1/16/2022
The Temple
In His Presence
One of the overarching themes in the Scriptures is the idea that God desires to live amongst His people. He loves us so much that He wants to live and be with us. This was the reality in the garden until we chose our way over God's way. Sinful, we could no longer be in the presence of the Most Holy God. We chose to go our own way, but He never chose to abandon us. He goes with us, draws near to us, moves heaven and earth to be with us. The Creator of the universe comes and lives in a box in order to be with His people. One of His greatest desires is for us to be in His presence.
Daily Prayers for this series will be available at the church
or to download from the website HERE by Sunday.
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See you Sunday at 10:00 am!
If you or someone you know is NEW to Adventure, please stop by the Welcome Center to pick up a Welcome bag!
A recording of service is available on YouTube Sunday afternoon.
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Adventure:Kids for Sunday Service
We are so excited to have your kids joining us on Sunday!
Here are a few things to remember each week:
1. Please preregister your child for Adventure:Kids classes each week HERE
2. Drop off begins at 9:50
3. Please use the outside entrance downstairs (follow the blue footprints). Please do not use the inside stairwell for drop off.
4. Kids ages 5 and up are required to wear a mask. We recommend a mask for kids ages 2-4, however we understand that they sometimes will not keep them on for an extended period of time.
We can't wait to see you this Sunday!
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Adventure:Equip, Winter Session
Sundays from 9:00-9:45am
The Winter Session of Adventure:Equip has begun, join us!
Our hope is that these classes will help us to grow in our understanding of the Bible, doctrine, theology and practice. They will be participatory courses done in biblical community.
These classes won’t just be for adults either... teens are welcome, or kids with their parents (as appropriate). Another option for kids that are in 5th grade and younger is Adventure:Equip Kids. This is an extra opportunity for kids to grow in their relationship with Jesus and each other while their parents dig deeper in the Adventure:Equip classes.
Here's a video invite from Cory with more info:
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From those just beginning their adventure with Jesus to those who have traveled far with Him, there is a place for you, and we hope you'll join us as we pursue Jesus together!
The classes available are:
Cairn: Guiding the Way
Led by Kim Young & Cory Williamson (Room 104)
5.1: Hear, Listen & Respond
Led by Matt Halvorson (Farside)
5:14: The Distinguished Word
Led by Jim Christianson & Fred Parr (Worship Center Classroom)
For more details on what each of these classes is about,
Have a question? Email Cory!
(Don't forget you can get your coffee at Adventure Awakens Cafe starting at 8:30 before your class!)
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Congregational Meeting
a.k.a. Adventure Family Meeting
This is both a business and family meeting where we desire to celebrate all God has done in 2021 in and through Adventure as well as prepare for all He will do in and through Adventure in 2022 and beyond!
Please join us after church on Sunday, January 30th for this meeting. Lunch will be provided. Children are welcome and we'll have some things for them to participate in as well.
While there are some business aspects of this meeting that only our Covenant Partners will be able to participate in, we welcome all who are becoming invested here at Adventure to join us as we dig into who we are here at Adventure and where God is leading us forward. We also have some exciting news to share that we want our whole Adventure Family to hear!
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Adventure hosts Family Kitchen!
Friday, January 21st at 5pm
Please sign up to contribute food HERE.
These items must be labeled and delivered to the church by
Thursday, January 20th at 4:00pm.
Family Kitchen meals are available the last 10 working days of each month (except Wed) at First Lutheran Community Church at 5pm. If you, or someone you know, is in need of a meal, consider stopping by to grab dinner (no questions asked!).
If you are in a position to financially support this ministry, please consider doing so. Checks or online donations can be made out to Adventure of Faith with "Family Kitchen" in the memo line.
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BaseCamp
Pick up a BaseCamp box at the church on Sunday, check out the theme teaching from Callie HERE (you should check it out anyway because it is awesome!), and dig in to all the awesome activities found in your boxes!
Have questions about BaseCamp? Not sure how to do it or who to do it with? Check out the website with all the details HERE, or contact Sam with any questions! We want this to be a tool for equipping and encouraging your daily walk with Jesus!
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Memory Makers
This Saturday, the 15th from 10-3
Memory Makers is a group for anyone who likes to craft: scrapbooking, knitting. crochet, card making or whatever type of craft you work on. We even have one who does rock painting. You may learn something new! We enjoy the fellowship of each other while working on our craft. We meet in room 104 so enter through the middle door.
Contact Elaine Frantz at 360-509-3323 for more information.
We meet the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10-3 to fellowship and craft together. Stay the whole time or pop in or out whenever.
