What’s coming up…7/9 Wed 6pm Austin Farewell 7/10 Thu 7-10pm Summer MYT classes start 7/11 Fri 7pm Fun Friday 7/12 Sat 10am Oakland Care Center 7/13 Sat 3-5pm Element Bible Study 8/1 Fri 7pm Senior Farewell 8/4-8/8 Mon-Fri Element 44 Days of Vision Road Trip

7/9 Wed Austin Farewell @ First Pres. Some members of the Austin team, including P. Manny and Sunny, will be departing early Thursday morning on 7/10. There will be a farewell this Wednesday, 6pm at First Pres. Please let your teacher know ASAP if you would like to come.

7/11 Fun Friday @ 7pm at Northloop Come join us for dinner and life skills training. Please let your teacher know if you can make it.

7/12 Sat Oakland Care Center Our third service event is visiting a local convalescent home in Oakland. We will run a short morning program and spend time with the residents. We will meet at NL at 10am promptly.

Element T-shirts are here! If you would like one, please bring $7 and ask Bessie. For those of you who picked up a shirt but did not pay, please give your money to Danielle.

Church wide DT schedule Week 7/7-7/13 Isaiah 1 Week 7/14-7/20 Isaiah 40

What’s coming up…7/4 Fri 7pm Fun Friday 7/5 Sat 12-3pm Oakland City Team Homeless Shelter Prep 7/5 Sat 3-5 Element Bible Study 7/5 Sat 5-8pm Oakland City Team Homeless Shelter visit 7/10 Thurs 7-10pm Summer MYT classes start 8/1 Fri 7pm Senior Farewell 8/4-8/8 Mon-Fri Element 44 Days of Vision Road Trip

7/4 Fun Friday @ 7pm at Northloop Come join us for dinner and a life skills training. Please let your teacher know if you can make it.

7/5 Sat Oakland City Team Homeless Shelter Our second service event is visiting a local homeless shelter in Oakland. We will run a short chapel time and visit with the residents. Since the actual visit is after our bible study, we'll meet at NL at noon (instead of 10am). Please let your parents know to pick you up at 9pm from NL. Please let your teacher know if you can participate.

30 Hour Famine $ Please bring all the money you've collected for the 30 Hour Famine on Friday, July 4th. If there are people who decided to pay you later, please front the money first and then get reimbursed by your sponsors.

Element T-Shirts are here! If you would like one, please bring $7.

Church wide DT schedule Week 6/30-7/6 Luke 15 Week 7/7-7/13 Isaiah 1

What’s coming up…6/27 Fri 7pm Sleepover at Teachers' Homes 6/27-6/28 Sat 44 Days of VIsion - First Service Day and World Vision's 30 Hour Famine 6/29 Sun 7th Graders first Sunday service 7/10 Thurs 7-10pm Summer MYT classes 8/3 Sun Last Day for Seniors in Element

6/27 Fri Sleepover at Teachers' Homes We will be kicking off the 30 Hour Famine with a sleepover at various teachers' homes. We will meet Friday at 7pm @ North Loop. Please let your teachers know asap so that we can arrange housing. Pick-up at NL is on Saturday @ 5pm after our Element Bible Study.

6/27-6/28 44 Days of Vision- World Vision's 30 Hour Famine and SF Food Bank Our first service event is participating in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine. We will begin our fast Friday, 6/27 at 12am and end Sunday, 6/28 at 6am. On Saturday, 6/28, we will be volunteering at: SF food bank 900 Pennsylvania Ave, SF Please let Bessie know how much you have raised so far for 30 Hr Famine. Talk to Bessie if you need a sponsorship packet.

Summer Intramurals IM's have been moved to Friday nights for College and Praxis instead of Sundays as originally planned so we will not be joining them weekly. Instead we will have Fun Friday nights with various skill building activities. More details to come!

Water Bottles To reduce garbage as well as cost, please carry your own water bottles to events and gatherings at church. If everyone does it, it can make a huge difference.

Church-wide DT schedule Week of 6/23-6/29 Psalm 32 Week 6/30-7/6 Luke 15

What’s coming up… 6/17 Tues                    7-9:40pm  SET/Prayer Meeting

6/20-24                        Element Summer Retreat 2008

6/27-6/28 Sat         44 Days of Vision, Week1: World Vision's 30 Hour Famine and food bank

6/28 Sat                      3-5pm New bible study time

6/29 Sun                     7th Graders 1st Sunday service

6/20-6/24 Element Summer Retreat 2008

The summer retreat is this week! Please turn in your waiver form OR permission slip asap. You cannot attend the retreat without this. If you need another form, please see Theresa. Please arrive at North Loop on 6/20 no later than 2pm. We will be returning to North Loop on 6/24 by 6pm.  If you need financial assistance, please talk to Ben or Elise.

