As the Annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball approaches, Mariners Church looks forward to assisting the young Camp Pendleton wives of the 3/5 Battalion by collecting gently used ball gowns, cocktail dresses, evening shoes, purses, wraps and jewelry. Drop off no later than Fri, September 26 at reception on the 3rd floor of the Life Development Building.

Contact Jonah with questions.

ROOTED
For the first time we are offering Rooted for those who are interested in foster care/adoption or currently involved.
WEDNESDAYS @ 6:30p (kicks off Wed, September 17)
For more info and to register, click here.

FOSTER/ADOPT PARENT LICENSING CLASSES
Tuesdays, starting Sep 16, 6:30-9:30p, Life Dev Bld r208
Orange County Social Services will be offering their 10-week Trauma Informed Parenting (TIP) training here at Mariners. Mandatory orientation: Tue, Sep 9, 6:30-9:30p. Call 888.871.5437 to register.

For more info, contact Erin.

Mariners Church is committed to engaging in issues of disaster facing our world today. Our desire has always been to come alongside indigenous churches and organizations that are on the ground responding to these global crisis, most of whom we have partnered with over the years. Today, we are faced with myriad of catastrophic issues that are of epic magnitude. These global issues are at times beyond our wildest comprehension and somewhat overwhelming but they do underscore our need for a great God who is in control even when we are not. Therefore as a church we are called to fully rely and depend on God and the best way to do that is to pray. We believe we should and we could do other things in addition to prayer but nothing should be done without prayer. It’s not our last but first resort. This will help guide our prayer efforts and response to these crisis.

What we’re asking you to pray for…

Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God is a quote which is very pertinent to the present times as we are gripped with the turmoil and the crisis in our world today. From Ebola in West Africa, to the crisis in the Middle East, Ferguson, Missouri, the Nigerian abductions, the Malaysian airliners, attacks in my home country of Kenya, among many others. Our hearts are overwhelmed and maybe even fear-filled in all the uncertainty. We ask, “God where are You?” I know I have been perturbed to the point where I have become undone in His presence. I recognize my deep desire for Him as He is the One who can fill the void in my soul. Therefore, I call us to prayer to take ground from the enemy through prayer. We are about to launch a prayer movement for the global church. We will also respond with compassion and love in action by supporting our partners on the ground who are in the front lines of these crises. Our global church partners are currently involved in medical, evangelism, relief for refugees and advocacy in response to what is happening in the world.

I implore you to pray like never before and give, so we can respond accordingly. Our souls are too finite to comprehend an infinite God, so let’s worship Him in Spirit and in truth as all other ground is sinking sand.

Christian Mungai

Foster/Adopt Parent Licensing Classes
Orange County Social Services will be offering a 9-week Trauma Informed Parenting (TIP) training at Mariners Irvine on Tuesdays starting Tuesday, September 16, 6:30-9:30p. A mandatory orientation will be Tues, Sept 9, 6:30-9:30p.
Call 888-871-5437 to register.

Contact Erin Kim with questions.

Join us as we celebrate the last five years of our ministry! It’s a great opportunity to reconnect with other volunteers or find out how you can get involved with the Medical/Dental Ministry.

Saturday, September 6, 6:30p
on the lower lawn, dinner provided

Questions and to RSVP. Contact Elise.