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Valley Church Community Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 4 • November 2, 2018
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
11/9VALLEY GOLDEN AGERS
THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON
11/11BAPTISM
11/11 CHURCH FAMILY POTLUCK
WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS
11/11ZIMBABWE 2019 INTEREST
MEETING
11/12-11/19OCC COLLECTION WEEK (p. 1)
11/16 MOPS
11/18CHILD DEDICATION
11/22THANKSGIVING DINNER (p. 1)
12/1WOMEN'S TEA (p. 1)
12/16, 12/23 & 12/24 CHRISTMAS SERVICES (p. 1)
Valley Church 10885 N. Stelling Rd.
Cupertino, CA
www.valleychurch.org
(408) 739-4642
HOLIDAY EVENTS
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HIGHLIGHTS
It's already that time of year again--holiday season! Valley Church has many exciting events for this time of year. Scroll down for the latest.
THANKSGIVING DINNER--November 22 at the Campus Center. Fun and fellowship starts at 5:00pm, followed by dinner at 6:00pm. Food/help/donations will be gratefully accepted. RSVP by Sunday November 18 at the table on the church patio between worship services.
The Weekly CHASER is now available as a PDF that you can edit and save. Visit:
http://valleychurch.org/v/chaser/and click on the link for the CHASER you
want to access. For questions, email [email protected]
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD--National Collection Week is November 12-19. The Valley Church Activities Center will serve as a Drop-Off Collection Center. For shoebox drop-off schedule and/or to sign-up to volunteer, click HERE to see the schedule and volunteer needs. For more information, email [email protected].
CHRISTMAS SERVICES--For the month of December, Valley Church will celebrate advent each Sunday. Valley Church will provide a special choir and orchestra worship on December 16. Then on December 23, we will have Christmas worship services at 9:00am (traditional) and 10:45am (contemporary).On December 24, there will be Christmas Eve service at 5:00pm. Come join us celebrate the birth of Christ.
WOMEN'S MINISTRIES
WOMEN'S TEA--Attention Valley Church ladies of all ages! Bring your friends and mark your calendar for Saturday, December 1 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm for the Christmas Tea. Popular Christian author and speaker, Rhonda Stoppe, will share an encouraging Christmas message. Rhonda is a "hometown girl," having grown up in the Bay Area and even attended Valley Christian High School. She has authored numerous articles and books and speaks all over the country. She has appeared on the Focus on the Family radio broadcast and has a warm, engaging style of applying the truth of scripture to day to day life as a wife and mom. We will hear Rhonda in the sanctuary, then enjoy a meet and greet dessert reception in the Campus Center. And speaking of dessert, we need people to bake up some goodies, so if you would like to help out with that, please email [email protected].
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WOMEN'S MINISTRIES-continued
WOMEN'S TEA continued--To learn more about Rhonda and her heart for helping women, please check out www.rhondastoppe.com.To sign up for the Christmas Tea, email [email protected] or go to the church patio between worship services (10:15 - 10:45 am) November 11, 18, 25. Cost is $10.
CHILDREN & STUDENT MINISTRIES UPDATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
MIDDLE SCHOOL MINISTRIES (LOL)--Holiday and mission projects will be coming up for middle schoolers in November or December. Details will be on the LOL website page (http://valleychurch.org/v/connect/students/middle-school/) or through email from Clayton Eddleman, our Middle School Ministries Director. To get on the LOL mailing list to receive LOL notifications, email [email protected]. Middle School winter camp at Mount Hermon is also coming up on January 11-13, 2019. Registration will begin soon. For more information or to sign up, email [email protected].
