IGSM Bible Study (3/22): The Last One for the Winter Quarter!

picture-11

This Friday is our last Bible study of the Winter quarter. For those who are having final exams this week, hang in there! Instead of meeting at 3001 PES, we will meet at Ming and Linda’s place all together. We will start with a dinner together as usual. Then we will learn about who Jesus is from the Gospel of John. Also through this Bible study, we will learn from Jesus what it means to love others. This Bible study will be an especially meaningful one as we are entering into Passion Week and Good Friday next week. These are the most important days in the Christian calendar.  And of course, we will end with a good time of fellowship together. So please join us this Friday!

Where: Ming/Linda’s place

Time: 7 PM, starting with a simply dinner

Pick up Time/Spot for Rides: 6:30 PM at Silo Parking Lot

IGSM Home Group Bible Study THIS Friday (2/15)

IGSM_HG_splash

Hi IGSMers. This Friday, we are headed back to the homes for our Bible studies! We will start by sharing a meal together, learn about Jesus as we continue our “Who is this Jesus” message series in the Gospel of John, and wrap up the evening with some fun, chill, and “homey” time (or “not-so-homey” but “still really fun time” should we decide to explore somewhere outside of Davis after the Bible study)!

You should have been contacted by the respective HG1 and HG2 staff already. If you haven’t been contacted by one of the HG leads and want to join us, please contact us ASAP at: igsm@ucdavis.edu, or call us at: 530-746-8483.

By the way, here are some pics of what we did last time we met at home on 2/1 :)

20130201_HG1_Pic1 20130201_HG1_Pic2 20130201_HG2_Pic2 20130201_HG2_Pic3

I hope to see you all on Friday!

First Home Group Meeting this Friday! (2/1)

Hello IGSMers! This Friday, we are trying something completely new for our Bible study! Instead of meeting on campus for Bible study at 3001 PES as a large group, we will split into two smaller groups and each group will meet at a home. Not surprisingly, we will call these two groups “Home Group 1″ and “Home Group 2″, or HG1 and HG2 to make them sound a little cooler :)

For each HG, we will share a meal together, learn about Jesus as we continue our “Who is this Jesus” message series in the Gospel of John, and some fun, chill, and “homey” time! You should have been contacted by the respective HG staff already. If you haven’t been contacted by one of the HG leads and want to join us, please contact us ASAP at: igsm@ucdavis.edu, or call us at: 530-746-8483.

Recap: IGSM Hiking/SF Outing (1/19)

Hello IGSMers! This past Saturday, we went to Marin County near SF for a beautiful hike! Boy, I have to say that it was a gorgeous day, with a clear blue sky and the strong waves of the vast Pacific Ocean seemed to wash away all of our stress from graduate school and life.  I can’t wait to go out there again! After the hike, we went to SF for a yummy lunch (Korean Chinese style!), stopped by a Chinese bakery and then headed to the Palace of Fine Arts. As you can see, Ming had a lot of fun with the panoramic feature on his smart phone and took a pretty unusual picture below (see if you can figure out why it’s unusual and how he did it). Hope you can join us next time!

MIng_20130119_WideShot_PWK

Here some more pictures we took there. Enjoy!

Tam_20130119_IGSMSFTrip_7360Tam_20130119_IGSMSFTrip_7392Tam_20130119_IGSMSFTrip_7405Tam_20130119_IGSMSFTrip_7396

 

Recap: Our First Friday Bible Study of 2013 (1/11)!

Happy New Year! This past Friday we had our first Bible study of the year and many new friends joined us. Ming gave us a thought-provoking Bible study from the Gospel of John, Chapter 1, with the following important question in mind, “Who is this Jesus?” This Bible study set the stage for the entire winter quarter as we will continue to study the Gospel of John and see how it answers, ‘Who is this Jesus?”.

Afterward, we had a really fun time playing “Best of the Best”, which actually turned out to be rather intense (look at some of serious faces below) as well. Check out some of the pictures below.

