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CALLER

March 20, 2016

In This Issue

Remember in Prayer
Serving in the Military
Prayer Requests, 3/13
Daily Devotionals
Statistics
Sees Candy Fundraiser
Recipes/Luncheon
Summer Camp
Easter Work Camp
Adult Class
Concert Cancelled
Call for Clothing
DHM Virtual Walk
Love Fullerton/Get on Bus
Sunrise Service Invite
Lent & Easter
Chancel Choir Cantata
Crop Hunger Walk
Holy Week Prayer Vigil
Mission Trip Opportunity
Easter Offering
Pathways of Hope
Serving Sunday

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Editor:
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Issue 12

Events: March 20 March 27, 2016

March 20: Palm Sunday, Choir Cantata
8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service
9:00 A.M. -Adult Sunday School, Chapman Lounge
10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service
11:30 A.M. - Hospitality & Welcome Take Me Out to the
Ballgame luncheon
1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary, FH, classroom
2:00 P.M. Worship Service @ Sunnycrest Sr. Living
March 21:
6:30 P.M. OT Class at Donnas
7:00 P.M. Casa uses Chapman Lounge
March 22:
5:30 P.M. Pathways of Hope General Board, Chapman Lounge
6:30 P.M.- Bible Study at Barrys
7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Youth Room, 104 A & B
March 23:
7:00 P.M. Council of Elders Prayer and Discernment, CL
Diaconate invited
March 24: Maundy Thursday
7:00 P.M. - Maundy Thursday Service, Sanctuary
8:00 P.M. - Prayer Vigil begins
8:00 P.M. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
March 25: Good Friday
All Day - Prayer Vigil continues until 7:00 P.M.
March 26:
8:00 A.M. Casa Womens Breakfast, Youth Room
6:00 P.M. Casa uses Chapman Lounge
March 27: Easter Sunday
8:00 A.M. REAWAKEN Worship Service
9:00 A.M. -Adult Sunday School, Chapman Lounge
10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service
11:30 A.M. Easter Egg Hunt, Patio
1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary, FH, classroom
March 28:
6:30 P.M. OT Class at Donnas

AA Groups: Sun. 8 P.M., Rm. 107; Thursday, 8 P.M., FH;

Friday, 7:30 P.M., FH; Sat. 8:30 P.M., FH
Al-Anon: Fri. Noon, Rm. 101A NA: Tues. 7:30 P.M.,
OA: Sunday, 10:30 A.M., Tues, 7 P.M., Room 101A

Remember in Prayer
Continue to pray for: Gary Bacon,
Kevin Wilbur, Dottie Bense, Amanda
Borden, Sandra Brown, Jack Doughty, Lorna
& Skip Farnum, Carolyn Kenrick, Terry
Knott, Colleen Langston, Flora Miller, Janet
Parker, Kristine Perry, Norma Rill, Betty
Rollo, the family of Gayle Shoepf, Claudia
Tammen, and Bob & Donna Vannoy.
Please pray for the following PSWR
Churches, Regional Office and General
Church:
Eastmont Community Center
701 S. Hoefner
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Teresa Palacios, Director

Prayer Requests, March 13, , 2016

Annie
Frater

Prayers for Willie West who

was diagnosed with bone
cancer after having prostate
cancer.

Week of March 21 March 27, 2016

Monday, March 21: Reading: John 12:1-11;
Pray for the Old Testament class meeting at
Donnas tonight.
Tuesday, March 22: Reading: John 12:20-36; Pray
for the Pathways of Hope General Board meeting
tonight in Chapman Lounge.
Wednesday, March 23: Reading: John 13: 21-32;
Pray for the Council of Elders Prayer &
Discernment meeting tonight in Chapman Lounge.
Thursday, March 24: Reading: John 13:1-17, 31b-35;

Pacific Southwest Region

Don & Susan Dewey, Co-Regional ministers

Pray for Dwain, Anna, Craig and Alice as they

depart with 120 8th graders on yet another D.C.
Trip. Scott Van Diest is the trip leader.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

General Church; Sharon Watkins,
General Minister & President

.Friday, March 25: Reading: John 18:1-19, 42; Pray

for Global Ministries Missionary, Loren McGrail, in
Israel/Palestine.
Saturday, March 26: Reading: John 19:38-42; On
this Holy Saturday as our Lord lies in the tomb,
pray for the courage to live as Jesus lived.
Sunday, March 27: Reading: John 20: 1-18; Alleluia,
Christ is Risen! We can live as Jesus lived through
his Resurrection.

