ATTENTION Killeen Campus!

Two very important announcements:

1. The November 2009 volunteer schedule is up. Let us know if you have any questions or scheduling conflicts ASAP.

2. Killeen Mommies - The Killeen CLC "Mommy & Me" club has now officially begun. The first meeting was today but it still is certainly not too late to join. Mommy&Me meets Wednesday mornings from 9:30 AM - noon. It's a great time for fellowship, friendship, and support. For more info, contact Brandy Maddox at brandyburt4@msn.com.

FALL FEST IS COMING! - this weekend!

Only a few more days!

Don't forget to bring your candy on Sunday... and also, don't forget to pick out a costume!

FALL FEST IS COMING!

Just a little over a week left until Fall Fest 2009!!! (Oct 31 at Temple Campus and Nov 1 at Killeen) And yes, as a matter of fact we DO still need your candy donations and volunteers to work booths! Contact us if you are interested. Also - don't forget to tell your friends! EVERYONE is welcome at Fall Fest - the more the merrier!

This week's fruit of the spirit was faithfulness, with our lesson coming from Daniel 6:1-23 as we learned about Daniel's faithfulness as he came face to face with a night in a lion's den after standing up for his faith. God was just as faithful to him then as he is to us now and kept him safe all through the night.

This week's verse:
"A faithful man will be richly blessed." - Proverbs 28:20

Coming up this week: gentleness - as taught to us by Joseph and his brothers.

ALSO - Killeen campus, don't forget - we are still raising money for Cove House!
Story of the week: Peyton Griggs learned the difficult Fruits of the Spirit verse (Galatians 5:22-23) and won a prize of $5 for her effort - which she chose to donate to the Cove House project rather than keeping it for herself. Praise the Lord for the love and kindness of our children!

Update from Killeen Campus

Good afternoon to all of our CLC'ers!

It's been a very exciting two weeks in CLC Killeen - we've had some deployment homecomings and - the reason why there hasn't been an update for two weeks - a new addition to our nursery. My little guy, Keaghan Robert, was born on Oct 10 and I am certainly a proud Mommy! However, now that I've recovered, it's time for an update and there's lots of fun things going on so keep reading!

We are currently gearing up as Fall Fest 2009! This year, it will take place on Sunday November 1 from 5-7 PM at the Killeen Civic Center (October 31 for the Temple Campus). We are still looking for help in the following areas:

1. We need families to "adopt a booth." All of our booths are family-friendly and every member of the family can help, including the little ones! This definitely will not cut into the time that you and your family can spend enjoying the other booths.

2. Candy and prizes!! You can't have a Fall Fest without fun prizes to win! We are accepting all donations at the children's welcome center.

3. Get the word out! Tell everyone you know! Bring friends! Tell your friends to bring their friends!

If you have any questions or think you will be able to help in any of these areas, please let us know!

We are continuing our lessons on Fruits of the Spirit. The last two weeks, we have focused on kindness and goodness. We learned about goodness through the creation story (Genesis 1) as God declared all of his Creation "good." We also learned about kindness with a lesson coming from the story of Boaz and Ruth (from Ruth 2) as Boaz shows kindness to a poor and hungry Ruth by helping to feed her and her relative Naomi.

We also talked about how even kids can show kindness - they don't have to wait until they are "grown up." For this reason, we are doing a project this fall to raise money for Cove House, a food bank and shelter in Copperas Cove that services the Killeen area. We are doing chores for our parents and friends to raise money from now until December 13 with a goal of $300!

How can you help? If you need any help around the house or with odd jobs, hire a Kid!

Our verses from the last two weeks:

"...overcome evil with good." - Romans 12:21

"...be kind to each other..." - 1 Thessalonians 5:15

This Sunday, we will talk about Faithfulness and learn about the story of Daniel and the lion's den.

QUESTION TO THINK ABOUT: What does "having faith" mean?