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FIRST PRESS

First Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino

Volume 48, No. 1 Ja nua ry 201 1

Set aside Saturday, Jan. 15from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the nextin the series of workshops whichis part of our Worship RenewalProject.

Words of Life is the theme forthis poetry workshopwhen we willhave the opportunity to expressour faith and our feelings and torespond to pictures and textilesthrough the use of the writtenword.

You need no experience totake part. All of us have the abilityto express ourselves, whether inone word or many. This will be atime to play with words and lan-

guage.Our leader for this workshop

will be Cindy Rinne, a local poetand fiber artist. She has led manyworkshops in both art quilts and

poetry. We are looking forward tohaving her here at First Pres.

All ages are welcome. Non-readers will need to partner withsomeone to write down theirideas, and there will be child carefor the very youngest. Registra-tion forms are available at the re-ception desk, or you can call thechurch office to register. Wellneed to know how many people toplan on for materials and lunch.

Just as a reminder, this project

is made possible through a grant

from the Calvin Institute of Chris-

tian Worship, Grand Rapids Michi-

gan, with funds provided by theLilly Endowment. We are grateful

to them for this opportunity to play

with creativity in worship.

The Youth Nurture Committee isproud to announce that we are participat-ing in the 2011 Souper Bowl of Caring!More than 20 years ago, Souper Bowl ofCaringbegan with a simple prayer from asingle youth group:

Lord, as we enjoy the Super Bowl

football game, help us to be mindful ofthose without even a bowl of soup toeat.

Since that day, more than $71 millionhas been raised for local charities acrossthe country through Souper Bowl of Car-ing. It has become a powerful movementthat is transforming the time around Su-per Bowl weekend into the nations larg-est celebration of giving and serving.

Through this mission, young peoplelearn what its like to make a positive dif-ference in the worldas they collect

food, raise money and volunteer to workin charities that provide shelter to thehomeless, food to the hungry and com-passion to those in need.

Be part of this movement that is shar-ing Gods love with those in need.Please give generously on Super BowlSunday. Every dollar and canned fooditem goes to the First PresbyterianChurch Food Pantry, our 2011 SouperBowl of Caringcharity choice.

The Youth Nurture Committee

The next Companions on the Inner Way retreatis scheduled for the week of March 13-18, at SerraRetreat Center in Malibu. The featured theme is"Stop in the Name of Love" and the speaker is Dr.Susan Phillips, author and spiritual director.

Pick up a flyer in the office or access compan-ionsontheinnerway.org to print the form to registerfor this event.

Many members have attended Companions over the years andyou're welcome to ask anyone of those 'pilgrims' about the experience -- a wonderful way to deepen your relationship with God!

Dodd's Trust has scholarships available for attending the retreat.The trust will pay $345 toward the cost of tuition. Contact Christa Wallisto apply for the scholarship as soon as possible at Chriwallis@aol.com.

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The Rev. Dr. Sandy Tice, Pastor

The Rev. Eric Ledermann, Associate Pastor

The Rev. Noe Falconi, Ministry of Visitation

The Rev. Jim Huffstutler, Pastor Emeritus

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Our Mission

It is the Mission of First Presbyte-rian Church of San Bernardino,

inspired by the Holy Spirit, to

proclaim the good news of the

Gospel of Jesus Christ throughworship and celebration, and teach-

ing and learning, so that lives aretransformed and members are

encouraged to use their specialgifts to care for and value, as

God's Beloved, each other and the

community in which we live.

1900 North D Street

San Bernardino, CA 92405Office 882-3308

FAX 882-0888

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

OF SAN BERNARDINO

Jan. 2 (2nd Sunday after Christmas)

Jeremiah 31:7-14Psalm 147:12-20

Ephesians 1:3-14

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Jan. 6 (Epiphany of the Lord)

Isaiah 60:1-6

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

Ephesians 3:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12

Jan. 9 (Baptism of the Lord)

Isaiah 42:1-9Psalm 29:1-11

Acts 10:34-43

Matthew 3:13-17

Jan. 16 (2nd Sunday in OT)

Isaiah 49:1-7

Psalm 40:1-11

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

John 1:29-42

Jan. 23 (3rd Sunday in OT)

Isaiah 9:1-4

Psalm 27:1, 4-9

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Matthew 4:12-23

Jan. 30 (4th Sunday in OT)

Micah 6:1-8

Psalm 15:1-5

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Matthew 5:1-12

SUNDAY S CHEDULE9:30 A.M.

