More Pitcures of the Turkey Toss

Photos of the Turkey Toss Champ

Top photo:
History in the making as Chris Wyrick tosses the 15 lb. bird 37 ft.
Middle photo:
Pastor Mark declares Chris Wyrick the champ.
Bottom photo:
Jimmy hands over the gift card for Turkey Feast prize donated by Texas Big Events. Stay tuned for more great photos from our Turkey Toss.

TURKEY TOSS

It’s official. The first annual COF Turkey Toss is in the record books. Thank you to every group that participated. Here are the official results:

1st place went to the Harris Group at 37 ft

2nd place went to the Saunders Group at 35.6 ft

3rd place went to James Turnages’ Group at 29 ft

I would like to give special thanks to Texas Big Events for donating the turkey feast.

Stay tuned for pictures of the toss. Have a great Thanksgiving.

TAILGATE 09

These are few pictures of Community Groups "doing life together" at the 2009 Texans Tailgate.

The Tailgate Is Upon Us

Well, it is that time of year again. Our 3rd annual Texans Tailgate is this Sunday. We are super excited about all of the cool opportunities that happen at the COF Tailgate... lots of great BBQ and great rides for the kids. Not to mention, thousands of COFer's hangin out together. This is truly what the event is all about. Many of our Community Groups will be serving or cooking together all night for the BBQ contest. If you have never been to a tailgate at COF, you will not want to miss it!! Pictures will be posted soon.

MESSAGE BASED STUDIES ARE HERE

We are very excited about our new message based studies. Our teaching pastor, Lance Price, has put together some great studies from our current series called "Answers." We believe that application is the deepest form of learning. The message based studies give our groups an excellent opportunity to discuss how they can apply the teachings each week to their lives. If you would like to access our message based studies and download a copy for your group, simply click HERE

Don't forget that First Saturday is coming up September 12th. We will be going to Waller Assistance Ministries and work on their facility so that they can better serve the community.
If you would like more information, contact Steve at steves@communityoffaith.tv.
Check back here for more Community Group updates and service opportunities this fall.

Jimmy

GROUP SIGN UPS ARE ALMOST HERE!!!

We are very excited about the upcoming Fall Community Groups Launch. Our sign ups will open the weekend of August 21/22, so mark your calendars and get ready for a great Fall. Here are few changes that will help you find a group that best fits your needs.

LOCATION: We have divided the Cypress area into four Communities. They will be labeled Community 1, Community 2, Community 3, and Community 4. This new layout will make it easy for you to find a group close to you. There will be a map available on the website and during our weekend services to assist you in finding a group.

PRIMARY TOPIC: Have you ever wanted to discuss the life changing principles taught each weekend at Community of Faith with friends? This fall you will have the opportunity to do just that. Each week our COF staff will provide the Community Group leaders and members with a study that takes a deeper look into what was discussed during the weekend. This material will be made available on the website at the end of each weekend.

THURSDAY NIGHTS: Our Thursday Night schedule has changed so that you can be involved in Thursday Nights at COF and Community Groups. We will be meeting every 1st/3rd Thursday at Community of Faith and every 2nd/4th week in Community Groups. The schedule will look like this for the month of September:

• September 3rd: Night of Worship and Prayer
  
• Week of Septmeber 6th: First Community Group meeting
• September 17th: Women of COF
• Week of September 24th: Second Community Group meeting
  

We will be updating the Blog with important information to help you get plugged in this Fall, so please stay tuned.

Thanks
Community Group Staff

Wheels Up for the Second Time

Hey Guys,

I heard through the grapevine that the second ride was just as great as the first! This ride took place last Saturday, May 30th. The riders met up at Buccee's at 8:30am and headed off to Yankees Tavern for burgers in Carlos, TX. Like I was saying before, this ride was awesome. Should you want to participate in future rides, please feel free to email Bob Henry. His email address is below. The next ride will happen on the last Saturday in June.

Bob Henry- RHenry429@comcast.net

In Community Together,

Jimmy and Blake

Community Group Serves Houston's Homeless

A couple of weeks ago, one of our Community Groups studying the "Hope Lives" small group material decided to give back to those who were in need. Jim Hood, a group leader, rounded up his troops and collectively they prepared 23 boxes with everyday essential items that would impact the homeless community. Included were things like: snacks, bottled water, umbrella, tarp, soap, shampoo, and of course- COF pens, etc. By reaching out, they showed God's love to hurting people. This is exactly what Jesus asked of us in Matthew 25:40..."whatever you've done to the least of these, you have also done to me". They're planning on doing this again sometime in the near future, so if you'd like to be involved, please let me know and I can connect you with their group.

Loving God, Loving Others, and Serving the World,

Jimmy and Blake

GONE FISHING!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The first fishing outing we had was a great success! I think we all owe Joey Almendarez a HUGE thank you. He put a great deal of time and effort into planning and making this great day happen. We're looking forward to when the next fishing trip is going to happen. We posted some pictures from the trip and if you have some you'd like to post- just let Jimmy or myself know.

