Howdy Finderinos!
All is still quiet in terms of official Finding service activities this week, but keep your eyes peeled for more announcements in the upcoming weeks! In the mean time, if you are still itching to do some service check out Bel Air Pres’ weekly weekly bulletin of opportunities to serve!

-Derek

This week we have Christopher Keene, 3D Modeler, real life Sculptor, and Deacon at Bel Air Pres coming to give a talk in our multi-month series entitled “Jobs: Stories from Christians who ‘Got There,’” which is intended to be a powerfully prismatic view into the practicality of what it takes to live a life following Jesus while succeeding in any number of careers in this crazy city of LA.. Next Tuesday June 3rd at 8:00pm is the Refinery – a night of worship and praise with all of the Young Adults Ministries at Bel Air Pres (held in the Main Sanctuary).

Upcoming events include the service event Union Rescue Mission on Saturday June 21^st, as well as the social event The Finding Dinner on Friday June 27th! See other blogs on the Website or The Finding Newsletter for details! (or come to the service this Wednesday!)

God Bless,

Michael Ludden

Finding Coordinator

Howdy Finderinos!
A quick thanks to all the people who came to volunteer at the Union Rescue Mission this past Saturday. It’s only through the selfless determination of fine folks such as yourself that great things can be done in the name of the Lord! Otherwise, all is quiet for service with The Finding at the moment, but in the mean time, feel free to check out Bel Air Pres’ weekly bulletin for additional opportunities to serve!

-Derek

Hello,

This week we have Lincoln Skinner, High School Director at Bel Air Pres, will be giving the first talk in our multi-month series entitled “Jobs: Stories from Christians who ‘Got There,’” which is intended to be a powerfully prismatic view into the practicality of what it takes to live a life following Jesus while succeeding in any number of careers in this crazy city of LA. Next Wednesday May 28^th we are fortunate to have Christopher Keene, 3D Modeler, real life sculptor and active Deacon at Bel Air Pres, coming to continue the series!

Upcoming events include the social event Taco Soup Cook-off on May 24^th! See Social and Service posts for details on upcoming events!

God Bless,

Michael Ludden

Finding Coordinator

A reminder that this upcoming Saturday, May 17th is our monthly service trip to the Union Rescue Mission. For those that don’t know, The Union Rescue Mission is the nation’s largest homeless shelter, housing upwards of 900 people per night. This Saturday we’ll have the chance to prepare and serve dinner as well as pray for the homeless–if you’ve ever wanted to come join us to serve dinner to the homeless downtown, now is the time!

We are going to be meeting at 3:15 PM in the Bel Air Pres lower parking lot (across Mulholland, south of the Church campus) to carpool over together, finishing up by 8:00 PM. It really is an amazing experience and a great way to get some service and fellowship in. I really cannot stress enough that we need a good number of people to come along to be able to function well at dinner–we end up serving a lot of people!

Please e-mail me back if you are interested in coming or have further questions. Planning goes much smoother if I can get a decent count before we meet up on Saturday. It gives me a chance to make sure everyone has the proper directions–which I have included as an attachment if you want meet us there. If you do plan on meeting us there, expect to arrive at the rescue mission between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM (there is a parking garage underneath).

Don’t forget to wear closed-toed shoes!

God bless
-Derek

“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”
Isaiah 58:10

Here are the directions from BAPC to URM:

405 North
101 South
Stay on 101 South through Hollywood to Downtown
Exit on Los Angeles Street
Right on Los Angeles Street
Left on Temple Street
Right on Judge John Aiso St.
Judge J. A. becomes San Pedro Street

URM is at 545 S. San Pedro Street, 213-347-6300, on right hand of street.

I’m really excited that this week we are kicking off a multi-month series entitled “Jobs: Stories from Christians who ‘Got There.’” Over the next two months we will have speakers ranging from Christopher Keene, a 3D modeler and real-life sculptor (and involved Bel Air Pres member and volunteer), to Dr. David Fung, an anesthesiologist (and very involved in missions, specifically to Brazil, with Bel Air Pres), and many others including Len Tiso, Scott Holmquist, Jan Kolstad and more. My hope is that, as I end my tenure as the Finding Coordinator (due to the fact that I will be performing out of the country from June until next year), and as Jenn Welch takes over in June, this series will provide a powerfully prismatic view into the practicality of what it takes to live a life following Jesus while succeeding in any number of careers in this crazy city of LA. Upcoming events include the social event Taco Soup Cook-off on May 24th! See the Finding Newsletter for details on upcoming events, as well as this Website!

God Bless,

Michael Ludden

Finding Coordinator

Howdy Findernios!
A quick thanks to all those who made it out to Clean Sweep this past Saturday! This outreach program does not go unnoticed within the community: Bel Air Pres often receives comments from local neighbors expressing their appreciation for the volunteers that keep Mulholland Drive litter free!

Also, a reminder that this Saturday, May 17th is our monthly service trip to the Union Rescue Mission. For those that don’t know, The Union Rescue Mission is the nation’s largest homeless shelter, housing upwards of 900 people per night. We are going to be meeting at 3:15 PM in the Bel Air lower parking lot, to go server dinner to the homeless, finishing up by 8:00 PM. I’ll be sending out another email later this week with further details. Please, e-mail me back if you are interested in coming or have further questions.

In the mean time, feel free to check out Bel Air Pres’ weekly bulletin for additional opportunities to serve!

-Derek

What’s up Finding!?
A reminder that this Saturday, May 10th is our chance to serve with the deacons of Bel Air Pres at Clean Sweep. Come join the Finding as we beautify the stretch of Mulholland Drive that runs by the church.

We will meet at 8:45 AM, near the pre-school (that is the first driveway on your left, as you approach the church from the 405). Past experience has shown the job can be completed in 1-1.5 hours and is great exercise while you’re at it! Everything is supplied (gloves, bags, picker-uppers, etc.), even coffee and donuts for those that need a caffeine and sugar boost before getting started!

So far five people are signed up, but I would love more of you to join! So please let me know if you are interested or are planning on joining us. Let’s make these streets beautiful!

God bless!
Derek

I have to give another shout out this week to this sweet time lapse video that Katon Callaway took of the Guys’ Night the Saturday before last which, by the way, was a lot of fun as you’ll see when you click this link. This week is The Refinery! Which is to say, a night of musical worship and praise with all of the Young Adults ministries at Bel Air Pres. Upcoming this month we’ve got the service event Clean Sweet on May 10^th, and the social event Taco Soup Cook-off on May 24^th! See the Social posts and the Finding Newsletter for details. Not on the newsletter? Sign up by e-mailing Michael Ludden with “Sign me up for the Newsetter” in the title!

God Bless,

Michael Ludden

Finding Coordinator

Check out this sweet time lapse video that Katon Callaway took of the Guys’ Night this last Saturday which, by the way, was a lot of fun as you’ll see when you click this link. This week we will be screening the award winning and wonderful (check the imdb here for reviews and info) short film “Most.” This will round out our month of multi-media entertainment at The Finding. And don’t worry- there will be discussion time. See below for details on upcoming events, as well as links to the Finding Website.

God Bless,

Michael Ludden

Finding Coordinator