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REFRESH! “Love Focused”

Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9-10:30 a.m.,

at the home of Laura McFarland

Chapters 13 & 14: Putting it All Together & Winning at Love

Join us as we conclude our 2026 REFRESH! book study of “Love Focused: Living Life to the Fullest,” by Bob and Judy Hughes.

Invite a friend and join us for a wonderful, refreshing time of fellowship, encouragement, spiritual growth, and prayer!

Although we will follow a book club format, please feel free to attend even if you have not read the chapter – you will still learn from the material presented!

Please sign up HERE for the potluck. (Please bring your food heated, plated, and ready to serve. Please come whether or not you are able to bring something!)

Please RSVP HERE by November 12th. (Address provided upon registration.)

Allow God to REFRESH your soul!

Contact carol@pacificchurch.com for more info.

Am I safe?
Am I loved?
Do I matter?
Does God see me?
Where do I belong?

One of the great privileges of children’s ministry is that we get to answer those questions, week after week, not only with words, but with presence, patience, Scripture, songs, crafts, snacks and smiles.

At Pacific Church of Irvine, we want our children to know they are not an afterthought. They are not simply being watched while adults “do church.” They are part of the church. They are seen, loved, and invited to know Jesus.

That means we want our classrooms to be safe, joyful, and centered on the good news of Jesus. We want children to learn that God made them, loves them, listens to them, and calls them to follow Him. We want them to know that the Bible is not just a book of old stories, but God’s Word that points us to Jesus and teaches us how to live.

And we want parents to know they are not discipling their kids alone. The church is here to come alongside families, encourage them, pray for them, and help build a foundation of faith.

Every Sunday matters. Every volunteer matters. Every child matters.

Because every child needs to hear, again and again: you are beloved by God.

November 7, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• Join us for Apple Picking, Lunch, Fresh Cider, Fall Foliage, Shopping, and Fun in Oak Glen, CA!
• Meet at PCI at 8:30 a.m. to carpool. We will return around 3 p.m.
• Bring money for lunch, shopping, apple picking, etc.

Please sign up HERE so we know how many to expect!

Please contact carol@pacificchurch.com for more info.

Her bucket lowered down, a darkness of her hell.

And each day she believed, “At last my thirst be quenched.”

Sure this water splashing, her heart should now be drenched!

Her thirst was much deeper, for deeper connection,

To know and to be known, with purest affection.

But the “water” she drank, from her polluted well

Was a man to love her, but she kept tasting hell.

A Stranger did she meet at her heart’s water well,

And from Him tasted she fresh “water” from Him fell.

Something pure and rich, something real and clean,

Water from a fountain! And she felt like a queen.

Thirst, thirsty, thirstier, ever more are we,

Dry, dryer, and driest, parched, empty, lonely.

Longing for what’s rich, His satisfying love.

Fresh “water” showers down, lift your eyes Above.

Attending means you showed up. Belonging means someone knows your name, notices when you are missing, prays for you when life gets heavy, and celebrates with you when joy comes knocking.

At Pacific Church of Irvine, we believe belonging is not just a nice extra. It is part of how God designed the church to function. The Christian life was never meant to be lived alone. We need people who will encourage us, challenge us, forgive us, remind us of the gospel, and help us follow Jesus when our own faith feels wobbly.

Belonging does not happen all at once. It often starts small. A conversation on the patio. A lunch after church. A Life Group. Serving alongside someone. Asking for prayer. Learning someone else’s story.

Church is not meant to be a religious event we consume. It is a family we are invited into. A family shaped by the grace of Jesus, full of imperfect people learning to love one another with patience, honesty, and hope.

So if you are new, hesitant, or wondering where you fit, we want you to know this: there is room for you here. Come as you are. Take a step. Say hello. Stay for a conversation. Let yourself be known.

You were made for more than attendance. You were made for belonging.