Youth Ministry continues this Sunday. They’re journeying through The Faith: Teen Zine vol. 1. and walking line by line through the Apostles’ Creed. This time around they’re asking the question, “What did Jesus do?” Youth, come ready to wrestle with the big questions of faith and receive the answers God provides.
Our annual Communion Dinner is March 1st at 5:00pm. Morning service is cancelled for a celebration of the Lord’s Supper over the course of a full meal. As we do, we’ll behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world in a special way. You can look at last year’s photos here.
Not only will we share in the eating of a meal, we’ll share in its preparation. Sign-up to bring a dish or dessert at the link below. Reach out to Liz if you want to help with setup & tear down, decor, photography, or serving the meal.
If you’ve been visiting Cross of Grace 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. If you’re discerning whether or not this is the church family the Lord is calling you to, this class is for you. If you’re ready to take the next step in pursuing membership at Cross of Grace, Starting Point is your starting point to do so!
Wherever you’re at in the process, we invite you to join us one two hour class. Immediately after church at the Schlieder home in Santa Ana with lunch and childcare provided.
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. Below we’ve got a snapshot of what’s on the calendar this week:
Basketball in the Park
6:30pm - El Camino Real Park
Reach out to Manny for more info
French Park Run Club
6:30am - French Park Grass Area
Men’s Meeting
7:00pm - Robles Home
Sunday Gathering at the Ebell Club
10:00am - Meeting Room: Ballroom
Youth Ministry
6:30pm - Severson Home
Learn more about Youth Ministry here
The youth of Cross of Grace Santa Ana are putting together a series of events to raise funds for the Western Region Youth Camp in July!
This month their fundraiser will be a Parent’s Night Out! We’ll have our youth, along with Ministry Safe approved adults, babysitting the kids in Orange from 4pm-8pm on Saturday, 2/28/26. They'll be well taken care of and have a great time while you enjoy your evening.
**Limited space for those under 1 year old. An email will be sent if we cannot accommodate.**
The cost is $20/kid for the four hours, and all the proceeds will go to Youth Camp.
Just when Israel thought they were done with Egypt, they realize that Egypt is not done with them. In Ex 13:17-14:31, Pharaoh makes one last stand. Pursuing the people to the edge of the Red Sea. Leaving them with their backs against the wall. Stuck between a hostile army and the deep blue sea. Death is before them. Death is behind them. And the people have no idea what to do. What should we do when we’re struck with fear like this? When life seems beyond us? When we realize we’re in a fight we just can’t win? Moses tells us the only thing we can do: stand back, keep silent, and see God at work. Because salvation is the Lord’s. Our help comes from the Lord. Our every battle belongs to the Lord.
We’re launching a Young Adults Gathering with a focus on fellowship, friendship-building, mutual care, and encouragement toward love and good works, grounded in Hebrews 10:24. A monthly meet-up which will come alongside our regular rhythms of life to deepen relationships, receive God’s good gifts, and welcome non-Christian friends to come and see the joy we have in Jesus.
This is an informal gathering for young adults ages 18-30+ who are either single or married without children. Guests are invited and encouraged to attend.
The gatherings will rotate locations monthly. Keep up with the newsletter for all the details.
This week, 4 groups will meet throughout our city to share in the joy of Jesus and apply his gospel to each other’s lives. Outside of Sunday mornings, small groups are the most important moments in the life of our church. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience God’s grace through one another.
This Saturday, from 9am-11am, Cordell & Marina Warm are graciously opening their home to host a monthly prayer meeting! Join us as we pray for the needs of our church, the good of our neighbors, and ask God to bring revival in our city. Make these meetings part of your regular rhythm on the first Saturday of each month. Cafe y pan provided. Kids are welcome. Invite your friends.
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, in Santa Ana as it is in heaven” (Mt 6:9-10)
In a recent email, Mark Prater, our Executive Director, wrote the following:
‘The Apostle Paul writes to the Philippians, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7) It is amazing that we can bring EVERYTHING to God. There are no limitations, there is nothing that we can’t bring to God in prayer. But what is more amazing is that God Himself INVITES us to bring everything to Him. In his commentary on Philippians, Matthew Harmon writes, “When Paul urges Christians to make their requests known to God, we must see this as God Himself moving the apostle to issue this invitation. In Paul, God Himself beckons his children to come to Him swiftly, continually, insistently, and confidently.”
As His children, God Himself invites us to come to Him swiftly, continually, insistently, and confidently. It’s such an incredible opportunity for us and so here’s how you can be praying for our global endeavours over the next month...
Please continue to pray for Bert Turner (Pastor at Covenant of Grace Church, Akron, USA) & his wife Karen as they travel to Brazil, 15th January – 5th February. Please pray that they’ll be a blessing to all of the Pastors and Churches they’re visiting during their time – Igreja Cidade Cinco, Igreja Casa Vide, Igraja Horizonte, and Igreja Graca Soberana, and that God would sustain them for the remainder of this trip.
Please pray for our three SGC representatives, from two different countries, that are presently in Pakistan serving our partners in that country over the next two weeks. It will be a very full few weeks of ministry, which includes speaking at a one day youth seminar, a one day marriage seminar during their visit, two or more prayer services (think short church services) in the villages and brick factories most evenings. They will then split up on Sunday and be preaching at 4 - 6 churches that day. They also have planned a half day to gather with all the pastors (21 of them) for a time of encouragement and instruction specifically for them and will then be proctoring the Bible Knowledge exam for the six pastors who are working towards ordination followed by a discussion on how to move forward with the ordination standards. It will be a busy time, so please be praying for them!
Please pray for the Sovereign Grace Leadership Team as we lead a retreat, 2nd – 6th February, that will include our US Regional Leaders, asking God to envision, strengthen and equip our leaders as they serve our churches in the US.
Please pray for Todd Peterson (Pastor at Cross of Grace Church, EL Paso, US) and Eric Rangel (Pastor at Legacy Church, Yuma, US) as they head to India, 16th-27th February, to strengthen our work there in both the north and south of the country. Please pray that all their meetings would be filled with grace and wisdom, and that Todd’s meeting with the EMI Engineering Team, as they continue to explore the possibility of starting a school in Andhra Pradesh, would go really well.
Please pray for Ron Boomsma (Pastor at Emmaus Road Church, Bozeman, US), Chris Oswald (Pastor at Providence Community Church, Lenexa, USA) and Josh Montague (Pastoral Resident at Cross of Grace Church in Chaska, US), as they head to the Philippines this month to teach on “Understanding & Communicating OT Prophecy (Isaiah)”. Please pray for all the students involved in this, that it’ll be a strengthening and encouraging time for them as they continue to learn how to handle God’s Word.
Please pray for our US Pastor’s College students as they prepare to travel to various Sovereign Grace churches around the country to preach. Please pray for them as they prepare, that the congregations they serve would be edified, and that as they return back to the PC that God would give them and their families good health and endurance as they prepare for the home stretch of the semester, before heading home to serve the Lord in their various contexts.
Please pray that God would give the members and pastors of Sovereign Grace Churches a renewed desire, and opportunities, to share the gospel with unbelievers in our communities and workplaces. You don’t have to go overseas to be involved in missions, you simply have to walk across the room... May this be our story as we together brandish the Gospel and tell it to all that will hear it.
… Thank you so much for praying for us. May His grace abound to us all!
