This Week at BayMarin, March 18, 2018
Lent 2018: Unlocking

As we journey through Lent together this year we will be looking at the question, "What does God want to unlock within us?" As we explore the next several texts in our 3 Years with Jesus journey we will be asking, "What does it look like to allow the Spirit to unlock God's kingdom within us?" What does it look like to allow God to unlock our hearts, our minds, our bodies, our whole being so that we can live into who God created us to be? What does it look like to die to the false self so that the true self, created in Christ, can be fully unlocked to live for the sake of the world? Let's journey together and find out!

See the whole 3 Years with Jesus schedule here and listen to podcasts here.

Worship Leader Guests

We've invited three worship leaders to come visit over the next two weeks.

March 18 - Jeff Finger
March 25 - Patrick Guzman

Our 5th Annual Retreat

We are so excited to announce we will be having our 5th annual retreat this year. Please mark your calendars for May 11-13 and please make this a priority in your calendar to spend the weekend with our church community. 

Check out the event page for more info!
Memorial Service for Veronica Valero

On March 25 at 2pm we will have a memorial service in honor of Veronica Valero at BayMarin. All are welcome to join us. There will be a reception to follow.
BayMarin & the Rodriguez Family

BayMarin is committed to helping fire victims in whatever capacity needed and are working with Iglesia Cristiana in Petaluma who is helping identify families in the most need. Click here to read the story of our first family we will be helping. Please take the time to read the Rodriguez's story and pray about how you can help support them. Please share the needs list and/or Amazon wish list on social media, with friends/family/coworkers and on your Nextdoor page. 

Men's Dinner

Men! Join us for our next Men's dinner on March 23 at 6:30pm at the home of Brian Kaplan. Meal and drinks will be provided but feel free to bring something to share. Suggested contribution of $15 to help cover expenses. RSVP to Matt.

Maundy Thursday Service

Join us for a special evening on Thursday, March 29 as we reflect on Holy Week and the final days of Jesus' life before the crucifixion. For the second year in a row we are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Grace Church of Marin and St. Paul's Episcopal Church for this service. The service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church - 1123 Court St, San Rafael, CA 94901 - at 7:30pm. There will be a light meal of soup and bread at 6:30pm. If you'd like to come to the dinner please RSVP to Matt. Hope you will join us!

Good Friday

We will continue to reflect on Holy Week and specifically the crucifixion of Jesus on Friday, March 30 at 7pm at BayMarin. Join us for our Good Friday service as we remember the gift of Christ's suffering for us.

Easter Sunday

Celebrate the resurrection with us on Sunday, April 1 at 10am. Invite a friend or 3 and see what God is unlocking within us all. We will have an Easter Egg Hunt for the children, Community Brunch, Easter Portraits, and Family Fun to follow. For the Brunch pease consider bringing a dish to pass:

Last Name

A - G: Salad/Fruit

H - M: Dessert/Bread 

N - Z: Main Course

Please drop off your dish at the table in the breezeway

3 Years with Jesus

We are excited to share with you a vision for our community for the next three years to journey through the gospels together; exploring the life of Jesus and what it looks like for us to live in union with Christ and embracing the way of life Jesus has invited us into. We're calling it "3 Years with Jesus." The texts we will explore are based off of a Children's Curriculum that runs for three years. Our Student Ministries will be exploring these same texts and our Children's Ministry will engage these texts as well for a few months to see if it will align well with what they are hoping to accomplish. It is our hope that this will not just be a Sunday morning experience but will infiltrate our lives in the day to day activities of life - from reflecting on these texts alone throughout the day to conversing about them as friends, families and communities doing life together. The "teacher guide" for Year one of the curriculum I mentioned above can be found  here.
 
If you are a parent of children up through the 5 th  grade, we encourage you to purchase this book and engage these lessons together with your children. Whether you have young children or not, we encourage you to read the weekly gospel text together regularly throughout the week and talk about what God is saying to each of you, ask questions, and dig deep into these stories and teachings of Jesus and ask questions in your families and friendships on how it is shaping and forming you personally and in your different regular activities throughout the week. We will be writing weekly discussion questions that can be used in faith communities and families alike. We are thrilled to be on this journey together!

Prayer Requests

At BayMarin, prayer is a vital part of community life. We have three different teams of people who pray for the prayer requests that are submitted. Please share your prayer request with us  here.
Faith Community Opportunities

Our Faith Communities are our small groups - where church really happens as people live life together on a regular basis. We are looking for folks who would be willing to help lead and or host a Faith Community. If you are interested in learning more or joining a Faith Community, please contact Bryan.
Sunday Morning Prayer

We hope you will join us for Sunday morning prayer at 9:30am in the balcony of the auditorium.





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