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FIRST PRESS

First Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino

Volume 48, No. 5 Ma y 20 11

Despite some April show-ers and overcast skies, ournew solar panels producedenough power last month tomore than meet the electricalneeds of the entire campus.

This graph shows thechurchs April electricity usageover the past three years. InApril 2009 we paid $1,030 andin 2010 we paid $1,170. As aresult of our solar power gen-eration system, the SCE datashows we generated morepower in April than we used.

The excess electricity willbe banked for the hot sum-mer months. Not only is thesolar power system alreadyproviding savings on utilitybills, it is providing a cleardemonstration of our commit-ment to value our environmentand the world God created forus!

Roy Nix

Since September, we have beenseeking to renew and refresh our prac-tice of prayer and worship with the won-

derful grant we re-ceived from the CalvinInstitute for ChristianWorship.

Two of our work-shops remain: one onMay 14, and one onPentecost weekend,June 11.

These events are intergenerational,hands-on, no-experience-necessary op-portunities to make handmade offeringsfor our Sunday worship. We have cre-ated poetry, collages, and clay vessels inwhich we served communion, and weseek the presence of Jesus as we createin his name.

Clothe Yourselves in Love is the titleof our next workshop, and we will bedyeing beautiful silk fabric to be used tobeautify our sanctuary and make eachother aware that it is sacred space wherewe encounter the presence of the RisenChrist.

Our guest presenter will help us towork in teams, as we dye fabrics bothlarge and small in bright and variegatedliturgical colors. We will consider what itmeans to adorn our space and ourselvesas we prepare to greet the God wholoves us each Sunday morning.

Especially if you have not yet been to

one of these events, especially if you are

not sure this is for you -- consider joining

us! Sign up using the form on the web-

site or in the office. Cost is $5 and in-

cludes your lunch!

In a world where there are shrinkingresources and everyone seems desper-ate to get some for their own selves, it isa counter-cultural spiritual practice togive regularly.Why do we give?

We give in order to express concrete

and personal gratitude to God for allGods goodness to us: the beauty of theworld, the life and saving work of Jesus,and the presence of the Spirit who lovesand guides us all of our days. Thoughour gift is never adequate in scale, it is away of saying that our willingness to fol-low Jesus is more than just words -- thatwe will invest the work of our hands andthe stuff of our lives in his ministry.

We give in order to make a differ-ence. When we pool our resources we

can be many places at once: we are vis-iting the person in the hospital, we areproclaiming grace at the memorial ser-vice, we are lifting praises on Easter dayand we are feeding the hungry Godsends to our door. When we share whatwe have, we multiply the ways in which

we can bless others in Jesus name.We give because the beauty of Chris-tian faith will outlast our mortal lives andour physical energy. When we give, weensure that what has been transformingand life-giving and healing for us will goon, even when we cannot carry it forwardourselves.

Your giving is a powerful witness,

which makes a difference every day and

every week in our community.

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Actual Budgeted Over/(Under)Pledges $ 106,987.34 110,250.00 (3,262.66)Other Income $ 11,256.85 13,337.43 (2,080.58)Expenses $ 125,069.82 126,241.97 (1,172.15)Net Income $ (6,825.63) (2,654.54) (4,170.09)

We want to list all those graduatingfrom high school through post-graduateschool or beyond in ourJune Newsletter and in the

bulletin on Youth Sunday,May 8th.

If you know someonewho is graduating or earn-ing a degree, please letSally Inglis know in thechurch office as soon aspossible-- contact information is now

available on our cool new website by ei-ther using the new Contact page or by

clicking on Sallys name on the staffpage under About Us.

The information we would like is:Name of GraduateCurrent Address of GraduateSummer Address of GraduateE-mail addressSchool Issuing degree/diplomaName of degree

Thanks for your help!

The 2011-2012 Planning Calendar are avail-able this month. The calendar pages begin withJune 2011 and end with December 2012.

Calendar features include Lectionary for theLord's Day and special liturgical days, Colors forthe liturgical seasons, Liturgical days, program-matic emphases and secular holidays, Monthlyplanning suggestionsand resources, Synod,presbytery and GAstaff directories, Fold-

out synod/presbyteryand world maps incolor.

The calendars areordinarily $10.75 each,but because the Pres-bytery office orders them in bulk, we can providethem for $7 each if you order them now. If youwould like one, give your order and payment toMimi Lange no later than May 16. You will beable to pick up the calendar at church aroundJune 13.

May 1 (2nd Sunday of Easter)Acts 2:14a, 22-32

Psalm 16:1-111 Peter 1:3-9

John 20:19-31May 8 (3rd Sunday of Easter)

Acts 2:14a, 36-41Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19

1 Peter 1:17-23Luke 24:13-35

May 15 (4th Sunday of Easter)Acts 2:42-47Psalm 23:1-6

1 Peter 2:19-25John 10:1-10

May 22 (5th Sunday of Easter)Acts 7:55-60

Psalm 31:1-5, 15-161 Peter 2:2-10John 14:1-14

May 29 (6th Sunday of Easter)Acts 17:22-31Psalm 66:8-201 Peter 3:13-22John 14:15-21

TheRev.Dr.SandyTice

PastorTheRev.EricLedermann

AssociatePastorTheRev.NoeFalconi

MinistryofVisitationTheRev.JimHuffstutler

PastorEmeritus

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Our Mission

It is the Mission of First PresbyterianChurch of San Bernardino, inspired by

the Holy Spirit, to proclaim the goodnews of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

through worship and celebration, andteaching and learning, so that lives are

transformed and members are encour-aged to use their special gifts to care forand value, as God's Beloved, each other

and the community in which we live.

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Seeking to be Faithful Together, a class beginning May1st and continuing for the next three weeks,will examine Amendment 10-A and otheramendments to the Constitution of thePCUSA. At the General Assembly meeting inMinneapolis last July, these amendmentswere approved; in order for the change to takeplace, a majority of Presbyteries must alsoapprove them.

The Presbytery of Riverside, to which 1st Presbyterian be-longs, has already voted to approve most of these amend-ments, including 10-A, which creates changes in the languageregarding ordination standards for clergy and leadership in thechurch. The voting by other Presbyteries is currently in pro-gress. The class will be an opportunity to explore together howthese amendments affect the local congregation and to talk asChristian brothers and sisters about our questions and ourhopes and dreams. This class will take place in FiresideLounge and will be led by several of our members and guests.

The class taught by Roger Lyons will continue the preparingourselves series. In May the title is Preparing Ourselves forHeavenly Worship, using as texts the letter to Philippians andthe book of Revelation. This promises to be a class with muchto discuss. Women in PW circles have been studying Revela-tion each month since September, and have found it thought-provoking. Room 10 is the location for the class.

Coffee and Conversation, the free-wheeling class in theLibrary, will continue with items of interest to the participants.Bring your thoughts and questions to this group, and enjoy theinteraction.

Room 12is open each Sunday morning as a time to listen toquiet music and to pray and meditate using art materials in anindividual, non-directed way. If you havent visited this room,give it a try. It could be your chance to become as a child, ex-ploring with color, texture and imagination.

Stick around after worship May 22 and havelunch at the annual Weenie Roast Family CampFundraiser.

Family campers will be selling a hotdog lunchafter church to help raise money for the Family

Camp Scholarship Fund.Youll be amazed as ordinary weenies be-

come gourmet masterpieces. Come enjoy agreat lunch with your church family

Success is getting what you want.

Happiness is wanting what you get.Dale Carnegie

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Little green sprigs are poking their heads upthrough the dirt in my yard -- both wanted and un-wanted! -- and I am reminded of newness and Easter-tide, and the God who delights in doing a new thing.

This is true in our midst as well:

A class of four people has begun the new-memberprocess, sharing a meal and their stories of Christianfaith. Before the month is out, they will stand beforeyou and promise to faithfully be part of the work ofJesus Christ that we are doing together as a congre-gation. Fresh hands Open hearts Courage. It

never ceases to amaze me that the Holy Spirit workscontinues to confront us with [Gods] claims and at-tract us to [Gods] goodness as we said in last weekscommunion prayer.

The Original Believing and Belonging class hasconcluded, and we celebrated the 25 meetings in thelast year that we spent learning basic Bible, prayerpractices, and our own call to ministry. Much to mysurprise -- why am I still surprised by the Holy Spirit? -- they have decided to continue to meet, and are gath-ering once a month to support each other, to deepentheir friendships, and to bring other family membersinto the circle of community they have formed.

A new Believing and Belonging class will beginvery soon, and a fresh group of new members andfamiliar faces will seek the One who has called themby name.

Three students met with Session to read theirstatements of faith and become members of the Bodyof Christ. When I think of the complexity of the worldin which they are coming of age, I am astounded thatthey can hear the voice of God clearly enough tochoose to follow. And I wonder if we, who have beenmembers longer than they, are sufficiently grateful fortheir presence. And are we still willing to allow God to

do a new thing in our indi-vidual and corporate lives?

Keep your eyes openfor small green sprigs --good things are growinghere.

Thanks be to God fornew life.

Sandy

Early one spring, I planted a couple of dozen amaryllisbulbs. With great anticipation, I watched for blooms. Butweeks turned into months before the first sign of life ap-peared. By the end of summer, the bedof pink flowers Id envisioned was noth-ing more than a scattering of greenleaves.

So I pulled them all up to makeroom for other plants. I wasnt about towaste another growing season.

Imagine my surprise the followingspring, when a single delicate amaryllisblossom appeared. My delight quicklyturned to dismay for I realized Idgiven up too soon. Had I the least bit ofpatience or a little faith, I might havehad a glorious garden.

Then I wondered: Are there other things or people Igive up on too soon? What might a little patience and faithdo for a difficult relationship or troublesome circum-stances?

Kari Myers (adapted from Homiletics)

A group of second-graders was quizzed about whatingredients their mothers are made of.

One child said, God makes mothers out of clouds andangel hair and everything nice in the world, and one dab ofmean.

To the question "What doesyour mom do in her sparetime?" one youngster said,"Mothers don't do spare time."

When the children wereasked Why did God give you

your mother and not someother mom? one child replied,God knew she likes me a lotmore than other people's momslike me.

The test of courage comes when we are in the minor-

ity. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the

majority.

Ralph W. Sockman

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Check out everything thats happening in the comingmonths! Church School is for all ages, children, youth and adults.

Children and youth meet in the chapel at 9:30am each Sun-day (see schedule below). Fellowship of the Carpenter (FOC) is our youth fellow-ship group for 6th through 12th grade youth, and meetsSeptember May on Sunday evenings from 5pm to 7pm(doors open at 4:30pm with music and hanging out). Din-ner is at 5:30pm, so if anyone has food allergies, please letPastor Eric know ahead of time.

Were wrapping our 2010-2011 year! What a year it hasbeen. The next few weeks well be gearing up for leadingworship for Youth Sunday on May 8th and then hostingsome fun events to round out our year. Check it out!May 19:30am Church School - Youth Class to rehearse forYouth Sunday!10:30am Worship4:30pm Doors open for FOC5:00pm-7:00pm FOC Youth Sunday Preparation. Tonightwell put together the last minute things for Youth Sunday.So, come prepared!May 8 Youth Sunday/Celebration of the Women of theChurch9:30am Church School10:30am WorshipNo FOCMay 159:30am Church School

10:30am WorshipTBA FOC to Laser Tagor Miniature Golf or something like that (stay tuned!)May 229:30am Church School10:30am Worship3:00pm-7:00pm FOC End of the Year Pool Party & BBQ

at the Cummings Home (bring a drink or a snack to share,

hot dogs and hamburgers provided!)

At least a year's worth of planning, hours of phoneconversations with the city and landscapers, multiplemeetings of at least three committees, unsolicitedopinions from all of us who 'know' things, debate anddecisions and a glorious day of planting and celebrat-ing and we, at the First Presbyterian ChildCare Cen-ter, believe all of the trees are for us!

May is the month when we learn about trees andbirds so thank you all for the perfect set-up!

The FPCCC children will spend time under andaround the trees onour campus noticinghow they are alike anddifferent. They willalso learn about howtrees turn carbon diox-ide into oxygen. And,they will spend time

just enjoying the cool-ness, shade andbeauty of these amaz-ing gifts of God. Theyare already noticinghow many differentkinds of birds callsthey hear as they driftoff to nap.

A child discovering and integrating her or his placein Creation is a fascinating process. It is a great gift tobe able to witness the growth. This congregation pro-vides a beautiful, safe space where small children cansit under huge eucalyptus trees, roll in green grass,compare their height to baby crepe myrtles and plantand eat kale, cabbage, corn and peppers.

Alleluia!Lynette DuClos Adelson

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Another Lenten season has come and gone and the Lenten Task Forcewants to thank those who contributed so much to the Lenten Retreat andLenten Quiet Nights.

First, our Retreat this year was a change in format and resulted in a con-tribution to our Green Earth with the purchase and planting of the trees in theparking lot, and the planting of the crape myrtle trees provided by the City onD Street.

This was a joint effort with the Green Committee and Mark Adelson wasan invaluable ally in bringing it to fruition. Mark found the money for thetrees and worked with Rose Gareau and landscaper David Ollis, to plan thedetails of the project.

Mark also worked with Tom Townsend from the City Parks and Recrea-tion Department to coordinate the procur-ing and planting of the crape myrtle trees.Rose Gareau prepared the Retreat bro-

chure.On our Retreat work day Sandy

capped off our work efforts with reverenceand blessings for each tree, and LynetteAdelson provided us with a delicious lunchfrom Juan Pollo with serving help from theCongregational Care Committee.

Lenten Quiet Nights always involvemany willing hands to provide the wor-ship experience and the soup suppers.First, Marion Wiens, Jeannie Marona, andDana Babb developed the materials to fa-cilitate the five weekly presentations, and

the Worship Committee arranged for this years presenters who were: MaryBolaos, Reyna Nolin and Sandy Tice, Amy Smith, Wanda Skipper, and NitaZwolinski and Carol Valentine, and a special thanks to Kathy Showman wholed in our singing.

As always, Earlene and Don Dudley created the chapel environmentwhich enhanced our worship experience.

Jeannie Marona coordinated the soup and bread making this year, andthe providers were soup makers: Lynette Adelson, Amy Smith, RosemaryKrause, Don Dudley, and Rebecca Allen; and bread bakers: Lynette Adel-son, Bobbie Terrell, Sally Morris, Rosemary Krause, Nan Shelton, Carol Val-entine, Jeannie Marona, and Rebecca Allen.

As always, many hands pitched in for setup and cleanup with specialthanks to Jeannie Marona, as well as James Welte, Mark Freeman, and

Kathleen Ray for table setup and dishwashing.Also, another thank you to Rose Gareau and Earlene and Don Dudleyfor the collage in Fellowship Hall which contributed to our theme ConnectingWith Creation.

We are a church family blessed with so many willing workers Thanks beto them and to God.

Bobbie Terrell

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are thecharming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel

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May 1 Jack & Lea HouserLily BolaosAidan Morris

May 2 Diana PanelliMay 4 James Keiper

Erika ManteiCharles Peoples

May 5 Trevor AgreLori EdwardsAlden Scott McGarvey

May 6 Katie WillisMay 7 Maggie WillisMay 8 Virginia Usher

George & ShelleyBiddlecombe

May 9 Chasin BrickerRosalind Mantei

May 10 Susan SkoglundMay 11 Tinka Ponder

Barbara NobleMay 12 Wendy LambMay 14 Sam Adelson

Carol CoyneMay 15 Tom Adams

Donna HarmanLynn Usher

May 16 Jim Babcock

May 17 Tim & Lynn UsherWanda Skipper

May 18 Florence DybowskiBob WiensJosie & Bob Short

May 22 Serena DireenJosh Direen

May 23 David EakinJim Morris

May 25 Jackson WilsonMay 27 Jenna Garza

Alan & Beverly KristoffersenMay 28 Mark Adelson

Al & Mindy Rueda

Dale & Kathy ShowmanJon Preciado

May 29 Erick GuzmanMay 31 Larry & Jeannie Marona

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In What Did He Die For? Twila Paris reminds us why we observe Me-morial Day and why we worship Jesus as our Savior. The first verse tellsof a 21-year-old soldier fighting for Americas freedom during World War II.

The second verse recalls another young man, many centuries prior, sentby his Father to win eternal freedom from sin for the entire world.The chorus offers this challenge:

What did he die for when he died for you and me,Made the sacrifice so that we could all be free?I believe we will answer each to heavenFor the way we spend a priceless liberty.Look inside and ask the question, What did he die for?

Memorial Day challenges us to live soas to honor the sacrifices made by mem-bers of the military. We value our free-dom because of the heavy price people

have paid for it. Likewise, every daywere challenged to live so as to honorJesus supreme sacrifice. He calls us tospend our priceless liberty using ourblessings to bless others.

Lord, keep our servicemen and women safe, whether they serve at home or overseas.Hold them in your loving hands and protect them as they protect us.'

Please keep our military members in your prayers.

Seaman Mark Munz, US Navy, IraqSgt. Andrew Bonine, US Army, Ft. Riley, KSPvt. Rachael Bonine, US Army, Ft. Riley, KS

Staff Sgt. Will Drake, US Air Force, Langley AFB, VAStaff Sgt. Robert Bentley Wilson, US Army Schofield Barracks, HI

WO2 James Bentley Wilson, US Army, IraqLt. Col. David Le Roy, US Air Force, Travis AFB, CA

Please send additions and updates to RoseGareau@aol.com

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