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Important Dates
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Fri-Sun. Sept. 18-20th: Men@Nacimiento 2009
Mon. Sept. 21st: CDCC Board Meeting
Sat. Sept. 26th: Service Remembering Richard Watkins at 10am in the sanctuary
Sat. Sept. 26th: Women's Wellness Luncheon at Noon
Sun. Sept. 27th: CPR/First Aid Training 1-7:30pm
Mon. Sept. 28th: Finance Property Board Meeting 7pm
Thurs. Oct. 1st: LBOA Meeting at 7pm
Sun. Oct 4th: Denny's Church History & Membership class begins
Thurs. Oct. 8th: DEPTH 7pm
Fri-Sat. Oct. 9-10th: Women's Retreat at Oak Glenn
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Announcements!
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Remembering Richard Boyd Watkins 1968-2009.
Next Saturday morning, September 26th at 10:00am, we will
gather with family and friends to honor Rich Watkins. Rich has ended his
long struggle with cancer and is now in full recovery with our Lord. You
are welcome to join us in the church sanctuary to show our respect and love for
Rich and his family.
Small Groups are Starting
Up! Have you joined yet? Small groups are a great
way to grow in your faith, meet new people and have great fellowship. For more information contact Colleen at
965-1338x225
PRISM is starting Up!
PRISM - A Christian weight loss program
New member introductory meeting
Thursday, 9/24,
5:30 to 6:30 in the Upper Fellowship room Contact Pam Goetz 965-8187 or pamgoetz@yahoo.com
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Memory Verse
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John 3:16 & 17
16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send
his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through
him."
John 1:1-18
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made;
without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that
life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness
has not understood it.
6There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7He came as a
witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might
believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did
not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not
receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name,
he gave the right to become children of God- 13children born not of natural
descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,
the glory of the One and Only,[d] who came from the Father, full of grace and
truth.
15John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of
whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'
" 16From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing
after another. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came
through Jesus Christ. 18No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,who
is at the Father's side, has made him known.
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What's Happening This Week?
September 18th-September 24th
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Friday, Sept. 18th: Men's Retreat
Begins at Lake Nacimiento with Bishop Matt Thomas.
Friday Sept. 18th: Launch! College
Age Group meets in the upper room. For information contact Pastor Danielle
Garcia 965-1338x222 or dgarcia@fmcsb.org
Saturday Sept. 19th: Peer Counseling Class 9-11am in the Counseling Center
Monday Sept. 21st: Noontime Prayer in the Sanctuary. All are Welcome
Monday Sept. 21st: CDCC Board Meeting at 7pm
Tuesday Sept. 22nd: Men's Bible Study at Mesa Cafe at 6:45am
Tuesday Sept. 22nd:
Women's Bible study led by Karen Neuenschwander and Kay Howell will meet in the upper room beginning September 22 at 7pm. Pick up your study guide on Ephesians in the church office.
Wednesday Sept. 23rd: 5:30-7:30pm Family Worship led by Warren and Leanne
Simandle (682-6809) in their home: 2322 Vista Madera. Join them for potluck
dinner and worship. Children are welcome.
Wednesday Sept. 23rd: FrontLine for JH/MS/HS Meets at 7pm. For details contact Pastor Doug or text
252-3216
Wednesday Sept. 23rd: Pastor Denny's Bible Study at 7pm
Thursday Sept. 24th:
Women's Early Bird Study on Luke is led by Sarah Kass at 6:15-7:45am.
Thursday Sept. 24th:
Truth Project produced by Focus on the Family, a DVD curriculum designed to teach Christians to look at life from a Biblical perspective Bring your Bibles and a friend. Facilitated by David Hughes, meets in the pre-school area at 7pm
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Women's Events
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Women's Lunch 12-2pm on Sat. Sept. 26: "Dealing with Stress, Anxiety & Depression"
How do we handle the stresses we experience, as well as feelings of anxiety and depression? What are some ways we can cope with these without relying only on medications? Are there ways we can prevent the harmful effects of stress in our lives, as well as lessen anxiety and depression?
All women are invited to join us on Saturday, Sept. 26th from 12:00 - 2:00pm in the upper room for a salad lunch and presentation on "Dealing with Stress, Anxiety and Depression" taught by Cheryl Wayman, MA, MFT, Director of our Cliff Drive Christian Counseling Center. This wellness event is a follow-up to our spring presentation on Heart Health - and a great opportunity to gain new insights into how to deal with stress in our life, connect with other women in our church, as well as invite friends who may be new to our church or interested in these issues.