(Parents - you should have received my earlier email with all summer related info, including the retreat. And we sent hard copies home with your students.  If you still need these, please email me. Teachers are working hard to prepare for the retreat.  Please pray for us that it be a wonderful time in God's word, creation and with one another. We'll send a separate email later this week with final numbers of students going. Currently however, we have total of 13 teachers and 5 adults serving as the praise band for the retreat.  We are all looking forward to this time together!)

6/27-6/28 44 Days of Vision, Week1: World Vision's 30 Hour Famine and food bank

Our first service event is participating in World Vision's 30 Hour famine. We will get together on  Fri, 6/27^th at 7pm and sleepover at teachers’ homes.  On Sat, we will be volunteering at a local food bank. Our Saturday program ends at 5pm.  If you have not picked up a World Vision packet, please be sure to pick one up on Sunday after service in the Willard courtyard.

Water Bottles

To reduce garbage as well as cost, please carry your own water bottles to events and gatherings at church. If everyone does it, it can make a huge difference.

Church wide DT schedule

Week of 6/16-6/22 Ephesians 5

Week of 6/23-6/29 Psalm 32

What’s coming up…6/10 Tues 6:30-10pm Summer Evangelism Training (SET)/Prayer meeting 6/14 Sat 3-5:30pm Summer Kick Off (SKO) 6/14 Sat 5pm EBI - last one of this academic year! 6/15 Sun New Youth Sunday Program 6/20-24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 6/29 Sun 3-4:30pm Summer Intramurals 6/29 Sun 7th Graders first Sunday service 7/10 Thurs 7-10pm Summer MYT classes 8/3 Sun Last Day for Seniors in Element

6/10 Summer Evangelism Training (SET)/Prayer Meeting @ 2000 North Loop Starts Tuesday, 6/10 at 7pm. For those who signed up, we highly encourage you to stay for prayer meeting as well (Teachers are unable to provide rides until after prayer meeting). The schedule will be as follows: 6:30-7pm Light Snacks 7-8:40pm SET 8:40-9:40pm Prayer Meeting The total cost for SET is $28, ($10 for registration and $18 for the book, "The Reason for God".) Please give your money to Theresa. You will need to come to the first session having read the first chapter.

6/14 Summer Kick Off @ Harrington Park, Alameda If you are planning to attend, please come by 12pm. The event will be from 3-5:30pm. We’ll have games and BBQ.

6/15 New Sunday Element Program Starting 6/15, we will be utilizing Sunday mornings to serve others in our church and/or build skills that will be helpful to others. Please see the sign up sheets for the various categories in which you can serve. Every one will be participating.

6/20-6/24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 Please turn in your waiver form OR permission slip asap. You cannot attend the retreat without this. If you need another form, please see Theresa. Please arrive at North Loop on 6/20 no later than 2pm. We will be returning to North Loop on 6/24 by 6pm.

Water Bottles To reduce garbage as well as cost, please carry your own water bottles to events and gatherings at church. If everyone does it, it can make a huge difference.

Church-wide DT schedule Week of 6/9-6/15 Ephesians 2 Week of 6/16-6/22 Ephesians 5

What’s coming up…6/6 Fri 7-10pm Gracepoint Summer Institute (GSI), Session 1 6/7 Sat 10-4pm GSI, Session 2 6/8 Sun New Sunday schedule and Service time 6/10 Tues 6:30-10pm Prayer Mtg/Summer Evangelism Training (SET) 6/14 Sat 3-5:30pm Summer Kick Off (SKO) 6/20-24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 6/29 Sun 3-4:30pm Summer Intramurals 7/10 Thurs 7-10pm Summer MYT classes 8/3 Sun Last Day for Seniors in Element

6/7-6/8 Gracepoint Summer Institute...Fri @ 1st Pres, Sat @ North Loop Every summer, we invite special guest speakers to come and equip us with knowledge. This year, Pastor Jon Choi from Dallas, Texas, will be speaking about how to read OT narratives and understanding Genesis. GSI on Friday is in lieu of Saturday bible study. Please make every effort to attend. Dinner in the 1st Pres court yard at 6:30pm. Attendance to the Saturday session is highly encouraged! Please let your teachers know by June 1st if you are coming Sat.

6/8 New Sunday Schedule Starting 6/8 here’s the new schedule: 10:30-1pm Element Program (10:30-11:45am Korean Service) 1-2:15pm Service

6/10 Prayer Meeting/Summer Evangelism Training (SET)…. at 1st Pres Starting 6/10 Tues, prayer meeting and an evangelism training course will be open to all youth students to join. We highly encourage you to invest in this time, especially for upper classmen. If you are interested, please let Theresa know by June 1st.

