DurhamCares needs interns and volunteers to fulfill a variety of roles this Spring and Summer.

DurhamCares is an organization seeking to engage Durham residents by helping them love their neighbor. If this sounds interesting to you and if you have skills in any of the areas of film making, photography, content management, design, administration, technology or marketing we may have a great opportunity for you!

For more information please contact Heather Jones at 919.439.5482 or hjones@durhamcares.org.

This past Sunday we began a 3 part series called Radical. During this series we are going to be looking at 3 stories from Luke 18. We began with the story of the persistent widow. I wanted to share some of the contrasts between the persistent widow and a follower of Christ that we went over in the sermon:

- She was a stranger… We are children of God (Rom 8:16,17; 1 John 3:2)
- She had no access… We have open access (Eph 2:18; 3:12; 10:19-22)
- She had no friend at court… We have an advocate (1 Jn 2:1; Heb 2:17-18)
- She had no promises… We have promises of God (Rom 8:26-27; 2 Cor 1:20; 2 Cor 7:1; Heb 6:13-20)
- She faced court of law… We face a throne of grace (Heb 4:14-16)
- She pled out of her poverty… We come with riches of god (Phil 4:19)

Hopefully this will encourage you as you are reminded of your position in Christ. Also, be encouraged that God has promised us His presence and we know that He desires to care for us.

brad

This Friday, November 20th, Cole Mill Campus is hosting a movie night for all campuses! We can’t officially tell you the name of the movie because it could potentially violate copyright laws…but we can tell you it will be awesome.
There will be free food, and it will start at 6pm! So bring the whole family out to Cole Mill this Friday for a great night!
Also, we are asking for you to bring a donation for our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes (sponsored by Summit Kids) to this event. Here is a list of the items you could bring:

* TOYS [ex: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, toys that light up or make noise (w/ batteries).]
* SCHOOL SUPPLIES [ex: pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, paper, calculators, etc.]
* HYGIENE ITEMS [ex: toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.]
* OTHER [ex: Hard candy & lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (w/ batteries)]

Mark your calendars: December 11th is going be our first ever Christmas concert at the West Club Campus.  It is going to be a night of experiencing the story of Christmas through the arts (including a lot of music and art from our very own Ed Siu).  It will begin at 6:30 with a reception afterwards and childcare will be provided from 6:15 to 9:00.  Do not miss this oppurtunity to invite a friend or neighbor to hear about our Savior during this Christmas season.

One of the most exciting ways to be a part of the church planting vision of the Summit is to go on a short-term trip. Not only does it mean a lot for them to have members of their church family come out to support them, but you’ll be amazed at how God can use a week or two of your life to change your perspective. I’ll never forget my first trip out of the country when I was a sophomore in college. Got used that trip to ignite a spark in me for the mission of God that has never gone away (consider yourself warned).

Our short term trips for the upcoming year have been posted at www.summitrdu.com/2010trips. I would encourage you to check them out, and start setting aside your vacation time now so that you can go on or even lead one of these trips. This is another way that you can be a part of giving the Gospel during this Christmas season. Speaking of which, don’t forget to be praying about how you can give to the Christmas Missions Offering. Everything you give will go outside our church to bless our community and plant churches.

I will be leading a trip Jan 18-22 to Boston, MA, that I would love you to be a part of. The Summit doesn’t currently have a church plant in Boston, but we’re going up to support several church plants in the area, and investigate whether Boston might be one of the cities where we plant one of our 1000 churches in the future. There will be an information meeting for the trip this Sunday at 1:15 pm at West Club. For more info, contact me at mmcdaniel@summitrdu.com.

Mike McDaniel

Thanks to those of you who have already brought in donations, we have all the non-perishable food items to meet our goal(except for tuna pouches*). If you’ve already bought non-perishable food items for this Sunday, you can still bring them.

This is our last Sunday to collect for Packages for Hope!

Our largest need is for the following items. If you still want to bring some of the other hygiene items, please do. We won’t turn down any items from the list!

476 men’s deodorant (non-aerosol)
*428 tuna pouches (no cans/jars please)
444 toothpaste

There will be boxes at the entrances to the sanctuary this Sunday ready to accept your donations!
We’ll see you Sunday, donations in hand!

According to Housing for New Hope, as of January 2009, there are 535 homeless people in Durham. 436 are single, 99 are in families, and 62 are children. You pass them every day on your way to work or while you are running errands.

Please bring the following essential items* to the West Club Campus on November 8 and 15. They will be grouped together to create Packages for Hope to be distributed to bless the homeless in our community.

Non-Perishable Food

• Boxes of raisins
• Plastic individual fruit cups
• Plastic spoons
• Plastic non-refrigerated pudding cups
• Individually wrapped flavored crackers or snacks
• Tuna pouches (not cans)

Hygiene

• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Deodorant
• Bar soap
• Pocket comb
• Washcloth
• Men’s tube socks, any sizes

*Please do not include anything with metal or sharp edges.

If you’ve been around The Summit’s West Club Campus for much time at all you know that we want to live locally and support our local community. You also know that we love and support our covenant members.

This weekend we have a special opportunity to do both. Freeman Beard is a local artist and a covenant member of The Summit Church.

Here’s the scoop:

The Art of Freeman Beard

November 7 & 8, 2009, 11am – 5pm

Northgate Mall (former Outdoor Provision Company site nextdoor to Talbot’s)

New Feature:  Friday, Nov. 6 at 7pm. – talk about watercolor painting and preview paintings

Tomorrow morning (11/5) I will be on the radio. A friend of mine, Henry Kaestner the founder of Durham Cares, asked me to join him on his regular show on 1410 AM. The show starts at 8:00am and we will be discussing Hope For RDU and the West Club Campus. Please tune in! Also, please call in and share your thoughts about your experience at West Club or with the Week of Hope.

Brad

Family Night for Summit Kids!

November 5th from 6-7:30pm at Cole Mill Campus
(1417 Cole Mill Road Durham, NC 27703)

FREE food and games for entire families!

Come experience the Lord together as you are growing closer as a family!