New Teaching Series Coming In February!

Here's another peek of our new teaching series beginning in February! Are you still wondering what we will discuss? Look out! We will unwrap this new series in it's entirety very soon! We are currently nailing down message titles for each weekend.

Our New Office Space

It feels good to be in an office again. This week we began to move things in. Check out Jeremy's "ghetto", well, temporary set-up.

Giving/Tithing Report

Giving Totals This Month:

11/11/07 - $355.00
11/18/07 - $30.00
11/25/07 - $6,043.00
12/02/07 - $30.00

We are thankful for your sacrificial giving. You can now make checks payable to Seven San Diego. Your financial gifts may be sent to:

Seven San Diego
PO BOX. 212098,
Chula Vista, CA 91921

If you are still making checks payable to HDC, we ask that you would write Seven SD in the memo line, or designate your giving online at highdesertchurch.com.

New Teaching Series Coming In February (Another Sneak Peek)

Are you wondering what our next teaching series will be? Well, here's another sneak peek of the artwork... We promise to unwrap this new series in it's entirety after the Christmas break!

New Teaching Series Coming In February!

Are you wondering what our next teaching series will be? Well, here's a sneak peek of the artwork... Yeah, yeah, we know this isn't fair, but we promise to reveal the series in it's entirety very soon.


Oh yeah, and it has nothing to do with She-Hulk.

Our Third Preview Service: The Official Warp-Up

We had a great Sunday! In the face of all the challenges (Charger game, cold weather, and Christmas shopping), we still broke past one hundred. In fact, 101 people showed up to our third preview service.


We are thankful for all your support! We would like to say a special thanks to Sam Hart and the band for filling in for music this week (you guys rocked)! We would also like to thank our friend Christian Turner for snapping all the photos (you've got skills boy). Be sure to check out the photo gallery for a complete picture of what took place. We can't wait to do it all again on January 13th, 2008. We hope to see you there!

iNeed To Invite A Friend

Firstly, we wanted to say thank you for attending one of Seven San Diego's preview services. Remember, our third preview service is coming up this Sunday, December 9th.


Secondly, we wanted to assure you that Seven San Diego is a place where people foster an environment of warmth and invitation. At Seven SD, people are encouraged to invite their friends, family, and coworkers to attend our services. Please, feel free to ask those you love to join the journey alongside you. We are a new church with a future built around our responsibility as believers to invite those that don't know Christ into His church.

The first line of our purpose statement is "We exist to show people Jesus..." Sunday morning services are a great place for people to meet Jesus. We encourage you to invite as many people as you can to our next preview on Sunday, December 9th at 10:00 AM. When they come with you, be sure to have them write your name in the "How did you hear about Seven San Diego?" line of the registration card. We will be giving away an iPod Nano (or gift card of equivalent value) to the person who has invited the most people to our December 9th preview.


Why? You may ask...well this is because we would like to reward you with a tangible gift that might help motivate you to take a chance and invite that person who has been on your mind the past couple of weeks. Also, in case you haven't noticed, we have a little iPod theme tied to our teaching series, so we're stickin' with it.

One of our core values at Seven is having "FUN"! We hope that you have fun inviting your friends, family, or coworkers. We are sure that you will enjoy seeing them around church more often. We are also sure that you will have fun with our little friendly competition!

We are looking forward to December 9th and can't wait to see you there. Please feel free to email info@sevensdchurch.com or call with any questions you might have.

Wait... Jesus Has Something to Say

Here's the mailer we sent out to a few thousand homes this week. We always said we would be tools for Christ. Please, accept the invitation... Our third preview service is this Sunday, December 9th.


Letter from Jesus: Hello! My name is Jesus Christ. Remember me... Christmas, Easter? I’m that guy! I know you’ve probably lost interest in me a long time ago. Well, I must tell you, I haven‘t lost interest in YOU... Nor, do I believe popular culture has lost interest in telling you about me either. Did you see Stewie poke fun of me on Family Guy? or how about Morgan Freeman pretending to be me again in another “Almighty” film? or what about the Heroes that keep suggesting that I gave them their extraordinary powers? I agree, some of it is funny and intriguing. Although a nice try, it's not quite me.

..Well, enough of that. It’s time for you to get to know the real me. I want to invite you to a brand spankin’ new church I’ve launched in Chula Vista, CA. Seven San Diego is currently meeting at Olympian High School in Otay Ranch once each month. I have assigned Jeremy McGarity, former professional baseball player turned pastor, to lead this church. He met me while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, and Duluth-Superior Dukes. He now lives in San Diego with his wife, Janie, and two kids. Check out their new church on the following previews dates. They will meet week to week beginning in February. Their current teaching series is titled, “iNeed a life: A guided tour through messy spirituality.” You don’t want to miss it, JC

Photo Gallery Now Active

We have officially activated our photo gallery on our website. Check it out! We're not done uploading, but in the meantime feel free to take a look at what we do have. We know there are some photographs you may have already seen. We also know that there are others you still have not.

Giving/Tithing Report

Giving Totals This Month:

10/14/07 - $1,900.00
10/21/07 - $223.00
10/28/07 - $50.00
11/04/07- $4,997.00 (Second Preview Service)

We are thankful for your sacrificial giving. You can now make checks payable to Seven San Diego. Your financial gifts may be sent to:

Seven San Diego
PO BOX. 212098,
Chula Vista, CA 91921

If you are still making checks payable to HDC, we ask that you would write Seven SD in the memo line, or designate your giving online at highdesertchurch.com.

Our Second Preview Service: The Official Wrap-Up

This blog post is partially dedicated to our sign holders! "I saw the sign!," is one comment we keep getting from our congregants. Of course, when they say that, we don't believe they are speaking figuratively or even quoting that early 90's Ace of Base song. Yeah, you know what we're talking about.


Currently, our church meets at Olympian High School in Chula Vista, CA. The school is tucked away, so having the help of at least sixteen sign holders is very critical.




To all of our sign holders we say, "THANK YOU". Thank you for getting all 166 people to Seven San Diego. You are literally leading the way!

Oh, and in case you missed it, check out some more photographs from our second church preview service (all photos by Christian Turner).


Above: Matt Coulombe and band. Below: Pastor Jeremy McGarity.



Above: Pastor Jeremy McGarity teaches. Below: Seven SD Kids leaders, Maryjo Moore and Jennifer Richardson.



Above: Seven SD Kids guest speaker, James Burdette, a.k.a Visible Man. Below: Seven SD Kids, elementary.



Above: Heidi Randolph, and Todd and Rachel Rehrer tear down. Below: One of many happy iPod winners.


Praise God for another great church service! We are ready for preview number three.

iNeed A Life: Part Two (Nov.4th)

Here's the second installment of our series titled, "iNeed A Life". This Sunday, Jeremy McGarity will teach on "What to do when iThink I've been wronged".

Remember, you can find us meeting at Olympian High School at 10 AM for our second preview service this weekend. Check out the teaser!

Seven Aid: Wildfire Relief for San Diego

As parts of San Diego County are being evacuated due to the fires, we ask that you would continue to pray for our entire region. Many people are in desperate need of help. Del Mar Faigrounds, and Qualcomm Stadium are no longer taking evacuees or donations. Instead, city officials are asking that goods should be dropped off at the following Salvation Army location:

Salvation Army Kroc Center
6845 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92115

You may contact them at (619) 287-5762 or browse through their website to learn more.

Food, blankets, cots, and water are their greatest needs. Chula Vista High School, San Diego High School, Casa Familar & Recreational Center, and the Rock Church are just a few of the new places where people can now take shelter. If you would like to help or would like to learn more, please visit the following...

HELPFUL LINKS:
Sign On San Diego
Red Cross
San Diego Emergency
NBC San Diego
CBS 8
10 News

Also, please note that all San Diego counties schools will be closed for the remainder of the week. As we receive additional information we will keep you posted regarding our situation. For more up to the minute details regarding the wildfires in San Diego, you can check out Nate Ritter's Twitter Feed. We highly recommend you follow it.

For those of you affected by the fires, you are in our prayers. In God we take refuge!

Our First Preview Service: The Official Wrap-Up

Wow! Our first of four preview services came and went faster than you can spell Seven San Diego. Uh, we can't believe it's over. October 7th is now only a memory well remembered. Two hundred and sixty-one people attended.

Okay, so here's the official story of how things took place that exciting first day. First, we rallied our army of volunteers (known to us as tour guides). By 6:30 AM most had arrived, picked up a white or orange t-shirt, grabbed a lanyard, and began to transform a vacant auditorium at Olympian High School into a worship venue. Our leaders, Maryjo Moore, Marcos Clark, Wes Van Fleet, Brandy Messenger, Taylor Gilliam, and Jules Sneddon took charge of making sure our teams had all the equipment unloaded from our portable trailer as well as gave direction of the morning's agenda.



By 8 AM most of our technical equipment such as the lights, sound, video, and instrument cables were set. We thank our friends at High Desert Church for helping us get more familar with this side of things. Whew, that was a lot of work.



But our work wasn't done just yet... Chairs needed to be placed. Stations for food and refreshments needed to be propped up front. Kid zones needed to be marked. It was now 9:15 and we were up against the clock.





10 AM was here! And now both kids and adults were ready to start singing. Cody Vermillion and Jen Laduc jammed with our children while Matt Coulombe (Seven HD Music Leader) lead our adults.



11:15 AM surprised us. Our first service was over. We watched a few videos, sang a few songs, took an offering, said a few announcements, passed out some pumpkins, and walked out encouraged. Jeremy McGarity had given his first lesson at Seven San Diego. Mission accomplished! Thank you Jesus!




Photos by Christian Turner and Maryjo Moore.

Giving/Tithing Report

Giving Totals This Month:

09/16/07 - $1,500.00
09/23/07 - $1,720.00
09/30/07 - $50,923.00
10/07/07- $10,270.00 (First Preview Service)

We are thankful for your sacrificial giving. You can make checks payable to Seven San Diego. Your financial gifts may be sent to:

Seven San Diego
PO BOX. 212098,
Chula Vista, CA 91921

If you are still making checks payable to HDC, we ask that you would write Seven SD in the memo line, or designate your giving online at highdesertchurch.com.

Start Tweeting on Twitter!

You're probably asking yourself, "what is Twitter?" It is a global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer from your phone, IM account or simply from your computer. If don't already have an account, please visit Twitter NOW! We want you to simply use this tool to get the word out about Seven SD. Go ahead, view my micro-blogging tweets.

Seven SD on 91 X

We have two radio spots currently airing on San Diego's 91 X. If you look closely, you will see our tile ad on the top right of their website.

iNeed A Life Ad

Watch our ad! Please do not hesitate to blog about it or email someone about it. It is official... Seven San Diego has arrived. In just a few weeks, this spot will run over four hundred times a week for twelve weeks at Ultrastar Theaters in Chula Vista. A special thanks to SP Media for the production and Jason Higgins for lending us his voice.

Church In A Box Coming Soon!

Wow! Christmas came really early this year. Our trailer along with much of our equipment will arrive this Saturday. Not only will it transport our church, it will also double as a mobile billboard. Above, you'll see a few renderings of what it will look like.

Seven Days of Invasion: The Official Wrap-Up

Although the week started out somewhat slow with our BBQ last Sunday, we picked up a lot of steam mid-week with our Coke Giveaway/Car Wash on Tuesday and Drinks for Cashiers event on Wednesday. On Friday, we stopped by Olympian High School and picked up trash after their second home football game. Over the weekend, Wes Van Fleet and others visited the Red Bull Air Show and Petco Park Padres Game and threw a tailgate party. Other events also included a Bounce House at Santa Venetia Park and a Doggy Treat Giveaway around the Otay Ranch Town Center.



God made so much possible. Our team was able to round up over $500 in donations from Target, Vons, etc., gave out over 1,000 promo cards, and of course, made many new connections. By the way, it was also very encouraging to see a lot of familiar faces from Seven High Desert out here lending a helping hand.




We covered a lot of ground last week... And frankly, we're exhuasted. Seven Days of Invasion is over. We think it's safe to say that our community "got served." If you are interested in being a part of these projects in the future, you may email Roberto at rcomparan@gmail.com.