Our Deacon Team has just sent out a Mercy Ministry survey to the church. The survey asks you about your willingness to volunteer your gifts and time to help those inside and outside of the church. This survey will be a vital part of helping us grow our mercy ministry. The survey link has been sent out in our weekly newsletter and can also be filled out at the Welcoming Table.

We have a congregational meeting right after our service at 11:15am. We strongly encourage all of our members to attend. We will be discussing the staff transitions and what's next for our ministry. We need a quorum of members so please check in with John Cheng before the meeting if you are a member who will be attending. 

Looking for Hosts

The Table Fellowship is a quarterly meal in which we gather diverse groups people to cook, eat and gather around a table in communion. Our next Table Fellowship will be on Saturday, October 26th. We're currently looking for hosts and lead cooks. If you are interested please sign up at the Welcoming Table or online today.

Pastor Dennis will be leading a seminar on Faith and Politics. He'll be talking about the increasing pull of politics on our lives and how Christians are called to to engage in the political system in a healthy way. We hope that this will be a healthy discussion and give us wisdom in these divided times. The seminar will happen at 11:30 am to 12:30pm in the multipurpose room next Sunday. 

Illumination Class

Illumination is a series of three studies with our pastoral staff that will introduce you to the vision and values of our church. We have a series of three classes that started last week but it's still not too late to join.  We will be starting at 11am in the multipurpose room. 

This coming Thursday we have our monthly Missions and Community Prayer Meeting. This meeting is through Zoom and is open to anyone interested in simply coming to pray. We usually have one our missionaries from Cambodia joining for this meeting. It’s a great opportunity to empower our witness and pray for the people in our community. The link for the Zoom will be in our weekly City Light email newsletter. 

July 14th, no sign up necessary. We’ll have dodgeball in the first hours open to all ages and levels and basketball in the second hour. You simply need to wear soft sole shoes to participate. For more info, contact Edwin or EJ.

After service today Pastor Dennis will be having a Bible Study on the Book of Revelation. This is a great Bible Study to join for the first time. Pastor Dennis will be overviewing the entire book of Revelation as a singular story as the drama of redemption. It will start at 11:25 in the multipurpose room. 

After service we’ll have a special Easter lunch catered by Eastside Tacos. We hope everyone can stay to enjoy the food and fellowship. We’ll be clearing out the plaza right after service to make room for tables. Keep an ear out for Joe Moon who will be directing traffic for lunch. We also have a Photo Booth at the entrance for anyone who wants to take pictures. Finally the children will have their own Easter activities on the stage during lunch. We hope it will be an amazing afternoon for everyone.

Our annual Good Friday Service will be at 7pm right here at the Terasaki Budokan. Join us for a time of worship, responsive reading, prayer, preaching and communion as we remember the cross of Christ. 

Next Sunday we’ll be having a lunch for those in the Art and Media industries. This will be a great time to connect and pray with those who are in a challenging and often high pressure industry. If you are interested in joining you can sign up at the Welcoming Table or see Tim Fryett for details. 

SAVE THE DATE: Women's Fellowship event. Additional details to come via email invitation.

The Children’s Ministry will be sponsoring a Christmas Craft Event at the Union Rescue Mission on Saturday, December 16th. The event is for children staying at the URM; we have four different craft tables for the kids while their parents are shopping for Christmas gifts in the URM Chapel. You can help by donating money for the craft supplies, volunteering for the prep work or volunteering for the event. There will be a sign-up link in our weekly CLC Newsletter this week. You can also see our children’s ministry director, Kirsty Moon. 

This Sunday is our “Thanksgiving Sunday” at City Light. We have a lot of great refreshments you can enjoy after our service. Please join us after service for a great time of fellowship. We wanted to especially give thanks to our Hospitality Team not only for this Sunday but also their faithful service every Sunday.

Next Thursday our church will be hosting a worship service for Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row. We would love for you to come out and support. We’re also looking for musicians to help lead worship. Please see Pastor Dennis if you are interested in supporting. 

We have a new season of Beer and God beginning this coming Wed. Pastor Dennis will be leading this group for those who are exploring Christianity. If you or a person you know are interested in joining please sign up at the Welcoming Table. The meetings will be on Wed. At 7pm at Highland Park Brewery in Downtown. 

We are nearing the end of a process of nominating, training and electing new officers to our church. In order to proceed, our Book of Church Order states that we need a petition signed by 1/4 of our congregation members to call a congregational meeting in order to vote on officers that have been approved as candidates by our session. If you are a member, and desire to have this congregational meeting, please sign the petition on the welcoming table that will be overseen by John Cheng. We hope to release the names of the officers who are approved by the session shortly. Please pray for this entire process!

Just a reminder that we’ve changed our service time from 10:30am to 10am. Moving the service time allows us be in cooler weather during the summer. It also allows us to linger longer after the service. Please spread the word for those who may not have heard. 

We will be heading to the URM warehouses in Downtown LA from 9am to noon to help sort their many donations for their thrift stores. This is a tangible way to help serve the homeless community and support an existing ministry doing great work. Union Rescue Mission is the largest homeless service provider in Los Angeles and their thrift stores help support their mission for a more humane and just world. You can sign up at the Welcoming Table or on our website.

Final Month of Meetings

Our community groups will be finishing up our meetings for this season. We’ll be taking a break for the summer for the leaders to be refreshed. We look forward to a lot of great events including men’s and women’s retreats over the summer break.