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Upcoming
Activities:
(October 11 - October 19)
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October 10, 2008
Online Couriers from Previous Weeks:
Special Children's Event
Maize Quest 2008
Sunday, October 18
3:00 pm
Families are invited to meet at West Nursery, 4032
Mechanicsville Turnpike. This year's theme is "Down On The
Farm." As you make your way through the pathways, you will
find pictures, clues and games. *Wear comfortable shoes and
plan to stay for about two hours. Tickets can be purchased
at West Nursery when you arrive.
A wagon ride to the corn maze and use of the kiddie area are
included in the ticket price.
Ages 13 & Over $8
Ages 4-12 $6
Age 3 and under Free
The kiddie area includes: giant bales of straw, a corn box
and a mini milo corn maze. Parents are welcome to enter with
children.
Ticket Price for Kiddie Area Only
Ages 4-12 $4
Age 3 and under Free
Join us for a fun family day! Children must be accompanied
by an adult.
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General
Announcements
Christmas Cards & Gift Tags Project
Thursday, November 6
5:45 - 8:30 pm
Fellowship Hall
Create up to 20 personalized holiday
cards and 20 gift tags in this
workshop!!! You can select a
complete set which includes the
TagMaker tool for $52.50 or just the
materials for $30.00.
Sign up and pay in the Rec Center by
October 24. Make checks payable to
Wendy Hale. If you have any
questions, call Wendy 746-2850.
Dover Seniors Lunch
Tuesday, November 18
12:00 Noon
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Special Musical Guest
Tom Baynham
Pastor of Worship & Senior Adults at
Ridge Baptist Church
Lunch Cost: $6
Please call Bette at 746-8971 by
November 10 to make reservations
 Children's
Memory Garden
Funds donated to the Children's
Ministry in memory of Ashlynn
Shufflebarger are being used to
create a "memory garden" in
honor all children who have gone
to be with the Lord. The garden
will be located in the
children's play area with
attractive landscaping and
benches. Families who wish to
purchase an engraved brick in
memory of a child for $50 will
be given the opportunity to
place an order in the near
future. For more details
or to volunteer, please contact
Cindy Shufflebarger at 559-3034.
Be sure to check out the
progress of the Memory
Garden Page Here.
Food Pantry Ministry
Red, yellow, orange, brown . . .
just as the leaves add color to
these early days of autumn, it's
time to add "color" to the shelves
in the Food Pantry with the many
different items that are stocked to
distribute to those in our community
who are in need of a helping hand.
Once again we are asking the adult
Sunday School classes and the AWANA
groups on Wednesday night to help us
fill the shelves. The food donation
cartons are located in the Parlor,
Welcome Center and Children's
Building. Your generosity in giving
to this important ministry is always
appreciated.
Pastor Tony's Daily Bible Study
If you are interested
in a copy of Pastor Tony's daily
Bible study based on the "Book of
James," please contact Pam O'Brien
at 746-8972 Ext 221or
pobrien@coolspring.org
Group Life Conference 2008
Live, via satellite, on October 17
-18 on CCN.
Click here for more information and
to sign up.
Cool Spring Travelers Upcoming
Events
Cool Spring Travelers November
Event
Thanksgiving at Berkeley Plantation
Tuesday, November 11, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Meet in the church parking lot. Join us as we go back in time
to the first Thanksgiving at Berkeley Plantation. We will start with
a guided tour of the house that is furnished with 18th century
antiques. the tour includes an audio-visual program and viewing of
the museum collection. A walk around the grounds and a visit to the
gift shop will conclude our time there.
Then we are off to Charles city Tavern on Route 5 for a delicious
lunch and a look around before heading back. Cost is $27 for the
tour and lunch.
Sign up with your lunch selection and pay in the Rec Center by
Monday, November 3.
C.A.R.I.T.A.S. 2009
C.A.R.I.T.A.S. will be one week in
2009, the week of April 11 -17.
Please put this date on your
calendar, begin to pray about our
week, and consider how you might
volunteer.
Online Giving Now Available
Cool Spring Church now has a secure
E-Giving site which makes donating a
breeze. It is simple to set up
your account with a username and
password, and then you can donate
securely via credit card, debit
card, or even directly from your
bank account. You can even
designate the type of donation
(general fund, building fund, etc.).
You can set up regular interval
donations to be made automatically,
and you can request donation
reminders to be sent by Email.
You can view past donations made
online as well.
Donate to Cool Spring Here on our
Secure E-Giving Site
Growing Together - Building in Faith
Thank you for being the loving,
caring people that you are. May God
richly bless each of you.
