Central Valley
Baptist Association
Events & Weekly E-Letter

Women's Leaders- Registration is only $135!!!
PLEASE please let us know how many from your church are going to the women's retreat! Registration has stayed at $135 after all because Delta Valley would like everyone to go! Praise the Lord! Please email Carol Earls @ cearls@clearwire.net or call her @ 706.974.9228 or you can also email the office at cvba777@sbcglobal.net.

Update on our US/C2 missionary Andrew Cantrell:  Andrew’s two year appointment by the North American Mission Board was completed August 15. Praise God—Andrew will continue to minister to our churches in the CVBA!!!  Andrew’s schedule will be reduced down time-wise, but he will still continue to work with our Youth and College Leaders to strengthen these ministries of our churches. Since NAMB’s support has ceased, Andrew will be working part-time in other areas to supplement.  His goal is to work into a coaching role at a private or public school as a ministry opportunity.


**The next youth pastor leadership meeting is Tusday, September 7th @ 5:30 pm at the CVBA office where we are going to plan the activities for our Sept 18th "See You at The Pole" Rally...details will be available very soon


 

Men's "Power up" Retreat 

Sept. 9-11, 2010 @ Camp Oakhurst Christian Camps. Cost: $130.00

We'll be blessed with amazing speakers, powerful worship experiences, fantastic food, & the fellowship of Christian brothers. Please don't miss this opportunity men, this retreat is a 2 1/2 day stay in God's country! Be intentional, be there, be blessed. Don Hargis, Men’s leader and Disaster Relief coordinator from our CSBC will be our primary speaker.  The Newman team will lead us to praise and to experience a holy worship time in music for each session. If you could please let us know how many are attending from your church it would be most helpful. Also, if you have any questions please call the office @ 209.667.2903 or email us @ cvba777@ sbcglobal.net.
**You can register and pay for the retreat using the paypal link on our website
www.thecvba.com under "event registration"

 

 

 Ladies Retreat @ Jenness Park

"In the Fullness of His Majesty"

Please mark your calendar for our Ladies Retreat:

WHEN: September 10-12

WHERE: Jenness Park

COST:  $135 (price has stayed at this price b/c Delta Valley would like EVERYONE to go!)

The cost increase from last years price is due to staying an extra day.




60th Anniversary Celebration

Trinity Baptist Church, 1346 Ronald Avenue, Modesto will be celebrating our 60th Anniversary on September 26, 2010.
Our schedule for the day: Sunday School at 11:00 AM followed by Lunch.  Our celebration service will begin at 2:00 PM.

We invite former members to attend as we celebrate 60 years of worship, ministry and serving our Lord Jesus Christ.

Please RSVP by September 12, 2010 by calling the church office at (209)522-1421 or our church secretary at (209)606-0139.



 

Central Valley Institute for Christian Studies and Hispanic EBI Seminary Extension

Our new CVICS school will launch five courses (New Testament, Mentoring, Grammar & Composition, Preaching, Apologetics) this fall on September 27.  Courses cost $50 each and the studies help lay people grow in Christ and in Christian vocational service.  Classes are open to anyone and will go eight weeks. (No classes during the Holidays.)  More info on how to do these classes, time expectations, course benefits and teacher information is on our website. 
Our Hispanic EBI Seminary Extension school conducted at Iglesia Bautista Emanuel (Oscar Cano) will be launching a new term in September also and these classes are open to anyone as well.  More information is available on our website.



Acts 1:8 Rally & Georgia Partnership Kickoff
         September 18, Calvary Baptist, Modesto 5-8pm


5:00pm—Youth and youth leaders will meet for a pizza See You at the Pole meeting
5:00pm—Adults meet for deli sandwich supper and receiving info on the new online Institute being launched in the association which is for all laypeople in our churches
6:00pm—corporate worship led by the Calvary Baptist worship team and Darren   
                         Eudy followed by three session speakers on missions:

  • Mike Gravette, Mission Volunteers Ministries, Georgia Baptist Convention will share what the new Georgia Partnership with our association will mean in the coming years for doing missions in our association and around the world
  • Tim Yarbrough or another NAMB missionary will present the Acts 1:8 Challenge and the tools being offered our churches to strategically plan and fulfill this command of our Savior in our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and throughout our world
  • Children’s Missions Education:  a SBC leader will be sharing equipping programs and how we can engage our children into mission activities now to prepare them to be stronger missions leaders as the mature

This meeting will serve to kick-off our partnership with the Georgia Baptist Convention and to inspire and inform how our members and our churches collectively can become more involved in missions and seeing our Lord’s harvest brought in.  There is no charge for the supper—just let the office know how many are coming from your church by Monday, September 13, so proper preparations can be made.




Men's Workday/ Rally @ Jenness Park, Oct. 1-2  (FREE EVENT!!!)
All men in our CVBA churches are invited to help prepare Jenness Park for ministering to more Children, Youth, and Adults. We begin Friday with supper at 6:00pm and worship at 7:30pm. The rest of the evening is time for men to fellowship and discuss minstry opportunities they can carry out through their church. Saturday begins with breakfast at 7:30am and a morning full of work, then lunch and dismissal.



Media Church Growth Seminar, November 13
Victor Pulido, CVBA Electronic Communication Specialist, will conduct training on how to put your church worship service on streaming video on the web to allow your people and prospects to view your worship services.  Vic will also give training on how to do training and planning conferences with your members from their homes and how to conduct training using the web.  The training will be Saturday morning November 13 @ Berkeley Ave Baptist Church in Turlock.
 




CELEBRATE RECOVERY
   Several of our churches offer Celebrate Recovery programs. The following includes what their program entails and any available contact information.


   -Celebrate Recovery at FBC Winton-


   First Baptist Church of Winton hosts the Celebrate Recovery, Winton meeting every

   Friday evening at 6:00 pm. 

   This is a Christian 12-step program not limited to chemical addiction, but offering support to everyone with hurts, habits and hang-ups, who want to deal with them in a safe place, following well-tested Christian principles. We  invite  visitors  who  want to understand what we do, whether they themselves need our support or not.
 For additional contact please email:
cr@wintonchurch.org



   Celebrate Recovery at
   Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church
   of Dos Palos

Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church of Dos Palos hosts the Dos Palos Celebrate Recovery every Thursday evening starting at 5:30 p.m. with a CR Bar-B-Q. This is a Christian Recovery Program started at Saddleback Church that offers help to those with hurts, habits and hang-ups.
Emmanuel is a safe place to deal with the issues.

For additional information contact:
ESBCdospalosCR@aol.com or call 209-392-2814

  


 


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Not Finished Yet!

 

 

 

 

We need a new button, t-shirt, bumper sticker, or cap that reads...NFY!
It stands for Not Finished Yet!

 

 

Regardless of the label people put on you (senior, baby-boomer, retired person), regardless of the number
of birthdays you've celebrated, you are still here. And as long as you are here, you are not there, and as long
as you are not there, it means God still has a purpose for you here.

When Jesus was on the cross, the last thing He said was, "It is finished." After He made that statement He died.
When is God's purpose for you on this earth finished? It is finished when you die... until then, 
you are not finished yet! NFY!

Does the thought of getting older discourage you or make you fearful? Consider these words the Lord spoke to Isaiah:
 I will be your God throughout your lifetime--until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
 Isaiah 46:4 NLT

By Roy Lessin




JUST THINK!

 

 

Just Think,
You’re not here by chance, 
but by God’s choosing.
His hand formed you
and made you the person you are.
He compares you to no one else
– you are one of a kind.
You lack nothing that His grace can’t give you.
He has allowed you to be here at this time in history
to fulfill His special purpose for this generation.

By Roy Lessin



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