Preschool

Parents Night Out will be Friday, August 13th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Reservations are required and please give 24 hour notice of cancellation.  Call Glenda at 218-4109 or Ramona at 393-1712 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Cost is $5 per child.

MomTime for this month is Monday, August 9th at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Need to get organized? Our special guest, Jenna (Stubblefield) Shockley will help us do that with lots of tips and information. It is a special “chocolate night” so bring a salad and/or your favorite chocolate dessert. Childcare is provided.

Children

Upward Soccer... Our league is now registering players. We will have evaluations on Saturday, August 14, from 9:00 AM to noon and practice begins the week of August 30.  The games will be on Saturdays in September and October.  Our first game is Saturday, September 11. This league is for kids entering grades K-6. Forms are being mailed but if you need more for friends, please call or come by the church office. We will need many coaches and referees also. Last year we had about 120 players. We want to exceed that number this year. Come play in a league where EVERY CHILD IS A WINNER and gets to play every game!!!

Students

UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS...COLLIDE each Wednesday at 6:00 pm in the gym. Girls Bible study is held on Fridays at 10 am.

Jr. High Lock-In for those going into 7th & 8th grade will be
Wednesday & Thursday, August 4-5, immediately following Collide on Wednesday and ending at 8:00 am on Thursday. Bring your Bible, sleeping bag, pillow, toothbrush/paste & a snack to share. Make plans to come & bring another 7th or 8th grader with you!

College

Collegiate Week @ Glorieta, NM for college age will be August 7-14. We will leave from the church at 10:00 am on August 7 and return in the early am on August 14. Please be in prayer for those attending that God would move in their lives in a mighty way! We need sponsors to help offset the cost for those going on this trip. If you can help, call Donna in the church office. Total cost is $250/person. Balance is due Sunday, August 1.

COLLEGE DAY TRIP… to Dallas on Saturday, August 28, going to the Rangers/A’s baseball game in Arlington and attending the Mercy Me pregame concert. We will return that night. If you are interested, please respond to the Facebook message on the Cypress Baptist College & Career Ministry page or call Mark Pearce (518-0963) so we can get a “headcount”.

Senior Adults

Sr. Adult Game Day Lunch will be Thursday, August 5, from 12:30-4:00 pm in the Old Visitor Center. We will have lunch then play games. Bring a friend and join us!

Senior Adult Ministry Announces Fall Trip... Update on Canyon Country Trip.  We now have 28 travelers signed up for the wonderful Senior Adult fall trip to America’s Canyon Country, Including the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Bryce Canyon ad Zion National Park.  We have room for additional travelers and would love to encourage you to contact Sherry in the church office at 965-2296 and get your name on the list.  Ted Winder will be our tour guide each day, and he will make the trip extra special as he shares his knowledge of this beautiful area of our country.  Come go with us!!

A Special Evening... You are invited to join the Senior Adult Ministry and Red River coaches for a full evening of food, entertainment and inspirational music on Friday, September 10th, 2010.  We are planning to attend the Bill Gaither Homecoming Tour at CenturyTel Center.  If you attend just one musical event this year, an evening hosted by Bill Gaither and featured artist is one you can’t miss.  We will enjoy an early dinner at Ernest Orleans Restaurant.  Our meal will include Ernest’s famous marinated crab claws before our entrée of either an Ernest steak or fried shrimp.  This outing is based on a minimum of 35 passengers and includes the following:  round trip transportation, dinner a Ernest Orleans Restaurant, and show tickets.  The cost is $100/person.  Full payment is due by August 13 in order to procure tickets.  This package will not be available after this date.

Church Family

Cool Beans... Come by and see the new “Cool Beans” coffee house. The hours of operation will be Wednesdays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm and after Collide, and Sundays from 8:00 - 9:30 am serving all of Cypress Baptist Church. It is located in the old racquetball room in the FLC.

Security Team... As mentioned in the Worship Service this last Sunday, we have in place a Security Team of active law enforcement officers.  These men are all post certified and well trained and equipped to handle emergencies that may arise.  This team is under the direction of Lieutenant Richard Childers who is in charge of the Shreveport Police SWAT Team as his real job. The team is well represented on campus each Sunday and all have radios and cell phones and are in contact with each other.  In addition we have a uniformed officer on campus on Sunday mornings to provide an obvious presence and to assist with traffic at the close of the service.  The Concealed Carry Law will be administered by Pastor John as required by the law.  In his words, “We will be continually working to improve the safety of our campus.  In the event of a situation it is best to keep low and follow the directions of our team. Remember our real protection is God.” If any of you are post certified and would like to be a member of the team, contact Cecil.  Also if you are a trained medical person—doctor, nurse, EMT,etc. and would like to be a responder call Cecil  to be included.

Oil Spill Victim Assistance … One of our Cypress members has been in touch with the Director of Missions for the Bayou Baptist Association where there are many churches, their staffs and people that have been affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  If you would like to make a monetary contribution to help these folks you may do so by writing a check to Cypress and designating it for Oil Victims.  These funds will be sent to the Bayou Baptist Association and they will make sure the funds are distributed appropriately.