Adult Ed. & Sunday

School10:30 a.m.

Worship11:30 a.m.

www.fpcsb.net

Jan. 16

Actual Budgeted Over/(Under)Pledges $375,999.17 373,222.67 2,776.50

Other Income $ 59,635.69 32,906.25 26,729.44

Expenses $435,634.86 458,606.33 (22,971.47)

Net Income $ 0.00 (52,477.41) 52,477.41

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If you or someone you know is in 8th 12th grade and would like to be part ofa group to learn about what it means tobe a member of the church, you areinvited to register for the 2011 YouthConfirmation Class.

The deadline to register is Feb. 6thand the class will start in March. Weare offering three tracks to choose from(only one track will be chosen, so regis-

ter for all the tracks you are able to at-tend): Meet Sundays Feb 27, Mar. 6, 13,

20, and Apr. 3 from 3:30pm-4:45pm Meet Sundays Feb 27, Mar. 6, 13,

20, and Apr. 3 from 9:00am-10:15am

Meet Thursday March 3rd throughMarch 31st from 6:00pm-7:15pm

All three tracks will include a retreatApril 8-9 (Friday-Saturday). There is norequirement to join the church. Whatwe offer is a process of discernment

which includes learning more about theChurch as the Body of Christ and whatGod through Christ calls us to do andbe.

Registration packets are available at

the receptionist desk or by contacting

Pastor Eric at the church office at ext.

14 (after hours) or via e-mail eoleder-

mann@gmail.com. We need to pur-

chase materials for each participant, so

no registrations will be accepted after

Feb. 6. Thank you for understanding!

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Food Bagging

Fri., Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.Food DistributionSat., Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.

January is a fun, relaxed month at First Presbyterian Child Care

Center. We will be working on obedience. Hopefully, the childrenwill get to experience the feelings of being obeyed and the responsi-bilities that come with that as well as the feelings of obeying.

Well be talking about obedience to God, our parents, our teach-ers and law enforcement officers, etc. The older children will eventalk about being obedient to ones own conscience when it comes tosaying no to inappropriate touching, choosing kindness over mean-ness and evaluating friendships.

The first weeks we will be learning about (and no doubt actinglike) royalty as we hear about how the three kings visited baby Je-sus -- Epiphany. Each class will culminate this theme with a class-room coronation!

The staff at FPCCC is incredibly grateful to have the opportu-nity to share the good news of Epiphany with the children and theirfamilies in 2011. Because of the recession, the financial picture in2010 was bleak.

The Session, on recommendation of the FPCCC AdvisoryBoard, the Stewardship Committee and Jim Huffstutler, voted to usethe FPCCC endowment funds to cover the 2010 losses and allowFPCCC to continue this mission.

FPCCC has submitted a balanced budget, based on current en-rollment, for the first quarter of 2011. We will revisit the financialsituation at that time. The new budget has cut the director's hoursby 50 percent and is asking the rest of the staff to take a 7 percentcut and one unpaid furlough day every two months. Please pray foran increase in enrollment.

The joyful news is the commitment to FPCCC by this congrega-

tion! Gifts for children in need have poured in from the FriendshipCircle and an office at CSUSB who is connected to Liza Wilson. TheCircle of Faith provided gifts for the FPCCC staff.

Mariner's ships and individu-als have given money for schol-arships. The PW AlternativeChristmas gift was three timesthe largest amount ever given!

Most importantly, theprayers, words of support andencouragement, thank you's tostaff and BAKED GOODS havehelped us all remember that,

even in tough times,God has surrounded us withsuch loving people who believethat their church should helpraise children who learn to loveand love to learn!

Thank you.Lynette DuClos Adelson

Youve been so generous bringing inplastic grocery bags, that the Food Closetis in overload. Therefore, we ask that youkeep your bags at home until we put out aplea for more in a few months.

We can still use peanut butter, cerealand books and magazines.

Due to a variety of factors, Equal Ex-change coffee prices are rising. Theseinclude rising labor and supply costs, un-predictable weather patterns and economicpressures on co-ops.

The Presbyterian Women provide thisfine organic cof-fee, and choco-late, for sale attheir cost the firstSunday of each

month after wor-ship.They appreci-

ate your contin-

ued support of

this mission that

promotes fair trade for small farmers.

The Deacons are con-tinuing to collect dia-pers of all sizes tosupport Option Houseand Time for Change.If you see diapers onsale, grab some anddrop them off in theNarthex.

