Community Connector

Community 

INTERFAITH 

Connector 

May/June 2013 

North County 

Nonprofit News 

Relocating 

Recovery 

After 16 years, Escondido 

Community Sobering Services 

searches for a new home 

New Program Offers Chance for Car Ownership - page 6 

Oceanside Community Garden Grows More Than Just Food - page 7 

Free Choir Teaches Kids to Explore Art & Make a Difference - page 11 

Vista Church Cancels Sunday Service to Serve Community - page 11

INTERFAITH 


Connector 

PUBLISHEd By 

INTERFAITH CommUNITy SERvICES 

2195 oceanside Blvd 

oceanside, CA 92054 

(760) 721-2117 

Interfaithservices.org 

PUBLISHING TEAM 

EdIToR - Jason Coker 

FEATURES - Pam Allen 

- Suzanne Colbry 

- Jason Coker 

- Jeff Frank 

- Emily Kuhnell 

- Abby Weglarz 

PHoTogRAPHy - Pam Allen 

- Keoni Cabral 

- Cole Tran 

- NS Newsflash, 

LAyoUT dESIgN - Cole Tran 

Contents 

From the Editor .................................................. 3 

Telling stories of the good being done in North County 

Relocating Recovery ........................................ 4-5 

After 16 years Escondido Community Sobering Services 

searches for a new home 

New Program Offers a Chance for 

Car Ownership ................................................. 6 

Oceanside Community Garden 

Grows More Than Just Food ................... 7 

Faith Center Directory ................................... 8-9 

Members of Interfaith’s Faith Center Network 

Nonprofit Directory ......................................... 10 

North County San Diego Nonprofits 

Kids Choir Makes a Difference .................. 11 

The North County Children’s Choir teaches kids to explore 

their artistic side while learning to make a difference 

Church Cancelled ............................................ 11 

Vista Church Cancels Sunday Services to Serve the Community 

Events Calendar ................................................. 12 

Upcoming Nonprofit Events in North County

At Interfaith Community Services, we know 

there is amazing work for good being done every 

day right here in the towns and neighborhoods 

of North County. This work is being done by 

hundreds of nonprofit organizations, by faith 

communities, and even by for-profit businesses 

who want to utilize their resources to make a 

positive difference in people’s lives. 

We think this is real news, and we think it isn’t 

reported often enough in mainstream media 

outlets, so we wanted to create a publication 

dedicated to putting these stories front and 

center. 

We’ve also noticed lots of people aren’t aware 

of the resources that exist for getting help. 

Chances are you know a family struggling to 

make ends meet, or a senior fighting to get by 

on a tiny, fixed income. Or perhaps you know a 

person suffering from mental illness, addiction, 

or disability. Maybe you are that person in 

need. If so, we wanted to create a resource that 

would provide information about where and 

how people can get the help they need. 

Lastly, we know from over 30 years worth of 

experience that North County is filled with 

incredibly generous 

people who want to give 

back. So we also wanted 

to create a resource that 

would inspire people to 

get involved in great, local 

causes. 

We tried to imagine a publication that would 

begin to address these needs, and this is what 

we came up with: Welcome to the Interfaith 

Community Connector, a monthly newsmagazine 

dedicated to the good being done in 

North County. 

Interfaith publishes this little paper, but as 

you’ll soon discover, it isn’t all about us. We see 

the Community Connector as a collaborative 

space for a growing partnership that is brewing 

among hundreds of nonprofits, congregations, 

and businesses throughout North County, all 

joining together to strengthen our community. 

We think the stories and opportunities coming 

Interfaith 

Communty Connector 

From the Editor 

telling stories of the Good Being 

Done in north County by Jason Coker 

We think this is real 

news, and we think 

it isn’t reported often 

enough in mainstream 

media outlets 

Image by NZ Newsflash 

out of that partnership are exciting and hopeful 

- and we think you will too. 

And you can help! We want to 

hear from you about the story 

ideas, community resources, 

and special events that are 

making North San Diego County 

such a remarkable place to 

live. Send your letters, ideas, 

and comments directly to me at the contact 

information below. We look forward to hearing 

your ideas for this special publication. 

Jason Coker is the editor of the Interfaith 

Community Connector and Director of Marketing 

and Communications at Interfaith Community 

Services. He can be reached via email at jcoker@ 

interfaithservices.org, by phone at (760) 721- 

2117 x221. 

May / June 2013 

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Relocating Recovery 

Over the past 16 years, Escondido Community 

Sobering Services has helped change the lives of 

many individuals struggling with alcohol and/or 

drug problems. 

Now, though, the program is in jeopardy. A collaboration 

by center operator Interfaith Community 

Services and Tri-City Medical Center to 

relocate the center from its current location to a 

site along State Route 78 fell through in April. Interfaith 

now faces an Aug. 15 deadline from the 

city of Escondido to vacate its present location 

at 401 N. Spruce St. in Escondido. 

Unless Tri-City, or another partner, or the community 

as a whole steps forward quickly with a 

viable site for the center, a very real possibility 

exists that the program will end in August, at 

least temporarily, said Craig Jones, associate director 

for Interfaith Community Services. 

“The question for the citizens of North County 

is whether this program is worth it for them,” 

stated Jones. “Having people not on the street, 

troubling families and businesses, having a place 

to go in a safe, secure setting with the advantage 

of engagement so they can solve their addiction 

challenge: Is it worth it to the community?” 

Residents at ECSS gather for weekly house meeting 

After 16 years, Escondido Community Sobering Services 

is searching for a new home by Jeff Frank 

It was certainly worth it for Escondido resident 

Lori Neil, 42. Neil was in pretty dire straits when 

she checked into the center in December 2008. 

Eighteen years of consistent meth use left her 

carrying about 110 pounds on her 5-foot-7 

frame. She was practically bald, with just the 

remnants of a bad Mohawk haircut on her scalp. 

Her cheeks were hollow and her teeth were all 

missing. 

“I looked like somebody out of a concentration 

camp,” Neil recalled.

On probation, Neil was under orders to find a 

residential treatment program after deliberately 

failing three drug tests in a cry for help. Lacking 

financial resources, she was turned away by several 

programs. Then her parole officer suggested 

the Escondido sobering center. 

Interfaith Community Services opened ECSS 

in July 1997 in conjunction with the city of Escondido, 

the police department, Palomar Medical 

Center and The Fellowship Center, with additional 

funding from the U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development. 

The design was to provide police a place to drop 

off intoxicated individuals rather than booking 

them into the Vista Detention Facility or taking 

them to the Palomar Medical Center emergency 

room. A little more than a year later, Interfaith 

received a large grant from HUD that helped 

fund an expansion of the Spruce Street building 

to house a shelter and residential substanceabuse 

rehabilitation program. 

In the years since, thousands of individuals have 

“slept it off” on one of the center’s 10 sobering 

mats, while many more have completed the rehab 

program. Savings to the city of Escondido, its 

police department and Palomar Medical Center 

have been substantial. 

In 2009, ICS compiled a cost-value estimate of 

the sobering center and calculated a savings to 

the community of at least $615,000 for the year. 

