June 29, 2008
6/29/08 Ministry Opportunities and Prayer Concerns:
Welcome to our visitors! Everyone is invited next door for $2 lunch fellowship with the Taiwanese side after this service. Childcare available.
Use EM info card to drop suggestions or prayer requests in offering.
Pastor John officially completed ministry in FPC on 6/30. We thank him for his 4+ years dedicated ministry, love, care, strengthen our youth's faith and mission training to FPC. We will miss him very much. We will continue to pray for his call as Chaplain Officer to minister the U S Navy young men and women. May God richly bless Pastor John.
Guest Preacher; Thank you, Rev. Tim Phillips for preaching today!
7/6, 27 Rev. Joseph Njaba. 7/13-20 Rev. Maricarmen Castro. 8/3 Rev. David Wells. 8/10 EM Retreat—Jon Li.
Pastor John thanks FPC for kind farewells and 6/20 party. He will give his new contact info as a Navy Chaplain a.s.a.p.
EM joint SS starts June 22 to Aug 24 at Fellowship Hall: DVD topic: “What is the Missional Church?”
Website Improvements! Go to www.fpcinhouston.org for permission slips, forms, info, recent bulletins, pictures, etc. Thanks, Dale Voon!
3rd quarter EM calendar draft: Where can you help out? Please contact Amy Su
Session announced that TM called pastor Michael Chen's ordination will be in Dallas, July 13. He will start minister in FPC August 01. If anyone would like to attend his Dallas ordination, please contact Elder Jeff Chang.
VBS bore awesome Gal 5:22-23 Fruit: Thanks, Director ‘Scarecrow’ Micky, all participants and helpers!
Mission Trip to Taiwan, July 3-22: The church will pray and send the Team off in the TM service today.
Pray for the team, training, financial needs right after today ($17,000)
Lord’s Loopers Table Tennis Ministry: Come to Sat practices, 8-10am at Houston TT Association (11109 Bellaire), $1. See JennyL or MaggieT.
Retreats:
1) Celebration Retreat (Cursillo for teens), 7/11-7/13 at Cho-Yeh. Find info/applications at www.gpch.org/celebration.
2) Roots & Wings conference, Atlanta, 7/10-13 for young leaders in TPCs.
3) JAM (Jesus And Music): music/worship day camp for high schoolers, 7/21-25, 10am-5pm. New Heart Ministries invites all-level (and no level) instrumentalists and singers. Info: www.newheartmusic.org/jam2008 or call 281-568-0831. Cost: $200.
4) FPC EM Retreat, Aug 8-10 at Trinity Pines with Jon Li. Cost will be $40. See website or Gui for reg. forms. Planning team visit to TrinityP in July.
5) FPC scholarship help available. See Elders Karen or Amy.Multigeneration Group Fellowship usually meets 1st and 3rd Fridays for praise, Bible study, fun. 6:40 potluck 7:45-9+pm, song, devotion, activity. College/Career 5th Fri Movie Night: next up at FPC(?) on 8/29, 7pm.
Prayer Requests:
Thanksgivings:
Fruit of the Spirit ; Newly Wed. couple : Alberto/Ladybird; StacyTsai/ Ryan (6/28) …grads…summer vac…new TM Pastor Michael Chen & fam (ord svc, house search)
Supplications:
flood victims…Myanmar/China… persecuted Christians...job seekers… funeral: KLiu dad in Taiwan, pray for Karen's family; health: Yang C-L; pain sufferers… expecting: Joyce/Jed Lee...FPC missionaries…Tony Yeh… Pastor John…service men and women…
