April 19, 2015 Issue 16

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CALLER the

In This Issue Remember in Prayer 2

Spiritual Disciplines Wk 2 Serving in the Military 2 Prayer Requests 4/12 2 Welcome New Members 2 Statistics 2 Save the Dates 3 Girls Night Out 3 Senior Adult Meeting 3 Food Pantry 3 Love Fullerton 3 JYF 3 Coffee Sales 3 Summer Camp 4 Crop Hunger Walk 4 Mission Trip 4 Parlor Class 5 General Assembly 5 Sr. Adult Retreat 5 Bread for the World 6 CareerWise/PoH 6 Hasty Note 7 Volunteering 7 Serving Sunday 8

Events – Apri l 19 – Apri l 26, 2015 April 19: 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. – Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary & FH Youth Meeting 5:00 P.M. – Casa Celebration Service, Sanctuary April 20: 5:30 P.M. - Alzheimer’s Facilitators Meeting, CL 6:00 P.M. - Girls Night Out @ Fratellino’s 6:30 P.M. - OT Class @ Woodbridges’ April 21: 9:00 A.M. - Pathways of Hope General Board, CL Noon – Sr. Adult Meeting, Chapman Lounge 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Choir Room 7:00 P.M. – Pastor’s Bible Study, Chapman Lounge April 22: 7:00 P.M. – Council of Elders, Chapman Lounge April 23: Tri Tip at Downtown Market 5:00 A.M. - Casa Prayer Group, Chapman Lounge 6:00 P.M. – Habitat for Humanity uses Chapman Lounge 6:30 P.M. - Bell Choir 7:30 P.M. - Chancel Choir practice April 24: 4:00 P.M. – Wedding Rehearsal, Sanctuary April 25: 8:00 A.M.- Noon - For His Glory Church uses R. 101A – 104 A and Fellowship Hall 3:00 P.M. - Steward/Styffe - Garcia Wedding, Sanctuary & CL 3:00 P.M. – Casa uses Fellowship Hall 6:00 P.M. – Casa uses Sanctuary and Youth Room April 26: 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. – Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary & FH CROP Hunger Walk, Plaza AA Groups: Sun. 8 P.M., Thursday 8 P.M., Friday, 7:30 P.M.,

Sat. 8:30 P.M., NA Group Tues. 7:30 P.M., OCYPAA, Sat. 3:30 P.M. OA, Tues. 7 P.M., Sun. 10 A.M.

The Caller is published

weekly (Deadline Wednesday

at Noon)

by First Christ ian Church

(Disciples of Christ) 109 E. Wilshire Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832

714.525.5525 email:

fullerton1stcc@gmail.com www.fullertonfirstchristian.org

Interim Pastor: Rev. Dale Suggs

Editor:

Donna Woodbridge

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Remember in Prayer Continue to pray for: Jim & Helen Bailey, Sue Bacon, Dottie Bense, Mary Brill and family, Sandra Brown, Linda Christman, Lorna & Skip Farnum, Joyce Finch, Annie Frater, Anna Lou Horspool, Carolyn Kenrick, Flora Miller, Sue Malotte, Kristine Perry, Norma Rill, Betty Rollo, Marj Schwenker, Claudia Tammen, the family of Dorothy Tanner, and Bob & Donna Vannoy. Please pray for the following PSWR Church: Delhaven Christian Church 15302 East Fracisquito La Puente, CA 91744 Maria Tafoya, Pastor

Readings and Prayer Concerns for Week of April 20 – April 26, 2015 Monday, April 20: Reading: Acts 4: 5-10;

Pray for the Trustees meeting this afternoon. Tuesday, April 21: Reading: Acts 4: 11-12; Pray for the Sr. Adult meeting today and their speaker, Dennis Short. Wednesday, April 22: Reading: Psalm 23; Pray for the Council of Elders meeting tonight. Thursday, April 23: Reading: 1 John 3:16-20; Pray for the Habitat for Humanity meeting in Chapman Lounge tonight. Friday, April 24: Reading: 1 John 3:21-24; Pray for the Global Ministries Missionary in Thailand, Nicole Betteridge. Saturday, April 25: Reading: John 10:11-15; Pray for Emily Steward-Styffe and Jaime Garcia as they begin their marriage. Sunday, April 26: Reading: John 10:15b-18; Pray for all those who are walking in the CROP Hunger Walk today. Sunday Statist ics April 12, 2015 88 (Remember Service) 9 (Reawaken Service) 150 (Casa 1 P.M. service) Weekly Giving: $3,035.70 Missions: $337.30 Budget Goal: $3,777 Easter: $60 Week of Compassion: $25

Prayer Requests, Sunday, April 12 Sammie Adams Betty Rollo at home

with Bronchitis Heide Beal My friend’s mom Sammie Adams Betty Ruth Buchanan

experiencing heart problems this weekend and is at home.

