Reminders for this weekend

Good morning Breakthrough Church,

Here are your updates for the weekend:

• Special meetings with Danny Fisher of Seminole, Oklahoma Friday & Saturday evenings, Aug 27 & 28 at 7pm and Sunday morning Aug 29 at 10:30am. Brother Danny has been with us on numerous occasions over the years and has always imparted an anointed & timely word to us. Please prepare to be in attendance & please invite family and friends to come out and be a part of what God is doing among us.
• No Thursday night prayer scheduled this week.
• In preparation for the special meetings, Pastor Jason will be at the church on Wed, Thurs & Fri from 12 noon - 1pm for prayer. Please feel free to join us as we ask God's blessings upon our special meetings.
• Saturday night following our special meeting - We will have a surprise celebration of Brother Danny's birthday! Kristi will bring cake & has invited you to bring snacks, cards and/or gifts to bless our brother. Contact Kristi at 723-6942 if you need more details.

We look forward to seeing and being with you as we move further into the will of our Father.

A quick reminder

Tonight, Thursday, August 19 - 6pm at the church - potluck dinner and time of discussion and brainstorming concerning our next steps as a church. Please come ready to fellowship, share and listen as we prepare for what God is ready to do for us and through us. God bless your day and see you tonight!

News and Notices

Just putting some reminders and news out there for you!

Thursday Night at Breakthrough
Everyone should have received an email yesterday, but we're having a team meeting to further talk about our vision and the steps to accomplishing what God has given us to do. Your ideas are welcome. Your help is welcome. This is an exciting time to draw closer to God! This is all part of the Kingdom Initiative God has given us. I hope you'll be there. Dinner at 6 PM (potluck- bring something to share) then soon after we'll get to work so we can be done around 8 PM.


The North Douglas Causeway
If you are interested and agree, I wanted you to have the opportunity to hear about this. Here is the text from the Action Alert email I received.

"We are at a critical phase on the North Douglas Causeway, and we need your help!  To help us pass the next critical hurdle to advance this project, please do either or both of the following:

1. Between now and Monday, call, fax, or email all Assembly Members and urge them to put the North Douglas Causeway proposal on the October municipal ballot.
2. Attend the CBJ Assembly meeting at City Hall on August 23^th @ 7:00pm.  It is really important that we have a good turnout Monday night.

More information: At the upcoming CBJ Assembly meeting (City Hall, Monday August 23^rd, 7pm), the motion to put the North Douglas Causeway proposal on this October’s ballot will be discussed and voted upon.  Public testimony will be allowed.  We hear that there may be a motion made for an alternative approach to putting this project on the Ballot.  The alternative probably would be a bond for more agency studies – without a specific project identified, and no funding for actual construction.  We need to send a clear message to the Assembly members that this community wants the opportunity to vote on funding the entire project, not just more studies.

If you are contacting the Assembly members, the attached document provides some sample comments in support of the project.  Click on this email address link Borough_Assembly@ci.juneau.ak.us to send an email to all Assembly members.  Other contact info for Assembly members can be found at http://www.juneau.org/assembly/members.php."

Suicide Intervention and Coping with Suicide Loss
Hospice and Home Care of Juneau is sponsoring a workshop by Dr. Bob Baugher on September 8, 2010 from 9:00-11:30 am at Centennial Hall on Suicide Intervention and Coping with Suicide Loss. 

Dr. Baugher has a Ph.D. in Psychology and teaches at Highline Community College in the Seattle area.  He is a lecturer on grief and loss and on suicide intervention throughout the United States and several other countries.  We are fortunate that Dr. Baugher is coming to Alaska on a cruise and has generously offered us some of his time while in Juneau.

This workshop is free of charge and open to the public.

Sunday Reminder

What: Potluck BBQ Lunch

When: This Sunday, immediately following morning worship

Why: Celebrating August special days AND Going Away party for Kayleigh

Contact Susan innkeeper@beachsidevilla.com or Jeannita jeannita.stasyszen@alaska.gov with what you will bring for the BBQ lunch

See you soon!

this week's reminders

Good morning to you all! Updates for this week are as follows:

• Potluck Lunch - this Sunday, Aug 15 immediately following morning worship service - celebrating August birthdays & anniversaries and Going Away party for Kayleigh, our newest college student. Kayleigh will be leaving us on Thursday, Aug 19 for art school in Huntington, Indiana. Please feel free to bring cards or gifts of well wishes and blessings as she embarks on this new journey. Please contact Susan innkeeper@beachsidevilla.com or Jeannita jeannita.stasyszen@alaska.gov with what you will bring for lunch.
• Continued prayers for Shelly. She is still in the hospital, but is doing good. She was just told that a procedure they thought might have to be done, will not happen and that's great news! Shelly is scheduled to be released sometime this coming weekend.
• Prayer tonight at 7:00-8:00pm at Breakthrough Church
• Baby Dedication Sunday - August 22 - See Pastor Jason or Andrea if you want your baby or child dedicated to the Lord on that day.
• Special meetings with Danny Fisher - Friday & Saturday, Aug 27 & 28 and Sunday morning Aug 29.
• Children's ministry - Please see Andrea if you are at all interested in helping out in nursery or children's church.

Please stay prayerful as we as a church continue seeking God's wisdom for the next steps we're to take as a local body. Hope to see you at prayer tonight! Have a blessed weekend!

Celebrating August special days

Our monthly special days (anniversaries & birthdays) fellowship will be this Sunday, August 15th, lunch immediately following worship service. Please click and email Jeannita jeannita.stasyszen@alaska.gov or Susan innkeeper@beachsidevilla.com to let them know you will be there and what you will bring for the potluck style luncheon. The birthday & anniversary list is posted on the church's website www.breakthroughalaska.com for your convenience. See you Sunday!

A note from Andrew

Good morning Breakthrough family,

It's so easy to have feelings of despair and desperation in times like now. Considering the incredible battle Shelly went through on July 13 and 14, it looked very bad. She was given a 30% chance of survival but on the fourteenth they doubled her odds of survival to 60%.

Now we are again facing another hospital stay and the unsure nature of infirmity. If it weren't for my faith and my friends and family, I would shrivel into a shell of a man. HOWEVER, I serve a Mighty God, the creator of all things! Our compassionate Lord went to the cross and defeated death and atoned for our sins as the perfect sacrifice.

Therefore, I don't feel disparate or desperate, I feel compelled to fall on my knees and worship the one true God, the giver of life. He alone knows more than any man can ever conjure. He alone knows how we are made in His likeness. God knows what is wrong with Shelly and can restore her.

For those believers (and non-believers) out there, you saw the awesome healing power of God when Shelly beat the odds last month, so I ask you to unite with me in spirit and lift her up again. May God richly bless you for your faithfulness.

If you read this and don't know Christ as your personal savior, find a quiet place and take a moment and ask Him into your heart. I am not promising you any smooth sailing or a trouble-free life. I can assure you though, you will find a peace never before experienced, especially in troubled times. I am so grateful for God's grace and mercy. He truly does help me in times such as this.

Your brother,
Andrew J Hohenthaner

Time for prayer

Tonight, Thursday 8/5 at 7pm - 8pm at Breakthrough Church, we will join together in prayer as we seek God's divine wisdom for our church. Pastor Jason has asked that we see the importance of attending and come ready to lift up crucial requests to our faithful Father. There are many things to be decided and evaluated and we indeed need His awesome wisdom and guidance as we take the next steps.

Families with children are encouraged to attend. We've planned a movie for the kids, while the adults are in prayer. May He richly bless your day. We look forward to seeing you tonight.