August 2, 2015 Issue 31

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CALLER the

In This Issue

Remember in Prayer 2 Prayer Requests, 7/26 2 Statistics 2 Spiritual Disciplines Wk 2 Serving in the Military 2 JYF Lemonade Stand 3 Save the Date 3 Childrens Ministry Task Force 3 Worship Team Workshop 3 Christmas in July Wrap up 4 Blanket Month 4 Bibles & Hygiene Project 4 Council of Elders Report 5 Serving Sunday 6

Events August 2, - August 9, 2015 August 2: 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. - Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 11:30 A.M. - JYF Lemonade Stand, Chapman Lounge 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary & FH August 3: 6:30 P.M. - OCCS, Fellowship Hall August 4: 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Chapman Lounge (CL) August 5: 5:30 P.M. - Hot Meal Ministry, Team C August 6: Tri Tip Barry Woodbridge, Coordinator 5:00 A.M. - Casa Prayer Time 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Habitat for Humanity, CL August 7: 9:00 A.M. - Pathways of Hope Program Committee, CL August 8: 8:00 A.M. - DMF/CASA Mens Breakfast, CL 8:30 A.M. - Greek Class Women Breakfast, Class at 9:30 A.M. August 9: Home Communion 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. - Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 11:30 A.M. - JYF Lemonade Stand, Front porch 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary & FH August 10: 7:00 A.M.- 9:30 P.M. Chapel on Wheels Fundraiser @ Pollys 10:00 A.M. - OAMC Meeting, Chapman Lounge (CL) 6:30 P.M. Old Testament Class @ Donnas August 11: 5:30 A.M. - Pathways of Hope Committee (CL) 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Chapman Lounge August 12: 7:00 P.M. - Discipleship Meeting, Chapman Lounge AA Groups: Sun. 8 P.M., Room 107; Thursday 8 P.M., Friday, 7:30 P.M.,

Sat. 8:30 P.M., OCYPAA, Sat. 3:30 P.M., FH AL-Anon: Fri. Noon, Room 101A NA Group: Tues. 7:30 P.M., FH OA: Tues. 7 P.M., Sun. 10 A.M., Room 107

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Remember in Prayer Continue to pray for: Jim & Helen Bailey, Sue Bacon, Dottie Bense, Sandra Brown, Jack Doughty, Lorna & Skip Farnum, Carolyn Kenrick, Colleen Langston, Flora Miller, Kristine Perry, Jeanne Randall, Norma Rill, Betty Rollo, Gayle Schoeff, Claudia Tammen, and Bob & Donna Vannoy. Please pray for the following PSWR Church: Thirtieth Street Church 3000 So. Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90018

Readings and Prayer Concerns for Week of August 3 August 9, 2015 Monday, August 3: Reading: 2 Samuel 18:5-9; Pray for our nation and all the

unrest that surrounds us. Let us pray for Gods presence and understanding of how to deal with these issues. Tuesday, August 4: Reading: 2 Samuel 18: 15, 3-33; Pray for Global Ministries Missionary in Lesotho, Andrew Sheraton-Cooper Wednesday, August 5: Reading: Psalm 34: 1-8; Pray for Hot Meal Ministry Team C who serve the hungry tonight. Thursday, August 6: Reading: Ephesians 4:25-32; Pray for Barry Woodbridge and Team 1 selling Tri-Tip at the Downtown Market tonight. Friday, August 7: Reading: Ephesians 5: 1-2; Pray for the Pathways of Hope Program Committee meeting today in Chapman Lounge. Saturday, August 8: Reading: John 6:35; Pray for the men of our church and the men of the Casa congregation as they meet for breakfast, devotion and prayer this morning. Sunday, August 9: Reading: John 1:1-18; Pray for those who have volunteered to be teachers and helpers in our Childrens Ministry as they have a training session on the new materials with Shelly Suggs after church today.

Prayer Requests, July 26, 2015 Anonymous Celebration of Ben Clark &

Taylor Fees wedding today Serving in the Military Adam Hawley, Deb Taylors nephew, is back at Ft. Bliss. Lt. Cmdr. Patrick OConner, Betty Rollos grandson-in-law who is home and will be stationed at Hanford, CA. Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollos 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. Michael J. Borden, Chief, Nancy Geigers grandson, in Norfolk, VA. Brandon Johnson, Army Chaplain, Mariette Linbergs 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, has been deployed to Moron, Spain Pvt. Kash Cross, Ted & Sammies grandson is at Ft. Gordon, GA and will graduate from Helicopter Repair school in a couple of weeks and after a leave will be sent to Korea. Mjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie Fraters who is serving in Seoul, Korea. Sunday Statist ics July 26, 2015 83 (Remember Service) 3 (Reawaken Service) 94 (Casa 1 P.M. service) Weekly Giving: $4,004.10 Missions: $444.90 Budget Goal: $3,777 Christmas in July $20 Bibles & Hygiene Kits $195 CWS Blankets: $155 Downtown Market: Casas week

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JYF Takes a Stand Against Hunger

Please join us on August 23 for JYFs Lemonade Stand and Lemon Boutique in Chapman Lounge following the 10:15 Worship Service. The other three Sundays in August JYF will have a Lemon Tasting Stand following the worship service. Proceeds from the Lemonade Stand and Boutique and the Lemon Tasting Stand will go to Pathways of Hope. Checks can be made out to First Christian Church, memo: Pathways of Hope Lemonade Stand. Thanks for supporting this worthwhile project. JYFers Childrens Ministry Task Force The Childrens Ministry Task Force met last Sunday after the 10:15 service in Chapman Lounge and chose the Shine curriculum that we will use in the Fall. This curriculum is produced by the Church of the Brethren and Dales wife, Shelly, has been a part of writing it. We are excited to announce that Shelly will lead us in a training session on Sunday, August 9, after the 10:15 worship in Chapman Lounge. Lunch will be provided. I believe that this is one of the greatest callings from God that you could receive. This is the time to instill in children the love of Jesus and how they can live their lives like Jesus. So if you love children and would like to volunteer a Sunday here and there to help with this ministry, you are invited to join us and be a part of this very important hands-on ministry. Please let me know that you will be here so we can provide enough food Donna Woodbridge

Important Dates to Remember Homeless Shelter forum: August 5, 5:30 p.m., Grace

Ministries Korean Church, 1701 W. Valencia Drive, Fullerton September 13 Rally Day September 26 Rock the Loch, All day music concert at Loch Leven. Watch Caller for more details later. October 4 6 Disciples Women Spiritual Growth Retreat at Loch Leven. October 17 PSWR Gathering, Riverside First Christian Church From the Worship Ministry Team You are invited to participate in a workshop aimed to enhance the cooperativeness of worship planning and designed to allow creativity and innovation to flow, and to enable our church to reach a whole new level in designing worship services. Cooperation Unglued (unlocking the potential of innovation worship design in a team environment) with Rev. Dr. Suzanne Castle will be held at First Christian Church, Orange, on August 22, from 9 A.M. 4 P.M. Cost is $15 if we get three or more to attend (we already have two). Wont you join us and be a part of planning: *how to inspire others to bring their gifts to worship *join together children, teens, adults and older folks in a meaningful way(s) * experience more participative planning and arts for services *draw in people who would enjoy creating with you Please let Donna know that you will be joining us. She will be making our reservations on August 10.

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Christmas in July Wrap Up Our Christmas in July was a great success! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

We collected 63 gifts (and a little birdie says there are still more on the way) valued at $550 and $160 in checks donated through the offering. There will be a drawing this Sunday to determine the winners of the prizes that are to be given to some lucky people who brought gifts for the Christmas in July Project benefitting Pathways of Hope. The Outreach Ministry Team- Laura Lee Wiggins Coordinator Bibles and Hygiene Kits Las week we shared the appeal for funds to help purchase more Bibles and Hygiene Kits to be distributed to those whod like to receive them at the Hot Meal Ministry on the first Wednesday of August. We hope to raise as much as $250 for this project and thanks to your generosity we are well on the way to achieving that goal. $195 was donated last Sunday. Thank you! If youd like to make a gift of support for this project, please make your check payable to the church and write: Bibles/Hygiene Kits on the memo line of your check. The Outreach Ministry Team

Blankets in July Now on to the next project for which we have already received $155

or enough for 31 blankets. If you have a favorite blanket story you would be willing to share, please email it to Donna in the office. We received the following from Lin Garcia: When my second daughter was born, we decorated her nursery in a Raggedy Ann motif. The blanket in the set was of big, Bright Yellow and White checks with Raggedy Ann's likeness and yellow satin binding. Stephanie named it Boppy (which is now a pillow that nursing Mom's use .) Boppy was her special friend. In those days, I didn't have a dryer so whenever Boppy needed to be washed, Stephanie would sit under the closeline waiting until Boppy was dry. When her father and I divorced and she went to his house on the weekend, she insisted that Boppy couldn't be washed because he smelled like me. (I hope I never smelled that bad...) One evening while I was preparing dinner, a little voice behind me said, You can't see me 'cause I'm invisible. I turned around to see Boppy standing there. . . So a blanket can provide warmth, be a comfort in stressful times, even be a faithful friend. If you would like to be a part of this vital project, please place your check in the amount of $5 for each blanket in the offering plate and write blankets in the memo line. To say thank you and to help you cool off a bit in this scorching weather, there will be three gift cards to Yogurtland for 3 lucky donors. For each $5 you donate, your name will be written on a Linus and his blanket ticket, which will be placed on the blanket in the Narthex, and you will be entered in the September drawing. Thank you for helping us have a successful project and caring for someone who might otherwise not be warm when the temperatures drop to near-freezing. The Outreach Ministry Team

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From the Council of Elders Air Conditioning/Heating Update We have received word that the loan we applied for from Disciples Church Extension has been approved. We will be moving forward, and hopefully will have the Air Conditioning/ Heating units replaced by the end of August. We will be borrowing $75,000.00 to replace 4 units on the roof (all installed in 1972 when the sanctuary was built) and to re-roof the flat roof (which is approx. 20 years old). We will be getting the loan at a rate of 4.5% for 15 years. Our payments will be $580.00 per month. If you have any questions, or would like more information on the decisions made, a couple of Trustees and myself will be in the choir room after church for the next two weeks (August 2nd & 9th). We elected not to do a fund raiser for this project, but if you feel called upon to donate either a one-time gift or over time to help defray the cost, please let the office or Pastor Dale know. Pat Vannoy, Chair of the Council of Elders Handicapped Task Force At the July meeting of the Council of Elders, the Worship Ministry Team requested a special committee be established to explore the possibilities and options of making our sanctuary more handicapped accessible and friendly. I am looking for volunteers who would be willing to work on this project with the goal of having suggestions by the end of the year. If you feel called to help out with this, please let the office or myself know. Thank you, Pat Vannoy, Chair of the Council of Elders

Emergency Procedures Task Force At the July meeting of the Council of Elders, it was voted to establish a group of people who would develop some procedures for our congregation that addressed emergency situations. This will include responses to earthquakes, fires and other life threatening situations. It will also address security issues, and how they are being handled by other churches. If you would like to be a part of this very important group, please let either the office or myself know. Thank you, Pat Vannoy, Chair of the Council of Elders

2015-2016 Nominating Committee

This years committee will be comprised of the following church members:

Nancy Geiger, Bill Henke, Anna Van Diest, Chris Fee, Barry Woodbridge, Pat Vannoy and Dale Suggs.

The committee will strive to see "that of God" within those called to serve this congregation. We seek to help others build and develop their ministry calling. We will work toward a stronger, more dynamic and more creative congregation through prayer-based and spirit-filled service. We recognize that people need to serve in ways of interest to them, using their spiritual gifts. Members of the Nominating Committee will be turning to you to help find people to serve this congregation through ministry. We are aware that this person might be you. We ask each of you to listen to that still, small voice of God that nudges you to reflection and action. Respond courageously by letting us know that maybe/possibly you are willing to give prayer-based and spirit-filled service to this congregation. You may also know of another who best represents Christ-centered leadership skills. We ask that you tell us of this person so that we may begin a thoughtful conversation with them to see if ministry is a possibility for them in the coming year. Pat Vannoy, Chair of the Council of Elders

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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.

First Christian Church . . .

Celebrating the diversity of all of Gods children, we are Disciples of Christ practicing spirit-filled worship, faith-building community, and passion-powered service

to our neighborhood and to the world.

Where encounters with God are not only ordinary, theyre extraordinary!

Where invitations not only happen on occasion,

they happen on every occasion.

Where hands not only give to the needy, they serve the least of these

Serving August 2, 2015 Greeter: Lynda Bailey Guest Book: Mariette Linberg Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: Angulo Sound & Video: PJ Vannoy Lay Leader: Childrens Moment: Elders: Pat Vannoy, Sherry Herrera, Judi Smedley

Diaconate: Randys Team Prepare: Annie Frater, Sybil Dittberner Ushers: Dena Heathman, Terry Vannoy Serve: Barbara Fenters, Kyle Fought, Annie

Frater, Dena Heathman, Terry Vannoy Clean Up: Barbara Fenters, Nancy Knott Alternate: Randy Baxter

Serving August 9, 2015 Greeter: Sherry Herrera Guest Book: Phil Forbes Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: Beal Sound & Video: Paul Robidoux Lay Leader: Childrens Moment: Elders: PJ Vannoy, Sherry Herrera, Phil Forbes (HC)

HC Elders: Kathy Robidoux, Barry Woodbridge, Judi Smedley

Diaconate: Randys Team Prepare: Randy Baxter, Terry Vannoy Ushers: Barbara Fenters, Annie Frater Serve: Randy Baxter, Barbara Fenters, Kyle

Fought, Dena Heathman, Terry Vannoy Clean Up: Kyle Fought Nancy Knott Alternates: Randy Baxter, Nancy Knott