Check it!

This Sunday Night

I wanted to drop everyone a line and invite you to something that we've just started up the first Sunday night of every month. We're calling it The Well and it's a church service with a different flavor.

Maybe I've already lost you because I've said the word 'Church'. If so hang with me for just a minute. The atmosphere of The Well is probably closer to Sacred Grounds Coffee shop in Arcata then what you would imagine a typical church service to be. It's meant to be a place where you can chill, talk, meet new people and hopefully have your heart and mind stirred a bit.

The Well starts at 7pm this Sunday at 2526 J Street in Eureka - hopefully we'll see you there.

Partay!

When: October 31 at 7pm

Where: 2526 J Street, Eureka

What: Costume Party, Food, Games, Dancing...

Everyone is Invited to Our Fall Festival

We’re having a Fall Festival and you’re invited!



Join us for an evening of free food, games, and enjoyment! Activities for all ages! All are welcome!

Hosted by: The Path
When: Saturday, October 28th,
4-9pm
Where: Lutheran Church of Arcata


If interested in the pumpkin carving contest, please RSVP by October 22nd, so we may reserve a pumpkin and carving supplies for you.

The Time is Now

CRASH starts tomorrow and we are excited about what will take place with the 90 or so people who have signed up!

See you there!

RETREAT

Have you heard about CRASH?




September 15-17 is the Humboldt County College Retreat - CRASH

It's open to anyone in Humboldt who is of the College/Young Career age and it's going to be an awesome time. We hope that through this gathering new relationships will be made, faith will be encouraged, and vision inspired.

We hope that you and anyone you know are as excited as we are to have an event like this happen. Below are some of the forms that you can download to register and help promote CRASH. If you have further questions, drop us a line at median_info@yahoo.com or contact a leader at any of the following groups below who have helped to make this weekend possible!

Forms:

• Brochure and Registration
• Flyer
• Bulletin Insert PDF or Publisher
  

Below are the sponsors and supporters of CRASH!

Arcata First Baptist Church

Arcata Vineyard

Campus Crusade for Christ

Church of the Joyful Healer

Faith Center

First Presbyterian

First Covenant Church

Hydesville Community Church

Lutheran Church of Arcata

Newhart Church

Sunny Brae Church

Solid Rock

The Vine Club

The Path

Retreat Coming Soon

Hey this fall there's going to be a retreat for all college age people in Humboldt.
The date is set (September 15-17th) and more info is coming soon to a blog/church/school near you!

The Path Update - May 30

Well, summer is here, and most of you have probably gone home for the summer. It has been a while since I have e-mailed everyone, mostly because there hasn't been much to inform anyone about. But I do have a few snippets that I should send out; here you go:

Potential for work: Are any of you in need of a job in the Arcata area, especially right now? Keiko Ranta, one of the members of our church, runs Restaurant Hana in Eureka. She needs people for several positions there ASAP. The restaurant is a small establishment at the very north end of town; as soon as you enter Eureka from the Arcata side, it's on the left. Keiko needs people who can continue working through this next school year. Just mention my name - she'll be glad to have you.

Need a Bible study? Most of the campus ministries in the area have closed shop for the summer, but there are still some possibilities for Christian fellowship. If you still want to hang out with Christians before the end of the summer, send me an e-mail; the Monday night Bible study at Robin's house is still going on through the summer, and I would love to hook you up.

