quoting the "princess bride" movie, "love. true love is what brings us together today" couldn't have been more relevant for our 2009 cherish LOVE conference!!! from the moment the doors opened till the final session on saturday, the theme on "love" was interwoven into every part of the conference. the venue was packed and the air was electric as friday night started with a massive video intro and praise+worship. this year's speaker lineup was stacked with the inspiring and passionate christine caine and sy rogers!! we were so blessed to have them with us and not only were their messages spot on, but the lasting impact of having them with us was life-changing.

all seriousness aside, everyone was just blown away by the fantastic gifts, prizes, and cherish treats that ps. leanne and the cherish team had lined up! the ladies were even graced with the presence of hipster-roller-dudes that made an appearance with bags of candy in tow!!! with the final spin of the disco ball everyone knew that the LOVE conference had surpassed everyone's expectations and that the beautiful women that attended were walking away changed and challenged!


ps. leanne was there with some cherish ladies greeting all the beautiful women as they arrived friday night!

canvas tote bags were filled with goodies...

our guest speakers christine caine and sy rogers brought down the house and really spoke into every woman's heart about the importance they carry and the purpose and destiny in their lives!!!

girls will be girls = )

don't be sad it's over because our cherish women's ministry is already gearing up and getting everything organized and ready for next years cherish 2010 conference LOOK UP! register by december 4, 2009 and get the early-bird price of $55!!

we're putting together a combo blog because two are always better than one, and because rene and lora are such giving and amazing people!!! rene was our august volunteer of the month and is the volunteer coordinator for our resource table. She is a "do-whatever-needs-to-be-done" type of person who is always going above and beyond the status quo. Her attitude and willingness to help really make her shine!!

lora is our september volunteer of the month and is one of the team leaders who heads up our guest lounge and whose job every sunday is to make anyone new to ccc feel right at home, welcomed, and loved! she puts heart in everything she does and it’s apparent that she works not to just do a job, but she believes in this church and wants to see lives impacted! if we only had 200 more lora's and rene's in our church...our awesome-meter would definitely be like a gabillion!!!

thanks so much lora and rene for all you do and for what you bring to ccc! it's people like you that make our church the best that it can be!!!

HEY THERE!!! it's a bird...it's a plane...IT'S THE 1ST EVER C3 GOLF TOURNAMENT!!!

mark your calendars folks...november 9th we'll be hitting the links at the world class lomas santa fe golf course to help raise money for the A21 campaign and the AIDS care program in africa! there will be an awesome banquet dinner, plenty of giveaways, prizes, contests, etc. so grab your clubs and some friends and come join us for a golftastic day of fun!!!

for more info on the tournament, click here!