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Tony's Tidings
Honoring Veterans in Prayer and Thanksgiving
As Veterans Day approaches, we are reminded of the men and women who have served in our nation’s armed forces, dedicating themselves to preserving our freedoms and ensuring peace. Reflecting on their sacrifice, 1 Timothy 2:1-10 calls us to live lives grounded in prayer and to honor those who serve with a spirit of gratitude: “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).
In this passage, Paul encourages us to remember in prayer not only those in authority but all who play a role in safeguarding peace. As we pray for our veterans, we give thanks for their courage, selflessness, and dedication to something greater than themselves. Their commitment exemplifies the values of peace, service, and sacrifice—values we are called to honor in our daily walk with Christ.
Moreover, Paul’s message goes deeper, reminding us to live “peaceful and quiet lives,” anchored in faith and reverence. In honoring our veterans, we are also invited to consider how we might contribute to a peaceful world, reflecting the light of Christ in our own lives. Whether through acts of kindness, community service, or daily prayer, we have a part to play in building a world that honors their service.
This Veterans Day, let us unite in prayer for all veterans, their families, and those currently serving. May our words and actions reflect our deep appreciation for their sacrifice and our shared commitment to peace.
Please make plans to join us on Sunday, for our Operation Christmas Child Packing Event, immediately following worship. This will be a great time for us as a church to express our faith as we gather around tables to pack these boxes that will bring Good News and Great Joy to Children Around the World! It will be a fun-filled morning as people of all ages gather as the hands and feet of Jesus to celebrate God's wondrous
love in a special way!
In Christ, Pastor Tony
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Worship Service, Sunday, November 10th @ 9:30am
We're looking forward to another exciting time of worship this Sunday at 9:30 at Lee-Scott. We'll be paying tribute to all our veterans and their families on Sunday. We look forward to a time of celebrating their selfless acts of service for our country. Our choir will be singing the celebrative "Salute to the Armed Forces" which will include the procession of the flags of the five branches of the Armed Forces. Also, the choir will be singing a moving arrangement of "God Bless America" which will feature soloist, Jacquie Cruz.
Throughout the service you'll be seeing many of our veterans serving as ushers, greeters, etc. Be sure to thank them for their service. Pastor Tony will also be delivering a powerful message based on 1 Timothy 2:1-10.
We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday!
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OCC Packing Party
Sunday, Nov. 10th @ 10:30am
We'll be having a CHURCH-WIDE packing party event on Sunday, November 10th, immediately after our worship service, in the cafetorium at Lee-Scott. We will not have Sunday School on 11/10. Instead, we invite every class and ALL CMCA attendees and members - from the youngest to the oldest - to plan to come help us pack 500 shoeboxes starting at 10:45 a.m.
Also, on Saturday, November 9, we will need "All Hands on Deck" to help set up the boxes and all the items to put in the boxes. We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Cafetorium at Lee-Scott for this Pre-Packing Party set-up. Please make plans to attend to help prepare for our church-wide serve opportunity on Sunday.
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Directory Photos - Sundays (11/10)
We are creating our first photo church directory of our regular attendees and need everyone to participate. Following worship and following the OCC Packing Party on November 10th, we will have a station set-up near the main lobby from 10:40-11:15am and 11:30am-noon to take your family picture (or individual) to be used in the directory. During this time we will also ask you to make sure your applicable directory info (name(s), address(es), phone number(s), email(s), children's age(s)/grade(s), etc.) is up-to-date.
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We had a wonderful kick-off to our 2025 Stewardship Campaign! Our inaugural campaign will focus on our faithful response to fund our 2025 General Fund Budget which was adopted at our recent charge conference. So many of you have been so generous ever since our inception as a church and you have always met every need that has been requested. God continues to be faithful and true to our work as a church as we impact our community and the world with the love of Christ. We ask that you consider your part for the coming year and then prayerfully respond by filling out a printed or digital commitment card and submit it to the church finance office before Sunday, November 24th. On that Sunday, near the end of our worship service, we will gather all the pledge cards that have been submitted and have a holy time of prayer and consecration to surrender them to the Lord as our first and best for Him. Twenty twenty-five holds so much promise to be the best year we have ever experienced in our lives and in the life of the church we love and call home. Thank you in advance for your faithful response! | |
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Upcoming CMCA Events
Sunday, November 10th
Veterans Recognition Sunday Worship @ 9:30am (LSA)
Sunday, November 10th
Operation Christmas Child Packing Party @ 10:45 (LSA)
Sunday, November 17th
Youth Friendsgiving Party @ 5-6:30pm (Home of Kate and Forrest Ham)
Sunday, November 24th
Stewardship Campaign - Commitment Celebration Sunday
Sunday, December 1st
Hanging of the Greens Worship Service
Sunday, December 15th
Youth Ugly Sweater Christmas Party - December 15th @ 6-7:30pm (Location TBA)
December 22nd
Lessons & Carols Worship Service
Tuesday, December 24th
Christmas Eve Family Service @ 3pm (LSA)
Christmas Eve Candlelight & Communion Service @ 5pm (LSA)
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Operation Christmas Child
Our goal this year is to fill 500 boxes! Let's do it together! We need your help!
If you would like to sponsor a box or several boxes for Operation Christmas Child, each shoebox gift will be designated for a boy or a girl from 5-9 years old and will cost approximately $35. This will include all of the items placed in the boxes as well as the shipping cost of $10 per box.
To donate to OCC, please click on this link: https://christmethodistauburn.breezechms.com/form/689c5e. You may also write a check to Christ Methodist Church of Auburn and write OCC in the FOR line. You may mail the check to CMCA, P. O. Box 2491, Auburn, AL 36831, or place it in the offering plate on Sundays.
If you and your family would like to do the shopping and packing of your own shoebox, we will be happy to provide a packing list of do's and don'ts as well as a shoebox and label. Please contact Liz Kenemer (info@christmethodistauburn.com) for more information. These shoeboxes will need to be turned in ASAP.
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Youth Upcoming Events
Operation Christmas Child Packing Party - November 10th @ 10:45am (Lee-Scott Cafetorium)
Sunday School - November 17th @ 10:45-11:30am (LSA Middle School building)
Friendsgiving Party - November 17th @ 5-6:30pm (Home of Kate and Forrest Ham)
Sunday School - December 1st @ 10:45-11:10am (LSA Middle School building)
Devo & Pickleball/Dinner - December 1st @ 4-5:30pm (Moore's Mill CC)
Sunday School - December 8th @ 10:45-11:10am (LSA Middle School building)
Sunday School - December 15th @ 10:45-11:10am (LSA Middle School building)
Ugly Sweater Christmas Party - December 15th @ 6-7:30pm (Location TBA)
Tentative Youth Winter Retreat - date TBA
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Children's Music Ministries
We're thrilled that our children's choirs are up and running on Wednesdays. It's not too late for your children and grandchildren to join the fun.
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Cherub Choir (Ages 3 - Kindergarten) 3:45-4:15pm
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Children's Choir (1st - 6th Grades) 4:30-5:15pm
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Handchime Choir (Grades 4th - 6th) 5:15-6:00pm
All groups will continue to meet each Wednesday at Greystone.
Sign up today by sending an email to gary@christmethodistauburn.com
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CMCA to Host "Act of Congress" on November 17th
Mark your calendars for November 17th as Christ Methodist Church of Auburn welcomes the amazing acoustic band, Act of Congress, to start the Christmas Season of performing musical artists. The concert will be at 4:00pm at Trinity Methodist in Opelika. There is no admission charge but a Love Offering will be received.
Act of Congress has been touring as a band for over 15 years but it feels like they're just getting started. Dave Higgs of NPR's Bluegrass Breakdown called them “one of the freshest sounding, exuberant bands in all of the known acoustic universe." This genre-bending acoustic quartet's unique blend of pop, folk, gospel, and bluegrass shines on their new Christmas EP, Here Comes the Joy, and on the cascade of original singles they've begun releasing this year.
"It's hard for us to record anything truly authentic without including the language of faith." said violin player Connie Skellie. “These songs are the soundtrack of our lives.” "The older I get, the less I'm interested in putting on pretenses," says Adam Wright, the band’s mandolin player who shares lead vocals with violinist, Skellie. "The songs we're releasing now have so much to say about who we are and what we believe. I want people to see authenticity. I want them to feel served. I want them to find the joy we feel in this music."
The state of Alabama has proven to be rich soil for the creative growth of Act of Congress. They have consistently been voted a "Must See Live Act of Alabama" and were the featured artist in the state's “Keep Alabama Beautiful” campaign. Their global audience has also continued to grow after completing five tours as U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors in Thailand, Oman, Palau, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Philippines, East Timor, Bali, Liberia, and Jordan.
Alongside their busy touring schedule, Act of Congress is also regularly invited to play with symphonies, having put together a must-see Christmas event and a new "Bluejeans and Bluegrass" pops concert. Their current song licensing catalog includes placements with Showtime and Google. They have performed at SXSW and the International Newgrass Festival and their full set from Newgrass is still in regular rotation on National Public Television. They are also regularly featured guests on the nationally syndicated Rick & Bubba Show.
This Christmas EP and their original Christmas single, Here Comes the Joy, are just a taste of all that's on the horizon for this electrifying acoustic quartet.
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As we give from the heart, we sow seeds into God's kingdom. Galatians 6:9 encourages us, "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up." Our giving will bring a harvest of blessings beyond what we can imagine. | |
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Congregational Care
As a caring community of believers, we commit the names listed below for your prayers and expressions of love and care:
CMCA Family:
Jim Carroll, Gene and Rita Chandler, Melody Cruz, Pat Douglas, Harry Gill, Sherry Guenther, Kay Guthrie, Bess Lord, Caleb Pipes, Ruth Register, Keith Ryland, Becky Speigner, John and Connie Staton, Nancy Teel, Sherwood and Betty Thomas, Rita Tuck, Gary Webb, Bill Wilkinson, Kay Yeager
Extended Friends and Family:
Jessica Flurry Blalock, Nancy Flurry's granddaughter; Tim Boosinger; Max Bush, Craig and Lisa Leonard's grandson; Adam Cannon's (one of our New Birth helpers) brother; April Coulter; Hudson Early, Sandra Fisher's great-grandson; Tad Gidcomb, Ann Thompson's nephew; Carolyn Hill, Marlene Bowman's mother; Matthew Hood; Elizabeth and Jason Moore, Butch Foster's daughter and son-in-law; Mary Frances Murray, Alicia Conn's mother; Lisa Norrell, friend of Janet Wilson; Stephanie and William Philpott, Gayla Seller's daughter and son-in-law; Dan Pope, Dannelle Fogal's father; Ray Porterfield, Nancy Flurry's son; Sandy Robinson, Wanda Ptomey's cousin; Richard and Joyce Stanyard, Larry Stanyard's father and mother; Brent Wilson, Craig and Lisa Leonard's friend; Christopher Wyatt, relative of Judith Gibson; Chuck Dupree and Martha Cauthen, friends of Beverly Webster and Sue Daniel
We celebrate with Lisa and Craig Leonard upon the birth of their granddaughter, Andi Lou Bush, on Friday, November 8th!
If you have additional prayer requests or other needs, please send to:
prayer@christmethodistauburn.com
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