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Respectfully Yours, The Staff of Colonial Baptist Church in Blue Ridge, VA

Pastors' Conference March 1

Colonial Baptist Church will be hosting a Pastor’s Conference on Monday, March 1st, 2010 for all pastors, assistant pastors, youth pastors, deacons, lay leaders, and men training for the ministry.

The Conference is sponsored by Northland Graduate School and is entitled, “Serving Together in Unity”.  The challenging and practical series of sessions are provided FREE OF CHARGE to help you minister more effectively to those with whom you have been called to serve.

The schedule for the Conference will run as follows:

9:00 am Check-In
9:30 am General Session 1
Dr. Doug McLachlan

10:15 am Snack Break
10:30 am General Session 2
Evangelist Kevin Brownfield

11:15 am Coffee Break
11:30 am General Session 3
Dr. Doug McLachlan

12:15 pm Lunch (Provided free of charge)
1:00 pm Roundtable Discussion
2:00 pm Dismissal

Registration Deadline is February 22.  Register for the Conference by calling 540-977-5683 or using the contact form on our website.

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Haiti: Crisis Report!

Haiti was hit by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The death toll is now estimate at 200,000 with another 250,000 seriously injured and 1.5 million people are now homeless. Buildings and infrastructure were destroyed. Lawlessness is beginning to take over as dangerous criminals that were once behind bars are now walking the streets and forming new gangs. People are in desperate need of food, water, shelter and medical care. Many Americans want to help and many are already there doing a tremendous amount of good, but so much more is needed and will be needed over the coming days, weeks, months and even years.

Right now the physical needs are enormous, but so, too, and even greater, is the need for The Light to shine into this spiritually “dark” country. The light of the gospel for salvation, HOPE and lasting peace must be present if these people are to survive. As each of you pray and ask God for what part He might have you do, please make sure that your investment of time and money has eternal value. Choose wisely in giving to organizations to make sure that your funds are used effectively to help the people of Haiti.

Many scams and evil people are taking advantage of this situation and setting up fake websites and organizations pleading for support for Haiti, but many are not real at all. Check things out and be wise stewards of the funds that God has entrusted to you. One organization that can help direct you in this is ABWE (the Association of Baptists for World Evangelization) and you can read updates and reports on there website by clicking on this link provided.

http://www.abwe.org/news/article/abwe-haiti-relief-update/

Also pray for the Oostdyks Family serving with Missionary Flights International meeting the ongoing physical and spiritual needs in Haiti for many years.  The have been flying planes in and out of Haiti with much needed medical and other supplies as well as sharing the gospel and love of Christ.

http://www.flyforhim.org/

http://www.missionaryflights.org/

Finally, please join all of us at Colonial Baptist Church in praying for the people of Haiti and all those who are doing so much to save lives and care for the masses of hurting people.

FasCar Rally Saturday, February 20

Children Age 3 - Grade 6 and their Parents are invited to this fast action HotWheels® and Matchbox® Racing Event!  The FasCar Rally will be from 1:00-4:00 p.m. and features fun for the entire family!  This is an evangelistic children’s event featuring Word of Life Missionary Joe Phillips as our speaker.  There will be trophies awarded in five divisions:

Division A     Age 3-5

Division B     1st & 2nd Grade

Division C     3rd & 4th Grade

Division D     5th & 6th Grade

Division E     Parents/Adults

FasCar features a state-of-the-art multi-laned racing track (computerized, sound effects).  A concession stand will be available and no pre-registration is required.

Children can bring up to 6 cars, and we will qualify the fastest car to enter. 

Children….invite your parents and your friends to this fast and fun community outreach event!

Impact Teens All Nighter Feb. 26-27

Postponed to Feb. 26-27 due to weather.  Check out this page on Facebook and RSVP if you plan to attend this event.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/event.php?eid=255713947244&ref=nf

Food, fun and fellowship with people that care about you. Don’t miss it!

Life Line Screening March 18th

Colonial Baptist Church is pleased to host a preventative health event on Thursday, March 18, 2010.  Life Line Screening www.lifelinescreening.com , a leading provider of community-based preventative health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive, painless health screenings.  Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to blocked arteries, which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms, which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease; irregular heart beat, which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening for men and women, used to access the risk of osteoporosis.  Individual screening $45.  Register for a Wellness Package with Heart Rhythm for $149.  All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete.  Call 1-888-653-6441 to pre-register.

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