Jackie Brown Jeremy Serving in the Military Adam Hawley, Deb Taylor’s nephew, is back at Ft. Bliss. Lt. Cmdr. Patrick O’Conner, Betty Rollo’s grandson-in-law at sea. Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollo’s grandson, is at sea for several months. PFC Brandon Vannoy, grandson of Bob & Donna Vannoy, has been deployed to Afghanistan for a tour of duty. Petty Officer Michael J. Borden, Nancy Geiger’s grandson, in Norfolk, VA. Brandon Johnson, Army Chaplain, Mariette Linberg’s cousin has returned from his deployment in Afghanistan. Lt. Austen Packer, Laura Lee Wiggins’ friend, is back at Oceana, NAS, in Virginia Lt J.G. Kip Packer, friend of Laura Lee Wiggins, Navy nurse stationed in Norfolk, VA. Kash Cross, Ted & Sammie’s grandson, who graduated from boot camp last week and is at Ft. Gordon, GA for helicopter repair training. Mjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie Frater’s who is serving in Seoul, Korea.

Welcome New Members We are pleased to introduce three new members who joined by transfer of letter from Knott Avenue Christian Church on Sunday, April 12. Some of you are acquainted with

Lorraine Albrecht from classes. Joining with her on Sunday were her daughter, Ashley and husband, Sean Dailey. Be sure to greet them when you see them in church.

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Save the Dates: April 26: CROP HungerWalk, Plaza 1:00 p.m. Registration begins at noon.

May 19 & 20 – Sr. Adult Retreat at Loch Leven Camp and Conference Grounds. June 28 – August 1 - Summer Camps at Loch Leven. See Donna for registration forms. July 18 – 22 – General Assembly of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Columbus, OH September 26 – Rock the Loch, All day music concert at Loch Leven. Watch Caller for more details later. October 17 – PSWR Gathering, Riverside First Christian Church

Girls Night Out Greetings from your world cruiser. The choice for this month is Lomelli’s (Judy’s choice) (recent name change to Fratellino’s) in Downtown Brea. Come and join us – ask a friend to make it a good group. The date is 4/20. Time is the usual 6 P.M. By the way in the “community flyer” there was a coupon for 2 for 1. GNO Coordinator - Shar

Together We Can – Food Pantry Church pantry is in need of canned fruit (all kinds,) canned

chicken, tuna and Spam, packages of rice, boxes of pasta, NO canned vegetables needed at this time. If you could find some sales on these items and donate them, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Judi Smedley, Pantry Coordinator Coffee Sales Coffee cart is back. Look for the cart in the Narthex. Stop by before or after church or you may always drop by the office during the week and purchase any of the products.

Seniors Meet Tuesday April 21, 2015 The Seniors are meeting this

coming Tuesday, April 21, at 12 noon. Our speaker for that day is the Reverend Dennis Short long-time Pastor and Leader in the PSW Region. Dennis will be sharing with us about his experiences in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery 50 years ago that was a key factor in the passage of the historic Voting Rights Act which was signed into law by then President Lyndon B. Johnson. Many of you know Dennis and we hope that we can have a good turnout to welcome him to our group. We will be starting on time that day because Dennis is speaking at another meeting at 2:30 P.M. in La Verne. Bring your lunch and join us. JFY Meetings today, 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Preschool/Kindergarten - PLAY & PRAY TIME - Bring your lunch. April Bible Verse "....He is Risen..." Matthew 28:6 With Melissa and Melody Martinez Grade School - 1st - 6th Grade - CRAFTS, GAMES, SINGING & BIBLE STUDY - Bring your lunch . April Bible Verse - "He is not here; for He is risen, just as he said." Matthew 28:6 with Marguerite & Nancy

Love Fullerton I will again be participating and providing brunch for the residents of Pathways New Vista and the motel families at the Grand Inn. (Plans changed and we are not

serving the apartment complex.) I hope that some of you will join me. The date is May 9, from 9:00 – Noon. We gather on the plaza from 8 – 9, register, get your T-shirt and then have a rally at 9:00 and everyone then goes to work at whatever venue they have chosen. To see what other projects are available, log on to www.lovefullerton.org

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Summer Camp is Coming! Please note the

change in order of camps this year. Camp Dates are: CYF II (entering grade 11 – 2015 graduates) June 28 – July 4; Early bird registration 5/18 $355, after $380 Chi Rho (entering 7th – 8th) July 5 – 11; Early bird registration 5/25, after $380 CYF I (entering 9th – 10th) July 12 – 18; Early bird registration 6/1 $355, after $380 Mini (entering 2nd – 3rd grade) July 19 – 22; Early bird registration 6/8 $260, after $285 Wee Camp (ages 3 – grade 1,) July 23 – 25; Early bird registration $200, no late fee Junior (entering 4th – 6th ) July 26 – Aug. 1; Early bird registration #355, after $380 PSWR Scholarship applications are due on or before April 30. FCCF will pay ½ of early bird registration. See Donna in the office for registration forms. Loveland Mission Trip Update As noted last week, we have six of our members going to Loveland, Colorado to work in that area which was devastated by flooding a year ago. The trip is set for June 7 to 13. Our six participants are in the process of turning in their registration forms and the registration fee of $75. Our hope is to send their fees and forms to the Disciples Volunteering Office in Indianapolis no later than Monday, April 20. If your fee and forms have not been turned in, please put them in the Outreach Ministry box by this coming Sunday. We may still add participants to this group, so if this interests you, be sure to touch base with Ed Linberg, who is coordinating the registration for this Mission Trip on behalf of the Outreach Ministry. The absolute deadline for signing up is Sunday, May 12, just three weeks from this Sunday. In case you’ve forgotten, those signed up for this Mission Trip are: Tom Beck, Claire Keech, Dirk McCuen, David and Amy Styffe and Craig Wallace. The Outreach Ministry

Crop Hunger Walk Set For April 26 The 2015 CROP Hunger Walk is

next Sunday, April 26 at 1 P.M. The walk is approximately 3.5 miles. It starts on the plaza, south to Orangethorpe on Harbor, west to Highland, north to Chapman, with a slight jog to go by Pathways of Hope’s Distribution Center near Richman School, east to Harbor, South to Wilshire and back to the Plaza. Walkers of all ages are welcome. There will be prizes for the three children or youth who raise the most money, as provided by the Fullerton Interfaith Ministerial Association which sponsors this annual event. To sign up for the Fullerton CROP Hunger Walk, speak to either Phil Forbes or Randy Langston after worship. Ed Linberg, Donna Woodbridge, Phil Forbes, Randy Langston, and Jeanne Oakden have signed up so far. Our team is registered online so you can support them by making a donation online. To do this, go to www.cwsglobal.org. go to Get Involved, arrow over to Crop Hunger Walk, click on CA on the map, scroll down to Fullerton Crop Walk, click on it, then click on donate, click on support a team, click of First Christian Church, Fullerton and either donate or join the team. In addition to online donations, you can support your walker with cash or check. If you want to write a check, it should be made payable to: CWS/CROP and given to the individual you want to support. We remind you that 25% of what is raised through our local CROP Hunger Walk will come back to Pathways of Hope to support their ministries right here in Fullerton as well as in North Orange County.

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“Embracing Spiritual Awareness” Is Underway The new course of study for

the Parlor Class got underway this past Sunday. The group viewed the first presentation by Diana Butler Bass, plus the responses from members of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia who were part of the Response Group with discussion leader, Tim Scorer, when they were taped in March, 2013. Ms. Bass made a number of interesting points in her first presentation, including this statistical data about the current state of religion in America. She informed us that 36% of young adults, i.e. persons 40 and under describe themselves as unaffiliated with any religious body. Another 40% of the population are either part of religiously diverse groups--Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus, for example, or of racially diverse groups--Hispanics, Asians, African-Americans, Indians, i.e. from India and the Middle East. The remaining 26% of the population, historically white, are either Catholic or Protestant. Fifty years ago, these statistics were very different with the percentage of white Catholics and Protestants much higher than is the case. This is but one of many paradigm shifts we’ll be considering in this course of study. On April 19, using the Student’s Book which has many direct quotes from the presentations by Ms. Bass, we will discuss what we heard about the state of religion in America. We have two more Student’s Books, so we’d welcome you as a participant. Will you consider joining us this Sunday, April 19 at 9 A.M. in Chapman Lounge? We’d love to have those unclaimed Student’s Books put to use. FYI, giving two weeks to each of the five topics in this study, we project concluding this course of study on Sunday, June 14. The Parlor Class, Ed Linberg, Facilitator

General Assembly is Coming The 2015 General

Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is set for July 18-22 in Columbus, OH and planning is well underway. If you've been before, you’ll find a bounty of new worship experiences and learning tracks. If you’ve never been, there is a website with a wealth of information, including a page just for you. Go to ga.disciples.org to see the schedule, workshop offerings and register online. Registration Forms Are Available If you’d like to register for the 2nd Annual Senior Adult Retreat of the Pacific Southwest Region, set for May 19-20 at Loch Leven, you may pick up a registration form from the counter in the Church Office. The registration form gives all of the details about this event as regards time, place and cost involved. What it doesn’t tell you is that the keynote speaker will be Doug Edwards from the be.group, formerly known as Presbyterian Homes of Southern California. He will address what it means for Seniors to live in the “third-half of life.” What it also doesn’t tell you is that John Towey, a fine actor from First Christian Church, North Hollywood, will entertain those attending this event with his one-man show, “Travels With Charley,” based on John Steinbeck’s book. Something very important it does tell you is that this event will be held in the newly refurbished Campbell Lodge at Loch Leven, a project that was completed last fall after decades of dreaming about it. For more information about this retreat speak to Ed Linberg who is coordinating it for the Older Adult Ministry Committee of the PSW Region.

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Bread for the World This May, our Congregation will be participating in the annual

Offering of Letters through Bread for the World. This year’s theme is “Feed Our Children,” and focuses on closing the hunger gap in the United States, where 1 in 5 children live at risk for hunger. Every 5 years, Congress must review and reauthorize children’s nutrition programs, and these programs are up for review in 2015. This year, we are asking members of our church to write personalized letters to Congress about anti-hunger legislation and policies which impact children. While in today’s digital age, it may seem old-fashioned to write personalized, hand-written letters, by doing so you are communicating with your representative that these are issues about which you, their constituent, are passionate. Virtually all Capital Hill Staff surveyed (96%) reported that if their Member of Congress has not reached a firm decision on how to vote regarding an issue, personalized letters from their constituents will strongly influence the Member’s position. Why is this important? Of 21.5 million low-income children who receive a subsidized school lunch, slightly over half receive breakfast. Only 1 in 7 of these children will receive subsidized meals this summer. Children are most at risk for hunger during the summer and school breaks. This lack of nutritious meals significantly contributes to a child’s ability to learn and grow. As Christians, we are called to act in a way to ensure that all of our children are nourished and fed. As Matthew 18:5 states, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” How to get involved Cambria Findley-Grubb is heading up the Offering of Letters this year. She can be contacted with questions at findl102@gmail.com. She will be contacting Small Group leaders this week about visiting their groups regarding the Offering of Letters. More information will be included in next week’s Caller about ways for the general Church to get involved.

Opportunity to help CareerWise & Pathways CareerWise and Pathways of Hope are participating in the Orange County Community Foundation’s first ever #iheartOC Giving Day and we would like your help! The #iheartOC Giving Day is a unique opportunity for CareerWise and Pathways to help end homelessness by finding jobs and homes for individuals experiencing homelessness in our area. On April 21st at 6:00 A.M. to April 22nd at 12:00 P.M., people from all over the United States can donate and support CareerWise and Pathways. CareerWise’s URL to give online directly is https://iheartoc.org/#npo/careerwise. Pathway’s URL is https://iheartoc.org/#npo/pathways-of-hope. The Orange County Community Foundation will be matching, in tiers, the donations raised. We ask you to spread the word through email and conversation to your own networks. Please like and share our posts on CareerWise and Pathways Facebook and Instagram pages. If you’d like more information on either non-profit, please look at our websites: www.careerwiseservices.org and pathwaysofhope.us. Please consider giving. 100% of your donation is tax deductible. Thank you. Pam Findley-Flor

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O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.”[Psalm 96:1] I have always felt that the best time for us to make some changes for the better was

during the interim ministry. As I always say, ‘We can always blame it on the Interim Pastor!” We need to look at those portions of our worship order which reflect antiquated forms of worship. Why do we still use them? What do they really mean for new people coming into our worship experience? I have worked in churches which updated the words to the Lord’s Prayer and Doxology and completely eliminated the Gloria Patri. Others have illuminated the Lord’s Prayer. One of my churches did not take an offering during worship. They used offering boxes as they entered the Sanctuary. So where do you put the Doxology? Congregations chose to make these changes because the archaic language is hardly understood by people not brought up in a home with the tradition of attending worship. Is tradition the only reason we keep these formal responses in our worship? Pastor Dale has asked us to consider a different, more inclusive, wording for the Doxology. The new words hit the mark without the need for euphemisms for “father, son and holy ghost.” I sincerely hope everyone responds to this change with grace and understanding. Expecting visitors to adapt to archaic traditions will not allow us to be inviting to new members to our congregation. As Easter People, let’s be looking forward to new life in Christ! The Worship Ministry Team would appreciate your feelings about this change in our worship as well as any other thoughts you would like to share. I hope God leads you to greater inspiration in worship on Sunday. See you in church! In love, Bob Hasty, Worship Team Chair

