Our annual Marriage Conference is coming up this month at Bridges on April 26 & 27! We are excited to welcome Curt & Rhonda Hamner of Between Two Trees Ministry as our guest speakers. Registration is open and childcare is available!

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THIS WEEK'S MESSAGE

Even in a Place Like That

What are we to think when we don't hear from God or see Him working? What are we to think when a situation looks so bleak that God appears to have abandoned us? As we begin our new series in the book Esther, we will find that even when God is silent, and even when He doesn't appear to have control of events, He is still sovereign and is still working.

NEWS AND EVENTS

LACS is continuing to grow and build enriching programs for their students, and in order to support this vision they will be hosting an online fundraising auction April 8-20! They need the help of our Bridges family and are asking for donations to auction—this could be tickets to a sporting event or performance, a weekend at a time share, a service that people can use, or items that could be auctioned as part of a themed basket. For details or to offer something to be auctioned, email linda.ketz@lacs.com. To invite a local business to donate an item, please use the letter and form below.

Join Reasons to Believe online via Zoom HERE at 7:00pm on Fri., April 12. The science of nucleosynthesis, the processes that build up the periodic table from light nuclei to heavier ones, was established about 70 years ago. Dr. Cynthia Cheung, former NASA astrophysicist, will describe these processes, especially the intricate physics that created the elements that comprise the building blocks of life. Sign up for emails about future meetings via Kirby Hansen: 650-917-9107 or kirbyh@pacbell.net.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Join MUCH Hope as they serve local homeless at Sunnyvale Homefirst shelter by providing monthly dinners. Guest numbers at the shelter have increased greatly to 150 people, so lots of help is needed whether it's for 30 minutes or 2 hours! Volunteer to drop off supplies at Bridges, or help cook in the Bridges kitchen on a designated Sunday. For questions, contact sujana.panthulu@gmail.com.

Bridges’ Deaconess and Deacon Boards are recruiting volunteers to join in the important mission of hearing the word and doing what it says (James 1:22) along with the combined need for faith and action (James 2:16). Our Deaconesses continually support the Bridges family in ways both seen and behind the scenes, and we hope to grow the Deacon Board to similarly serve and also partner with the Deaconesses on joint projects. Have you been looking for ways to serve with other dedicated people? Whether you’d like to send an encouraging note, visit someone in the hospital, give a ride, or something else that excites you, only sign up when you are available and in areas where you want to contribute. For details, contact Board Chairs Sujana Panthulu (sujana.panthulu@gmail.com) or Tom Hansen (twhansen@yahoo.com).

There is always room for you to serve in the Children's Ministry. Please consider joining the team of people pouring into the children of Bridges in our nursery, preschool, and elementary classes. For more info, contact one of our ministry leaders below:

   Nursery - Liliya Gor (liliya@bridges.church)

   Preschool - Kathy Spillar (kathy@brides.church)

   Elementary - Alba Kellejian (alba@bridges.church)

Join us this summer for a short-term mission trip to São Paulo, Brazil, July 18-28! We will be working closely with our long-time mission partners Paulo & Ireni Mota and the organization and staff they oversee (Restoration Ministries) to lead fun Bible programs and activities for children and youth, and to participate in home visitations and prayer outreaches to families in the surrounding favela neighborhoods. The trip will cost approximately $2,000-$2,500 per person. For more information, please email Pastor Steve: steve@bridges.church.

We’d love for each person to find a place to use their God-given gifts within our Bridges family. Prayerfully consider how God would like you to serve, and then fill out our online form. Thank you for helping build our church!

STAY CONNECTED

Do you have a question about this week's sermon? We want to hear it! To see our pastors answer past sermon questions, click HERE.

Our Bridges family prays together three different times each week: twice on Wednesday via Zoom, and once on Sunday mornings before our worship service. We'd love to have you join us.

Need help picking up groceries, setting up tech tools or equipment, running errands, etc.? We have a team of people who are ready and willing to help. If you're able and willing to help others, join our team!

These are our current year-to-date giving figures: Actual is $954,794; budgeted is $1,093,000; shortfall is $138,206. These figures reflect contributions for the church year, which runs Sept. 1 - Aug. 31.

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