The amazing journey of a simple shoebox gift begins with you and results in evangelism, discipleship, and multiplication. From children to seniors, people pack shoebox gifts each year to bless children in need around the world. Parents often use the project to teach their kids about giving. Drop the shoeboxes here at Golden Hills by November 18th.
Pastors around the world host shoebox distributions in places where people may not know Christ and invite them to follow Him. They also offer The Greatest Gift, a Gospel story booklet Samaritan’s Purse developed for shoebox recipients. As a result of what they learn in The Greatest Journey, boys and girls grow in Christ and share with friends and family. The students also invite others to their graduations where the Gospel is shared. This often brings parents, siblings, and friends to accept Christ and become active members in the local church. Families are reached, churches grow, new churches are started, and communities are transformed.
How do I pack a shoebox? Click https://www.samaritanspurse.org
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Operation Christmas Child VOLUNTEERS
We will be a central drop off center for all of Contra Costa County this year and need a team of volunteers on November 11th - 18th. We need a couple people each day who would like to greet and welcome people. We also need a couple people a day who will help load and unload boxes. This is a great opportunity for families to serve together, especially on the weekend. Younger than 16 years of age must serve with a parent.
On the final Sunday & Monday (Nov 18th + 19th) we need some strong guys and gals who can help load the cases of shoeboxes into the trucks. The other churches in Contra Costa County will be bringing their cases to us. We will need to count and load them into trucks to be taken to Southern California.
Ready to Volunteer? CLICK HERE
Raising Funds for Brentwood Schools!
Golden Hills is jumping in to help with the Brentwood 5k Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. This run will help raise funds for the Liberty Union High Schools Athletic programs and equipment so we're looking for volunteers to help serve with packet pick-up, water stations, garbage patrol, etc.
For more info on either day and/or serving option, click the links below...
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Nov 21 - Wednesday Packet Pickup
Nov 22 - Race Day Positions
Join us on November 21st, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, we will be having a Communion Service in the Brentwood Campus sanctuary where we will remember why we are thankful!
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FYI - both the Brentwood & Antioch Campuses will then be closed on Thursday & Friday to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
Do you have an extra place at your table this Thanksgiving?
Every year students from all around the world come to study at universities in the Bay Area. In fact, right now there are over 121,000 international students from places like China, India, and the Middle East studying in California. Most of these students are halfway around the world from their families and 80% of them will never step foot in the home of an American family.
This Thanksgiving we get the opportunity to show these students the love of Christ by simply setting another plate at the Thanksgiving table! CRU's, a campus ministry organization's, goal this year is to find families in the Bay Area that would be willing to host just two students in their home for Thanksgiving.
You pick them up from BART on Thanksgiving day, and they will watch football and cook turkey with your family, at the table you can share stories about traditions in your family and ask about traditions in theirs, and at the end of the day you will drop them off having experienced fellowship in a Christian home for maybe the first time!
CRU will be providing the students to contact along with a sheet of conversation starters for around the table, all you have to do is sign up! Would you set another plate at Thanksgiving? If you can help, please click the "Register" button above to sign up (coming soon). Also if you know of any other friends that might be interested please direct them to this page. Thank you for helping us demonstrate the love of Christ to students from around the world this Thanksgiving!
CLICK HERE to learn more.
PRINCE OF PEACE!
Our ladies Christmas event is a place we can invite our friends, family, neighbors; where we can take time out to relax with others around a fabulous meal and enjoy our first carol of the season? Through our guest speaker, author Sharon Hodde Miller, we will discover in a beautiful, relatable way, who the Prince of Peace really is, in the ups and downs of our lives and how knowing Him will make all the difference.
So buy your ticket, and a ticket for a friend who needs to hear the best life-changing news ever. The same program is repeated 4 times over three days. (see dates/times below)
Hostess ticket sales begin on Sunday, Oct 21st online or in the plaza
General ticket sales begin on Sunday, Nov 4th online or in the plaza.
Childcare is available at Friday Dinner & Saturday Brunch. RSVP to Cher in Nursery Wing or call x7120. Pay in advance by Sunday November 25th.
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REGISTRATION LINKS
November 29th - Thursday Night Dinner 6:30-9:00pm
Tickets: HOSTESS // GUEST
November 30th - Friday Night Dinner 6:30-9:00pm
Tickets: HOSTESS // GUEST TICKETS SOLD OUT // CHILDCARE
December 1st - Saturday Morning Brunch 11:00am-1:30pm
Tickets: GUEST TICKETS SOLD OUT // CHILDCARE
December 1st - Saturday Night Dinner* 6:30-9:00pm
Tickets: HOSTESS // GUEST TICKETS SOLD OUT
MEN SERVERS (any gathering)
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