Foster Care & Adoption Q & A Session

Foster Care and Adoption Q & A sessions

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to foster or adopt a child?
We are hosting a Q & A session just for you. Each session will have foster parents, adoptive parents and foster youth who will share their stories and answer any questions you may have.

For questions or to RSVP email cbcofcentralflorida@gmail.com or call 1-866-90CHILD (24453).

Liberty University Wind Ensemble Concert

The ensemble is comprised of 56 fabulous college musicians studying a variety of majors at Liberty University. This wind ensemble performs a wide variety of music that appeals to a diverse audience. The length of the concert is typically one hour. The public is invited to attend. There is no charge for admission. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear one of the finest Christian university wind ensembles in the United States.

4 Day Jungle Safari at Eagle Ridge Mall

Come see a petting zoo with llamas, pygmy goats, a belted Galloway cow and an African spurred tortoise. Our exotic animals include a kangaroo, a capuchin monkey, ring-tailed lemurs and a black leopard. For a fee you can have a photo with the kangaroo, a monkey or a lion or tiger cub. We also have available for a small fee pony rides, camel rides, a chance to see a beautiful white tiger and feed cups for the hoof stock. Tickets are valid for only one admission. No re-entry. There will also be crafters, vendors, contractors, food trucks, and more. Bring the family for a day of fun! See below for specific times for each day.

Tickets:
Admission: Adults $7
Children (under 13): $5

Dates & Times:
March 12-14: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
March 15: Noon – 6 p.m.

Zo Zo's Zoo Story Time at Amaya Papaya

Come play with us and visit with Zo Zo’s Zoo. ZoZo’s Zoo is a mobile petting farm owned by a local family here in Central FL. Regular Admission applies. For more information visit, Amaya Papaya.

Visit will include:

• Story time!
• Show and tell of a special animal friend!
• A Fun time of learning with others their age!
• And a visit with the mobile petting farm

Goodnews Jail and Prison Ministry 31st Annual Fundraising Banquet

Goodnews Jail and Prison Ministry is having its 31st annual Fundraising banquet. The meal is free and with a program to follow. The program will be to hear what God is doing in the Brevard Co. Jail and testimonies from inmates and former inmates on how their lives have been changed through the gospel presented by the ministry volunteers. An offering will be taken after the program for the operations of the ministry in the jail. Please come and see what God is doing.

For more information about time and place or if you have questions, call the Chaplain’s office at: 321.690.1529.

Forgiven Trio in Concert and Dinner

We are presenting the Forgiven Trio for the 3rd year; they share a wonderful message and beautiful music. We will be serving a dinner prior to the program (by donation). For more information, visit
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church’s website or call the church office at: 407.647.4516. We look forward to sharing this great time with you!

The Table Tour Concert - Ticketed

Come hang out with us and enjoy a night of worship and entertainment at Celebration Community Church. You’ll get to see Z Artists Brandon Health, Nichole Nordeman, and Love & The Outcome perform live. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Find out more at Celebration Community Church’s website.

The Table Tour with Brandon Heath, Nichole Nordeman, and Love & The Outcome

Celebration Community Church and Acoustic Nights™ hosts The Table Tour
with Brandon Heath, Nichole Norderman and Love & The Outcome

A Night of Music, Stories and Community—Where Everyone is Welcome

Acoustic Nights is known for featuring the music of talented Christian singer/songwriters in an intimate acoustic setting. Acoustic Nights is happy to be hosting The Table Tour, with Brandon Heath, Nichole Norderman and Love & The Outcome at Celebration Community Church in Celebration Florida.

Tables bring people together and The Table Tour is no different—to build a community of artists and fans. The Table Tour is a unique concert-like experience showcasing artists coming together, sharing both song and story, welcoming attendees to pull up a chair, and raising awareness and support for Feed the Children and their efforts to end childhood hunger in the United States.

Artists for the first run of the tour will include multiple-award-winning artists Brandon Heath, Love & The Outcome, and Nichole Nordeman.

Brandon Heath is one of the best in the industry at telling stories through his music, and the next chapter is about to start. On February 10, Brandon will release a new album of compelling and personal stories entitled, No Turning Back. Heath is a seven time Dove award winner (twice for Male Vocalist of the year,) multiple Grammy Award nominee, Emmy-winning songwriter known for his radio hits including four #1 singles, Your Love, Wait & See, I’m Not Who I Was, and Give Me Your Eyes. Brandon Heath seems headed to the top of the charts again with the title track of his upcoming release, No Turning Back, already top 15 on the AC chart. Heath plans to share stories, fan favorites, and introduce the audience to his collection of great new songs during his set.

Love & The Outcome is the emerging husband/wife duo of singer/songwriter Jodi King and bass player/songwriter Chris Rademaker. They believe Love & The Outcome is both a name and life story. The duo sold their Canadian condo and set off on an international musical road trip. Love & The Outcome were recent winners of three Covenant Awards (including Album of the Year and Group of the Year) at the Canadian Dove Awards show held in British Columbia. Adding momentum to the success they are already having, their singles King of My Heart and He Is With Us are exciting fans as to what they will do next!

Nichole Nordeman is one of Christian music’s most profound singer/songwriters with critical acclaim throughout her career. She garnered awards for Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and many others as one of the industry’s premier female artists before stepping away to be home and raise her children, her greatest treasures, Charlie and Pepper. Now, Nordeman is returning to active touring and recording after her multiple year break. A self-described “wrestling poet” she is also an acclaimed author. Nordeman’s new music is hitting radio airwaves in the next few weeks with a brand new single. Fans and gatekeepers are ecstatic about her return and anxiously await her new album releasing later this year.

“The Table Tour unites popular musicians and their fan bases to defeat the status quo of hunger,” said Kevin Hagan, Feed the Children President and CEO. “Innovative efforts like these will bring us closer to our ultimate goal—creating a world where no child goes to bed hungry.”

Cost: Advance tickets are $15. All tickets $20 day of. Concert starts at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the church during the week, after worship services on Sunday, or at iTickets. Call Celebration Community Church at 407.494.4644 for more ticket information and directions to the church, or visit Celebration Community Church.

About Feed the Children
Feed the Children is one of the world’s leading anti-hunger organizations, dedicated to creating a world where no child goes to bed hungry. Since 1979, Feed the Children has grown into one of the largest U.S.-based charities, accredited by GuideStar Exchange and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, with a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. By banding together with partners, donors, and communities to defeat hunger, Feed the Children distributed over $344 million in food, essentials, educational supplies, and medicine to over 10 million individuals in the United States and 18 other countries in fiscal year 2013. For more information visit Feed the Children.

FIRST ® Robotics Competition Orlando Regional

CONTACT: Thomas Wright

(321) 362-9746

Twright1781@cfl.rr.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Students Demonstrate Engineering Excellence in “Recycle Rush ^SM” FIRST ^® Robotics Competition Orlando Regional Event

Event:    FIRST ^® Robotics Competition Orlando Regional

Who: 64 FRC teams from throughout the world will bring students, teachers, Mentors, Sponsors and family members to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®) Orlando Regional.  This high-tech sporting event will produce excitement and energy for participants and spectators alike, as teams compete for honors and recognition that reward design excellence, sportsmanship, teamwork, and more.  At this year’s competition, forty-seven teams from Florida will compete with teams from South Carolina, Georgia, California, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Turkey, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Germany, and Puerto Rico.

What: Witness firsthand as these teams compete in a game called “RECYCLE RUSH(SM).” Recycle Rush is a recycling-themed game played by two Alliances of three robots each. Robots score points by stacking totes on scoring platforms, capping those stacks with recycling containers, and properly disposing of pool noodles, representing litter. In keeping with the recycling theme of the game, all game pieces used are reusable or recyclable by teams in their home locations or by FIRST at the end of the season.

When: March 13 &14, 2015

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where: CFE Arena at the University of Central Florida, 12777 Gemini Blvd. N Orlando, FL 32816

Details: Admission is free to the public.  More information: http://orlandofrc.org / (321) 362-9746. 

