What are YOU doing New Year's Eve?

We invite you to JOIN US for all of our New Year's Eve events!

Don't Miss IT!!!

Join us at Joshua Springs as we go on a journey to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior through a song, dance, and multimedia production! The evening will conclude with a candle light service. Be sure to start your Christmas celebration out right by taking time to remember the reason for this holiday season!
We also encourage you to invite others to come and see this production. We are sure it will bless and minister to many hearts during this Christmas season!
Please note: nursery care will be provided for all services.

Events December 14-19th

Today, December 14th, the Thrift Store is having a store wide sale starting at 5:30 PM!! Be sure to stop by and check out the great deals!

For those of you that have kids at JSCS, Tuesday, December 15th is the Elementary Christmas Play. The kids have worked so hard this year, we encourage you to come out and show your support!

On Wednesday, December 16th, the Sheriff's department will be at the JS cafe for Crime Free Senior Living. They will be giving advice and answering any questions you may have. If you would like more information about this event, please contact Grumpy at 760-365-0769 ext.294.

If you enjoy riding horses, we encourage you to get involved in the JS Equestrian Ministry. They are doing a ride on December 19th at Indian Canyons/Palm Springs and there are rental horses available. If you would like more information about this event, please contact the Alfords at 365-6353.

Hallelujah, Light Has Come! We invite you to come and see our Christmas production!! Start your Christmas celebration out right by taking the time to worship our Lord Jesus and remember the reason for this holiday season!! It will be December 23rd at 7:00 PM and December 24th at 5:00 & 7:00 PM. Nursery care will be provided for this event!

Events December 6-12

Just a reminder that the Scholastic Bookfair ends on December 11th! Be sure to stop by and check out all the books and gifts available for purchase in time for Christmas! Their hours are 8AM-4:30PM Monday-Friday; Wed until 7PM.

The Way Station is holding their annual Kids Christmas Party on December 12th. If you would like to help with this effort, you can bring an unwrapped toy to the back of the Thunderdome or Sanctuary on Sunday morning or to the church office anytime during the week. As always, the Way Station is accepting food donations.

There will be a Special Needs Meeting on December 13th in the Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Monica Cooper at 760-366-9179.

Mark your calendars for our Christmas production! Hallelujah, Light Has Come will be December 23rd at 7 PM and December 24th at 5 & 7 PM. This performance is sure to bless your whole family, so be sure to start your Christmas celebration out right by celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus! Nursery care will be provided.

We hope you all have a blessed week.....and try to stay warm!

CIF Playoff Championship Game TONIGHT!!

Alright Lightning Football Fans!! Tonight is the championship game for JS!! If you don't feel like sitting in the cold night air, you can watch the game LIVE online! Just go to www.ustream.tv/channel/cif-division-2-championship-game

GO LIGHTNING!

Did You Know?

Events Nov 30th - Dec 6th

Ladies! This Tuesday, December 1st, at 7 PM is the Ladies Christmas Party! We encourage all ladies to come on out and join us! This is a free event and we will be playing games with prizes. If your last name is A-P we ask that you bring a finger food, if your last name is Q-Z we ask that you bring a dessert. This is sure to be a great time of fellowship!

Don't forget!! This Saturday, December 5th, is the Holiday Tour of Homes! This event starts at 4:00 PM and goes until 9:00 PM. There are still tickets available in the Church Office for $20/person or $30/couple. What a great way to get into the Christmas spirit! These homes will be all decked out for the Holidays, and there will be many different nativity scenes on display. There will also be a jewelry boutique set up so you can do some Christmas shopping!! All of the proceeds from this event go to the orphans in Malawi.

Also on December 5th at 8:30 AM is the Men's Ministry Golf Tournament at Woodhaven Country Club. All proceeds from this event go to Men's Retreat Scholarships. For more information, please contact Grumpy at 760-792-4143.

The Sholastic Bookfair is here just in time for Christmas!! Be sure to stop by the school library located in F1 get the perfect gift for your young readers!! The hours are: 8AM-4:30PM Monday-Friday; Wednesday until 7PM; Sunday after 2nd and 3rd services.

SALE!!! The Joshua Springs Thrift Store is having a storewide sale on December 7th!! Take 15% off storewide or 20% off if you bring in a current church bulletin! The Thrift Store has many items, from clothes to Christmas decor, dishes to jewelry, home decor to books, and the list could go on! Be sure to stop by and check it out!

Lastly, Life After Fifty is going to Redlands University Chapel for the Feast of Lights on December 6th! Contact Bob Jarrard for more information: 714-686-2728

Check it Out!!

Ok, Joshua Springs Lightning football fans, another playoff game is tonight! So if you find yourself at home tonight, check out the live stream of the game! Watch live as our boys take on Desert Christian High School at 7 PM at http://ustream.tv/channel/cif-semi-finals
This is sure to be a GREAT game!
GO LIGHTNING!!

November 23-28 Events

November 24th is the Life After Fifty Potluck and Food Drive at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary. This food drive is for the Way Station located in Joshua Tree. They do a tremendous ministry in helping to feed the hungry in our immediate area.
On this note, if you know someone who could use the help this Thanksgiving, encourage them to stop by the Way Station on November 24th; they are giving hope through the message of Christ, and giving away Thanksgiving food baskets.

Ladies! Remember that there is no Ladies Bible Study. They are on a break for the holidays! It will resume January 5th.
In the meantime, there will be a Ladies Christmas Party on December 1st at 7 PM. There is no cost for this event. There will be games with prizes to win! This event is sure to be lots of fun! Get signed up (so we know how many to plan for). Last names A-P please bring a finger food, last names Q-Z please bring a dessert.

On the 25th, we will have a Thanksgiving Eve service in the Sanctuary at 4:30 and 7:00 PM. We will have people from our fellowship sharing their testimonies. This is always a wonderful encouragement, be sure not to miss it!

Watch Tonight's Playoff Game ONLINE!

So, if you find yourself at home tonight because you didn't want to brave the cold or make the drive, you can still watch the Joshua Springs Football Playoff Game!! If you go to: www.clhs-chawks.org at 7 PM you can watch the game LIVE! Thank God for technology!!

Joshua Springs Football Playoffs!

We would like to take this opportunity to say CONGRATULATIONS to our football team here at Joshua Springs! They have made the playoffs and are preparing to play their second game on Friday, November 20th at California Lutheran! We encourage you to come out and support our players!

Directions are as follows:

California Lutheran, 31970 Central St., Wildomar, CA

Take Hwy 62 to I-10, go West on I-10 to Hwy 60. Take 60 to I-215. Go south (San Diego) on I-215 23 miles to Scotts Rd. Turn right on Scotts Rd (which turns into Bundy Canyon Rd) to I-15. Turn south on I-15 go to Baxter exit. Turn right on Baxter. Baxter turns into Central. The road curves and the high school is on the left.

Hope to see you there!

Thanks to our Veterans

Even though Veterans day is over until next year, we still want to continually honor our Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel for their service to our country. In doing so, we thought we would post this poem. It was written by a 12 year old girl on Veterans Day. We hope you enjoy it!

VETERANS DAY

Long ago as we fight, shooting booming, running for our lives, people live and people go

We now call them Veterans, in our thanks and grace,

They stand in our hearts and shine with the stars, we cry as they go

But they never leave our hearts, they fall with our tears, onto the ground

A beautiful tree sprouts, in memory of the ones who died for our country

They are the Veterans in Veterans Day

November 15-21, 2009

Special Needs Support Group will be meeting on Sunday, the 15th at 12:30 PM in the Sanctuary.
Also meeting on Sunday, the 15th is the Single Mom's Ministry. They will meet at 2 pm at Kim Lay's house. For more information, please contact Kim at 760-880-2130.
On Tuesday the 17th, Fronsight Minsitry will be meeting at 7 PM in F3. This is a unique ministry committed to ministering to the needs of active duty and veterans and their families. For more information on this, contact Bob Wagner (not the pastor) at r.e.w@frontsightjoshuasprings.org.

We want to encourage all singles ages 18-29 to get involved in the 1829 Ministry! It is an awesome Bible study taught by Pastor Jerel and Merrily. They will be meeting this week, and every week, on Saturday night at 7 PM in the cafe.

Ladies! We encourage you to get involved in Ladies Bible Study! It is a great opportunity to study God's Word, and have some great fellowship time with other ladies. We have a Christmas Party coming up on December 1st, so mark your calendars!

Introducing Joshua Springs E-News Blog!

We started this blog to help keep you up to date with events going on here at Joshua Springs on a weekly basis. We hope you keep checking back to stay on top of our many events here, especially as we are nearing the busy holiday season! We hope this is a blessing to you all! We appreciate any feedback you may have on how to make this even better!

Blessings!