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1 AUG/SEPT

2 Westminster Campus SERVICES & CAMPUSES FALL SERVICE TIMES RETURN Starting Sunday, August 20th It s time to get back into the swing of things for the Fall. On August 20th, regular service times in Hampstead will return! Hampstead Campus 895 Leidy Road 1041 South Carroll Street Westminster, MD Hampstead, MD :00am Sunday Service No children's programs 9:30am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade & middle school 11:00am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade Hampstead: 9:30 & 11am Westminster: 8, 9:30, & 11:00 am 9:30am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade & middle school 11:00am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade Crossroads Kids Please pick up your children promptly after the service. I Years Old Volunteers are available in the nursery/preschool area 10 minutes prior to the start of each service. Please make sure your child is checked in ahead of time. Children will be released to a registered adult only for pick up after the service. Don t forget that your child is ready for his/her next steps! Move Up Day is Sept. 3rd. 252 Main Street Elementary School Students Students are dismissed during the 9:30am &11:00am services. Please make sure your child is checked in ahead of time. Students will be released to a registered adult only for pick up after the service. Don t forget that your child is ready for his/her next steps! Move Up Day is Sept. 3rd.

3 Warehouse Student Ministries 6th-8th graders 9:30am only C3 meets Sundays at 9:30am in the Westminster Warehouse & the C3 room in Hampstead. Our new series is If/Then exploring God s direction for us. 9th-12th graders C4 Sunday Nights all Fall. Join our High School students at 7pm in the Westminster Warehouse & bring a friend! C4 Sunday Nights Launches September 7pm ~ Westminster Warehouse This Fall something GREAT is coming - It s C4 Sunday Nights. There will be fun, food, community, and discipleship. Grab a friend and join us for Launch on September 7pm. We can t wait to start something new with you! Questions? Jono at jcontestabile@crossroads140.com. Moving on Up Party Friday, September 15th, 6-9pm ~ RVR Join us for a picnic, ninja warrior ropes course, human foosball, and lots of fun at RVR to celebrate our children's next steps! All families with children preschool-8th grade welcome! Meet at River Valley Ranch - Fort Roller in Manchester, MD. Contact Becky Raub with questions - braub@crossroads140.com. 712 Young Adults 7:12pm ~ Westminster Warehouse somethings join us to hang out, eat, play games, worship, and look at the year ahead for 712. Each Wednesday holds a new adventure in your Faith journey!

4 Capernaum Club Regular Club Meetings Resuming in 6pm ~ Westminster Join us on the first Tuesday of each month to celebrate young lives with multiple abilities and grow with Jesus. Meet us in the Warehouse at 6pm. If you d like to volunteer lford@crossroads140.com. C4 Blacklight Dodgeball Saturday, September 7:30pm High School Students bring your friends and meet at Carroll Indoor Sports Complex in Westminster from 7:30-10pm. In association with FCA, Young Life, and Youth for Christ. Get ready to Get Lit - Dodgeball style! Check your weekly with more details to come. Questions? Contact Jono at jcontestabile@crossroads140.com. Family Camp Lake Champion September 1-4 Enjoy a weekend of Young Life camp with your whole family! Plenty of outside activities including tubing, ropes course, triple zip line, and a NEW pool with water slides. You'll hear from a fantastic speaker, eat delicious food, have cozy accommodations, be entertained with top notch Young Life program, and enjoy a great time with your family! $185 (12 & older), $105 (ages 3-11), free (2 and under). Matt Michael if interested in signing up! mattcmichael@gmail.com Eldersburg Worship Nights Saturday, September 9th We are excited to announce that beginning September 9th and continuing through the month of December, the Eldersburg campus will hold a monthly worship service on the 2nd Saturday evening of each month. Food from local vendors will be provided. Check your weekly for locations and times. September 9th, October 14th, November 11th, December 9th. Contact Mary Shinholt for questions or to help volunteer.

5 Marriage Conference One Day Workshop Coming September 16, 8am-4pm Take a break from the busyness of life and spend the day investing in your marriage. Learn the difference between master marriages and disaster marriages in areas such as: God s Design for Marriage Communication Matters Sex and Sexuality Finances in Marriage God s Hope for Marriage Open to anyone who is married, engaged, or seriously considering marriage. $50 per couple. Covers the cost of food and materials. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. For more information or to register, visit Eldersburg Picnic in the Park Saturday 8/6 ~ Piney Run Park Join us for a great summer past time with food, games, and a corn hole tournament. All are welcome to come! RSVP to Mary Shinholt for some fried chicken with your name on it! mshinholt@crossroads140.com. Do Something Saturdays Saturday, August 19th & Saturday Sept. 9th Meet at New Life for Girls in Westminster on August 19th at 8:45am to help with organizing and some yard work. Then join us on Sept. 9th at Dutterer Park in Westminster for an all hands on deck community outreach event with our Crossroads Restoration Campus. There will be plenty of games, fun, food, and music for all to help with! For questions or to sign up, contact Steph at salbright@crossroads140.com

