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January 3, 2016 Issue 01

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In This Issue

Remember in Prayer 2Serving in the Military 2Prayer Requests, 12/27 2Spiritual Disciplines Wk. 2Loving Hearts 2Help Wanted/Statistics 3New Member 3Condolences/Recipes 3Offering Envelopes 3Hot Meal Ministry 3Youth/Office Hours 3Mary Circle 3Call for Warm Clothing 4MLK Jr. Celebration 4DMF/Casa Breakfast 4Tijuana Trip 42016 Resolution 4Ministry Team Opportunities 5Thank You 6Blood Drive 6Serving Sunday 7

Events: January - January 10 2016

January 3:8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service9:00 A.M. – Adult Sunday School

10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service12:00 P.M. - Loving Hearts Lunch at Coco’s 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary, FH, classroom

January 4:6:30 P.M. – OCCS Awards Banquet, FH

January 5:9:00 A.M. - Pathways of Hope, Program Committee, CL

10:30 A.M. – Mary Circle, Choir Room10:00 A.M. – Homeschool, Room 1076:30 P.M. – Bible Study at Barry’s

- 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Choir Room

January 6: Donna on vacation 5:30 P.M. - Hot Meal Ministry, Team B5:30 P.M. - Crop Hunger Walk Meeting, Chapman Lounge

January 7: Donna on vacation 1:00 P.M. – Book Club at Mary Brill’s 6:30 P.M. - Bell Choir Rehearsal

7:30 P.M. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal January 8:

10:00 A.M. - Debate Club, Room 107 January 9:

7:15 A.M. - DMF/Casa Men annual Orange Picking Trip toLaverne, Breakfast at Roberta’s 8 A.M.

9:00 A.M. – Undecorate Sanctuary – everyone needed January 10: Renewal of Baptism Sunday

8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service9:00 A.M. -Adult Sunday School, Chapman Lounge

10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service12:00 P.M. - Loving Hearts Lunch at Coco’s 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary, FH, classroom4:00 P.M..- MLK Jr. Celebration Service at Abundant Life CC

AA Groups: Sun. 8 P.M., Rm. 107; Thursday, 8 P.M., FH Friday, 7:30 P.M., FH; Sat. 8:30 P.M., FHOCYPAA, Sat. 3:30 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 107

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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)109 E. Wilshire Ave.Fullerton, CA 92832

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Rev. Dale Suggs

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Donna Woodbridge

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RememberinPrayer Continue to pray for: Helen Baileyand family, Dottie Bense, AmandaBorden, Sandra Brown, Jack Doughty, Lorna& Skip Farnum, Carolyn Kenrick, ColleenLangston, Flora Miller, Janet Parker, KristinePerry, Jeanne Randall, Norma Rill, Betty

Rollo, Gayle Schoeff, Claudia Tammen, andBob & Donna Vannoy.Please pray for the following PSWR

Churches, Regional Office and GeneralChurch:

First Christian Church11231 Chapman AvenueGarden Grove,CA92840Mamoe Mamoe,Pastor

Pacific Southwest Region

Don & Susan Dewey, Co-Regional ministers

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)General Church; Sharon Watkins,General Minister & President

ForThoseServingintheMilitary

Lt. Cmdr. Patrick O’Conner, Betty Rollo’s

grandson-in-law, who is stationed at Hanford, CA.Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollo’s grandson,

who is stationed in Hawaii. PFC Brandon Vannoy, grandson of Bob &Donna Vannoy, has returned from Afghanistan.

Michael J. Borden, Chief, Nancy Geiger’s grandson, in Norfolk, VA.

Brandon Johnson, Army Chaplain,Mariette Linberg’s cousin, Chaplain, at Fort Hood,TX.

Lt. Austen Packer, Laura Lee Wiggins’

friend, at Oceana, NAS, in VirginiaLt J.G. Kip Packer, friend of Laura Lee

Wiggins, has been deployed to Moron, Spain.Pvt. Kash Cross, Ted & Sammie’s grandson,

deployed to Korea for a yearMjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie

Frater’s who is serving in Seoul, Korea. Melody Martinez, home on leave for two

weeks.

PrayerRequests,December27,2015Various Prayers for Gayle Schoepf

who is in the hospital withcom lications.

various Kevin Wilbur & Gary Baconon the sudden death of Suethis week.

Randy Baxter Family of my cousin,Emmaneul LeJuge who waskilled in an accident thisweek.

