Impact Starts September 15th!!!!

Greetings Impacters,
Well the leaves are changing, the air is a little cooler, school is back in session and that can only mean one thing...Impact is returning for its 5th year. So if you have been waiting all summer for something to do on Thursday night you're in luck, on September 15th you can come to Impact. This year we'll have great speakers teaching on the book of John, snacks at the snack table and the chance to yet hang out with our friends once more in the parking lot until Scottie calls us all to go the O.

Monday Night Hike 9/12

Greetings Friends,
The next Monday Night Hike will occur on September 12th. We'll meet at the usual spot at Rancho San Antonio at 5:45 and hike for a few hours. Then we'll head to dinner afterwards. Come out and join us, there won't be too many Monday Night Hikes left for the year....

Monday Night Hike August 8th

Come out this Monday for our usual Monday Night Hike. Meet us at Rancho San Antonio at 6:15-the lower parking lot bathrooms. We will hike for a few hours and then possibly go to dinner. Questions??? Call Alisa @408-841-1992

Monday Night Hike--July 25th

Come out tonight to our Monday Night Hike at Rancho San Antonio. We meet at 6:15 at the lower parking lot bathrooms and we'll hike for about 2 hours then go to dinner. Contact Alisa at 408-841-1992

Carmel Beach Bonfire - Saturday July 9th

You and your friends are invited to a Carmel Beach Bonfire THIS SATURDAY! We'll go down after lunch and have afternoon tea and scones at the Tuck Box,walk around Carmel for a while and go down to the beach and have a classic bon fire with beans and hotdogs. Have a light lunch on your own!

Where? Meet at Kohl's Parking lot @12:15: 525 E Hamilton. We'll carpool from there! Tuck Box at 2:00 PM. If you would like to meet us at the beach, we'll be south of 10th Street on the Carmel Beach, just look for us any time after 6.

Tuck Box address: Dolores Street & 7th Ave, Carmel, CA 93923 (note Carmel does not have numerical addresses for their buildings, everything is just named. So just wander down Dolores between Ocean Ave. and 7th and you'll see it!)

http://www.tuckbox.com/
When? Saturday July 9th: Leaving the parking lot at 12:15 PM!

We'll leave the beach at 9:30 PM and head home.

Bring? Warm Clothes! A beach blanket or chairs, $5 to help for dinner cost. (There will be hot dogs, beans, chips and drinks provided.)

Questions?
Call Christian at (408) 416-1802

Emergency Housing Consortium, Friday July 1st

You're invited to the EHC shelter July 1st for a night of games and fellowship with the residents. It is a great way to show God's love in a practical way.
Meet me (Christian) at the EHC at 7 p.m. Or at my house at 6:30 and we'll carpool together.

• Address: EHC is 2011 Little Orchard Street, San Jose, Ca. 95125. (Go into the Lobby and say you're there for Game Night)

• Time: Meet at Christian's at 6:30 PM to carpool-1134 Glenn Avenue, San Jose, Ca. 95125
OR Meet directly at the shelter at 7:00 PM

• What to bring: A snack to share: We typically have sugary and salty snacks and sodas or waters.
Questions? Call Christian at (408) 416-1802

Monday Night Hike Happening Tonight 6/27

Yes, come out and join us for the infamous Monday Night Hike. We'll hike 2-4 miles at Rancho San Antonio and then potentially go out for dinner. We meet at the lower parking lot bathrooms at 6:15. Questions contact Alisa D. 408-841-1992.

No Monday Night Hike Tonight 6/20

There will be NO MONDAY NIGHT HIKE TONIGHT!!! But we will resume the hikes next Monday the 27th of June.

Prayer Night-June 17th

Please join us for our final night of Prayer Team for the 2010-2011 season. We believe that prayer empowers all other ministries! In June we will be meeting at Grant Kim's house. There will be some light snacks available for those coming directly from work.
When: June 17th, 7-9 p.m.
Address: Grant Kim's house
550 Ortega Ave. #233, Mountain View, Ca. 94040
Telephone # 650-520-0879

Prayer Night: May 13th

Come join us for our monthly prayer night. In May we will be meeting at Joanna’s house. Each month we will gather and pray for different needs using different styles of prayer. For May our focus is spiritual warfare. We believe prayer empowers all other ministries. There will be some light snacks available for those coming directly from work.

