What a celebratory weekend it was! I hope you enjoyed the long 4th of July weekend and were able to celebrate with family and friends! In our weekend services, we were able to celebrate and remember all God did through VBS.

It was so great to have Tim Timmons back with us, leading us in worship and giving us a glimpse of what our VBS kids got to experience all week long. It is hard to summarize all that happened at SuperPowered VBS….but picture this: 2000 kids, 1100 volunteers, courageous superheroes, wild games, fun crafts, God’s word, giant water slides, joy filled worship with Tim, boat races on the lake, glow sticks, dance parties, collectable superhero trading cards, and kids walking away from the week knowing that with God all things are possible! (Can you imagine the fun?! In case you want to see it for yourself, check out our highlight video on our Facebook page here.)

In just 5 days, we also saw our VBS kids raise over $26,000 to support a village in Egypt. I am so proud of their generous hearts and how they courageously stepped into our church partnership with Healing Grace ministries. God moved powerfully throughout VBS week, and we saw 378 kids say “I Believe” and 54 kids choose to be baptized. Seeing kids make significant next steps of faith gives us plenty of reasons to celebrate! God is good!

Don’t forget that Summer Saturday Night kicks off this Saturday, July 9th with our Art Fair. There will be local art displays, face painting, music, food trucks, and more! Join us after the 5pm service. Parents, if you haven’t tried Saturday nights, summer is the perfect time to check it out! Summer Saturday Nights are so much fun to bring the family to!

See you this weekend as we continue in our James series!

Jen

We are partnering with Forest Home for kids to enjoy a week of faith and fun. Kids from across Orange County will come together and enjoy a week of community, fun, and laughter. Volunteer opportunities include hosting Forest Home staff for the week or helping as a Day Camp Volunteer! Junior high, high school, college students and adult volunteers needed.

As Men’s Ministry, we want to be godly men who serve. One of these opportunities includes serving in Mexico alongside our church partner, Ministerios Transformación, to build several homes for deserving families in the church community. Come to our upcoming info meeting and find out how you can join other Men of Mariners on this faith adventure.

MEN’S MINISTRY MEXICO HOME BUILD INFO MEETING
Sun, Jul 10, Life Dev Bld r207 (after services)
Trip goes, Fri, Jul 22, 5:30a-Sun, July 24, 7p
Registration open for 18+ only

Hello everyone!

Summer is in full effect – and what a week it’s been here at Mariners!

We’ve received great feedback from so many of you about last weekend’s speaker Danielle Strickland. Danielle’s message on freedom from Galatians 5:1 is definitely worth checking out online if you missed it. Or maybe it’s time to watch it again if you’re fighting fear this week.

With over 2,000 kids from our community experiencing VBS, the campus has been electric as our kids build relationships and learn about God’s love and power! Each year over 1,000 volunteers [over half from our Student Ministry!] serve our kids by directing them to Jesus’ heart of love and redemption. Through VBS, the kids are raising money to support a village in Egypt – so make sure to donate or stop by a lemonade stand this week!

This weekend our friend Jud Wilhite from Central Christian Church in Arizona will be speaking. Jud is a tremendously gifted pastor, author, and speaker and we are looking forward to having him back at Mariners as we continue in our book of James series.

I hope you have a memorable July 4th with family and friends!

Joe Hays
Experience Pastor

Come and join us for an informational meeting about our upcoming Haiti Faith Adventure, September 30-October 8. We will be sending a team to serve alongside our partner church and experience all that God is doing through their amazing ministries. Search “Haiti” or click here to register.

Haiti Faith Adventure Informational Meeting
Sun, July 10. 12:30 – 01:30p
LDB, Room 209

A video message from Senior Pastor, Kenton Beshore, and Irvine Lead Pastor, Kyle Zimmerman.

EXPERIENCE: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Get connected and help make Mariners Church a welcoming and wonderful experience for everyone by serving with weekend ministry. Help with greeting, parking and more. Contact Charlotte for more info, cchambers@marinerschurch.org

“Allure is just a lure.” What a great reminder from James last week about how shrewd Satan is, knowing exactly the type of bait to tempt and entice us towards evil. My prayer for you today and this week is that you are like the “big fish,” able to spot the lures that Satan puts in front of you. Continue resisting temptation and standing firm in the truth, love, and life that God has for you.

FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND!
This weekend is always one of my favorites at Mariners Church! I love all the fun we have for our dads and families, especially the patio with the cars, trucks, root beer (and bacon:) and spending time with one another. We’ll celebrate all of who God is as we worship and look at God’s Word together, remembering that He is good, He is perfect, He is present, He is encouraging and loving, speaking to us with truth and grace. I had a chance to sit down with a couple of great leaders, husbands and fathers (USC football coach, Clay Helton, and legendary UCLA coach, Terry Donahue) and you’ll get to hear some great thoughts from them on fatherhood. This promises to be a special weekend, so invite the men in your life: your friends, your neighbors, your teammates and your classmates to come and join us.

Peace…

Kyle

Dads, we’re their number one fans! We want to thank them for reminding us how they did it back in the day, to walk it off, and that a little hard work never hurt anyone. Join us as we honor the fathers in our lives with cool cars, sports, activities on the patio and of course, bacon and root beer. It’s time for Dadfest!

FATHER’S DAY AT MARINERS IRVINE
Sat: Jun 18, 5p
Sun: Jun 19, 9 & 11a
(after services)

To volunteer, contact Autumn, amiddleton@marinerschurch.org

Help prepare backpacks by stuffing them with school supplies for over 350 students in the Mexico Child Sponsorship Program. Search “Mexico” or click here for info.

MEXICO: BACKPACK STUFFING
Mon, Jun 20, 6:30 – 8:30p
Community Center Foyer