FCC Spirit Newspaper - Winter 2016 by Family Community Church

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FCC is located at the gateway to the Silver Creek area & Evergreen Valley, right oﬀ Highways 85 & 101! 478 Piercy Rd, San Jose CA 95138 408-365-0313

Christmas Services ........................ 1 Service Times ................................ 2 Crossﬁt FCC.................................. 3 Women’s Classes & Events.... 6 & 7 Youth Ministry .............................. 8 Children’s Ministry ....................... 9 Celebrate Recovery ....................... 5 DivorceCare and GriefShare ......... 5 Pastor’s Corner.............................. 5 Marrieds ........................................ 8 Singles Events ............................. 11 Young Adults ................................ 4

Christmas at FCC

Crossfit FCC - See page 3

December 23 & 24 - See page 1

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WEEKEND SERVICES: SUNDAYS @ 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • A quarterly publication • Issue #22 • Published by Family Community Church 478 Piercy Rd, San Jose CA 95138 • Editor: Cindy Liardon • Photos: Michelle Hui

A Publication of Family Community Church Winter 2016

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Check out what you’ll find at FCC!

2017... Good or Great? “Good” things often keep us from inserting “great” things into our life that we know would benefit us. Like exercise, spending time with family and friends, taking your spouse on a date… and going to church. Especially a church like FCC! Maybe you feel overwhelmed. The pace of life or pressures put God on a shelf last year. Good things have become the enemy of great things… like connecting with your purpose in life. Family Community Church has tons of people just like you who keep finding that life makes more sense when they show up to check God out. Priorities shift and life is more fulfilling. Make Christmas 2016 and this New Year your best year ever! Inside this Spirit newspaper you will find many opportunities that help you explore the spiritual dimensions of your life in 2017. FCC’s 130,000 SF campus at 478 Piercy Road features 50,000 SF of high tech youth and children’s facilities, Crossfit gym, food court, and batting cages. Our campus is at the gateway to the Silver Creek Area and Evergreen Valley, near the intersection of Hellyer Avenue and Silver Creek Valley Road.

FAMILY COMMUNITY CHURCH is a GROWING, nondenominational church designed to meet your needs. Crossfit FCC Gym, Children’s Ministries, Youth, College/Young Professional Adults and Single Adults Programs are growing at an incredible rate. At FCC you… • Hear positive, practical messages that encourage you each week • Experience incredible musicians and uplifting music • Meet new friends and get to know your neighbors • Trust your children to dedicated nursery workers and programs like AWANA • Get fit at Crossfit FCC gym!

FCC is growing because options are presented to ﬁnd God, enhance marriages and families, excite Young Adults about God and help Singles ﬁnd friends. Weekly Meeting Options: 1. Sunday 9:00 AM and 10:45 AM Worship Services with a great band. Incredible youth and kids programs.

POWERFUL MESSAGES Practical, Biblical messages in services throughout the week!

2. Sunday 9:00 AM Traditions Service in the Chapel. Enjoy a worship experience with a mix of hymns and cherished choruses! 3. Tuesday 7:00 PM: Young Adults (20’s & 30’s) in the Stage3 Auditorium. A great band and passionate preaching for college and young professional adults. Pastor Chase Wiggins is an exciting communicator with swag! 4. Thursday, 7 PM, Adult “modern issues” and Bible classes, Youth & Awana. Options galore plus child care and a $3 dinner at 6 PM in FCC’s food court!.

FUN FOR KIDS Classes designed for kids of all ages, plus fun special events! (pages 4 & 9)

More info? Call 408-365-0313 or visit www.FCCchurch.com.

“A Marvelous Moment” FCC Family Christmas Production Friday, December 23 @ 6:00 PM Saturday, December 24 @ 1:00 PM RVELOUS MOMENTS DON’T JUST en...

YOUNG ADULTS An exploding ministry for young adults (20s & 30s) (page 5)

Marvelous moments don’t just happen.... they’re born. Bring your whole family out to one of our special family Christmas productions as we celebrate the marvelous moment of our Savior’s birth. You’ll be captivated by creative elements, dramatic spoken word & music that juxtapose Silicon Valley’s celebration of Christmas to the realities of Jesus’ first night in Bethlehem. That marvelous moment was specially designed for you! Invite your friends! (There will be no Sunday services on Christmas Day). We hope you choose to celebrate this

marvelous moment with us this Christmas season!