For Those Serving in the

Military
Lt. Cmdr. Patrick OConner, Betty Rollos
grandson-in-law, who is stationed at Hanford, CA.
Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollos grandson,
who is stationed in Hawaii.
PFC Brandon Vannoy, grandson of Bob &
Donna Vannoy, has returned from Afghanistan.
Michael J. Borden, Chief, Nancy Geigers
grandson, in Norfolk, VA.
Brandon Johnson, Army Chaplain,
Mariette Linbergs cousin, Chaplain, at Fort Hood,
TX.
Lt. Austen Packer, Laura Lee Wiggins
friend, 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,
deployed to Korea for a year
Mjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie
Fraters who is serving in Seoul, Korea.
Pvt 2. Melody Martinez, stationed at Fort
Lee, VA.
PFC David Radcliffe, friend of the
Robidouxs in South Korea

Sunday Statistics
March 13, 2016
84 (Remember Service)
6 (Reawaken Service) 99 (Casa 1 P.M. service)
Weekly Giving: $3,552.40
Missions: $594.60
Budget Goal: $3,777
Pathways of Hope: $4
Week of Compassion $100
Easter: $110

Sees Candy Fundraiser

Dont forget to pick up your
Sees Candy order TODAY. Because
of the Take Me Out to The Ballgame
Luncheon immediately following church
service, Hospitality & Welcome members will
be handing out the candy in Fellowship Hall.
We raised $239.45 for our picnic/church
functions! Thank you so very much to
everyone who participated!!
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Recipes Wanted!
We want to share those
recipes! You can submit your
recipe by sending it via email to
lschaffell@earthlink.net or put it in the small
basket on the Coffee Cart on Sunday. We
would love for you to share a story about your
recipe.
Thank you for supporting us!
Laura Schaffell & The Hospitality Team

Save The Date: Our First

Church Lunch for 2016!
TODAY immediately
following church service is our first
church luncheon. The theme for the day will
be Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Wear
your favorite jersey, come and enjoy a time of
fellowship with your church family. A Freewill offering will be gladly accepted.
Hospitality & Welcome

2016 Summer Camp

Schedule
CYF II - June 26 - July 2 -Entering
Grades 11, 12, and 2015 Graduates: $355 before
May 13; $380 after
Chi Rho - July 3 - July 9 - Entering Grades 7 8:
$355 before May 20; $380 after
CYF I - July 10 - July 16 -Entering Grades 9 10:
$355 before May 27; $380 after
Mini - July 17 - July 20 - Entering Grades 2 3:
$260 before June 3; $285 after
Wee (Parent/Child) - July 21 - July 23 - Age 3 Entering 1st Grade: $200 pair
Junior - July 24 - July 30 - Entering Grades 4 6:
$355 before June 10; $380 after

Easter Work
Camp
There will be
a work camp,
March 20 -23 at Loch Leven. Help rebuild
Inspiration Point! For info or to sign up, email
sloanh@lochleven.org.

Parlor Class Is Planning for the

Future
The Parlor Class will likely
wrap up its study of A Spirituality of
Caregiving by Henri Nouwen by the end of
March, or in early April. We are looking at four
options for our next study:
1. Kerygma course, The Gospel of John,
which will run about 6 months. The Students
Book will cost $20 plus.
2. Also based on the Gospel of John, is a
series of 3 four-week studies entitled:
Unusual Gospel for Unusual People. Each of
the three study books will cost $8.50.
3. The Fruitful Living Series. This series
takes the discussion of Christian practice from
the congregational level to the personal
practices of discipleship. This series grew out
of the book, Five Practices of Fruitful
Congregations, a congregation-wide study
here a few years back. Each of the five topics
will take 4 weeks. All five books, good for 20
weeks of study, will run $30, or $7 each, if
bought separately.
4. A 24-session course, using lectures on
DVD by Dr. Bart Ehrman, Professor of
Religious Studies of the University of North
Carolina, from the Great Courses series. The
cost of the DVD course will be $39.95, plus
shipping charges, which will be shared by
members of the class.
If you are not currently participating
in a Sunday morning class, and thats most of
our congregation, and any one of these course
options interests you, you are encouraged to
speak to a member of the Parlor Class and
express your interest to them so they can add
that information to the groups discussion of
these options. They are: Lori Albrecht, Leslie
Beck, Sybil Dittberner, Nancy Knott, Mariette
Linberg, Jan McCuen, Pam Newton, Beverly
Reinke, Ada Rodman, Judi Smedley, Ede
Stahnke, Pat Van Vliet and Kathy Wright.
Ed Linberg, Teacher/Leader, The Parlor Class

Strathdee Concert Cancelled

We have just learned that
Jim Strathdee has had a viral
infection that affected his vocal
cords and he has been advised
not to sing for at least 6 weeks.
The concert scheduled at First
Christian Church, Orange, has
been cancelled and will be rescheduled when
Jim is fully recovered. Stay tuned for details
later.

