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Joy Community Connections
February 2015
Joy Community Church
810 Westwood Industrial Dr
Weldon Springs, MO 63304
Sr. Pastor
David Rispoli
[email protected]
314-606-4272
Worship Leader
Scott Bowles
[email protected]
636-279-0465
Director of Finace
Tim Kilz
636-497-5698
Communications Director
Patsy Cesare
[email protected]
636-294-1306
Joy Elders
[email protected]
Diana File
636-293-4549
Jim Haalboom
636-288-0215
Glenn Lodge
636-544-8984
Jack Sumner
314-608-4056
Barb Chatman
314-223-5756
Sharon Placatka
314-691-6535
Joy Pastors
Pastor Paul Baehmann
636-433-5347
Pastor Don Moorman
636-387-0668
Pastor Jeff Thackston
636-544-4902
[email protected]
Pastor Matt Cesare
636-399-7245
[email protected]
Church Website
www.joycommunity.com
From The Pastor
In the month of January, we focused on
“One Word” that could become the rally word
for our congregation in 2015. I believe the word
that God is giving us for 2015 is the word
“Grow.” God is calling us to grow in 2015. One
of the ways that God is calling Joy to grow is numerically.
We grow numerically not because we want to be able to say
that we have a big church, or for numbers sake. We want to
grow because we have this driving conviction that people
need Jesus. We have a conviction that God wants us to
share this message of His love with our entire community.
We have really great news, and we can’t keep it to ourselves.
We must share it. The number one way to grow the church
numerically is by personal invitations. In a recent study on
church growth, 50,000 people over the last ten years were
asked why they came to church. The answer was astounding. Over 75% of the people surveyed responded by saying
“I began attending because someone invited me.” The way
Joy will grow numerically is by our partners being intentional
about inviting their friends, neighbors and relatives to church.
In order for partners to invite their friends, neighbors and
relatives to come to church with them on Sunday morning,
they must make a decision that their church experience is
worth an invitation to their friend. So the question I would like
to ask you today is this, “Are the benefits you receive on Sunday morning worth sharing with others?” If they are, please
extend invitations to everyone you know in 2015 who does
not currently belong to another church. If you have people in
your life who are not going to church, invite them to come to
Joy with you. If the benefits that you are receiving on Sunday
morning at Joy are not worth sharing with others, please let
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PASTOR’S MESSAGE
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MOUSE RACES
FOR MISSIONS
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me know. I care about you and want to help
you experience God’s best in terms of your
church experience. For most of us, we acknowledge that the benefit of coming to Joy on
a weekly basis have been worth it. This is one
of the reasons, January 2015 was the most
well attended month in the history of our
church. Partners are inviting people and Joy
is growing!
Let’s keep the momentum going all year
long. Thank you for your part in making Joy
the great growing congregation that it is today.
God is doing something amazing and it is a
blessing to be a part of it. It is a joy and honor
to serve and lead such a great church and I
am certain that the best is yet to come!
Wishing You God’s Very Best,
David Rispoli
Come on out to Church At The Bar every
Wednesday at 7:00pm at Brewskeez Bar,
located at 4251 Keaton Crossing on Hwy
K in O’Fallon. Help us make 2015 the biggest year for C@TB yet. Invite your
unchurched friends, neighbors, coworkers
and family to hear a message of the love
of Jesus in a relaxed atmosphere.
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SERVICE
H.O.P.E.
FOOD PANTRY
ANNUAL MOUSE RACES
FOR MISSIONS
MARCH 13, 2015
CAVE SPRINGS BOWL
PARTY ROOM
TICKETS ARE JUST $10
INCLUDES SODA, BEER
AND SNACKS
DISCOUNTED FOOD
AVAILABLE TO ORDER
FROM MENU
WE ARE LOOKING FOR
SILENT AUCTION AND
DOOR PRIZE DONATIONS
SEE SHARON PLACATKA
FOR MORE INFO
314-691-6535
HOPE Food Pantry Sunday
The item of the month are saltine crackers
and syrup. They also have need for basic
grocery items and paper grocery bags.
Please bring your items on HOPE Food
Pantry Sunday, February 15 or place them
in the cart in the lobby anytime. Contact
Gayle Hampson at 636-240-8939 for more
information.
Laundry Detergent Jugs
HOPE is making inexpensive laundry detergent for their clients again and needs
empty laundry detergent jugs to put it in.
