June 20, 2010 Sermon
Prayer: Does it Matter?
John Ortberg
School Supply Drive
Sundays in June, July and August
If you would like to participate, please bring a fun, colorful binder for an elementary, middle, or high school student filled with the following supplies:
• Lined paper
• Pencil pouch with zipper filled with pens, pencils, erasers
• Dividers
• Glue stick
If you have any questions, please contact Jennie Bader at jsbader@sbcglobal.net.
Pray for the Bay
John Ortberg
Sundays in June, July and August
During the months of June, July, and August, Open Door Church and First Presbyterian Church will be collecting school supplies for under resourced children. The agencies that will receive the supplies include Community Services Agency (CSA), Salvation Army, and Family Supportive Housing (FSH). The goal is to collect the school supplies during the summer so that they can be distributed to the children before school starts in September.
If you would like to participate, please bring a fun, colorful binder for an elementary, middle, or high school student filled with the following supplies:
• Lined paper
• Pencil pouch with zipper filled with pens, pencils, erasers
• Dividers
• Glue stick
If you have any questions, please contact Jennie Bader at jsbader@sbcglobal.net.
Pray for the Bay Let’s pray daily for our communities now through August 1. To help visualize our commitment visit mppc.org/prayer and place a mark on your neighborhood block, workplace or school. Follow us via Twitter: @MPPC_ODC for daily prayer prompts. Contact Diane Lopez, 650.329.7421, dlopez@mppc.org.
Bicycle Repair Day  2566 Leghorn St., Mountain View Open Door Church is partnering with the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, to provide families and individuals in need with a source of simple transportation by repairing and donating used bicycles to partner community service organizations. Volunteers are needed to staff 15 repair stations. Each station will repair/clean one bike a time. Stations can be staffed by a parent and a child, a family or two adults. For the safety of the volunteers, it is the policy of the Bicycle Exchange that a parent or legal guardian must accompany volunteers under age 18. Each participant will be asked to sign a liability release form. Note: Volunteers must sign-up prior to the event. To sign up, contact Shelli Krunic, skrunic26@gmail.com.  Donate a Bicycle Do you have a bicycle in your garage that you no longer use? Well, here is the perfect opportunity to help a family in need by donating your bicycle to the Bicycle Exchange. Bicycles of all sizes - from tricycles to full sized bicycles for adults - are accepted. Flat tires and broken or missing parts are no problem! Volunteers can fix almost anything, except for restoring paint and reversing corrosion. Before donating your bike, ask yourself: • Could an experienced mechanic make this bike functional and safe in one hour or less? • Is the bike substantially free of rust and corrosion? • Is the bike clean enough that you could offer it as a gift without embarrassment? If the answers are all “yes” then the Bicycle Exchange can accept your bicycle. Please clean up your bike before donating it so they can focus on repairs. Bicycles can be donated on the second and fourth Saturday of each month between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm at: 2566 Leghorn St. in Mountain View. For more information on the Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange, see bikesiliconvalley.org. Questions? Contact Shelli Krunic, skrunic26@gmail.com. Volunteer for VBS! Monday-Friday, July 26-30 and/or in your spare time  We’re getting ready to sail away on a swashbuckling adventure of exploring the deep and mighty love of God—and we’re excited to invite you to join the crew! Whether you can join us for the whole week, part of the week—or would prefer to help behind the scenes in your spare time, we’ve got a place for you! A list of things to DO and/or DONATE can be found online: www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/fpcmv. If you see opportunities which interest you, let us know! We look forward to connecting with you as we set up the various teams and coordinate supply details. For more details on how you can give of your skills and heart, contact Angelyn Knab, aknab@mppc.org.  ODCMV Photo Directory Update We will be completing our Photo Sessions this weekend! If you have an appointment, note that photo sessions will take place in our offices at 1451 Grant Rd., Suite 102. If you have NOT had an appointment, but would like to participate, please contact Gerry Soderberg for information, aesgms@comcast.net, 650.968.8276. We'd love to have everyone included! Don't be left out! Thanks to all of you who had your pictures taken for the ODCMV Directory! And thank you to those who helped make it possible: Martin Baynes, Lori Baenziger, Jasmine Hrubisch, Rob Hrubisch, Joyce Kho, Kew Kho, Jean Massey, Cookie Murata, Art Prindle, Karen Prindle, Ruth Rogers, Mary E. Smith, Gerry Soderberg, Monica Suryoutomo, Easter Wang, and Christine Wilkinson. Vacation Bible School - Registration Filling Up! Monday-Friday, July 26-30, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon  Plans are being made for another great year of partnering with First Presbyterian Church in providing a fun week for children to learn about the boundless love of our wonderful God. This year's theme will be: "High Seas Expedition; Exploring the Mighty Love of God". Mark your calendars and bring your kids! Bring your neighbor's kids! Registrations are coming in fast, so register now to save your spot!: www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/fpcmv Contact Angelyn Knab, aknab@mppc.org.  September 24-26 Don't miss Family of God camp 2010! This special weekend retreat will take place at the Mount Hermon Conference Center in the Santa Cruz mountains. Our speaker will be former MPPC teaching pastor and current Bellevue First Presbyterian Church’s Senior Pastor Scott Dudley. A great weekend of learning and fun. Online registration opens August 2 at mppc.org. Contact Lisa Carhart, lcarhart@mppc.org. |