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FELLOWSHIP (ISF)--This fall of 2018, we’ve had one of the largest incoming classes ever with over 70 students coming regularly. You may have already seen some of them attending Valley services and events. We would love to widen their relationships to Christian families at Valley Church and invite you to be a part of this. Would you consider having a couple of students over for a dinner or two in your home? Maybe for Thanksgiving? We also need more help welcoming students for winter quarter on December 13 and spring quarter in March. Would you consider joining us? Please reach out to Terry Yu at (408) 996-9413 or Gary Claassen at (408) 757-5577 if you would like to help or hear more about ways you can be involved in the lives of these youngmen and women. You can make a difference reaching the nations! For more information about ISF, contactTerry Yu at [email protected].
WOMEN'S RETREAT SUMMARY --38 ladies joined us at Redwood Christian Park at the end of September for the women’s retreat. Grace Lee from Chinese Church in Christ was our guest speaker, and the topic was Surrender. A seemingly tough headline was made easier to bear with the reminder that by fully depending on God and His perfect wisdom, all things become easier. When we hand situations over to God and share them with Him, He lightens the load and equips us in the way only He intends and is able. The weekend was a real treat, with time for making new friends, hiking, crafting, talking with God, eating food prepared for us by others and playing the most ridiculous group games. If you were considering joining this year and decided against it, we strongly recommend signing up next year. Thanks again retreat team - you spoiled us.
STEM ON STELLING UPDATE--Over 400 people (300+ visitors and 100+ helpers) converged on the Valley Church campus on Oct. 6 for our 2nd Annual STEM event. Booths included DNA "splicing", making LED flashlights, flower dissection, robotics, anatomy & fitness, and even glass blowing. Children had fun with slime, legos, math puzzles, rockets, rabbits and much more! Plus, free popcorn and snow cones. Thank you to those who helped! The GOSPEL was spread through science and technology and most importantly through our love for the Lord.
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MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE OR GIVE
PASTORAL NEWS
VALLEY CHURCH TECH TEAM--Help run our audio/visual/lighting equipment. We will train you! If interested, contact Daniel Kim at [email protected].
COFFEE MINISTRY--We have openings in both our Cornerstone Cafe and our Sunday Patio Perks. Coffee Ministry is usually one Sunday a month commitment. If interest, contact Daniel Kim at [email protected] or Susan VDB at [email protected].
INTERVARSITY URBANA CONFERENCE--Discern your place in God's global mission by joining with 16,000 college students, graduates, faculty, missions organization and seminary representatives, and ministry leaders from around the world, December 27-31, in St. Louis, MO. Visit www.urbana.org for details. Support those going to Urbana by giving to the Urbana scholarship fund. Please make out your check to Valley Church with "Urbana" in the memo line. Thank you for encouraging the next generation of global leaders.
This fall Valley Church has had some exciting new pastoral changes. Pastor Darren Seitz switched from the role of Growth Point Pastor to Showing Point Pastor. His work will focus on local outreach ministry. Andy Drake has now filled the role of Growth Point Pastor. His work will focus on ministries that help us grow in our faith in the Lord.Andy has been serving in ministry in the Cupertino area for many years and is delighted to be part of the Valley Church family and leadership team. He is passionate about helping people experience and express the love of Jesus. Andy finds great joy in helping each individual know the love, grace, peace, and hope of God as they live an abundant life through Jesus Christ. His mission is to win the secular individual to Christ, build the convinced individual in faith, and equip the committed individual to do the work of the ministry. Andy is eager to make a tangible and eternal difference in the lives of others as he provides leadership to the spiritual formation pathway at Valley Church (Community Groups, Adult Education, Children’s, Youth, Men’s and Women’s ministries). Andy and his wife Amy have been married for 30 years and have two children. Their daughter Olivia and her husband Gerrit live in Bethesda, Maryland, and their son Evan is a recent college graduate living in the Bay Area. Before being called to Valley Church, Andy was a pastor at Peninsula Bible Church Cupertino and Valley Community Church in Pleasanton. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Management from San Jose State with a minor in Psychology. Andy also completed a pastoral intern program at Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto and a variety of coursework from Regent College, Oxford University/Wycliffe Hall, and Western Seminary.Please give a warm welcome to Pastor Andy!