Volunteering is Good for your health It's one of the first lessons we learn as children -- "sharing means caring." We might not understand why we have to share at first, especially when there are younger siblings involved, but as we grow into adulthood, sharing becomes an essential part of your social and career success. So does it come as a surprise to learn that research now proves that sharing your time with others for a good cause can improve your overall happiness and mental well-being? It turns out that Baby Boomers give more total dollars to charities than any other generation. According to Forbes, Boomers are

responsible for 34 percent of all charitable donations, which amounts to nearly $61.9 billion every year. And according to the data collected by Volunteering In America, Boomers spent about 3.6 million hours volunteering for organizations or causes they are passionate about. These generous Boomers seem to have tapped into volunteerism at an opportune time; two new studies have recently confirmed that there are significant health benefits to giving back. UnitedHealth Group commissioned a national survey of 3,351 adults and found that the overwhelming majority of participants reported feeling mentally and physically healthier after a volunteer experience. 76 percent of people who volunteered in the last twelve months said that volunteering has made them feel healthier 94 percent of people who volunteered in the last twelve months said that volunteering improved their mood 78 percent of them said that volunteering lowered their stress levels 96 percent reported that volunteering enriched their sense of purpose in life 80 percent of them feel like they have control over their health About a quarter of them reported that their volunteer work has helped them manage a chronic illness by keeping them active and taking their minds off of their own problems Volunteers have better personal scores than non-volunteers on nine well-established measures of emotional wellbeing including personal independence, capacity for rich interpersonal relationships and overall satisfaction with life. Volunteering also improved their mood and self-esteem For those of us who have spent time giving back to the community or helping further a cause we believe in, you might recognize many of the above findings to be correct. It doesn't seem far-fetched to think that helping others can provide you with a sense of connection, pride, and perspective. But did you know that it can also help you live longer? Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School in the south of England analyzed data from 40 published studies and found evidence that volunteers had a 20 percent lower risk of death than their peers who do not volunteer. The study also found that volunteers had lower levels of depression, increased life satisfaction and enhanced well-being. Dr. Suzanne Richards, who lead the team of researchers at Exeter, said that more testing on this subject is necessary in order to find out whether or not biological, cultural, and social factors are associated with a willingness to volunteer in the first place, as they are often associated with better health. "The challenge now is to encourage people from more diverse backgrounds to take up volunteering, and then to measure whether improvements arise for them," she said.

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First Christian Church 109 E Wilshire Avenue Fullerton, CA 92832

Reawaken (Early Worship Service) Sunday, 8:00 A.M. Church School for all ages: Sunday, 9:00 A.M. Remember (Traditional Worship Service) Sunday, 10:15 A.M. Youth Group: Sunday, 1:00 P.M.

Serving April 19, 2015 Greeters: Rod & Jan Farley Guest Book: Phil Forbes Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: McCuen Sound & Video: Travis & Paul Robidoux Lay Leader: Sherry Herrera Children’s Moment: Shawn McCuen Elders: Pat Vannoy, PJ Vannoy, Judi Smedley

Diaconate: Leslie’s Team Prepare: Phil Forbes, David Styffe Ushers: Diane Daugherty, Sue Harless Serve: Leslie Beck, Diane Daugherty, Sue

Harless, Randy Langston, Lisa Parks, Amy Styffe

Clean Up: Diane Daugherty, Sue Harless, Sherry Herrera

Alternate: Leslie Beck

Serving April 26, 2015 Greeters: Rod & Jan Farley Guest Book: Terry Vannoy Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: Angulo Sound & Video: PJ Vannoy, Ben Stuart Lay Leader: Children’s Moment: Elders: Lin Garcia, Randy Langston, Melody Martinez

Diaconate: Leslie’s Team Prepare: Randy Langston, Lisa Parks Ushers: Diane Daugherty, Phil Forbes Serve: Leslie Beck, Diane Daugherty, Sue

Harless, Randy Langston, Lisa Parks Clean Up: Leslie Beck, Sue Harless, Lisa

Parks Alternate: Leslie Beck