COVID-19 Roundup for Week of March 16, 2020

 

As Justin discussed in the last update, we’ll be providing weekly updates of articles, ways to help, ideas, and stories. I’m looking forward to journeying with you in this time - Fred Mok

Articles

How You Can Help/Ideas

  • Volunteer at a Food Bank: Valley Fair Life Group has signed up as a group to help sort food at Second Harvest Food Bank on Wed 3/18 and Wed 3/25 @ 6-8 PM. Individual registration required here. Email fred@gardencitysv.com for more information. NOTE: Food banks are second responders and stay open, in compliance with the county directive. They are experiencing a severe volunteer shortage and are taking steps to ensure volunteer safety.

  • Donate needed items to PATH: Donate the following items to PATH, an organization in downtown San Jose dedicated to ending homelessness: Non-perishable, sealed foods, paper goods (toilet paper, etc.), and hygiene items. Jesse Gomez (jessegomez@epath.org) is happy to pick up OR you can drop off. Email Judy Mok (fjmok@yahoo.com) or Amber Antle (amber.antle@outlook.com) for more information.

  • UPDATE 3/19/2020 => Help house a college student: Santa Clara (SCU) and San Jose State (SJSU) Universities have made classes on-line for the rest of the school year. SCU is shutting down dorms as of March 28th. Some SCU students need temporary housing. Would you be willing to help? Contact Ashley Ricks aricks@scu.edu.

  • UPDATE 3/19/2020 => The city of San Jose just launched Silicon Valley Strong: This is a city-wide effort to help, donate, or seek help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Blessing Fund: If you have ideas or people our church can bless financially, email details to Shea Salinas shea@gardencitysv.com.

  • Give to Garden City Church here. Support our mission to make, mature, and multiply disciples in this uncertain time!

  • Support your local business with an online gift card: This idea was sent by Brent Boekestein - thank you! Give a local business that you would ordinarily buy from an online gift card. We get our Sunday coffee from Voyager Craft Coffee!

  • Email Staff Team team@gardencitysv.com or Elder Team elders@gardencitysv.com with your ideas and suggestions on how to help!

Stories

  • This past Sunday, the Valley Fair Life Group and some other invited guests worshipped together at Michael and Sonja Leshan’s home. We had a fantastic discussion of the Introduction to the Discipleship Culture Guidebook. There was excitement over living out the 4 main verbs of the Great Commission: Go, Make, Baptize, and Teach. Ethan Leshan set up the videos on a large TV and we read the guidebook off the screen. - Fred Mok

    Send your stories of disciple-making in this time to fred@gardencitysv.com.

 
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