Capri Christian Church Newlsetter
April 2024
March Attendance
| DATE | ATTENDANCE |
| March 2nd & 3rd | 670 |
| March 9th & 10th | 644 |
| March 16th & 17th | 662 |
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March 23rd & 24th |
695 |
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March 30th & 31st |
1129 |
All - Church Dinner
- Please join us to our monthly gathering to enjoy delicious food and great conversation. You and your family are invited! Please sign in the Fellowship Hall to volunteer.
Women's Ministry
- Join us for the Prayer Shawl Groupevery Thursday at 1 PM.
- Spring Bible Study, Tuesday, April 2nd, 9:30 AM or 6 PM Sessions, “Do Not Give The Enemy a Seat at Your Table” sign-ups and books in the Fellowship Hall.
- Philip’s Ministry Monthly Lunch – Widows Fellowship, Thursday, April 25th – Please, sign in the Fellowship Hall.
From the Pastor’s Desk…
Curt Ayers, Senior Pastor
I wanted to let you know that we ere unable to secure the property that we use for Easter at Capri Tent Service. We will all miss the Tent Service this year.
The Easter Services will be held at the Church. Saturday at 5 PM, Sunday 8:30, 10, and 11:15 AM.
We are excited about Easter Sunday, all the special preparation are being made to make sure it is a dynamic event.
I will also be leading a Service outside at the Fiddler’s Creek board walk at 8 AM. Please do everything you can to support our worship services.
Jesus is alive and well at CCC. Let’s do all we can to honor him everyday.
MISSION-MINDED
Terry Campbell, Mission Team Leader
A big THANK YOU to all who made the celebration of EASTER, the defining day of our faith, possible. I am sure everyone enjoyed our many Easter services and the Maundy Thursday Concert and Communion Service.
Our Mission Partners have various events and activities throughout the year. they will be highlighted every month in this newsletter.
A few examples:
Pregnancy Resource Center, Thursday April 11th will have a ” Breakfast with Life Champions.”
IDES, staff, and volunteers have partnered with churches in Indiana and Ohio to provide storm disaster relief. Prayer and donations are need as we enter spring with the increase of severe weather.
Stadia, holds their discovery event in June to equip 15 – 20 new church leaders starting new churches over the next 12 – 18 months.
ARM Prison Outreach, requesting support to provide 3,140 free Bibles to prisoners at a cost of $5 each.
GNPI, support of their new project, Mission 15. Goal delivers 1 billion Gospel invitations.
Sunlight Home has a campaign to provide children’s Bibles for the families they support.
You can view all our Mission partners at http://www.caprichristianchurch.org to better understand each partners ministry and be informed of upcoming events. I know they will appreciate your support and prayers. You can always reach out to me with any questions regarding our partners or our Missions ministry.
Food For Thought
Wes Hasekamp, Outreach Pastor
Easter is over and what do we do now? The Disciples waited for Jesus to come back but was that their calling? After Jesus spent 40 days with them and rose back to heaven he left them with a note, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8.
We know that Jesus is with us through the Holy Spirit and will walk with us for all of our days until we come face to face with our Lord when he calls, but do we sit and wait for him to call? Read Luke 19 “The Parable of the Talents”, Matthew 25 “The Parable of the ten Virgins” as well as the Parable of the Talents, read 1 Corinthians 9:22-23, or read 1st Peter 3 and ask yourself, should I watch for Jesus’ coming? Or is there work to be done?
CapriKidz
Babies: I can do what Jesus says. (Room # 4). Class – Sunday 9 am, 10 am, and 11:15 am.
PreK: I Can do what Jesus says. (Room # 5). Class – Sunday 9 am, 10 am, and 11:15 am.
K – 5th Grade (Room # 9): Patience — You can choose to wait for later for what you want now. Class – Sunday 9 am, 10 am, and 11:15 am.
Capristudents
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6-8th Grade: Growing in your faith using the four faith skills.
9-12th Grade: Building life-changing habits.
Youth Group, Sundays 4 PM.
June 2nd -7th – Capristudents Retreat
July 23rd – 28th – Middle School Camp: Lake Aurora
We are prepping for our very first summer retreat with our students. If you have questions about how your student can participate, please view the document, and sign your student up on the website at www.youthatcapri.org/students
CapriU
(18-25 years) Nehemiah: Leadership.
Bible Study – Sundays 4 PM.
Fellowship Dinner – Wednesdays 6 PM.
Parents at Capri
Join us for a well-deserved break!
we’re thrilled to offer you an evening of relaxation while we take care of the kids.
Dinner will be provided. –
April 13th From 5 PM TO 8 PM
MEN’S BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
Steven Dawes, Associate & Music Pastor
We cannot express our gratitude enough to Capri’s Celebration Singers for their moving performance of “Still the King” at our Maundy Thursday and Easter weekend services. Their dedication and tireless efforts were evident in every note, filling our auditorium with pure joy, tears, and praise. The dedication, passion, and talent of each member of the group never ceases to amaze us, and we are truly blessed to have them share the message of hope and faith through their music.
Thank you for making our Easter Cantata a night to remember, and for giving us all something to sing about! And a special shoutout to Pastor Curt, who graciously offered to add some tambourine flair to the performance. Despite missing every rehearsal and forgetting his tambourine on the big night, his enthusiasm and encouragement were truly unmatched. God must have a sense of humor to bless us with such a tambourine-loving pastor! Thank you.