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January Birthdays

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Youth Happenings


NorthRidge Church & Christian AcademyJanuary 2012

Volume 3, Issue 12

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Our News Reaching You; Reaching Out to You

In This Issue

A Message From Pastor David


Expressions of Worship

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From The Desk of Pastor Harold


NorthRidge Information


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A Message From Pastor David

Over the past few days I have reflected a bit as I do when one year embarks upon another. In my reflection I have

celebrated again and again the accomplishments of the NorthRidge family over this past year; the marriages that

have taken steps toward refinement, the commitments toward physical health that many have made, and the new

ministries that have been birthed. The successes of 2011 are easy to recognize and easy to celebrate. But in my

reflection the question that looms over me is, What is the next step?

A journey is simply a series of steps taken to get from place to another. This journey of life will be measured in

large part by the steps we take. Yet every step we take must be measured, evaluated, and carefully executed; lest

we wander through life too many do that in our culture. With many steps there are decisions to make, as to

which step to take or to what must I do to prepare myself for this step. Some steps allow us plenty of time toready ourselves; other steps occur in crisis or with urgency and any preparation that was needed must have be

done in the steps previously. Thus, we recognize the need to prepare along the way. We need to be EQUIPPED

along the way thus our focus for 2012.

I had stated in early November that I believe 2012 will mark a significant transition in the life of NorthRidge Church

and its ministries. We all bear a significant responsibility in paying for a debt on our Community Center (Gym)

building that preceded most of us (built in 1999), but is nonetheless a responsibility of our family. While we owe

over $670,000 on this debt and while we pay over $7,000 per month to retire this debt, it is a responsibility that we

need to retire; we need to take the next step. I have struggled with the Lord over this for many years, but I believe

it is time to transition from debt retirement to ministry investment $7,000 per month to invest in reaching the

Ridge and beyond. In my struggle I have wrestled with the state of our economy and the timing of such a challenge

yet I have found encouragement within His Word God has already equipped and is equipping His people to ful-fill His task. Hear the prayer of King David from 1 Chronicles 29. Read it several times and hear God speak . . . to

you.10

Then David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly: O LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel,

may you be praised forever and ever!11

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the

majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the

one who is over all things.12

Riches and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might

are in your hand, and it is at your discretion that people are made great and given strength.13

O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name!14

But who am I, and who are my people, that we could

give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you have already given

us! (Emphasis added)15

We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were

before us. Our days on earth are like a shadow, gone so soon without a trace.16

O LORD our God, even these materials that we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name come

from you! It all belongs to you!17

I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity

there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly

and joyously.

As we focus on equipping for the next steps, prayerfully consider what your gift will be to eliminate the debt on

Gods House. We will be the recipients of great joy as we observe God leading His people to do what He has al-

ready equipped them to do. His House deserves our best. His Kingdom deserves our all. This life He has given us

deserves careful evaluation as we take the steps through the journey of it.

Lets give our best in 2012.

Love you all, Pastor David

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Set your calendars for July 22-29, 2012. We are planning a trip back to Honduras to continue our work

there with local churches and community outreach. In years past, we have constructed things like Sunday School

classrooms, church buildings, and latrines. We have also held childrens events like Vacation Bible School and of-

fered training and encouragement to church leaders. All of our efforts have been met with welcome arms in thechurches as well as the communities that we seek to reach for the sake of the Gospel.

For the past year, we have been praying about what opportunities are available for us to make a great im-

pact on a community that extends beyond the walls of a church or a specific number of missions trips. As we have

prayed, we believe that God is leading us to make a difference in a community through meeting very specific needs

that extend beyond the church. One of the things that we noticed on a trip two years ago was that many of the

communities and people groups are very limited in their capacity to provide their families with sustainable crops

that could provide both a healthy diet as well as a potential income to purchase other necessary food items. Many

of the families that we encountered had no means or knowledge of growing new types of crops that could provide

those resources for them. We believe that meeting a communitys needs through such a program would offer local

groups of believers a ministry that exceeds the projected scope of a typical construction project.

One of the main projects we are planning this July is the creation of a community vegetable garden along

with the development of organic compost. This project is designed to teach, train and benefit many families in the

church and community. The vision of this project is to promote community relationships while teaching these farm-

ers to produce different kinds of vegetables for their families. For generations, these people have been planting

only corn and beans because that is the only thing they know how to plant and grow. Through this project, they will

be educated on the proper time for planting different vegetables as well as rotating crops and making better use of

their open fields. Eventually we hope to see them producing income for their families by selling their vegetables.

The second project we are planning is the construction of latrines. Even though such a project lacks the

luster of a church building or a house, each latrine provides the answer to a very basic need. While gardening might

provide ample resources for a family, healthy gardening is vital to the sustainability of such a project. One of the

ways that this is accomplished is the proper placement and implementation of latrines that are designed to keep

human waste away from fields that grow food for human consumption.

One of the areas in greatest need for both of these project is Nueva Palmira, in the Yoro area. Please beginpraying about your desire to attend, sponsor, or pray for these projects this coming July. Two informational meet-

ings will be held in January; Wednesday, January 4th at 8pm in the conference room and Sunday, January 8th, at

12pm in the conference room. If you are interested in participating, please make plans to join us for one of the two

times. More information will be provided regarding location and cost at that time.

Terrill

July 22-29, 2012H NDURASExpressions of Worship:

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From the Desk of Pastor Harold

The Sonshiners Monthly

Luncheonwill be held January 5that Noon.

Start the year off with some fun, food

and fellowship. Get on the phone,

email, text, twitter or yelled across

the fence and tell someone about our

monthly luncheon. Go see or callsomeone you have not seen in a

while and bring them with you.

Saturday

mornings at 7:00

Our devotional

comes from Men

of Integrity. If

you would like a

devotional book-

let, please seeRick Johnson or

Pastor Harold.

January 7th

The call to Be All God Wants You to Be

January 14th

You Are Gods Living Temple

January 21st

Moving Past Diversity to Reconciliation

January 28th

Win the Battle Over Porn

Sonshiners Caroling.

The Sonshiners met on December 17th

and ministered to some special folk in our local nursing homes.

Thanks for going and sharing the love of Christ.

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January begins a new year. Have you thought about your place of

ministry for Kingdom purpose? Can you and will you do something

this year that makes a difference in someones life and brings glory to

our heavenly Father.

This is the current group of Home-bound with addresses that are be-

ing ministered to at this time. If you know of others that would bene-fit from this ministry, please contact Rowena Daley or call the church

office @ 863.422.4488

Bernard and Joyce Dillon(Home phone: 875-7070 Joyce Cell 419-6794)

Ms. Irma Swain

Mr. George Pryce

Spring Haven Retirement LLC 1225 Havendale NW Winter Haven, Florida 33881 (863)-293-0072

Ms. Lucille Tiner Savannah Court assisted living.

301 Peninsular Drive Haines City, FL 33844-5046 (863) 422-5204

Ms. Vera Cook

Mr Charles Mayberry

Brandywyne Health Care Center 1801 Lake Mariam Drive Winter Haven, FL 33884 (863) 293-1989

We also have several seniors who are not homebound, but are limited in some capacity. Brighten someones day

with your smile and a word of encouragement.

Ms Ruth Copeland

Savannah Court 301 Peninsular Drive Haines City, FL 33844-5046 (863) 422-5204

Mr Russ Vincent @ homeMs. Dorothy Burgess @ home

PRAISE REPORT

Ms. Kathryn Kruger, is back home after recovering from a fall.

Senior Adult TripRemember to plan for a mid-October Senior Adult trip. The destination has not been finalized, but the dates

are set so you can make some long range planning. I am looking forward to a larger group for our annual trip.

We would love to have YOU come along. Hope-fully we will have a trip confirmed in the next

two or three weeks.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

I hope that everyone reading this has had an amazing Christmas and New Year. The beginning of this

year has three big events going on for our youth group. The first event is the Winter Jam concert. This

is taking place on January 14th. We will be taking a bus load of kids to Tampa to see bands like Skillet,

Sanctus Real, Building 429, and Newsong. This is a great event because it only costs our kids 10 dollars

and there are 10 bands performing.

Our Second event is a fundraiser. We will be sponsoring a Valentines date night on Friday, February

17. Instead of being a spaghetti dinner, it will be a sit down Italian restaurant setting (that offers spa-ghetti). There will be waiters and strolling musicians. There will also be a child care service set up so

those couples with younger children can have a nice evening out. More details will be available as the

date gets closer.

Our big event that is coming up is our D-NOW weekend. This will be on Friday February 10th

and Satur-

day February 11th

. This will be an outreach event that will be discussing the True Love Waits material,

talking about being pure until marriage. We are looking at making this a multi-church event with a ma-

jor concert open to the public on Saturday night. I really need your prayers for this event. We will also

need host families for our students. I think we will need at least 6 families, maybe more, to house stu-

dents for one night. If you are interested, please contact me at the church office (863-422-2288).

Thank you for all the prayers and support you have given me in the past year. I look forward to part-

nering with you all again as prayer warriors for these students.

Stepping out in Faith,

Derrick

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

Holly Buchanan

Snyder Wright

4

Jeff Toole

5 6

ToddDunnahoe

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RobertFranciscoPaula Hinkle

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LeAnn Pierce

Wendi Wooddell

9 10

Nicole Buker

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Amy Fowler

Pryce Newberg

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Laura Balko

Melvin Collins

Lavon Norton

14

Bridget Moxley

Marilyn Reeves

Charles

Shorter

15

Dennis Graffious

Kelly Mixon

16Wilma Shorter

Steve Stockton

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Michael Pierce

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Mark Thompson

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Steve Justus

John

Kliewer

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Deborah

Anderson

21Emilia

Gonzalez

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Dacia Kaser

Breana Porter

Grace Myers

Derrick

Whiteman

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Robert Pierce

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Robert Wiley

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Gillian

Francisco

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Elizabeth

Porter

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Berniece

Johnson

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Mario Del Mazo

Nelson Hudson

Ryan Shelton

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January Birthdays

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Sunday services

Sunday Morning Caf -8:45am

Sunday School -9:20

Worship Service -10:30am

(also Kids' Church K5-3rd)

Hours-Monday -Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm. If you need to contact the Pastor On Call you can at

any time by calling the Church Office 863-422-4488 and leaving a message in the On Call mail-box (ext. 2104) The Pastor that is on call for the week will return your call ASAP.

Church Office

5:45-6:45 -Prayer in Sanctuary

6:45-7:45 -Coffee and Bible study in Fellow-

ship Hall

Wednesday services

2012 Budget Proposal Distribution at Welcome CenterAll members are encouraged to pick up the proposed 2012 budget to review. If we have your

correct email address on file you will receive an electronic copy on Tuesday 01/03/2012.

Unity Process will be imposed

Sunday 01/08/2012 immediately following the morning worship service.According to our bylaws, members will be asked to approve or oppose our proposed budget at

this time. Please call the church office or email [email protected] with any question

regarding the proposed budget.

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