Fa-La-La-La Fun!

Join us for a night of fa-la-la-la FUN as we celebrate this Christmas season with Oakland families on Thursday, December 15, 6-8pm, at DeFremery Park at our Christmas Family Fun Night! Bring your merry self as we gather to feast and share the Hope of the season with one another! Contact Jenn@convergeoakland.org to help with the event.

Habitat for Humanity November Building Day

This month Convergence will be partnering with Habitat for Humanity East Bay for our monthly building day on Saturday, November 19, from 8:30am-4pm. The team has been working on the second phase of homes in East Oakland and the mission does not get accomplished without volunteers like you! Contact our team leader, Wei, at calnhob@hotmail.com this month for details on joining the building team. You don’t need any extensive experience in construction; just a willing heart to learn and to serve alongside the wonderful Habitat building crew!

Champions for Children 5K Run/Walk

 

 

Run, walk, volunteer with Convergence as we participate in this fundraiser with Faith Network of the East Bay, our partnering organization for tutoring at MLK Elementary School in West Oakland. To sign up, go to http://faith-network.com/ and let rebecca@convergeoakland.org know you’re joining the race!

Serving Opportunity: What Now America’s Youth Resource Center on Saturday, October 22nd!

The following is from Jeff Chou, coordinator of our monthly volunteer effort with local non-profit What Now America:

We’re going to be serving at the Youth Resource Center this Saturday at DeFremery Park from 12pm-5pm.  We’ve been committing to this once a month for the past 8 or 9 months now, and I’m encouraged to finally see some of the seeds of consistency starting to grow.  We’ve built a great relationship with the director of WNA (who frequently will set extra food aside for us to use at church), as well as a few of the youth. Some of the youth we’ve been able to also see at our Family Fun Nights, as well as at random times in the park. I had the privilege of attending a conference last week about Christian Community Development, and one of the things that is clear amongst most of the topics covered there (such as racial reconciliation, crime, poverty, etc) is that the future of community transformation lies in the youth of that particular community.  They’re the future indigenous leaders of their peers, and have the ability to make generational impact. At the Youth Resource Center, you have the opportunity to work alongside kids through a curriculum, as well as participate in preparing a healthy meal and outdoor exercise. I’m wondering if you’ll consider giving a Saturday, or future Saturdays to this cause. As always, please let me know if you have any questions at all.  I’d be glad to answer or chat about the ministry! Jeff (jeff@convergeoakland.org)

Ladies Night- Let’s Go Bowling!

Calling all women of Convergence! It’s time for our monthly Women’s Ministry Gathering! This month we’re going bowling at Albany Bowl on Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 6-8:30PM. Please RSVP with Becca at rebecca@convergeoakland.org or call (510) 463-1011. See you there!

Spooky Halloween Family Fun Night!

Join us for a night of spooky, friendly, trick or treat Halloween Family Fun Night on October 27, 2011, 6-8pm at DeFremery Park. Contact Jenn Wu at jenn@convergeoakland.org to get volunteer details! Come help make this an unforgettably eerie fun night for all!

Family Night XII @ DeFremery Park, Thursday, September 22nd, 6-8pm!

Our 12th installment of Family Night was on Thursday, September 22, 2011 and we sure had a night of musical fun!! Convergence has been partnering with the City of Oakland Parks and Recs to create these once a month gatherings for our Oakland families for a year to date. We’re continually reminded that togetherness, unity, and family is forged out of our individual willingness to embrace those around us to form genuine community. Family Fun Nights have been a picture of what it means to “love your neighbor as yourself” and many of us have been blessed through serving and loving on our Oakland neighbors.

Volunteer with us at What Now America’s Back to School Event, Saturday September 10th, 2011!

Join us on Saturday, September 10th as we volunteer with the local non-profit organization What Now America and their Back To School event!  In addition to handing out school supplies to community members, they’ll have activities planned including water balloon tossing, face painting, and relays.  And not to stray too far from the core of their mission, they’ll also have an educational component featuring Math Facts, Reading Circles, Hangman, Study Techniques and more!

We’re looking for volunteers in 2 shifts:  12:00pm to 2:30pm and 2:30pm to 5:00pm.  You’ll be participating in packing the supplies, manning the booths and more!  Please contact Jeff (jeff@convergeoakland.org) for more information.

Photos from Family Night XI @ DeFremery Park, Thursday, August 25th, 6-8pm!

 

Our 11th installment of Family Night was on Thursday, August 25th, from 6-8pm at DeFremery Recreation Center located at 1651 Adeline St. in Oakland, CA! Check out the photos and video below!

 

Bike to Church Day, Sunday July 31st, 2011!

Bike to church with us on July 31st!  We’re organizing a group ride from North Oakland, through Downtown, and into West Oakland that starts at 8:45am with pastry pickup, continues at 9:15 with a coffee stop, and ends at DeFremery Park around 10:15am.  Check out the flyer above for more information!

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