Ethiopia Trip 2018

Join Pastor Adam and other Redeemer church members for our 3rd trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to work with our global partner Ethiopia ACT and Jason Polk. We are planning to go May 2-12, 2018. Depending on the make up of our team members, we plan on running medical clinics, providing counseling, hosting children’s and youth programs, leading business training seminars, and assisting in the work of the church plants in some of the poorest neighborhoods of Addis Ababa. If you have vocational or personal skills in medicine (doctors, nurses, pharmacists), business, finance, leadership and organization, children’s or youth work, counseling, social work, church leadership, and/or a simple heart to serve we would love for you to join us. Take a look at recap from our 2016 team trip if you want to learn more about the details of that trip, as there will be similar elements on the 2018 trip.

Trip Details:

  • Cost: Estimated at $2,500+/- per person (depending on flights) with possible Redeemer subsidy if requested
  • Who: The team will consist of members from Redeemer, Menlo Church in Bay area, and possibly some members from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Orange.
  • Contact: Adam Feichtmann, adamf@redeemeroc.org if interested or have questions

We hope you will consider joining us!

Lectio Divina Lecture Sept 17th

About the Lecture

Join us for our upcoming fall Faith & Culture Lecture this Sunday. Pastor Adam Feichtmann will lecture on Lectio Divina: The Art of Praying Scripture.

Today when Christians read scripture it is common for them to only study the passage with their mind. Reading to study scripture is a wonderful discipline. However, if a Christian only reads scripture to study it, they miss engaging their heart. The practice of Lectio Divina is a method of reading and praying scripture that deepens a person's personal communion and love with God. It forces an individual or group to slow down, listen well, examine how God's Word is living, and then to respond to God in prayer and live out the truths of the text.

About Rev. Adam Feichtmann

Adam Feichtmann is the the Associate Pastor at Redeemer, which he joined in January 2013. He and his wife Karina have two children (Sage & Fin) and are in the process of adopting a child or sibling set from Ethiopia. Adam graduated from Biola University with a BA in Christian Education and earned an MA in Biblical & Theological Studies from Talbot School of Theology. He is a 4th generation Orange County native, former resident of Australia, an avid surfer, and is currently enjoying studying the spiritual formation habits of Benedictine Spirituality.

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More information on Redeemer's Fall Lectures & Studies HERE.

Children & Youth

At the same time that our morning lecture will be running, we will be offering programs for our children and youth. Our children's Sunday School classes will be using the well respected Show Me Jesus curriculum. Our youth will engage in small groups focused on studying the bible and practical youth topics.

Sunday Schedule

First Worship Service - 8:45 AM Lecture and Classes - 10:10 AM Second Worship Service - 11:00 AM

Women's Paint Night

Tuesday, September 12, 7:00-9:00 pm Join us for a women’s paint night! Whether you are an experienced artist or you haven’t picked up a paintbrush since kindergarten, come get your creative juices flowing. All supplies will be provided, so just bring yourself. We will gather at the home of Leslie Watkins in Newport Beach, and enjoy refreshments and fellowship as we paint together. Contact Stephanie Handley, srhandley@gmail.com, with questions or to RSVP.

Fall Kick-Off 2017

Sunday, September 10, 10-11am Join us during middle hour on Sunday, September 10th, for a delicious brunch and an opportunity to learn more about our Fall Ministries & Programs including:

  • Fall Sermon Series
  • Community Groups & Studies
  • Fall Classes & Lectures
  • Men’s & Women’s Ministries
  • Children's Ministry Programs
  • Youth Programs

We will also have bounce houses for the kids and some lawn games for all to enjoy as we gear up for our 2017-18 year!

READ MORE about our Fall ministries and programs.

Women's Fall Retreat 2017

Imitating Christ Together

October 6 - 8  |  Carlsbad Inn 

Join us as we discuss what it means to imitate Christ not merely as individuals, but also as a community of believers. Our time will be spent considering three main discussions around this topic:

  • Why imitation?
  • What is imitation of Christ, anyway?
  • How can we imitate Christ?

We will explore these questions as we dive deeper into the book of Ephesians and other imitation texts. Come ready to learn, grow, connect, and be challenged in living out our faith together.