The gifts received are from those
who have made pledges and others who
have not. Anyone wishing to give to
our "Growing in Faith" Building Fund
may do so. All gifts are welcome.
Click for Detailed Information, Images,
Building Floor Plans, and Videos
Sunday Morning Parking
You will see orange colored cones in
certain parking spots on Sundays.
The cones marked "Guest" are
intended for those visiting Cool
Spring while the ones marked
"Reserved" are for Senior Adults 65
and over. Please be courteous and
observe these specially marked
areas. Additional parking is
available in the gravel surfaced
lots next to the cemetery and behind
the existing paved lot near the
crosses.
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The
Discipleship Ministry
Ongoing
Discipleship Bible Study and Classes
Click
Here to See the Complete List of Sunday
School Classes and Times
2008 Discipleship
Development Course Information
Fall Discipleship Classes
Click Here for a Complete Listing of
Fall 2008 Discipleship Opportunities
There are many opportunities for
Adult Discipleship classes and Small
Groups this fall! The Men's Tuesday
evening study on Acts begins
September 9. The Wednesday evening
studies begin September 17 in
conjunction with Awana for the
children. For details, pick up a
Discipleship or Small Group Brochure
in the Welcome Center or visit the
Cool Spring website. Call the
Discipleship office at 746- 8972 if
you have any questions.
Small Groups meeting are: Common
Ground, Parenting Prayer Group, Tea
with Thee, Water Walkers, Path
Finders, and Sisters-in-Christ.
Classes offered for women are:
Experiencing God, Women of Worth,
Power of a Praying Woman,
Experiencing Prayer with Jesus,
Living in a Zoo and Frazzled
Female-30 Days to Finding God's
Peace. Men's classes: ACTS and
Experiencing God. Co-ed: Open Bible
Study and Spiritual Contentment.
Community Bible Study
CBS is an
interdenominational in-depth Bible
study. We are
currently taking registrations for
our fall 2008 study of 1 & 2 Peter,
Daniel and Colossians. The first CBS
night will be Tuesday, September
16th. If you have any
questions, please call Kim Siegfried
at 746- 4902, or go to
Community Bible Study.
Men's
Bible Studies
Take a deeper look into God's
Word, discuss issues and form
lasting friendships. On Tuesday
evenings beginning September 9 at
7:30, you can encounter a
life-changing study of the Book of
Acts. Learn to know and live out
your mission in the world. Contact
Randy Hintz at
randyhintz@comcast.net or
550-7507 ASAP.
Open Bible Study
Ongoing study on Wednesdays from 6-7
pm. You are welcome to join any
time. For more information,
contact Allen Bareford, Facilitator,
at 746-5142. Room 174.
Click Here to
Read More About the Discipleship Ministry
Also, for more information, please contact
Wayne Smith at 746-0989.
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Student
Ministry News
Fall 2008 Focus Themes:
Student Ministry Events
Fall Retreat
This year's Fall Retreat will be
held on October 24-26 for Grades
6-12 and College. Reservations have
been made at Camp Overlook in
Keezletown, Virginia. The cost this
year is $85. You can register in the
Welcome Center from October 5
through October 12 or turn in forms
and money to Rachel, Bryan or the
Student Ministry Office in Room 222
(by October 12). Our speaker will be
Craig Tackett and the band will be
HARLEND. Questions? Contact Rachel
or Bryan.
Middle School
Late Night Party
We are planning a a “Late Night”
party that will go from 7 pm to
midnight at Cool
Spring for middle school students on
Sunday, October 12. This was changed
from the original plans for an all
night lock-in. The late night
party
begins Sunday night at 7:00 pm and
ends at midnight. Plan
to join us for games, movies, food,
and crazy late night fun. The cost will be $5 per
student.
PARENTS: We NEED your help!!! You
are welcome to volunteer in shifts.
Please sign up by October 8!
18:25 Young Adult Bible Study
If you are between the ages of 18 &
25, you're invited to Bryan &
Penny's house every Monday night at
7:00 pm to grab a drink & snacks &
share in a short Bible study. Catch
up with old friends & meet new
people. Just show up! We would love
to have you!
Get to know our Senior High &
College Minister
Bryan's Blog Site is:
www.coolspringhs.blogspot.com
Stay ahead of what’s happening, post
thoughts and prayers, view pictures
and video from recent events.
You can reach Bryan at 746-1039
or
bdupuis@coolspring.org .
Click
Here to Read More about the Student
Ministry
Click Here for the Student Ministry Web
Pages
Click Here for the Middle School Web
Pages
Also, for
more information, please contact
Rachel
Phillips
or
Laurie Spiers at 746-8972
(Ext. 3).
