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What's Happening @ Pacific

PRAYER MINISTRY

• We have a team of volunteers and staff who are dedicated to prayer.  If you have a need and would like this team to pray with you select here to submit your request.
• Please note that all requests are treated with the utmost privacy and confidentially.

MOMS - Mentoring of Mothers

• Returning Wednesdays beginning September 29th 9:15 - 11:30 am.  Download and complete registration form here.  This year you can type the information on the form right on your computers (Adobe Acrobat required) and e-mail to Taya Vantol.  Payments can be mailed or brought in person to the church to Taya's attention.
• Each child entering MOMS' childcare must have an Authorization & Medical Consent Form completed.  Download here and complete here.  Print, sign and send to Taya Vantol's attention at the church or bring Wed Sept 29th.  For questions about childcare or to apply to be a childcare provider contact Sheila Stinchcombe here.
• MOMS' Ministry Lead is Marilee Congo.  Contact Marilee here.

LEGACY YOUTH

• Fall launch Thurs Sept 9th; 7:00 pm with a Drive-in Movie Night
• Download and complete Authorization & Medical Consent (Registration Form) here.
• Legacy Youth Retreat Nov 5-7th; details to come.
• Contact Pastor David by clicking here

Fall Registration August 29th & September 5th - Children & Youth

Pacific requires Medical Authorization & Consent forms (Registration) to be completed prior to the official start-up of the Ministry season.  We have some options to make it a little easier on parents this year:

1)  This year you can type the information on the form right on your computers; right here, right now.  (Adobe Acrobat required) Forms must still be printed, signed and dropped off at church for legal purposes; but this should save you some time and aching hands!  Download below.

2)  If you completed a form for your child last year (2009/2010), we have a Authorization & Medical Consent CONFIRMATION form.  This allows you to look-over last year's info and if absolutely nothing has changed, you will only have to read and sign a confirmation of information form! 

ANY changes to last year's information must result in the completion of a new Authorization & Medical Consent form.  This form will only be available on Sunday Aug 29th and Sept 5th in the front entrance.  Volunteers will provide your child's form from last year in order to view and verify the information on those Sundays only.

3)  We will once again take your child's photo for you on Sun Aug 29th and Sept 5th to help take some of the work off your shoulders!

Children's Ministry (Ages 12 months - Grade 6)

• 2010/2011 Registration Form (Medical Authorization & Consent) - Download Now
• Due (including photos) for classroom placement by Sunday September 12th.

Legacy Youth Ministry (Ages 12-17)

• 2009/2010 Registration Form (Medical Authorization & Consent) - Download Now
• Due (including photos) for Legacy by Sunday September 5th.

Fine print:  These forms are intended to cover prospective Ministry programming and events from Sept 12, 10 - Sept 10, 11.  Registration pictures are not shared, but are kept securely on file with your child's form in case of an emergency or a need to identify your child.  Completed forms can be dropped off in the box provided in the Foyer at church, in the Lock-Box located on the wall adjacent to the mailboxes, or handed to a Children or Youth Leader in charge of the Ministry.  Information on these forms is treated with the utmost confidentiality and will be kept in a secured area once collected.

 

Congregational Meeting September 12th

The Board is inviting you to attend the Congregational Meeting on Sun Sept 12th; following the Worship Service in the main auditorium. 

The primary purpose of the meeting is to approve the budget for 2010-2011 (September to August).  The budget has undergone a diligent process since late spring and is now ready to present to the congregation, view it here.

A few other things that you will be updated on:  renovation plans, Children's Ministry hiring process, our new intern, etc.  We hope that you will be able to attend.  We will soon have the budget posted for you to review; expect to find a link from this article in the next week.

Ministry Volunteer Training

Sat Sept 11; 9:30 - 11:00 am

This training is a requirement for any person who is applying or engaged as a volunteer in any Ministry at Pacific.  It gives you basic instruction for understanding the need for protection through procedures, abuse prevention and safety & emergency training. 

