Juelfs Sabbatical 2015

2015 marks seven years of faithful service from pastor David Juelfs, and in accordance with our policy at Redeemer, the Session is marking this anniversary by sending David on a brief sabbatical over the summer. During this time of rest and renewal, the Juelfs family will be worshipping apart from Redeemer, but we invite you to join us in praying for their growth and refreshment.  See additional information below:

RUF at UCI in Fall 2015

RUF starts at UCI next fall! We are excited to announce that Rev. Chad Brewer will be moving to Orange County in July to start the first RUF at UCI. RUF is the college ministry of our denomination. Over the last year and a half Redeemer and the RUF committee of our presbytery (South Coast) have been searching for and interviewing candidates. Rev. Brewer is one of the most experienced RUF ministers in the country having served on three campus, two of which were startups like UCI, and all are thriving to this day.

One of the strengths of RUF is that it is closely connected to the local church, and not just one church, but a collection of churches in our region called a presbytery. While Redeemer will be Chad and his family’s home church, Chad will officially be an employee of the presbytery since RUF is a ministry of the presbytery. Three of Redeemer’s elders currently serve on the South Coast Presbytery’s RUF committee: David Juelfs, Drew Duncan, and Carl Messenger.

The Brewer family plans to move to Orange County in July. Please read the letter from Chad and join us in welcoming the Brewer’s. What a privilege it is for us to partner with Chad in this new chapter for Redeemer, RUF, and UCI.

Please read more about RUF and the efforts of Redeemer to love and serve UCI.

Ethiopia Trip

Are you interested in joining Pastor Adam Feichtmann and a handful of other church members to travel to Ethiopia in April to serve our new global partner, Ethiopia ACT and Jason Polk? The Ethiopia ACT (Aids Care & Treatment) project has been fighting the AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia since 2002. They provide physical, emotional, and spiritual care for individuals and families in Addis Ababa affected by HIV/AIDS, while also working hard to plant churches and network with local pastors.

Our team will be joining a group from Menlo Park Presbyterian Church to serve in the medical and spiritual care sides of the project. If you have a medical background or willing to come alongside a medical team and give spiritual care and engage with the local church plants, this trip could be great for you.

Dates: April 17 - 27

If you are interested or have questions, please contact Adam Feichtmann - adamf@redeemeroc.org.

Women's Spring Studies

Join us this spring for 2 6-week studies beginning February 23 & 26.

Bible Studies

Judges: The Flawed and the Flawless February 23/26 - March 30

This six-study guide by Timothy Keller will show users how this dark, difficult period of history points us to the wonderful message of the gospel. Keller shows us the flawed heroes of Judges—and how they point us to the flawless hero, Jesus.

Zechariah: God’s Big Plan for Struggling Christians April 20/23 - June 1

In Zechariah’s day, Israel had returned from exile, but home was certainly not all they had hoped for. Zechariah’s task was to bring comforting words to the struggling people of God. These six Bible studies by Tim Chester open up Zechariah’s reassuring and revitalizing message for God’s discouraged people.

Times and Locations

Newport Beach Dinner & Study 7:00 pm dinner, 7:30 pm study Location: Anna Tester's home Contact: Anna Tester, eannatester@gmail.com

Costa Mesa Study 7:30 pm study only Location: Amanda Knox's home Contact: Amanda Knox, aaknox@pacbell.net

Ladies Dessert & Fellowship Night

Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm Join us for a night of fun, fellowship, and dessert. There will be time to chat with your fellow Redeemer women and maybe even meet someone new. We will also hear from Jamie Pickavance who will be sharing her testimony with us. We will gather at the home of Lori Moore in Irvine. If you can, please bring something sweet or savory to share.

If you have any questions, contact Stephanie Handley, srhandley@gmail.com.

Hope to see you there!

