Streamwood Announcements
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Tickets Now On Sale
You are invited to kick off the holiday season with our seasonal event for the whole family, This Is Christmas: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. The show will be December 6 & 7; tickets are on sale at ccclife.org/thisischristmas.
New Series Starts December 8
Christmas is a time of wonder, a time when you can almost believe miracles are possible. But what if they are? Join us this December as we explore the supernatural events around Jesus' birth. Invite cards are now available in the Lobby.
Christmas Eve Services
As you make family holiday plans, be sure to be here for an annual Christmas Eve service December 23 (5:10 & 7:10pm) or December 24 (1:10, 3:10 & 5:10pm). We will have regular Sunday services on December 21 & 22.
Neighbors In Need Details
At ccclife.org/neighborsinneed, you can learn about the six ways the year-end gft will support the communities around our campuses.
This year's above-and-beyond gift is intimately tied to our year-long focus, Love Your Neighbor, by supporting local community partners and funding up to 750,000 Feed My Starving Children meals to be packed at serving events this winter.
A snapshot: 1) Supporting Naomi’s House, a residential program for sex trafficking victims. 2) Providing a financial assistance to prospective adoptive parents. 3) Helping women with unexpected pregnancies through TLC and Waterleaf pregnancy centers 4) Adding a plaground and updated tech equipment at Christ Community’s DeKalb Outreach Center 5) Establishing a church plant for Nepalese and Bhutanese immigrants in Aurora. 6) Starting new sites for Administer Justice, which provides free civil legal assistance.
New Love Your Neighbor Game
As a part of our Love Your Neighbor year-long mission, we’ve created a fun scavenger hunt-like game filled with dozens of ideas to interact with neighbors. To get good ideas for meeting, hosting, inviting, and serving neighbors—and to challenge yourself—download the app GooseChase on your smartphone and search “Love Your Neighbor” to find the game. Play as a Community Group or family and see who can get the most points!
Go to the Nations this Winter
Winter GO Teams are forming now. Go to ccclife.org/goteams to learn about these trips: Czech Republic Concert Tour (March 14-23), Sierra Leone (March 27-April 5), Haiti (March 28-April 4), Nicaragua (March 28-April 4), and Czech Republic (March 27-April 6).
Updated Financial Report
Our fiscal year runs July through June. In the spirit of transparency and encouragement, here is the year-to-date financial snapshot for our campus (updated monthly):
Giving YTD: $117,214
Budget YTD: $135,900
Gap: ($18,686)