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:
6:30am - French Park Grass Area
7:00pm - Schlieder Home
10:00am - Meeting Room: Ballroom
There’s no shortage of fun seasonal events in and around our city! Take advantage of one or more of these opportunities to get to know our neighbors.
3/30 - The Rabbit Run - Join members of our French Park Run Club along with friends from our sister church in Orange (Old Towne Joggers), for a 5k run. Great way to spend time with friends and make some new ones too.
3/30 - EGGcellent Adventure - Go into the city for a morning filled with candy, games, opportunities to spend time with friends and invite our neighbors to join us for church on Easter Sunday.
4/20 - Me Encanta Santa Ana (Volunteer with us! Contact Kara Davis for more details) - Beautify our city while building relationships with our neighbors.
4/20 - LivingWell Fundraiser Tea (Contact Angie Cunningham for more details) - Support the good work of LivingWell to support moms in crisis and love our preborn neighbors.
4/27 - SA Fun Run - Let’s keep building community in SA one run at a time! Sign up for the 5k, 10k, or Kid’s Dash event.
5/18 - Public Works Festival - Give our neighbors a glimpse of the joy we have in Jesus and have a good time doing it! FREE tacos for the first 500 attendees.
This past Sunday, we began a sermon series on church membership. 5 weeks of asking and answering the questions: “What makes us who we are?” and “What’s it like to be us?” The most important thing that shapes who we are is what we believe. The heart of what we believe is the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the foundation of our life together in the household of God that is Cross of Grace Church.
Easter Sunday is just over a week away! Join us as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We’ll hear the good news of new life, take family photos, and enjoy an Easter egg hunt for the kids.
All are welcome to this special Sunday service. Help us spread the word by:
Grabbing flyers on the Welcome Table this Sunday to pass them around your neighborhood or office.
Sharing the digital flyer located here with your friends, family, neighbors, and on social media.
We can’t wait to celebrate!
Picnic in the Park is back! After service this Sunday, head over to French Park to share a meal together, take the joy we have in Jesus on the road, and invite our neighbors to join in. Come ready to have lunch, play games, and enjoy time as friends. Here are the details:
It’s “BYOL” (bring your own lunch). Make a PB&J, grab some tacos, or pick something up in DTSA. We’ll have some pizza to share as well!
Bring a something to sit on - unless you like sitting on the grass, bring a folding chair or blanket.
Expect the Lord to build existing relationships and create new ones with our neighbors.
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:
6:30am - French Park Grass Area
10:00am - Meeting Room: Ballroom
12:00pm - French Park Grass Area
Spend the day blessing our city and building relationships with neighbors! Join us for the first ever Me Encanta Santa Ana event, as we beautify the parks of our city and adorn our gospel proclamation with good works. Seize the opportunity to love our city, meet new neighbors, and pursue gospel conversations with them.
This volunteer day will be open to all participants ages 8 and up. Volunteers ages 8-12 are required to be accompanied by a registered adult volunteer. The community projects include park cleanups, painting, cultivating community gardens, and more! Sign up to serve at Jerome Park to be together with our group from Cross of Grace led by Kara Davis.
Pursuing the gifts of the Spirit is not optional to us. We need them to become all that Christ wants us to be. But far too often, our desires for them are not too strong but too weak. This is why God gives us 1 Cor 12:1-11. A passage meant to move us, change us, and stir our hearts to earnestly desire all the grace he has to give. Listen to Sunday’s sermon to be energized in your pursuit of the spiritual gifts.
This Friday at 7pm, three different groups will meet throughout our city to share in the joy of Jesus, care for one another, and apply the gospel to each other’s lives. Outside of Sunday mornings, small groups are the most important moments in the life of our church. Make it a priority to attend one this Friday.
When we catch a glimpse of who God is and take in the wonders of what he’s done, there are few responses more fitting than singing. This Sunday, we’re introducing a new song that will stir us up to do just that. Take a few minutes to listen to “Sing” and read through the lyrics as you prepare your heart to worship.
VERSE 1
Did you draw a breath as the dawn awoke
And does your heart still beat?
Is the mighty Word of the living God
Upholding you? Then sing, O sing
VERSE 2
Has the Father’s love filled your longing heart
With grace for every need?
Come and lay your burdens at Jesus’ feet
And find new strength to sing, O sing
CHORUS
Morning and evening! Everything breathing
Must sing, O sing!
All of creation rise up and praise
The King of kings and sing!
VERSE 3
Has the Son of God died to take away
Your sin and set you free?
Has the Conqueror trampled over death?
Is Christ enthroned? Then sing O sing!
VERSE 4
On the final day when the Lord on High
Returns in majesty
We will bow in wonder before the Lamb
And evermore the saints will sing
Yes, evermore the saints will sing!