About Orlando FIRST Robotics (HTTP//:orlandofrc.org)

The Orlando Regional is organized and produced by the Florida FIRST  Robotics Education Foundation (FFREF). The FFREF is an all-volunteer,  501(C)3, non-profit organization,  whose mission is to promote the education of Florida’s youth by motivating and inspiring young people to have an appreciation of science, technology, robotics, mathematics, engineering, and to pursue career opportunities in these fields for the benefit of the technology and scientific community.  To learn more about Orlando FIRST Robotics, go to https://orlandofrc.org

About FIRST (www.usfirst.org)

FRC is a STEM education competition that challenges high school students,  working with professional Mentors,  to design and build a robot to contend in competitions that measure the effectiveness of each robot, the power of collaboration, and the determination of students. Teams in the FIRST Robotics Competition Orlando Regional will vie for regional awards and a spot at the FIRST Championship to be held April 22-25, 2015, at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.  The competition is part of FIRST, an international nonprofit K-12 STEM education program that uses robot challenges to build science and technology skills and interests.

FIRST serves over 10,000 students statewide. With support from a comprehensive network of Fortune 500 corporations, educational and professional institutions, foundations, and individuals, FIRST provides more than $20 million in college scholarships.  To learn more about FIRST, go to www.usfirst.org

Local area high schools participating in this year’s event include:

St. Andrew’s School/Rotary Club – Boca Raton , Fl. • East Ridge High School –  Clermont, Fl. • Cocoa High School & Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy – Cocoa Fl. •  Atlantic Technical College and Technical High School – Coconut Creek, FL  • American Heritage School – Delray Beach , FL • Lake County Schools – Eustis, FL • Choctawhatchee Senior High School – Fort Walton Beach, FL • Westminster Academy – Ft. Lauderdale, FL • P.K.Yonge Developmental Research School – Gainesville, FL • St. Francis Catholic High School – Gainesville, FL • Hollywood Hills High School – Hollywood, FL • Stanton College preparatory – Jacksonville, FL • Robert E. Lee High School – Jacksonville, FL • Neighborhood Group – Jacksonville, FL • Jupiter High School & William T. Dwyer High School & Palm Beach Gardens High School – Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens, FL • Osceola High School – Kissimmee, FL • Columbia High School – Lake City, FL • Academy at the Lakes – Land O Lakes, FL • Melbourne Senior High School – Melbourne, FL • Merritt Island High School & Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School & Merritt Island Christian School – Merritt Island, FL • American Senior High School –  Miami, FL • Lake Minneola High School – Minneola, FL • Niceville Senior High School – Niceville, FL • Forest High School – Ocala, FL • Vanguard High School – Ocala, FL • Colonial High School – Orlando, FL • Orange County 4-H, Florida – Orlando, FL • Orlando Science Middle High Charter – Orlando, FL • Bayside High School – Palm Bay, FL • Western High School – Pembroke Pines, FL • American Heritage High School – Plantation, FL • South Walton High School – Santa Rosa Beach, FL • Pine View School & Suncoast Polytechnical High School & Out-of-Door Academy – Sarasota, FL • Dixie M. Hollins High School – St Petersburg, FL • St. Joseph Academy – St. Augustine, FL • South Fork High School & Clark Advanced Learning Center & Martin County High School & Jensen Beach High School – Stuart, FL • Middleton High School – Tampa, FL • King High School – Tampa, FL • Jesuit High School – Tampa, FL • Webb Middle School – Tampa, FL • East Lake High School – Tarpon Springs, FL • Astronaut High School & Titusville High School – Titusville, FL • Spruce Creek High School & University High School – Volusia County, FL • Windemere Preparatory School – Windemere, FL • Trinity Preparatory School – Winter Park, FL

Rummage Sale

The youth at Community Methodist in Casselberry will hold a HUGE rummage sale on Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be lots of clothing, furniture, misc. items, tools, antiques, books, etc. You name it, we got it! This event has become known all throughout Florida. Some people even plan their vacations around it! So, don’t miss it! You can shop for HOURS and not see it all! Come early and stay all day because there will be food and drinks available for purchase! The money that is raised will help fund the youth’s summer mission trips. They will be serving in Haiti and Georgia. We look forward to seeing you there!

*Form(s) of payment(s) accepted is cash or a check.