CHILI FOR A CROWD at the BEACH - Oct. 4th

You and your friends are invited to our next beach bonfire! We'll have Chili, sing songs and fellowship.

Note: This trip is a GO - rain has subsided and there will be sunny skies, oh yes, there will. And! there is enough Chili to feed Aptos. See you there!

What? The beach! Dinner provided: Chili with chips, cheese, onions, sour cream…And! Soda.

Where? Seabright, to the right of Lifeguard Hut 4
(Orbital Lander 4 if you came to nerd night.)

When? Saturday, October 4th, any time after 4 PM. Dinner at 6 PM

Why? You gotta taste this chili!

Questions? Call Christian at (408) 431-4282 or email Christian:
christian@cjmillerengineering.com

Fleet Week Hike - October 11th

You and your friends are invited to join us for a difficult but fantastic hike from Powell street to Sausalito Saturday, October 11th right in the midst of Fleet Week: the Blue Angels and the like will be flying over head the whole way.

This 10 mile hike has steep hills, winding stairs and a good 5-6 hours of walking. We’ll go in stores, see the Emporium dome, peak into the cable-car house, get our free sample of Ghirardelli chocolate and watch cruise ships pass under our feet and jets fly over-head as we walk across the Golden Gate. Then we’ll ride a boat back to the Embarcadero for dinner in the city at Osha (amazing Thai food).

If you want to bike this instead of hike, Ambert Jue will be leading bicyclists through the city and attempt to cross paths with us during the day.

When? Saturday October 11th

Where? Meeting Places and Times:
Christian's House: (seriously) pulling out of my driveway at 8:00 AM

Driving into and out of the Page Mill Road Park-n-Ride at 8:25 AM.

Colma City Bart Station: catching 9:07AM train (free parking there)
http://www.bart.gov/

Powell Street: 9:25 AM (Attention Fremontiers! If you're in the Fremont area, take the 8:30 AM train to arrive at the Powell Street station at 9:27 AM)

Ultimate Meeting Place: IF you're meeting us in the city, we'll be getting lunch in the Wesfield Shopping Center's food court accessible from the Powell Street Bart Station: meet outside of Bristol Farms by 10AM.

At the end of the day, we'll be leaving Sausalito: 6:30 PM to Pier 1 @7:00PM

Bring? Backpack, good walking shoes, light jacket or sweatshirt, water and $$ for Bart, Lunch and Boat.

Details: Train Ticket: $6.20 roundtrip, buy at Colma (one station south of Daily City)
http://www.bart.gov/
Lunch: Pick up lunch around Union Square and carry with you to Russian Hill
Boat Ticket: $7.10 Purchased on Boat (Golden Gate Ferry)
http://www.goldengateferry.org/schedules/Sausalito.php

Bicycling? Contact Ambert for details:
ambert_j@yahoo.com

Homeless Outreach - September 27th

You are invited to participate in the next homeless outreach with Grant Kim. We will meet at Page Mill Road at 5:30 and together travel up to Haight Street in San Francisco.

For this outreach we'll participate in an outdoor worship event and hand out food and clothing. If you'd like to donate new socks or a sleeping bag that would be great!

What? Homeless Outreach

When? Saturday September 27th at 5:30 pm.

Where? Meet at the commuter parking lot at the intersection of 280 and Page Mill Rd. in Palo Alto. The parking lot is right next to 280. If coming from the south, exit at Page Mill Rd. and turn left. Go under the bridge: parking lot is on your left.

We will drive as a group to Haight Street in San Francisco.

Questions: Call Grant Kim 650-520-0879.

Newcomer's Breakfast - September 20th!

Are you new to Impact? Would you like to find out more about Impact?

If so, please join us for our monthly Newcomer's Breakfast! Everyone is welcome to come!

WHEN? Saturday, September 20th, 9:30 A.M

WHERE? Stacks' 600 Santa Cruz Ave.,
Menlo Park, CA 94025;
Tel: 650.838.0066

http://www.stacksrestaurant.com/menu.html

CHILI FOR A CROWD at the BEACH with WINDOWS DOWN RIDE HOME

You and your friends are invited to our next beach bonfire! It's never too late to go to the Beach!!!

What? The beach! Dinner provided: Chili with chips, cheese, onions, sour cream…And! Soda.

Where? Seabright, to the right of Lifeguard Hut 4
(Orbital Lander 4 if you came to nerd night.)

When? Saturday, October 4th, any time after 4 PM. Dinner at 6 PM

Why? You gotta taste this chili!