Thanks!

Community Group Staff

-Jimmy and Blake

Golf Tournament Update!

Men of COF,

I hope that all of you men that attended the Golf Tournament last Saturday really enjoyed yourselves. Lance had a great time with you guys and we're looking forward to the next time that we can get some more guys out on the links together. If you'd like more info regarding the next Golf Outing, please contact Lance Price- Lancep@communityoffaith.tv

Thanks!

Community Group Staff

-Jimmy and Blake

Events and Connection for Men of COF

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to let you know- last night we decided to put the "Thursday Nights @ COF" meetings on hold for the Summer. So we won't be meeting again every Thursday night until September- that way more people can get involved.

However, there are still some events going on for the Men that Jimmy, myself and Lance Price are planning. Here they are:

1. Golf Tournament, May 9th @ Houston Oaks CC...contact Lance Price if you'd like to enter

2. Astros Game, Friday May 22nd vs the Texas Rangers...contact Jimmy Herndon for more info

3. Motorcyle Crusin'- if you like to ride, let Bob Henry know: RHenry429@comcast.net

4. Fishing- We're headed to a stocked pond sometime soon and Joey Alemendarez is heading it up. If you want more info contact him: jalmendarez@farmersagent.com

5. Men's Summer Softball League- starts in June...contact Mark Chavarria: mcmaxout@hotmail.com

6. Oil Changes for Single Moms: Men, if you can change oil, we want you to be a part of helping out our single moms. This is going to be one of our "First Saturday" projects. For more info contact Steve Saunders: sjfishing@sbcglobal.net

Thanks!

Community Group Staff

Jimmy and Blake

Impact Group in action!

I know that many of you at COF love to serve. Here are some pictures of one of our singles groups serving at the Wies House. 

For those that don't know what the Weis House is, I'll give you the Readers Digest version. About 2 years ago, COF came across this awesome lady named Sheri Weis. She and her husband had been working diligently to take in a bunch of special needs children who were bi-products of fetal alcohol syndrome. Her only problem was the house they were living in couldn't support the children's special needs very well. So, the church came together to help her out and reconstruct her entire house kind of like the TV Show "Extreme Home Makeover". Ever since that time, Community of Faith has helped organize the home and serve these special children through our "Weis Warriors". The singles group in the above pictures are serving these awesome kids, just as our Weis Warriors do every week!

Thanks for checking out the Blog!

Community Group Staff

Jimmy and Blake

COF and Motorcycles...

Community Groups update from COF: motorcycle enthusiasts from all ages (that go to Community of Faith) went on a ride last Saturday, April 25th. It was a huge success! There were almost 20 riders who came out. Let me say a HUGE thanks to Bob Henry who organized this event. Without him, it just would not have been possible. Above are some pictures submitted by Donald Butler, Worship Pastor at COF- big thanks to him as well. Enjoy these pics and if you have some you'd like to submit to the blog, send them my way: blakej@communityoffaith.tv

For those that didn't get to participate, don't worry...there are more rides coming up! 

Thanks!

Community Group Staff

Jimmy and Blake

Summer is almost here!

Well folks,

We're wrapping up another great semester of groups at Community of Faith. Close to seventy groups met this spring and members formed new relationships and experienced spiritual growth. There were group topics for all types of people, in all walks of life. We are looking forward to the future with great anticipation as we develop more opportunities for people to connect to God, connect with each other and grow at COF.

This spring, as "Thursdays at COF" continued we saw hundreds of men and women gather together for these connection opportunities.

As summer rapidly approaches, our groups begin to wind down and take a break. If you are looking for a way to connect this summer, some of our men are putting together some fun events such as a fishing trip, some golf outings and a few motorcycle rides. If you would like more info about how to get involved please contact the following people:

Joey Almendarez- for fishing- jalmendarez@farmersagent.com

Bob Henry- for motorcycle rides- rhenry429@comcast.net

Lance Price- for golf- lancep@communityoffaith.tv

Have a Great summer!

The Community Group Staff

New Community Group Semester is Here!

Hello all,

We hope that everyone is doing great and doing all that they can to get plugged into a Community Group. This weekend at COF is the last official weekend to sign-up for a group, so please see Jimmy Herndon in the lobby at the sign-up table for more information. There is still room to sign up as we have many new groups meeting this semester that are covering a variety of topics and genres.

Also- if a Community Group is a step you're not ready to take, Community of Faith has weekly meetings every Thursday night at 7pm. Every week a different group of people get together to share some food, conversation and get connected with the people of COF. The first Thursdays- the Men of COF meet, the 2nd Thursdays the Women of COF meet, the 3rd Thursdays- Couples of COF meet and the last Thursdays the Singles of COF. Every 5th Thursday there will be a special marriage group meeting too.

Let us know if we can do anything to help you get connected!

Thanks,

Community Group Staff

Jimmy: jimmyh@communityoffaith.tv

Blake: blakej@communityoffaith.tv