LBC Weekly SPARK – March 22, 2011

by Pastor Patrick Cho

Dear LBC Family and Friends,

I hope you are doing well and walking in the Lord. March has been a tremendously busy month with the Mission Bowl tournament and singles retreat, but the month has also been a huge blessing. Much of ministry is a learn on the job kind of thing, and the Lord has been gracious to teach me more and more to depend on Him in all circumstances.

I wanted to let you know of a prayer request. As some of you are aware, Mike Chon, Cesar Vigil-Ruiz, John Kim, and I will be heading to Argentina this week to meet up with the church in Tucuman to talk through missions planning. We would appreciate your prayers for God’s grace to provide safe travel, good communication while we are there, and a profitable trip. We will be away from March 23-30, which means that we won’t be around this weekend. Pastor Wonbin Song will be preaching for us so please show him gracious hospitality and kindness, as I know you will.

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick

Here are some announcements for this week:

  1. Sunday Services – For the Sunday School hour this week, GraceLife will not be meeting. You are welcome to sit in on the Peacemaker class in the sanctuary or in Fundamentals of the Faith in Room 107. All the children’s and youth classes will also be meeting.
  2. Friday Night Bible Studies – The Friday night Bible studies will be meeting this week except for the UCSD Campus Fellowship. They will not be meeting due to spring break. Visit the church website for more details about the affinity groups.
  3. Ultimate Frisbee – We will be participating in the Hope Harvest International Ultimate Frisbee tournament this Saturday. This will be at the Nobel Recreational Center. The tournament begins at 9:00am and will be running pretty much all day. If you are interested in coming out to cheer on our team, please contact Teddy Yu for details.
  4. Men’s Breakfast – On Saturday, April 2, we will be having the first of several men’s breakfasts at the church. This will be a time of fellowship and prayer as well as an opportunity to examine the theme of biblical manhood. We will meet at the church from 7:00am to about 9:00am.
  5. Members Meeting – Our next members meeting will be on Sunday, April 10, at 4:45pm, at the church. All members are highly encouraged to attend as the elders present some important matters. Please make an effort to be there. As always, dinner will be provided.
  6. LBC Banquet – The annual all-church banquet will be on Sunday, May 22, at 4:45pm. This year, the banquet will be at the church. The cost for tickets is only $35/adult (children 0-12 are free)! This is a wonderful time to reflect on the Lord’s kindness this past year to the church. Please mark your calendars!
  7. Vacation Bible School – VBS will be from June 20-24 this year, from 9:00am-5:00pm each day. Please mark your calendars! You can talk to Josh Liu or Abram Kim for more details or for registration.