DYNAMIC MUSIC Upbeat worship times in all of our services, from kids to adults! Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 1

Our Story... God is Great!!! David: I grew up in a wonderful Christian family. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior as a child, and have always loved Him. God is my foundation and the only reason for my existence. My parents were often at church (and consequently so was I), and that is a good way to grow up - spending lots of time at a good church, helping everywhere that needed help. Goldie: I was born in India, to a loving and supportive family. I was raised a Hindu and was very satisfied with my relationship with god. After all, I was a good person. Jesus crossed my path several times but I resisted Him. I was always looking for information on God but never in the right place. I did not have a good impression about how Christians accepted non-Christians. When my husband, his family, and friends were wonderful to me, I attributed it to them being family and not to their Christianity. Riva from FCC’s Children’s Ministry was the first non-family/ friend Christian I interacted with, and even she was very accepting of me. God was sending people into my life who were slowly unblinding me so I might see that my family, friends, pastors, and people at FCC were doing what God wanted them to do. It was more than just not being judgmental - I was welcomed and accepted. This meant a lot to me. It opened my mind to knowing about the God whose followers were so good to me. God used my husband, his family, friends, and the people I met at FCC to change my attitude towards Jesus and give me a curiosity to know Him. When we were looking for daycare for our daughter Rita, someone at FCC recommended David and Deborah McCaine, who have since become close friends. Deborah slowly Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 2

convinced me to attend Bible study with her. Before I knew it, I was looking forward to Bible study and learning about God. Last year God let me know it was time (I resisted for two weeks before I had to surrender) and I said my prayer of repentance. When I think of my past, I can clearly see how God worked in my life and protected me, in my ups and downs, even though at the time I did not give Him credit for it. He is indeed a wonderful Father. David + Goldie: We met in 2008 when circumstances (or God) brought us together and kept bringing us together over the next year. Neither of us were looking for romance or a spouse, but we became very good friends through many, many hours of talking. Goldie had to return to India in 2009 because her visa was expiring. In March 2010, I proposed to her. She received a visa to return to the U.S. in October 2010 and we were immediately married in a court wedding with a few family and friends present (Goldie was a Hindu and did not want a church wedding). We had moved to the south San Jose area, and I had been skipping church for a while. Even though Goldie did not want to go to church, she encouraged me to resume going to church (she said she knew the person I am is a result of my relationship to God, and she didn’t want that to deteriorate), and so I started looking for a church to attend. I visited many churches. In the end, there was the big church that I liked but did not know anybody there (FCC), and a smaller church 10 miles away where my older brother had attended years before. I convinced Goldie and Rita to try them both. We decided

to go to the far away church, and Goldie and Rita often went with me, just so we could be together as a family. After a few months we didn’t feel like that church was good for us. Our then 4-year old daughter asked if we could go back to the church that she loved (FCC), where she got to make the fish and bread. We’ve now been attending FCC for over 3½ years and it is definitely our home. The messages are relevant and challenging, always thought provoking and drawing us closer to God and the life we should be leading. The music and singing during the service really create an atmosphere of worship. I know that even before Goldie became a Christian she found the messages interesting, stimulating, and challenging. In the time we’ve been at FCC, Goldie has become a Christian and was baptized, we had a new baby, and we renewed our vows in a church wedding!

ways to do that are to participate in the programs and especially to help out. Goldie has worked in Kidzplanet and done a few other odd jobs here and there, and we both sang in the choir. Through these and other activities we have made some good friends. You can have friends from work or your neighborhood or from school, but there is such joy and closeness when you get together with friends who serve the one true God! There have been times in our lives when God has shown us that His plans for us are better than ours, yet even we (Christians) tend to not have patience to wait for His plans to unfold. Looking back, we thank God for not always answering our prayers the way we wanted Him to. We’re so very fortunate that He is a good and loving Father.

W S Come visit this weekend! Sunday Worship Services 9:00 & 10:45 AM In FCC’s Main Auditorium Children’s Classes 9:00 AM: Nursery - Grade 4 10:45 AM: Nursery - Sr High

Rita loves going to Sunday school, Awana, and participating in the special programs. Through working in Kidzplanet and from talking with the people helping, we see how dedicated and loving Pastor Matthew and Riva and all the volunteers are to the kids. I’ve been to churches where the children and teenagers really don’t want to be there, but FCC is thankfully different.

Traditions Service Sunday @ 9:00 AM with traditional hymns & choruses FCC is a non-denominational Christian church open to everyone! For more information, we invite you to visit our web site at www.FCCchurch.com

Family Community Church is excited to partner with RightNow Media!! You can now have access to over 10,000 discipleship videos for kids, youth, and adults. And it’s all FREE for you!!! If you attend our church or not, if you haven’t yet signed up for this service, email us at rightnow@fccchurch.net and we’ll get you started on the process! Once we receive your email, we’ll send you an invite to join us on RightNow Media and you will have unlimited access to thousands of videos to help further your walk with God. We pray that this resource will be a blessing to you, your friends, your coworkers, and your family. Want more information? http://www.fccchurch.com/ministries/outreach/rightnowmedia

Family Community Church is excited to partner with RightNow Media!! You can now have access to over 10,000 discipleship videos for kids, youth, and adults. And it’s all FREE for you!!! Whether you’ve attend our church or not, if you haven’t yet signed up for this service, email us at rightnow@fccchurch.net and we’ll get you started on the process! Once we receive your email, we’ll send you an invite to join us on RightNow Media and you will have unlimited access to thousands of videos to help further your walk with God.

Strong in Body, Strong in Faith

CROSSFITFCC

www.fccchurch.com/ministries/outreach/crossﬁtfcc We pray that this resource will be a blessing to you, your friends, your coworkers, and your family. Want more information? www.fccchurch.com/ministries/outreach/rightnowmedia

What is Crossﬁt?

levels. As you get better we scale up!

CrossFit is a program developed to oﬀer a full-body workout that combines elements of cardio, weight lifting, gymnastics, core training and more to prepare the body for the unexpected.

There is not just ONE way to do a CrossFit WOD (Workout of the Day). Every movement can be modiﬁed to meet the training needs of the speciﬁc athlete.

Workouts are done in a group/class setting, with a Certiﬁed Crossﬁt Trainer leading every class. This ensures motivation as well as safety.

Thursdays @ 7:00 - 8:30 PM January 5 through March 9, 2017 In this nine week Financial Peace University class, you will learn practical steps on how to beat debt, take control of your money, build wealth, give generously, and secure your family’s future! Each lesson is designed to give you a solid foundation in money management. Within the ﬁrst 90 days of taking Financial Peace University, an average family saves $2,700 and pays oﬀ $5,300! More than 4.5 million people have changed their futures with Financial Peace University. You can too! $98 includes 9 week course, member’s workbook, “Complete Guide to Money” book, Envelope System, budget forms, progress poster and 16 weeks of online access to FPU online.

Why Crossﬁt? • • • • •

Constantly Varied Workouts Community Support Challenging Fuels the Competitive Spirit Scaled Workouts for All Fitness Levels • Gets Results

Is Crossﬁt For Me? Absolutely! At CrossFit, each and every workout is 100% scalable for ALL shapes, sizes, ages and ﬁtness

$99.00 per month unlimited classes C

S (1 hour classes) Monday - Thursday • 5:30 AM • 7:00 AM • 9:00 AM • 12:00 PM • 5:00 PM • 6:00 PM Friday • 5:30 AM • 7:00 AM • 9:00 AM Saturdays: 9:00 AM

Watch Our Services Online! www.fccchurch.com/videos FCC Archived Service Videos: Browse through recent services to enjoy worship music and a relevant message from a recent series. FCC iTunes Podcasts: Listen to sermons with our iTunes podcast! Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/fccchurch Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 3

Bible 75 Journey through ‘The Gospels’

Thursdays @ 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM in FCC’s Family Room

Young Adults in their 20s & 30s Tuesdays @ 7:30 PM in the Stage3 Auditorium Words are a very powerful thing. In Genesis chapter 1 the God of the universe used His words to shape, build, and create the world. So, at the beginning of every year, I ask the Lord for one word that will be my driving theme for that year. I’m a firm believer that specific prayers move God to specific results. So, the culture of Encounter has also been cultivated through this process of seeking a yearly theme. 2016 was known as the year of INCREASE, and that’s exactly what took place. Increase is defined as “to become or make great in size, amount, intensity, or degree.” When I heard this my mind went straight to us growing numerically (which we did!). In retrospect, I believe God was focused on growing us spiritually too, not just numerically. This year both certainly proved to be true. Recently God has been speaking to me about 2017 and what the new word is going to be for the new thing that He is going to do. What’s THE word? THE word is GOODNESS! 2017 is going to be The Year of Goodness and I can’t wait for you to join us for vision month at the

beginning of the year so I can explain this in greater detail! Every Tuesday night you will find hundreds of young people in their 20’s and 30’s gathering collectively in one space under the name of Jesus. These are people made up of different colors, ethnicities, races, genders, and cultures. These people have different backgrounds and experiences. The commonality we all share is that we understand we need a savior. The Encounter culture is loud, live, fun, rowdy, and maybe a little boisterous at times; but I wouldn’t have it any other way! As Encounter’s Pastor I would love for you to join us. We are a “come as you are” church! So, wherever you are, on your journey, please give this a try. It could be THE very thing you’ve been searching for. We have so many amazing things that are going to be happening, and numerous opportunities for you to get involved in this movement that is touching heaven and changing Earth. All you have to do is come and see. We can’t wait to see you!

Join us for a 75 minute in-depth Bible Study. Each week stands on its own. This is an exciting time of discovery of great truths in God’s word. Join us and connect with others as we dig deeper into the Bible! Come straight from work, or just want a night oﬀ from cooking? You can buy a full dinner for only $3 in our FCC Food Court any Thursday evening from 6-7 PM. We’re very informal and have a great time meeting friends while studying the Word each Thursday night! More Info: www.fccchurch.com/classes/churchwide/bible75

Men’s Breakfast

Saturday, February 25 @ 8:00-9:30 AM Our Ground Forces men’s ministry is hosting our ﬁrst men’s breakfast of 2017! You don’t want to miss this one. Not only is breakfast the most important meal of the day (so you shouldn’t miss it anyway!), but we’ll be connecting with other guys in the church and getting on board with the vision for Ground Forces in 2017 and beyond! Let’s set the tone for our church by being men who are involved. Men who are leaders. Men who serve and men who give. We hope to see you there! More info: www.fccchurch.com/ministries/adults/men

Chase Wiggins Young Adults Pastor cwiggins@fccchurch.net

AWANA BIBLE CLUBS Thursdays @ 7:00-8:30 PM, beginning January 5

Are You An Experienced Musician or Vocalist? Here at Family Community Church, one of the ways we connect with the Lord and express our love and adoration of Him is through our musical worship experience. We believe God is continuing to grow and expand the worship teams across FCC. As God continues to take us to new levels in our expression of worship to Him, we are looking for individuals who have a gift in music and have had musical experience. If you’ve had experience as a musician, vocalists or a sound technician, we’d love to hear from you. If interested, contact Pastor Vanessa at vfoelker@fccchurch.net. Attach a video or audio ﬁle of you at your craft and a list of experiences. Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 4

A.W.A.N.A. Clubs W A N A

AWANA’s goal is to reach boys and girls with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him. Children from 2 years old to 6th grade will learn and grow in God’s Word, play exciting games and make lasting friendships. Second Semester Cost: Age 2 - $25; Ages 3 thru grade 6 - $30 Register online at www.fccchurch.com/ministries/children/awana-clubs Contact Kelly at kaustin@fccchurch.net for more information

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Thursdays @ 7:00-8:30 PM CR is a recovery program for anyone struggling with habits (physical or of the mind), or addictions, that eﬀect life negatively and don’t allow us to know and live the abundant life Jesus promised us. CR is a safe environment where we can get the help, friendships, and strength to live one day at a time, trusting in Jesus, and using the tools we’ve learned in Celebrate Recovery. More Info: www.fccchurch.com/ministries/recovery

Real people. Real problems. Real solutions. Let’s get real together.

If You Are A Dreamer, Come In! By Pastor Michelle Sagor When I was a little girl, my favorite storyteller was Shel Silverstein. He had a way of always drawing me into the scene he had set. He authored one of the most fantastic books I read as a child, “Where the Sidewalk Ends”. I could imagine the pancakes stacked to the ceiling and the three-man crew in the flying shoe. My favorite was the little girl who was too sick to go to school until she found out it was a Saturday! I loved to escape into these far off lands where the possibilities of adventure seemed endless. As I grew older, I met and fell in love with the greatest storyteller of all time. The stories He told were so different from the ones Shel would imagine. This man told stories about the broken-hearted and the weak. The outcasts, the lonely, and the sick. He talked about how He loved them more than His own life. I read about how He spent quality time with those that society had rejected. He actually wanted to be around the people who didn’t have it all together. He walked the earth in a time of political unrest and religious tyranny. He had the power to strong arm the evil and unjust into submission yet He chose to soften hearts by scandalously loving and pursuing His beloved

Thursdays @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

humanity. He chose to be around the criminals of that day: the tax collectors and prostitutes. He taught them to see themselves as He did, lovely works in progress... worth dying for. He was notorious for using the highly unlikely to accomplish the impossible.

Separation and Divorce hurt but you don’t have to go through it alone. DivorceCare meets weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life.

I found myself right in the middle of the greatest love story ever told. This man, Jesus, rescued me from a life of uncertainty. He has placed me on the front lines, fully equipped and prepared to declare victory in His name. I am determined to be a fully devoted follower of His. We are living in such an exciting time. We are here for such a time as this. This world is desperate for a Savior and we have the only one!

Cost: $15. Register or get more information at www.fccchurch.com/classes/churchwide/divorcecare

If you’re ready to stop sitting on the side lines and want to get in the game, let’s go! There’s so much work to do and so many places we need to serve in order to get involved with the body of Christ. We are on mission to create fully devoted followers of Christ. This is war so let’s suit up!

Pastor Michelle Sagor, formerly high tech HR specialist, now serving as Connect Pastor at FCC

The group watches video seminars featuring top experts on divorce and recovery subjects. They then discuss what was presented and how it relates to their daily lives. Don’t hesitate to start your healing journey!

Thurdays @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend, you’ve probably found there aren’t many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. GriefShare groups meet weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life. Each week your GriefShare group will watch a video seminar featuring top experts on grief and recovery subjects. Group members will then spend time discussing what was presented and what is going on in your lives. You’ll also be able to use your workbook for further personal study and to help sort out your emotions through journaling. . Cost: $15. Register or get more information at www.fccchurch.com/classes/churchwide/griefshare

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Monthly Potluck Fellowship

Second Thursday of every month @ Noon Bring a dish to share and join us in FCC’s Cafe Auditorium for awesome fellowship with friends and an inspirational talk from a guest speaker.

Traditions Service with Gospel Music Sundays @ 9:00 AM

Weekend service option for those who prefer traditional hymns & worship choruses. Live music in the Chapel and the same message from Pastor Bill via video from the Main Auditorium.

Thursdays @ 7:00-8:30 PM January 5 thru February 16 Learn 10 proven tips, ideas and habits you can start using today to actually enjoy reading your Bible, whether you are a longtime Bible student or simply exploring what this life changing book is all about.

Women’s ‘Coffee Talk’ Saturday, February 4 @ 9:30 AM - Noon Ladies, this is your opportunity to get away from the hassels and responsibilties of day-to-day life! Coﬀee Talk is a friendly casual place where women can connect with one another while being inspired and encouraged. You’ll enjoy a relevant message by a guest speaker, personal stories, and some honest talk, along with a healthy dose of laughter and fun. On top of that you’ll also enjoy a light breakfast and Starbucks coﬀee. You’ll be encouraged to deepen your friendships with others and with God!

Bring your favorite coﬀee mug and enjoy time with friends! Cost is $5/person, includes light breakfast. Full tables can also be purchased for $30 (6 people) or $40 (8 people). Fill them with your co-workers, family members and friends! F

G S Michelle Sagor FCC’s Connect Pastor

Aimed at deepening your relationship with God, these simple suggestions will help you focus more easily as you read, remember Scripture better and most importantly, enjoy the Bible and its Author more than you ever dreamed possible. $15, includes workbook. Register online at www.fccchurch.com/classes/churchwide/howtoenjoyreadingyourbible

Sunday, January 29 @ 12:30-1:30 PM

Sunday, January 22 @ both 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM services Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 6

People from many diﬀerent church backgrounds attend FCC, this FREE luncheon is designed to help you get to know our Senior Pastor and others who attend FCC. We’d love to have you join us. RSVP to 408-365-0313. Pre-registered childcare is available @ $3/child, includes lunch

Women’s Friday Morning Bible Studies

Time 4 Moms Every other Wednesday @ 9:30-11:00 AM January 18 - May 10 Our theme this session is “No more perfect Moms”. Moms, have you ever forgotten to pick up your kids from school? Served them sugar cereal for dinner? Maybe you’ve over-reacted just a wee bit when you’re kids were just being kids? Let me tell you, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Join us at Time 4 Moms as we allow ourselves to realize there are “No More Perfect Moms”. Come learn how to: * Change your unrealistic expectation to realistic hopes * Give grace and love to her husband and children even during struggles, and discover the beauty of grace when she stops judging herself and others

“The Bait of Satan, Living Free From the Deadly Trap of Offense” by John Bevere

Fridays, January 6 - February 10 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Join the millions who have been impacted by this message. The issue of offense is often the most difficult obstacle an individual must face and overcome. Jesus said, “It is impossible that no offenses should come” (Luke 17:1). You cannot choose whether or not you will be offended, but you can choose how you will respond. This message will empower you to stay free from offense and enable you to have an unhindered relationship with God. • Learn to become stronger instead of bitter • Tear down the wall between you and God • Break free from aggravation, frustration, and irritation • Expose the root of wrong thinking and behavior

* Find freedom from disappointment when she embraces her real family, her real challenges, and real, but imperfect, life.

Purchase your book online and join us! www.fccchurch.com/classes/women/time4moms

“God’s Way to Health” Saturdays @ 9:00-10:00 AM January 7 - January 28 God’s Way to Health is a class for getting back to Biblical methods of heath. In this class you’ll receive a lot of information for keeping your brain healthy, your body healthy and your spirit healthy. You’ll learn ways to help prevent diseases, including dimentia, diabetes, autoimmune, heart disease, high cholesterol, and more. Join us as we learn easy-to-do action steps that can make a huge diﬀerence in your health. If you are a caregiver, this exceptionally valuable. Cost is $10, includes materials and speakers. Register online at www.fccchurch.com/classes/women/godswaytohealth

• Discover submission and obedience to God • Embrace forgiveness and reconciliation Cost: $12 for workbook only; $22 workbook and optional book Sign up at www.fccchurch.com/classes/women/baitofsatan

“Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent” by Beth Moore

Fridays, March 10 - April 14 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM An in-depth women’s study of Psalms 120-134. Just as a song or poem can express feelings of fear, doubt, hope, and joy, these 15 psalms model how we can voice our own petitions and praises to our God, who is always available and ready to hear us. Come learn from these treasured Psalms in their journey toward greater intimacy with God. Cost: $15, includes workbook Sign up at www.fccchurch.com/classes/women/bethmoorestudy Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 7

Jr. High & High School Students Sundays @ 10:45 AM & Thursdays @ 7:15 PM

For married couples of all ages! Looking to connect with other couples in your community and navigate the realities of life? Then FCC’s “Better Together” Marriage Ministry is the place for you. We join together for several fun events and outings throughout the year. This is a great way to make new friends and invite other people to visit FCC with you. If you have any questions or if you would like to be on our Evite distribution list, so that you’re sure to hear of all upcoming events, email marriage@fccchurch.com or visit www.fccchurch.com/better-together

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Coming Up... Movie Night & Potluck Saturday, February 25 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM Location: FCC’s Room 252 Come enjoy a dinner from 6:00-7:00 PM followed by the movie ”War Room”.

Amazing things materialized for our youth movement in 2016: salvations, baptisms, and changed lives galore! Worship nights so overwhelmingly beautiful, we can’t even describe it in words. Youth preaching, leading, and speaking life to all of us and the craziest summer camp we’ve ever experienced. BUT, I’m expectant God’s going to do something even crazier next year! Big, exciting changes are coming to Stage3 in 2017. The New Year will launch a new name, fresh focus, and epic plans for FCC’s youth movement. We are beyond excited, so, of course, we will be partying it up to kick it all oﬀ!

Come hang out with us January 12 as we reveal the new name and plans. Join our movement and celebrate all that God is going to do through us this upcoming year!

Thursday, January 12 @ 7:00-8:30 PM Come party with us as we celebrate changes happening in our Youth Ministry. Worship! Games! Food! The BIG Reveal! We are so stoked for what God is going to do this year, and hope you’ll come help us kick oﬀ the new year! www.fccchurch.com/ministries/youth

It’ll be a terriﬁc way to spend an evening and meet new people! It’s FREE. Just bring a dish to share.

Specifically for 7th and 8th graders! Thursdays @ 7:00-8:30 PM

District78 is a place for Junior Highers to come build lasting relationships, play games, and dive into God’s Word in a way that’s fun, engaging, and encouraging. We’ll start out in Stage3 with the High Schoolers for worship at 7:00 PM and then break out into our space with out amazing leaders! Bring your friends! We cannot wait to hang with you! www.fccchurch.com/ministries/youth/district78 or email Pastor Micah at mkuyat@fccchurch.net

Free Bible App for Kids @ www.bible.com/kids Current devotion at www.fccchurch.com/ministries/children/bibleforkids

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THE PLACE For 5th & 6th Graders - Sundays @ 10:45 AM? AREA56 is the place for fifth and sixth graders. Designed specifically for preteens; our service usually kicks off with a crazy, exciting game for everyone. Followed by live worship, and an engaging message, to discover what the Word of God has to say for their lives. We have small group time where each student can connect with one another and build relationships as they share their thoughts and get answers.

and serve in our services in the areas of: singing, music, media, greeting and taking on leadership roles during various activities – all preparing them for their next step in youth ministry. Oh, and did we mention we have ping pong and foosball tables? If you have a ﬁfth or sixth grader, bring them to AREA56, located in The Café, Sundays at 10:45 AM! Contact: Pastor Matthew Trujillo mtrujillo@fccchurch.net

Students are encouraged to participate

CHILDREN‛S MINISTRY Sundays @ 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM ~ Nursery through Grade 4 Childcare for 18 months - Grade 5 Our Kidzplanet Children’s Ministry is a safe place where your children will have fun as they build a solid faith foundation. We oﬀer classes that are age speciﬁc, exciting and God centered. All volunteers and leaders are carefully screened and supervised, and a stringent security process for all volunteers provides parents the assurance that their child is being well-cared for during the service. Our nursery through Kidzplanet Jr. rooms provide hands on activities, music, and an interactive Bible lesson from our caring leaders. Early childhood classes for 3 thru 5 yearolds also includes an exciting time in

our very own jump house room and playground. Our main Kidzplanet service, oﬀers a place where children from ﬁrst through fourth grade can discover and develop a passion for God. Through live worship, engaging teaching, and a variety of fun activities, children are exposed to God’s Word and challenged to grow in their relationship with Jesus. Join us this weekend or email Pastor Matthew at mtrujillo@fccchurch.net if you have any questions. We look forward to meeting you and your family and growing together.

