Lord's Day Worship: February 28, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard and the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.  We have moved back to one service on Sunday mornings. The service will also be live-streamed. This coming Lord’s Day, Rev. Brad Lenzner will be leading us in worship. Rev. Lenzner will be preaching from John 4:1–26, “The Living Water.”

Afternoon Catechism Service:  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the sanctuary. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from Belgic Confession, Article 12; “The Father Created All Things by His Word.”

Reservations are open to the entire congregation and required each week so that we may prepare the sanctuary/fellowship hall and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. Face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: February 21, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard and the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.  We have moved back to one service on Sunday mornings. The service will also be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day, Rev. Brad Lenzner will be leading us in worship. Rev.Lenzner will be preaching from John 3:31–36, “The Spirit-filled Son of the Father.”

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the sanctuary. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from Belgic Confession, Article 11; “The Divine Holy Spirit of Truth.

Reservations are open to the entire congregation and required each week so that we may prepare the sanctuary/courtyard and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. Face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: February 14, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard and the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.  We have moved back to one service on Sunday mornings. The service will be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day, Rev. Brian Lee will be leading us in worship. Rev. Lee will be preaching from Deuteronomy 6:1 – 9 and 1 Timothy 2:1 – 7, his sermon is entitled: “Politics and the Mission of the Church.”

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the sanctuary. Rev. Lee will be teaching from the Heidelberg catechism, Lord’s Day 8; “The Triune Shape of Our Faith.”

Reservations are open to the entire congregation and required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. Face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Congregational Meeting: February 10, 2021

Due to the extraordinary circumstances that we find ourselves in our annual congregational meeting this year will be held on Wednesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. 

A private link for the livestream of the meeting will be E-mailed to church members only.  If you do not receive this E-mail please check your spam folders and contact Winona at the church office urcanaheim@aol.com.

We plan to elect officers, ratify the 2021 budget, and discuss the state of the church during this time. We will be making all needed documents available via E-mail and onsite at the church on January 31, February 3 and 10. Ballots to vote for new officers will be available online February 7 through February 14, details regarding an online voting link to follow. The consistory asks that all members of Christ Reformed church make plans to attend this meeting as they are able. Reservations will be open and available online to all church members beginning February 1st until 6:00 p.m. on February 10th.  

Officer Candidates — The following four men have been nominated as candidates to fill the (3) three-year terms for the office of elder, to replace Eric Akiyoshi, Henry Hernandez and Kim Pridmore whose three-year terms are completed: Nicholas Coleman, Robert Reeves, Jeff Tyler and Elijah Villafana. The following five men have been nominated to fill the (3) three-year terms for the office of deacon, to replace John Bejarano, David Gill and Jeff Phillips whose three-year terms are completed: Michael Chen, James Guan, Dennis Nichols, Ed Nichols, and Joseph Ratzlaff.  If you have any questions please feel free to send an email (urcanaheim@aol.com) to the church office for assistance. While this year’s congregational meeting will, hopefully, be a unique experience, we appreciate your efforts to be in attendance to participate in these important matters.

Lord's Day Worship: February 7, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day, Rev. Brad Lenzner will be preaching from John 3:22–30. His sermon is entitled: “The Completed Joy.”

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the courtyard. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from the Belgic Confession, Article 10; “Jesus Christ Is the True and Eternal God.”

Reservations are open to the entire congregation and required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: January 31, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day, Rev. Brad Lenzner will be preaching from John 3:16–21. His sermon is entitled: “For God So Loved the World.”

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the courtyard. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from the Belgic Confession, Articles 8 and 9; “The Trinity & Its Witness in Scripture.”

Reservations are open to the entire congregation and required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: January 24, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day Rev. Chuck Tedrick will be our guest pastor. Rev. Tedrick’s sermon is entitled A Tale of Two Righteousnesses; Philippians 3:1–11.

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the courtyard. Rev. Tedrick will be teaching from the Heidelberg catechism: Lord’s Day 45, Q&A 116-119.

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: January 17, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day Rev. Lenzner’s sermon is entitled “You Must Be Born Again”; John 3:1–15.

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the courtyard. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from the Belgic Confession, Article 7; “The Sufficiency of Scripture.”

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: January 10, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day Rev. Lenzner’s sermon is entitled “He Knew”; John 2:23–25.

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the courtyard. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from the Belgic Confession, Article 5; The Authority of Scripture.

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: January 3, 2021

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This coming Lord’s Day Rev. Lenzner’s sermon is entitled “The Temple”; John 2:13–25.

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the courtyard. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from the Belgic Confession, Articles 4 and 6; The Canonical Books.

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Lord's Day Worship: December 27, 2020

Sunday Morning:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed. This coming Sunday (the fourth Sunday in Advent), we will consider Isaiah's prophecy of a coming redeemer who is "God with us" (Isaiah 9:1-7), and its fulfilment in Luke 1:26-38 (the birth of Jesus foretold).  

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be held at 1:00 PM in the courtyard. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from the Belgic Confession, Articles 4 and 5; “The Canonical Books.”

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Afternoon Catechism Service: December 20, 2020

There will be no in-person Afternoon Catechism service this Sunday, December 20.

A recorded service will be listed here on the church website. Rev. Lenzner’s sermon is entitled: “Do This in Remembrance of Me"; Belgic Confession, Article 35.

Do This in Remembrance of Me

Lord's Day Worship: December 20, 2020

Sunday Morning:  The Fourth Sunday in Advent. Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This coming Sunday (the fourth Sunday in Advent), we will consider Isaiah's prophecy of a coming redeemer who is "God with us" (Isaiah 9:1-7), and its fulfilment in Luke 1:26-38 (the birth of Jesus foretold).  

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be available here on the church website. We will not have an in-person service this Sunday, December 20th. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching from the Belgic Confession, Article 35; “Do This in Remembrance of Me”; Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:17-33.

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements. face coverings are required for all attendees. If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the service via livestream.

Afternoon Catechism Service: December 13, 2020

Listed here is the catechism service audio file for Sunday, December 13. Rev. Lenzner’s sermon is entitled: “His Servants Will Worship Him"; Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 22 (Q&A 58).

His Servants Will Worship Him - Lord's Day 22

Dr. Kim Riddlebarger's Retirement

Liturgical Dance brought to you by Kim Riddlebarger - Outtakes from our Wednesday video recordings.

Dr. Kim Riddlebarger will be retiring on December 31st of this year.  It is a bittersweet time as we see him and his wonderful wife, Micki, transition to a well earned retirement.  Kim has been abundantly faithful to his call to minister to God's people here at Christ Reformed Church for 25 years. 

On Sunday, December 6 we had a retirement celebration for Kim and Micki.  Since many friends and church members were unable to attend this celebration we are posting the videos here.  Also listed below is a message for our congregation from Dr. Riddlebarger.

A special message of thanks from Dr. Riddlebarger to the Christ Reformed Church family

Many longtime friends recorded special video well wishes for the Riddlebarger’s retirement. We hope that you will enjoy this montage produced by our A/V technician, Steven Ornee. Retirement Video Montage

Lord's Day Worship: Sunday, December 13, 2020

Sunday, December 13:  The Third Sunday in Advent. Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  Dr. Riddlebarger will turn to the Gospel of Luke the next three Lord's Days. This coming Sunday we will consider Luke's account of the event surrounding the birth of Jesus. Our text is Luke 1:5-25 (the birth of John the Baptist foretold).

Afternoon Catechism Service (1:00 PM):  Our Sunday afternoon catechism lesson will be available via YouTube. We will not have an in-person service for December 13th or 20th. Rev. Lenzner will be teaching on Lord’s Day 22, Q&A 58; “His Servants Will Worship Him; Psalm 126 and Revelation 22:1–5.

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements.  face coverings are required for all attendees.  If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the livestream.

A Service of Lessons and Carols: Thursday, December 24, 2:30 PM

You are invited to join us as we gather for the annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Thursday, December 24 at 2:30 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the Scriptures read and proclaimed, and sing Christmas carols. What makes this service so rich is that the liturgy situates the birth of Christ against the backdrop of redemptive history. The incarnation is a key part of the creation-fall-redemption-consummation movement in scripture and the nine lessons illustrate that vividly. You may make your reservations here on the church website (link at the top of the page) as you do each week for our Sunday worship services.

This Week at Christ Reformed Church (December 2-6, 2020).

Sunday, December 6:  The Second Sunday in Advent. Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  Dr. Riddlebarger will conclude our look at Paul's discussion of the future of Israel (Romans 11:16-36).

Catechism Service:  Our catechism service is prerecorded and available on YouTube each Sunday.

There are no bible study classes currently being taught.

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements.  face coverings are required for all attendees.  If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the livestream.

This Week at Christ Reformed Church (November 25-29)

Sunday, November 29:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  As we continue our series on the Book of Romans, we come to Paul's discussion of the future of Israel (Romans 11:1-15).

Catechism Service:  Our catechism service is prerecorded and available on YouTube each Sunday.

November 25 - No bible study class.

November 26 - No Thanksgiving service will be held this year. We encourage you to use this morning to spend time with your family and recount God’s faithfulness to us in our lives and most of all, in the finished work of Christ on our behalf.

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements.  face coverings are required for all attendees.  If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the livestream.

This Week at Christ Reformed Church (November 16-22)

Sunday, November 22:  Worship services will be held in the courtyard at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  The 9:00 a.m. service will be live-streamed.  This Lord's Day we come to Paul's discussion of the relationship of faith to the preaching of the gospel. Our text is Romans 10:14-21.

Catechism Service:  Our catechism service is prerecorded and available on YouTube.

Wednesday, November 18 - No class

Reservations are required each week so that we may prepare the outdoor space and maintain social-distancing. To RSVP, go the link at the top of this page “please reserve a seat.”

Attendance at each service will be limited due to social distancing requirements.  face coverings are required for all attendees.  If you have any Covid-19 like symptoms, or feel ill, please remain home and watch the livestream.