In a couple of Sundays we have our annual "Gym Fellowship." It's for adults and children. We'll have a mean game of Dodgeball and basketball. It's a great opportunity to connect with people and enjoy the end of summer. 

After service today we'll be meeting for a prayer walk around Downtown. We're going to tour Little Tokyo, Skid Row, the Arts District and the Historic Center and have lunch at Grand Central Market. It's about a one and a half mile walk so bring comfortable shoes and water. It will be a great way to learn more about Downtown and pray over its growth. You can meet with me right outside the Terasaki Budokan at 11:45am.

Every month our church gets together online to pray for our community and overseas missionaries. We are often joined by John or Carol Gim, our missionaries to Cambodia. Please come and join us this coming Thursday at 7pm. There is a Zoom link in our weekly email newsletter. Our website also has the most recent update from the Gims as well as a video from Nico! 

Thanks to those of you who signed up for our House 2 Home Volunteer Event. After an initial delay, we finally have a date where we will be helping to move a family to their new home. We will be helping to furnish a home for a mother and her three daughters (ages 9, 11 and 13). They were formerly living out of their car but with the help of various organizations they are now in an apartment. The move in date will be next Saturday at noon. If you are able to help please see Jean Lee or register to help online.

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The Table is an opportunity for our community to share our lives at a common table. For each meal we’ll be cooking, eating and cleaning together. During the meal we’ll be engaged in an open ended, topical discussion. When you sign up, you’ll be matched with a host and a diverse group of people. You can sign up to host, cook or clean. Everyone will be participating in the meal and discussion. Our next event will be on Saturday, May 17th. Please sign up today at the Welcoming Table or look for a link in our weekly email newsletter.

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Join us on Easter Sunday, April  at our Outdoor Celebration at the Terasaki Budokan! We are celebrating the Good News and the hope of God making all things new. We will be having lunch from Eastside Tacos and have great Easter activities for our children and families. We encourage you to bring friends and celebrate the hope of Jesus in the middle of the city. The service starts at 10am and lunch and children's activities immediately follow.

Our annual Good Friday Service will be at 7pm right here at the Terasaki Budokan. Join us for a time of worship, responsive reading, prayer, preaching and communion as we remember the cross of Christ. 

Lent is a forty day period of reflection that leads us to Easter Sunday. Next Wednesday, March 5th, we will begin the Lent season together with an Ash Wednesday Online Service. There will be a time of worship, teaching and prayer to help us understand what it means to observe a Holy Lent. The link for the service will be in our weekly email newsletter. 

Illumination Class - Sign-Ups Begin

Have you been attending City Light for a while but haven't yet committed to membership? Are you new to City Light and wondering about our vision and values? We have a series of classes called Illumination which are the stepping stones to membership and will introduce you to our beliefs and vision. We have a series of three classes starting Sunday, March 2nd. The class will take place at 10:15am  before service in the garden area, right outside of the multipurpose room. You can sign up at the welcoming table or the online link in our weekly email newsletter.

Next Sunday, February 23rd, we have our first all church "Fellowship Lunch." This will be a great time for you to connect with other people at City Light. We'll be gathering at Suehiro, an amazing authentic Japanese restaurant, which is walking distance from the Budokan. Please mark your calendars and make plans to join us!

We have our yearly congregational meeting after our service today. This will be a great time to get updates about plans for the coming year. We'll look at some of our yearly goals, activities that we have planned, an update on leadership training, what's new with Children's Ministry and an overview of our budget. We encourage all of our members to attend. This meeting is also open to any visitors or attenders as well.

CLC is hosting a holiday marketplace to raise donations towards a holiday gift for Hope Charity House. More info on Hope Charity House can be found at the Welcome Table on Sundays. We are asking for donations in the form of gently used clothing, baked goods and handmade craft items that will be sold in the marketplace. We would love your participation, invite your friends! Please sign-up today! Donations/Sellers/Setup are needed! 

Our Deacon Team has just sent out a Mercy Ministry survey to the church. The survey asks you about your willingness to volunteer your gifts and time to help those inside and outside of the church. This survey will be a vital part of helping us grow our mercy ministry. The survey link has been sent out in our weekly newsletter and can also be filled out at the Welcoming Table.

Pastor Dennis will be leading a seminar on Faith and Politics. He'll be talking about the increasing pull of politics on our lives and how Christians are called to to engage in the political system in a healthy way. We hope that this will be a healthy discussion and give us wisdom in these divided times. The seminar will happen at 11:30 am to 12:30pm in the multipurpose room next Sunday. 

After service today Pastor Dennis will be having a Bible Study on the Book of Revelation. This is a great Bible Study to join for the first time. Pastor Dennis will be overviewing the entire book of Revelation as a singular story as the drama of redemption. It will start at 11:25 in the multipurpose room. 

After service we’ll have a special Easter lunch catered by Eastside Tacos. We hope everyone can stay to enjoy the food and fellowship. We’ll be clearing out the plaza right after service to make room for tables. Keep an ear out for Joe Moon who will be directing traffic for lunch. We also have a Photo Booth at the entrance for anyone who wants to take pictures. Finally the children will have their own Easter activities on the stage during lunch. We hope it will be an amazing afternoon for everyone.

Next Sunday we’ll be having a lunch for those in the Art and Media industries. This will be a great time to connect and pray with those who are in a challenging and often high pressure industry. If you are interested in joining you can sign up at the Welcoming Table or see Tim Fryett for details. 

SAVE THE DATE: Women's Fellowship event. Additional details to come via email invitation.

The Children’s Ministry will be sponsoring a Christmas Craft Event at the Union Rescue Mission on Saturday, December 16th. The event is for children staying at the URM; we have four different craft tables for the kids while their parents are shopping for Christmas gifts in the URM Chapel. You can help by donating money for the craft supplies, volunteering for the prep work or volunteering for the event. There will be a sign-up link in our weekly CLC Newsletter this week. You can also see our children’s ministry director, Kirsty Moon. 

This Sunday is our “Thanksgiving Sunday” at City Light. We have a lot of great refreshments you can enjoy after our service. Please join us after service for a great time of fellowship. We wanted to especially give thanks to our Hospitality Team not only for this Sunday but also their faithful service every Sunday.