Police annually bring more than 100 intoxicated 

individuals to the sobering mats. A similar number 

of inebriated patients are released to the 

center from the Palomar emergency room. More 

than 900 individuals used ECSS services in 2012, 

with 110 participating in the rehabilitation program 

during the 2011-12 fiscal year. 

“If we could take everyone (intoxicated) to the 

sobering center, we would be saving a lot of time 

and money,” Escondido Police Capt. Mike Loarie 

said in an interview earlier this year. 

The center was there when Neil needed it. After 

the suggestion from her parole officer, Neil 

spoke with case manager Kimberly Platt. 

“I didn’t want her to be rejected one more time,” 

said Platt, who opened the door of the center to 

Neil, who made the best of her new opportunity. 

Moving into a room with eight other women, Neil 

dove right in to the social-model rehabilitation 

program based on the 12-step tradition. Daily 

sobriety meetings are mixed with meditation 

sessions, anger management, and relapse-prevention 

classes, sessions 

on spirituality, hourlong 

walks and other recreation 

activities. Each resident is 

also responsible for doing 

chores at the center. 

Neil is one of many successful 

graduates of ECSS, having determined 

early in her stay that that “I’m going to suck the 

life out of this program for all it’s worth.” 

That she did. She rebuilt her self-esteem, took 

advantage of job search and employment skills 

classes and eventually applied for and received 

a grant that allowed her to fulfill a lifelong desire 

to be a truck driver. She completed driving 

school in December 2009. Four months later she 

was hired by NK Towing in Escondido as a tow 

truck driver, earning rave reviews from her boss. 

“She’s just perfect in every which way,” said 

Amir Iravani, owner of NK Towing and Roadside 

Services, Inc. in a 2012 interview. “Customers 

love her. She’s very efficient, very professional, 

always on time, always asking to do something 

extra.” (Neil was laid off in mid-April when a 

background check turned up some unresolved 

issues from her days as a meth addict. She anticipates 

being hired back when the court issues 

are cleared.) 

“The purpose of the program is to give clients 

the skills and ability to establish and maintain 

long-term sobriety,” said Patti Hamic-Christensen, 

program manager for addiction and recovery 

services at Interfaith. “The counterpart is the sobering 

mats meant to help people become clean 

and sober so they can make better decisions for 

choosing their lifestyle.” 

Interfaith has sought a new site for the center 

for nearly two years. The city of Escondido requested 

that that the Spruce Street building be 

vacated as far back as 2011, when there was talk 

of building a minor-league baseball stadium in 

the area. 

Interfaith 


That deadline was extended after the stadium 

project fell through, most recently to Aug. 15, 

giving ICS more time to find another location for 

the program. But the city still wants to use the 

land on which the center is located to help spur 

economic and business 

development 

in the area. 

Thousands of individuals 

have “slept it off” on one 

of the center’s 10 sobering 

mats, while many more have 

completed the rehab program. 

Interfaith hopes to 

find a site for a new 

center somewhere 

between Escondido 

and Oceanside, allowing police officers and sheriff’s 

deputies from all of North County to transport 

individuals arrested for alcohol and drug 

intoxication. It would also provide better access 

to the Vista Jail, where 13,859 people were 

booked for drug and alcohol related charges in 

2012. Released inebriates could more easily be 

transported to the sobering center and its accompanying 

counseling, perhaps helping some 

of those individuals begin a journey to sobriety, 

Jones said. 

Without a new location, Interfaith would have no 

choice but to close the center in August, leaving 

no sobering mat option in North County. “(Intoxicated 

individuals) would wind up on corners, in 

jails and hospitals and all the places you don’t 

want to see them around,” commented Patti 

Hamic-Christensen, Manager of ECSS. “There are 

a lot of people whose journey to recovery started 

here in all walks of life. You could probably 

say thousands.” 

Neil is one. 

“I have nothing but good to say about them. I 

believe ECSS gave me the foundation to change 

my life. I can’t imagine the city without it only 

because it has been here for so long,” she said. 

“(Without it) I would have been back in jail, definitely, 

and back on the streets.” 

Jeff Frank is a staff writer for the Interfaith Community 

Connector and Interfaith Community Services. 

He can be contacted at (760) 489-6380 or 

JFrank@interfaithservices.org 


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‘Ways to 

Work’ offers 

opportunities 

For Car 

ownership 

by Suzanne Colbry 

Imagine life without a car. How would you get 

to work? If you have kids, how do you get them 

to school? How do you manage the many of the 

day-to-day tasks we tend to take for granted, 

like grocery shopping or family visits? 

For many of the families who come to the 

Community Resource Center in Encinitas, this is 

a reality. But Ways to Work, a national program 

providing affordable auto loans to low-income 

individuals, is now available in North County 

through Community Resource Center. Ways to 

Work provides qualifying individuals with the 

keys to a car, and keys to a better life. 

“This program is a game changer for working 

individuals trying to make it in our community,” 

says Senior Director of Client Services, Filipa 

Rios. “Owning a car not only opens the door 

to better work-related opportunities, but less 

time on the bus also means more time with 

family. Community Resource Center is thrilled 

about being one of the newest agents for Ways 

to Work.” 

Community Resource Center is the only North 

County agency offering the nationwide Ways 

to Work program, which provides eligible 

individuals with affordable automobile loans, 

referrals to low-cost insurance, financial 

literacy education, credit repair, and other 

services. Beyond connecting working families 

with affordable loans, the Ways to Work 

program provides supportive services that 

help ensure loan recipients have the tools to 

succeed. “It’s one thing to qualify someone 

for a loan, and another thing to make sure that 

the person receiving the loan understands the 

responsibility that goes with it,” explains Rios. 

“We require loan recipients to attend financial 

education classes, and meet regularly with 

a loan manager to make sure they prioritize 

expenses and make payments on time.” 

‘Ways to Work” client receives key to her new car 

Local employers are encouraged to have 

their Human Resource departments contact 

Community Resource Center to arrange for a 

presentation or to obtain program literature. 

“We want as many qualified applicants in our 

community to know about this as possible,” 

says Rios. “Local companies are very good 

at finding ways to support their staff, and 

Community Resource Center is eager to help 

with that process.” 

Ways to Work is a unique community 

development financial institution based in 

Milwaukee, WI. Through a network of loan 

offices across the country, Ways to Work 

provides financial education and small, shortterm, 

low-interest loans to working families 

with challenging credit histories. Nonprofit 

agencies that operate the program are members 

of the Alliance for Children and Families, a 

sister company to Ways to Work. The Ways 

to Work program - offered through both the 

Community Resource Center in North County, 

and Jewish Family Service south of SR 56 - 

receives major support from the United Way 

of San Diego County, The Leichtag Foundation, 

and Walmart Foundation. 

What Ways to Work Provides 

through Community Resource 

Center? 

• Auto Purchase or Refinance Loans: Up to 

$6,000 at an 8% rate, from 24-30 months 

depending on amount of loan. 

• Financial Education: Potential applicants 

must participate in a class to become 

familiar with types of bank accounts, loan 

requirements and credit as well as the 

impact of credit scores on their financial 

lives. 

• One-on-one Assistance: A CRC Loan 

Manager helps applicants create a realistic 

budget to help them achieve their financial 

goals as well as develop strategies for 

improving and maintaining their credit 

scores. Throughout the term of the 

loan, the Loan Manager also regularly 

contacts borrowers to offer assistance 

with their monthly budgeting and provide 

connections to other community resources 

if needed. 

• Credit Repair – CRC Loan Manger will 

periodically review the borrower’s credit 

scores with them with the goal of improving 

scores for the future. 

eligibility Requirements 

• Resident of San Diego County 

• Valid Driver’s License 

• 18+ Years of Age 

• Involved Parent(s) OR Caregiver with 

Appropriate Documentation 

• Challenged Credit History 

• Ability to Repay Loan and Costs Related 

to Car Ownership, including Insurance 

• Employed OR Enrolled in Education or 

Training Program for at Least 4 Months 

• Yearly Household Income Less Than 80% 

of Area Median Income; for example the 

Maximum income for a household of 4 is 

$63,700 

For more Information: 

Community Resource Center 

Social Services Office 

650 Second Street 

Encinitas, CA 92024 

Phone: (760) 753-8300 

Email: waystowork@crcncc.org

oceanside Community Garden 

Grows More than Food 

by Abby Weglarz 

The Gardens at North River Road, operated 

by North County Community Services, is 

planted on the property of Shepherd of the 

Valley Lutheran Church in Oceanside, CA. 

Groundbreaking on the site happened in 

2010, and since then it has transformed from 

an empty lot to a productive garden space! 

The Gardens at North River Road applies 

two community garden models on one site. 

It demonstrates the “classic” community 

garden model on the southern half of the 

garden; here, households rent garden beds 

to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, and herbs 

for their own use. On the northern half of 

the garden, volunteers help to grow food for 

others in the community, not for themselves. 

In the southern garden with rented garden 

beds, there are currently 21 households 

renting a total of 44 beds. Each bed is about 

three feet wide by 20 feet long, and costs 

$25 per year to rent. The cost of the bed 

rental includes space, water, and occasionally 

mulch, seeds, or other materials when they 

are available. Gardeners are responsible for 

weeding, watering, planting, and maintaining 

their garden space. Most gardeners have 

installed their own wood frame raised bed; 

others garden directly in ground. Gardeners 

grow a wide variety of plants, from artichoke 

to zucchini. 

Just one year ago, the garden was still striving 

to get each bed rented. With word of mouth 

and other exposure, there are now over 10 

households on the waitlist to rent beds! 

This waitlist clearly demonstrates there is a 

demand for more community gardens in North 

County San Diego! 

North County Community Services operates 

seven affordable preschools for low to 

moderate income families. On the northern 

half of the garden, there are 33 garden 

beds that are used to grow food for these 

preschools. Community volunteers make this 

happen, growing about 3000 pounds of food 

every year for these seven preschools. The 

food grown is incorporated into the lunches 

and snacks served at the preschools. This 

would not be possible without tremendous 

volunteer effort, and support, to the tune of 

2,388 hours in 2012! 

The Gardens at North River Road provides 

an avenue for community involvement for 

many different groups and individuals. The 

volunteer base that supports the garden is 

very broad. Corporations that want to give 

back to the community by doing a one-time, or 

annual, service project can schedule volunteer 

events at the garden for their employees. 

Dozens of corporations have helped in the 

garden this way; the biggest events to date 

include Genetech, Life Technologies, BOMA, 

Eagle Creek, and prAna. 

North County Community Services also 

partners with other nonprofit groups to bring 

volunteers to the garden. By partnering with 

local nonprofits ROADS and Employment and 

Community Options, the garden provides 

developmentally challenged adults with a 

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local teens harvesting vegetables at The Gardens 

meaningful way to be active and contribute to 

their community. These volunteers may have 

trouble finding employment, but find plenty 

of work planting, weeding, watering, and 

sifting compost. 

The garden also works with nonprofit 

organizations that serve youth, including 

Teen Volunteers in Action, Tariq Khamisa 

Foundation, and Kids Korps. These programs 

bring youth into the garden. The community 

service experience, connection with nature, 

and team building these projects provide are 

very valuable for youth participants. Especially 

when youth volunteers are able to return to 

the garden and see the progress of their work 

growing, they walk away with both a sense of 

accomplishment and ability to affect positive 

change. If you would like to volunteer or get 

on the community garden wait-list, please 

contact North County Community Services. 

Abby Weglarz is the Garden Program & Volunteer 

Coordinator. She can be contact by phone at 760- 

471-5483 or email at volunteer@sdnccs.org. 


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Bonsall 

Bonsall Community Church 

Po Box 21 | (760) 945-1276 

Riverview Evangelical Free Church - 

4980 Sweetgrass Ln - (760) 941-1430 

Cardiff 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - Stake 

344 Liverpool | (858) 259-9494 

Saints Constantine & Helen greek orthodox Church 

3459 manchester Ave | (760) 942-0920 

Carlsbad 

Baha'is of Carlsbad 

Po Box 131376 | (760) 753-7136 

Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Church 

3030 valley St | (760) 729-6272 

Calvary Chapel - 6355 Corte del Abeto, 

Ste C100 | (760) 603-9777 

Carlsbad Community Church 

3175 Harding St | (760) 729-2331 

Center for Spiritual Living 

390 oak Ave, Ste H | (760) 434-9579 

Chabad at La Costa 

1980 La Costa Ave | (760) 943-8891 

Charismatic Episcopal Church of the Advent 

2604 El Camino Real, Ste B | (760) 431-8485 

Christ Presbyterian Church 

7807 Centella St. | (760) 753-3290 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 1st Ward 

3747 Saddle dr | (760) 434-4461 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 2nd Ward 

3534 Simsbury Ct | (760) 729-3624 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 3rd Ward 

1345 Chestnut Ave | (760) 434-6226 


2746 Inverness dr | (760) 729-2937 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS o-Side 5th Ward 

2778 Carlsbad Blvd, Unit 210 | (760) 419-9949 

Church of the Earth & Sky 

Po Box 2260 | (760) 583-8700 

Coastline Community Church 

2215 Calle Barcelona | (760)753-0886 

Crossroads New Thought Spiritual Center 

2734 Loker Ave West, Ste. H | (760) 431-1831 

daybreak Church 

6515 Ambrosia Ln | (760) 931-7773 

Faith Community Church by the Sea 

Po Box 130850 | (760) 930-0400 

Holy Cross Episcopal Church 

2510 gateway Rd | (760) 930-1270 

Iglesia Christiana de Carlsbad [ICC] 

3175 Harding St | (760) 729-4586 

Las Flores Church 

1400 Las Flores dr | (760) 729-0231 

North Coast Calvary Chapel 

1330 Poinsettia Lane | (760) 929-0029 

North Coast Christian Fellowship 

Po Box 4126 | (760) 591-9364 

Faith Center Directory 

members of Interfaith’s congregational network. 

North Coast Church 

2310 Camino vida Robles | (760) 724- 

6700 

Pacific Breeze Baptist Church 

3780 Pio Pico dr. | (760) 729-3081 

Pilgrim United Church of Christ 

2020 Chestnut Ave. | (760) 729-6311 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 

6628 Santa Isabel St | (760) 438-3393 

St. michael's by the Sea Episcopal Church 

Po Box 127 | (760) 729-890 

St. Patrick Catholic Church 

3821 Adams St | (760) 729-2866 

The Fields - A Church Without Walls 

Po Box 131131 | (760) 602-0722 

The master's Hand 

3622 Promontory Pl. | (760) 434-6935 

Unity of Carlsbad [Unity Christ Church] 

Po Box 1997 | (760) 237-8172 

Encinitas 

Baha'is of Encinitas 

1964 Circle Park Ln | (760) 753-8899 

Bethlehem Lutheran Church 

925 Balour dr | 760) 753-1026 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - Ward 

1012 Regal Ridge Rd | (760) 753-7631 

Coastal Christian Center 

777 Santa Fe dr | (760) 753-2209 

Encinitas Beach Chapel 

510 S El Camino Real | (760)942-6208 

North Coast Presbyterian Church 

1831 S El Camino Real | (760) 753-2535 

Pacific view Baptist Church 

845 Santa Fe dr | (760) 753-4937 

San dieguito United methodist Church 

170 Calle magdalena | (760) 753-6582 

Seacoast Community Church 

1050 Regal Rd. | (760) 753-3003 

Self-Realization Fellowship 

215 W “K” Street | (760) 753-2888 

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 

890 Balour dr | (760) 753-3017 

St. John's Catholic Church 

1001 Encinitas Blvd | (760) 753-6254 

St. mark Lutheran Church 


Escondido 

46:10 Community Fellowship 

674 W via Rancho Pkwy 

Ascension Lutheran Church 

1140 N. midway dr. | (760) 747-4276 

Baha'i Faith of Escondido 

Po Box 300692 | (760) 317-1451 

Bethel Baptist Church 

855 Brotherton Rd. | (760) 745-4995 

Broadway Baptist Church 

1135 N. Broadway | (760) 746-0421 

Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation 

2324 miller Ave | (760) 737-0393 

Church of Christ 

318 W 6th Ave | (760) 747-4815 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - Felicita Ward 

3234 Purer Road | (760) 745-4569 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - Palomar ySA 

Ward - 2631 Anaheim St | (760) 745-9995 

Church of the Resurrection 

1445 Conway dr. | (760) 747-2322 

Community Lutheran Church 

3575 E. valley Pkwy. | (760) 739-1650 

Community of Christ 

1140 S. maple St. | (760) 746-8541 

Cornerstone Church of Escondido 

2081 Bear valley Pkwy | (760) 746-4540 

Creative Center for Spiritual Living 

1330 E valley Pkwy, Ste g | (760) 471-2315 

Cross Connection 

1675 Seven oakes Rd | (760) 489-6255 

Emmanuel Faith Community Church 

639 E 17th Ave | (760) 745-2541 

Escondido Christian Center - Four Square 

Church - 927 Idaho Ave. | (760)745-0505 

Escondido Community Church 

1471 Borden Rd | (760) 746-4140 

Escondido First Church of the Nazarene 

Po Box 2155 | (760) 745-7061 

Escondido United Reformed Church 

1864 N Broadway | (760) 745-1679 

First Church of Christ, Scientist 

440 S Broadway | (760) 745-4040 

First Congregational Church of Escondido 

1800 N Broadway | (760) 745-3320 

First United methodist Church of Escondido 

341 S. Kalmia St. | (760) 745-5100 

Fundamental Baptist Church of Escondido 

1111 N. Ash St. | (760) 743-1600 

gateway Community Church 

1451 montiel Rd, Ste 120 | (760) 746-0370 

gloria dei Lutheran Church 

1087 W Country Club Ln. | (760) 743-2478 

grace Bible Church 

655 W 11th Ave | (760) 747-9252 

grace Lutheran Church 

643 W 13th Ave | (760) 745-0831 

His Hands & Feet Christian ministries 

1305 deodar Rd | (760) 707-6681 

House of Prayer Lutheran Church 

795 N Rose Street | (760) 745-3738 

Infusion Church 

777 W. Felicita Ave. | (760) 746-1322 

Intercession Church of god in Christ 

1720 E valley Pkwy | (760) 741-6331 

LIFE Church - Assemblies of god 

1001 W Country Club Ln | (760) 741-7881 

my Father's House - Casa de mi Padre 

1717 E Lincoln Ave | (760) 741-6914 

New Hope Community Church 

2525 E valley Pkwy | (760) 745-4924 

New Life Presbyterian Church 

615 W Citracado Pkwy | (760) 489-5714 

New vintage Church - 243 S Escondido 

Blvd, Ste 531 | 858-385-7800 


631 Utah Way | (760) 473-2653 

North County Church of Christ 

130 Woodward Ave | (760) 745-7732 

North Point Worship Center 

1002 E El Norte Pkwy | (760) 743-2671 

Revive - 2449 S Centre City Pkwy 

(760) 747-9293 

Salvation Army 

1301 Las villas Way | (760) 745-8616 

Self Realization Fellowship - 16455 old 

guejito grade Rd | (760) 749-3399 

Seventh-day Adventist Church 

P o Box 460605 | (760) 740-8600 

St. mary Catholic Church 

1160 S. Broadway | (760) 745-1611 

St. Paul Lutheran Church 

1418 Bear valley Pkwy | (760) 743-4440 

Church of St. Timothy 

2960 Canyon Rd. | (760) 489-1200 

Thai Buddhist Temple of Escondido 

139 W 11th Ave | (760) 741-3459 

The Foundry at Escondido 

1025 viletta dr | (442) 777-2081 

Tibetan meditation Center 

1600 Sheridan Ave. | (760) 738-0089 

Trinity Episcopal Church 

845 Chestnut St | (760) 743-1629 

