The change of seasons is right around the corner- didn't summer just begin? It sure seens that way. As our children get back in the swing of school, homework ,and going to bed early, some of us adults may find ourselves getting back into some old habits as well. For many of us some of these habits may not be healthy. I am so thankful for a place like COMMUNITY that has a place like Celebrate The Journey.

Epic Theatre Company (Naperville, IL) will be holding open general season auditions on Saturday, September 20th from 10:30-12:00p.m. at Community Christian Church, Yellow Box Campus, 1635 Emerson Lane, Naperville, IL 60540. Auditions will be held in the lower level, Room 4 for the 2008-2009 season which will include Let it Be Christmas, a  Beatles-themed Christmas musical, and our Epic Jr. children’s show, Jack and the Beanstalk.

I love our mission at Community -- Helping people find their way back to God.  And, I love how our Caring Hearts & Hands ministry does just that!  Through CHH we minister our Lord's compassion to people in our church family and community who are experiencing hardships.  Over and over, we've seen the glory of God as He brings people back to Him as they experience His compassion in real, tangible ways through our ministry.  I believe it's powerful to tell people about Jesus; it's even more powerful to show them Jesus!

I have to say that I am really excited about this October for COMMUNITY.  We will be releasing a newly developed DVD small group Curriculum as a part of our IGNITE strategy where it will be our goal to group all the people who come to check us out for IGNITE series WITH (Sept 13/14 - Oct 4/5) and it's gonna rock!

CCC Blue beat Alleluia Lutheran and E-Free Church of Naperville on Saturday to put them in the quarter-finals.  Their third game of the day found them up against league rivals, Naperville Church of Christ.  CCC Blue put up a good fight, but lost and now has to battle their way back for a second shot at the championship.  Thank God for double elimination!  Come on out and cheer them to victory on Saturday (8/23) at 10:30 at Frontier Park (behind Neuqua Valley HS).

Today, we launched a great new tool on the web site: the Small Group Finder. It's never been easier to find a small group! Using this new search engine, you search our small groups database for a small group near your home and see the result on an interactive Google Map. In addition, you can filter the results by campus, category, the city where the group meets, and whether or not the group has childcare. After you've found the group you want, send the leader an email!