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Sunday, February 21, 2016
6:00pm – 7:00pm 18:00 – 19:00

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Our “Ordinary” event last week was a really special night. Our speakers spoke on grace for the ordinary aspects of one another, being okay being ordinary, the ordinary grace of the outdoors, and the necessity of ordinary faithfulness. We enjoyed mingling with our own members and seeing tons of new faces from the Bay Area, LA, and San Diego at the event to hear the gospel being spread. Thank you to our speakers (@mockingbirdnyc, @hannah_._anderson, @charlottebgetz, & @nickbogardus), to our host @pigbarber, and to our volunteers that helped make the event happen. We’re already looking forward to next year’s event!

Every week, we send our people out with a benediction as a blessing from the Word of God. Here’s what we’re praying over our church this week:
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“Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
-Hebrews 13:20–21

Be sure to check out Episode 49 of our podcast with author Hannah Anderson. We’re talking to her about loving the place where you are and are getting a glimpse of what she’ll be speaking about at our upcoming event “Ordinary: The Power & Significance of the Overlooked” next Friday.
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Hannah is the author of “Made for More” and “Humble Roots”. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she spends her days working alongside her husband in rural ministry, chasing around their three children, and scratching out time to write for outlets like the Gospel Coalition, Mere Orthodoxy, and Christianity Today.
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She will be speaking alongside David Zahl, Charlotte Getz, and Nick Bogardus at our June 8th event “Ordinary: The Power & Significance in the Overlooked”. Tickets are limited and available on the Events page of our website. #ordinaryevent

Since February, our Mercy Ministry team has been working with @robynes_nest and the staff at the high school we meet at on Sundays to create birthday bags for the students. The bags are filled with snacks, gift cards, personalized cards, and hand decorated cookies from one of our own members at @twinfullysweet, and they’re a simple way for us to celebrate the students and let them know how loved and valued they are. It’s been an incredibly impactful way for us to bless the staff and students we’re in community with, and we’re grateful for all of the helping hands that help put these together each month.

This weekend, we gathered together for our fourth annual Low-Country Boil over the long Memorial Day weekend. We enjoyed seeing people from so many different backgrounds and vocations all sharing a meal and playing games together. It was a great opportunity for us to strengthen our church community while inviting our neighbors and those outside of the church in, and we're excited to see how this tradition grows over the years.
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And to our friends who have served and are currently serving in the military, here’s our Memorial Day prayer from our service on Sunday:
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"God of peace,
we pray for those who have served our nation
and who laid down their lives
to protect and defend our freedom.

We pray for those who have fought,
whose spirits and bodies are scarred by war,
whose nights are haunted by memories
too painful for the light of day.
Grant them peace, comfort, and friendship.

We pray for those who serve us now,
especially for those in harm's way.
Shield them from danger
and bring them home.

Turn the hearts and minds
of our leaders and our enemies
to the work of justice and a harvest of peace.

Jesus, we look forward to your ultimate victory,
when darkness will cease and peace will reign.
In your name we pray, Amen."

Have you purchased your tickets for the #ordinaryevent yet? We’re looking forward to hearing from one of our speakers for the evening, David Zahl of @mockingbirdnyc. David is the director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird blog (www.mbird.com), and co-host of The Mockingcast. He and his wife Cate reside in Charlottesville, Virginia, with their three sons, where David also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church, supervising their ministry to students and young adults. He is a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal diocese of Virginia, and his first book, “A Mess of Help: From the Crucified Soul of Rock N Roll”, appeared in 2014. Most recently, he co-authored “Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints)”.
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Tickets are now live and can be found on the “Events” page under our “Connect” tab.

Every week, the Cross of Christ staff prays for our members by name. We rotate through our list of members each week, and after lifting them up in prayer, we each individually text the member to let them know that they were prayed for, or "prayer text bombs" as we call them! As a church, we know God hears and answers the prayers of his people, so we strive for prayer to be central in our lives, families, and ministries. That's why, on a weekly basis, our staff intentionally lifts up our church body in prayer so we’d collectively praise Him for the work He’s doing, our faith would be strengthened, and we’d each feel a deeper sense of the hope, joy, and freedom we have in Christ.

We’re very excited to announce this special evening looking at the power and significance of the ordinary. In overt and subtle ways, the cultural air we breathe tells us that our lives, careers, marriages, and families need to be extraordinary. If we're honest, that’s what our hearts want too. Ironically, when you read or hear about the reflections of the dying, its not extraordinary things that make up their regrets or gratitude, but the ordinary. Or, as one writer said, “almost anything in life that truly matters will require you to do small, mostly overlooked things, over a long period of time.”
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We’re looking forward to hearing from @mockingbirdnyc, @hannah_._anderson, and our very own @charlottebgetz and @nickbogardus. And a big thank you to @pigbarber for hosting us again this year!
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Tickets are now live and can be found on the “Events” page under our “Connect” tab. #ordinaryevent

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Sundays at 10 am | Back Bay High School

380 Monte Vista Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627