News from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes December 13, 2007 Prayer Request Please be in prayer for former pastor, Pete Carline, as he is critically ill and for his family as they minister to him. Please be in prayer for Pastor John Stafford's (FSB Kerman) daughter, Anna, and her family who are staff members of YWAM in Colorado where the shootings took place earlier this week. The young man and woman who died in the shooting were very close friends and co-workers. Also there is another young man who is still in critical condition---pray for the doctors as they treat him and his healing. Pray for healing of all concerned. Don Wilson, father-in-law of Pastor Chuck Antaramian, FSB Sanger, is scheduled for hip replacement surgery on Monday, Dec. 17. Pray for Lisa as she travels to Canton, Ohio to be with her parents. Juvenile Hall/Boot Camp Parties Last week the Juvenile Hall and Boot Camp Christmas parties were held. Once again the parties were a huge success. 29 churches participated with 230 volunteers, 354 youth at JH and 164 cadets at BC, 107 staff/guards, 251 professions of faith and 83 rededications. Many thanks to all who volunteered and put in so many hours of preparation. A special "Thank You" to Ron & Carol Climer for their endless love for the young people at JH and BC. Also for 34 years at JH and 10 years at BC of mobilizing the Mid-Valley churches to host the Christmas parties. Church News... Pastor Osvaldo Reyes of First Baptist Mendota and Primera Iglesia Bautista Mendota reports they had two baptisms in October, two professions of faith and one re-dedication in November. Sunday services are now bi-lingual. Pray for Pastor Bob Dickson of Sierra Baptist Church Ahwahnee (bi-vocational)as he starts a new business of designing, installing, maintaining & repairing church sound systems. Also as chief engineer for KDUV Christian radio station in Visalia. Primera Iglesia Hanford celebrated their 59th anniversary on October 21st with a celebration service attended by 40 people. In November Primera Iglesia hosted a Kids Day as an outreach event. Approximately 100 children in the community enjoyed a bounce house, face painting, games, and food. January 2008 begins the 50th year for Trinity Southern Baptist Church Fresno. Sierra Heights Baptist Church is looking for an Administrative Assistant. Applicants need: General office skills with experience using Microsoft Office, Power Church and Publisher as well as other software. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and 3-5 years of general office experience. For more information please contact Ruby Hill at 559-435-2333 or fax 559-447-1203. Mid-Valley Photos -- we have posted pictures of ministries and events around the Mid-Valley here. Also, Mark Curts provided pictures of the MV youth camps at Camp Sugar Pine inthe early 70's. See any familiar faces? Lottie Moon Christmas Offering The National Goal for 2007 if $165 million Purpose of Lottie Moon Offering: to mobilize 5,100 missionaries to reach 6,500 unreached people groups (3.6 billion people) with the transforming message of Jesus Christ. Results in 2006: 23,500 new churches worldwide, 475,000 baptisms, 591,000 new believers being discipled. Upcoming events, classes, retreats... December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. You may register for Tsunami Student Conference and for housing here. Don't forget to check Cyber Tsunami blog for additional information. 3-D Sunday School Leader Training Workshop - January 19, 2008. This workshop will help equip church leaders toward an effective Bible teaching ministry through Sunday School. Hosted by Bethel Southern Baptist Church Madera. This workshop will be led by Tom Belew, CSBC Sunday School Specialist. On Target - February 18-19, 2008, Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim. Look here for more information. Lunchtime Leadership Series for Church leaders. The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church. Reggie McNeal, Director of Leadership Development for South Carolina Baptist Convention (DVD & discussion). Location: Crosspoint Church, 2518 N. Cedar Avenue Time: 11:30 am - 1:15 pm Bring a lunch, no pre-registration required. Session #1, January 17, 2008 Session #2, January 31, 2008 Session #3, February 14, 2008 Session #4, February 28, 2008 Session #5, March 13, 2008 Session #6, March 27, 2008 Leadership TNT (Training Now for Tomoprrow). The California WMU/Women's Ministries state team is sponsoring this Western regional training event in an effort to provide current and quality ideas for missions involvement specific to the West. For more information on this event coming March 14-15, 2008, please contact Cathy Glover at cglover@csbc.com or call 229-9533 ext. 255. PK Retreat -- April 25-27, 2008. The purpose of this retreat for PK's is to allow teens to build a statewide PK peer group, experience a worship service together, and to help PK's deal with the special privileges and problems of being a PK. For more information please contact Daryl Watts at dwatts@csbc.com or 259-9533 ext. 261. Mid-Valley Children's Summer Camp Mid-Valley Children's Summer Camp is moving! In 2008 Children's Camp will be held at Quaker Meadow Christian Camp. This camp is located in the Sequoia National Forest approximately 45 miles east of Porterville, nestled among majestic sequoia and fir trees. For more information on Quaker Meadow look here. Also look at our Mid-Valley camp website. 2008 Children's Camp will be the week of July 7-11.

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Thanks You Janice...

[We are posting Carol Climer's expression of thanks (with her permission) to Janice Oxford. Janice asks for no recognition, which makes recognizing her efforts all the more joyful! Janice is a true champion of the Gospel ministry at Juvenile Hall and Boot Camp each year.]


Janice,

My Hero – the lady that makes the Juvenile Hall and Boot Camp Christmas Parties so successful – you are an angel God has given to me!!!!!! Without all the help you give, this event would be lacking much. The staff at Juvenile Hall are just amazed at the way the refreshments are prepared for them. They are so thankful and appreciative!!! The presentation is beautiful and both the men and women comment. You make it so easy for me to take care of the outside staff and the special team staff. I am so proud of what you do and am so proud to give it – the signature of Jesus is all over it.

Boot Camp – what can I say – you melt the hearts of those cadets every year – you literally melt it with all that Nacho Cheese!!! You prepare a feast for them that has love written all over it. The guards were very complimentary of the program and especially the refreshments.

I am attaching the Boot Camp prayer requests to you. There were 49 professions of faith but on the sheets it looks like 44 – we are not sure what happened in the recording of the stats but Karl will work it out.

Jason (Oxford) did an excellent job with the singing and the reading the Deck of Cards story. I appreciate him going the extra mile in bringing the sound system – it made all the difference. He has a great rapport with the kids. It was also a blessing having the background music he provided – another extra mile. Please thank him for me.

But this year having the opportunity to work with Jeff in the serving line was a blessing!!!! I had never worked with him before. His smile and kindness to me and the cadets was heartwarming. Please thank him for me.

Janice, I know you worked so very hard and I appreciate every mile you drove, every store you went into, every package and box you carried, every plate you fixed and wrapped so beautifully, every phone call you made, every refreshment you planned, but most of all for the love you exhibited. I’ve told you before and I will tell you again there are no words in the dictionary to express what you mean to me and to this ministry event. Thank you for showing all of us what service and witnessing for Jesus looks like.

I love you and appreciate you so very much,

Carol (Climer)

Juv Hall/ Boot Camp Christmas Parties Reports

From: Carol Climer

To: Team Leaders

Words cannot express my appreciation, gratitude, and love to each of you for the hard work you did to make this three night event a huge success. Without you, your leadership, and your team, this could not have been possible. Let me applaud you for your excellence in the way your team conducted themselves – for the great food (Hot Wings, Pizzas, In & Out Burgers, McDonalds, Tuna Sandwiches, Egg Salad Sandwiches, Nachos, Vegetables & Dip, Chips & Dip, Fruit, Cookies, Brownies, Candy, Juice, Soda etc) but most of all for the love you shared with these broken youth. Only when you get to heaven will you know the impact you made in the lives of these young people.

The staff at Juvenile Hall and Boot Camp praised our group again for the professional way these events were handled. Again you are to be proud that another year – number 34 – was completed without one negative incident!

Now for the amazing results:

Juvenile Hall
Number of Churches - 23
Number of Volunteers - 208
Youth - 354
Juv Hall Staff - 87
Professions of Faith - 202
Rededications - 57

Boot Camp
Number of Churches - 6
Number of Volunteers - 22
Cadets - 164
Guards - 20
Professions of Faith - 49
Rededications - 26

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Woodward Park , First Southern Reedley , and First Southern Sanger, for hosting two parties – and for LifeWay for hosting one party and helping to host the second night. Paula Aranaz and her team from Woodward Park graciously accepted the responsibility of hosting a party Monday night. We did not know about this unit until 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon.

I want to thank Cornelia Avenue for hosting a party Monday and Tuesday and hosting the party at Boot Camp (a huge undertaking). Also I am so grateful that Clovis Hills and Cornelia Avenue were willing to change units 15 minutes before the parties began on Tuesday night.

I will be sending you another email with a personal note with the prayer requests for your Pods (and Boot Camp if you attended) attached. Again let me say the handprints you left in the hearts of these young people will never be forgotten. May God bless each of you and your group abundantly.

Joy,
Carol

See some pictures of Juvenile Hall parties here.

