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CALLER Issue 11

Events – March 16 – March 23, 2014

In This Issue March 16: Second Sunday in Lent
Pastor’s Corner/Statistics 2 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN, Early Worship Service
Remember in Prayer 3 9:00 A.M. - Church History Study, Chapman Lounge
Spiritual Disciplines Wk 3 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER, Traditional Service
Prayer Requests, March 9 3 11:30 A.M. – Congregational Meeting
Serving in the Military 3 5:00 P.M. – Pathways of Hope Food Loving Guys
Cong. Meeting 3 5:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary & FH
Caller Mailings 3 March 17:
Condolences 3 March 18:
Summer Camp 4
9:00 A.M. - Pathways General Board, Chapman Lounge
Senior Adults/Alzheimer’s 4
Noon - Sr. Adult Ministry, Pastor Darrell, Speaker
Pastoral Partners 4
6:30 P.M. – Bible Study @ Barry’s
Fair Trade Coffee program 5
7:00 P.M. - Casa use Sanctuary and Chapman Lounge
Mexico Build/Mission Trips 5
March 19:
Ministry Team Meetings 5
Soles for Souls 6
6:00 P.M. – Discipleship Ministry Team Meeting, CL
CROP Walk 6
6:30 P.M. – Global Missions Task Force
Food Loving Guys 6 7:00 P.M. – Outreach, Stewardship & Worship Ministry Teams
Get on the Bus 6 March 20:
Lent & Easter 7 5:00 A.M. - 6:00 A.M. Casa use Chapman Lounge for Prayer Time
Budget 8&9 3:30 P.M. - Lenten Bible Study, Chapman Lounge
Serving Sunday 10 6:30 P.M. - Bell Choir; 7:30 P.M. – Choir Rehearsal
March 21:
10:00 A.M. – Speakers League, Room 107
The Caller
is published weekly 6:00 - 10:00 P.M. – Casa use Youth Room and Kitchen
(Deadline Wednesday
at Noon) March 22:
by 7:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Casa use Youth Room and Kitchen
First Christian Church 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. – AA use Fellowship Hall
(Disciples of Christ)
109 E. Wilshire Ave. March 23: Third Sunday in Lent
Fullerton, CA 92832 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. – Casa use Youth Room and Kitchen
714.525.5525
8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN, Early Worship Service
email:
fullerton1stcc@gmail.com
9:00 A.M. - Church History Study, Chapman Lounge
www.fullertonfirstchristian.org 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER, Traditional Service
1:00 P.M. – Youth group
Senior Pastor: 5:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary & FH
Rev. Darrell McGowan March 24:
Associate Pastor:
March 25:
Rev. Debra Todd
Editor: 6:30 P.M. – Bible Study @ Barry’s
Donna Woodbridge 7:00 P.M. - Casa use Sanctuary and Chapman Lounge

AA Groups: Sun. 8:00 P.M., Friday, 7:30 P.M., Sat. 8:30 P.M.,
NA Group, Tues., 7:30 P.M.

