August 16, 2015 Issue 33 1 CALLER the In This Issue
Remember in Prayer 2 Prayer Requests, 8/9 2 Spiritual
Disciplines Wk 2 Serving in the Military 2 Condolences 3 JYF
Lemonade Stand 3 Save the Date 3 Question 3 Girls Night Out3 Sr.
Book Club3 Blanket Month3 Statistics 3 Sr. Adult Meeting4 Worship
Workshop 4 We Get Letters 4 Harvest Festival5 Regional Events 5
& 6 Week of Compassion 7 Serving Sunday8
Event s August16 - August23,2015August 16: 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 Oracin Service,
Sanctuary & FH August 17: 1:00 P.M. - Fullerton Collabrative
Homeless Meeting, CL 6:00 P.M. - Girls Night Out @ Panera Bread
6:30 P.M. - Old Testament Class @ Donnas August 18: 5:30 P.M. -
Pathways of Hope General Board, Room 101A 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses
Sanctuary & Choir room 7:00 P.M. - Dialogue with Pastor Dale
about the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) August 19: 6:00
P.M. - Global Ministries Task Force, CL 7:00 P.M. - World Outreach
Ministry Team , CL; Stewardship/Property Ministry Team, Kitchen
August 20: Tri-Tip, Craig Wallace Coordinator 5:00 A.M. - Casa
Prayer Time 1:00 P.M. - Pathways of Hope, Faith Committee, CL
August 22: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. -Worship Workshop at First
Christian Church,Orange August 23: 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& JYF Meeting 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service,
Sanctuary & FH August 24: 6:30 P.M. - Old Testament Class @
Donnas 7:00 P.M. - Worship Ministry Team, Chapman LoungeAugust 25:
7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & 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 The Caller is published weekly( Deadl i neWednesday atNoon)by
Fi rstChri sti anChurch (Disciples of Christ) 109 E. Wilshire Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832 714.525.5525 email: [email protected]
www.fullertonfirstchristian.org I nteri mPastor: Rev. Dale Suggs
Edi tor: Donna Woodbridge Webmaster:Lisa Parks 2
RememberinPrayerContinue to pray for: Jim & Helen Bailey, Sue
Bacon, Dottie Bense, Sandra Brown, Jack Doughty, Lorna & Skip
Farnum, Carolyn Kenrick, Colleen Langston, Flora Miller, Janet
Parker, Kristine Perry, Jeanne Randall, Norma Rill, Betty Rollo,
Gayle Schoeff, Claudia Tammen, and Bob & Donna Vannoy. Please
pray for the following PSWR Church:Vision of Jesus Church1611
Cordova Street Los Angeles, CA 900a07 Jae Joon Kim, Pastor
ReadingsandPrayerConcernsforWeekofAugust17August23,2015Monday,
August 17: Reading: 1 Kings 8:1 & 6, 10 & 11; Pray for the
Girls Night Out group meeting at Panera Bread for dinner tonight.
Tuesday, August 18: Reading: Psalm 84:4 & 5; 11 & 12 Pray
for Pathways of Hope General Board Meeting tonight. Wednesday,
August 19: Reading: Ephesians 6:18; Pray for the World Outreach and
Stewardship/Property Ministry Teams meeting tonight.Thursday August
20: Reading: Psalm 84:1 -3 & 6 -10; Pray for Craig Wallace and
Team 3 selling Tri-Tip at the Downtown Market tonight.Friday,
August 21:Reading: John 6:56-69; Pray for Global Ministries
Missionary in Venezuela, Carmelo Alvarez.Saturday, August 22:
Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20; Pray for Suzanne Castle as she leads a
Worship Workshop at First Christian Church, Orange for all the
churches in the Pacific SW Region. Sunday, August 23:Reading: 1
Kings 8:22-30 & 41-43; Pray for the JYF group as they have a
Lemonade Stand and Boutique in Chapman Lounge to raise funds for
Pathways of Hope.
PrayerRequests,August9,2015Andrew SplethClaire Spleth (sister)
who is starting school and prayers for good health. Minde Findley
Pam Findley-Flor who tripped and fell breaking three bones in her
cheek/eye area.Kathy Wright Prayers for Lisa, Diana, Yvonne, &
Sara Cam MalottePrayers for Joan Simmons, who had a bone marrow
transplant on Friday at City of Hope. Sherry Herrera Prayers for
Isela Herrera (daughter) who had a very bad gall bladder attack and
is waiting for a surgery date.