News from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes December 6, 2007 Prayer Request Please pray for Pete Carline, former pastor of Cornelia Avenue Baptist Church, as he is in the ICU of Fresno VA Hospital with pneumonia and an infection around his heart. Joan Esrey, of FSB Selma, as she recovers from knee replacement surgery, cracked rib and bronchitis. Church News... Sierra Heights Baptist Church is looking for an Administrative Assistant. Applicants need: General office skills with experience using Microsoft Office, Power Church and Publisher as well as other software. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and 3-5 years of general office experience. For more information please contact Ruby Hill at 559-435-2333 or fax 559-447-1203. Trinity Southern Baptist Church Fresno is looking for a college age youth intern who can assist with Trinity's youth ministry. If you know of someone who would be interested in this position please contact Ken Hinman for details at ythguyken@yahoo.com. Annadale Baptist Church Sanger is hosting a fundraising dinner this coming Saturday, Dec. 8th to raise money for their building fund. Tickets are available through the church office 875-3212. Upcoming events, classes, retreats... December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. You may register for Tsunami Student Conference and for housing here. Don't forget to check Cyber Tsunami blog for additional information. 3-D Sunday School Leader Training Workshop - January 19, 2008. This workshop will help equip church leaders toward an effective Bible teaching ministry through Sunday School. Hosted by Bethel Southern Baptist Church Madera. This workshop will be led by Tom Belew, CSBC Sunday School Specialist. On Target - February 18-19, 2008, Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim. Look here for more information. Lunchtime Leadership Series for Church leaders. The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church. Reggie McNeal, Director of Leadership Development for South Carolina Baptist Convention (DVD & discussion). Location: Crosspoint Church, 2518 N. Cedar Avenue Time: 11:30 am - 1:15 pm Bring a lunch, no pre-registration required. Session #1, January 17, 2008 Session #2, January 31, 2008 Session #3, February 14, 2008 Session #4, February 28, 2008 Session #5, March 13, 2008 Session #6, March 27, 2008 Leadership TNT (Training Now for Tomoprrow). The California WMU/Women's Ministries state team is sponsoring this Western regional training event in an effort to provide current and quality ideas for missions involvement specific to the West. For more information on this event coming March 14-15, 2008, please contact Cathy Glover at cglover@csbc.com or call 229-9533 ext. 255. PK Retreat -- April 25-27, 2008. The purpose of this retreat for PK's is to allow teens to build a statewide PK peer group, experience a worship service together, and to help PK's deal with the special privileges and problems of being a PK. For more information please contact Daryl Watts at dwatts@csbc.com or 259-9533 ext. 261. Mid-Valley Children's Summer Camp Mid-Valley Children's Summer Camp is moving! In 2008 Children's Camp will be held at Quaker Meadow Christian Camp. This camp is located in the Sequoia National Forest approximately 45 miles east of Porterville, nestled among majestic sequoia and fir trees. For more information on Quaker Meadow look here. Also look at our Mid-Valley camp website. 2008 Children's Camp will be the week of July 7-11.

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MV Church Finances Workshop

Twenty two people from eight MV churches attended the Church Finances Workshop last Saturday. Mt Olive Baptist Church hosted the event (and served an outstanding breakfast!). Rod Wiltrout, CSBC church finance specialist, led the three-hour event. Rod guided church finance leaders through the money maze: budgeting, record-keeping, procedures, reporting requirements, and IRS requirements, etc.

Rod Wiltrout talks about the role of the church treasurer.

