Hey Friends and Family of TCC,
Sunday is Mother’s Day. I look forward to celebrating the women of Twin Cities who are moms. It’s a great day to pour on the heavy syrup and help those who fill this vital role in our society, know that they are valued. We want to honor moms. I am so grateful for my mom and her dogged determination to pray for me over the years. I believe I am who I am because of her faithfulness.
As we honor moms, I am sensitive toward those in our church who have never been a mom. It may be because of choice, life circumstance or infertility, and we know that you can sometimes feel left out. We want you to know that we are aware and care for the pain you may feel on Mother’s Day and have been praying for you.
We’re so appreciative of the single moms in our church. You carry a huge responsibility to be both bread-winner and parent of your children. We hope that this Mother’s Day you feel the support of your church. Our Single Moms ministry is actively looking for ways to meet your unique needs. Please let this team serve your needs.
There are several moms in our church who feel tremendous pain on Mother’s Day because they have lost a child and experience pangs of grief. Please know that you are in our prayers. The rest of us really have no idea what you feel, but we want to express our empathy and compassion.
Finally, there are those whose mother has died, or those whose mother hurt them in some way that should have never happened, or those whose children are causing them pain right now. We’re praying that you sense our caring concern and know that you are not alone.
We’ve planned a fun way to celebrate on Sunday by offering each family a free 5x7 photo. We’ll have three photo booths set up on our campus, and you can stop by before or after each service and get a quick picture taken of your family. Make sure to come dressed for a family picture and enjoy this as a way to celebrate the day. We’ll also give everyone a Mom’s Day card to take home or give to a special mom in your world.
Celebrating moms this weekend,
Saturday Prayer Focus: Pastors Cary and Grace Wallis, Solid Rock Christian Fellowship. Let’s pray for their impact in Penn Valley with the love of Jesus. Make sure to go through all five prayers from our Engage prayer card asking God’s richest blessings to be known.
Hey Friends and Family of TCC,
This is just one of the emails of gratitude we received this week after Serve Our Community. “The words that come to mind are: AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, and so needed. Thank you for your kindness and support - WOW! Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Isn’t that COOL! Way to go church! I am so grateful for the way you served and expressed the love of Jesus to our community.
Kim and I were out of town for the week celebrating our anniversary and had to miss the day. Even though we were not here physically, we were able to celebrate that we get to be part of a family who serves Jesus with their time and their hearts, and we prayed for eternal consequences from your investment out there. I can tell by all the communication I’m reading now that our prayers for long-term results are being answered already. Thank you all for being the hands and feet and eyes and ears of Jesus for all the individuals out there He still wants to reach through TCC.
This is why I say again and again, “God is not through with us! He has a mission for us, and we’ll pursue that mission with Him for as long as we have breath. I feel such love, warmth and excitement for our church. After 23 years, God still sees us as people having hearts after Him, and He keeps blessing us with His presence and supernatural Spirit.
We have another serving opportunity coming up on May 9 called Run For The Community. This event allows us to reach into the running segment of Nevada County and show the love of Jesus to a group of people who might never make it to church. Pastor John and Angel McGregor want you to know that they still need willing servants that morning. You don’t have to run, but you can help us make Run For The Community the best experience for runners and their families. Please call Angel at our office and let her know your desire to help.
We’ll continue our “You Drive Me Crazy” series this weekend by considering the power of our words to either build up or tear down. I am eager to experience God’s presence with you as we worship and learn from Him.
Engaging with you to share the love of Jesus,
Saturday Prayer Focus: Let’s broaden our prayers this weekend and pray for the devastation being experience by the people of Nepal. You’ve seen the images, but there is no way to know the pain and suffering being experienced there. Let’s ask God for physical, emotional and mental relief as we pray for His mighty presence to be experienced and that many would turn to Him for their comfort and strength. If you’d like to give financially or know specific ways to pray here are a couple of recommended resources – www.imb.org. www.samaritanspurse.org.
