The Summer Happenings

hello focus folks. hope your weekends were straight. just wanted to shout out from my hometown of philly [suburbs... for you haters]. good times with the family are always refreshing, you know?

at any rate, the leaders are back from their summit and ready to head up this upcoming year. i heard the summit was good times and i'm pumped to see the good times coming for the summer. speaking of the upcoming events, read on for your weekly dose of focus.

1. focus/impact prayer gatherings [5.13-14] transformation center @ 7pm :: the retreat is approaching and it's as good a time as any to prepare for the retreat through some corporate prayer. come out to the transformation center this coming wednesday and thursday evenings for some concentrated times of crying out to the Lord for the retreat. let's also pray for the retreat individually and with one another.
2. experiencing ministry [5.14] transformation center @ 7pm :: oy! if you're a walking, talking, breathing member of hmcc and would like get involved in other avenues to serve the church, there're plenty of opportunities through ministry teams. take the experiencing ministry class and you can sign up to serve the church through awesome food, exquisite photography, shaking hands with a smile, and all sorts of good stuff. sign up here!
   
3. focus/impact retreat [5.15-17] miracle camp @ 7:30pm :: the retreat is this weekend! woot! gear up and ship out on friday to miracle camp. don't know where miracle camp is? me neither, but it's all good. those details will be sorted out this week as you also get your driving assignments. look out for emails regarding details for the retreat [drivers, times, directions, etc.]!
4. sunday celebration [5.17] transformation center @ 10am :: for those of us who are unable to make it to the retreat, fear not. luckily, we're part of a larger church and sunday celebration continues with the 2nd part of the "fresh take" sermon series called, "intimacy." it's always a celebration, so if we miss you at the retreat, enjoy the celebration.

that's about it for this week. as always, if you have any quesitons about any of the things mentioned here, please let me know!

love God, love people, and have a great week.

cheers,

john