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- Student meeting times (Sunday):
Junior High: Sundays at 9:00 in the Yurt and Tuesdays at 7:00 pm.
High School: Sundays 10:45 am in the main service and Tuesdays 7:00 pm.
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Contact Pastor Justin for more information:
jhumphreys@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
- Hume Lake: Save the date! July 15–21, 2012 our Junior High and High School
students will be heading to Hume. Sign-ups begin March 4th. Cost TBD.
- Student Worship Band: Come join us for practice Mondays at 7 pm.
Our student worship band is just starting to take off
and we will have opportunities soon to lead worship on some Tuesday nights for the Evergreen Student Ministries and
maybe even on Saturday and Sunday for celebration services. Come use the talent God has given you
to serve Him! Contact Armando Rios for more information: arios723@aol.com
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Be Sanctified |
- Continuing from 1 Thessalonians. It is God’s will that we should be sanctified – 1 Thessalonians 4:3. What
does it mean to be sanctified? In what areas does God desire me to be
sanctified? Those are some of the questions we address from 1
Thessalonians in this message.
Listen
to Be Sanctified or Visit the
Relating to His Word page
to get the sermon notes or hear any other sermons.
Join a Small Group: Have you joined a small group yet? Now is a good time! You can pick up a list
at the welcome center. EVC has over 40 groups meeting during the week on different nights at different
locations. There is a seat waiting for you! For
more info on small groups or starting a small group, contact Pastor
Dennis: dhadley@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
- List of small groups.
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Check us out on Facebook!
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Women's Events/Bible Studies:
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- For the most up-to-date information on the Women's Ministry check out
Pam's Upcoming Events Page.
- Women's Prayer Times
Sundays 8:00 - 8:50 am
Thursdays 9:00 - 10:00 am
Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm
- Bible study: Study the book of Daniel. It is led by Nancy Goodman, in the home of Kelly Cimoli on
Thursdays starting 1/12 at 7:00 pm. Contact Pam for more information at pamwood@pacbell.net.
- Bible study: Five Aspects of Woman. It is led by Claudia Hobbs & Pam Wood, Tuesdays at 10:00 am at
The Vallagio, 2855 Villages Parkway Bldg 2 (Please park in the US Savings Bank
parking lot). Contact Pam for more information at pamwood@pacbell.net
- Bible study: Sermon Series It is led by Dorothy Stewart on Thursdays at 7:00 pm at EVC.
- Women of Grace Mentoring Ministry
Come join us March 3rd, 2012, 9:00 to 12:00 to learn what it means to be a mentor
or a mentee. Sign up at the Mentoring table.
Several
women have asked to be mentored and God has answered that prayer. If you would like to be mentored by another
Christian woman from our church, please email Dorothy Stewart.
You will then be matched up and introduced
to your mentor. If you have any questions you may contact Dorothy
Stewart at domaneeq@aol.com.
- We have a ministry, Threads of Love, in our church that sews for preemie babies and babies that don't
survive. We are always looking for ladies that would like to help. If you don't sew, maybe you can cut,
help package items, label items, iron. There are a host of jobs that need to be done that don't involve
sewing. You can pray, or if you feel like you want to do something, we can always use fabric. If you are
interested in any way, please contact Renee Brogdon at renee@providenet.com
we want to have a time to sew together soon. Thank you.
- $35.00 can change a life of a child, and your life as well. Check out the child sponsorship program through
Transformation Love, led by Sherry Hadley. www.transformationlove.com.
True Religion is helping the widows and orphans in their distress. (James 1:27)
- Right now a group from EVC is traveling on a medical mission with 1040i to Cote d’Ivorie, in West Africa.
You can help by praying, giving, and collecting medical supplies. They have arrived safely in Africa (updated 2/7).
For more details check www.1040i.org.
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Date Night:
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- February 10th at 6:30 pm, bring your special someone to a special
movie night here at EVC. We will have snacks, great fellowship and enjoy a film.
