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June 22, 2008

IMPACT Journeys

IMPACT Journeys begin with Cross Training (June 23rd – 27th) - four days of personal and team preparation and cross-cultural sensitivity training at Ranch La Scherpa. Four teams are going out this summer. Please remember these teams in prayer.

UGANDA : The team will return to Jinja, Uganda, to work with YWAM. They will help with a construction project for the Dayspring Elementary School and will share in worship in local churches, play and work with children in the community. They will also help with outreach visits to the sick.

Jessica Fengel – Ojai; Sandy Dinkler, Dolores Taylor – Ventura; Arlin Edmondson, Elias Taylor – Ventura; Gabrielle Young - Newbury Par k; Brianne Grothe – Lompoc; Brittany Laurie, Cheryl Doyle - Simi Valley; Gerald Cobian - Fillmore; Sarah Millard, Solvang

HONDURA S : Impact is invited this year to join again in sharing the Gospel through music, drama, and crafts with school children in the cities and in rural areas in the highlands of Honduras. They will also hold a full day camp in Tella and participate in a midweek youth gathering.

Jonathan & Kristy La Barg, Rebekah Casas - Ojai; Justine Bennett - Thousand Oaks; Jenny Sirianni - Carpinteria; Pamela Gilbert, Elizabeth Poucher – Montecito; Carol Greeby - Ventura; Kevin Weeks - Newbury Park

ROMANIA: Impact team will work with VIATA, a ministry to youth in the mountain village of Straja, Romania. We will work to support a summer camp for middle school aged children, where they are taught outdoor skills, rock and rope climbing, and Christian values. There will be some painting and maintenance work to help improve the camp.

Bill Randolph, Heather Bird, Jared Del Dosso, Kyle Reynolds, Camden Butler, Brandon Hay - Thousand Oaks; Mallory Farrar, Erin Blackburn, Newbury Park; Grant Cooper, Montecito

TURKEY: Our partners in Turkey work on the Mediterranean coast in the city and suburbs of Antalya, in a country where 98% of people are Muslim This project includes working with developmentally disabled youth, ages 8 to 18, through arts and crafts, sports, horse therapy, swimming in a camp setting and ministering to the local women of Kepez sorting clothes, cooking and sharing crafts.

Marsh Peters - Ventura; Cynthia Vodraska, Susan Schwaiger - Newbury Park; Anton Warkentin - Solvang; Patti Stetson - Carpinteria; Jenn Marshall - Grover Beach

It is a privilege to be God’s servants and we thank you for your partnership with us through prayer, giving, support, and encouragement. This is God’s work and we are blessed to be a part of it. 

LIFE OF THE CHURCH

ONE BOUQUET this morning is dedicated by Juleine and Craig Schmidt in honor of Doug DuCharme, whose birthday was this week. Another bouquet is dedicated by Jeannette Klingler in loving memory of her husband, Albert. Following worship the Deacons will take the flowers to those who are ill or homebound.

FIRST AID - We all need it at some point. Have you checked your supplies? Come view a kit on the patio today!

ADULT EDUCATION SUNDAY, JUNE 22 at 9 AM in Anderson Lounge - Dr. Harold Englund concludes his class on “The Patriarchs.” Next week, join Dr. Michael Shasberger for “ “Hymns, Psalms & Praise Songs: Why Do We Need All Three?”

ATTENTION ALL CARE CALLERS please meet with Sharon Troll in Anderson Lounge TODAY, June 22, at either 10:00 or 11:30 a.m.

CELEBRATE FIESTA IN VIP STYLE & support the Early Childhood Center at the same time! The Center is holding a SILENT AUCTION for an awesome Fiesta Package including VIP tickets to La Fiesta Pequena, La Celebracion de los Dignataries, & the parade plus extras! If you would like more details &/or to bid on this amazing opportunity, call Helen at the Early Child Center at 687-6362. (Bidding ends Friday, June 2 7 t h at 5pm. )

THE PRAYER CHAIN is available to pray for your needs. In the Narthex and Fireside Lounge are Prayer Boxes provided by the Congregational Care Ministry. Please place a request form in the box, email Chuck at: ccurtis@fpcsb.org or call 687-0754 x102. Requests are kept confidential.

COMING EVENTS

Adult Education in Anderson Lounge

        Sundays, June 29 & July 12                      9:00 a.m.

        “Hymns, Psalms & Praise Songs: Why Do We Need All Three”

                 Dr. Michael Shasberger

140th Anniversary Kick-off Celebration

        Today, June 22                                  10:00 & 11:30 a.m.

        Enjoy refreshments on the patio between & after worship services

PresbyFolks English Country Dance Adventure (in the CFC)

        Tonight, June 22                                5:30 p.m.

        A participation experience for everyone! Caller: Alice William s

        Dinner: $7. sign up at the front desk today.

Presbyterian Women’s Dinner & Program (in the CFC)

        Monday, June 23                                         5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

        “Hearing God’s Call to Help a Family with Immigration Issues”

        Dinner: $9.00. Sign up at the front desk TODAY

Monthly Financial Report

Our church is dependent upon our pledges and donations to do God’s work in our congregation, community and the world. As has been reported in recent Congregational meetings and in the annual report, our expenses have exceeded our income for the past several years. The following report will be provided monthly to assure that members of the congregation are aware of the need for additional operating income in the near future. In the meantime, shortfalls in income from donations and other sources will be covered by the use of reserve funds which have been built up over previous years.

Church Operating Fund*, Jan. 1 through May 31, 2008

        Income: $  349,224

        Expenses:       $  479,415

        Difference:     $( 130,190 )