Then the King will answer, “I tell you the truth,
anything you did for even the least of my people here,
you also did for me”.
Matthew 25:40
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Nursery & Toddler
We believe
that children are important and should be treated with the love and
care Jesus showed to all. We try to provide a safe, nurturing
environment that will not only care for your child effectively, but
will begin to lay the foundation for your child's future faith and
life; thus, one of our main goals is to help you lead your child to
God!
The Nursery Ministry is a service provided to families with little
ones. Children (6 weeks to 2 years old) are welcome to join us
during the 9 & 11:15 a.m. assemblies, and during the 10:15 a.m.
Willowbrook U hour. Loving and caring adult volunteers
staff the nursery. The room is equipped with a changing table, two
rocking chairs, and a wide variety of safe, fun, age-appropriate
toys.
The Toddler Room provides children (2 to 4 years old) a place to
learn during the 10:15 a.m. Willowbrook U hour and a place to play
during the 11:15 a.m. assembly. Loving and caring adult volunteers
staff the toddler room. This room has a wide variety of safe,
age-appropriate toys that promote interactive play.
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Children's Ministry
Looking for a fun way to do church for kids?
Willowbrook Children's Ministry, Connecting Children
with Jesus
Every
Sunday morning at 11:15 a.m., Kidz Quest is offered
for children kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a fun-filled
one hour adventure focusing on how to live life based on biblical
principles. Through interactive lessons, games, and crafts, children
discover God's truth in a nurturing environment.
Kidz
Klub is an hour and a half of great fun. Each week we split
up into two groups, Pathfinders (for kindergarten through second
graders), and Junior Youth Group (for third through fifth graders).
This enables us to do cool age-appropriate activities including
games, crafts, snacks, and lessons. Each evening is focused around a
theme that teaches Christian values and how to live life together.
Kidz Klub is every Tuesday night that the children are
in school, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the church building.
Any Special Events?
Each
month during the school year we host special events for children.
This past year we took a road trip to a sister church's Fall
Festival, we had a magician and the Fishers' Fire Department visit
us, we had a Carnival night, movie and music nights, and a Family
Feast Night (where kids, parents, and guests enjoyed a delicious
pass-the-dish dinner and entertainment).
What About Summer?
Each summer
we offer various activities for the children. This past summer we
hosted a week long, originally designed, Vacation Bible School
program and had "Kids' Summer Fun" days where the children had an
opportunity to use up some energy and learn a little bit more about
how God wants us to live.
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Filew
(Phileo)
Junior High. (The years when
your life goes from mostly carefree to really tough.)
High School. (The years when
choices are made and habits are formed that impact the entire course
of your life.)
Our
goal for the Willowbrook Christian Church Youth Group is to provide
students with the skills and the support they need to go through
these years – and not just to survive these difficult years, but to
thrive in them – to be kids who can make a difference in their
schools, who can show their peers and their teachers what somebody
can do when Jesus helps!
To
accomplish that, we are targeting 4 areas of emphasis this year:
(1)
improving Biblical literacy of kids who
are in our youth group.
(2)
creating a sense of unity among our
students,
(3)
fostering a deep appreciation for the
joy of serving others, and
(4)
strengthening the bond between parents
and kids.
When
given the chance to choose a name for this year’s group, Phileo was
the pick. It’s a Greek word that means “love” (for example,
Phila-delphia is the city of “brotherly love”), and our group
decided it represented best what we’re trying to do together!
We
meet on Sunday nights from 6:30 – 8:30. (That’s for both Junior
High and Senior High kids – altogether – which is great as they all
discover that there is much value in hanging out with kids who are
not in their grade!) Along with parents and young adults who are
willing to help, our Sunday night gatherings are made up of team
building stuff and studying the Bible, watching videos and eating,
we play volleyball and Scum, we talk about life and laugh and pray
together.
We
also have small groups that meet during the week so that
age-specific Bible applications can be part of students’ lives each
week.
We
also do service projects to give teenagers a chance to practice the
spiritual discipline of being great (“the greatest among you”, Jesus
said, “is the servant of all!”). We clean the church building
together. We ring bells for the Salvation Army. We help with
yardwork for those who can’t do that themselves.
