Highlights and Happenings
January 24, 2010 Sermon:
How to Wreck Your Life: Make it all About Success
Scott Scruggs
We invite you to learn more about joining our church family. Learn more at our next Membership@MPPC class. Membership@MPPC provides a welcoming environment for all those interested in exploring what it means to become a follower of Jesus Christ as well as for those considering becoming a member of our church congregation. Childcare is available - please request it when you register. Register online at mppc.org. Contact Diane Lopez, 650.329.7421, dlopez@mppc.org.
Roggie Village School Mission Trip Info Meeting
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Mountain View Campus, Fireside Room
Come share Christ's love with the children and teachers of Roggie Village School in Ethiopia! Anyone with a willing heart and mind is encouraged to apply for this short term mission trip. Children aged 9 years or older welcome! Specific trip activities will depend on the interests of team members. The approximate dates of the trip will be Friday, June 18 to Monday, June 28, 2010.
Want to know more? Come join us after the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, February 7, 12 noon, in the Fireside Room for an informational meeting. For those unable to attend this meeting, an additional meeting will be held at the Menlo Park campus (950 Santa Cruz Ave.) on Sunday, February 21, 12:15 pm, in the Choir Room. For more information, contact Deb Kilner, 650.996.0643, deb.kilner@gmail.com.
Ripple Effect Small Group Sign-Ups
January 24, 2010 Sermon:
How to Wreck Your Life: Make it all About Success
Scott Scruggs
Membership@MPPC
Saturday, March 6, 9:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Menlo Park Campus: 950 Santa Cruz Avenue, Fellowship Hall
We invite you to learn more about joining our church family. Learn more at our next Membership@MPPC class. Membership@MPPC provides a welcoming environment for all those interested in exploring what it means to become a follower of Jesus Christ as well as for those considering becoming a member of our church congregation. Childcare is available - please request it when you register. Register online at mppc.org. Contact Diane Lopez, 650.329.7421, dlopez@mppc.org.Roggie Village School Mission Trip Info Meeting
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Mountain View Campus, Fireside Room
Come share Christ's love with the children and teachers of Roggie Village School in Ethiopia! Anyone with a willing heart and mind is encouraged to apply for this short term mission trip. Children aged 9 years or older welcome! Specific trip activities will depend on the interests of team members. The approximate dates of the trip will be Friday, June 18 to Monday, June 28, 2010. Want to know more? Come join us after the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, February 7, 12 noon, in the Fireside Room for an informational meeting. For those unable to attend this meeting, an additional meeting will be held at the Menlo Park campus (950 Santa Cruz Ave.) on Sunday, February 21, 12:15 pm, in the Choir Room. For more information, contact Deb Kilner, 650.996.0643, deb.kilner@gmail.com.
Ripple Effect Small Group Sign-Ups
Feburary 14, our church begins The Ripple Effect - an unprecedented 6-week sermon series which includes "start> Becoming a Good Samaritan" curriculum for small groups. This DVD study is created to help us live out Jesus' love in world-changing ways, right now, right where we live. 
We'd love for EVERYone to be part of a smaller community for this 6-week series! Existing small groups are welcoming new folks to fill their empty chairs, and many new small groups are forming specifically for the Ripple Effect.From now until February 14, a table will be out at church where you can sign up to participate in a Ripple Effect small group. There are small groups meeting different nights, in different towns... for women or men... for couples, singles or mixed... some even with childcare provisions! To find out more, look for the Ripple Effect banner on Sunday.
If you're already in a small group that will be studying the Ripple Effect material, no need to sign up - your leader will register your whole group.
If you're interested in finding out more about leading a new 6-week small group (training provided), please contact Jane Sumner, JaneESumner@aol.com, 408.356.5649.
Volunteer in Shepherd's Village!
- We need weekly help setting up and tearing down furniture and equipment in Shepherd’s Village. If you feel you need a good workout on Sunday, this might be for you!
- Technical help for setting up the AV equipment is needed in room 103 every Sunday. The task takes about 15-20 minutes and is done by 8:50 a.m. A great way to ensure you'll make it into service on time!
- Creative Communicators (actors + singers + puppeteers) needed throughout the year for the 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. children's programs. Any level of skill in this field is welcome. Your enthusiasm and love for God’s word is the most important asset in this task. We’ll help you get started.
- 1 Small group leader needed 2 times/month for Preschool age kids (Pandas/Kangaroos) at 10:30 a.m. We will provide the leader’s guide and material and you will be working with a group of fantastic people.
- Help is also needed with occasional sewing, craft, and wood working projects. Let us know if you have skills in these fields and a will to help out when needed.
Church Elder Recommendations The Churchwide Nominating Committee is seeking recommendations of both men and women for the position of elder for the next year. Elders provide vision, wisdom, and oversight for the direction of the church and for pastoral staff. Elders serve on Session, which meets weekly, praying for the life of the church and its members and giving guidance on church matters to our pastors and leaders.
Elder candidates should exhibit strength in some or all of these areas: sensitivity and wisdom, discernment, spiritual maturity and prayer. See 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1:8-9 for a description from the Bible about the character qualities required for those called into leadership.
Your input is vital to the selection of our leaders. Recommendations may be submitted from now until March 1, 2010, either online or via paper forms available at church on Sunday mornings. Please note that candidate recommendations should be kept confidential.
