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Guest Speaker: On September 5th Rikk Watts will be teaching in both our morning services and on Sunday evening from 7:00-8:30. Rikk is a professor of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C. Many of us at PBCC have been challenged and influenced by Rikk at several retreats where he has spoken over the years. He brings a wonderful blend of deep biblical insights with a contagious passion for Jesus and the gospel. Rikk has served as an instructor at Gordon-Conwell (Boston), Wycliffe Hall (Oxford), Latrobe University (Melbourne) and the Bible College of Victoria (Melbourne). But more importantly this zealous Aussie has become a sincere friend of PBCC.

Pray for the Medical Mission Team to Cocachacra, Peru that departs Sept 4 and returns Sept 12. There are 10 Bay Area folks from 4 different churches who will meet with four others from other states.
The PBCC people are Jen Lewis, Jeremy Jones, Judy Heiker, Nancy Woodward, and Steve & Wanda Belton. The PBCWG person is Judy Davis.
There are 2 MDs, 1 DDS, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 2 nurses, a dental hygienist and a dental assistant in addition to some support staff. They will be doing a week-long medical and dental clinic for the people of Cocachacra at the request of a pastor of an evangelical church there who wants to do an outreach to his community, which has no medical clinic at present. His congregation will be present to help with the clinic and the evangelism.

Sunday Night Life: Everyone is invited to help us kick-off the Fall season with a brand new event we are calling “Sunday Night Life.” Every Sunday evening for six weeks this fall (from September 12 to October 17) we will gather together for food, fellowship, and teaching. The evenings will consist of two parts (feel free to come to one or both). First, we will share dinner together in the Fellowship Hall from 5:30 - 6:15 pm. Second, following the meal, we will have several seminars from 6:20-7:30 pm on various topics (marriage, finances, what PBCC is all about, and how to study the Bible). The purpose of Sunday Night Life is to enfold new people, foster community, and provide practical teaching. Limited childcare will be available. Please contact Andy Drake if you have any questions. For more detailed information about the classes, click on Sunday Night Life!

In order to know how many to prepare food for, please sign up at the table in the patio, or go to mysignup.com/pbcc.

Menu for September 12th: Slow roasted tri-tip and veggies, served with a roasted raspberry chipotle sauce, french bread, & salad. Sundaes for dessert. Prepared by the Andrew and Meier families, featuring future chefs Jordan and Joshua.
Menu for September 19th: Chicken Parmesan, herb new potatoes, corn, green salad and dessert. Prepared by the Tse Family.

	Monday Night Classes: Old Testament Themes, taught by Brian Morgan, will help you acquire a coherent understanding of the flow of salvation history by examining major themes of the Old Testament (creation, promise, holy war, freedom, wilderness, covenant, land, spirit, psalms, kings, prophets, etc.). We will first exegete the text(s) where the theme originates; then we will trace the development of the theme through the Old Testament; then we will land the theme in the life and ministry of Jesus; finally, we will see how the apostles applied the theme in the church. By the courses’ end our hearts should “burn” whenever we read the Old Testament, like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:32). (No homework required). Sept 20 – Dec 6, 2010: Monday Evenings 7:00-9:00 pm in Fellowship Hall Cost $50 per individual, $70 per couple (Old Testament Themes book included) (Coming for Winter 2011: History and Geography of the Land – taught by Bernard Bell)

Monday Night Classes: Old Testament Themes, taught by Brian Morgan, will help you acquire a coherent understanding of the flow of salvation history by examining major themes of the Old Testament (creation, promise, holy war, freedom, wilderness, covenant, land, spirit, psalms, kings, prophets, etc.). We will first exegete the text(s) where the theme originates; then we will trace the development of the theme through the Old Testament; then we will land the theme in the life and ministry of Jesus; finally, we will see how the apostles applied the theme in the church. By the courses’ end our hearts should “burn” whenever we read the Old Testament, like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:32). (No homework required).
Sept 20 – Dec 6, 2010: Monday Evenings 7:00-9:00 pm in Fellowship Hall
Cost $50 per individual, $70 per couple (Old Testament Themes book included)
(Coming for Winter 2011: History and Geography of the Land – taught by Bernard Bell)

Service Opportunities: Please go to the “Ministries” tab at our website and click on the “Service Opportunities” link. You will find ways you can share the light and love of God in service to others.
Upcoming opportunity: Protecting Our Elders: an Interfaith Response to Elder Abuse and Neglect, Tuesday, September 21. The project encourages faith communities to recognize and respond to elder abuse and neglect. For more information and registration for this seminar, click on Elders Summit Meeting, or email Margriet DeLange.
If you have any suggestions or additions please let Andy Drake know.

	Visual artists and craftspeople: You are invited to the 1st monthly gathering of PBCC’S Visual Artist’s Fellowship, on Wednesday, September 15, 7-9pm at the home of Nancy Woodward (3400 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara). Bring examples of your artwork for show. ("Light" by Marilyn de Kleer 2010)

Visual artists and craftspeople: You are invited to the 1st monthly gathering of PBCC’S Visual Artist’s Fellowship, on Wednesday, September 15, 7-9pm at the home of Nancy Woodward (3400 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara). Bring examples of your artwork for show.

("Light" by Marilyn de Kleer 2010)

	ToHu Missions Silent Auction: Our Junior Higher’s have done a great job loving and supporting their VisionTrust students. One of our JHers, George Mathen, has created a fantastic painting (acrylic on canvas, 19"x23" with frame) with the intent of selling it somehow and giving the money to our sponsored students. We have decided the best way to do this is by silent auction. Here is how it will work: • The silent auction is for the entire church, not just youth ministry families. • It will run from August 29 – September 19. • The bidding begins Sunday (Ministry Faire) at $25. • Bidding can be done in a variety of ways: email (to Ryan or Shawn), phone, text, face-to-face, etc. Basically, any way that you can get your bid to Ryan or Shawn will work. • Each week Shawn will notify where the highest bid is through all of our church communication: JH e-newsletter, HS email, the PBCC blog and our church newsletter.

ToHu Missions Silent Auction: Our Junior Higher’s have done a great job loving and supporting their VisionTrust students. One of our JHers, George Mathen, has created a fantastic painting (acrylic on canvas, 19"x23" with frame) with the intent of selling it somehow and giving the money to our sponsored students. We have decided the best way to do this is by silent auction. Here is how it will work:
• The silent auction is for the entire church, not just youth ministry families.
• It will run from August 29 – September 19.
• The bidding begins Sunday (Ministry Faire) at $25.
• Bidding can be done in a variety of ways: email (to Ryan or Shawn), phone, text, face-to-face, etc. Basically, any way that you can get your bid to Ryan or Shawn will work.
• Each week Shawn will notify where the highest bid is through all of our church communication: JH e-newsletter, HS email, the PBCC blog and our church newsletter.

	PBCC Men's Retreat! Because of the financial strain for many families having the Men's and Women's retreat in the same month, our staff has decided to move the Men's Retreat from January to October beginning this year. Men's Retreat will be October 8-10, so save the date! Our speaker will be Barton Tarman (click on name for more info). Sign-ups will begin in a couple of weeks!

PBCC Blogspot: Click on the logo to see the latest blogs at the PBCC Blogspot. Junior High Beach BBQ Baptism Bonzai Day and the Habitat for Humanity work day! We suggest you use something like the Google Reader to be notified on your web browser’s home page when there is a new posting. Or go the blogspot and click on "Follow" to become a follower. The URL for our blog is http://www.pbccupertino.blogspot.com/.

PBCC Sunday Community Hour Fellowship: Come and continue your morning worship with fellowship and encouragement this morning on the front south patio from 9:40–10:25 am. If you would like to contribute by bringing food to the fellowship you can sign up on one of the clipboards on the patio.

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This Sunday: September 5

Message: Rikk Watts
“"What WAS Jesus on about?"”
John 17:1-3

Worship: Drew Hsi and Team

Host: John Hanneman

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Dear praying friends,

The audio CDs with the psalms and I John have been sent to Chiapas where they are to be loaded onto (MegaVoice) players. They should arrive there tomorrow. (There was a bit of confusion about file names but it was sorted out.)

In the Old Testament Summary work we are up to where the Israelites are deported to Assyria. Rafael will leave tomorrow to check on his family and crops, and will hopefully return in a week or so. Jose will work two more days with us and then work at picking apples for a week while Marie and I go to El Paso for a few days to take a break and to get Don’s heart medicine.

Praises: The two fellows would like to work through September. Please pray for Don as he answers all the interesting questions the Tarahumaras are asking during the translation process. Pray too that they would have teachable spirits. God promises his Word will not come back void!

We are thankful for the good relations and the good work that have taken place.

It has been enjoyable observing the three cultures here in Cuauhtemoc. If a Mennonite comes to our house they stay in their car and honk, if a Mexican comes to our house they knock on the door, and if a Tarahumara comes to our door they just come in, no knocking because only spirits knock!

Thanks for your prayers,
Don and Marie Burgess

last updated September 02, 2010