Do you believe in the power of love? What would happen to your town, your home or your life if true love took over?

The Compass Church invites you to understand the power of love. True love, after all, isn’t always easy. But that’s the kind of love God has for you. By following Jesus through the gospel of Mark, we will discover how God wants to show His love to us and how He wants us to love others.

Join us Saturdays at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 or 11 a.m. throughout the month of March.

Our series will conclude with our Easter services. Join us on Good Friday, April 2, at 5 or 7 p.m. Then join us for one of our five Easter services: Saturday, April 3 at 5 or 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 4 at 8, 9:30 or 11 a.m.

Multi-Site Discussion
6 p.m., March 14, 2010

We are launching our first multi-site campus at Crone Middle School (111th & 248th Streets) this October. Want to learn more about what's going to happen at our new campus? Want to be part of the pioneer group to go and reach this community? Want to know how the new campus will impact what's happening here at our Hobson campus?

Join us for our Multi-Site Discussion, Sunday, March 14 at 6 p.m. Pastor Dale, Jim Tomberlin (our multi-site coach) and Ritch Sandford (our new Campus Pastor) will be on hand to give updates on our progress plus answer your questions. Childcare is available (nursery through elementary). Please RSVP for childcare to Kara at kthorwall@thecompass.net. We will serve desserts following the discussion.

In the meantime, download our Multi-Site Vision & FAQ statement to learn more.

Easter eXplosion
10 a.m.-12 p.m., April 3, 2010

Celebrate Easter with your family at our Easter eXplosion event! This event is designed for preschool through 6th grade kids. All are welcome. There is no charge. Invite your friends! Activities include:

• Easter egg hunts by age groups, including a special needs hunt
• Obstacle courses
• Cookie decorating
• Petting zoo
• Face painting...and more

Download an invitation to this event to print out and share with your friends, family, co-workers or neighbors.

During the first two weekends in March, the Wayside Cross truck will be parked outside our building. We invite you to clean your closets, dresser drawers, and storage areas and give us your outgrown or ratty clothes.

Your donation of clean clothing will help Wayside Cross serve hundreds of people with meals, clothing, lodging, and furniture. Your clothing will be either distributed through their Community Outreach Program or will be sold in their Hope Chest Resale Store. Even ripped or torn clothing is accepted, as Wayside is able to recycle that to organizations that provide clothing to 3rd World countries.

Because of a limited number of personnel and the large variety of donations we can only receive clothing; toiletries for both men and women; and unopened products of Tylenol and seasonal allergy relief medications. Check out the full list of needed items. Arrangements can be made for furniture pick-ups by calling Wayside Cross Ministries at 630-892-4239 or filling out the form on our website at waysidecross.org.

Come help us stuff 10,000 Easter eggs with prizes and candy for our Easter eXplosion egg hunt!

Where: The Atrium of The Compass Church
When: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
RSVP: Please use our online form to let us know if you're coming!

Help as long as you can! Come as a family, team, group of friends or individual who wants to serve.

Childcare for those 4 years old and younger will be provided for those who RSVP by March 15, 2010.

Feed My Starving Children
March 22-27, 2010

The Compass Church is partnering with Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit in Aurora, IL that packs nutritional meals for starving children around the world. We invite you to sign up for a shift using our online form. We will also be signing up folks in the Atrium March 6-7 and 13-14. You will need to wear closed toe shoes the day you serve.

Helpful hint: our online forms work best in Mozilla Firefox. You will first pick out a time slot you can serve, then complete some basic registration information.

Family Life Marriage Conference
Love Like You Mean It

At FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember marriage conference, you can put aside life’s daily distractions and focus on each other again. For more than 30 years, Family Life has helped over a million couples make their marriages stronger and healthier. This conference can help you realize the
potential in your marriage, too.

Upcoming local conferences:
March 19-21 -- North Shore Westin (Wheeling)
March 26-28 -- Oak Brook Hills Marriott

To register, visit our group page.

Contact: Steve & Steph Raquel
p: 630-548-5611 or 630-605-5152
e: StevenRaquel@aol.com or StephRaquel@aol.com

Fine print:  Our group rate is good for any conference nationwide. The group rate to register for the conference is $89 per person, good until the Thursday before the conference begins. The hotel stay is optional, and there are great rates availabe.