Watermark October Potluck

Dear Watermark Parents,

Please sign up for the next Watermark family potluck which will be on 10/8, Saturday at 6PM, at lower church.   It seems so soon because we normally have potlucks on the 2nd Saturdays of each month due to Watermark schedule, but the September potluck happened on the 3rd Saturday, which explains the close proximity of the two potlucks.  Please sign up for a dish below no later than 10/5, next Wednesday.  Thanks to Maria Ku and Ann Lee for planning the menu for this potluck.

• 9th grade families - please each  bring an appetizer for 12 (examples: garlic bread, wheat bread, egg rolls, Dumpling, Potsticker. Meatbun, tofu…)
• 10th grade families - please each  bring a dessert for 12 (examples: brownies, cookies, fruits…)
• 11th grade families - please each  bring a salad and drinks for 12 (cups will be provided)
• 12th grade families - please each  bring a main dish for 12 (examples: pastas w/meat, lasagnas, kung pao chicken, fried rice, Fried noodle,  Meat and Veg, Meat only,  etc.…)
• Bryan Bau - pasta with meat sauce
• Daniel Fu - sushi

Blessings,
Wendar

Watermark Parents' Bible Study Schedule and Reminder

Dear Watermark Parents,

We had a great start of Bible study last Saturday lead by Maria, we will continue this Saturday and Yue Ming Tang will be leading us in the study.  You can find the English readings at http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100211.cfm, please bring your Chinese Bibles to the meeting.  Please let me know if you can join us this week.

7:30 - 8PM will be music praising and worship lead by Jerrick Woo.  Please let us know if you can do so this week, Jerrick.  Thanks.

Please feel free to bring drinks or snacks for sharing, but it is not mandatory.  Also, please let me know if you can help lead any future Bible studies:

• 9/24/11: Maria Ku (done)
• 10/1/11: Yue Ming Tang
• 10/8/11 (potluck): TBA
  
• 10/15/11: Maria Wang
• 10/22/11: TBA
  
• 10/29/11: 郭武潔修女 sharing, host by Hai-Hsia
• 11/5/11: TBA
• 11/12/11 (potluck):
• 11/19/11: TBA

Look forward to seeing all of you this weekend.

Blessings,
Wendar

Fwd: About 9/24 WM Parents' Bible Study

Forwarding message from Tony Fu:

Dear Maria, thank you for leading the Bible study on Saturday. I enjoyed the session very much. You lead the praising and prayer for our kids wonderfully, you gave a very nice summary and we had very warm sharing from everyone. Despite your humbleness, watermelon (and desserts from other parents) were very delicious.  I think you set a fantastic example kicking off the Bible study for this year's Watermark parents.  Thank you.

May God bless us and our family this week.  Hope to see everyone on Saturday!
God bless,
+Tony

Watermark Seminar Topics - Please Respond

Dear Watermark Parents,

During the first Watermark parents meeting, there were discussions of holding parents seminars (3rd Sat. night if there is) every few months with topics pertaining to families of teenagers.  Here are a list of topics from the previous years and from parents' suggestions, please let me know which ones you will be interested by 10/5, and the results from all of you will determine the topics and frequency of such seminars.  Thank you.

1. 親子溝通
2. 升 學講座
   
3. How to prepare our teens for college /Money management for teens (when and how much to give allowance, how to balance check book, when to setup bank account, credit card/debit card, etc.)
   
4. Social network for teens and parents (what is social network? why are young people using it? how to protect my teen/myself on internet/social network? basic social network etiquette, etc.)
5. Teenagers and sex in today's society, and teen relationships
   
6. How to help our teens maintain/continue their faith when in college?
7. How to help our kids explore different jobs/careers/college majors?
8. House of Hormones (how to cope with mid-life crisis, menopause, and rebellious teens all at once?  Coping with teen and adult depression.)
9. Teenagers and sex in today's society, and teen relationship
10. Please send me additional topics if any

Blessings,
Wendar

Reminder: Watermark Parents Bible Study 9/25

Dear Watermark Parents,

It was voted during the first WM Parents meeting that there will be weekly Bible study during the days of Watermark Youth's Boom Sizzle, and the Scripture to be studied will be coming Sunday's readings.  This week, Maria Ku will be leading the study, please bring your Bible.  Feel free to bring snacks or drinks for sharing if you wish, but certainly not mandatory.  The planned schedule will be as follows:

7:30pm Praising (Jerrick Woo)

8:00pm Praying for youth

8:15pm Bible study

9:30pm sharing / snack / drink

Here's a link to the English version of this Sunday's readings (please let me know if you have links to a Chinese version):
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/092511.cfm
Also a google doc link here that Watermark YAG set up for use with their study (Watermark youths only study the Gospel portion of the readings):
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bx94zkv0ddD1MWUyODFhZDAtNjQyNi00ZGZjLTllYzEtNzNhNTEyYjI2YjNh&hl=en_US

Please let me know if you plan on coming or not so we can keep a head count.  Thank you.

Blessings,
Wendar

Watermark Potluck Photos and Parents Meeting Minutes

Dear Watermark Parents,

Thank God for His blessings, the first Watermark gathering on 9/17 attended by over 80 people was a big success.  If you missed last gathering, we hope you will be able to bring your kids to Watermark and join the parents in room#2 this Saturday.  There was a brief introduction about Watermark after the potluck, then the youth continued with their games, Bible study and worship, while the parents moved to room #2 for a productive meeting.  Thank you all for your participation, I'll see you this Saturday evening.

Blessings,
Wendar

P.S. Here are some photos from the evening to share with you:
http://sjccc.org/index.php/sacred-heart-school/cm/759-wm-first-boom-sizzle-09-17-2011.html
And here's the meeting minutes recorded by Xiuli for your information:

1. Monthly family potluck (need two parents to plan a menu - freeform or themed)
1. 9/17/11:  Amy Li, Xiuli Chu (Mission Complete!)
2. 10/8/11:   Maria Ku, Anne Lee
3. 11/12/11:  Maria Wang, Sandra
4. 1/14/12: Anita, Jenny Lin
5. 2/8/12: Margaret Chung, Jean Ng
6. 3/10/12: Christina,  Sonia
7. 4/14/12: Haishia, Feiwen, Margaret Tang
8. 5/12/12: Maria Chen, Maria Tsai

2. Parent meetings/activities during WM time:
1. Seminar – 3^rd Sat night if there is a seminar

                                                              i.      How often:  (TBD)

                                                            ii.      Topic:  (TBD) Please email suggested topic to WendarFu@gmail.com

1.      親子溝通

2.      Finance: when to give and how much to give allowance, how to balance check book, when to setup credit card/debit card...

3.      升學講座

4.      Young adult Q&A

5.      … …

2. Weekly bible study/sharing – Sunday 1^st Reading, 2^nd Reading and  Gospel

                                                              i.      Parent meeting schedule: (Bring Chinese Bible, leader bring 感恩祭典)

7:30pm Praising (Jerrick Woo)

8:00pm Praying for youth

8:15pm Bible study

9:30pm sharing / snack / drink

                                                            ii.      Bible Study Leaders sign up:

1.      09/24/2011:  Maria Ku

2.      10/01/2011:  Yue Ming Tang

3.      10/15/2011:  Maria Wang

4.      10/22/2011: 

3. Coordinator for each grade or region will arrange schedule for a parent to bring snack and drinks for WM kids Bible study, about 30 people. Amy Li will be the Overall Coordinator. (Free form: water, drink, fruit, 自由發揮, not too expensive, home style is fine)

1. Fremont parents cover up to end of November (Coordinator: Maria Tsai ??):

9/24, 10/1, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/19, 11/26,

2. 9^th grade (Coordinator: Sonia):  2/4, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31,
3. 10^th grade (Coordinator: Ellen Tou): 1/7, 1/21, 1/28
4. 11^th grade (Coordinator: Xiuli):  4/7, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/19
5. 12^th grade (Coordinator: Amy):   12/3, 12/10, 12/17

4. Any donations or offering to Watermark: writing check to SJCCC, in Memo section put "Watermark".

Watermark Activities Photos From May 21st

Dear All,

Hope you all had an enjoyable and informative year with the Watermark parents, have a great summer.

Here's a link from last night's Watermark and WM Parents' activities:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150260683165579.370901.521775578&l=49f249ecb3

Blessings,
Wendar

Final Update & Reminder: 5/21 WM Potluck and Parents Workshop

Dear Watermark Families,

The last WM potluck and parents workshop of the year will be on May 21st (Sat.), 6PM at lower church.   Thanks to the 11 families supporting the potluck, please see the sign up list below, please bring serving utensil for the dishes you bring.  Many hanks again to Xiuli, Feiwen and Amy for hosting the potluck and for the menu design with the "Time to Wrap Up" theme.  Please don't forget to bring your own eating utensils.

春捲 ：Egg rolls (18人份) - Amy
春捲 ：Egg rolls (18人份) - Wendar
餛飩：Wonton ( about 40 粒 ) - Maria Tsai
Curry 餃 ( about 40 粒 ) - Anita
牛肉 捲 餅 ： Beef wraps (36 人份) - FeiWen
春餅：Vegetable and meat wraps ( 18 人份) - Xiuli
壽司：Sushi  (18 人份) - Wendar
壽司： Sushi (18 人份) - Catherine Wong (Martin's mom)
麵飯類: Fried rice (18 人份) - Junfen
素菜類：Vegetables,tofu,bean curd or eggs (18 人份) - Rebecca Lei
素菜類： Vegetables, tofu,bean curd or eggs (18 人份) - Andy Wong (Rebecca's dad)
葷菜類：Pork (12 人份) - Maria Chen
葷菜類： Chicken (12 人份) - Amy (orange chicken)

This month's parents' workshop subject will be " 社交網路及臉書 - Social Network & Facebook", Tony will be our speaker, and we will meet in room #2 from 7:45PM to 9:30PM.  Some of the the various topics to be covered include:

• 不同種的社交網路 - Different types of Social Networks
  
• Facebook 的許多用處 - Many benefits of Facebook
• 如何使用 Facebook - How to use Facebook
  
• 使用 Facebook 時的禮貌 - Facebook Etiquette
• 使用 Facebook 時如何保護自己 - how to protect yourself when using Facebook

Cheers,
Wendar

Last WM Potluck and Parents Workshop of the Year 5/21 - Update #2

Want to take this opportunity to thank Feiwen, Xiuli, and Amy for planning this month's potluck menu.  The theme is "Time to Wrap Up", therefore many of the items are wrapped food with some kind of "skin".  What a creative idea!   Please see updates to the sign-ups below.
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Dear Watermark Families,

The last WM potluck and parents workshop of the year will be on May 21st (Sat.), 5PM at lower church.   Since we are expecting more people to come to this potluck, and we have to make sure there's sufficient food for everybody, so please sign up no later than 5/19 (Thur.)  Thank you.

春捲 ：Egg rolls (18人份) - 1 family
春捲 ：Egg rolls (18人份) - 1 family
鍋貼,餛飩, 燒賣：Pot Stickers,Wonton or Shaw-my ( about 40 粒 ) - Maria Tsai (餛 飩)
鍋貼,餛飩, 燒賣： Pot Stickers,Wonton or Shaw-my  ( about 40 粒 ) - 1 family
牛肉 捲 餅 ： Beef wraps (36 人份) - FeiWen
春餅：Vegetable and meat wraps ( 18 人份) - Xiuli
春餅： Vegetable and meat wraps (18 人份) - Amy
壽司：Sushi  (18 人份) - Wendar
壽司： Sushi (18 人份) - Catherine Wong (Martin's mom)
麵飯類: Rice or noodle dish (18 人份) - 1 family
麵飯類: Rice or noodle dish (18 人份) - 1 family
素菜類：Vegetables,tofu,bean curd or eggs (18 人份) - Rebecca Lei
素菜類： Vegetables, tofu,bean curd or eggs (18 人份) - Andy Wong (Rebecca's dad)
葷菜類：Chicken, pork or beef (12 人份) - Maria Chen (pork)
葷菜類： Chicken,pork or beef (12 人份) - 1 family
葷菜類： Chicken, pork or beef (12 人份) - 1 family

This month's parents' workshop subject will be " 社交網路及臉書 - Social Network & Facebook", Tony will be our speaker, and we will meet in room #2 from 7:45PM to 9:30PM.  Some of the the various topics to be covered include:

• 不同種的社交網路 - Different types of Social Networks
  
• Facebook 的許多用處 - Many benefits of Facebook
• 如何使用 Facebook - How to use Facebook
  
• 使用 Facebook 時的禮貌 - Facebook Etiquette
• 使用 Facebook 時如何保護自己 - how to protect yourself when using Facebook

Cheers,
Wendar

Last Watermark Potluck and Parents Workshop of the Year May 21st

Dear Watermark Families,

The last WM potluck and parents workshop of the year will be on May 21st (Sat.), 5PM at lower church.   Since we are expecting more people to come to this potluck, and we have to make sure there's sufficient food for everybody, so please sign up no later than 5/19 (Thur.)  Thank you.