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 Christians who uphold integrity and faithfulness as important values cannot
help but feel a little uneasy with the season of Lent as it leads us inexorably toward a
grim symbol execution upon which our Savior endured a slow, lonely death. On the occasion of
Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem scant days before his arrest, many, many people who saw in
him the fulfillment of the Hebrew Scripture’s promise of a messiah came out to cheer his entrance
into the city. They were hopeful that they were seeing a day foretold in their Scriptures, and in
retrospect, they may well have seen the very thing for which they hoped. As with so many occasions
when we finally receive something for which he have yearned, when they looked upon their messiah
more closely, they were bitterly disappointed.
They had hoped for a warrior who would overthrow the evil empire of the Romans and
establish the religious nation of Zion once again. They had hoped for one who would carry out justice
with more than a smattering of retribution upon the tyrants who had ruled their lives, and in many
cases, destroyed their lives. They had hoped for one who would bring peace by eliminating evil.
Instead, they got a soft-spoken man who would not even defend himself when a soldier
accosted him. They got a prophet who demanded they treat all people with love and respect, whether
they were Hebrews or not. They got a messenger who proclaimed that God’s reign was all around
them while they still toiled under the burdens of oppression.
A few days after they cheered him in the streets, they gathered in those streets again and they
spat at him and reviled him. He had dashed their hopes and shattered their dreams! Oh, they wanted
a messiah, but they wanted a particular kind of messiah, and Jesus was most definitely not what they
expected. They abandoned all faithfulness to their failed messiah. They were happy to throw away
their values like once-comfortable sandals that had come to wear blisters on their feet. They had no
use for a messiah who would die passively on a cross at the hands of the Romans! What use was
integrity and faithfulness if it only got you crucified?
So, two thousand years later, we remember, and we shudder. We see ourselves on the road to
Jerusalem, in the Palm Sunday crowd cheering Jesus, and we are painfully aware of our absence at
the foot of the cross; we wonder if we are any better prepared to follow him than were the people
who cheered him two thousand years ago and a few days later abandoned him as he made his way to
Golgotha. We know we are called to live with integrity and faithfulness, but we don’t like looking at
what those values got the One in whose footsteps we follow.
God calls us to walk the path before us with the integrity and faithfulness God’s grace
provides, and our human failings mean we will be forever in debt to God’s grace and forever in need
of God’s forgiveness. We can either abandon our high standards or strive to live up to them accepting
our tendency to fall short.
I do know this—living without integrity or faithfulness is not living at all! Jesus taught us that
we were created to love God and love one another. Consequently, I invite you to set out with me on a
great journey during which we will fail often, but we will never give up. Happy Lent!

Sunday Statistics
March 9, 2014 103 (Remember Service)
8 (Reawaken Service) 90 (Casa 5 P.M. service)
Weekly Giving: $4,359.14 Missions: $484.35
Budget Goal: $3,881 Week of Compassion: $1.35
Blankets: $20 Disciples Volunteering: $250