Unified Buddhist Church-deer Park monastery 

- 2496 melru Ln | (760)291-1003 

victory outreach Church 

Po Box 3525 | (760) 745-9727 

Westminster Presbyterian Church 

1500 S Juniper St | (760) 745-3225 

Fallbrook 

Baha'is of Fallbrook 

Po Box 36 | (760) 728-8846 

Christ the King Lutheran Church 

1620 S Stagecoach Ln. | (760) 728-3256 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 6th Ward 

40774 Ammons Way | (760) 726-6556 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - vista 

Stake - 1180 Lorenzo dr | {760) 451-9440 

Community Baptist Church 

731 S. Stage Coach Ln | (760) 728-2966 

Fallbrook United methodist Church 

1844 Winter Haven Rd | (760) 728-1472 

First Baptist Church 

Po Box 2648 | (760) 728-7771 

grace Presbyterian Church 

Po Box 1749 | (760) 724-0077 

Hilltop Center for Spiritual Living 

331 E. Elder St. | (760) 723-8291 

Living Waters Christian Fellowship 

2000 Reche Rd. | (760) 728-1685 

Presbyterian Church USA 

463 S. Stagecoach Ln. | (760)728-5804 

Rainbow Community Church - 2560 

Rainbow valley Blvd | (760)728-2051 

Seventh-day Adventist Church - 1200 

Rainbow valley Blvd | (760) 723-7733 

St. John's Episcopal Church 

Po Box 1576 | (760) 728-2908 

St. Peter's Catholic Church 

450 S. Stagecoach Ln | (760) 728-7034 

St. Stephen Lutheran Church 

1636 E mission Rd | (760) 728-6814 

Zion Lutheran Church 

1405 E Fallbrook St | (760) 728-8288 

Oceanside 

Apostolic Assembly of oceanside 

2904 macdonald St | (760) 722-1365 

Baha'is of oceanside 

Po Box 2035 | (760) 757-8980 

Bread of Life Rescue mission 

1919 Apple St, Ste I | (760) 722-0800 

Calvary Baptist Church - 3320 mission 

Ave, Suite H | (760) 433-6454 

Calvary Chapel Living Hope 

625 Seagaze dr | (760) 967-6869 

Central Church of Christ 

709 Leonard Ave | (760) 722-1668 

Chabad Jewish Center oceanside 

1096 gallery dr | (760) 806-7765 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 1st Ward 

766 Wala dr | (760) 231-5760 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 2nd Ward 

619 Silverwood St | (760) 696-3664 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 3rd Ward 

4228 Alta vista Ct | (760) 529-4991 

Church of Jesus Christ of LdS - 4th Ward 

4228 Alta vista Ct | (760) 433-1423 

Community Lutheran Church 

4507 mission Ave | (760) 722-3337 

Crystal Baptist Church 

240 grace St | (760) 271-0165 

Faith Temple Christian Center 

1985 Peacock Blvd | (760) 945-7990 

Family Fellowship Church 

420 N El Camino Real | (760) 439-1971 

First Christian Church of oceanside 

Po Box 360 | (760) 722-8522 


440 S Broadway | (760)745-4040 

First Presbyterian Church of oceanside 


Friendly Church of god in Christ 

1836 dixie St | (760)433-2513 

generation Church 

1106 Whaley St | (760) 583-0069 

grace Anglican Church - 4055 oceanside 

Blvd, Ste P | (760) 295-9729 

grace Chapel of the Coast 

102 N Freeman St | (760) 754-2974 

grace Church 

1602 El Camino Real | (760) 433-9922

Holiness ministry Coalition 

2191 S El Camino Real 280E | (619) 251-6964 

Hope Chapel 

506 S Nevada St |(760) 575-4254 

Immanuel Lutheran Church 

1900 S. Nevada St. | (760) 433-2770 

Jehovah's Witnesses 

2114 1/2 California St | (760) 945-5690 

King of Kings Lutheran Church 

2993 macdonald Street | (760) 757-2525 

Lamb of god Inspirational Church of Truth 

610 N Redondo dr, Ste A | (619) 251-6964 

Lighthouse Christian Church 

4700 mesa dr | (760) 726-0590 

mission San Luis Rey Parish 

4070 mission Ave | (760) 757-3250 

New Song Community Church 

3985 mission Ave | (760) 560-5000 

New venture Christian Fellowship 

4000 mystra Way | (760) 721-7777 

North Coast United methodist Church 

1501 Kelly St. | (760) 439-4099 

North County Christian Life Center - The 

Place - 4168 Avenida de la Plata, Ste 

114 | (760) 445-0244 

oceanside United Reformed Church 

4318 Forest Ranch Rd |(760) 803-0981 

Rising Star missionary Baptist Church 

610 N Redondo dr, Ste K | (760)439-6302 

Rosicrucian Fellowship 

2222 mission Ave. | (760) 757-6600 

San Luis Rey valley United methodist 

Church - 5570 old Ranch Rd. | (760) 758-9817 

Shepherd of the valley Lutheran 

4510 N River Rd | (760) 433-9250 

St. Anne's Episcopal Church 

701 West St |(760) 966-2950 

St. John missionary Baptist Church 

1524 Lemon St | (760) 757-6864 

St. margaret's Catholic Church 

4300 oceanside Blvd | (760) 941-5560 

Church of St. Thomas more 

1450 S. melrose dr. | (760 )758-4100 

Walker Chapel A.m.E. Church 

1415 Laurel St | (760) 757-6633 

Pala/Pauma Valley 

Native Aglow organization - Pala 

1776 W Pala mission Rd | (760) 742-2292 

Pauma valley Community Church 

Po Box 345 | (760) 742-3551 

St. Francis Episcopal Church 

Po Box 1220 | (760) 742-1738 

Poway 

All Faith Center 

17762 St. Andrews dr | (858) 487-8885 

Baha'is of Poway 

13254 Poway Hills dr | (858)748-1939 

Bread of Life Church 

12714 Summerfield Ln. | (858) 486-2222 

Faith Center Directory 

members of Interfaith’s congregational network. 