Pacific has set a standard by which we can all be educated in how to protect our children, youth, vulnerable peoples as well as every one of our volunteers! 

Please Note:  our trainers rely on RSVPs for this class.  If there are no registrants, the class will be cancelled.  Therefore, we ask that you please REGISTER HERE if you plan to attend.

Contact Taya Vantol

Ministry Opportunities

We have some immediate needs at Pacific for consideration:

FOOD SERVICE TEAM LEADER (View Job Description here)

Marg Huskins has done a terrific job coordinating our "Food Gatherings", kitchen and other food service events.  As she has now stepped out of this role, we have some talented shoes to fill.  (Thankfully she's not gone and will lend support to the new leader and has left a great team of volunteer support.) Contact Jim Heuving or Taya Vantol.

EASY WORSHIP TECH (View Job Description here)

Like computers & tech stuff?  Enjoy worship and want to be a part of it but you don't play an instrument or sing?  This could be a perfect position for you.  We're looking for individuals to get started right away!  Contact Brian Buhler or Taya Vantol.

GREETERS & USHERS (View Job Descriptions here GREETER - USHER)

It is important for Pacific to be hospitable & welcoming and this ministry needs more volunteers who have this gifting!  Contact Taya Vantol.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS

Did you know that we have an average of 100 kids most Sunday mornings in our Children's Ministry?  We rely on parents and volunteers to make this ministry work and are looking for willing volunteers for the FALL.  Contact Taya Vantol.

 YOUTH MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS

Legacy Youth is a ministry of Pacific Community Church that is dedicated to maturing our youth into disciples of Jesus Christ - want to be a part of it?  Contact David Smith.

 

Childcare Workers Needed - Job Opportunity

Childcare workers needed for ages 6 months to 5 yr olds, on Wednesday mornings from 9:00 am - 11:30 am; beginning Wednesday Sept 29th.

Pay is $10 an hour. 

Please contact Sheila Stinchcombe by e-mail here or call her at (604) 576-4143.

Financial Update

	June	July	Year to 07/31/10
Budgeted giving	51,075	51,075	581,820
Actual giving	48,996	41,774	552,516
Budgeted expenses	49,448	51,444	577,016
Actual expenses	49,051	49,305	551,182
Actual giving less Actual expenses	-55	-7531	1,334
Place in offering basket, hand to usher or drop in the lock-box by the mailboxes in the foyer. Our giving figures include supplementary Budget Plus amounts raised in our Budget Plus campaign in the 08/09 budget year to add needed staffing support.  Our budget goes from September to August.  This is a thumbnail sketch of how we are tracking.  Feel free to contact Pastor Jim for more detail.

Adult Education Series - Colloquy: "Apostles Creed"

Colloquy:  Apostle's Creed

What is a Colloquy?  It's a formal conversation; a gathering for discussion of theological questinos

This fall, PCC will be offering another adult education course in the Colloquy Series (following Conversations in Theology). This course, The Apostles Creed, intends to help you explore the depth and meaning of the Apostles Creed, which not only expresses what the Christian Church believes but also unites all of us to Christians both past and present-to the community of faith.

The course, which will gather weekly for 6-weeks, will begin Wednesday, October 13 and is open to anyone interested in discussing this fascinating and historic creed.

Required Reading: Justo Gonzalez. The Apostles Creed for Today (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007), 112 pages. Available at many online booksellers for under $15!

Register on Meet-up here or contact Ashley Moyse here for more information.

Small Group Meetup

Let's face it; sometimes it is hard to to make connections.  We have launched a social networking site dedicated to help people attending Pacific to make "face to face" connections.  The site will provide, over time, opportunities to connect with new group starts, classes, and all sorts of things.  We encourage you to become part of this group.  At the site you can provide ideas and interact with those who are becoming members.  You can help make things happen, instead of waiting for things to happen!

Upcoming meetups:

• August Small Group Info night around coffee at Wired Monk
• October 9 Men's Breakfast
• TBA--theological colloquium led by Ashley Moyse