Fellowship and Outreach

 Are You a Sprinter?

Are you one of those TPCers who really doesn’t want to serve on a committee but would enjoy helping out for a season?  Then maybe you’re a sprinter and not a long-distance runner. We’re going to try something new this fall – we are going to create an “Advent Team” to plan and coordinate church activities leading up to Advent and Christmas.  This will give you sprinters a chance to help out, to share your gifts, to enjoy some fellowship, and then to relax.  Here are some of the activities that the Advent Team will help to coordinate:

Advent Afternoon

Progressive Dinner

Advent Sunday Worship, including Special Music

Keeping CHRISTmas Market

Christmas Eve Worship (both services)

Decorating the Sanctuary

If you are interested in helping out with any of these activities, think about joining the “Advent Team.”  Let the church staff know of your interest by calling the office at 714-544-7070.  We will gather together sometime in August to begin our preparations.  All are welcome!

An Evening of Special Music

Come spend an evening of music under the stars on Saturday, September 6, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, as the Pacific Symphony performs its Festival Concert Finale of the summer season, with Maestro, Carl St. Clair on the podium.

TPC has purchased 50 “prime” seats for this extraordinary fireworks concert.  These seats normally cost $52.00, but we are selling them for $25.00 each.  No need for a long bus ride to L.A., or the hassle of fighting lines of traffic.  No, indeed!  This spectacular concert is in our own “backyard!”  Come early and bring a picnic supper to enjoy as you sit on the warm grass just outside the theater.

Tickets will go on sale after church on Sunday, July 20.  When the 50 tickets are gone… well, that’s it… they will be gone.  Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to hear some of the world’s most beautiful music with one of the leading symphony orchestras in America.  Get your tickets on July 20.

The program includes: Shostakovich “Festival Overture;” Rachmaninoff “Vocalise” for solo violin and orchestra; selections from Stravinsky’s “Firebird;” and selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” and the “Violin Concerto,” concluding with the “1812 Overture,” accompanied by cannons and fireworks!

See you at the amphitheater on Saturday, September 6, at 8:00 p.m.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Come join us on Friday, September 26, and watch our Angels play the Texas Rangers.  Stay to enjoy the final fireworks display of the year.  We have lower view level seats for just $15 each.  Ticket sales begin on the patio on Sunday, August 3, and continue each Sunday until we are sold out.  Bring your family, friends and neighbors with you for an evening of fun and relaxation.  If you have questions, contact the church office at (714)544-7070.

Pictorial Directory Updates

The 2008 update of the church directory is now available.  You can pick up a copy in the church office.  Please review the directory and inform the church office of any changes that should be made to your information.  You may call the office at (714)544-7070 or you can send them by e-mail to members@tustinpresbyterian.org.

Dinners for Eight

Dinners for Eight is a program in which people meet in small groups for dinner or other fellowship activities of their choice.  At the beginning of each year, those who wish to participate are assigned to a dinner group, and the membership of the groups is rotated to allow participants to get to know different people each year.  Everyone is welcome!  NEW GROUPS ARE FORMING NOW!  Contact the church office at (714)544-7070 if you want to sign up.

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