Starting June 2nd, FoCUS will be meeting in the Calvin Room at First Pres at 7pm. We will spend Wednesday nights in fellowship and bible study, going through a 10-week series on the Beatitudes in Matthew. ALL college students are welcome, whether you are a Cal student or just at home for the Summer. We will be doing a lot of fun activities and outings throughout the summer, so stay tuned!
Hope to see you this Summer!
-Danny, FoCUS intern (dannyp@fpcberkeley.org)
You won’t want to miss our final community dinner of the semester! These dinners are awesome times of fellowship and great opportunities to bring friends along for some FREE FOOD! Dinner will take place at 6:30pm right after the 5:05 service in the Calvin Room. Hope to see you there!
The All Church Conference this year will take place at Mount Hermon in the Santa Cruz mountains. And best of all, it is FREE for college students! College students spend a portion of the day working with the youth of First Pres, but have the rest of the day to explore the area, including great hikes, beaches, and the Boardwalk. It is a great time in a great place, so sign up before May 2nd if you plan on attending. If you are interested, e-mail Nick Van Santen at nickv@fpcberkeley.org.
If you would like more information about the conference, click here
Like free food? Looking for an excuse to get away from midterms? This Sunday, March 14th, we will be having our monthly community dinner. It will take place in the First Pres Calvin Room at 6:30, right after the 5:05. This is a great opportunity to bring new people along. Or if you are new, its a great way to get connected. So feel free to bring a friend or two or ten! See you Sunday!
Attention Freshmen Students! Join us March 6th for an all-day retreat at the Marin Headlands. We will spend the day hiking, hanging out at the beach, having discussion/worship, and just having fun together. This is a great chance to get away from Berkeley for a day and relax in the midst of papers, midterms, etc…
The event will cost 10 dollars, which will cover transportation and meals. We will meet at the college lounge at 8am and will be back in Berkeley somewhere around 8pm. Its going to be a great time in an absolutely beautiful place, so come on out! For more info, contact Monica (monicar@fpcberkeley.org) or Danny (dannyp@fpcberkeley,org).
Next Tuesday, Feb 16th is FAT TUESDAY!! So bring your worst grade, or anything else you wish to burn. We will be destroying the ways in which the world judges us and remember that we find our sole identity in Christ.
At the same time, we will be having a party!! With lots of pancakes, pancake related fun, and a bouncy house 
Bring your friends, and lets party!!! The party will start at 7 PM in the Plaza of First Pres and will last till about 10 PM….. so you will have plenty of time for homework
It will be a blast, see you all on Tuesday!
Interested in being a part of FoCUS leadership? Want to help make FoCUS happen? Are you musically inclined and want to play in the worship band?
FoCUS leadership teams meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:30. We have 4 teams that meet including Discipleship team, community team, hospitality team, and worship team. This is a great way to serve within the ministry and get connected with new people in FoCUS, especially if you are new. For more info on teams, click here.
We hope that everyone had a great Winter Break….
Get ready for another semester of FoCUS! We will resume tonight at 8:48 pm in the Sanctuary at First Pres. Bring your Friends!
Also, we have our first FoCUS community dinner this Sunday, January 24th! Join us at 6:30 pm (following the 5:05 service) for some good times and good food. All are welcome!
Free Food!
If you are looking for an opportunity to serve this winter break, look no further!
From January 10th-14th, we will head to Los Angeles to serve with a mission organization called Center for Student Missions. It is an awesome organization that will have us serve alongside shelter ministries, local churches, and various non-profits. The trip will go from Sunday-Thursday of the last week of winter break. Also, if you are a SoCal native, you will be able to just meet us down there. For more info, you can visit the CSM website @ csm.org.
Cost: $260 ($50 deposit)
Registration Deadline: December 6th, 2009
If interested, contact Danny Peters @ dannyp@fpcberkeley.org
It’s a new season in FoCUS. And I don’t just mean the Fall. Every year we have a chance to build this fellowship into something valuale and truly meaningful. With a lot of new folks in FoCUS, this is especially important this year. That’s what the Fall Retreat is about - if you want to find a truly supportive and purposeful community, you need to think about coming on this great weekend. Our speaker is Thomas Brown, a graduate of Fuller Seminary and an academic advisor at Cal. And we’ll have plenty of chances for fun and deep fellowship. It’s Halloween. It’s Redwood Camp in Santa Cruz. Click here to register.
And click here to experience the power of the Fantastic FoCUS Four!
