WHAT’S COMING UP June 25-28 (Thurs-Sun): Element Summer Retreat

• Cost: $60
• Location: Sierra Lodge
• Meeting Time: 11:30am on Thursday, 6/25 at North Loop
• Arrival Time: 6:00pm on Sunday, 6/28 at North Loop
• Packing List:
  • Bible/Notebook
  • Pen/Pencil
  • Offering
  • Change of clothes
  • Pajamas
  • Toiletries
  • Towel
  • Water bottle
  • Sleeping bag (for boys only)
  • Twin-size bedsheet (for girls only)
  • Work clothes (and work gloves if you have them) 
  • Flashlight (optional)
  • NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE ALLOWED AT THE RETREAT.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 1 (Wed): Senior Farewell A special farewell to congratulate the seniors and wish them well as they enter a new chapter in their lives!

• Time: 8pm-10pm
• Location: North Loop

July 2-4: 4th of July Getaway More details to come!

Church Wide DT

• John 12 (DT Questions | Commentary | Sharing)

For more information please contact Claire Kim at claireskim@gmail.com.

WHAT’S COMING UP June 17-19 (Wed-Fri): GFC Worldview Camp This event is for high school students who have been to Worldview Academy.

• Cost: $60 (early bird deadline is past)
• Contact John Vang if you would like to sign-up: (510) 220-6920
• Drop Off: 8:30am at North Loop
• Pick Up: 9:30pm at North Loop (except on Friday we'll go straight into bible study)

Friday, June 19 – Workday for Yard Sale Come and help at NL from 1-5pm. We need lots of help to prepare for the yard sale. Dinner will be provided! If you're interested, let your small group leader know.

Friday, June 19 – Friday Bible Study Bring your 30 Hour Famine Consent Form by Friday!

• Drop Off: 6:15pm at North Loop
• Pick Up: 10:30pm at North Loop

Saturday, June 20 – 30 Hour Famine We will be doing a Yard Sale at Lincoln Middle School's parking lot as well as going door to door for more sponsors.  We'll be starting bright and early at 8am! Please bring items that you don't use at home for the Yard Sale. Let's fast together and raise money for hungry children! Our 30 hour famine fast starts at Saturday 12am (midnight between Friday and Saturday) until Sunday 6am.

• Drop Off: 8:00am at Lincoln Middle School
• Pick Up: 5:00pm at North Loop

Sunday, June 21 – Sunday Worship Service

• Drop Off: 9:45am at North Loop
• Pick Up: 2:00pm at North Loop

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 25-28 (Thurs-Sun): Element Summer Retreat

• Cost: $60
• Location: Sierra Lodge
• Departure Time: 1:00pm on Thursday, 6/25
• Arrival Time: 6:00pm on Sunday, 6/28

July 2-4: 4th of July Getaway

July 19-24 (Sun-Thurs): Worldview Academy in Atherton, CA

Church Wide DT

• John 9 (DT Questions | Commentary | Sharing)
• Memory Verse: John 9:3-4

This past Friday, Element joined the rest of Gracepoint for the first session of Multiply Your Talents!  We began our lessons in classes such as audio systems, Photoshop, photography, filming, video editing, guitar, and more.  By the end of the summer, we should all be better equipped to serve God with our newly developed talents. After MYT, the 7th and 8th graders got a lesson from Teacher Esther on what a worldview is and how that affects our lives, while the high school students heard the first message from Pastor Ed's Truth Haters message series, and how we blame our past, others, and circumstances in order to avoid the truth about ourselves that we need to face.

On Sunday, the Jr. High students met at James and Claire's house, and the Sr. High students met at Pastor Will and Esther's for their home worship service.  We started off our day with a hearty breakfast before we launched into our study of our DT in Nehemiah 1.  We were challenged as we thought about the hard things we are called to do as the Nehemiahs of our day, to restore what is broken around us.

We finished off our time together at Godfrey Park.  After meeting in our planning committees, Teacher Josh taught us a hilarious new game called "Eggs-Chickens-Dinosaurs-Rulers" before we began our sports time of ultimate frisbee, volleyball, and soccer.  After several hours in the sun, I think we all ended the day just a couple shades darker than before.

See you next week!

