In Sympathy

Please pray for comfort and strength for Paul O'Neil and his family due to the death of his wife, Marsha, who went to be with Jesus during the night.
The family will receive friends at Whitley's Funeral Home in Kannapolis on Sunday evening from 5:00-7:00pm. We will have a Celebration of Marsha's Life at Crossroads Church on Monday, March 23, at 10:00am.

Saturday April 4th from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Concord Campus. Lots of fun activities for kids ages 10 and under. Live music and food will be provided by the Ethiopia Missions Team. Bring the whole family and invite friends too! Don't forget your baskets!
Individual Egg Hunt Ages and Times
Ages 3 & under: 1:00 PM
Ages 4-7: 1:45 PM
Ages 8-10 2:30 PM
If you would like to contribute to the Easter Egg Hunt you may do so by donating plastic eggs, candy, stickers, and other small toys. Please bring your donations to church and place them in the plastic tubs, labeled "Egg Hunt Donations". If you have any questions, please contact Rhonda Barber, 704-960-6158 or rhonda@xroadschurch.us

Baptism Sunday - March 29th

If you have accepted Christ, and have never made a public profession of faith through baptism or if you would like to have your infant baptized, Crossroads will be having Baptism during the "New Life Sunday" on March 29th. Contact Leigh Garcia for more information or to schedule a baptism at 704.707.1153 or leigh@xroadschurch.us

Crossroads Church is partnering with the American Red Cross by sponsoring a blood drive on Monday, March 23rd from 3:00 PM-7:30 PM. Donate and enter to win a pair of Delta Air Lines domestic tickets! If you would like to make your life-saving appointment, contact Debi Vecchio at 704.707.1155 or debi@xroadschurch.us Walk-ins are welcome. Sign-up sheets will be available by the church office this Sunday.
If you cannot donate and would still like to make a difference, you may contact Debi for volunteer opportunities.

Parents Night Out

Come bring your children to Parent's Night Out hosted by the Mexico Mission Team. This will be a great night for you to have a date with your spouse, run errands, or just get some time away from your kids. Donations are requested.

Dinner of chicken nuggets, french fries and fruit cup will be provided

Dates offered
Saturday, March 21st 4:00PM-9:30 PM - RSVP by Friday, March 20th at Noon
Saturday, April 18th 4:00PM - 9:30 PM - RSVP by Friday, April 17th at Noon

Please RSVP to Leigh Garcia 704.707.1153 or leigh@xroadschurch.us with the number of children attending and their ages.

Golf Tournament to support South Africa Mission Team and SWAT (Student Worship and Arts Team) Team Registration and Sponsors Drive going on now. April 13th - Crescent Golf Club, Salisbury, NC. For more details visit www.xroadschurch.us/driveforemissions or Lee Zeigler 704.707.1162

Come and eat at the Afton Ridge Chick-Fil-A Tuesday, March 24 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM and support the South Africa Mission Team. 10% of the night's proceeds go to the South Africa Mission Trip in June. Bring your family, tell your neighbors and friends

Rent a Team Member

The Mexico Mission Team is looking for people to "rent them out" to do odd jobs around a residence. The team will work for donations in exchange for a tax-deductible check to the church. They also have a gifted team member that paint wall murals.
Please contact Kevin Cole at 704.784.5471 for more information or to request workers.

Paintings for Sale

Original paintings of Jesus for sale. One portraying the crucified Christ and the other portraying the ascended "Warrior" Christ. Artwork was done live during a Christmas Variety Show called "The Carolina Christmas Spectacular." The artist is Shannon Michalka. The crucified Christ paintings are 6x6 on canvas and there are two available. The asended Christ paintings are 6x7 on plexiglass and there are five available. All pieces are framed in wood. Asking price is $150.00/piece. If you are interested in the purchase of these paintings please contact Adam Durham at 704.707.1161 or at adam@xroadschurch.us

Easter Lilies

Crossroads would like to display Easter Lilies for our Easter Sunday Worship Services. We will be ordering from the Arc of Cabarrus County. Anyone desiring to place an order for Easter Lilies may place the order with the Church Office during the week or place the order directly through the Arc of Cabarrus County. Order forms may be picked up at the Church Office during the week or at the Information Center in the Lobby Area of the church building. Lilies are $8.50/piece. The Easter Lilies will be displayed during all three Easter Sunday services. Following the 11:11am service that day, the lilies may be taken home with you.

STARS Preschool Summer Camp

STARS Preschool will be having two camps this summer from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for Two Year Old to Kindergarten.
June 15-19 - "In The Beginning"
July 20-24 - "Wonderful Water"
Costs
$85.00/week
$75.00/second child
$70.00/any additional children
For more information contact Anne Dehlin, Preschool Director, at 704-707-1172 or anne@xroadschurch.us. Volunteers are needed.

Baptism Sunday

If you have accepted Christ, and have never made a public profession of faith through baptism or if you would like to have your infant baptized, Crossroads will be having Baptism during the "New Life Sunday" on March 29th. Contact Leigh Garcia for more information or to schedule a baptism at 704.707.1153 or leigh@xroadschurch.us

S.W.A.T. Fundraiser

S.W.A.T. will be selling World's Finest Chocolate Bars between services on Sunday, March 22 and Sunday, March 29. The bars are $1.00 each with a $2.00 off coupon for Pizza Hut. The table will be located outside the kitchen.

