Lent Resources

To help you purposefully journey through Lent, here is a list of resources: 

SUBSCRIBE to Redeemer's Daily Lenten Morning Prayer Emails 

SUBSCRIBE to Redeemer's Daily Lenten Evening Prayer Emails 

READ Craig Higgins' On Keeping a Holy Lent

READ Peter Leithart's 40 Reasons for Lent 

BUY Redeemer New York's A Journey through Lent 

BUY Show Me the Way: Daily Lenten Readings by Henri Nouwen

Lent begins on March 6th, on Ash Wednesday. 

What is Lent? The word "Lent" comes from the old English word meaning "lengthen," which is also defined in the word "spring." It is the season in the Church calendar when days lengthen and new life springs forth. 

It's a season of 40 days (not counting Sundays) that the Church around the world takes a pilgrimage together and journeys toward the horror of the cross and the joy of Easter. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are central to the Gospel, and the season of Lent helps us prepare accordingly for Good Friday and Easter.

As we journey together from Ash Wednesday to Easter, it is my prayer that we will intentionally anticipate these days, repent from certain sins, and grow in our love of Jesus Christ and others. 

Prayer Before Worship

Every Sunday, 9:15 - 9:45am 

All are invited to prayer together weekly for our congregation, community  global partners, and our pastoral search. This gathering meets in the room across from the women's restroom in the chapel hall. 

Homeless Service Opportunity

Join Hallie and Josh Cooper for a Neighborhood Parish service opportunity in Costa Mesa as they, together with a group of other Redeemer members, provide a breakfast for the homeless in partnership with an organization called LOTS (Living on the Streets). Here are the details from Hallie:

Please join Josh and I as we continue our monthly goal to serve our neighbors and community as we move forward into 2019. I pray these opportunities stir up a desire to serve within the church as well as in our families.  Whether that be at one of our monthly community outreaches or in other unique areas God may be leading you in. 

We would love for you to join us at: The Crossing Church DATE: Saturday, Feb 2nd and Saturday, March 2nd TIME: 7:00 am ADDRESS: 2115 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92627. 

Our group will be providing the meal that will be feeding a minimum of 100 men, women and children. We also have the unique opportunity to help prepare and serve the food to this community and that's where we NEED YOU! Children are welcome. 

LOTS provides showers, meals, recovery meetings, clothes and washers and dryers for the individuals who seek any or all of these services EACH SATURDAY! I have been encouraged by what they do and love being a part of a little piece of the project when we go. 

Other ways you may serve for both of these outreaches:
1. Donate any clothes and shoes ( any and all sizes )  2. Donate liquid laundry detergent. 3. Donate hygiene toiletries (ex. deodorant, shampoo, tooth brush, tooth paste) 4. Donate funds to go towards breakfast for Feb 2nd and March 2nd. 

Please feel free to email or call me with any questions. I love you all and hope to see you there!  halliencooper@gmail.com / 949-310-9728

Call for Children's Ministry Volunteers

Dear families, we are so excited to be starting a new year with each of you! As we look to finish up our 2019 children's ministry schedule, we have many available opportunities remaining for new volunteers and jr. high and high school students to assist in our sermon time classes. Your presence as an assistant not only helps ensure the safety of our children and teachers, but it also speaks loud messages of worth, love, significance, and grace into the lives of our children. The assistant commitment is simply to be present for one, two or three months of the year to assist the lead teacher in either the preschool/kindergarten, 1st-3rd grade, or 4th-5th grade class. There is absolutely no prep work required for our assistants and you are only asked to be out of the service during the 25 minute sermon time. You will receive a reminder email prior to your weeks of assisting, followed by an email each week with the link to the sermon so that you may listen at home. Thank you for considering this! Your participation is priceless and we are praying for each of you. Please contact Amanda Knox to sign up or inquire,  amandak@redeemeroc.org

Neighborhood Parish Service Opportunity: Second Harvest Food Bank

Saturday, January 5th, 12:30 - 3:30PM

Josh and Hallie Cooper are organizing a Neighborhood Parish service event at 2nd Harvest's food distribution center. This event is for ages 14+. Individuals will volunteer in either the Grocery Rescue, Volunteer Hub, or Sort Line. The food that volunteers will assist with will get distributed to one of 2nd Harvest's community partner organizations who are able to give the food to individuals who are at risk of hunger. 

If you are interested in volunteering please talk to the event host Hallie Cooper - halliencooper@gmail.com

Registration is required, please CLICK HERE https://feedoc.volunteerhub.com/Event/Index/7385742 to register.

