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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Farmers Market
Set-up, greet, and pray for guests at a free Farmers’ Market for low-income families. Fresh and healthy food will be given to families shopping. Sign up online.
Saturday, December 28, 9a-1p
Costa Mesa
A Note From Caleb
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The time is upon us. The tree is lit. The presents are (almost) under the tree. #12DaysofDifferent has gone viral… And the preparations have been made for our church’s most exciting Christmas ever!
Join us on Sunday for our normal three services. They’ll feel different–special–and you’ll be glad you came. And then….. CHRISTMAS EVE….. 1, 3, 5, 7pm. Come to one service, serve at another (click here for info). Or come/serve at all of them! I’ll be there 
These memorable Christmas Eve services will help frame the rest of the holiday for you and your loved ones.
You can also join us on Saturday as we distribute food, gifts, and love to the Oak View Community. More info here.
There are two ways to approach this week: inwardly – or outward – committed to others. Join us! Life is better this way.
caleb
A Note From Kyle Zimmerman
Merry Christmas! (well, almost:) After weeks of living in the anticipation, Celebrating Different as a church, loving and serving our neighbors, laughing together and singing in the season at Tree Lighting, we will finally get to celebrate the truth and the beauty of the season with one another this week! As we move towards Christmas together, I’m excited to share that Doug Fields will be with us this weekend, helping aim our hearts at Jesus and one another. Then, our Christmas Eve services happen on Monday, the 23rd and Tuesday, the 24th.
We have been praying, dreaming, and planning these experiences for quite some time and I can’t wait to experience them with you. It’s so easy to lose sight of the wonder and awe, to miss the power on display in Christmas, the coming of Jesus…the gift of God showing up in the flesh, bringing peace and hope. We need Christmas. Our family, friends, and neighbors need Christmas. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience and share Jesus this season.
One of the ways we can love and serve our community this year is by creating space for people at the most impacted service times. I want to invite you and your friends to join me at our services on Monday, December 23rd. They are the same experiences, and the best part is they create space for others in our community to hear and see the gift of Christmas. I can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with you all!
Peace…
kyle
A Note From Jeff Maguire
People love to be invited. Your friends and neighbors who know you have a church home at Christmas Eve want to be included in it. In fact, they’ll wonder why you didn’t think to include them. Christmas is one of the rare times in the world where people make a gap in their schedule to consider Jesus. Remember that the miracle of Christmas isn’t that there were angels, or stars, or kings, or dangerous journeys, or donkeys, or Myrrh (whatever that is).
The miracle of Christmas is that God, the One who authored the creation of the universe, comes to walk among us — not the privileged few with unblemished pasts and perfect families. But, us, real us: the people struggling to cobble together a life of joy and hope amid real pain and real need. Who is it that you could include in the experience of Christmas this season at Mariners MV? Merry Christmas.
See you on Sunday,
Jeff
Christmas Eve Celebrations
Experience the joy of the Christmas season with your community. Visit our website for service times and info for all of our campuses.
A Christmas Together
The 4th Annual “A Christmas Together” tour is coming! This year’s featured artists include Jadon Lavik, Tyrone Wells, Dominic Balli, Trevor Davis, and the PawnShop Kings. “A Christmas Together” is a collaborative tour from some of the top Christian songwriters, artists, and worship leaders. The vision for this unique tour was to unify the body of Christ by providing top level artistry and musicianship focused on the birth of Jesus around the holiday season.
The concert tour also releases an annual “A Christmas Together” album that is available for purchase. You won’t want to miss the “A Christmas Together” tour this holiday season. For more information, visit www.achristmastogether.com
Friday, December 20, 7p
OH campus, $15
Give Different Cards
Available through December 24 in the Global Bookstore
Celebrate Christmas differently this year. Purchase a Give Card benefiting Outreach Ministries, and the recipient chooses where to designate the funds. Choose from the following causes:
- Haiti Orphanage Construction
- Mexico Breakfast Program
- Medical/Dental Ministry
- Summer Camps for At-Risk Children & Youth
For more info, visit marinerschurch.org/givecard
Christmas with the Chili Van
A Note From Jeff Pries
We had another amazing week at Mariners Church Ocean Hills. Our first ever Tree Lighting was a huge success! The parents had a great time and the kids loved the snow. As a church, you did an amazing job providing everything we needed to make Tree Lighting happen, and you brought your friends! Your generosity didn’t stop with Tree Lighting though as you have now donated over 200 gifts for kids and families in need from our community. You are blessing so many people this Christmas season. Way to go!
We are in a message series about Advent, celebrating the hope and anticipation felt by the world in the first century as they waited on the coming Messiah. Check out our Advent Prayers posted daily on our Facebook page or subscribe here to receive them via email.
We are planning an amazing Christmas Eve Celebration with service times at 3 & 5p. Once again, please be thinking about who you can invite; it’s going to be an incredible night. I love doing ministry with you, and continue to be amazed at all God is doing in and around our church.
Blessings,
Jeff