Highlights and Happenings
January 31, 2010 Sermon:
How to Wreck Your Life: Make it all About Power
Scott Palmbush
Valentine's Dance
Friday, February 12, 7:00-11:00 p.m.
ODCMV Fellowship Hall
Please join us for our first Valentine's Dance sponsored by the Small Groups Ministries of Open Door Church Mountain View on Friday, February 12 from 7:00-11:00 p.m. Ballroom, swing, and line dance instruction from 7:00-9:00 p.m., all-dance from 9:00-11:00 p.m. Singles and couples are welcome. Appetizers, desserts, and refreshments served. $8 in advance, $12 at the door. Tickets will be sold on Sundays between services. No childcare provided. Bring your friends! Contact Sue Overholser, sover@mppc.org.
ODCMV Service Outreach Spotlight: Day Worker Center
Information Table on campus - Sunday, February 21
The Day Worker Center of Mountain View helps day laborers to legally obtain short-term day jobs, such as landscaping, yard work, painting and other home repairs.The Center needs volunteers and donations of the following items:
If you would like to learn more about volunteering, please call Patricia Markee, 650.493.6242.
If you have any of the items listed above that you would like to donate, you can bring them to the Day Worker Center at 748 Mercy Street in Mountain View (between Castro and Hope Streets in the Trinity United Methodist Church). The center is open Monday through Saturday, between the hours of 7:00 am and 2:00 pm.
Alternatively, you can bring them to ODCMV on Sunday, February 21. Representatives from the Day Worker Center will host a table in the breezeway. Please stop by and give them a warm ODCMV welcome!
Planning for Compassion Weekend - April 25-26, 2010
Compassion Weekend: Project Leaders and Team Leaders Needed
Planning for Compassion Weekend (April 24-25, 2010) is underway and the momentum is building! We are excited to announce four projects that will take place in the South Bay community! A few of these projects need project leaders and/or sub-team leaders to make them happen.
AIDS Caregiver Kit Build
This project will provide a family friendly service opportunity to assemble 1,000 AIDS Caregiver Kits.
Need: Leaders are needed for the following sub-teams: inventory, set up, registration, table managers, card table, quality control, packaging and shipping, refreshments, clean up, parking lot, and music and video. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Barbara Recine, barb@inregister.us.
Mariano Castro Elementary Día del Niño/Día del Libro Festival
This public elementary school serves hundreds of Mountain View’s lowest income families. The campus also serves as a community center for the low-income, largely Hispanic community that surrounds it. This family-friendly project will help facilitate festival booths, activities, and games focused on literacy, books, and the joy of reading. Activities will include lively storytelling, songs, games, and other educational activities in a carnival atmosphere.
Need: Project lead to coordinate planning. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Trina Weller, kweller@sbcglobal.net.
Mountain View Whisman Castro Preschool
This preschool serves 68 children ages 3 to 5 years of age from low-income families. Volunteers would rebuild the Preschool garden into a combined gardening and outdoor play area that will better serves the developmental needs of the pre-school students.
Need: Project lead to coordinate planning and work with the construction lead. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Trina Weller, kweller@sbcglobal.net.
Jeremiah’s Promise
This ministry serves young women who have aged out of the foster care system. Jeremiah’s Promise (JP) provides housing and counseling as well as academic, financial, and spiritual guidance. As a result, the young women have a family environment, stability, and support to persevere through a difficult transition in their lives and are able to connect with the local, Christian community. The Compassion Weekend team will create a welcoming atmosphere of beauty through interior projects and gardening projects.
Need: Please join us in praying for the planning of this project. For more information, please contact Tom Baenziger, tombdot@aol.com.
Note: General sign-ups to participate in any of the church wide Compassion Weekend projects will take place at the end of March/early April at mppc.org.
Opportunities to Serve at Castro Elementary
Ripple Effect Small Group Sign-Ups
January 31, 2010 Sermon:
How to Wreck Your Life: Make it all About Power
Scott Palmbush
Roggie Village School Mission Trip Info Meeting
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 12:00 noon
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, 12:00 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 Avenue) on Sunday, February 21, 12:15 pm, in the Choir Room. For more information, contact Deb Kilner, 650.996.0643, deb.kilner@gmail.com.
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 12:00 noon
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, 12:00 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 Avenue) on Sunday, February 21, 12:15 pm, in the Choir Room. For more information, contact Deb Kilner, 650.996.0643, deb.kilner@gmail.com.
Valentine's Dance Friday, February 12, 7:00-11:00 p.m.
ODCMV Fellowship Hall
Please join us for our first Valentine's Dance sponsored by the Small Groups Ministries of Open Door Church Mountain View on Friday, February 12 from 7:00-11:00 p.m. Ballroom, swing, and line dance instruction from 7:00-9:00 p.m., all-dance from 9:00-11:00 p.m. Singles and couples are welcome. Appetizers, desserts, and refreshments served. $8 in advance, $12 at the door. Tickets will be sold on Sundays between services. No childcare provided. Bring your friends! Contact Sue Overholser, sover@mppc.org.
ODCMV Service Outreach Spotlight: Day Worker Center
Information Table on campus - Sunday, February 21
The Day Worker Center of Mountain View helps day laborers to legally obtain short-term day jobs, such as landscaping, yard work, painting and other home repairs.
- Volunteers to teach English
- Volunteers to teach carpentry and electrical skills
- Plastic bowls and ladles
- Recyclable plastic bottles and cans
- Bicycle lights and helmets
If you would like to learn more about volunteering, please call Patricia Markee, 650.493.6242.
If you have any of the items listed above that you would like to donate, you can bring them to the Day Worker Center at 748 Mercy Street in Mountain View (between Castro and Hope Streets in the Trinity United Methodist Church). The center is open Monday through Saturday, between the hours of 7:00 am and 2:00 pm.
Alternatively, you can bring them to ODCMV on Sunday, February 21. Representatives from the Day Worker Center will host a table in the breezeway. Please stop by and give them a warm ODCMV welcome!
Planning for Compassion Weekend - April 25-26, 2010
Planning for Compassion Weekend (April 24-25, 2010) is underway and the momentum is building! We are excited to announce four projects that will take place in the South Bay community! A few of these projects need project leaders and/or sub-team leaders to make them happen.
AIDS Caregiver Kit Build
This project will provide a family friendly service opportunity to assemble 1,000 AIDS Caregiver Kits.
Need: Leaders are needed for the following sub-teams: inventory, set up, registration, table managers, card table, quality control, packaging and shipping, refreshments, clean up, parking lot, and music and video. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Barbara Recine, barb@inregister.us.
Mariano Castro Elementary Día del Niño/Día del Libro Festival
This public elementary school serves hundreds of Mountain View’s lowest income families. The campus also serves as a community center for the low-income, largely Hispanic community that surrounds it. This family-friendly project will help facilitate festival booths, activities, and games focused on literacy, books, and the joy of reading. Activities will include lively storytelling, songs, games, and other educational activities in a carnival atmosphere.
Need: Project lead to coordinate planning. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Trina Weller, kweller@sbcglobal.net.
Mountain View Whisman Castro Preschool
This preschool serves 68 children ages 3 to 5 years of age from low-income families. Volunteers would rebuild the Preschool garden into a combined gardening and outdoor play area that will better serves the developmental needs of the pre-school students.
Need: Project lead to coordinate planning and work with the construction lead. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Trina Weller, kweller@sbcglobal.net.
Jeremiah’s Promise
This ministry serves young women who have aged out of the foster care system. Jeremiah’s Promise (JP) provides housing and counseling as well as academic, financial, and spiritual guidance. As a result, the young women have a family environment, stability, and support to persevere through a difficult transition in their lives and are able to connect with the local, Christian community. The Compassion Weekend team will create a welcoming atmosphere of beauty through interior projects and gardening projects.
Need: Please join us in praying for the planning of this project. For more information, please contact Tom Baenziger, tombdot@aol.com.
Note: General sign-ups to participate in any of the church wide Compassion Weekend projects will take place at the end of March/early April at mppc.org.
Service Outreach Team Meeting
Sunday, February 7, 12:00 noon
Starbucks @ Miramonte & Cuesta
The Service Outreach Team will be meeting on Sunday, February 7, after the second service (around 12:00 noon) 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.
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Leavitt, michelle_leavitt@msn.com, or Bonnie Clark, bonnclark@yahoo.com.
Opportunities to Serve at Castro Elementary
We are looking for individuals or small groups interested in supporting a Castro Elementary classroom through prayer and “TLC” during this school year. Six classrooms have been adopted by ODCMV members and other congregations this year, and two more remain. Although the greatest need is for people who can go into the classroom occasionally to interact with students, there are needs to be filled outside the classroom as well. Please contact Trina Weller, kweller@sbcglobal.net, 650.960.8227 for more information.
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.You can join a group in two ways:
- Sign up at www.mppc.org/ripple-effect. This is a two-step process: first look for a group that meets your needs. When you find it, note the Group ID# and sign up for the group, providing your contact information and indicating the Group ID#.
- From now until February 14, a table will be out at church where you can sign up "in person", with the help of one of our Small Groups ministry team members.
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.
Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 p.m.
In the Chapel (next to the FPC Sanctuary)
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View (FPC) extends a warm invitation to join them for a special Ash Wednesday service, marking the beginning of the Lenten season. This contemplative service will be led by FPC's new pastor, Tim Boyer. Contact Margie Haines, fpcmv@sbcglobal.net.
