Please join us for Family Sunday! 

It is a fantastic chance to share a meal, connect with one another, and then put our faith into action right here in our community.

Here's how you can be a part of it:
1. Potluck Lunch!

• When: Sunday, December 7th, immediately following our worship service.

• Where: Social Hall

• What to Bring: Your favorite potluck dish ready to serve! Whether it's a family recipe, a savory casserole, a fresh salad, or a delightful dessert, all contributions are welcome and will add to the feast! The church will provide rice, beans, salad and bread.

2. Service Opportunities!

After we eat, we will transition into impactful serving groups. This is where we truly embody "A Church in Action," extending love and support beyond our walls. Please prayerfully consider where you'd like to serve:

• Homebound Visits: Our team will be hanging with those who are homebound. Lets show the love of Jesus by showing support toward those that are unable to physically go to church!

• Prison Ministry Information Meeting: In Matthew 25:36 Jesus is calling us to be His Hands and Feet by visiting those in prison. Come hear about how we are currently serving on the women's side of Elmwood and our vision to expand our ministry to the men's side.

• Preparing Jail Gift Packets: Prepare 300 gift packets for the men at Elmwood jail. These packets include an activity book, coloring pages and a holiday card with a personal message.

• Men's Hangout at CityTeam: Help connect and serve at CityTeam. Lets show the love of Christ to our fellow brothers.

• CityTeam and Kid's Club Donations: CityTeam provides a refuge of hope for women and their children facing homelessness, addiction, poverty, and domestic violence. Please bring the following items to the Social Hall. 

1. Diapers and pull-ups, size 4-6, and wipes

2. New or unused hygiene products

3. Twin bed sheet sets, blankets, and towels

4. New and unused underwear and socks: sports bras sizes small, medium and large

5. New or gently used baby clothes

6. Jackets/coats for men and children for both CityTeam and Kid's Club

Join us for Pancakes & PJs!

Bring the whole family and join us for a morning filled with Christmas joy! We’ll stack up delicious pancakes, make festive crafts, sing our favorite carols, and enjoy a special telling of the Nativity story by our amazing C3 Drama Team.

Santa will be there for photos so bring your camera!

It’s the perfect way to kick off the Christmas season together. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Join us on December 6th 9-10:30am at Christ Community Church $15 per family

Register HERE! Space is limited and we expect to sell out.
Questions? Renee Dunn @ Reneed@c3milpitas.org

C3 Men!
 
The Pancakes and Pajamas event on Saturday, December 6th, also needs cooks and food servers! Come and be part of the cooking crew!  This will be a great time of fellowship with other guys while supporting the Pancakes and Pajamas event.
 
We'll assemble at 7:00AM in the church kitchen and break into teams.  We’ll then start cooking and serving.  We'll finish with kitchen cleanup.
 
Questions? Tom Giovannini |  tomg@c3milpitas.org
 
Registration Here

C3 Women present Cocoa, Cookies, and Cards.

Ladies, we know you are busy. Take a break and relax! Join us for hot cocoa, Christmas cookies and card making on Wednesday, December 3rd from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the Social Hall. Your kids can join our Kids Blast program happening at the same time. Please register by December 1st. 

Register with the QR code on the screen or HERE.

歡迎參加C3國語團契感恩節敬拜之夜

當稱謝進入他的門，當贊美進入他的院；當感謝他，稱頌他的名。 —— 詩篇 100:4

在這充滿感恩的季節裏，C3國語團契誠摯邀請您參加我們特別舉辦的感恩節potluck與敬拜之夜。

讓我們一同怀着感恩與合一的心，享用愛筵，獻上頌贊，並向神表達我們真誠的感恩。 

透過團契、詩歌與見證分享，紀念神的信實與恩典。歡迎您攜帶一道菜肴，與我們一同享受這溫馨且有意義的時光。

期間會為兒童預備手工、桌遊等活動。

Welcome to C3 Mandarin Fellowship Thanksgiving Worship Night!

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.” （Psalm 100:4）

 As we enter this season of gratitude, C3 Mandarin Fellowship cordially invites you to a special evening of Thanksgiving Worship and Fellowship. Join us for a Potluck and Worship Night as we come together in a spirit of unity to give thanks, share a meal, and lift our hearts in praise to the Lord. Let us celebrate God’s faithfulness through fellowship, worship songs, prayers and express our gratitude for all He has done. We welcome you to bring a dish to share and join us for this meaningful gathering. There will be crafts, board games prepared for children during that time.

