Completion of Fellowship Center renovation set for June 3 - Thanks to our hardworking team of volunteers and many generous donations, the Fellowship Center remodel is well under way! We are raising funds for a full renovation, which will include new seating, carpet, ceiling tiles, a beverage station and more. Funds are still needed. If you would like to support this project financially, please indicate your gift on an offering envelope. Thank you!
| Our new name is coming soon - City View Church |
We're still the same church family. Same core values. Same rich heritage. What's new is our name -- City View Church, beginning Sunday, June 3. With it comes a fresh vision -- a broader and deeper view of our city, a tireless desire to share our faith through actions, and a new love for the people who live here.
Come be a part of it! |
Women's Retreat registration now open - Come away for a weekend with the girls that includes pajamas and chick flicks, Bunco parties, and speakers from our own church – Pastor Beth Console, Rosa Brown, and Edie Chapman. Women of all ages, juniors in high school through the grandmother years, are invited. The dates are June 22-24 at the Ayres European Boutique Hotel in Laguna Woods. Sign up in the lobby or online. Visit the retreat website, or register online. Early bird prices will be offered through May 27. Sign up today!
Outreach event for June supports kids' event at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon - You're invited to join our outreach choice for the month of June as we volunteer to help with Kids Rock San Diego. The ING Kids Rock is Saturday, June 2 (the day before the full marathon) and begins at Sea World. Workers are needed from 7:30-noon, and will be helping with registration, race monitoring and water distribution. All persons ages 14-up are invited. Sign up at the Outreach Center in the lobby. For more info on the run, visit www.ingkidsrock.com .
Women invited to an evening with Elnora Dresselhaus - Women are invited to an evening filled with laughter, worship, and a rich word of wisdom from Elnora Dresselhaus on Wednesday, May 30. Elnora is the wife of Pastor Dick Dresselhaus who served our church for over 30 years. She is also a talented musician, teacher, grandmother and killer Scrabble player! Meet at 6:30 pm in the Education Center, EC 201. Regular activities for children are provided at the same time through Children's and Youth ministries.
Freedom Choir to sing July 1 - If you love to sing and can appreciate the heart-stirring inspiration of a patriotic choir, you're invited to participate in the Freedom Choir being assembled our special Independence Day service on Sunday, July 1. Rehearsals begin Wednesday, June 6, from 6-6:30 pm in the Choir Room, (to accommodate those involved in other ministries) allowing you to participate in other Wednesday evening activities. Everyone age 16-up is invited! Three rehearsals are scheduled. No need to sign up. Just show up!
Friday Prayer Walks planned for City View Church - During the month of May women are invited to Friday night Prayer Walks to pray for our future as City View Church . Put your faith into action. Come walk and pray together! Meet at the fountain by the main entrance for the 5-6 pm walk. (You are also welcome to walk on your own on a different day or chose an alternate location.) Contact: Sandy Grove, 858.254.2127
Anchor your children with a faith that sticks! - Parents, have you ever wondered how to combat the research that indicates that as much as 50% of high school seniors drift from their faith after graduation? Beginning Sunday, May 6, the Parenting With Purpose Sunday class will be discussing Sticky Faith by Kara E. Powell. The 5-week DVD sessions will be filled with strategies to help parents encourage their children's spiritual growth. Parenting with Purpose meets in EC 206 on Sundays from 9:10-10:30 am. Contact: Pastor Ed or Edie Chapman, ednamary@cox.net.
Golf and Spa events benefit Teen Challenge - Did you know you can you can give yourself a much-needed break while benefitting the nation's leading drug-rehabilitation program? The Teen Challenge annual Golf and Spa event will be held Friday, June 8, at the beautiful Rancho Bernardo Inn. The cost for SDFA attenders is $165, a 33% discount, and is available on a first-come first-served basis. (Choose the golf OR the spa option. A limited number of slots is available at this price.) Signup information is available at the lobby Information Center. Contact: Terry Quinn, tquinn2560@aol.com .
Young Adults ministry offers new Sunday AM gathering - Come join Pastor Beth on Sunday mornings for coffee, doughnuts, felowship and some lively discussion of the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan. From the book description at Amazon.com: “Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. And once you encounter His love, as Francis Chan describes it, you will never be the same.” Book purchase is not required. Meet in the Ed Center, EC 205 (Fireside Room).
