ODCMV e-News, November 25, 2009

Spotlight

November 29, 2009 Sermon:

"The Daniel Project - Part 5"
Scott Scruggs

Christmas Caroling
Sunday, December 6, 5:30 p.m.
Fellowship Hall and Nearby Neighborhoods


Please join us as we gather for a short orientation and then go out in small teams to sing Christmas Carols in nearby neighborhoods. We had a great time doing this last year, so you won’t want to miss it! Please pray as we step out in faith and bless our neighbors with Christmas music and an invitation to Christmas season events. We'll have cookies and warm drinks upon our arrival back at the church. No experience is necessary! Just bring your Christmas spirit and a heart of love for those in our community!

Children's Choir

If your child likes to sing, we would love to have him/her participate in the Children's Choir. Rehearsals start up again on December 3 in the Chapel at 5:30 p.m. for the upcoming performance on December 20. Please contact Denise Collins, NiecyAnn@gmail.com, for more information or to register your child. 

Avodah - Adult Choir

If you are interested in singing with our adult choir, Avodah, meaning worship, please join us for our next set of rehearsals. Rehearsals start December 10 in the chapel at 6:30 p.m. for our upcoming performance at the Christmas Eve services. Contact Denise Collins, NiecyAnn@gmail.com.

Christmas Cookies for Jail Ministry
Collection Dates - Sundays, December 13 and 20

Reach out to those who cannot be with their families at Christmas. Bake cookies and bring them to church with you on Sunday, December 13 or 20, in non-returnable containers with the number of cookies indicated on the outside of the container. Home baked cookies are preferred.  Contact Tallis Blalack, 408.569.6910, Tallis@gmail.com.


Mothers Together Mountain View Christmas Fellowship
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Mountain View Campus, Fellowship Hall

"Slowing Down in a Speeded-up World", Keynote Speaker: Author, Suzanne Woods Fisher.  In the past twenty years,  children's free time has declined by twelve hours a week, time spent on  structured sports activities has doubled, family dinners are down by a third,  and the number of families taking vacations together has decreased by 28 percent. Suzanne  Woods Fisher, author of bestselling books about the Amish, will share  practical ideas and insights about a slower pace of life.  Suzanne will  provide strategies, gleaned from the Amish, to reclaim your family from an  over-committed culture. Come join us and bring your busiest friend!

Register at MPPCmotherstogether.org. Childcare available with prior reservation.  Questions?  Contact Angelyn Knab, aknab@sbcglobal.net, 408.421.6028 or Lynn Duisenberg, lynn@duisenberg.com, 408.378.6553.

Mountain View Campus Happenings

Service Outreach Team Meeting
Sunday, December 6, 11:45 a.m.
Starbucks (across the street from the church)

The Service Outreach Team will be meeting on Sunday, December 6, after the 2nd service at the Starbucks on the corner of Miramonte and Cuesta (809A Cuesta Blvd.). Not a member? Please feel free to come and check it out!  We will discuss our plans for this next quarter and provide an update on Compassion Weekend. Contact Michelle Leavitt, michelle_leavitt@msn.com, or Bonnie Clark, bonnclark@yahoo.com.

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.