Surviving the Holidays

Help and hope as you navigate the coming Holiday season

Our Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. You’ll learn:

• How to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays

• What to do about traditions and other coming changes

• Helpful tips for surviving social events

• How to discover hope for your future

The C3 Milpitas GriefShare group meets in-person at C3 Sequoia room & online through Zoom

Nov. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30pm

Questions? please call Edward Ong 408-859-6545 or e-mail: edjuveong@yahoo.com

Register: https://www.griefshare.org/events/276477

Men of C3!

Get your grubbies on and join us on Saturday morning, November 8, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm for a time of fellowship while working together to care for our C3 campus!  We'll be working in teams to do a mix of painting and grounds work.  Plenty of donuts and coffee will be provided!

Here's the timeline:

• 8:30 am to 8:50 am: We'll start with donuts and coffee in the church patio;

• 8:50 am to 9:00 am: We'll form teams and get our instructions;

• 9:00 am to 12:00 pm: We'll start work at 9:00 am and end at 12:00 pm. (If you can only make it for a portion of the work time, no worries. Please join us for as long as you can. It's all about getting to know other guys!)

Please register by Thursday, November 6.  You can also invite a friend!

Register Here!

If you have any questions, please contact Tom Giovannini at tomg@c3milpitas.org.

Get ready for an afternoon of delicious food, wonderful fellowship, and meaningful service! Please join us for Family Sunday. We will have a family meeting and potluck followed by serving together. It's a fantastic chance to share a meal, connect with one another, and then put our faith into action right here in our community.

Here's how you can be a part of it:
1. Family Meeting!
Join us for our upcoming Family Meeting during Family Sunday as we share exciting updates on our 2028 Vision Mountains.

Covenant Partners will also be voting on 2026 Elders, Deacons, and Bylaw updates.

2. Potluck Lunch!

• When: Sunday, November 2nd, immediately following our worship service.

• Where: Social Hall

• What to Bring: Your favorite potluck dish ready to serve! Whether it's a family recipe, a savory casserole, a fresh salad, or a delightful dessert, all contributions are welcome and will add to the feast! The church will provide rice, beans, salad and bread.

3. Service Opportunities!

After we've shared our meal, we'll transition into impactful serving groups. This is where we truly embody "A Church in Action," extending love and support beyond our walls. Please prayerfully consider where you'd like to serve:

• Neighbor Gifts: We will be making and delivering neighbor gifts to the community.

• CityTeam and Kid's Club Donations: We are collecting items for both CityTeam and Kids Club. Things to donate include jackets and coats for the upcoming winter season!

Family Fall Festival!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25th from 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm  

Join us for an evening of games and trick or treating!  Wear your favorite costume if you’d like! If you and your family plan on coming, please sign up at the booth in the lobby or HERE.

We also need your help at Family Fall Festival! If you would like to volunteer, sign up HERE!

Candy donation bins will be located in the lobby and coffee shop.  Candy donations are greatly appreciated!

WE NEED YOUR CREATIVITY!! If you have a fun game that you think you’d like to bring/make for the festival please contact Reneed@c3milpitas.org! I’d love to add your creativity to this event! Maybe your life group would love to colaborate and create one together!! The kids in the community would love it!!

CityTeam's Hope Cafe provides our guests with an exceptional dining experience! Imagine a warm and welcoming dinner with place settings, table hosts, servers, and a gourmet meal. This is more than just a meal. This is a time for our guests to feel loved and valued.

Volunteers are will help with setting up, greeting, serving meals and cleaning up.

There is a dress code and you must be able to walk, bend, lift and stand.

Please sign here!

Get ready for an afternoon of delicious food, wonderful fellowship, and meaningful service! Please join us for Family Sunday. We will have a potluck followed by serving together. It's a fantastic chance to share a meal, connect with one another, and then put our faith into action right here in our community.

Here's how you can be a part of it:
1. Potluck Lunch!

• When: Sunday, October 5th, immediately following our worship service.

• Where: Social Hall

• What to Bring: Your favorite potluck dish ready to serve! Whether it's a family recipe, a savory casserole, a fresh salad, or a delightful dessert, all contributions are welcome and will add to the feast! The church will provide rice, beans, salad and bread.

2. Service Opportunities!

After we've shared our meal, we'll transition into impactful serving groups. This is where we truly embody "A Church in Action," extending love and support beyond our walls. Please prayerfully consider where you'd like to serve:

• Succulent Neighbor Gifts: We will be creating potted succulents and loving on our local community by gifting these out.

• Blessing Bags: Help create blessings bags for the unhoused community. Please donate socks, water, wet wipes, and granola bars.

• Homebound Visits: Hangout and connect with those are homebound.