Call for Warm Clothing

We will be collecting clothing every
Sunday for the forseeable future to
distribute at our Hot Meal Ministry
each month. Look for the large container in the
Narthex.
Your donations are greatly appreciated
by the guests at the meal. Thanks, Phil

DHM Virtual 5k
DHM Virtual 5k - Sign up March
1-31
Sponsored by General Youth Council
and Family & Children's Ministries
The GYC has set a goal of 1,000
runners/walkers. That is more than $15,000 for
the Disciples Mission Fund.
What is a Virtual 5k? A virtual 5k race is
a 5km race that can be run at any location. You
can walk, use the treadmill, run or walk
outside, or join a local race near you. (You can
even break it up over time!) For your $25
registration fee you receive some BLING (a Tshirt and Medal sent out in early May).
Sign up as an individual or group:
March 1-31 (Sign up in March. Run/walk at
any time...)
Like us!
www.facebook.com/disciples5k
More info on the Family & Children's
Ministries website:
www.docfamiliesandchildren.org

An Invitation
If you want to attend a Sunrise Service
on Easter Sunday morning, Ed Linberg invites
you to come to Forest Lawn, Covina Hills, just
off I-10 at Via Verde, for their annual service
beginning at 6 A.M.
He will be part of the Mountainside
Master Chorale that will provide choral music
for this service. They will sing: God So Loved
the World, by John Stainer; Joy in the
Morning, by Natalie Sleeth, and Ride On,
King Jesus! by Moses Hogan. They will close
the service with Hallelujah from Handels
Messiah. The service will include scripture
readings, prayers and a sermon. No offering is
received at this service since it is a gift to the
community from Forest Lawn Mortuaries. It
will conclude by 7 A.M.

Love Fullerton
April 30 - Festivities
begin at 8:00 am.
The Rally starts around 8:45 am. I will be
leading the Brunch and Mothers Day craft for
the kids at WTLC. If you would like to
volunteer to help me, either go online to:
lovefullerton.org and sign up or talk to me.
Would love to have your assistance.
Donna

Get on the Bus Fundraiser

You are invited to the 6th
Annual Get on the Bus silent
auction, dinner and concert
fundraiser, Saturday, April 2 at
St. Juliana Falconieri Parish Center.
Sponsored by St. Juliana and The
Congregational Church of Fullerton, this
fundraiser raises money to help send children
of incarcerated parents to visit on Mothers
Day and Fathers Day. The cost is $50 per
person and reservations should be made by
March 21. Send to St. Juliana, Attn: Judy Hirou
1316 N. Acacia Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831

Lent Activities:

Easter Sunday

TODAY: Palm Sunday,

Childrens parade of palms
Easter Choir Cantata, (see
article below)
Easter Offering
Luncheon FH
Take Me Out to the Ball

March 27: EASTER Worship

at 10:15 A.M.
Easter Offering
Easter Egg Hunt
, after 10:15
worship

Game
March 24: 7:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday Service
Prayer Vigil starts at
8:00 P.M.
March 25: Good Friday,
Services
2:00 p.m. First United
Methodist Church
114 N. Pomona,
Fullerton, CA
7:00 P.M. - St. Paul Lutheran,
111 W. Las Palmas
Fullerton, CA
7:00 P.M. - In the Vine,
114 N. Pomona
Fullerton, CA
7:30 P.M. Emmauel Episcopal,
1145 Valencia Mesa
Fullerton, CA
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Crop Hunger Walk is Coming

Time to sign up for Crop Hunger
Walk, April 24 on the plaza. Phil Forbes and
Randy Langston will have packets available
TODAY and again on the Sundays in April.
So get your packet, contact your
friends and family to sponsor you. There is
even a prize for the dog that collects the most
money.
Donna will have our team set up on
the CWS website so you can collect online
donations as well.
Lets see if we can get the most
walkers. GO FCCF!!!

