We Have Many Reasons To Celebrate

This past Sunday, we celebrated our partnership with Sovereign Grace Church of Orange, the sending church of Sovereign Grace Santa Ana. 

We celebrated our global partnership with Sovereign Grace Churches, as a visiting preacher from Sydney, Australia joined us for the evening.

We celebrated God's grace through the Gospel of His beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

And what better way to celebrate ... than with tacos? Many thanks to Tacos El Campesino for providing the best tacos on a Sunday evening in DTSA. 

March 2, 2018

This year, we'll be spending the first Friday of every month fasting together. Church members who fast for all 12 Fridays will be invited to a year-end party to celebrate the answers to our prayers. If fasting is new to you, here are some instructions. 

Like last month, we'll break our fast with a meal together at 6:00pm before our regular small group meeting at the Houlton home. Contact kyle@sovgraceoc.org for directions and more information. 

Free Tacos For All At 6:30pm

Come join us immediately after the service this upcoming Sunday, February 25 right out front of Heninger Elementary for a celebration ... simply because we have so much to celebrate. Our brothers and sisters from Sovereign Grace Church of Orange will be joining us. Invite your DTSA neighbors to join us. 

It will probably be chilly, so bring a jacket or a blanket and look forward to some good food with good friends. 

IT'S HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY

All ladies are invited to our 2018 Sovereign Grace Women’s Retreat. Join us for one day to consider 'Drawing Near to God.'

Here’s what to expect:

• A day away from your usual responsibilities
• Delicious food and fun activities
• Opportunities to connect with old friends and make new ones.
• Teaching, panel discussions, and worship

If you haven't yet registered, time is running out, so please register online ASAP so we can have accurate counts for our caterer.

MAY GOD DRAW NEAR TO US AS WE DRAW NEAR TO HIM

we'll spend our regular small group time helping jennifer move in

God is going before us. He's bringing people from across the street and across the country as He builds Sovereign Grace Santa Ana. This Friday, Jennifer Williams is moving from Louisville, Kentucky to Orange County. The Lord provided her with a job. She's excited for the move. And she would appreciate a little help getting moved in and unpacked. We'll take the opportunity not only to lend a hand to her, but also to have a party; to do something together. Our regularly scheduled small group meeting is being replaced by a moving party for Jennifer. Please pray that she gets settled in, enjoys the move and becomes plugged in quickly - at work, in her neighborhood and in the church!

Mark your calendars for March 11th at 5:00pm. Our regular Sunday service is being replaced by an all-church meal centered on the Lord's Supper. We will eat and drink together as we meditate more deeply on our Savior's sacrifice.

It's a potluck and more instructions will be coming, so keep an eye on the blog. 

an opportunity to celebrate God's goodness together

We're praising God together with Mike and Krista Alvarez for His gift of little Rayanne Marie. She's the first baby in the Alvarez family. She's also the very first baby born within Sovereign Grace Santa Ana. We're praying for God's grace to be poured out on this now family of three. 

February 25, Immediately after the service at Heninger Elementary

Al pastor. Asada. Pollo. What do all of these things share in common? They'll all be eaten by you and your friends on delicious corn tortillas from 6:30-7:30pm on Sunday, February 25.

That very Sunday, Sovereign Grace Santa Ana has the privilege of hosting Riley Spring, a student at the Sovereign Grace Churches Pastors College hailing from Sovereign Grace Sydney (Australia). We're going to treat him to a taste of Santa Ana right outside the gates of Heninger Elementary. Tacos El Campesino will be supplying the tacos. They're on the house. Our friends from Sovereign Grace Orange are invited. Our Downtown Santa Ana friends and neighbors are invited.

COME FOR THE COMPANY EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL

NBC did a careless thing. They scheduled the Superbowl right during the middle of our service. But we're going to take advantage of it by throwing a party as soon as we finish our corporate gathering. 

Head over to the Houlton apartment after the service at 7:00pm for a DVR'ed showing of the game, some good food and some even better company. Make sure that all of your friends who are watching the game on-time don't spoil the results for you. Better yet, invite your friends to church and to the party afterward. Contact Kyle at kyle@sovgraceoc.org for questions, details and directions. 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd

This year, we'll be spending the first Friday of every month. Church members who fast for all 12 Fridays (all 11 since we missed January) will be invited to a year-end party to celebrate the answers to our prayers. If fasting is new to you, here are some instructions. 

FEBRUARY'S PRAYER FOCUS

Our focus for February is Orange County and our ambition to see more gospel-proclaiming churches planted. Let's be hungry for God to do what only he can do.

• Pray for God to lead us in finding our next church planting cities/sites.
• Pray for our neighboring cities like Anaheim, Tustin, and Garden Grove, that God would be preparing His harvest.
• Pray for God to raise up church planters and other leaders, both from within our church and from the outside.
• Pray for the churches who are already faithfully making disciples throughout Orange County. Pray for their strength, unity, peace, and faithfulness to the mission.
• Pray for government officials and other civic leaders.

BREAKING THE FAST TOGETHER @6PM

On this month's first Friday, we'll be gathering for small group at the end of the day at Jim and Angie Cunningham's house at 6:00pm to break our fast and yet continue to pray - together. For directions, please contact Angie at angiesc11@gmail.com.