Midweek Announcements 09.23

Adoption celebration!
We are excited to celebrate that Lily Light was adopted into the Price family this month!
We praise God for the way He has worked in Lily’s life and for bringing her into a loving, permanent family—and into our church family as well.
Immediately following church this Sunday, September 27, the Price family would like to invite the entire church family to join them for cake and punch in the Multipurpose Room as we celebrate this wonderful blessing together.

Interested in Becoming a Member at Christ Community?
Come explore meaningful membership in this 3-session series of classes:
#1 - Why Join a Church?? (10/4)
#2 - What Do We Believe?? (10/11)
#3 - What Can You Expect?? (10/18)
All taking place right before the service, 8:45-9:45am in the 2nd/3rd grade classroom. Please register if you plan to attend.
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Baptism Class
Interested in getting baptized? Join us Sunday, October 4th after our renewal gathering to learn more about what baptism is, what the Bible has to say about it and what the next steps are. The class will be held at 11:45 in the 4th grade room.
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Champaign Aruna Run – Saturday, October 17
Sign up early to join us for the 11th Annual Champaign Aruna Run on Saturday, October 17 at 10 a.m. at the Arboretum! Walk or run the 5K and help fight human trafficking — 100% of registration fees and donations go toward freeing, employing, and empowering survivors.
Register today: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/116972/2026-champaign-aruna-run

Registration Open for the Fall 2026 CC Men's Retreat!
This fall's Christ Community Men's Retreat on 30-31 October 2026 and will be held at Twin Lakes Christian Camp in Hillsboro, IN (approximately 1 hour east of Champaign).  The retreat will start with dinner on Friday 30 October and will end mid-afternoon on Saturday 31 October.  The focus of this year's retreat will be the topic of Biblical Manhood.  Past retreats have been very encouraging for many of the men of the church and they provide a great opportunity to deepen your community in the church through fellowship, hear some solid Biblical teaching / seminars, and have time to reflect and pray.  Please consider registering and please spread the word to other men in the church!
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Nursery Volunteers Needed on Sunday mornings:
Our nursery is growing, and we need more volunteers to help care for the youngest members of our church family. Our greatest need is for about four volunteers who can commit to serving once a month. We are also looking for substitutes who can fill in when needed.
Please contact Pam Froelich at pam@christcommunitycu.com to learn more.

Midweek Prayer
Every Tuesday, 12:15-12:45p at the church, is midweek prayer, and we invite you all to join us for 30 minutes of connecting with God together!

Pre-service Prayer
Everyone is welcome to join in every Sunday morning prior to the Renewal Gathering, 9:30-9:50am in the conference room (behind the stage) for a short prayer meeting lifting up our church.

Midweek Manna, missions edition:
1. A prayer video shared at last Sunday’s lunch
2. The Stouts’ French-language YouTube channel, Discuter de Jésus (Discussing Jesus), that seeks to empower the French Church to discuss Jesus intentionally-yet-naturally with the secular French. Don’t hesitate to give them a watch—and some likes ;)
3. A podcast about ministry in Kurdistan- a place with special connections to Christ Community