Jun 11, 2011
Feb 26, 2011
March 2011 PYG Update Email
This email was sent to PYG students and parents on 2/26/11
Hello PYG brothers and sisters!
God has blessed us with an awesome retreat and a new call to truly stand firm in our faith for Christ (1 Corinthians 16:13-14).
I just wanted to remind you of some upcoming events....
(All of this information will also be posted on our blog www.paliyouth.blogspot.com
You will also find all permission slips, calendar information, photos and weekly announcements at our blog so please check regularly.
URGENT NEWS...
1. We will be selling tickets for the Ahn Trio Concert (sister strings trio) on Friday March 18th.
There are $30 tickets sold for $20 (discounted with a generous donation) for the students. Please buy the tickets soon as they will go quickly.
Tickets will be sold in front of the cafeteria during lunch time.
2. Sign-up for Hosanna Revival on Friday, March 4
Please sign-up for the annual New Jersey revival. Registration is $10
Event begins at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 pm. If we want seats (especially good ones) - we need to leave church by 6 pm. We will return to church by 11 pm at the latest.
3. The Lent Season begins Ash Wednesday, March 9. We will be doing a Stations of the Cross Art Project. If you would like to offer your artistic skills by contributing to this stations of the cross, please talk to pastor Rana. Watch the youtube video below and think about which station you would like to create. Below is a 10 minute video that was used for prayer and devotion so just fast forward through it to see all the stations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W3nCabrys
4. Community Service -- New Project: Harlem Explorers
We just completed service at the Food Bank of New Jersey today.
From March to June we will be participating in Harlem by holding a Saturday VBS program for about 30+ children. We will be leading the praise, sermon, Bible study, crafts and will provide lunch.
We have decided to fund this whole project with a special missions offerings by our youth group. Each Sunday from March to June - please use the offering envelope and indicate if the offering should be designated for missions (Harlem Explorers Project). We are setting a goal of $600 for March - June which is the minimum amount of funds needed to serve our brothers and sisters in Harlem. Please be prayerful and decide how much to set aside for a missions offering in these next few months.
5. About Pastor Rana's Maternity Leave
Pastor Rana's daughter should be arriving around Easter. The due date is April 27th but my feeling is she will be early. So most likely I will be gone from Easter Sunday for about one month. If all goes well and recover is good I should be back by Memorial Day weekend.
During this month, Jr and Sr. High will have joint worship services led by our Pastor Paul Hwang.
Important Dates (Please save to your calendar): These dates are always on our blog and updated as changes occur.
March:
-Friday, March 4 Hosanna Revival (Location: Felician College in Lodi, NJ) More information on www.njypn.com
Registration: $10
6 PM Depart Church
10:30/11 PM Arrive at Church
-Friday, March 11 7:30 PM-10:00 PM- Worship/Prayer and Preparation for March 26 Harlem Explorers Project (Prepare crafts, Bible study, worship)
-Friday, March 18 Ahn Trio Concert at Bergen PAC Tickets $20
More information about the Ahn Trio http://www.ahntrio.com/
6:45 PM Depart Church
10:30/11 PM Arrive Church
(NO FRIDAY MEETING on March 25th due to Community Service)
-Saturday, March 26 Community Service: Harlem Explorers
9 AM Depart Church
3 PM Arrive Church
April:
Friday, April 1 - Worship, Bible Study and Care Package Preparation for Chaplain Charlie An
As Chaplain An will be going overseas this month, we will be sending care packages the first Friday of each month. Please bring items that you think would be helpful to Chaplain An and his group.
Sunday, April 10 -- Stations of the Cross Art Projects DUE. These will be put on display for the two weeks preceding Easter. Please bring to church by 10 AM.
Friday, April 15 - Stations of the Cross Friday prayer/meditation time
Friday, April 22 - Good Friday Worship
Saturday, April 30 - Community Service: Harlem Explorers
May:
Friday, May 6 - Care Package Preparation for Chaplain Charlie An & Harlem Explorers Preparation
(No Friday meeting May 13)
Saturday, May 14 - Community Service; Harlem Explorers
(No Friday meeting May 20)
Saturday, May 21 - Will Graham Revival (Grandson of Billy Graham, son of Franklin Graham) in Ocean Grove, NJ
6:00 PM Depart Church (Tentative)
11 PM Arrive Church
Friday, May 27 Worship/Bible Study; Harlem Explorers Preparation (Majority will be done here because the SAT's are the following week)
June:
Friday, June 3 Harlem Explorers Preparation
(No Friday Meeting June 10)
Friday, June 11 Community Service: Harlem Explorers
Please save these dates as we want maximum participation in all of our events. And always feel free to invite your friends. If you have any ideas, please let me know. I'm all ears!
As for me, our family will be moving into a new home in Tenafly, NJ so we can prepare for the birth of our 2nd child. Hopefully we'll have a Friday night dinner party at our new home!!
If you have any questions, please email me or call me.
God's Love and Peace to you..
Pastor Rana Park
Hello PYG brothers and sisters!
God has blessed us with an awesome retreat and a new call to truly stand firm in our faith for Christ (1 Corinthians 16:13-14).
I just wanted to remind you of some upcoming events....
(All of this information will also be posted on our blog www.paliyouth.blogspot.com
You will also find all permission slips, calendar information, photos and weekly announcements at our blog so please check regularly.
URGENT NEWS...
1. We will be selling tickets for the Ahn Trio Concert (sister strings trio) on Friday March 18th.
There are $30 tickets sold for $20 (discounted with a generous donation) for the students. Please buy the tickets soon as they will go quickly.
Tickets will be sold in front of the cafeteria during lunch time.
2. Sign-up for Hosanna Revival on Friday, March 4
Please sign-up for the annual New Jersey revival. Registration is $10
Event begins at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 pm. If we want seats (especially good ones) - we need to leave church by 6 pm. We will return to church by 11 pm at the latest.
3. The Lent Season begins Ash Wednesday, March 9. We will be doing a Stations of the Cross Art Project. If you would like to offer your artistic skills by contributing to this stations of the cross, please talk to pastor Rana. Watch the youtube video below and think about which station you would like to create. Below is a 10 minute video that was used for prayer and devotion so just fast forward through it to see all the stations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W3nCabrys
4. Community Service -- New Project: Harlem Explorers
We just completed service at the Food Bank of New Jersey today.
From March to June we will be participating in Harlem by holding a Saturday VBS program for about 30+ children. We will be leading the praise, sermon, Bible study, crafts and will provide lunch.
We have decided to fund this whole project with a special missions offerings by our youth group. Each Sunday from March to June - please use the offering envelope and indicate if the offering should be designated for missions (Harlem Explorers Project). We are setting a goal of $600 for March - June which is the minimum amount of funds needed to serve our brothers and sisters in Harlem. Please be prayerful and decide how much to set aside for a missions offering in these next few months.
5. About Pastor Rana's Maternity Leave
Pastor Rana's daughter should be arriving around Easter. The due date is April 27th but my feeling is she will be early. So most likely I will be gone from Easter Sunday for about one month. If all goes well and recover is good I should be back by Memorial Day weekend.
During this month, Jr and Sr. High will have joint worship services led by our Pastor Paul Hwang.
Important Dates (Please save to your calendar): These dates are always on our blog and updated as changes occur.
March:
-Friday, March 4 Hosanna Revival (Location: Felician College in Lodi, NJ) More information on www.njypn.com
Registration: $10
6 PM Depart Church
10:30/11 PM Arrive at Church
-Friday, March 11 7:30 PM-10:00 PM- Worship/Prayer and Preparation for March 26 Harlem Explorers Project (Prepare crafts, Bible study, worship)
-Friday, March 18 Ahn Trio Concert at Bergen PAC Tickets $20
More information about the Ahn Trio http://www.ahntrio.com/
6:45 PM Depart Church
10:30/11 PM Arrive Church
(NO FRIDAY MEETING on March 25th due to Community Service)
-Saturday, March 26 Community Service: Harlem Explorers
9 AM Depart Church
3 PM Arrive Church
April:
Friday, April 1 - Worship, Bible Study and Care Package Preparation for Chaplain Charlie An
As Chaplain An will be going overseas this month, we will be sending care packages the first Friday of each month. Please bring items that you think would be helpful to Chaplain An and his group.
Sunday, April 10 -- Stations of the Cross Art Projects DUE. These will be put on display for the two weeks preceding Easter. Please bring to church by 10 AM.
Friday, April 15 - Stations of the Cross Friday prayer/meditation time
Friday, April 22 - Good Friday Worship
Saturday, April 30 - Community Service: Harlem Explorers
May:
Friday, May 6 - Care Package Preparation for Chaplain Charlie An & Harlem Explorers Preparation
(No Friday meeting May 13)
Saturday, May 14 - Community Service; Harlem Explorers
(No Friday meeting May 20)
Saturday, May 21 - Will Graham Revival (Grandson of Billy Graham, son of Franklin Graham) in Ocean Grove, NJ
6:00 PM Depart Church (Tentative)
11 PM Arrive Church
Friday, May 27 Worship/Bible Study; Harlem Explorers Preparation (Majority will be done here because the SAT's are the following week)
June:
Friday, June 3 Harlem Explorers Preparation
(No Friday Meeting June 10)
Friday, June 11 Community Service: Harlem Explorers
Please save these dates as we want maximum participation in all of our events. And always feel free to invite your friends. If you have any ideas, please let me know. I'm all ears!
As for me, our family will be moving into a new home in Tenafly, NJ so we can prepare for the birth of our 2nd child. Hopefully we'll have a Friday night dinner party at our new home!!
If you have any questions, please email me or call me.
God's Love and Peace to you..
Pastor Rana Park
Nov 17, 2010
Oct 22, 2010
Sr. High Bible Reading - Matthew 9
Pick one of the following to focus on for today.
(1) vv. 1-7
When Jesus heals the paralytic he asks the scribes the question... "Which is easier to just say 'Your sins are forgiven' or to tell the guy to get up and walk?"
Obviously, it is the former... because anyone can say it.. and they were accusing Jesus of blasphemy for saying something only God should say..
And then to prove that they may know that Jesus does have the authority to say that - he makes the paralytic to walk.
It's kind of like an "in your face" kind of thing.
Jesus is not setting for us an example to be "in your face" Christians. Not the kind of Christians that act righteous and better than the rest of the world because it is obvious in the very next part, as Jesus was sitting with the tax collectors (remember these guys are traitors that are working for the Romans to cheat the Jews, their own people - so, yes the worst) and other sinners, Jesus is not interested in being self-righteous. Jesus attracts believers by his life. People want to follow him. People want to be around him.
How can we live that kind of life - of an attractive Christian? People look at us and wonder "Man, what's going on there? I want that."
(2) vv. 8-13
In v. 13 "I desire mercy and not sacrifice" comes from Hosea 6:6 which is in the context of how Israel doesn't seem to get it. They do all the rituals - the worship service, the offerings, coming and doing the "duty" but God wants something else. Another wording for "mercy" is "steadfast love". God wants to be in a love relationship with us and desires that for all of us. This is not a relationship of duty but of love - that comes from our willingness.
The contrast here is with the high religious leaders being criticized are the ones caught up in the work of religion - prayers, services, dressing a certain way- everything external and outwardly. They are compared and contrasted to the weak, sinners that have really messed up in life, those that have been deemed "unclean" because of their sickness and outcast in society, and the Gentiles.
And where does this love relationship begin? Verse 13 - Jesus says, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
We begin as sinners, recognizing our need for our Lord Jesus. Chasing after him, following him, going where he goes -- as these people are for the miracle in their lives. They are desperate for his saving power and love.
The question is - are you desperate? Or, is this just the convenient choice?
(3)vv. 20-22
Talk about desperation and faith. This woman in v. 20 was desperate. She had nothing left. During these times "bleeding" especially of the womanly kind made you unclean. No one could be near you, touch you, etc. So imagine if you had this for twelve years. Can you imagine twelve years of being completely alone because some religious law told you - you were unclean and so must be cast out of society?
Well, this woman was desperate. She managed to get near the crowds somehow. Probably she tried her best to conceal herself and keep herself under the radar - thus she did the least she could do -- not confront Jesus in front of everybody and gather attention to herself but just TOUCH THE FRINGE of his garment.
It's hard to relate to this kind of desperation that leads to this kind of faith in our society. We're comfortable. We have all we need so being "desperate" for Jesus kind of doesn't make sense. Think about it. What do these people have because they are desperate? What are we missing out on?
(4) vv. 35-38
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
This is a perpetual truth the church is faced with. There is always more work to be done than workers to do them. Right now our church is in need of a shepherd, a pastor. And Jesus's command is simple: pray earnestly.
We must pray earnestly that a true shepherd who will protect, serve, nurture and guide his sheep will come to our church.
(1) vv. 1-7
When Jesus heals the paralytic he asks the scribes the question... "Which is easier to just say 'Your sins are forgiven' or to tell the guy to get up and walk?"
Obviously, it is the former... because anyone can say it.. and they were accusing Jesus of blasphemy for saying something only God should say..
And then to prove that they may know that Jesus does have the authority to say that - he makes the paralytic to walk.
It's kind of like an "in your face" kind of thing.
Jesus is not setting for us an example to be "in your face" Christians. Not the kind of Christians that act righteous and better than the rest of the world because it is obvious in the very next part, as Jesus was sitting with the tax collectors (remember these guys are traitors that are working for the Romans to cheat the Jews, their own people - so, yes the worst) and other sinners, Jesus is not interested in being self-righteous. Jesus attracts believers by his life. People want to follow him. People want to be around him.
How can we live that kind of life - of an attractive Christian? People look at us and wonder "Man, what's going on there? I want that."
(2) vv. 8-13
In v. 13 "I desire mercy and not sacrifice" comes from Hosea 6:6 which is in the context of how Israel doesn't seem to get it. They do all the rituals - the worship service, the offerings, coming and doing the "duty" but God wants something else. Another wording for "mercy" is "steadfast love". God wants to be in a love relationship with us and desires that for all of us. This is not a relationship of duty but of love - that comes from our willingness.
The contrast here is with the high religious leaders being criticized are the ones caught up in the work of religion - prayers, services, dressing a certain way- everything external and outwardly. They are compared and contrasted to the weak, sinners that have really messed up in life, those that have been deemed "unclean" because of their sickness and outcast in society, and the Gentiles.
And where does this love relationship begin? Verse 13 - Jesus says, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
We begin as sinners, recognizing our need for our Lord Jesus. Chasing after him, following him, going where he goes -- as these people are for the miracle in their lives. They are desperate for his saving power and love.
The question is - are you desperate? Or, is this just the convenient choice?
(3)vv. 20-22
Talk about desperation and faith. This woman in v. 20 was desperate. She had nothing left. During these times "bleeding" especially of the womanly kind made you unclean. No one could be near you, touch you, etc. So imagine if you had this for twelve years. Can you imagine twelve years of being completely alone because some religious law told you - you were unclean and so must be cast out of society?
Well, this woman was desperate. She managed to get near the crowds somehow. Probably she tried her best to conceal herself and keep herself under the radar - thus she did the least she could do -- not confront Jesus in front of everybody and gather attention to herself but just TOUCH THE FRINGE of his garment.
It's hard to relate to this kind of desperation that leads to this kind of faith in our society. We're comfortable. We have all we need so being "desperate" for Jesus kind of doesn't make sense. Think about it. What do these people have because they are desperate? What are we missing out on?
(4) vv. 35-38
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
This is a perpetual truth the church is faced with. There is always more work to be done than workers to do them. Right now our church is in need of a shepherd, a pastor. And Jesus's command is simple: pray earnestly.
We must pray earnestly that a true shepherd who will protect, serve, nurture and guide his sheep will come to our church.
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