Next Men's Ministry Monthly Meeting: Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 8:30am

The Men's Ministry will meet on Saturday, October 15th from 8:30am - 10:00 am in the Grand Cafe at MorningStar. Coffee will be provided. Bring a friend or newcomer to the church and spread the word!

Men's Coffee & Fellowship Fridays in the Fuel Room on Main Street 6:30am - 7:30am

REMINDER:

Men's Coffee & Fellowship EVERY Friday from 6:30am - 7:30am in the FUEL STATION on MAIN STREET.

"Building bonds and relationships" - Feel free to come by on your way to work or to start your day off in the company of other brothers in the Lord over some delicious hot coffee and great fellowship~

Spread the word and bring a friend or newcomer! 

Men's Ministry Team

Pray for brother Kevin Casner and all our brothers headed to The Falls Oct. 7-9th!

 MorningStar Men,

Please lift up our ministry team leader Kevin Casner in prayer as he and a large group of men from the Barn and all over, head up to the Falls Oct. 7-9, 2011 for a life changing weekend with Gary Barkalow! 

Let's cover their families as well in prayer in their absence and thank the Father in advance for all He is going to bring to His sons this weekend!

 

Below is a link to a video about the event....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BQnK-ZvlJU&feature=share

 

Kevin Casner

Headed to "The Falls"...finally...it's Your Call....Let's Do This!

 In Moravian Falls Tonight...Tomorrow 70 or so men will be landing at Camp Harrison..."It's Your Call Carolina's"

 

Gary Barkalow.....

On a plane again...heading to NC to do a It's Your Call calling retreat for The Barn Ministry. There will be around 70 guys there starting tomorrow night. I love this stuff.

Men's Ministry Coffee & Fellowship Fridays in the Fuel Room-Street 6:30am - 7:30am

The Men's Coffee and Fellowship Friday's kicked off at the Advanced Prophetic Conference and it was a full house! Men from ten different churches arcross the US and Bermuda came out to share in some great fellowship and hot coffee in the Fuel Room on Main Street! A huge "Thank You"  to Elizabeth Braswell for sharing her Fuel Room space with the Men's Ministry for this opportunity! 

We have continued the past 2 weeks meeting on Friday mornings and we are already getting great praise reports from our time together and our prayers for one another. We hope that those who work will be able to stop by on days they feel led to join in and others who can will become regulars in attendance so that we will have a continual place to connect outside of our monthly meetings. What ever your need may be, this is a place we now have to come and fellowship with other brothers in our "family." So mark your calendars and plan to stop in and join us this week if you can!

W

Men's Ministry Kickoff, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 - Important UPDATES

Greetings MorningStar Men,

Thanks to all the men who came out for our "New Season" kickoff September 10th at CSCL! We had a great group with twelve new men who joined us for the meeting! 

A special thank you to Doug Lee for making an awesome presentation on some great activities we can explore doing as a group.

A warm welcome to Bart Peacher, who is joining the men's leadership team. Bart has a father's heart and we are blessed to have him join the team. 

We have also planned to also kick-off a weekly Men's coffee and fellowship meeting this month! We are looking at meeting on Friday mornings from 6:30 - 7:30am in the FUEL ROOM on Main Street in MorningStar. Men can drop in before work or just some by to have coffee, fellowship, pray and just be led by the Spirit during that time. More news to come on that! Stay tuned! 

We will be meeting the third Saturday of each month through December, 2011 from 8:30am -10:00am in the Grand Cafe (unless otherwise notified). Our next meetings will be:

Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 8:30am - 10:00 am in the Grand Cafe

Saturday, November 19, 2011 - same as above

 Saturday, December 17, 2011 - same as above

Spread the word about our fellowship and reach out to a man who has never been to our meetings. The MorningStar University Students are a group of young men we want to intentionally build relationships with and encourage while they are here to study and be prepared for ministry. It can get lonely being away from home and they may need an older man to "father" them - whether it is a listening ear, a home-cooked meal or just a random act of kindness sometimes to encourage and bless them while they are here with us.

We will be inviting them to our meetings so you can get to meet the young men who do come out. Sometimes just a word of encouragement is the most valuable gift you could give them, so go for it!

Remember, if you want to join this blog and be able to make new posts, just email your name and email address to mstarmen@morningstarministries.org and state that you want to join the Men's Ministry Blog.

We would love to see more men getting connected through the blog and using it to share information, discover the resources we have among us, support and encourage one another and rejoice with those who are rejoicing.

Be sure to also check out our updated  men's ministry page on the MorningStar website by clicking on this link: http://bit.ly/pRJt61

Looking forward to a great year ahead in Him!  Enjoy the photos below from our Sept. 10th Men's Monthly Meeting...


Hope to see you at the Friday Men's Coffee and Fellowship in the  FUEL ROOM  from 6:30-7:30am on MAIN STREET in MorningStar! We are having some great fellowship and prayer...come out and join us!

MorningStar Men's Ministry Team

NEXT MEN'S MEETING! Saturday,September 10, 2011 @ 8:30am in CSCL Main Worship Room

MorningStar Men are...



KICKING OFF A NEW SEASON!


2011 - 2012


Calling all MEN out...



Make plans NOW


to JOIN THE TEAM!

"Every man plays a part to make the team complete"

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM (note new time)

at COMENIUS SCHOOL Building
(Main Worship Room-Lower Level)
8160 Regent Parkway
Ft. Mill, SC 29175


Coffee and donughts will be provided! -


SEE YOU THERE!
MorningStar Men's Ministry Team
mstarmen@morningstarministries.org

Prayer request for Tim Flachman and his son Caleb

MorningStar Men,

Our brother Tim Flachman needs our prayers and support for his son Caleb and his family as well.

Tim is a MorningStar Media specialist and was on vacation recently with his family when he and his son had a boating accident. Tim is ok. Caleb suffered a concussion and bruises as well, but the doctors also discovered a benign 6 inch tumor in his spine. Since then, Caleb has been transferred to a Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and tommorrow will undergo a 10 hour surgery to have the tumor removed.

We need you to pray for Caleb and Tim's family and if you would like to know the details or more about how you can help the family please visit the link below to Caleb's Caringbridge page that Tim is updating regularly and also has a place for you to send well wishes, encouragement, etc.

Thank you in advance for your prayers.

Here is an August 9, 2011 update and prayer request for Caleb Flachman:

Caleb will have surgery tomorrow, Wednesday, August 10, to remove the tumor on his spine. Without too many details, the surgery will be very involved and will begin first thing in the morning. It is expected to be an all day surgery, about 10+ hours.

Thank you for your prayers during this time.

Here is a link where you can keep up with more information about Caleb Flachman:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/calebflachman

In Him,

Al Wood

MORNINGSTAR MEN AT THE DOGHOUSE - JULY OUTING

Photos from the MorningStar men's outing at the Doghouse in Rock Hill, SC on July 23, 2011 -great time with some great guys!

MorningStar Men:July Outing at The Doghouse

Men of MorningStar

RSVP to trueidentity77@gmail.com by Thursday 7/21/11!

or..Call Kevin Casner for more details at 704-309-7075

MORNINGSTAR MEN at THE DOG HOUSE!
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

10:30am - - 2:00 pm

Food & Fellowship at

The Dog House-
3700 India Hook Road, Rock Hill, SC

(near Camp Canaan)--about 20 minutes from HIM

* Cost $12 per shooter ( includes lunch) Not Shooting? $6.00

*Other activities, Pool Table, Pinball, Hiking, Hanging out

* If you have your own shotgun,we will need some guns to use.

*Shells and targets will be provided

Contact Kevin @ 704-309-7075 by 7/21/11 to RSVP,

or email: trueidentity77@gmail.com

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Breath of Life

Martin Powell is a virtuoso clarinetist and I have been blessed to hear him perform twice in the past week. Both times he played the Adagio Movement from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. The first time was evening in the Grand Cafe, the second time was morning on Prayer Mountain in Moravian Falls. Whether morning or evening, large group or small, Martin was one with the instrument- the picture of discipline and devotion; public evidence of years spent in solitude. The sound produced by Martin's breath passing over a reed defies my intellect and inspires my imagination. To watch an instrument submit to a musician, as the clarinet does to Martin, confirms for me the power attainable when the created works with the creator. Teresa of Avila puts it thus, "...Martha and Mary walking together." 

