5/15/13

DADS & DUDES - POKER/GAME NIGHT, THURSDAY MAY 16, 7:30pm


We'll be at the Greenwood shared church office space (also temporary home of Greenbean Coffeehouse), 8515 Greenwood Ave N, next to Razzi's Pizza.

WHY DAD'n'DUDES?
Because we need to….
  • get to know each other beyond Sunday
  • have fun, enjoy fellowship, share life
  • enjoy victuals and potations in moderation
  • feel free to invite friends to events beyond Sunday
Yes, this is very short notice, mainly because our eWeekly technology was temporarily disabled, AND because scheduling between the three planners was tricky! Never-the-less, we are moving ahead:
  • poker/game night tomorrow May 16th 7:30pm
  • Mariners, Tuesday June 11
  • poker/game night, Thursday July 18
  • August - something
  • September - something
  • etc.
Some Saturday or Sunday afternoon hikes (e.g. Mt. Si), could also be scheduled soon; suggestions?
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5/11/13

COLOR RUN - PATIENCE PARKING

Those unique paint racers will be running through Belltown tomorrow, right down Cedar Street alongside New Horizons! Be patient as you look for parking. Find a map of the race course here...
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4/25/13

GROUNDWORKS PLAN APRIL 28, 2013

We have childcare!
We have BINGO!
We have three toilets to clean!
And we have other stuff to do!
SCHEDULE
  • 10:15AM arrive at New Horizons, enjoy coffee, food 
  • 10:30AM  briefing; prayer
  • 10:45AM fan out; get to work
  • 12-1PM return to New Horizons for pizza

LEADERS
Kristen VanderLinden - BINGO w/SENIORS @ SIMONS (ages 3+; see prep/supply note below)
David Anema - REDEEMING SOLES or alternative, including possible P PATCH work
Biff Gaitan - NEW HORIZONS (clean, sort, organize, possible drywall tape, mud, sand)
Nicole Molendyk, Teresa Elenbaas - NURSERY
Eric Likkel - SENIOR APARTMENTS ASSISTANCE (bring gloves, paper towels)
?????? VOLUNTEER NEEDED - PIZZA (Linda Bishop, our regular pizza provider, away this week)

 BINGO NOTE: 
Folks planning on joining us at Simon Seniors (or even those who will be participating with another group), we would love if you are willing and able to bring a snack to share with the group and/or a small donation to the prize lot for Bingo.  Popular items include:

  • canned soups and other non-perishable food
  • toiletries (toothpaste/toothbrush, shaving cream/razors, lotion, shampoo)
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4/11/13

SHARING A GOOD MOMENT WITH BELLTOWN

March 9 was a good day for Belltown. Along with Elizabeth Campbell and David Anema from Emmaus Road, Pastor Eric Likkel joined a diverse gathering of neighbors to participate in a neighorhood-wide community development event. Likkel and Campbell were on the steering committee which secured a grant from the Department of Neighborhoods to help pay for the event, and Emmaus Road acted as the fiscal sponsor. Read a nice write-up about the day here.

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NOTES: COUNCIL, STEWARDSHIP TEAM, 3/26/13

See notes from the March 26th Stewardship Team meeting, here,
and Council meeting, here.
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The Emmaus Road Story


In the winter of 1997, we began as a small team of about 10 people, committed to gathering and growing a church that would connect with others like ourselves; people interested in connecting with God, in the person and work of Jesus Christ, but disconnected from the activity of many mainstream congregations. With the financial support of a larger church organization, our pastor was able to work full time with the team in planning, leadership development, and meeting people in the community.

Our first meetings were open discussion forums. We talked about prayer, scripture, spiritual discipline and the issues with which we all struggle. As friends talked to friends, the first group expanded and we multiplied into two.

Inspired by the journey process as a metaphor for spiritual growth, we searched for a name which would reflect that idea. In the resurrection narrative of Luke 24, we found our name "on the road to Emmaus."

After our first worship event on Good Friday of 1997, both groups began to gather together for worship once a month. In various coffee shops and rental spaces, we gradually increased our worship times to twice a month, and in September of 1998 we decided to gather every Sunday. Since the beginning, numerical growth has been gradual but steady, most often through the personal contact of friends talking to friends.

Today, several small groups continue to meet for open discussions on prayer, scripture, and the process of encountering God in daily life; we all gather for worship each week.