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November

Dont Expand Your Inuence, Deepen It

By Donald Miller
A long, long time ago I ran a very small publishing company in Oregon. Part of my job was to create a database and sales system to chart our orders. I noticed that, while we had about a thousand customers, only a hundred or so of them were supporting our business. Initially, I wanted to expand the business to grow our customer base even larger. We spent thousands of dollars in this attempt, visiting trade shows and printing expensive catalogs. But sooner or later I realizedit wasnt working.I mean we did see an increase in business, but it brought in about as much profit as our marketing efforts cost.So I changed our strategy. We began to focus on the one-hundred customers who were already faithful and familiar with our products. I created a monthly newsletter that I printed right off my desktop and sent it to these hundred customers each month. I also made a call list and called

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Serving this Sunday

WORSHIP TEAM Ian and Natasha SPEAKER Tom Zawacki CHILDRENS & TODDLER MINISTRY Age 4 through Gr. 1 Lindsey Perry & Sam McAndrew Grades 2-6 Laurie MacPhee Toddlers Rebecca Nabuurs Worship leader John MacDonald Toddler room Julie Corrigan & Donna Wigmore CLEAN UP TEAM E Greg & Debbie Mackinnon, Errol & Shelagh Campbell, Gareld MacDonald, Anthony McAndrew, Brian Read

as many as twenty or thirty, personally, every month. And I noticedour business increased, while our overhead stayed the same.These customers gave us more prominent positions in their catalogs and in their stores. Id say this general principal applies to much more than business.Perhaps those deep relationships you long for are all around you, theyve just not been deepened yet. Perhaps the fulfilling, romantic amazement youve been reading romance novels to experience could actually come from that guy snoring in bed next to you each night. For the rest of this year, try focussing on what is already around you, try cultivating the seeds that have been planted, or the plants that are just producing a little bit of fruit. My guess is this will be easier than going out into the rocks to chip away at a brand new garden.

Charlottetown Community Church

Part of the Vineyard Network in Canada P.O. Box 1081 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7M4 Pastor Tom Zawacki (902) 892-5001 communitychurch@pei.aibn.com www.charlottetowncommunitychurch.com

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Church Groups
There is lots going on, be free, go where the life is, family first. THE SHACK BOOK CLUB - Wednesday 7:00 PM Will be held at Tom & Nadine Zawackis home. Will be discussing Chapters 9 & 10 on Nov. 20. SMALL GROUP - QUESTIONS Thursday 7:00 P.M. Held at Megan Cunninghams home. For info, please ask Megan or Lisa Taylor. MOMS N TOTS Wednesday Mornings 10:00 A.M. Contact Trevena MacLeod for location.

Upcoming Changes
PRAYER LIST
The prayer list will be refreshed as of next week for the month of November. All existing requests will be removed. If you would like your request returned to the list or new requests added, please indicate on the Facebook page, or contact Tom Zawacki. The list will be refreshed monthly.

COMMUNION

We are making a change in how we do communion. We will be changing it from weekly to monthly; first Sunday of the month beginning with November. We are looking for volunteers to offer a meditation and lead us through that part of the service. Please see Tom if interested to be added to a schedule.

Church News
Church website is now updated with all activities. If you would like to get something in the newsletter (prayer request, announcement, etc.), please email it to communitychurch@pei.aibn.com by Wednesday of each week.

OFFERING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

FREE CLOTHING GIVE-AWAY Friday, November 22: 5:00 PM 8:00 (Bring Clothes) Saturday, November 23: 9:00 AM 12:00 PM (Give Clothes Away) Gently Used Fall andWinter Clothing Only See Lindsey Perry for More Information CHURCH FINANCES Four Week Average: $1,645.05 Four Week Average Needed: $2,000.00 Lets keep praying for God to supply all we need!

We are looking for people willing to take up the offering and make weekly announcements. Please contact Tom if interested to be added to a schedule.

Prayer Requests
Mike Wilkins, Pastor of West London Alliance Church in London, ON Healing from cancer, comfort & encouragement. the family of Lennon Waterman Support and encouragement for the family during this time of loss. all those affected by the tragedy in the Philippines Safety, aid and recovery for those affected by the hurricane. Shirley Doucette Healing from small-cell carcinoma of the lung, comfort & encouragement, financial support. the family of Joy Mill (Faye Carters niece) Comfort and strength through their time of loss. Joy passed away at the age of 36 after being diagnosed with melanoma.

Get Involved!
OUR ELDERS TEAM The elders are: Wayne & Natalie Simmons, Errol & Shelagh Campbell, Greg & Debbie MacKinnon, Garfield & Brenda MacDonald and Tom & Nadine Zawacki.
Please feel free to contact us anytime with your thoughts, questions or ideas.

OFFERING COLLECTION, WORSHIP TEAMS, CLEAN-UP TEAMS, CHILDRENS MINISTRY

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Positions we are often looking to have help with are: MEDIA,

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