Join us for one of our 20-minute info meetings and learn about ways to get involved with MCMV Junior High Ministry. Refreshments provided.
Category Archives: Mission Viejo
MV Junior High Ministries
Starting April 7 we will be adding a 9am service to the Junior High Ministry.
Hygiene Kit Sorting
Join us after the 11a service to sort and assemble hygiene kits. For more info please email.
Sunday, Mar 24, 12:30p
MCMV Patio
HSM Mid-Week
Join us weekly in the Chapel for our High School ministry midweek. Invite friends and come hang out. Our midweek has games, a time for worship, a message by one of our leaders, and small groups to discuss God’s word. Are you looking to dive deeper in your faith? Are you looking for a community of young people who also want to grow in a personal way to a personal God? Then our HSM Midweek is it! See you there!
Wednesdays, 7-8:30p
A Note From Jeff
Last weekend as we talked about the true meaning of hospitality — genuine affection for the stranger — we got to see our own community live it out in powerful ways. We looked at what it might mean to move toward those people on the outside, in the margins, the forgotten, with love and not fear. I talked with a handful of you who were taking the idea of true hospitality seriously… and you (like me) were feeling like God might be leading us to a glorious sense of discomfort amid those who aren’t like us.
We heard Susan’s story of learning to care for the homeless in Santa Ana. She talked about what it means not merely to provide a sandwich, but to listen to, to know the names of, and share her life with the homeless. No longer are they a faceless “them,” instead, “they” have become “us.” As a church, we were invited to join Susan and the Homeless Outreach Team in caring for the homeless. A number of us took home hygiene kits and helped pack sack lunches. What a great weekend to be together and to see God at work among us.
I’m looking forward to this weekend, as Doug Fields will lead us in the next segment of our Fearless Generosity series. I can’t wait to see you all at Mariners Mission Viejo.
Grace and Peace,
Jeff
JHM Summer Camp Save The Date
Junior high students are invited to an incredible weekend away at summer camp. Sign up coming soon! For questions contact Diane.
Save the date!
August 14-18, Oakbridge
Jr. High Movie Night
Hang out with friends, watch a movie & chow down.
Fri, Mar 15, 7-10p, Upper Room
Admission: one bag of candy, or two liter soda
Contact Hilary with questions.
A Note From Jeff
I am so excited to get this next chapter of my life and ministry underway at Mission Viejo. Last weekend, as I was announced as the Lead Pastor for the MV community, I was overwhelmed at the reception my family and I received. The church passionately and enthusiastically embodied what it means to be a family. While we ate our fill of macaroni and cheese, played together on the patio, and enjoyed Dr. Pepper, it felt like home. I felt like I was among aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews all playing in our dad’s backyard for an impromptu reunion. What a great statement that kind of family-life makes, not only to me, but to our community:
We’d love to have you here.
You belong.
This is home.
Now, as I pack up my office at the Irvine campus, I can’t help but smile, thinking about how much fun I had this past weekend. I’m looking forward to a great next season of serving alongside my new family at Mariners Church, Mission Viejo.
Jeff
New Website
We have recently launched our new website! Stop by to have a look and explore!
Hygiene Kit Drive
Donate items to fill hygiene kits for our homeless outreach. Drop-off on the patio before or after weekend services through Sun, Mar 24. Visit the patio to pick up a flyer with list of needed items. For more info please email mvhomelessoutreach@gmail.com.