UPCOMING EVENTS

Now thru July 25: FCB SIGN UPS - Sign up for our Family Camp Bus in the narthex.  Subsidized price is $50 for those who attend our church. For our families: 1st two persons are $50 ea.; 3rd is $25; ea. person after that, free. (Sign ups for those who do not attend our church opens 7/26 and the cost will be $70.)  (Fees & permission slips due 8/01!).

TANG FELLOWSHIP DINNER: Come enjoy an evening with the Tang family on Saturday, August 7, at 6 p.m., at Victory Fellowship (4030 Spencer St., Torrance). They will share about their life & ministry in Thailand. Dinner is provided, desserts are welcomed. Space is limited, so RSVP at kabajoann@gmail.com ASAP.

CONFERENCE FAMILY CAMP: August 8-14

JEMS ALL-CHURCH DODGER (vs. S.F. Giants) DAY: This outreach event on Sept. 4 @ 7:10 p.m. is sure to be great fun! 100 seats behind home plate are $24 (discounted from $30!). See poster on board near the church office for info on how to order tickets.

CONF. MEN’S RETREAT: Sept. 10-12 - All men are encouraged to attend! Our theme is taken from John 3:30, “He must increase, I must decrease.” It will be held at Alpine Conference Ctr. in the San Bernardino Mts. See flyer for more details.

SHORT-TERM MISSION OPPORTUNITY: Randy Yumori will be serving with Sight Ministries in Panama Feb. 20-26, 2011. If you would like to serve as an optometrist or be part of the support staff (no medical experience needed) see Randy Yumori.

JOURNEY OF FAITH: March 24-April 3, 2011

GOT SUMMER PLANS?
CONFERENCE FAMILY CAMP: Aug. 8-14 (Registration forms in narthex)
CONFERENCE MEN'S RETREAT: Sept. 10-12 

JEMS ALL-CHURCH DODGER (vs. S.F. Giants) DAY: This outreach event on Sept. 4 @ 7:10 p.m. is sure to be great fun! 100 seats behind home plate are $24 (discounted from $30!).  See poster on board near the church office for info on how to order tickets.

CONF. MEN’S RETREAT: Sept. 10-12 - All men are encouraged to attend!  Our theme is taken from John 3:30, “He must increase, I must decrease.”  It will be held at Alpine Conference Ctr. in the San Bernardino Mts.  More information to come.
 
SHORT-TERM MISSION OPPORTUNITY:  Randy Yumori will be serving with Sight Ministries in Panama February 20-26, 2011.  If you would like to serve as an optometrist or be part of the support staff (no medical experience needed) see Randy Yumori.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY: Teachers and Aides Needed! We are recruiting for the new year which begins in September.  If you can help out, see Audrey Hodges or Aimee Miyabe.

ZOE FOLLOW-UP: gozoe.org. Find out about what the Tang's are doing in Thailand.  And don’t miss the Tang's blog at TangsInThailand.blogspot.com.

Want a SUNDAY SERMON CD? Fill out a “CD Request Form” in the narthex; drop it (+$1) in the box provided. Your CD will be there placed there later.

CAN YOU HELP? One of our single parents needs “One Touch Ultra” test strips for her diabetic son.  If you have any, give them in to Pastor Jim.
                                           
@ VSMFMC.ORG you’ll get Pastor Jim’s sermons, church news, & the “Seabreeze” (SB). (Please let us know if you get the SB off the web & don’t need one mailed to your home. Thank you.)

The daily devotional, “OUR DAILY BREAD,” is available in the narthex. 

TITHINGS/OFFERINGS may now be done electronically thru your bank. See info packet at the church.

VENICE PRAYER CHAIN: Sign up in the narthex to pray with others. "With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the SPIRIT, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.”  (Eph 6:18)

GOT A GROWTH GROUP (GG)? See flyer for all the GGs available. New GGs have been added.

HAVE YOU ANY LEADS ON JOBS? Let us know so we can pass it on to those looking for employment.  There are new job opportunities posted on the bulletin board near the church office. Check it out!

CHURCH E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS:
Church Office/Michelle Stultz -- vsmfmc@linkline.com (310/822-8094)
Pastor Jim Miyabe -- jmvsmfmc@linkline.com (310/822-8094)
Pastor Gen Hashimoto - PastorGen@vsmfmc.org (310/822-8094)
Aimee Miyabe, Youth Ministries Director - musubi27@yahoo.com (310/821-6286)
Audrey Hodges, CM Minsitries - audreyhodges@hotmail.com
Joy Hong, Finance Ministry - joy.hong3@yahoo.com (310/822-8094)