Hello "SENT" People
Hello Sent People!
We have had a great Reach Week so far! Last Saturday we heard from Steve and Jenny Meeker (Croatia) and Berti and Tana Dosti (Albania) who shared their SENT stories at our sold-out Kick-off dinner. Sunday, we introduced you to our Reach Week theme, SENT: “Here I am, Send me.” (Isaiah 6:8). We had a parade of flags, introduced our Calvary missionaries who are here for the week, enjoyed some Cuban pastries and Indonesian coffee and had 18 LifeGroups host Missionaries at the 11:00am LifeGroup hour.
I am currently writing you from the snowy mountains of Idyllwild, where we brought our Calvary Missionaries and Pastoral Staff for 3 days of retreat. We are returning to Orange County tonight for our Reach Week Wednesday Night activities and we would love to have you join us for one of the options below at 7:00pm!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
1) Family Fun Night with Calvary Missionaries at 7:00pm in Fellowship Hall (Families with kids birth thru 5th Grade)
2) Global Prayer Night with Calvary Missionaries at 7:00pm in Samsvick Chapel (Available to all ages)
3) Seeking Refuge: Student Edition at 7:00pm in Worship Center Lobby (Middle School and High School Students)
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
1) Women with a Mission Brunch at 9:00am in Fellowship Hall
2) Dudes, Donuts and Missionaries at 9:00am at the Calvary Bookstore.
3) Seeking Refuge Prayer Gathering for Ukraine (6:00pm - Free Taco Dinner and 7:00pm – Program begins).
No need to RSVP for any of these events, just show up and hang with our Calvary Missionaries!
Friday is our Hispanic Missionaries Dinner (in Spanish) in Fellowship Hall at 7:00pm. All are welcome!
Then our 81st annual Reach Week concludes this Sunday, April 3rd with stories from Calvary Missionaries, Jonathan and Traci Shoemaker (Portugal), Tom and Gayle Shook (Refugees) and Amy West (Philippines) at 9:00am and 15 more LifeGroups hosting Missionaries at 11:00am (with lunch being “sent” to each LifeGroup).
*This Sunday, we will invite you to respond where you believe God is sending you to Pray - Give - Go.
*Our Albanian Sister Church is in need of used smart phones to give to members of their church to be able to watch their services on livestream. If you have an old phone you want to donate, bring it on Sunday and drop it off at the “Albania” table in the Courtyard.
* We also will have several organizations with tables in the courtyard with outreach opportunities for you to engage in as you are “Sent.” Plan on stopping by and checking these opportunities out!
Let me leave you with the words of Jesus from John 20:21, “Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you…”
Matt Doan, Reach Pastor