So, how are all of your Christmas preparations going?  Personally, I have made a vow to myself that this year that I am just not going to get stressed out about Christmas.  I think it’s incredibly sad that a day that is all about peace and joy ends up creating so much drama and pressure.  Why is it so easy to put ourselves under so much pressure at this time of year?  My advice is to regularly remind yourself to breathe, to say “no” wherever possible and not over commit yourself, and to be diligent in keeping the peace and joy of Christ at the centre of it all.

Let’s take a look at what’s on this month at Cockburn…

CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION: 21ST & 24TH DECEMBER
Our Christmas Production this year will be on Sunday the 21st and Wednesday the 24th of December at the Burswood Campus at 5pm and 7:15pm each night.  Make sure you bring as many family and friends as you can gather for what will a brilliant night.

CHRISTMAS DAY @ COCKBURN: 10am
Join us for our Simply Christmas service on Christmas morning.  We would love to see you there with your families and we celebrate Christmas as a church family.

BAPTISMS: 28TH DECEMBER
Just like last year, on the last Sunday of the month we will be conducting baptisms during the service.  If you would like to get baptised or want more information go back to the Lounge on Sunday morning.

SUNDAY ‘S’ EVENTS: DECEMBER
Join us on the 7th December after the service for a Sausage Sizzle and then on the 21st December for Slushies.

TREE OF HOPE: 7TH DECEMBER
We are asking you to be involved in our Tree of Hope project this Christmas. Every small contribution makes a big difference to those in our community. To find out what you can do to help pick up a pack from the Info Centre/Desk or contact Donna Smith. All gifts need to be in to to your campus by the 7th of December so they can be delivered before Christmas.

CONNECT GROUP LEADERS PIZZA NIGHT: 23RD JANUARY
If you are a Connect Group Leaders then we would love to see you at the Pizza Night at the Elliotts.  For more info contact Hilary.

PRAYER MEETING: WEDNESDAY MORNINGS @ 7:30-8:30am
Our Wednesday morning prayer meeting will be continuing over Christmas.  You are all welcome!!!

MEALS
We are desperate for some more meals for our freezer.  We try to always have meals on hand to be able to give people when they’re going through a hard time.  If this is something you would like to do we just ask that you put the meal in a disposable container and write on the top what it is.  The meals can be brought to the café on a Sunday morning to be put into the freezer.

CLEANING
We are in need of someone to help out with cleaning our building midweek.  If you’ve got a couple of hours to spare and you can handle a vacuum then please contact Hilary.

SAFETY TEAM
As part of our Service Team’s area we are looking for some people to join a Safety Team Roster.  This role would entail patrolling the building and car parks during the service.  If you are interested please contact Adam.

KIDZCHURCH: TAKING A BREAK OVER CHRISTMAS
Here at Cockburn we would like to say a big thank you and Merry Christmas to our fantastically dedicated KidzChurch Leaders and Volunteers. For this reason we are giving them some time off. This means there will be NO Children’s facilities on December 28, January 4 and January 11. Kidz Packs will be available from the Info Centre and the upstairs Primary Room will also be set up as a big Parents Room, with child friendly books and DVD’s, puzzles, colouring in and more. We will also be running a Weekly Colouring Competition for our Little People and Primary Zone kids. Children will be able to grab a colouring in each week at Meet and Greet time and return it and the colouring in pencils to the Competition box at the end of the service for a lollypop. Winners will be announced the following week.

Thanks for all your support and we look forward to seeing all the kids back in KizChurch after the break, on January 18.

YEAR 7 GRADUATION: SATURDAY 6TH DECEMBER
For those kids who will be graduating from primary zone, there will be a special service at the Burswood Campus on the Saturday night service at 6pm.  For more info contact Sharon.

LITTLE PEOPLE’S GRADUATION: 14TH DECEMBER
For those kids who are heading into year 1 next year there will be a special graduation in Little People’s.

COMMUNITY CLASSIFIDES

 ADAM & DALE ON HOLIDAYS: 8TH TO 22ND DECEMBER
Just thought we would let you know that we will be away for a couple of weeks on our annual family pilgrimage down South.  We will be leaving you in the ever-capable hands of Haydn Nelson and Alyson Passauer so make them feel loved and welcome.  
 

Love and Blessings

Adam & Dale