www.emmanuelburbank.org
SENIOR PASTOR CANDIDATE NEXT STEPS:  The elders have unanimously presented Dr. Brian S. Chan as the candidate for our next Senior Pastor! If you missed out on meeting him this past Sunday, there are more opportunities to do so (see list below). You can also hear his Sun., May 19, sermon on our website (www.emmanuelburbank.org). And, you can learn more about him in his candidate profile . Please continue to pray with us for God's clear direction and blessing on the final steps of this process.

Wed., May 22...........7-8:30 p.m. - Meet the Candidate Q&A
  Worship & Music Ministry hosting
  Sanctuary
  (childcare provided: infants 
   through 5th grade.)

Sun., May 26......9:30-10:45 a.m. - Brian S. Chan preaching

Sun., May 26..11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Meet the Candidate Q&A
  Cleavers and Koinonia hosting
  Lower Auditorium
  
Sun., May 26......12:30-1:30 p.m. -  Meet the Candidate Q&A 
  Lower Auditorium
  (final opportunity)

CONGREGATIONAL VOTE: The vote for the Senior Pastor candidate, Brian S. Chan will be on Sun., June 2, at 11 a.m. The candidate will NOT be present for the vote. Please make sure to attend any of the previous Q&A sessions, to ask the candidate any questions you have. 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS)! VBS will be the week of  June 17-21, and now is the time to sign up to volunteer! It'll be from 9 a.m. to noon daily, for kids currently in grades K to 5! This year's theme is "ROAR! Life is wild. God is good." Cost is $25 per child (T-shirt included). To sign up as a volunteer, and to register your kids, head over to our church website ( www.emmanuelburbank.org), or this  VBS link. For more info, please contact Al Gonzalez at  al@emmanuelburbank.org. Also, the informational meeting for VBS volunteers will be on Sun. June 9, at 12:30 p.m. in the Jungle Room. Hope you can join us!

INTERNATIONAL TABLETOP DAY:  (ITTD) is coming  Sat., June 1 , from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to Emmanuel Church's Lower Auditorium! This is a day of food, prizes and most importantly, tabletop games! It's a great opportunity to reach out to our coworkers, neighbors, friends, or even our families.  But we can't do this without help! We need volunteers to give out free food and drink to our guests, make guests feel welcomed, and help connect with gamers. We also need table hosts to run a game or two. If you are willing to help in any of these ways, please contact Lisa Hoffman at haveyoumetlisa@gmail.com or  David Hoffman at  david.casey.hoffman@gmail.com.      

LORD'S KITCHEN: We will once again serve food and give away clothing to the needy in our local community through the Lord's Kitchen on  Sat., June 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To volunteer, contact Jatinder Sehmi at  jatinder_sehmi@hotmail.com.  

DONATIONS FOR LORD'S KITCHEN & LYDIA'S CLOSET: Please bring your donations on  Sun., June 2. Donations are collected the first Sunday of each month. Favorite foods are canned soups, cheese and peanut butter sandwich crackers, tuna, canned fruit, chili, and Cheerios. Please don't bring any perishable items. For more information, contact Ginger Hartman at  gnghartman@sbcglobal.net.
 

LOOKING AHEAD
  
CHURCH DIRECTORY PHOTOS MAKE-UP DAY: Don't miss out! Lifetouch Photography will be back at the Emmanuel campus on Sat., June 29, to shoot free photo sessions of Emmanuel members and attendees. Got questions? Then contact Kathy Lew at  kathy.lew@emmanuelburbank.org.

Sundays - Children at 9:30 a.m.:
 
NURSERY: Nursery is available for newborns to 4-year-olds.   
 
E-KIDS BIBLE EXPLORERS: During the worship service, children from K-5th Grade, will be dismissed to their fun, E-Kids class in the JAV room.

 
Sundays - Adults, Children and Youth at 11 a.m.:
 
NURSERY:  Nursery is available for newborns to 4-year-olds.  
 
E-KIDS SUNDAY SCHOOL: Upstairs in the Children's Ministry Building, Grades K-5 taught by Sunday School teachers.
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL SMALL GROUPS: Upper Youth Center, Grades 6 through 8, Small Group leaders teaching. 
 
HIGH SCHOOL GROUP: Lower Youth Center, Grades 9 through 12,
A fun time of community, worship and learning about God.
 

Weeknights - Adult Discipleship Classes:

THE GROUP: 25-35ish, Meets Mondays at 7 p.m. Leaders: Bob and Kathy Drummond. For details, contact Bob at  bob@emmanuelburbank.org.  
 
ROOTS: Post-High School-24ish, Meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Leaders: Andrea and Amy Di Francia. Contact Andrea at  andrea@emmanuelburbank.org


THIS WEEK
 
"We Are Here"
"Here" series, Week 2
Acts 2:42-47
Senior Pastor Candidate Brian S. Chan, preaching