Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! I have talked with several of you and, like me, when you first heard about what happened in Boston this week you immediately started praying. Let’s continue to pray for all of the lives that have been affected in this tragedy. Let's also keep Pastor Rick, Kay, and their entire family in our prayers as they continue to grieve the loss of a son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, and cousin. There is comfort in knowing Matthew is in Heaven and they will see him again, but this is still a very difficult season for the family so let's continue to show our love and support by standing with them, holding them up in prayer. Let's NEVER underestimate the power of prayer! Prayer is not the last option when all else fails. Talking to God is the first thing we need to do, trusting that with Him ALL things are possible! ...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano, If you are just starting to get these Mid-Week Updates, you are new to Saddleback, or you have attended off and on, know this...you are loved. This is a church that loves God, and loves our neighbor, and it all starts from the top. God has used our Senior Pastor to set an incredible example as he leads this church with love. Right now Pastor Rick, Kay, and the entire Warren family really need our love and support. So let’s continue to let them know how much we love them and let’s continue to pray for them, asking God for peace and comfort during this extremely difficult time. ...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! WHAT AN EASTER! I would like to first begin by thanking all of you who volunteered to set up and serve at all three of our Easter services! YOU WERE AMAZING! We had volunteers serving days before Easter; like setting up tons of chairs, all the activities for the kids, and stuffing 2,000 bulletins (which by the way we needed ALL of them). Then on Easter, every single one of you who volunteered played such an important role including our Traffic Ministry parking hundreds of cars safely! In fact, I had one person who came for the first time and asked me who we contracted for traffic because they were so good. I loved being able to tell her that this is one of our ministries and these awesome volunteers are using the gifts God gave them to serve others...like you. She smiled and said, "Wow, well I can already tell just by driving up the hill this is a very loving church." How cool is that! I love that a first time visitor already knows how this church loves, even before they get out of the car!...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! Can you believe Easter is just a few days away! Here is our official Easter schedule for Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! Saturday March 30 - No Saturday Night 5:00 Service Easter Sunday March 31 - 7:00 a.m. Live Easter Sunrise Service overlooking the lake! This will be a family service where the children and parents will all sit together. For this service our Children's Director, Tammy Roland has put together some really cool Easter goodie bags! Sorry adults, the goodie bags are only for the kids...I checked. :-) Our 9:00 & 11:00 Easter services will be in the Worship Center with a special Easter Egg Hunt/Carnival for all the kids! ...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! Thanks everybody for your prayers because I did it...I made it ALL weekend taking care of the girls all by myself! I am happy to report everything went great with zero issues! Unless of course you count accidentally locking the babies in the car (with the keys in the car) oh and that thing with the carpet...but hey it was time to replace the carpet anyway. ;-) I really appreciated all the kind messages and helpful tips for my daddy weekend. Now that I am an experienced dad I would like to give back with a helpful experiment of my own. I figured, since bathing and laundry takes so much time why not combine them by giving your baby a bath with their clothes on! Now, there are still a few bugs to work out; like I haven't quite figured out the drying process but I'm still working on it. Parents, no need to thank me for this gem of an idea. Anything for my family! :-)...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! This Mid-Week update will look a little different. I just wanted to pause and let you know how much I love you! Last weekend we had our Easter Lights. An event like this takes so much planning and preparation, it requires all of us working together and that's just what happened. Beginning with the construction of the crosses, to all of you who signed up to help put this event together; let me be as clear as I possibly can. We could NEVER have an event like this without ALL of you who stepped up to volunteer! Without volunteers this doesn't happen, PERIOD!...

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Easter Lights THIS Saturday, March 9th (immediately after our 5:00 service)! If you have been driving the 5 Freeway it's impossible to miss these 3 huge crosses. It's an incredible sight to see at night with lights shining on them and this Saturday our church family will be the first to see it. It's going be a very special and emotional night as we remind everyone who sees these crosses just how much Jesus loves us. This evening will include dinner together and several of you have let me know after this service you would like to be baptized….Whaoo!!!!!! This will be a VERY special night for our church family! ...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! Construction has begun! Last week we had our Student's Pastor, Jason Pogue give us an idea of what we can expect to see in our new Student Zone, which is part of our 3 BIG projects! This weekend you will notice they are well on their way! It's exciting being here looking at all the construction getting started with all this cool machinery...humm, I wonder if anyone would mind if I took the keys and started driving these big earth movers around...what could possibly go wrong if I took one of these bad boys for a little spin? :-) ...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! What a weekend! I couldn't wait to share the exciting news that we are now ready to break ground on some big projects! When you come to church this weekend you will see the beginning stages of construction for our new Student Zone, and the addition to our worship center which will include new restrooms, and new patio! When these projects are completed we are going to have a big celebration and everyone will be able to tour the new Student’s Zone! In regards to the new restrooms...well you can have your own private tour. I don't want to scare anyone that's in there. :-) All of these projects will be finished just in time for spring and summer making our new outdoor patio area the place to be! ...

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Hey, Saddleback Rancho Capistrano! There are so many exciting things coming up, but let's start with last weekend. The Ministry Expo was a HUGE success! Last weekend was another example that this is a church that wants to bless others by serving a need! If you could not make it to church this past weekend simply reply to this email and I will make sure we get you plugged into a ministry today!...

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