AVECES PIENSO..........Gilbert YOUTH & MINISTRY CONNECTION Youth Connection: Wednesday Night Bible Class - 7:00 p.m. Children’s Church during Sermon - Age 9 and under Sunday School Classes for all ages - 10:45 a.m. Upcoming Youth Activities: See Caleb or Ashley Gervin for more information on Youth Caleb Gervin , FCA Coachella Valley, P.O. Box 1136, Palm Desert, CA 92261 Caleb (c) (760) 898-9776 Ashley (c) (760) 625-6935 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] YOUTH EVENTS FOR APRIL First Sunday of every month: Rescue Mission Last Sunday of every month: Bowling. T.B.A Please see monthly flyer. Outreach and Family Ministry:This team offers home bible studies, baptisms, home visits, hospital visits, visits for shut-ins, and any encouragement needs. The team also offers general maintenance duties such as minor home and yard re pairs and heavy lifting. OUTREACH MINISTER : Doug Smith FAMILY MINISTER : John Rice MINISTRY TEAM MEMBERS Jim Sultzer Rafael Rodriguez Marco Aparicio Henry McNulty Bob Tripp Nick Macias Garry Sage APRIL BIRTHDAYS PRAYER REQUESTS • Janet Bivens • Bishop Miller • Laurie, Randi Rota’s Sister • Anne, Randi Rota’s Friend • Wanda Cappello • LaVeda Brumfeld • Cheryl Espesth • Michael Reif and Family • Junita Darwin • Fran Hopkins • Tom Morris Family • Vanessa Pielaat • Norma Hildebrand • Rafael Rodriguez • Alex Rodriguez • Shirley Padilla • Janet Bivens • Andrea Stevenson • Luis & Elaine Garcia • John Rice • Jack Brohamer • Jo McKay • Wanda Cappello • Doris Parry • Miles Shopshear • Desiree Chechin • Nicole Macias • Jim & LaJuanna Cross • Kosovo Congregation • Kevin Stuessel • Elders and Deacons (new) Janet Bivens has been admitted to Eisenhower Hospital. She will be there at least 48 hours for testing. Please pray for her comfort and healing. (new) John and Susan Rice are leaving for Montana on April 24. Pray for a safe travel. (new) Bishop (Bump) Miller has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will be operated on Wednes- day, April 22 at the hospital in Hemet. Their children attended the Learning Tree. Please keep the family in our prayers. (new) La Veda Brumfeld is in ICU with cognitive difficulties, stroke like symptoms. It is not a stroke at this time. Lets lift La Veda and family up in prayer to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (new) Wanda Cappello had a fall on Wed night. She went to urgent care and was sent home. Please continue to pray for her safety. (new) Randi Rota’s friend Anne from Florida, went into the hospital in February for pneumonia. She has one necrotic lung and has difficulty breathing. She hasn’t been able to eat and had surgery to have a abdominal feeding tube put in. Her hus- band is now sick with a cold or flu. Please pray for healing for both and for a positive attitude. (new) Randi Rota’s sister, Laurie, had her eye scraped. She will be having a cornea transplant on April 23rd. Please pray for a successful surgery and for her sight to be restored. (new) Gabrielle Elliott was in the hospital for a biopsy and it came back cancer free. Prasie the Lord. (update) Juanita Darwin has been moved to Manor Care after a fall. Diana Garcia’s grandson Elijah (Adrian & Brianne’s son) has a rash and hives all over his body. He went to a dermatologist to find the cause of his rashes. The tests came up negative so far more testing will be done. Please keep Elijah in your thoughts and prayers. Luis Garcia is improving from a brain injury. Physically he is doing well, although he tires easily. His overall memory seems normal, but he becomes very emotional. He has come a long way, thanks be to God, but he still has a long way to go. Please continue to keep him in your prayers, along with his wife, Elaine. Sun. Mornings at 9:00 a.m. Worship Service with classes and fellowship to follow at 10:45 a.m. We currently offer classes for all ages. Donuts and coffee are provided in the kitchen before class. We also have headsets for Spanish transla- tions during worship service. Class on “How to Live With the Loss of a Loved One” and The New Members’ Class are being offered. If you are interested please contact: Diana Burton (760) 345-2615 or Steve Cardinal (760) 574-7204 for additional information. Sunday night “In the Word” Bible study information is located on the table in the kitchen. Please check with the study leader for more infor- mation. Bible Hour for young children is located in the large classroom next to the kitchen. An announcement will be made to dismiss the children to the classroom. The Elders would like an opportu- nity to visit with you either at your home or here at the building. Please sign up on the sheet provided above the information table in the kitchen. Tuesdays Ladies Bible Class at 10 a.m. for Study and potluck. We are studying from a vidio series called “Believing God”. It’s a video series done by Beth Moore. I’m very excited about “facilitating” it ! She uses a lot of scripture and you will come away with a whole new perspective on what it means to really trust and believe God can do in your life what He says He can do. Please plan on joining us at 10:00 a.m. Class will last until aprox 11:30. Our potluck will be cancelled until further notice. Wednesdays at 7 a.m. men meet at the building for prayer and then go out for breakfast. Every Wed. at 7 p.m. Mid-week