Get a sitter and enjoy a date. For details and to get your free tickets please
contact Pastor Ryan at ryan.hunt@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
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Eldership Class:
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- January 21st we started a six class going thru Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch. This class will be held from 8:30 to 10:00AM in the conference room and is open to men and women who want to learn more about what the Bible says about eldership. If you have felt the calling into church leadership the elders want to encourage you to attend this class. To sign up contact Pastor Ryan at ryan.hunt@evergreenvalleychruch.org.
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BASS Convention:
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- March 1-3. This is great convention for church workers and church leaders. They offer
great workshops in just about every area of ministry imaginable. EVC has purchased a church
registration, which means you can attend for free. I hope you will attend some workshops. Click
on the link for more information - bassconvention.org
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Bible Quest:
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- March 4th at 11 a.m. - here at EVC. Mike Lynch will be leading a twelve week study on the history and
veracity of the Bible as well as ways to observe, interpret and apply it to our lives. If you want to
dig deeper, this class is for you! For
more info, contact Pastor Ryan at ryan.hunt@evergreenvalleychruch.org.
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Engage Evergreen - A New Outreach Ministry
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- A Community Mission to San Jose coming on April 21st. Let’s
mobilize the church and together engage the community and share the love of
Jesus Christ. Mark your calendar and watch for more information still to come.
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Operation Christmas Child
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- Thank you for serving the Lord with your shoeboxes!
450,478 boxes were collected in the West Coast region, 6.5 million in the US.
Both of these numbers completely eclipsed the goals set – God is at work!
700,000 children went through The Greatest Journey Bible Study in their own
language and 265,000 children came to accept Jesus as their Lord & Savior!
30,000 teachers have been trained to teach the children about the love of Jesus
Samaritian’s Purse has had such a positive impact on Japan by providing disaster
relief; the Japanese government will allow shoeboxes to be distributed in 2012!
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Tuesday Night Supper Club:
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- Every other week, help plan and prepare dinner
hands-on with a group of 12-18 year olds in residence at Help One Child. These
are a group of at risk children who will enjoy a home-cooked meal and a couple of
hours of meaningful time with adult ministry volunteers – you! If you are interested,
please contact Pastor Justin at jhumphreys@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
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Short Term Missions Trips
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- We are considering a number of short term trips this year including Africa, Brazil
and Tijuana. If you would like more info, or if God is already calling you to any of these
areas, please contact Pastor Ryan at
ryan.hunt@evergreenvalleychruch.org.
- Our Africa team will be working with Amber Hook who will be ministering in
Ethiopia for one year beginning in March, working and sharing God's word with
children and women directly affected by HIV. If you have questions or would like to
support her ministry, please contact Amber at ahook@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
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Men's Bible Study
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- Men’s Bible Study – Spiritual Recon: started Monday, Dec. 5 at 4:30 p.m. here at the church. Contact Pastor Ryan for
more information: ryan.hunt@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
- Men’s Purity Class: Started February 6th. Join us Mondays at 7pm as we look at our identity in Christ, study God’s
standard for purity and then stand together to accept nothing less. We will be going through, When
Good Men Are Tempted. To join this dynamic men’s group, please contact Pastor Ryan at
ryan.hunt@evergreenvalleychurch.org or Pastor Greg at
gtrapp@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
- Men’s Morning: Come join us Sunday mornings at 8am as we dig into the Word and see what God has for us this
week.
- We have Men's Bible Study also on Monday's at 4:15. Contact the church for more information.
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All Church Prayer Meeting
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- "Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work." Oswald Chambers.
Everything in the life of the Church and every believer depends upon prayer.
EVC is having prayer meetings on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday's of the month at 6:47 led by Pastor Hiram.
Please read this attached letter from Hiram regarding this call to prayer.
"Prayer is weakness leaning on omnipotence." W. S. Bowd
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Simple Motherhood Ministry:
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- Evergreen Valley Church has a ministry for mothers called Simple Motherhood.
