosity support. Ten percent of our donations to City Harbor Church go directly to supporting missionaries in remote areas, medical missions in Guatemala, and similar efforts in Haiti as well as here in Baltimore. Two of our strategic partners also offer gift ideas to show further support:

The Well & Hon’s Honey

https://www.honshoney.com/gift-guide

Wings of Refuge Haiti Marketplace

https://www.wingsofrefugehaiti.com/haitimarketplace

The Pour Over

Pastor Ben: A few Sundays ago, I mentioned this service that has been helpful to me, in keeping up with the news. The free account has been better than several paid services I’ve used. For local news I use a digital subscription to The Baltimore Banner and for the USA, The Pour Over: https://www.web.thepourover.org/subscribe?ref=Kw6vI7VQq4

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