June 7, 2015 Issue 23

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CALLER the

In This Issue Remember in Prayer 2

Prayer Requests, 5/31 2 Statistics 2 Spiritual Disciplines Wk 2 Wedding Shower 2 Serving in the Military 2 Save the Dates 3 Thank you 3 Graduates 3 Social Opportunities 3 Disciples Mens Breakfast 3 Summer Camp 3 MMC Concert 4 Pentecost Offering 4 General Assembly 4 Bread for the World Letters 4 CWS Baby Kits 4 Chapel on Wheels Fundraiser 5 Tim Alexander 5 Homelessness 101 5 Hasty Note 6 Food for Thought 6 Calendar 7 Serving Sunday 8

Events June 7 June 14, 2015 June 7: 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. - Wedding Shower for Taylor Fee & Ben Clark 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary & FH June 8: 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. - Chapel on Wheels Fundraiser @ Pollys 10:00 A.M. - OAMC Meeting, Chapman Lounge 6:30 P.M. Old Testament Class @ Donnas June 9: 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary and Choir Room June 10: 10:00 A.M. - Price Memorial Service, Sanctuary 7:00 P.M. - Discipleship Ministry Team, CL June 11: Tri Tip at Downtown Market 5:00 A.M. - Casa Prayer Group, Choir Room 6:00 P.M. Habitat for Humanity, Chapman Lounge June 13: 8:00 A.M. Disciples Men & Casa Mens Breakfast, CL 9:00 A.M. Homeless 101 Seminar (see article elsewhere in Caller 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Casa, Sanctuary June 14: Home Communion; Graduate Recognition 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. Childrens Ministry Task Force, Chapman Lounge 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary & FH June 15: 6:00 P.M. - Girls Night Out @ El Farolito Jr., Fullerton 6:30 P.M. - Old Testament Class @ Donnas June 16: 9:00 A.M. - Pathways of Hope General Board, CL 12:00 P.M. Sr. Adults Meeting, Chapman Lounge 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary and Choir Room AA Groups: Sun. 8 P.M., 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

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, Sandra Brown, Linda Christman, Lorna & Skip Farnum, Barbara Hasty, Anna Lou Horspool, Carolyn Kenrick, Colleen Langston, Flora Miller, Kristine Perry, Norma Rill, Betty Rollo, Gayle Schoeff, Marj Schwenker, Claudia Tammen, and Bob & Donna Vannoy. Please pray for the following PSWR Church: All Peoples Christian Church 822 East 20th Street Los Angeles, CA 90011

Readings and Prayer Concerns for Week of June 8 June 14, 2015 Monday, June 8: Reading: Psalm 20;

Pray for the Older Adult Ministry Team of the Pacific SW Region meeting today in Chapman Lounge. Tuesday, June 9: Reading: 1 Samuel 15: 34-16:7; Pray for Pathways of Hope meeting in the newly renovated Distribution Center. Wednesday, June 10: Reading: 1 Samuel 16: 8-13; Pray for the Discipleship Ministry Team meeting tonight. Thursday, June 11: Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Pray for Habitat for Humanity meeting in Chapman Lounge tonight. Friday, June 12: Reading: 2 Corinthians 5: 11-17; Pray for the Global Ministries Missionary in India, Kahala Cannon Saturday, June 13: Reading: Mark 4:26-29; Pray for the Disciples Men and Casa Men meeting for breakfast this morning. Sunday, June 14: Reading: Mark 4:30 34; Pray for graduates as we recognize them in our 10:15 service today. Sunday Statist ics May 31, 2015 107(Remember Service) 12 (Reawaken Service) 110 (Casa 1 P.M. service) Weekly Giving: $3,998.20 Missions: $444.25 Budget Goal: $3,777 Pentecost: $705.16 Baby Kits: $214

Prayer Requests, May 31, 2015 Sharlane Blakeley

Charlie Cousins, who has been diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer.

Diane Daugherty

Sister, Debbie, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Anonymous Barbara Hasty, who fell and fractured her knee cap.