Genesis 2:7 reads, 'Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.' The word translated 'being' is, in the Hebrew, neh-fesh; literally- 'one who breathes'.

When Martin Powell plays Mozart's Clarinet Concerto all of creation hears the breath of life.

Thank You to the Men of MorningStar Fellowship

Thank you to all the men who came out June 18th for the Men's Ministry Gathering!

It was a blessing to see your faces and have the opportunity to share, enjoy food have fellowship with you. We appreciate your effort to share input and help us grow as a vital part of MorningStar. Thank you for your patience as we walked through the birthing process of this ministry. We look forward to the future and all that the Lord is building in and through us.

A special "THANK YOU" to Carolyn Peacher for her time and talent at our June 18th meeting.

Thanks also to ALL the men who have come out this year to be a part of the Men's Ministry! We have an awesome group of men that the Lord has called together in this vineyard for such a time as this. Your commitment, service and sacrifice have been a blessing to our church family, school (CSCL), and community.

We are looking forward to staying connected during the summer and hope that you will encourage other men in our church family to join our blogsite so that our circle can expand and become more effective as a resource for the men of MorningStar.

Enjoy your families and time to seek and grow closer to the Lord.

Thanks again for the privilege of serving you.

MorningStar Men's Ministry

Prayer Request/Website for John Boneck's wife, Barbara

MorningStar Men,

Recently, our brother John Boneck's wife, Barbara, was admitted into the hospital at the end of May for tests. Since then, she has undergone a lot of tests and gone through a surgery due to an aggressive cancer. She is home now with John.

They have had so many people ask about Barbara’s prayer needs and physical needs that it has been impossible to respond to everyone, so they have created a web site.

Simply go to the caringbridge website by clicking on the link below. Click in the “Journal” section to receive updates. And sign the guestbook if you would like.

We are in touch with the One who knows more than doctors. Please join us in bringing about Barbara's complete healing through your prayers as well as the Lord's supernatural grace,peace and strength for John and his family during this time.

Thank you for your love and prayers.

MorningStar Men's Ministry

Below are the instructions for visiting the Caringbridge page:


Visit in three easy ways:

1. Visit on the web by clicking either link below.

Full Site: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/barbaraboneck1

Mobile: http://m.caringbridge.org/visit/barbaraboneck1

2. Enter the site name, barbaraboneck1, at www.caringbridge.org or m.caringbridge.org.

3. Enter the site name, barbaraboneck1, on your CaringBridge iPhone or Android app.

Show your support
• Visit and keep up to date.
• Leave a message in the guestbook.
• Receive e-mail notifications when the journal is updated.

God bless you,
John

CaringBridge is a free, nonprofit web service that connects people experiencing a significant health challenge to their family and friends, making each health journey easier. Feel free to contact CaringBridge if you have any questions about using the site or need assistance. If your e-mail program does not allow you to click on the above link, just copy and paste the address into the address bar of your web browser. Please save this message for future reference.

MorningStar Men Needed to Help Clear Warehouse 6/27/11 for Gym Work to Begin!

MorningStar Men,

We are planning to clean out the warehouse at the CSCL school this coming Monday June 27th, 2011 in preparation for the gymnasium work to begin!

We can get this done in a day with enough volunteers on hand.

We NEED YOUR HELP to make this happen. We are asking volunteers to show up at 9:00am till 2:00pm.

Clint Rogers - (CSCL staff) will be delegating the duties that day. He has been working with the school for 5 years now and knows the warehouse very,very well. He will be a huge help.

Contact Clint through this blog post if you are a blogsite member or at csclrogers@gmail.com with any questions concering volunteering to help with the warehouse clearance on Monday, June 27th.

