Hi Newport Church Family,
We hope you are doing well and experiencing God’s grace for this unprecedented season that is continuing to unfold in new ways day by day.
This has been a difficult week, not only with increased numbers of cases of COVID-19 but also with the impact on the economy and people’s ability to work.
The Apostle Paul said that while he was under intense pressure that God spoke to him and said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Cor 12:9
God promises that He will give us grace for every situation, and our prayer is that we will all know His grace, along with His presence, power, and provision in ever-increasing ways each day.
As you are all aware, national, state and local governments have all ordered an extension of “stay-at-home” orders until the end of April. Although we would love to be able to gather together for Easter, our team has been prepared for this outcome and we’re excited to let you know that we have a special “Easter at Home” series of services and online zoom gatherings for Easter this year!
Palm Sunday - April 5, 2020 - 10AM
We are beginning “The Journey of Easter” this Sunday with a special Palm Sunday service as we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem! Palm Sunday will mark the first in our “Who is Jesus?” Series along with a time of worship and prayer. You can join us at newportchurch.online.church
First Tuesday Zoom Call - April 7, 2020 - 7PM
While we can’t gather physically, we can gather virtually for our “First Tuesday” Zoom Call! I will be sharing a short exhortation in a church-wide Zoom call and then we’ll break out into our Life Groups for a time of community and discussion. I encourage as many of you as possible to join us even if you’re not in a life group, and we would love to connect you to one. The link will be sent via email on Tuesday evening.
Good Friday - April 10, 2020 - 7PM
We have a special, half-hour “Church at Home” communion service on Good Friday. Have your bread and grape juice ready and we will take time to reflect on all that that Jesus did for each one of us at Calvary. You can join us at newportchurch.online.church
Easter Sunday - April 12, 2020 - 10AM + 11:30 en español.
I am very excited about our “Newport Church at Home” online service on Easter Sunday and that we will also have an additional online service in Spanish at 11.30am! Let’s do everything we can to send the link to as many people as possible and invite them to join us online. There is no better time to invite people to church than Easter and it will undoubtedly have eternal significance for many! You can join us at newportchurch.online.church
Prayer
Let’s keep praying that God will turn back the tide of this virus and bring healing and spiritual awakening to our world.
We can join the rapidly growing number of churches in over 100 countries for UNITE714 by taking some time at 7.14 every morning and evening to lift our prayer to God.
UNITE14 is a call for the church worldwide to take time to pray every morning and evening at 7.14, based on God’s call to the nation of Israel to pray in 2 Chronicles 7:14.
You can check out the daily prayer on unite714.com.
Our weekly prayer meeting is being hosted from 6am to 7am every Tuesday by Rino Chantana on a zoom call and you can join us by texting Rino on 310-463-5042 for further information.
We look forward to the day when we can all gather again in person, but until then let’s make the very most of the opportunity we have to invite our friends and family to these special online services and continue to bring hope and faith to the people in our world in these uncertain times.
Believing for God’s very best for you and your family in this Easter season!
We love and appreciate you greatly,
Jonathan & Dianne Wilson
Senior Pastors