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”  Ephesians 4:32-5:2

Registration is closed. Click HERE if you are registered but need to make a payment.

About the Speaker

Jen Stegmann has been serving as the Director of Women’s Ministries at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennesee since June 2011. Jen’s ministry to women began nearly 20 years ago while she was in college and working as an intern with her church’s youth ministry. Since that time she has ministered to women by serving on ministry teams, coordinating community groups, and teaching including a recent trip this summer to Africa training women leaders. In her current role she is responsible for leading and teaching Bible studies, discipling women, and developing ongoing leadership training. Jen’s deepest passion is to serve the church and to see women’s lives transformed by the truths of the gospel.

Retreat Details

Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort 3075 Carlsbad Blvd. 92008

October 6-8 Friday Check-in: 4:00-6:00 pm Sunday Worship: 9:45 am at Carlsbad Inn Sunday Check-out: 11:00 am

Room Selection Rates:

  • 4 per room - $154
  • 2 per room - $235
  • Own room  - $412
  • Saturday only - $65

Registration is currently closed. Click HERE if you are registered but need to make a payment.

Children's Ministry Volunteer Training

We’re excited about our Children’s Ministry programs for the upcoming 2017-18 school year. We are so grateful to our faithful volunteers who share their time and talents to help support our families at Redeemer. In order to help prepare for this coming year, we will be offering 2 training sessions during middle hour in August:

  • August 13 - Specific training for SUNDAY SCHOOL teachers and assistants
  • August 20 - Address from Pastor Adam for ALL teachers, and specific training for SERMON TIME teachers and assistants

If you are interested in volunteering with our Children’s Ministry, we still have open spots available for both Sermon Time and Sunday School teachers and assistants. We strongly suggest that every family who has children in the program sign up for 3 months of Sermon Time teaching or assisting, or at least 2 sessions of Sunday School assisting. Note that we also need substitute teachers for both Sermon Time and Sunday School hours.

Contact Amanda Knox, amandak@redeemeroc.org, if you are interested in becoming a volunteer or have questions.

VIEW THE SCHEDULE AND SIGN UP NOW

Jr High Lawn Chair Movie Night

Redeemer Jr Highers (rising 6th through 8th graders) are invited to bring their lawn chairs and enjoy a movie outdoors! Your friends are welcome to join us too. Please contact Josh or Demi (info below) to RSVP or if you have questions or need directions.

Details

When: Sunday, July 23, 7:00-10:00 pm Where: Home of Josh & Hallie Cooper, Costa Mesa Contact: Josh Cooper, joshc@redeemeroc.org, or Demi Richardson, demir@redeemeroc.org

 

Youth Pizza & Psalms

Thursdays, July 6 - August 24*, 6:00-7:30 pm Jr High and High School students are invited to join us on Thursday for a bible study in the Psalms as we enjoy pizza and hang out together. We’ll meet at Pitfire Artisan Pizza in Costa Mesa. The cost is FREE, so just bring your bibles and your appetite!

Details

Dates: Thursdays, July 6 - August 24*
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Pitfire Artisan Pizza (353 E 17th St, Costa Mesa 92627)
Contact: Josh Cooper, joshc@redeemeroc.org, and Demi Richardson, demir@redeemeroc.org
* The last Thursday of each month is our youth beach bonfire at CDM so Pizza & Psalms will not meet on 7/27 and 8/31. Join us at CDM for the bonfire from 6-7:30pm on these dates.

Welcome Lunch

Sunday, July 16, 12:30pm Newcomers to Redeemer are invited to lunch with Pastors David and Adam on July 16th, following the 2nd worship service. Adam and Karina Feichtmann will be hosting the lunch at their home in Costa Mesa. Whether this is your first Sunday at Redeemer or you have been coming for several months, we would love to see you there. Bring your family and enjoy lunch and a time to get to know our Redeemer pastors and learn more about Redeemer church. Contact Adam Feichtmann, adamf@redeemeroc.org, with questions and to RSVP.

