Vacation Bible School Coming Soon....

Ready to travel back in time? Join us in Rome!
We'll explore the caves of the Underground Church, meet the Apostle Paul, create cool Bible-times projects, experience thrilling dramas, play high-energy games, sample tasty snacks, hear unforgettable music and meet new friends. The days of the early Christian Church will come to life as we sneak away from Roman guards, play games like first century Roman kids did, work in the shops at the marketplace, and visit with Paul during his house arrest.

 

When: June 22-27, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
What: Rome: Paul and the Underground Church
Who: Preschool-adult (ages 3 & up)
Where: FMC & CDCC
Contact: Nelda Nutter (mcshead@mcssb.org or leave a message at 964-2612)
How to Register: Click HERE or visit http://www.groupvbs.com/webtoybox/myvbs/fmcsb2009

How to Volunteer: Click HERE

 

Volunteers Needed:

Please click on the link above to volunteer or contact Nelda Nutter. There will be a training for volunteers on Saturday June 13th at 1pm. 

 

Donation Needed:

carpet rolls/cylinders (to make into Roman columns)
refrigerator/large furniture boxes (for scenery cut-outs)
newspapers
toilet tissue rolls
paper towel rolls
pizza cardboard/rounds
aluminum vegetable/fruit/soup cans (clean & w/o labels)
"Simply Orange"-style plastic juice containers
frozen juice can lids
broken tiles or mosaic tiles
wide aluminum foil
foam pool "noodles"
beeswax sheets
candle wicking
elastic headbands
green silk leaves (for laurel wreaths)
silk floral garlands (or flowers we can make into garlands)
black spray paint
faux stone paper
brown vinyl
jute or heavy brown twine
wooden fence slats or shipping pallet slats (to make shop signs)
décor (Roman urns/vases/pedestals/fountains/statues, baskets, sheer fabric & draping, silk trees & potted plants)
 

Say "thanks" to those great volunteers who minister to our young ones through Sunday School.  Come downstairs between 2nd & 3rd services Sunday June 14, to express your appreciation, talk with them about what's going on in Children's Ministries or how their role in it is maturing their faith too.  To find out more about opportunities for your own involvement in this vital building of the Kingdom, contact Nelda Nutter 956-1338 x226.
 

In this time of financial struggle, please remember your church family:
 
Offerings Needed YTD:  $271,320.00
Offerings Receive YTD:  $270,509.84 (99.7%)
Still Needed YTD:          $810.16  
 

The Seven Festivals of the Messiah
Presented by Rev. Warren Simandle
 
June 7, 14, 21, 28
9:30 am
 
SHIFCO Recreation Room
(418 Santa Fe Place-across Cliff Dr. from the church)
 
The festivals of the Old Testament Pentateuch are some of the most fascinating, yet least understood topics in the Bible.  In Leviticus 23, Moses is instructed to institute seven Israeli Holy Days or holidays celebrating festivals for the spring and fall harvests.  Unbeknownst to him, the festivals were an incredible foreshadowing of the full scope of Christ's redemptive work. 
 
An introduction to the festivals will be presented on May 24th, followed by a four-week exploration of the spring festivals during the month of June.  Join us for an indepth examination of the festivals, their prediction of Christ's Passion and the birth of the church, and the foundational truths to be learned through them.
 
Warren Simandle, an alumnus of U.C. Berkeley, Cal-State Hayward and Fuller Seminary, served with Young Life for 12 years.  He teaches math and physics at Santa Barbara High School and is a doctoral candidate in Hebraic studies.  He and his wife Leanne, a licensed minister in worship and music, began a family-oriented home church ten years ago and now lead a family worship small group for our church congregation.