July 10-11 Creek Guide
Golden Oldies | Pt 6
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Sunday Worship
Sundays | 9:30 & 11 a.m.
Worship Center & Online
Online Rebroadcast | 1, 3, 5 & 7 p.m.
Led by Pastor John Mark Caton
Midweek Chapel
Midweek Chapel is currently not meeting and will resume in the fall.
Saturday Worship
In-Person | 5 p.m. | Worship Center
Saturday Online | 5 p.m.
Led by Pastor Beau Landers
Fun With The Son
Saturday, July 31 | Morning | 2 Locations
Fun With The Son is our annual community outreach which provides 1,000 school supply packs for families in our community experiencing financial insecurity. This year we will be featuring TWO mini-events at TWO locations happening SIMULTANEOUSLY through which we will reach more than TWO HUNDRED FAMILIES across NINE schools with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
Two Locations:
Webb Elementary | 810 E Louisiana St, McKinney, TX
Iglesia Biblica de McKinney | 501 S Graves St., McKinney, TX
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Crayola School Supply Drive
Now - July 18 | Drop-off At Missions Wall
We are collecting TWO SPECIFIC items to fulfill our school supply needs for our 2021 Fun With The Son School Supply Giveaway Event.
• 700 boxes Crayola Crayons 24 ct.
• 300 boxes Crayola Colored Pencils 12 ct.
Use our Missions Amazon link to direct ship to the church building!
These items must be new and Crayola brand.
LifeGroups: Online, At Home & On Campus
If you're interested in finding or starting a LifeGroup, text GATHER to 77978.
In a large population, creating a sense of community and connecting with others is important. In the church, it’s crucial. LifeGroups are small groups within the larger church in which people of similar interests take care of the “one another” in life. In a large church, it’s important that community exists in order for relationships to be real and relevant.
Membership Workshop
Sunday, July 18 | 5 p.m. | Zoom
Every adult who is interested in joining Cottonwood Creek is required to complete the Membership Workshop video series and attend one of our Membership Workshop classes. Register online.
Promise Keepers
Friday, July 16 | 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Saturday, July 17 | 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | $77 | AT&T Stadium
Cottonwood Creek Men - Join us for worship that strengthens the soul, brotherhood that lasts a lifetime and tools that empower you to be the man Christ intended you to be. By God’s grace, we will return home as changed men. Experience a great time of worship and hear from some dynamic speakers like Jonathan Evans, Les Parrott, Nick Vujicic and more.
Men’s Bible Study
Tuesdays | 6 a.m. | Atrium
Every Tuesday morning, get together with other men from Cottonwood Creek for the Tuesday Men's Bible Study at 6 a.m. in the Atrium. Each week is a time of study and fellowship led by Pastor John Mark. Experience this biblical community and grow deeper in your faith, while building up each other in biblical truth.
Join the Men's Ministry for coffee, snacks, fellowship and great teaching every Tuesday!
Whatever It Takes
Your summer anthem is here! “Whatever It Takes” a Creek Worship original song, is a fun, upbeat tune modeled after Cottonwood Creek’s motto: “Whatever It Takes for the Gospel.” Search Spotify Music or YouTube for this new hit, or open it in iTunes.
Worship Nights
Tuesday, July 27 | 7 p.m. | Worship Center & Online
Join us at Cottonwood Creek Church for our Worship Nights on the last Tuesday of each month! Come and let your soul be refilled as we worship the Lord in community with one another.
Worship begins at 7 p.m. in-person and online. We hope to see you there. If you can’t make it this time, don’t worry - you can attend online! We LIVE stream our Worship Nights on Cottonwood Creek Church's Facebook page and YouTube channel or by visiting cottonwoodcreek.tv. We hope to see you there!
Missions Project: We Are Building A House
Campus House Build Team - July 10 & 11 are our final building and shipping preparation dates on the church campus before the truck is loaded and taken to the reassembly site in South Texas.
There are still some spots available on the Rio Grande Valley Build Team!
