We make followers of Jesus and help his followers grow

We make followers of Jesus and help his followers grow

Christ’s Church at Virginia Tech campus ministry

is a non-denominational Christian community of students who:

--believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God

--believe the Bible is the infallible Word of the one and only true God, and therefore embrace it as our first & final authority for faith & practice as it contains all the truth needed for salvation and living in Christ. (2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12)

--strive to put our faith in action, to keep growing in our knowledge and love for God, and to transform our world by living as Jesus lived. (James 2:14-26, Colossians 1:9-12, Romans 12:1-2)

"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever." -- Isaiah 40:8
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Upcoming Events

Dec. 1, Tuesday, 7pm -- Girls' Gel Group (small group Bible study)

Dec. 2, Wednesday, 7:30pm -- Oasis (large group Bible study) Last lesson in the Storm series

Dec. 2, Wednesday, after Oasis -- Core Group Team (student leadership) meeting

Dec. 4, Friday, 8pm -- Decorate Your Own Christmas Cookies & Game Night -- We will have the cookies and everything you need to decorate them. Just bring yourself and maybe some friends and blow off a little steam in the middle of this hectic time between Thanksgiving Break and final exams. We will also have indoor games of all kinds -- party games, board games, card games, but most of all, fun games. You've been working hard. It's time to take a break and relax for a little while. Come join us.

Dec. 6, Sunday, 8pm -- Guys' Gel Group (small group Bible study)

Dec. 8, Tuesday, 7pm -- Girls' Gel Group (small group Bible study)

Dec. 9, Wednesday, 7:30pm -- Special Christmas Oasis & Christmas Party -- to include, of course, Christmas carols, the hilarious annual "White Elephant" gift exchange, and lots of your favorite Christmasy snacks.

Dec. 10, Thursday, 4:30pm -- Out to eat at The Homeplace -- meet at the campus house at 4:30pm to carpool to The Homeplace for as good of eats as you will ever find in a restaurant!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Thanksgiving Dinner

You are invited to CCVT's annual Thanksgiving Dinner which will be, as usual, the last Wednesday before Thanksgiving Break. That's this Wednesday! It is always so much fun and the food is always so good. So please make plans to come join us.

We are going to have turkey, of course, with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn, sweet potato casserole, rolls, corn bread or biscuits, cranberry sauce/relish, pumpkin or sweet potato pie, and more, including a lot of desserts.

Stacey and I are hosting the banquet at our house this year. We will carpool from the campus house, so if you need a ride, don't worry about it. We'll get you a ride. Just meet us at the campus house at 7:00 PM.

I hope you can make time to join us. Like I said, it is always a lot of fun, and your taste buds will enjoy it, too.

Looking forward to giving thanks to God with you,
Steve

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Ping-Pong Tournament

CCVT is hosting a Ping-Pong Tournament Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 8pm. People of all skill levels are invited to join.

This has become a semi-annual event at CCVT because everyone always seems to have so much fun, and no matter what your skill level, there is always someone else who is just as good as you, or just as much of a beginner as you, so everyone always ends up enjoying some good close games. So please come join us. We will also have some other entertainment available while we wait for our turn at the table, although some of the games become pretty interesting to watch, especially between the better players.

There is no entry fee, it's totally free. Just bring yourself and some friends to the campus house. You don't have to be a member of CCVT to enter the tournament. Everyone is welcome.

Hope to see you Saturday at 8pm.

Keep your feet dry.
Steve

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

VT vs East Carolina Football Party

Hey everybody,
Just wanted to let you know that CCVT is planning a Football Party for the game against East Carolina Thursday night. The game starts at 7:30pm. You are invited to come watch it with us at the campus house, and we are going to have some "football food" to enjoy as well.

Feel free to bring some food to share, or just bring yourself. We might order some pizza or something, too. We'll see how hungry we feel.

Hope to see you at 7:30pm tomorrow night. Bring a friend.

Steve

What Next?

Sometimes we get so caught up in the busyness of this life -- working hard to get good grades, trying to find time to exercise to take good care of our bodies, looking for a job, and all kinds of stuff -- sometimes we really don't stop to think about how soon this is all going to be over for us, and then what? What is going to happen to us after this life?

We are going to spend a whole lot more time in the next life than we spend in this one, but what we do in this life determines what happens to us in the next life, so if we are smart, we will make time to think about the next life, and make plans accordingly. We might find that we need to make some changes in our order of priorities in this life.

Tonight at Oasis we'll be taking time to study what the Bible has to say about our next life. I hope you will join us.

It all starts at 7:30pm tonight (and every Wednesday during the semester) at CCVT's campus house (directions below).

Hope to see you soon,
Steve

Directions to CCVT's campus house: If you need directions to our campus house, probably the best way to get them is to type "413 West Clay St., Blacksburg, VA" into Google maps. You'll see that our campus house is only about a block away from most of the dorms on campus, over by the Washington Street tennis courts. It's much closer than most of your classes!

If you are walking from on campus, do this: When you are standing on Washington Street between O'Shaughnessy (O'Shag) Hall and Johnson Hall you are only one short block away. Cross to the other side of the street and take the sidewalk up the hill towards VT's Cranwell International Center. (You will see a sign for Cranwell on Washington St.) VT's Tennis Courts will be on your right. As you are walking up the hill veer to your left off of the sidewalk and walk up the grassy hill. (Veer left before you get to the chain link fence with all the vines growing on it. We are on the other side of that fence.) You will see the campus house facing you. It's a two story red brick house with a big front porch and a banner on the balcony railing that says "Christ's Church @ VT Campus Ministry" -- so you'll know you found the right place once you get here! It's really pretty simple, but feel free to call me if you have any trouble: 540-552-8292.