WeekofJan.4-10,2016Monday, January 4: Reading: Acts 8:14-17; pray for the Orange CountyChrysanthemum Society using

Fellowship Hall this evening.Tuesday, January 5: Reading: Luke 3:15-17;Pray for the Mary Circle ladies meeting today

to plan their 2016 year. Wednesday, January 6: Reading: Ephesians3:1-12; Pray for Donna as she takes vacation fora couple of days.Thursday, January 7: Reading: Psalm 29; Prayfor the Sr. Book Club meeting at Mary Brill’stoday.Friday, January 8: Reading: Isaiah 43:1-7; Prayfor the Global Ministries Missionary, MarthaMensendiek in Japan.

Saturday, January 9: Reading: Luke 3: 21-22;Pray for the Disciples Men and Casa Men whowill be having their annual Breakfast atRoberta’s and Orange Picking trip to La Vernethis morning.Sunday, January 10: Reading: Acts 8:14-17; Join us for worship as we share in the renewalof our Baptisms during the service.

LovingHeartsLuncheon The Loving HeartsWidows’ group meets everySunday after church at Coco’s onHarbor. You are welcome to join them. Justshow up as soon as possible after church.



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SanctuaryUndecoratingParty Everyone is invited andneeded to help dismantle and putaway the Christmas decorations on

Saturday, January 9 at 9:00 A.M. MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK.

WelcometoourNewestMember Welcome to Kathy Wrightwho joined our church by transfer ofmembership from the United MethodistChurch of Yorba Linda on December 27.

Please add Kathy’s info to yourdirectory: 714-225-7066

19542 Old Ranch Road,Yorba Linda, CA 92886

[email protected]

OurHeartsGoOutto: Gary Bacon and Kevin

Wilbur on the sudden death of SueBacon on December 23. They were

in a car accident on December 22 and Suesustained internal bleeding. There is no wordon service date as of this publishing.

FromtheStewardshipMinistryTeam Offering envelope bookletsare available in the Narthex in the Display racknext to the TV. This makes an easy and greatway to track your pledge for 2016. Pick yoursup today.

RecipesWanted!

Have you sent in your favoriterecipe yet? We want to sharethose recipes! You can submit your recipe bysending it via email to [email protected] or put it in the small basket on the Coffee Carton Sunday. If you have a story to share, addthat as well. I hope you will take the time towrite it down and submit it. Thank you forsupporting us!

Laura Schaffell & The Hospitality Team

HotMealMinistry Team B is on tap to help outwith our Hot Meal Ministry,

Wednesday, January 6. Team members shouldbe there at 5:30 p.m. (set-up at 4:30.) Pleasefind a substitute if you are unable to make it.

Team B is comprised of: Luanne Bailey,

Diane Daugherty, Duane & Phyllis Elliot (set-up,) Phil Forbes, Mitch Hanlon, Sue Harless,Lorena Garcia, Nancy Malotte, Paul Robidouxand Ben Stuart.

Alternates include: Danielle Duane-Parker, Rod Farley, Annie Frater, JudiSmedley and Craig Wallace.

Attn:Youth – SavetheDates Jan. Camp Grades (6 – 8) January 15 – 18, 2016 - Loch LevenCamp Fees: $180 before Dec. 14, $200 after

Feb. Camp (Grades 9 - 12)February 12 – 15, 2016 – Pilgrim PinesCamp Fees: $190 before January 12, $210 afterLimitedOfficeHoursnextweekMon. & Tues. - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wed. & Thurs. closed-Donna onvacation

Friday – 8:30 - Noon

MaryCircle Mary Circle will meet nextTuesday, January 5, at 10:30 a.m. in

the Choir room to plan their 2016 year. Anywoman who is available during the day iswelcome to join us.

Connie is hostess, Donna hasdevotions and Phyllis is leader of the activity.

Sunday StatisticsDecember 27, 2015 91 (Remember Service)9 (Reawaken Service) (Casa 1 P.M. service)Weekly Giving: $5,957.97 Missions: $662Budget Goal: $3,777 Christmas Offering: $25Thanksgiving Offering: $25Pathways of Hope: $25







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MartinLutherKingJr.Celebration Sunday, January 10,

2016, 4 P.M. Abundant Life Christian Churchwill host the annual MLK JR. Service. Theme is“Keep Moving Forward.” Speaker is Rev.Dr.Monica Coleman. The Disciple of the Year and

recepients of the MLK JR. Scholarship andBook Awards will be recognized

A"CalltotheGroves"Men'sSixthAnnualLaVerneBreakfastandOrangePickingTrip,

Saturday,January9,2016Next Saturday, January 9, all men (and their

spouses and significant others) are invited to enjoya great breakfast with Ed Linberg at Roberta'sVillage Inn in La Verne, and then pick oranges atHeritage Park. We will meet in front of the churchat 7:15 a.m. for those who wish to carpool.

Breakfast is at 8:00. Please RSVP to Ed so hecan reserve the right number of places at the table.

