Santa Clara Clarion

Last week, I struggled a lot ...

I was working on this lion puzzle that Flo gave me. It was tough because the pieces aren't traditional shapes. They didn't "click" in and were easily shifted around if you weren't careful. To tell you the truth, and I'm sorry, Flo, it was not fun!!! There were some days, when I could only figure out one or two pieces. I was confident that I must be missing pieces because it just wasn't coming together! Then one day, things started clicking, I started to see how the shapes came together, and voila all of a sudden this complete picture was in front of my eyes!

It was tough, but I was glad in the end that I kept going. I will absolutely be preserving this puzzle together somehow. I have a second puzzle, with the same type of wooden msc shapes from Flo. On the one hand, I don't want to start it. But on the other, I know it'll be worth it in the end.

I think you can glean some life lessons from this! God's word says it best:

• Romans 5:3–5: Suffering produces perseverance. Perseverance builds character. Character builds hope.

• Galatians 6:9: Do not get tired of doing good. You will harvest a reward at the right time if you do not give up.

• James 1:2–4: Treat hard tests as joy. Testing your faith makes your endurance grow. Let it finish its work so you become strong.

• 2 Corinthians 4:16–18: Do not lose heart. Your outer self may struggle, but your inner self is made new every day.

Next Sunday we will have youth participating in the worship service. Please join us!

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• August 20 Young Adult Volleyball starts up @ 7:30 pm.

• August 21 Women of God, 7 pm @ Golfland. Please bring $20 to cover your play.

• August 27-September 1 Majors on furlough.

Short informational dinner on August 26 @ 6:30 PM for you and your family regarding youth, teens, and young adult programming. Please click HERE - Dinner RSVP to reserve your spot. We want to have enough delicious food and desert for all in attendance. Please note that this is not a youth dinner - youth NEED to be brought and supervised by adult. If you have any questions about this please let us know.

This year, we'd like to put concerted effort into Life Groups - small groups that gather once a week to touch base, talk over the message, and pray. These groups can be put together for you or you can gather a group of friends to meet with a specific purpose in mind - to encourage each other in your walk with Christ. We have Pray & Go books that we'd like to go through as a church in this Life Groups. Please fill out form below if you are interested. Our goal is to get Life Groups started in September.

https://form.jotform.com/262197205352051

Men of God can change the trajectory of their families now and in years to come. Let's pray for the men who will be attending the men's retreat next weekend. Pray that they will be encouraged, challenged, and they will grow in their relationships with each and the Lord. Pray that their needs will be met and that God will meet them all in a special way. The men attending are:

Alex R.

Alex S.

Alexis

Augustine

Bram

Cesar

Celestine

Frankie

Hiram

Keith

Kyle

Rich

Rod

Sam

Terry

Sunday:

• 9:30 AM Small Groups for All Youth and Adults
• 10:30 AM Worship service
• 11:00 AM Junior Church for kids 1 - 5 grades and Nursery
• 12:00 PM Potluck & Fellowship (2rd Sunday unless scheduled otherwise)

Monday:

• Corps Council Zoom Meeting on Zoom (2nd Mondays)

Wednesdays:

• 3:30 PM SAY Company
• 6:30 PM Family Dinner
• 5:30 PM ARC Service and graduations

Thursday:

• 7:30 PM Young Adult Volleyball Fellowship

Friday:

• 7:00 PM Monthly Teen Youth Group (2nd Fridays)
• 7:00 PM Monthly Women of God (3rd Fridays)

Email: shoshannah.ruwethin@usw.salvationarmy.org
Website: santaclara.salvationarmy.org
Location: 3090 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Phone: 408.247.4588

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