Join us as we bless our community by serving a local elementary school. To sign up or for event details, click here.
Contact Maher with questions.
Sunday, June 22, 1p
Viejo Elementary
Monthly Archives: June 2014
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MV Student Ministries Parent Night
Calling all families with students transitioning to Junior High Ministry or High School Ministry! Join us to hear from our Student Ministries staff, and parents who just went through the transition, about the vision for your students and family in your next chapter. RSVP to Jordan or click here for more info.
Friday, June 20, 7 – 8:30p
In the Upper Room
Band and Vocal Auditions
Join the worship community at Mariners Church Irvine. For more info and to fill out an application click here.
Saturday, June 21
Worship Center Foyer
Audition time and details to follow upon completion of application.
A Note From Kyle Zimmerman
It’s almost Father’s Day weekend, one of the most absolute fun weekends in the life of our church and I’m so excited to spend it with you! The patio will be covered with lots of interactive activities – we’ll be chipping golf shots into the lake, slurping root beer with the kiddos, munching on bacon and mac ‘n’ cheese with the family, and checking out the police vehicles and fire trucks. These are just a few of the cool things we have planned. Most importantly, we’ll have the opportunity to put the gospel on display for our community, living out our value of taking our relationship with Jesus seriously, but not ourselves.
The service experience has some fun stuff planned for Dad and maybe even a few surprises. 
I’m thrilled that Doug Fields will be back with us – teaching God’s Word with a relevant and engaging message for all. And this weekend only Doug is offering his new book, 7 Ways to be Her Hero, for only $11! It will be available for purchase in the Bookstore and on the patio.
This is a weekend you won’t want to miss. Do your friends a favor and bring them to church with you this weekend. I promise you, they will thank you for it. I’ve already invited 2 families from our street who haven’t attended church in years. Invite a friend to come with you as we gather to celebrate and reflect on the truth of who Jesus is and the way He changes everything.
See you guys this weekend.
Kyle
A Note From Caleb Anderson
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!
Don’t let the man in your life miss this Sunday. It’s going to be a lot fun—both inside the theater and on the patio!
Here’s what you can tell the dad, husband, or friend in your life regarding Sunday at Mariners HB:
– Caleb said his message will be extra good and relevant to you
– I’ll DVR the US Open (golf) and watch it all afternoon with you (after church)
– Instead of just me saying “Happy Father’s Day,” how about 200 other smiling people appreciating you too?
– They’re grilling hot dogs! Wrapped in bacon!! And you can have more than one!!!
If you’re not a dad—or if you’re a woman, for example—there’s plenty for you this Sunday, too. It will be a fun weekend for ALL.
Plus, don’t forget:
Zany Mania: Night out for parents, fun night in for kids. More info here.
July 4 Breakfast and Parade: Join us on the Main Street lawn—yes, lots of us… and lots of breakfast. Bring your whole life group or friends from your neighborhood. Details here.
See you soon!
caleb
The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. Psalm 103:13
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A Note From Jeff Pries
You’re not going to want to miss this Sunday as we have a great weekend planned for the guys. We’ll have pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches, remote control racing, a satellite dish to beam in our favorite sporting events, and some other lawn games. For the kids, we’ll have a bounce house to keep them occupied and having fun. So join us this weekend as we continue in our series, What if? We’ll be looking at a great passage in the Book of Luke, and talking about how to navigate a busy summer, and the idea that we need to take a vacation, just not a vacation on God. And after service, it’s out to the lawn to celebrate and have fun.
I want to thank you all for your generosity towards the Military Baby Shower; it was a huge success. The moms felt incredibly blessed and you were once again incredibly generous. As I talked about this past Sunday, June is the end of our fiscal year budget. Where we end up financially in June is the budget we set for the coming year. At the present time we are moving in a positive direction financially, but still continue to be behind budget. Please prayerfully consider how you can continue to participate with all that God is doing here at Mariners Ocean Hills. I love doing life and ministry with all of you, and appreciate all that you do.
As we are moving into summer, don’t forget to check your calendars for our three “Framly” Summer Sundays, with great events planned for all ages: Barbecues, beach days and a great Sunday night fun night. You will not want to miss these events, so make sure you mark your calendars with these dates: June 29, July 20, & August 3!
Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend!
Blessings,
Jeff
A Note From Jeff Maguire
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.” – Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV)
This past weekend, Mariners held an all-campus Men’s Retreat. I heard story after story of people whose lives were impacted by the experience of being away together. Church men’s retreats over the years have garnered a few stereotypes. On the one hand, men’s retreats have a fearsome reputation for being a kind of primal hyper-masculine departure from civilization complete with pugil-sticks and raw meat. On the other hand, men’s retreats get stereotyped as a “churchified” version of a Downy commercial where men sit together making doilies and crying about unrequited love from their high school years. But neither describes this retreat.
This was guys – regular guys – taking a moment to put back into focus the most important things in their lives: faith, family, and meaningful friendships. Having been a part of a number of retreats over the course of my life, I was confident that these things would happen. I knew that once regular guys with great intentions who (like me) occasionally get distracted from the most critical things, could get to a place with spotty wifi and poor cell reception, they’d find what they were truly looking for. What I didn’t expect was how the retreat “sounded.”
As a speaker at a retreat, I can only prepare myself for what I assume will be there. I can envision how people will come into a room. I can know where I’m supposed to stand. I can test a microphone. I can make sure the A/V tech has all my presentation slides. I can talk to the worship team about the order of songs they’ll lead people in. But, I cannot prepare for how the room will sound immediately before I get up to speak.
It turns out, that a few hundred men away on a retreat sing – really sing. This wasn’t, as Walt Whitman described, a triumphant and “barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world.” While there may be times where a “yawp” is appropriate, this was a chorus. No, it wasn’t the voices of trained vocalists in harmonic perfection (which is something I can’t understand, nor participate in). It was a choir of regular guys who really needed God. I understood that sound. I realized, only moments before I was to start teaching, that I needed that sound. For some of us, it was the sound of desperation. For others, it was the sound of joy. For still others, it was the sound of something entirely new. After all, men aren’t supposed sing like this. Are they?
What I have come to understand, a few days after the retreat is that this is what it sounds like when men truly seek a life of “confidence in Him.” In so many words, it is the sound of blessing. Worship. I’m honored to be connected to such a great group of guys. I’m looking forward to a great Father’s Day Sunday: child dedications, bacon, mac ‘n’ cheese and a celebration of dads.
See you Sunday,
Jeff
Father’s Day @ Mariners
Dads, we want to thank you for taking us on the crazy road trip of life. Through bumps, curves, twists and turns, you lead our families on an amazing and unforgettable adventure. So to honor you on Father’s Day, we’ll have lots of ‘man food,’ fun family activities and an inspiring message. It will be a great ride you won’t want to miss!
Weekend of June 14/15
Huntington Beach
Irvine (interested in volunteering? Click here or contact Stephané.)
Ocean Hills
Santa Ana
Father’s Day @ Mariners
Dads, we want to thank you for giving us memories and adventures to last a lifetime. You’ve spent countless hours constructing everything from the latest new toy to tree houses for us, so to honor you on Father’s Day, we’re having lots of ‘man food,’ fun family activities and an inspiring, relevant message. It will be a day you won’t soon forget! Hope to see you there!
Sunday, June 15, 9 & 11a
Click here for directions and more info