I am guessing that most of you should be done with your finals by now or just about to finish.. Congrats on finishing up another school year and for those with finals tomorrow, hang in there.. it’s almost over!!
If you are still around in Berkeley, come join us tomorrow night for our All College Combined Bible Study @ 7pm @Northloop. We will be giving rides @6:30pm @ Crossroads DC. Please let MICHELLE (truong23@gmail.com) know if you can make it. Dinner will be provided at Northloop.
Also, if you are sticking around for the rest of this week, join us as we celebrate Cheng & Ron’s graduations:
Cheng- Thurs 5/21 9am @Greek Theatre
Ron- Sat 5/23 8:30am@ Greek Theatre
That’s it for this week. Good luck on the rest of your finals & hope you guys have a great summer!
As many of you already know, we are planning an ALL COLLEGE GFC Magic Mountain Trip on June 8! What better way for us to celebrate the end of finals and the beginning of summer? Come join us and meet us in LA for this fun event. For those in NorCal, we’ll take a road trip and carpool down to LA too!
Thanks to some strings that we pulled, we are able to get a really good price– about $23 per ticket, plus possibly an all you can eat buffet at a special picnic spot with cartoon people leading games! You dont want to miss out on this! We are trying to get an estimate of the number of people going, so if you are interested or even just thinking about coming, please sign up ASAP here:
Hope you are all hanging in there with school– only about 2 1/2 more weeks left of instruction! We dont have too much going on this weekend, so hopefully you can use this weekend to catch up on your studies.
Here’s a quick summary of what is happening:
Friday, 4/24
5:45pm Dinner @ Crossroads DC
7-9pm GTS classes @1st Pres Church
Post bible study: Soph & up students will be hosting the frosh for fun & games.
Sisters: Contact Lin for more info; Brothers: Contact Robert & Ryan for more info
Sunday, 4/26
10am Prayer meeting @Willard Middle School
11:30am Gracepoint Sunday Service @ Willard Middle School
Hope you are all enjoying the spring break and time off from school!
All of us here in Berkeley have been busy with G-live practices. We have been having workdays, worknights and all day practices at Northloop to get those lines and dance moves down. It’s been quite a lot of work, but dont worry, we are having some fun in the midst of all the work with sleepovers in Alameda and picnics at Tilman park! There is still quite a bit of work to do, but things are looking good, and I am excited to see everyone on stage in just about 10 days!! For those of you who wont be on stage acting or dancing, dont forget to reserve your tickets online for one of the three performances and dont forget to invite all your friends as well! Check out the website: Gracepoint Live
Also, here is the third G-Live teaser to get you excited and intrigued about the actual performance:
Gracepoint Live Teaser #3
Here is a quick summary of what is happening this week. If you are in the area and interested in getting involved with G-Live, please let one of the staff know!
Thurs 3/26 10am-10pm G-Live Practice at NL
Fri 3/27
10am-6pm G-Live Practice at NL
6:30-8pm All College Bible Study at NL (Please let one of the staff know if you need a ride)
Sat 3/28
G-Live Practice at Willard
9am-10pm Seniors
10am-10pm Soph & Juniors
12pm-10:30pm Frosh
And, last but not least, here are a few pictures from the Sisters DimSum & SF Outing. Though it was a short outing, I think we had a good time, but next time we will definitely bring a map so that we wont get lost again. Sorry, guys, I’m a really bad navigator :] But, hey at least we all got a good workout pushing up our bikes that steep hill!
At Joy Luck Dim Sum-- best dim sum for only $5 per person! What a deal!
In front of the bike shop at Golden gate-- Who knew that we would get lost on the way back? We should have brought a map!
At Stow Lake-- We finally made it and got to enjoy the beautiful scenery before quickly rushing back to return the bikes in time!
Hi guys!
Well, since many of the non-frosh felt sad that they are going to miss out on the Snow Trip, we decided to plan something exciting for everyone else: Dimsum & Study-sum! Come join us for dimsum and then some hard core studying time to help you prepare for those midterms! So, for all those non-frosh out there as well as the frosh that cant make it to the snow trip, you are invited to this fun and productive outing!! Please let ABE know if you are interested in coming!
To recap:
Frosh: Snow Trip, 8am-8pm, Cost= $5-10 Sign up now!
Non-frosh & Frosh who cant make it to the Snow trip: Dimsum & Study-sum!
Meet @ Crossroads @10:30AM–be sure to bring your books!!
Please let ABE know if you can come!
Hope you guys all enjoyed the three day weekend! It was good to see many of you at the Valentine’s Day of Compassion visit at Henry Robinson this past Saturday– hope you guys had a great time meeting the kids and families and with all the singing and dancing, playing King Kong Shower, beading, playing the stacking cups game etc… Personally, I’m still trying to recover from the “Get Down” song… Sigh…getting old
Anyways, here’s the news for this week:
Friday, 2/20
6pm All Kairos Frosh Dinner @ Dana house
5:45pm Dinner for everyone else (non-frosh) at Sufficient Grounds
7-9pm GTS classes
9-11pm G-Live Practice
Saturday, 2/21: All College Frosh Snow Trip!
All day to the Sierras. Leave Berkeley around 8am, back by about 8pm. We’ll be neck deep in fresh snow, throwing snowballs, dunking your friends, snowman contest, and more! It’ll be a blast, and the first of many fun, freshman bonding times as a class. This trip is across all the groups: Koinonia, a2f, and Kairos. Don’t forget: you’re going to need snow gear! If you don’t have any, just remember: don’t wear jeans, and get some plastic bags to keep your feet dry. If you have any questions, contact Roy at roy.lo@gpmail.org. The cost will be about $5-$10
Hi all,
Since there’s a lot of things happening this weekend and some last minute changes, here is a quick re-cap of it all:
Friday 2/13 Dinner @ 5:30pm @ Smart Alec’s
7-9pm GTS Training Courses Special Bible Study w/Pastor Ed @ 1st Pres Church (haha! yet another change– we’re trying to keep you on your toes!)
