Friends,

We have had a wonderful winter season at CCOV thus far!  Our campus has seen major improvements, we enjoyed a specular wine tasting/potluck in early February benefitting Healthy Packs, our service this past Sunday celebrated Boy Scout Troop 649 and our long relationship with them; and later the same evening, we held our 19th Evening of Extraordinary Music with over 90 in attendance!  Larry Loeber and his orchestra friends Aaron Requiro, Jenna Daum, and Brian Strawley outdid themselves in their Masterpieces of Enescu and Debussy concert.

We have even more to look forward to as we consecrate council this coming Sunday, March 10.  We warmly welcome Paulann Ricketts and Paul Sneed, who are joining the longtime council members!  Your church leadership is in the process of organizing and planning in advance so that we can broaden our missions to the greater community as well as nurture our congregation.

Besides an expanded council, our congregation is also growing:  On Sunday, March 17, we are receiving up to eight new members as well as celebrating a baptism!  Be sure to attend and extend a warm welcome to our new members.

I would say that “the little church that could” is now “the little church that is…happening!”  My heartfelt gratitude to all of you who serve in so many ways.  Together we can move from solvency to full bloom!

In Christ,

Co-Pastor Sandi