Howdy Acacians!

How ya'll doing this fine middle of the week? Hope ya'll doin' swell! (hehe)

Anyywayy..

Hope God's pulling you through this week. I know it's tough with the weird weather we have. Rain Monday, 80's Tuesday...

Here's what's going on this Friday and this Weekend at Acacia and DCCC:

Friday 10/14/11

7:30pm: Worship with Compass - please be on time for worship! 
8:00pm: Bible Study with PG: Joyfully Single Part 11 – Is the Knight in Shining Armor Dead?

(any volunteers to bring refreshments??)

Sunday 10/16/11

Sock Drive: As part of Grace in Action (GIA) spearheaded by Uncle Bob, our annual sock drive begins this sunday. This ministry serves the poor and homeless in our local community. The weather is turning cold and we can help keep some feet warm. Please bring a package or two new, unopened, mens' or womens' socks (crew socks, preferred for mens') to church. There will be a collection held at church. Another chance to give will be held on the following Sunday. If you have any questions, please contact Uncle Bob (Bob Jennings).

Worship Team Meeting: If you're a part of the worship team or are interested in serving in this area, please attend this meeting during church lunch (12:10pm in Room 224). 

Mission Prayer Time: Been wanting to have time to get together and pray for our missionaries and missions in general? Come to Missions Prayer Time at David and Vivian Leung's house in Davis this Sunday Evening from 5-7pm (RSVP required). Rob and Brenda will be sharing again about the Shanxi Missions trip. If you're interested please contact me so that we can RSVP you with D and V for dinner preparations. (If you can't make it, don't worry. We plan on sharing again during Acacia sometime in the near future.)

Up Coming Birthdays!!!:   Henry Wang (Oct 13), Maggie Zhang (Oct 15), Lisa Hu (Oct 17), Brenda Chang (Oct 25)

Greetings fellow Acacia friends, hope that your week is going well!

We'll be continuing to meet together for Bible study this week for our study of "Joyfully Single" by Jerry on "The Friendship Factor".

Details:

Where: Room 205 (upstairs) at DCCC
When: 10/7 at 7:30PM - please be on time for worship!

Announcements:

• We will be having our annual DCCC Church Picnic this coming Sunday the 9th after service, it will be an awesome time of food, games, and fellowship, hope you can join us!
• This Friday we will collect offering for the month of October. Offering goes towards the food, activities, and events that we have together as a fellowship.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Rob

hello Acacians, 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far! If not, I'm sorry to hear that, but chin up! cuz this week is almost over! I heard the following statement in small group tonight and would like to share with you. "Whenever I feel stressed or overwhelmed, I just take a step back"  More often than not we focus on the problems at hand and can't take a step back to re-group and focus our attention on God. But He is ALWAYS there! Isn't it reassuring to know that our struggles will never be too hard for Him to handle?! That's what I'd like to call AWESOME right there!

Alritey, onto our agenda for this week! Mr. George Hu will continue to lead us on our study of Joyfully Single this week! The topic is "OPE - Other People's Expectations" 

time: 7:30 pm 
place: We will be joining Compass for worship in the main sanctuary first and moving up to 205 

other announcements:

• Acacia is making church lunch this Sunday! If you can help prep, please contact Jack. I believe they are planning to cook on Saturday from 10-1ish. And we are also looking for servers on Sunday, if you can help, you are excused from leaving Sunday School early (this is the twice in a life time...well more like a year chance you can do so), please come to kitchen around 11:30am.
  
• Joint pot luck with EFG this Sunday at 5:30 pm. Meilin and Johan will be sharing about their upcoming missions journey with Samaritan's purse. Please bring a main dish/appetizer/desert/drinks to share~
• There's a sound training at 1pm on Oct 1st at church, if you are interested in serving in this area, please come
• our annual church picnic is next Sunday (Oct 9). Church picnic is my favorite all church event every year, it's amazing to see all three congregations get together to just chill in the sun! there will be hot dogs, burgers, cold noodles, watermelons and lots of cookies! Feel free to invite your friends!
• Acacia will start collecting offering starting Next Friday (Oct 7th). If you have any questions, please contact me, rob or brenda. 

that's it for now and see you all on Friday!!

