Good morning, Rainier Avenue Church! Looking forward to worship God with you this morning, here's the link for livestream service: youtu.be/_2X1dfyPdUE. We'll go live at 9:50am, hope to see you there!
As we honor Asian Pacific Heritage Month, here is some helpful context on the term "AAPI" -- where it came from, how it sometimes represents solidarity and sometimes erases particularly Pacific Islander experiences. Thank you to Dear Asian Youth for putting together this short guide, and to CCDA - Christian Community Development Association for sharing!
Now that we can meet in person again, we are eager to celebrate God's work in people's lives with baptism! If you are interested in getting baptized or curious about what it means, please reach out to any RAC pastors this week or click here to respond: bit.ly/3aPhLND. Time is limited so you can participate in a pre-baptism class, so reach out now!
In honor of Asian/Pacific Heritage Month, we want to learn from our brothers and sisters in this very broad group. You can sign up to buy books by four different Asian American Christian authors at a subsidized rate of $10 through the church: bit.ly/3vDBqs9. You can also use this signup to connect with others reading the same book. We are glad to source books (where available) through the Wing Luke Museum Bookstore. Also, each week this month our Sunday prayer time will highlight organizations led by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in our community. Like Pastor Peter mentioned on Sunday, the Asian/Pacific grouping is so broad it doesn't always make sense as a category -- but we still want to take this opportunity to pay closer attention to the image of God reflected in the wide range of people's experiences and cultures included under this umbrella.
The Young Adult community is often a community of people going through transitions, new to church, and wanting to get connected. The pandemic has made that hard! This Saturday, May 1, we invite all self-identifying young adults to come hang out at Jefferson Park from 2-5pm. We’ll have volleyball, spikeball, no-contact soccer, and snacks! Invite your friends, bring a blanket and any games that can be played socially distant, and be sure to wear a mask! Looking forward to meeting new friends and reconnecting with old! If you have questions, please reach out to lidos@rainieravenuechurch.org.
As we get ready for in-person service starting this Sunday, here is a video to help you with what to expect! Here's the link to sign up for this Sunday: bit.ly/3dNA0VC And, here's an FAQ with more details: bit.ly/3nIF6WM
The best ever!!! Who's singing?? PP?
Cute!
Soooo good!
In-person service is starting this Sunday, May 2! You need to sign up ahead to come -- here's the link to sign up: bit.ly/3dNA0VC And, you can click here for an FAQ with more details: bit.ly/3nIF6WM
Here's the link (bit.ly/3njduqV) for worship this morning! If you aren’t able to join us at 10am, this recording will remain here and we invite you to return to this link and watch our service at your earliest convenience. Welcome to worship with us this morning!
Young Lives is one of RAC's partner ministries that works with teen moms in our community. Support this ministry with a financial donation (suggested donation of $10 per card) and receive a beautiful Mother’s Day card, designed by a talented teen mom, for the special women in your life: bit.ly/3fYgQhu
These are so lovely, as is this ministry!
To sweeten the deal, I will even hand deliver your cards if you live locally 😊 Support a great cause and see ME! Win-win if I do say so myself 😉
Have you wanted to learn how you can help your family to grow in their love for God and their love for others? What practical steps are you taking to intentionally build spiritual maturity into your family life? What does it look like to pair family spiritual formation with emotional health and growth?
We invite you to join us for an eight week course called "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality" beginning on May 2nd! This course designed to help us understand why it is important to integrate biblical principles of emotional health with a growing relationship with Jesus which is more crucial than ever. It's an opportunity to invite the transformational power of God to authentically change our lives like never before.
You can sign up for the course here bit.ly/32sQ5uF. You can also take a look at the short video included here to get more of an idea of what the course is all about! bit.ly/37necwF
Highly recommend. 👍🏽