by Pastor Patrick Cho

Dear LBCSD family and friends!

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful week and are walking in the Lord! Church family, please join me in congratulating all of our middle school, high school, college, and graduate students who have graduated this year or are going to graduate this weekend! We praise God for His faithfulness to carry you through these years as a student and for His grace to guide you moving forward. We encourage you to continue looking to Him to be your source of wisdom and strength.

Following Christ involves more than being concerned about theology and spiritual ideals. The gospel is tremendously practical in everyday decisions of life. Your identity in Christ has ramifications for how we live because our greatest desire is to honor Him with our choices. Your being in Christ has everything to do with your education and career choices, your relational goals, and your general interests and pursuits. And your Christian faith is not to be compartmentalized but has a comprehensive impact on every facet of your existence. Jesus is Lord of all. As the Lord closes this chapter of your life and opens new doors for the next stage, may you press on with confidence knowing He goes before you and will continue to show you grace in His fatherly care.

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick

Here are some ministry opportunities for your consideration:

1. Midweek Bible Studies. As the summer rolls in, the church calendar will experience some big changes. Grace Life and LKC are done for the year and will resume in the fall. Lumos Youth Ministry will meet for Bible study this Friday evening at 7:00 pm at the church. College Life will be taking a break for a few weeks, but will eventually join Single Life for a combined Bible study through the months of July and August. Single Life will have one more Bible study on Wednesday, June 15, at 6:30 pm. After that, they will take a break until the combined Bible study through the months of July and August. The combined summer Bible study will begin on Friday, July 8, at 7:00 pm, and will continue on Friday evenings until Friday, August 19.
2. Vacation Bible School. The dates of VBS are June 27 through July 1. Registration is now open and applications are available from Pastor Josh Liu (liu.joshuac@gmail.com). The theme for VBS is “Operation: Worship!” The focus will be on how God has created us to worship Him with our whole being. Currently, the cost for registration is $180 for elementary aged children (grades 1-5) and $70 for preschool aged children (4 and up). All costs for registration will increase by $20 on June 19. Contact Pastor Josh if you have any questions.
3. Monday Night Volleyball. There is a group of people who play volleyball on Mondays at La Jolla Shores at 5:30 pm. We meet on the north side of the grassy area until the sun sets. MNV will continue through the summer and is a great way to spend time with church family while getting some exercise and enjoying beautiful San Diego!
4. Lighthouse Bible Institute. Pastor Patrick will be teaching an introductory course on Systematic Theology on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm through the summer. The class begins on Tuesday, June 14. If you are interested in taking the class, please come to the first session for more information. The dates for the class are June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 26, and August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. You can also let Pastor Patrick know you are interested in the class through email (pastorpatrick@gmail.com).
5. Membership Class. We will be having our next two-part membership class on Saturday, July 30, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm, and Sunday, July 31, from 2:00-5:00 pm. Attendance to both sessions is required. You can contact Pastor Patrick for a membership application.
6. Summer Missions. Please support our LBC Alliance summer missions teams through your prayers and giving. LBC San Diego will be sending a team to Argentina from July 13-22. They will be ministering mostly in Tucuman with Pastor Jorge Ahualle and Missionary Bible Church. It would be helpful for all financial contributions for the team to be given by June 30. LBC Los Angeles will be sending a team to the Czech Republic from June 29-July 16. They will be ministering together with church planter and pastor Meinolf Mellwig and the Christian Church of Beroun. Please pray for a safe and productive trip and that the team would be a blessing to the church in Beroun. They are hoping to have all funds raised by June 17. Support letters are available in the foyer for both teams. Be sure to pick one up to find out more about the summer missions trips!