Anonymous Please keep our Mission team in your prayers this week as they serve in Lakeland, CO.

Serving in the Military Adam Hawley, Deb Taylors nephew, is back at Ft. Bliss. Lt. Cmdr. Patrick OConner, Betty Rollos grandson-in-law at sea. 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. Petty Officer Michael J. Borden, 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, Navy nurse stationed in Norfolk, VA. Kash Cross, Ted & Sammies grandson, is at Ft. Gordon, GA for helicopter repair training. Mjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie Fraters who is serving in Seoul, Korea.

Wedding Shower Today after the 10:15 service we will be honoring

Taylor Fee and Ben Clark on their upcoming wedding at an All-Church Wedding Shower in Chapman Lounge.

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Thank You A great big thank you to David & Amy Styffe, Leslie Beck, Luanne Bailey, Craig Wallace, Bill Martin, Mitch Hanlon, Randy Baxter and Helena for all your help on Work Day last Saturday. Tom Beck

Two Great Social Opportunities from the Discipleship Ministry Team First one is City of

Fullerton/Chamber of Commerce Day at the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball game on July 18. We have a block of tickets in the lower View level, $18 each. There are 10 left. So if you would like to go and sit with us, contact Donna in the office ASAP. Second on the calendar is a trip to the Hollywood Bowl, Sunday, August 23 to see Smoot Summer Jazz with Dave Koz and friends, Rick Braun, Kenny Lattimore, Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, Macy Gray, Harvey Mason Chameleon. Tickets are $28 each ($21 for ticket plus $7 bus ticket from Lakewood Mall. We have 16 tickets available so let Donna know ASAP if you would like to join us. Great opportunity to invite your unchurched friends to a non threatening venue. Save the Dates: 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

Looking for Graduates We are putting together a list of junior high, high school and college graduates to be announced in our June 14 issue of the Caller and honored in our 10:15 A.M. service that day. If you would like to be included or have a loved one youd like to include, call Donna at 714-525-5525 or send an email to: fullerton1stcc@gmail.com by June 11. Please remember to include the persons full name, the name of the school from which they are graduating, the degree they earned (if a college graduate) and plans for the future.

Disciples Men/Casa Breakfast FCCF men of all ages are invited to join for this month's Disciples Men's Breakfast, to be held on Sat. June 13 from 8:00-9:30 A.M. in the

Chapman Lounge. We've switched it to the 2nd Saturday of the month, avoiding conflicts over 4th of July and Labor Day weekends. Please RSVP to Randy Baxter (rbaxter@fullerton.edu, or 714-396-8858) if you are able to attend, and if you have any preferences for food, which we'll enjoy along with good fellowship and discussion of a short but relevant Scripture message." Summer Camp is Coming! CYF II (entering grade 11 2015 graduates) June 28 July 4; $380 Chi Rho (entering 7th 8th) July 5 11; $380 CYF I (entering 9th 10th) July 12 18; $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 FCCF will pay of early bird registration.

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Today is the last Day to get tickets TODAY is the last day to let Ed know if you would like a ticket

to the Mountainside Master Chorale concert, A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms on Sunday, June 14, at 3:30 P.M. at Bridges Auditorium in Claremont. Tickets are $20 for Adults and $17 for Seniors. However, if 10, or more from our congregation, choose to go to this concert, the ticket price drops to just $10 each. Pentecost Offering Recap Thanks to all of you, we were able to surpass our $760 goal by $154.16 for a total of $914.16. If you forgot or were unable to get your offering here these past two Sundays, we will also accept your donation. Just put Pentecost in the memo line and it will get the Outreach Ministry Team for disbursement. Due to your great generosity, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and specifically the Pacific Southwest Region will be able to assist in the planting of more New Church Starts. The Outreach Ministry

General Assembly is Coming

Plan to go to Columbus, Ohio, July 18 22 to join the 2015 General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ.) Not only will there be worship unlike any other gathering, but the learning communities are as rich as any conference you might attend elsewhere. Go to ga.disciples.org and look through the 40-page pamphlet describing all the events. They are incredible. We are allowed four voting delegates in addition to clergy members of our congregation. So if you are planning on attending General Assembly, please let Donna know so we can get you registered to vote.

