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November 2014
Thanksgiving In The USA
by Margaret Cagle
Near the end of November in the USA Is our national Thanksgiving Day.
W close stores, schools, and banks And give God our special thanks.
It is a time for us to celebrate From coast to coast and state to state. We think of when the Pilgrims came To these shores in freedom’s name. The first Thanksgiving was long ago. This bit of history we all know. A time for thanking their God above Was set aside to show their love When blessings came, they had a feast. They were not sorry in the least For coming to this vast barren land. For freedom to worship, they did stand. From that first Thanksgiving Day Until the present one we can say, “Thank you, God, for blessings great You are the reason we celebrate.”
Thank You Lord
by Roger Horsch
I thank you Lord for hearing me When I get on my knees to pray I thank you Lord every day for life As I go from day to day. I thank you Lord for your sacrifice When you died on the cross for me I once walked through life being blinded But, because of you I now can see. I thank you Lord for the miracles you send Your love, forgiveness and grace I thank you Lord for carrying me When I could no longer set the pace. I thank you Lord for lifting me My spirit you lift so high I thank you Lord when I'm feeling down 'cause you give me the will to try. You gave me the path to eternal life And, only you my Lord know when The day I can thank you face to face In Jesus name, Amen.
Thank You for Everything
by Belinda van Rensburg
Thank You Father for all You've done; for Your Spirit and for Your Son. Thank you for each bright new day, For a voice to sing and a place to stay. Thank you for Your love so strong, and for helping me to right each wrong. Thank you for my family; for strength to face calamity. Lord, thank you for my joy and tears, and for helping me conquer my fears. Lord unto Your throne I bring A prayer of thanks for everything.
Thanksgiving In The USA by Margaret Cagle
Near the end of November in the USA Is our national Thanksgiving Day. We close stores, schools, and banks And give to God our special thanks. It is a time for us to celebrate From coast to coast and state to state. We think of when the Pilgrims came To these shores in freedom's name. The first Thanksgiving was long ago. This bit of history we all know. A time for thanking their God above Was set aside to show their love. When blessings came, they had a feast. They were not sorry in the least For coming to this vast, barren land. For freedom to worship, they did stand. From that first Thanksgiving Day Until the present one we can say, "Thank you, God, for blessings great! You are the reason we celebrate!"
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The following are reoccurring
events that take place each
week/month at the same time
unless otherwise denoted.
Discipleship before Church
at 9am
Church Services - Sunday at
10:45 AM
Baptism Sunday mornings
Children’s Play Group Every
Tuesday from 10am -
11:30am.
Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
3rd Sat. 8-9 Call Bob Byrd
for info at: 210-896-5525
CFY - Every Wednesday @
6:30pm
Pre-Teen Ministry -Every
Wednesday @ 6:30pm-8
Bldg D
Women’s Sticky Group
Thursday 10:30 am
2nd Thursday Helping
Hands 10:30 —12
Please Go To Our Website
For More Information! www.cowboyfellowship.org
NOVEMBER 2014 SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1
2
9a
Discipleship
10:45 a
Worship
Service
3
6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study
4
10a-11:30a
Play Group
5
6:30p-8p
5th & 6th
Grade
6:30p-8p CFY
6
10:30a
Women’s Sticky
Group
6:30p-9p
CF band prac-
tice
6:30 p–8p
Judo
7 8
8a-10a
10a-12
Ladies Riding
Group
9
9a
Discipleship
10:45a
Worship
Service
12-2p
Leadership
and Lay
Pastor Mtg.
10 6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study
11
10a-11:30a
Play Group
12
6:30 -8p
5th & 6th
Grade
6:30p-8p
CFY
13
10:30a
Helping Hands
10:30 am
Women’s Sticky
Group
6:30p-9p
CF band
practice
6:30pm– 8
Judo
14 15
8a-9a Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
16
9a
Discipleship
10:36
Saddle up
10:45a
Worship
Service
Baby
Dedication
17 6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study
18
10a-11:30a
Play Group
19
6:30p-8p
5th & 6th
Grade
6:30p -8p CFY
20
10:30 am
Women’s Sticky
Group
6:30p-9p
CF band
practice
6:30p – 8
Judo
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22
23 9a Discipleship 10:45a Worship Service 12pm-1 Elders mtg.