CallforWarmClothing Look for the big box and

place any gently used clothing forthe homeless in it. Items most inneed, especially during the coldwinter months, are coats, sweaters, jackets,sweatshirts, pants, scarfs, hats, socks, gloves,shoes, etc. Also, if you have an extra umbrellaor two, they will be put to good use and will bevery much appreciated since major storms areexpected to hit our area.

If you need more info or would be

willing to help with distribution on one of thefirst Wednesdays of any month, please contactme

Thank you, Phil Forbes

SpecialTriptoTijuana On several occasions in the finalweeks of 2015, we told you about a special tripthe Outreach Ministry is planning, inpartnership with Casa de Oración, to visit anorphanage in Tijuana on Saturday, January23rd.

It’s now 2016 and that trip is just threeweeks away, so we are re-issuing the invitationfor three to four people from our congregationto go to the orphanage which is known to theCasa de Oración congregation. The purpose ofthis visit will be to meet the staff and some ofthe children and youth for whom they care andto discover ways our two congregations mightbecome involved in this ministry.

We have two people who are planning

to go on 1/23—Phil Forbes and Craig WallaceWe’d like at least 1 or 2 more people to joinsome 5 or 6 people from Casa de Oración forthis “fact-finding visit.” If you are interested inbeing part of this group, please speak toMichael Shepherd who will be serving as theChair of the Outreach Ministry in 2016.

The Outreach Ministry

Resolutionfor2016 I recently was introduced to an idea that Iplan to implement in 2016. Being a personwho would rather text or email than snail mailor even phone calls, I decided that I wouldwrite at least 2 handwritten thank you notes aweek. Writing these thank you notes in 2016will force me to look at the many things in mylife for which I am or need to be grateful.Here are a few tips:

Hand written notes - emails don't count

Mention what they actually gave or did foryou.

Write a sentence or two on how it changedyour life.

Maybe mention the importance of theirfriendship.

Want to join me?Donna



2016MinistryTeamOpportunities As we begin a new year, we would like to share FCCF’s MinistryTeams. You are invited to join whichever team(s) you feel called to serve.There is no better way to get to know your church family than to work side-

by-side in service to others through FCCF Ministry Teams.

Discipleship – Lin Garcia, Chair. Meets Second Wednesday of the month at 7 P.M. in Chapman

LoungeThis team provides leadership of both formal and informal educational opportunities for all

ages. The Holy Spirit challenges the boundaries we build to exclude "them" from "us". TheDiscipleship Team will continue to examine behaviors of exclusion to find ways to change them andwork toward a gospel of inclusion. This team is also in the process of developing new methods toshare our faith through Discipleship with others.

Hospitality & Welcome – Judi Smedley, Chair – meets on the third Wednesday of month at 6:30 P.M in the Narthex (or at least this first meeting.)

We will have our first meeting of the New Year on January 20 at 6:30 P.M. If you areinterested in helping plan the activities for our church (picnic, outings, etc.), we would love to haveyou join us. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Judi at 714-738-7337. Hope to see youthere.

Stewardship/Property – Minde Findley, Chair – Meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7P.M. in the workroom.

Stewardship works to broaden the understanding of commitment and the investment ofpersonal talents, finances, and energy in our congregation. They prepare the budget and oversee theexpenditures and income. If you enjoy numbers and puzzles (no, you DO NOT have to be a mathwhiz) you may have found your calling.

Property oversees the care of our church. They organize workdays, seek out competent

contractors for major jobs, and keep our church up and running efficiently. If you have some timeand expertise in the handyman area, please talk to Minde or Tom Beck.

Outreach – Michael Shepherd, Chair – meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 P.M. inChapman Lounge.

This team is responsible for the six special offerings of our denomination as well as provideopportunities for service and giving to both local, national and worldwide programs for people inneed.

Worship – Chris Fee, chair – meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 P.M. in the Choir Room

This team works with the minister to provide meaningful services that engage our hearts andminds for spiritual growth as we experience the Grace of God.

Global Missions Task Force – Patty Segura, Casa De Oración chair – meets on the third Wednesdayof the month at 6 P.M. in Chapman Lounge

This Task Force was formed to foster relationships and working together with both of ourcongregations both locally in the community and globally through Missions.



ThankYou,ThankYou,ThankYou I’m most grateful to all of the people who took a role in the planning and leading of the Serviceof Nine Lessons and Carols, over which I presided, on Sunday, December 27th in Dale’s absencefor a well-deserved time to be with his family as part of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Our readers, in the order of the lessons they read, were: Chris Fee, Michael Shepherd, Leslie Beck, Barry Woodbridge, Judi Smedley, Ted Adams, Kathy Wright, Pat Vannoy and Emily Malotte. Pat also served as our LayLeader for this special service. All of them acquitted themselves well! Special thanks goes to Chris Fee, Chair of theWorship Ministry who met with the readers during the Sunday School hour to coordinate the logistics for the service. We

were delighted to have Kathy Wright, Reader #7, come forward at the end of the service to join our congregation bytransfer of membership from the United Methodist Church in Yorba Linda.