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Sandy asked me to write a few words remembering

Wanda Paulin, since she served as bookkeeper for somany years while I was pastor.

If I remember correctly, Wanda was bookkeeper whenI arrived in 1963, fresh out of seminary and didnt have anidea in the world about church finances. She gentlytaught me what I needed to know, let me know how theaccounts in children's and youth ministries were going,and, when we needed special equipment or some otherneed; she taught me the mysterious world of memorialaccounts. Since she knew exactly the intent of the be-quests, she deftly interpreted what could be properlyspent from those accounts and thus aided youth ministryimmeasurably.

As Suzie Earp has noted, Wanda was the epitome ofbeing a Presbyterian: she did everything decently and inorder. If I wasnt sure of an amount, she could quickly findany receipt dating back even to the founding of thechurch, it seemed.

When I arrived, Wandas mainstay was an ancientcomptometer. Probably today few know what that 99 keywonder was. With some trepidation, she gave that up fora 10-key calculator not digital. It took a great deal ofcoaxing to move her to writing checks on Quicken. Shereally didnt trust anything that she hadnt personally writ-ten by hand.

When Session decided to put the books on a com-puter, Wanda decided it was time to retire! But in fair-

ness, it took two people to do what she had done so com-

petently as a part-time employee.

Wanda was about as straight as you could get. Herkids, Joanne and David, were in oursummer youth revues.

In one sketch, an obviouslypregnant young woman, played byJoanne, was to get some counselwith her boyfriend (Greg Jeffries)from the pastor (played by GaryBrewer) once they got past theoverly aggressive church secretary,played by Chris Hankla.

Wanda set out to get the costume for Joanne, a preg-nancy smock; but she assured everyone in the store that

Joanne REALLY wasnt pregnant; it was only for a play.Im sure Joannes response was, Oh, mom.Wanda was a beautiful, patient woman, not altogether

unstubborn. What she felt was right was right, and shefought fiercely for it. She was part of a generation whoselife revolved around her church: her work there, her Mari-ners, her PW but mostly her beloved husband, Jim, andher children.

I will miss her in so many ways and, in recent days,her gracious offers to help me put my wheelchair in theback seat of my car while she stood tottering on hercane.

What a great lady. What a loss.Jim Huffstutler

Interested in helping support our youth ministries? Sign upto provide a meal for our Fellowship of the Carpenter. Youdont have to be a parent or related to any of our youth. Awonderful way to show our youth their connection to the largerchurch is by providing a meal Sunday evening and breakingbread with an incredible group of young people.

We average about 20 people, but we always suggest cooks

prepare something they might like for leftovers, if you catch mydrift. Fellowship begins at 5 p.m., but the church kitchen isavailable any time after 3:30 p.m. Wegenerally eat at 5:30 p.m. and invitethose providing the meal to join us forour meal time.

If you are interested, please contactPastor Ericwe have lots of datesavailable in January and February(eoledermann@gmail.com or at thechurch office, ext. 14 after hours).

On Feb. 4, 1968, exactly twomonths before Martin LutherKing Jr. was assassinated, hedelivered his last sermon at Atlantas EbenezerBaptist Church. In it, he described his preferencesfor his own funeral.

He didnt want people to mention his NobelPeace Prize, his other awards or where he went toschool; none of that was important, he said. In-stead, he wanted his eulogist to say King tried togive his life serving others and tried to lovesomebody.

In that sermon, King also said everybody canserve, regardless of background or educationallevel. The only requirements, he said, were aheart full of grace and a soul generated by love.

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Jan 1 George Biddlecombe IIISkip Lane

Jeremy AllenJan 2 Carol Wright

George Biddlecombe IVJan 3 Dan Cox

Chris MunzAlex Smith

Jan 4 Ron EvansAlex Rueda

Jan 5 Sheila CiminoJan 6 Ethan DugginsJan 9 Alexine PrinceJan 11 Dawn Morris

Matthew ZwolinskiJan 13 Robert & Anna Fairchild

Zane PreciadoStephani Congdon

Jan 14 Patrick MorrisGerrett Burns

Jan 15 Joshua RobertsBob & Ann Aguilera

Jan 16 Esther OlsenJan 17 Deon & Patrick Garcia

Lynette DuClos AdelsonMark Munz

Jan 18 Sonia Martin

Jan 22 Annelise PrinceJan 24 Amanda ManchaJan 25 First Presbyterian ChurchJan 26 Toni CallicotJan 27 Ryan Beard

