562-596-1605 | info@gracesealbeach.org | www.gracesealbeach.org | Vol. 35, No. 7 July 2012

July 1Pastor Bob will speak on “God

Delivers Us: The Division of the Red Sea” at all three services. (Exodus)Communion of the Bread & Cup July 8

Pastor Joe will speak on 2 Peter 1: 20, “Can We Rely on our Faith?” at all three services.Ocean Baptism after the 11am service July 15

Pastor Steve & Pastor Bob’s message comes from Ephesians 6. “God Equips Us: Spiritual Armor”. July 22

Pastor Steve will speak at all three services on “Born Again from Hope”. (1 Peter 1: 1-12) July 29

Pastor Bob will speak at all three services from 1 Peter 1: 13 - 2: 3. “Called to be Holy”

Sunday MorningsAT GRACE

BIBLE VERSE OF THE MONTH“I lift up my eyes to the hills --

where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD,

the Maker of heaven and earth.”Psalm 121: 1-2

July CalendarTo view the full July calendar

visit our church website or find a copy on the 2nd floor at the info

table.

Ocean Baptism

Sunday, July 8 will be our annual ocean baptism. There will be a mandatory class that same day. Sign up now and if you have any questions contact the office to speak with

a pastor.

Grace 101 ~ July 22If you are new to the church, or are ready to take that next step of

engagement in the life of the church, Grace 101 is for you. This is a great opportunity to get to know the pastors, staff, and others attending Grace.

You will learn about the denomination, becoming a member, leadership, Life Groups, and opportunties for service at and through Grace Community Church. We look forward to learning more about you!

Sign up by contacting the church office (562-596-1605 or info@graces-ealbeach.org).

Eagle Scout Project ~ CompleteOn Saturday, June 16, Noah Green began his Eagle Scout Project. He

organized the building of a storage unit in the back of the church. Come see the finished project (located in the ally). Visit Facebook to view more photos from the day! Well done!

Memorial DayTo see more photos from the

day visit us on Facebook.

Elder Board News

Thank you!Mark BerryChair, Elder Board

OUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL CONCERNS

As set out in our Constitution, "Our church exists ... to impact our world for Christ," and one of our objectives is to serve "by promoting social justice and humanitarian ministries."

Our social concerns efforts have involved financial commitments to ministries such as Precious Life Shelter, Precious Lamb Preschool, New Life Beginnings, His Nesting Place, Long Beach Rescue Mission, and International Justice Mission. We also have a multitude of activities devoted to involvement in our local communities (such as participation in the Christmas Parade or the Polar Plunge) under the guidance of Vicki Barilla, our Director of Community Outreach.

Our church will continue to look for opportunities to support ministries that share our values, and to seek

the welfare of communities in which we live. As one of our Position State-ments says: "We believe it is the right and duty of the church and the individual Christian to participate in modern society as an instrument of good and healing."

"Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression;

bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause."

Isaiah 1:17 (ESV)

REACHING OUTStarting July 16, we begin our

most ambitious community outreach of the year – Vacation Bible School. If history holds, once again we will have a "sell out" crowd, with hundreds of our local children signed up to attend. Many dozens of volunteers have worked untold hours re-making the Fellowship Hall into the good ship VorBiS, developing the cirriculum, assembling the crafts materials,

preparing the meals and snacks, and sweating the multitude of details necessary to make VBS happen.

And this year, leading up to VBS our Pastors have provided Sunday morning messages that track to the themes for the 5 days of VBS, equipping us to respond to any questions that might come from this outreach.

Please express your appreciation to everyone who is working so hard to make VBS a success.

"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder

them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'”

Matthew 19:14 (NIV)

Minster of the Month ~ Ted Kuhn ~

Ted has been a member of Grace since May 16, 2004. Since then Ted has become involved in various ministries around Grace. One ministry that he has really taken to heart and enjoys is being a part of the Welcome Team, Greeting during the 8am service a few Sunday’s a month. You may have seen him Ushering during the 8am service as well.

Ted’s welcoming smile and hand shake cannot be missed as you enter into the church on Sunday morn-ings. He awakens you with a warm friendly greeting to start your day out at church on the right foot.

We thank Ted for his constant devotion and warm heart as he helps to make the Welcome Team a won-derful ministry hear at Grace.

“Let’s Rock!” Presented by The G-Kids

Sunday, June 10 during all three services The G-Kid’s helped us in our worship experience by pre-senting “Let’s Rock”. This musical was filled with a message of understanding God has a place for each and everyone of us and that when we use our talents together anything is possible. Thank you to all of The G-Kid’s, their families, Director John Heideman, Assis-tant Director Christa Heideman and our wonderful bus driver, Dave Byrd.

See you around GraceGrazie Mille

& Ciao,Elena Grana

from the Editor...

WOMEN’S MINISTRYHealth and Nutrition Seminar

Anticipation mounted as our first health and nutrition seminar approached. On the day of the seminar, over 20 ladies were chal-lenged by speaker, Lizz Nicholson. In addition to giving her own testi-mony, Lizz enthusiastically spoke on

HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO JULY!