News from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes November 8, 2007 Church News... El Encino Baptist Church, Fresno The young people of El Encino Baptist showed Pastor James Page their appreciation in a unique way. See pictures here. Clovis Hills Community Church, Clovis will be hosting the Children of the World Choir on November 24th and 25th. This choir is a group of 16 children from three different countries. The tour is called The Children of Hope Tour and is focused on a revolutionary new campaign to build HOPE Villages in the forgotten corners of Africa to help children orphaned by AIDS. The Children of the World Choir is available to perform during a Sunday evening service on November 25th. If your church is interested in hosting this choir, please contact Monique Forrest-McGrath of Clovis Hills Community Church at 297-2600 NOTE: we love to pass along church victory reports. Please send them to us at mvsba@yahoo.com It's time for Turkey Bowl.... The 13th Annual MVSBA Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament will be hosted by Trinity Southern Baptist Church on Saturday, November 17, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am Cost: 1 or more canned food items per player Lunch and equipment will be provided by the MVSBA (you may bring and wear your own cleats -- no metal cleats) Church address: 4890 E. Holland Avenue, Fresno For more information or to RSVP your group please contact Ken Hinman at 559-291-5521 or ythguyken@yahoo.com. An information letter, rules and flyer will be mailed to each church next week. Details are also available here. Juvenile Hall/Boot Camp Christmas Parties 2007 December 3 and 4 - Juvenile Hall December 5 - Boot Camp Goal $7,000 Contact Carol Climer of the Counseling Resource Center for more information 292-5449. Disaster Relief Update.... The feeding units have closed and clean-up operations are going well. The volunteers are cleaning an average of 4 home sites per day in San Diego County. Other counties have not yet started the clean-up process. Please keep the volunteer teams and homeowners in your prayers. Prayer Requests Pat Stafford, wife of Pastor John Stafford of FSB Kerman. Pat was hospitalized this past week due to problems caused by an ulcer. She is now home and recovering. Please keep Pat and John in your prayers. Dave and Wanita Kanton, former pastor of FSB Sanger, as they recover from injuries caused in a car accident. Upcoming events, classes, retreats... December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. You may register for Tsunami Student Conference and for housing here. Don't forget to check Cyber Tsunami blog for additional information. 3-D Sunday School Leader Training Workshop - January 19, 2008. This workshop will help equip church leaders toward an effective Bible teaching ministry through Sunday School. Hosted by Bethel Southern Baptist Church Madera. This workshop will be led by Tom Belew, CSBC Sunday School Specialist. On Target - February 18-19, 2008, Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim. Look here for more information. Lunchtime Leadership Series for Church leaders. The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church. Reggie McNeal, Director of Leadership Development for South Carolina Baptist Convention (DVD & discussion). Location: Crosspoint Church, 2518 N. Cedar Avenue Time: 11:30 am - 1:15 pm Bring a lunch, no pre-registration required. Session #1, January 17, 2008 Session #2, January 31, 2008 Session #3, February 14, 2008 Session #4, February 28, 2008 Session #5, March 13, 2008 Session #6, March 27, 2008 Mid-Valley office needs... We are in need of a desk and chair to be used in our spare office. If you have an "extra" desk & chair not being used and would like to donate to us please give me a call at 297-5550. Thank you, Rita.

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Disaster Relief Update/Needs - 11/7/07

This update comes from Cathy Glover:

Hi Everyone:

We several needs right now for Disaster Relief:

1. We need 10 men to e-mail or call in and let me know if they can help set up our large tent and a kitchen at the California Southern Baptist Convention at the Russian Baptist Church at 1000 Sacramento Ave., West Sacramento on Tuesday, Nov. 13^th (Time to be announced later). Chuck Erikson and Stretch Krege will be Blue Capping this event. Then those same 10 men will be needed to breakdown the tent and kitchen on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 14^th.
2. We need 10 men or women to call or e-mail in to let me know if they can help cook the meal on Wednesday at Convention at the Disaster Relief Kitchen at the Russian Baptist Church.
3. We need Clean-up volunteers who are available to help clean up in So. California to volunteer to serve during the weekdays for a week at a time. All the weekend timeslots are full right now. Please e-mail our off-site Volunteer Coordinator, Renee McKinley, at c-r.mckinley@sbcglobal.net and let her know your full name(s), contact nos., and availability dates. If you have contact with untrained volunteers they can e-mail in, but they need to put in the e-mail that they are untrained in So. Baptist Disaster Relief, so we can place them appropriately.
4. If you have access to heavy equipment, like Bobcats, Dumptrucks, etc. please e-mail or call in to me. Any loaned equipment or donations of equipment would be greatly appreciated.

Update on the CSBC Disaster Relief Efforts in So. California:

All Feeding Units are closing as of Friday, Nov. 2^nd. Clean-up operations are going well. They are cleaning up an average of 4 home sites a day. Only San Diego County is moving forward with the clean-up process. No other county is even close to starting the clean-up process. Estimates look to be at a month from now for the counties to begin the clean-up process. Please keep the teams and homeowners in your prayers.

El Encino - Pastor Appreciation for Pastor James Page

The young people of El Encino showed their appreciation to their pastor, James Page, by decorating his yard with signs of affirmation. Pastor Page has served El Encino since 1997.

CA Fires - Volunteers Needed

This update is from Don Hargis' office:

We are now moving from “standby” to “go.” We need more than 500 trained and untrained disaster relief volunteers to make a Christian ministry statement by participating in a massive day of clean-up at an Indian Reservation in LaJolla. We need as many DR Chaplains as possible to be an active part of this special day of deployment. Even if you cannot help any other day, we need you on Saturday, Nov. 3.