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Remember in Prayer
Continue to pray for: Sue Bacon,
Dottie Bense, Harold Brickens, Sandra
Brown, Linda Christman, Chris Collett, the
family of Matt Davis, Lorna & Skip Farnum,
Harold Horn, Anna Lou Horspool, Kevin
Johnen, Carolyn Kenrick, Flora Miller, Sue
Miller, Jim Piper, Norma Rill, Julie Stuart,
Claudia Tammen, George & Dorothy Tanner,
Connie Townsend and family, Anna Van
Diest and Bob & Donna Vannoy.
Please pray for the following PSWR
Church: First Christian Church Santa Paula
829 Railroad Avenue
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Jenny Crosswhite
Readings and Prayer Concerns for
Week of March 17 – March 23, 2014
Monday, March 17: Reading: Psalm 95: 1-7a;
pray for the Week of Compassion and the
work they are doing in Syria to help women
and children.
Tuesday, March 18: Reading: John 4: 5-15; pray
for the Sr. Adults meeting today with Pastor
Darrell as their speaker.
Congregational Prayer Day, March 19:
Reading: Exodus 17: 1-7; pray for the Ministry
Teams meeting tonight.
Thursday, March 20: Reading: Psalm 95: 7b -
11; pray for the Bell and Chancel Choirs as they
rehearse tonight.
Friday, March 21: Reading: Romans 5: 1-11;
pray for Global Ministries Missionaries, Susan
Valiquette and Scott Couper in South Africa.
Saturday, March 22: Reading: John 4: 16 - 31;
pray for the Founders Day taking place at
Chapman today.
Sunday, March 16: Reading: John 4: 32-42;
Third Sunday in Lent - pray for Casa as they
wind up their leaders retreat today.
Congregational Meeting
TODAY
Immediately following the 10:15
service today, there will be a Congregational
Meeting to review and adopt the 2014 Budget.
You will find the budget enclosed.
Prayer Requests: March 9, 2014
Jeanni Oakden My friend, Lisa Adray, who
lost her mother Saturday,
March 8, after a long illness
MaryAnn A safe journey to and from
Richmond Joplin for Paige, Tom, Dirk
and Judi
Anna Van Diest Our friend, Liz Broadbent,
who is having major
surgery on Tuesday.
Anonymous Paul Robidoux and family
on the passing of his mother
Serving in the Military:
Adam Hawley, Deb
Taylor’s nephew, is now home
from Afghanistan and back at Ft. Bliss with his
family.
Lt. Cmdr. Patrick O’Conner, Betty
Rollo’s grandson-in-law, serving in Guam.
Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollo’s
grandson. He is back at base in Hanford.
PFC Brandon Vannoy, grandson of Bob
& Donna Vannoy, is now stationed at Fort
Campbell, Kentucky.
Petty Officer Michael J. Borden, Nancy
Geiger’s grandson, who is stationed in Guam
for the next year.
Our Hearts Go Out to:
Paul and Kathy Robidoux
and family on the passing of Paul’s
Mother, Theresa, on Sunday
morning, March 9. A Memorial Service will be
held at St. Juliana Falconieri Church on
Thursday, March 20 at 10 a.m. with a reception
to follow at the church. Cards may be sent to
Paul and Kathy Robidoux, 6112 Atlas Drive,
Huntington Beach, CA 92647.
Caller Mailings
Due to the increase in the cost of stamps,
we will no longer be able to subsidize the
Caller mailings. Today’s Caller, March 16, will
be the last you will receive unless we receive
your $25 donation. You are always welcome
to get it by email, just send your email address
to Donna at fullerton1stcc@gmail.com. Thanks.
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IT IS SPRING TRAINING – MARCH 30
Jodie and I, on behalf of Pastoral
Partners, invite you to a spring luncheon in
Chapman Lounge following the 10:15 worship
service, Sunday March 30. We welcome all
pastoral partners, past and present, and offer
an exciting ministry for anybody interested in
this program. We truly do take the church out
of the building by calling on our fellow
members who are not able to make it to church
regularly so we take the church to them.
Following the luncheon, Darrell will
show us how to implement this program and
how to have a rewarding experience by doing
so. I would ask all of you to stay for this
because we welcome any feedback or
suggestions you might have to enhance this
wonderful ministry.
Bill Martin
Summer Camp is Coming!
With the renovation of
Campbell Lodge and the addition of
new trails and outdoor meeting areas, Loch
Leven is looking better than ever! Theme for
camps this year is:
“Come to the Table of Love.”
PSWR Scholarship applications are due
on or before April 30. FCCF will pay ½ of
early bird registration. For forms and more
information, see Debra Todd or check with
Donna in the office.
Here is the schedule:
“Wee Camp” (adult/child) – July 10 - 12;
early bird registration deadline 6/2 - $200/pair
Mini & Special Needs – July 6 – 9;
early bird registration deadline 6/2 - $260
Junior – June 29 – July 5;
early bird registration deadline 5/26- $355
Chi Rho – July 13 - 19;
early bird registration deadline 6/9 - $355
CYF I – July 20 - 26;
early bird registration deadline 6/16 - $355
CYF II – July 27 – August 2
early bird registration deadline 6/23 - $355
Senior Book Club
On Thursday, March 27,
2014, at 1 P.M., the Senior Book
Club will meet at Leslie and Tom Beck’s
home, 2989 Lakeview Way in Fullerton. We
will be discussing “Saving Cee Cee
Honeycutt” by Beth Hoffman
Sr. Adults Meet, Tuesday,
March 18
The Senior Adults are
meeting this coming Tuesday, March 18 at
12:00 P.M. in Chapman Lounge. Pastor Darrell
will be our speaker for that day. Pastor Darrell
is leaving at the end of June and he has agreed
to be our speaker this month and share with us
his plans for his future. He will also share
some of the hopes and dreams he has for our
congregation and our ministry in the future.
We will also be able to thank him for all of the
support he has given the Senior Ministry
during his years with us. Bring your lunch and
please plan to join us next Tuesday at 12 noon
in Chapman Lounge.
Love Was In The Air ---
“Love” being the theme of this year’s 9th
annual Alzheimer’s Worship Service.
On Wednesday 62 people gathered in
our sanctuary. Thirteen Seniors participated in
the Worship Service assisted by Darrell,
Debra, Sharlane Blakeley, Pat Van Vliet,
Emily Styffe and “Brutus.” About 45
Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers “felt
the love” during the Service and then enjoyed
cookies, punch and coffee.
I want to thank all who participated in
the service, assisted our guests to and from
their vans, helped with the set up, provided
cookies, set a beautiful refreshment table and
chauffeured Brutus. YOU made the day and
helped spread the love.
Barbara Fenters
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 Ministry Team Meetings &
Global Ministries Task Force
The Worship, World
Outreach, Discipleship and Stewardship
Ministry Teams will be meeting this
Wednesday, March 19:
Discipleship meets at 6 P.M. in Chapman
