This month:
- Feb. 3rd - "Big Game Sunday" 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm, here!
Feb. 10th - Cry From Iran Movie Screening - 6:00 pm, here!
Feb. 15th - UFO - 5:00 to 11:00 pm
Feb. 16th - UFO - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm - here!
Ministry articles from the Pastoral Staff:
Kevin Young, Chairman of the Elder Board
Ministry articles from the Pastoral Staff:
- Ralph Rittenhouse, Senior Pastor
Kenny Kibble, Pastor of Business & Administration
Jim Moyer, Small Groups and Family Ministries
Elaine Francisco, Children’s Ministry
Bryan Smith, Senior High School and Men’s Ministry
Roubik Hoospianmer, IAAI Pastor
- Daryl Lundberg, Membership & Evangelism Pastor
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RALPH’S WRITINGS
 “This is the story of not only my father, but also of the victims who have been killed and continue to be tortured for their choice of religion. It is an example of the many stories that are happening as we speak,” said film director and producer Joseph Hovsepian.
A Cry from Iran is the true story of Christian martyrs killed callously for the right to practice their chosen faith. It has been nominated for several film festivals, including the 6th Annual Route 66 Film Festival, and is the winner of the Best Documentary Feature at the Faith and Film Motion Picture Festival and the Audience Award at the Leith Film Festival.
The documentary highlights the story of Haik Hovsepian, the leader of Evangelical Christians in Iran. Mehdi Dibaj, a zealous Christian convert from Islam is condemned to death by an Islamic judge in northern Iran. Haik chooses to speak out and launch an international campaign for Dibaj’s sentence to be overturned. Haik’s campaign is successful, and Dibaj is released only a few days before his execution date. However, a few weeks later, Bishop Haik Hovsepian disappears. Twelve days later his corpse is identified by his son. The body has been stabbed 26 times. Haik would not be the last to be martyred. Since then, numerous Christians have been brutally tortured and put to death.
After production in five countries, interviews with 40 political and religion experts, family and friends, 42 months of production and 200 hours of archive footage, the sons of Haik Hovsepian deliver the story of one victim, their father who serves as an example for the many who have suffered the same senseless tragedy.
This film speaks to the timely issue of religious radicalism on the global stage and the current climate of repression in the Middle East. Childcare will be provided because of certain graphic pictures contained in the film. Join us here Feb. 10, 6-8 PM.
Ralph Rittenhouse
News from the Board of Elders: As the end of a fiscal year approaches, one of the responsibilities of the Board of Elders is to review the status of each elder to verify compliance with the term limits and election cycles as prescribed in the CCC Bylaws. For the rest of the article by Chairman of the Board, Kevin Young, click here!
News from the Pastoral Staff:
In 2 Corinthians chapter 8 Paul gives a description of the Macedonian believers. In this description one thing is abundantly clear: they were givers. Giving was a dominant quality that they had and the way they gave teaches us how to give. Here are a few lesson’s from their example to us. For the rest of this article by Kenny Kibble, Pastor of Business & Administration, click here!
Small Groups
We are now in the middle of this great study Salt & Light. This study has been called an eight-week adventure to extend your reach. And for good reason. This study will challenge us and cause us to reflect on what God is calling us, as a church and individually, to do to eternally impact the world around us.
There is more to this study than just a Sunday morning message or even a daily reading. There are projects to plan and do and people to reach out to. For the rest of this article from Jim Moyer, click here!
Powerhouse Kids Ministry
Just as children bond with their immediate family, giving them the base from which to launch their life; we seek to establish a strong bond between our children and their church family so that they may grow up into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. For the rest of this article from Elaine Francisco, click here!
High School and Men’s Ministry
The Oscar nominated film, Shawshank Redemption, included this unforgettable quote, “get busy living or get busy dying” and it reminds me to press on. We only get one chance to live life to the fullest. When we look back on our earthly existence, we don’t want to see a stack of regrets and missed opportunities. Let me ask you a simple question… What is worth living for? For the rest of this article from Bryan Smith, click here!
Junior High Ministry – “Thank God for the Calling”
Although I absolutely love the song, “Wherever You Will Go," and am completely in awe that a song that was written six years ago has over 2.5 million views and 30 comments just today already on YouTube, this article has nothing to do with the Ventura County-based, five-piece rock band, The Calling.
During the last five months I have had a blast working in the middle school ministry, bringing back beloved games from the Direct Effect days of old and others from television shows of my youth (see: American Gladiators), and helping out in the Common Ground high school and Impact college groups. For the rest of this article from John Laubacher, click here!
IAAI
Check out the article on Roubik in the BGC World magazine. Click here!
Membership & Baptism
The best way to learn about becoming a member at Camarillo Community Church is to attend the church membership class: “Discovering Church Membership” Held nearly every 1st Sunday of the month during our Community Night Church Event. For the rest of the article from Daryl Lundberg, click here!
Many of you may have noticed over the past two months that we have baptized a number of people in our new portable baptism unit. It seems that this has worked well for those that desire baptism and for those in our church service in celebration of this significant event in a believer’s life. For the rest of the article from Daryl Lundberg, click here!
Future Submissions
If you’d like to have an article included in the Celebration News, contact the pastor who oversees the area of ministry you want write about, then you’ll be sent the template that will help you get the information in the proper format for publication. If you don’t know who that staff member is, contact us at (805) 482-2657, x107 or email Faye at: faye@camcc.net.
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