AWANA
AWANA Club for Junior High and High School, Trek and Journey Clubs, begin on Sunday, September 12. Come to the special kickoff barbeque to be held at Cub Lake at 3:00 pm. Registration Forms are available in the Church Office or by clicking here. For more more information on AWANA, check out the AWANA information form.
Join the AWANA Club! Club meetings for preschool through 6th grade are on Wednesdays. Trek for Junior Highers (7th-8th) will now be on Sundays at the same time as Journey 24/7 for high schoolers - 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
What is AWANA?
Approved Worskmen Are Not Ashamed … AWANA!
Awana at Country Oaks is a weekly, Bible-centered ministry geared towards youth from preschool – high school. Awana’s goal is to reach out to children, teenagers, and their families, with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him. (Learn about the prayer, vision, mission and values of Awana at www.awana.org.)
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” ~ 2 Timothy 2:15
When We Meet
Awana Clubs (Preschool - 5th grade)
Wednesday nights, at Country Oaks Baptist Church
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
September through May
Awana Trek (Middle School 6th-8th) and Journey 24/7 (High School 9th-12th)
Sunday afternoons, in the Country Oaks Chapel
3:00 pm – 5:00pm
September through May
For more information on our different clubs, please click on a link below
Sparks (Kindergarten-2nd grade)
Though club night is very exciting for the kids, and often the highlight of their week, we recognize that most of the spiritual instruction is going to happen as parents help their kids memorize the verses at home and explain the meaning of each verse. Our “AWANA at Home” program helps parents learn how to bring the three key elements of AWANA into your home: Scripture memory, Bible teaching, and game time.
Theology Class with Pastor Andy
The next Theology class will be Sunday, September 12. Please read chapter 16 in Grudem’s Systematic Theology to prepare. Pastor Andy recommends the following link to Ligonier Conferences online. New bookmarks with the schedule for summer are available! Pastor Andy’s Theology Class messages are now on the church website under Audio/Video. Click here to go staight to the recordings of his talks. See Class Schedule below. If you miss a meeting, homework chapters are available in the church office. Just ask Sherry for a copy.
What is this Sunday Night Theology all about?
Men, Women and Teens: Here is your chance to study Theology with Pastor Andy. All of Pastor Andy’s Theology Classes will be held in Room 402. You will need to read your homework in Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology before coming to class. Homework readings will be listed in the bulletin or on Pastor Andy’s Facebook pages for his studies. Links to Pastor Andy’s Facebook pages are found below the Theology Class Schedule on this page. Please contact angi@countryoaks.org to be put on the Theology Class email list.
August 29 – Theology
September 5 – Labor Day Weekend – No Theology
September 12 – Life House, Theology
September 19 – No Theology – Church Picnic
September 26 – Theology
Pastor Walker’s Sunday Night Bible Study
Pastor Walker’s Wednesday Night Bible Study (for Men)
Pastor Walker’s Tuesday Morning Bible Study (for Men)
Church Picnic Update!
Mark your Calendars! The Annual Church Picnic will be held Sunday, September 19 at 1 pm at Cub Lake in Bear Valley Springs. This just in: This year’s picnic will feature Praise & Worship Karaoke. Bring your favorite praise song on CD and sing along to the Glory of God.
Don’t miss this great time of fellowship! Come enjoy great food, family games, and your church family. Main dish, green salad, potato salad, macaroni salad and rolls will be provided. You can bring drinks and dessert if you wish.
Enjoy a slide show of last year’s picnic below…
GraceFest AV 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010. Big Daddy Weave, Barlow Girl, Aaron Shust and Dominic Bali will be at the Palmdale Amphitheater (2723 Rancho Vista Blvd. Palmdale, CA 93551) at the Antelope Valley’s premiere music and message festival. Also Appearing: Angelsong by Angela Hearns, Highlands Worship Band, Central Christian’s Worship Band and Bold Witness. Special guest speaker at 7:00 pm. Gates open at 11:30 am. Event starts at 12 noon. Bring the whole family, set up a picnic. There wil be vendors, huge kids area, prayer tent, special speakers, Compassion Ministries, concessionaires and more. Blankets, lawn chairs, beach umbrellas and coolers are permitted. Beach umbrellas okay until 5:30 pm. Alcoholic beverages, smoking and pets are prohibited. Free admission for Kids 12 & under. Adults presale $15/$20 gate – Youth Admission (13-19) $5. For info and tickets visit www.gracefestav.com or call 661.265-6069.
