December 17, 2010 | Blog, Connexus, Featured Article

This Weekend @ Connexus | December 19th, 2010

Wow! Christmas is almost here. Our Christmas series is in full swing at our campuses. Join us for a surprising, compelling look at the Christmas story from a fresh perspective! Don’t miss it at 8:30 and 10! Bring your friends.

Join us for Christmas Eve on Friday, December 24th. We have services at 3 & 5p.m. in Orillia and 3, 5 & 7 p.m. in Barrie. Details are here.

Also this weekend, you have a chance to contribute to our Gifts that Keep on Giving campaign this Christmas (for complete details, including a way to give in 2011, click here. We’re hoping to raise $125,000 above and beyond giving in December to help Connexus advance our mission. Some of the key uses of this money will include:

Expand and enhance our pre-school environment, Waumba Land…making more room for kids at Connexus.
Purchase new cameras, enhancing our video experience at both campuses (our current cameras on their last legs)
Share 10% of all we receive with our local partner, the Barrie Foodbank and Orillia Lighthouse Christian Men’s Shelter

You can bring your gift this Sunday, Christmas eve or drop by our office before December 31st to leave your gift. There’s more information here on the Gifts that Keep on Giving and if you want to know how to give, click here.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Here are the details for Sunday…bring friends!

Barrie

Scrooges Welcome | Part Two: Why The Bad Get In (Carey Nieuwhof)

Everyone knows faith has something to do with changing your life. But how you understand how it happens can make a world of difference in changing your life. If God lets ‘bad’ people in by grace, do people just get to stay bad? Where’s the incentive to do good things? We’ll tackle an age-old tension this weekend.

Service Times: 8:30 -9:40am & 10:00-11:10am | Galaxy Cinema 72 Commerce Park Drive Barrie

Orillia

Scrooges Welcome | Part One: False Divide (Carey Nieuwhof)

Most of us divide people into categories of righteous and unrighteous. We make ourselves seem more righteous by comparing ourselves to people we think are less righteous. Jesus challenges that thinking by including people on his guest list that we think have no business being there.

Service Times: 8:30–9:40am & 10:00-11:10am | Galaxy Cinema 865 West Ridge Blvd. Orillia

About Carey Nieuwhof

Carey is teaching and the founding pastor of Connexus Church and has been serving in ministry since 1995. He is our primary communicator on Sunday mornings, is passionate about leading people into a relationship with Christ. He served as Lead Pastor until 2015 when he transitioned to a teaching pastor role to focus more on communication and expanding Connexus’ broader ministry. He is the author of several books, including his latest, Lasting Impact: 7 Powerful Conversations That Will Help Your Church Grow.
In his spare time, Carey speaks to church leaders around the world about leadership, change and personal growth. He writes one of today’s most widely read church leadership blogs at www.CareyNieuwhof.com and hosts the top-rated Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast where he interviews some of today’s best leaders.
He and his wife, Toni, live north of Barrie and have two grown sons.
Check out Carey’s personal blog at www.careynieuwhof.com

About Carey Nieuwhof

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