Joanna Quan’s House
When: 7:00 p.m.

Where: Joanna’s house 2233 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, 95124

Questions: Contact Grant Kim @650-520-0879

Hike Saturday May 14th!

You and your friends are invited to hike with us this Saturday. Between Half Moon Bay & Pacifica on Hwy 1, there is a beautiful hike with great wildflowers! It is a nice wide fire road- bring water & good shoes. Also bring a sack lunch for a picnic on the beach, we'll eat before hitting the trail. Then we will take a 2 hour hike up to a 1840 feet point that overlooks the ocean, San Francisco and the Bay Area. It only takes 45 min to get back.



Hike: McNee Ranch State Park
When: May 14th at 9:30 a.m.
Who: Lisa Cochrum
What to Bring?: A sack lunch, a bottle of water and sunscreen.
Where: Meet at the Kohl’s Parking Lot in Campbell to carpool with others. Where is the KOHL’s in Campbell??? The address is 525 East Hamilton, Campbell.
Do not meet us at the hiking spot!!! It will be easier for you and Lisa, if you meet us at the Kohl’s parking lot and we all go together.

Questions?: Contact Lisa Cochrum at 408-781-5624


http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/mcneeranch.html

?Monday Night Dinner - May 2nd?

There will be no dinner this Monday!!! Sorry!

Homeless Outreach: April 30th

You are invited to participate in the next homeless outreach in San Francisco. We will meet at the commuter lot at the intersection of Page Mill Road and 280 at 4:30 pm and together travel up to Haight Street in San Francisco. For this outreach we’ll participate in an outdoor worship event and give out pizza and socks.

If you’d like to donate new socks or a sleeping bag that would be great! We will drive as a group to Haight Street in San Francisco.

When? Saturday April 30th - 4:30 PM

Where? Meet at the Page Mill Parking Lot

Questions? Call Grant Kim 650-520-0879 or email grant@freedominchrist.name

Monday Night Hikes – Start May 9th!

Come and join us for the Monday Night Hike starting May 9th! We will hike just a few miles and go to dinner. This is an every other week.

When: Mondays, Every Other Week

Meet at the lower parking lot bathrooms at 6:00 PM

Where: Rancho San Antonio

We are heading up a hike after work in Cupertino. It's at the Rancho San Antonio park.

It'll be a few miles long, nothing treacherous, and we'll be back by dusk.
Be at least a few minutes early - parking can sometimes be a bit tight in there. Carpooling is recommended.


Information on "Monday Night Dinners" (on alternate weeks - Have NOT started yet!)
This event will be a regular one, twice a month, as a fellowship night. This event does not intend to be exclusive, so please invite friends. It is intended to bring Christian people together in our approximate age range and build on the fellowship we have. Most of us have been associated with Impact / Sanctuary. These events are casual.


Questions: Contact Pat or Alisa
Pat: 408.221.2902 pat@ballooncreations.com
Alisa: 408-841-1992 alisadietz@yahoo.com

Henry Coe Hike - April 23rd

Vascular plants. They are everywhere. Do we take them for granted? Sometimes. But this weekend, in an exclusive offer from Impact’s events coordination team (IECT), you have an opportunity to experience gymnosperms, dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous angiosperms to perhaps the richest and fullest depths of your plant gazing whilst hiking lives. The Henry Coe Hike. 2644 feet above sea level (approximately the maximal AM radio band wavelength of 600m, or exactly 805891mm). Rain or shine. We think you’re going to like it.

What? Hike to see wildflowers and rain at Henry Coe Park:
http://www.coepark.org/index.html

We will hike Frog Lake Loop: it is a 4.5 mile, 640 foot elevation gain hike.
http://www.coepark.org/hikes-hq-desc.html#fl

When? This Saturday, April 23rd 9:00 AM (at the Kohl’s Parking Lot)

Where? Hiking Henry Coe down in Moragn Hill. But DO NOT MEET US THERE! Meet at the Kohl’s parking lot at 9:00 AM: 525 E. Hamilton.


The following map is for reference once we are in the midst of carpooling:

Sunol Hike! Saturday April 16th

Join us in the morning for a great hike in Sunol! We'll meet at Kohl's parking lot at 9:00 AM and drive up to the Sunol Hiking area. We'll have lunch together after the hike.

