WELCOME BACK

MESSIAH PRESCHOOL FAMILIES!

Preschoolers had their first day back to school today! We had a book fair and parents enjoyed a breakfast reception after dropping their kids off in their new classrooms! We wish everyone a blessed school year!

Join us on Sunday

September 4

Join us this Sunday at 8:30am or 10:15am.

Messiah Kids meet at 10am in the Life Center for pre-K through 5th grade.

Jr. High Students meet at 10am in the Youth Center.

Child Care is available in the Life Center during both services for children under 5 years old.

We look forward to seeing you!

Monthly Drive Thru

Next Week on Tuesday, Sept 6

Plan to Come See Messiah Staff

& Support the Pantry!

Your ongoing support of Caring Hands Food Pantry to feed over a hundred families each week. Please remember we collect donations every Sunday. All of the food makes its way to the Pantry. Please see the updated list of needs for the Pantry in September. They have a high demand for pasta and rice so if you're at the store or have some at home, please remember to grab some and help stock the Pantry shelves!

Click here to see the SEPTEMBER shopping list

Come see us on Tuesday, September 6 between 9-11am (on Tuesday due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday). Messiah Staff will be hosting and getting ready for our Fall Kickoff, "Back in the Saddle!" Equal Exchange Coffee will also be sold so plan to stock up on your favorites! We hope to see many of you!

Begins Next Week!

Sign up on the Patio this Sunday

Sept 4th or Online Now

All women are invited to join Messiah's longest running Women's Bible Study Group, Living Vine. This fall they will be studying, "John 1-12, Part 1: The Living Word of God" by Douglas Connelly. Please purchase the book online.

Meet in the Joy Center on Thursdays at 9:15am for breakfast and devotion before breaking out into small groups. First meeting is on Thursday, September 8.

Get more info and Sign up here!

Confirmation Classes

Parent Meeting on Sept 7

All 6th - 8th graders are invited to join Confirmation classes for the fall. Classes meet on Wednesdays at 7pm in the Youth Center beginning September 14. A parent meeting will be held the week before on September 7 at 7pm. Sign up today.

Get more information and sign up here.

Fall Kick Off 

Welcome Back Pastor Bob & Jeannie!

Saturday, Sept 10 at 4:30pm

All are invited to this FREE community-wide event on Saturday, September 10 between 4:30-7pm. Enjoy country music, a chili cookoff, dinner, pony rides, bounce house, games and more! What a fun way to welcome everyone back to Messiah for our fall programs. Let's get "Back in the Saddle" and kick things off and welcome back Pastor Bob and Jeannie! Invite friends and family! The more the merrier!

Click here to RSVP if you haven't already

New Adult Study

Fresh Perspectives on Paul

Begins Wednesday, September 14

Paul, also sometimes referred to by his Jewish name Saul, is credited with writing 13 of the books contained in the New Testament. Much of the book of Acts, written by Luke, is dedicated to the story of how Paul helped spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. Paul gets more ink in the New Testament than anybody except Jesus. 

Yet, Paul has sometimes been misunderstood because Western Christians didn’t properly understand the culture and context of First Century Judaism. In this seven (7) week series we will explore both (1) how Paul’s thought was shaped by First Century Judaism and the conflicts with the ideology of the Roman Empire, and (2) how Paul rethought, reworked, and reimagined concepts from Judaism through the lens of Jesus, the Messiah, and the Holy Spirit.   

Meet Wednesdays, beginning September 14, at 4pm or 7pm. The 4pm session will be in person at Messiah. The 7pm session will be a hybrid format, available on Zoom or in person in Room 117 of the Life Center. Led by Pastor Jay.

Sign up here!

Sunday Altar Flowers

Just 2 Dates Left in 2022!

Sept 18 & Dec 11

Provide a beautiful arrangement of flowers on a Sunday in honor of a special date. Your message will be displayed on our screens during both services and also shared in our Sunday morning email. You may take the flowers home following the 10:15am service or pick them up at the Church Office. Sign up on Sundays at the Information Center or online below.