Calvary Chapel 

Po Box 1177 | (858) 243-7729 


17709 vineyard Ln | (858) 676-1000 


14170 Powers Rd | (858) 679-8630 

Community Church of Poway 

13501 Community Rd. | (858) 748-3304 


16315 Pomerado Rd. | (858) 487-4007 

gathering Place Christian Fellowship 

Po Box 1078 | (858) 486-7171 

Incarnation Lutheran Church 

16889 Espola Rd. | (858) 487-2226 

Living Way Church 

Po Box 242 | (858) 486-144 

mount olive Lutheran Church 

14280 Poway Rd. | (858) 748-3871 

mount Zion Fellowship 

Po Box 687 | (760) 747-8325 

Ner Tamid Synagogue 

15318 Pomerado Rd | (858) 513-8330 

North City Presbyterian Church 

11717 Poway Rd | (858) 748-4642 

Pomerado Christian Church 

12708 Stone Canyon Rd | (858) 487-7312 

San diego Central Seventh-day Adventist 

Church - Po Box 605 | (858) 748-0121 

Sikh gurdwara - San diego 

12269 oak Knoll Rd | (858) 405-9528 

St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church 

16275 Pomerado Rd. | (858 )487-2159 

St. gabriel Catholic Church 

13734 Twin Peaks Rd | (858) 748-5348 

St. michael's Catholic Church 

15546 Pomerado Rd | (858) 487-4755 

Temple Adat Shalom 

15905 Pomerado Rd | (858) 451-1200 

The Connection 

14047 Twin Peaks Rd | (858) 748-1875 

Trinity Baptist Church 

14315 garden Rd. | (858) 748-3683 

Ramona 

A Touch from Above 

Po Box 2800 | (760) 789-6207 

Calvary Chapel 

114 14th St. Suite d | (760) 789-6031 


1062 Winners Circle | (760) 788-5908 

Congregation Etz Chaim 

Po Box 1138 | (760) 789-7393 

First Congregational Church of Ramona 

Po Box 248 | (760) 789-3348 

Hope vineyard Christian Fellowship 

850 main St, Ste 202 | (760) 789-7775 

Ramona Lutheran Church 

520 16th St | (760) 789-1367 

Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church 

1735 main St, Ste A | (760) 788-7456 

St. mary's in the valley Episcopal 

Po Box 491 |(760) 789-0890 

The Way Church - Ramona 

838 Hanson Ln | (760) 789-2732 

San diego 

Horizon Christian Fellowship - Rancho 

Santa Fe -Po Box 9070 | (858) 756-5599 

village Church - Rancho Santa Fe 

Po Box 704 | (858) 756-2441 

Chabad Jewish Center of Carmel valley 

11410 Carmel Country Rd | (858) 755-1886 


Po Box 27324 | (858) 487-4377 

City Church at 4S Ranch 

10802 Willow Ct | (858) 613-5263 

Cloudbreak Church - 4S Ranch 

10531 4S Commons dr | (858) 335-8667 

Community Church of god's Word 

9879 Hibert St, Ste C | (858) 549-8868 

Community of Christ 

4811 mount Etna dr. | (858) 736-5781 

Congregation Beth Am 

5050 del mar Heights Rd. | (858)481-8454 

Congregation Kehillas Torah 

14133 via Alisal | (858) 829-9648 

gC2 Church - 11251 Rancho Carmel dr., 

Unit 504232 | (858) 412-0422 

green valley Church 

16981 via Tazon Ste 300 | (858) 487-0100 

His dwelling Place - 11717 Bernardo Plaza 

Ct, Ste 120 | (858) 618-5463 

Hope United methodist Church 

16550 Bernardo Heights Pkwy | (858)485-5840 

Kahal Am: Humanistic Jewish Community 

Po Box 927751 | (858) 549-3088 

Korean United Presbyterian Church 

3010 N Evergreen St | 619-223-9999 

LifeBridge Church 

17645 W Bernardo dr | (858) 487-7676 

Living Water Lutheran Church - 3525 del mar 

Heights Rd, PmB 254 | (858) 792-7691 

Lord’s grace-Chinese Bible Church of San 

diego-12335 World Trade dr, Ste 2 - 

(858) 598-4689 

maranatha Chapel 

10752 Coastwood Rd | (858) 613-7800 

mira mesa Chinese Baptist Church 

7321 Celata Ln | (858) 610-0113 

mira mesa Presbyterian Church 

8081 mira mesa Blvd. | (858) 578-2150 

mt. Carmel Church of the Nazarene 

10060 Carmel mountain Rd | (858) 484-2003 

New Hope Church of Penasquitos 

10330 Carmel mountain Rd | (858) 538-0888 

Nimatullahi Sufi Center 

11305 Avenida de Los Lobos, Apt C 

(760) 489-7834 

our Lady of mt. Carmel Church 

13541 Stoney Creek Rd. | (858)566-3550 

Penasquitos Lutheran Church 

14484 Penasquitos dr. | (858) 672-3466 

Petra Pentecostal Church 

10309 Azuaga St | (858) 722-1123 

Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian 

Church - 17010 Pomerado Rd. | (858) 487-0811 

San Rafael Catholic Paris 

17252 Bernardo Center dr. | (858) 487-4314 

St. gregory the great Catholic Parish 

11451 Blue Cypress dr | (858) 653-3540 

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 

10125 Azuaga St. | (858) 538-1267 

The Church at Rancho Bernardo 

11740 Bernardo Plaza Ct | (858)592-2434 

Tifereth Israel Synagogue 

6660 Cowles mountain Blvd. | (619) 697-6001 

San Marcos 

Anglican Church of the Resurrection 

P o Box 2499 | (760) 471-5205 

Baha'is of San marcos 

Po Box 1892 | (760) 738-7078 

Christward ministry, Inc 

20560 Questhaven Rd | (760) 744-1500 


1320 Avenida Pantera |(760) 727-8138 

Crossroads Christian Reformed Church 

2406 N Twin oaks valley Rd | (760) 744-4673 

grace Episcopal Church 

1020 Rose Ranch Rd. | (760) 744-7667 

Harvest orthodox Presbyterian 

380 mulberry dr, Ste A | (760) 731-4949 

Hidden valley Zen Center 

Po Box 1355 | (760) 591-9893 

meadowlark Community Church 

1918 Redwing St. | (760) 591-3636 

mission Hills Church 

400 E mission Hills Ct |(760) 759-2233 

mission United methodist Church of San marcos 

800 W. mission Rd. | (760) 744-0170 

New Creation Christian Assembly 

Po Box 276 | (760) 741-2124 

North County Baptist Church 

842 Nordahl Rd. | (760) 489-1080 

oaks Christian Church 

1915 N. Twin oaks valley Rd. | (760) 744-6673 

Palomar Heights Church -1370 W San 

marcos Blvd, Ste 110 | (760) 752-7895 

Priority Christian Challenge 

697 Shenandoah Ave | (760) 591-4237 

San marcos Lutheran Church 

3419 grand Ave. | (760) 727-1509 

St. mark's Roman Catholic Church 

1147 discovery St. | (760) 744-1540 

Summit Christian Church 

292 E Barham dr | (760) 471-6267 

The Father's House 

P.o. Box 183 |(760) 798-9418 

Interfaith 


Solana Beach 

Calvary Lutheran Church 

424 via de La valle | (858) 755-2855 

Solana Beach Presbyterian Church 

120 Stevens Ave. | (858) 509-2580 

St. James & St. Leo Catholic Community 

625 S Nardo Ave | (858) 755-2545 

St. Leo mission Church 

936 genevieve St | (858) 481-6788 

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San 

dieguito- Po Box 201 | (858) 755-9225 

Temecula 

Rancho Community Church - 31300 

Rancho Community Wy | (951) 303-6789 

Valley Center 

American Universalist Temple of divine 

Wisdom - 29455 Pamoosa Ln | (760) 749-0881 

Baha'is of valley Center 

Po Box 933 | (760) 749-6750 


12588 Palos Tierra Rd | (760) 751-1491 

Light of the valley Lutheran Church 

28330 Lilac Rd. |(760) 749-9733 

Ridgeview Church 

Po Box 2169 | (760) 751-9890 

St. Stephen's Catholic Church 

Po Box 1015 | (760) 749-3324 

valley Center Community Church 

Po Box 130 | (760) 749-5151 

Vista 

All Saints American Catholic Church 

1057 Sycamore Ave |(760) 271-1812 

All Saints Episcopal Church 

651 Eucalyptus Ave. | (760) 726-4280 

B'nai Tikvah Congregation 

Po Box 926 | (760) 941-9858 

Center for Spiritual Living 

560 S. melrose dr |(760) 724-9170 

Christian Resting Place ministries 

Po Box 1603 | (760) 727-3999 

Church of Christ of vista 

1070 S. Santa Fe Ave, Ste 22 | (760)726-3600 

Compass Community Church 

1111 Highland dr | (760) 724-2281 

Cornerstone Christian Church 

1010 Crest view Rd | (760) 940-9494 

Emmanuel Baptist Church 

342 Eucalyptus Ave | (760) 639-4322 

Faith Lutheran Church 

700 E. Bobier dr. |(760) 724-7700 

First Christian Church 

305 W California Ave |(760) 724-3777 

The movement Church 

1609 Capalina Rd |(760) 510-1160 Continue on pg 10 

United Church of Lake San marcos 

1132 San marino dr, Ste 202 | (760) 471-3802 


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North County Nonprofit Directory 

AddICTION 

RECOVERy 

Brother Benno’s 

3260 Production Ave 


(760) 439-1244 

www.brotherbenno.org 

The Fellowship Center 

737 East grand Avenue 

Escondido, CA 92025 

(760) 888-533-9555 

www.thefellowshipcenter.org 

Interfaith Community Services 

2195 oceanside Blvd. 


(760) 489-6380 

www.interfaithservices.org 

550 West Washington Ave. 


(760) 721-2117 


SHELTERS & HOUSING 




(760) 439-1244 





(760) 489-6380 




(760) 721-2117 


Operation Hope 

123 West orange St. 

vista, CA 92083 

(760) 536-3880 

www.operation-hope.com 

Solutions For Change 

890 E. vista Way 


(760) 940-1235 

www.solutionsforchange.org 

CHILdREN & yOUTH 

SERVICES 

Boys & Girls Club 

Carlsbad, CA 92008 

(760) 729-0207 

www.bgccarlsbad.org 

Escondido CA, 92025 

(760) 745-0515 

www.sdyouth.org 

Solana Beach, CA 92075 

(858) 720-2185 

www.bgca.org 

vista CA, 92056 

(760) 724-6606 

http://www.bgcvista.com 

oceanside CA, 92054 

(760) 433-8920 

www.bgcoceanside.org 

San marcos CA, 92078 

(760) 471-2490 

www.boysgirlsclubsm.org 




(760) 489-638 


Casa Casa de Amparo 

3355 mission Ave 


(760) 754-5500 

www.casadeamparo.org 

North County Lifeline 



(760) 757-0118 

vwww.nclifeline.org 

200 michigan Ave 


(760) 726-4900 

www.nclifeline.org 

North County Community 

Services 

680 Rancheros drive, Suite 

100 

San marcos, CA 92069 

(760) 761-1140 

www.sdnccs.org 

dISABILITy SUPPORT 

Community Interface Services 

2621 Roosevelt St. 

Carlsbad, CA 92008 

(760) 729-3886 

communityinterfaceservices.org 

TERI, Inc 

251 Airport Rd. 


(760) 721-1706 

www.teriinc.org 

dOMESTIC VIOLENCE 


650 Second St. 


(760) 753-1156 

www.crcncc.org 

Women’s Resource Center 

1963 Apple St. 


(760) 757-3500 

www.wrcsd.org 

EMPLOyMENT 

ASSISTANCE 

Goodwill Industries 

506 W Washington Ave 


(760) 739-0200 

www.sdgoodwill.org 




(760) 753-1156 


FOOd ANd BASIC 

NEEdS 




(760) 439-1244 





(760) 753-1156 





(760) 489-6380 




(760) 721-2117 


North County Community 

Services 

680 Rancheros drive, Suite 100 

San marcos, CA 92069 

(760) 761-1140 

www.sdnccs.org 

Salvation Army 

183 E Washington Ave. 


Faith Center 

Directory 

Continue 

Vista 

First Lutheran Church of vista 

1410 Foothill dr. | (760) 724-5440 

grace Covenant Church 

2210 E vista Way | (760) 726-2617 

grace Presbyterian Church 

Po Box 1749 | (760) 724-0077 

Hope Church 

1755 Thibodo Rd | (760) 726-3873 

Iglesia Christiana de Restauracion 

3175 Harding St | (760) 729-4586 

Life Christian Church 

1132 N melrose dr | (760) 439-3300 

Lifeway Church - 1855 E vista Way, 

Ste 9 | (760) 724-2280 

melrose Church of Christ 

713 S melrose dr | (760) 758-8430 

New Community Church of vista 

165 Eucalyptus Ave | (760) 726-3880 

New vision Christian ministries 

114 Hillside Terrace | (760) 598-013 

New vision Christian ministries 

International 

2117 Industrial Ct | (760) 734-6530 


2405 N Santa Fe Ave | (760) 724- 

6700 

oak Hills Covenant Church 

1920 Shadowridge drive Ste 107 

(760) 598-3852 

Palomar Unitarian Universalist 

Fellowship 

1600 Buena vista dr. | (760) 941-4319 

St. Francis Catholic Church 

525 W. vista Way | (760) 945-8000 

Stonebrooke Church 

145 Hannalei dr | (760) 726-1564 

The River Family Church 

390 mimosa Ave. | (760) 598-7645 

Tri-City Church 

302 N Emerald dr | (760) 724-3000 

United methodist Church of vista 

490 S. melrose drive | (760) 726-0442 

Unity Way Church 

171 Unity Way | (760) 726-1224

Free Choir teaches Kids 

to explore their Artistic 

side While Making a 

Difference by Pam Allen 

Kids and music? Yes, please - cause I’m huge 

fan of both. And the combination is dynamic. 

When my husband Andy and I opened Coastal 

Music Studios last September, we wanted to 

find a way to give back to the community right 

from the start. As a former teacher, I knew 

many schools were cutting extra curricular 

music programs, so offering a free choir for 

students in the area seemed like a great way to 

do our part by reaching out to the community 

with the arts. 

So we kicked off the North County Children’s 

Choir last fall and were blown away on the very 

first night of rehearsal when 72 kids showed 

up! In the eight months since, 106 North County 

kids have participated by singing in our choir. 

These incredible kids have performed at local 

North Coast Church canceled all church services 

for an entire weekend April 27-28 in an epic 

effort to unleash compassion on North County 

through 250 community improvement projects 

throughout the area. 

“Church is about so much more than what 

happens inside our church walls,” said Charlie 

Bradshaw, North Coast Church executive pastor. 

“It’s about following Jesus’ example to live out 

our faith in tangible ways. We want to be the 

events including, most recently, the Oceanside 

Green Fair. 

We loved the idea of the Green Fair - an effort 

by the City of Oceanside to raise awareness 

about environmental concerns - so we jumped 

at the chance to participate when the City 

asked our choir to perform. On April 27th, at 

the pier Amphitheater, our kids had a blast 

singing “What A Wonderful World”, “Beauty 

In The World”, “Man In The Mirror” and 

“Conviction Of The Heart”. 

Earlier in the year, the choir was also invited 

to perform with the San Diego Interfaith 

Choir & Orchestra at the California Center 

modern-day hands and feet of Jesus in our 

community.” 

About 7,000 volunteers from North Coast 

Church rolled up their sleeves to collectively 

complete approximately $1.5 million in 

billable labor at parks, public schools, homeless 

shelters and community centers. 

Oceanside’s Libby Lake was quickly identified 

as a neighborhood the church wanted to 

encourage. 

“The young girl who died in the latest shooting 

was one of our teens,” said Jimmy Sigueroa, 

coordinator for Project REACH for teens at the 

Libby Lake Resource Center. “It really affected 

us, and the teens want to respond in a positive 

way. This service day comes at just the right 

time.” 

The teens in his program will work alongside 

North Coast volunteers Saturday morning to 

paint the Center’s teen room. They will also 

build desks for the community computer room 

Interfaith 


for the Arts in Escondido. Proceeds from that 

event were donated to Interfaith Community 

Services to help people struggling with 

hunger, homelessness, and poverty. Our kids 

stood bravely on that massive stage with a full 

orchestra and sang to an audience of nearly 

900. 

I really love directing this choir. I’ve always 

felt that few things in the world are as moving 

as hearing kids sing passionately. They sing 

like they live - raw, and from their very souls. 

It’s a privilege to help these kids realize their 

artistic potential and use their voices to make 

a difference in their community and their 

world. 

Vista Church Cancels sunday services 

to serve the Community by Emily Kuhnell 

Church member volunteering at Oceanside Boys & Girls Club 

North County Children’s Choir performing at Pier Plaza Amphitheater 

I’m certain they are making a difference in 

mine. 

Pam Allen is the director of the The North 

County Children’s Choir. The Choir is free for 

all kids ages seven through fourteen (and a few 

super-dedicated, mildly squiggly and glowing 

six-year-olds!). To learn more about the choir 

go to www.NorthCountyChildrensChoir.com 

where the kids work on homework, job resumes 

and college applications. 

“I’m so happy my kids will be working with 

North Coast,” Sigueroa said.”This shows people 

care about these kids and want to invest in their 

future. The kids are really excited about taking 

ownership of this.” 

Similar projects are planned for every corner of 

North County San Diego, from Camp Pendleton 

to Escondido’s Aster Street, the Carlsbad 

Barrio and beyond. In addition to construction, 

landscaping and painting, light-duty projects 

included encouragement for local seniors, 

a spa day for 100 low-income women and a 

Gigantic Garage Sale to help fund the Weekend 

of Service. 

This is the fourth Weekend of Service for 

North Coast, which is a biannual event. North 

Coast is a multi-site church with about 9,000 

attending weekend services at campuses in 

Vista, Carlsbad and Fallbrook. 


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Events 

Calendar 

Every 

Friday 

elizabeth Hospice Circle 

of Care support Group 

by Elizabeth Hospice 

- North Coast Church, Vista 

Campus, Family Rm. 

- 10:00-11:30am 

group provides drop-in support for adults who have lost a 

loved one. All are welcome. groups also available at other 

locations; for details visit http://elizabethhospice.org/newsand-events/drop-in-groups 

. Please call Hospice Counseling 

dept. at (760) 737-2050 to confirm date, time, and location. 

May 

19 

Concert: “A Celebration 

in song” 

by San Rafael Catholic Church 

- 17252 Bernardo Center Dr., 

San Diego 

- 7:00pm 

The concert features classical favorites, spirituals, and hymns 

of Easter & Pentecost Sundays performed by San Rafael’s 

Festival Choir, Handbell Choir and guest ensemble, the Zene 

String Quartet. For information call 858-487-4314 ext. 1225. 

May 

19 

2013 PoInt 

symposium: “Religion 

and the environment” 

by Poway Interfaith Team 

- Ner Tamid. Synagogue 

- 2:00 - 4:00pm 

-Suggested donation $5 

Panelists from PoINT will give 15-minute presentations 

on environmental considerations in their scripture and 

writings, and will describe any environmental projects of 

their congregations and how they support environmental 

groups. A question and answer period will follow. For more 

information please contact Harvey yurow at 

hyurow@yahoo.com. 

May 

19 

Coastal Communities 

Concert Band: Greatest 

show on earth 

by Coastal Communities 

Concert Band Foundation 

- Carlsbad Community Church 

- 2:00pm 

- $15 adults; $12 seniors & 

students 

This circus-themed concert will be filled with music from 

the Big Top and some very special surprises! The Coastal 

Communities Concert Band is an award-winning symphonic 

band of more than 70 musicians who live throughout San 

diego County. For advance tickets call (760) 436-6137 or 

(858) 793-8258. 

May 

19 

Future members: $55 

SIgN UP FoR BoTH ANd SAvE 

Part I and Part II Cost 

members: $50 

vista CoC members: $50 

CFos/Finance: $50 

Future members: $100 

HeALtH CARe ReFoRM 

WHAt WILL It Cost 

YoUR CoMPAnY? 

- Sheraton Carlsbad Resort 

- 7:30am - 10:00am 

- Single Event Cost 

members: $30 

vista CoC members: $30 

CFos/Finance: $30 

HealthCare Reform is here to stay. How will it impact your 

industry? Will your costs increase 10% or 100%? Will your firm 

‘Pay’ or ‘Play’? We will examine a series of case studies that 

illustrate the true cost of health care reform and its impact on 

your company. 

May 

22 & 23 

Mental Health First Aid 

training 

by County of San Diego, Health 

& Human Services Agency 

- North Coastal Regional 

Center, Community Room 

- 1701 Mission Ave., Oceanside 

- 9:30am-4:00pm 

- $100 per person—includes 

3-year certification & manual 

This 12-hour certification course is designed to help 

communities. you will learn to better understand mental 

illness and respond to psychiatric emergencies. For more 

information contact Chamese dempsey at (619) 543-0412 

ext.103 or chamesed@mhasd.org and register today. 

June 

01 

June 

Crown Height 


Resource Fair 

- Crown Heights Resource 

Center 

- 11:00am - 2:00pm 

This is an annual cultural resource event. Local agencies will 

provide social service information while local dance groups 

perform. Sponsored by City of oceanside, Neighborhood 

Services department. (760) 435-3335 

san Diego Youth 

symphony showcase 

Concerts 

by California Center for the 

Arts, Escondido 

- California Center for the Arts, 

01 

Escondido, Concert Hall 

- 1:00pm & 7:00pm 

- $35 adults; $30 senior/music educator/military; $10 

students 

Prepare to be awed by performances from our region’s most 

talented young musicians in SdyS’ orchestras and wind 

ensembles. These concerts shine a light on the Concerto 

Competition winners Sara Kornfeld Simpson, performing Cecil 

Chaminade’s Concertino, and Ryan Park, performing mozart’s 

Concerto No. 3 in g major. For tickets and information 

call (800) 988-4253 or visit http://www.artcenter.org/ 

performances. 

June 

08 

June 

13 

Volunteer in the 

Gardens at north River 

Road 

- 4510 North River Road, 

Oceanside 

- 10:00AM-12:00PM 

All ages with adult. more info at 

volunteer@sdnccs.org or 760-471- 

5483 

Vital Aging 

2013--eating Well & 

staying Active 

by San Diego County Health & 

Human Services Agency, AARP 

& partners 

Rd., San Diego and San Marcos 

Community Center, 

- 8:30am – 2:30pm 

This year the program includes two nationally acclaimed 

speakers: deborah Szekely, founder of the Rancho La Puerta 

and golden door spas, and Cornell mcClellan, personal trainer 

to the First Family. Register by phone at 1-877-926-8300 

or online at http://aarp.cvent.com/vitalaging2013. 

June 

13 

Project All Ready! 

by North County Health 

Services 

- Escondido Public Library, 

Turrentine Rm. 

- 1:00-4:00pm 

North County Health Services 

offers free vision & hearing screenings for all children 

between 18 months and 5 years. Please call Project All Ready 

(760) 736-8702 to register for an appointment. 

Photo by Keoni Cabral

Community Connector

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