2068 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4B2

will not be meeting in homes at 5pm

We have all done a great job at hosting and filling our slots in the last 6 weeks. I just noticed this last week that we are wide open for the next couple weeks. If any of you have any ideas or would like to take a round for hosting – like Christine for example – Please feel free to sign up. Even if you are like, what would I do, but I wouldn’t mind just having people over. Then give it a shot.

The leadership team (Derek, Tim, Christine, me) will be meeting tomorrow night to talk about plans for summer, etc. If you have thoughts or suggestions let us know. I know Bar-B-Que days are just around the corner.

Also, just a reminder for any of you who have been waiting for an opportunity to give to the joy box – remember you can give at www.canadahelps.org. Just find WestCoast Baptist Association and designate to the fund – The Open House. Try this link: Give Here

We still need to gather a few funds for sending Kyle to his retreat away.

Gracias y Bendiciones,

Deric

We are meeting at Nathan and Amy’s (2642 oxford street) this week and Derek Kehler is facilitating.

See you at 5pm for the potluck.

so this sunday we are going to attempt to squeeze into our place, and i will talk a bit about my recent trip & show a few pictures. if you’ve never been here before, we are at:

2566 dundas st (between penticton & kamloops)
ground level suite (door is at the back)

andrea & i will be providing the drinks (including indonesian coffee) & an appetizer.

unfortunately, for those of you with children, we can’t provide much in terms of entertainment (we only have a couple stuffed animals & lots of crayons), so if you want to bring something along that would be great.

if you haven’t been here before & need driving and/or bus directions, or if you have any questions, let me know. or andrea.

see you on sunday at 5pm!

joey & andrea

Thanks to everyone for a great Easter meal and time together last Sunday.

The leadership team has come up with a plan for the next 8 weeks or so, but in order for it to work out we need everyone’s involvement.

We talked about how it would be great to give all of us a chance to facilitate our times together based on how God is working in your life, has gifted you in some way, or is leading you personally. “Facilitation” simply means that you come up with an idea, run with it, and lead the time while we’re all together (or get someone to do it with you). Some ideas to get you thinking: a night of prayer, discussion or meditation around a passage of scripture, watching a thought provoking video, connecting with God through music or art, sharing about your recent missions trip (Joey), discussion around a particular question, interacting with nature, interpretative dancing (Anna), etc. Derek K. is planning to use a Ted talk. We DON’T want this to be an intimidating thing, and the leadership team is available for you to bounce your ideas off of, and help in anyway that we can – sometimes the more simple, the better! The time can last anywhere from 20 min. to 45 min. and we’re still planning to begin at 5pm with dinner, ending sometime around 7pm.

Not only do we need you to volunteer to facilitate, we also need to organize where we’ll be meeting for the next 8 weeks….so get ready to share yourself, and your home! Below is a sign up sheet with dates, so you can choose when you’d like to facilitate, and when would be a good time to host TOH.

April 11 Home: Kyle & Anna’s Facilitator: Deric M.

April 18 Home: Facilitator:

April 25 Home: Facilitator:

May 2 Home: Facilitator:

May 9 Home: Facilitator:

May 16 Home: Facilitator:

May 23 Home: Facilitator:

May 30 Home: Facilitator:

So this week we’ll be at Kyle and Anna’s place – 3274 William Street. See you there at 5pm, and remember to bring some good eatings to share. By the way thanks for everyone contributing last week.. it made for a great meal!!

I will see you at Kyle’s this Sunday. I will also give a bit more vision to our idea above and also what we will be working on together in the coming months.

Have a great rest of the week,

Deric

We’re excited to celebrate Easter with you all this Sunday night at our place, 5:00pm. We live at 2602 Kitchener St.

We’ll celebrate together over a meal, some worship, and hearing the Easter Story.

In order to have a great meal together, we thought it would be helpful to have everyone sign up to bring something to share to make sure we have a good variety of food. So please sign up for one of the dishes from the email sent to the google group.

Cheers

It is going to rock… bring some food to share as always – unless this is your first time with us, or it feels like it, because we haven’t seen you in more than 5 months

Kyle will be making an important announcement and leading us in a discussion about The Open House and changes with leadership team.

C U Sunday night.

Enjoy the party

Due to the follow 3 items:

We (Anna and I) are going to host a closing ceremony gathering at our house on Sunday night. So come on over by 5pm, bring a dish to share and let’s enjoy the wrap up of a couple of crazy weeks.

Looking forward to seeing you all and we will be back at little nest on March 7th, 2010!

This Saturday @ 8:00pm sharp we will be handing out hot beverages to passersby at the Yaletown Skytrain station. We will however be meeting at More Than a Roof Agency (address below). It is very important that everyone who can make show up because we NEED to have 15 people there. My guess is that we have around 8 people right now that will be coming, so that’s not nearly enough, so please invite friends, co-workers, etc. This is a Christian initiative, but don’t be afraid to invite all types. Here’s the nitty gritty on the where/when/what stuff:

Site: Yaletown Roundhouse
YELLOW ZONE
At the beginning of your shift, meet at More Than A Roof Agency – 1267 Granville Street / Drake Avenue – Office location is #208, Buzzer #66
Show up and Check in
The first 30mins-1 hour of the shift is designated orientation and set up time. This is already allotted in the shift.
When you arrive at the perking site where you are to volunteer, please locate the YELLOW MORE THAN GOLD FOLDER. In it, you will find a SIGN IN sheet. Please take a MORE THAN GOLD NAME TAG and record your contact information on the sign-up sheet. Please return this name tag at the end of your shift.
If you have not yet completed and returned a waiver form, please read the CODE OF CONDUCT and sign the WAIVER FORM. We need to have this prior to you volunteering. Please note the ZONE of your site and act accordingly.
A Salvation Army site manager will be at the station to orient you to the specific site.
Site Specific Information for Beverage Services
Type of Station: Staging tent only
You will be using a dolley to transport the coffee cambros. Distances range from 8-10 blocks. The perking station is More than a Roof Agency. The staging sit will be limited to a table with cambros on it. We won’t be using backpacks at this station as the line ups will be too tight.
Washrooms are available at this location.
Peak hours are estimated to be from 3pm-6pm and from 10pm-midnight.

Contact Person: Dallas
This facility does not have an on-site caretaker and also has the following considerations.
It is a subsidized housing complex and therefore extra attention is needed to provide security for the residents. The residential tenancy requirement is that there is no noise after 11pm. However, there are no residents on the first floor and Dallas has arranged for the rec room to be available for the late shift.
A fob and key for entrance will be provided by Dallas to the Salvation Army site manager. There will have to be a transfer to each shift site manager with special consideration for night shift to afternoon shift. Logistics need to be worked out. The Exit is an automatic locking door.
The kitchen is on the 2nd floor and is available for 2pm – 7pm shift only
8pm – midnight shift will use the recreation room on the first floor. This has a sink and there will be tables provided to brew the coffee. (Coffee percs will have to be brought down from the kitchen in between shifts)
1 – 40c. perc is onsite, the rest will have to be provided by MTG and could be stored with the supplies
Storage of all supplies will be in the rec room.
Facility is 8-10 blocks from the Yaletown Station.

I will be there a bit early, so if you have a hard time finding the place, shoot me an email and I’ll coach you through it.

Derek Kehler