(Expecting mothers and mothers with children of all ages are included!).
We are meeting generally the first Tuesday morning each month with additional days some months.
- The Simple Motherhood monthly meetings are not a bible study, but a place to come and hear biblical
truths from Anne Catrett's life and motherhood experience. She will be sharing more about her life
journey and from the Captivating book over the next several months. But, mostly this is a place for
moms to gather, relax, meet one another, take a break from the never ending "to do list," receive, be
encouraged, be redirected to God (because we're so easily distracted!), and share about our
motherhood journey together.
Also, this is a group for women in various seasons of motherhood, not just in the babyhood/toddler years.
Please contact Teresa Martinez , t.martinez.gonzales@gmail.com, to get on our mailing list or
if you have further questions.
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Discipleship:
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- We have a number of men and women in our church who are
willing and ready to mentor, disciple and pour into someone else’s life. If are ready
and willing to be mentored, if you need an accountability partner or if you are
looking for a relationship that will help you grow to look more like Jesus, please
contact Pastor Ryan at
ryan.hunt@evergreenvalleychurch.org.
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Ethiopia Updates
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12/12/11
To our friends at Evergreen Valley Church. Many of you have been asking us about the status of our Ethiopian adoption so I wanted to get an update out to you. Sherry and I are so grateful for your prayers and loving support.
We passed court in Ethiopia on November 29th for Challa and Sedia, however the judge said she could not pass Rediet because of conflicting court documents regarding her father as being either missing or deceased. She gave us a follow-up date for Friday December 9th while they investigated. Unfortunately Sherry and I were leaving Ethiopia on December 7th but on that very day, about four hours before our flight home, we got a call from our agency informing us that Rediet had been cleared by the judge. So we now are the legal parents of these three beautiful children. We couldn't ask for a greater Christmas gift from God.
Unfortunately we could not yet bring them home as we now wait on the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia to give us an appointment to clear them to come home into the United States. It is hard to say how long that process could take however we are hoping for that clearance in about 4 to 6 weeks.
We ask you to continue to pray for us as we wait. I have attached a photo of our family. I cannot wait to let you all meet them.
God has shown me so much about His love for us as adopted children of God. His passionate pursuit of us and His willingness to give it all, even His Son, now means more than ever. And His love for me as a Father is clearer than ever.
Merry Christmas to you all, Pastor Dennis and Sherry
7/17/11
Praise God for the Ethiopia team's safe return after 2 weeks and for the ministry that the Lord
has done through them in Ethiopia.
7/10/11
Our short term mission team
of 11 people is in Ethiopia working alongside local missions that EVC supports to
minister to the people of Ethiopia. They are visiting homes and delivering supplies
to families affected by HIV. They are also hosting a two day youth retreat to
disciple students sponsored through Transformation Love. They are traveling with
Church Planters from the Horn of Africa into the Rift Valley to evangelize Ethiopian
Muslim tribes and will be laying the foundation stone for a new school that EVC
has raised funds for in Dahwe village. We are still a little short on funding so any
financial support is appreciated. Thank you for your prayers and support EVC!
Sent 6/23/11
Sherry has arrived safely in Ethiopia along with Laurie de Cesare. Through the ministry of Transformation Love, they will be working with women rescued from prositution on the streets this week in Dire Dawa.
We leave this Sunday with the rest of the team. Going along with me will be Steve Belarmino, Amber Hook, Kristy and Heather Heath, Greg Perry, Brian Watts, Katie Assadi, and Shannon Larsen. We will meet up and work with an additional team of six from North Carolina. With seventeen people in all this should be an amazing opportunity for ministry.
During our trip we will be working with Transformation Love ministering to children and their families affected by HIV. We will be visiting homes, bringing food and supplies, and praying for the people. We have plans to have a special day ministering to all the mothers and children of Transformation Love. We are hosting and leading a two day Student Retreat for the older students sponsored through Transformation Love with the theme coming from Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." Please pray for these students and pray for us as we lead them to follwo Jesus.
We are making a trip into the Rift Valley with Bekele of the Horn of Africa Mission. During the trip we are going to visit many of the HOAM Church Planters and go into two tribal villages to share the good news with the people. This will be a life changing moment for the team. We are going to be laying the foundation stone for a country school in Dawa Village that EVC has raised funds to develop. This will serve as a great access ministry for the church planters to reach these muslim tribal people. The team will also be making ministry visits to the Hope Enterprise's Feeding Center and to the drop in center at Compassion Family International.
As we prepare to leave, we ask for your prayers that God will open the door and direct our minsitry as He sees fit. Pray for good health, safety, and the power of the Holy Spirit on each team member. We return on July 11 so please remember us daily in your prayers.
We have not yet completely met our financial goals for this team so if you would also pray for the funds to come in and if you are able to help please believe that every gift and every prayer makes a big difference for this trip.
If you would like to contribute you can drop off or send your donation to Evergreen Valley Church, 2750 Yerba Buena Avenue San Jose, CA 95121 or go online to www.evcsj.com and you can pay. Make sure your payment reflects that it is for the Ethiopia Mission Trip. Do that by writing in the memo portion of the check or attaching a post-it. For online donations I would recommend sending me or Eileen Roland an email that you gave online so I can alert Eileen of the purpose of the payment.
Peace in Christ,
Dennis Hadley
Update from last trip: 4/16/11
Pastor Dennis and Sherry Hadley returned safely to San Jose from their trip to Ethiopia. They had a wonderful time
for ministry and relationship reunion. Read all about it in his letter to us.
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Bible Lands Cruise
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- March 2012 (Please note this is 2012) An opportunity to walk where Jesus and Paul walked. We will
visit, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, Cairo, Ephesus, Cyprus, Rhodes, Athens and Corinth, all by ship!
For more information conatact the church office.
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Congratulations to Church Girl:
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Saturday Evening Service!!
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- Our Saturday night service that started in October has grown to over 100. The service
time is 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.. We are experiencing parking problems and
seating problems in our Sunday morning services so this is a way for us to create more
space. Same message, same music but MORE room! We provide children’s ministries
from nursery to 5th grade. Please consider making Saturday night your service.
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Thursday Prayer Meetings:
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- EVC has two prayer meetings that are open to anyone who would like to
come and pray. One group meets at 9 a.m. every Thursday and another group
meets from 6 to 7 p.m.
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EVC Third Day Riders:
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InnVision Homeless Ministry
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InnVision
358 N Montgomery St.
San Jose, CA
- Evergreen Valley Church has had a ministry to the homeless at InnVision shelter in downtown on Montgomery street for many years.
We currently provide a Thursday night Bible Study and Prayer group led by Steve Belarmino and we have Church on Sunday
nights led by Greg Perry at the shelter. However we are not providing meals currently as we are without a kitchen and cook.
We recently lost the use of our kitchen facilities and are in search of a new one. If you have ideas we would love to hear them.
A couple weeks ago, we were saddened by the loss of our friend and our cook, Glen Rieken, who passed away. We are now in
search of a cook/team of people to lead the prepation and cooking at the shelter. In the past we have provided, prepared,
and served food to 150 to 180 people every Thursday. In order for this ministry to continue we will need to find answers
to these issues. We know God is in control and we look forward to His leading.
Contact Pastor Dennis at dhadley@evergreenvalleychurch.org to get involved.
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College/Young Adults:
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- We meet and look into God's word every Sunday night at 6 pm at EVC. We are bringing a new study from Titus and would
like to encourage you to join us. Contact Lorraine Triggs,
ltriggs19@yahoo.com for more information.
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Casa de Oracion:
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- Happy Birthday!! Casa De Oracion has been at EVC for four years this May!
- Casa de Oracion
is a Spanish church at EVC. They are holding Christian services in Spanish on
Sunday afternoons 4-6 pm.
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