Weekly Email

[Eric Sandberg]

Hello Parents, I hope you are all doing well!

What a great time we experienced at our recent WorkCampNE service week! Many students were challenged to consider how Christ dying for them sets them free to love and serve others. I hope you were able to join us last Sunday as we heard from many students about the lessons they learned and how they hope to continue to love and serve others back here at home.

This Sunday is our "family worship" in the English service. We also encourage families to worship together, but everyone now and then we hold "official" Sundays for families to come and sit together and hear from God's word, sing worship songs, and take/observe communion. We hope you can join us!

Benefits to worshiping as a family

1. God has given parents the ultimate responsibility to oversee the spiritual growth of their children.

        *Youth ministers see your children a small fraction of their lives.

2. You have 6 years (7th-12th) to worship together as a family! The reality of life situations is that you may not have these opportunities when they leave for college or start out on their own.

 

3. Be familiar with the Biblical teaching, worship songs that your children hear and sing. 

    * I am sure that we can all remember times when we have asked our kids what church was about...and they don't know...or they say it was "fine"...or "boring". 

4. Provide visible examples to your children of what it means to participate in the life of the church.

One other announcement: 

On 8/18, there will be a combined worship service with the Chinese Congregation in the MPR. There will also be a baptism celebration after the worship service. See you then!

 "I knew in my heart that because Jesus died on the cross for sinners, I am set free. Not only am I free from sin and shame, but I am free from living a life based on performance and involvement. I am free from comparison and the lies of the world that tell me I will not succeed in college unless my schedule is full and I am known by many. Jesus has overcome the world! (John 16:33). No matter what my circumstance, my identity should rest alone in Him and His truth."

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God bless!

Eric 

[Eric Sandberg]

Hello Parents!

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the days of summer, as they approaching an end!

Since I have already sent out an email about needing an adult who would be willing to serve as a middle school girls small group leader...I will keep this email short.

We are having youth group tomorrow night! We welcome the incoming the 7th graders to come and join us on Fridays and Sundays!

Have a great rest of the week and God bless!

Eric 

[Eric Sandberg]

Hello Parents, I hope that you are all doing well and enjoying the beautiful weather!

This is just a reminder that this Sunday (8/18) will be our joint service. We will be joining the Chinese congregation and worshiping together in the MPR. After the service we will be having a baptism ceremony. 4 Brother and Sisters from the Chinese congregation and English Congregation will be taking this step of faith. Hope you can join us!!

We will be having youth group tomorrow night, we hope your child can make it as we do a bible study on what it means to be "committed to Christ".

God bless!

Eric 

[Eric Sandberg]

Hello Parents, I hope you are all doing well!

Tomorrow night (8/23) will be our "end of the summer" cookout at the church. The students will have a fun and relaxing evening where we will share food, play games, and enjoy the last Friday before the school year starts again!

We are going to be starting at 6:30pm so we can have enough time to enjoy some of the sun before it sets! 

If you haven't already signed up to bring food or drinks, please see the list to if there an area you would like to cover. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D3OSiJgS7QKheo-OBp0kPQgO6yPKkh2rfFpy07wsriA/edit?usp=sharing

We won't have youth group next Friday (8/30) because of the holiday weekend. 

Hope to see you all this weekend!

Eric