Hey Friends and Family of TCC,
Last Saturday we were able to bless hundreds of Nevada County families through Kidz Closet. As our county continues to lag in economic improvement, more and more families find themselves strapped financially. What an opportunity we have to be Jesus’ hands and feet as we get to bless others in such a tangible way. I am so grateful for Megan Lindsen, Roseann Hultquist and the 40 volunteers who banded together to make Kidz Closet such a huge success and bless 119 families. I am moved to the depths of my heart by your generosity and “others” attitude. You bless me as we bless others together.
Serve Our Community is THIS Saturday, April 25, 8:00am – noon. We’ll gather together at 8:00 for a continental breakfast, time of prayer and instructions, then at 8:30 we’ll go out wearing our Twin Cities Cares t-shirts and blanket our community with the love of Jesus. We have around 20 different projects we’re going to engage in together as we step out and serve. You can sign up by contacting Angel @ ext. 400, or you can just show up! Come join us as we serve together. This will be so fun!
We’ll continue our “You Drive Me Crazy” series this weekend with a look at how essential it is that each of us take a look at and own the part we have in making our relationships crazy. In order to have healthy relationships, we must all ask how we contribute to relational stress and what we can do to contribute to relational peace. Jesus has made us new, let’s act like it.
Engaging with you to share the love of Jesus,
Saturday Prayer Focus: Red Dog Community Church. Let’s offer prayers for Pastors Guy Prudhomme and Joe Ramey as they lead the church to impact their sphere of influence with the love of Jesus. Pray for unity and passion as they love on their neighbors.
Hey Friends and Family of TCC,
This was our sixth year of doing Sisters’ Closet, and it just keeps getting more meaningful for me. Many in our culture point fingers at the church and say, “Where is the love and concern for the hurting?” I wish everyone could see the smiling faces and the tears of women who are awed and surprised by such a tangible expression of compassion. Thank you to Melinda Dudley, Karen Abbot, Nancy Cunningham and the amazing team of 87 women who serve to make this event happen.
It was so cool to let the women know that the very next Saturday they could come back for Kidz Closet and shop for FREE again. We’ll have moms from all walks of life here on Saturday to pick out new “gently used” clothes for their kiddos. If you have kids clothing stored at your house, this is a good time for Spring cleaning. Bring them to the church during business hours or on Friday from 3pm–7pm. The shopping begins at 9am on Saturday.
Serve Our Community is just a week away. It’s Saturday, April 25, 8:00am – Noon. We’ll gather together at 8:00 for a continental breakfast, time of prayer and instructions, then at 8:30 we’ll go out wearing our Twin Cities Cares t-shirts and blanket our community with the love of Jesus. We have around 20 different projects we’re going to engage in together as we step out and serve. You can sign up online or at church on Sunday. Come join us as we serve together. This will be so fun!
This week we will talk about how to really love one another and be the kind of church that people will be drawn to and want to experience. Let’s be more than a crazy church. Let’s be a place where people are real and relational.
Engaging with you to share the love of Jesus,
Saturday Prayer Focus: LivingWell Medical Clinic as they bring “Silver Ring Thing” to our community on Thursday, April 22, 7:00pm here at TCC. Cathy Seapy and the team at LivingWell are committed to helping the teens of our county pledge to sexual abstinence and purity. In 4 years over 3500 students and parents have attended SRT - more than 800 have made a commitment to purity - nearly 500 made a first-time or renewed commitment to Christ!
Hey Friends and Family of TCC,
You make me smile! I was full of joy as I walked away from our final Easter service on Sunday. Your love for people who need to experience the love of Jesus was so visible in the way you invited folks, served extra services, participated fully and prayed faithfully. Thank you so much for all you did to make our Easter so amazingly worshipful. I know God must have had a huge smile, too.
Over the next few weeks we are going to reach out to our community in a couple of high-impact ways, and I want to let you know how you can participate.
Sisters’ Closet is this weekend. Here’s how it works. You bring your gently used clothing items to the church on Friday from 3pm – 7pm. We will have a team of women who will sort those clothes and get them ready to “sell” on Saturday. The really cool thing is that everything on Saturday is FREE! Imagine with me what it will be like on Saturday morning at 9am as hundreds of women from our community shop for clothes – that many of them couldn’t afford – and it’s all FREE! Sisters’ Closet is a great way to serve the families of our community.