Kay Arthur’s Precept Training Workshop in Tehachapi
What an opportunity! Kay Arthur’s Precept Training will come to Tehachapi, CA, this fall.
When: October 8-9, 2010
Where: First Baptist Church – 1049 S. Curry St. – Tehachapi, CA 93561
Contact for more information: Wendy Clare
Phone: 661.823.8557
E-mail: wclare@juno.com
Register by Monday, September 13, 2010 to receive a 25% discount. Use the following coupon code TEHACHAPI when you checkout. You can register online at Precepts. The following is a list of your workshop choices.
Discovering God’s truths for yourself is a life-changing experience. If you long to know God and yearn for a deep and abiding relationship with Him, attend a Precept Ministries International Training Workshop and learn how to interact with God’s Word personally, absorb its meaning and let God engrave His truth on your heart, mind and life through using the age old method of Inductive Bible Study – Learn to see truth for yourself, discern what it means, and apply that truth to your life.
Healthscreens at COBC
On Thursday, August 26, 2010 Healthscreens will be available at Country Oaks Baptist Church starting at 9:00 am. Please sign up with Healthscreens by calling 1-877-854-4735 or check out their website at http://www.healthscreens.net. You must set up an appointment with Healthscreens in advance in order to take advantage of their low cost health tests.
Return those Baby Bottles
Fundraiser for Family Life Pregnancy Center- COBC has 125 baby bottles for the Family Life Pregnancy Center that have not yet been returned. Please bless the FLPC by filling your bottle with change, bills or a check and bringing it back to the church ASAP. Thank you!
Baby Shower for Brittany Greer
There shall be showers of blessing! Come bless Brittany (Will and Rhonda Greer’s daughter-in-law) on Sunday, July 11 right after the second service in the chapel. A light lunch will be served. It’s a boy! Brittany is registered at www.babiesrus.com. Please RSVP to Rhonda at 972-6142.
Dr. Ted Stone Memorial Service
There will be a memorial service for Dr. Ted Stone on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at RiverLakes Community Church at 3501 Calloway Drive, Bakersfield, CA.
MEMORIAL FUND – In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Stone’s nonprofit, tax-deductible ministry, Family Life Resources - PMB 71 – 25101 Bear Valley Road – Tehachapi, CA 93561
Honoring our Military in May
Remembering our Military – During the month of May, COBC will be honoring our active members of the military and wounded warriors by writing them letters of encouragement and collecting items to donate.
- Step 1 – If you know of an active member of the military with ties to COBC, please fill in the blue info card in your bulletin. You can place the card in the offering plate or hand it to an usher.
- Step 2 – Purchase an item from the following list to donate: Bibles, good Christian books with eternal value, puzzle books, soduku puzzle books, word find books, 6′ TV cable, universal remotes, slim jewel CD cases, Women’s clothing (sizes up to Large), Men’s Basketball short (m-xl), Men’s Warmup Pants (m-xl), Men’s Swim Shorts (m-xl). Money donations are accepted as well so that we can buy in bulk. Contact persons are Roger and Cindy Davis – 342-7977.
- Step 3 – Sunday, May 16, 2010 – Write a card or letter to one of our own active military members. These are the names we have gathered so far: Seth Haak, Aaron Haak, Steven Bajorek, Scott Hernandez, Brad Golackson, Caleb Hayes, George Suarez, Jr., Adam Phillips, Case Unfried, Michael Smith. Cards are available in the bulletin. You can turn in your card to the offering plate or church office. We will be mailing the letters together.
- Step 4 – On Sunday, May 23 – Write a card or letter to a Wounded Warrior (soldiers wounded in Afghanistan or Iraq who are now recuperating in a San Diego hospital). Cards will be available in the bulletin. You can turn in your card to the offering plate or church office. We will be mailing the letters all together.
- Step 5 – Bring your Wounded Warrior donations on Sunday, May 23 or 30 (Memorial Day weekend) and put them in the trailer outside the Worship Center.