Monday, February 20 through Friday, February 24 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM We are so excited to present KidShine Winter Camp this year! Just like our Summer program, it will include singing, dancing, acting and an overall great time! The week will conclude with a performance for friends & family Friday evening! For students in grades 3rd-8th. Questions? Email Rebecca Morrison at rmorrison@fccchurch.net Cost: $85 if registered by January 31. $100 thereafter. Register www.fccchurch.com/eventsinfo/kidshinewintercamp

Lay Chaplain Ministry Do you know someone in a convalescent home or senior center who would enjoy a visit from a caring individual? FCC has a team of lay chaplains who provide visits to seniors who are often forgotten. Email christie@fccchurch.net or call our church oﬃce at 408-365-0313 to request a visit. Just provide the name and location and FCC’s lay chaplains will come brighten up their day! Please note, the ministry does not make home visits.

Kids Club “Kids Club” is FCC’s outreach opportunity to share God’s love with elementary age students in this after-school program at a local public school. Through Kids Club, parents, teachers, and school staﬀ are seeing positive eﬀects. Kids are building relationships with other “churched” and “unchurched” kids and getting to know who God is and how He wants them to live.

FCC has the privilige to hold Kids Club at the following locations: Stipe Elementary Tuesdays @ 1:30-3:30 PM Oak Ridge Elementary Thursdays @ 2:30-4:30 PM Kids Club is FREE! Contact your school oﬃce to register your child. For more information, contact Riva at rtrujillo@fccchurch.net

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principal. Others I know, who are those people, are business execs, business owners, college graduates, moms and dads, church leaders, you ﬁll in the blank of those you respect. The biggest diﬀerence between someone recovering from a hurricane, cancer, crash, etc. and an emotionally hurting person is the help they have asked for and received.

WE WILL REBUILD! By Kim Sheffield Back in 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the US of A. (For those of you who are a little time-challenged, that is 5 years prior to the Giants winning their ﬁrst of three World Series titles since 1954...which is, like, the Stone Age.) As you know, it was a devastating storm that killed thousands, displaced over a million people, and destroyed billions of dollars of property. There are places in the region that still show signs 11 years later of the destructive capabilities of Katrina. If you have not lived through something that powerful and devastating, you have no idea of what it was like. People’s lives are changed forever when you go through trauma like that. Disclaimer: I have no idea what it was like. If you “google” Hurricane Katrina now, you will get stories of the rebuilding, repopulating, and recovery of the area. Recovery is a good thing. I have a friend who got cancer at a (relatively) young age. She did all the things cancer patients do chemo, radiation, a wig or a scarf, cried, prayed, held loved ones, and thank God, she is cancer free today. Recovery is a good thing. I lost a huge amount of data from my computer once...or twice. That was scary and disheartening. When I went to the IT guys, they were able to recover the data I had lost. Seems they had backed up the servers when I had not backed up my computer. Phew! Yes, recovery is a good thing. Recovery is good, yet people go through trauma every day and we don’t even know it because they don’t talk about it. It is Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 10

so devastating on the inside emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and sometimes shows up physically - and it is still stigmatized in our world that we are too embarrassed to talk about our emotional trauma. We are embarrassed because it may look odd in how it comes out physically or verbally. • The adult who was raped as a child may turn to porn, feel ashamed, but unable to stop and not talk to people about it. • The person whose parent did not let them go anywhere or do anything because of his/her own fears and insecurities may be a control freak, driving everyone close, away. • The person abandoned by a divorce, either as a child or adult, may look to drugs to feel better and ﬁnds himself trapped in a downward spiral of self-loathing and fear, wondering what life is like pain-free. Yes, recovery is good, and it is for everyone - those who suﬀer materially, physically, AND emotionally. We talk about “recovery” and for the cancer survivor, hurricane survivor, crash survivor, it is an open conversation and exciting as we or our family and friends heal and recover. For those struggling with bad habits caused by emotional trauma, we whisper about them and wonder why don’t they just stop doing what they are doing to hurt themselves and those around them. I know a guy who used to talk about “those people” referring to addicts and the like. Thing is, he was one of those people, but didn’t know it at the time. “Those people” are us. I am one of those people and I am a school

We don’t talk about emotional trauma. Heck, many of us don’t even or can’t even talk about the event or events that caused the trauma. People are suﬀering silently in pain all around us; everywhere we go. They just don’t know how to talk about getting the help they need to get the recovery God wants them to have. There is hope! We have at Family Community Church a group that meets every Thursday evening starting at 7:00 PM called Celebrate Recovery. We are speciﬁcally designed to help those who struggle with bad habits stemming from emotional trauma. We are called Celebrate Recovery because we celebrate the healing that God provides for our emotional trauma. We are here to see each other heal and live healthy lives. Reach out for help just like you would if your home was destroyed or you got physically sick. Your pain is no less real and the healing is AMAZING! “Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.” John 10:10 Do you want rest from the endless cycle of pain? I have a prescription for you and it’s not more cowbell. It’s Celebrate Recovery. See you Thursday at 7:00 PM in the Chapel Auditorium.

