Guest speaker Doug Fields joins us this week (Aug 21) to talk about building healthy marriages and fun memories. Register here. Childcare available in Port Mariners for $20/family.
Building Healthy Marriages: Fun Factor Series
Friday, Aug 21, 6:30-8p, Community Center (Irvine Campus)
Enjoy a night out as we give our kids the opportunity to bless the local youth as we sort the school supplies from our summer drive. Pizza and snacks will be provided. For more info, click here.
Fri, Aug 21, 6-8p, Church Offices (2124 Main St, Ste 260), free
Host International Students
Find out more about about becoming a host family for international students. Contact Jordan, jwashington@marinerschurch.org
Help students in need in our Mission Viejo Community start the year off right! Pick up a supply list from the patio this weekend (or visit our website). Turn in your donation at the collection bins on the patio at Mariners Church Mission Viejo during the weekend services: Aug 2, 9, 16 & 23.
Coming up…
Sorting Party
Join us for a sorting party with pizza, music and organizing supplies!
Sun, August 23, after the 11a service
For more info contact Maher, msalhani@marinerschurch.org
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) a place for moms to find community, support, and encouragement. For more info, contact Carmella, chansberger@marinerschurch.org or register online.
Thursdays, Sep 17-Dec 3 & Fridays, Sep 18-Dec 4, 9-11:30a, Port Mariners r221
Come to our annual Catalina retreat where we’ll kayak around the island, camp, and enjoy God’s creation. Get ready for a great adventure as we get away from the fast-pace of life. More info and register here.
Men’s Kayak Retreat
Fri, Sep 18-Sun, Sep 20, $275, Catalina
Grab a friend and join us to discover what’s new and happening in Women’s Ministry this coming fall and in 2016! Find out ways to get connected, make new friends, join Bible studies, prayer groups and serve together as women! A light meal will be provided. To reserve your spot, contact Beth, beth@therussellplace.com More info here.
Women’s Ministry Fall Launch
Wed, Aug 26, 6:30-8:30p, Rodgers Senior Center, 1706 Orange Ave, HB
JHM Life Groups kick off September 13-17 in homes for 6th-8th grade students! We are looking for leaders to invest in a small group of students midweek during the school year. Interested? Contact us.
JHM LIFE GROUP LEADERS
Girls: Jessica Gulino, jgulino@marinerschurch.org
Guys: Adam Kingston at akingston@marinerschurch.org
Wow! God has been moving in HUGE ways in our High School Ministry over the last year, and so much of that work was felt in the last couple of weeks.
We were able to take nearly 100 students to summer camp from our campus this year, which is almost THREE times as many as we took last year. That means THREE times as many students were able to experience Jesus, the beauty of His church, and His transformative power in their lives! THAT is something worth celebrating.
This huge growth was largely because of the generosity that our church community poured out, making it possible for us to offer camp for only $99 for every student. It is also because God has been exponentially growing the hearts of our students, our leaders, and our families to care about the thousands of high schoolers who aren’t yet connected to Jesus or a church community. It has been SO cool to see our community reach out and invite friends to camp and to church like never before!
On Wednesday night, we had a night of worship and baptisms at the beach, where we got to baptize 20 students, take communion together, sing songs of worship, and enjoy each other’s friendship. It was SO cool to see the number of friends and family members who came out to love and support those getting baptized. It was truly a beautiful picture of God’s love in action.
If you’d like to catch a glimpse of the life-change happening in our High School Ministry, please check out our Facebook page and you can also see a recap video from our summer camp here.
Also, don’t forget to keep praying for our Junior High Ministry, which is taking over 100 students to their summer camp this Monday through Friday. We know that God is going to keep doing unbelievable things in their lives over this next week and beyond, and we want to join Him through prayer! We can also pray for all of the leaders – that their beds would be extra comfy, their coffee would be extra caffeinated, and that they would all have a supernatural, Spirit-given sense of peace and energy to carry them through the week.
Much love and God’s blessings to all of you! It is so fun to get to do life together.
Jordan Maslyn, High School Pastor
We had a great Sunday this past weekend, from partaking in communion, to a fun pancake breakfast. It had that feeling of “this is what Church is all about.” IHOP even emailed me to ask for the recipe for our pancakes. 
I told them it is a closely guarded secret, so they will just have to come next year to experience it for themselves. Thank you to all the great volunteers who made the day happen. Please remember we are always looking for help on the weekends, so if you see someone doing something, and think, “I’d like to do that,” then let us know, and we will get you plugged in. We need you. What if once a month you decided to “sit one and serve one?” Meaning, you decided you were going to enjoy one service by sitting in it, and then enjoy the next service by serving in it. Pray about it. We’d love for you to jump in.
We have another Date Night coming up at the end of this month, which you do not want to miss out on. It is going to be such a great night. We will have tasty appetizers, a speaker, and two hours for you and your spouse to go out and spend time on a date while we have an engaging program for your kiddos here! These nights are so fun and are a super inexpensive date night for you guys, so mark your calendars and RSVP here.
This Sunday I will be continuing in our series Oh! The Places We’ll Go. Do you remember how as a kid you would ask if you could sleep with the light on because you were afraid? What if we could learn how to “live life with the light on,” and not be afraid? Well, that is what we are going to learn about this weekend. We hope and pray you are having a great summer, and we look forward to seeing you on Sunday.
Blessings,
Jeff
