Week of June 3rd, 2012 
Hello Friends, This is the final week of the "Living It Up" series. This Sunday, Pastor Craig will be with you and I will be at the Mission Viejo site. What a joy it is to be able to worship at both campuses as one community! This week we will look at Isaiah 61. This is a passage that Christ himself quoted at the beginning of his ministry. In our culture joy seems to be situational, but for the Israelites, who had gone through exile and struggle, the joy came from knowing that God was sovereign. Life is completely transformed when we start viewing life from this prospective. The ability to grasp joy even in the most difficult times is truly a gift from God and one of the greatest mysteries of faith. Our hope isn't in circumstance, but in who holds our life in their hands! One of the most important days in my ministry is just around the corner and I would like to invite you to come! After two years as a provisional elder, I will complete my journey and be ordained as an elder in full connection. This will take place at Annual Conference at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 16th at the Redlands University chapel. I would love for you to be there, my parents will also be there to celebrate this big day.
Blessings, ~ Pastor Sarah |
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Church Conference
Tuesday, June 26th at 7 p.m.
Rancho Santa Margarita Campus
We will meet in the sanctuary at the Rancho Santa Margarita campus to approve our New Governing Documents and the 2012-2013 Budget. Church members have voice and vote.
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 Auction Items for Youth Ministry Support our Youth by donating items that will be auctioned off on June 24th. Items may include baseball tickets, new electronics, desserts, sports memorabilia, services, restaurant gift cards, etc. The proceeds from the auction will help send the Youth to summer camp. Contact Richard Annett for details on how to donate auction items. |
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 Relay for Life of Rancho Santa Margarita
Saturday, July 14th,
10 a.m. to Sunday,
July 15th, 10 a.m.
RSM Central Park
Relay for Life celebrates the lives of many who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, and raises funds for cancer research. Come, participate! Whether you walk, man the tent, participate with our craft activities, or provide your story, you are helping to fight back against the disease. Be a part of the Shepherd of the Hills team!
For more information please contact Mark Burke at 949-525-8386 or markburke@cox.net. Signups will be taken for this event beginning June 24th, please stop by the table on the patio. |
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 Vacation Bible School
At Sky VBS, kids imagine what it would be like to bounce among the clouds, soar with eagles, and reach for the stars. The Bible comes to life in new and powerful ways as kids explore why nothing is impossible with God.
July 23rd - 27th from 8:45 am to noon at the Mission Viejo campus. Registration opens April 10th. Forms are in the church office or you can register and pay online. The cost is only $45 per child, additional siblings, $40. Contact Laura Schwarcz if you have any questions.
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 Shepherd of the Hills Preschool
"... do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
~Joshua 1:9
We have been eagerly anticipating the return of Rocky, our Chapel Mascot (a sheep, of course) from his mission trip to the Holy Land. He brought the children back Holy Land Fruit of the Spirit Fruit Snacks and shared his adventures while he walked where Jesus walked. Then it was onto Fun in the Sun at 'Beach Days'! Our sandbox area became our Shepherd of the Hills "beach" ... We had lots of wet fun building rivers, lakes and even an island with a volcano! Beach Boys music serenaded us throughout the playground, while we also "fished and camped" and "boated and sailed"! We also enjoyed our snack while lounging on our beach towels al fresco! Summer has begun!
In HIS Service, Becci Lukes & Cindie Reilly
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30605 Avenida de Las Flores
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
92688
949.589.1502
www.smumc.com
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