International Graduate Student Ministry – Gracepoint Berkeley

Ladies, join us for an easy hike to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, enjoying the view of the beach, and the carnival rides and attractions of the Boardwalk!  We will have lunch together and end with a meal at a nice restaurant in San Jose!
When: 9:00AM – 9:00PM, Saturday, 7/3/10
Where: Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Cost: $10 – (covers gas, snacks, and pre-purchased lunch)
What to Bring: comfortable walking/hiking shoes, sunglasses, hat, sunblock, extra money for dinner, carnival rides, etc.

To sign up for the event, please fill out the form below. Read more »

Recent IGSM Fishing Trip

The guys will go fishing in Santa Cruz on July 3rd.
When: 8:30am-10:00pm, Saturday, 7/3/10.
Who: People interested in fishing.
What: (Try to) catch some halibut, sea bass, and sardines
Cost: $20 (+ $25 for boat rental)
If you plan on coming, please eat breakfast on your own, but lunch and dinner will be provided.

To sign up, click the link below:

Fishing Trip Signup Form

We will have our Friday Bible Study week altogether at the YWCA starting with dinner at 6:30pm.  We will hear about the Honduras Mission trip that our fellow graduate students, Howard and Wesley participated in together with other members of Gracepoint Berkeley.  This will be followed by a bible study.

Afterwards, those with Gracepoint Multiply Your Talents courses will go to their respective trainings.  The rest of us will have a time of dessert and game time at the YWCA.

Come join us for our weekly IGSM/VSM Sunday Service at 11am at the YWCA (2600 Bancroft).  Afterwards, we will have a delicious lunch.

What is the 30 Hour Famine? The 30 Hour Famine is a World Vision program that allows people to make a significant impact on the problem of world hunger while growing closer to God and to each other. By pledging to go without food for 30 hours, participants not only raise money to help feed and care for children worldwide, but also gain an understanding of how it feels to experience hunger.

I made the following video to demonstrate how to ask for sponsorship. (It was done in two takes, so please pardon that I forgot my lines in the middle.) If you have any encouraging stories or tips about asking for sponsorship, please share them as comments below. It can be helpful for all of us to learn.

On the day of the fasting (6/26), we will use the extra time that we get from not eating our meals to raise extra money for 30 Hour Famine as a group via yard sale, bake sale, and making balloon animals.

4-Week Free English Conversation Class
Understanding Current Events in American Media

4 Sundays (6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27)
Time: 9:00-11:00am
Place: YWCA Berkeley Building, 2nd floor
(We are not affiliated with YWCA’s English in Action program)
Address: 2600 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 (Bancroft & Bowditch St.)

The focus of this four-week course is to improve your English listening and comprehension skills through talking about current events.  You will have opportunities to read magazine articles and listen to radio clips about events happening in the US and internationally, and then discuss them in small groups under the guidance of native speaker instructors.

We will draw from popular media sources, such as TIME Magazine and National Public Radio (NPR), providing you with resources to stay informed of current events while you are in America.  This course will also provide you with practical tips and strategies on how to be a better listener and speaker in academic settings so you can improve your participation in the classroom and group meetings.

If you are interested, you may sign up at English Class Signup.

More Than Meets the I – Part 3 – More Than Ego

Date: Sunday, 6/20
Time: 11am
Place: YWCA Berkeley Building (2600 Bancroft Way)

Hope you guys have been enjoying the series titled “More Than Meets the I”.  If you haven’t heard them, listen to the podcast by clicking on the following links (More Than Body and More Than Feelings).  This week, we will be meeting to hear about the third topic “More Than Ego”.  Afterwards, we will have a delicious lunch, followed by sports time (don’t forget to bring a change of clothes).  So come join us this week at the YWCA (2600 Bancroft Way) at 11am.

More Than Meets the I – Part 2 – More Than Feelings

Date: Sunday, 6/13
Time: 11am
Place: YWCA Berkeley Building (2600 Bancroft Way)

We will be meeting to hear about the second topic of our Three Part Series titled “More Than Meets the I” for the Sunday Large Group this Sunday (6/13).  This week we will talk about the topic of “More Than Feelings”.  Afterwards, we will have a delicious lunch, followed by sports time (don’t forget to bring a change of clothes).  So come join us this week at the YWCA (2600 Bancroft Way) at 11am.

We will have our first English Class for the series Understanding Current Events in American Media. Come to the YWCA, 2nd Floor starting at 9am on Sunday 6/6.  You can still sign up by clicking on the following link. [sign up here]

More Than Meets the I – Part 1 – More Than Body

Date: Sunday, 6/6
Time: 11am
Place: YWCA Berkeley Building (2600 Bancroft Way)
BBQ Picnic after at San Pablo Park (2800 Park St)

We will be starting our Three Part Series titled “More Than Meets the I” for the Sunday Large Group this Sunday (6/6).  This week we will talk about the topic of “More Than Body”.  Afterwards, we will have a delicious BBQ and sports time (don’t forget to bring a change of clothes).  So come join us this week at the YWCA (2600 Bancroft Way) at 11am.