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Opportunities
of
Service
Search Teams Update
Cool Spring Cemetery
The care and maintenance of the
Cool Spring Cemetery is funded
solely by the donations of those
who have family and loved ones
buried there. There is no
financial support by the
church's general fund. Donations
may be made payable to Cool
Spring with memo "Cemetery
Fund."
Share Your Life with Students!
The Student Ministry is looking
for people who have a heart for
students and would love to be
part of watching God change and
shape their lives forever. Not a
teacher? No problem! Not a
parent of a student? That's
okay, too! If you would like to
learn more about the
opportunities available in our
Student Ministry, please contact
Rachel Phillips (middle
school) at 746-8973 or
Bryan Dupuis (high school or
college age) at 746-1039.
Lord's
Supper Team Needs Help
We
are looking for couples or
pairings of individuals who
would enjoy working together on
our Lord's Supper Ministry Team
to help prepare the elements for
communion throughout the year.
You would serve two or three
times a year based on your
availability. We would welcome
your consideration in getting
connected in service through
this avenue of ministry. Our
team leaders would be delighted
to talk with you further about
how you can be a part of this
exciting team ministry. Please
call John & Kathy Terpay at 569-
1630 or
jkterpay@comcast.net
Reception Desk Volunteers
Needed
A
smile for a visitor, a cheerful
greeting for a telephone caller
and pleasant instructions for a
delivery person - these are all
very important duties of a Cool
Spring volunteer week-day
receptionist. Positive first
impressions are critical in
helping our church make a
difference in the lives of those
in our community. That's why our
receptionists are such important
people!
Does this sound like a position
for you? Our desire is to staff
two people a day - 9:00 am to
12:30 pm OR 12:30 to 4:00 pm. We
currently have eight very
capable, faithful volunteers and
three substitutes. If you can't
work every week, perhaps you can
share with another person.
A
volunteer for Wednesdays from
12:30 - 4:00 pm is our most
urgent need. For
more details, please call
Candace at 746-8970.
Greeters
Needed
Friendly
people are needed at various locations
throughout the church to assist
guests on Sunday mornings. Please
call Peggy Hoover at 779-2086 for
more information.
View a Complete
Listing of Service Opportunities
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The
Children's Ministry
Children's Ministry News
AWANA
 AWANA
- Wednesday Evenings at 6:00 pm
4-year Olds - 5th Grade
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Are you interested in finding
out more about AWANA?
Visit the
AWANA page, or download the
AWANA 2007 Slideshow.
(10 MB
realPlayer
File)
Volunteer
Needs:
Volunteers are needed for
AWANA and Bible Buddies.
If you are interested in
volunteering for AWANA, contact
the directors for each age group
below:
Bible Buddies - call Pam
Arkesteyn 746-8976
Cubbies (4-year olds) - Monica
Covey 427-7312
Sparks (K - Grade 2) - Kelli
Dunnavant 746-5186
T & T (Grades 3-5) - Jo Anna
Grimsley 559-8174
Tonya Shook - Awana Commander -
559-3587
You are never too old to help! The
children would love your
attention!
Children's Ministry Volunteers
Needed:
Sunday at 8:30 am
- Babies
- Crawlers
- Greeters
- G-Force
- Technical
Sunday at 10:00 am
- Bridge Builders
Wednesday Evenings
- AWANA Helping
Hands
A
"Children's Offering Box" is now
located on the second floor of
the Children's Building.
Our Children's Ministry Needs
You!
Are you looking for a place to
serve in the Children's
Ministry? Stop by & check out
the bulletin board outside Room
109 (the nursery).
Call
Brenda Kidd at 746-0185 or
Pam Arkesteyn at 746-8976 to
get plugged in where God wants
you to make a difference.
Go the the
Volunteer
Page to see a listing of needs
as well as to download a Children's
Ministry Volunteer Form.
"Experience
God Full Blast"
Ignition – Velocity – PowerCel –
Re-entry
Every Sunday morning at 8:30 and
10:00, for children throught 3rd
grade.
Read more about
G-Force Here.
Parent Connection:
The G-Force "Parent
Connection" is Available Online.
You can read and download this week's
"Parent Connection Newsletter"
Here.
Click Here to Read More About the Children's
Ministry
Also, for more information, please contact
Brenda Kidd at 746-0185,
Sheila Leistner at 746-8972
(Ext. 2),
or
Pam Arkesteyn at 746-8976.
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The
Rec Center Phone is 746-0801
The Rec Center's Email Address is:
reccenter@coolspring.org
Rec Center Monthly Calendar
Rec Center Weekly Schedule
Volunteer Needs:
We need Rec Center
volunteers for ALL day
shifts!!!