Interested in starting up a student-led cell group? The following is an excerpt from a newsletter I receive weekly. If you think this is something you'd like to do (and it's feasible for you to get over there), I might be able to connect you with reimbursement for the registration fee; just notify me before June 4th (the next council meeting) so I can present it to council.
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Clear Promise is sponsoring a seminar called "Student Led Cell Groups". Presenting will be Ted Stump, founder and director of High Impact Ministries who says: "There is a dynamic, life- changing movement amount youth that's impacting the very foundation of youth ministries around the world: students reaching their friends for Christ through student-led cell groups. Student-led cell groups are a powerful style of ministry that equips students to reach their peers for Christ through a format that incorporates the sharing of real life issues and Biblical truths."
When: June 16 - 17
Time: 6:30 P.M (Friday, June 16) thru 4:30 P.M. (Saturday, June 17)
Where: Lompoc Valley Community Center, 1501 E. Ocean Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436
Who should attend: Student Leaders, Youth Workers, Youth Pastors
Cost: $100 per church, $20 per person
Registration Deadline: June 12
To find out more about this event, you may phone them at: 805-698-9846 (John) or 805-451-9527 (Sue).
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Junior Counselors Needed: If you would be interested in being a junior counselor at a youth camp this summer, our church is sponsoring Blue Slide Youth Camp, July 9-14. If you are interested in helping, e-mail me for more information.

Farmers Market: Don't forget to try out the Farmers Market every Saturday morning in the Arcata Plaza. There are fresh fruits, vegetables, plants, and other wares available, so come check it out!

If you have anything of interest regarding this summer, feel free to let me know so I can post it to the listserve. Oh, and I will be switching to my regular e-mail address in July; if you want to reach me after that, you can e-mail me at LCMSPastor@gmail.com. Thanks, and God's blessings on your week.

--Jason Moreno
Coordinator, The Path
(707) 822-5117

The Path Update - May 4

Whew! Just for the record, if anyone ever offers you an infection around your eye, turn them down - it's not fun. By the way, my apologies for having to miss Ask The Vicar Night, but I believe y'all had a great night of brainstorming for next year; good use of the evening. Now, if you would like to have fun (without having an infection around your eye), here are some better ideas:

GOJA (Girls Overthrowing Jason's Apartment): All right, I believe the girls are taking over my apartment Saturday, May 6, for some sort of sleepover. Assuming that's correct, everyone can then go to church together on Sunday, May 7. (I will still be in Sacramento for the District Convention.) If all this goes according to plan, I'll just give my spare key to Ashlee, and y'all can use the apartment. If you are interested in this endeavor, you can contact Lindsey (lcm34@humboldt.edu), Ashton (bbalg87@yahoo.com), or Ashlee (alz2@humboldt.edu). (Isn't it great how I volunteered them without asking first? Not like I have much choice - I don't know anything myself.) But that leads us to Sunday night....

Correction to Dinner at the Duncans': Crissy Duncan has kindly offered to feed The Path on Sunday, May 7, at their place in Eureka. Here's the deal: I will be getting back from Sacramento that afternoon, so tomorrow, I will call up Crissy and ask her to pick y'all up in front of the J at 4:45 PM (this is different from what was previously announced). David, I hope you wouldn't mind helping out in driving everyone out to Eureka; if you can't, call me so we can get someone else to help. Dinner should be at 6:00 PM; the earlier meeting time is so the Duncans can get to know you guys before dinner begins (it helps with indigestion). I will then meet up with y'all at the Duncans'. Hope you can make it - this will be the last Path gathering of the year! (Tears are forming as we speak... sniff sniff!)

Letters to servicemen: Whatever your views may be on the current War in Iraq, there are a lot of people in the military who are risking their lives, and they need to be shown love and concern from civilians like us. One of the members of our congregation, Ann Suchanek, has a grandson, Andrew, in one of the Army's Mountain Divisions. I think that our project for the summer should be writing to him to let him know about ourselves and how things are in Humboldt County. If you would like to write to him as a group, you can give me your letter, and we can put together a package for him; if you would like to write individually, his address is:
Spc Suchanek, Andrew
C co 1/87 IN
(1/10 MTN Div)
APO AE 09376
In fact, if everyone is interested, The Path should write to him on a regular basis through next year as well. Anyway, it's just a thought. If you'd like to know whether the soldiers appreciate receiving letters, just ask Ashlee: she writes to two of them.

