September Heavenly Happenings

Mon 3 Labor Day - Church Office is closed Fri 7 Crossroads volunteers at EF Concession Stand Sun 9 9/11 Public Servant Recognition Pantry Shower for Baylee Pritchard Gorse 2:00pm Stewardship Committee Meeting 5:00pm Home Bible Study at Nate & Lisa Bach’s 6:00pm Mon 10 Men’s Prayer Lunch at Jucy’s at Noon SHINE Fellowship 6:30 pm Tues 11 Deacon’s Meeting 6:00 pm Wed 12 Family Business Meeting 6:15 pm Fri 14 CCA to ETBU Hymn Sing Event Sat 15 Davidson Foundation Fall Convocation 11:00 am Prospective Pastor Meet-N-Greet 4:00pm - 6:00pm Sun 16 Prospective Pastor preaching in “view of a call” Wed 19 Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies begin 6:15pm Fri 21 CCA Fellowship 6:00pm in Fellowship Hall Sat 22-29 CCA trip to the Ark Encounter Wed 26 Youth “See You At The Pole” Event at all schools “Saw You At The Pole” Youth Event in Marshall

Giving for August

Tithes & Offerings $ 45,824.90 Building Fund $ 3,147.00

From Your Pastor’s Heart

Dear loving church family at Crossroads,

What a joy it’s been to serve as your interim pastor. You are a gracious, godly church. I pray you had

a blessed summer. It’s time now to get back to church with your family and church family. The ETBU

students will be coming to be with us. What an opportunity for the church to love and encourage them.

Each Sunday, I will have a message from God‘s word that will encourage and challenge you and those you

bring with you. Always be thinking invest and invite. How can I serve someone outside the church

building and invite them to worship with me.

Be much in prayer for the pastor search team as they are close to bringing the new pastor before you.

It’s going to be an exciting time. Linda and I love you and pray God‘s best for you!

Dr. Rod Masteller

The Pastor Search Committee will present our prospective pastor on Sunday, September 16, "In view of a call". We are extremely excited as we wait on this important day. We know that God has guided us each and every step of the way during this selection process.

Be watching for biographical information on our candidate, as we release it soon, on our church website, Facebook, and handouts that will be available beginning Sunday, September 9. Most importantly, please continue to pray and lift this man and his family up as we move forward with our next full time senior pastor.

Also, there will be a church wide "meet - and - greet - the pastor" on Saturday, September 15, in the Fellowship Hall, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. We hope you will come enjoy some light refreshments, listen to our candidate give his testimony, and ask him questions.

Sunday, September 16, he will be preaching in the service at 10:30 am. Directly following the service, there will be a special called business meeting to vote and confirm our new pastor, if approved. A special heartfelt thanks goes out to each of you who have spent so much time in prayer for our search team this year. They have been heard and felt!

I Corinthians 1:10

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD DONATIONS

We collect items all year long for the Christmas boxes, so we can get a lot more

boxes filled. Each month, we will give you a list of items that we will be collecting. There is a collection bin in the Berea Building foyer. Here is the September list:

Mini Flashlights, Batteries (AA, AAA) Inflatable Balls, Ball Pumps, Small Balls

We also have some of the Christmas Shoeboxes available in the M & M Center, so you can start filling your own box.

Average Attendance for August

Sunday School 216 Morning Worship 262

Sept 5 Beef Tips & Rice From Oakwood House 12 Chicken or Cheese Enchiladas From Jose’ Tequila’s 19 Chicken Tenders From Golden Chick

26 Chopped Beef From Bodacious BBQ

By Baptism: Pasley Culpepper Dick Hays Cindy Reynolds Heim

Deacon On Call For September Lloyd Pond 318-458-4586

BIBLE STUDIES Wednesday nights, beginning September 19.

Dee Nevins will be leading a Women’s Bible Study

Entitled “Psalm 23” by Jennifer Rothschild

Doc Holliday will lead the men in “Counter Culture” by David Platt

Cost for both books is $13.00 each. Please sign-up in the M & M Center ,

so books can be ordered.

The Tim Tebow Foundation sponsors “A Night to Shine” which is an unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with special needs, ages 14 and older. On Friday, February 8, 2019, churches all around the world will host this special event. In Marshall, the host church will be River Crossing Cowboy Church.

LOTS of volunteers will be needed in areas, such as coat check crew, parking, set up decorations and tear down crews, set up food areas and clean up, restroom monitors, floaters for whatever needs to be done and many other jobs. If you are interested in helping, there will be a meeting on Tuesday, September 4, 6:00pm at River Crossing Cowboy Church or you can contact Anne Schultz from Crossroads for more information.

Men’s prayer lunch

at jucy’s in marshall

At noon

The 2nd Monday of each month. The next one is September 10.

Bring a friend or co-worker with you.

The Women’s Ministry is “Serving Him in Everything”

The next SHinE Fellowship is September 10 at 6:30 pm,

in the Youth Room.

We will have pizza & watch the movie “Samson”

Bring a friend. Childcare will be provided.

SHinE VERSE OF THE MONTH

And whatever you do, in word or deed,

do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17

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Wednesday, September 05 Small Groups

Wednesday, September 12

Small Groups

Wednesday, September 19 Small Groups

Wednesday, September 26

See You at the Pole at all area schools Check with your school for the time

Saw You at the Pole Worship Rally

5-8 pm, Telegraph Park, Downtown Marshall

Wednesday, October 03 Serve Night

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Choir Practice has begun, but it ’s not too late to join us on Wednesday nights at 6:15pm. Bi-Monthly Family Business Meeting will be Wednesday, September 12, at 6:15 pm. CCA Outing Friday, September 14. The CCA Group will be having lunch in Marshall and afterwards will attend the Great East Texas Hymn Sing at ETBU. The church van will leave the church at 11:00am. If you would like to attend, please sign-up in the M & M Center.

Sunday School 9:15 am Sunday Morning Worship 8:00 am and 10:30 am

In honor of the 17th Anniversary of 9/11, we will have

a special recognition service Sunday, September 9, for the public servants

who serve our community.

SEE YOU AT THE POLE

“See You At The Pole” has been about one simple act -- prayer. It is about students uniting themselves in prayer before God interceding for their generation. SEE YOU AT THE POLE day is Wednesday, September 26 at about 7:15am. (check with your school for exact time) All around the globe, in every time zone, students will be gathering at their school flagpoles, praying for their school, friends, families, churches, and communities. Adults are also welcome and encouraged to attend.

SAW YOU AT THE POLE

That night the Ascension Student Ministry will be gathering with other area youth groups for a “Saw You At The Pole” Worship Rally.

For the first time, this will be held at Telegraph Park in downtown Marshall from 5:00pm - 8:00pm.

Mary Hill Davis Offering Texas Missions

During the month of September

1 Peter 2:9-10

7th - 12th Grade