Current Events |
| These are just some of the events happening at SFC. Each of the
ministries has event information listed
on their individual ministry pages. You can get to the ministry pages
by using the Ministries menu in the navigation bar above. |
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Lenten Offering 2010 |
| Each year we take a collection
during Lent – the weeks between Ash Wednesday (February
17) and Easter Sunday ( April 4). This year's goal of $30,000
will be split equally between the two recipients chosen
by the Local and Global Outreach Teams. Please give as
you are able and designate your gift to the Lenten offering
by writing "Lenten offering"
on your check or envelope. Thank you in advance for your
continued generosity. |
| The Global Outreach team has chosen
a new partnership between International
Justice Mission (IJM), a human rights agency, and Opportunity
International (OI), a micro-finance organization, as
this year's global recipient. These two established organizations
have embarked on a two-year program to bring freedom and
restoration to some of South Asia's victims of forced labor,
and ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted for their crimes.
Through prayer, Biblical guidance, income-generating loans,
specialized business training and social development, IJM
and OI are helping those freed from forced labor to know
their basic human rights, attain stable employment, and provide
better education and nutrition for their families. We hope
to raise $15,000 to help fund this partnership. |
| The Local Outreach Team's recipient is Advent
Ministries. Advent gives focus to youth who are victims
of alcohol and drug addiction, abuse, neglect, gang involvement,
and chaotic family lives. They offer six residential recovery
homes for boys and girls, an after-school recovery program,
a low-cost counseling center, and a foster care program.
This Lent we hope to raise at least $3,000 per house to
decorate the teen’s bedrooms and common areas. If
we fund improvements for five homes, the total needed is
$15,000. Most of the group homes have three bedrooms with
two teens in each room. Advent has also asked us to send
a team (or five teams) of SFC women to collaborate with
their young clients to find fun, economical ways to beautify
their rooms and the common areas of their home. Working
together they will help decide how to spend the money raised. |
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Local Outreach
Robin Hood Ministry facilitates donations from SFC members
to be delivered to needy families through Our Lady of Guadalupe
Church in the East San Jose area and to some newly arrived families
from Nepal. |
Items of need: |
- Furniture — beds, mattresses, cribs, tables and/or chairs,
desks, bookcases, sofas and sofa beds
- Major appliances — refrigerators, washers and electric
dryers (in good condition)
- Small appliances — microwaves, toaster ovens, electric
crock pots and fry pans
- Linens — bedding, towels, washcloths, blankets
- Clothing — men, women and children’s clothing including
shoes, socks and undergarments (these items can be put in the
barrel by the garage in the church parking lot)
- Miscellany — toys, games, athletic equipment, sleeping
bags
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| All items should be clean and in good condition, please. |
To donate – call Marylin Nistler (SFC volunteer)
at (408)867-4380. Leave a voice message with your name, telephone
number, and items to be donated. Marylin will return your
call. |
Send Us Your Pictures
One of the nicest elements of our Sunday bulletin is the picture
that peeks through the arched windows of the cover. We know that
groups are gathering together on a regular basis for small groups,
ministry events, community outreach and social gatherings. As you
meet together, think about taking pictures for the bulletin and
newsletter. We would love to feature your gathering as a way of
encouraging other to get involved. Digital photos can be sent to Nicki at
the church office. For more information contact Nicki at extension
224. |
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Federated Family |
| SFC has a monthly newsletter called The
Federated Family. This is a good place to find
out what is happening in and around our church. |
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