On Sunday, we began the signup process for Serve Our Community, which will be Saturday, April 25, 8:00am – noon. Here’s what we’re going to do. We’ll gather together at 8:00 for a continental breakfast, time of prayer and instructions, then at 8:30 we’ll go out wearing our Twin Cities Cares t-shirts and blanket our community with the love of Jesus. You can sign up for a place to serve online or at church on Sunday. Come join us as we serve together. This will be so fun!
Living the dream together,
Prayer Focus: Word-A-Live Church. Let’s pray for Mike and Sandra Chipchase and the rest of the church that they would continue their ministry to care for the hurting and broken. Pray for them to be the light of Christ in Penn Valley as they seek to bring His healing and joy.
Hey Friends and Family of TCC,
Easter Weekend at Twin Cities is going to be so full hope as we focus on the resurrection. All of our teams are planning and preparing so we can put our best foot forward. Our goal is to make much of Jesus as we celebrate the power and promise of Easter.
Will you help us spread the word about our Easter weekend activities by doing one of the following?
- Like and share one or more of our posts on Facebook.
- Retweet one of our posts on Twitter.
- Extend a personal invitation using the Easter invite cards.
- Pray for open doors (see Colossians 4:2).
Here are the activities we’d like your friends and family to know about:
- Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast: 8:30am at Scotten School.
- Four Easter services: 6:00pm Saturday; 8:00, 9:35 & 11:15am at Twin Cities Church campus.
Over the next few weeks we are going to reach out to our community in a couple of high-impact ways.
- Sisters’ Closet, Saturday, April 11 and Kidz Closet, Saturday, April 18. Imagine hundreds of women shopping for clothing and it’s all FREE! These two events are so fun and impactful as we give away clothing and help families in tangible ways.
- Serve Our Community, Saturday, April 25, 8am–12pm. We’re going to blanket our portion of Nevada County with the love of Jesus as we make a physical difference. Come join us as we serve together.
This will be so fun! This spring will give us a great opportunity to experience the love of Jesus as we share the love of Jesus with others!
Prayer Focus: Community Good Friday service at Calvary Bible Church, Colfax Highway, 12:00–1:00pm. Let’s also pray for all of our Western Nevada County Christ-based churches as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Pray that many people will say “YES” to Jesus this weekend!
Hey Friends and Family of TCC,
Have you ever been on a vacation and found yourself enjoying it so much that you wished it would not have to end? That’s how I feel every time we get to go to Aptos/Sea Cliff Beach. I could sit for hours and watch the waves, smell the ocean fragrance, feel the cool air on my skin, listen to the seagulls and shout as the dolphins make their appearance. Do you get the picture?
Well, that’s how I am feeling about our Simplify series. On Monday evening, it was really sweet to sit with my Community Group and listen as people were reflecting on the series and the changes they were making in their lives as a result. It’s been super satisfying and exciting for me to be part of what God is doing in the lives of so many as I share how He is transforming me.
I want to suggest that it doesn’t have to end. Even though we’re going to move on to another series after Easter, we can all practice the things we’ve learned as we step back into a different reality. Much like coming home from vacation to a non-vacation reality. I will be praying for all of us that we will realize that Jesus’ offer to come to Him – come and be – is an offer without an expiration date. He wants us to be in relationship with Him so that when we serve, we serve out of an abundance of His Spirit.
On Sunday we conclude the series by talking about a huge consequence of believing we are in charge of the outcomes of our lives – worry and anxiety. We will end by collectively agreeing to let go of our need for control by truly trusting that God’s way is not just the best way to live, it’s the only wise choice to make in order to live a simplified life.
Seeking a simpler way to respond to life,
Saturday Prayer Focus: TCC Mexico Mission Team and Agua Viva Ministries, Ensenada Mexico. Stephanie Murray, the team leader, has asked us to: Pray for unity on the team as they accept and encourage each other. Pray for many in Mexico to establish a relationship with Jesus. Pray for a restored and refreshed spiritual passion for the Mexican youth. Pray for safety and good health for everyone involved.