Be A Hometown Hero - Donate Blood

Crossroads Church is partnering with the American Red Cross by sponsoring a blood drive on Monday, March 23rd from 3:00 PM-7:30 PM. Donate and enter to win a pair of Delta Air Lines domestic tickets! If you would like to make your life-saving appointment, contact Debi Vecchio at 704-707-1155 or debi@xroadschurch.us Walk-ins are welcome. Sign-up sheets will be available by the church office on Sundays.
If you cannot donate and would still like to make a difference, you may contact Debi for volunteer opportunities.

Kids1st! Summer Camps

Kids 1st! will be sponsoring several Christ-centered half-day camps this summer including football, basketball, soccer, cheerleading, worship and Spanish. We will offer four 5-day camps running July 6th - July 31st. If you are interested in volunteering to plan, coach, teach, or assist with any of these camps, please contact Shannon Chambers at 704.707.1152 or shannon@xroadschurch.us.

The Love Dare Class

This is a Bible study for couples spinning off the movie Fireproof. Class will start on the April 5th during the 3rd service at 11:11 AM in room 122. Please purchase a copy of The Love Dare Journal (per person attending the class) and bring it with you . You may purchase the journal at most retail book stores (Wal-Mart) or Christian book stores. All other materials will be provided. For more information on the class please contact Kiki Short at cshort23@carolina.rr.com

Auto Bell Car Wash Tickets

The Crossroads 2009 Brazil Mission Team has Auto Bell Car Wash tickets for sale. They are $13.95 each. Tickets may be purchased from David Kelly, Gale Kelly, Corbin Murray, Rodney Short, Kiki Short, Tristan Short, Joe Lambe, Robin Lambe, Ciara Lambe, Jodi Livengood, Alice Gean, Naseem Helms, Bonnie Curran or Amber Monroe.

Your support is most appreciated!

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday April 4th from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Concord Campus. Lots of fun activities for kids ages 10 and under. Live music and food will be provided by the Ethiopia Missions Team. Bring the whole family and invite friends too! Don't forget your baskets!
Individual Egg Hunt Ages and Times
Ages 3 & under: 1:00 PM
Ages 4-7: 1:45 PM
Ages 8-10 2:30 PM
If you would like to contribute to the Easter Egg Hunt you may do so by donating plastic eggs, candy, stickers, and other small toys. Please bring your donations to church and place them in the plastic tubs, labeled "Egg Hunt Donations". If you have any questions, please contact Rhonda Barber, 704-960-6158 or rhonda@xroadschurch.us

'Life At The Crossroads' Sermon Series: "Pressing In"

Continuation of our current sermon series 'Life At The Crossroads': "Pressing In". Delivered by Interim Children's Ministry Director, Jennifer McNaney.

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crossroads communicators

CHECK OUT THE NEW CROSSROADS COMMUNICATORS BLOG!

Crossroads Communicators are writers, speakers and teachers who have joined together to develop our communication skills with the purpose of impacting the world with God’s truth. We would like to invite you to our recently launched blog at
http://crossroadscommunicators.blogspot.com/ New blogs are posted each week. For more information, contact Kim Jackson at kimagine320@yahoo.com

In Sympathy

Please pray for comfort and strength for Scott Aldridge and family in the death of his wife Kristy Aldridge on March 13. (They are members of our church and attend the Kannapolis campus.)The family will be receiving friends from 5:30 to 7:30 Tuesday at Whitley’s in Kannapolis
At 7:30 there will be a memorial service at the chapel in Whitley’s
There will be a graveside service at Carolina Memorial Park (across the street from Cloverleaf Plaza) at 12:00 pm

Worship and Intercession Workshop

Attention musicians, singers, worship leaders and prayer leaders. God is looking for those that desire to encounter His love and minister to Him day and night. Join us on Saturday, March 28th 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM for training to lead Worship and Prayer sets at IHOP Concord

Training Includes:
Basics of Harp and Bowl
Worship with the Word
Worship and Intercession
Practice Time

For more information contact:
Justin Shurm 704.425.4614 or Justin@benhamrealestate.com
Lisa Burchfield 704.622.7958 or burchfield@concordnc.com

IHOP Concord: 62 Union Street S., Concord, NC 28025

Easter Lilies

Crossroads would like to display Easter Lilies for our Easter Sunday Worship Services. We will be ordering from the Arc of Cabarrus County. Anyone desiring to place an order for Easter Lilies may place the order with the Church Office during the week or place the order directly through the Arc of Cabarrus County. Order forms may be picked up at the Church Office during the week or at the Information Center in the Lobby Area of the church building. Lilies are $8.50/piece. The Easter Lilies will be displayed during all three Easter Sunday services. Following the 11:11am service that day, the lilies may be taken home with you.

Be A Hometown Hero - Donate Blood

Crossroads Church is partnering with the American Red Cross in sponsoring a blood drive on Monday, March 23rd from 3:00 PM-7:30 PM. Donate and enter to win a pair of Delta Air Lines domestic tickets! If you would like to make your life-saving appointment, contact Debi Vecchio at 704.707.1155 or debi@xroadschurch.us. Sign-up sheets will be available by the church office on Sunday, March 22nd. Our church goal is 50 Units!

If you cannot donate and would still like to make a difference, you may contact Debi for volunteer opportunities.

Life Skills for Women

The new Women's Life Skills Class will be starting Thursday, March 19th at 6:30 PM -9:30 PM. Life Skills is a 26-week course for anyone that wants to break free from the patterns of their past. This course is also great for strengthening relationships and building a stronger you. There is a fee for the class.

For questions of if you are interested in registering for the class, please contact Tammy Cozad at 704.707.1180