Thanksgiving Leftover Potluck!
Still have an appetite? This Sunday we are celebrating Thanksgiving together with a “Leftover Potluck”. Bring a side dish or dessert! Immediately following Sunday evening’s service. See you there!
Thursday Night Service
Just a reminder of our Thursday night service at 6:00pm led by Pastor Shawn. We have been focusing on prayer lately and have had an awesome time togehter. Prayer will be key to our personal success and the success of our mission in Starke County! Come on out!
Also, Sunday evening we will continue our sermon series on “RISK: courage, faith and the guts to go for it” with Pastor Heath. Invite someone to church this week. And remember 5:oopm!!! A meal will follow the service – this week being prepared by Joe and Tammy Hoy – yummo! We are anticipating another mind-blowing service – you will want to be there.
“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm” – Winston Churchill
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Robert F. Kennedy
Sunday Evening a Smashing Success
Room full of peeps
WOW! What a night at Church of the Heartland-Starke County! Last night was the first service at 5:00pm. A little risky, yes. A little gutsy, you bet! I’m sure glad we took that leap of faith! I’m thinking we might have something going on here having the traditional “Sunday service” in the evening. At last count we piled over 100 people into the sanctuary. It was awesome to be reconnected with old friends and making some new ones.
Loved hearing the stories of individuals who work during the day but now can come back to church or the exhausted young families who now can relaxed in the morning and come to service in the evening plus not having to cook with the meal provided after service.
I’m so proud to be a part of the COTH team! I love you guys! This is what makes our church successful. Our worship team rocked it out with the live band behind them. Our team came together and made the night perfect. From the greeters, nursery, children’s ministries, to the meal and clean-up afterwards. The team rocks!
Can’t wait to do this again next week. We will make an impact in Starke County. Our voice of freedom in Christ will be heard. Invite someone to church the Sunday and see what all the hipe is about!
Transition Meeting
Tonight (Thursday) at 6:00pm we will be meeting to discuss any questions, concerns, comments you may have about our Sunday service transition. Please come! Pastor Heath and Misti will be joining us for the evening.
Sunday Service Changes!
Beginning Sunday, November 15th we will be making some changes to our Sunday service. We will no longer meet at 10:00am. Our new service time will be 5:00pm Sunday evenings.
Ok, so let’s answer the, why? Over the past 3 years as your pastor, I have not seen the results I would have liked. As a church we have gone through significant changes that have been hard to withstand (ie loss of key families and leaders, move to the new sanctuary, me getting a secular job) We realize that in order to be successful in this county, we need a team to surround us.
In order to bring in the team that is needed, we have to move to a Sunday evening service. What our church will gain is a live worship band led by Larry Redlin and teaching pastor Heath Hiatt. We will remain leading the church in the day-to-day activities, outreaches, and needs of the people.
Sunday evening services will be the same format but with the upgrades. Plus a meal after service to encourage fellowship and connectivity. We are excited about this transition. Our church will be a voice of spiritual freedom to Starke County. We love this church and the people it represents.
The next sermon series is Risk: Courage, Faith, & the Guts to go for it. It’s very appropriate for what we are about to do. Will you stand with us during this time of “Risk”?
Schedule for the next five weeks:
November 15
5:00-6:00pm Pastor Heath Hiatt, Risk: courage, faith, and the guts to go for it
6:00pm Meal
November 22
5:00-6:00pm Pastor Heath Hiatt, Risk: courage, faith, and the guts to go for it
6:00pm Meal
November 29
5:00-6:00pm Pastor Heath Hiatt, Risk: courage, faith, and the guts to go for it
6:00pm Thanksgiving leftover meal
December 6
5:00-6:00pm Pastor Heath Hiatt, Risk: courage, faith, and the guts to go for it
6:00pm Meal
December 13
5:00-6:00pm Pastor Heath Hiatt, Savior – Your rescue has arrived
“Daycare Sunday”
6:00pm Meal
These services will be the familiar relaxed atmosphere we embrace. Let this be an opportunity to invite a friend who may not attend a “traditional Sunday morning” service. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to talk about this transition.
Pastor Shawn & Lyndee Duhnovsky
574-249-0734 or 574-806-3304
pastorsmd@yahoo.com or lyndeelou26@hotmail.com
Candy Craziness
Even ran into friends - Shane, Abigail. Michael
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Doing a little pumpkin carving - Julia baked up some yummy pumpkins seeds for us
As expected the kids came in multitudes. Over 400 kids were given a piece of chocolate and an invitation to church tonight. All the while hanging out with great friends, pizza, toasted pumpkins seeds. Shawn was happy he could still catch some of the football games. Not bad for a couple hours work!
