WinterJam Concert Postponed!

The CrosStone group will not be attending the WinterJam 2010 concert tonight, as the concert has been postponed until March 3, 2010, due to the snow.   We hope you will all take the opportunity to stay safe and warm at home, and have a great evening with your family. Play a game, watch a movie together (complete with popcorn, of course!) or just do whatever your family likes to do.

Remember our lesson about creating “margin” in our lives?  Well, God just created some for you!  Take advantage of it, and enjoy the evening.  See you Wednesday!

CrosStone Upcoming Events

The weekend of January 30th and 31st will be a busy one for CrosStone youth.  On Saturday, we will serve lunch to the homeless at the Oasis Soup Kitchen in Portsmouth.  Please meet us at the church at 10:00 and we will drive to the soup kitchen together and prepare to be the hands and feet of Christ as we serve others.  If you haven’t already turned in your permission form, please call Debbie Carlucci @ 546-1067 and leave a message letting us know you will be attending.   After we prepare, serve and clean up from the lunch at Oasis, we will stop at a local fast food restaurant and have lunch together.   Be sure to bring your lunch money!

On Sunday, January 31st, we will meet at the church at 3:00 to head out to the Winter Jam 2010 concert at Norfolk Scope.   The cost is $10 (cash) at the door.   We will return to the church between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m.  Invite your parents, siblings and friends–all are welcome!

This is always an amazing concert, so plan to be there!  To find out more details about the concert, go to www.hearitfirst.com/WinterJam/default.aspx.  

Greenbrier Church Event Calendar

Small Group Launch -  Wednesday January 20 – 7:00  PM

Available Groups:

Parents of Teens – Leader: Becky Watt

Corum Deo – Leaders: Corne’ Bekker/Adam Harrison

Deus Intimus (Intimacy with God) – Leader: Eric Watt

Wednesday Night PM Ladies Bible Study – Leader: Kelly Neklason

Screwtape Letters – Leaders: Justin Long/Jason Benedict

Foundations – Leaders: John Ruane/ Mike Hartsfield

Also available:

Monday Night Women’s Bible Study

Friday Morning Women’s Bible Study

For more small group information contact the church office at 819-1070.

Membership Appreciation Dinner - Sunday January 31 – 12:30  PM

Greenbrier Church Event Calendar

Baby Dedication - Sunday January 10th, both services. Contact the church office to register.

Leadership Dinner - Sunday January 17th – 6 PM

Membership Appreciation Dinner - Sunday January 31 – 12:30  PM

Greenbrier Church Event Calendar

Christmas Eve Service

Thursday December 24thth – 6:00pm-7:00pm

Join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.

Church Office Closed December 28-January 1

From the staff at Greenbrier Church have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

A Night in Bethlehem

Wednesday, December 16

OPEN HOUSE STYLE

6:00PM

“Glory to God in the Highest!”  That’s what the angels said to the shepherds that night long ago in Bethlehem. Come join us as we recreate that night of nights when the Supernatural crashed into the natural realm and God came to live and dwell among men. Experience the census, the marketplace, a Jewish home, and a living Nativity. Bring your friends, too.

Night in Bethlehem *Construction/ Set Design/Rehearsal Calendar*

Thanks to the many folks who came out to help this past Saturday. We will need help from whomever is available for the next week. Here are the times we will be working. We are so excited to be working on this project and are continuing to pray for the people who God brings to the event to be truly blessed and reminded of the TRUE reason for the season.

December 9 6:30-8:30 PM

Construction Continues

Props brought in
Costumes worked on
Props gathered
Get boxes from attic

December  12 9AM-4PM

Construction Continues

Turn the Fellowship Hall into a Stable
Inventory
Stage stuff for Sunday build-out
Lunch Provided

December  13 1-8PM

Construction Continues

Deadline props/costumes
build marketplace
finalize costumes
dress out shops
Set up Jewish home  20×10 Tent outside
ALL HAND ON DECK!
Lunch provided

December 14 6:30-8 PM

Construction Completed (Hopefully)

Final costume fitting
Final dress out shops
Final inspection and walk thru

December 15 6:30-8PM Dress Rehearsal

Everything is ready to go
ALL HANDS

December 16 5:00-10PM  Production (6-8) and Clean UP

December 17 9-5 Clean and Stow all Supplies and Materials

Night in Bethlehem Marketplace Supplies Needed

We need Marketplace Supply stuff. Here is a list of items we would like to put in the Marketplace shops. If you can donate the use of your supplies we will get them back to you after the event. Please Bring these items on Wednesday night, Dec. 9 or by NEXT Sunday Dec 13. Put the supplies in the designated spots in Room 400 upstairs by the CrosStone Room. Thanks for helping to make this event a night to remember. Please make sure you CLEARLY LABEL your items with YOUR NAME.

Dyes Shop Cloth strips, yarn, wool skein, natural fiber rugs, pretty glass bottles, berries, colored sand, carafes; red, blue and purple colors; loom and weaving materials; spinning wheel, large wooden bowl, large spoon, thongs, rough materials to use to illustrate dyeing  cloth or yarn – berries, onion skins., shells.  (In ancient times purple and blue dyes derived from snails were so rare and sought after that they were literally worth their weight in gold. These precious dyes colored the robes of the kings and princes of Media, Babylon, Egypt, Greece and Rome. To wear them was to be identified with royalty.)

Mosaic Shop Glass tiles, porcelain tile

Perfume/Spice Kiosk Oils, pretty bottles, fresh and dried herbs, incense, cinnamon sticks, seeds, mortar to grind, bowls, wire sieve, frankincense, myrrh.

Grain Mill/ Bakery Yeast dough for children to touch, large wooden bowls, wooden spoons, kitchen tools, rough materials-flour, salt, whole grains, barley, millet, mortar to grind grains, eggs, milk bucket. Flat bread, bread loafs, muslin fabric.

Tannery Animal skins, pliable leather; tools, punches, scissors, Items to illustrate: the leather into sandals, trimmings for chariots, coverings of chairs, decorations for harps, sarcophagi, etc

Candle-Making Travelers will all be given a candle in which to proceed to the manger area.  Candles, paraffin and beeswax, olive oil, lanterns, oil lamps, wicks, dipping candle rack could be made.  See photo in links.  The shop focus will be “light”.

Toy Making Balls, Wooden checker gameboard, Wooden Doll bed, Wooden horse, Wooden animals, Metal or wooden Rattles, Tops & Marbles.

Farmer’s Market Honey, olives, dates, figs, almonds, pomegranates, grains- barley, onions, lentils, chick peas, baskets, cloth squares for drapes, carafes, grapes, bread.

Temple Torah-Scrolls, Jewish Artifacts, Fake flame fire pot, Menorah, Shofar,

Pottery Moldable clay, red clay, clayware, baskets, a “fire pit”/kiln made out a large box, makeshift wheel from a lazy Susan, plywood, wooden bowl, rags, and bricks.

Carpenter’s Shop Tools-rough saws, hand saw, rough lumber, include items they would make in this shop -“shepherds rod”, wooden animal prods, and poles, wooden wheels.

Musical Instrument Kiosk Harp, tambourine, lute, wooden pipes, bells, trumpet/rams horn/ shofar.

Rope Kiosk Rope, flax, nets, wooden bats to refine fiber, baskets, spools of rope,

Metal Works Old Tools, anvil, bellows, metals, tin foil

Thank YOU !

CrosStone Christmas Party

Just a reminder that the CrosStone youth will be having their annual Christmas party on Wednesday, December 9th, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.  Continuing in our tradition of “Christmas Around the World”, this year’s celebration will highlight Christmas in the Philippines.    Having the Parroco’s heading up the event will ensure true Philippine authenticity in our  festivities and cuisine!

The only things you need to bring are an expectancy of a great night and a small, wrapped gift for the gift exchange (valued at approximately $5.00).

Please plan to arrive on time so that we will have plenty of time for feasting and celebrating the birth of Christ!  Looking forward to seeing all of our CrosStone Youth at the party!

Night In Bethlehem Volunteers – READ THIS

The plans for A Night in Bethlehem are coming together. Our great family based outreach will be happening in just 2 short weeks. This past Sunday Pastor Eric announced a meeting for ALL THOSE who are interested in helping with the event. Just wanted to remind everyone that the meeting will be from 6:30-7:00 PM on Wednesday, December 2 in the Sanctuary.  Also, if you are interested, some construction for the stable will be starting on Saturday, December 5 at 9:00AM. Contact Sheri Gaughan at sherigaughan@greenbrierchurch.com or 819-1070 for more information or details.

Come out and get involved. It’s a great way to meet new people and get connected to the body at Greenbrier!

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