When? Saturday April 16th at 9:00 AM

Where? Meet at Kohl's Parking lot: 525 E Hamilton. We'll carpool from there! If you would like to meet us at the park instead, we'll be there around 10:15. We will meet by the bathrooms on the left, right after the entrance kiosk. Please see the blog for directions to the park and for the trail descriptions:
http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/sunol.html

Non-Carpooler's: Directions from South Bay:

Take I-880 N
Take exit 12A to merge onto Mission Blvd toward Sacramento/I-680
Merge onto I-680 N via the ramp to Sacramento
Take exit 21A for Calaveras Rd/State Hwy 84 W toward Sunol/Dumbarton Bridge
Turn right at Calaveras Rd
Drive south on Calaveras about 4 miles to the junction with Geary, and turn left. Continue on Geary almost 2 miles to the park entrance kiosk, then continue past the visitor center to an unmarked dirt lot on the left.

We will meet by the bathrooms on the left, right after the entrance kiosk

Evening Edition - April 5th

Evening Edition: encouragement for women in all life stages

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Author, Susanna Foth Aughtmon
Topic: Where is God in the Craziness of Life?
Cost for Dinner: $5 | Childcare available with prior reservation
http://mppc.org/connect/mothers-together-mountain-view

If possible please register at website above but you may pay at the door as well. This event is sponsored by mothers together but is for women of all stages and Impact women have received a special invitation to join other women at MPPC for this event.

Impact Prayer Night - April 8th

Each month we will gather and pray for different needs. We believe that prayer empowers all other ministries! In April we will be meeting at Grant Kim's house. We will try to rotate our location and would love for you to be the host! There will be some light snacks available for those coming directly from work.

When? Friday April 8th, 7-9pm

Address: Grant Kim's house, 550 Ortega Ave. #233, Mountain View, CA 94040

Emergency Housing Consortium - April 1st

Join us Friday April 1st to host Bingo night at the Emergency Housing Consortium (EHC) in San Jose. This will be a special night for us and I really really need help! You can help by coming to the event and/or donating some of the items below. Feel free to bring the items to Impact and I'll collect them.

Meet me at the EHC at 7 p.m. Or at my house at 6:30 and we'll carpool together.

• Address: EHC is 2011 Little Orchard Street, San Jose, Ca. 95125. (Go into the Lobby and say you're there for Game Night)

• Time: Meet at Christian's at 6:25 PM to carpool-1134 Glenn Avenue, San Jose, Ca. 95125
OR Meet directly at the shelter at 7:00 PM

• What to bring: A snack to share: We typically have sugary and salty snacks and sodas or waters.

• Also Bring: Bingo Items to give away:
Here are some examples of highly valued items:
1) hooded sweatshirts
2) t-shirts - long sleeve are nice
3) toiletry items
4) hats
5) bus tokens (though these can be acquired by the needy at a discount through various means)
6) power bars - snack type food - high protein
7) gift cards for food
8) pens to write with
9) medication dispenser helpers (little plastic container w/ M-S on each of seven slots)
10) bags, fanny packs, rolling luggage
11) phone cards
12) lock for locker
13) Bibles (large font), small compact, travel size,
14) daily bread - does anyone have a subscription? (I've been meaning to look into this for regular game night give aways)
15) small reading lights
16) flash lights (compact)
17) lotions, sunscreens
18) shoes
19) SOCKS (these are very popular)
20) gloves
21) beanies
22) plastic shopping bags, cloth shopping bags


Questions? Call Christian at (408) 416-1802

Homeless Ministry - March 26th

You are invited to participate in the next homeless outreach in San Francisco. We will meet at the commuter lot at the intersection of Page Mill Road and 280 at 4:30 pm and together travel up to Haight Street in San Francisco. For this outreach we’ll participate in an outdoor worship event and give out pizza and socks.

If you’d like to donate new socks or a sleeping bag that would be great! We will drive as a group to Haight Street in San Francisco.

When? Saturday March 26th - 4:30 PM

Where? Meet at the Page Mill Parking Lot

Questions? Call Grant Kim 650-520-0879 or email grant@freedominchrist.name

Bulgogi Night! Friday March 25th

You are Invited to Bulgogi Night Friday March 25th! Jasmine, Edwin and Christian will cook their famous bulgogi  and galbi. Please bring a side dish or drinks and we'll provide the bulgogi, galbi and rice.

When? Friday March 25th - any time after 6:00 PM!

Where? Christian's House 1134 Glenn Ave., San Jose CA 95125

What to Bring? Side dish or drinks

How to Dress? 80's Night! We'll have 80's Music

Questions? Call Christian: (408) 416-1802

Impact Footprints - March 19th

Impact Footprints, the 5K/10K run, walk, jogging group! - March 19th


• This Sat is running/walking will continue at Shorline, 8:30 AM

• Questions? Email Mark HK: markhk1@yahoo.com; (650) 996-7141

Compassion Weekend's Castro Book Fiesta

Looking for fun-loving, kid-loving, book-loving people to join MPPC and others from Impact to host literacy fair for Castro Elementary School in MV. Sun April 3, 11-1, or 1-5pm.

• Contact Andrea Kwan (andrea.kwan@gmail.com) to sign up (individually or as a group) to run a booth, or help with set up or registration.

Impact Ski Trip - March 18th-20th

You are invited to join us on our first ever Impact Ski Trip! We will be going to Heavenly on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.

The dates for this trip are March 18th-20th and the cost will be $110. This price does not include activities, but does include two night accommodations, breakfast for both days and dinner Saturday Night.

To Sign Up, follow this link:
 http://www.mppc.org/connect/impact

Sign Up Directions:

1. Follow the link above.

2. On the www.mppc.org/connect/impact page you have visited, scroll down to the bottom and find the line item with the heading : "Impact Ski Trip - March 18-20". Below this heading and the description will be another link to the actual sign-up page, labeled "REGISTER HERE"

3. Click on the link and log into MPPC's account database. If you do not have a user name and password, you may sign up for one on this page.

4. Continue through the registration wizard following the directions on each of the wizard pages.

Impact Prayer Night - March 4th

You are invited to Impact's next prayer night. Each month we will gather and pray for different needs. This month we will pray for for the Bay Area. We believe that prayer empowers all other ministries! In March we will be meeting at Christl Kirchner's house. We will try to rotate our location and would love for you to be the host! There will be some light snacks available for those coming directly from work.

When: March 4th at 7:00 p.m.

When? Friday March 4th, 7-9pm Address: 255 S. Rengstorff Ave. #8 Mountain View, CA 94040

Questions? Contact Grant Kim: 650-520-0879 grant@freedominchrist.name

Impact Footprints, Feb 19th

Impact Footprints, the 5K/10K run, walk, jogging group!
Join us at Shoreline Park to run/walk/jog, Saturday 2/26 @ 8.30a.m. The meeting place at Shoreline Park is the Boat House.

• Questions? Email Mark HK: markhk1@yahoo.com; (650) 996-7141

Homeless Outreach February 26, 2011

You are invited to participate in the next homeless outreach in San Francisco. We will meet at the commuter lot at the intersection of Page Mill Road and 280 at 4:30 pm and together travel up to Haight Street in San Francisco. For this outreach we’ll participate in an outdoor worship event and give out pizza and socks. If you’d like to donate new socks or a sleeping bag that would be great! We will drive as a group to Haight Street in San Francisco.

Questions: Call Grant Kim 650-520-0879 or email grant@freedominchrist.name

Paint Ball Battle - All Changed Up

Rain canceled the paintball game last weekend, so Kevin has re-scheduled it for this Saturday at Santa Clara Paintball.


He's “shooting” for a start time of 12:00. The cost is $60, which includes all-day entry plus gun, equipment, unlimited air, and 250 paintballs. The address is

2542 Monterey Hwy.

San Jose, California 95111

Before I can make the reservations I need to get a headcount. So please RSVP and tell me whether or not you want to play.



Kevin has ½ price tix for paintball, available on a first come/first served basis. We are also carpooling to dinner in SF that afternoon, followed by the Hillsong Concert. I plan to announce these tomorrow at Impact.



Kevin's group will be meeting at 4:30 in the parking lot of In-N-Out in Rengstorff Center just off HWY 101 in Mountain View after they do paintball. Then they will drive to farmerbrownsf.com and enjoy some tasty soul food before walking over to the concert around 7:15. Everyone in the carpool will chip-in for gas and parking, so please bring small $ denominations. NOTE: The concert is sold-out, so you must already have a ticket in order to go.

When: Saturday February 26th, 2011

Time: 12:00 P.M.

Where: Santa Clara Paint Ball
2542 Monterey Road in San Jose

Questions: Contact Kevin Smith at 408-568-3009


Kevin has ½ price tix for paintball, available on a first come/first served basis. We are also carpooling to dinner in SF that afternoon, followed by the Hillsong Concert. I plan to announce these tomorrow at Impact.

Footprints - Change of Venue this Saturday

Just a reminder. This Saturday, Footprints will be meeting at Tim Walter's place:

10141 Parlett Place
Cupertino, CA 95014
Time: 8:30 AM, Saturday February 5th

Please let Tim know if you will be joining him for brunch afterwards and what you are planning on bringing:
tim_g_walters@yahoo.com

Emergency Housing Consortium: Friday Feb. 4th

Join me this Friday to go to the Emergency Housing Consortium (EHC) in San Jose to play games and share with the residents. This night is is set up by my friend Rob Russell who has done this for years. This is an excellent and safe way to talk and listen to people who are open to hearing your story and would like to tell theirs. Meet me at the EHC at 7 p.m. Or at my house at 6:30 and we'll carpool together.

When? Friday, February 4th at 7:00 PM at EHC
or carpool: Meet at Christian's at 6:30 to carpool-1134 Glenn Avenue, San Jose, Ca. 95125

WHERE?: EHC: 2011 Little Orchard Street, San Jose, Ca. 95125 to start at 7:00 PM
or if carpooling, Meet at Christian's at 6:30-1134 Glenn Avenue, San Jose, Ca. 95125


What to bring: a game and a snack to share
Questions: Contact Christian at 408-416-1802

Chinese New Year Hot Pot Party! Feb. 5

You are invited to Tine Lo's Chinese New Year Hot Pot Party! Tine will prepare her famous spicy and clear soup with various dipping sauces and we'll cook beef, lamb, chicken, salmon, various tempuras, mushrooms, veggies, tofus and noodles and have great conversation and games!

When? Saturday Feb. 5th, 5:00 PM (email said 6, but it really is 5:00 PM!!!)

Where? Christian's House: 1134 Glenn Ave., San Jose CA 95125

Cost? $15 for each person

RSVP so Tine knows how much food to prepare:
Tine Lo:
tinelo@hotmail.com before Thursday Night, Feb 3rd

Homeless Outreach: January 29th

You are invited to participate in the next homeless outreach in San Francisco. We will meet at the commuter lot at the intersection of Page Mill Road and 280 at 4:30 pm and together travel up to Haight Street in San Francisco. For this outreach we’ll participate in an outdoor worship event and give out pizza and socks. If you’d like to donate new socks or a sleeping bag that would be great! We will drive as a group to Haight Street in San Francisco.

Questions: Call Grant Kim 650-520-0879 or email grant@freedominchrist.name

Castle Rock, the Search for Moss Hike Jan 15th

You and your friends are invited to go on a hike Saturday, January 15th at Castle Rock in the Santa Cruz Mountains. First we’ll meet at  Kohl's Parking lot off Hamilton and head up from there. I’ll be at Panera's early at about 8:30 AM, then we head up at 9:00 AM to Castle Rock’s trail head. After the hike, we’ll head out for lunch.

What? Hike: Castle Rock in the Santa Cruz Mountians. Moderate with some dangerous cliffs and slippery stairs.

Where? Meet at Kohl's parking lot, 9:00 AM

When? Saturday, Janurary 15th (meet me at 8:30 Panera's if you want coffee and to talk about why it would take a computer with printer 56x10E4000 pages of paper to iterate through all the permutations of a type written page to generagte one that was the first page of the constitution, and what that number means to you...
What to bring? Hiking shoes, backpack, water, $6-15 for lunch money

Difficulty? This hike is of moderate difficulty, with about 1000 feet in elevation change The hike will be close to the one described here: http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/castlerock.html

Questions? Christian@cjmillerengineering.com
(408) 416-1802