Offering of Letters As of last Sunday, we had 42 letters ready to mail to our

Legislators on behalf of reauthorization of childrens nutrition programs. Thank you to the following people who took the time to write letters for this worthy cause: Ed and Mariette Linberg, Ruth Mary and Marguerite Beal, Sibyl Dittberner, Luanne Bailey, Sherry Herrera, Jill Scott, Pan Van Vleet, Donna Woodbridge, Ben Stuart, Kathy, Alyssa, and Paul Robidoux, Pam Findley-Flor, and Minde and Tim Findley-Grubb. CWS Baby Kits We have collected money for five baby kits already towards our goal of 25. We will continue collecting money to prepare baby kits for Church World Service (CWS) to help with disasters during the month of June. Then after church on June 28, you are invited to stay for lunch in Fellowship Hall and help assemble the kits. A baby kit (under 12 months) consists of: 6 cloth diapers, 2- T shirts or undershirts (no onesies,) 2 washcloths, 2 gowns or sleepers, 2 diaper pins, 1 sweater or sweatshirt, and 2 receiving blankets. The cost of a kit is $39 + $2 for shipping. If you would like to help with this project, just place your check in the offering with baby kit on the memo line. World Outreach provides many opportunities for you to help. We do not expect the whole congregation to help with every project. Pick your favorites and your passion. Thank you for your support.

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Chapel on Wheels Fundraiser

Chapel on Wheels Fundraiser at Pollys is this Monday, June 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be sure to pick up a flyer on the counter in the office and enjoy breakfast, lunch and/or dinner to support their Weekday Bible Education program. If you are interested in being more involved in this organization, please talk to Donna and she can steer you in the right direction. They need volunteers for all kinds of projects. From Near Homelessness into our Choir and beyond You probably have noticed that every year Mitch brings a few of his students to augment the voices in our choir (usually men.) A few years ago we were privileged to have Tim Alexander as one of those students. Thursday, June 4, the Orange County Register has a front page article about one of those students, Tim Alexander. It is quite a story about how Tim found his home at Cal State Fullerton and through the Guardian Scholars Program. As Tim said in his speech at his graduation a couple of weeks ago, I came to this university as a student at risk of homelessness. My freshmen year I spent every night on a different friends couchThanks to the Guardian School program I was offered a full-ride scholarship to focus on my educational experience, personal growth and professional development. Upon graduation, Tim has been offered nine job interviews all in one day. Thank you Mitch and the Guardian School Program for giving Tim this opportunity. We look forward to great things from this young man. To read the entire article here is the link: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/alexander-664317-says-years.html#slideshow

Homeless 101 Workshop to be offered again. Fullerton ACT is celebrating their 1-year anniversary of educating the Fullerton community. It has been an amazing year as they have helped many individuals learn more about homelessness and engage in volunteer work. Eleven of us attended the event a few months ago. It is well worth your time to spend a morning learning about what is taking place just outside our doors and how we can help. The event will be held from 9 A.M. -12 P.M. on June 13 at Woodcrest Elementary (455 W. Baker St, Fullerton CA 92832). Light refreshments will be served from 8:30 9 A.M. This event is free and open to anyone who is willing to learn and challenge preconceived notions about our neighbors without housing. To register, go to http://fullertonact.org/event/homelessness-101/. Please feel free to pass the event information on to anyone you think would be interested as we would love to have their participation.

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Its always nice to hear from people in response to my notes [even if its from another retired minister]. Ed Linberg writes of his attending his daughters

Episcopal Service last week. Choir members were performing impromptu dances as they recessed, even doing so as they awaited the Benediction. He writes,

As the choir marched out, along with the celebrants, some of the Choir members were dancing, or almost doing so. They got to the back of the sanctuary and headed back to the front by the side aisle where they stood for the Benediction. More of them were dancing. Thats BiblicalDavid danced before the Lord in his ephod which my OT Professor at Lexington said was a euphemism for `underwear.