Tam_20130111_IGSMBibleStudy_7254

 

Each of these students represent the  ”quickest hands” from their team (and also probably the most serious-faced as well…)

Tam_20130111_IGSMBibleStudy_7244

 

 

This round is for those who represent the “best teamwork” for their team. The goal here is to drop a toothbrush into a cup using just two pieces of floss. Trust me. Without good teamwork and team chemistry, this is really hard to do.

Tam_20130111_IGSMBibleStudy_7238

 

We had quite a laugh here as these lucky students were determined to have the “best smile”.  They are using their well-developed facial muscle from all of their smiles to detach post-its on their faces. I don’t think they were smiling during that time though :)

Bible Reading Club

 

HOLY BIBLE

Please join our weekly Bible reading club! As we study the Gospel of John during our Friday Bible studies, we will also be reading through the entire Gospel of John together during this time. There will also be a short Q&A session at the end of each session. Hope to see you there!

 

When: Every Tuesday 7-8pm 

Where: Silo (2nd floor) – Look for us! 

 

Recap: Dumpling Making/Movie/Game Night (1/4/13)

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope that everyone had a fun and refreshing winter break. For those who were in Davis last week, we made some really yummy dumplings together at Ming and Linda’s place, watched Kung Fu Panda 2, and played some pretty intense but super fun board games. To top it off, the night ended with freshly baked, beautifully decorated, warm and sweet desserts by our IGSM ladies. Here are some of the pictures we took. Enjoy!

Tam_20130104_IGSMDinner_2292 Tam_20130104_IGSMDinner_2321 Tam_20130104_IGSMDinner_2319 Tam_20130104_IGSMDinner_2345

IGSM Christmas Celebration: FRIDAY (12/14) 7pm @ U House

Come join us for our annual Christmas Celebration this Friday (12/14) at the U-House! This year we’re going to start off with a tasty POTLUCK dinner at 7:00pm followed by a Christmas Bible Study. Afterwards, we’re going to have an exciting “Ultimate Gift Exchange” which you don’t want to miss! So bring a new, wrapped, gender-neutral gift ($5-7) if you want to join in on the fun! If you plan on joining us, please SIGN UP here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dGRxWDNhNTJXQXNwUy1tRmlqTTN4Vnc6MA

Hope to see you there!

When: THIS Friday (12/14) starting at 7:00pm with Potluck Dinner! 

Where: U-House – 3722 El Segundo Avenue, Davis, CA. 95618 * Please contact us if you need a ride! 

As always, if you have any questions, contact us at: igsm@ucdavis.edu, or call us at: 530-746-8483.

IGSM Winter Retreat 2013! (New Update!)

winter retreat IGSM Winter Retreat (Friday night 1/25 to Sunday 1/27)

Come join us for one of IGSM’s biggest events of the year: the 2013 IGSM Winter Retreat! It will be from Friday night 1/25 to Sunday 1/27. On Friday, we will meet on campus at 3001 PES at 7 pm, the usual time and location. We will start with dinner together and then we will be U-streaming a message given by Pastor Jonathan who is part of our Gracepoint Berkeley Church. This will be the first message and first day of our IGSM Winter Retreat! After some discussion time, we will head to the retreat site Mt. Hermon near Santa Cruz.

This is a time where we can take a break from all the day-to-day activities in order to learn more about Christianity, the Bible, and God, in a deep and personally meaningful way. Whether you’ve been a Christian for many years, or are simply trying to find out more about Christianity, this event should address many of your questions and concerns. You will get to have extensive discussions with many other people about the common Christian issues, and hopefully come to a deeper understanding about Christianity. This is also a chance for you to enjoy some fun and exciting activities such as games, an outdoor hike, a campfire, and also delicious food.

The cost of the retreat is now $60.

Please signup up here!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dHVIb2loejVqeUFpX0RMaFZTTFFFYlE6MQ