Youth
rallies, overnighters, trips to Christian colleges, summer camp,
mission trips, all part of what we do in order to show students the
best way to do life – with Jesus and others who are trying to be
like Him!
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Women's Ministry
WellSpring
WellSpring Women’s Ministry seeks to encourage women to build a
strong relationship with God through prayer, personal Bible study,
and fellowship, while also developing lasting friendships with other
women. Bible Studies, get-away times, yearly retreats and
conferences, and regular get-togethers enable our women to learn
more about how our relationship with God applies to our daily lives
and foster friendships that offer encouragement, comfort, counsel,
strength and fun.
“My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united
in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete
understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God,
namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge.”
Colassians 2:2-3 NIV
We invite you to join us in any of our activities at any time;
we look forward to meeting you.
WellSpring
life groups are designed for all women of our
community, of all ages and backgrounds, to come together for a
relaxing time of fellowship and fun and participate in activities of
personal interest. It will be a great opportunity to bring some
friends or make some friends, encouraging one another and
fellowshipping with those who are like-minded. We will meet 2 times
per week (Sunday Morning and Tuesday Evening). This will be a
terrific time of learning from God’s Word, sharing in prayer
requests, and developing lasting friendships.
Piecemakers
The purpose of this ministry is
to provide a handmade lap quilt to the parents of each infant in our
congregation.
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Life Groups
Life Groups at
Willowbrook
We want to help everyone at Willowbrook Christian Church find and be
part of an active Life Group. We believe Life Groups are the key to
connecting in a biblical way with other members at Willowbrook. A
Life Group provides healthy fellowship in a community marked by
Christian love and oneness. Life Groups can help you to “grow up”
as a Christian.
Do you desire to become more like Christ?
Are you looking for a way to connect more deeply with
others at Willowbrook?
Are you wanting to grow in prayer, Bible study,
support & accountability?
If so, then a Willowbrook Life Group is for you.
It’s easy to get lost in the crowd – to feel lonely even though you
may be surrounded by worshippers on a given Sunday. That’s why we
have a Life Group ministry. We want everyone to have the
opportunity to be known and cared for.
People grow faster spiritually in a caring, interactive group where
they can feel free to ask their real questions and sense the support
of the group. All of the “one another” commands in Scripture (love
one another; pray for one another, be kind to one another) can only
be truly obeyed and experienced in a smaller group.
There are about 15 Life Groups at Willowbrook that meet throughout
the week in various times and various places. Their leaders are all
volunteers – people who love to help others group as disciples of
Christ. We have a Men’s group, a few women’s groups, a group for
couples, a few family groups, and still others getting ready to
start up.
If you’d
like to get involved with a small group at Willowbrook Christian
Church, e-mail
wcleary@rochester.rr.com.
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Stewardship Ministry
Our
Mission
To
provide and execute a program to increase the financial resources of
Willowbrook to support the current congregation and to start the
financing for future growth.
2 Corinthians 9: 7-8
“Each man should give
what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or
under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God
is able to make all grace abound in you, so that in all
things and at all times, having all that you need, you will
abound in every good work.”
Offering
Process
An
offering process has been put into place to help Willowbrook
Christian Church and all of us in the congregation support our
vision and dreams. By having an offering process, we make an annual
commitment to God to financially support Willowbrook. This
commitment allows the staff and ministry directors to plan their
activities for the next year. By having predictable and sustainable monies available to them, their focus will be on
achieving their goals and growing His Kingdom.
The
offering process consists of a Pledge Card and Offering Envelopes.
Your role is to prayerfully ask Him to help you know and give you
guidance on what your financial commitment to Willowbrook should be
for the year. You then fill out the pledge card and it is
collected on Celebration Sunday (the last Sunday in October).
You
may then pick up your offering envelopes in the lobby after the
service. These envelopes will allow you to easily make you
weekly/monthly offering. Please try to remember to use your
envelope as they have your identifier number in the corner. That
number and the envelope is used for tax recording purposes. Only
one person, our financial secretary, will know what you have given
over the course of a year. The offering commitment starts on the
first Sunday in November and ends with the last
week in October. Anyone may make a financial pledge to Willowbrook
after the start of the fiscal year. Commitment cards are available
in the office or on the Stewardship bulletin board. The church
secretary or the Stewardship Director can get you your pledge
envelopes.
New members to our committee would be greatly appreciated. We meet
monthly on the 4th Saturday at the church from 8:00 am to 9:30 am.
Please call the director to confirm before attending.
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Facilities
Facilities is a ministry
that works behind the scenes to make sure that people’s experience
at Willowbrook is centered around worship and not distracted by
building disrepair or dirt. We work to make the interior and
exterior of the building look attractive and inviting. We cut grass
in the summer and plow in the winter. We paint when necessary, wax
floors, and change light bulbs. If our job is done well, people
won’t notice; which is good, we would rather their attention was
focused on hearing God’s Word and worshiping Him.
If you have a heart to
serve in ways that don’t necessarily put you in the spotlight, then
we would be glad to help you do so. And we would be glad for your
help.
2008
Plow Schedule
Again we owe Ed Cary some duck tape and baling wire for patching up
the Bronco. The only thing that doesn’t work at the moment, is the
fuel gauge. Thanks a million ED!!
Alright Guys… same drill! After your name will appear a date(s).
That date will be a Sunday. Your week will be the week before that
Sunday. If it helps, think of the date after your name as a
deadline to have the lots cleared. Preferably by 8am. on that date.
Our goal is this... during the week, we would like to have the
driveway and upper lot kept clean, by Sunday at 8am we want to have
both lots clean.
We again have a pretty nice rotation this year, so feel free to
team up and help each other. The sidewalks can always use
attention.
For you old guys, young Mr. Cleary has offered his help, shoveling.
So, when it snows hard, and you need a hand please e-mail him that
you’d like a hand, or call him. Now that the plow is working
again, perhaps someone can teach him to plow.
Schedule
Mike Martin Jan. 6, Feb. 17, Mar. 30
Joe Luna Jan. 13, Feb. 24, Apr. 6
Ray
McCarraher Jan. 20, Mar. 2, Apr. 13
Grant Perry Jan. 27, Mar. 9, Apr. 20
Ken Spinelli Feb. 3, Mar. 16, Apr. 27
Ed Cary Feb. 10, Mar. 23
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Willowbrook Missions
Our Mission Statement:
Create a Willowbrook passion for connecting people with Jesus and
administrate the
fruit of that passion on a global scale.
“Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you.”
Matt 28: 19-20
What do you do when you find
a great deal? SHARE IT!!.
How about something that changes your life?
SHARE IT!!.
Yes, you want to share it
with others. Missions is not some big scary thing. It is sharing
with others how God has changed your life. As believers, we have a
responsibility to share the Gospel with friends, family, co-workers,
neighbors and even those in other countries.
Excited
about
what God
wants to do
through
you?"
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Willowbrook Events
Our Mission Statement: To bring our
Church family together for friendship through fun activities as
a way to better know and help each other as Christians.
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Worship Ministry
Hello fellow worshippers!
What a great season for praising God. There are so many
ways to praise and serve Him, and I just want to remind you
that in the Creative Arts Ministry we are looking for
talented musicians
and vocalists
to join us once a month to help make our time of worship
glorifying to our Lord. If you are a musician see Greg
Davis, the crazy piano player, with the matching hair! And
if you are interested in singing see myself, Nicole Reed.
If you are not talented in the music department
but enjoy being a part there are many other ways in which
you can serve. We have begun using a very cool program
called Media Shout to play our slides for each Sunday, but
the program cannot work with out a hand to click those
slides, so if you have some experience with computers we
would love to have you run visuals once a month and be the
one to help everyone sing along as we worship together.
(Training is provided, so no experience is needed).
If you have any experience working with sound boards we
would also love to have you join us.
With Christmas coming up this is a great time to join and be
part of a fun creative ministry.
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