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December 21, 2014 |
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Christmas Eve Gatherings
We are having Christmas Eve gatherings on Wednesday, December 24th to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We look forward to seeing you there! Santa Barbara | 700 East Anapamu St | 4-5pm | Family service, No kids ministry Carpinteria Campus | 5251 6th St | 4-5pm | Family service, No kids ministry
Ventura Campus | 1954 Goodyear Ave | 3:30pm & 5pm | Kids ministry for nursery-1st grade |
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Christmas greetings from the Reality Santa Barbara staff! |
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High School Winter Camp
High School Winter Camp is coming up for 9th through 12th grade students. Sign up now! Our theme this year will be With Him! We are excited to spend a weekend in which we will walk alongside the high schoolers in what it looks like to spend time with God and be devoted to Him. We will have Christ centered teachings around this theme, as well workshops to enrich the students. This will also be a time to get out and have some mountain air fun! There will be winter or snow activities (depending on weather conditions), outdoor games, contests, rec-room time, and much more. It will be a great time to build lasting memories! So please don't miss out on this opportunity to send your student on a weekend retreat which will allow them to grow in their relationship with Christ, as well as with others!
Dates | January 16th - 19th |
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Junior HIgh Winter Camp
Junior High Winter Camp is coming up for 6th through 8th grade students. Sign up now! Our theme, Alive, will set the tone for our worship and teaching sessions as we explore what it means to experience the vibrant, abundant life offered by Christ. The rest of the time we will have a ton of fun including winter or snow activities (depending on weather conditions) group games, rec-room games, cabin contests, and forming unforgettable memories! Check out a video from a previous year's camp here. Please don't miss out on this unique opportunity for your student to get away and grow in their relationship with Jesus and with others.
Dates | February 6th–8th For questions or to request financial assistance, please email devin@realityventura.com. |
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Women’s Retreat 2015
This March, join the ladies of Reality as we retreat to the mountains for a weekend together. We will be studying Romans 12:1-2! This will be a great opportunity to meet other ladies from the Coastlands as we study, worship, pray, eat and relax together.
Dates | Friday, March 27th - Sunday, March 29th Click here to register! |
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Giving Reports 2014
It’s that time of year again! If you give financially to God’s work through Reality, please fill out this form so that we can send your 2014 giving report to the right place (even if you filled it out last year). Please take care completing the information to help us match your records. If you are married and want a joint giving report, fill out the form only once with both of your names in the first name field. Otherwise, fill out individual forms. 2014 giving reports will be emailed by the end of January. Gifts received or postmarked by Dec 31st will be listed on your 2014 giving report. Gifts received or postmarked after Dec 31, even if the check is dated Dec 31, will be listed on your 2015 giving report.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 |
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All Youth, All Campus White Elephant Christmas Event
Come to the Carpinteria campus this Sunday, December 21st from 6-8pm to celebrate Jesus being born! The SB j-high/high school, Carp j-high/high school and Ventura high school groups will all be meeting for a night full of fun. Bring a goofy wrapped present for under $10 dollars and join in the white elephant gift exchange as well. There will be Christmas desserts and drinks provided. Contact your campus specific pastor for any questions. |
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Winter Camp Coffee & Bake Sale | Santa Barbara Campus
Date | Sunday, December 21st |
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Blood Drive for United Blood Services
Date | Sunday, December 21st For more information please email Janna Christ at janna.christ@gmail.com. |
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Be a hero in someone's life by donating blood. Reality Ventura is hosting a blood drive for |
Serve at the Ventura Campus
If you currently attend the Ventura campus and have a desire to serve, there are many opportunities throughout the week and at our Sunday gatherings. The Ventura Campus relies on the faithful commitment of our volunteers, as they serve the congregation in numerous ways by facilitating our gatherings and ministries. Rather than fostering a consumer mentality within the church in which we passively benefit from the efforts of a few, we are all called to serve one another. Our model is Jesus, who told His apostles, “I am among you as the one who serves” (Luke 22:27). If you'd like to serve at our Sunday gatherings or during the week, please fill out our Volunteer Form. |
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Radical Recovery | Ventura Campus
Radical Recovery is a new group dealing with addictions and radical change as we learn to walk with Jesus through life's battlefield. If you're looking for change and serious about recovery, come join us and be radical for Jesus every Tuesday night from 7-8pm at the Ventura campus. Radical Recovery is led by Tino and Krissy Rico in the J-high room across the parking lot from our main building. "For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another." Titus 3:3 |
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Corporate Prayer
Please join us for Corporate Prayer at 7am on Tuesday, December 23rd in Carpinteria and Wednesday, December 24th in Santa Barbara and Ventura as we pray for our campuses.
Carpinteria campus prays in the campus sanctuary. |
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MessagesIf you missed a previous message, make sure to visit the website or subscribe to our iTunes podcast available in audio or video. |
Serve at RealityVolunteering is a great way to serve Jesus, his people, and to get to know others in the Reality family. Click here to find out how you can serve. |
PrayerJoin us as we come together for prayer every Tuesday at 7am at the Carpinteria campus, and every Wednesday at 7am at the Ventura campus and Santa Barbara offices. |
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