The second annual CFC Summer Fest is underway!

Bring out your lawn chairs or blankets and come hang out with us at Burwash Park (next to First Baptist Church) in Savoy on Saturday, July 16th from 3-6 pm. We'll have inflatables, games for all ages, a dunk tank, and even a human joust! Not to mention the event is free.

The Summer Fest is a great place to hang out with people that we've gotten to know over the summer, whether it be through small group, Summer League basketball, Summer School, etc. It'll be a good time, so feel free to invite your friends and families and join us at the Summer Fest.

If you'd like to volunteer to help out with games or food, email summerfest@cfchome.org.

We're excited for the event and hope to see you there!

*In the case of inclement weather on the day of the event, please check our homepage, www.cfchome.org for more announcements about the Summer Fest.*

Revival 2010
Revival is a great time for our church to corporately regain focus as we hit the halfway mark of this semester. I recall thinking at the end of my freshman year that the Revival was a timely, much-needed couple days for me to spend time learning more about God and being strengthened for the rest of the semester. A lot of students have exams and projects, and many young adults might be going through the daily grind of being in the marketplace. What better way to be encouraged than spending time with God at Revival!

Schedule

The first ever CFC Summer Fest is underway!

Bring out your lawn chairs or blankets and come hang out with us at Burwash Park (next to First Baptist Church) in Savoy on Saturday, July 24th from 4-7 pm. We'll have inflatables, games for all ages, a dunk tank, and even a human joust! Oh yeah, and the food will be free.

The Summer Fest is a great place to hang out with people that we have gotten to know over the summer, whether it was through small group, Summer League basketball, Summer School, etc. It will be a good time. So feel free to invite your friends and families and join us at the Summer Fest.

The event is free. If you are able to bring a bag of candy to donate, we would appreciate it, but if you are not able to, it's no problem at all. (We'll be using the candy as some of the prizes for our games.)

We are excited for the event and hope to see you there!

Next weekend March 12-13 CFC has the privilege of hosting our annual Missions Weekend. Join us as we listen and learn from a great lineup of speakers this year and grow your Heart for the Harvest! (Please note the schedule at the end of the post)

Plenary Speaker:

Dr. Solomon Aryeetey
Founder and Director of Pioneers-Africa

Friday night Large Group: The Main Thing
Plenary 1: A Volcano, Begging to Explode
Plenary 2: Partnership with the Emerging African Enterprise
Sunday: What are YOU prepared to do?

I began medical school in 1972 and after seven long years, I graduated with the MD degree. Those seven years made such a radical change in my life. All I cared about was Jesus and His Gospel. As a trumpeter, singer, and songwriter, I was actively involved in a music and evangelistic ministry in Ghana both on campuses and in the rural areas. I knew the Lord had called me into full time ministry as a missionary.

CFC RETREAT 2010
"THE FATHER HEART OF GOD"

By Eddie Lee

Allow me to share some memories with my father...

I remember chatting over lunch at Yu’s Mandarin on Saturday afternoons.

I remember Cubs games at beautiful Wrigley Field on my birthdays.

I remember my first time on the golf course where he wanted to show me one of his joys.

I remember the rustling sounds of the newspaper behind us as my brother and I played video games (he just wanted to be in the same room).

I remember finding him asleep on the sofa when I came home late because he wanted to make sure I got home safe that night.

I remember holding his hand for the last time before he lost his battle with cancer.

There are so many wonderful memories when I think about my earthly father. But the best part to me is that it is all only a glimpse of The Father Heart of God. If it is merely a glimpse, it leads me to wonder about the depth of our eternal Father’s love for us. How about you?

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When I came to CFC a little over six years ago and my bible study leader first mentioned this event on the church calendar labeled “Revival”, my first thought was “Wow…that’s pretty bold”. I mean, who did this church think it was nailing down some date on the calendar and saying there’s definitely going to be revival then? Isn’t revival something that comes along unexpectedly? Somewhat mysteriously? According to God’s timing instead of our own schedule?

Welcoming |ˈwelkəmɪŋ| Dinner |ˈdinər|: The 3 F’s - Food, fun, and fellowship.

Generic much? Here’s a helpful analogy to understand what WD is really about. Imagine with me...

Let's say you had the kind of dad that dressed up like Santa every Christmas and had you sit on his lap and tell him what presents you’d like. Cute, no? Let’s say he did this well past the time when it was no longer age appropriate, even overlapping with the point in time where he started knuckle tap greeting all your junior high friends, and randomly busting out in the robot dance.

Yes, sadly, your dad was a fool… but he was your fool. Sure, there were times where you wanted to pull off your own arm just so you’d have something to throw at him… but deep down, you knew that he did it all to make you laugh, so you loved him for it.

I imagine that if attending How To Survive at U of I was your first experience at Covenant Fellowship Church, you may have been thinking, “This is a really good show…. Wait.. Is this some kind of professional drama club? I thought this was a church. Will I be required to dance and sing if I decide to come here?”

Case in Point: Look at this formation….the color coordinated outfits. Is that a jazz hand I see in the back? I mean really... how good (looking) are these people?

Worry not, CFC is not a repository for aspiring broadway sorts (or not mainly at least). Speaking as a virtually talent-less person myself, I can safely say that this is indeed a church, and we love all kinds here.

This is supposed to be a recap of the night. Writing a recap of How to Survive is sort of like making a movie out of a really amazing book, meaning any effort really just pales in comparison to the real thing. And yet, here we go.