Vol.036.March-April.2007
Dr.
Editor: Kay
Clark, E-mail: kay@norcal.org, 925-680-0538
(office)
Northern
Web page: http://www.norcal.org
Contents
Page 1 Call
to Prayer for District Assembly & Conventions, Dr.
Page 2 Assembly
& Conventions Schedules for May 2-5, 07, New
Nazarene Babies
Page 3 NYI
News
Page 4 NYI Calendar & SSM News
Page 5-6 Kids
Encounter Weekend and NMI News
Page 6 NMI
News continued, Pray for our Men and Women in the
Military
Page 7-8 News & Updates from
Call to Prayer for District Assembly and Conventions
Let us commit to a united and thorough prayer
effort in preparation for the upcoming District Assembly. Include in your
prayers:
Dr. Warwick’s
preaching to be anointed of the Holy Spirit.
The vision for lost
and broken people on our district to be in focus.
Those in attendance
will be inspired and renewed in mission.
The cause of World
Missions will come alive in all hearts.
The youth/mission service
will be supported by all ages and inspiring to all.
Each local church
represented will experience a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
"Be Healthy, Make Disciples, Train Disciple
Makers"
Dr. John H. Calhoun, District Superintendent
May 2 7:30
p.m. Praise Service
May 3 8:30
a.m. – noon District Assembly
1:30
p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Afternoon Session
7:30
p.m. Ordination
Service with
Reception
to Follow
May 4 9:00
a.m. – noon NMI Convention
1:30
p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Session
5:15
p.m. International
Dinner at The Point
7:00
p.m. NMI & NYI
Conventions
May 5 9:00
a.m. NYI Convention
Meeting
This beautiful little angel is Hannah Keani Chung. She was born on Feb. 27th to Rev.
Daniel and
This adorable little guy is Micah James Goodman. He was born on Jan. 22nd to Pastor
Erik and Annette Goodman of the
Hey
everyone! There are lots of great things
happening with NYI on the NorCal District.
Here is an
update:
Multi-Cultural Day was a
great success! It was good to see more
of you and more churches represented at this year’s event. PLNU brought representation where they talked
about the college and the different multi-cultural groups that we have at the
university. For the past two years you
have provided food from your favorite places around the world, the potluck this
year was extra scrumptious. Thanks for
bringing so much food. Also we have
challenged both the students and adults to try food from different parts of the
world, food that they may not think so appetizing. Just ask them about ballut. And last for you information we are going to
change this event’s name, it will be announced at this year’s NYI Convention.
Speaking of
NYI Convention, we will once again be
meeting at
Elev8 is
Mark your
calendar for this year’s Mid-High Camp at Rock n’
Water. The dates set for camp
is
This year’s
Houseboat Camp for High School students
scheduled for July 30-
District All Nighter is going to
be held once again at
And last
but not least. NYC 2007!!!
OH MY GOODNESS. I can’t believe
that this is right around the corner. We
are in the process of purchasing our plain tickets and all of the other final
details for the trip. Please keep in
current with all of your payments for NYC.
The next payment is April 15th and all payments should be in
on May 15th. A very special
thanks to all of you who have been on time with all of your payments. And one more things about NYC… all NYC
participants must attend our next NYC meeting after our NYI/NMI service at The
Point on May 4th. We will
have a lock in only for those attending NYC.
Keep our ears and eyes open for more information. If you have any questions do not hesitate to
call
Thank you
all so much for all you’ve done to support NYI.
Thanks for sending in your NYI budgets and for sending money to help
support NYC. I am so thankful for the
opportunity to serve as your NYI President and for the privilege of working
with all of you.
Serving
together,
Pastor Donabel
707.648.1986 or 707.712.940
Mark Your Calendars:
- NYC NYI Council
Meeting: April 21, TBA 10PM-3PM
- NYI Convention,
The Point San Jose; May 4-5 more information on the way!
- Mid-High/Jr. High
Camp at Rock n’ Water, June 26 -29
- NYC:
- Sr. High
Camp, July 30 – August 3
- District
All-Nighter, September 7
40 Day Listening Adventure
Make the Connection with
God's Word!
April 16--May 25
for details, see http://clt.nazarene.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=52
FAQs regarding this Adventure:
Q: Where do I get my free Audio New Testament?
Ask your pastor
for one. If s/he doesn't know, go to the link above.
Q: How can I listen if I don't have an MP3 player?:
You have at least five
options:
(1) Buy an
MP3 player and use your computer to download the files;
(2) Use/buy a CD
player that is MP3 compatible;
(3) Ask an MP3
owner to share for 40 days!
(4) Listen each
day on your computer at the link
above;
(5) Read the Word
from your own Bible!
Q: What languages are available?
A: English, Spanish, Mandarin,
Cantonese and Portuguese are available at the link above. YOU MUST REGISTER (it's FREE)
on the website for the Scripture portions to be available as listening links.
Q: What benefit do I get from this?
A: (1) God has something to say to
you!