9-11pm G-Live Kick Off
PLEASE NOTE: GTS classes will start next Friday, 2/20. However, tonight (2/13) you will meet briefly with your instructor to go over admin needs and expectations of the class. So, please dont miss ou!
Saturday 2/14 Valentine’s Day of Compassion: Henry Robinson Center. Sign up now! Meet @ 11:30am at Dana house, bring your own lunch
(Schedule: DT, practice songs for visit, 2-4pm Henry Robinson Center Visit)
Sisters: 6:30pm Valentine’s Day Party @ NL (Pls RSVP to Evite or let Michelle know if you are interested in coming) Brothers: BBQ & Sports in Alameda (Pls let Abe know if you are interested in coming)
UPDATE: For our Friday Bible study on 12/19 we will be meeting at 7:30pm (note the change of time) at the Y, 2nd floor. As always, we will start with dinner. Hope to see you there!
Hi all,
Hope everyone is hanging in there with finals! Only a few more days left until it’s finally over!
I know that many of you will be heading off to go home this week, but for those who are still around, we will be having our last Kairos 2 bible study in 2008 on Friday 12/19 at 6:30pm, location TBD. Please let Michelle know if you can make it so that we can plan for dinner and rides accordingly.
Also, on Saturday we will be having our Angel Tree Christmas party from 12-2pm at our North Loop church building. We are currently sponsoring 2 kids and will be purchasing Christmas gifts for them on behalf of their parents. If you are interested in participating, please let Michelle know.
That’s all the news for this week. Good luck with finals and please continue to pray for Amy, Andy, Lin & the rest of the Taiwan Winter Mission Team as many of them leave this week!
This past Sunday a group of about 10 of us had the privilege and opportunity to visit Emmanuel Convalescent Home and to hold a Sunday service there, with the help of one of our Praxis ministry groups led by Richard & Lauren. We met bright and early at 8:30AM at the convalescent home located in Alameda. Quickly, we all helped set up in the activity room—moving furniture around, setting up the sound system, putting out our special gifts, handing out bulletins and greeting some residents who were already trickling in. Within about 20 minutes, the room was almost entirely filled up with residents in their wheelchairs, waiting for the program to begin. Richard gave a quick introduction to our Kairos group and led us in a short prayer before the 10 of us came to the front of the room and started singing “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” (with motions!) and “All The Way My Savior Leads Me.”
After the singing time, our very own Tracy Holmes gave a short gospel presentation. Using cutout hearts and word art, Tracy shared with the grandmothers and grandfathers that God has given each one of us a heart but through sin our hearts have become stained. There is nothing that we can do on our own to clean our hearts again, but God says that when we admit our sins, believe in him, and choose to enter a relationship with him, we can be forgiven and cleansed. Thus, though we may face difficulties and troubles in this life, we can be confident of God’s love which is so much greater than all our sins and through that we can find hope in the midst of darkness. To finish off the program, we came up to sing “All The Way My Savior Leads Me” one more time—I think all of us were deeply moved and touched by the words of this song as we recognized that indeed God is the only one who can fill us, that he is our guide and source of heavenly peace and comfort. After the song, we then split up to mingle with the residents and to present them the little gifts we had prepared—a cutout hand (to signify that God has the whole world in his hands), a pen and a friendship bracelet (which we had so meticulously prepared the nights before). We got to talk to the residents and wrote on the cut out hands that God loves them as well as decorated the hand with little stickers to help them remember this special day.
All in all, the Convalescent home was a great experience, and I am thankful that we had this opportunity to go visit the elderly and share with them God’s love. Looking around the room that Sunday morning, I was so glad to see all us trying to step out of our comfort zones and talk to these elderly residents—smiling at them, holding their hands, showing them patience, love and kindness. Though making those friendship bracelets was painful, I think it was all worth it in the end—especially seeing the elderly smile as we tied the bracelets around their wrists! I hope that the next time we go more of you can join in on this special experience!
1. College Mission Night (Friday 9/26, 7pm @ 1st Pres)
In lieu of our regular Kairos 2 Bible study, we will be combining with the other college campus fellowships at Gracepoint Fellowship Church for a college mission night where we will hear testimonies from this summer’s mission trips! We will also hear about some upcoming mission trip opportunities–be sure to join us! We will meet for dinnerat 5:30pm, locations TBD.
*UPDATE: Dinner for Sisters- meet at 5:30pm in front of Asian ghetto/Durant Square
for Brothers- meet at 5:30pm in front of Kips
2. “Monday through Saturday” at Gracepoint (SWS) and Baptism
*Followed by: Gracepoint Open House and BBQ Lunch (Sunday 9/28, 1:30pm @ Willard Middle School) Join us for our Sunday Worship Service as we start a new message series titled “Monday through Saturday.” As always, we will provide walk groups and pick ups from the dorms. In addition, right after service we will have “Gracepoint Open House” (this will be the perfect opportunity to find out more about our church and all the different ministry groups!) and a special baptism service. Hope you can join us!
3. Sign up for your DT Journal now! If you are interested in pre-ordering a Devotion Time Journal, please be sure to sign up ASAP! Deadline: Wed 9/24 11:59pm. Cost: $7 for journal with writing space, $3 for journal without writing space.
Sorry, guys, I’m a really bad navigator :] But, hey at least we all got a good workout pushing up our bikes that steep hill!
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