24 6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study
25
10a-11:30a
Play Group
26
6:30p-8p
5th & 6th
Grade
6:30p -8p CFY
27 Thanksgiving Office closed
28
Office
closed
29
30
9a
Discipleship
10:45a
Worship
Service
Schedule
Of Events
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
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Covered Facility Update
The concession stand and restrooms are complete but there is
still work being done. A sprinkler system is being put in
between the parking area and the front of the concession stand
area.
Everything looks awesome! There are plenty of stall in the
restrooms so there shouldn’t be a long waiting line and the
concession stand has everything including a popcorn popper.
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Greetings form Hyderabad, India
It doesn’t matter what part of the world you are in, God created
characteristics we all have and share. The smiles we share are
happiness and love that we all care for each other. And our eyes
witness all the precious moments God give us. Thank you Cowboy
Fellowship for the encouragement you gave me over the years to
grow in Christ and serve you all.
John Pawelek
Frankie Ellis wanted to
bring all the little girls
home with her.
HORSELESS RANCH RODEO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014
COWBOY CHURCH IN GOD’S COUNTRY
374 CR 341, Hondo, TX. 78861
FREE!!
TO THE PUBLIC
Come join in on
clean family fun
and entertainment.
EVERYONE IS
WELCOME!
To enter or for more info. Mac McPartlin
210-459-5576 D.R. Powell
830-743-2162
PENNING
MUGGING
BRANDING
TRAILER LOADING
Participants must attend church services at 11:00 a.m.
Books open 10:00a.m. - Close at 11:00a.m.
Rodeo starts at 1:30pm
Team meeting at 1:00pm
ENTRY FEE: $100.00/ 4 MEMBER TEAM
PRIZES: 1st Place: 4
Championship Buckles PLUS
Cash prizes for First, Second, and Third Place After expenses
FREE!!
TO THE PUBLIC
Come join in on
clean family fun
and
entertainment.
EVERYONE IS
WELCOME!
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The Helping Hands Ministry met at cowboy Fellowship on October 9th to discuss
their participation and booth in the upcoming Fall Festival which will be held at Cow-
boy Fellowship this year. Chris Cain, the youth pastor, wife Jana and son Wilder
stopped by for a visit. They were invited to join the Helping Hands at Café Chris for
lunch. Near the end of lunch the team had a nice surprise when Mike Dickmann,
Chris, Jana and son Wilder Cain along with Brian, Lacy and son Ben Anderson
showed up for lunch.
Helping hands in attendance for the meeting were Dottie Ellis, Heather Ellis, Marge
Lockhart, Avalon Newell, Larry and Marty Pryor, John and Loretta Reppond and
Connie Walker.
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Cowboy Fellowship Church Gathering
The Church Gathering was held on October 5th. After the service
everyone enjoyed the fish fry followed by fun and games. The kids
enjoyed riding the mechanical bull and the bounce house; while some
were brave enough to put on protective gear and climbing aboard one
of the sheep in the Mutton Bustin. For the kids 11-14 there was the
steer riding event.
cont on next page
We had an opportunity to teach a Marriage Group in a city nearby.
New Happenings
Craig will begin to lead the missionary team in Uruguay beginning in December.
God is moving in the hearts of two people who want to come to serve here with us.
Some missionaries are facing discouraging circumstances with lack of response.
Summer vacation is Dec 15 till March 1. Many people are unavailable or just kind of check out of life for at least one month out of three. Pray that the people in the Community El Camino will be faithful to be together for most of the three months.
Ancla Baptist Church which we call our local church family is sending out four of their youth on short term missions to Peru. Craig is coaching one of the young men, Alexis, who plans to attend Seminary and would like to pastor in the future.
God has put another new Christian couple in our path to coach. We are praying that God will give us couples to coach that will be willing to be become trainers of other couples.
