General Announcements

A Word From Brad


Are you ready for the weekend? Frank and Michael Rocco are our special guests this Sunday morning at all three services. Frank is a highly successful high school football coach. Michael is the quarterback for University of Virginia. In light of all the current conversation in the sports world regarding faith and athletics, I think you'll enjoy hearing from Frank and Michael as they share about faith, sports and real life. Michael will be available to sign autographs between services. Take this opportunity to invite others to attend this Sunday at Cool Spring.

Are you in a small group or Sunday School Class on Sundays? We have a number of opportunities at both the 8:30 am and 10:00 am hours. Why is Sunday morning Bible Study so important? It's a great opportunity to learn, but equally as important, it is a time to connect and relate with others. A church is really a community. In community we develop relationally by living connected. A great way to make friends is through Sunday morning Bible Study. Not sure where to start? Stop by the Welcome Center a little early this Sunday and ask for suggestions and directions.

Peace,

Brad

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Super Bowl Sunday
Guest Speakers
February 5th at 8:30, 10:00, & 11:15 am

Michael and Frank Rocco will be our guest speakers for all three services on Super Bowl Sunday. Michael is the current University of Virginia quarterback, and his father Frank is a highly successful high school football coach. The subject of where and how faith and sports intersect has become a very popular and polarizing topic in our country.  You are invited to hear Frank & Michael talk about their faith, sports, and real life on a day our culture has labeled Super Bowl Sunday.  Come meet Frank & Michael at Cool Spring and catch the excitement as we celebrate this time together.  Michael will sign autographs between services.

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Financial Coordinator Job Opening

The position of Financial Coordinator is open in our Finance Office. This will be a job-shared position and will require no more than 20 hours per week. Required accounting skills are AP, AR, GL and Payroll with ACS (Automated Church Systems) experience preferred. Also, Microsoft Word experience required. To apply, please forward resume and cover letter to Martha (Marty) Garber at mgarber@religiousherald.org . Résumés accepted through February 17.

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Parent / Child Dedication

Sunday, February 12

If you would like to participate, please contact Sheila Leistner at 746-8972 Ext 2 or sleistner@coolspring.org by January 26.

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Inclement Weather Options

If we have inclement weather on a weekend, any adjustment in Sunday's worship schedule will be available to you on the following:

1) Website at www.coolspring.org
2) Church Phone Message746-0800
3) TV (CBS TV6 is our "lead" station)

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Cool Spring Travelers Upcoming Events

Hanover Tavern & Court House Tour
Lunch at Hanover Tavern
Thursday, March 8
10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Sign up for our guided tour to hear stories about Hanover Tavern's past and its famous guests, while experiencing the completely restored architecture of the building. We'll visit the historical Hanover Courthouse where Patrick Henry practiced law and argued the famous Parson's Cause. The Hanover Courthouse is the third oldest courthouse still in use in the US. Following our tour, we'll have lunch at Hanover Tavern & Pub. Sign up, pay $20 and make your lunch selection (available at the Rec Center) by February 29. If you have a credit on file, please indicate when you sign up for this trip that you want to use your credit.

United States Capitol Tour
Lunch at Chadwick's in Old Town Alexandria
Monday, March 26
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $48

Get on board a chartered motor coach to the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. The tour will begin at the Visitor Center with its soaring spaces and skylight view of the Capitol dome. We'll watch the film "Out of Many - One" which illustrates how this country established a new form of government. Through our tour guide and various exhibits, we will learn about how Congress works and also how the magnificent Capitol building was constructed. Time will be allotted to visit the house gallery and the Capitol Gift Shop before heading to Chadwick's in Old Town Alexandra for lunch. Sign up, make your lunch selection (available in the Rec Center) and pay the $48 cost at the Rec Center by Friday, March 9. This trip is limited to 55 participants.

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Mom & Me Camp
Eagle Eyrie - April 28-29

Girls in grades 1-5 and their mothers are eligible to attend Mom & Me Camp. The theme this year is

Heart * Hand * Hope * Haiti

Registration forms are located in the wall pocket outside Brenda Kidd's office. Please complete the form and return it to church by Wednesday, February 1 at 7:00 pm along with the fee. For more info, please contact Stacy McGrath (mcgraths4@comcast.net or 559-1497), Dana Egan (wghtnolngr@aol.com  or 730-1985) or Kelli Dunnavant at (746-5186 or dunnavant05@comcast.net ).

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Human Resources Team

The Cool Spring Baptist Church Human Resource Team is seeking to add an additional member. This group works with other CSBC teams and staff ministers in the recruitment of church staff members & development of employee benefits and assists in staff issues and many other human resource areas. Meetings are usually held monthly. Qualifications should include some form of tax or CPA background. If you feel that your talents and interests lead you to work with the Human Resource Team, please forward information on your background in both business and church work to Janice Sadler at sadlers79@verizon.net

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The Art of Marriage

For more than three decades, FamilyLife has been helping couples understand God's design for relationships. Now, in this fresh new video- guided event, couples have the opportunity to look at their relationships in a whole new way. The video weaves instruction from respected pastors and Bible teachers with compelling stories, humorous vignettes, man-on-the-street interviews and more. The Art of Marriage will help couples apply in a powerful way what the Bible teaches about marriage. It's practical, funny and straight to the heart.

Friday, February 10th  7:00 - 9:30 pm
Saturday, February 11th  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

$50 per couple (includes workbooks & lunch)

Register Here under the Cool Spring Link

Early registration deadline: February 2
Contact: Amanda Bishop 363-9219 or mbeier@vt.edu

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Winter Food Drive
February 5 - 26

The Food Pantry is distributing approximately 40 bags of groceries each month. This requires a lot of green beans, peaches, soup, spaghetti and peanut butter!! The Adult Sunday School classes have each been assigned an item or item group to donate. Your generosity is always appreciated! If you are not in a Sunday School class, please feel free to donate any items you want! PLEASE be sure that NOTHING is out-of-date, because we cannot use those items. With cold weather settling in, we want to be able to help as many families as possible and not turn anyone away.

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MOPS - Mothers of Preschoolers

Join us on the second and fourth Tuesdays from September to May. MOPS meets from 9:30-11:30 am. We will learn how to embrace our mothering instinct and combine it with our common sense to develop our own MOMSENSE! Child care is provided for babies through preschool. Please contact Keri Edmonds at 559-4823 or edmondsgk@comcast.net  for more information.

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Sermons Online and on CD

"Sermons Online" is currently experiencing software difficulty. We hope to be back online by February 6.

Audio recordings of Sunday sermons are available on gift quality CDs for a suggested donation of $1.00. Please contact Linda McNally in the Music & Worship Ministry office at 746-8972 Ext 4 to make a request.

You will have the ability to download (mp3), podcast or e-mail a sermon from our audio library online through MessageShare.

Click here to try this free service.

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Sunday Morning Parking Tips

You may have noticed eight spaces with signs marked "Guest Parking Only" near the Administration Building. These spaces are intended only for those visiting Cool Spring. You will also see orange cones marked "Reserved" in certain parking spots. These are intended for Senior Adults age 65 & older. PLEASE DO NOT MOVE CONES FROM THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS and please be courteous and observe these specially marked areas. Additional parking is available in the gravel-surfaced lot next to the cemetery. The access to this lot is from Atlee Station Road.

The Discipleship Ministry

Ongoing Discipleship Bible Study and Classes

Click Here to See the Complete List of Sunday School Classes and Times

Click Here to See the List of Fall Discipleship Development Classes Starting this Month

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Winter Discipleship Classes 2012

Open Bible Study - Bill Shaw
Wednesdays at 6:00

Go Fish - Tod Daneker
Thursdays at 6:30

Men of Integrity - Ernie Leistner
Sundays at 6:00
Men of Integrity - Justin Hatfield
Wednesdays at 6:00

Praying for Adult Children - Sue Key
Wednesdays at 6:00

James: Mercy Triumphs - Terri Mulvin
Wednesdays at 6:15

Paul: His Life & Teaching - Roger Key
Tuesdays at 8:00 am

So Long Insecurity - Dana Curley
Tuesday Morning Home Study

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Community Bible Study

CBS is an interdenominational, in-depth Bible Study that welcomes people from all backgrounds and all levels of Bible knowledge. Classes are available for women, men and teens. The mission of CBS is "To make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in our community through a caring, in-depth Bible Study available to all."

Beginning September 13, the Gospel of John will be studied here at Cool Spring on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 pm. The study follows Hanover's school schedule from September through May. We are currently registering for the fall. If interested in joining us or if you have any questions, please contact Kim Siegfried at 746-4902.

New Ladies Bible Study Class

Beginning September 11 at 8:30 am
Led by Kelly English

Do you desire to grow in your relationship with God and His Word, and with other women and the world around you? This might be the place for you!

Apples of Gold

Apples of Gold is an eight-week mentoring class that provides a way "for older women to nurture younger women in the Word of God and the Bible and to encourage them to obey that Word." Seasoned women of God, together with younger women, seek the Lord's direction in learning and applying the principles taught in Titus 2:3-5. In addition, the group is instructed in a variety of cooking and hospitality skills, culminating each week in a shared meal. Would you enjoy learning from older women of faith how to better love your family, practice hospitality, learn some new cooking tips and create a home that reflects your love for God? The first class will begin on Tuesday, January 31 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Please call Marsha Dodd at 779-0659 if you are interested in this class. Enrollment is limited.

Click Here to Read More About the Discipleship Ministry

Also, for more information, please contact Wayne Smith at 746-0989.

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The Website Development Team is looking for people interested in helping with this continuing project.  There is availability for individual groups such as Sunday School Classes to have their own pages as well. Also, anyone with ideas, comments, corrections, announcements, testimonies, or other contributions, please feel free to Email the Cool Spring Web Site Team.