help prepare for back2school

We are one week away from the best back2school event ever. There are still LOTS of things that need to happen to make this event happen. Can you be a big help by working in one or more of these ways!

STUFF THE BUS is Friday and Saturday, and this is when we go to Walmart to share this project with people from our community. We hand out flyers and ask people to buy school supplies to help. Your help is needed especially on Friday. Can you help? (Our partners from Mercy Crossing will be working at Big Lots, and our partners from Mt. Calvary will be at Sam's and Walmart in Danville). Pray for success!

ADOPT A STUDENT is this Sunday as we ask our family and friends to help with back2school by adopting one or more students. It costs $18 per student, and we ask that you join us. Give online by going to this website https://e-giving.org/egivinglogin.asp. You can also give at church on Sunday or mail your check to TCF back2school, PO Box 388, Collinsville, VA 24078.

MILK SHAKE FUND RAISER at CHICK-FIL-A will be Wednesday, August 1st. We will receive 50% of the proceeds from all Milk Shake sales on this day. Go by the restaurant in the mall and get one. Tell your friends. This is awesome, and we are grateful for their help!

VOLUNTEER TRAINING is set for Thursday, August 2nd at 6:30pm. All our volunteers are asked to attend this special training, and this is when you will receive your t-shirt and your team member assignment. It takes lots of people to make this happen.

AND THERE IS MORE that you can do to help this event happen. Volunteers are needed each day between now and next Saturday. If you can help at anytime, please call the church at 276-647-8231 or email us at info@thecommunityfellowship. Thank you for meeting a need and making a difference by touching the lives of students in our community.

Don't forget about worship this Sunday at 10:10am at The Community Fellowship. We continue our series called "Forgotten Virtues", and we will talk about gratitude. See you soon. Don't forget to demonstrate the love of God to your community by serving the people around you. See you soon!

Pastor Michael Harrison
James 1:5

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Michael Harrison's e-devotion

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