Kim Alan Sheffield is an excited grandfather to the cutest girl in the world, father to two great young men, and the husband of a wonderful woman. He is a public school principal in San Jose and writes a blog you can follow at: www.kimalansheffield2.blogspot.com

Spring 2017 Art Exhibit March 25 - June 3 FCC’s Chapel Art Gallery 2017 Spring Collection: “The Cross” is an art exhibit by local Christian artists. They’ll be featuring their creations representing The Cross... images of crosses and art expressing the essence of The Cross. The exhibit is open to our congregation and visitors to our church. We’re open during our regular Sunday morning service times.

Facility

FACILITY RENTALS FCC is a huge 17 acres 130,000 SF campus that accommodates small weddings, large conventions or family events like parties and Quinceañeras. Available Facilities: 2 large auditoriums, 8,000+ SF, stage, theater lighting, and multi media projectors. Seats 400 for wedding or special meetings and conventions. 1 large auditorium, 20,000 SF, seats 1,450, large stage, lobby that accommodates another 950 people. Additional meeting rooms available for corporate/private events. Perfect set up for Wedding/Receptions The 8,000 SF auditoriums are next to each other. For weddings or conventions you can have a ceremony/meeting in one auditorium and go right into a meal reception or dance in the adjacent auditorium. Contact Christie at christie@fccchurch.net or call 408-365-0313

Biblical Business Training every other Monday @ 6:30-8:00 AM In FCC’s Lobby Cafe Coﬀee served. Optional breakfast available for $5 For both men & women. Upcoming Meeting Dates December 19 Call 408-365-0313 for holiday meeting dates.

Faith For Work! - FCC’s Business Ministry is build on a bi-weekly “Biblical Business Training” learning and discussion group, now in its 8th year! It is for both men and women and for all ranks and positions, regardless of where you are in your career. BBT will help you apply Biblical principals to the way you work, engage, and interact with others while on the job. Each lesson is focused on a practical work topic such as entrepreneurship, integrity, competition, delegation, and teamwork.

Email Kevin at kvitale@sbcglobal.net with questions or for more info.

AVAILABLE SUNDAYS @ 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM

Adopt-a-Highway Saturdays @ 8:45 AM - Noon Once a month FCC has the privilege of serving our community by cleaning a stretch of Highway 85 South between Cottle and Great Oaks once a month. We invite you to join us on our next outing! We meet at FCC at 8:45 AM in the parking lot near the outdoor playground. Ages 15 or older are welcome with adult supervision. Vests and gloves provided.

Special Hearts ministers to the needs of people with disabilities and their families, providing spiritual and emotional support through parent groups, fellowship, and special needs buddies. Special Needs Buddies are available to provide support for children during Sunday morning services at 9:00 AM and 10:45 AM.

See a list of upcoming dates at www.fccchurch.com/

Visit www.fccchurch.com/ or email Riva at rtrujillo@fccchurch. net for more information.

For Single Adults, ages 40+ Sunday Lunch Weekly, following our Sunday 10:45 AM service. Christmas White Elephant Gift Exchange & Potluck Saturday, December 17 @ 6:00-9:00 PM. Bring a dish and something for the gift exchange and join us for a great night of fun and food! Potluck & Game Nights: January 14, February 18, March 18 Join us @ 6:00-9:00 PM. A great way to connect with other singles. Invite a friend and bring a potluck dish to share. www.fccchurch.com/ministries/adults/singles or email singles@fccchurch.com

SAN JOSE BATTING CAGES

Media Ministry

Located inside FCC’s Building B

Come join us! No experience necessary - We will train you! Our dynamic weekend services are made possible by our amazing behind the scenes Media team! This team operates the video cameras during services, as well as the media equipment that puts the words for songs and sermons on the screens in our Auditorium, and special events. We are always looking to add more volunteers. Come tour the Media Backstage Control Room and watch the team direct a service! If you like what you see, we’ll train you to join the team! No experience is necessary. This is a fun, hands-on ministry. Contact Pastor Tony Liardon at tliardon@fccchurch.net for information.

Oﬀering baseball & softball cages, pitching lanes, and more! Services Include: Player Development, Hitting & Pitching Lessons, Team/Group Clinics, Core Fitness Training, and Birthday Parties Monday-Friday @ 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday & Sunday @ 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM C

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Happy Hour (Mon-Fri @ 8-9 PM) - Only $7! Unlimited Hitting BRING IN this AD for 20 FREE Pitches! Limit 1 per customer. www.SJBattingcages.com / (408) 360-9076 Spirit Newspaper • Winter 2016 • 11