• CityTeam Collection: We are collecting items for the women at CityTeam every month on Family Sunday. CityTeam provides a refuge of hope for women and their children facing homelessness, addiction, poverty, and domestic violence. Please bring the following items to the Social Hall: Diapers and pull-ups, size 4-6, and wipes, hygiene products, full size and twin bed sheet sets, blankets, towels, new underwear and socks: sports bras sizes small, medium and large, new or gently used baby clothes.

• CityTeam Women's Info Meeting: Women come here about the three areas we are supporting at CityTeam and how you can get involved with them.

Love Milpitas is an event on September 27^th to show the community the love of Jesus. Various projects are available to participate in. C3 is sponsoring the mural/wall painting at Weller Elementary School. This mural with provide a great inspiration to the students. Please consider donating your time and talent to this project. To sign up, go to lovemilpitas.org and then to the projects pages.

Join Women’s Ministry for a special time of creativity, fellowship, delicious goodies and painting at Brushes & Bites!

🌅 Paint a beautiful fall picture with local artist Angie Holmes—no experience needed! 

📅 Date: Saturday, September 13, 9:30am to 12:30pm
📍 Location: Social Hall
👩 Who: Women ages 14+
$   Cost = $25

Childcare available.

Space is limited—sign up early! Don’t miss this opportunity to create, connect, and be inspired.

“We are God’s work of art.” – Ephesians 2:10

Get ready for an afternoon of delicious food, wonderful fellowship, and meaningful service! Please join us for Family Sunday. We will have a potluck followed by serving together. It's a fantastic chance to share a meal, connect with one another, and then put our faith into action right here in our community.

Here's how you can be a part of it:
1. Potluck Lunch!

• When: Sunday, September 7, immediately following our worship service.

• Where: Social Hall

• What to Bring: Your favorite potluck dish ready to serve! Whether it's a family recipe, a savory casserole, a fresh salad, or a delightful dessert, all contributions are welcome and will add to the feast! The church will provide rice, beans, salad and bread.

2. Choose Your Service Opportunity!

After we've shared our meal, we'll transition into impactful serving groups. This is where we truly embody "A Church in Action," extending love and support beyond our walls. Please prayerfully consider which area you'd like to serve in:

• Succulent Neighbor Gifts: We will be creating potted succulents and loving on our local community by gifting these out.

• Craft Bags for YA Mission Trip to India: Help us craft bags for the young adults mission trip to India. These bags will be gifted to the children in India who experience poverty.
  

• Homebound Visits: Our team will be hanging with those who are homebound. Lets show the love of Jesus by showing support toward those that are unable to physically go to church!

Sign Up Today! To help us organize, please sign up for the potluck and/or your preferred serving opportunity. Sign up here.

The C3 Nominating Committee is accepting nominations from the congregation for Deacons and Elders for these positions starting in 2026.

Please contact Bill Barnes or Kevin Johnson, or email your suggestions to nominations@c3milpitas.org by Aug 23.

Come join our All Church Picnic. Everyone is invited! Please bring a dish to share (serving 8-10 folks! i.e., fruit or green salads, vegetable dishes, rice platters, casseroles, etc…) in a disposable container. Please no peanut dishes.

The church will provide the hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, chicken, paper goods, and water. We plan to have family games.

Date: Sunday, August 10

Location: Alum Rock Park - New Location This Year

Address: 15350 Penitencia Creek Rd, San Jose, CA 95127 - Direction to location in the park

Time: 4PM-8PM
Dinner and Games: 4:30PM
Dessert and Worship begins: 6PM 

Bring: Your side dish and dessert (to share), refillable water bottles, lawn chairs for you and your family, blankets, jackets for evening wear, hats.
There is a $6 vehicle parking fee.
Pets are not allowed at the park.

RSVP

This Saturday, Children with special needs (development ages from 0-12 years old) and their siblings are invited to join us for an afternoon of FUN! 

Volunteers 14+ are needed to be a buddy to a child at the event, share some talent for entertainment, plan some simple recreational games or help with set up or clean-up for the event!  If you would like to volunteer or know someone who would benefit from this event please share this information with them.  We’d love to have our team together by 7/28/25 so please let us know by then!

For more information, contact Renee Rodriguez @ auntyrenee@yahoo.com or Renee Dunn @ Reneed@c3milpitas.org 

Get ready for an afternoon of delicious food, wonderful fellowship, and meaningful service! Please join us for Family Sunday. We will have a potluck followed by serving together. It's a fantastic chance to share a meal, connect with one another, and then put our faith into action right here in our community.

Here's how you can be a part of it:
1. Potluck Lunch!

• When: Sunday, August 3, immediately following our worship service.

• Where: Social Hall

• What to Bring: Your favorite potluck dish ready to serve! Whether it's a family recipe, a savory casserole, a fresh salad, or a delightful dessert, all contributions are welcome and will add to the feast! The church will provide rice, beans, salad and bread.

2. Choose Your Service Opportunity!

After we've shared our meal, we'll transition into impactful serving groups. This is where we truly embody "A Church in Action," extending love and support beyond our walls. Please prayerfully consider which area you'd like to serve in:

• Care Packages for the Jail: Help us assemble care/support packages to help those in jail feel supported.

• Men's Hangout at CityTeam: Join us as we share time, conversation, and encouragement with men at CityTeam, building relationships and showing God's love in action.  - Please donate baked goods for us to take with us.
  

• CityTeam Women's Side Information Meeting: Learn about the ways we can help meet the needs of the women and their children residing at CityTeam.

• Teacher Appreciation Packs: Help create appreciation packs for teachers about to start the new school year. 

Sign Up Today! To help us organize, please sign up for the potluck and/or your preferred serving opportunity. Sign up here.

Get ready to make a tangible difference in the lives of local students! Our Kids Club School Supply Drive is just around the corner, and we need your generous hearts to help ensure a proper learning environment for children at Rose and Randall Schools.

Teachers have shared their specific needs, and with your help, we can equip their classrooms with essential tools for a successful academic year. Imagine the joy on a child's face when they have the supplies they need to learn and thrive!
Here's what's on their wish list:

• Easel Pads

• Pencils

• Composition Notebooks

• Notebooks (various sizes)

• Children's Scissors

• Construction Paper

• Markers

• Crayons

• Long-Division Whiteboards

• 1/2" Graph Paper

How You Can Help:
It's easy to donate! Look for the clearly marked collection barrels in the church lobby.

Your donations will be distributed directly to Rose and Randall Schools during the week of August 4th, just in time for the new school year.

C3 Men!
Get ready for an evening of fantastic fellowship, delicious food, and a whole lot of fun! You're officially invited to our C3 Men's Summer BBQ 2025 event!

This is the perfect opportunity to connect with other men from our church, share some laughs, and enjoy a great meal together. We'll also be giving you an exclusive sneak peek at what's in store for our upcoming C3 Men's Retreat 2025 – you won't want to miss it!

Bring a friend! This is a great chance to introduce them to the C3 Men's community.

Here are the details:

• When: Saturday, July 26 | 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

• Where: Social Hall (Please check in at the coffee shop when you arrive.)

• Cost: $10 per person

• RSVP: Please register by Thursday, July 24 so we can get an accurate headcount for food!

To register, simply click here,

Have questions? Feel free to reach out to Tom G. at tomg@c3milpitas.org.

Get ready for an afternoon of delicious food, wonderful fellowship, and meaningful service! Please join us for Family Sunday. We will have a potluck followed by serving together. It's a fantastic chance to share a meal, connect with one another, and then put our faith into action right here in our community.

Here's how you can be a part of it:
1. Potluck Lunch!

• When: Sunday, July 6, immediately following our worship service.

• Where: Social Hall

• What to Bring: Your favorite potluck dish to share! Whether it's a family recipe, a savory casserole, a fresh salad, or a delightful dessert, all contributions are welcome and will add to the feast! The church will provide rice, beans, salad and bread.

2. Choose Your Service Opportunity!

After we've shared our meal, we'll transition into impactful serving groups. This is where we truly embody "A Church in Action," extending love and support beyond our walls. Please prayerfully consider which area you'd like to serve in:

• Grief Packets for the Jail: Help us assemble compassionate care packages designed to offer comfort and hope to individuals in the jail who are experiencing loss.

• Men's Hangout at City Team: Join us as we share time, conversation, and encouragement with men at City Team, building relationships and showing God's love in action. We also need baked desserts to take to share with the men.

• "Love Your Neighbor" Gifts: Get creative as we put together a small thoughtful gift to deliver to your neighbors, brightening their day and reminding them they are cared for.

• Homebound Visits: A vital opportunity to bring companionship, prayer, and a touch of warmth to members of our church family who are unable to leave their homes.

Sign Up Today! To help us organize, please sign up for the potluck and/or your preferred serving opportunity. Sign up here.

🎒 Lost & Found Table – June 22
Have you misplaced keys, sunglasses, jackets or other items? We’ll have a Lost & Found table set up in the courtyard on Sunday, June 22 before and after the service. Please stop by and see if any of the items belong to you.

Unclaimed items will be donated, so don’t miss your chance to check!