[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving Day is over. As always, it seems to pass by too quickly! Turkeys to prepare, friends to meet, families to just hang out with. And in the rush of things, we easily forget the very name of the holiday we are celebrating.

Thanksgiving. Giving thanks. Have you given thanks for the blessings in your life? Make sure to take some time out of your busy schedule, and just create space to sit down, and just give thanks. I'd recommend jotting it down because it makes it that much more concrete. As Pastor Ed Kang talked about regarding things to be thankful for last bible study, Notice it, feel it, express it.  Enumerate the things that you're thankful for. You'll be grateful you did!

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Posted By Joe Hwang to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/29/2008 12:07:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving Day is over. As always, it seems to pass by too quickly! Turkeys to prepare, friends to meet, families to just hang out with. And in the rush of things, we easily forget the very name of the holiday we are celebrating.

Thanksgiving. Giving thanks. Have you given thanks for the blessings in your life? Make sure to take some time out of your busy schedule, and just create space to sit down, and just give thanks. I I'd recommend jotting it down because it makes it that much more concrete. As Pastor Ed Kang talked about regarding things to be thankful for last bible study, Notice it, feel it, express it.  Enumerate the things that you're thankful for. You'll be grateful you did!

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Posted By Joe Hwang to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/29/2008 12:07:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Update: Tha...

As it is raining, which is great for our drought situation but not for our intended plans to have BBQ & Sports, we'll be cancelling our Thanksgiving day time plans. But don't cry, because everyone will be getting together at 6pm @ Northloop for a Thanksgiving Dinner Potluck instead!

Please remember to let David know if you'll be around and want to join in the Gratitude Revelry!

Everyone else, I wish you safe travel, and a wonderful time with family and loved ones. I hope you'll all be grateful and therefore helpful presences wherever you'll be. Remember the three G's for Gratitude - Gotta Notice It, Gotta Feel It, and Gotta Express It!

See you all in DECEMBER! (Can you believe it?!)

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Posted By emmeline to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/26/2008 11:38:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Bringing Th...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

If you're not going home for Thanksgiving, have Thanksgiving come to you, or at least pretty close (Alameda).

For those of you who will be here this Thanksgiving weekend, join us for a great time of fellowship and feasting in a cozier setting. Bond with others from different homegroups, college and Praxis groups!

Thursday @ 11:30am - Potluck Lunch & Sports at Tillman Park in Alameda. Sign up!

Afterwards - Thanksgiving dinner @ Steve & Suzanne's house.

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Posted By emmeline to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/25/2008 12:00:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Thanksgivin...

Thanksgiving at our church is rolling around again, and at Gracepoint Fellowship Church, that means Thanksgiving Celebration! It's this Sunday, starting at 1:30pm at Kofman Auditorium in Alameda, so you'll need a ride there (just ask one of the stafff). We'll start with the normal Sunday worship service, then go into the songs, dances, skits, and all around hilarity that each of the ministry groups have been working hard on. You won't want to miss it!

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Posted By Joe Hwang to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/20/2008 11:43:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Fast, Not-n...

Yes, we've all had turkey for Thanksgiving. And yes, you've probably had some turkey that was dry and flavorless and redeemably only with a copious amount of gravy. And this Thanksgiving, if you're cooking a turkey, you're probably scared that yours might come out that way too.

But fear not! My good friends and housemates, Tim So and Tom Kim (staff inters of acts2fellowship) have posted a great recipe for making "FAST, not-nasty turkey". They did a trial run for our house dinner a couple days back, and I can attest that it was pretty awesome. Enjoy!

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Posted By Joe Hwang to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/20/2008 10:33:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Correction ...

This week's DT text is 1 Peter 1. If you purchased a DT Journal for Oct-Nov, there is an error in this week's DT text. You will notice (hopefully) that the text pasted into the journal is actually 2 Timothy 4.

Not to worry - the DT Reflection Questions (which I highly recommend) and DT Commentary (also highly recommend) correctly reference 1 Peter 1.

Spread the word to your friends who might be thinking, "Wow, Peter & Paul said the exact same thing?! Crazy!!!"

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Posted By emmeline to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/10/2008 06:27:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] 1st EVER HG...

Join us for our first practice for the Thanksgiving Celebration you guys have been hearing so much about. This year our Koinonia Thanksgiving Celebration will be Friday, 11/21, and our church-wide Thanksgiving Celebration will be the following Sunday, 11/23. It will be a memory-making time where our church gets together to celebrate God's faithfulness throughout this past year. We have a special Thanksgiving Worship Service, which is followed by a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings, as well as a feast of song & dance!

On Friday (tomorrow), we'll be meeting at 6pm @ Anna Head West Parking Lot (on Channing, between Telegraph and Bowditch). We'll head over to In-N'-Out for a quick dinner, and then go to Sable Pointe for some singing, dancing, stomping, and so forth! Join us, even if you're thinking, "I hate dancing. I can't sing..." None of us can either - that's the fun of it!

Let any of the HG R.E.D. staff know if you have any questions.



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Posted By emmeline to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/06/2008 11:12:00 PM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] Crabbing!

Ever been crabbing before? It's really an interesting experience. The main premise of crabbing is that crabs are really dumb. We have nets with some bait (we used squid), they climb in, grab on to something, and just don't let go. To see, after a seemingly interminable 10 minutes of waiting, crabs in your nets as you pull them up, is exhilarating. We went with Homegroups 6 and 8, and there's a nice post about it here.

Vincent, Cha and I formed one team, and in about 6 or 7 rounds, we got 10 or 11 crabs (half of which we had to throw back because they were too small). Next time you go, remember: the key is waiting for the full 10 minutes!

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Posted By Joe Hwang to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/06/2008 11:33:00 AM

[Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.]] New Koinoni...

For this week only, you can pre-order your new Koinonia Sweatshirt, this time a "zippie" (a zip up hoodie).

Here's what the front design looks like:

Don't miss out, because the LAST DAY to order is THIS FRIDAY!

And then, they'll be...gone...like yesterday...like summer break...like Al Pacino's cash...

Yes. Order!

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Posted By emmeline to Gracepoint Fellowship Church :: Koinonia Berkeley HG 7 [R.E.D.] at 11/03/2008 10:16:00 AM