Epiphany Painting

For the love of beauty and art Redeemer purposely works very hard to have quality artwork printed on the front covers of our orders of worship. This Epiphany season is no exception. We are delighted to have Redeemer artist, Danielle Kimzey, paint a piece that captures a moment of piercing awareness that celebrates the revelation of Jesus as the light of the world. Epiphany is the season that highlights Jesus' ministry between his birth in the manager and his death on the cross, with special exploration of the magi's visit, Jesus' baptism, and his first miracle of turning water into wine. If you look at Danielle's piece, you will see both the star that the magi follow to find Jesus and a water pattern representing Jesus' baptism.

If you are interested in buying the original piece, please contact Adam Feichtmann, adamf@redeemeroc.org.  The painting is 1 foot x 1 foot and Danielle has listed it at $600.

​You can follow Danielle's other work at www.daniellekimzey.com

Dessert Night with Seima Aoyagi

​Saturday​, January 31, 7:30 PM

​You are invited to enjoy a free dessert night and talk from Seima Aoyagi of Grace Harbor Church in Japan, one of Redeemer's new global partners. Seima will be sharing about the work of his church plant in ​Tokyo. To find out more about Grace Harbor Church, visit www.graceharborproject.jp. We will meet at the home of Randy and Debbie Yanaga in Costa Mesa.

Please contact Adam Feichtmann, adamf@redeemeroc.org or 949-423-8692, with questions or to RSVP.

Welcome to Redeemer Lunch

Sunday, February 8, 12-2pm Newcomers to Redeemer are invited to lunch on Sunday, February 8th, at the home of David and Heather Juelfs in Costa Mesa. Whether this is your first Sunday at Redeemer or you have been coming for several months, we would love for you to join us. Bring your family and enjoy lunch and a time to get to know our Redeemer pastors and learn more about Redeemer church. Please RSVP with Kem Erskine, kem@redeemeroc.org, if you would like to attend. We look forward to seeing you there and getting to know you.

Winter 2015 Community Groups

Starting January 11th our Community Groups will engage with Tim Keller’s Gospel in Life: Grace Changes Everything. This is an eight week study on the gospel and how it is lived out in all of life - first in our hearts, then in our communities, and then out into the world. Week 1 opens the course with the theme of the city: our home now, the world that is. Week 8 closes the course with the theme of the eternal city: our heavenly home, the world that is to come. In between we will look at how the gospel changes our hearts (weeks 2 and 3), changes our community (weeks 4 and 5), and changes how we live in the world (weeks 6 and 7).

Session Titles

1. City: The World That Is 2. Heart: Three Ways to Live 3. Idolatry: The Sin Beneath The Sin 4. Community: The Context for Change 5. Witness: An Alternate City 6. Work: Cultivating the Garden 7. Justice: A People For Others 8. Eternity: The World That Is To Come

Purchase your copy of the study guide at the book table this Sunday.

What is a Community Group?

A community group is a small gathering of people who meet weekly to discuss scripture and pray together. If you are new to studying scripture, a community group is the perfect place to learn without pressure.

Winter Community Groups begin the week of January 11th

Sign Up Today

If you have not yet attended a community group, or it has been awhile, review the days and times for all our groups and sign up to join one.

Click HERE to sign up.

Mika Christmas Store

Saturday, December 20, 11:00 am-2:30 pm Beach Cities parishioners who are signed up to serve at the Mika Christmas Store, please note the change in shift time for when we are serving. There will be a volunteer orientation at the beginning of our shift, so please come promptly at 11am and plan to stay for the duration. See details below.

When: Saturday December 20th, 11am-2:30pm Where: The Crossing, 2115 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa What: Volunteer as a Greeter, Personal Shopper, Gift Wrapper, Kid’s Area Helper, Inventory Stocker

Contact Adam Feichtmann, adamf@redeemeroc.org, with questions.

Quote: Keller

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“God will only give you what you would have asked for if you knew everything he knows." - Tim Keller

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Cameron Moore & Congregational Meeting

The session of Redeemer would like to joyfully announce that Cameron Moore passed his examination to be a Ruling Elder! Cameron was nominated to be a Ruling Elder back in June by the congregation. Over the summer and fall he went through a training and study period, then this past week was examined in the following areas in accord with the PCA's Book of Church Order chapter 24-1

a. His Christian experience, especially his personal character and family management (based on the qualifications set out in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9),

b. His knowledge of Bible content,

c. His knowledge of the system of doctrine, government, discipline contained in the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America

d. The duties of the office to which he has been nominated, and

e. His willingness to give assent to the questions required for ordination.

