Every Tuesday we publish a blog post to lay out in one place what’s going in the life of the church for the upcoming week. See below for a snapshot of what’s on the calendar this week:
6:30 am - French Park Grass Area
7:00 pm - Houlton, Schlieder, and Erkelens Home
10:00 am - Meeting Room: Theater
We’ve got a stack of books we’re eager to give away! Over the course of the years, extra copies of our Books of the Month, duplicates in our pastor’s libraries, and volumes we’ve received from ministry partners have built up in the church office. So this Sunday, we’re bringing them to church so that you can benefit from them. Be on the lookout for a Free Bookstore table in the foyer and grab a good book or two that will enrich your walk with Christ.
Habakkuk 1:1-11 taught us to believe that even when we can't see it, God is always working good. We believe he is up to something but his help never seems to come fast enough. God can do good, so why isn't he doing it now? This takes us into the tension of Habakkuk's second complaint. The prophet can’t fathom that God would use a nation as evil as the Chaldeans to bring forth justice and has a very limited sight of God’s work. God tells him that he is indeed working to bring justice, it’s just not as quickly as Habakkuk would like. It seems slow, but it will surely come, so he - and us - must wait for it, by faith. Faith not only believes when it cannot see, but it waits for God's promises to come to pass.
Picnic in the Park is back! Get ready to eat together, play games, and enjoy one another’s company in the heart of our neighborhood. Make it your priority to invite our French Park Neighbors to join us. Send a text, knock on a door, or reconnect with someone you met at the Block Party and extend the welcome. Make sure you remind them to bring a lunch as well!
Let’s take the joy of Jesus to neighbors. After service this Sunday, head over to French Park to spend time together in the middle of the neighborhood God has placed us in. Here are the details:
It’s “BYOL” (bring your own lunch). If you forget your lunch or your favorite lunchbox isn’t clean, there are plenty of great restaurants nearby in DTSA.
Bring some folding chairs - unless you like sitting on the grass, bring something to sit on.
Expect the Lord to build existing relationships and create new ones with our neighbors.
On Sunday, September 10th, we’ll be hosting our annual “Festival of Nations” Celebration. This year we are excited to announce that we are combining this celebration with our anniversary celebration, so as to free up our fall calendar. The event coincides with Fiestas Patrias and Dia De La Independencia, we’ll celebrate what God has built in our church through the Gospel - the gathering of people from all different nationalities and heritages into one new family in Christ.
Bring a dish (entree, dessert or side) representing your national heritage. Bring your best effort. The results will be judged and the “Best In The World” award will be given to the individual whose dish impressed the most. Multiple dishes per family are ok!
This year we’re changing the location to Portola Park in Santa Ana. Join us at 3pm on Sunday, September 10th at Portola Park.
Come dressed and ready to play a friendly game of kickball
Bring a picnic blanket or chairs for your family
Please RSVP and let us know you are coming to office@crossofgracesa.org
With summer coming to an end, join us for our last summer outing to the beach- a waveless beach! Meet up with us tomorrow morning as we spend time together, play in the sand, and enjoy a Southern California summer to the glory of God! Invite your Santa Ana neighbors and friends to meet us at the bottom of North Star Beach for an awesome time of community and fun.
Address: 1 Whitecliffs Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the lot directly behind the beach
Questions: Contact Liz Madrigal at 562-325-1428
Every second Thursday, the men of our church gather together to sit under God’s word and spur on each other’s walk with Christ. All guys, 15 years and older, are invited to participate in a conversation where "men talk like men" about God. Join in at the 4th Street Market patio at 7:00 pm.
Every Tuesday we publish a blog post to lay out in one place what’s going in the life of the church for the upcoming week. See below for a snapshot of what’s on the calendar this week:
10:00 am - Jack Fisher Park in Santa Ana
6:30 am - French Park Grass Area
7:00 pm - Fourth Street Market Patio
10:00 am - North Star Beach
10:00 am - Meeting Room: Ballroom
12:30 pm - Houlton Home
As summer is drawing to an end, we invite you to join us for our final TWO summer activities this week. It has been a joy gathering with one another for weekly park days, movie nights and beach days, and spreading the joy of Jesus to to our neighbors. Please see the final 2 activities below:
Park Day at Jack Fisher Park in Santa Ana. This Wednesday @ 10am
Beach Day at North Star Beach in Newport Beach. This Friday @ 10am
For any questions, please reach out to our Church Administrator at office@crossofgracesa.org.
If you’ve been visiting for any length of time and would like to learn more about what we believe as a church and how those beliefs take shape in the life of the church, this class is for you. The aim is to help you discern whether or not this is the church family the Lord is calling you to. If we discover together that this isn’t the church for you, we want to help you find another church. If by the end of the class you believe this is where the Lord is leading you, then we’d love to take steps toward welcoming you as a member and assisting you to plug into the life of the church.
