Announcements – August 22, 2025

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My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Each and every time we are assembled together for worship it is a most unique and wonderful occasion for praise and thanksgiving as we gaze upon our Sovereign God as He has revealed Himself to us in the Word and in our most blessed Savior. However, there are some times of worship where our collective praise is prompted by the commemoration of a special instance of the faithfulness and grace of the Lord in our present-day lives.  This Sunday will be one of those occasions.
On Sunday August 21, 2005, a small fellowship of believers, known then as the Christ Presbyterian Mission of Evangel Presbytery, gathered for worship in the auditorium of Hampton Cove Middle School. Teaching Elders Dr. Frank Barker and Rev. Ralph Keel presided over a service of particularization for the little congregation.  On that Sunday, the mission officially became Christ Presbyterian Church.  And at the conclusion of that historic service we shared our very first Communion as a free-standing congregation of the PCA.
This Lord’s Day we will be remembering our Savior’s faithfulness to us not only in the founding of the Church in 2005, but also in His sustaining grace that has preserved and protected us for twenty years.
On Sunday morning, our sermon will come from a very appropriate text, 1 Timothy 6:20. It is there that the Apostle Paul enjoins young Timothy to “guard the deposit” that has been “entrusted” to him. In our Lord’s sweet providence, there could not be a timelier passage for us to give attention to on this special day!
Then, on Sunday evening at 6:00 PM we will gather again in the worship center for the presentation of a wonderful and exciting video-history of our last twenty years together.  Following the video, there will be a twentieth anniversary fellowship on the grounds of the Church house, with lots of ice cream to make it especially delightful!  Please feel free to dress comfortably for the warm outdoors.
It will be a great Lord’s Day for sure, and I can’t wait to see you all!
I love you dearly,
Mike


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Celebration of Christ Presbyterian’s Twentieth Anniversary – Please join us this Sunday, August 24th to commemorate the particularization of Christ Presbyterian Church. At 6pm, we will watch a new video of the inception of the church followed by an ice cream social outside at the church house. During the premiere, nursery will be available for infants/toddlers under 3. Older children are invited to meet in the church fellowship hall at 6pm and will move to supervised play/snack at the church house. Lawn chairs are encouraged for any looking for seating during the ice cream social.

Women’s Ministry
• Fall Ladies’ Bible Studies resume September 9th and 10th.
• Women’s monthly potluck luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse (1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro). All ladies are invited!
• Senior Sisters monthly meeting is on the third Thursday from 10-11:30am.
• Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10-11:30am.

Men’s Ministry
• Men’s Prayer Breakfast and Fall Kickoff – We will have a prayer breakfast Saturday, September 6th at 8am at the church where we will hear a brief devotional from Pastor Jackie Gaston and discuss the Fall men’s schedule. Please sign up in the Narthex.
• Junior Fellows – An Ocoee river rafting trip is set for Saturday, Sept 6th. Contact DJ Alhorn for details.
• Senior Fellows – Our next breakfast will be at 9am on Tuesday, September 2nd.

Youth Ministry
• Sunday Night Youth begins September 7th from 4:30-6:30 in the Church House.
• The guys and girls small groups will meet on Wednesday, September 10th from 6-7:30 at the Church House.

College and Career Ministry
• Fall fellowship begins September 14th, with a study of church history AD 100-600. Contact Jim or Sharon Daughtry for details.
• Young Ladies Summer Bible Study – Sunday evenings, 6pm at the home of Sharon Daughtry.


LOOKING AHEAD…
• Sunday School Resumes – September 7th
• Midweek Fellowship – September 24th

See ChristPresHuntsville.org for detailed news and upcoming events.


PRAYER REQUESTS

Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey; Perry Calvert; Beth Christopher; Steve Christopher; Robert Furniss; Elizabeth Holton; Frank Holton; Suzanne Nimon; Ned Nuwayhid; John Patton; mothers of Rhiannon and Chad Gay; and the fathers of Joseph Prinzinger & Amy Schnorrenberg.

Expecting – Please pray for the Garcias (church plant in Canada) due in August and the Prices due in October.

Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
• Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
• Noah and Karleigh Stephens
• James and Leah Jardin (RUF at UAH)
• Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
• Northeast Alabama FCA
• Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada)
• The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
• Adam & Lisa Venable (Church Planters, South Huntsville)
• Amos Williams (Church Planter)