Sun 29 – Memorial Day BBQ

June

Sun 5 – Sabbath

Sun 12 – Communion (Matt. 6:19-33)

Sun 19 – Father’s Day / Mission TBD

Mon 20 – Hivemind (AND – ch1-3)

Sun 26 – Communion (Matthew 7:1-6)

July

Sun 3/Mon 4 – Community

Sun 10 – Communion (Matthew 7:7-12)

Sun 17 – On Bike With Love

Sun 24 – Communion (Matthew 7:13-29)

Wed 27 – Hivemind (AND – ch4-6)

Sun 31 – Pong and Top-a-Lot! (Bring your kids)

August

Sun 7 – Mission TBD

Sun 14 – Communion (Matthew 8:1-17)

Fri 19 – Mon 22 – TAHOE! ($35-More info coming soon)

Wed 24 – TK Primer group starts (Weekly – 8 weeks)

Sun 28 – Communion (Matthew 8:18-34)

September

Mon 5 – Labor Day BBQ @ Harvey West

Wed 21 – Hivemind (AND – ch7-8)

Come join us to celebrate Easter together over brunch at Harvey West Park.

You’re also welcome to join us if you’d like beforehand to talk about Easter, resurrection, and what it means today.

9:30-10:15 – Village Gathering
Come have some Noah’s Bagels and coffee before brunch.
We’ll be looking at scriptures, discussing Easter and the Resurrection, and reading some of Matthew to see how the Resurrection impacts the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.

There will be activities and learning for the kids at the same time.

10:30 – Kids Easter Egg Hunt!!
We’ll have an Easter Egg hunt for all the kidlets at 10:30, so if you have some little one’s be sure to come and let em find some treats. We’ll be hiding stuff in and around the clubhouse for them to hunt down.

11:00ish – BRUNCH!
Let’s celebrate the day by eating together.
We’ll be providing all the food…quiche, ham, waffles (at least we’re working on having all those things there!) and whatever else we can conjure up. We’ll be finishing the cooking while the kids hunt, so when it’s ready we’ll eat. If you have special food requests, let it be known, but no guarantees!

Sometime later – Adult Egg Hunt!
We’re working on the idea of throwing together a fun Egg Hunt for the adults, too. Still not sure what all it will look like, but why should the kid’s get all the fun!

Join us Saturday, Dec. 11th
7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Come join us for an evening of comedy, music, visual art, and drinks during the holiday season to support a great cause in Santa Cruz County.
All proceeds from the night will go to benefit Santa Cruz AIDS Project.

With comedy by Jon Talbert

And music from local Irish folk band, The Wild Rovers

More artists to be announced soon.

Tickets on sale NOW.
$15.00 presale / $20.00 @ the door
Click here to buy tickets.

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Event hosted by Missio Dei Community

See you there!

We took some time to read and discuss Joshua 1.  We openly shared some of our own fears as we try to live out Christian spirituality and join God on mission in Santa Cruz, as a community.  We reflected on and discussed God’s encouragement to Joshus to be “strong and courageous.”

And then we turned from fears to dreaming.
We began to ask the question, what if…?
Back in April a few of us were at Catalyst West Coast and heard Donald Miller talk about a blog post he had written on the subject.
Go check out the post here, and then read on.

There is a story that we are writing along with God as a community.
What are some of the “what ifs” that could help to unlock the exciting and meaningful chapters of our journey that lies ahead?

We all got a 3×5 card and wrote down 5 “what ifs” for Missio Dei Community.
We shared them with each other and put them on a whiteboard to get em out there so we can see what seems to stick over time.
Here’s what we came up with as a group…some just for fun, some in progress, some way beyond our abilities, but not God’s.

What if…

• we get Dan & Katie to do triathlons?
• we never have a building?
• we met in some other space (bar, pub, unusual)?
• we had more people than space?
• we started a business in Santa Cruz?
• we gave away more than we kept?
• we shared our financial issues with each other?
• we impacted the community so much that people looked for us before we even invited them?
• famous people played at our benefit concerts? (we have our first one coming up 12/11…more on that later)
• we hosted a film festival?
• we started a separate non-profit to serve the community?
• we experienced true, loving, transparent accountability?
• this thing actually works?!

There was definitely some discussion and unpacking of some of those.
But that’s a glimpse into the heart of Missio Dei Community for you.

2 things that excited me…

1. We consistently had matching ideas and thoughts.  Good to know the Spirit is working the same way in our hearts.
2. It’s just exciting to think about the future and what God could have in store for us…and see what he is doing RIGHT NOW with us to prepare us for that.

How about you?
Specifically, we’d love to hear, what are some of the “what ifs” that you think could radically change your church for the better, if you attend one?
Or if you don’t, what sort of questions would you want to see a community of faith asking to peak your interest?

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
Luke 10:1-4

This past week was our first week as a community with The Tangible Kingdom Primer.

We talked about what it means to be people who are sent.
[WARNING: Christian buzz word ahead...]
A missional community.
As a supplement to the Primer, we looked at the passage above.
Luke 10.
Go check out the the rest of that passage.
No…seriously.
Go read it.

It’s kinda crazy to grapple with the idea of being sent by Jesus.
Sent out like lambs among wolves.
Jesus doesn’t say to gather everyone to where he is.
He says to go and to proclaim the Kingdom of God (Luke 9:2).
He doesn’t even guarantee safety or comfort.

As a group we talked about what it means to be a sent.
In the same way, Jesus is sending every follower of him out to bring a piece of heaven to earth where they are so the world can get a glimpse.
How often do you live with the realization that wherever you live, work, and play, you are on a mission, sent by Jesus?

The busyness of work, family, chores, and responsibilities often overtakes my life and I get more focused on managing those things than I do the mission God has set before me to join him in.
How about you?

I’m excited about continuing to hash this out in community at Missio Dei and figure out how to be true to Christs call on our lives.
Who are you processing this kind of stuff with?
Are you living like someone who is sent out like sheep among wolves?
Or are you enjoying the safety and comfort of the sheep pen?