Easter Lilies
You still have time to order
Easter Lilies to decorate our
Sanctuary. 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 _____________________
________________________________________
____________________________

Easter Chancel Choir Cantata

Lift Up the Cross
TODAY
10:15 AM Worship

The Chancel Choir will perform the

Easter Cantata, Lift Up the Cross, by Dennis
& Nan Allen.
Millions have been drawn to Christ
through his sacrificial, atoning death,
symbolized forever by the cross. This musical
blend of familiar hymns, original songs and
contemporary Christian music uses short
narration to illustrate the scripture If I be
lifted up, I will draw all nations unto
me. (John 12:32)
The Chancel Choir will be accompanied
with an ensemble band for this
Palm Sunday celebration. Barbara Fenters
and Dale Suggs will serve as narrators.

Holy Week Prayer Vigil

The Council of Elders will have our annual Holy Week Prayer Vigil from 8:00 P.M.
Maundy Thursday (March 24) until 7:00 P.M. Good Friday (March 25.) If you have never
been a part of this experience, you will be richly blessed by taking one of the hour slots
and pray. You are encouraged to come pray in the Sanctuary if possible. (I have been so full-filled by
spending the wee hours of the morning in prayer in our sanctuary. Editor.)
If you would be willing to be here in the Narthex to let people in to pray, we need to staff
the church from: March 24, 8:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.; 11:00 p.m. March 24, - 2:00 a.m.; March 25; 2:00
a.m. Please let Donna know if you can be available any of these times.
There is a Prayer Vigil Board in the Narthex for you to sign up. Thanks.

Prayer Vigil Sign-up

Please Indicate location:
H Home; C Church

8:00 p.m. March 24

Ed & Mariette Linberg (C)
8:30 p.m.
Phil Forbes
9:00 p.m.
Phil Forbes
9:30 p.m.
Mary Brill (H)
10:00 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
Lin Garcia (H)
11:00 p.m.
Randy Langston (C)
11:30 p.m.
Randy Langston (C)
Midnight March 25
Randy Langston (C)
12:30 a.m.
Randy Langston(C)
1:00 a.m.
Chris Fee (H)
1:30 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
Bob Hasty (C)
2:30 a.m.
Betty Rollo (H)
3:00 a.m.
Betty Rollo (H)
3:30 a.m.
Mitch Hanlon (H)

Date March 24, 8:00 p.m.

March 25, 7:00 p.m.
4:00 a.m.
Barry Woodbridge (C)
4.30 a.m.
Barry Woodbridge (C)
5:00 a.m.
Donna Woodbridge (C)
5:30 a.m.
Luanne Bailey (H)
6:00 a.m.
Laura S (C)
6:30 a.m.
Marguerite Beal (H)
7:00 a.m.
Ruth Mary Beal (H)
7:30 a.m.
Bill Martin
8:00 a.m.
Jackie Brown (H)
8:30 a.m.
Lona Anderson (H)
9:00 a.m.
David Lester (H)
9:30 a.m.
Alice Maraj (H)
10:00 a.m.
Sara Caswell (C)
10:30 a.m.
Sara Caswell (C)
11:00 a.m.
Leslie Beck (C)
11:30 a.m.
Lynda Bailey (H)

Place Sanctuary
12:00 noon
Phil Forbes
12:30 p.m.
Phil Forbes
1:00 p.m.
Nancy Geiger
1:30 p.m.
Nancy Geiger
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Sammie Adams (C)
6:30 p.m.
Ted Adams (C)
7:00 p.m. Ends
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Today Is Last Day To Sign Up - A Mission Trip Opportunity

Last year, the Outreach Ministry explored the possibility of going to
the Fresno area to spend a week working with Gleanings, a ministry -focused
on collecting and packaging food that farmers/growers cannot sell to markets.
We discovered that we could not get a date for a week long, i.e. Sunday to Saturday, hands-on
experience with them in helping to alleviate hunger until October of 2017. So we reserved a week in
October that at the time, was more than two years away.
An opportunity came up for the week of May 1-6. We asked them to give us until Monday,
March 21 to see if we can recruit AT LEAST 10 people to go to the Fresno area and work with this
important ministry between May 1- 6. Participants would drive north on Sunday and come home on
Saturday. Accommodations are provided on-site by Gleanings, i.e. both lodging and meals. There is
a cost involved, but if we can get a group together on short notice, we have some funds from the 2015
Alternative Gift Faire that will help defray the cost for individuals who choose to participate. If we
can recruit at least 10 people for this mission trip, well provide more information about the specific
costs involved by Easter Sunday. So, if this is something that interests you, with the understanding
that saying yes at this time does not obligate you to go the first week in May once more details are
known, please give your name to Donna Woodbridge, Secretary of the Outreach Ministry, no later
than TODAY.
The Outreach Ministry