Click here to sign up

New Adult Forum

Begins September 18

American Christianity contains a unique blend of ideas from a variety of religious traditions and popular culture. Join Jake Bach for “Religion in America: Reformers, Revivalists, Radicals and Rogues,” a look at the religious leaders who still influence us, what they believed, and how we got to where we are today. This 4-week series begins Sunday, September 18th at 10 am in the Fellowship Room. No need to sign up. Just come!

Welcome Back Pastor Bob & Jeannie!

Sunday, September 11

All are invited to welcome Pastor Bob and Jeannie on Sunday, September 11. Pastor Bob will preach at 8:30am and 10:15am. It will be an extra special day for them with family present, including their 1-year-old granddaughter, Helaena who Pastor Bob will baptize at the 10:15am service. What a special way to celebrate Grandparents' Day! We hope to see many of you there!

THANK YOU, MESSIAH!

Life-Book & Memory Box Items Donated this Summer

to Crittenton Services for Children & Families

Note from Beverly Berryman, Community Engagement Director at Crittenton:

Last month, I cleaned out a closet. In the closet there were boxes and boxes of pictures, art masterpieces and report cards from our children's childhood all collected and stored in a safe place. My children will be able to remember and share their childhood experiences with their children in years to come. Now imagine a childhood with no boxes of pictures or memories to share with others. This is the reality of foster youth in many homes right now. They must take everything in and commit it to memory or it is lost. In many instances, foster youth have not had a steady place to call home and have not been able to travel with more than one bag of belongings. 

At Crittenton, we have made it a priority to help our foster youth preserve their memories and provide a way to treasure them and you have helped us. I want to share the story of "Sam," currently a senior in High School who has been working hard to never forget where he has been, where he is going and how he got there. Recently, he shared with his therapist and case manager his life box and the memorabilia that it contained. It was filled with his report cards (which he has maintained almost straight A's), school awards for outstanding achievements, perfect attendance, most improvements, etc. Not only did he have pictures with his resource family during the holidays or camping trips, he also had photos of his first prom last year, crazy hair day at school and the last PJ day.

For Sam, having a place to store his memories is critical. It seems like such a simple thing, a box, but for Sam, it is a safe place to keep his memories until he is ready to share them with others. 

Thank you to everyone at Messiah for helping foster youth like Sam have a way to keep their memories alive!

From all of us at Crittenton, we are grateful for all you do.

Here is just an example of how our boxes are used:

JEREMY CAMP

Free Virtual Concert & Interview

September 12-18

You are invited to a FREE Jeremy Camp virtual Concert & Interview. Please visit the Facebook page, Highway Group-Thrivent . Scroll to the Jeremy Camp Concert information and click the link to register. Once registered you will receive a link via email. Access to the concert is September 12-18 on demand. Any questions, please call the Thrivent office of Rob & Matthew Burns at 714-525-4360.

Caring Hands Pantry Job Opening

Caring Hands Pantry is looking to hire a part-time assistant. Please see the job description below and share with anyone who may be interested.

Job Summary: Assist in the daily operation of the Pantry, provide coordinator and volunteers with help to ensure the Pantry is prepared for distribution.

Job Description

• Drive (clean driving record) and maintain small box truck
• Available to pick up deliveries on Sundays/Tuesdays
• Physically capable to pick up, load and unload heavy items (20lb+)
• Manage proper food safety guidelines (frozen/cold storage items)
• Ability to navigate small projects such as refrigerator/freezer maintenance (filters, etc.)
• Ability to engage and interact with grocery store employees and volunteers
• 10-12 hours a week
• Starting pay $18-$20 per hour

If interested please contact Deenna Eley, Pantry Coordinator @ flcfullerton@yahoo.com or

 call 714-871-7820.

Volunteers Needed

at Charity's Closet

Volunteers are needed at Charity's Closet, the Placentia thrift shop supporting HIS-OC (Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County). Openings are available in all areas, including serving customers during shop hours, receiving and processing donations, sorting and pricing items to go into the shop. A special need is for drivers to transport items that can't be used to other venues for about an hour once a week. The shop is open Thursday-Sunday, 12-4pm.

For more information, please email Lynda Baker.