Class Locations and Volunteer Days

This semester, Volunteer days simply means it's the class's turn to bring snacks for Chapel time.  However, Children's ministry is running low on volunteers this semester - if you wish to volunteer on one of your class days, please see Victoria and Pam in Children's Ministry to make arrangements.

Steal Away with The Father
Class location: Chapel
Volunteer Day: May 7

Art and Soul: The Guild
Class location: Children's 118
Volunteer Day: April 30

Essentials of Parenting: The Power of Love
Class location: Conference B
Volunteer Day: May 7

The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands
Class location: Maranatha Room
Volunteer Day: May 21

Interior Design and Pondering God's Design for our Lives
Class location: Theatre C
Volunteer Day: April 30

Faith & Fitness
Class location: Children's 112
Volunteer Day: May 14

Class Choices - Spring Semester 2015!

Essentials of Parenting: The Power of Love

Facilitator Janet Zacharias

We all would like to have a better relationship with our children!  We have chosen this study to gain insights on this important goal.  In this video series Essentials of Parenting: The Power of Love, authorities like Gary Thomas, Dr. Bob Barnes, Julie Ann Barnhill, and Carey Casey show how to enrich and enjoy the bond between your child and yourself.  We will also be memorizing some Scripture together and praying together at the end of each session.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

Art & Soul: The Guild

Facilitator Cara Burtis assisted by Monica Beckett

This is a group led initiative of open studio time.  Our purpose is to create worship to our Holy God as a group by creating art.  Painting supplies, stencils and stamps will be provided.  We’re keeping our cost low this semester so that each guild member can be free to spend the extra on a mixed media or watercolor or acrylic type art journal or supplies that fit their artwork best.  We are recommending an art journal so there is a place to creatively return as we each work through your art with the focus of worshiping the Lord.  We will ALL shoulder the prep, clean up and spiritual depth together as a group with each member taking responsibility in 2 or more areas.  Come and worship the Lord with us.

Material Costs: $10.00 (covers all your supplies)

Interior Design and Pondering God’s Design for Our Lives

Facilitator Jennifer Flanders

A crash course in Interior Design with no experience necessary!  In five weeks we will look at some design basics and you will learn lots of practical decorating skills while creating a plan for a room in your own home.  Each week we will also discuss a related theme about God’s design for our lives.

Material Costs: $20.00 (covers all your supplies)

The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands by Lysa TerKeurst

Facilitator Melanna Heebner

Are you living with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule and aching with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul?  Lysa TerKeurst is learning that there is a big difference between saying yes to everyone and yes to God.  We will look at how to cure the “disease to please” with a biblical understanding of the command to love.  We will look at how to escape the guilt of disappointing others by learning the secret of the “small no”.  We will explore how to overcome the agony of hard choices by embracing a wisdom based decision-making process.  Finally we will look at the question of can we rise above the rush of endless demands and discover your best yes today.

Book available for purchase at the CSC Resource Centre - Cost $18.00

Faith and Fitness - **CLASS PRESENTLY AT CAPACITY**

Facilitators Megan Kreba, Megan Burwash
Please join us as we love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.  This group will meet to glorify God as we exercise our bodies, memorize Scripture as a group, and pray for each other's needs.  All levels of physical and spiritual fitness are encouraged to participate!
Book 'Every Body Matters' available for purchase at the CSC Resource Centre - Cost $17.55 for WoH registrants

Steal Away - Time With The Father

Facilitator Deborah Carnduff

“Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord” Lam.2:19

So I wonder???  Do you want a sweeter, more intimate connection with God?  Do you want a faith in Jesus that is ready to stand strong and resilient no matter what crisis comes your way?

Here is one thing I know through experience---it is NOT THE CRISIS that builds spiritual muscle to overcome and thrive…the crisis just reveals what I am already made of.  I need to be spiritually fit…ready BEFORE the faith check or battle comes.

So how do I do that?  I have to carve time out to be in communion with God.  Simple and sure.

Our class provides a concrete time alone with our loving Father every week.  In the first half hour of our time together…We will be guided towards a portion of God’s Word to explore, examine and meditate on together.  We then will use this passage as connecting/communion point with God – to come before Him to pray – study – worship – meditate – listen – or just rest in His presence.

Each morning we will also connect with each other and pray.

Journey - **CLASS PRESENTLY AT CAPACITY**

Study by Vantage Point3

Facilitators Cindy Martin & Roxanne Elenko

Is there more to this Christian life than I am currently experiencing?  In our busy and intense lives when do we honestly and seriously reflect and talk with one another about our life with the Lord?  This class offers processes and relationships where we can explore with deep meaning and intention three questions - Questions of intimacy with God, of our identity in God as His beloved children, and of our kingdom purpose.

** For those interested in taking The Journey, Centre Street Church is offering information sessions on the upcoming session of The Journey – please visit www.cschurch.ca/event/the-journey-information-session/ to register and find out more information.**

♥♥♥ OUR HEARTBEAT ♥♥♥

♥♥♥    OUR HEARTBEAT    ♥♥♥

Women of Heart's Spring Semester kicks off this Thursday, from 9:15am in the chapel at the main campus. This is a great time to check us out or bring a friend as we run a short spring semester - 7 weeks in total with a kick-off and wind-up, and 5 weeks of small group time in between. We will end our year with an in house ministry fair to spring board you into the summer!

Strength in Gentleness"Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 

Classes this semester include:
Essentials of Parenting: The Power of Love
Art & Soul: The Guild
Interior Design and Pondering God’s Design for Our Lives
The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands
Faith and Fitness
Steal Away - Time with the Father
The Journey - VantagePoint3 

Childcare will be available starting at 9am, after which you will have time to reconnect with friends, enjoy some food together, and of course hear from our facilitator's. The cost for registration for the semester is only $20 though some classes do have extra book or material fees. Bringing cheque or cash makes the lines go faster but ATM's will be available.

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As with semesters in the past, we need extra hands in childcare on our registration dates as often we have lots of newcomers. Class choice will be guaranteed for volunteers in childcare on this day. If you would like to volunteer, please email me. In addition, this semester our women's classes will not be assigned a day in children's ministry due to the shortened length of the semester. As a result we will be running short of helpers for the entire semester. If you are interested in volunteering a day or for the semester please let me know! 

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You can find more about Women of Heart and our classes on our blog at http://woh-women-of-heart.blogspot.ca Keep checking back as updates will be made regularly this week in preparation for this semester.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 16^th.

Roxanne Elenko
(Community Leader for Women of Heart) 

Women of Heart

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Doing life together, pursuing wholeness and using our influence for Jesus Christ.