Lounge, Worship meets at 7 in Chapman
Lounge, World Outreach meets at 7 in the
Choir Room, and Stewardship meets in the
kitchen.
The Global Ministries Task Force will
meet at 6 p.m. in the choir room.
Fair Trade Coffee Sales
The World Outreach
Ministry Team has chosen to
partner with the Disciples of Christ Coffee
Project which is a partnership between Week
of Compassion, Disciples Home Missions and
Equal Exchange, a worker-owned co-operative
offering 100% fairly traded coffee, chocolate,
tea and foods. “Fair Trade is one of the ways
we love our neighbors. It's that simple.” Says
Jose F. Morales, Jr., Regional Minister Central
Rocky Mount Region.
Mary Anne Richmond, Christina
Martinez and Jill Scott will be in the Narthex
offering samples of coffee and selling coffee,
chocolate, cocoa and candy for the next few
Sundays. We have heard that this coffee is
equal to or better than Starbucks, costs about
the same and helps the farmers to get their fair
share of profits. You may also stop by the
office during the week and purchase any of the
products.
Mission Trips--Far Away
And Not So Far Away
We've given lots of
information about
opportunities for our members to be involved
in Mission Trips in recent weeks and months.
We all know that Tom Beck,
Dirk McCuen, Paige Richmond and Judi
Smedley will be traveling to Joplin, Missouri
as we gather to worship this Sunday. There
they will be part of a weeklong Mission Trip
working with other volunteers under the
direction of a local organization, Rebuild
Joplin.
But there is another Mission Trip--not so
far away--that is looking for volunteers. It is
the Mexico Build. We have been involved in at
least four or five of these events in the past
decade plus. The next one is just around the
corner, specifically it's set for next Saturday,
March 22. We have not been directly involved
in setting up this trip, but we have contributed
funds in the amount of $2100 to make it
happen. These funds were generated from the
tri-tip and bratwurst sales at the Farmer's
Market over the past couple of summers, plus
contributions to the Mexico Build Project
through our annual Alternative Christmas
Faire. The key person in setting up the one-
day trip across the border to build a house has
been Mike Silva, a former member, who is
now active in the Sunrise Community Church
in Anaheim with his wife, Blanca. Mike has
remained involved with FCC as part of the
team of volunteers at the annual Farmer's
Market. Through Mike's efforts, two of our
members Tim Acquistapace and Phil Forbes,
will be participating in the one-day Mexico
Build Project on Saturday of the week ahead.
THERE'S ROOM FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS
from our congregation to be part of the March
22 Mexico Build. If you'd like to join Tim and
Phil, you can contact either one of them to
work out the details of sharing a ride to and
from Mexico. If you plan to join them, you
should also contact Mike Silva to let him know
you'll be joining Tim and Phil. His phone
number is: 714-612-5064.
The group going to Mexico from Sunrise
and FCC is to meet at 4 A.M. on March 22 at
their church. It is located on the corner of
South and Sunkist, specifically 701 S. Sunkist
Street in Anaheim. It is anticipated that after a
day of work, the group will be back in
Anaheim/Fullerton around 5 P.M. This year's
Mexico Build Project will involve building a
house for Juana Adira, the 32 year old single
mother of Luis, age 15, and Jessica, age 14.
The Outreach Ministry
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 Crop Walk Set For April 27
The 2014 Fullerton CROP
Hunger Walk is set for Sunday,
April 27 --the Sunday after Easter this year--at
1 P.M. Registration for this event, which will
begin and end on the Plaza just east of our
buildings, will begin at Noon that day. Three-
fourths of the funds generated by this annual
event in our community will support the work
of Church World Service around the world.
The remaining fourth will stay in Fullerton to
be used by Pathways of Hope in their on-going
ministry to both hungry and homeless
individuals and families in this area. The
organizational meeting for the 2014 CROP
Hunger Walk is set for Tuesday, March 18.
Randy Langston and Phil Forbes, our Co-
Coordinators for this year's CROP Hunger
Walk, will represent us at this meeting. If you'd
like to be one of our walkers, you'll
be able to get the forms you need in order to
get started recruiting family members and
friends to support your efforts from either
Randy or Phil starting on Sunday, March 23.
Who's in as a walker? Who's in as one
who supports a walker, or multiple walkers?
As soon as we know the names of walkers
from our church, we'll list them in "The Caller,"
and we'll repeat that information every week
leading up to the event on April 27.
The Outreach Ministry
WE NEED YOUR
SHOES!
Outreach Ministry
has designated March as the
month to collect used shoes for Soles 4 Souls.
So, when you are doing your spring cleaning,
please don’t throw away those old shoes.
Soles 4 Souls will refurbish them and
distribute them to the needy wherever the
need is greatest.
In the past three years, FCCF has
donated over 1,500 pairs of shoes to this
worthy cause. Your discards may be
someone’s first pair. A box is in the Narthex
for your donations. Thank you!
Outreach Ministry Team
Get On The Bus!
Get On The Bus brings
children and their
guardian/caregivers from throughout the state
of California to visit their mothers and fathers
in prison on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
The Congregational Church & St.
Juliana Catholic Community are sponsoring a
fundraiser event on March 29, 5:00 P.M. at St.
Juliana’s to help raise money for the event.
Tickets are $40 per person and features a buffet
dinner and the culinary talent of Chef Jon
Sanders, a concert by renowned jazz pianist,
Ron Kobayashi and friend, and silent auction.
RSVP by March 15 to the St Juliana Parish
Office. Attn: Barbara Dietterle, 1316 N. Acacia
Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831.
For more info see the brochure and
invitation on the bulletin board by the water
fountain.
Food Loving Guy & Gals
Fundraiser
Tonight’s the night for
the Pathways of Hope Annual Fundraiser, at
the Fullerton Community Center from 5:30 P.M.
– 8:30 P.M. Ticket cost is $60.
There will be 16 chefs who will be
giving out tastes of their recipes and you will
get to vote on the ones you like the best. Also
there will be a silent auction, entertainment by
CF Dance Academy and Irish Dancers and a
presentation to the Church or organization
who has supported them the most this year.
Our church was the recipient last year.
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 Lent & Easter Activities:

TODAY: Second Sunday in Lent

March 20: 3:30 P.M. Lenten Bible Study

March 23: Third Sunday in Lent

March 30: Fourth Sunday in Lent

April 3: 3:30 P.M. Lenten Bible Study

April 6: Fifth Sunday in Lent

April 10: 3: 30 P.M. Lenten Bible Study

April 13: Palm Sunday, Choir Cantata,

Easter Week of Prayer begins
Easter Offering

April 17: Maundy Thursday - Watch Caller for more details.

April 18: Good Friday
April 19: Easter Week of Prayer ends

April 20: Easter Sunday - Easter Offering

Easter Lilies
It’s time to order Easter Lilies. They are $8.50 per lily Make checks payable to FCC
with Easter Lilies in the memo line.

Name of Donor _____________________________________________________No. of Lilies ______

In Memory or honor of ________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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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 Groups: Sunday, 1:00 P.M. & Wednesday, 3:30 – 5:15 P.M.

Serving March 16, 2014 Serving March 23, 2014

Greeter: Sibyl Dittberner Greeter: Nancy Knott
Guest Book: Phil Forbes Guest Book: Scott Brill
Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry
Acolyte Parent: McCuen Acolyte Parent: Angulo
Sound: Sound: Clare Keech
Video: Paul & Travis Robidoux Video: PJ Vannoy
Lay Leader: Randy Baxter Lay Leader:
Children’s Moment: Shawn McCuen Children’s Moment:
Elders: Chris Fee, Joshua Dorrough, Elders: Randy Langston, Bill Martin,
Janelle Vannoy Phil Forbes
Diaconate: McCuen’s Team Diaconate: McCuen’s Team
Prepare: Nancy Malotte, Beverly Reinke Prepare: Dirk & Kelly McCuen
Ushers: Beverly Reinke, Paul Robidoux Ushers: Kelly & Shawn McCuen
Serve: Luanne Bailey, Nancy Malotte, Jan, Serve: Luanne Bailey, Dirk, Jan, Kelly and
Kelly, Shawn McCuen, Paul Robidoux Shawn McCuen, Paul Robidoux
Clean Up: Jan, Kelly, Shawn McCuen Clean Up: Luanne Bailey, Beverly Reinke,
Alternate: Paul Robidoux
Alternate: