9610 Haddon Avenue - Pacoima, California 91333
818 896-1676 (English) - 818 899-4115 (Japanese) - 818 896-1575 (Fax)
August 29, 2008
Sunday Worship Service 9:00 a.m (English) and 11:00 a.m. (English and Japanese)
Coffee Hour: 10:20 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
SFVHC Calendar | Ministry Heads Document | Check Request Form
Memorial Service for Kiyoto Kato
Will be held at our church this Saturday, Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m.
Our Japanese speaking congregation has asked if the English speaking congregation could assist with the reception by bringing dessert. If you are able to contribute, please contact the church office. Also, any monetary gifts (koden) in support of the family will be personally delivered to Kiyoto's family in Japan. Because U.S. currency will have to be converted to yen, it would be easiest if these gifts are given in cash rather than check
Join Us This Sunday!
August 31, 2008
As Pastor Roland Roland's concluding sermon for the 07/08 ministry year will be,
" Beyond Judea and Samaria" (Acts 1:8).
CONGRATULATIONS to Nick Kaprelian and Dani Date
Who were married last Sunday! Our prayers and best wishes to the newlyweds!
We are blessed that Nick and Dani will make SFVHC their spiritual home.
Let's support them in every way as they begin their new life together.
SO CAL ALL-CHURCH CAMP Registration
Forms must be received by Aug. 31.
The camp will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Pine Valley Bible Conference Center.
Reg. forms are available at the rear of Howe Hall. Guest speaker: Pastor Cory Ishida
Prayer for Seiichi Shinoda
(father of Diana Furuyama, Janice Nagatoshi, & Nancy Hicks)
He remains in ICU but has begun to show some signs of responsiveness.
His family deeply appreciates your prayers for him.
THE SFVHC RESCUE MINISTRY
Will be handing out back packs with school supplies on Sept 14
for the children at the Rescue Mission. There is a green sign up sheet at the back of the church. Please find it in your heart to be a part of this. Most of these families on the street have so very little and yet they try to make sure their children go to school. Thank you.
Fall Adult Sunday School - Please Complete Survey
We would like you to be a partner as this process continues to unfold.
We have an on-line survey as a means of facilitating your input.
It will only take you a few moments to complete this survey
so please click here and follow the simple prompts.
New Sunday Service Schedule - Starts September 14
Worship service start times will change to 8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
to make room for the Adult Sunday School hour from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
More information to come.
Baptism Service - September 14, 10:00 a.m.
We will be blessed to witness the baptism of Ernie Takemoto
Recognition Luncheon for Harry Nakada
Odyssey Restaurant - Sunday, September 14, 2008, 12:30pm
The SFV Japanese American Community Center
will be honoring Harry Nakada for his many years of service
Reservation forms are located at the rear of Howe Hall
with RSVP's due on or before September 3.
Let's support our beloved friend and mentor with our presence at the luncheon
Greg, Nancy, and Nathanael Nakamura's Website and Blog
www.GregNancy.com
Fiscal Year End Closes May 31, 2008
If you have any ministry/church related expenses requiring reimbursement, please submit them to the appropriate ministry head no later than this Sunday May 25, 2008.
If you have questions, please reply and we will forward your inquiry to the appropriate ministry head and/or designated Board of Trustees member.
2007-2008 Koinonia Small Groups
Koinonia groups are great places to meet and grow together with others seeking to know and serve God. They are a vital part of our church. We look forward to growing in community with you!
Easter Baptisms!
We rejoice with Erin Yokomizo, Ryoko Komatsu, and Tasuko Takahashi
on their baptisms Easter Sunday 2008
Christmas Baptisms!
We rejoice with Shoko Foster, Yoko Mikami, Aaron Mori, Coleen O'Neil, and Cammie Park
on their baptisms Sunday, December 23, 2007
Pauline Nishida's December 2007 Newsletter
Sunday Sermon Series - Revelation Churches (click to listen):
October 7 - The Transforming Vision (Rev. 1:1-20)
October 14 - The Church that Forgot to Love (Rev. 2:1-7)
October 21 - The Church Where Faith Was Costly (Rev. 2:8-11)
October 28 - The Church that Was on the Front Line (Rev. 2:12-17)
November 4 - The Church that Flirted with Danger (Rev. 2:18-29)
November 11 - The Church that Fell Asleep (Rev. 3:1-6)
November 18 - The Church that Was Worthy of Praise (Rev. 3:7-13)
November 25 - The Church that Would Make You Sick (Rev. 3:14-22)
New Members: We welcome and extend our love to:
Charlie Chen, Miles Chen, Tara Chiu, Amy Date, Dani Date, Don Fujitani, Ken Horii, Michael Mori,
Michelle Mori, Kassandra Nishida, Eric Nishimoto, Coleen O’Neill, Tommy Patikamanant,
Bud Sagara, Eric Sato, Rosemary Sato, Sandy Sato, Justin Sun, Lauren Sun, Jane Takehara,
Sarah Trax, Audrey Yamamoto, Glen Yamamoto, Bob Yamashita, Jim Yoshioka
Chino Mission Team Photos (click here)
Thailand Mission Team Photos (click below):
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 & 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10 & 11
2007
Baptisms
Sarah Trax Michelle Mori
Cheryl Davis Jim
Yoshioka
Bud Sagara Riley
Yonemoto
In Memory of Grace Ogawa
Grace Ogawa's Homecoming - March 24, 2007
Giving Receipts
Please pick up your receipt of offerings given in 2006.
