2 WEEKS UNTIL EASTER! Okay Coastal, make sure to pick up and take advantage of all the tools we give away to make it easy to invite someone to our Easter Services. We have tickets, invite cards, yard signs, social media graphics, and postcards. But all of those tools are useless unless you actually reach out to someone. I also hope you’ll access the most powerful weapon you have in your arsenal – prayer – and join us for our Prayer Walkand Prayer Vigil (see below)! Please pray for all the people everyone from our church will be inviting, pray for all the people who will receive a postcard in the mail or see our yard signs or billboards. Pray for our services, our Volunteer Teams, our Staff, and my message (my voice – haha). Pray that many people will respond to the good news of the Gospel and take next steps in their spiritual life.
To pull off a big weekend like Easter with 7 services, we need 2 things to happen: 1. We need our current volunteers to serve multiple services. Please keep in mind that Sunday will need the most volunteers. 2. We need new volunteers to start serving! If you’ve never volunteered before, Easter weekend is a great time to start! And 1st Impressions and Coastal Kidz is a great place to start. Go to our website and sign up today! Our LIFE Team Leaders will follow up with you and get you started.
One last thing about Easter – go to Easter at Coastal and let us know which service you plan on attending by reserving your spot! It lets us know when a service reaches capacity. I know we keep saying it, but we really want to encourage our people (YOU) to attend on Friday and Saturday, to make more room on Sunday. If you plan to come that Sunday, please try to come to the 8:30am or the 1pm service (go to Easter breakfast/brunch and then come to church). Whichever service you attend or serve, especially on Sunday, please park at Oakland. But most importantly, as we always say, come to the service that you can get your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to come to, yes, even if it’s Easter Sunday at 10am! And obviously, if you’re serving, come to the service that best suits your serving schedule. Here are the Easter service times: Friday, April 18th, 7pm; Saturday, April 19th, 4:30pm, 6pm; Sunday, April 20th, 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, 1pm.
I love you Coastal! I love being your Pastor! And I love sharing and experiencing the LIFE and LOVE of Jesus with YOU, with Charleston, and the world! Can’t wait to see you Sunday! We’re getting toward the end of the Joseph story. This week I’ll be talking about being faithful in forgiveness. Don’t miss it!
Much, Much Love!
Pastor Chris
- UPCOMING OUTREACH PROJECTS:
Coffee & Doughnuts with the Vets at Patriot Villas: TODAY, Friday, April 4th, 8:30am-11:30am. Meet at Coastal.
Clothing Team: Our Coastal Clothing Team will be organizing and sorting clothes, TODAY, Friday, April 4th; Monday, April 7th; Friday, April 11th, 9:30am-11:30am. Meet at 2952 Old Pond Road on Johns Island.
Saturday Serve: The foundation of all of our serving opportunities at Coastal really starts with Saturday Serve – the first Saturday of every month. The next Saturday Serve is TOMORROW, Saturday, April 5th. We meet in the Auditorium at 8:30am, Project Leaders make a “pitch” for their serving opportunity, and then we go out and serve!
Soldier’s Angels: We’ll be helping with the Veteran’s Mobile Food Distribution, Tuesday, April 8th, 8am-12:30pm. Meet at 1113 Sam Rittenburg Blvd. (The Elks Lodge).
Food Pantry Sort & Stock: Coastal feeds an enormous amount of people. Come to the church and help keep our Food Pantry organized (and have a lot of fun while you’re at it)! Thursday, April 10th, 11:30am-1pm.
Lowcountry Orphan Relief: Lowcountry Orphan Relief provides support services and aid to meet the needs of Lowcountry children identified as at-risk or suffering from abandonment, abuse and/or neglect. Coastal will be serving there, Friday April 11th, 9:30am-11:30am. Meet at 1850 Truxton Ave in North Charleston.
Carolina Bay Easter “Spring Fling”: Friday, April 11th, 4:30pm-8pm. We’re setting up tents and tables with Easter Crafts for the children/families of Carolina Bay. Meet at the park at Carolina Bay at 4pm at the Coastal Box Truck to help unload and set up.
Double Tailgate Day: Meeting Street & Joseph Floyd Manor: Saturday, April 12th, 10:30am-1:30pm. Meet at the church and then pick which Tailgate you’d like to serve.
2nd Saturday/2nd Meal: Saturday, April 12th, 9am-12noon. Come serve with us as we prepare a hot meal in the Coastal kitchen and then deliver those meals to one of our awesome ministry partners – organizations like Charleston Vets, S.C. Strong, Brighton Place, Joseph Floyd Manor and more!
As always, if you are interested in serving in any of these projects, you can sign up on your Connect Card this Sunday or sign up now on our website. If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Chris Jones. - On Mother’s Day, May 11th, Coastal will celebrate all the women in our lives with fun giveaways, FREE Kona Ice for all ages, a family photo station, and Baby/Child Dedication in all 4 SERVICES. Yes, we’re having 4 services just for Mother’s Day. We’re adding a 1pm service. Take your Mom to breakfast/ brunch and bring everyone to church! If you would like your child to participate in the Dedication Service, sign up on your Connect Card on Sunday. Include the child’s full name and the service you will be attending.
- Coastal Day at the Riverdogs! Join us on Sunday, May 18th, at 5pm at the Charleston Riverdogs baseball game! Reserve your FREE tickets by texting TICKETS to 843-571-1777. Tickets will be distributed digitally to your email. Questions? Contact Pastor Scott Huff at scotth@coastalcommunitychurch.org. We bought 1000 tickets to give away! A member of our Worship Team will be sining the National Anthem. And our very own Children’s Director, Aly Huggins will be throwing out the first pitch! Don’t miss this fun day with your Coastal family!
- Are you grieving the loss of a spouse or do you know someone who is? Join one of the FREE special GriefShare sessions on Monday, May 19th at 2pm or 6pm at Coastal to discover practical advice from others who’ve been there. Learn what to expect in your grief, find how to cope with life without your spouse, and more. Register at www.GriefShare.org or contact Freeda (540-903-5030) or Sue (616-443-6553).
- If you’re fairly new to Coastal, a great next step is our Newcomers Reception. This is a great way to learn more about Coastal, meet staff and key volunteers, as well as meet some other new people. Pizza and childcare provided. Our next Newcomers Reception is THIS Sunday, April 6th, in our Chapel immediately following the 11:30am service (at approximately 12:45pm). You can sign up on our website today!
P.S. Membership Class: Interested in officially making the Coastal church family, your church family? Our next Membership Class is Sunday, April 13th, from 5-8pm, in the Chapel. You can respond to this email, sign up on our website, or sign up on your Connect Card (let us know if you need childcare) on Sunday. Food & childcare provided!
P.S.S. Hopefully you’ve already been praying during our 40 Day Easter Fast. To help mobilize our church even further in prayer, our Prayer Team is organizing two events that you can participate in. We’re conducting a Prayer Walk on Tuesday, April 15th at 6pm at Coastal – everyone welcome. Sign up on this link to let us know you’re coming. We’re also conducting a 24-hour Prayer Vigil (from your home). We’re praying in 15-minute increments for a continuous 24-hour period beginning at 7pm on Thursday, April 17th, until 7pm on Friday, April 18th. If you’d be interested in joining in the Prayer Vigil, click on this link and sign up for a time slot.