6 Blessings Beyond Expectation in Community August Merker and his wife had been a part of a Crossroads Small Group for two and a half years when Be The Church, an all-hands-on-deck service weekend at Crossroads, was about to start. This event offered service opportunities for August and his Small Group to be involved beyond the walls of Crossroads. The leaders of the Small Group discussed projects that would be the right fit and reach out into the community. They got the chance for a connection to bless a single Mom. The Small Group planned to attend to some needs in her home by taking care of some yard care and housework for her and her children, including a new baby. August and his Small Group planned to finish getting the home ready for the newborn by decorating the nursery, putting together some furniture, and building a closet. The mom was apprehensive to accept help from the Small Group, and felt undeserving of their offer to help her due to some anxiety she had about her family situation. However, the leaders of the Small Group assured her that they just wanted to serve. It did not matter what her story was. They desired to show her God s love. The leaders of the Small Group asked August to head up this specific service project in their absence. August recounted his unsettled feelings about being asked to lead for the first time, I didn t know what I was getting myself into. I wasn t ready to lead in that way. Through God s nudge, August willingly followed through and guided the Small Group in their efforts to assist this Mom and her children, and was even the last person to leave that day after some difficulties with hardware sent him in search of parts to complete the task. I went to a few hardware stores to find stuff to complete the closet because I didn t want to leave anything unfinished, but I finished much later than I was supposed to, he shared. At the time I was pretty frustrated and didn t feel like the projects turned out to be as smooth and helpful as I had hoped. Shortly following the service project, the leaders of the Small Group excitedly told August that his group s faith in action had not gone unnoticed. This single Mom was taken aback by the Small Group s generosity and August realized the positive impact he and the other Small Group members had made. In extending their time and service, the Mother was able to have a furnished, freshly put together nursery for her baby and her outdoor area revamped. She could not have been more appreciative of the group s efforts. The impact continued, as he was just recently made aware of the amazing transformation God brought about in this young Mom s life. She had reunited with her family and together they began attending Crossroads Hampstead shortly after the campus launched. This Mom is now taking on the next step of becoming a Small Group leader and carrying on the ministry that meant so much to her and her family. This awesome change all started with a simple service project. August was blown away by the power of God and how He had used him to make a difference. God took a frustrating situation that didn t go as planned, that I wasn t prepared for and made it good. Made it His. I was the most irritated in the midst of it all, but the most surprised with what God did through it, he stated. God brings blessings through our involvement in community and through connections like Small Groups. It s not about the amount of people gathering, or about the actual task being accomplished, but the willingness to do something together for someone else.

7 Small Groups Sunday, Aug. 20th between services Growing spiritually means becoming more like Christ. One great way to do that is having intentional relationships with people who have the same goal, like in a Small Group. Groups meet 2-3 times each month to pursue spiritual growth and healthy relationships. You will build lasting friendships, care for each other, serve together, grow spiritually, and have a ton of fun. You can meet Small Group leaders in the lobby before and after each service at our Grouplink event Sunday, August 20th. We want you to find a Small Group that fits with your life space and schedule. We hope you will take this Next Step - Life Is Better Together Monday Care Nights Various Groups ~ Westminster Begins Monday, September 11th 6:30-8pm Save the date for Monday Care Nights! Join us for these 8, 9, or 13 week groups that address specific life issues or seasons of life: All In Men's Group, Divorce Care, Financial Peace University, Grief Share, Healing Steps, Marriage Crisis, and Parenting. Children's ministry available through the Care for Kids group. Registration available mid August. We are also in need of a Care Night Host to unlock & lock up the building, greet people, etc. For more information on groups or to volunteer visit or Laura Ford lford@crossroads140.com. Care 4 Kids This Fall ~ Monday Nights Beginning September 11th, 6:30-8pm in Westminster We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our Care for Kids team that provides ministry to children (infants through pre-teen) while their parents attend a Monday Night Care Group. Students can earn service learning hours! Volunteer for as many weeks as your schedule allows. Can only help out for 1 or 2 weeks? We would still love to have you! Laura Ford lford@crossroads140.com or visit New Discover Classes This Fall ~ Sundays Beginning September 9:40am ~ Both Campuses Discover Membership is a 6 week class that covers our church s history, mission, values, and statement of faith. You will meet members of our staff and leadership team and get an inside look at what makes Crossroads unique. Contact dnewton@crossroads140.com if interested! Discover Prayer is a 6 week class that encourages participants to experience God more personally through prayer. Contact dnewton@crossroads140.com to sign up or visit

8 Giving First Half of 2017: $1,025,298 Up 16% from % of plan Expenses First Half of 2017: $999,307 99% of plan Watch Sermons Text to Give Give from your smart phone! Text crossroads140 to Missed a Sunday service or want to watch a sermon again? Good news! We live stream our sermons on the internet. Access the videos very simply by going to crossroads140.com/sermons. Yup, it s that easy. Study Tool: Go Deeper Young Life Ventures: A 3yr Journey Thru the Bible Devotional All-new devotionals, great for individual or group study! Take a journey through the Bible. Free devotionals are available at the Next Steps Center. Why not go deeper? August: Exodus & Hebrews Coming in October ~ Sundays Starting Point Classes Discover Parenting Attendance First Half 2017: Attendance increased 17% from 2016 Internal Serving Opportunities The Writing s on the Wall! Where has God written your name on the wall at Crossroads? Check out the list of opportunities below to see where God may be holding a volunteer spot with a blank for your name! -Tech Team help (no experience needed) -C3 middle school volunteers -Children s ministry volunteers -Hospitality volunteers -Greeters -Care 4 Kids Care Night assistants -Capernaum / One to One Support assistants Contact Mary Shinholt: mshinholt@crossroads140.com to fill a need! WESTMINSTER 895 LEIDY ROAD HAMPSTEAD 1041 S. CARROLL STREET