Obviously, we need as many as possible to continue the clean-up ministry through the following week. This is coming as a special request by our government and CSBC.

Meet at The Neighorhood Baptist Church of Ramona
838 Hanson Lane
Ramona, CA 92065
(760) 789-2732
Time: 7:30 AM
Clothing: Hard-soled shoes or boots
Jeans – no shorts
Long sleeve shirts (yellow shirt on top, okay)
DR shirts, hats, ID, etc.
Work gloves and goggles
Have a two-strap dust particulate mask with a nose clip
Sleeping gear (bags, air mattresses, etc)
Housing: The Neighborhood Baptist Church of Ramona

Other Information:

• For this deployment the work will primarily be cleanup at burned sites, removing debris, collecting salvage, etc. It may involve lifting materials, shovel work and work with heavy equipment. Conditions will be dirty and hot. Volunteers must not have physical limitations or medical conditions that would be a concern for the demands of the work.
• Volunteers are on their own for any expenses they may incur and must have their own insurance.

If you can participate on Saturday or through the following week, please contact Renee at c-r.mckinley@sbcglobal.net ASAP.

News from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes November 1, 2007 Disaster Relief Update.... The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Teams are preparing approximately 40,000 meals a day to fire victims in Southern California. Trained volunteer clean up teams are organizing to begin cleanup as early as this weekend. How your church can help: Pray that Disaster Relief vehicles and volunteers would arrive safely. Donations for Disaster Relief efforts are needed. Please send donations to CSBC, Disaster Relief, 678 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710. All donations will be used for the disaster. Disaster Relief teams are in need of donated or loaned heavy-duty equipment to clean homes after the disaster, specifically front-end skid loaders and excavators are needed. To donate or loan equipment please call Cathy Glover, CSBC Disaster Relief office, either by calling 299-9533 ext. 255 or by email cglover@csbc.com. Church News... Sierra Baptist Church of Ahwahnee has an average attendance of 30 recently accepting 3 new members. Sierra Baptist is in need of a donated (or inexpensive) baptistery. Pastor Bob Dickson reports that recently a backlit cross was donated to the church. Grantland Avenue Baptist Church Fresno will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on November 11th with a celebration service, new baptistery dedication, and fellowship. Steve Morris is pastor of Grantland Avenue Baptist. **Note: Pastor Steve had a chance to visit with Pastor Dave Kanton (formerly a pastor here in the valley)in Oregon earlier this month. Dave and his wife, Wanita, were recently in a head on collision. Dave is home recovering but Wanita is still in the hospital awaiting several surgeries. Originally the doctors thought she would have as many as 7 surgeries, but latest update is 2 surgeries. Please be in prayer for Dave & Wanita. Sierra Heights Baptist Church Fresno will be hosting a Marriage Mentoring Class with Ron & Joan McLain on Sunday, November 11th, 5:00-7:00 pm. Childcare will be provided. A love offering will be taken. NOTE: we love to pass along church victory reports. Please send them to us at mvsba@yahoo.com It's time for Turkey Bowl.... The 13th Annual MVSBA Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament will be hosted by Trinity Southern Baptist Church on Saturday, November 17, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am Cost: 1 or more canned food items per player Lunch and equipment will be provided by the MVSBA (you may bring and wear your own cleats -- no metal cleats) Church address: 4890 E. Holland Avenue, Fresno For more information or to RSVP your group please contact Ken Hinman at 559-291-5521 or ythguyken@yahoo.com. An information letter, rules and flyer will be mailed to each church next week. Details are also available here. Juvenile Hall/Boot Camp Christmas Parties 2007 December 3 and 4 - Juvenile Hall December 5 - Boot Camp Goal $7,000 more information to follow. Upcoming events, classes, retreats... 2nd Quarter Seminary Extension Class "New Testament Survey Part I" begins Tuesday November 6, 7:00 pm. Classes are held at Trinity Southern Baptist Church, 4890 E. Holland Avenue. November 6, 2007, 11:45 am - "The Latest Astronomical Proofs for the God of the Bible". This event will be held at TorNino's Restaurant, 5080 Blackstone Avenue. $15 lunch charge. The event is hosted by Reasons to Believe and Christian Business Men's Committee of Fresno with the presentation made by Reasons to Believe scholar Jeff Zweerink, a Ph.D. in astrophysics. December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. You may register for Tsunami Student Conference and for housing here. Don't forget to check Cyber Tsunami blog for additional information. 3-D Sunday School Leader Training Workshop - January 19, 2008. This workshop will help equip church leaders toward an effective Bible teaching ministry through Sunday School. Hosted by Bethel Southern Baptist Church Madera. This workshop will be led by Tom Belew, CSBC Sunday School Specialist. On Target - February 18-19, 2008, Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim. Look here for more information.

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News from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes October 24, 2007 Church News... Pastor Alci Rengifo of Iglesia Bautista Central de Riverdale reports a new attendance record of 56 people for service last Sunday and 6 baptisms. Sierra Baptist Church of Ahwahnee is in need of a baptistery. If you have one not being used and would like to donate it to Sierra Baptist please call Pastor Bob Dickson at 977.9570. Golden Valley Baptist Church Madera will be hosting the Heartfelt Quartet in Sunday morning service, November 4, at 10:15 am. Call 645-5236 for more information or directions. All are invited to come and be blessed! October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Let us know what your congregation did to show appreciation for your pastor. NOTE: we love to pass along church victory reports. Please send them to us at mvsba@yahoo.com Disaster Relief Update.... The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Teams are already on the scene of the fires in Southern California. Don Hargis of CSBC reports that both the mobile feeding kitchens are in place. How your church can help: Pray that Disaster Relief vehicles and volunteers would arrive safely and that all involved would be protected while in the fire areas. Donations for Disaster Relief efforts are needed. Please send donations to CSBC, Disaster Relief, 678 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710. All donations will be used for the disaster. Disaster Relief teams are in need of donated or loaned heavy-duty equipment to clean homes after the disaster, specifically front-end skid loaders and excavators are needed. To donate or loan equipment please call Cathy Glover, CSBC Disaster Relief office, either by calling 299-9533 ext. 255 or by email cglover@csbc.com. Church Finance Workshop When: Saturday, November 3, 2007 Where: Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 101 West Clinton Time: 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 am - Noon Workshop Topics: Budgeting (budget development, monitoring, reporting) Legal Checkup (IRS requirements) Procedural Checkup (petty cash, record keeping, requisition policy, auditing policy) Who is invited: Finance leaders of sister churches Presentation by: Rod Wiltrout, Church Finance Specialist, CSBC To register: Please call or email Rita at the MVSBA office ASAP. Phone 297-5550 or email at mvsba@yahoo.com. Juvenile Hall/Boot Camp Christmas Parties 2007 December 3 and 4 - Juvenile Hall December 5 - Boot Camp Goal $7,000 more information to follow. It's time for Turkey Bowl.... The 13th Annual MVSBA Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament will be hosted by Trinity Southern Baptist Church on Saturday, November 17, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am Cost: 1 or more canned food items per player Lunch and equipment will be provided by the MVSBA (you may bring and wear your own cleats -- no metal cleats) Church address: 4890 E. Holland Avenue, Fresno For more information or to RSVP your group please contact Ken Hinman at 559-291-5521 or ythguyken@yahoo.com. An information letter, rules and flyer will be mailed to each church next week. Details are also available here. Upcoming events, retreats... November 17 - 13th Annual MVSBA Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament (see article for details). December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. You may register for Tsunami Student Conference and for housing here. Don't forget to check Cyber Tsunami blog for additional information. Children's Winter Retreat - February 8-10 at Jenness Park. Youth Winter Retreat - February 22-24 at Jenness Park. On Target - February 18-19, 2008, Sheraton Park Hotel, Anahiem. Look here for more information. April 13-23, 2008 - A Journey to Jordan and Israel. Join friends from CBF, Strongtower Financial, and Golden Gate Theological seminary for a special time of adventure, worship and Bible study. Cost is $3,100/person. Contact Carol Leathem at (888) 607-7494 ext. 505 or cleathem@californiabf.org for more information or to make reservations. CSBC Annual Meeting November 13-14, 2007, Russian Baptist Church, West Sacramento. This year we have new Messenger Cards for the 2007 CSBC Annual Meeting. The new card is yellow and must be used when registering for the meeting. You may call the MV Association office at 297-5550 for Messenger Cards. Churches must elect and certify messengers to the annual meeting according to Article III of the CSBC constitution. The pastor or church clerk must sign the card before it is presented at the registration desk. Please remember that giving to the cooperative program is indication that your church is an active, participating SBC member. Only messengers from active, participating churches will be permitted to vote. This meeting is open to all, messengers and non-messengers.

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