Continuing to follow the PCA's Book of Church Order chapter 24-1, Redeemer's Session is giving at least thirty days notice to let you know that there will be a congregational meeting on Sunday January 25th, 2015, to vote to elect Cameron as a Ruling Elder. The congregational meeting will take place directly after the 10:00 AM worship service. Members of Redeemer are encouraged to remain after worship to participate in the vote.

Beach Cities Christmas Gatherings

Saturday, December 20, 8am-12pm Join us in blessing our neighbors this Christmas at the Mika Store or by sharing gift baskets. Beach Cities parishioners are invited to serve at the Mika Christmas Store in Costa Mesa. Older children (10 and up) are welcome to serve with their parents. Our younger children are invited to come with a parent to the Morwood home in Costa Mesa to make gift baskets for our neighbors. The deadline to sign-up is December 14th, so SIGN UP NOW.  See details about each event below. You may also serve by making donations for the Mika store. Please follow the donation guidelines below.

Mika Christmas Store

When: Saturday December 20th, 8am -11:30am Where: The Crossing, 2115 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa What: Volunteer as a Greeter, Personal Shopper, Gift Wrapper, Kid’s Area Helper, Inventory Stocker How: Click HERE to sign up.

Christmas Gift Baskets

When: Saturday December 20th, 10am – 12pm Where: The Morwood Home, Costa Mesa What: Families and kids will be making Christmas gift baskets and cookies to pass out to our neighbors. How: Click HERE to sign up.

Donation Guidelines

Donate Gifts

  • New, Unopened, $12-25 in value, for boys and girls 0-17 years
  • Majority of kids will be between 4-10 years old
  • NO: stuffed animals, board games, books, shoes
  • Some clothing is OK (around 20% of total gifts)

Donate Gift Cards

  • Target
  • Ross
  • Toys R’ Us

Donate Wrapping Supplies

  • Gift bags and boxes
  • Tissue paper
  • Wrapping paper
  • Tape

Lasting Church Home

While there is much we appreciate about renting temporary worship space at Temple Bat Yahm we will not be able to stay there forever. At some point Redeemer will need to move to a lasting church home. Because of the high cost to make that kind of move it is imperative that we continue to make substantial contributions to our facility fund. As you consider your end of the year giving let us commit as a church family to grow the fund for our future church home. This fall the facility team conducted a preliminary assessment of Redeemer’s capacity to invest in a lasting church home. What we found was very encouraging. We are so grateful for your generosity and passion for the mission. We received insightful feedback and will be working over the coming months to answer your questions and communicate to the church all we have learned in our research and planning. The facility team is currently putting plans together for a capital campaign in Winter 2016.

Our facility team continues to meet monthly to work through the many stages of this important project. We recently added Kem Erskine, Redeemer’s church administrator, to the team. The team now consists of the following:

  • Curt Pringle, Chairman
  • Jennifer Bridewell
  • Kem Erskine, Church Administrator
  • Adam Feichtmann, Assistant Pastor
  • David Juelfs, Pastor
  • Carl Messenger, Elder
  • John Nelson
  • Jeff Patterson, Treasurer
  • Jason Tester

Advent at Redeemer

What to Expect

Expect to sing the great Christmas songs you love, hear teaching that will open up the joy and drama of Christmas, and find the encouragement you need. Even if you have not been to a church in years, or ever, you will find Redeemer a comfortable place to enjoy the Christmas season with the whole family.

What is Advent?

Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas and is a time to anticipate and experience the joy of the season.

  • Advent Worship services: Nov. 30th, Dec. 7th, 14th and 21st at 10am
  • Christmas Eve service: Dec. 24th from 5pm-6pm.

Location Information

Redeemer Orange County Morgan Chapel at Temple Bat Yahm 1011 Camelback Street Newport Beach, CA 9260 contact@redeemeroc.org (949) 553-2060

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