Kingsway Community Church

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Jack Aknin's Website

Dear Kingsway Family,

Barbie Aknin has recently updated Jack's website with a New Year's letter from her and new photos of the girls. She also included copies of the Eulogies from Jack's funeral and memorial service held at Silver Creek. You can visit Jack's website at www.jackaknin.com.

thanks,
Pastor John

 
KingsWay Community Church
6472 Camden Avenue, Suite 107
San Jose, CA  95120
408-927-7172

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and exalted above all blessing and praise!  You alone are the Lord."  Nehemiah 9:5

Kingsway Community Church Announcements for 1/25/12

Hi Kingsway Community Church!
Here is a list of announcements for this week:

SUNDAY'S OFFERING (1/29) Love Gift Barney Coombs

Feb 22 - Lent Begins

Feb 23 - 26 - Youth Winter Trip
The Kingsway Youth Group is headed up to the mountains for their annual winter trip! Please see the church website for all the details and the registration form. Cost: $90.

Mar 22 - Apr 2 - Northern India Mission Trip

Mar 30 - Apr 1 - Women’s Retreat
The Women’s Retreat will take place at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park.  The rooms are double occupancy and the cost is $180.  This includes overnight accommodations for two nights and meals. Payments begin now....put a check in the offering or send it to the church office with “Women’s Retreat Payment” written on the memo line.   There is also an option to just come for the day on Saturday and the cost is $45 which includes lunch.   Everyone’s payment is due in full by 2/19/12. Each person is responsible for signing up and putting yourself with your roommate. See the the church website for signup information or call Lilia at 408-529-3134.

Apr 7 - The Hunt

Apr 8 - Easter

Apr 20 - 22 - Kingsway Church Campout
Kingsway is hosting a church campout at Camp Maymac in Felton, CA.
Everyone is invited and guests are welcome! The registration deadline 
is April 8, 2012.  For brochure and registration information please go to:  
  
Apr 27 - 28 - Cleansing Stream Retreat

Important Information: Kingsway Sunday Service 1/29/12

Dear Kingway Community Church Family,
Please join us on Sunday, January 29th when we will have a special guest speaker and an exciting event during the Kingsway Community Church Service.

~Barney and Jeanette Coombs will be here with us from Canada
~Barney will be sharing a special message 
~Andrew Isaacs and Ernie Prabhakar will be ordained as new Elders!

Don't miss this special service!

Aknin Carpool Need

Hi Kingsway Family,

Barbie Aknin is needing help with all the carpooling she is doing for her girls. Here is what she sent me recently:

"Now that the new semester has started, I have new driving issues. Margot is going part time to school so she can focus on ballet. I have to drive her to school after I take Sophie. We also have our Hospice visits, ballet, ortho, etc."

This is a great opportunity for our Kingsway family to reach out to Barbie in a practical way. If you are available from time to time to help with carpooling then let Barbie know and she will include you in a weekly email that lists the times and destinations that she needs help with for that week. You can then let her know if any of those times will work for you to help. So, first thing is to contact Barbie and let her know to include you in her weekly email requests for help.

You can contact Barbie at bnaknin@pacbell.net by email or call her cell at 408-806-5380.

thanks,
Pastor John 

Kingsway Community Church Announcements for 1/18/12

Hi Kingsway Community Church!
Here is a list of announcements for this week:

SUNDAY'S OFFERING (1/22) Kid Club

Jan 25 - Faith Fiction Book Club (11:00am)
Join the book club for their next meeting at Melisa McClelland’s home: 266 Palm Valley Blvd. #103, to discuss their next book “Against All Odds” by Irene Hannonx. Brunch will be served.  If you have any questions please call Barbara Knox at 408-379- 3199.

Feb 22 - Lent Begins

Mar 22 - Apr 2 - Northern India Mission Trip

Mar 30 - Apr 1 - Women’s Retreat
The Women’s Retreat will take place at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park.  The rooms are double occupancy and the cost is $180.  This includes overnight accommodations for two nights and meals. Payments begin now....put a check in the offering or send it to the church office with “Women’s Retreat Payment” written on the memo line.   There is also an option to just come for the day on Saturday and the cost is $45 which includes lunch.   Everyone’s payment is due in full by 2/19/12. Each person is responsible for signing up and putting yourself with your roommate. See your email for signup information or call Lilia at 408-529-3134.

