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Updated July 26, 2010   •    Facility Request Form
CALENDAR

Saturday, July 31
9:15 am  AA-Women's Recovery - Rainbow #5.
4:00 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #3.
5:15 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #2.
Sunday, August 1
7:30 am  Bible Study/Larry Creasey - Fireside Room.
8:45 am  8:45 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
8:45 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:30 am  10:30 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
10:30 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:30 am  The Bridge Worship Service - Zirbel Hall.
12:30 pm  Taiwanese Worship Service - Classroom #1, Classroom #2, Fireside Room, Round Room #4.
6:00 pm  Rossmoor Park-Jr & Sr High Youth - Off Campus Event.
Monday, August 2
9:00 am  Vacation Bible School - 2/3 Room #6, Choir Room, Classroom #1, Classroom #10, Classroom #2, Classroom #3, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Fireside Room, Gym, Main Kitchen, Narthex, Nursery, Rainbow #5, Round Room #.
6:30 pm  Small Group Leaders - Fireside Room.
7:00 pm  Prayer for the Persecuted Church - Choir Room.
7:00 pm  Quilting - Round Room #4.
7:30 pm  College Group - Rainbow #5.
Tuesday, August 3
6:00 am  Covenant Group - Fireside Room.
6:00 am  Men's Covenant Group - Library.
9:00 am  Vacation Bible School - 2/3 Room #6, Choir Room, Classroom #1, Classroom #10, Classroom #2, Classroom #3, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Fireside Room, Gym, Main Kitchen, Narthex, Nursery, Rainbow #5, Round Room #.
12:10 pm  All Staff Meeting - Library.
2:00 pm  Planning Meeting - Library.
4:00 pm  Praise Team Rehearsal - Sanctuary.
7:00 pm  Deacons Meeting - Fireside Room.
7:00 pm  Family Ministry Meeting - Round Room #4.
Wednesday, August 4
9:00 am  Vacation Bible School - 2/3 Room #6, Choir Room, Classroom #1, Classroom #10, Classroom #2, Classroom #3, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Fireside Room, Gym, Main Kitchen, Narthex, Nursery, Rainbow #5, Round Room #.
Thursday, August 5
9:00 am  Vacation Bible School - 2/3 Room #6, Choir Room, Classroom #1, Classroom #10, Classroom #2, Classroom #3, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Fireside Room, Gym, Main Kitchen, Narthex, Nursery, Rainbow #5, Round Room #.
6:00 pm  Praise Team Rehearsal - Choir Room, Sanctuary.
6:30 pm  Local Missions Meeting - Classroom #2.
7:00 pm  Alcoholics Anonymous - Youth Room.
7:00 pm  US Coast Guard Auxiliary - Round Room #4.
7:15 pm  Covenant Group - Rainbow #5.
Friday, August 6
9:00 am  Vacation Bible School - 2/3 Room #6, Choir Room, Classroom #1, Classroom #10, Classroom #2, Classroom #3, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Fireside Room, Gym, Main Kitchen, Narthex, Nursery, Rainbow #5, Round Room #.
6:00 pm  VBS Program - Sanctuary.
8:00 pm  AA Meeting - Choir Room.
Saturday, August 7
9:15 am  AA-Women's Recovery - Rainbow #5.
4:00 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #3.
5:15 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #2.
Sunday, August 8
7:30 am  Bible Study/Larry Creasey - Fireside Room.
8:45 am  8:45 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
8:45 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:00 am  Blood Pressure Checks - Gym.
10:30 am  10:30 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
10:30 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:30 am  The Bridge Worship Service - Zirbel Hall.
11:30 am  Blood Pressure Checks - Gym.
12:30 pm  Taiwanese Worship Service - Classroom #1, Classroom #2, Fireside Room, Round Room #4.
1:00 pm  GSPC Day at McGaugh Pool - Off Campus Event.
6:00 pm  Rossmoor Park-Jr & Sr High Youth - Off Campus Event.
Monday, August 9
10:00 am  Help Yourself to Health (Keeping Faithfully Fit) - Gym.
1:00 pm  New Covenant Group - Rainbow #5.
4:00 pm  Outreach Planning Committee - Fireside Room.
6:30 pm  Small Group Leaders - Fireside Room.
7:30 pm  Boy Scouts - Zirbel Hall.
7:30 pm  College Group - Rainbow #5.
Tuesday, August 10
6:00 am  Covenant Group - Fireside Room.
6:00 am  Men's Covenant Group - Library.
6:45 am  Donna's Covenant Group - Round Room #4.
8:30 am  Support Group - Rainbow #5.
10:00 am  Logos Ministries - 2/3 Room #6, Nursery, Sanctuary, Zirbel Hall.
2:00 pm  Planning Meeting - Library.
4:00 pm  Praise Team Rehearsal - Sanctuary.
7:00 pm  Adult Ed Team Meeting - Rainbow #5.
7:00 pm  Children/Family Ministry Meeting - Fireside Room.
7:00 pm  Communications Team Meeting - Classroom #3.
7:00 pm  Nursery Care for Events - 2/3 Room #6, Nursery.
7:00 pm  Stewardship Team Meeting - Library.
7:00 pm  Welcoming Ministry Team Meeting - Round Room #4.
7:00 pm  World-Wide Missions Committee Meeting - Brides Room.
7:00 pm  Worship Team Meeting - Choir Room.
Wednesday, August 11
10:00 am  Help Yourself to Health (Keeping Faithfully Fit) - Gym.
10:00 am  Quilters-Monthly - Round Room #4.
5:00 pm  AYSO - Fireside Room, Round Room #4.
Thursday, August 12
9:00 am  Library Ministry - Library.
12:00 pm  Al-Anon Meeting - Youth Room.
1:00 pm  American Standard Party Bridge - Fireside Room.
6:00 pm  Praise Team Rehearsal - Choir Room, Sanctuary.
7:00 pm  Alcoholics Anonymous - Youth Room.
7:00 pm  Circle Meeting - Library.
7:00 pm  US Coast Guard Auxiliary - Round Room #4.
Friday, August 13
11:00 am  Help Yourself to Health (Keeping Faithfully Fit) - Gym.
5:00 pm  AYSO - Fireside Room, Round Room #4.
8:00 pm  AA Meeting - Choir Room.
Saturday, August 14
7:00 am  Men's Ministry - Fireside Room.
9:00 am  Logos Ministries - Zirbel Hall.
9:15 am  AA-Women's Recovery - Rainbow #5.
9:30 am  Christian Literary Women - Fireside Room.
4:00 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #3.
5:15 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #2.
Sunday, August 15
7:30 am  Bible Study/Larry Creasey - Fireside Room.
8:45 am  8:45 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
8:45 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:30 am  10:30 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
10:30 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:30 am  The Bridge Worship Service - Zirbel Hall.
12:30 pm  Taiwanese Worship Service - Classroom #1, Classroom #2, Fireside Room, Round Room #4.
1:00 pm  Jr. High Camp-Forest Home - Off Campus Event.
6:00 pm  Rossmoor Park-Jr & Sr High Youth - Off Campus Event.
Monday, August 16
ALL DAY  Jr. High Camp-Forest Home - Off Campus Event.
10:00 am  Help Yourself to Health (Keeping Faithfully Fit) - Gym North.
6:30 pm  Small Group Leaders - Fireside Room.
7:00 pm  Quilting - Round Room #4.
7:30 pm  Boy Scouts - Zirbel Hall.
7:30 pm  College Group - Rainbow #5.
Tuesday, August 17
ALL DAY  Jr. High Camp-Forest Home - Off Campus Event.
6:00 am  Covenant Group - Fireside Room.
6:00 am  Men's Covenant Group - Library.
6:45 am  Donna's Covenant Group - Round Room #4.
8:30 am  Support Group - Rainbow #5.
10:00 am  Logos Ministries - 2/3 Room #6, Nursery, Sanctuary, Zirbel Hall.
12:00 pm  Program Staff Meeting - Fireside Room.
2:00 pm  Planning Meeting - Library.
4:00 pm  Praise Team Rehearsal - Sanctuary.
6:30 pm  Stephen Ministry - Classroom #3, Fireside Room.
7:00 pm  Local Missions Team Meeting - Round Room #4.
Wednesday, August 18
ALL DAY  Jr. High Camp-Forest Home - Off Campus Event.
10:00 am  Help Yourself to Health (Keeping Faithfully Fit) - Gym North.
Thursday, August 19
ALL DAY  Jr. High Camp-Forest Home - Off Campus Event.
7:00 am  CASA Youth Event - Main Kitchen, Zirbel Hall.
9:00 am  Library Ministry - Library.
12:00 pm  Al-Anon Meeting - Youth Room.
1:00 pm  American Standard Party Bridge - Fireside Room.
6:00 pm  Praise Team Rehearsal - Choir Room, Sanctuary.
7:00 pm  Alcoholics Anonymous - Youth Room.
7:00 pm  US Coast Guard Auxiliary - Round Room #4.
7:15 pm  Covenant Group - Rainbow #5.
Friday, August 20
ALL DAY  Jr. High Camp-Forest Home - Off Campus Event.
11:00 am  Help Yourself to Health (Keeping Faithfully Fit) - Gym.
8:00 pm  AA Meeting - Choir Room.
Saturday, August 21
9:15 am  AA-Women's Recovery - Rainbow #5.
4:00 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #3.
5:15 pm  Al-Anon Group - Classroom #2.
Sunday, August 22
7:30 am  Bible Study/Larry Creasey - Fireside Room.
8:45 am  8:45 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
8:45 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #8, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:30 am  10:30 AM Worship Service - Sanctuary.
10:30 am  Children's Sunday School - 2/3 Room #6, Classroom #10, Classroom #7, Classroom #9, Nursery.
10:30 am  The Bridge Worship Service - Zirbel Hall.
12:30 pm  Taiwanese Worship Service - Classroom #1, Classroom #2, Fireside Room, Round Room #4.
6:00 pm  Rossmoor Park-Jr & Sr High Youth - Off Campus Event.