Please bring your empty jugs and place
them in the cart in the lobby.
CHURCH WIDE TITHE REPORT
Every month Joy does as a congregation what
scripture asks us to do as individuals. We take
10% of the money we take in, or a tithe, and
give it away to help do God’s work in the world.
This means that your offerings not only support
the ministry of Joy, but help support other ministries. Joy has been able to support the following organizations through our tithes in 2014.
• Blessman Ministries - South Africa
• St. Charles River Church
• Russian Outreach Network
• HOPE Food Pantry
• Habitat For Humanity
• Joy FM radio
• LCMC
MEET OUR MISSIONARIES
Joy will be financially and spiritually supporting new missionaries in 2015. Please
pray for them as they spread the Gospel
around the world.
David & Katie
Davenport
Serving in
Kenya, Africa
with Under The
Same Tree
Ministries
Sarah Akin
Serving in
South Africa
with Blessman
Ministries
NICARAGUA MISSION TRIP
JUNE 12-20 2015
Join the mission trip in Granada, Nicaragua in summer 2015. We are doing
light construction, painting and working
with the people in the community. People of any skill level are welcome. Cost
will be between $2,200-$2,400 per person. If you are interested in learning
more please contact Kevin Gambil at
314-223-6975 or Sharon Placatka at
314-691-6535.
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR YOUTH AND KIDS
OPPORTUNITIES
TO LEARN AND GROW
JUNCTION YOUTH EVENTS
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
Sunday Mornings - Teen Talk
Men’s Bible Study: All men are invited to join
us Saturday mornings at 7:30am for Bible
study and fellowship at Cappuccino’s on Hwy
K and Mexico Rd by Walmart. For more info
contact Glenn Lodge at 636-544-8984.
Every Sunday our teens meet during the
Sunday School hour at 8:30am for a discussion of current topics and Bible study.
All are invited!
Sunday Night Live - February 8
All 6-12 graders are invited for a fun night
of games, activities and Bible study Sun,
Feb 8 from 5-7pm. Dinner is provided. Invite your friends. Contact Gary Dixon for
more info at 314-598-5488.
Dare to Share
Youth Conference
April 17-18: Chaifetz Arena
This youth conference brings Jr. and Sr.
High teens from all over the region to our
area for music, speakers and discussion
about how to share their faith. Cost is be
$50 plus meals. The youth fund will subsidize most of the expense for this event.
We will be staying at the Drury Inn again
this year. To register fill out a permission
slip and turn in your registration fee of $50
to Patsy Cesare by Sun, March 1st. For
more info contact Patsy at 636-399-7217.
KIDS MARKET PLACE
If your child would like to sell fundraising
items at the Kid's Marketplace on Sunday
morning please schedule a date in advance with Sandy at 636-279-0464.
Monday Morning Prayer School: Join us
Mondays at 6:00am at the building for prayer
school. Pastor Dave will teach on prayer and
we will pray together. This class is for anyone
who wants to have a fulfilling prayer life and
experience more power in their prayers.
Wed Morning Bible Study: Pastor Rispoli
leads a Wednesday morning Bible study at
7:00am at First Watch restaurant located at
Mid Rivers Mall Dr. and Suemandy next to
Barnes and Nobel.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL
Please join us at 8:30am each Sunday.
Whether you are a new Christian or have
been one for years, there is room to grow in
Sunday School. There are 3 classes to
choose from. Come try them all and see which
one you like best.
BIBLE STUDY & DISCUSSION
Pastor Paul Baehmann and Pastor Don Morman each lead a discussion based study of
the Old and New Testaments.
• OUR DAILY BREAD
Cathy Rispoli & Don Telge lead a discussion
group using the devotional Our Daily Bread.
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OPPORTUNITIES
TO GET INVOLVED
ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP
FEBRUARY 18
1:00pm - at main church building
6:00pm - at main church building
7:00pm - at Brewskeez for Church at the Bar
Financial Peace University (FPU) is a 9 week
course from Christian financial counselor
Dave Ramsey that will help you get rid of
debt, create a budget, and plan for the future
using Biblical principals.
The class will meet at church on Thursday
nights February 12-April 16. Cost for the
course is $100 and includes all the materials
and resources for after the course is complete. To register pick up a brochure in the
lobby and fill out the enclosed registration
form. Then place it in the offering plate or
give it to Patsy Cesare. Contact Scott Bowles
for more info at 636-279-0465.
ANNUAL MEN’S RETREAT
The Men’s retreat is March 20-21 at Pere
Marquette Lodge in Grafton, IL. We meet Friday evening and are done around noon on
Saturday. Rooms are provided but meals are
at your own expense. Contact Glenn Lodge
at 636-544-8984 or Bill Helt at 314-495-8786
for more information or to sign up.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
PAINTING WITH A TWIST
All women are invited to Painting with a
Twist on Saturday, February 28th from
10am-1pm. We will be going to the Creve
Coeur location. Enjoy step-by-step instruction with an experienced and enthusiastic
local artist. You will leave with a one-of-akind creation and a new found talent! Cost
is $35 and you must register and pay online
in advance. Contact Debbie Lodge at 314602-4494 for more info.
WOMEN’S YOGA
All women are invited to join us for Yoga on
the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at
6:30pm. This month’s dates are Feb 12 and
26. The cost is $30 for 6 sessions over 3
months. It works out to just $5 a session.
No experience is needed. If you have a
yoga matt please bring it. Please contact
Terri Kunselman at 314-724-1394 to sign
up or for more info.
BRUNCH
CLUB
Everyone is invited to join us on Sunday,
Feb 15 following worship for some food and
fellowship with your Joy family. We will
meet at Pizza Street located on Mid Rivers
Mall Drive and Hwy N in Cottleville. Everyone is welcome.
3 WAYS TO GIVE
ELECTRONICALLY
Want to keep up on your offering when you are
not able to with us in worship? There are 3 ways
to give electronically:
1) Sign up for Simply Giving, an automatic deduction program from your checking account.
See Tim Kilz or Patsy Cesare for more info.
2) 2) go to www.joycommunity.com and click on
“give online” on the left side of the page.
3) 3) Text “send (insert dollar amount) to
[email protected]” to 729725.
WAYS TO WORSHIP THROUGH
TECHNOLOGY
Worship attendance is very important to our
Christian life, but sometimes we all have to miss
a Sunday because we are out of town or because we are ill. You can join Joy’s worship even
when you can’t be with us.
• BY RADIO: Joy is on the radio Sunday
mornings at 9:30am on 1280AM. We have a
30 minute spot that will feature the previous
week’s message from Pastor Dave and an
invitation to come to Joy. Share it with your
friends!
• BY INTERNET: Watch our live broadcast on
joycommunity.com. We will also have a link
to past weeks broadcasts. Share it with your
friends!
JOY PARTNER CARE SYSTEM
Joy Community Church is a family and we want
to make sure that we care for all of our partners
in times of crisis or change such as a death in
the family, sickness or injury, hospitalization or
the birth of a baby. We have a system to make
sure that your family receives the help and care
you need during these times. Please contact
Pastor Dave at 314-606-4272 when you have a
care need AND then contact Patsy Cesare at
636-294-1306 to begin our partner care process.
Need Prayer? Email your prayer request to
[email protected] and we will send it
out to the Joy partners for you.
FEBRUARY 2015
Sun
1
Mon
2
Sunday School:
8:30am
Worship:
9:30am
Prayer School
6:00am
8
9
Sun School: 8:30am
Worship: 9:30am
Blood Press: 10:30am
Youth SNL: 5:00pm
Prayer School
6:00am
15
16
HOPE Food Pantry
Sunday
Sun School: 8:30am
Worship: 9:30am
Brunch Club: 11am
Prayer School
6:00am
22
23
Sunday School:
8:30am
Worship:
9:30am
Prayer School
6:00am
Tue
3
Wed
4
Thu
5
Fri
6
Bible Study
7:00am
Church At The Bar
7:00pm
10
17
24
7
Men’s Bible Study:
7:30am
11
12
Bible Study
7:00am
Church At The Bar
7:00pm
Women’s Yoga:
6:30pm
Financial Peace
University: 7:00pm
18
19
Bible Study
7:00am
Ash Wed Worship:
1:00pm
Ash Wed Worship:
6:00pm
Church At The Bar
Ash Wed - 7:00pm
Sat
13
14
Men’s Bible Study:
7:30am
20
21
Financial Peace
University: 7:00pm
Men’s Bible Study:
7:30am
25
26
Bible Study
7:00am
Church At The Bar
7:00pm
Women’s Yoga:
6:30pm
Financial Peace
University: 7:00pm
27
28
Men’s Bible Study:
7:30am
Women’s Painting
With ATwist:
10:00am