(2) You will be
on the same journey as your family and friends who are listening. You can
use your "shared listening experience" as part of your
conversations with each other.
(3)You will be
able to say you've heard the entire New Testament in 40 Days!
(4) You can
register for CLT credits through the CLT website.
Tim King, SSM Chairman
May 25th to 27th will be the Kids Encounter Weekend. It is held at the
If your
kids do not have a lot of camp experience, this is a great place for them to
try it out! They will learn about God in
a setting that is unmatched in beauty surrounded by other kids.
For more
information you can e-mail me at cjkib@sbcglobal.net or
contact Pastor
Carol Kibler,
Children’s Ministry Dir.
Tylenol for
This year once again the District is
collecting Tylenol for our
Jesus Film Statistics, Taken from the Annual Report
For every $1 given there are 3
evangelical contacts, for $3 given, there is one decision made for Christ, for
each $15 given, there is initial discipleship follow-up, for $1500 given, there
is a new mission church.
God Blesses the Harvest - Here is a report from a country in
the Horn of
There is a miracle taking place here. All the villagers turn up for the JESUS Film
shows, and ALL surrender their lives to Jesus.
It is harvest time? The film was
shown continuously since it was the first time for the JESUS film to be taken
to this region.
People said they had walked all day to come and see JESUS
and some people testified that they were led by lights and sounds which they
had never seen or heard in this area since they were born.
The chief told us to choose the best area of land where we
could build a church, so we chose the area next to the chief’s office. We planted two churches with a total of 1,800
in attendance.
This JESUS Film team reported twenty consecutive nights of
showing the JESUS film in seven different locations with attendance ranging
from 8,000 to 30,000 each night! Over
the course of these showings, approximately 372,700 people were introduced to
Jesus and some 344,000 made decisions for Christ!
In this region, we are seeing TODAY what the early church
experienced in the book of Acts where the Lord added to their number daily
those who were being saved?” Acts 2:47b.
Easter Is
Coming!
Easter is not until April 8th this year; do not forget the
Easter Offering for World Missions.
Jesus the Hope, a tremendous opportunity to share the message with
non-believers in 151 areas around the world.
Our Easter Offering for World Evangelism supports the work of missions
in the Church of the Nazarene. Make sure
you take the opportunity to express your gratitude to the Lord not only in our
praise and worship, but also in our monetary giving for missions.
Pray for our Men
and Women in the Military
Bryan
Hochhalter, is an Elder on the Northern California District.
Chaplin
Bryan (Air Force) wrote:
“I have
enjoyed the ministry among our men and women in uniform. I count it an honor to serve with so many
fine people. Life has been busy. I have traveled over 3,000 miles going around
the country to some very remote locations.
I have
enjoyed flying via Chinook helicopter to most of my assigned areas. Sometimes we travel late at night or early
morning to the forward Operating Bases.
It has bee a faith builder, but I am thankful for the peace God provides.
As of
Feb. 27th Byran had made it home safe and sound! What a praise!
Dear
Friends,
Congratulations!
I just received the announcement, from the 2007 Best Christian Places to
Work, that
In each
category of organizational size, three finalists are selected and PLNU is a
finalist in the ‘large organization’ category for organizations having more
than 500 employees. Our selection is based on the confidential on-line
survey that all benefits-eligible staff and faculty were invited to participate
in last fall. Our participation rate in the survey was 80.4%, thank
you. This was the first time Point Loma participated the survey and it
provides us with useful comparative data.
Through
our participation we have been recognized for some core strengths and through
the survey results we will be able to identify opportunities for continued
improvement. This information supports our efforts to continually pursue
excellence in all we do. I’ll look forward to sharing the additional
information from the survey data as we receive it.
Thank
you for your work and the commitment to our
Bob
Brower, Ph.D., President PLNU
Admissions
My name
is Kate Kopp and I am your contact for
Kate
Kopp
Admissions
Counselor
619.849.2789
800.733.7770
Dale
Hudson, Associate Dir. For Admissions Outreach
800-733-7770
Here are Important PLNU dates for
2007-2008:
May 25 – 28 ELEV8
July 8-14 NYC in
Sept. 14 Christian Family Night at
Nov. 1 - 2 Nazarene Preview
Nov. 9 – 11
Multicultural Camp
PLNU Groundbreaking Ceremony for “Smee Hall”, 
Our Church, Our
On March 2, 2007 the PLNU Trustees witnessed the
symbolic commencement of the new building that will house the
Gary and Debbie Smee, have committed a gift of
1 million dollars toward the total need of $3.2million. The building is named in honor of
Last year the churches on the Norcal District
received information that explained how to present the project to their congregations.
The churches and individuals on our district have committed nearly $15,000 to date. Our goal is $232,000 and there is a time frame
of three years to raise the funds. One way to generate funds would be to
honor a former pastor, alumni, or a family member for $1,000 (over three years this
equates to 96 cents/day.) You may have friends or families that
are connected to PLNU. Let’s share this opportunity to help the future
pastors, and educators. For more information contact one of your trustees (