Activity Recaps
Hitting The Beach
Newsong church kicked off the summer with a beach day on June 16th — hosted by Legends! Everyone was invited, and we had lots of fun at Doheny State Beach. Here are a few pics from the event…
Meeting Reflections
Reaching the Abandoned & Disenfranchised
Our guest speaker this month was Steven Kim, the Co-Founder of Project Kinship. Project Kinship serves individuals impacted by gangs and incarceration, with the aim to successfully re-integrate them back into the workforce, schools and community. Steven’s combination of life experience and unending heart for the abandoned & disenfranchised continues to be the driving Read more…
Activity Recaps
Skeet Shooting Experience
On February 17th, Tim S. hosted us at the Prado Olympic Park for a morning of skeet shooting. Since most of us had never shot skeet (or a shotgun for that matter), Tim explained the rules of the range, along with basic gun safety. For skeet shooting, they had 5 Read more…
Meeting Reflections
Rescued Out Of Darkness
Pastor’s nephew? Check. Grew up in the church? Check. Involved in various mission projects? Check. Led different life stage ministries? Check. Never sinned, never hurt, and never doubted? Um… Not so much. In addition to the first four items above, Tyson Rodriguez has worked in Radiology as a CT Technologist for over 26 years. He is a gatherer and Read more…
Meeting Reflections
Hearing God & Slaying Giants in your Career
Isn’t that a great title? We all want to be better at hearing God (and being confident about what we’ve heard). And when giants appear, don’t we want to be able to slay them? Clearly, no slaying will happen without preparation. That’s why last Saturday, October 21st, we invited Darryl Read more…
Meeting Reflections
Good Old Fashioned Hard Work
This month our gathering was unique. Normally we spend two hours together, but this time we spent only one hour on food and fellowship. We had the opportunity to help prepare our church to welcome the community on Easter Sunday. So after a shortened (but good) time of sharing, we Read more…
Meeting Reflections
Two Roads, Same Destination
At our main gathering this month, we got to hear from two of our core team members. John Carpenter and Mike Vo each shared their stories and how they came to know the Lord. While they had very different upbringings (one was exposed to multiple faiths, the other raised in Read more…