WHAT’S COMING UP Friday, June 12 – Multiply Your Talents and Bible Study

• 6:15pm Drop off at Northloop – Please eat dinner before you come!
• 7:00pm-9:40pm MYT and Bible Study
• 10:30pm pick up at Northloop

Sunday, May 31 – Sunday Worship Service

• 10am-11:30am Sunday Worship Service
• 11:30am-2:30pm Lunch and Sports at Tilman Park
• 2:30pm-3:30pm Small Group Time
• 3:30pm pick up at Northloop

**Changes: Youth Graduation Celebration on Sunday, July 12!

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 17-20 (Wed-Sat): GFC Worldview Camp June 20 (Sat): 30 hour Famine June 25-28 (Thurs-Sun): Element Summer Retreat July 12 (Sun): Youth Graduation Celebration July 19-24 (Sun-Thurs): Worldview Academy in Atherton, CA

WHAT’S COMING UP. Welcome to Element all new teachers!

Friday, June 5 – Multiply Your Talents and Bible Study @ 1st Presbyterian Church, Berkeley. Bring $20 for registration!

• 6:15pm Drop off at Northloop – Please eat dinner before you come!
• 7:00pm-9:40pm MYT and Bible Study
• 10:30pm pick up at Northloop

Sunday, June 7 - Home Church Service 

We will be having home church starting this Sunday followed by sports time. Parents, please drop off your child at North Loop at 9:45am. We will provide breakfast and lunch.

• Drop off: 9:45AM @ Northloop
• Pick up: 3:30PM @ Northloop

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS

Youth Graduation at Sunday Service @ Willard Middle School Date: June 14 (Sun)

GFC Worldview Camp

Dates: June 17-20 (Wed-Sat) Prerequisite: This event is for high school students who have been to Worldview Academy. Cost: $60 Contact John Vang if you would like to sign up (510) 220-6920.

30 Hour Famine Date: June 20 (Sat)

Element Summer Retreat Dates: June 25-28 (Thurs-Sun) Cost: TBD

Worldview Academy in Atherton, CA Worldview Academy is an excellent program where top-notch speakers teach teenagers to think and live in accord with a biblical worldview.

• Who: Middle and High School Students
• Dates: July 19-24 (Sun-Thurs)
• Location: Menlo College, Atherton, CA
• Cost: $299 (church and fundraiser will subsidize $300)
• Official Website: www.worldview.org

Church-wide DT

• Week 22 (6/1-6/7): Nehemiah 1,2 (DT Questions | Commentary | Sharing)
• Memory Verse: Nehemiah 1:8-9  "Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.'"

This past Sunday, we held our first ever Element Sunday Worship Service!  We began our time with some rockin' praise, and Pastor Will kicked off the message series for the summer: God's Top 10.  We read in Exodus 20 about the first two commandments: we should have no other gods before us, and that we are not to make or worship any other idols.  We learned how we worship ourselves as our idols (as illustrated by the HUGE mirror in the room), and that we fill our lives with other things like grades and money to fill the spiritual void that only God can fill (see Porsche commercial below!). After service, we headed over to Tilman Park for a time of volleyball and ultimate frisbee, where we saw some great serves and strategic plays (ask Teacher Josh to show you his secret to playing Defense).  We ended our time together by joining planning committees for 30 Hr Famine, E-Land, Summer Kickoff, and the Element Welcome Team to plan for some of our events coming up this summer.

Whew!  What a packed Sunday.  See you next week!

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This commercial was used as an illustration in this past Sunday's message.  This commercial claims that the Porsche 911 is "quite simply, the purest expression of who we are." Pastor Will hopes that what we drive doesn't reflect who we are--he drives an old Nissan Quest minivan with dents all over it!

WHAT’S COMING UP Welcome to Pastor Will and Esther!

Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day Picnic!

• 12pm-3pm Leydecker Park (3225 Mecartney Rd, Alameda)
• We will join our college department for barbecue and sports!

Friday-Saturday, May 29-30 – Small Group Sleepovers

• Friday 7pm - Saturday 8pm
• Study & Picnic
• Saturday 8pm Parents Pick Up Students @ 2000 North Loop Rd.
• Students whose parents are going to the Korean Department retreat will stay with teachers until Sunday

Sunday, May 24 - Element Home Church Service  

• 10:00am-11:30am  Element Home Church Service @ Bayfarm Elementary School

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS

GFC Worldview Camp

Dates: June 17-20 (Wed-Sat) Prerequisite: This event is for high school students who have been to Worldview Academy. Cost: $60 Contact John Vang if you would like to sign up (510) 220-6920.