Our Choir provided us with a wonderful anthem setting of “Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming” following thereading of the third of the nine lessons. Heidi Beal began our service by singing the first stanza of “Once in Royal David’sCity,” after which the Choir and congregation joined her as the Choir processed down the aisle to their places in the ChoirLoft. Mitch Hanlon and Rod Baghari at the organ and piano gave us great support on all of the music we sang andtreated us to a delightful jazzy arrangement of “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” for the Offertory. By the way, in caseyou didn’t recognize the music Mitch played during the serving of communion, it was the tune of the hymn, “Her Baby,Newly Breathing,” No. 158, on which I based the Communion Meditation. Thanks to our soloists who represented thethree kings by describing their gifts—Pat Vannoy, David Styffe and Cam Malotte—as part of our singing of the familiarhymn, “We Three Kings."

Luanne Bailey gave the children some important things to think about through her leadership of the Children’s

Moments. Thanks, Luanne! Glad your cold which kept you out of the Choir didn’t keep you from sharing with thechildren, and all of us.

Behind the scenes, but very important to the flow of the service, were the slides of the readings from the Bibleplus the texts of all of the Advent/Christmas hymns and carols we sang. The slides were prepared by Amy Styffe. Clare

Keech got all of those slides, probably as many as 100 plus of them, up on the screens without a hitch, while also makingsure that the sounds system was functioning well so everyone could hear what was being said. Thanks to Amy and ClareAlso, a big thank-you to Donna Woodbridge who put together our “longer than usual” worship bulletin.

Finally, we are grateful to Sunday’s acolyte, Kayla McCuen and to Kelly McCuen for assisting her. Thanks toeveryone who ushered or functioned as a member of the Diaconate on Sunday, plus thanks to P.J. Vannoy and Kathy

Robidoux, who served as our Elders at the Communion Table. Once again, we were reminded that meaningful worship isthe result of the leadership and participation of many people week in and week out!

Ed Linberg , Guest Worship Leader/Preacher

for the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

SaveaLife:The City of Hope will be holding a blood drive here at our church in the church parkingarea in the back of the building from 10:00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M.|

Walk-ins are welcome. if you would like to sign-up for an appointment, go to” www.idonateblood4hope.org, click on locate a blood drive, enter code FFCC and date, when thatscreen comes up click on date, select time for appointment and click on schedule.

http://www.idonateblood4hope.org/

http://www.idonateblood4hope.org/



First Christian Church109 E. Wilshire AvenueFullerton, 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.

Sunnycrest Worship Service Fourth Sunday of every month 2: 00

P.M.

Youth Group: Sunday, 1:00 P.M.

First Christian Church . . .

Celebrating the diversity of all of g spirit-filled worship, faith-building community, and passion-powered service

to our neighborhood and to the world. God’s children,

we are Disciples of Christ practicing

Where encounters with God are not only ordinary,they’re extraordinary!

Where invitations not only happen on occasion,they happen on every occasion.

Where not only minds grow in knowledge,hearts grow in faith.

Where hands not only give to the needy,

they serve the least of these.

Serving January 3 2016

Greeters: Phil ForbesGuest Book: Mary BrillCoffee Host: Hospitality MinistryAcolyte Parent: AnguloSound & Video: Paul RobidouxLay Leader: Minde Findley

Children’s Moment: Pat Van VlietElders: Bill Martin, Lin Garcia,Diaconate: Leslie’s TeamPrepare: Randy Langston, Lisa ParksUshers: Kathy Wright, Mike VaughanServe: Leslie Beck, Diane Daugherty, Sue

Harless, Randy Langston, Lisa Parks, KathyWright

Clean Up: Leslie Beck, Diane Daugherty,Kathy Wright

Serving January 10 2016

Greeter: Laura SchaffellGuest Book:

Coffee Host: Hospitality MinistryAcolyte Parent: BaxterSound & Video: Clare KeechLay Leader:

Children’s Moment: Elders: Pat Vannoy, Nancy Malotte, MikeVaughan

Diaconate: Leslie’s TeamPrepare: Diane Daugherty, Sue HarlessUshers: Laura Schaffell, Mike VaughanServe: Leslie Beck, Diane Daugherty, Sue

Harless, David Styffe, Mike Vaughan

Clean Up: Leslie Beck, Laura Schaffell,David Styffe

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