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Adventure Awakens Cafe
Sundays: 8:30-9:00am,
9:45-10:05am, 11:00-11:30am
Adventure Awakens Cafe is now open at 8:30am so you can get your morning coffee, spritzer, donut or bagel before the Adventure:Equip classes begin. Check out these delicious looking specials, skip your morning stop, and support our Outreach Mission through your morning beverage purchase! Proceeds go directly to our sister church in Mazatlan, Principe de Paz. The Cafe closes during Adventure:Equip classes, but is open again before and after service.
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Church Building Usage
As we swing back into the new year, please remember to contact the church by email at mainoffice@faithadventure.com if you need to change the date or add a new date for your group or gathering. We are seeing more people using the building, which is fantastic but we want to make sure we don’t have overlapping happening. As a reminder, if you use a space please have your group wears masks and wipe down surfaces with a Clorox wipe after use and leave the room nice for the next group using it. We love that we have these spaces we can use together and we are excited to hear what God does in them through each of the people using them this year!
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TITHES AND OFFERINGS thru 11/30/21
November budget 59,680
November gifts 55,954 94%
YTD budget 656,480
YTD gifts 621,226 95%
Top to Bottom thru 11/30/21
Grand Flooring Total $82,912.99
Paid Down Payment $19,427.52
Balance $63,385.14
Current Top to Bottom $23,033.00
Balance Needed $40,352.14
To help steward the care of our building and contribute to the Top to Bottom fund, you can give at www.faithadventure.com/give and put "top to bottom" in the memo section.
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Ways to Support Adventure Where We Shop!
1. Amazon Smile
2. Fred Meyer Community Rewards
The Kroger Family of Companies is committed to community engagement, positive social impact and charitable giving at the national and local levels. Every community is unique, but our common goal is to partner with the neighborhoods we serve and help the people there live healthier lives.
One of the ways in which we do this is through our Fred Meyer Community Rewards program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Fred Meyer and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Organization: South Kitsap Presbyterian Church (organization number AX231)
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Weekly Schedule:
Saturday, January 15:
Memory Makers, 10-3, contact Elaine for more info
Sunday, January 16:
Sunday Service, 10 am
Adventure:Equip Winter Session, 9am, contact Cory for more info
Monday, January 17:
Flooring Install begins, please be aware that if entering the building you may have to use different doors this week.
Tuesday, January 18:
Prayer Night Fellowship, 5:30 pm, contact Bill, Bruce, or Craig
Adventure Prayer Night, 6 pm, contact Craig or Dan for more info
Men's BSF, 6-8pm
Wednesday, January 19:
BaseCamp Small Groups, 5:30pm, contact Sam for info
Thursday, January 20:
Scripture Out Loud, 5:30 pm, contact Amanda or Tish for info
Friday, January 21:
Women’s BSF, 10-11:45 am
Family Kitchen, 5pm, contact Natalie for more info
Saturday, January 22nd:
Emmanuel's Clothes Closet, contact Marcia or Barbara for more info
Looking Further Ahead:
Sunday, January 30th: Congregational Meeting after church
(PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS -- CHURCH FAMILY MEETING!)
Feb 12: Men's Breakfast
Don't worry if you haven't heard of some of these yet...
put them on your radar and know more details are coming!
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This section is a weekly reminder that God is Good!
He is good to us every single day & we will praise His name!
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This God is Good moment shared from Candice Brady: |
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A couple weeks ago we had our first week of Basecamp for 2022. At 5:30 pm we gathered in the Friendship Center for dinner. Although we sat at different tables eating there was interactions happening all around. Waving, talking, smiling and laughing together as we ate our dinner. I personally found joy in watching our kids at Adventure interacting with others. Who doesn’t want to be smiled and waved at by a baby?!?!
Then we broke off. This month Callie taught the adults and teens about the Temple and Tabernacle. If you haven’t watched it, please check it out HERE. There is so much good information she went over and she left me thinking and contemplating things afterwards. It was exciting to get into the box and learn more. Jennifer and CJ taught the kids during this time. I don’t know how they timed it but when we all came back to the Friendship Center the kids were sitting quietly coloring. I found it impressive! My daughter was anxious to tell me all about what they learned.
As we did discussion questions in groups, the kids kept asking about the fun activity they did with a parachute. I look over and CJ is getting it back out again. Then there is kids, teens and adults around the parachute lifting it up and going inside laughing. These things bring my heart joy. Seeing our church family dig into the Word, talk about it, eat some food together and have fun. All ages together. It has been in the DNA of Adventure for so long and I love that it continues to be.
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If you have stories of God's goodness from this past year, big or small, hit reply to this email and send them our way. We would love to hear them, pray in praise over them and talk to you about sharing them.
To spur your thoughts to God's goodness start by asking yourself these questions:
What Good have you witnessed recently?
What Good has God brought into your life?
What Good has God prompted you to do for one another?
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