6/14 Summer Kick Off ….. at Tillman Park, Alameda It’s that time of year when we welcome the incoming 7th graders from Joyland. The time will be from 3-5:30pm. We’ll have games and BBQ.

6/20-6/24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 We have a very exciting summer retreat to look forward to! The retreat will be held at the Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst. We need a waiver and release agreement form filled out and signed by your parent or guardian before the retreat. If you need another form, please see Theresa.

6/29 Summer Intramurals…..at Willard Jr High field We’re playing from 3-4:30pm every Sunday. If interested, please let Theresa know asap as we need to form teams.

7/10 Summer Multiply Your Talents…..at North Loop Discover and develop your talents at our annual MYT classes, which begins Thurs July 10th, 7 -10pm. The classes are for 4 weeks. Please let Theresa know asap if you would like to sign-up.

Church-wide DT schedule Week of 6/2-6/8 Galatians 5 Week of 6/9-6/15 Ephesians 2

What’s coming up…5/30 Fri 6:30-9:30pm Q&A 5/31 Sat 5-9pm Bible Study 6/7 Fri 7-10pm Gracepoint Summer Institute (GSI) Session 1 6/8 Sat 10-4pm GSI Session 2 6/8 Sun New Sunday schedule and Service time 6/10 Tues 6:30-10pm Prayer Mtg/Summer Evangelism Training (SET) 6/14 Sat 3-5:30pm Summer Kick Off (SKO) 6/15 Sun Joyland Graduation 6/20-24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 6/29 Sun 3pm Start of Summer Intramurals 8/3 Sun Last Day for Seniors in Element

5/30 Q&A ….. at Matt’s house (103 Sable Pointe, Alameda). We’ll meet at 6:30pm. Please let your teacher by know by 5/24 if you’re coming.

6/7-6/8 Gracepoint Summer Institute ….. Fri @ 1st Pres, Sat @ North Loop Every summer, we invite special guest speakers to come and equip us with knowledge. This year, Pastor Jon Choi from Dallas, Texas, will be speaking about how to read OT narratives and understanding Genesis.

GSI on Friday is in lieu of Saturday bible study. Please make every effort to attend. Dinner will be available in the 1st Pres court yard at 6:30pm. Attendance to the Saturday session is highly encouraged! Please let your teachers know by June 1st if you are coming to Sat session.

6/8 New Sunday Schedule Starting 6/8 here’s the new schedule: 10:30-1pm Element Program (10:30-11:45am Korean Service) 1-2:15pm Service

6/10 Prayer Meeting/Summer Evangelism Training (SET)…. at 1st Pres Starting 6/10 Tues, prayer meeting and an evangelism training course will be open to all youth students to join. We highly encourage you to invest in this time, especially for upper classmen. If you are interested, please let Theresa know asap.

6/14 Summer Kick Off ….. at Tillman Park, Alameda It’s that time of year when we welcome the incoming 7th graders from Joyland. The time will be from 3-5:30pm.

6/20-6/24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 We have a very exciting summer retreat to look forward to! The retreat will be held at the Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst. More details to come so stay tuned!

6/29 Summer Intramurals…..at Willard Jr High field If you’re interested in playing, please let your teacher know asap as we need to form teams.

Church wide DT schedule Week of 5/26-6/1 1 Samuel 17 Week of 6/2-6/8 Galatians 5

Meet the Bible DT Schedule 5/25 Sun – Day 364 5/26 Mon – Day 365

What’s coming up…5/24 Sat    5-9:45pm Bible Study and Prince Caspian movie outing 5/23-25 Fri-Sun Korean Dept Retreat 5/26 Mon    10-5pm Memorial Day Picnic 5/30 Fri    6:30-9:30pm Q&A 5/31 Sat    5-9pm Bible Study 6/14 Sat    3-5:30pm Summer Kick Off 6/15 Sun    Joyland Graduation 6/20-24    Element Summer Retreat 2008

5/24 Bible Study and viewing of Prince Caspian We’ll start with dinner and bible study and then head out to watch Prince Caspian. Please tell your teacher by 5/18 if you’re coming so we can buy the tickets. If you aren’t coming, bible study will end at 6:30pm so your parents can pick you up at that time.

5/23-25 Korean Dept Retreat Please note that the retreat is now from FRI to SUN.  Please tell your teacher if you need to do homestay during this retreat.

