previous happenings - 2005/2004 school year

As you can see, we haven't had time to actually write in descriptions for thesecond half of the activities...

SoCal GCF Retreat (June 24-26, 2005)

Integration Dinner (May 20, 2005)

Potluck with Lynn (April 27, 2005)

Beach Cleanup (April 9, 2005)

Integration Book Discussion (April 5, 2005)

GCF Easter Potluck (March 27, 2005)

First Years' Night Out (March 5, 2005)

Potluck with Lynn (February 25, 2005)

February Integration Movie Night (February 18, 2005)

Potluck Dinner and Game Night (February 14, 2005)

Anza Borego desert trip (February 12-13, 2005)

Superbowl Party (February 6, 2005)

City of Refuge (February 5, 2005)

Men's Breakfast (January 29, 2005) - Once again the men in GCF got together to hang out and have breakfast with one another. Everyone who came had a great time!

Prayer/Donations for Tsunami Victims (January 6, 2005)

Large Group Christmas Party/Clothes Drive collection (December 16, 2004) - GCF had a very nice Christmas get-together on December 16th. We sang various Christmas carols, had some nice Christmas snacks, and enjoyed each other's company. Afterwards, we collected and sorted clothes for the GCF clothing drive. We were blessed to have such a tremendous amount donated by many people! Clothes donated benefited both City of Refuge and Coast Vineyard's Branch ministries.

Integration Dinner (December 14, 2004) - December's integration dinner was hosted by John. The topic for the night focused on how to share the gospel with academics. Some of the time was spent looking at some personal stories from the book "Finding God at Harvard" which relates to how academics became Christians. Overall, it was a time to examine and think about the role of Christians in the lives of academics and how God used those Christians to bring those people to Himself.

Women's day out/Men's breakfast (December 11, 2004) - The women and men planned some fun, relaxing activities with finals over. The women went out to do some shopping, have a lunch at Mimi's Cafe, and enjoy a Christmas movie. The men had a nice breakfast get-together at John's place just to talk and enjoy each other's company. Overall it was a great day to strengthen fellowship among people.

Thanksgiving Potluck (November 25, 2004) - For people who stayed around San Diego for Thanksgiving, GCF hosted a potluck at Chad and Karen Luttrell's place. There was plenty of food to eat and fun board games to be played by everyone! It was a great way to spend Thanksgiving day.

Cuyamaca trail rebuilding (November 20, 2004) - Various people in GCF went to help rebuild trails in Cuyamaca State Park. Cuyamaca has many beautiful hiking trails but unfortunately was hit hard by last year's fires. This was a day long event that greatly helped our local environment.

GCF helps Branch ministry (November 20, 2004) - Also on November 20th, some GCFer's went to Mission Beach to help Coast Vineyard Church with their "Branch" homeless ministry. This was an opportunity to serve food and clothes to the homeless. In addition, it was just a great way to listen and pray for them as well as just loving them. There was definitely a feeling of Thanksgiving among the homeless who were there.

Large Group Food Drive collection (November 18, 2004) - GCF planned a two week long food drive collection for the San Diego Food Bank. On November 18th, we collected all the food at our large group meeting. When the food was delivered, we found out that people had donated a total of 539lbs. for the drive! This indeed was a tremendous success and a great way to help out people in need before the Thanksgiving holiday. What a blessing!

Integration Dinner (November 16, 2004) - Yueng hosted November's integration dinner. The main topic for the night was Christianity and the Environment. Items discussed included what Christian attitudes should be towards the natural world, specifically with regards to the issues of climate change, consumption and population.

Integration Dinner (October 29, 2004) - Kyle hosted the integration dinner in October. Since the dinner was close to election night, the topic was: "Influencing the world through voting: What characteristics of political candidates matter?" Issues discussed included what factors Christians should consider when making their choices on Election Day.

Ladies Desert Night (October 25, 2004) - Kristen hosted a "Ladies Dessert Night" on October 25th. This was an opportunity for the GCF women to hang out and bring some great desserts to share with one another.

GCF trip to Little Italy (October 12, 2004) - This was a relaxed evening of hanging out and eating good food at Cafe Zucchero. It was a nice way to get to see more of San Diego and enjoy a nice restaurant.

Hiking Trip: Torrey Pines (October 9, 2004) - A group of GCFer's went to go hiking on October 9th. We hiked along the ocean and up the cliffs of Torrey Pines state reserve and had a chance to splash in the ocean as well. For the plant enthusiast, there were various types of desert vegetation to be seen along the trial (amazing since it is so close to the beach!). It was a great time to enjoy each others company and the beauty of God's creation.

Disc golf at Balboa Park (October 3, 2004) - Some people from GCF went to go play disc golf in Balboa Park. Disc golf is a fun game very similar to regular golf except you use Discs similar to frisbees. The goal is to make it into the "hole", which is a metal basket, in as few throws as possible. People definitely had a fun time learning how to play it!

GCF trip to Getty (October 2, 2004) - The GCF of UC Irvine invited us to visit the Getty museum with them on October 2nd. Going to the museum was definitely a treat since it is arguably the best art museum in Southern California. It was a great way to connect with another fellowship and also have some fun ourselves.

GCF Fall BBQ (September 25, 2004) - GCF had its annual welcoming BBQ to start off the school year in North Mesa. As usual, there was pleanty of food and fun to go around. We also took some time to play some games like croquet and bocce ball. Everyone had a great time! Photos from the BBQ are available here.

Padres Game (September 22, 2004) - GCF went to see the Padres take on the Dodgers at Petco Park. We had a large group of people go and GCF was even recogized on one of the big scoreboards! It was a great game as the Padres won the game 4-0. Photos can be seen here.

NSO Beach Day (September 18, 2004) - We had a beach day at La Jolla Shores and invited both new and old students to come out and have a good time. People socialized, threw frisbees and footballs around, and walked barefoot in the ocean. This was a great way to get to know some of the new graduate students and everyone had a good time. Photos from the beach are located here.

NSO Table (September 17, 2004) - GCF welcomed all new graduate students with a table at the Graduate Activities Fair during orientation located at Center Hall. We were excited to talk to so many graduate students and spend some time getting to know them. We provided cookies and candy to everyone who stopped by. The day was a great success! Some photos are available here.