Camp info: If anyone needs anything to do in July, I do have an opportunity for you. The Lutheran Church of Arcata is hosting Blue Slide Camp (not too far from Humboldt County), which is a combination of family camp and youth camp, and they need junior counselors - that means you! From July 4-6, there will be counselor training. Then, July 7-9 is family camp. Then, July 9-14 is youth camp. If you have time this summer, consider helping out - junior counseling is probably the easiest job they have there (or so they claim).

FYI: I was told that there was a guy on the quad today (Wednesday) who was making a point of offending anyone and everyone who passed by, Christian and non-Christian alike. There was a guy like that at Texas A&M, too; I don't know if it's the same guy or not, but they sound similar. Some people who claim the name of Christian go around telling everyone that they're going to Hell. Sometimes, they don't even focus on non-Christians; they condemn other Christians who do things differently than they do. While Christians do believe that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, it does not do any good to spend a day on the quad of a public university telling everyone that they belong in Hell. For those who are secure in themselves and do not believe that they need Jesus, that sort of speech drives them further away. For those who know they are sinners (as we all are), that sort of speech drives them further into despair or into behavior that might hurt them or others. In a world that is suffering from fear and despair, we must be beacons of light, shining for the world to see. If you really want to reach the world for Jesus, try doing something good, like holding discussion nights, feeding the homeless, and loving your neighbor in whatever way is needed. The truth of sin and evil must never be sugar-coated, but it certainly isn't the way to reach out to a world that already faces sin and evil everyday. That truth will come eventually; but remember: a conversation starts more easily with a smile than with a scowl.

Oh, and if anyone wants to hang out sometime between now and the end of the school year, just let me know, especially during finals, when you may need time to get away from campus either for studying or for NOT studying. It's sad to see the end of the year approaching. Things may get less stressful, but it correlates to my friends leaving; so I am sad when I should be happy.

Thus far, I know Mike will be around into June, and Ashton and David will be back by mid-July. Jonathan will be around to keep me company through the summer as well. Besides that, I don't know of anyone sticking around. So I will send out a few more updates, and then I'll be passing things on to Megan.

Okay, I'm rambling again. Later!

--Jason Moreno
Coordinator, The Path
(707) 822-5117
http://www.humboldtlutherans.org

The Path Update - April 27

Man, I just couldn't fall asleep last night! I tossed and turned, then got up for a while, then tossed and turned again, got up again, and then finally fell asleep. So today, I am exhausted - please be kind. (And no, you don't need to rewind me.)

Elections: I'm not sure if I posted the results of the officer elections, but here they are, just in case: president - Megan Kramer, vice-president - David Shoenhair, treasurer - Ashton Porter, secretary - Lindsey Mulliner, and historian - Ashlee Zucker. Anyway, be sure to congratulate them and wish them God's blessings at some point. If you need help next year, these are the people who will be here to lead The Path by God's power through its ministry.

Retreat results: Well, the "un-retreat" seemed to go fairly well. Friday night, the grill didn't get hot enough, but we cooked those burgers anyway and had a pretty good time of food, singing, devotion, dodgeball, sharks and minnows, and Bible charades. (Sorry again to Ashlee for not cooking her burger all the way; I don't know how that happened....) There were ten of us for that. Saturday morning, four of us went to visit two of our elderly members who are in the Granada care facility, then to visit two of our elderly members who still live on their own with just a little help. Saturday evening, eight of us had a great time at the Schafers' house, eating barbecue and playing in the hot tub (with a little croquet in there to boot). I think, toward the end, it became apparent how tired we all were; that being said, I had an awesome and relaxing time, and it seemed like everyone else did, too. (If you didn't, let me know, and I'll give you some potato chips. I don't know; I couldn't come up with anything else on that one....)

Last Yogurt and Yakking of the Year! How sad! Our final Yogurt & Yakking of the year will be Saturday, April 29, at 7 PM at Redwood Yogurt. We will be discussing life after death - what is Heaven like? Will your dog be there? Will we have wings? Will we remember anything from our old lives? Is there even a Heaven? All of these things are important to all people, so let's all get together and discuss it over a frozen yogurt (or whatever floats your boat).

