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THE MID-WEEK BUZZ

Blessed Are You…

What a great Sunday we had this week sending off pastor Greg to his sabbatical rest and restoration. He gave us a great reminder of the journey God has had our church on these past 7 years and how we don’t really want to take this journey without God’s presence with us, or without recognizing the ways God is always with us and working among us.

When I was the director of a campus ministry at San Diego State, at first, I always had a lot of worries leaving for a conference or taking a vacation, wondering how things would function without Kendra and me. Funny thing though, every time we did go away, we got amazing reports of how great the service was or something great God did. We started to realize that things often went better when we weren’t there! I think this was for two reasons. First, God is always in control anyway and God’s presence is really what makes something special, not my presence. Second, God’s presence most resides in the people of God gathered together and when we were gone, there was a special way our students and staff came together to make things happen that seemed to elevate the communal experience of worship and learning.

We are blessed to have pastor Greg, but we are equally blessed by the presence of each amazing person that brings who they are to our worship each Sunday. I believe as we pull together we will be doubly blessed and will look back on this summer and say “look what the Lord has done.” This Sunday we’ll be starting our journey into the Sermon on the Mount with the beatitudes, learning what it means to be blessed and that Jesus kind of turns our expectations of who is blessed upside down. May you meditate on how you are blessed this week, but see the blessing of God in those around you, as well.

Pastor Brandon

Music Ministry

Want to hear what we'll be singing this Sunday? Tap the image above or follow the link below to find the YouTube playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh5nxvO87Mt9H78upJRif_cWk1kRdFaRA

For each upcoming week of our Summer on the Mount sermon series, we will continue to share playlists, so check back next week.

UPCOMING EVENTS & WEEKLY NEWS

Poway Interfaith Team (POINT) invites you to an outdoor gathering of sharing one practice that spiritually grounds you, on:

Thursday, June 11th 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church

This is the second of our new POINT Connections events. Talk to Autumn to learn more: autumnhankinson4@gmail.com.

Young Adult Group

Our church has a budding fellowship group of young adults that will meet to build meaningful connections, through deep discussions and fun activities alike.

Our next hangout time will be Sunday June 14th. Around 11:00am, after coffee hour, we will walk right across the street from church to Hilleary Park (13500 Community Rd, Poway). This will be a casual hangout at the park with games, snacks, and conversation.

All are welcome to join. Any questions, ask Autumn:

autumnhankinson4@gmail.com

The Outreach Ministry!

Since 2013, Give OUT Day has helped hundreds of LGBTQ nonprofits raise millions of dollars! This year, Give OUT Day is June 4. Organizations will be fundraising throughout Pride Month (June).

In recognition of Give OUT Day, please consider donating to PFLAG San Diego County. They offer support, education, and advocacy to LGBTQ+ persons, their families, friends and allies. PFLAG envisions a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed inclusive of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

Click the button below to donate!

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Dear Church Family,

Thank you for your continued support of our blood drives and for helping save lives through your compassion for life. Your willingness to give has made a meaningful difference in our community and beyond.

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming American Red Cross blood drive, held in honor of Pride Month as the Community Church of Poway’s Pride Drive. This drive is a celebration of inclusion, care, and the power of coming together to support one another, especially in support of our LGBTQ community.

We also want to share an important update: blood donation guidelines have changed, allowing many people in the LGBTQ community to now be eligible to give blood under updated, more inclusive policies. This change reflects important progress toward a more equitable donation process while continuing to maintain the safety of the blood supply.

We encourage everyone to consider donating and helping spread the word. Please consider signing up to donate, and invite a friend, family member, or co-worker to join you. Every donation can help save lives.

First time donor? Need some additional information or help with registrations? Please contact Susan Gurriell sgurriell@gmail.com.

Thank you again for being such a caring and supportive community.

Community Church of Poway-Red Cross Blood Drive

13501 Community Road

Poway, CA. 92064

June 18, 2026, 11:00 am-5:00 pm

Fellowship Hall

With gratitude,

Community Church of Poway, Ministry of Outreach

June Basket of Hope

Greetings from the Outreach Ministry!!!

First, thank you for helping stock the Abraxas High School food pantry this May! For the month of June, we would like to fill our Basket of Hope with all the ingredients to make 100 sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services in Escondido. It has been our mission here at the Community Church of Poway to help them with their mission to feed the homeless and to make life easier for those on the streets. Together, we can make a difference in another’s life. Here is a list of the items we are requesting:

Peanut butter (small jars preferred)
Jelly (small jars preferred)
Chips (single serve)
Soft granola bars or fig bars
Fruit snacks
Bottled water (single serve)
Napkins
Plastic sandwich bags

Day of packing (July 5th)

Fresh Clementine tangerines or apples
Fresh bread

On July 5, we will have a “Do Church” to put the sack lunches together for our neighbors in need. During church, we will make 100 peanut and jelly sandwiches and after church we will pack 100 sack lunches with all the goodies.

We are looking forward to this mission of service. It’s a lot of fun and it does so much good😊Thank you as always for supporting your Outreach Ministry.

Meetings

Adult Scripture Review

On Sundays, following worship in the fireside room!

New!

Books & More

On June 9,Books and More will start reading Mockingbird Summer.

This is a powerful and emotional coming-of-age novel set amid the turmoil and profound changes of the 1960 by the bestselling author of West with Giraffes, Lynda Rutledge.

Please join this wonderful group of ladies every Tuesday in the fireside Room at 10 a.m.

Centering Prayer

Tuesdays at 6:30pm

Contact Colleen Clementson at powclem@yahoo.com or on

her cell at 858-663-6584, for the ZOOM invite

Snapshot from Children's Ministry

Do not disturb door hangers from last Sunday's Children's ministry

Thanks for reading, y'all. If you need to contact me, feel free to reach out at the email address listed below.

Until next time,

dez

pronouns: they/them

dez@ccpucc.org

Image Credits:

Progress flag photo by Tong Su on Unsplash
Sandwich photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash
Background gradient illustration by Andrei Castanha on Unsplash
Bible and flowers photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash