May
16
SFSU Year-End Highlight Video!
By SFSU Koinonia | 8 comments
Hey guys, here's a little treat for you all. We made this video earlier but it didn't finish in time but that means you guys get to see it on the blog! Here is a compilation of the videos from throughout the year. So here it is! SF State Koinonia highlights and... umm... not so highlight moments... What is your favorite moment? Comment below!
May
16
Friday Recap and Year End Stuff
By SFSU Koinonia
Last Friday we got a chance to celebrate several birthdays as well as take walk through memory lane with Jeannie and see all the people she has impacted over the years. We also got a chance to wish the graduating seniors all the best as they prepare transition to working life and other ministries. All in all it was a nice break from finals and a chance for people to just relax and play some board games. As usual, the photo gallery is posted below. Also, here is the year end slideshow and the thank you sharing from the students to Joe and Annie in case you missed it or wanted to watch it again. Enjoy! SFSU Year End Slideshow Sharing for Joe and Annie
May
09
SFSU Break from Finals!
By SFSU Koinonia | 8 comments
Hey guys, just wanted to wish everyone good luck with their finals! We know it's tough studying all day so hang in there! If you need a quick break, feel free to check out some of the videos below :). This was a video that was made during the road trip over spring break. It was never released because the person who was supposed to edit this video completely forgot (whether on purpose or not, I leave that up to you). Please note that this video is not for the faint of heart so if you're experiencing heart or health problems, please skip this video and move to the more ridiculous video below. Here is a random video from our video scavenger hunt and the category wasn't very specific (the brother in charge apologizes profusely) but at least one good video came out of this. We at SFSU Koinonia understand that the translation and subtitles are not completely accurate. In fact, it's completely off because our local video editor doesn't know a thing about Spanish and no script was provided so this was translated into literal actions or whatever he wanted. If you want a proper translation, ask one of our Spanish speakers to explain or maybe they can comment on this blog with a proper translation... Anyways, enjoy the videos :)
May
02
SFSU Video Scavenger Season 2 Ep 2
By SFSU Koinonia | 8 comments
And now for the second episode in the SF State Video Scavenger Hunt! Vote with your comments as to which wins the most awkward award here. The prompt for this was demonstrate culture shock at an In N Out restaurant. I think the students weren't actually acting and were just doing what they would normally do. You'll know what I mean by watching the second video below :). By the way, there's a little Easter egg that your friendly blog-owners threw in at the bottom but make sure you watch it full screen. See if you can catch it. SFSU Culture Shock 1 SFSU Culture Shock 2 SFSU Culture Shock 3 Now some of the students decided to rebel against the prompts and create their own prompts and to be nice we featured the video for their sake. Make sure to watch it in full screen :).
Apr
30
SFSU Video Scavenger Season 2 Ep 1
By SFSU Koinonia | 6 comments
And here it is! The first set of videos from our video scavenger hunt from last Friday. We ran out of time so we couldn't watch it but at least we get the polished up version right here. Please cast your vote for your favorite video by commenting so we can award the proper team at the SF State Koinonia Oscars. Episode 1: Street dancing. Can't help but dance so dance on! Street Dancing 1 Street Dancing 2 Street Dancing 3
Apr
16
Guy/Gal Getaways Recap
By SFSU Koinonia | 6 comments
Hey guys! What a packed weekend we had! The girls went down to Monterey to bike, play sports on the beach, and take a stroll down Cannery Row. It looks like they had some devastating shaved ice and some delicious Korean BBQ on the way back. All in all, it was a great time of bonding and fun for the girls. The guys on the other hand drove up to Point Reyes, hiked the Estero trail, then headed over to the beach and devoured over 60 oysters... Yes, 60 oysters. Along with that, we had some clam chowder and sandwiches out at Drake's Beach and finished the time off with the staff utterly defeating the students in football. The students made a heroic effort but alas, they could not topple the staff even when one of the staff was handicapped from a pulled muscle. Maybe at the next beach outing guys :). Also, check out the two guys who got a better taste of the ocean... literally. Anyways, make sure to check out the pictures below! Don't see all the pics? Then check out the rest HERE.
Apr
07
SFSU Recap and Photos
By SFSU Koinonia | 2 comments
Hey guys, It's been a while since we updated a lot of the pictures so wanted to just put up a quick post so you guys can check all the pictures from the last few TFNs and Lifegroup events. Enjoy!
Mar
25
SFSU Snow Trip Recap
By SFSU Koinonia | 4 comments
And here it is! The much anticipated recap of our epic SF State snow trip! We got to eat delicious shish-kabobs roasted over a roaring fire with evergoods, smores, and the whole works. Then the Joypact bros joined us later and we got to sing and dance to some Joyland songs. If we get enough comments then maybe we'll even post up a video of Joe dancing to Davy Davy! We finished the night off with some singing so good ol' campfire classics and called it a night The next day was when the snow festival began with a bible study given by Joe and Jeannie, followed by a morning and afternoon of sledding, snowball throwing, and a lot of snow wrestling. It was a crazy day and you can get a glimpse from the pictures below. It was basically an awesome trip with a lot of snow throwing, snow sculpting, and snow everything. Feel free to browse through the pictures in our gallery or on our Flickr. Due to technological limitations, the gallery can only display 100 photos out of the 330 that were took (yes, there were a lot of pictures!) so feel free to check out our church flickr for more photos HERE.
Mar
24
SFSU Video Scavenger Update 5
By SFSU Koinonia | 2 comments
Hello. Here is the latest installment of the video scavenger hunt! Enjoy these epic fight sequences! For the previous sets of videos, you can find them Update 1 , Update 2 and Update 3 Epic Fight Scene 1 Epic Fight Scene 2
Mar
21
SFSU Video Scavenger Update 4
By SFSU Koinonia | 1 comment
And here is the final installment of the video scavenger hunt! Enjoy! For the previous sets of videos, you can find them Update 1 , Update 2 and Update 3 In these videos, they attempted to do the bushman scene backwards... Bushman Backwards 1 Bushman Backwards 2
Mar
16
SFSU Video Scavenger Update 3
By SFSU Koinonia | 1 comment
And here is the next installment of the video scavenger hunt! Enjoy! For the previous two sets of videos, you can find them Update 1 and Update 2 Bushman Reenactment 1 Bushman Reenactment 2
Mar
14
Sierra Lodge 3/16-3/17
By SFSU Koinonia | 1 comment
SNOW TRIP IS FAST APPROACHING!!! Making a final call for signups for the snow trip. If you want to go then make sure to sign up below! We won't be having our usual dinner & bible study on Friday since we're taking off that day so make sure you don't accidentally come to Burk Hall. We will be arranging carpool rides on Friday to Sierra Lodge, so more on that to come! Cost will be $30-35. Please bring your money then, and a little extra for meals we may have on the road. Here is a packing list: Packing List Please consolidate everything into 1 bag! Don’t bring personal laptops. *Water bottle (labeled with your name) *Sleeping bag (only for the bros) *Bathtowel *Toiletries (don’t bring shampoo, soap, blowdryers) *Bible (only if you have one), notebook, pen *Flashlight *Beanie/hat/scarf *Waterproof jacket *Snow gloves *Warm clothes *Snow pants *Extra socks *Snow boots *Sunblock (optional) *Sunglasses/ski goggles (optional) If you haven't signed up yet and still want to go, sign up below here: Hope to see you there on Friday!! I will leave you with last year's recap video to hopefully get you excited...
Mar
13
SFSU Video Scavenger Update 2
By SFSU Koinonia | 5 comments
Here's the second update to the video scavenger hunt that the SFSU Juniors and Sophomores had a couple Fridays ago. For the previous videos, click HERE. SFSU Most Celebratory Video SFSU Coolest Entrance 1 SFSU Coolest Entrance 2
Mar
06
SFSU Recap Videos *Update 1*
By SFSU Koinonia | 7 comments
Hey guys! Check out the recap video from last Friday and some of the junior brothers' epic video scavenger hunt here. We'll update this periodically so make sure to check back! And as promised, here is the first release from the video scavenger hunt that the sophomores and juniors had last Friday... Words fail me after watching these but feel free to comment anyways :) Most Melodramatic 1 Most Melodramatic 2
Feb
20
TFN and Life Group Recap
By SFSU Koinonia | 2 comments
Hey everyone! Hope you all enjoyed the smaller group setting last Friday. Some of the bros went bowling while others had a full on nerf war and we wrapped up the night with celebrating Jeff's birthday and being inspired with watching episode 2 from Band of Brothers. The girls had a night of spring rolls, funnel cake, and Despicable Me. It was definitely a nice cozy time for everyone. We have a very short recap video that I think the guys will appreciate more than the girls but it gives you a little picture of what the night was like. Enjoy! This week we will have prayer meeting at FUPC on Tuesday at 9pm by life groups so let your staff know if you need a ride. For this Friday, we will be meeting as a large group for TFN at 226 Burk Hall at 6:30pm starting with a warm home-cooked dinner. So mark your calendars and we'll see you all there! Also, here are the latest galleries of the pictures from the past TFN a couple weeks ago and the dim sum run we made two weekends ago.
Jan
23
Yosemite Recap
By SFSU Koinonia | 1 comment
Hey Koinonia! We just came back from an incredible trip to Yosemite. Even though it was raining/snowing, we got to see some incredible waterfalls and got in a few snowballs at our favorite people :). We also wanted to welcome everyone back from the break and hope you guys got all your classes! If you want a break, check out the recap video and the pictures below! As usual, we got a lot going on this week so keep checking back on the blog/facebook for the latest info! This Tuesday, we have prayer meeting in SF at FUPC starting at 9:00pm. Rides will be at Arballo for the guys and Serrano for the girls, leaving at 8:45pm. For more pics, check them out HERE!
Nov
09
Blast from the Past!
By SFSU Koinonia | 2 comments
Hey Koinonia! Thanksgiving retreat is coming up soon and there's going to be a lot of new and old faces there so I wanted to use this chance as a very thinly veiled excuse to showcase them in videos they were back in SFSU Koinonia's past so that you can say hi to them when you see them. Back in the day, we had a series of videos called "Life Lessons", where members of our group would teach us a lesson about life. Rich now serves with our Davis church and Sean (the culprit) is serving with our Minneapolis church. Make sure to say hi when you see them at the retreat this weekend!
Nov
03
Thanksgiving Retreat
By SFSU Koinonia | 1 comment
Our annual Thanksgiving Retreat is coming up on November 11th through 13th! And our church plants and many students from various campuses will be coming out to share in this special time with us! Thanksgiving Retreat is a real treat because we get to hear from different ministries and individuals about how God worked in their lives and together give thanks to God. There will also be lots of time to fellowship and get to know each other too! You don't wanna miss out...! When: Fri 11/11 – Sun, 11/13 Where: Kofman Auditorium, Alameda Cost: $20 - covers facility rental and food costs for all three days Sign up below! Schedule & Details Friday 7-10pm Saturday 10am-10pm Sunday 10am-1pm
Nov
03
SFSU Fall Fest Recap!
By SFSU Koinonia | 7 comments
As is quickly becoming the norm for our SFSU Blog, here's the recap from this past Monday's Fall Fest! As you can tell by clicking on the photos below, we had an amazing feast! Props to whoever can comment on what this is a picture of... It was an incredible night of food, fun, and games as we played mummy, blind swordsman, dodgeball, and basically had tons of laughs at the ridiculous mummys fighting each other. Check out the videos and picture below!
Nov
01
TFN and Weekend Recap
By SFSU Koinonia | 6 comments
Hey Koinonia! What a packed weekend! We had the amazing privilege of having Pastor Ed and Kelly come over and give the message at A2 last Friday, and we were able to pack everyone into the room. Then we prepared for Thanksgiving Celebration (or "TC" for short) by having our first performance practice and the moves are looking pretty good! It was a crazy-fun time! You can check out the picture gallery at the end of the post, for a recap of the night. On Saturday we had the opportunity to witness and celebrate Steven and Amy's wedding! Congratulations Steven and Amy! (Steven and Amy helped out with SFSU Koinonia before heading over to serve in the Berkeley Praxis ministry). We then had our annual Fall Fest this past Monday with a TON of GOOD food and good fun! Recap of Fall Fest coming soon! In the meantime, check out the recap video of this past weekend below. Here's a quick plug for the Thanksgiving Retreat coming up in a few weeks. Check the calendar on the right for more details. It's great seeing students from all the different colleges in one video, and our very on Mike is showcased as well! This week we have a lot going on so be sure to check them out on the calendar on the right! Wednesday we're starting up our second session of Course 101 at 7pm over at 516 Arballo for all the new people that want to take it. There's also Life Group happening over at 524 Arballo and Serrano, starting at 6:30pm... so try not to get the two mixed up :). This Friday, we'll be having our TFN over at 516 Arballo once again, followed by TC practice and then we'll be heading over to Alameda for a sleepover! So be sure to pack your things and get ready for more fun and fellowship this week! See you all there!