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11600 Los Alamitos Boulevard
Los Alamitos  CA  90720
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Sermon Study Guides for Pastor Jim's sermons are available at the Small Group table Sundays on the patio and also on the Sermon Archives Page.

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Don’t Miss Out on VBS - “High Seas Expedition” - August 2nd-6th from 9:00 am to noon. Registration is open now! Cost is $15.00.

Los Alamitos Medical Center & Arthritis Foundation- On Tues. July 27th, 1:00 pm, Dr. Raymond Klug will speak on “Joint Replacement—Is it for You?” Will meet in Zirbel Hall. No charge.

Premier Luncheon for Seniors- Thursday, July 29th- 12:30 pm in Zirbel Hall. Dr. John Hsieh will speak on Kidney Disease and Hypertension. Please call 1/800/548-5559 to reserve a lunch.

Centering Prayer Group meets on the last Saturday of the month from 9:15 to 10:30 am. Call Patti MacDonald for more information.

Jobs Alert! We have people looking for the following positions:
1. Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Clerk, and Accounts Assistant (CSULB degree, 5 yrs. exp.)
2. Part-time Admin. Assist.
3. Consulting or Coaching in a manufacturing environment, PT or FT
4. Full-time position in Planning or Supervision in a manufacturing/ operations environment.
If you have access to a position, please contact Don Travis.

General Assembly News is available at the GA 219 website.

Save The Date - COA Fundraiser - Aug. 10, 2010 - 6:30-8:30 pm. Dinner, Music, Wine Tasting, Door Prizes - Aegean Designing Whims, 3788 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos. More info: 562/432-1440.

Summer Jazz Concert - A Community Outreach Event Sunday, August 29th, 4:00 pm, Sanctuary. Jazz Quintet featuring - Peggy Duquesnel Malbon on piano and vocals, Dean Grech (from the Bridge praise band) on guitar and vocals. Bring your friends and neighbors!! Suggested donation $10.00. Proceeds will benefit Rising Tide (an after school tutoring, mentoring program at Marguerite Kiefer Education Center, Long Beach) and the GSPC Friends of Music.

Financial Peace University is coming to GSPC Wed. nights at 6:30 pm starting 9/15. This life-changing program teaches us to achieve our financial goals by cutting debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. We will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for our money and change our family tree forever. A free preview class is on Wed., Sept. 1, at 6:30 pm. There you can register & pay for course materials ($100 per family). Early registrations are $86 up to June 29 only through Sandi in the church office.

Mommy & Me On break, resumes Oct. 6th. Questions, please call Paula Skaugstad or Carol Jaeger.

Vacation Bible School Anyone interested in helping with VBS, please contact Jody Lemmel or Karen Eckland at 562/493-2553 x 104 or by Email. VBS dates are August 2nd through August 6th-9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Vacation Bible School Donations are needed for VBS crafts: pillowcases-white only, preferably new (we will be needing about 150 so anything you can donate would be a great help), small shells of any kind, and black Sharpie markers. Please bring to the church office.

Prayer for the Fulani Thank you for lifting up Barnabas. He seems to be growing in his faith as he studies with our friend. Pray that he will pray on his own and experience the Spirit at work in his life, answering his prayers.

The GSPC Men’s Group meets for breakfast at Cocos Restaurant on Valley View Blvd. every Thursday morning at 6:30am. All men are invited. Get directions from Google Maps or contact Mark Malbon for further details.

Christian Care is only a phone call away! If you find yourself needing any help, don't forget to call our Deacons. We can provide meals, help with small home repair, come visit, bring communion to you, provide transportation to the doctor or grocery store or church, and many other services. Stop by the deacons table or call Marie at the church.

PrayAt9.com Sometimes we just need a reminder to spend time with God. The heart can be in the right place, but the mind can be elsewhere. PrayAt9.com is an email ministry that sends a daily reminder to pray. We know that it helps to have a reminder to pause from the busy day to talk to God. PrayAt9.com

We Have Wheelchairs, commodes and shower seats available. If you have a need, please call Marie at ext. 105.

Equipment Exchange If you have unused equipment that we pass on to someone in need, please contact Marie Crenshaw at x105 or by E-Mail. We need small wheelchairs and shower chairs, and we will pick up if needed.

Prayer Chain Ministry If you desire prayer, please fill out a prayer card (in the sanctuary) or call 562-493-2553 x 1. All requests are confidential.

Home Communion is the first Sunday of each month. If you cannot attend worship and would like home communion, contact Tom Barnes or contact Marie Crenshaw at x105 or by E-Mail.

Please Pray for all of those currently serving and those who have served in the military, their families, our veterans and their families.

Sermon Archives are available on-line NOW! Just click HERE.