We are counting on our MORNINGSTAR MEN stepping up to the plate as we begin to see the fruition of our CSCL Gymnasium begin to come to pass! This facility will be a blessing for our youth, our adults, church, school, community and region once it is completed. Your time, skills and talent sown into making it a reality will reap a harvest for generations to come.

We believe we have one of the most valuable groups of resources on the planet among our men's membership at MorningStar and that we are embarking on just the tip of all that the Lord will accomplish through us for the glory of His Kingdom.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Al Wood, CSCL Director of Development

Michael Hardiman, CSCL Athletic Director

Happy Father's Day to all the MorningStar Dads!

Wishing all the dads out there a very special Father's day today!

A Special Evening of Classical Music

Martin Dominic Powell, Clarinetist

Special Evening of Classical Music

GRAND CAFÉ at MorningStar Ministries
375 STAR LIGHT DRIVE, FORT MILL, SC 29715
JUNE 22, WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

We invite all to come and experience the Presence and Peace of God while Martin ministers on the Clarinet and Keyboard.

While listening to the music, people have experienced instant healing in their bodies while others have seen visions of angels. Many have spoken of a deep supernatural peace settling on their hearts and minds.

Having won International prizes, Martin has had many reviews in the International Press:

"...his musicianship shone through" Music & Musicians

"..this was a truly amazing display of virtuosity"
Clarinet and Saxophone Society

"Martin Powell is a clarinetist who plays with an extraordinary technical competence and quality of tone." CASS

About Martin

Rev. Martin Dominic Powell is a passionate lover of the Word of God and has dedicated his life to knowing it in its fullness. Coming to know the Lord in his early twenties, Martin--an accomplished musician—laid down his blossoming career to pursue an intensive study of God’s word. Martin was born in London, England, in 1962; married his wife, Janet, in 1986; and has been blessed with two children. After pastoring a church in London for 18 years, Martin is now serving with Christ’s Mandate for Missions. This is the missionary arm of MorningStar Ministries.

For more information call Gwen at 704-736-1585;
or send an email to: GloryandBlessing@gmail.com.
Facebook Event:Special Evening of Classical Music.

(A love offering will be received - all gifts are tax deductible).

FAMILY FUN! Come out to support MorningStar Softball Team!

For those of you interested in coming out to support our team and just having some family fun, here is our 2011 summer softball schedule. Can’t wait to see you there.

http://www.leroysprings.com/resources/files/MensChurchSoftball.pdf

Have a great day!
Matthew Moore
HIM Food and Beverage Manager
(803)802-5544, ext.306
mmoore@morningstarministries.org

Anyone like playing bass guitar?

Hello guys,

Just joined the men's site and want to know if anyone else plays bass guitar. I am working on learning and would like to know if anybody else enjoys it. I am a painter by trade and I also like sports, fishing and the Word of God.

Kirby

Reminder: RSVP for Saturday, June 18th Men's Meeting by noon on Wed., June 15th

REMINDER TO RSVP for Saturday, June 18th Men's Gathering (we need headcount for food)

Thank you to the men who have already signed up or sent in their RSVP'S for Saturday, June 18th food headcount.That helps tremendously.

We need everyone else planning to come and eat with us (cookout style--hamburgers/hot dogs, etc.) to RSVP by emailing mstarmen@morningstarministries.org of your intentions to attend and eat with us by noon on Wednesday, June 15th. Thanks in advance for your responses.

Please plan to pay $5 for your meal at the meeting Saturday. This will be our final men's meeting until after July's sabbatical month off, so we hope you all can come out and be a part of this gathering.

Spread the word to any MorningStar men who may have missed the church announcements, email or blog reminders.

Have a great week,

MorningStar Men

BLOG UPDATE! MorningStar men can now ADD new posts, photos, video to this blog!

MorningStar Men,

For those of you who would like to ADD NEW POSTS, photos and/or video content to this blogsite, you are now able to join the blog and do this. You can now use THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU ALREADY HAVE to get set up.

