That's how many gifts we need to have for our Christmas Toy & Gift Store on December 15th. Eeek! 600. Will you help?
You can drop off new, unwrapped gifts of $10+ value for kids ages 0-17 to Rosewood Church (10115 Rose Street) during regular weekly office hours or you can bring them to the City Wide Carol Sing on December 13th.
Monday, November 30, 2009
600!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Christmas Carol Sing - 12/13
Visit www.blessbellflower.org and click on "Bellflower Christmas" to learn more about what's going in in our city in December.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Eavesdropping on a Thanksgiving Luncheon
I wish you all could sit in on this...
A group of Christians, including a local retired pastor, host a weekly Bible Study in Thompson Park for our homeless neighbors. Today they are using the front of our community center to host a Thanksgiving Lunch.
Pastor Dan is playing the ukulele (a skill he picked up in the last few months of retirement) and leading the group in the song "Rejoice in the Lord always again I say rejoice." The diverse group of 20 neighbors is attempting to sing the song in rounds. It's awesome!
He just shared a Bible story and I've never heard so many enthusiastic "Amens!"
I'm sure God is smiling right now. I am.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
OPHS - Now Hiring
Our Place Housing Solutions is now hiring. Please visit our website www.ourplacehousingsolutions.org for job descriptions.
Submit resume and cover letter, no later than October 23, 2009 to: admin@ourplacehousingsolutions.org. No letters or phone calls please. Resumes will be reviewed as they are received. OPHS is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunity in employment.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Oak Street Neighbor Meeting
Seeing neighbors get excited about transforming their community is probably one of the most inspiring things ever. Last Saturday, we had our first neighbor meeting in the Oak Street Neighborhood, and it was so much fun! (Thanks to Neighborhood Christian Fellowship for letting us use the church yard!)
To be honest, I was preparing myself for disappointment at the meeting. Even though I’ve gotten to know many residents over the past few months, I didn’t feel overly confident that they would take time out of their Saturday morning to meet with their neighbors. But, I was wrong! It was exciting to see a diverse group show up and share their dreams for the neighborhood.
We talked about everything from better street lighting to potlucks to front porches. I couldn’t be happier that the group’s main goal was to foster a sense of “togetherness” in the community.
With Asset Based Community Development, fostering togetherness is the first step! When neighbors get to know what is best about each other, they can’t help but work together to bring transformation to the neighborhood.
What about us? Let’s go treasure-hunting in our own neighborhoods to find out what is best about our neighbors and community. Who knows what God will do with one small step!
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast goes GRASSROOTS!
Tuesday morning was sweet! This was the first year we hosted the Mayor's Community Prayer Breakfast. We changed things up a bit. Read more about it in the Press Telegram Article: Bellflower prayer breakfast goes grassroots.
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