Bible Study at the build- ing. KIDS FOR KIDS : Our children participate in contributing funds for children in the Philippines to purchase goats. The goats provide milk and a way for the children in the Philippines to financially help themselves and their families. ONGOING EVENTS Tish Johnson 4/1 Paul Wooten 4/5 Julie Wealand 4/6 Colton Wealand 4/6 Billie McKay 4/12 Marie Massie 4/14 Logan Dziubanek 4/11 Ashley Gervin 4/11 Justina Larson 4/18 Sam Dziubanek 4/19 Melvin Irizarry 4/19 APRIL ANNIVERSARIES Frank & Jean Moreno 4/10 Lynn Jarrell 4/19 Judson Steward 4/19 TroyElrod 4/20 Bill Ryan 4/20 Steven Cardinal 4/21 Bob Biggers 4/22 Less Alhadeff 4/24 Larry Fisk 4/26 Bob Tripp 4/26 Paul Elrod 4/28 Juanita Darwin 4/29 DIRECTORY CHANGES Please be sure to let the office know if you have any contact information changes or additions. Calendars and Additional Information MARCH 29TH -APRIL 26TH CANNED FOOD DRIVE Our Food Pantry is in need of canned goods. We will have a Canned Food Drive starting, MARCH 29TH TO SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH. There’s a table near the food cage to col- lect your donations. Monetary donations are also welcomed. TODAY APRIL 19TH BOWL- ING FELLOWSHIP YOUTH & FAMILY 3PM to 4:30PM See Caleb Gervin. APRIL 24TH FRIDAY NIGHT DEVOTIONAL College/Young Adults. See Caleb Gervin for more info. APRIL 26TH ANNUAL COR- PORATE MEETING Will take place immediately after services. APRIL 26TH NEWLAND ST./CORONA CHURCH OF CHRIST YOUTH JAM See Caleb for more info. APRIL 27TH FRIDAY NIGHT DEVOTIONAL College/Young Adults. See Caleb Gervin for more info. MAY 14TH FOOD PANTRY 5:30 PM-7 PM HERE AT THE CHURCH. Volunteers come at 5:00 p.m. Sign up sheet in kitchen. VBS JUNE 22ND TO 26TH. Our theme is “Blast to the Past”. Debbie Schlosser already has committe chairmen,volunteers need for committes. OUR FRIENDS AT ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH NEEDS HELP OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS Their food distribution is the 4th Tuesday of each month from 8:00am to 9:30am. PDCOC WILL PARTNER WITH LIFE LINE SCREEN- ING AGAIN The upcoming event will be on Thursday June 18th. Save the date. More info TBA. HELP NEEDED Volunteers are needed to assist with the Donuts/coffee set-up and with the Communion/ kitchen clean-up after worship service on Sunday’s. Please see Adell Bynum if you can assist. We really need your help. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACH- ERS NEEDED As it says in Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. “ See Mike Young. SKY VALLEY WORSHIP UPDATE Worship service is at 2:30 p.m. See Doug Smith for more info. and carpooling from PDCOC. LADIES BIBLE CLASS ON TUESDAYS AT 10:00 A.M. Video series done by Beth Moore. Great discussions. Our potluck will be cancelled until further notice. Please come and join us, don’t miss out. RALPHS REWARDS Please pick up a letter with a scan bar in the kitchen. When presented with your Ralphs Rewards card, our church will receive benefits. Thank you for your support. STUDY “IN THE WORD” Kieth Chambliss is hosting a new home bible study from 2:00pm to3:00pm. on Sunday. Le llaman Coachella fest, o el festival de Coachella miles de per- sonas nos visitan, de diferentes partes de los Estados Unidos y posiblemente del mundo, hace algunos años pienso que la gente no sabia de la existencia de Coachella, quizas tan solo Bugs Bon- ny si el famoso conejo, ese que dice: (que hay de nuevo viejo) buscando sus zanahorias y el aroma siempre lo traia a Coachella nunca creei que vendria a conocer la tierra de Bugs Bonny, o al menos el lugar donde le gustaba venir a comer. Pero la gente no viene por las zanahorias ni por los datiles que producen las palmas en el desierto, vienen a presenciar uno de los eventos de musica mas grandes de la union Americana, vienen a divertirse y a broncearse un poco antes de que los termine quemando el sol del verano es facil distinguir a las personas que no son de aqui y que vinieron a presenciar el evento, pulseras de colores adornan- do las canillas de los brazos de la gente, el pase de entrada a uno de los eventos mas codiciados en el sur de California. Porque te cuento esto, porque existe otro evento donde la musica no es estridente, en donde no necesitamos de una pulsera, ni de hacer largas filas, ni de una computadora, ni de un telefono para regis- trarnos, ni dinero para negociar la entrada, tan solo necesitamos dos letras y sentirlas en nuestro corazon, dos letras que confor- man una palabra tan pequeñita, pero con un poder tan inmenso que justifica nuestro pase de entrada (nuestro boleto) y esta pala- bra es la FE. YA QUE HEMOS SIDO JUSTIFICADOS MEDIANTE LA FE, TENEMOS PAZ CON DIOS POR MEDIO DE NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO. TAMBIEN POR MEDIO DE EL, Y MEDI- ANTE LA FE, TENEMOS ACCESO A ESTA GRACIA EN LA CUAL NOS MANTENEMOS FIRMES. ASI QUE NOS REGOCIJAMOS EN LA ESPERANZA DE ALCANZAR LA GLORIA DE DIOS. Y NO SOLO EN ESTO, SINO TAMBIEN EN NUESTROS SUFRIMIEN- TOS, PORQUE SABEMOS QUE EL SUFRIMIENTO PRODUCE PERSEVERANCIA; LA PERSEVERANCIA, ENTEREZA DE CARACTER; LA ENTEREZA DE CARACTER, ESPERANZA. Y ESTA ESPERANZA NO NOS DEFRAUDA, PORQUE DIOS HA DERRAMADO SU AMOR EN NUESTRO CORAZON POR EL ESPIRITU SANTO QUE NOS HA DADO. Romanos 5:1-5 Yo soy tu hermano Gilberto......... •