Edie DenevanRoger Lyons

Jan 28 Linda McCarlJan 29 Brenda Frederick

Chuck DuClos

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. Jimmy Lyons, US Air Force, Altus AFB, OKStaff Sgt. Will Drake, US Air Force, Langley AFB, VA

Staff Sgt. Robert Bentley Wilson, US Army, IraqWO2 James Bentley Wilson, US Army, Ft. Rucker. AL (Iraq in March)

Sgt. Amy Albright, discharged from US Army, expectingMarge & Jim Bentleys 1st great grandchild

Lt. Col. David Le Roy, US Air Force, Travis AFB, CA

Please send additions and updates to RoseGareau@aol.com

Check out everything thats happen-ing in the coming months!

Church School is for all ages,children, youth and adults. Childrenand youth meet in the chapel at

9:30am each Sunday (see schedulebelow).

Fellowship of the Carpenter isour youth fellowship group for 6ththrough 12th grade youth, and meetsSunday evenings (see schedule be-low).

Youth CalendarJan. 2 Epiphany Sunday

9:30am Church School10:30am WorshipNo Fellowship of the Carpenter!

Jan. 9 Baptism of the Lord

9:30am Church School10:30am Worship5:00pm-7:00pm Fellowship of theCarpenter: Faith Questions About Je-susHow is Jesus God? We will ex-plore the divine nature of Christ and theincarnation of God.

Jan. 15 (Saturday)9:00am Worship Renewal Workshop:Words of Life (looking at poetry as anexpression of faith and worship)

Jan. 169:30am Church School10:30am Worship

5:00pm-7:00pm Fellowship of theCarpenter: Faith Questions About Je-susWhy do we pray In the name ofof Jesus? Many people use thisphrase at the end of their prayer. Whydo they do this? Is there something inthe Bible that tells us we should? Ordo we do it out of habit?

Jan. 239:30am Church School10:30am Worship5:00pm-7:00pm Fellowship of theCarpenter: Faith Questions About Je-

susWhat makes Jesus so Great?Tonight we will encounter the unex-pected Jesus, who was a surprisingMessiah because he brought forgive-ness and a new start, rather than a newearthly kingdom.

Jan. 309:30am Church School10:30am Worship5:00pm-7:00pm Fellowship of theCarpenter: Faith Questions About Je-susWho do you say that I am? To-night well put together what weve dis-covered over the past few weeks about

Jesus Christ, and come up with somesort of statement of faith about him.

Mark your calendars nowMar. 4-5:World Vision 30 Hour Fam-ine(location TBA) well be joiningforces again with First Baptist Church,Redlands to raise money for World Vi-sions fight against hunger and poverty.Mar. 25-27: March Madness Winter

Youth Retreat(6th-12th grades) at Big

Bear Christian Conference Center.

Cost is $129, but if you register by Feb.

1st you pay only $49. After Feb. 1st,

cost goes up to $79. After March 1st,

cost goes up to $129. So register early

by mailing to the church office, c/o Rev.

Eric Ledermann, a check for $49 made

out to First Presbyterian Church with

March Madness in the memo line.

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

OF SAN BERNARDINO

900 N. D StreetSan Bernardino, CA 92405

One of our churchs most important and rewarding minis-tries is our Food Closet. Throughout the year, we touch andnourish thousands of families, children and individuals inneed.

To sustain this beautiful and critical mission, we needmore help.

Volunteer shoppers and drivers -- with vans, SUVs or pick-ups are needed to select and transport the food that stocksour churchs pantry.

Your gift would be just one visitto Second Harvest in Riversideevery three months. Your rewardwould be helping to sustain thisministry that sustains so many inour community.

Please help us help those in

need. For more information, con-

tact Sally Morris at 883-4177.

I am the New Year. I am an unspoiled page in

your book of time.

I am your next chance at the art of living. I am

your opportunity to practice what you have

learned about life during the last 12 months.

All you sought and didnt find is hidden in me,

waiting for you to search it but with more determi-

nation. All the good you tried for and didnt

achieve is mine to grant when you have fewer

conflicting desires.

All you dreamed but didnt dare to do, all you

hoped but did not will, all the faith you claimed

but did not have these slumber lightly, waiting

to be awakened by the touch of a strong pur-

pose.

I am your opportunity to renew your alle-

giance to him who said, See, I am making all

things new (Revelation 21:5, NRSV).

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