July 24-25 Creek Guide
Golden Oldies | Pt 8
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Sunday Worship
Sundays | 9:30 & 11 a.m.
Worship Center & Online
On-Demand Worship Services | Available immediately after the 11 a.m. Worship Service.
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 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (2 Shifts)
Fun With The Son is our annual community outreach which provides 1,000 school supply packs to local students. This year we will offer school supplies, fun and games, music, food distribution, Chick-fil-A prize wheel, bicycle raffle and the life-changing message of the Gospel. Read below to find opportunities to volunteer or how you can register to attend!
Ministry Fair
Sundays, July 25, August 1 & 15 | After 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship Services | Atrium
Do you want to learn more about the ministries at Cottonwood Creek? Are you looking for places to connect or serve? Ministry Fair is the place for you!
We’ll have three different opportunities to check out all of the ministries at Cottonwood Creek and hope you find your place to connect or serve.
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.
Outdoor Baptisms & Hot Fudge Sundaes
Sunday, July 25 | 6 p.m.
Join us for an awesome evening of baptisms and hot fudge sundaes! We are so excited to gather outside Cottonwood Creek Church to welcome brothers and sisters into a new life with Christ. Then, we’ll celebrate with ice cream! We can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday evening.
Creek Summer Games
Introducing...CREEK SUMMER GAMES! In spirit of the Olympics, we are coming together as a church body to get active. Through the MoveSpring app, you get to experience a fun and interactive Olympic themed Journey Map that includes special messages from current and former Olympians along the way. Text CHALLENGE to 77978 for more information. Let's get moving!
Church-wide Business Meeting
Sunday, July 25 | 12:30 - 1 p.m. | B116
We will have a church-wide Business Meeting to affirm the 2021 church budget. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Membership Workshop
Saturday, August 14 | After 5 p.m. Worship Service
Sunday, August 15 | After 11 a.m. Worship Service
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.
Both of these classes will be in person and will include a light meal. Register online.
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! You do not have to be on campus to check-in.
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!
Outdated
Tuesdays | Starting July 27 | 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.
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!
Executive Pastor, Scott Sanford, Authors Bill Protecting Religious Liberties In Texas
On June 15, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott signed the Freedom to Worship Act into law. This legislation was authored by Texas House Rep. Scott Sanford to protect places of worship from government-mandated closures.
Sanford, who also serves as an executive pastor at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, Texas, saw his church close due to COVID-19 pandemic mandates. During the aftermath of this shutdown, Sanford witnessed the toll it took on congregations barred from gathering to worship.
Table Talk
Thursday, August 19 | 12 p.m. | C128
Table Talk with Creek Women is an event that fosters relationships with other like-minded women while growing in our Christian faith. We desire to better understand the word of God and how to apply it to our lives through guest speakers and small group table discussions. We meet on the third Thursday of every month. Bring your own lunch or buy one through the church.
Creek Kids Praise
Wednesdays | Beginning September 8 | 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Free
“I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.” -Psalm 104:33
Creek Kids Praise is a fun night of worship and Bible activities for kids 3 years (potty trained) through 5th grade. Kids will enjoy praising God together, while singing familiar favorites and learning new worship songs. We also dive into the truth of God’s Word in fun and interactive lessons.
There are two sections of Creek Kids Praise:
Up-Praise: 1st - 5th grade meets in B109/111.
Lil’ Praise: 3 years - kindergarten meets in A143.
Registration opens July 25.
Serve With Creek Kids Praise
Interested in Serving with Creek Kids Praise Wednesdays? Come to our information meeting and dinner on August 4 at 6 p.m. in B111. If interested, email creekkids@cottonwoodcreek.org. We relaunch on September 8.
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 - 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, a 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.
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.
Promotion Sunday
Sunday, August 8 | 9:30 & 11 a.m.
This is the day your kids “move up” to their next age and grade levels. Kidz Blitz Live will lead our new 1st - 5th graders in a crazy fun Bible time in the gym at 9:30 or 11 a.m. Our Birth-Kinders will receive a Creek Kids t-shirt.
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 Softball League
8 Weeks | League Begins In August
Cottonwood Creek will be participating in a Men's softball local city league. The cost for the 8 week season is $60 and includes league, team jersey, and game balls. To learn more, fill out the interest form below.
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!
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.
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
Text GUIDE to 77978 to get the Creek Guide pushed right to your phone each week once it’s ready!
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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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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.
July 18
Budget Offering: $149,916
Budget Received To-Date: $4,303,711
Budget Needed To-Date: $4,063,355
Budget: $8,400,000
Total In Worship: 1,629
Total Online Worship: 1,565
Denison Total In Worship: 34
Denison Online Worship: 158