Did you know?

• Cincinnati ranks 3rd in the nation for childhood poverty
• Free school meals are often the only meals children receive, leaving them especially hungry over the weekend
• Oyler is a pre-K through 12 school of about 700 students facing these challenges
• Power Packs contain food for children to take home so they will have something to eat over spring break

Help make a difference today by donating $5.00 to provide a spring break Power Pack.  Power Packs will contain easy-to-prepare foods like milk & cereal, canned pastas and stews, applesauce, pudding and canned fruit.

Make a donation and power up a kids life!

To donate online using your credit card or PayPal account, please click the button below.  You will be taken to our PayPal page.  If you would like to purchase more than one Power Pack, enter the quantity you’re donating and click the Update link to update the amount of your contribution. If you don’t have a PayPal account, click the “Don’t Have A PayPal Account?” link the the lower right of the page.  You’ll then be able to enter your credit card information.

To donate by check, make checks payable to Compass Community Church, be sure to put “Spring Break The Hunger” in the memo line. This donation can be made during service or mailed to our business office at:

11711 Princeton Pike, Suite 341-155
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

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Winter Escape 2012 is all about connecting our students and their friends with God. This is a weekend for students grades 7-12 to get away from Facebook, phones, video games  and other any distractions and focus on what God has to say to us.

This event will be held beginning the evening of Friday March 2nd through Sunday March 4, 2012 at Woodland Lakes Christian Camp (directions here).  Student will meet at Vineyard Community Church in Tri-County (directions here) at 7pm on March 2nd.  Pick-up will be at the same location on Sunday, March 4 at 1:30pm.

The cost for the event is $60 and will cover snacks on Friday, all meals on Saturday and Sunday breakfast.

Please email Stephanie Schwartz or Keith Partridge  ( our Student Pastors) with any questions or to obtain a brochure, which contains the forms needed for this weekend.

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After a year of Club Church at Rhino’s Live, we have now found a new location for our church.  Compass Community Church is now holding its celebration at Elements Conference and Event Centre, located at 11974 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville OH 45241.

Once again, we have rooms for our children’s and youth ministries to meet and hold their celebrations and a designated hall in which to hold our main celebration.  We are very excited about our transition to Elements!

The only thing missing is you.  Check out the photo tour of our new place of worship and then get directions so you can be there on Sunday at 10:30am for our celebration.

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A special thanks to Jude Johnson for taking on this challenge and infecting us all with his enthusiasm to make it happen.  Way to go Jude!

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Change is hard. Changing how we eat is really hard, but adding little changes over time will pay off. Here are a few changes we can make right now toward healthier eating.

1) Make water your primary beverage. Water cleanses and detoxifies the body and can actually help control hunger. Try drinking two glasses of water before each meal.

2) Eat more fresh produce. Raw, fresh produce contains enzymes that aid in digestion and help repair and nourish our cells. Try eating a vegetable-packed salad with dinner each day.

3) Instead of white bread, white rice, and white potatoes, eat things like brown rice, whole grain bread and pasta, sweet potatoes and oatmeal. Whole grains and complex carbs are fiber-rich,
enabling the body to sweep toxins out of our digestive system.

4) Always read ingredient lists and eliminate foods with unknown or harmful ingredients. If some of your favorite foods fall into this category, learn how to make them from scratch and take control of what goes into your body.

I know it can be challenging, but investing in your health with these simple changes will put you on the path to better nutrition. If you need help consider one of my Taste-Love-Live classes, which offer delicious, creative options toward healthier eating. For more info contact me at cmg@fuse.net.

Candis Johnson
Taste Love Live

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Hi everyone, My name is Robert.  My wife Jimmie and I are the couple that greets you every second Sunday.  We really enjoy being greeters because I was always told that the first people you meet in a church form your lasting impressions of that church.

I also serve with the prayer ministry as I firmly believe that prayer changes our lives for the better. I am currently employed by Ford Motor Company but I also find time to teach New Testament Greek at a Bible College in Madisonville when they need me.

We initially got involved with a small group and our areas of service just took off from there.  Personally for me, it was a bit scary at first, but now it seems to be second nature.  We’ve done several other acts of service with various groups and they’ve been great times of rejoicing.  To me the book recommended by the Pastor for this month seems to say it all.  Just Walk across the Room – that’s really all you have to do.  Get involved Do it.

We are empty nesters but one time we did have our teen aged grandaughters with us and they pitched in on a nursing home service. You never know where the Lord will lead you if you don’t obey His second commandment – “love your neighbor as yourself.”  You love by serving

Thanks Robert

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The following is an excerpt from a recent post on the @stickyJesus Blog.  @stickyJesus is a great blog (and book) that talks about how to use social media to share the message of Christ.

You might be surprised how just three words can minister to others—when those three words are scriptural. Be sure to bless us with your own Three-Word Power Posts in the comment section.

Share Christ

1. He. Turns. Tides.
2. God. Fills. Gaps.
3. His. Hands. Hold.
4. God. Is. Love.
5. Be. Still. Know.
6. God. Is. Bigger.
7. Therefore. Be. Holy.
8. He. Is. Able.
9. God. My. Portion
10. God. Whispers. Grace.
11. Fixed. On. Heaven.
12. Ransomed. By. Love.
13. God. Hears. You.
14. God. Patiently. Waits.
15. Make. Christ. Known.
16. Christ. My. Portion.
17. God. Of. Everything.
18. His. Love. Rescues.
19. Seek. Him. First.
20. Yes. God. Can.
21. God’s. Love. Pursues.
22. God. So. Loved.
23. In. His. Keeping.
24. Come. Follow. Me.
25. He. Fails. Not.

Share Grace

1. Allow. For. Imperfection.
2. Extend. Astonishing. Grace.
3. Drop. Your. Net.
4. Mercy. Never. Leaves.
5. Beauty. For. Ashes.
6. His. Anchor. Holds.
7. Be. Not. Afraid.
8. Prayer. Changes. Everything.
9. Forgive. The. Unforgivable.
10. Pray. Don’t. Pace.
11. Surrender. Your. Past.
12. I’m. His. Beloved.
13. Love. Children. Unconditionally.
14. Grace. Is. Enough.
15. Pursue. God’s. Heart.
16. Holy. Spirit. Come.
17. Relationship. Over. Religion.
18. One. Empty. Tomb.
19. Fear. No. Evil.
20. My. Cup. Overflows.
21. Jesus. Loves. Anyway.
22. God. Dwells. Here.
23. Christ. My. Rock.
24. Express. Joy. Fiercely.
25. Give. Yourself. Grace.

Share Hope

1. Live. With. Compassion.
2. Pray. Through. Doubt.
3. Out. Pray. Fear.
4. Advance. Through. Fear.
5. Trust. God. Infinitely.
6. Invest. Time. Generously.
7. Speak. God’s. Word.
8. Share. Christ. Abundantly.
9. Echo. Love. Loudly.
10. Enjoy. God. Forever.
11. War. Like. David.
12. Lazarus. Come. Out!
13. God. My. Fortress.
14. More. Than. Conquerors.
15. Anchored. To. Heaven.
16. Be. Not. Afraid.
17. Take. Thoughts. Captive.
18. Yet. I. Praise.
19. Pray. Down. Walls.
20. Shine. Your. Light.
21. Live. In. Peace.
22. Exalt. Him. Together.
23. Show. Yourself. Faithful.
24. Give. Honest. Answers.
25. Plant. Joy. Liberally.

Share Love

1. Love. Even. Though.
2. Love. Covers. Sin.
3. Unleash. Crazy. Love.
4. Love. Never. Fails.
5. Love. The. Unlovable.
6. Love. Is. Kind.
7. Love. One. Another.
8. Let. Love. Rule.
9. Love. Conquers. All.
10. Love. Your. Enemies.
11. Let. Striving. Cease.
12. Labor. In. Love.
13. Extend. Indestructible. Love.
14. Relieve. Your. Brother.
15. Feed. My. Sheep.
16. Wash. Their. Feet.
17. Salt. And. Light.
18. Love. Like. Crazy.
19. Surrender. To. Love.
20. Love. Heals. Deep.
21. Speak. Love. Always.
22. Love. Without. Condition.
23. Love. Breaks. Chains.
24. Forgive. Them. Anyway.
25. Love. Always. Wins.

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One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, fear, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

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