30 Hour Famine Date: June 20 (Sat)

Youth Graduation at Sunday Service @ Willard Middle School Date: June 14 (Sun)

Element Summer Retreat Dates: June 25-28 (Thurs-Sun) Cost: TBD

Worldview Academy in Atherton, CA Worldview Academy is an excellent program where top-notch speakers teach teenagers to think and live in accord with a biblical worldview.

• Who: Middle and High School Students
• Dates: July 19-24 (Sun-Fri)
• Location: Menlo College, Atherton, CA
• Cost: $299 (church and fundraiser will subsidize $300)
• Official Website: www.worldview.org

Church-wide DT

• Week 21 (5/25-5/31): 2 Kings 5 (DT Questions | Commentary | Sharing)

WHAT’S COMING UP Sunday, May 17 - Gracepoint Sunday Worship Service

• 10am Prayer Meeting @ Willard Middle School
• 11:30am Sunday Worship Service @ Willard Middle School
• 12:45pm Chair Takedown
• 1:30pm-4:10pm Lunch & SG Time
• 4:30pm Parents Pick Up Students @ 2000 North Loop Rd

Fri-Sat, May 29-30 – Sleepovers by small group!

• Friday 7pm until Saturday 8pm
• Study during the day on Saturday,  picnic late afternoon
• Saturday 8pm Parents Pick Up Students @ 2000 North Loop Rd.
• Students whose parents are going to the Korean Department retreat will stay with teachers until Sunday

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS

GFC Worldview Camp Dates: June 17-20 (Wed-Sat) Prerequisite: This event is for high school students who have been to Worldview Academy. Cost: $50 if you sign up by 5/15. $60 after 5/15. Contact John Vang if you would like to sign up (510) 220-6920.

30 Hour Famine Date: June 20 (Sat)

Youth Graduation at Sunday Service @ Willard Middle School Date: June 21 (Sun)

Element Summer Retreat Dates: June 25-28 (Thurs-Sun) Cost: TBD

Worldview Academy in Atherton, CA Worldview Academy is an excellent program where top-notch speakers teach teenagers to think and live in accord with a biblical worldview.

• Who: Middle and High School Students
• Dates: July 19-24 (Sun-Fri)
• Location: Menlo College, Atherton, CA
• Cost: $299 (church and fundraiser will subsidize $300)
• Official Website: www.worldview.org

Church-wide DT

• Week 19 (5/18-5/24): 1 Samuel 13 and 15 (DT Questions | Commentary | Sharing)
• Memory Verse of the Week: 1 Samuel 15:22 - "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

WHAT’S COMING UP Friday, May 15 -- Bible Study

• 7pm-11pm starting with dinner!
• Gym night at Alameda High School
• 11pm Parents Pick Up Students @ 2000 North Loop Rd

Sunday, May 17 – Sunday Service

• 10am Prayer Meeting @ Willard Middle School
• 11:30am Sunday Worship Service
• 12:45pm Chair Takedown
• 1:30pm-4:10pm Lunch & SG Time
• 4:30pm Parents Pick Up Students @ 2000 North Loop Rd

Fri-Sat, May 29-30 – Sleepovers by small group!

• Friday 7pm until Saturday 8pm
• Study during the day on Saturday,  picnic late afternoon
• Saturday 8pm Parents Pick Up Students @ 2000 North Loop Rd.
• Due to Korean Department Retreat, KD kids will stay with teachers until Sunday; pick up at Northloop

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS

GFC Worldview Camp Dates: June 17-20 (Wed-Sat) Prerequisite: This event is for high school students who have been to Worldview Academy. Cost: $50 if you sign up by 5/15. $60 after 5/15. Contact John Vang if you would like to sign up (510) 220-6920.

30 Hour Famine Date: June 20 (Sat)

Youth Graduation at Sunday Service @ Willard Middle School Date: June 21 (Sun)

Element Summer Retreat Dates: June 25-28 (Thurs-Sun) Cost: TBD

Church-wide DT Week 18: 5/4-5/10 Colossians 3 (Download DT Questions) Memory Verse of the Week: Colossians 3:1-3