Harvest Evangelical Church of San Diego

Hi church family, In the midst of changing and challenging times, it can be difficult to stay focused, be productive, or think outside of ourselves. As we all adjust to a new way of life, I want to encourage you to consider what it looks like to be a disciple of Christ during this time. How can we be salt and light in our communities? How can we sacrificially love others in need with our time, energy and resources? How can we reflect the apostle John's words in 1 John 3:16-1...8 to love through action and lay our lives down for others? Edit: Please see the recent stay at home order - "https://www.foxnews.com//california-gov-gavin-newsom-annou" and act accordingly! Here are a few suggestions: Offer your time and energy to pick up food or supplies for people in your neighborhood who can’t get around as easily (see attached letter for as an example). A Facebook group called "San Diego Community Volunteers for Coronavirus Response" is a good resource to get connected. Donate blood at a blood drive or local blood banks. Contact your local nursing home or elderly care center to see if you can write letters to seniors who are isolated; maybe you can establish a pen pal relationship! You can do this as (virtual) group activity with friends if you’re unsure about what to write. Certain orgs are making check-in phone calls to seniors - email [email protected] for more info. If financially feasible, consider donating to your local food banks, volunteer organizations, foster care orgs, etc. Consider how to reach those who are in need and are in more difficult situations than we are; let’s be showing the love of God to those around us difficult times are the best times to sacrifice for others! We also highly encourage you to pursue spiritual growth and practice spiritual disciplines during this period of time. As we continue to grow in our relationship with God, we will naturally grow in love for others. Check out CE slides online for more resources, and join us this Sunday as we resume CE over Zoom! Lastly, we want to reiterate that we should continue to strictly follow county and national guidelines for social distancing, quarantine, and hygiene.

Edit: due to the developing nature of the coronavirus situation, KTT has been cancelled. We encourage you to continue to share and pray with one another for each other, and for the current world situation!

Signups are now open for our 2020 Tijuana weeklong summer missions trip! We will be the trip will be to Mexico Caravan Ministries and dates are 6/21-27 (Sunday afternoon to Saturday morning). We will do a few things: build 3 homes, serve lunch at an orphanage, visit the Tijuana dump shantytown, and learn more about global missions. This is a great opportunity for you to participate and grow your heart for God's people and the lost. This trip is open for anyone in middle school or older - families are welcome/encourage to participate together! Spots are limited, so please RSVP ASAP. Registration will close on Sunday, March 29th, so please let me know as soon as possible. The registration fee will be $170/person. Email [email protected] if you have any questions or would like more information!

Just a reminder that signups for April’s TJ trip close this coming Sunday - see below for details!

We're excited to announce that the Missions Committee has approved our 2020 Spring TJ missions trip and sign ups are now open! We will be heading down to Mexico Caravan Ministries from Friday evening to Sunday morning (4/24-26). Our goal is to learn more about missions, build a home for a family in need, and minister to the staff at the organization. The missions fee will be $60 - if you'd like to learn more or are willing to commit, please contact Jon Chan. Deadline to join the team is Sunday, Feb 23; sign up soon as spots are limited!

We're coming up on the deadline to turn in our Missions Movement 2020 forms this coming Sunday! If you haven't gotten one yet, feel free to grab one from the back of the chapel or print your own. As a reminder, Missions Movement 2020 is a concerted, whole-church effort to get directly involved with missions and outreach! In these last few days, I challenge to you to prayerfully consider how you can get involved in sharing the Gospel to our local communities and around the wor...ld The form asks you to commit a certain amount of time, finances, or prayer in 2020. My suggestion is to commit to put aside 5 days of PTO if you're working, which would allow you to get involved in a lot of different ways. When we plan ahead, we can better prioritize! Of course, everyone is able to participate in different ways - what we really want is for our whole congregation to be involved in some way. Hope that you're able to join us :) You can email Jon Chan your form or turn it in this Sunday! 2020 Outreach opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/2020OutreachFlyer MM2020 Form: https://tinyurl.com/HarvestMM2020

We're excited to announce Missions Movement 2020, a concerted, whole-church effort to get directly involved with missions and outreach! For the month of October, we want to challenge to you to prayerfully consider how you can get involved in sharing the Gospel to our local communities and around the world. Here's how you can get involved: 1) Check our missions info flyer. Whether it's in San Diego with summer VBS or refugee ministry, or across the world in Tokyo or Thailand, ...there is space for everyone throughout the year. (https://tinyurl.com/tripflyer) 2) Fill out this form (https://tinyurl.com/HECSDMM2020) where you can commit a certain amount of time, finances, or prayer in 2020. My suggestion is to commit to put aside 5 days of PTO if you're working, which would allow you to get involved in a lot of different ways. When we plan ahead, we can better prioritize! Of course, everyone is able to participate in different ways - what we really want is for our whole congregation to be involved in some way. Please let Jon know if you have any questions and if you're ready to turn in your form! Team leaders will be contacting people who are interested and will provide more info. Thanks and hope that you can join us! Please turn in your form by Fri, Nov. 1st!

A big thanks to all who participated in the basketball tournament today! All the volunteers, players, and fans made it a great success and we raised a lot of money for missions. Check out a sneak preview of the photos that were taken!

Our 8th annual basketball tournament is next Sunday, 10/6 1:30pm! If you are interested in playing, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/DwLVfm7VaQ11PSK66 by the end of this Sunday 9/29! You will not be officially signed up until you pay the $10, so please do that ASAP! If you are interested in volunteering to be a timer, scorer, or photographer, we will definitely need help with that as well, so please let me know!

Come out for a great series of UCSD Welcome Week events - you can RSVP with Katherine Wong. Hope to see you there!

Our 8th annual basketball tournament will be held on Oct. 6th, Sunday 1pm at church! Our goal is to raise money for the Oct. TJ missions team, middle school and up, all skill levels are welcome. If you are interested in playing, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/DwLVfm7VaQ11PSK66 by the end of Sunday 9/29! You will not be officially signed up until you pay the $10, so please do that ASAP! If you are interested in volunteering to be a timer, scorer, or photographer, we will definitely need help with that as well, so please let me know!

We're excited to announce that the Missions Committee has approved our Fall TJ missions trip and sign ups are now open! We will be heading down to Mexico Caravan Ministries from Friday evening to Sunday morning (10/25-27). Our goal is to learn more about missions, build a home for a family in need, and minister to the staff at the organization. The missions fee will be $60 - if you'd like to learn more or are willing to commit, please contact Jon Chan. Deadline to join the team is Saturday, August 24th; sign up soon as spots are limited!

Just a reminder that our UCSD Career Night is tomorrow - 7pm at Earl Warren Room in PC, come out for a good time of Q and A, resume review, and SG discussion! Invite your friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/645533999230953/

We're excited to announce the Spring/Summer CE series and our next preaching series, both starting this coming Sunday and we hope you can join us! Gospel of John Sermon Series: "So That You May Believe" As John 20:31 says, the Gospel of John is written so that we may believe in Him, the Son of God. Although this series is not an exhaustive exegetic study through every verse of John, it aims to cover the aspects of Jesus's ministry that John highlights. The passage selection a...ims to be on the broader side so that speakers can choose which parts of the passage to highlight and cover. The goal is for us to better know the person of Jesus Christ and the purpose of his time on Earth. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality CE Series: Join us as we explore how emotional maturity is intimately tied into our spiritual maturity. Based on Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and its’ corresponding workbook by Peter and Geri Scazerro, we will study biblical principles of healthy emotions and how God designed life for believers. This time also includes space to self-reflect, share and grow with one another through discussion and prayer.