Weekly Connections Newz‏

Happy Lunar New Year!

I hope you all had a great time at the Super-Bowl party last sunday. Once again thank Dave for letting us party at his house. Anyhow, we will continue our New Series "Beyond" this sunday at 9am in Rm 208. So come and live beyond yourself.

Be sure to check our connections blog, weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

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Have a bless weekend!

James

Connections Weekly Newz‏

Happy Friday Friends!

Are you cheering for Ravens or 9ers? Perhaps you don't care because you are a LA fan like me. Anyhow, Connections will be throwing a Super Bowl Party this Sunday at David Kornoff crib at 3:30pm. Here is the address: 601 W Colorado Blvd Monrovia CA. Call Dave at 661-916-9999 if you have question about direction.

Light Snacks and drinks will be provided. Feel free to bring your favorite snacks and drinks as we eat, watch and play till the game is over.

By the way, a new series called "Beyond" will start this sunday at 9am in Rm 208. So come and live beyond yourself.

Be sure to check our connections blog, weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

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Once again, have a bless weekend!

James

Connections Weekly Newz‏‏

Good Afternoon Connections members and Friends!

The Singles Weekend Getaway is coming up this Saturday from 1-7pm in Grove Riverside! Ryan Colburn will be the inspiring speaker you don't want to miss. So this is a great opportunity for you to make new friends, and reconnect with friends you haven't seen in a while. Cost is $30.00 per person. To sign up online go to http://onedaygetaway2.eventbrite.com/ Let me know if you are interested!

Also you are invited to our monthly Leadership meeting this sunday right after worship service at Noodle World Resturant. This meeting is opened to anyone. So let's get the word out all our friends that Connections is here to make a difference in our community.

We will continue our new series called "Wake Up and Live Your Dream" this sunday at 9am in Rm 208. So come and embrace what God has intended us to be in 2013 and beyond.

Don't forget you can still come to the "Church Next" seminar tonight at 7pm in Rm 101. Dr Gibbs will be talking about marketing and how to be a missional church in our culture today.

Be sure to check our connections blog, weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

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Once again, have a bless weekend!

James

Connections Weekly Newz‏

Good Morning Connections members and Friends!

We will be having a special workshop call "Church Next" tonight at 7pm in Rm 101. This is a class designed to prepare church leaders to understand the quantum shifts taking place along with concrete suggestions for implementing a proactive outreach and mission strategy in our culture today.

We will continue our new series called "Wake Up and Live Your Dream" this sunday at 9am in Rm 208. So come and embrace what God has intended us to be in 2013 and beyond.

Don't forget the Singles Weekend Getaway is coming up next Saturday from 1-7pm in Grove Riverside! Ryan Colburn will be the inspiring speaker you don't want to miss. So this is a great opportunity for you to make new friends, and reconnect with friends you haven't seen in a while. Cost is $30.00 per person. To sign up online go to http://onedaygetaway2.eventbrite.com/

Just a friendly reminder, we have postponed the Volleyball Outreach on thursday night. We will let you know more information later.

By the way, it's our turn to clean up after refreshment at the patio this sunday.

Be sure to check our weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

Once again, have a blessed weekend!

James

Connections Weekly Newz‏

My Fellow Connections members and Friends!

We have started our winter 2013 program tonight with our basketball outreach. Join us tomorrow evening for Volleyball @ 7pm in Family life Center.

We will continue our new series called "Wake Up and Live Your Dream" this sunday at 9am in Rm 208. As I see life is a series of leaving the old you behind and embracing the new you. Let's be inspired and learn to unhook the past and embrace what God has intended us to be in 2013 and beyond.

Be sure to check our weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

Once again, have a blessed weekend!

James

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year My Fellow Connections members and Friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday. We will begin a new series called "Wake Up and Live Up to Your Dream" this sunday at 9am in Rm 208. As I see life is a series of leaving the old you behind and embracing the new you. Let's be inspired and learn to unhook the past and embrace what God has intended us to be in 2013 and beyond.

Just a note, there will be No wednesday night or gatherings this week. All activities will resume next week.

Be sure to check our weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

Once again, wishing you a bless and prosperous New Year!

James

nections Weekly Newz‏‏

My Fellow Connections members and Friends!