Work at the Dunnings': Ashton, David, and I (and Ashlee, if she has time) are going to the Dunnings' house in McKinleyville this Sunday, April 30, after church to work on their backyard, especially with gardening. If you are interested in helping, speak with me Sunday during church or sometime before that; the Dunnings were going to feed us, so they need forewarning about who is coming. (If you plan to eat ahead of time, then no worries.)

Bible study - Ask The Vicar: Well, my second prediction came true, and we are now done with hermeneutics. But does that mean we are done with Bible study for the year? Not quite! We have one more Bible study this Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30 PM in Nelson Hall East, Room 115. Here's the fun part: it's BYOQ - Bring Your Own Questions! That's right: I am answering your questions, no holds barred. Anything you've ever wanted a guy who goes to a seminary to answer about God, the Bible, Christian Doctrine, or whatever you can think of. If I can't answer it, I'll tell you, but I'll also give you the best explanations I know thus far. So feel free to Ask The Vicar and see if you can really stump me. (It is possible to stump me, but it's fun to sound a little cocky.)

GOJA (Girls Overthrowing Jason's Apartment): Hey, are the girls still taking over my apartment Saturday, May 6? I wasn't sure if that was supposed to be Friday night or Saturday night, so I am just guessing that it is Saturday so that everyone can go to church together on Sunday. (I will still be in Sacramento for the District Convention.) If all this goes according to plan, I'll just give my spare key to Ashlee, and y'all can use the apartment as needed.

Dinner at the Duncans': Chrissy Duncan has kindly offered to feed The Path on Sunday, May 7, at their place in Eureka. If David wouldn't mind helping me out in driving everyone out to Eureka, we will probably be having dinner around 6 PM that night. I should be back from Sacramento in time to get everyone. We should be meeting at the bottom of the J at 5:45 PM that evening to drive over there. Hope you can make it!

Letters to servicemen: Whatever your views may be on the current War in Iraq, there are a lot of people in the military who are risking their lives, and they need to be shown love and concern from civilians like us. One of the members of our congregation, Ann Suchanek, has a grandson, Andrew, in one of the Army's Mountain Divisions. I think that our project for the summer should be writing to him to let him know about ourselves and how things are in Humboldt County. If you would like to write to him as a group, you can give me your letter, and we can put together a package for him; if you would like to write individually, his address is:
Suchanek, Andrew
C co 1/87 IN
(1/10 MTN Div)
APO AE 09376
In fact, if everyone is interested, The Path should write to him on a regular basis through next year as well. Anyway, it's just a thought. If you'd like to know whether the soldiers appreciate receiving letters, just ask Ashlee: she writes to two of them.

Obviously, I haven't been able to table on campus since before Easter. Things have been piling up, and I haven't really gotten any new interest on campus lately. (I see many of you, but I see many of you anyway.) But if you want to hang out sometime between now and the end of the school year, just let me know, especially during finals, when you may need time to get away from campus either for studying or for NOT studying. It's sad to see the end of the year approaching. Things may get less stressful, but it correlates to my friends leaving; so I am sad when I should be happy.

Thus far, I know Mike will be around into June, and Ashton and David will be back by mid-July. Jonathan will be around to keep me company through the summer as well. Besides that, I don't know of anyone sticking around. So I will send out a few more updates, and then I'll be passing things on to Megan. Oh, and if anyone needs something to do for the first two weeks of July, our church is going to Blue Slide Camp and needs junior counselors. So if you want to come, let me know.

Sigh! Okay, I better end this before I start rambling... or continue rambling, whichever it is. Later.

--Jason Moreno
Coordinator, The Path
(707) 822-5117
http://www.humboldtlutherans.org/

Onething Conference

Solid Rock is taking a college/career group to the Onething Young Adults Conference in Sacramento April 20-22. We are supplementing the cost of the trip so that each one going only has to pay $20. That includes two night's lodging at a nearby KOA and gas costs. Contact Tom at Solid Rock if you are interested in going (afbcsr@yahoo.com). We will have three cars leaving at different times on Thur., April 20: Noon, 2:30 and 5:30.

