Mission San Jose Community

Bulletin for September and October 1998

We welcome everyone back from our Community Summer break and pray that it was a blessed and refreshing time for everyone!

Community Prayer Meetings: We meet every Sunday from 5 to 6:30pm at the Warm Springs Community Center for our weekly gatherings of Prayer and Praise and a Teaching Series to begin in October (Details Below). These meetings are open to everyone, so please invite others to attend. Remember that information about MSJC and the California Mission Magazine is also available on the Web at HTTP://WWW.MSJC.ORG

Life In The Spirit Teaching Series: We will begin our Life in the Spirit teaching series on October 4th with an Introductory Talk. The teaching series will continue from October 4th through November 22nd during the Sunday Prayer Meeting time with a new talk each week followed by small group discussions. Feel free to invite others to this upcoming teaching series as it is open to all! The upcoming talks are as follows: Oct 4 - Introduction, Oct 11 - God's Love, Oct 18 - Salvation in Jesus Christ, Oct 25 - New Life in the Holy Spirit.

MSJC Retreat: MSJC Community Retreat is October 9-11 at Mount Alverno in Redwood City. Guest speakers are Dr. and Mrs. John and Clare Grabowski from the Mother of God Community. John is also a theology professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The weekend begins with dinner on Friday and goes through 3:00 p.m. Sunday. The cost is $120.00 per person. (However, DO NOT let finances keep you away, if that is an issue!) You can sign up by leaving a $40.00 per person deposit with Gary. Checks should be made out to "Mission San Jose Community." (The balance is due the weekend of the retreat.) For more information, call Gary at (408) 227-2141. Spaces have filled up fast and there are only a few left......so get your deposit to Gary as soon as possible!!

Children's Ministry: MSJC offers our children a time to learn about the Lord under our Children's Ministry for Toddlers and School Age Children. For info on this ministry you can call Susan Kingsley. Thank you to those who have volunteered for this important ministry to our MSJC children:

Date: School Age Teacher Toddler Teacher Toddler Assistant Older Child in Toddler Room Snacks for both School Age and Toddler Room SEPT 13 Mary Herbst Joan Andrego Susan Kingsley Claudia Andrego Ilyssa Martinez 20 Ernie Orci Elizabeth Martinez Michele Dicus Ilyssa Martinez Ernie Orci 27 Eric Bateman Eva Martinez Joan Andrego Lizette Lopez Joan Andrego OCT 4 Joan Andrego Chris Kingsley Tila Luna Daniel Esget Ilyssa Martinez 11 ********* No Children's Ministry Due to Community Retreat ***** 18 Cathy Norman Annie Esget Elizabeth Martinez Angelica Martinez Anne Hashimoto

Men's Breakfast: This month's Men's Breakfast is at 7:30am on Sept. 19th (Third Saturday), at the Omega Restaurant in Milpitas. Invite other men and join us! Directions to the restaurant follow: 680 to Calaveras, go east, right on South Park Victoria and Omega's is on the left hand side, 90 South Park Victoria, Milpitas (408) 946-8748. For more information, call John at (510) 785-3311 or Gary at (408) 227-7141.

Women's Fellowship: Join us on Saturday, Sept. 26th from 9am to 11am at Omega Restaurant in Milpitas. You can order breakfast. Bring a friend! The topic will be a Personal Testimony. Directions: 680 to Calaveras, go east, right on South Park Victoria and Omega's is on the left hand side, 90 South Park Victoria, Milpitas (408) 946-8748. For any questions, please call Judy Bateman.

MSJC Council: The next Council Meeting is scheduled for September 23rd. For more details, call Dan Franke

Donations: Mission San Jose Community has tax-exempt status with both the Federal and State governments. Tax-deductible contributions can be given to Chris or Susan Kingsley. A quarterly financial report is available to anyone.

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Last modified:September 15, 1998