Interval Running at Rancho Monday Sept. 15th

INTERVAL RUNNING AT RANCHO - Monday Sept 15th
(Jim O'Brien)

There has been interest shown in getting together for trail running at Rancho San Antonio and we would like you to join us. The run will take place on the Mondays opposite the hikes at 6:00 p.m. and we plan to continue until daylight saving time ends.

Whether you have never run before or have a lot of running experience, we hope it to be both challenging and fun for you.

We will be using an interval method. It is very simple. We will run for a period of time, then we will walk, then run again, walk, etc… Of course, if you want to run and not walk you may do so. If we have more than one pace group, we will do our best to arrive back at the parking lot at about the same time. A pace group will be two or more people running at a particular speed and interval time. The walks are always at a leisurely or normal pace and are usually for one minute. The run portion varies depending on your skill level and is normally 2 to 5 minutes. We want everyone to be running with at least one other person at their pace and interval, so that no one will ever be running alone. We will do our best to accommodate all skill levels and at the same time stick to our buddy system.
For our first trail run we will meet on Monday, September 15, and thereafter on September 29, October 13, and October 27.
I will be supplying timers for each group so that you will know when to run and when to walk.
Hope you can join us and have a great week!

Grace and peace,
Jim O'Brien

Saturday Brunch

Saturday Brunch at Fay and Carver's

WHAT? Brother and Sister Team, Fay and Carver will be hosting a brunch, complete with bacon, waffles, eggs and more! Everyone is invited.

WHERE? Fay and Carver's place @ 1929 Crisanto Ave #1201 Mountain View 94040

WHEN? Saturday,Sept 13th at 10:30am -2:30pm

HOW? Please RSVP to faycherie@gmail.com by Thursday Sept. 11th. Follow the balloons!

Beach Camp Final Details

Impact Camping Trip
Manresa State Beach
September 5-7

Provided by Michelle B.
General Schedule:

Friday: 7:00- 8:00 Arrive, set up camp
8:00 – 10:00 Campfire, worship, S’mores

Saturday: 8:30 -9: 30 Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 Campfire, worship,
teaching
10:30 – 11:30 Quiet time
11:30 - 12:00 Pack lunches
12:00- 6:00 Free time *see below for
options
6:00 - 7:30 Dinner
7:30 – 10:00 Beach bonfire, worship, teaching, S’mores

Sunday: 8:30 -9: 30 Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00 Campfire, worship, sharing
11:00 -12:00 Pack up


Location – Directions:

Take Highway 17 to Santa Cruz. Take the Highway 1
south towards Monterey (See driving tip *** below to avoid possible traffic).
South of Aptos, exit at San
Andreas Road and go southwest and continue for four
miles. Turn right on Sand Dollar Road. Veer left to
Manresa Uplands Campground.

We have the farthest campsites from entrance, LUPINE
CAMPS:
#43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53

"Manresa State Campground has strict parking rules and
we are limited to 20 cars total. If you do not let
Michelle know about your driving arrangements and
bring a car that we have not accounted for, you CANNOT
leave it at the campsite."

Map to Manresa: click here

Map of Campground: click here

MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND MAP FOR MANRESA!
The first is for a different location.

Park Brochure: click here

*** DRIVING TIP ***
Going from Highway 17 to Highway 1 can be very crowded sometimes (it can take up to 30 min at times ! ! ! ). If you would like to avoid this possible bottleneck, take the following detour.

Detour:
Stay on 17 and go straight onto Ocean St - stay in the left lane
Turn left on Soquel Ave.
Follow Soquel (@ 2+ miles)
Pass Branciforte
Pass Parkway
Road curves @
Stay on it
Pass Capitola Rd.
Be in Rt. lane

Turn right (to be on Soquel Ave. still which is the frontage street to the HWY) otherwise if you don't you'll go over the over pass of the HWY 1 and the road name changes to Soquel Drive not Soquel Avenue -you'll miss the on ramp to go South

If you do turn RT. on Soquel Ave. then quick left onto HWY 1 South on ramp and continue South to San Andreas Rd.


What to Bring:

Flashlight
Bible
Camping or beach chair for camp
Tent (Contact Pat if you do not have one)
Sleeping bag
Sleeping mat/pad
Pillow
Jacket (fleece & shell may be necessary)
Warm clothes for the evenings
Cool clothes for the day (it is suppose to be warm)
Quarters for the showers
Towel
Soap
Toiletries
Flip-flops for showers
Gear for free time: hiking, beach
Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Water bottle


Free time Activities:

1. Enjoying the beach at Manresa

2. Hiking at “Forest of Nisene Marks State Park”
hike 1

hike 2

3. Shopping in downtown Santa Cruz

4. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk