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C W C Messe nger
March 2024
Loving, Teaching and
Leading Families into
a Meaningful Relationship
with Christ.
We loved you so much that we shared with you
not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.
1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NLT)
For I can do everything Christ,
who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 NLT
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HAVE KIDS?
Children’s Ministries
start at
9:45am & 11am
HAVE TEENS?
C.W.C. Youth Group
meets Sunday nights
at 5:00pm.
Please visit our
guest table to
receive a gift!
Sunday School
Gr. Pre-K– 4th grade Rm. 9
Youth Gr. 5-8 Rm. 11
Gr. 9-12 Rm. 11
Adult: Class Rm. 7
Class Rm. 8
Class Rm. 12&13
Sunday Ministries
Tradional Service
8:30am
Contemporary Service
11:00am
Infant—age 3
With Live Video Feed
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Prayer
Prayer line
Praises and Prayer Requests can be shared through our Prayer Chain
by using the
communication card
and placing it in the offering bas-
ket, emailing prayerline@commwes.com
or by calling the church office @739-4591 .
You may also sign up to receive the Prayer line email or phone call
Please be in connuous prayer for
vision and planning of how CWC
can be involved in and support
Global Missions.
New Mailing Address for dona-
ons- Global Partners, 13300 Olio
Road Suite 400, Fishers, IN 46037
Sundays- 9:45am Rm. 6
Wednesdays– 10:00am Rm. 7
*The outline in the Wednesday Warrior Prayer time is also available
for those who would like to pray through it at home. See Dale
Witkowski if interested.
Miss seeing someone in church?
If there is someone you have missed
seeing in church and you would like
to send them a card, you will nd
directories and cards out on the
Family Table in the lobby.
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A Note From Dale
The Seed
A seed rests in the ground waing for the touch of God’s
Grace. It is dark with only glimpses of light occasionally perme-
ang the dampness of the soil. Tentavely the seed begins to
grow…. The ground is not only dark and damp, but full of barri-
ers refracng the light or pulling at the young roots. In deter-
minaon, and somemes desperaon, the young sproung
seed cries out to his Creator. God’s Spirit tells him to keep his
eyes on the Light and when he can’t see it to trust that it is sll
there. Courage replaces trepidaon as the developing
sproung seed pushes toward the Light. Then, one day, that
sprout pushes through the darkness into the Light and realizes
that God has been providing him with life and direcon all
along his journey. Salvaon has been revealed and the dark-
ness has fallen away. And yet, part of him sll rests in the
damp darkness. Now a plant maturing and growing in the pres-
ence of the Light wonders what it would be like to be totally
free of the darkness. God’s Spirit again speaks to the plant say-
ing, trust the Salvaon of Christ, God’s Son, every day and eve-
ry night and then even though part of you remains in that dark
world, it will have no control over you. In gladness and thanks-
giving, the plant trusts the Word of the Lord and connues to
grow reecng God’s Handiwork to all who look upon it.
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We all begin in the darkness of sin. The secret to life is to seek
the Light no maer what distracons try to hinder our journey.
Jesus is the Light and He can never be exnguished. He came
into our dark world clothed in human esh in order to eradicate
all sin, guilt, and shame from our lives. He suered torture,
mocking, and an excruciang death so we might receive His
cleansing forgiveness; so, we might become the children of God
puried with His righteousness; so, we can have purpose for liv-
ing and a future in heaven with Him. (Jeremiah 29:13)
Love in Christ,
Dale
Jeremiah 17:7-8
7. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose con-
dence is in him.”
8. “They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out
its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes, its
leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
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News&Events
Our next Community Lunch is
March 23rd at 12 noon.
Every month on the 4th Saturday, CWC hosts
a free Community Lunch in the church Minis-
try Center.
This is a great opportunity to serve those in need; both within
our church body and in the surrounding community.
Area Christians Together in Service
Friday Together Breakfasts
Friday, March 1st
Clarion Hotel
760 E. Water St. Elmira
50th Annual A.C.T.S
Good Friday Celebraon
Friday, March 29th
Clarion Hotel in Elmira
6:30 am– Served Breakfast- $10 person
7:30 am- Program-Missions Oering
Breakfast available (aer program)-$10 person
*Reservaons required for Breakfast and Buet
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Children’sMinistry
Children Age 2 – 5th grade can be dropped off and picked up in
the Ministry Center for the
9:45am Sunday School and 11am worship hours.
Please promptly pick up your children at this location at the
conclusion of the service.
Youth Ministry
Wednesday Nights
6:00-7:30pm
3rd-6th grade
Join us weekly for a fun night of faith and fellowship.
Sunday Nights
5:00-6:30 pm
7th-12th grade
Come and enjoy a great me of food, fellowship and a great
devoonal from God’s Word.
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Adult Ministry
Men’s Breakfast
Saturday, March 2nd at 8 am
CWC Ministry Center
*Join us for Breakfast and a won-
derful Devoonal from God’s
Word.
Paceseers Luncheon– Dish-to-pass
Tuesday, March 12th at 12 noon
*Dale Terry will be sharing his tesmony
Paceseers Dinner and Movie Night
Tuesday, March 26th
Dinner at 5 pm
Pizza and Salad provided
Movie and Popcorn at 6 pm
Movie: Rt. 60 Biblical Highway
Everyone is invited to join us!
Sisters in Christ
Tuesday, March 5th
6 pm
Rooms 12 & 13
Study of Women of the Bible!
Hope to see you there!!
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Birthdays
March If your birthday or anniversary is
during this month and is not listed,
please fill out a communication card!
2 Logan Stroud
4 Maureen Harkleroad
Greg Wixson
6 Bob Buers
Craig Hall
7 Sophi Hansler
8 Sherry Gilbert
9 Sue Lamb-Coley
11 T. J. Gillete
Lisa Rice
15 Tommy Luke
20 Tasha Chamberlain
21 Donna Coldiron
22 Ellio Caiza
23 Glenn Baneld
James VanHouten lll
24 Anna Wixson
26 Micah Mis
29 Linda Carl
Everyday Disciples
Teacher: Pastor Greg
Thursday Evenings at 6:30 pm
Beginning, Thursday, February 8th
Rooms 12 & 13
The Great Disappearance
Teachers: Ann Shadduck and Andrea Snyder
Wednesday Evenings at 6:00 pm
Beginning, Wednesday, February 14th
Rooms 12 & 13
Building Relaonships with God and Each
other For Widows and Divorced Women
Teacher: Dale Witkowski
Once a month on the third Tuesday
6:30 pm
Room 8
*Sign up sheets on the Family Table
in the lobby.
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April
Looking Ahead
Sisters in Christ—Tuesday, April 2nd at 6pm in Rooms 12 & 13
Men’s Discipleship Breakfast— Saturday, April 6th at 8am in the
CWC Ministry Center
Paceseers Luncheon– Tuesday, April 9th at 12 noon in the CWC
Ministry Center
Paceseers Dinner—Tuesday, April 23rd at 5:00pm in the CWC Min-
istry Center
Community Lunch— Saturday, April 27th at 12 noon in the CWC
Ministry Center
For those who have signed out boxes for Operaon. Christmas
Child, here is a reminder that boxes need to be in by March
15th and new ones will be available at that me for those that
would like to do addional boxes.
*When packing the boxes please remember to take o any
outside packaging from the item you are packing. These coun-
tries have a dicult me dealing with garbage of any kind.
This is a great way to show Christs love to children around the
world!
“Let the lile children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
Mark 10:14
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ART EVENS
Interim Lead Pastor
PastorArt@commwes.com
Greg Wixson
Assistant Pastor
PastorGreg@commwes.com
Lay Ministers:
Ann Shadduck
Dale Witkowski
Bonnie Wood
Prayerline:
prayerline@commwes.com
2095 Grand Central Ave
Horseheads, NY 14845
607-739-4591
Community
Wesleyan Church
www.commwes.com
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Leadership Team