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Mother’s Day Assignment for Dads, Granddads and Siblings
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Hey everyone,
To honor Moms on Mother’s Day, May 13, we’re planning to create a video to show in church. The video will be made up of kids’ (ages 2 to 17; older kids can be a part of this!) responses to simple questions about their moms, either captured on video (preferred) or sent to us in writing along with photos of the kids who answered the questions. Anyone (Dads, older siblings, Grandads, etc.) can participate by making a video with your family members or submitting written answers and photos. (Granddads: if your son or son-in-law is super busy, you can step in and make this happen with the grandkids!)
Here’s what to do:
Option 1
Use the simple form below to sign up and let us knowing you’re planning to submit a video.
Grab a video camera (or your smartphone), choose a few questions from the list below, and ask your kids to answer them on camera:
• What does your mom do all day?
• Why did your mom marry your dad?
• Why did God make mothers?
• How does your mom serve you?
• What do you love about your mom?
• What’s the best thing your mom’s ever done for you?
• What’s the best thing about your mom?
• If your mom were an animal, what would she be?
• If your mom were a color, what color would she be?
Tips:
• If you don’t have a video camera (or smartphone that records video), consider asking a friend who has one to help you out.
• Work with the kids as a group or individually, your call.
• Try to make sure the audio is understandable.
• Be aware of what’s in the background of your video. (Light sources and windows usually are not helpful in the background.)
• How to submit your video:
–If you’re comfortable with online video, post your video to YouTube or Vimeo for us to download.
–Send us the video file using a service like https://www.yousendit.com
–If the file is small, e-mail it to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
–Drop a thumb drive by the church office (or we can transfer the file while you wait)
–Keep in mind, we only need the best portions of your video, so you can trim it down before posting or sending it.
Option 2
Ask your kids the questions, and write down their exact responses. Use the form below to send in the responses along with one or more good photos of the kids involved.
Deadline
We need your submission (video, or text and photos) by April 22. Have a question? E-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Thank you
This is great way to surprise and encourage mom (and maybe give her a big laugh!). Thanks for participating!
March 21 2012 at 8:57 pm
A Word of Encouragement for Members 50 and Older
2 CommentsIn church a few weeks ago, Peter Giglio shared the following words to encourage the church. We asked Peter if we could post them here for everyone’s edification.
Psalm 92:12-14 – “The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedar of Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord, they flourish in the courts or our God. They still bear fruit in old age, they are ever full of sap and green.”
I believe there are many here today who heard Robin’s [Boisvert] prayer last week and were wondering if that was for you. You are entering a time in your life where you have more time on your hands and less demands. The children are older and have moved out. Your career has leveled out and you are beginning to think about retirement. You have stabilized financially and have extra money to spend or give. You are wondering what to do at this time of your life. You are wondering if it’s time to just wind down and let the next generation take over.
I believe God would want to redirect you. I believe He would want you to know that He has been investing in you all your life and wants a return on his investment. He has placed gifts and talents in you that he has been developing all your life, and now is the time to use them for His kingdom and his purposes. Now is the time of fruitfulness. This should be the best time of your life. As a result of experiencing Gods faithfulness all your life, it would be fitting that the middle age and older folks be the ones that are the most passionate in worship, the most zealous for good works, the most generous in giving, the most evangelistic, have an increasing burden for the lost, have a desire to be senders or goers in missions, are the most outward-focused, and are the most forward thinking in the growth, health and mission of the church. This is a call for all those around 50 and older to go, do and be all that God wants you to be at this time in your life.
January 6 2012 at 10:01 am
January: It’s All About the Bible
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As Joshua shared this past Sunday, on January 8 we’re launching into a new sermon series called “Reading the Bible for All Its Worth.” The content had been planned for a Sunday Class taught by Don DeVries, but we’ve decided to make it a sermon series instead. Basically Don’s just going to be holding class in the main auditorium! (Don will teach the first three Sundays, and Ben Wikner the fourth and final one.) Please join us for these four important Sundays.
During the series, we plan to have a few people share how they interact with God’s Word—how they are meeting God, growing, and being strengthened through Bible reading, meditation, study and/or memorization. To that end, we want to collect some stories that will build up the body and then choose a few for people to share in church over the course of the series.
We invite you to participate by using this simple online form to share how you’re meeting God through his Word. On the form, we’ve provided some categories that may describe your situation. But no worries if you and your testimony don’t fit one of the categories. They are just to get you thinking.
We are not looking for amazing, impressive testimonies ... just simple, real-life stories of God’s Word working in real lives. We want to hear about the struggles as well as the high points and hear from as many people as possible.
Depending on the responses, we also hope to share some of the stories on the church website. This is a way to stir one another up as we reflect on God’s goodness in revealing himself through his Word. Psalm 119:162 says, "I rejoice at your word, like one who finds great spoil."
Share your story here.
December 25 2011 at 11:32 am
New Year’s Day
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On New Years’s Day, we’ll have one service at 10 a.m. with normal Discovery Land (Children’s Ministry) for infants through 5th grade but no middle school class. We are pleased to have Mark Lauterbach from Grace Church San Diego coming to preach.
Mark became became part of Sovereign Grace Ministries in 2003 after more than twenty years of pastoral experience and has served as senior pastor at Grace Church since 2005. He is originally from Pittsburgh and is a Steelers fan despite living in Charger territory. He and his wife Rondi have three adult children (all married), two grandchildren, and a dog. They live in Escondido.
Please note that the church building will be closed on January 2.
December 15 2011 at 4:17 pm
Terry Virgo Messages
2 CommentsJoshua mentioned on Sunday that we would make available video of the Terry Virgo messages from this past weekend. Below are all three: two from Saturday evening and one from Sunday.
We are providing them here using a video sharing service called Vimeo. Soon, we’ll be offering video of recent sermons directly in the Resource Library. But for now, feel the freedom to bookmark the Covenant Life Vimeo channel that has sermons going back to December of 2010.
Special thanks to Dave Wilcox and the Production teams who work hard to make live and recorded sermon video (and audio) happen, and Communications volunteer Caleb Barker who has handled much of the processing/encoding of sermon video.
Visit the Resource Library for audio of Terry’s messages.
December 8 2011 at 5:58 pm
Schedule: Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day
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We hope everyone will join us for services over the holidays. Here are the details:
December 23 & 24 | Christmas Eve services | 6:30 p.m.
Please arrive early for seating.
Child care will be provided for ages 0 to 5.
December 25 | Christmas Day | One service – 10 to 11 a.m.
Attend with your kids, and enjoy this family-oriented service.
No child care will be provided. No middle school class.
January 1 | New Year’s Day | One service – 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Child care will be provided for ages infant through 5th grade.
No middle school class.
The church building will be closed on Mondays December 26 and January 2.