So some Sunday morning, before Pastor Dale pronounces the Benediction, dont be surprised if Ed takes off his choir robe, and starts dancing in his underwear! If any of you decide to complain about Eds style or dancing skills, I should caution you that Michal, the daughter of Saul, accused David of improperly exposing himself before the maidens of the court. Sadly, she found that being critical of how the future king of Israel demonstrated his passion for God would make her unhappy all the days of her life. So I suggest we leave our likes, dislikes, preferences and prejudices at the door as we welcome people who are passionate about their faith, their Savior, and their church. A new member once approached with a concern. He said he couldnt find anybody who was on fire for the Lord! Worship is a time to let that fire out as we witness to the power of Jesus to heal and save all of us. I hope God leads you to bring your fire, your passion and your spirit to worship on Sunday. See you in church! In love, Bob Hasty, Worship Team Chair Food for Thought (excerpt from Home Touch) It aint the parts of the Bible that I cant understand that bother me, its the parts that I do understand. Mark Twain My grandfather kept a diary for the last 10 years of his life. Last week, I was reading through some of the entries. On one occasion, he was visiting his brother and sister who were living in the Los Angeles area. He, himself, was a proud Midwesterner from Iowa. On this particular day, they had been invited out to dinner, and he noted in his diary that the repast included: nicely fried chicken, potatoes and gravy. peas, a salad, young radishes and onions, fresh pocketbook rolls and, for my special benefit, blueberry pie. Pocketbook rolls. Have you ever heard of pocketbook rolls? Perhaps you have, but I hadnt. So I did a little research. What I learned is that pocketbook rolls usually refer to small, round rolls perhaps in the shape of a half moon. They can be opened up to reveal a pocket in which a stuffing of some kind can be placed. In a sense, this roll is a distant cousin of the dumpling. Some versions of the pocketbook roll may only be pastry that has been folded over (with no filling inside) causing it to look like a small change purse. When I read about the pocketbook roll, I immediately thought of Gods Word, the Bible. Its not just a book, although it looks like one. Nor is it an ornamental coffee-table object. Rather, Gods Word is a divine utterance that is nourishing. It feeds our. It gives us strength for daily living. So when we open the Word, we find that it is crammed with delicious truths and promises that help us to be strong throughout the day. Perhaps, this is why the psalmist wrote, O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. (Psalm 34.8.) Prayer: thank you, gracious God, for offering your Word as food for our souls. In Jesus name. Amen

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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 June 7, 2015 Greeters: Deb Taylor Guest Book: Sue Harless Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: McCuen Sound & Video: Clare Keech, Kyle Fought Lay Leader: Childrens Moment: Elders: Sherry Herrera, Bill Martin, Nancy Geiger

Diaconate: McCuens Team Prepare: Paul Robidoux, Anna Van Diest Ushers: Kelly & Shawn McCuen Serve: Luanne Bailey, Jan, Kelly & Shawn

McCuen, Paul Robidoux, Anna Van Diest Clean Up: Kelly, Shawn & Jan McCuen Alternate:

Serving June 14, 2015 Greeters: Phyllis & Duane Elliott Guest Book: Phil Forbes Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: Angulo Sound & Video: Paul & Travis Robidoux Lay Leader: Childrens Moment: Elders: Randy Langston, Nancy Malotte, Phil Forbes (HC) HC Elders: Luanne Bailey, Phil Forbes, Annie Frater

Diaconate: McCuens Team Prepare: Anna Van Diest, Alice Wallace Ushers: Jan & Dirk McCuen Serve: Luanne Bailey, Dirk & Jan McCuen,

Anna Van Diest, Craig & Alice Wallace Clean Up: Anna Van Diest, Alice & Craig

Wallace Alternate: