NLC Connect - Oct. 22, 2025
connect with God's Word
There are still two more sessions for our Wednesday Discipleship Initiative. Come join an amazing group of people who are learning new ways to be in community with each other!
Aneesa Moreno was the winner of our 2nd annual NLC Youth pumpkin painting contest. Congrats Aneesa!!
Thank you to our amazing group of volunteers who spent their Saturday afternoon preparing for Family Fun Night. Another HUGE thank you to those of you who decorated buckets and filled them with candy. Have you signed up yet to volunteer for Family Fun Night? It's not too late!
Our preschool to first grade class had a sea-parting experience on Sunday as they learned about the Exodus from Egypt. Thank you, Amelia and Michelle, for helping to bring this Bible story to life!
NLC business meeting took place on Sunday. Thank you to the Trustees for all of the work you put into this gathering. We are grateful for all you do on behalf of our congregation! And thanks to members who attended and approved the budget.
Our NLC Youth spent their Sunday afternoon volunteering at our sister church, Templo de Oracion. The highlight for our young people was their first tractor ride with Pastor Juan!
connect your calendar
6:00 p.m. - Discipleship Initiative - Dining Room (for those who signed up)
THURSDAY, OCT. 23
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
8:30 a.m. - Salt & Light Class - Room 114/115
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT
- Come meet and encourage others over coffee and snacks - Patio
11:30 a.m. - Quick Family Fun Night Volunteer Meeting with Pastor Brad right after the service
5:00-7:00 p.m. - Family Fun Night - Family Center Gym & patio/lawn areas (volunteers here by 4:45 p.m.)
TUESDAY, OCT. 28
6:00 a.m. - Men's Bible Study - Dining Room
6:30 p.m. - GriefShare Support Group (final session) - Room 114/115
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
6:00 p.m. - Discipleship Initiative - Dining Room (final session for those who signed up)
THURSDAY, OCT. 30
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups - Education Center
SATURDAY, NOV. 1
Daylight Savings Time ends tonight--turn clocks back one hour
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT
- Come meet and encourage others over coffee and snacks - Patio
- Communion Sunday
- Donations accepted financially for the Deacon Care Fund, and nonperishable food and household items for the Sharing Hands Pantry
5:00 p.m. - Youth Group - Room 207
TUESDAY, NOV. 4
Election Day
6:00 a.m. - Men's Bible Study - Dining Room
9:00 a.m. - LIFT Women's Bible Study - Room 114/115
6:30 p.m. - Healing Room Prayer Ministry - Library
connect through giving
Offerings Received this year to date: … $49,937
Budget to date: …………………...........……….. $56,485
Budget Goal: .............................................. $419,602
Needed weekly to meet budget: ………….. $8,215
connect to God through prayer
- Pray for Manuel and Karen Madrid and for healing, peace and wisdom for decisions to be made about health issues; and for Brian Willems as he recovers from surgery.
- Pray for those dealing with long-term health issues and cancer treatments.
- Also remember: Marilyn Chappell and other residents in Palm Village Healthcare, Harold Kruger and others in Sierra View, and Mary Salazar.
- Pray for those who have lost loved ones and those attending the GriefShare support group.
- Pray for those who are seeking employment.
- Pray for the undocumented in our community as they navigate life under this administration.
- Pray for our missionaries: Pablo & Maricela Chavez in Peru, Cecil & Tracy Ramos in Thailand, Jonathan & Joanna Gutierrez in Portugal, and Johnny & Denise Esposito in Cambodia.
- Pray for peace as violence and war affect so many families and children in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, in the Middle East, and in parts of Africa.
Connect to Community
Geri Warkentin is participating in the Wednesday night Discipleship Initiative. Thank you, Geri, for sharing your experience with us!
John and I have always valued community and have sought out ways to have a small group experience wherever we have fellowshipped. When Pastor Brad offered this opportunity to dig deeper into the idea of community, we knew we wanted to be a part of this 5-week experience.
Using John Mark Comer’s book and video series “Practicing the Way” we have been encouraged to share our hesitations, fears, joys and lives within the small group. Our first "homework assignment" was to share a meal with others. The next week we were to meet and ask each other about highs and lows since our last meeting.
This time John and I each met with our own table group for coffee, which gave us the opportunity to share more authentically. When we met at the tables on Wednesday we were just learning to share our thoughts with others. I would say that our takeaways from our meeting for coffee was that we now have the beginning of a friendship with those we met up with.
We are excited about developing deeper relationships and authentic community.
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