Apr 7 - The Hunt

Apr 8 - Easter

Apr 20 - 22 - Kingsway Church Campout
Kingsway is hosting a church campout at Camp Maymac in Felton, CA.
Everyone is invited and guests are welcome! The registration deadline 
is April 8, 2012.  For brochure and registration information please go to:  
  
Apr 27 - 28 - Cleansing Stream Retreat

Women's Retreat

Dear Ladies,

 

We are happy to announce the Women’s Retreat for March 30-April 1st, 2012!  We will be staying at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park.  The rooms are double occupancy and the cost of the retreat will be $180.  This will include overnight accommodations for Friday and Saturday night and meals from Dinner on Friday to Lunch on Sunday.  Unfortunately, there are no changes that can be made to the cost if you are not able to make it to one of the meals or one of the nights.  The price is set as-is.  Because the cost is a little higher than past years, we are happy to take payments starting now.  Just put a check in the offering or send it to the church office with “Women’s Retreat Payment” written on the memo line.   There is also an option to just come for the day on Saturday.  The cost of this would be $45 and would include lunch.   Also, we need to have everyone’s payment in full by Feb 19th, 2012.

 

We have a signup sheet on Google for everyone to use.  Each person is responsible for signing up there and putting yourself with your roommate. 

 

We are looking forward to a wonderful retreat this coming year!

 

Women’s Ministry

Anne, Leighton, Lilia, Patricia

 
Click on this link to sign up! 
 

Kingsway Community Church Announcements for 1/11/12

Hi Kingsway Community Church!
Here is a list of announcements for this week:

SUNDAY'S OFFERING (1/15) Real Options

Jan 19 - Growing Leaders 2nd Trimester Begins (7:00pm)
Pastor John will be leading this second set of classes “Live Wisely.” Join him on Thursday evenings in the church office: 6472 Camden Avenue, Suite 107.  You need not have attended the first trimester to attend this series.  Please call the office to register 408-927-7172.

Jan 25 - Faith Fiction Book Club (11:00am)
Join the book club for their next meeting at Melisa McClelland’s home: 266 Palm Valley Blvd. #103, to discuss their next book “Against All Odds” by Irene Hannonx. Brunch will be served.  If you have any questions please call Barbara Knox at 408-379- 3199.

Jan 21 - Leadership Team Retreat

Jan 22 - Sanctity of Life Sunday

Feb 22 - Lent Begins

Mar 22 - Apr 2 - Northern India Mission Trip

Mar 30 - Apr 1 - Women’s Retreat

Apr 7 - The Hunt

Apr 8 - Easter

Apr 20 - 22 - Kingsway Church Campout

Apr 27 - 28 - Cleansing Stream Retreat

Kingsway Community Church Announcements for 1/4/12

Hi Kingsway Community Church!
Here is a list of announcements for this week:

SUNDAY'S OFFERING (1/8) Real Options

Jan 8 - All Church Family Meeting (12:00pm) 
Join us for an informational meeting, in the VCHS Small Gym, to get an update on all that is going on in 2012 at Kingsway.  Lunch & childcare will be provided.

Jan 19 - Growing Leaders 2nd Trimester Begins (7:00pm)
Pastor John will be leading this second set of classes “Live Wisely.” Join him on Thursday evenings in the church office: 6472 Camden Avenue, Suite 107.  You need not have attended the first trimester to attend this series.  Please call the office to register 408-927-7172.

Jan 25 - Faith Fiction Book Club (11:00am)
Join the book club for their next meeting at Melisa McClelland’s home: 266 Palm Valley Blvd. #103, to discuss their next book “Against All Odds” by Irene Hannonx. Brunch will be served.  If you have any questions please call Barbara Knox at 408-379- 3199.

