Join us this week for Compassion Sunday! We'll hear from guest speaker Eric Prager, Executive Director of Baja Christian Ministries, our ministry partner during our Baja Mission Trips. Eric will then join us afterward with his wife, Rebecca, at Lunch with a Mission. See below for more details and to RSVP.

THIS WEEK'S MESSAGE

One reason why the book of James is so challenging and practical is that it lays out a series of tests that are designed to help us understand what authentic Christianity looks like in action, so that we may then examine our own lives and faith to see how we measure up. And according to James, one of the things that a living, genuine faith ought to produce within us is Christlike compassion—the way we think about, speak about, and treat the poor and the vulnerable.   

This Sunday, our mission partner Eric Prager (Executive Director of Baja Christian Ministries) will be the guest speaker for our annual “Compassion Sunday”. Join us as we consider this challenge from James, and be reminded that loving, caring for, and meeting the practical needs of the vulnerable and hurting all around us is the job of every single believer—as fundamental to our Christian living as evangelism, discipleship, and worship. 

NEWS AND EVENTS

The Bridges office will be closed on Mon., Nov 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

Parents are invited to learn more about the middle school program at Los Altos Christian School this Thurs., Nov. 7, 8:45-10:00am. Hear from administrators and current LACS parents, meet the teachers, and tour the school!

Our next event will be online via Zoom on Friday, Nov 8, at 7:00pm. Reasons to Believe Apologist Carey Smoak will give us a presentation entitled "Finding Christian Unity Among Differing Views of Creation." The views he will discuss are Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth Creationism, Evolutionary Creationism, and Intelligent Design. Join us on Zoom via this link. To learn more about Let the Evidence Speak, click the button below or call Kirby Hansen at (650) 917-9107.

A memorial service for Pam Monk, who passed away on October 11, will be held in the Bridges Worship Center on Sat., Nov. 23, at 11:00am. A reception will follow at the Family Center. Please continue to keep her loved ones in your prayers.

Come get the Bridges campus ready for the Christmas season! Join us for an afternoon of decorating after church on Sun., Nov. 24. We will have pizza, snacks, fun music playing, and jobs for all ages and abilities! Everyone is welcome.

Join us in Baja, Mexico, as we work once again with Baja Christian Ministries on MLK Weekend, Jan. 16-20, 2025. We will be building one or more houses and conducting outreach events in the Rosarito-Tecate area. Volunteers must be at least 13 years of age to participate in the trip. For more details, email Pastor Steve Durand: steve@bridges.church.

A Baja Interest Meeting will be held on Sun., Dec. 1, after the morning worship service in the Student Ministry Center.

Christmas Choir and Orchestra are starting soon! Click the link below to fill out the interest form to join the choir and orchestra newsletter, and we will reach out this week with more information on how you can get involved. All ages and abilities are welcome! No experience necessary.

Kick off the Christmas season with treats and music featuring the Bridges Orchestra, Choir, and LACS Students! Festivities will be held on Sun., Dec. 8, at 5:00pm in the Worship Center.

Every Friday morning during the school year, a group gathers at 8:35am at LACS to pray for students, staff, and families. The school relies deeply on prayer and seeks God’s guidance and wisdom in all that they do, and they invite the Bridges family to join as they unite in faith and lift up the LACS community. Questions? Contact LACSprayer@lacs.com.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Join MUCH Hope as they serve local homeless at a shelter in San Jose by providing monthly dinners. Lots of help is needed whether it's for 30 minutes or 2 hours! Volunteer to drop off supplies at Bridges, or help cook in the Bridges kitchen on a designated Sunday. For questions, email sujana.panthulu@gmail.com.

Bridges’ Deaconess and Deacon Boards are recruiting volunteers to join in the important mission of hearing the word and doing what it says (James 1:22) along with the combined need for faith and action (James 2:16). Our Deaconesses continually support the Bridges family in ways both seen and behind the scenes, and we hope to grow the Deacon Board to similarly serve and also partner with the Deaconesses on joint projects. Have you been looking for ways to serve with other dedicated people? Whether you’d like to send an encouraging note, visit someone in the hospital, give a ride, or something else that excites you, only sign up when you are available and in areas where you want to contribute. For details, contact Board Chairs Sujana Panthulu (sujana.panthulu@gmail.com) or Tom Hansen (twhansen@yahoo.com).

There is always room for you to serve in the Children's Ministry. Please consider joining the team of people pouring into the children of Bridges in our nursery, preschool, and elementary classes. For more info, contact one of our ministry leaders below:

   Nursery - Liliya Gor (liliya@bridges.church)

   Preschool - Kathy Spillar (kathy@brides.church)

   Elementary - Alba Kellejian (alba@bridges.church)

We’d love for each person to find a place to use their God-given gifts within our Bridges family. Prayerfully consider how God would like you to serve, and then fill out our online form. Thank you for helping build our church!

STAY CONNECTED

Do you have a question about this week's sermon? We want to hear it! To see our pastors answer past sermon questions, click HERE.

Our Bridges family prays together three different times each week: twice on Wednesday via Zoom, and once on Sunday mornings before our worship service. We'd love to have you join us.

Need help picking up groceries, setting up tech tools or equipment, running errands, etc.? We have a team of people who are ready and willing to help. If you're able and willing to help others, join our team!

These are our current year-to-date giving figures: Actual is $185,235; budgeted is $250,000; shortfall is $64,765. These figures reflect contributions for the church year, which runs Sept. 1 - Aug. 31.

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