Sing in “Big Church” services the weekend of Dec 12&13. Children must be available for all four rehearsals and three performances. $10/student. Space is limited! Register online. Contact Sheri with questions. Open to kids, K-5th grade.
Rehearsal Dates and Times: Dec 1, 2, 8, 4p-5p; Dec 9, 4p-5:30p
Performance Dates: Sat, Dec 12, 3p – 6:30p and Sunday, Dec 13, 8a-12p
All 4/5 grade students are invited to skate the night away at Retro Skate Night! Dress up in your grooviest attire. Bring out those tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, and sweatbands! We’ll have a prize for Best Dressed! Come ready to skate the night away! More info and register. Contact Emily with questions.
Fri, Nov 20, 5:30-7:30p, $12 (includes dinner)
Holiday Skate 175 N Wayfield St, Orange, CA 92867
Celebrate Differently!
I love how over the next two months we have the privilege to celebrate differently and lead the charge against the consumerism and materialism that surrounds us. We have the opportunity to declare to the world (and ourselves:) that we have enough, and because of the unconditional, abundant love we’ve received from God, we get to unleash that love through generosity to those who need it most.
Last week was a beautiful beginning to this season as over 2000 tags (representing gifts) were taken for children who would otherwise not receive anything this Christmas. Over 2000 lists (to provide much needed hygiene items as well as a small toy) were picked up for Syrian Refugee Children. And, hundreds of you have already gone online and signed up to serve our community over the next two months. That is awesome and we’re just beginning! This isn’t about a weekend – or even a week – this is about making a mark of love and generosity on the world around us. We get to live out the gospel that Jesus modeled for us – one that is relational and generous. There’s still time to walk through this season together with me and the 1000’s of us from our church… just go online to CelebrateDifferently.org and Give, Tag, Bag, and Serve generously. Let’s make Jesus and His Church famous in our lifetime!
This weekend is going to be great – James Choung will be here to teach us. James is a great communicator of the truth and grace of the gospel. He has spoken on many occasions to our staff and I can’t wait for you to meet him. It’s a great weekend to invite friends and family to come and hear the hope that’s found in a relationship with Jesus.
Praying for you this week as we love our community together this season by Celebrating Differently!
Peace,
Kyle
Greetings from the world of diapers and insomnia! This is Graeme Cowgill, the Student Ministries Pastor, hoping your week is going well! Our twins are growing and beautiful, and despite the fact that American Airlines would probably charge us for the bags under our eyes, we are doing great.
This Sunday, we will vote on our favorite of the three films for our STEP IN FILM FESTIVAL, so come opinionated! I am so excited to be continuing our series in Romans this weekend at 8:30, 10, 11:30a and 6p.
Last week, Caleb talked about God working all things for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28). This week we will look at what role WE play in that. Just preparing for this week’s message has opened my eyes to some fundamental things I do every day to deflect fulfillment in my life. The message will be life changing…you won’t want to miss it! We will also honor veterans this weekend, so invite someone who served our country!
See you Sunday,
Graeme
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What a great weekend we had last week. I love how we are such a generous church, willing to give and jump in to make a difference in the lives of others. We will continue to have opportunities to Celebrate Differently in the next couple weeks.
This Sunday will be a great conclusion to the Transformed series. We will celebrate in a powerful way what transformation is all about. All of this will tie into a great picture of baptism. Come and celebrate as a church what a transformational life looks like.
If you have been part of our Community Nights series, we hoped you have enjoyed the experience. It has been a great addition to the life of our church. We have one week left and I invite you to join us if you can. I know it’s tough to beat last week’s taco bar, but I think this week’s Italian dinner may give it a run for its money.
What a great season we are in as a church, filled with community and service. Way to go!
Blessings,
Jeff
“…and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:26 NIV
While living in Canada, my dad would go fishing every day in order for us to have food on the table. One Saturday, we spent the whole day at the lake and could not catch a thing; we realized we wouldn’t have anything to eat that night. While we were packing up to leave, we saw some ducks coming closer. Even though it was illegal to capture ducks, my dad threw enough bread to attract them and eventually pulled one in by using a piece of bread that was connected to a hook and line. At that moment, I realized what my father was willing to do for our family.
This past Sunday we gathered to hear God’s heart for our community and the world around us as we launched our Celebrate Differently outreach campaign. We highlighted how God sees the poor, marginalized and forgotten as loved children of their Heavenly Father and encourages us to do the same.
As I walked out on the patio after service, I was overwhelmed by the incredibly generous response I saw. There were tons of families out there with their kids picking out gift tags and a huge line of people at the Syrian refugee station where people were picking up lists to fill a “Comfort & Joy Box” for refugee kids. But what struck me the most was how many families in our church signed up to join our “Good Neighbor Team” to welcome and be a good neighbor to Syrian refugees coming to Orange County.
Seeing this made me emotional because I saw my family in those who are on their way to Orange County. How beautiful the church is when we are seeing people the way our heavenly Father does.
To follow the campaign and sign up to serve, please visit CelebrateDifferently.
Serve the Mariners Church community by joining our Safety and Medical team. Contact Charlotte for more info, cchambers@marinerschurch.org.
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Guest speaker Dennis Prager discusses, “Those Who Bless Israel Are Blessed.” For more info, click here.
Sun, Nov 15, 9-10:15a, Community Center
