Past Events (Page 6)

Longest Night Service The Longest Night Service is for anyone struggling to find joy during the Christmas season–those who have lost loved ones or who are facing illness, divorce, loneliness and financial difficulties. Join us Friday, December 21 at 7:00 pm at the RSM campus.

Wednesday evenings through December 19 Mission Viejo campus – Shepherd Hall 5:30 p.m. – Potluck 6:30 p.m – Christmas Bible Study and a Kids’ Program Nursery care is available.  In the craziness of the holiday season, Christmas Connection gives you a break and the chance to connect with your church family, build new relationships, and celebrate the…

Christmas Cantatas will be at all services on both campuses on Sunday, December 16. Cantatas are musical compositions for voice and instruments, including choruses, solos, and recitatives. This year’s cantata at the Rancho Santa Margarita campus is “Christmas Canticles” by Benjamin Harlan, while the Mission Viejo cantata will be “Christmas…

Come join us for a chance to sing your favorite carols. We start the evening with homemade soup and rolls and then move on to the main event: Christmas cookies, hot cider and hot chocolate. This is one of our favorite events of the year. For more information, contact Kim Nason at knason@sothumc.org.

Building Bridges: An Interfaith Thanksgiving Opportunity  Each year we partner with our friends from the Orange County Islamic Foundation and Temple Beth El to create Thanksgiving food baskets in support of Families Forward, a non-profit serving families in need. Help us fill the food baskets by each family donating all the following items: 3 cans of vegetables (15 ounces…

Church Conference All Shepherd members are invited to attend our Annual Church Conference at 7:00 p.m. in the MV Sanctuary.  Agenda items include all matters of church business.

Join us for a quiet day of prayer and reflection. For online registration click HERE, or contact Jill Yamada at jyamada@sothumc.org or call church office: 949 837-2941. $25.00 donation includes breakfast and lunch. New to Centering Prayer? No experience required, simply the desire to “Be still and know that I am God” Ps 46.10 Breathe in the Living Spirit of God with…

Join us in a fun-fill evening for the whole family! • Activities: Games, Crafts, Live Music, Dinner • Trunk Decorating Contest: ‣ Win a prize if your trunk is the Cutest, Funniest, Most Elaborate, Best Themed or the Grand Prize ‣ Decorate the trunk of your car from 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. ‣ Pass out your goodies to the children from 6:10 – 6:30 p.m. ‣ Sign up at…

A New Approach to Successful Parenting Tired of giving time-out for the same thing over and over? Tired of yelling at your kids all day long? Feeling like nothing you do works? Help is here! Join us for a class based on the book “Keep It Positive” taught by Juda Carter & Esther Chun. Class begins on October 14 for three Sundays, with an optional follow-up…

It’s the annual Grummage Sale at the Mission Viejo campus! Item drop-off days are Thursday, September 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm., and Friday, September 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (There’s a pizza/pricing party for volunteers on September 28, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.) The Grummage Sale is on Saturday, September 29 from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For…