🧑🏻⚖️ Jury Duty
Happy first Wednesday of December! It's Christmas time and we are in this season of expectation and longing! Wishing you all a meaningful Advent season knowing that some painful memories may be associated with this month.
💔 It's okay to be joyful and heartbroken at the same time! Praying for you all!
We have four items this week! (373 words; ~1.5 minute read time)
1. 🅰️ NEXT ALPHA COURSE GATHERING
Our next Alpha course session will be this Saturday from 10am-12pm back at Jane and Henry's home in La Palma! The topic will be around the Bible and will discuss the how and the why of reading it.
2. ❤️ FELLOWSHIP THIS WEEK
Come be part of a fellowship group this week!
- 🍔 Phileo fellowship - Thursday night at 7:30pm at the Tan Residence.
- 🎓 College fellowship - Friday night at 7:30pm at church.
- 🖼️ Youth fellowship - Friday night at 7:30pm at church.
3. 🎄 KAIROS CHRISTMAS PARTY
Our annual Kairos Christmas party will be held on December 21 at the Tan home! This will be a potluck and gift exchange where we can gather and celebrate the season together as a church community!
- 🕡 We will gather at 6:30pm for dinner! It's a potluck so bring a dish to share!
- 🎁 If you'd like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a gift of $15-$20. No gift cards or cash!
This has always been one of our family's favorite events during Christmas! Especially looking forward to connecting with those who come back into the area in December!
4. 🙋🏻♂️ NOT CHOSEN
Just concluded my jury duty service today. Unfortunately, I was not chosen to sit as a juror but it definitely was a fascinating experience watching how the jury was selected. All 70+ of us prospective jurors were called into the courtroom for the process.
- 🤔 I learned what it means to have presumption of innocence! The defense attorney said that if the jurors were hypothetically asked to make a decision before any evidence was provided, they would need to decide not guilty.
- 🤯 I thought I needed all the information first before deciding but that's not how it works in a criminal case. The accused is innocent and the prosecution has to convince me otherwise.
Anyway, I was a little disappointed I didn't get to be part of the case. On the positive side, I get paid $15 for my time!
Have a great rest of the week!
Len 'Cruise Weight Gain Is Real' Tan