ServingintheMilitary 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 is stationed at Fort Hood,
TX as a Chaplain. 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.
3 OurHeartsGoOutto: Laura Miller and her husband, John on the
passing of Lauras mother, Sue, recently from Liver Cancer.Laura and
Sue were members here until a couple of years ago when Laura
married John and they moved to Burbank.
JYFThanksYou! The first Lemonade Stand Against Hunger was a
great success, thanks to all of you!Join us on August 23, for the
next Lemonade Stand Against Hunger and Lemon Boutique in Chapman
Lounge to benefit Pathways of Hope. Thanks and see you there!
ImportantDatestoRemember September 13 Rally Day September 26
Rock the Loch, All day music concerts 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
Question? I still have not heard from anyone about the money
that I found in my office and do not know where it should go.If
anyone knows anything about it, please call Donna. Thanks.
GirlsNightoutTomorrow, August 17, 6:00 p.m. is the time and the
place is Panera Bread, 1981 Sunnycrest Dr. in Fullerton which is in
the center across the street from St. Jude. We had to cancel in
June because of low interest.Lets hope we have a great group this
month. GNO Coordinator - Shar
SeniorBookClubNews The Senior Book Club is currently reading
Girl With a Pearl Earring which is a 1999 historical novel written
by Tracy Chevalier.Set in 17th Century Delft, Holland, the novel
was inspired by Delft School painter Johannes Vermeers painting,
Girl with a Pearl Earring. Chevalier presents a fictional account
of Vermeer, the model and the painting.We will meet on Thursday,
September 3, 2015, in Chapman Lounge to discuss this novel. The
Linbergs will be our hosts.
BlanketsinJuly As of August, you have generously donated $535 or
enough for 107 blankets for Church World Service Outreach Blanket
program.There are three Sundays left so we will be sure to exceed
the amount donated in 2014. 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.Have you checked out the array of Linus and his blanket tags
on the blankets in the Narthex?For each $5 you donate, your name
will be written on one of the tags which will be placed on the
blanket in the Narthex, and you will be entered in the September
drawing. 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 Thank you for caring for someone who might otherwise
not be warm when the temperatures drop to near freezing.The
Outreach Ministry Team Sunday St at i st i csAugust 9, 2015 95
(Remember Service)4 (Reawaken Service) 115 (Casa 1 P.M.
service)Weekly Giving: $2,302.65 Missions: $255.85 Budget Goal:
$3,777 CWS Blankets: $300 JYF Lemonade Stand: $123 Downtown Market
$706.50 4 WorshipWorkshop Even though we have sent in our
preliminary reservations, there is still space for you to join us
at a workshop aimed to enhance worship. 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 as we have at least eight people attending at the present
time.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 so she can get your name on the list.
WeGetLetters... On behalf of Pathways of Hope Board of Directors,
our dedicated staff, tireless volunteers, and the homeless and
hungry we serve, I want to thank you for your generous donation of
$125. Thank you for your help in supporting our programs. Maria
Mazzenga Avellaneda Executive Director, Pathways of Hope The full
text of this letter made be read on our bulletin board where youll
find the letter posted.
SeniorsToHearFromMichaelShepherd. The Senior Adult Ministry will
welcome a new member of our congregation as its guest speaker on
Tuesday August 18 at Noon in the Chapman Lounge. Michael and Dayann
Shepherd, along with their son, Josiah, joined our congregation in
May after being loosely connected for several years. Michael has
spent the past 6 years involved in addressing homelessness in our
community - serving with Pathways of Hope as the Housing and
Community Engagement Manger and is currently Director of Operations
for Grandmas House of Hope, another local organization that
provides housing for women facing significant crisis. In his
presentation this coming Tuesday, he will tell us about what is
happening to address homelessness from his work with Pathways of
Hope and Grandmas House of Hope.Michael is a graduate of Hope
International University (where he was a student with David Matson)
and Fuller Theological Seminary.We invite all Senior Adults in our
congregation to come to our August meeting. Everyone brings their
own lunch, with beverages and some sort of calorie-laden treat
provided for everyone to enjoy to top off the lunch they brought
with them. If YOU are a Senior, or even wish you were a Senior so
you could be part of this group, we hope youll make a special
effort to join our gathering this coming Tuesday!If you need
transportation, please contact Donna Woodbridge so a ride to and
from this gathering can be arranged for you.
