God is full of surprises. When I started planning the Ultimate Gift Sale, my desire was to help our Mission Team who is headed to Kenya to serve the orphans of CMIA’s Grace Children’s Centers.

As I’ve been talking with church members and crafters from our community, I realized there’s a whole other opportunity for outreach. I have met some truly dear folks who create works of art from their heart and spend several weekends each holiday season traveling to craft fairs laying their creations out to all at great risk to their egos in order to eek out a living.

I have learned we have some extremely amazing people in our community. What an opportunity we have to host them at our church for a few days. We can shower them with Christ’s love and acceptance while raising money for our Mission team at the same time.

Wow! God’s purposes are so multifaceted when we allow him to guide our steps.

Please pray about how God can use you to share in this amazing time of fellowship and outreach.

You don’t have to be present at the sale if you make something, but please consider asking a friend to attend in your stead.

If you would like to make or bake something let us know by registering HERE

Even if you can only make a few items it will be a huge blessing!

To donate any one new item valued at $25.00 or greater to the auction register HERE

Here are some of the other areas where your gifts can shine:  concession staff, cashier, office worker, hostess and gift wrappers.

To serve in one of these areas register HERE

If you are a professional artist or crafter who would be interested in participating, register HERE

Invite your friends and family to this event, there will be snacks for sale, kids’ activities and gift wrapping available. It will be a great time greet friends and show kindness to people from our community by supporting their businesses and extending Christ’s love.

Many thanks to Claudia Standish, Anika Ferguson and Lauren Phillippy for leading the pack!

Email at auction@centralfaith.org with your questions or call me at 425-512-8000.

Only 3 weeks until all the gifts are moved into the Christmas House “store,” unpacked and organized.

The first shoppers arrive Friday, December 2. Can you lend a hand? Go to their website by clicking on the link…

  http://www.christmas-house.org/volunteer/#calendar

Sunday November 20th during both services.

This event will benefit the students by enabling them to participate in camps, retreats and other events for the 2011-12 year!

If you like to share you love through baking a dessert, this is a great time to do so!

To express your love on November 20th  please click right here to   sign up.

Wish your friends a Merry Christmas with a warm cup of cider,

Find great deals on and unique handcrafted gifts and decorations,

Share gift of creativity with crafts and baking with our church family and community

Have fun bidding on beautiful gifts,

All while helping send our Kenya Missions Team to Africa!

The gift sale will be held in the Central Christian sanctuary December 2nd and 3^rd, with the auction starting at 1:00 on Saturday.

If you have a homemade treat or creation you want to share or a new item you want to donate please make our Ultimate Gift Sale and Celebration complete by signing up and sharing in the fun.

Auction Donors sign up HERE

Crafters and Bakers sign up HERE

Thank you for giving our Kenya Team the Ultimate Gift of your support!

This one-hour webcast event will connect believers worldwide in GUIDED PRAYER for the fatherless, along with WORSHIP led by Jon Egan of the Desperation Band.  LIVE from Kansas City will be webcast live on this webpage on Orphan Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6 PM Central Time.

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See you there!

Keynote speakers include:

World Renowned Evangelist Luis Palau, Jungle Pilot- Russ Stendal,

Youth Camp Ministry- Greg Lyons

Church Planter- Jan Hettinga.

This will be an exciting conference with over 80 seminars and exhibitors.

Visit the web site for more details—www.missionsfestseattle.org”

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