New Youth Ministry Hire

We are excited to announce that the Session of Redeemer has hired Demi Richardson as our new Girls Discipleship Coordinator for Youth Ministry! Demi is an Orange County native who just graduated from Indiana University in Pennsylvania and is thrilled to be back in California and working with youth. Over the past four years Demi has worked with Young Life mentoring youth girls in their faith and doing outreach by building relationships with students on high school campuses. Demi’s role as Girls Discipleship Coordinator will be one that will focus on providing spiritual care, teaching, discipleship, and mentoring for our girl students, alongside our other girl youth leaders and Josh Cooper (our Pastoral Assistant for Youth Ministry), while also focusing on outreach to our students’ friends, and providing youth ministry administrative support. Pastor Adam Feichtmann will continue to oversee our youth ministry as he provides vision, direction, leadership development, and pastoral care for parents of our students.

Youth Santa Barbara Trip

Redeemer’s Jr. High and High Schoolers are spending 3 days in Santa Barbara for a summer retreat. Students will build relationships with one another as they enjoy the beaches & pool, play fun games, stay in a nice hotel, study the Bible, and develop deeper and more meaningful friendships with one another. On Sunday morning everyone will attend Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Santa Barbara. This experience will not only be memorable and impactful, it will also be well supervised and SAFE with quality adult leaders. Jr. High and High School students will be together and apart during different portions of this trip for age appropriate teaching and relations.

Details

Dates: Friday-Sunday, August 11-13

Location: Holiday Inn Hotel Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, CA

Cost: $150 per person

Drop-Off: Friday, August 11, 9:00am at the Feichtmann House in Costa Mesa

Pick-Up: Sunday, August 13, 5:00pm at the Feichtmann House in Costa Mesa

Contact: Josh Cooper, joshc@redeemeroc.org or Demi Richardson, demir@redeemeroc.org

To Register

Click HERE to complete the online registration form. Then submit the following to Adam Feichtmann, adamf@redeemeroc.org:

What to Bring

Bible, notebook, pen, toiletries, warm clothes, board shorts, bathing suit (one piece or two piece with a rash guard), beach towel. Beach gear can be brought, but only pack what you need and please pack light.

​Click HERE for a printable flyer (pdf) with this information.

Summer Youth Programs

Jr High and High School students, mark your calendars for our summer get togethers and events.

Weekly

  • Donuts & Discipleship - Sundays, 6/25-8/6, Middle Hour, 10:10-10:50 am
  • Pizza & Psalms - Thursdays, 7/6-8/24, 6:00-7:30 pm, Pitfire Artisan Pizza in Costa Mesa READ MORE

Activity Nights

  • Beach Bonfire Nights - Thursdays, 6/29, 7/27, and 8/31, 6:00-7:00 pm, Corona Del Mar
  • Jr High Lawn Chair Movie Night - Sunday, 7/23, 7:00-10:00 pm, Cooper's Home in Costa Mesa READ MORE
  • High School BBQ & Game Night - Sunday, 7/30, 6:30-8:30 pm, Feichtmann's Home in Costa Mesa READ MORE

Trips

Forms and information for our overnight trips are also available on the Redeemer Book Table Sunday mornings.

 

Click HERE to view the Youth Summer Calendar for specific dates and times. Contact Josh Cooper, joshc@redeemeroc.org, or Demi Richardson, demir@redeemeroc.org, with questions about our youth ministry programs.

Summer Children's Programs

Middle Hour| Children's Book and Crafts Club

Sundays, June 26 - August 6, 10:10-10:50am

While the adults and youth group students participate in their respective classes, your children in Preschool (age 2 and potty-trained) through 4th Grade* will engage in a time of worship that includes singing, story books, lessons, discussion and crafts.

Preschool - Kindergarten: Singing, God's Story lesson, Crafts and Coloring

1st - 4th grade: Singing, Listening to Ligonier Ministries Story Books (including The Donkey Who Carried a King, The Priest with Dirty Clothes, The Prince's Poison Cup, and John Knox), Discussion, Crafts and Coloring

Sermon Time |  Pilgrim's Progress Elementary Program

Sundays, June 25 - September 3, During 8:45am and 11:00am Worship Services

This summer, your children in Grades 1-4* will embark on a journey with Christian while learning important truths of the gospel and gaining a richer understanding of Christ’s work in the life of a believer. They will listen to a dramatic reading of the adapted version of the book in class and will be given their own copy of the book to enjoy at home at the end of the summer program.