Please RSVP to Cheryl Wayman (cwayman@fmcsb.org or 568-3838x229) or the church office by Sun. Sept. 20, and reserve free childcare if needed with Nelda (965-1338x226) by Sun. Sept. 20 as well.
Oak Glen Women's Retreat
FMC Women's Retreat "How to Live for Christ" at Oak Glen in the San Bernardino mountains will be held October 9-10th. Join us for a time apart. Cost $150.00. Register on-line www.oakglen.org.Contact Astrid Guenthart for more info. (684-8501).
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Pastor Denny's Church History and Membership Class
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Pastor Denny's Church History and Membership class will be held October 4, 11, 18, 25 from 6-9pm. Join us in
the lower fellowship room for this informative class where we will discuss the beginning of the Church, how Christianity developed over the centuries, and the history of the Free Methodist Church. This 4-week class is offered only once a year. A light supper will be served. Contact Pastor Denny: 965-1338x223 for information. Reserve child care by 9/27 by contacting Nelda Nutter: 965-1338x226 or email mcshead@mcssb.org.
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Fishers of Men
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Fishers of Men
Channel 17, weekly on Fridays from 8-9 PM
At church people get to hear so many
fascinating stories of people - missionaries, justice seekers,
conservationists, authors, musicians, teachers, pastors, you name it - who are
living out their lives for God's purposes instead of their own. Fishers
of Men is a new local TV interview
show that brings those stories out of churches and into the larger community.
It begins this Friday, Sept 18th, with Laura and Manuel Vivanco, missionaries
in a suburb of Mexico City, and will air live every Friday night from 8-9
PM on Channel 17.
To learn more, go to the blog: www.fishersofmenshow.wordpress.com
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Church Finances |
In this time of financial
struggle, Thank you for remembering your church family!
Offerings Needed YTD:$448,653.33
Offerings Receive YTD $437,851.10 (97.59%)
Needed: $10,802.23
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FM FlashPoints |
>> VISA Ministries
VISA Ministries has a creative avenue for sending individuals to China
to teach English while establishing relationships to share their faith. Dana
(Greenfield, MN) has been associated with this ministry since 1994 and has
recently returned to the U.S. to work on her PhD. Dana reports the contrast
between life in China now compared to when she first arrived. People are more
open to faith issues, and more want Bible studies and want to know Jesus. Years
ago people thought Jesus was ridiculous. They didn't even consider there was a
God. Now there's a desire to know God.
Dana is facilitating China ministry as volunteer staff, helping with
recruitment, education and placement. To learn more, contact Deb Miller at
fmcvisa@gmail.com or call (800) 342-5531.
>> Belgium
Amazingly, a combination of junk mail, flour, water, baking soda and
vinegar can make a Bible story come alive (volcanically), according to
missionary Sheila Dickinson. "The Brussels church has teens ready to step in
and serve," write Sheila and her husband, Dick. "All they need is training on
how to creatively teach the Bible to children and the resources to do it!"
Sheila is currently training Abigail, a teen in Oostende, and recently
held a training seminar in Brussels. "It's slow," the Dickinsons admit, "but
when you look at the faces and see people who really want to serve Jesus, it's
worth running with endurance the Amazing Race set before us!"
>> Nigeria
On Sat., May 2, Mike
Henry and the Wenatchee (WA) FMC VISA team distributedwheelchairs to 76 men,
women, boys and girls with disabilities - mostly individuals who had polio and
mostly Muslims - at a celebration that included music, gospel messages,
fellowship, fun and food!
Chief Bature, guest of honor, along with
another Fulani chief, Arduli, listened with the others as Pastor Mike told the
story of how the gift of a wheelchair for Salihu, a student at Hope for Little
Shepherds, resulted in 200 wheelchairs being given to the needy in Nigeria. One
by one, our guests were called out and assisted into their own personal wheelchairs
amid great excitement and loud applause! We served rice, meat and pure water to
76 guests who enjoyed their meal sitting for the first time, not on the dusty
ground, but in their own new wheelchairs - filled with dignity, respect and
joy. - Phyllis Sortor
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FMCSB
Our Mission is to win people to
Christ, establish them in the faith, and equip them for ministry.
Free Methodist Church of Santa
Barbara
1435 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, California 93109
805-965-1338
www.fmcsb.org
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