5 HarvestFestival Casa de Oracin is planning a Gigantic Harvest
Festival for Saturday, October 31 from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. for the
community. It will be a carnival atmosphere with games, bounce
house, cotton candy, popcorn, and prizes.Each child will go home
with a bag of goodies.This is where we come in.The
Hospitality/Welcome Ministry Team is partnering with Casa to help
with this event.Here are a few ways that you can share in this
ministry and get to know our Hispanic sisters and brothers better:
1.You can provide candy for the goody bags.Just bring any amount
that you would like to provide to the office and Donna will see
that it gets to the right place.2.Casa de Oracin will be setting up
on Friday and Saturday and would appreciate any help we can
provide. 3.Help to staff the event from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. (or any
part of the time) on the 31st Please let Donna know as soon as
possible what you would like to be a part of so she can let the
Casa people know for their scheduling and budgeting.It should be a
fun time and a great way to serve our community.Ill be there, wont
you??? Donna W.
Sorry,Couldntresist
PacificSouthwestRegionalEventsHaveYouBoughtYoursDate?The tickets
for the 2015 Opportunity Drawing and the Shelton Family Scholarship
Fund Drawing are available for you to purchase on Sundays following
worship. The proceeds from these two drawings benefit the upcoming
Don Shelton Memorial Golf Classic set for Monday, September 21 at
San Dimas Canyon Golf Course. The proceeds from the Opportunity
Drawing will be part of the profit from the golf tournament to be
distributed to All Peoples Community Center, Chapman Universitys
DOC Students Program, Disciples Seminary Foundation Scholarship
Fund, Eastmont Community Center, Project Impact and the Summer Camp
and Conference Scholarship Program of the Regional Church.The
proceeds from the Shelton Family Scholarship Fund Drawing will be
given to Disciples Seminary Foundation, Don Shelton Scholarship.
The prizes for the Opportunity Drawing are as follows: 1st Prize -
2 Tickets to the 2015-2016 Season of Broadway Plays at the Pantages
Theatre; 2nd Prize - 2 Tickets to the January 1st Rose Bowl game;
and, 3rd Prize - An iPad Mini.The prize for the Shelton Family
Scholarship Drawing is a 5-day/4 night cruise from either Long
Beach or Miami.The winner will have his/her choice of cruises.
Transportation to the port from which the cruise will disembark is
not included in the prize. Donna will be in the Narthex selling
tickets for either of these drawings on Sundays from now through
September 20.You have as good a chance as anyone to win one of
these wonderful prizes. And, even if you dont win, your purchase of
tickets will benefit a wide variety of important ministries of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Pacific Southwest
Region. Oh, by the way, you can also sign up to be one of the
golfers in our tournament.For a registration brochures speak to Ed
Linberg or Donna Woodbridge.Thanks!Ed 6 RocktheLochisComing!!!
RegionalWomensSpiritualGrowthRetreatOctober 2 -4, 2015 Loch
Leven Friday evening dinner through 11:30 a.m. Sunday,Theme:BELIEVE
gives us an opportunity to ponder, identify and share our beliefs
with one another.We will explore some scriptures, some of our
Disciples Heritage and some of the songs we use to proclaim what we
Believe. Keynote speaker is Pastor Pam Moore and music will be
provided by her husband, Kent Moore.Registration fee $150 before
September 1, 2015 and $175 after September 1.Registration forms are
available from Donna in the office.
RegionalGathering2015Saturday, Oct. 17, Riverside First
Christian Church, 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Registration begins at 8)
We are pleased to feature Rev. Dr. William Lee, pastor of Loudon
Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke, VA.Rev. Dr. William Lee
received his Bachelors of Science degree in Special Education from
Virginia State with honors in 1974, his Masters of Divinity from
Duke University in 1978 and his Doctorate of Ministry Degree from
Ashland Theological Seminary in June 2009. He has served as
Moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 2005 -
2007 and much more.Registration forms can be obtained either from
Donna in the office or email Janelle Vannoy at
[email protected] and she will email you the link. Cost is
$10 per person before 9/18, youth and children free if registered
before October 1: $15 after 9/18 for adults. Registration at the
event $20.Lunch is provided. 7
YourCompassionInAction-CreatingHopeafterEbolaBy Naima Abdullahi and
Peter Marks, Seed Programs International - a Week of Compassion
partner working to help bring food security, women's empowerment,
and Ebola recovery to Liberia. "I am a mother of 6 living
children," begins Angie Singbeh, a recipient of vegetable seeds and
training who lives in Montserrado County, Libera. "I gave birth to
8 children. The oldest child is 25 and I lost him to Ebola. I lost
my 5th born to malnutrition when she was just a little over the age
of 1 year. I lost my first husband in the civil war and later
remarried my current husband who was a widow with 4 of his own
children. My current husband is physically disabled also as a
result of the civil war. Together we are raising 10 children. I am
a farmer, and I am the main bread winner for the family." "I have
received vegetable seeds for my small farm from the church. The
seeds have fed and clothed my family, I am forever grateful for the
help. The church program for women has helped me get training and
seeds, without this support my family is helpless. We can now help
ourselves. I work in the field and my husband works at the market
to sell our vegetables, the okra is very popular at the market, it
is our best seller. I thank you all that are helping me and the
others that are with me. Thank you and may God bless you." Angie's
story is just one of thousands who have been impacted by vegetable
seeds and support delivered with the help of Week of Compassion.
