by Pastor Patrick Cho
Dear LBC family and friends,
It’s been a little while since the last SPARK, and much has happened in the life of the church! Our students have finished another year of school and we recently celebrated with our middle school, high school, college, and grad school graduates! Lots of babies are being born (so many that it has been difficult to keep up)! On Sundays, we finally wrapped up chapter 1 of Titus! With summer coming around, the affinity groups are slowly winding down, Sunday school classes are taking a break, flocks have ended, and the summer missions team is getting ready to depart. It is an exciting time of the year and there is much to communicate, so please read through the opportunities for ministry below carefully.
On a completely different note, don’t forget that this Sunday is Father’s Day! If possible, please take some time to appreciate your father this weekend by writing a note of encouragement or making a phone call. Also, don’t forget about all the dads (physical or spiritual) in the church that care for our souls!
In His grace,
Pastor Patrick
- Midweek Bible Studies. Grace Life, College Life, Lumos and LKC are done for this term, but the singles Bible study will meet on Wednesday at 6:30pm tomorrow (6/17) and next week (6/24).
- Youth/College/Singles Bible Study. Beginning on Friday, June 26, the youth, college, and singles will have a combined Bible study for the summer on Fridays at 7pm.
- VBS. Please pray for our upcoming Vacation Bible School! This is going to be a great time of fun and learning for our kids. VBS dates are June 22-26.
- Lumos Grad Night. Please come out this Saturday, June 20, at 5:30pm for our youth ministry’s grad night. The entire church is invited to celebrate the lives of our youth and recognize those who have completed middle and high school. Let’s show our youth our support and love them by fellowshipping with them. The cost is only $5/person (children 0-12 are free). You can RSVP with Cesar Vigil-Ruiz.
- Czech Missions. Our summer missions team will be heading to the Czech Republic from July 1-18. Please be in prayer for the team as they finish up preparations and fund raising. If you are planning to give to the team, please make checks out to “Lighthouse Bible Church” and submit payments by this weekend if possible. We are trying to finalize plans and it would be greatly helpful to have all our support in by then.
- Pastors Fellowship. On June 23-26, the pastors of LBCOC and LBCLA and their families will be coming to San Diego for a time of fellowship and refreshment. It is difficult to explain how much of a toll ministry can take on a pastor and his family and so times like this are extremely helpful. I know that besides regular giving, we are also currently raising funds for missions, but if you would like to help sponsor this time for these pastors and their families, our desire is to make it an encouraging and enjoyable time for their families. If you want to know how you might be able to help out, please contact Pastor Patrick.
- Grace Life Parenting Conference. “Teach Them Diligently” is the theme for this year’s Grace Life weekend conference and it will center on the theme of parenting. The dates for the conference are July 31 to August 2. Our speakers are Dr. Ernie Baker and his wife Rose. Dr. Baker serves on the staff of The Master’s College and is also a certified biblical counselor and part of Peacemaker Ministries. He and Rose have six children so they are quite experienced when it comes to raising children! The cost for the weekend is $75/person or $150/couple. This cost includes a delicious lunch and dinner on Saturday, August 1. Signups will begin this Sunday! This is a great opportunity to grow in your understanding of biblical parenting. You won’t want to miss out! Please also invite your friends from other churches to join us for this time!