Amanda is leaving tomorrow for a 3 week mission trip with BIOLA (Bible Institute of Los Angeles). Please pray for her teams safety and that God uses them in ways they never dreamed. All of our students are so excited for Amanda, and I personally can't believe how fast students grow up and the different directions God takes them. Pray for Amanda.
Candle Light Christmas eve services.
Christmas morning with my fiancee Stephanie at my parents (it was early)...
Last night was our 20th annual Christmas party on skid row in Los Angeles. My dad, Eric Denton, has been feeding homeless on the Streets of LA every Sunday night for the last 20 years. Hundreds of volunteers joined the Jackets for Jesus team last night for a great party on the streets. We handed out over 700 backpacks full of clothes, food, and other items a homeless person might need plus served food as normal. Here are a few pictures from our night. Thanks to all of the great volunteers who came out.
Central Community has three Christmas Eve Service's! Come experience one of our beautiful candle light Christmas Eve Service's in Riverside, California at 7pm, 9pm, and 11pm. Bring your entire family. Give us a call if you have any questions 951.689.5806.
Just me and a wave every twenty minutes
Knee High
Having Fun
Smile
Dinner for two...
It's strange how I keep on getting older. I used to be mistaken for a student in the youth group not the youth pastor. Now it is not uncommon for students to ask me if I am 30? Time fly's. Today I am celebrating my birthday by taking a 2 hour College Algebra final (my last class ever... or at least until I start graduate work), hanging out with the youth group at our Thursday night gathering, and then finishing my day at my parents house for dinner and cake. Tomorrow Stephanie is taking the day off to hang out with me so that should be great.
What people will do for $30 wetsuits... (My fiancee is the one in the middle with the cart)Saturday December 20th
Christmas Shopping
9:30am to 3pm
Cost:$15
Info: Bring money for Christmas shopping and $15 for Johns Incredible Pizza!
Sunday December 21st
Christmas Party
6pm to 7:30pm
Cost: $10 gift for gift exchange (participation optional)
Info: Bring a food dish and a gift of $10 value or more for gift exchange.
Wednesday December 31st
New Year’s Party
9:00pm to 12:30pm
Cost: $10
Info: Ring in the New Year with your friends at Accept. Our Party will have Lots and lots of food, Guitar Hero tournament, Karaoke, and more.
Stephanie made me a nice card.
After working at our Churches dinner we drove to Hemet to be with Steph's family at her grandmothers. Pictured is Heather (Stephanie's sister) and Steph.
Then we drove to my Aunts (Steph is holding Reggie in the very back of the group)
After a long day of shopping yesterday we drove to the Mission Inn for the festival of lights.
Volunteers getting directions and delivery information
Getting ready to serve on the food line
Lots of people working
People waiting to deliver meals
Cars blocking the street in line to deliver 2500 meals to the Inland Empire
Well a few hundred volunteers came out and worked really hard tonight. Tonight is like practice for tomorrow morning. Organized chaos gets the job done.
Check out this article in our local paper about our 21st Annual Thanksgiving Dinner. Read the article...
Are you looking for a place to volunteer this Thanksgiving? We have a great opportunity for you. This is our 21st Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Central Community, and we need your help to make it our best yet. Here are the details:
Tyrone Wells is awesome. Great music. Good times. Plus the concert was free (and there was free chips and salsa!). Pictured is the clock tower at UCR.
Tyrone is most likely playing 'Sea Breeze' at this moment in the night. The Barn was not crowded at all and Steph and I sat in the front row.
After the show Tyrone hung out and chatted for a bit. We talked about our wedding and youth ministry. It was great night. For more about UCR's concerts go to www.kucr.org. Check out Tyrone Wells on iTunes, he releases a new album December 9th.
Volunteer at Central Community's 21st Annual Thanksgiving Dinner on November 27th. We plan on delivering over 2,500 meals to the Inland Empire this year. We are serving meals on campus as well. It is a large task but everyday people make it happen. If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity this thanksgiving make sure to give us a call at 951.689.5806.
For the sake of posting a blog today.
While you were sleeping (or here in southern California; While you were sitting in traffic on the freeway) I was waiting for the sun to rise and my day to start. It was a cold morning but quickly warmed up with the sun rise.
So every blog I've read today has had a nice picture of the surf, I figured I would keep the ball rolling (I have only read 'surfy surfy' that might explain it). I spent my early morning enjoying nice waves and great weather. I hope your day off is going to be as refreshing as mine.
Pastor Ken has been cleaning out and archiving photos for the last few days. It's always fun and scary at the same time. You never know once he has them scanned where you will see them next. Ken has a great sense of humor.
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