by Pastor Patrick Cho

Hello dear LBC family and friends!

I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful week and are walking in the Lord. Many of you have been commenting on how the series on “The Glorious Gospel” has been helpful to you. Thank you so much for your encouragement! There is no greater theme to dwell on, and it certainly has been a joy to consider God’s amazing grace to save. Let’s continue to strive to be a church whose focus is the gospel and whose passion is Jesus Christ!

There is a lot to communicate about upcoming events so please read through the announcements below carefully.

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick

Here are the announcements for this week:

1. All-Church Luau. This Saturday is our annual All-Church Luau! It will be at Mission Bay (behind the Bahia Resort) from 10:00am-4:00pm. Lunch will be served for $5/adult (children 0-12 eat free!). We’ll play some outdoor games, enjoy some time out on the water, and spend the day in the sun. Bring your sand toys, kites, towels, and sunscreen! Directions to Luau (from LBC): Take the 5 South. Exit Sea World Dr. and turn RIGHT. Pass Sea World and take the Ingraham/W. Mission Bay Dr. off ramp on the RIGHT. Stay on the off ramp as it loops around to W. Mission Bay Dr. Follow W. Mission Bay Dr. over the bridge. Turn RIGHT on Gleason Rd. (at the Bahia Resort). Go straight into the parking lot and follow it to the end (behind the hotel).
2. San Jose Church Update. It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since the church plant team left for San Jose! On Sunday, August 28, some of the members of LBC San Jose will be with us during our regular worship service (9:00-10:45am) to give an update on how things have been going. Pastor John Kim will be speaking that morning as well!
3. CZ Missions Report. On Sunday, August 28, after the San Jose Church Update, the CZ summer missions team will be presenting their missions report. Beginning at 10:45am, the team will be serving some Czech-style refreshments for all to enjoy! Then from 11:30am-1:30pm, the team will present all that they did during their time in Ostrava. Don’t miss out on this chance to hear what God is doing through LBC in the Czech Republic!
4. Lunch Fellowship. On Sunday, August 28, after the CZ Missions Report, from 1:30-3:30pm, we will be having a special lunch fellowship at the church. The cost is $5/adult (children 0-12 eat free!). The Refreshments Crew at LBC has really been outdoing themselves, so you know you don’t want to miss this meal! It will also provide a great opportunity to fellowship together as a church family and even spend time with some of our friends from LBC San Jose.
5. Hosting the Lippas and Mellwigs. From August 27-September 4, some of Meinolf and Martina Mellwig’s children will be visiting us from the Czech Republic. We are so thrilled for the opportunity to host them and want to make it as wonderful a time as possible. If you would be interested in hosting Jirka and Katrin Lippa and/or Matthias and Lukas Mellwig for lunch during the week, please contact Pastor Patrick for available times. Also, if you would be interested in giving financially to help cover the costs to host them, please contact Randy Tsuchiyama for more details (dabigtsuchie@gmail.com). If you have some time available and want to join us for some of the planned activities, contact Pastor Patrick for details. On Friday, September 2, we will be having a special dinner fellowship with the Lippas and Mellwigs before their departure. This will be a potluck and you can sign up with Jonathan Yang (jonathan.mynameis@gmail.com). The theme for the potluck is “Californian Cuisine” (please bring enough to feed about 10 people). Let’s show them what being in California tastes like!
6. AR Missions Report. On Sunday, September 4, from 5:30-7:30pm, we will be having our Argentina missions report. The Argentina summer missions team will be serving up Argentine hamburguesas and will give an account of all that transpired while we were in Tucuman. There is no charge to attend!
7. Padres/Dodgers Game. Since the singles group is going to take a break for the last couple weekends of September, we thought it would be fun to organize a trip to Petco Park to watch the last place Padres take on the second to last place Dodgers in the battle for last place. =) It’s spending time with brothers and sisters from the church that counts! This event is open to the entire church. If you are interested in attending the game, please contact Mike Chung for more details (mikechung85@gmail.com). We are trying to get tickets in the range of $20-25, but the cost will depend on who wants to go and how close they want to sit. The game starts at 7:05pm, so we will meet at the church at around 5:45pm and head downtown together.
8. Lighthouse Kids’ Club. With another school year approaching, LKC is also about to start up again. We are in need of a few more staff, so if you are a member, love kids, and are interested in applying, please contact Josh Liu (liu.joshuac@gmail.com).
9. Eleos Ministry. Don’t forget about the regular opportunities to minister around the community! The Pacific Beach homeless ministry feeds the homeless twice a month on Sundays from about 3:00-6:00pm. Contact Joyce Kang for more details (joycekang84@gmail.com). Also, we have a group that visits a local convalescent home to run Bible studies and share the gospel. Talk to Teddy Yu for more information (yu.teddy@gmail.com).
10. Sunday Morning Prayer. Looking for a great way to serve the body? Come early on Sundays to pray in Room 107. We meet at 8:00am to pray for the needs of the church. Also, at 8:45am before Sunday service, the doors are opened and prayer requests are projected on the wall so you can lift up the needs of the church.