春捲 ：Egg rolls (18人份) - 1 family
春捲 ：Egg rolls (18人份) - 1 family
鍋貼,餛飩, 燒賣：Pot Stickers,Wonton or Shaw-my ( about 40 粒 ) - 1 family
鍋貼,餛飩, 燒賣： Pot Stickers,Wonton or Shaw-my  ( about 40 粒 ) - 1 family
牛肉 捲 餅 ： Beef wraps (36 人份) - FeiWen
春餅：Vegetable and meat wraps ( 18 人份) - Xiuli
春餅： Vegetable and meat wraps (18 人份) - Amy
壽司：Sushi  (18 人份) - Wendar
壽司： Sushi (18 人份) -1 family
麵飯類: Rice or noodle dish (18 人份) - 1 family
麵飯類: Rice or noodle dish (18 人份) - 1 family
素菜類：Vegetables,tofu,bean curd or eggs (18 人份) - 1 family
素菜類： Vegetables, tofu,bean curd or eggs (18 人份) - 1 family
葷菜類：Chicken, pork or beef (12 人份) - 1 family
葷菜類： Chicken,pork or beef (12 人份) - 1 family
葷菜類： Chicken, pork or beef (12 人份) - 1 family

This month's parents' workshop subject will be " 社交網路及臉書 - Social Network & Facebook", Tony will be our speaker, and we will meet in room #2 from 7:45PM to 9:30PM.  Some of the the various topics to be covered include:

• 不同種的社交網路 - Different types of Social Networks
  
• Facebook 的許多用處 - Many benefits of Facebook
• 如何使用 Facebook - How to use Facebook
  
• 使用 Facebook 時的禮貌 - Facebook Etiquette
• 使用 Facebook 時如何保護自己 - how to protect yourself when using Facebook

Cheers,
Wendar

Watermark April 16h Kids and Young Adults Dinner

Dear Watermark Parents,

As you might know from my previous email, this school year's final potluck and workshop will be on 5/21.  However, Patrick wishes to still have a dinner gathering with the Watermark kids on April 16th after the WM leaders meeting, so we will order Costco pizzas for them.  Thank you very much, Xiuli Chu and Junfen Wang for volunteering to order, pickup, deliver the pizzas, and the setup and cleanup for this event.  In addition, Xiuli and Amy will prepare some salad, fruits, drinks, and desserts for the kids, thank you both for your generosity.

We estimate 35 kids and young adults will attend, so we will order 8 Costco pizzas (Patrick suggests 4 combos, 2 cheese, and 2 pepperoni) that will total to about $90.  I am inviting Watermark parents to help share the cost by donating money to endorse this event.  Please email to me the amount you can support, and I will be at Watermark this Saturday (4/2, 7:30PM) and at church this Sunday (4/3) to collect your donation.  Thank you very much in advance for your generosity and your support for Watermark.  (Please note, this is not an April Fools' joke. )

Blessings,
Wendar

Fwd: Free Parents Seminar on Healthy Relationship, Love and Sexuality

Hi Watermark Parents,

Please see below the information from Stan Tsai (Luke and Bethany's dad) about a seminar that can be beneficial to parents of teenagers.  Since we will not have a WM parents group activity in April, it would be great if you can take advantage of the opportunity to attend this event.

Blessings,
Wendar

On 3/17/2011 10:07 AM, Stan Tsai wrote:

From: Melanie Lin

Here is the event that we talked about when we all met last time.  A seminar on how to talk to your teens about healthy relationship, love and sexuality.

 

Attached please find the flier for this event.  This seminar will be held at St. Joseph church on Saturday, Apr. 16th from 8 - 9:15 pm with light refreshments following the talk.

 

Please note that this seminar is not just about "sex".  It is about the complete and beautiful divine design that God puts in each and everyone of us which enables us to become a complete human being that is capable of having relationships and intimacy.

 

Please mark your calendar and if both parents can attend, that is always best.  If only one can come, please be prepared to take note because Amy provides lots of wonderful information.

 

I know you all have a busy life.  However, I believe this is one of the best gift you can give to your teens and your family by coming to hear Amy.  Amy will enlighten and entertain with her sense of humor and her professional expertise and show us ways to talk to our kids about these very sensitive and tough topics.

 

Please invite your friends, colleagues, families and neighbors who have high school age children.  It's always better to spread blessings to more people.

 

Feel free to contact Melanie if you have any suggestions or questions.

 

Blessings to all,

Melanie

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