Our CBC Rally Sunday and Back to Church Sunday, September 17th is another indication of the summer ending, as everyone begins with the busy schedules. The children are back in school, and the fall sports are in full season. We have the remaining months to finish strongly with our 2023 CBC church plans. Just imagine, the fall holidays and the new…
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We began this week by celebrating Labor Day weekend and the last official summer holiday for this year. A clear sign of summer ending is seeing the children gathering and waiting for the yellow school buses and parents bringing their children to school. It was joyful to witness the Agape Preschool opening for the school…
“Summer ends and the school year begins” were the words shared this week in anticipation of the Agape Preschool opening next week. The joy and anticipation of the children returning back to school is being expressed all around the area. While recently shopping for school supplies, there were two sisters in the store that were very…
During recent travels, there was Warrenville school billboard sign that says welcome Kindergarten Class of 2036. My initial reaction was it feels like we just began 2023 and trying to grasp the remainder of this year. Can you imagine just thinking about 2024, let alone 2036? This Class of 2036 are part of the “Gen Alpha”…
The Summer Sermon Series, “Progress in the Process” continued this past weekend with the sermon being shared with former CBC Pastor Peg French. It was a joyful moment with having the participation of Chris leading the worship and seeing the welcoming back to CBC as expressed by the CBC congregation. I am in awe of…
The following Warrenville churches including Community Baptist Church, St. Irene’s, Trinity Lutheran, Immanuel Presbyterian, Warrenville Bible Chapel, Hope Community, Holy Transfiguration, LaRoca, and Outreach (former known as Warrenville Youth & Family Services) are all joined together as Warrenville Persons in Ministry affectionally known as WPIM. This ecumenical WPIM group meets monthly in collaboration to serve Warrenville and the surrounding area and…
Summer days are enjoyable with the National Night Out and the Johnson Back to School events taking place in the same week. Our CBC congregation is in full action with the CBC volunteers coming forth and being visible in the community. Those CBC t-shirts worn by the volunteers are a great representation of the church…
During our recent worship service on Sunday, July 2nd, we took the time to recognize the CBC Pandemic Team – Amy, Sue, John, Jodi, and Pastor Annette who were the connectors to the church during the pandemic. This was an idea that occurred during one of the Transition Team meetings and was placed on our “Parking Lot” of…
This past Sunday was another joyful opportunity for the CBC family to reconnect with each other and welcome others to CBC church. The reading the CBC Church Covenant together was a pleasant reminder of our agreement to God and each other as CBC members. In sharing the communion meal together, it was in remembrance of…
While at the ABC USA Biennial, Pastor Annette and I took a selfie! She misses CBC and sends her blessings to the CBC Family. As I attended the ABC USA Biennial, I was particularly made aware of the people from various ethnicities including White, Black, Asian, Latino, and Other/Mixed who make up the denomination and…