Bulletin

Sunday, April 20, 2025

10:30am – Order of Worship

• Gathering Hymn – You’ve Already Won
• Easter Litany
• Announcements
• Call to Worship – 1 Peter 1:3-5
• Invocation
• Hymn – In Christ Alone
• Hymn – Amazing Grace
• Children’s Song – Hallelujah (Psalm 148)
• Heidelberg Catechism Question 45
• Nursery Dismissal, Greeting
• Sermon – Luke 23:1-12
• Hymn – Living Hope
• Benediction

Announcements

• Easter Sunday & Crawfish Boil – Today
• Family Night – Apr 23, 6:00pm
• Children’s Church – Apr 27
• Adoption Class – Apr 27, 12:00pm
• Women’s Prayer Meeting – May 4, 10:00am
• Lord’s Supper – May 4

After worship, we will have our annual Crawfish Boil and Egg Hunt at the Winebrenner home. Please bring a dish to share, lawn chairs, and drinks. We need parents to bring filled eggs for the hunt.

If you’re interested in being Adopted by Christ Fellowship, or if you just want to learn more about us, the next class will be Sunday, April 27 at 12:00pm. Lunch will be provided. See Mike to register.

We’re having a Wedding Shower for Caleb and Grace Anne on Saturday, May 10 @ 6:00pm at the Winebrenner home. Join us for apps and drinks. You can find their gift registry at this link.

Our church hit a new milestone – 175 adopted members! We are grateful to the Lord for this recent growth, but parking is a growing concern. There are a few things you can do to help:

• Carpool as a family if possible.
• Arrive early if you are concerned about parking.
• Consider parking farther away from the church entrance if you are able, leaving the best spaces for our seniors, families with small children, and visitors. This is a small sacrifice, but a big act of hospitality!

Join us for Family Nights every Wednesday at 6:00pm for an in-depth study of theology, following the chapters in the Westminster Confession of Faith. We are calling it “Blueprints for Belief: Laying the Theological Foundations for Constructing Your Faith”. If you want to sign-up for this week’s meal, use this form.

Join us every Sunday at 10:00am for Coffee & Treats in Bay 5! If you would like to volunteer to bring treats and help host, use this link.

We now have a Church Calendar! You can access it on the website or add it to your calendar app. Let Mike know if you need help.

To better serve Desoto County, we created a brief Gift Survey. Help us do our job “to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…” (Ephesians 4:12) (www.cfpca.org/serve)

We provide a Weekly Devotional using the sermon manuscript: (www.cfpca.org/devotional) We also have a Book Table! Prices are suggested donations.

Looking for another way to serve the local community? Consider volunteering with the Dream Center! Use this link to sign-up: https://www.desotodreamcenter.org/volunteer

In an effort to help us commit to regular Bible reading, I have added our church profile to YouVersion (the Bible app). Download the app, tap Discover, search for Christ Fellowship, and tap “Set as My Church”. Or use this link.

Our elders feel called to help plant a new church in Southaven. Specifically, we are praying for an African-American church planter. This work is in the very early stages. Please pray for God to send the right man to lead it!

Giving to the church is an act of worship. “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Cor. 9:7) If you are committed to this church and would like to support the ministry financially, there’s an offering box on the entry table. You may also give online (www.cfpca.org/give) or text GIVE and any dollar amount to: (833) 789-8739

Financial Snapshot			Year to Date
		Year to Date	Better/(Worse)
	Mar ’25	Jul ’24 – Mar ’25	than Budget
Expenses	$ 17,989	$ 208,557	(7,621)
Offerings	21,786	197,175	22,175
Net Surplus(/Deficit)	$ 3,797	$ (11,382)	$ 14,554
Outside Giving	1,040	30,410	1,160
Total Surplus/(Deficit)	$ 4,837	$ 21,053	$ 15,739
Ending Church Balance	$ 110,999