by Pastor Patrick Cho

Dear Lighthouse Family,

I hope you are doing well and walking in the Lord. As the fall rolls in, things are getting a little busier at LBC! It’s an exciting time of the year with some of our most highlighted church events. Read through the announcements below to get a better idea of what’s to come.

As we think about the busy quarter, it’s also a good time to reflect on how we have been serving as witnesses of the gospel of Christ. Remember that whatever we do as a church family is an opportunity to invite unbelieving friends and family. Have them come get to know our church family and to hear the Word of God preached. Really, every Sunday service is an evangelistic opportunity. Let’s make the most of the opportunities we have to represent Christ in this community. People are dying in their sins and life is short (Ps. 90). In the way we walk and talk before those who do not know Christ, let’s show them how awesome it is to know the God of creation.

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick

Here are the announcements for this week:

• Congratulations to Brian and Beverly Chan on the birth of Solomon Brian Chan yesterday (9/16) at 10:49 AM. He was 7 lbs. 6 oz. and 21 inches long. Mom and baby are doing fine. Please pray for them as they recover from delivery and welcome home their new baby!
• Friday Night Bible Studies. Don’t forget that the Friday night Bible studies meet tonight. The SDSU Campus Fellowship meets at the home of Byron Dang at 7:00 PM (UCSD students are invited!). Single Life Friday Night Light will meet at the church in the sanctuary at 7:00 PM. Lumos Youth Bible Study meets at the church in Room 107 at 7:00 PM.
• FITS. The location for FITS this Sunday has been changed! We are no longer going to be going to Mission Bay. Instead, we’ll be having FITS at the church. Volleyball will be setup. You can also play some tennis if you want. We’ll also have a bunch of board games if you’d rather not run around. GraceLife will be having a lunch fundraiser for the event ($5/adult, $3/kid).
• Fall Festival. If you are interested in helping out with this year’s Fall Festival, the planning meeting has been moved to Sunday, September 26 from 7:00-8:30 PM. We’ll meet in Room 107. Please make a note of the change in date.
• Flocks! Our first flock meetings will be taking place between September 22-25. Flocks meet monthly at various times and locations. Signup sheets will be in the foyer before and after service on Sunday so be sure to get involved! Here is the flock information:
  • Alpha Flock (Friday, 6:30 PM, at Hansol and Angella An’s)
  • Beta Flock (Friday, 6:30 PM, at Kent and Romi Hong’s)
  • Gamma Flock (Wednesday, 7:00 PM, at Randy and Elaine Lau’s)
  • Delta Flock (Friday, 7:00 PM, at John and Grace Lim’s)
  • Theta Flock (Friday, 6:30 PM, at Min and Jane Kim’s)
  • Iota Flock (Friday, 6:30 PM, at Mike and Caroline Chon’s)
  • Kappa Flock (Saturday, 6:00 PM, at Steve and Carol Lim’s)
  • Lambda Flock (Saturday, 6:00 PM, at Hwa and Suzie Park’s)
  • Pi Flock (Friday, 6:30 PM, at Patrick and Christine Cho’s)
  • Sigma Flock (Thursday, 6:30 PM, at Dennis and Laurie Su’s)
  • Chi Flock (Friday, 6:30 PM, at Peter and Jinny Lim’s)
  • Psi Flock (Thursday, 7:00 PM, at Mike and Jennifer Hasegawa’s)
  • Omega Flock (Wednesday, 6:30 PM, at the Diane House)
• Members Meeting. We will be having our next members meeting on Sunday, October 10, at 4:45 PM. All members are highly encouraged to attend. As always, dinner will be served!
• Baptism. Our next baptism class will be on Tuesday, October 19, at 8:00 PM. If you are a believer and have not yet been obedient to Scripture to be baptized, please make plans to come out to this next class. You can also come if you just want to learn more about baptism. The baptism service will be on Sunday, October 24, at 6:00 PM.
• All-Church Retreat. The All-Church Retreat is coming up on the weekend of November 5-7. Our speaker this year is Jonathan Leeman who will be addressing the theme “True Love.” Signups are currently being taken by Ryan Short and Jonathan Yang. The cost is $150/adult, $140/college and youth, and $75/child (ages 3-12). Space is limited so be sure to sign up as soon as possible with a non-refundable $50 deposit. The cost of retreat covers lodging and five meals! You can also sign up for paintball and the ropes course at an additional cost. Visit the registration table on Sunday for more details!