Take a break (and have some pizza)!

Just a reminder, this Sunday, November 22 will be our last class for the fall session.  We’ll take a break and regroup in January.  To give everybody a chance to hang out and discuss everything you learned (ha ha, I’m sure that’s what you’ll all be talking about), we’ll be having a grill-your-own pizza party at the Donner’s house after the 11.11 service this week.  Please RSVP at adonner@glenkirkchurch.org.  Bring your own toppings and some drinks; crust, sauce and cheese will be provided.

Just a quick poll…we may be having “Dinners with 8″ sometime next year, where we’ll ask some Glenkirk members to host 6-8 young adults for dinner so that we can get to know our church family.  How many of you are interested?  Please email me at yowassup@gmail.com.

Also, we will be having a party in December…we’re just not yet sure if it will be pre-or post- Christmas.  Hope you can join us and have a wondrous Advent season!

Our new name is (drum roll, please)…

…“THE CROSSING”. Thank you all for submitting suggestions for our name–we hope you like it as much as we do.  If you don’t, you can always keep using the very cumbersome, “Glenkirk Young Adults Group”, ha ha!

The name implies multiple meanings that convey some of the hopes and dreams we have for our group: the cross as a symbol of what Christ has done for us, a crossing into adulthood, an crossroads of faith and everyday life, even the sacred ritual of crossing oneself in prayer that some traditions engage in.  We hope you’ll join us if you haven’t already! Email Adam at adonner@glenkirkchurch.org if you have any questions!

Stirred…coming this Saturday night!!

Calling all college students and young adults!! Join us on Saturday, October 17th after the service for “Stirred”….live music, drinks, and delicious food! Enjoy the musical talent of Jess Pinner, Vinyl Siding, and John Brasell. We will meet in the Center and the bands will go on at 7 pm. Hope to see you there! For question, contact Adam Frazier at afrazier@glenkirkchurch.org or call us 626-914-4833 ext. 145

STIRRED exists to provide a place for college students and young adults to connect and enjoy some great music and fellowship over coffee and food! Join us in the Center at Glenkirk Church at 7 pm, Saturday, October 17th

ALSO, we need your help!! If you can volunteer, we would SOOOOO appreciate it.  This is the first Stirred event and we want to make it the best kickoff ever!  Please contact Adam at the email address above.  We could use folks to help setup at 4.30pm, some to help serve food and drinks during the event and others to help with teardown and clean up.  Remember, many hands make light work!  Hope to see you there!

OC 9.25.09

“The Sermon on the Mount is not some unattainable goal; it is a statement of what will happen in me when Jesus Christ has changed my nature by putting His own nature in me.”

There’s this weird tension throughout the New Testament when it comes to transformation, that is, becoming more like Christ:  me vs. the Holy Spirit.  I like the notion in today’s devotional that it is Jesus who creates in me a better me, yet at the same time, where does my own effort come in?  James makes it clear that I can’t just lie back, do nothing and expect to see my nature transformed into what God intended it to be.  How do you resolve this tension?