HEAD TO FRENCH PARK AFTER CHURCH

This Sunday take the opportunity to eat lunch with your French Park neighbors. Immediately after the service, we’ll be walking over to French Park to eat lunch and enjoy one another’s company while in the midst 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.

• It’s optional - but we highly encourage coming!

• 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

7:00 pm on Thursday at the Schlieder Home

All ladies, high-school-aged and older, are invited to join the women’s meeting this week. This meeting is a place where women at all stages of life can come and learn how to be women whose lives honor God - women who live in light of the Gospel.

For more information, contact Rebecca Erkelens at bequita_17@yahoo.com.

JULY 19 - JULY 25

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:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21: PARK DAY

• 9:30 am - Morrison Park, Santa Ana

THURSDAY, JULY 22: WOMEN’S MEETING

• 7:00 pm - Schlieder Home

SUNDAY, JULY 25: SUNDAY GATHERING AT THE EBELL CLUB

• 10:00 am - Meeting Room: Ballroom

SUNDAY, JULY 25: PICNIC IN THE PARK

• 12:00 pm - French Park

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR AUGUST 13

Clear your calendars on the evening of Friday, August 13th. If you volunteer on any of Cross of Grace Church’s ministry teams, the pastors would like to take an opportunity to bless you and thank you in a special way. The event will begin around 7:00pm. Childcare will not be provided, so take the next few weeks to find a trusted friend to watch your kiddos so you can enjoy the evening. More details to come.

FROM MARK PRATER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCHES

A few words from the Executive Director of our family of churches on the future of Sovereign Grace Churches:

One of my prayers for Sovereign Grace is asking God to give us grace to be a multigenerational family of churches that continues to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ, all for the glory of God alone. I find joy watching God answer that prayer as our most recent Pastors College class graduates, and our next Pastors College class is scheduled to start at the end of August. These recent graduates, and new students, represent our future, young men being trained for pastoral ministry who will faithfully serve in our local churches. God has also answered my prayer by giving us Jeff Purswell. As you know, Jeff is the Dean of the Pastors College, and our Director of Theology, and he does an excellent job of leading this program that has a strong theological training focus, an important relational component, and a gospel culture shaping influence. In our most recent Sovereign Grace Mission Video, I wanted to give you a quick look into the Pastors College, hear from some of our recent students, and give you a chance to hear from Jeff about his heart and vision for the future of the college. You can view the video here.

With faith for our future,
Mark

FRIENDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AN ORIENTING PRESENCE IN LIFE

Psalm 55 describes the deeply emotional experience of betrayal. David had endured countless trials during his lifetime. He had learned to suffer long under the oppression of his enemy. But when the people he had grown to trust turned their back on him (v. 13), he discovered that it was a pain almost too intense to withstand. Friends are supposed to be an orienting presence in our lives, so when betrayal occurs, the disorientation is magnified. Where do we turn when friends unexpectedly act like enemies? To the always faithful Friend, to the one who gave us grace when we had turned our back on Him, to the One who has shown us that there is hope for restoration even in the most broken friendship. Listen to Sunday’s sermon to learn more.

LISTEN TO THE SERMON HERE

Santa Ana Public Library Summer Reading Challenge is back!

Read, complete interesting missions, earn points and grand prize opportunity drawing tickets, win great prizes, gift cards and more! The Summer Reading Program runs from June 14 through August 14, 2021!

REGISTER YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILD HERE.

PICNIC IN THE PARK IS JULY 25

Join us for lunch after the service as we love each other, meet our neighbors, and spread the joy of Jesus in French Park.

WHAT TO PLAN FOR

1. Bring a brown bag lunch with you to church for every member of your household

2. Bring a lawn chair or folding chair for every member of your household

3. Plan on walking straight from church to French Park immediately after the service has ended. It’s 200 yards north of the Ebell Club, so no need to drive. You may keep your car parked in the Ebell parking lot.

FRIDAY AT 7 PM

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SMALL GROUPS, CLICK HERE.

JULY 12 - JULY 18

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:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14: PARK DAY

• 9:30 am - Morrison Park, Santa Ana

FRIDAY, JULY 16: SMALL GROUP

• 7:00 pm - Madrigal and Houlton Home

SUNDAY, JULY 18: SUNDAY GATHERING AT THE EBELL CLUB

• 10:00 am - Meeting Room: Ballroom