This is such a great month full of weddings, anniversaries and vacations. There is sunshine till later in the evening so there is more time to enjoy the outdoors. Picnics, going to the park for concerts & Shakespeare, reunions and children’s birthdays. We have things going on here at Grace also that you will definitely want to be involved in.

VBS for children from 4 yr. olds to just finishing 5th grade, 8:45am - noon, July 16 – 20. Always a fun week with over 250 kids participating, teachers, aids, and parent volunteers. There is also a theatre workshop from, July 9 -20. These children will put on a production on the final night of VBS and start working on stage tech the week before. A very busy week for the church campus but well worth it.

Grace 101 will be July 22 after the 11am service with lunch. Anyone who wants to know more about our church, what we believe and wants to join our fellowship has an opportunity to attend and get your questions and concerns answered.

October 5, 6, & 7 are slated for The Baja Build. Don Klein is in charge of this project and it is a wonderful experience if you have never been. The building goes on Saturday and Sunday and the house will be done by Sunday’s afternoon when you leave to go home. My family has gone before and it was an amazing experience. The people who are to receive the home are there working also and they are so appreciative. Meeting the other families who live in the neighborhood and worshipping with them is a memory that I will never forget. If you can’t use a

hammer or drill there is always helping with the meals and various other jobs. You will be put to work no matter what your skills are, never fear! A great bonding experience with those from the church family, who work alongside of you, is a major plus. Put it on your calendar and look for announcements that will start closer to October.

OK Grace Buddies that’s it for this month. I pray you are enjoying your summer and that it will be very restful and relaxing. Make lots of memories and take lots of photos so you may be able to look back and remember all the fantastic things the Lord has provided for your benefits.

topics such as: How God designed foods that match our body’s needs; the latest research, information, and education on the fungus link to disease, with biblical references; which plastics are safe and hazard-ous to store food in; what foods fight and feed cancer and other illnesses as well as other topics of interest. Each participant received a

well thought out information packet highlighting seminar essentials. The abundance of door prizes as well as the generous sampling of healthy food available at the break helped to make the morning a memorable one. Many participants spoke very positively regarding this timely topic and expressed the desire to learn more.

A Special NoteAt the Women’s FundraiserBrunch/Fashion Show on May 5 the Fundraiser raised nearly $900.

CongratulationsFifth Graders Promote

Summer is here and that means the promotion of our Fifth Grade Sunday school class. This year’s promoting class-mates are:

Grace AmirehteshamiNatalie ArteagaKai FowlerJeffrey HartwykRyan McConeDevyn PatriMarissa SatarianoClaire van BeekNicholas Watkins.

May God continue to bless you on your future endeavors. LOVE ~ Ms. Cindy

High School GradsAbigail Carter - Grad of Buena High School, attending Pima

College in Tucson Alex Tyler - Grad Marina High School, attending Northern Arizona UniversityAndrew Menzel - Grad of Los Alamitos High School, entering US Army MI GroupChristopher Platt - Grad of Whitney High SchoolGinger Luckey - Grad of Brethren Christian (ASB Vice Pres.),

attending UCSB for Econ emphasis on AccountingJamie StoneJeremey Klingsporn - Grad of Oxford Academy, attending Westmont CollegeJoey WedmoreJohn Buda Jr. - Grad of Los Alamitos High School with Golden

State Seal Merit Diploma attending UCSDJonathan Boe - Grad of Los Alamitos High School, attending Cal State FullertonKayle Hrvath - Grad of Millikan High School, attending CSULBMax Morimoto - Grad of Los Alamitos High Schoo, attending

University of Dayton for Entrepunerial BusinessMichelle Hidalgo - Grad of Los Alamitos High School, attending

Cypress CollegeRyan Quarnstrom - Grad of Millikan High School, attending

CSULBSean Quarnstrom - Grad of Millikan High School, attending

University of Califorina Merced

BA in Music from CSULB. Will be a part of a full-time minsitry with Praying Pelican Mis-sions starting this summer.

College Grads

Dayna Boe –

Amanda Buda –

Melanie Greene -

Completed the Design Certificate Program at Golden West College

Hilary Greene – Graduated Cum Laude from Point Loma Nazarene University with a BA in Industrial Organizational Psychology and a Minor in French

Graduated from Westmont College with a BA in Studio Art

Other AccomplishmentsMichelle Beaulieu Graduation from Army Boot Camp from

Fort Sills, OK. Studying in Medical Military Field.

Lisa PavlovichGraduated from Pharmacy Technician

Traning (RPhT) and passed the National Board to obtain national Pharmacy Techni-cian Certification (CPhT). Lisa will now work more with her husband in the pharmacy that they own.

Morgan PiercyPassed the California BAR exam and is

now licensed to practive law in the State and Federal courts

Jr. High School GradsBriget McBennet Cassie GarciaChloe Carperter Dane TanakaGrace Klingsporn Hairley McNeeseJack Satoriano Jason GoodeJason Rogers Jennifer LutherKristi Morgan Liam WattsMadeleine Cale Madyson Hill

Michael Schultz Vianney Gudion