July 4th

Please join us for a portion of your 4th of July this Sunday. We are going to begin our series in the book of Philippians. For the remainder of the summer we will be discovering how to live with great joy. Please invite somebody to be here with you. As always, our service begins at 10:00 AM.

You may or may not know that we are having some serious difficulties with our sound system. We have enlisted some very good professional help and we are hoping to be functioning at an optimum level in the very near future. I would appreciate your prayers in this matter.

And…make your plans to be with us for the church picnic on July 31st. We had a great time last year and you can expect more of the same this year. You can find details in the handout on Sunday.

Have a wonderful week.


Upcoming Events:
July 4th – Philippians: 9 Secrets to Expressing Great Joy
July 31st – Church Picnic
August 15th – Guest Speaker: Bob Henson
September 12th – 14th Men’s Road Trip
October 16th – Disco Night

EPIC Camp

The Touching Base is coming out a little early this week because I am taking a little vacation time. We are going to spending some time with my parents who are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. God has been very good to our family. I will miss seeing you on Sunday. My friend Dennis Carlson will be here to preach. I know that you will enjoy Dennis and Sandra. They are great people.

The teenagers leave for camp on Wednesday. Pray for their safety and that God would work in their lives during their special time away.

Have a great week. I will drop you a line next week at the regular time.

Upcoming Events:
June 23rd – 26th – Epic Camp
June 27th – Guest Speaker: Dennis Carlson
July 31st – Church Picnic
August 15th – Guest Speaker: Bob Henson
September 12th – 14th Men’s Road Trip
October 16th – Disco Night

Father's Day

This Sunday should be a great day at Venice Church. It is Father’s Day and we encourage you to honor the dads by wearing your favorite sports team gear. Make your plans to arrive early. The Sunday Blend, our coffee bar, will be serving FREE Krispy Kreme Donuts and Coffee.

If you did not have a chance to get connected with our surfing ministry this past week you have another opportunity. Seek N Surf will meet this Saturday at 7:00 AM just off of Ocean Park at Hollister. For more information you can find Seek N Surf on Facebook.


Upcoming Events:
June 19th – Seek N Surf
June 20th – Father’s Day – Wear your favorite sports team gear!
June 23rd – 26th – Epic Camp
June 27th – Guest Speaker: Dennis Carlson
July 31st – Church Picnic
August 15th – Guest Speaker: Bob Henson
September 12th – 14th Men’s Road Trip

Seek N Surf 2010

God is blessing Venice Church in many wonderful ways. One of the ways is with guests. Since Easter Sunday we have given out over 100 gift bags to first time guests. That is amazing. Here is the cool thing. Every single guest is a person that God loves and wants in His family. Please pray that many who visit will come to know Christ and will find a church family with us here at Venice.

We need your help. We are looking for people who are interested in serving by greeting our guests and our church family before our Sunday services. If you are looking for a place to serve, energetic, and friendly we would love to have you join our team. If you are interested, please respond to this email.

Our Seek N Surf ministry kicks off it’s 2010 season this Saturday. They are meeting at the Manhattan Beach Pier from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Saturday. Go check it out. It is a great time in the surf. You can find Seek N Surf on Facebook.

And…men…I know that it seems early but you need to start making your plans and signing up for our Men’s Ministry Road Trip that is coming up on September 12th. Details will be coming your way in the next few weeks.


Upcoming Events:
June 12th – Seek N Surf Summer Kickoff
June 20th – Father’s Day – Wear your favorite sports team gear!
June 23rd – 26th – Epic Camp
June 27th – Guest Speaker: Dennis Carlson
July 31st – Church Picnic
August 15th – Guest Speaker: Bob Henson
September 12th – 14th Men’s Road Trip

Information

There is some very cool stuff coming up in the next few days and weeks. This week’s email will serve to remind you to get connected and stay connected and to get involved and stay involved.

This Saturday our Ladies Ministry and our Rockstars Children’s Ministry is combining to assemble 100 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. It will be a great time and is a wonderful opportunity to bless some less fortunate children in the world. It all starts at 1:00 PM here at the church.

This Sunday, immediately following the service, is our EPIC Student Ministry Camp Fundraiser. Lunch will be served and you will have an opportunity to bless one of our students by helping them get to camp. The cost of camp is $200.00. Please make plans to attend the lunch and please pray about the part that God would have you play in helping a teenager go to camp. You may want to give a full scholarship or a1/2 scholarship. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Our surfing ministry, Seek N Surf, will kick off the 2010 season on Saturday June 12th. They will be hanging ten at the Manhattan Beach Pier from 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM. For more information check them out on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/seeknsurf?ref=ts

Sunday morning we continue our series Too Good To Be True. Romans 8:28 says all things work together for good. Is everything good? Is it too good to be true? We will discover the truth together on Sunday. I will see you then.


Upcoming Events:
June 5th – Women’s Ministry & Rockstars Christmas in June
June 6th – Epic Camp Fundraiser
June 12th – Seek N Surf Summer Kickoff
June 20th – Father’s Day – Wear your favorite sports team gear!
June 23rd – 26th – Epic Camp
June 27th – Guest Speaker: Dennis Carlson
July 31st – Church Picnic
August 15th – Guest Speaker: Bob Henson
September 12th – 14th Men’s Road Trip