The are filed alphabetically in the boxes on the table at the back of Howe Hall.
Greg and Nancy Nakamura's December 2006 Newsletter
Pauline Nishida's December 2006 Newsletter
Are You Great With Kids?
Here's your opportunity to be involved with the SFVHC Rescue Ministry.
The first and second Sunday of every month we host the homeless people in the SFVHC.
We feed them a hot meal and then they spend the night in Howe Hall along with the Rescue Mission personnel. The 15-30 guests, including children, arrive around 6:15pm.
Our volunteers are finished for the evening at approximately 7:30pm.
Kurt Wegner is in charge of the kids' ministry and currently he is serving alone.
This has been difficult at times and we are asking for additional volunteers.
We would like to have one more male and two female volunteers.
This way we can have two teams with a male and female on each team and each team will serve only once a month. Please pray about this and if you are led, please contact Kurt Wegner, Lynne Yonemoto or Tom & Lynda Kira. God bless you.
"Our Father" Audio Sermons
How to Pray In The Midst of Real Life and A Fragile World
Oct. 1, 2006 "God First and Foremost" (Matthew 6:9) - Pastor Rob Yonemoto
Oct. 8, 2006 "The Whole Reason, Part 1" (Matthew 6:10) - Pastor Rob Yonemoto
Oct. 15, 2006 "The Whole Reason, Part 2" (Matthew 6:10) - Pastor Rob Yonemoto
Oct. 22, 2006 "Daily Bread for the Daily Grind?" (Matthew 6:11) - Pastor Roland Hazama
Master Plan Update
One plan has been chosen: Community Garden Plan
Weekly Church Cleanup Team (Thank you!)
Reading Plan in PDF
Listen to 40 Days of Purpose Sermons:
October 9, 2005: What on Earth Am I Here For? - Pastor Rob Yonemoto
October 16, 2005: Planned For God's Pleasure - Pastor Rob Yonemoto
October 23, 2005: Formed For God's Family - Pastor Roland Hazama
October 30, 2005: Created To Become Like Christ - Pastor Rob Yonemoto
November 6, 2005: Shaped for Serving God - Pastor Roland Hazama
November 13, 2005: Made for a Mission - Pastor Rob Yonemoto
For questions, please email sfvhc40days@yahoo.com
Zoe International Ministries - Missions Sharing - Mike and Carol Hart
Sunday Morning Prayer
8:00-8:50 AM
Please join our Sunday morning prayer group as we pray for REFRESHMENT, REVIVAL AND RENEWAL of our beloved SFVHC!!! We are actually the ones coming away so blessed as we pray together for our pastors, our leadership, our church family, and all of the ministries of our church! Please join us!!
Help Wanted
People are needed to help out with doing the audio on Sundays.
For those interested in learning how the sound board works and other audio equipment,
we will provide training and mentorship.
Anyone is welcome, we are just looking for a commitment for serving God.
Please contact Dale Gin, Bob Yamashita, Ken Mori, or Doug Nakada.
Dale can also be reached by email: dginncg@msn.com
Opportunities To Serve:
Want to get involved at church but don’t know how or where to start?
Consider the following:
1. Join the church clean-up crew. It requires no special skills and people of all ages may participate! It’s a good way to meet others from church too!
Questions or to sign up, see Lynda Kira.
2. We need one more volunteer for Sunday School (Kid Venture) administration
Administrators help to get supplies and props together
for Sunday School teachers and shepherds.
Questions or to sign up, see Lynda Kira.
3. Join the coffee hour ministry team. Help serve the goodies between services.
Questions or to sign up, see Grace Yokomizo.
THANK YOU for answering the call for winter clothing for the Rescue Center ministry. We have plenty of warm clothing to offer out guests now, but because of lack of storage space, please do not bring anymore clothes to church. You may call the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission to schedule a pick-up of your usable items. (1-800-417-5678)
Announcements for the Sunday bulletin
should be submitted by Tuesday to be included in the Sunday bulletin.
You may email your announcements to: mail.sfvhc@earthlink.net.
Rescue Center Ministry Team Roster
Audio Sermons available and can be played with Free Real Player 8