Over 60 percent of Liberia's agricultural producers are women; yet,
men still tend to receive more and higher quality training, and
women's training is often inadequate. Through the partnership of
Seed Programs International and Church Aid Liberia, a lot has
changed at the village level -- the bottom-up approach has
empowered the women. They are actively involved in aspects of
program management such as conducting meetings, collectively
selecting training topics and presenting groups needs to Church Aid
Liberia staff.We provide a community based solution that gives
women access to the knowledge, skills and self-confidence they need
to seek out economic opportunity paths out of poverty to
self-reliance. A recent 6 week training included sessions on basic
vegetable gardening, harvest and preservation methods, how to
develop a business plan, practical marketing, business management,
and co-operative business structures. During the training, exchange
of experiences among participants is encouraged as an important
step towards securing livelihoods and reducing poverty by working
together. On completion, of the course the women are able to
understand among many other things: *How to improve their vegetable
yield through environmentally friendly methods *How to start a
fresh vegetable sale business *How profit is calculated in a
business *The factors which determine the right price for their
produce As part of the training,the participants are encouraged to
submit proposals for agribusiness projects that they intend to
carry out in their communities. A few hours bus-ride away, this
vision of community-level agribusinesses that sustain and nourish
the Liberian people is already underway. Week of Compassion and SPI
is supporting three such agribusinesses. They are flourishing-each
distributing top-quality SPI vegetable seeds to hundreds of farmers
and kitchen gardens in Bong, Grand Bassa, and Lofa counties. These
"Ag Enterprise Service Centers" are run by young men and women, who
work hard to provide not only vegetable seeds but also tools,
fertilizers, and-most importantly-knowledge to small farmers around
them. The seeds and supplies are sold at a fair price that even
rural Liberians can afford, but which still sustains the
enterprises. We greatly admire this type of effort because it is
more than charity-it builds self-reliant, locally-sustained
economic systems that help people of all ages, genders, and
abilities have enough to eat, grow, and thrive. Seed Programs
International is a North Carolina-based 501c3 organization since
1999. Its mission is to provide good quality seeds, expertise, and
training materials to humanitarian organizations working around the
world to alleviate hunger and poverty.SPI addresses international
hunger, poverty and malnutrition in a very specific way: by
providing a conduit for good vegetable garden seed for
international use in relief, crisis recovery, and the empowerment
of women. 8 First Christian Church109 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 serviceto 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
ServingAugust16,2015Greeters: Randy Langston & Lisa ParksGuest
Book: Lynda Bailey Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte
Parent:Angulo Sound & Video: Travis Robidoux Lay Leader: Lin
GarciaChildrens Moment:Elders: Bob Hasty, Barbara Hasty,Deb Taylor
Diaconate: Randys Team Prepare: Randy Baxter, Bill Henke Ushers:
Kyle Fought, Bill Henke Serve: Barbara Fenters, Kyle Fought, Annie
Frater, Dena Heathman, Bill Henke, Clean Up: Randy Baxter, Nancy
Knott Alternate: Terry Vannoy
ServingAugust23,2015Greeters: Nancy GeigerGuest Book: Phil
Forbes Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent:Beal Sound
& Video: PJ Vannoy Lay Leader:Childrens Moment:Elders: Joshua
Dorrough, Kathy Robidoux, Nancy Geiger Diaconate: Randys Team
Prepare: Randy Baxter, Annie Frater Ushers: Sibyl Dittberner,
Barbara Fenters Serve: Randy Baxter, Barbara Fenters, Annie Frater,
Bill Henke, Terry Vannoy Clean Up: Dena Heathman, Nancy Knott
Alternate: Kyle Fought