Hello Acacia!

School starts this week (for some of us)! This Friday marks the first fellowship night of the school year. In honor of such an occasion, we'd like to welcome you and new friends to join us for our Bible Study with refreshments to follow this Friday at 7:30pm at DCCC.

DETAILS

Who: YOU! and bring a new friend!
What: Bible Study on "Work and Leisure", brought to you by Kim Gee!  (Refreshments to follow!)
When: 7:30pm Friday, September 23, 2011
Where:  DCCC Room 205 (Upstairs)

ANNOUNCEMENTS
*OMF Heart for Asia Conference* 
Saturday October 1 @ Hope Center Covenant Church (2275 Morello Avenue, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523)
Deadline for normal registration has passed, but you can still register late! http://www.omf.org/omf/us/get_involved__1/regions_events/northwest_re... *Sunday Oct 2 Lunch*
Acacia's up to cook Sunday Lunch on October 2
Contact Jack (zhuman84@gmail.com) to sign-up for prep on that saturday and sunday.

*Potluck with EFG Sunday Night Oct 2*
Our older counterpart, EFG (English Family Group) has invited us to join them for a potluck Sunday night.  We will also get a chance to hear Johann and MeiLi share about their upcoming missions with Samaritan's Purse. 

*Iron Sharpens Iron Conference* (Men's Conference)
Saturday October 22 @ First Covenant Church (10933 Progress Court Rancho Cordova, CA 95670)
Contact Jack (zhuman84@gmail.com) if you're interested! 
http://www.ironsharpensiron.net/conference-details.php?conference=214 


*GIA Sandwiches Sign-Up* 
Acacia is in charge of making sandwiches for Grace In Action every third 
Wednesday of each month.  More details to come on Friday!  If you wanna get a head start in signing up, check out the Doodle link for dates:
http://www.doodle.com/27idpz5mw3pb8zwe 

Good Evening Acacia!

Today at work I learned that Wednesdays are sometimes called Hump Day.  This is what Wikipedia has to say about that: The term alludes to the fact that Wednesday is the middle of the work week, meaning that one has made it "over the hump" towards the weekend. 

I totally get it.  This week has been nothing short of craziness.  But this week I was also reminded how important it is to rest in Him.  [[Well yes, but what does that even mean?!]]  It may not exactly mean that you should be lying atop fluffy green moss alongside still waters and such.. But it does require some sort of time out.  Time out to read the word, a devotion, to pray, to listen to musica, etc.  And don't be discouraged if you have no clue what to say to God.  I think that even if you come before God with just a desire to hear and learn from him, he'll deliver. 

For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior.  He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.  Zephaniah 3:17

Congratulations!!!  We've made it over the hump!  :D

This week in Acacia news:

Friday Night Fellowship
Where: DCCC Room 205
When: Friday @ 7:30pm
What: Jerry will be continuing our series on Joyfully Single focusing on Personal Needs
         comeComeCOME!!!


some announcements:

*Sunday Oct 2 Lunch*
Acacia's up to cook Sunday Lunch on October 2
We need helpers to go shopping and prep on Saturday as well as people to help serve on Sunday.  If you're in town, please consider helping out!!  (you may be rewarded with leftovers to take home too!)  Stay tuned for more details..

*Potluck with EFG Sunday Night Oct 2*
Our older counterpart, EFG (English Family Group) has invited us to join them for a potluck Sunday night.  We will also get a chance to hear Yohann and MeiLi share about their upcoming missions with Samaritan's Purse. 

Blessings!

GOOD AFTERNOON ACACIA!!!

i must confess, this email is bringing you joy a little later this week because i've been on vacation up until today ^__^  i love having no computer or phone access during such times!  hope you all were able to enjoy a few days of rest and this lovely hothothot weather.

last week the first day of september came upon us like a thief in the night (at least it did for me).  crazy how fast these months go by.  for some of you, you're just starting school again.  for some, continuing work.  and others still, just trying to keep your head up in whatever you're doing.  whether new experience or the same old same old, remember psalms 118:24.  good thing it's been made popular by song so you won't forget it - this is the day the lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!  whatever season you are in life, rejoice always = ]

the agenda for this friday:
where: DCCC upstairs in room 224
when: friday night @ 7:30
what: Joyfully Single Part 7!!!!  led by Lily Lin


announcements:

Acacia men are meeting for breakfast at Cindy's saturday sept 10 @ 9am
4823 Chiles Road  Davis, CA 95618

Sister's are meeting for breakfast at Konditorei saturday sept 10 @ 9am
2710 5th Street  also in davis  

OMF Heart for Asia Conference
Saturday October 1 @ Hope Center Covenant Church 2275 Morello Avenue, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
OMF is a missionary sending organization focusing on ministry in Asia.  If you are interested, you can contact Angel angelyingliang@gmail.com.  Couple people from Acacia will be attending so it's possible to carpool.  Also, our very own Pastor Gee will be emceeing the event :D  Cost to attend is $30 - with possible scholarship from our church based on need.
http://www.omf.org/omf/us/get_involved__1/regions_events/northwest_region

Iron Sharpens Iron Conference
Saturday October 22 @ First Covenant Church 10933 Progress Court Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Though I'm not a man and never attended, I've heard really good things about this conference.  Don't believe me? Just check out the guys in Acacia!  hehe..  Jack will be sending out a sign up list for those interested.
http://www.ironsharpensiron.net/conference-details.php?conference=214

GIA Sandwiches Sign-Up
Acacia is in charge of making sandwiches for Grace In Action every third Wednesday of each month.  Sign up and learn to let Him use you as his hands and feet in our community.  September 21 is our next date - any volunteers??  Email me (deborah) and I can send you all the info you need.  For all other months, please sign up on the Doodle link.  Thanks!!!!
http://www.doodle.com/27idpz5mw3pb8zwe

Acacia Camping Trip
Update on the camping trip.  It's been postponed due to scheduling conflicts.  We'll keep you posted when we figure out another date for this!

Let's get Acacia out there!
Social media is the new black.  I believe that God uses Acacia and our ministry to reach other post-college young adults in navigating through this season of their life.  I'm thinking we can take advantage of our social media inclination to get our name out and bring people into our family.  Here's our website: www.acaciafellowship.org.  Take it and run with it!


Have a blessed day dear friends!
deborah

Hi Folks!!
 
That's right!! It's time for another potluck!! As Pastor Gee shared about his recent trip to the UK, a large portion of the asian folks over in the UK are in the take-out food business. So in the spirit of relating to our asian brothers and sisters overseas, the potluck theme this week will be take-out food. For all those who love to bring mcnuggets, fried chicken, OTH chow-fun/popcorn chicken, this is YOUR night.  So go nuts with the cheeseburger/chow-fun/costco chicken etc. It will be in DCCC Room 205 at 7:30pm!! In addition to potluck, we'll also be playing some games!! So in addition to take out food please come prepared to play some pretty fun games. I know...i'm a little scared yet excited too.
 
And now for announcements:
 
FALL is coming up!! and you know what that means?!!! Davis will be flooded with students!! So if you know/meet/bump into any grad students...invite them out!!!
 
Small groups!! We currently have 2 small groups, 1 in Davis on Thursdays, and 1 in Sac on Fridays. If you're interested in joining a small group, please let me/dave/deborah know and we'll put you into one.
 
Ok have a good one and see you friday.
Jack

Hello Acacia!
This Friday we'll be joining the English Family Group for some BBQ fun.  Come hang out, eat, and fellowship with our slightly older brothers and sisters.  EFG is gracious enough to provide the food, so all that's required from you is YOU!  We'll be meeting at Westwood Park(Along Barkley Street and Calaveras Ave) at 6:30.  We would greatly appreciate if you can let me know whether or not you can make it to the BBQ so we can let EFG know how much food they need to prepare.  Please let me know by Wednesday if you can make it.  


announcements:
-The children's ministry is looking for future sunday school teachers.  IF you are interested in teaching or helping out, please talk to Dan Lim or Stephanie Gee for more info.  if you don't know who they are, come talk to me (david).

-Congrats to Lisa and Deborah for graduating this year!  Your hard work has paid off!

-If you guys are in need of prayer, please don't hesitate to come to us.  We will pray for you!

OK, have a wonderful week everyone. 


blessings,
core