Another area of missions growth is in the country of Argentina. There are young people there who are beginning to see and catch a vision to go and reach others. Camino Global is looking into collaborating with mission focused groups in Argentina to work together to send out more workers into the harvest. Though God has placed us in a gospel resistant area like Uruguay, the country of Argentina across the river has many young people who are growing in the desire for global missions and want to know more and experience what God is doing in this world. Pray for us and the Eberlines, our teammates, who are at the forefront of helping the Argentines through contacts there.
We really appreciate your prayers! Blessings, Craig and Denise Williams Camino Global- Uruguay
Camino Global
Uruguay
Craig and Denise Williams
November 2014
Love God by Loving Others
Jesus summed up the entire law
in two commandments: “Love
the Lord your God” and “Love
your neighbor as yourself”
(Matthew 22:37, 39). Followers
of God express love and thanks-
giving to him by showing love to
other people in practical ways.
No matter our age, we can live
out this gratitude in a variety of
ways—big and small. And ser-
vice isn’t limited to the holidays.
Follow these tips to make ser-
vice a year-round occurrence in
your family:
• Set a model of servanthood
and responsibility. Don’t use
acts of service to manipulate or
“one up” each other. Instead,
perform tasks out of humility, not
expecting thanks in return.
• Make serving fun. Spend an after-noon raking leaves for elderly neighbors or church members. After-ward, gather leaves on your own lawn, and throw some individually wrapped candies into the pile. After kids search for the candy, discuss what makes helping others feel so “sweet.”
• Offer age-appropriate ideas. Kids of all ages can pitch in to help others. Find ways for your children to actively help by considering what they’re able to do.
• Share your adventures in serving.
Each week, challenge family members
to perform acts of giving and kindness.
Then report the activities every night
during dinner or family devotions. Ex-
amples include shoveling snow, deliv-
ering cookies, helping someone carry
their books or packages, and so on.
POWER-
SOURCE ASK GOD:
1. To give your children loving,
grateful hearts toward him.
2. To help your family members
put their love for God into ac-
tion by serving other people.
3. To help you make service a
joyful, regular habit in your
home.
Love God by
loving others
TEACHABLE MOMENTS
In Jesus’ Steps
Have family members take off their
shoes. Read aloud John 13:1-15,
about Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.
Say: In Bible times, servants washed
the dirty feet of guests. It was a
lowly job, but Jesus did it to show
how we can serve other people.
Take turns giving one another foot
massages. Ask: Why was Jesus will-
ing to be a servant? How can we
encourage each other to serve?
Have family members use wet-erase
markers to write the name of someone
they’d like to serve on the bathroom
mirror during the week. This will be a
reminder to follow through on your ser-
vice ideas.
Close in prayer: Dear Jesus, thank
you for coming to serve us. Help us
love you by serving people around
us. In your name we pray, amen.
Living Out Our Gratitude
Like love, true thanksgiving is expressed through our actions. Serving God
by serving others doesn’t necessarily mean you need to travel across the
world on a mission trip, though. Opportunities abound in our homes,
churches, schools, neighborhoods, and communities to meet other people’s
needs—and, by doing so, to show our love and gratitude to God. Children
are pre-wired for service, so they’ll be more eager to help out than you
might expect. Just watch out: Your kids will begin to view the world from a
whole new perspective. Coming face to face with human need is truly
transformative! Use these ideas to start living out your gratitude as a family.
• With babies and toddlers, read
aloud picture books about thank-
fulness. Then talk about ways we
say thank you to God and other
people.
• At home, provide Helper’s Hints.
On slips of paper, have kids write or
draw a picture of a way to serve each
family member. Then place the slips
in a decorated shoebox. Examples
include “Make Mom’s bed,” “Give a
hug,” or “Empty the dishwasher.”
Each morning, kids can choose a slip
and use the hint to serve someone
that day. Regularly add new ideas to
the box.
• At church, volunteer as a family
at a work day. Look for age-
appropriate tasks for your kids, such
as cleaning out pews, washing toys
in the nursery, or pulling weeds.
• Be good neighbors! Older kids
can help with lawn work, painting,
and house- and pet-sitting. Younger
children can provide company to eld-
erly or homebound people, bringing
flowers or cards during visits.
“Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be
generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they
will thank God. So two good things will result from the ministry of
giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they
will joyfully express their thanks to God.”
—2 Corinthians 9:11-12
• Enlist children in the CSS:
Christian Secret Service. Deploy
kids for undercover operations by
having them serve others covertly.
They can leave sidewalk-chalk
messages, deliver cards to a local
nursing home, pick up trash at a
favorite park, or wash windshields in
the church parking lot.
• In the community, serve as
volunteer readers at local schools
and libraries. Older kids can tutor
or be “buddies” to younger kids who
need extra attention.
• Donate to food drives or help at
a food bank. Discuss how God
provides for us in amazing ways.
(For example, read about the
Israelites and manna in Exodus
16:11-18.)
• Participate in holiday toy drives.
Or pack shoeboxes for Operation
Christmas Child.
• Stuff and label envelopes at a
nonprofit or denominational
organization. Ask what other
immediate needs they have.
MEDIA MADNESS
MOVIE Title: The Book of Life
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: PG (for mild action, rude hu-
mor, some thematic elements, and
brief scary images)
Cast: Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum,
Diego Luna
Synopsis: A young man goes on an
adventure spanning three fantastic
worlds. He must decide between fulfill-
ing family expectations and following
his heart.
Our Take: This 3D computer-animated
film has a unique visual style and of-
fers a fresh take on pop-music favor-
ites. Its “Day of the Dead” look features
spirits and scary-looking characters.
MUSIC Title: 1989 Musician: Taylor Swift
Synopsis: The pop superstar’s fifth
album is her self-declared first official
pop project. The title refers to the year
Swift, 24, was born. She says the
sound was inspired by late-’80s pop.
But the lyrics still reportedly contain
lots of the personal, diary-like lines
Swift has become known for.
Our Take: “Shake It Off,” the first sin-
gle from the new album, has already
topped the charts—and inspired nu-
merous parodies. Although some
people say Swift’s songs about
“haters” are becoming cliché, others
like the empowerment anthems about
being yourself and shaking off
criticism.
Games, Sites & Apps
Monsters Ate My
Birthday Cake In this Cartoon Network
game for the iPhone
and iPad ($4.99), a
birthday boy must track
down monsters and res-
cue his dog. It has re-
ceived good reviews
from puzzle fans. Note
that there’s cartoony
violence and some mild
language.
Kideos At kideos.com, children
ages 10 and under can
watch pre-approved,
age-appropriate videos
on a wide range of sub-
jects. Some are educa-
tional while others are
humorous. A Bible
“channel” includes
some animated
accounts and musicals.
Kids Music Factory
With this free iOS app,
children can place
instruments, notes, and
characters on a staff,
then listen as the music
and sounds are played
back. Young composers
(ages 4 to 8) will enjoy
experimenting with
patterns and scales. A
$2.99 upgrade is
available.
CULTURE & TRENDS
Nutrition News—Mobile farmers mar-kets are heading to “food deserts”—inner-city or low-income neighborhoods that lack access to fresh produce. An estimated 6.5 million U.S. children live in these food de-serts, where fast-food chains often fill the void of grocery stores. Health ex-perts hope that providing fresh pro-duce in these areas will help reduce childhood obesity and obesity-related diseases.
QUICK STATS
Rock On!—When asked at what age
they’d take their kids to a pop concert,
26% of parents said 5 or under, 13%
said 5 or 6, 24% said between 7 and 9,
and 50% said 10 or older.
(parents.com)
Sports Spending—The more money
parents spend on youth sports, the
more likely their kids are to lose
interest, according to researchers at
Utah State University’s Families in
Sport Lab. The more money parents
spend, the more pressure kids feel,
which leads to lower enjoyment and
ultimately, lower motivation.
(gazette.com)
This page is designed to help educate parents and isn’t meant
to endorse any movie, music, or product. Our goal is to help
you make informed decisions about what your children watch,
read, listen to, and play.
Our Links
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P.O. Box 68
Pleasanton, TX 78064
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