Welcome to James Paton, our new Teaching Pastor!
We are pleased to announce that James Paton has accepted the call to serve Crossroads as our Teaching Pastor, serving on the leadership team along with Bill Hoopes as Community Pastor and Miriam Phillips as Executive Pastor. James and his wife Gillian plan to arrive in early February with their two children, Callum (16), Eilidh (15) to join their son John, already studying in Amsterdam.
Serve the City Amsterdam & Utrecht
This winter Serve The City will again have 2 days full of volunteer projects all over the city. Think about fixing someone's house, or going out a day with people who really need that. You can now sign up for a project on three Saturdays in December and January.
The 17th of Dec both in Amsterdam & Utrecht.
The 24th of December Utrecht will hold an event
In 2012 we want to bless people on the 7th of January in Amsterdam.
Christmas Lunch @ Xrds
Feel like celebrating Christmas but not by yourself. What better way to celebrate Christmas than with some good wine, good food and good company. Can't wait to see you!
When: Sunday December 18, 2011, starting at 12:30
Where: Crossroads Ministry Center (Buitenplein 55, 1181 ZD, Amstelveen)
Cost: €15 per person, drinks included
Tickets: Available at the sign up table on November 27th and December 4th
Limited seats available only!
Women Event: Finding JOY through the Holidays!
On Saturday December 10th Linda Kitchen (Amsterdam 50 Church) will join us with an encouraging message; “Finding Joy through the Holidays”
When: Saturday December 10th
Where: Amstelveen College, Startbaan 12, Amstelveen; room 215
Time: Coffee/Tea at 19:00, Program 19:30 - 21:30
Cost: Donation
Please Register before December 4th: women@xrds.nl
After the message there will be ample time for fellowship and seasonal drinks.
We are looking for a Facilities Team Leader
The main goal of the Facilities Team Leader is to provide well-maintained and safe facilities and related equipment for Crossroads as well as be a good technical support to the service teams of Sound and Multimedia. This role also strives to be a strong leader and mentor to the team of custodians and facility-related volunteers who assist this position.
Teaching Pastor Search Update
A lot has happened since the previous update in July so here is a quick review of what we have done, where we are, and where we are heading in the near future.
We set our advertising in motion in early July. By the end of September 200 pastors had applied for our Teaching Pastor position, evidence that Crossroads is viewed far and wide as an attractive place to serve! Needless to say, considering this number of candidates has been an arduous task for our team.
Healing Hearts Bible Study for Women Who Have Had an Abortion
Abortion in your past? Are you struggling with guilt, shame, regret, fear, anger, depression? Do you experience a sense of emptiness? Or are you not sure what to feel at all? Have you never talked about your abortion? Do you feel as if no one understands what you have been/are going through?
There is hope and healing.
Serve the City
On Friday afternoon of November 11th you can join a special Serve the City event to help the less advantaged in Amsterdam. As a LIFEgroup or a single person you can participate in a service project like walking with elderly, handicrafts with handicapped people, bingo with elderly and many more projects like painting or collecting food for the food bank.
