Christmas Decoration, Christmas Eve, and Prayer Requests

Team,

Thanks for those who took tubes of paper to cut for our Christmas set. We ran out quickly...pray with me that everyone brings them back on Sunday!

Christmas Decorations and Set
We have a fun night coming up next Monday, November 30th. We will be taking the 1000s of paper leaves, snowflakes, and flowers and decorating our concourse and stage for Christmas. We will be working from 6-9PM, there will be snacks and drinks, and hopefully a whole bunch of people helping. Can you come? There will be plenty of things to do as we work to complete this ambitious and beautiful set design!

To sign up for this event, email or text Deb Farrell to let her know you will be there:

419-266-2240

Christmas Eve
Ben and I have been plotting and planning for Christmas Eve. The teams are in place (thanks for everyone who is serving!!). The question is- how many people can we get to Crossroads to hear the message of hope and a Savior? The answer is- as many as we invite! Start thinking about who you can invite to Christmas Eve. 

We will be having lots of music this time around, an original Mary/Joseph video and a my story from one of our members, plus extra performances in the parking lot and concourse! And of course we'll have a beautiful candlelight moment just right for celebrating Christmas together.

What would happen if we all stepped up and invited just 1 person to a Christmas Eve service? I would like to find out!

Christmas Eve is Thursday December 24th, 4, 6, and 8 PM, and also our laid back 11 PM Carols and Candlelight service for those that like to do it that way. New this year- childcare for all 3 of the production services (we didn't have it at the 8PM last year).

Prayer
Would you support our team in prayer this week?

-Don Winslow our lighting director badly injured his finger last week and will most likely be having surgery to repair it this week. Please pray for quick healing and no pain.
-Continue to pray for Lucy Hagedorn and her family at the loss of her dad.
-Jack Reed's wife, Barb, continues to struggle with cancer and other health issues including internal bleeding. She may need surgery again soon. Please pray for complete healing and peace for her and Jack.
-Pray for our teams as we head into the Christmas season, that we will do our best in serving, that our efforts will bring people closer to Christ, and that we will see incredible growth at Crossroads, spiritually and numerically.
-We are in need of 4-5 new camera operators and 2 media computer operators. A couple names have already come in. Pray that more will be found so we can have complete teams for ministry!

I think we should continue to support each other in prayer. If there is something you would like the team to pray for, please let me know. Let's do this for each other and our church!


THANKS, as always, for serving. I'm excited to see new people joining our teams, the scheduling is going very well, and we have produced some amazing services lately. Let's keep it up and see what God will do through us in the coming months. JIM

Critical need on our team and how you can help

Friends,

Hope this Monday finds you well. I wanted to say thanks again for all you do to serve the Lord at Crossroads. Each week makes a difference in someone's life- you are a part of that!

I'd like to talk to you briefly about two holes in our tech roster:

Camera Operators
We are short 4-5 camera operators, we are very thin in this team. Camera operators need to have the ability to focus on their task and take direction from the Video Operator.

Media Computer Operator
We need 2-3 more media computer operators. For this position, it's important to have some general computer knowledge and an ability to listen/focus on music and speaking to get smooth transitions.

Ben and I are in high alert mode and are looking for people who could serve. But that's two people looking. Could I ask you to think of anyone YOU might know who would be good for these positions?  We love to connect with new people and plug them into ministry, but we're also happy to find people who have been coming for a while and haven't found their sweet spot yet. These positions are also great for high school students who want to serve.

Will you help us look so we can fill this need on our team? If you give us names and a phone number or email address, we'll do the rest. Or, and this may be even simpler, just ask someone you think might fill one of these positions to show up with you when you serve, and we'll have them shadow a camera or media operator that day.

THANKS for your help, JIM

PS- grab some Creative Arts Team cards in the green room, they are great for passing out to interested people, and they have my contact info on them...easy!