Just email mstarmen@morningstarministries.org and say you want to join the blog and be able to post new comments. Then, an invitation link will be emailed to you that will enable you to set up your blogsite account all in one step. You will be CREATING A GOOGLE ACCOUNT (DIFFERENT FROM A Gmail address)using the email you already have to login to the blogsite with. It is very fast and easy to do.

Thank you for your patience while we get this site upgraded and more functional for our needs. We know it has the potential to be a valuable resource that enables us to get and stay connected.

MorningStar Men needed to help at CSCL June 8 & 9

Located at 8160 Regent Parkway, Fort Mill, SC 29715

Dear MorningStar Men!

We need your help moving some CSCL stuff for the end of the Year/First of next year!
Please come help if you can, Wed and/or Thurs this week (June 8,9) at 9am at CSCL
school campus. Contact person: Clint Rogers at CSCL (803)547-3223.

THANKS!


Al Wood
Director of Development
Comenius School for Creative Leadership
Telephone: 803-547-3223 ext. 290
Email: awood@morningstarministries.org
Facebook link: www.comeniusschool.com

REMINDER: Sign-up/RSVP table after June 5th service @11am, for June 18th gathering

IMPORTANT REMINDER for MorningStar Men,

On Sunday, June 5th after the 11am service (CSCL Graduation), there will be a table to sign up/RSVP for the food headcount for the Men’s gathering on Saturday, June 18th at 10:30am in the Grand Café. This will be a cookout style lunch. Be prepared to pay $5.00 for the meal if you plan to eat with us that day.

You may also RSVP by emailing your plans to attend on June 18th to mstarmen@morningstarministries.org . This helps us to plan for food more accurately. Thanks in advance!

This will be our final men’s gathering for the year before our sabbatical month of July off, so we hope to see as many of our brothers as possible attend this gathering. We want to pray and cover one another, our families, church, communities, state, nation and world before we all go in different directions during July and are not meeting corporately. There is power in unity, numbers and agreement so we are looking forward to an awesome time together! More details to follow soon.

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Al
MorningStar Men’s Ministry
Email: mstarmen@morningstarministries.org

Memorial Day, May 30, 2011 Tribute

Remembering those today who died while serving our country in the military.  Those who willingly gave their lives so that their country, family and friends could be able to continue to enjoy freedom in America.   May we all treasure and celebrate our freedom as we pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate price for it.

Feel free to remember or honor any family, friends, countrymen on this post today, who lost their life in military service. We honor their sacrifice and thank God for each one. May the Lord also bless their loved ones left behind.

Galatians 5:1  "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery."

Next Men's Meeting, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 10:30am in the MorningStar Grand Cafe

The next and final MorningStar Men's Meeting for this year and before the July sabbatical will be on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 10:30am in the Grand Cafe!

We will be having a cookout style lunch at this gathering (hamburgers, hot dogs,etc), so please be prepared to pay $5 if you plan to eat with us that day. We need you to RSVP for a food headcount by emailing your response for this meeting to mstarmen@morningstarministries.org. You can also rsvp by signing up at MorningStar after the 11am June 5th service (CSCL graduation) at the men's table set up for this purpose. We really need the rsvp for the food headcount so thank you in advance for letting us know your intentions for this gathering date.

It would be great for as many of our men as possible to attend this June meeting so that we can be sure to pray together and discuss ways to stay connected during the month of July since we are not meeting corporately. We want to stay united in prayer and spirit even though we may all be going in different directions with vacations and other plans.

We are also working on revamping our social network vehicle so that all MorningStar men/members can create new posts and topics and have access to tools to add photos and video to posts. We have fixed some glitches but will update everyone here as soon as it is all completed...stay tuned! My desire is for the men to be able to use this outlet as soon as June and definitely as a way to stay connected during July as well...so check back here for details forthcoming.

Thank you all for your patience with this initial setup of a blogsite and for your commitment to the men's group as a whole as we go through the birthing stages. Every man has a valuable part to add and I am thankful for every one of you.