Easter Offering to be Received On March 20 And 27

Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday are the dates set aside for the
receiving of our annual Easter Offering that supports the world-wide
ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Our goal for the 2016 Easter Offering is
$1,550.00. We received some preliminary gifts for the 2016 Easter Offering on March 13, total of $110.
One of the most important areas in the world because of conflicting national aims and
religious traditions found there is the Middle East. Global Ministries is inviting the whole church to
participate in what is known as the Middle East Initiative over the next 12 months. Congregations are
engaging with the initiative through live webinars, Bible studies, pilgrimage opportunities, childrens
materials and advocacy resources.
The ecumenical partnerships celebrated by the Middle East Initiative are the same
organizations that are responding on the ground to the massive displacement of families resulting
from the on-going conflicts in the region. They cause families to flee from their homes in order to
counter violence with hope, intolerance with compassion, and hatred with Gods love for all of
humanity. More than anything, Syrians want to be able to stay in their homes without fearing for
their lives, said Riad Jarjour to the Forum for Development, Culture and Dialogue . . . No one
wants to become a refugee, not in the U.S. or anywhere.
Our gifts in support of the Easter Offering will support works of love in the Middle East and
around the world. To make your gift, please use the Special Offering envelope and/or write
Easter Offering on the memo line of your check. Thank you for your generous support of the 2016
Easter Offering.
The Outreach Ministry

Who is the Best Chili Chef at FCCF??

If you would like to be one of the Chili contestants here are the details:
Chili chefs will bring the full package: Creative name, attire, table decorations, the craftiness to bribe
the judges and of course, your killer Chili.
Your chili will be judged by the locals and taste alone will not make you a winner! The full
package wins. You will need to be set up and ready to go by 3:30 p.m. at the Pint House on April 2.
The event is open to the public from 4 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35 and can be purchased online at
www.pathwaysofhope.us.
If you are interested in participating as a chef, please contact Alycia Capone at
Alycia.capone@pathwaysofhome.us. Only 15 chefs can participate so contact Alycia ASAP.
Proceeds will go to ending hunger and homelessness in Orange County.

First Christian Church

109 E. Wilshire Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832
Reawaken (Early Worship Service) Sunday, 8:00 A.M.
Adult Sunday School: 9:00 A.M.
Remember (Traditional Worship Service) Sunday, 10:15 A.M.
Childrens Sunday School - infants through 12 years old, 10:00 a.m.
Sunnycrest Worship Service Fourth Sunday of every month 2: 00 P.M.
Youth Group: Sunday, 1:00 P.M.
First Christian Church . . .

Where encounters with God are not only ordinary,

theyre extraordinary!
Where invitations not only happen on occasion,
they happen on every occasion.
Where not only minds grow in knowledge,
hearts grow in faith.

Serving March 20, 2016

Serving March 27, 2016

Greeters: Richard & Becky Graves

Guest Book: Kathy Wright
Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry
Acolyte Parent: Baxter
Sound & Video: PJ Vannoy
Lay Leader: Barry Woodbridge
Childrens Moment: Nancy Malotte
Elders: Kathy Robidoux, Lin Garcia, Mike
Vaughan
Elder Count with Luanne: Mike Vaughan
Diaconate: McCuens Team
Prepare: Dirk & ShawnMcCuen
Ushers: Dirk & Jan McCuen
Serve: Dirk & Jan McCuen, Kelly & Shawn
McCuen, Dwain Van Diest, Craig Wallace
Clean Up: Jan McCuen, Kelly & Shawn
McCuen
Alternate: Paul Robidoux

Greeters: Tom & Leslie Beck

Guest Book: Mary Brill
Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry
Acolyte Parent: McCuen
Sound & Video: Paul Robidoux
Lay Leader: Barbara Hasty
Childrens Moment: Pat Van Vliet
Elders: Donna Woodbridge, Barry
Woodbridge, Jeanne Tarbell
Elder Count with Luanne: Lin Garcia
Diaconate: McCuens Team
Prepare: Dirk & Kelly McCuen
Ushers: Kelly & Shawn McCuen
Serve: Dirk & Jan McCuen, Kelly & Shawn
McCuen, Paul Robidoux
Clean Up: Dirk & Jan McCuen, Paul
Robidoux