We had a great time celebrating Christmas among our fellow Connections family members and friends last friday night. Once again thank Raquel for hosting us at her place! Speaking of events, we will be having a BBQ potluck gathering at Rafa's house right after church this sunday. Please contact her if you plan to attend the gathering so she can get a head count for lunch this Sunday. Bring a side dish or dessert if you can. Contact Rafa at 626-551-9824 if you have any question. Her home address: 5743 Baldwin Ave Temple City CA 91780.

Also for those who are interested in seeing the Christmas light, we will meeting right after the Christmas Eve Service(begin at 5:30pm) this coming monday at about 6:30pm at the front office. We will go out for dinner right after the tour. So please contact me by phone or email if you plan to attend so I can make arrangement for carpooling.

Just a note, our fellow member Kruez's mother who has sufferred pancrea cancer. She is in critical condition and doctor's diagnosed that she will not last for more than 2 months. So please remember her in your prayer. Feel free to drop him an email kreuz9@gmail.com with word of encouragement.

Be sure to check our weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

Have a Bless and Wonderful Christmas season!

James

 

 

Connections Weekly Newz‏

Good Morning Fellow Connections members and Friends!

Once again we will be having our Annual Christmas Party tomorrow night at Raquel's house. This is one of our biggest event of the year. If you haven't responded yet on Evite or email you can still do so. Just let me or Raquel know. I really want to encourge everyone to attend. Like I said you are welcome to bring guests to this party. We will have delicious food, great Christmas program and tons of fun tomorrow night. So you don't want to miss out. The party will start at 6:30pm. As always, arrive early or late, leave whenver you have to. Seeing one another and sharing exciting things in our lives are something that make us different than other groups. Contact Raquel Marquez at 626-484-1619 or rmarquez410@yahoo.com or myself at 626-716-8618 or jtstar97@hotmail.com if you have any question.

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We will continue our "40 Days in the Word" video session this Sunday with Pastor Tommy Kyllonen from Crossover church in Tampa, FL at 9am in Rm 208. Jud will be teaching on Psalm 119:24 . Let's go deep in our spiritual walk as we strive to make a difference in this world.

Take note the Volleyball night will be cancelled through out the Month of December due to busy holiday season. We will be notify all of you when we will start up again in January.

By the way, just a friendly reminder that this week is our turn to clean up after refreshment about 10:20am at the patio.

Be sure to check our weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

Have a bless weekend!

James

Connections Weekly Newz‏

My Friends at Connections!

Just want to remind everyone the deadline to sign up for our Annual Christmas Party is this friday. If you haven't responded yet on Evite I encourage you to do so. You can also contact Raquel directly or myself if you have trouble signing up on Evite. I want to encourge everyone to attend our Christmas Party. You are welcome to bring guests to this party. We will have delicious food, great Christmas program and tons of fun on December 14th. So you don't want to miss out. So please contact Raquel Marquez at 626-484-1619 or rmarquez410@yahoo.com or myself at 626-716-8618 or jtstar97@hotmail.com if you have any question.

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We will continue our "40 Days in the Word" video session this Sunday with Pastor Jud Wilhite from Central Christian church in Las Vegas, NV at 9am in Rm 208. Jud will be teaching on Isaiah 55:10-11. Let's go deep in our spiritual walk as we strive to make a difference in this world.

Be sure to check our weekly prayer requests and calendars as our requests, events and dates constantly developing for us.

Have a bless weekend!

James

Connections Weekly Newz‏‏

Good Evening Friends at Connections!

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who is able to volunteer for Family promise at FBCA last sunday. We have carried out our mission once again as "light and salt" in our community by serving dinner to homeless families. If you were not able to serve, fear not, we have plenty of service projects coming up that you can be taken a part in. Also, thank you Rafa for openned up her house again for our After Thanksgiving Potluck Party last Saturday. We had a great time and certainly bonded the friendship among us.

A sad note to share with you all, our very own Christopher Curtis's father has passed away early this afternoon. Please continue to pray for Chris and his family during this difficult time.

We will continue our "40 Days in the Word" video session this Sunday. This sunday we will be watching Pastor Rick Warren from Saddleback church, CA at 9am in Rm 208. Rick will be teaching on Matthew 7:24. Let's go deep in our spiritual walk as we strive to make a difference in this world.

Don't forget our Annual Christmas party is coming up on December 14th please contact Raquel Marquez at 626-484-1619 or rmarquez410@yahoo.com if you have any question.

If you are interested to learn to play tennis or volleyball please contact Maizie Tam at 626-716-0302 or maizietam@yahoo.com.

Be sure to check our weekly calendars as our events and dates constantly developing for us.

Hope to see you this Sunday!

James