Grace and peace,
Al

Men's Meeting May 21, 2011 at CSCL

I want to personally thank all the MorningStar men who came out this past Saturday to our Men's Meeting at CSCL. We had a great time building relationships through sharing testimonies and standing together in prayer over the future CSCL gymnasium. Please continue to pray for the CSCL gymnasium -it truly makes a difference. We are moving forward and need your intercession to keep the momentum on the increase! Hope everyone is having a great week and we look forward to seeing you at the June Men's Meeting. -Al

Next Men's Ministry Meeting - April 30!

Next meeting will be on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 10:30am in the GRAND CAFÉ. Coffee will be served. This will be a very important meeting so we hope to see as many faces as possible come out Saturday morning!

Fred Pitts Memorial, Saturday April 9

 
The Fred Pitts Memorial Service will be held in the Main Atrium, here at Heritage International Ministries, this Saturday, April 9 at 6pm. In memory of Fred, Darlene has requested that in lieu of flowers all donations be sent to A Purpose For Life Foundation 375 Star Light Dr, Suite 559 Fort Mill SC 29715 or donate online at http://apurposeforlife.org/ .
 
Fred and Darlene Pitts are an amazing couple who have spent their married life working with inner city children and families in Rock Hill and Charlotte. PowerTeam Inc. (the name of their ministry) has been tremendously used of the Lord to shower children and families with love through practical needs met, counseling, prayer, Christmas events, fun, wonderful hang-out time, and more—truly a ministry known by the Lord. Darlene and Fred both are known for their love, laughter, selflessness, hunger for the Lord, and love for His church.
 
We are sad to announce that last night, Tuesday April 5, 2011, due to an extended illness, Fred went home to be with the Lord. Yes, we know that he is with Jesus now but will be missed by Darlene and all those who knew him. Please pray for Darlene as she walks through this grief and transition in her life. Also, anyone who could volunteer to help Darlene with work around the house, please contact, Clint Rogers, csclrogers@gmail.com

WORK ON H.I.M. GRAND CAFE - Coming Soon!

Members of the MS Mens Ministry group are making plans to begin a clean-up project at the H.I.M. Conference Center. We would like to invite you to come out for some brotherly fellowship as we help do some cleanin' and fixin' up of the Heritage property at our church. We will be dressing up the other side of the Grand cafe outside where we have our monthly meetings. More details to come, check back for dates.

CatFishin'

Anybody interested in a catfishing trip to Santee Cooper let me know. Capt. Bill Saltzman who attends Morningstar has a charter service that goes every Staurday.He really catches a lot of fish and some are whoppers!! E- mail me and I'll forWARD IT TO HIM OR CALL ME. THANKS sTAN bOYETT
bigfoothunts@comporium.net

Help Fred & Darlene Pitts

Anyone who would like to pitch in and help Fred & Darlene Pitts get their home ready to sell, contact Keith Braswell
keithbraswell@gmail.com
The home needs a few rooms painted and some other minor fixes as well as boxing up and moving some things. Thanks men!

CONCEALED WEAPONS CLASSES

Concealed Weapons Classes:

North Carolina- 4/9/2011

Time- 9 am to 6 pm
Cost- $100
Ammo- 50 rounds required for course
Handguns- bring your own or borrow a .40 from Doug for the class.
Questions: safety@morningstarministries.org  

NEXT MEETING! SATURDAY, March 26, 10:30am in the Grand Café

LET'S GO TO WORK!

Looking ahead men we should be looking to get our hands dirty and do some more cleanup projects like the Tram station that we did September 2009. Whose interested...? -Keith B

CALLING ALL MEN TO HUNT, FISH & THE GREAT OUTDOORS!

Guys: My vision is to see a club set up where my high school guys will have a place to experience the Outdoors. Whether its hunting on private land, fishing expeditions, or just camp outs or hikes, I would love to see us all pool our resources together and provide these opportunities to this next generation of young men. They need it so bad, so many have not ever had the opportunity for these things. So thanks Stan for getting the ball rolling! Cmon fellas let's raise up some real men!

BBQ THIS SATURDAY!

Saturday 10:30

WELCOME, MS Men!

MEN! WELCOME...POST YOUR NAME, TOWN, AND OCCUPATION/TALENT/GIFT