5/26 Memorial Day Picnic @ Paradise Beach Park (3450 Paradise Drive, Tiburon) The entire church is coming together for our annual picnic. We’re leaving from North Loop at 10am and returning by 5pm. Please let T. Theresa know by 5/17 so we can prepare for food. $5 will be collected for food.

5/30 Q&A We’ll meet at 6:30pm at location TBD. Dinner is included of course. Please let your small group teacher know by 5/24 so we know how much food to prepare.

6/14 Summer Kick Off It’s that time of year when we welcome the incoming 7th graders from Joyland. If you are interested in helping organize this event, please contact T. BenKim.  The time will be from 3-5:30pm at a location TBD.

6/20-6/24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 We have a very exciting summer retreat to look forward to! The retreat will be held at the Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst. More details to come so stay tuned!

Church wide DT schedule Week of 5/19-5/25 Matthew 18 Week of 5/26-6/2 1 Samuel 17

Meet the Bible DT Schedule 5/18 Sun – Day 357 5/19 Mon – Day 358 5/20 Tues – Day 359 5/21 Weds – Day 360 5/22 Thurs – Day 361 5/23 Fri – Day 362 5/24 Sat – Day 363

Update: Prince Caspian viewing postponed to weekend of May 24!

What’s coming up… 5/17 Sat EBI Session 7 5/24 Sat 5-9pm Bible Study 5/24-26 Sat-Mon Korean Dept Retreat 5/26 Mon Memorial Day Picnic 5/30 Fri Q&A 5/31 Sat 5-9pm Bible Study 6/20-24 Element Summer Retreat 20085/24-26 Korean Dept Retreat If your parents are attending the retreat and you need housing, please let your small group teacher know by 5/10.5/26 Memorial Day Picnic The entire church is coming together to spend a nice day out in the sun, playing fun games, surrounded by good company and eating delicious food! So please join us. It’ll be from 11am-4pm @ Paradise Beach Park (3450 Paradise Drive, Tiburon). We will be leaving from North Loop at 10am and returning by 5pm. Please let T. Theresa know by 5/17.

5/30 Q&A Come hang out with the teachers! We’re having our Q&A again from 6:30-9:30pm at location TBD. Dinner is included of course. Please let your small group teacher know by 5/24 so we know how much food to prepare.

6/20-6/24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 We have a very exciting summer retreat to look forward to! The retreat will be held at the Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst. More details to come so stay tuned!

Church wide DT schedule Week of 5/12-5/18 2 Corinthians 11 Week of 5/19-5/25 Matthew 18

Meet the Bible DT Schedule 5/11 Sun – Day 350 5/12 Mon – Day 351 5/13 Tues – Day 352 5/14 Weds – Day 353 5/15 Thurs – Day 354 5/16 Fri – Day 355 5/17 Sat – Day 356

What’s coming up…5/10 Sat One Day Retreat 5/17 Sat EBI Session 7 5/24 Sat 5-9PM Bible Study 5/24-26 Sat-Mon Korean Department Retreat 5/30 Fri Memorial Day Picnic 5/31 Sat 5-9PM Bible Study 6/20-24 Fri-Tues Element Summer Retreat 2008

5/10 Quarterly One Day Retreat Don’t miss out on this last one day retreat before the academic year is over! We’ll be leaving from NL parking lot at 8:30am. The retreat is at GGBTS (Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary) in Marin County. We will be returning to the NL parking lot by 9:30pm. Please give your signed permission slips to T. Theresa by 5/4.

5/24-26 Korean Dept Retreat If your parents are attending the retreat and you need housing, please let your small group teacher know by 5/10.

5/26 Memorial Day Picnic The entire church is coming together to spend a nice day out in the sun, playing fun games, surrounded by good company and eating delicious food! So please join us. It’ll be from 11am-4pm @ Paradise Beach Park (3450 Paradise Drive, Tiburon). We will be leaving from North Loop at 10am and returning by 5pm. Please let T. Theresa know by 5/17.

5/30 Q&A Come hang out with the teachers! We’re having our Q&A again from 6:30-9:30pm at location TBD. Dinner is included of course. Please let your small group teacher know by 5/24 so we know how much food to prepare.

6/20-6/24 Element Summer Retreat 2008 – Save the Date! We have a very exciting summer retreat to look forward to! The retreat will be held at the Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst. More details to come so stay tuned!

Church-wide DT Schedule Week of 5/5-5/11 2 Corinthians 4-5 Week of 5/12-5/18 2 Corinthians 11

Meet the Bible DT Schedule 5/4 Sun – Day 343 5/5 Mon – Day 344 5/6 Tues – Day 345 5/7 Weds – Day 346 5/8 Thurs – Day 347 5/9 Fri – Day 348 5/10 Sat – Day 349