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weekly newsletter
February 18th, 2022
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Please take a moment to watch this video from Pastor Tim, regarding this summer’s UNITE West youth conference.
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This Sunday
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Don’t Wait
by Jani James
If possible, so far as it depends upon you, be at peace with all men. Romans 12:18 NASB
Continue Reading HERE
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Tithing & Donation Options
Click here to learn more about Creekside’s giving options.
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Prayer Requests
Click here to send a request for prayer or celebrate a praise to our Pastor and/or Prayer Team.
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Pre-Service Prayer
Join the Pre-Service Prayer via Zoom here at 8:15am on Sundays
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If you are unable to attend our Sunday morning services in person, our services are also live-streamed on the Church Online platform, our YouTube Channel, or on our Facebook Page starting at 9:30am. |
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Creekside Covenant Church – Financial Update
We are over five (5) months into the fiscal year that runs from September 2021 through August 2022. Remembering back to our last annual congregational meeting in September 2021, our congregation approved a budget that we estimated (at the time) would require us to dip into our reserves to the tune of $87,872 in order for us to make the staffing structure changes to fund the mission and ministry we believe God is leading us into.
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Fiscal YTD 2021-2022 Annual Budget
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Giving
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$386,500
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Expenses
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$474,372
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Net Income
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($87,872)
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Back in August, we believed that this was a prudent step, God willing, given our desire to invest in the future. Fortunately, that decision is bearing fruit thanks to the generosity of the congregation. As of February 9, we are Giving 19% more than budgeted, and Expenses are 9% less than planned. So we have been blessed with actual Year-To-Date income of $16,665, rather than a budgeted loss of ($34,758). When compared to plan, this is a positive difference of $51,423. This also means that we have not had to dip into any reserves yet.
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Fiscal YTD 2021/2022 Update
9-1-21 to 2-9-22
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Budget YTD
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Actual YTD
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Giving
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$172,857
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$205,418
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$36,358
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19%
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Expenses
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$208,056
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$188,976
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($25,550)
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-9%
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Net Income
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($34,758)
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$16,665
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$51,423
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At the same time, our balance sheet is healthy. We continue to pay down our mortgage and have reduced the loan principal balance this fiscal year by $15,208 from $684,611 to $669,403.
We are incredibly grateful to God for the ongoing and (in many cases) increased generosity of Creeksider’s this year! This has not only been encouraging for this year, but also as we continue to look ahead and step further into our 3-year plan for needed annual increases to our budget and giving to fund the mission and ministry we believe God has called us to. Thank you!!
If you have any questions about any of the above information, please contact Stew Konzen, Leadership Team Financial Officer.
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UNITE West 2022
Students grades 8-12 are invited to UNITE West, a youth conference with the Pacific SW, Pacific NW and Alaska conferences of the Covenant Church!
July 18-23, Biola University in La Mirada CA
It is a week spent together in worship, with great bands, speakers, and inspiring times in God’s Word.
Unite Family Info Meeting: Monday, March 7th, at 7pm on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81435476436
We’ll discuss our plans, our fundraising schedule, and give you plenty of time for questions and conversation. – Pastor Tim
Details on the UNITE WEST PAGE Here
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Creekside Youth Ministry
Creekside youth is back in-person in Februrary 6:30-8:30pm at church.
Games, friends, and deep conversations about God.
In February, the youth group will meet
in-person each Sunday
except for Sunday Feb 20th.
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Sunday Morning Children’s Check-In Volunteers needed
Volunteers needed for Sunday morning lobby (9-9:45am) children’s check-in station. Help welcome families with children. Set-up check-in station and assist with the children’s check-in process.
Please contact Judy, Office Manager email: office@ecreekside.com
or leave a note on her office desk.
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Creekside Kids
Our Sunday morning Creekside Kids ministry is back!
We have special classes for our kids on Sunday mornings during in-person worship service. Children 3 years and younger are welcome in our expanded nursery classroom (Room 101) for the entirety of our worship service. Children 4 years old through 5th grade are welcome to go to their class (Room 103) when blessed and sent out during our worship service.
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LOST & FOUND
Items found in the sanctuary are kept in the church office. We have the following:
– Starbucks plastic water bottle, Mercury Coffee metal bottle
– Family Times DVD/ CD
– (Two) Black frame reader eye glasses
– Teen Study bible (red & brown cover)
– Plastic toy motorcycle and blue action figure
– True Paradox by David Skeel (book)
– One child’s glove (gray with red stripes)
– Two girl’s headbands
– Little girl’s finger ring ( pink & white flowers).
** In April, any items not claimed will be donated.
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Alpha Starts Feb 27 ONLINE
We recently have made the decision to shift our upcoming season of Alpha to an online version (at least to start). It will be on Sunday evenings from 7-8:15pm starting on Feb 27.
Please be praying over who you will invite and about your own participation. You can learn more and sign up HERE.
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SAVE THE DATE: All Church Camp Out
As you make your summer plans, make sure the save the dates of Aug 12-14 for our all church camp out at Cascades Camp (Yelm, WA).
Early registration will begin in March
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Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Creekside Covenant Church every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the same prices, products and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion .5% to your favorite charitable organization. Go to: smile.amazon.com
You must sign-into the amazon.com smile program and designate “Creekside Covenant” as your beneficiary organization.
Each time you log into Amazon for purchases, you will need to go through the smile.amazon.com page.
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Directory Update
If you haven’t done so already, join our new directory on the Church Center app!
Click here for instructions.
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Church Center App
We strongly encourage everyone to download the Church Center on their phone for use on Sunday mornings. This will be our “digital program” where you can find the latest announcements, share prayer requests, have the option for online giving, check-in children (when we eventually restart our kids’ ministry), and much more. You can find it on the Apple Store or in Google Play.
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Worshipping Inside
We wanted to let you know that we have improved the safety and air quality of our worship services. We have upgraded the air filters in our furnace system and installed two air purifiers that will be running in the sanctuary all morning.
We also are intentionally planning for most (if not all) of our congregational singing to happen near the end of our worship service. And we continue to have the overflow options for people to be onsite but participate in our worship room from the Commons, the Cozy Room, and Room 107.
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Creekside Re-Opening Plan
If you haven’t read it, please make sure to read
Creekside’s Guiding Principles for Reopening.
The Leadership Team has been actively reassessing and developing our plans as we continue to transition back to in-person services.
As per the latest guidelines, we are asking that EVERYONE wear masks while indoors at Creekside (regardless of your vaccination status).
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