Minors 14-17 most complete the liability form. Fill out the form by  CLICKING HERE https://www.feedoc.org/get-involved/volunteer/forms/

Lastly, if you would like to host your own Neighborhood Parish Service Event to love and show mercy to our neighbors in Orange County, please contact Pastor Adam Feichtmann (adamf@redeemeroc.org) and we will help promote your event! 

Angel Tree is Here

Sundays, November 29-December 16 Share the love of Christ with children of prisoners this Christmas by sponsoring a child from our Angel Tree. Let’s make sure no child is forgotten. Sign-up at the Prison Ministry table in the chapel hall. Please turn in wrapped gifts by Sunday, Dec. 16th, to be delivered the week before Christmas. Contact Lauri Fusco, laurifusco@cox.net, with questions or if you want to help deliver gifts.

Volunteers Needed for Children's Christmas Party

Our annual Children’s Christmas Party will take place on December 9th immediately following the service (approximately 11:20-12:20). Children ages 2 years-old to 5th grade are invited to celebrate with Christmas carols, stories, cookies and crafts to prepare their hearts for the Christmas season. The celebration will begin in the chapel and our trusted volunteers will lead our children from there to their various activities. Contact Amanda Knox, amandak@redeemeroc.org, if you are interested in volunteering to help.

CLICK HERE to sign up online or to volunteer

Advent and Christmas 2018

Starting December 2nd come celebrate Advent and Christmas at Redeemer.

Advent & Christmas Worship

Worship Services in Advent | Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 & 24 

Dec 24, 5PM | Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols Service Join us for our annual Christmas Eve service. We will sing the great Christmas songs interspersed with readings from Scripture, and a short Christmas message.

Events

Dec 2 | Advent Wreath Making Event All are invited to kick off the season by making Advent wreaths so you can celebrate Advent at home. This event will be directly after the Worship Service.

Dec 9 | Children’s Christmas Party "Our annual Children’s Christmas Party will take place on December 9th immediately following the service (approximately 11:20-12:20). Children ages 2 years-old to 5th grade are invited to celebrate with Christmas carols, stories, cookies and crafts to prepare their hearts for the Christmas season. The celebration will begin in the chapel and our trusted volunteers will lead our children from there to their various activities. Contact Amanda Knox, amandak@redeemeroc.org, if you are interested in volunteering to help."

Dec 16, 6PM | Christmas Sing-a-Long Come and join your Redeemer family as we join together to sing all of our favorite Christmas songs and enjoy hot cocoa and cookies after the event!

Dec 23 | Discovering the 12-Days of Christmas Christmas isn’t just one day! Come hear about the history of “The 12 Days of Christmas” and how we can continue the celebration of Jesus’ coming after the 25th. This event will be directly after the Worship Service.

Parties

Dec 10, 7PM | Women’s Christmas Party & Ornament Exchange Ladies are invited for our annual Christmas party and ornament exchange. The party will be held in Newport Beach. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP please contact Hallie Cooper at halliencooper@gmail.com

Dec 14, 7PM | Jr. High Youth Ugly Sweater & White Elephant Exchange Christmas Party Youth are invited to come celebrate Christmas at our annual get together. Details on location will be announced closer to the date.

Gottman Marriage Retreat Workshop Report

Thank you for your prayers and support to make the September (Costa Mesa) and October (Fullerton) workshops happen! We had a great turn out, especially with non-Redeemer couples. Here are some stats:

A total of 110 people attended both of the workshops. 
Only 48 of the attendees were apart of the Redeemer community. 

62 people (56% of the workshop attendees) came because you invited your neighbors, friends, and family to invest in their marriages (plus, a little social media ads on our part)! 

Many of the attendees were non-Christians and some of them are very open to visit Redeemer in the coming weeks and months. Please continue to pray for the couples who attended the workshop and for all marriages and families at Redeemer.

Due to the success of the event, be on the look out for similar events and gathers in 2019. 

Costa Mesa Marriage Retreat

Fullerton Marriage Retreat

Prayer Before the Worship Service

Every Sunday before the worship service at 9:15-9:45AM

Location: Room across from the women’s restroom

Join Redeemer leaders every Sunday to pray for our church, our neighbors, and our world before we gather for worship. We desire to be a congregation intentionally rooted in prayer and this gathering is an opportunity that we offer for our community to pray together. If you would like be specifically prayed over on a Sunday morning, please stick around after the worship service and ask one of the pastors or church leaders.