9:00 am-12:00 noon
12:00 noon- 3:00 pm
3:00-6:00 pm
Training is
available. Please contact
Greg English if you can
help. We want to be able to
continue this marvelous
outreach to the community.
Register to receive the Rec
Center Newsletter Online HERE!
Schedule Updates:
The Rec
Center will be closed on
Monday, October 13 from 9:00
am - 3:00 pm for the
Columbus Day holiday.
Also, the
"GYM ONLY" is closed on
Tuesday and Thursday
evenings from 6:00 - 10:00
pm during the Adult
Basketball League which runs
through November 13. The
track, game room and weight
room remain open.
Upcoming
Activities:
Upward Flag Football and
Cheerleading
Make-up Picture Day is
October 11th
Make-up Game Day is October
12th
Saturday Mornings through
October. Questions?? Call the Upward
Hotline at 746-8974, Option
#5
Click Here for Updates.
Upward Soccer 2009
Pre-registration is Underway
Click Here for Details and
to Pre-register
Upward Basketball and Cheerleading 2009
Upward Basketball &
Cheerleading
Make-Up Evaluations
Evaluations for children who
were unable to make the
October 4 date will be held
this Saturday, October 11,
from 9:00 am until 12:00
noon at the Rec Center. It
is very important that all
children attend evaluations
to be fitted for their
uniforms and to verify their
skill level so we can make
each team as even as
possible to ensure better
competition. The evaluation
only takes 30 minutes.
Please plan to attend at any
time during the specified
hours.
If you know anyone who is
interested in registering,
we will accept walk-ins on
October 11. If you are
available to volunteer your
time to help us at
evaluations, please call the
hotline at 746-8974, Option
1.
Click Here
for
additional information or
call the Upward Hotline at
(804) 746-8974 Option 1
(Basketball) Option 2
(Cheerleading).
Cool Spring to Host Hanover
Church Co-ed Volleyball
League:
The Hanover Church Co-Ed
Volleyball League began on Monday, October 6.
Pilates on
Mondays
Pilates classes will be held
on Mondays from
6:30-7:15 pm in the upstairs
aerobics room. The cost is
$25 for all four classes or
$7 per class. Call Marty
Rowe (instructor) at
730-7629 if you have any
questions.
Ultimate Frisbee on Sunday
Afternoons!
Where: Pole Green Park
When: 2nd & 4th Sundays
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Frisbees provided or you can
bring your own. For more
information, contact Greg
Phillips at
gapgapman@yahoo.com
Lost & Found: Many
Bibles without names have
been placed in the "Lost &
Found" in the Rec Center. If
you've lost your Bible,
please stop by the Rec
Center. One of them might be
yours!
Body & Soul Fitness
- Fall Session 2008
The Body & Soul Fitness Fall
Session begins the week of
September 8th.
The cost is determined by
the number of classes
attended per week.
FIRST CLASS FREE!!! Join any
time.
Call 746-8974 Ext 6 for more
information.
The Fall Schedule is as
follows:
Cardio Strength
*Monday 9:15 am to 10:30 am
at Cool Spring
*Wednesday 8:30 am to 9:45 am
at Cool Spring
*Friday 9:15 am to 10:30 am
at Cool Spring
Tuesday 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
at Cool Spring
Thursday 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
at Cool Spring
Strength & Flexibility
with Cardio
*Monday 8:30 am to 9:45 am at
Cool Spring
Download a
Body & Soul flyer here.
(.pdf file)
*At morning classes,
childcare is provided for a
small fee.
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Birthday
Party Reservations:
Birthday parties
reservations are now
available.
Do
you like to Scrapbook?
The Scrapbook Group meets
in the Rec Center the first
Friday night every month. Join
this adventuresome group as
they put their memories on paper.
Call Wendy Hale for more information.
Check out the Rec Center Web Pages,
which include daily, weekly,
and monthly schedules and calendars,
and information about activities
such as Upward Soccer, Basketball,
Cheerleading, and Football.
For more information, contact
Laurie Spiers
at 746-8972 (Ext. 3), or the Rec Center
Front Desk, at 746-0801.
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The Care Ministry
The
Weekly Prayer List is Available
Online
Remember to Pray for . . .
Comfort for the Suffering
Pray that God will continue
to comfort those in our
congregation and community who
are suffering. Pray that they
will feel His presence and
peace.
Due
to the sensitive nature of prayer
requests, the list is only available
in the
Password
Protected area of the Cool Spring
Site. However, it is easy
to sign up for a password, just
go to
Password Pages and submit the
New Registration of Password Form.
Cool Spring Grief Support
Group
If you have lost a spouse,
child, family member or friend,
it may be hard for you to feel
optimistic about the future
right now. You've probably found
that there are not many people
who understand the deep hurt you
feel. That's the reason for
GriefShare, a special support
group for people grieving the
loss of someone close.
The next session, scheduled
for Sunday, October 12th at 5:00 pm
in room B45/47. Due to
the current construction at Cool
Spring, there will be signs
directing you to the meeting
room. Our meetings are open to
anyone in the community and you
are welcome to attend any that
might be helpful. This month's
topic is "The Uniqueness of
Grief, Part I." We will explore
how the causes of and personal
responses to your loved one's
death affect your grief. Topics
to be addressed include suicide,
long term illness, murder and
false guilt. Please
remember that each session is
self contained so that you can
join us any time. If you know of
someone who has not previously
attended, they are more than
welcome to join us.
Please contact Jerry or Patsi
Deans at 559-7622 or
jerry.deans@comcast.net or
Darrell or Marsha Rettig at
746-2853 for more information.
Click for a short video about
Grief Share.
Special Needs Ministry - Bridge
Builders
To be successful,
Bridge Builders Ministry needs
compassionate volunteers with a
heart for special needs. There
are many opportunities to serve
the Lord through this Ministry.
If God is leading you toward
working with this ministry,
please call Wendy Atkinson at
798-5278 for more information.
Friends of Bridge Builders
The Friends of Bridge Builders group
is made up of parents, one-to-ones,
teachers and anyone in the church
family who is interested in or is
already a part of this special needs
ministry. The group was developed
to support and encourage each other
and to provide an open forum for
discussion of needs, ideas and opportunities
for maintaining and growing this
ministry. For more information you
may contact Pam Gontkovic (746-9021)
or Laurie Friedl (427- 6839).
Bridge Builders
provides assistance to children
with special needs and to their
families. Thank you to those of
you who have faithfully served
in the Bridge Builders Ministry
for the past year with love and
caring hearts
Click Here
to Read More About the Care Ministry
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Family Supper
October 15
Barbecue on Bun
Cole Slaw
Baked Beans
Salad Bar
Dessert
Snack Bag:
Tacos
Reservations/Cancellations by Noon
Tuesday
Supper served from 5:00-6:30 pm
Servers: Early Beginnings Class
Please be a good steward and honor
all reservations.
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Newsletters
The Cool Spring Courier
and the Rec Center Newsletter are sent
in an Email format rather than
conventional mail.
Click
Here to
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Online Giving Now Available
Cool Spring Church now has a secure
E-Giving site which makes donating a
breeze. It is simple to set up
your account with a username and
password, and then you can donate
securely via credit card, debit card, or
even directly from your bank account.
You can even designate the type of
donation (general fund, building fund,
etc.). You can set up regular
interval donations to be made
automatically, and you can request
donation reminders to be sent by Email.
You can view past donations made online
as well.
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Contact Information
Has any of your contact information
changed in the past several weeks or
months? Please fill out this
Online Contact Information Form to
help us keep in touch with you!
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Request Offering Envelopes
Cool Spring provides convenient offering
envelopes in monthly mailings to members
and regular attendees. Using these envelopes
helps promote consistent giving, and it
helps the Church Financial Ministry keep
accurate records of your giving for tax
purposes. If you are not currently
receiving offering envelopes in the mail
but would like to, please click here for
Bette Asbury.
Food Lion MVP
If you have a Food Lion MVP card, a portion
of your purchases can be donated to the
Cool Spring Building Fund. It is time
to re-enroll for 2007. If you have
any question, call Bette at 746-8971. You
have to re-enroll in the program every year
by logging on to
www.foodlion.com and choosing “Fundraising”
or by calling 1-800-210-9569 Monday-Friday
from 8 am-5 pm. You will need your Food
Lion MVP number (under the bar code on the
back of your card or key ring card) and
then choose Cool Spring Baptist Church Building
Fund. Questions, call Bette Asbury
at 746-8971.
Please bring your NEWSPAPERS
to the recycling bin located in the parking
lot by the cemetery fence. All proceeds
go to the Cool Spring Recreation Ministry
and the Gospel Jail Ministry.
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Cool Spring's Website, coolspring.org
The Website
Development Team is looking for people interested
in helping with this continuing project.
There is availability for individual groups
such as Sunday School Classes to have their
own pages as well. Also, anyone with ideas,
comments, corrections, announcements, testimonies,
or other contributions, please feel free
to Email the
Cool Spring
Web Site Team.
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