Using the Children's Pilgrim's Progress Curriculum published by Great Commissions, children will discover many important biblical truths, including:

  • A deeper understanding of Christ and the gospel
  • The necessity of God’s Word, the Holy Spirit, and other believers for teaching, instruction, encouragement, and support
  • The true definition of a Christian
  • A picture of the Christian life... a pilgrim’s journey with ups and downs, distractions, difficulties, and even feelings of being cut off from God as a believer presses toward the grand end
  • Insight into the heart and character of Christians and those who only claim to know Christ

*This includes 4th Grade students who will enter 5th Grade in the fall, 2017. However, 5th Grade students who will enter the 6th grade this fall are invited to join the Jr. High Donuts & Discipleship groups during Middle Hour, and worship with the adults during the service.

Bible Drive

Our children are invited to participate in raising funds to provide bibles for the OC jails. READ MORE.

Bible Drive

Sundays, June 25- August 27 Our children are invited to participate in raising funds to provide bibles for the OC jails. We will be partnering with Gary and Lisa Cram, founders of the Prelude Foundation, to distribute the bibles to inmates throughout Orange County. Children are encouraged to bring their change for the collection jar by our prison ministry mailbox at the Redeemer book table. Join us in sharing God’s word with those who need His message of redemption.

San Onofre Beach Day & Campout

Redeemer’s jr. high and high schoolers are planning to spend a fun-filled day at T-Street beach in San Clemente and then spend the night camping at San Onofre campground. They will build relationships with one another as they play in the surf, go surfing, relax on the sand, camp under the stars, study the Bible, roast s’mores around the bon fire, play games and hang out with friends. This experience will not only be memorable and impactful, it will also be well supervised and SAFE with quality adult leaders.

Details

Dates: Saturday-Sunday, July 15-16

Location: T-Street Beach in San Clemente & San Onofre campground

Cost: $40 per person

Drop-Off: Saturday, 9am at Feichtmann House in Costa Mesa OR 10am at T-Street Beach in San Clemente

Pick-Up: Sunday, 10:10am, Temple Bat Yahm, Newport Beach (Students will return in time for the middle hour and 2nd worship service.)

Contact: Pastor Adam, adamf@redeemeroc.org or Josh Cooper, joshc@redeemeroc.org

To Register

Click HERE to complete the online registration form. Then submit the following to Adam Feichtmann, adamf@redeemeroc.org:

What to Bring

Bible, notebook, pen, flashlight, sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, warm and cool clothes, jacket, modest one-piece swimsuit (no tankinis), shower towel, beach towel. Optional: Surfboards, boogie boards, beach toys, etc. (only pack what you will use and please pack light)

​Click HERE for a printable flyer (pdf) with this information.

Polk Visit to Redeemer

We are very to excited to host Rev. Jason Polk and his family (wife Liz and their three kids, Nathan, Isaiah, and Anna) at Redeemer from June 17-21. On Sunday, June 18th, Jason will be preaching at both services and giving a presentation & update on their family and ministry with Ethiopia ACT during the Middle Hour (10:10-10:50am). Then on Monday, June 19th, there will be an Ethiopia ACT Dessert Night. (See details below.) Please mark your calendars and don't miss out on their visit!

Ethiopia ACT Dessert Night

Monday, June 19th, 7:30 - 9:30pm Patterson Home, Newport Beach

Are you interested in joining our spring 2018 Ethiopia ACT team trip to Addis Ababa, or would you simply like to learn more about the Polk's ministry in Ethiopia? Join Jason and Liz Polk, along with Pastor Adam Feichtmann and past Ethiopia ACT team members for a casual dessert night.

Please RSVP to kem@redeemeroc.org and Kem Erskine will send you the Patterson's home address.

About Jason Polk

Rev. Jason Polk is one of Redeemer's two Global Partners. He is an ordained PCA minister and oversees the spiritual care for Ethiopia ACT and its work to grow a gospel-centered church planting movement among the poor communities of Addis Ababa.

About Ethiopia ACT

Ethiopia ACT is an organization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that works to reconcile people to God through Jesus Christ, and to reconcile them to themselves, others and creation—all resulting in the planting, growing and maturing of churches that in turn transform lives and communities through faithful witnesses to the Gospel. They began as a ministry to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS on extremely poor families, but have grown to include other public health strategies that serve the wider community, as well as educational and psychological support for vulnerable children. Church planting and renewal is central to all their activities and a primary goal for their team.

Deacon Ordination & Installation

Sunday, June 11, Middle Hour, 10:10-10:50 am We are excited to announce that both of our deacon candidates, Andrew Evans and Larry Wormald, were elected as Deacons of Redeemer at our congregational meeting on May 28th. Please plan to join us during middle hour on June 11th for the ordination and installation of our new Deacons. See the bios for Mr. Evans and Mr. Wormald below if you would like to learn more about your new Deacon-Elects.

Our New Deacons

Andrew Evans

Andrew Evans currently lives in Anaheim with his wife, Kim, daughter Logan (2), and a new baby due to arrive in June. Andrew was born in Houston, TX, but has spent most of his life in Southern California between LA and Orange County. He currently runs a financial planning practice based in Irvine, CA.

Andrew was raised in a Christian home and was blessed to be surrounded by godly parents during his upbringing. As a young man, time at Biola University challenged Andrew to further understand and study the meaning of following Christ and what it means to be living in communion with Him. Redeemer has been an incredible blessing to his family and Andrew humbly looks forward to serving and loving the members of this community.

Larry Wormald

Larry Wormald lives in Irvine with his wife Binky and step daughter Kassandra. He has two grown sons, Ryan James and Christopher Steven. He was born in Pasadena and grew up in Laguna Beach. Larry spent twenty years in the Lake Arrowhead area working at a Christian retreat center and later moved to Orange County to work with Calvary Chapel facilities, serving as an HVAC tech and building maintenance.

He became a Christian when he was 18 years old. He started going to Redeemer around 2001. He has been actively involved in community groups, and was a community group leader in the South OC area. He is also a member of the sound team, working closely with elder Carl Messenger. Larry is looking forward to serving in the additional capacity of a deacon, to be able to help out the church and its members in a more personal way.

Deacon Election

Sunday, May 28, Middle Hour, 10:10-10:50 am The Session of Redeemer is excited to call a congregational meeting for the purpose of voting to elect Mr. Andrew Evans and Mr. Larry Wormald as Deacons. According to the rules set forth in the Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in America, Mr. Evans and Mr. Wormald have been formally nominated by the congregation, have gone through extensive training, have passed their examinations with the Session, and are unanimously being recommended to stand for election by the Session. Redeemer members please plan to attend the meeting. All are welcome, but only communing members of Redeemer may participate in the vote. Nursery childcare will be available. Please see the bios for Mr. Evans and Mr. Wormald below:

Our Deacon Candidates

 

Andrew Evans

Andrew Evans currently lives in Anaheim with his wife, Kim, daughter Logan (2), and a new baby due to arrive in June. Andrew was born in Houston, TX, but has spent most of his life in Southern California between LA and Orange County. He currently runs a financial planning practice based in Irvine, CA.

Andrew was raised in a Christian home and was blessed to be surrounded by godly parents during his upbringing. As a young man, time at Biola University challenged Andrew to further understand and study the meaning of following Christ and what it means to be living in communion with Him. Redeemer has been an incredible blessing to his family and Andrew humbly looks forward to serving and loving the members of this community.

Larry Wormald

Larry Wormald lives in Irvine with his wife Binky and step daughter Kassandra. He has two grown sons, Ryan James and Christopher Steven. He was born in Pasadena and grew up in Laguna Beach. Larry spent twenty years in the Lake Arrowhead area working at a Christian retreat center and later moved to Orange County to work with Calvary Chapel facilities, serving as an HVAC tech and building maintenance.

He became a Christian when he was 18 years old. He started going to Redeemer around 2001. He has been actively involved in community groups, and was a community group leader in the South OC area. He is also a member of the sound team, working closely with elder Carl Messenger. Larry is looking forward to serving in the additional capacity of a deacon, to be able to help out the church and its members in a more personal way.

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