Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!!! To celebrate the festivities, you can choose to eat at Wahoo (Mexican fish tacos), Potsticker King (Mexican Potstickers), Wing Stop (Mexican Chicken), J.T. McHearts (Mexican Pizza), Eric’s Deli Cafe (Mexican Sandwiches), Olarn (Mexican Thai), or Yogurtland (Mexican Yogurt)… how many more choices could you want!  Then we will be heading back to church at 7 to participate in the third week of the ELCA’s sexuality social statement. It should be a blast!  Not to mention some epic fist fights and verbal squabbles jk Hope to see you there.

Matty V.

Hello Common Grounders and Parental Units,
Attached is a pdf of our Common Ground Announcements for tonight. Please help with and/or support our Car Wash – Paper Shredding Extravaganza this coming Saturday, May 8th. Another important date is Monday, May 17th when we’ll gather at 7:15pm for our Tour Meeting. Any questions, please contact me anytime.
Peace, Tom
May 1 CG Announcements (105.6 KiB)

Hi Friends,
Sunday, May 2nd is going to be an awesome day! To start with, Katlynn (and Adam, Jillian, and Tom) is leading a U2 communion worship service at Prince of Peace.

On the Bethel front, our Sr High Youth Group will lead the congregation in a letter writing campaign on hot topical issues. Also, Matty, Kristen and Molly will give a recap about the Mission to Mexico trip last month. Please wear your T-shirts if you went on the trip.

Common Ground is singing as well. Meet in the Music & Education Room as 10am (band at 9:40am) to warm up for the service. Don’t be late.

Peace, Tom

Tomorrow come to church at 5:30. We’ll pick up some dinner (bring $$$$), then be back at church at 7 to listen to the second week of the ELCA’s sexuality social statement. The discussion will be over at 8:30!!!!!

Better see you there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paige

Hi Common Grounders,
I’ve attached a pdf of tonight’s announcements for you. One special note: Due to the women of Bethel canceling their Spring Luncheon, we are moving the Car Wash/Paper Shredding Extravaganza to Saturday, May 8th from 9am – 3pm. Come give a hand if you can. Youth will get credit for the time they work.
Peace, Tom
April 26, 2010 Common Ground Announcements (105.1 KiB)

Tomorrow head to church at 5:30 to get some din at McDonalds, Quiznos, El Pollo Loco, or anywhere else in that vicinity!! After we’ll head back to the fire side room at around 7 for the ELCA sexuality statement discussion. Hope you all can make it!!! Seeeeeee you thereeeeee

ALSO

The youth assistants worked with Chris to create a CG 2010 facebook group. We’re hoping this will spread the word about our concerts and help bring in the crowds!!!! Soooo….please accept the invitation!!!!

If we missed you, you can click on this and join. The group is open to everyone! We will soon be creating events for each of our concerts. Once that is done you can help support CG by inviting all your friends and family to the kick-off/homecoming concerts!!!

THANKS GUYS!

Paigeee

Here’s tonight’s Common Ground Announcement. Special note that the coming four weeks we will be attending the congregational discussion on the ELCA Sexuality Statement. Come join us!
Peace, Tom
April 19, 2010 Common Ground Announcements (103.7 KiB)

HI Friends,
Thanks for all the prayers of support and safety. We really felt them. It has been a great trip with many chances to grow in our relationship with God, our new friends to the south, and each other. We spent the day digging and moving dirt again yesterday and finished with a yummy dinner, including Lobster for some.

We’re just cleaning up at the Posada before heading out around 7pm. Now comes the biggest challenge of the trip: Navigating the ever changing border exits. Should be fun

We’ll plan on seeing many of you tonight and look forward to sharing some of our experiences with the entire congregation on Sunday, May 2nd.

Peace Out for now, Tom

HI again,
Yesterday was a rain out day for physical work, but one filled with stretching ourselves in the communities. We got a guided tour of the Tijuana Cultural Center, saw a IMAX film about Egypt, checked out the local mall, had lunch at Cafe Mole, visited Puerto Nuevo to spend a little time and money with the local vendors, and then a night of fun and food back at the Posada.

Luckily, today looks much better in relation to the weather and we’ll be spending the day beginning the foundation work of another house. The one we worked at on Sunday is still to muddy to work on and will be continued by the next group down.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we complete our final work day and prepare to come home tomorrow.

Peace to you all, Tom

Hello again friends,

We just finished a muscle fatiguing day of digging foundation trenches at a home in the colony of Santa Margarita. We had a great day working with about a half dozen people from the community and dug over 80 feet of trench 24 inches wide and varying from 3 feet to 5 feet deep.

Our morning began with some group time. Rich Teed led us in devotions and we spent about an hour talking about the situation in and around Tijuana. We have been welcomed warmly wherever we’ve gone.

Now it is off to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants: Carnitas Cocula. We spoke with their owner, Claudio, earlier today and he is very excited to see us again. I’m sure we’ll be ready for sleep early tonight.

More to come tomorrow.
Peace, Tom