This Week…

Jan. 03, 2010 – MOSAIC AT THE MAJESTIC – 10:00AM

Don’t forget, there is no “THEY” that will bring food for everyone, so bring some to share!
Last names beginning with…
A-H – Fruit and Healthy Stuff!
I-R – Hot dish
S-Z – Bring Muffins or Bagels or Danish’s or other breakfast food

Year End Giving needs to be in this week (dated by 12/31/09) and it would sure be helpful!  We need about $5k by the end of the year.  CLICK HERE TO GIVE NOW!

Check out the MSN Butterfly Awards and vote for our wonderful team at Giving Anonymously.  If they win, they will donate $10k to the Agape House?  CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

We are sending off a couple of very important people this week.  Shawn McMurtrey is heading back to YWAM in Australia and Lael Atkins is leaving for her DTS with YWAM Destination Paradise.  Please keep them in prayer and you can donate to either of them HERE!  Use the drop down menu and choose their name.

We are considering a 2nd gathering at Mosaic and would love to hear your thoughts!

WHY? – Space & New Communities.  Have you noticed that often, we are quite full?  Believe it or not, growing in numbers has never been our goal.  As a matter of fact, numerical growth can work against our desire to see real community rather than just a lot of people attending a church service.  But, sometimes growth happens and we are given the responsibility to lead the growth in a way that is consistent with WHO we are called to be as a community.  We are called to be a community that attempts to orient our lives around the person and teaching of Jesus and to do this by endeavoring to live five rhythms – Beautify, Listen, Eat, Study & Send (BLESS).  You need to know that anything we do will be intentional in these five areas.

2 Purposes For The Evening – Space & Sending.  Not only would the evening provide some space for our community to grow, but we have always believed we are to be a community that multiplies missional faith communities; ie, to live our “SEND” rhythm, not just talk about it.  As many of you know, we have been working with our friends and co-workers, Aaron & Kate Walters, toward the establishment of a new missional community in the Happy Valley area.  This 2nd gathering would give the Walter’s a great opportunity to get to know more people and to share their heart for Happy Valley.

SO…We are considering this 2nd gathering being at the Majestic on Sunday evenings around 5pm.  We would still share a meal (probably soup, salad, pasta & bread), attempting to get to know each other around the table, while continuing to express our rhythms in our gatherings and in our lives.  We will continue to come together for our BEAUTIFY rhythm Sunday’s as well as the times when we gather in homes rather than at the Majestic.  It is likely that we would also combine a lot during the summer months.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, we must remain committed to building strong relationships and not just attending a meeting!

MEETING ATTENDANCE DOES NOT EQUAL “COMMUNITY”!

Let us know what you think about this possibility and we will keep you informed about intentions to begin gathering in both the morning and the evening.  Right now we are considering November 22 – December 13 and then again beginning January 3rd.

Wow, what a season we are in!  I know that many of you will probably wonder why I say that, so let me give you a little insight into just one of the things that is happening in our midst.

First, GivingAnon.org is simply rocking peoples world.  Check it out at givinganon.org.

Second, and this is very personal for me, my wife, Laura, and Shara Pagels are right now in Africa working with a couple of baby homes for AIDs orphaned children.

Third, our wonderful college/university students are back in town and we love having them around.

Fourth, well, I can’t go into details about the 4th thing, but you need to know it is pretty wild and exciting!  Pray.  That is the best thing to do.  Pray for all the leadership community as we try to figure out God’s direction in something very new.

Fifth, we are working with an awesome couple (Aaron/Kate Walters) on a new church plant and love it!!

Sixth, Sean & Julie’s new CD (February Birds) is out and we have another CD featuring various Mosaic artists that is going to rock the world.  Well, maybe not that big, but it’s cool!

I could go on and on, but it would take too much space.  This is a great time in the life of our community, and we are looking forward to what God wants to do with all of us.  So, please pray for Mosaic and the Leadership as we “only want to do what we hear the Spirit saying to…”  Great lyrics, Sean & Jason!

Here’s some great photos by our resident photographer and awesome dude!

Welcome to the temporary site for Mosaic Church of Bellingham. We are in the process of building a new site and our old one experienced some serious (catastrophic) technical difficulty that resulted in us needing this one. Please check above or below for current information.

Blessing!

Check out this great opportunity for service and ministry to some of the broken and hurt in our county.  Click the link to find out more!

Ray of Hope Missions Opportunity

Here are our specific needs -

LOBBY VOLUNTEERS/USHERS –
Thursday the 19th – 5 Volunteers
Friday the 20th – 2 Volunteers

Backstage Volunteers
Thursday the 19th – 3 Volunteers
Friday the 20th – 3 Volunteers

BOX VOLUNTEERS – Hefty guys willing to help Kurt move boxes – Thursday & Friday – 4 Volunteers

Our shows are Thursday the 19th and Friday the 20th at 6:30 at Christ The King.

If their is anyone interested in volunteering could you please have them call the studio at 715-0900 or e-mail us at info@dancing4joy.org.

What if…. we could get a very influential voice in the world to suggest to the American people that we could collectively, in a grass roots effort, use that money to make a HUGE positive change in the world as it sits today.  This does NOT have to be a Democrat or Republican contest. It does not matter what side you are on, or even if you are on a side.

There are an infinite number of worthy causes for funding.  However, our country is in a unique position right now on the world stage.  I propose that a fund could be created to go directly to the Iraqi people who have lost a loved one, a home, a job, as a result of the war.  No strings attached.  Spend as they feel necessary.  Imagine the message that would send to the rest of the world about what Americans are really like.

The economic turn-down we Americans feel now pales in comparison to what it must be like to have your home or town blown to bits, one or more family members or friends slaughtered, a child missing a leg, contaminated water, no job, no hope, whatever.  This could extend beyond Iraq to other war torn areas, but Iraq takes precedence because whether we are right or wrong for being there, we are the ones dishing out the pain.

I know this is a crazy idea that would take organization on a gargantuan scale, but it is possible.  I have attempted to get it out to several groups who have the means to handle something of this magnitude, but with very little luck.  Could it start locally on a small scale?

The seed has been planted and watered.  If God wants it to grow, it will.

Contact Jason Bourne for more information (no, not the one from the Bourne Identity).

Here’s the info about what’s going on with SHH.  SHH has a big fundraiser happening on May 3rd with a Mexican flair.  There will be food catered by Ramirez, a live band, live and silent auctions, and pinatas.  In order to pull this off, they’ll need 30-35 volunteers doing a number of different things.  It breaks down like this:

Pre-Set-up (if needed)
What: Creating decorations for the event (flowers, etc.)
Who:  6 Volunteers
Where:  TBA
When:  TBA

Set-up
What:  Setting up tables and chairs (18 tables; each with 8 chairs).  Also putting up decorations.
Who:  12 Volunteers
Where:  Broadway Hall
When:  May 3, 10am-4pm

Event Staff
What:  Work during the event.  Remove empty dishes from tables, attend to spills, smile, and be cheery, etc.
Who:  6 Volunteers
Where:  Broadway Hall
When:  May 3, 4:30-8pm

Check-out
What:  Helping with auction transactions.
Who:  6 Volunteers

Where:  Broadway Hall

When:  May 3, 9-11pm

Take-down
What:  Put away tables and chairs.  Take down decorations.
Who:  6 Volunteers
Where:  Broadway Hall
When:  May 3, 10:30-11:30pm

If you are able to help, contact:

Benjamyn Lockwood
Volunteer Coordinator
Sean Humphrey House
1630 H Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
(p) 360.733.0176
(f) 360.738.8808

Sunday, February 24th, was dedicated to going out and bringing beauty to Bellingham. There were a number of groups that formed as well as individuals who found ways to “love on” people and our city in various ways.

Click a link to read a report:

Gift Baskets & Wool Socks

Bucket Brigade

Attic Rebound

Overwhelming Agape