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Heart Break Journal – Day Seven | September 6th

Note: If you want weekend service details, click here. If you want info on the Saturday flyer distribution, click here. This post is about our week long Heart Break project, which wraps up today. 7:16 a.m.  –  Carey So this is it, the final day of Heart Break.  I am

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This Weekend @ Connexus | Sept 7th

Well, it's been a great week.  Heart Break was a great journey for many of us.  Read about it here.  And on my personal blog, we had some fantastic conversation about how to engage and welcome people who are new to Christianity. We're capping the week off by sending out

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Wanna Join Us?

Tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in Barrie and 2:30 p.m. in Orillia, Connexus volunteers will be distributing 2000 bags of popcorn and invitations to home surrounding the Galaxy Theaters in each community.  We're looking for families to come and help us get them out there.  Don't worry – we're just

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Heart Break Journal – Day Six | September 5th

Carey – 6:15 a.m.So last night I think I crashed.  This is my sixth full day without eating, and last night I think my body noticed that it was the end of day five.  I was really tired, my stomach was upset and I felt awful.  I slept nine hours

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Heart Break Journal – Day Five | September 4th

Carey – 5:42 a.m.Up early to read through Daniel 9 and pray through the phone book.  This is day five without food for me (and day five of giving something up for many of you).  Random Day Five thoughts (and these are random): I am surprised at how I am

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Heart Break Journal – Day Four | September 3rd

Carey 6:13 a.m. We are almost half way through Heart Break this week.  How is it going for you?  Nice to see a few posts on the blog and to get feedback through email and conversation.  We have heard of people fasting food, caffeine, pop, desserts, facebook, e-bay (yup), make-up,

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Heart Break Journal – Day Three | September 2nd

Carey – 8:59 a.m. So here we are on day three of Heart Break.  Nine of us gathered at 7 a.m. at the Waterfront in Barrie to pray.  Impressions?  Man, it's hard to pray for an entire city.  There are so many thoughts.  So many needs.  So many people.  Still,

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Heart Break Journal – Day One | August 31st

–> Carey' Nieuwhof- 6: 30 a.m. It is day one of Heart Break.  I'm leaving for Connexus in a few minutes to lead worship.  Excited about what God might do today.  This morning Rich Birch and I, our staff, volunteers, elders and many others at Connexus began seven days of

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Powerful Weekend and Week @Connexus

We are so excited about what gets launched this Sunday. At both campuses, we are synchronizing our messages to do a single weekend called "Heart Break". Join us for a time of reflection and prayer before we head into the hectic pace of the fall. We'll celebrate communion, and I'll

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An Unprecedented Weekend Coming Up

Man, a lot of us here at Connexus are getting excited about this coming weekend. We are synchronizing our campuses this weekend for a single weekend that will kick off seven days of prayer and fasting. Yup, you read it right – prayer and fasting. Before that begins to sound

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