For more information and to take the FIRST STEP to join the Team, complete the Interest Survey by texting HOUSE to 77978.
Rio Grande Valley Build Team Mission Trip | July 16-22 | Cost $35 per day (Includes Meals and Lodging) | Ages 14-17 w/ Parent (Choose which days to serve.)
Hats Are Live!
Purchase Online | $15
Show off Cottonwood Creek Church whenever you are outside this Summer with our NEW Whatever It Takes Hat!
Charity of the Month: North Texas Food Bank
Our July Charity of the Month is the North Texas Food Bank! Check out this message from NTX Food Bank President Trisha Cunningham, and join us in supporting this awesome organization by checking in at Cottonwood Creek on Facebook - yes, it's that easy!
Every time you check-in at Cottonwood Creek, we will donate three meals to NTX Food Bank. You can check-in up to once per day, and we encourage you to do it every day in the month of July!
Our goal is to donate 45,000 meals this month. Let's get started!
Creek Student Ministry Resources
We have created resources for students (6th - 12th grade) that will help engage you and your community with the Lord at home.
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Sundays | Starting July 27th | 7 p.m. | B118
There are plenty of assumptions about dating and marriage in today’s world. According to the culture’s standards, decisions about how to date, when to date and who to date are all up to you and your preference. But what about God’s standards regarding intimate relationships and choosing a partner?
This is a four-week study based on the book “Outdated” by J.P. Pokluda.
K-2 Ka-Boom
August 6 - 7 | On-Campus | $50
Kindergarten - 2nd graders (completed) - join us as we embark on an adventure at K-2 Ka-Boom! You will learn about the Armor of God as you rotate through activities including Bible stories, crafts, games and recreation.
This is an overnight event, however, there is a designated time for pick-up on Friday night, along with a time to return on Saturday morning, for children who may not be ready to spend the night away from home.
Summer Preschool Play Dates
July 13 & 20 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | $10
Do your kids need something fun to do this summer? Come to Preschool Play Dates with Creek Kids! Play Dates are for Preschoolers (3 years old - kindergarten and fully potty trained).
Preschool Play Date: Water Day | July 13 | Register
Preschool Play Date: Game Day | July 20 | Register
Camp Skylark at Cottonwood Creek
Camp Skylark is your summer childcare solution for children entering 1st-6th grade.
Taking place on Cottonwood Creek Campus, Camp Skylark meets Mondays-Fridays, 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Register for one or multiple weeks!
Rate: $225/week per child
Celebrate First
Sunday, August 1 | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Calling all families with incoming 1st graders! Join us for Celebrate First, a special event for your family to meet the Elementary Team, learn about Sunday morning programming and receive encouraging strategies for taking your 1st grader to Worship. Creek Kids will receive a “Big Kid” bag that includes a new Bible, book bag and other items that can be used during Worship.
Lunch is provided, and registration is required!
Awana
Sundays | Beginning August 22 | 3 year olds (as of 9/1/2021 and potty trained) - 12th grade
Kids represent the greatest opportunity to make a long-term impact on our world for Christ. Awana reaches kids where they are and walks alongside them in their faith journey through exciting Scripture memorization and Bible study, fun games and engaging large group sessions. Those kids who come to faith at an early age discover God's purpose for their lives and hope for the future.
Registration opens August 1 for the 2021-22 Awana year.
$30 per child plus material cost until August 20.
$35 per child plus material cost beginning August 21.
Serve in Creek Kids
The Children's Ministry is growing! We are recruiting volunteers and would love for you to join our amazing team. Text SERVE to 77978 to submit your information. Be sure to check Children’s Ministry as the area you would like to serve.
For more information, visit our volunteer page or email creekkids@cottonwoodcreek.org
Creek Kids Resources
Can’t be at Creek Kids this weekend? Check out these resources and activities for children birth - 5th grade.
Kid Care Preschool Registration
Kid Care Preschool is continuing to enroll students for the 2021 - 2022 school year.
Our weekday preschool ministry runs Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Kid Care provides care, early education, Biblical education and growth opportunities for children ages 6 months through transitional kindergarten.
For more information, please call (214) 667-7000 or visit online at kidcarepreschool.com.
Summer Basketball Skills Camps
K-2 Basketball Skills Camp: July 26 - 29 | 5 - 6 p.m. | Gym | $30 (includes shirt) | Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
3:45 Basketball Skills Camp: July 26 - 29 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Gym | $30 (includes shirt) | 3rd - 5th Grade
Men's Open Court Basketball
Saturdays | 7 - 9 a.m. | Gym
Men - join us on Saturday mornings for open court basketball.
Care Groups
The Care Ministry provides comfort, healing, hope and training for those who are experiencing life's interruptions. Our Care Ministry has personal counselors, Stephen Ministry, Celebrate Recovery, Marriage Mentoring program and Care Groups specializing in cancer, divorce and grief.
Celebrate Recovery | Mondays | 7 p.m. | Chapel
Living Grace Groups | Thursdays | 6:30 p.m. | Zoom (Text GRACE to 77978 to link)
Cancer Care | 1st Sunday each month | 6 p.m. | Zoom
Woven (Adoption & Foster Care) | 3rd Sunday each month | 4 p.m. | B116
Family Grace | Returns in the Fall
Redefine Grace Groups | Returns in the Fall
GriefShare | Returns Wednesday, September 8
DivorceCare | Returns Wednesday, September 8
DivorceCare4Kids | Returns Wednesday, September 8
Creek College Ministry
If you are looking for a place to connect with fellow college students, Creek College is the place for you!
Text College to 77978 for ministry updates and reminders, or Leon to 77978 to get connected.
HomeGroups meet throughout the week on different nights. Those are split up by gender and availability.
College Life Group meets on Sundays at 11 a.m. in A238.
LifeGroups are small groups of people in similar life stages who gather to learn God’s Word and build community On Campus, At Home and Online. Text LIFE or HOME to 77978 to find a Group today.
Children (Babies - 5th Grade):
david.marsh@cottonwoodcreek.org
Students (6th - 12th Grade):
chase.durham@cottonwoodcreek.org
College:
leon.lombard@cottonwoodcreek.org
Young Adults :
sloan.stephenson@cottonwoodcreek.org
Singles/Single Parents:
robert.bennett@cottonwoodcreek.org
Adult 1 (20s - 40s) - On Campus, At Home & Online:
sloan.stephenson@cottonwoodcreek.org
Adult 2 (Mid 30s - 50s) - On Campus, At Home & Online:
sloan.stephenson@cottonwoodcreek.org
Adult 3 (Mid 40s - Mid 60s) - On Campus, At Home & Online:
robert.bennett@cottonwoocreek.org
Adult 4 (60+) - On Campus, At Home & Online:
robert.bennett@cottonwoocreek.org
Men:
justin.frazier@cottonwoodcreek.org
Women:
sarah.stoltzfus@cottonwoodcreek.org
Cultural Groups:
justin.hillhouse@cottonwoodcreek.org
Creek Guide Alerts
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Faith@Home
A quest for Authentic Faith, faith that is lived out in our daily activities, is modeled in our homes and communities and passed down to the next generation. Free resources online for all ages and stages.
Text Us
Did you know that you can sign up for text updates from the different ministries at Cottonwood Creek Church? All you have to do is text that ministry’s keyword to 77978. Find the keywords and start getting updates today.
Cottonwood Creek Job Connection
Check out the new Cottonwood Creek Job Connection website.
Employers have the ability to post jobs, view resumes and manage their account directly.
Job seekers gain access to more than 4500 local jobs, an interest profiler, resume builder and more.
This local resource is free, so sign up today!
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July 4
Budget Offering: $151,088
Budget Received To-Date: $3,988,282
Budget Needed To-Date: $3,772,071
Budget: $8,400,000
Total In Worship: 1,618
Total Online Worship: 986
Denison Total In Worship: 21
Denison Online Worship: 68