Jan 21 - Leadership Team Retreat

Jan 22 - Sanctity of Life Sunday

Feb 22 - Lent Begins

Mar 22 - Apr 2 - Northern India Mission Trip

Mar 30 - Apr 1 - Women’s Retreat

Apr 7 - The Hunt

Apr 8 - Easter

New Year's Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions
by John Isaacs


At the beginning of each New Year I take the opportunity to examine my life from the standpoint of how faithful I have been to live the commitments I have made to God, others, and myself.

·        Am I keeping myself healthy spiritually? (prayer, devotions, Bible study, hearing from God, and etc.)

·        Am I keeping myself healthy emotionally? (rest, recreation, stress management, and etc.)

·        Am I keeping myself healthy physically? (exercise, diet, weight management, and etc.)

·        Am I keeping myself healthy financially? (tithing, debt management, savings,  budgeting, and etc.)

·        Am I keeping myself healthy in all relationships? (loving, forgiving, sacrificing, initiating, and etc.)

·        Am I fulfilling God’s purpose for my life? (doing what He has called me to do)

·        Am I being the loving and supportive husband I want to be?

·        Am I being the loving and supportive parent I want to be?

·        Am I being the loving and supportive friend I want to be?

·        Am I being the neighbor I want to be?

Following a honest self-appraisal, I begin making my New Year’s resolutions. I determine to do a better job living the life style and making the right choices that are consistent with the commitments I have made.

Is this annual exercise helpful?  Well, I believe it is important to be regularly evaluating the integrity of how I am living my life in relationship to the commitments I have made. The New Year is an annual reminder to do this self-evaluation.

I don’t seem to ever get an A+ on my self-appraisal, but I have noticed that over the years my scores keep steadily improving. So, is this annual exercise helpful? Absolutely! Will I end 2012 with all “A’s” across the board? No way! But, if I end 2012 having done a little better than I did in 2011 then I believe it will have been a successful year.

I believe in the spiritual reality that a man reaps what he sows (Galatians 6:7). If we don’t make personal commitments to live our lives to please God by living it His way, then we will not reap the rich rewards He has promised. They might not materialize right away, but I believe as I continue to sow the right seeds in all the above areas of my life, I will reap God’s rich rewards and experience His abundant blessings.

A New Year's Prayer from Pastor John Isaacs

Father God, as we begin 2012 we acknowledge our need for Your presence, power and guidance.  

We have dreams, hopes and expectations for the year ahead — but You alone know what 2012 holds, and only You can give us the strength and wisdom we need to meet its challenges. Please help us to humbly surrender our lives to You and to keep our trust in You during this coming year.

We enter this new year with absolute certainty of Your faithfulness and unfailing love. Therefore, we turn to You for the support, strength, stability, and comfort we need to face the future. 

You have promised to help us in the midst of temptation and to help us turn from our stubborn self-will as we submit to Your will. Give us the courage to do what is right in Your sight, and the boldness to serve You regardless of the cost.

We pray for marriages to experience the oneness of Your design and for families to experience Your healing power that mends broken relationships and heals emotional wounds. 

Help us to be Your agents of transformation as we respond with compassion and sacrifice to those who are hurting and in need. Help us be Your heart and hands to those around us. Help us to reach out with the message of hope and love that is in the good news of Jesus Christ.

We pray for our nation, state, and city during these difficult economic times, and for all those who are in positions of leadership. We ask for You to guide our leaders through the inevitable dangerous and troubling times ahead. We pray for Your will to be done in this election year. We pray especially for Your protection on all those who serve in our armed forces, and for those who serve as police officers and firefighters.  

As we look back over this past year we thank You for Your goodness to us. We are grateful and thankful that You are forever faithful toward Your people. Even though many of us have experienced disappointments and unexpected losses, our confession is that You are good, all the time. We have been blessed by Your presence in the midst of the most difficult challenges and in the midst of the most joyful moments.

And so, our Father, we enter this new year with confidence in Your being a Father that loves, forgives, provides, protects, and guides Your children. We look forward to the year 2012 with expectancy and faith. 

This prayer is in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who by His death and resurrection has given us hope both for this world and the world to come. 

Amen!