The Path Update - March 29

Is it just me, or do things get really busy toward the end of the year? Of course, that doesn't stop me from adding more things to do. :)

Workday at church: Due to popular demand, this Friday, March 31, will be college workday at the church. We will get together here at The Lutheran Church of Arcata (151 E. 16th Street) at 10 AM to do some painting, some planting, some cutting, and some digging. I will be grilling outside, so don't worry about food - just tell me if you'll be here so I can make enough food. Oh, and if you're Vegan, let me know now. We'll be done sometime around 2 PM, unless people want to keep working for whatever reason.

Zoo? Hey, would anyone like to go to the zoo Friday afternoon after we finish our workday? Let me know what you think. We could even go Saturday if that would work out better.

Bible study: Got Proverbs? We are studying hermeneutics, the study of Scripture. Having just looked at Psalms, we will be looking at Proverbs as wisdom literature, learning how to read it distinctly from other Scriptural genres. Remember: Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in Nelson Hall East, Room 115. We will begin with prayer and music, then move into the study - feel free to come!

Lent continues! The Lutheran Church of Arcata will continue having Wednesday night services for the season of Lent. At 6:00 PM, we have FREE SOUP; then at 6:45 PM, we have Lent service for spiritual devotion and renewal (I'll be doing the devotion each evening). Just come by 151 E. 16th Street - we'll be here!

Bowling: I haven't heard from Newman Center yet, so I will make reservations for Friday, April 7, to go bowling without them. If it's still impossible to get a reservation, we will find something else fun to do, I promise. Oh, and it's Ashton's birthday, too, so be sure to pinch her... or wish her Happy Birthday, either way.

Habitat for Humanity: Assuming the weather stays wonderful, we will be working on Habitat for Humanity's house in McKinleyville on Saturday, April 8; we will meet at The Lutheran Church of Arcata (151 E. 16th Street) at 9:30 AM to drive up there, and we'll be back sometime after 2 PM. Be sure to bring a lunch; water and drinks should be provided. And if at all possible, be sure to wear hard-soled shoes (or thick-soled shoes, if you must) to protect against loose nails. If that Saturday does not work out due to weather, there are other Saturdays we can go.

Date changes for retreat at Bodega Bay: We are having a retreat at Bodega Bay with some of the other Lutheran College Fellowship groups in Northern California Friday evening through Saturday evening, April 21-22. We will be playing games, singing songs, learning some, praying some - basically, everything we did in November, but without fighting to get the fire going and with more people. Wanna come? Just tell me. Know of a Lutheran College Fellowship group that wants to come? Just tell me - the more, the merrier.

Last Yogurt and Yakking of the Year! How sad! Our final Yogurt & Yakking of the year will be Saturday, April 29, at 7 PM at Redwood Yogurt. We will be discussing life after death - what is Heaven like? Will your dog be there? Will we have wings? Will we remember anything from our old lives? Is there even a Heaven? All of these things are important to all people, so let's all get together and discuss it over a frozen yogurt, a shake, or coffee.

Tabling: I cannot make it to campus Thursday this week, so Wednesday will remain the only day I can be on campus this week - sorry.

God's blessings to all y'all, and Happy Cesar Chavez Day!

--Jason Moreno
Coordinator, The Path
(707) 822-5117
http://www.humboldtlutherans.org

Concert

Shachah - Worship Generation Recording Artists

Friday, March 31st, 7pm - Free Concert -

Calvary Chapel of Arcata, Info 822-9374
1575 L Street, across from Arcata High School

Shachah mixes hip-hop/reggae/rap with contemporary
praise and worship for a refreshing unforgettable sound.
Shachah opened at last year's Worship Generation
event at the Eureka Theater.

Shachah, http://www.shachahmusic.com or http://www.myspace.com/shachah

The Path Update - March 20

Welcome back! I hope y'all had a great Spring Break. (If not, feel free to vent.) Here are the updates for our coming attractions:

Yogurt and Yakking: This Saturday, March 25, at 7 PM at Redwood Yogurt, we will be discussing life on the Internet. Does the Internet bring people together, or pull them apart? Is Internet dating the wave of the future, or a harbinger of doom? Is virtual anything really a good thing? Is the Internet's lack of a "headquarters" good or bad? All of these things are important to all people, so let's all get together and discuss it over a frozen yogurt, a shake, or coffee.

Campus ministers meeting: It went really well! We had several campus ministries there: First Covenant - Eureka, First Presbyterian - Eureka, Sunny Brae, Solid Rock, The Vine Club, Church of the Joyful Healer, and The Path. We have decided to post activities onto blogspot.com (talk to Andrew Fouche at First Covenant for more info), picking one activity every month or so from a different campus ministry each time for everyone to get together for so we'll meet one another. Right now, I think we should all go hiking with The Vine Club. As soon as Hannah let's me know more details about it, I'll post something about it as well. Also, all the campus ministries in The Median Campus Ministry Coalition will be putting on a local campus ministry retreat in October at Trinity Life Center - more info to come!

The end of singing! Okay, so that's a little bit melodramatic, but I think we're going to change things up a bit. Instead of singing at 3:15 PM on Tuesdays in the Art Quad, we're just going to sing at the beginning of Bible study on Tuesday nights. Basically, very few people are able to come at lunch, and very few people can come at 3:15, so we're going to do what works. I'm sure y'all will understand. But now, that moves us to the next topic....

Bible study: It's time to get back to the Pentateuch! We are studying hermeneutics, the study of Scripture. We will be looking at the Pentateuch as a unique style of writing, learning how to read law literature distinctly from other Scriptural genres. Remember: Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in Nelson Hall East, Room 115. We will begin with prayer and music, then move into the study - please come!

Lent continues! The Lutheran Church of Arcata will continue having Wednesday night services for the season of Lent. At 6:00 PM, we have FREE SOUP; then at 6:45 PM, we have Lent service for spiritual devotion and renewal (I'll be doing the devotion each evening). Just come by 151 E. 16th Street - we'll be here! And thanks to Megan for helping with service last week.

Preaching this Sunday! I am preaching at church this Sunday, March 26, at the 9:30 AM service. Come if you can - 151 E. 16th Street (two blocks off Union, near Arcata First Baptist). We are also boosting our fellowship groups here at church, for people with the same interests to get together and then have a group activity to share with people who won't go to church.

T-shirts: Everyone who wanted a T-shirt should have gotten one already. Hope you all enjoy them! Just for the record, one shirt is free for all members of The Path, and extra ones are $20 each (they're long-sleeved, after all).

Retreat at Bodega Bay: Assuming everything is still according to plan, we are having a retreat in Bodega Bay with some of the other Lutheran College Fellowship groups in Northern California Friday evening through Sunday morning, April 21-23. We will be playing games, singing songs, learning some, praying some - basically, everything we did in November, but without fighting to get the fire going and with more people. Wanna come? Just tell me. Know of a Lutheran College Fellowship group that wants to come? Just tell me - the more, the merrier.

Habitat for Humanity: Just waiting for a weekend with good weather - probably April 1 or 8. I'll tell you more soon. If we cannot work with Habitat before the end of the school year, do not despair over a lack of physical exertion - we will have a college workday here at church in the coming weeks (trimming branches, painting, etc.).

Bowling: If I don't hear from Newman Center soon, I can make reservations for Friday, April 7, to go bowling without them - just tell me if you're interested when you see me.

Tabling change: I am going to start coming on campus Wednesdays and Thursdays from Noon to 3 PM (not Fridays). Keep an eye out for me!

God's blessings to all y'all!

--Jason Moreno
Coordinator, The Path
(707) 822-5117
http://www.humboldtlutherans.org