CCC Serving Metro Denver
Flourish: January 29, 2024
Greetings Centennial!
I was just pondering Karl’s message from 2 weeks ago about taming the wild horses in our minds/actions. I thought, “You know I always WANT to help out at North Littleton Promise and deliver meals or get together a group to make and deliver an IMPACT meal at Love INC,” and then I get busy and put it on the back burner and never get it done. But gosh darn it, the thought is there! How about if we capture the wild horse and put action to our thoughts this month? Both NLP and Love INC offer tremendous ministries to children (NLP) and adults needing support through their physical and emotional struggles. Both of these programs make a big difference in people’s lives. We can help do that! How about it Centennial, let’s rein in our wild horses and support our local ministries!
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MINISTRY NEWS AND EVENTS
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This one IS a heavy lift: provide a meal on a Thursday night for 100 attendees at the Love INC Impact classes. It requires 2 or 3 or 4 of our life groups to get together and put together the meal. Please check out this information:
CLICK FOR INFO & AVAILABLE DATES
The rewards are tremendous:
This photo was taken on December 5th at IMPACT Graduation. Dan Sarian, Love INC Outreach Director is pictured with the 4 men in his discussion group. They spent 11 weeks together going through the Affirming Potential Class. Dan learned their stories of struggle, faith and hope and they all became good friends. On Sunday, December 22nd Dan witnessed one of these men being baptized! IMPACT is a phenomenal ministry of transformation and relationship. What a privilege to be a part of these men’s lives!
Keep in mind that you are welcome to invite your family, neighbors or co-workers to classes at IMPACT. While the Spring Session has already started, more sessions the rest of the year will give you this opportunity to invite people.
One other prayer request/need for Love INC is a good used truck:
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Love INC is in need of a well-maintained, used truck to help with the Renewed Treasures and furniture ministries. If you or someone you know has a truck to donate, please contact Terry Bate. |
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MESSAGE FROM MAUREEN SHANNON – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
We are excited for our Spring Programs to start on Tuesday, January 21st! Here are ways for you to support NLP.
- Hot Meals for Teens (LIFE & LEAD)
- Program Volunteers
- We are looking for volunteers to help with our weekly after school programs on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
- Kids Club (elementary)- adult or teen volunteers
- LIFE (middle school)- adult volunteers
Click the “Get Involved” button for more information.
This one is a smaller request: 30 hot meals for both the middle and high school groups on Tuesday and only 15 meals for the middle school group on Thursdays. Could a life group step up and provide a meal? Lots of dates are open the rest of the session. Take a look!
The especially big news from NLP is the success of their Spanish classes for English speakers! Over 100 people took part in the class during the Fall, and their classes are bursting at the seams this session as well! Please pray for these blessings of increasing the ability of people to communicate more easily with their North Littleton neighbors as well as the help it provides to Spanish speakers with their English, as there are conversational groups that meet before the class to help both learners with their respective “unfamiliar” languages! Several people from Centennial have or are now taking the class and reporting: 1. Great instructors and 2. Lots of learning!
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Master’s Apprentice is a pre-apprentice construction program to help untrained people obtain quality apprenticeships in the construction trades.
MAP is praising God for the influx of new volunteers from many churches and organizations as well as 3 additional volunteers in the past 6 months from Centennial! Thanks, Centennial, for getting those wild horses under control and offering time to help these young men and women reach their full potential through training at The Master’s Apprentice Program! Your support is invaluable to the success of the program.
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PROVIDING A HOPE AND A FUTURE FOR TEEN PARENTS
Youth For Christ’s Parent Life reaches expectant and parenting teens and their children through intentional relationships with trained adults and community partnerships. Parent Life ministry empowers teen parents to make good choices and encourages them to further their education and move toward independent living and become life-long followers of Jesus Christ.
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As a starting point, there are locations all over the metro area, including Highlands Ranch where you can volunteer. And there are all types of ways to mentor. You can check out this 2nd link, or contact Jill Meyer at the Flourish Team email: flourish@centcov.org And we will get your info to Jill.
Give some thought to taming those wild horses with a good serving opportunity….today!
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What is Flourish?
Flourish Metro Ministries is the CentCov Team of volunteers who work with our local partner ministries, including:
North Littleton Promise • Love INC • Parent Life (Teen Moms and Dads via YFC) • The Master’s Apprentice Program • MOPS • Housing Assistance Ministry
Our goal is to help those in our local area flourish by serving them as the hands and feet of Jesus.
If you would like to know more about Flourish, our ministries or how to join the team, please contact Flourish@centcov.org
FLOURISH
The WHAT: Our goal is to help those in our local area flourish by serving them as the hands and feet of Jesus
The HOW: We work through our local ministry partners to contribute financial support, publicize volunteer opportunities and lead events that contribute to these two parts of our work.
The WHO: A diverse group of 9 (with room for more!) who meet quarterly to discuss, disagree occasionally, and come together with plans for making Jesus known through out our local community through working with our Ministry Partners.
If you would like to know more about Flourish, our ministries, or how to join the team, please click the button above.
Who are the Flourish Metro Local Ministries partners?
Parent Life (Teen Moms and Dads via YFC)
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
Housing Assistance Ministry
What’s a MINISTRY PARTNER? A recognized program in the community that makes a difference in the life of those around our church by serving as the hands and feet of Jesus.