Spotlight
November 15, 2009 Sermon:
"The Daniel Project - Part 3"
John Ortberg
Child Baptism and Dedication
Sundays, November 29 and December 27
Teach English to Local Day Laborers!Open Door Church Mountain View's Service Outreach Team invites you to bless Spanish speaking day laborers in our community by helping them learn English! The Day Worker Center of Mountain View helps laborers legally obtain short-term day jobs, such as landscaping, yard work, painting, and other home repairs. Volunteers are needed to help day laborers learn English. For more information on the Day Worker Center, please visit www.dayworkercentermv.org. If you would like to learn more about volunteering, please call Patricia Markee, 650.493.6242.
Holiday Gift Fair
Saturday, November 21, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
and Sunday, November 22, 12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.
Do you ever wonder if there is something you can do to help break the cycle of poverty in the developing world? One way you can have an impact is through purchasing "fair trade" items from companies such as Trade as One, which sells beautiful handmade items by women and men in developing countries. On Saturday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., we will host our second annual holiday gift fair in partnership with Trade as One.
Do you ever wonder if there is something you can do to help break the cycle of poverty in the developing world? One way you can have an impact is through purchasing "fair trade" items from companies such as Trade as One, which sells beautiful handmade items by women and men in developing countries. On Saturday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., we will host our second annual holiday gift fair in partnership with Trade as One.
From Trade as One's Web site: “Fair trade allows you to give unique, high-quality gifts to family and friends — while giving hope and income to the poor.” To learn more about Trade as One, please visit TradeAsOne.com.Support Trade as One by shopping at the gift fair and/or donating homemade Christmas cookies or baked goods for the event. Drop off times for baked goods include Friday evening and Saturday morning of the event. Please contact Kathy Fisher at kathyfisher1106@sbcglobal.net, if you can provide some baked goods, to arrange a drop-off time.
Mountain View Campus Happenings
Operation Christmas Child
Collection Sundays, November 15 and 22
By taking an ordinary shoe box, filling it with toys and other presents, you have a special gift for a child in need of joy and hope. Personally pack a shoe box for a child aged 2-4 years, 5-9 years, or 10-14 years that will be distributed all over the world in areas of poverty, war, disease, and natural disaster. Organized and promoted by the Samaritan Purse organization, a book about the Gospel will be supplied in each shoe box before distribution. Collection dates at Open Door Church Mountain View: Sunday, November 15 and Sunday, November 22.
Operation Christmas Child is a great mission project that you can do with family, small groups, or individually. Volunteers are needed to staff the Collections table on November 15 and 22. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact June Darmanian, 650.960.3601, darmanian@earthlink.net.
Deck the HallMoms in Touch Prayer Meeting - Arise! Cry Out!
Saturday, November 14, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Even if you are able to with us for a short time on Saturday, please come and be part of the 24-hour wave of prayer with moms from around the world. We will gather in Room 102 at Open Door Church Mountain View, to fast and pray, guided by a 4-hour CD which celebrates 25 years of prayer for children and schools (recorded in San Diego, on October 10, 2009). Questions? Contact Sue Seubert, 650.965.3075, sueseubert@comcast.net.
