Roman’s Services - updated

There has been a change in the schedule of Memorial Services for Roman Monzon.

The Visitation Reception schedule on Tuesday, August 19 at O’Conner Mortuary is canceled.  


The Memorial Service on Wednesday and Friday will push through with the original schedule as follows:

Memorial Service
Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 7-9PM
Chapel, O’Connor Mortuary, Laguna Hills
25301 Alicia Pkwy., Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone (877) 872-2736

Celebration of Life Service
Friday, August 22, 2008, 7-9PM
Woodbridge Community Church, (949)857-6844
5000 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA  92604

If you would like to give to the Roman Monzon Memorial Fund, you may send your donations to the Connection, designated for the Roman Monzon memorial Fund. This fund will be used to help in Funeral costs and other related expenses. We will make sure that your monetary gift are specially noted and forwarded to the family.

 Romans 8:38-39, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”



For more info regarding The Connection, please visit www.filamchurchirvine.org

Update re: Kuya Roman

Hey everyone,

Here is the information regarding Kuya Roman’s Memorial services next week. Please spread this information as appropriate.

Arrangements have already been made with the O’Connor Mortuary to transport Roman’s body from Fresno to Laguna Hills. Everyone is invited to honor Roman and express their love and sympathies to the family through the following venues:

 

Visitation Reception

Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 7-9PM

Visitation Room, O’Connor Mortuary, Laguna Hills
25301 Alicia Pkwy., Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone (877) 872-2736

Note: There will be no Service during this time, and there is only limited space. Those who would like to give a Video tribute to Roman may do so. Bring your videos to the Connection Office at Woodbridge Community Church by 3PM on Tuesday, and have it in DVD format.

 

Memorial Service

Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 7-9PM

Chapel, O’Connor Mortuary, Laguna Hills

 

Celebration of Life Service

Friday, August 22, 2008, 7-9PM

Woodbridge Community Church, (949)857-6844

5000 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604

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Also, Ate Cynthia has requested that the youth compile a list of K Roman’s jokes or “Romanisms.” Please write them down and give them to me on Sunday or email them to me at gcatanus@hotmail.com or through MySpace/Facebook.

And, if you would like to include pictures of Kuya Roman in the slideshow for Friday, please get them to Pastor Godfrey this Sunday. You can give it to him either through a flash drive, email or a regular picture which we will scan in. If you would like the picture back, please place it in an envelope with your name on it.

Finally, we would like to give Ate Cynthia the official DEEP Scrapbook next Friday. Please finish your pages as soon as you can. If you need another page or some pictures, please talk to Kuya Godfrey this Sunday. The FINAL DAY to include pages in the scrapbook will be this Wednesday evening 5PM. Please put them in K Godfrey’s mailbox at the Connection Office.

Keep praying for each other and for the Lief/Monzon family as well.

God Bless us all,
KG

Update from Pastor Vince

Dear Church Family,

We just received news from Roman’s uncle, Chito, that the authorities at Huntington Lake were able to find Roman’s body. They located Roman’s body at approximately 7:30am today in the general area where they had been searching earlier this week. The family is now awaiting instructions from the Fresno County Coroner’s office regarding what to do next.

 

In the meantime, I would encourage everyone to be prayerful during this most difficult time. The church (youth center) will be open every day this week from 9:30AM to 10:00PM for those who would like to gather together for prayer and mutual encouragement.

 

Also, I would ask everyone to please check with the church office first at (949)857-6844, before dropping by to visit Cynthia and the family. We hope to make sure there is an appropriate flow of visitors in a manner that is helpful to the family. 

 

I will keep you all informed as soon I receive more relevant news. God is in charge. So, let us continue to trust Him as we go through this time of grief.

Trusting in Christ alone,

Pastor Vince

Prayer This Week

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to remind you that the divers will be continuing the search for Kuya Roman at Huntington Lake this morning. Also, know that some people from the church will be praying and fasting through lunch today. If you remember our prayer service from the 30-hour Famine, that’s what they will be doing. If you would like to join them in this, I know that would bring unity to the church and to the prayers that we lift up.

Also, the church will be open today throughout the day. Feel free to stop by and pray with the others that are there. There is also an “Encouraging Wall” for you to leave any encouraging verses or notes for everyone else.

Additionally, if you are planning on bringing pictures of Kuya Roman, please bring them by Friday. We may be able to print some of the pictures out at church, but Target and many other stores do it for very cheap too. We would like to have ONE scrapbook and  video to give to the family where everyone’s thoughts and prayers are represented. That way they are not overwhelmed by many small books. We are going to try to put everything together this weekend. If anyone wants to help in that, let me know.

Finally, one of my favorite Christian music artists, Steven Curtis Chapman, was interviewed on Good Morning America yesterday. Chapman lost his daughter in a tragic accident this past May. In this interview, they talk about how their faith and hope in God and loving support for one another has helped them cope. It’s a great interview. Click here to watch it.

We’ll see you soon this weekend. Keep Praying.

KG

Non-Video Announcements for 8.8.08

1. Youth Center Hours this week: Wednesday 4-6 PM; Thursday 10AM-4PM; Friday 3-7PM

2. All Middle School students are invited to join with the Bridge’s Junior High group this Wednesday. Kuya Godfrey will be teaching there since Pastor Nate is at Hume Lake.

3. DEEP will meet this Friday at 7:30. We will be having a service of prayer and encouragement. Come ready to share what God is using to help you in this time. Maybe your thoughts on God’s Word will be a blessing to others.

4. Harvest Crusade is coming next weekend. It will be held at Angels’ Stadium in Anaheim. Please go to www.harvest.org for more details and information.

5. C-Walk is our Hip Hop Dance Outreach. It will be hosted in the Youth Center on Saturday, August 30 at 7PM. Please see K Godfrey or K Mike if you are interested in helping out.

6. Our Back to School Kick-Off is scheduled for Saturday, September 6th at 6PM. Be sure to be inviting your friends.

7. FUSION starts this Sunday after the church service. Come for an hour of fellowship, prayer and encouragement with our friends from the Bridge. Oh yeah - we’ll have free food for you guys!

8. There will be a Baptism Service at the end of the month. Anyone who has questions about what baptism means, what the Bible says about it and how to do it, please talk to K Godfrey.

Again, thanks for continuing to pray for Kuya Roman and his family. Let’s keep praying for everyone who is helping out at the lake also. We’ll keep each other encouraged.

KG