August 16, 2015 Issue 33 1 CALLER the In This Issue

Remember in Prayer 2 Prayer Requests, 8/9 2 Spiritual Disciplines Wk 2 Serving in the Military 2 Condolences 3 JYF Lemonade Stand 3 Save the Date 3 Question 3 Girls Night Out3 Sr. Book Club3 Blanket Month3 Statistics 3 Sr. Adult Meeting4 Worship Workshop 4 We Get Letters 4 Harvest Festival5 Regional Events 5 & 6 Week of Compassion 7 Serving Sunday8

Event s August16 - August23,2015August 16: 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. - Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary & FH August 17: 1:00 P.M. - Fullerton Collabrative Homeless Meeting, CL 6:00 P.M. - Girls Night Out @ Panera Bread 6:30 P.M. - Old Testament Class @ Donnas August 18: 5:30 P.M. - Pathways of Hope General Board, Room 101A 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Choir room 7:00 P.M. - Dialogue with Pastor Dale about the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) August 19: 6:00 P.M. - Global Ministries Task Force, CL 7:00 P.M. - World Outreach Ministry Team , CL; Stewardship/Property Ministry Team, Kitchen August 20: Tri-Tip, Craig Wallace Coordinator 5:00 A.M. - Casa Prayer Time 1:00 P.M. - Pathways of Hope, Faith Committee, CL August 22: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. -Worship Workshop at First Christian Church,Orange August 23: 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. - Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 11:30 A.M. - JYF Lemonade Stand, Chapman Lounge& JYF Meeting 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary & FH August 24: 6:30 P.M. - Old Testament Class @ Donnas 7:00 P.M. - Worship Ministry Team, Chapman LoungeAugust 25: 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Chapman Lounge AA Groups: Sun. 8 P.M., Room 107; Thursday 8 P.M., Friday, 7:30 P.M., Sat. 8:30 P.M., OCYPAA, Sat. 3:30 P.M., FH AL-Anon: Fri. Noon, Room 101A NA Group: Tues. 7:30 P.M.,FH OA: Tues. 7 P.M., Sun. 10 A.M., Room 107 The Caller is published weekly( Deadl i neWednesday atNoon)by Fi rstChri sti anChurch (Disciples of Christ) 109 E. Wilshire Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832 714.525.5525 email: fullerton1stcc@gmail.com www.fullertonfirstchristian.org I nteri mPastor: Rev. Dale Suggs Edi tor: Donna Woodbridge Webmaster:Lisa Parks 2 RememberinPrayerContinue to pray for: Jim & Helen Bailey, Sue Bacon, Dottie Bense, Sandra Brown, Jack Doughty, Lorna & Skip Farnum, Carolyn Kenrick, Colleen Langston, Flora Miller, Janet Parker, Kristine Perry, Jeanne Randall, Norma Rill, Betty Rollo, Gayle Schoeff, Claudia Tammen, and Bob & Donna Vannoy. Please pray for the following PSWR Church:Vision of Jesus Church1611 Cordova Street Los Angeles, CA 900a07 Jae Joon Kim, Pastor ReadingsandPrayerConcernsforWeekofAugust17August23,2015Monday, August 17: Reading: 1 Kings 8:1 & 6, 10 & 11; Pray for the Girls Night Out group meeting at Panera Bread for dinner tonight. Tuesday, August 18: Reading: Psalm 84:4 & 5; 11 & 12 Pray for Pathways of Hope General Board Meeting tonight. Wednesday, August 19: Reading: Ephesians 6:18; Pray for the World Outreach and Stewardship/Property Ministry Teams meeting tonight.Thursday August 20: Reading: Psalm 84:1 -3 & 6 -10; Pray for Craig Wallace and Team 3 selling Tri-Tip at the Downtown Market tonight.Friday, August 21:Reading: John 6:56-69; Pray for Global Ministries Missionary in Venezuela, Carmelo Alvarez.Saturday, August 22: Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20; Pray for Suzanne Castle as she leads a Worship Workshop at First Christian Church, Orange for all the churches in the Pacific SW Region. Sunday, August 23:Reading: 1 Kings 8:22-30 & 41-43; Pray for the JYF group as they have a Lemonade Stand and Boutique in Chapman Lounge to raise funds for Pathways of Hope.

PrayerRequests,August9,2015Andrew SplethClaire Spleth (sister) who is starting school and prayers for good health. Minde Findley Pam Findley-Flor who tripped and fell breaking three bones in her cheek/eye area.Kathy Wright Prayers for Lisa, Diana, Yvonne, & Sara Cam MalottePrayers for Joan Simmons, who had a bone marrow transplant on Friday at City of Hope. Sherry Herrera Prayers for Isela Herrera (daughter) who had a very bad gall bladder attack and is waiting for a surgery date.

ServingintheMilitary Adam Hawley, Deb Taylors nephew, is back at Ft. Bliss. Lt. Cmdr. Patrick OConner, Betty Rollos grandson-in-law who is home and will be stationed at Hanford, CA. Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollos grandson, is at sea for several months. PFC Brandon Vannoy, grandson of Bob & Donna Vannoy, has been deployed to Afghanistan for a tour of duty.Michael J. Borden, Chief, Nancy Geigers grandson, in Norfolk, VA. Brandon Johnson, Army Chaplain, Mariette Linbergs cousin is stationed at Fort Hood, TX as a Chaplain. Lt. Austen Packer, Laura Lee Wiggins friend, is back 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 is at Ft. Gordon, GA and will graduate from Helicopter Repair school in a couple of weeks and after a leave will be sent to Korea. Mjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie Fraters who is serving in Seoul, Korea.

3 OurHeartsGoOutto: Laura Miller and her husband, John on the passing of Lauras mother, Sue, recently from Liver Cancer.Laura and Sue were members here until a couple of years ago when Laura married John and they moved to Burbank.

JYFThanksYou! The first Lemonade Stand Against Hunger was a great success, thanks to all of you!Join us on August 23, for the next Lemonade Stand Against Hunger and Lemon Boutique in Chapman Lounge to benefit Pathways of Hope. Thanks and see you there!

ImportantDatestoRemember September 13 Rally Day September 26 Rock the Loch, All day music concerts at Loch Leven.Watch Caller for more details later. October 4 6 Disciples Women Spiritual Growth Retreat at Loch Leven. October 17 PSWR Gathering, Riverside First Christian Church

Question? I still have not heard from anyone about the money that I found in my office and do not know where it should go.If anyone knows anything about it, please call Donna. Thanks.

GirlsNightoutTomorrow, August 17, 6:00 p.m. is the time and the place is Panera Bread, 1981 Sunnycrest Dr. in Fullerton which is in the center across the street from St. Jude. We had to cancel in June because of low interest.Lets hope we have a great group this month. GNO Coordinator - Shar

SeniorBookClubNews The Senior Book Club is currently reading Girl With a Pearl Earring which is a 1999 historical novel written by Tracy Chevalier.Set in 17th Century Delft, Holland, the novel was inspired by Delft School painter Johannes Vermeers painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring. Chevalier presents a fictional account of Vermeer, the model and the painting.We will meet on Thursday, September 3, 2015, in Chapman Lounge to discuss this novel. The Linbergs will be our hosts.

BlanketsinJuly As of August, you have generously donated $535 or enough for 107 blankets for Church World Service Outreach Blanket program.There are three Sundays left so we will be sure to exceed the amount donated in 2014. If you would like to be a part of this vital project, please place your check in the amount of $5 for each blanket in the offering plate and write blankets in the memo line.Have you checked out the array of Linus and his blanket tags on the blankets in the Narthex?For each $5 you donate, your name will be written on one of the tags which will be placed on the blanket in the Narthex, and you will be entered in the September drawing. To say thank you and to help you cool off a bit in this scorching weather, there will be three gift cards to Yogurtland for 3 lucky donors Thank you for caring for someone who might otherwise not be warm when the temperatures drop to near freezing.The Outreach Ministry Team Sunday St at i st i csAugust 9, 2015 95 (Remember Service)4 (Reawaken Service) 115 (Casa 1 P.M. service)Weekly Giving: $2,302.65 Missions: $255.85 Budget Goal: $3,777 CWS Blankets: $300 JYF Lemonade Stand: $123 Downtown Market $706.50 4 WorshipWorkshop Even though we have sent in our preliminary reservations, there is still space for you to join us at a workshop aimed to enhance worship. Cooperation Unglued (unlocking the potential of innovation worship design in a team environment) with Rev. Dr. Suzanne Castle will be held at First Christian Church, Orange, on August 22, from 9 A.M. 4 P.M.Cost is $15 as we have at least eight people attending at the present time.Wont you join us and be a part of planning: *how to inspire others to bring their gifts to worship *join together children, teens, adults and older folks in a meaningful way(s) * experience more participative planning and arts for services *draw in people who would enjoy creating with you Please let Donna know that you will be joining us so she can get your name on the list. WeGetLetters... On behalf of Pathways of Hope Board of Directors, our dedicated staff, tireless volunteers, and the homeless and hungry we serve, I want to thank you for your generous donation of $125. Thank you for your help in supporting our programs. Maria Mazzenga Avellaneda Executive Director, Pathways of Hope The full text of this letter made be read on our bulletin board where youll find the letter posted.

SeniorsToHearFromMichaelShepherd. The Senior Adult Ministry will welcome a new member of our congregation as its guest speaker on Tuesday August 18 at Noon in the Chapman Lounge. Michael and Dayann Shepherd, along with their son, Josiah, joined our congregation in May after being loosely connected for several years. Michael has spent the past 6 years involved in addressing homelessness in our community - serving with Pathways of Hope as the Housing and Community Engagement Manger and is currently Director of Operations for Grandmas House of Hope, another local organization that provides housing for women facing significant crisis. In his presentation this coming Tuesday, he will tell us about what is happening to address homelessness from his work with Pathways of Hope and Grandmas House of Hope.Michael is a graduate of Hope International University (where he was a student with David Matson) and Fuller Theological Seminary.We invite all Senior Adults in our congregation to come to our August meeting. Everyone brings their own lunch, with beverages and some sort of calorie-laden treat provided for everyone to enjoy to top off the lunch they brought with them. If YOU are a Senior, or even wish you were a Senior so you could be part of this group, we hope youll make a special effort to join our gathering this coming Tuesday!If you need transportation, please contact Donna Woodbridge so a ride to and from this gathering can be arranged for you.

5 HarvestFestival Casa de Oracin is planning a Gigantic Harvest Festival for Saturday, October 31 from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. for the community. It will be a carnival atmosphere with games, bounce house, cotton candy, popcorn, and prizes.Each child will go home with a bag of goodies.This is where we come in.The Hospitality/Welcome Ministry Team is partnering with Casa to help with this event.Here are a few ways that you can share in this ministry and get to know our Hispanic sisters and brothers better: 1.You can provide candy for the goody bags.Just bring any amount that you would like to provide to the office and Donna will see that it gets to the right place.2.Casa de Oracin will be setting up on Friday and Saturday and would appreciate any help we can provide. 3.Help to staff the event from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. (or any part of the time) on the 31st Please let Donna know as soon as possible what you would like to be a part of so she can let the Casa people know for their scheduling and budgeting.It should be a fun time and a great way to serve our community.Ill be there, wont you??? Donna W.

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PacificSouthwestRegionalEventsHaveYouBoughtYoursDate?The tickets for the 2015 Opportunity Drawing and the Shelton Family Scholarship Fund Drawing are available for you to purchase on Sundays following worship. The proceeds from these two drawings benefit the upcoming Don Shelton Memorial Golf Classic set for Monday, September 21 at San Dimas Canyon Golf Course. The proceeds from the Opportunity Drawing will be part of the profit from the golf tournament to be distributed to All Peoples Community Center, Chapman Universitys DOC Students Program, Disciples Seminary Foundation Scholarship Fund, Eastmont Community Center, Project Impact and the Summer Camp and Conference Scholarship Program of the Regional Church.The proceeds from the Shelton Family Scholarship Fund Drawing will be given to Disciples Seminary Foundation, Don Shelton Scholarship. The prizes for the Opportunity Drawing are as follows: 1st Prize - 2 Tickets to the 2015-2016 Season of Broadway Plays at the Pantages Theatre; 2nd Prize - 2 Tickets to the January 1st Rose Bowl game; and, 3rd Prize - An iPad Mini.The prize for the Shelton Family Scholarship Drawing is a 5-day/4 night cruise from either Long Beach or Miami.The winner will have his/her choice of cruises. Transportation to the port from which the cruise will disembark is not included in the prize. Donna will be in the Narthex selling tickets for either of these drawings on Sundays from now through September 20.You have as good a chance as anyone to win one of these wonderful prizes. And, even if you dont win, your purchase of tickets will benefit a wide variety of important ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Pacific Southwest Region. Oh, by the way, you can also sign up to be one of the golfers in our tournament.For a registration brochures speak to Ed Linberg or Donna Woodbridge.Thanks!Ed 6 RocktheLochisComing!!!

RegionalWomensSpiritualGrowthRetreatOctober 2 -4, 2015 Loch Leven Friday evening dinner through 11:30 a.m. Sunday,Theme:BELIEVE gives us an opportunity to ponder, identify and share our beliefs with one another.We will explore some scriptures, some of our Disciples Heritage and some of the songs we use to proclaim what we Believe. Keynote speaker is Pastor Pam Moore and music will be provided by her husband, Kent Moore.Registration fee $150 before September 1, 2015 and $175 after September 1.Registration forms are available from Donna in the office.

RegionalGathering2015Saturday, Oct. 17, Riverside First Christian Church, 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Registration begins at 8) We are pleased to feature Rev. Dr. William Lee, pastor of Loudon Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke, VA.Rev. Dr. William Lee received his Bachelors of Science degree in Special Education from Virginia State with honors in 1974, his Masters of Divinity from Duke University in 1978 and his Doctorate of Ministry Degree from Ashland Theological Seminary in June 2009. He has served as Moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 2005 - 2007 and much more.Registration forms can be obtained either from Donna in the office or email Janelle Vannoy at assist@disciplespswr.org and she will email you the link. Cost is $10 per person before 9/18, youth and children free if registered before October 1: $15 after 9/18 for adults. Registration at the event $20.Lunch is provided. 7 YourCompassionInAction-CreatingHopeafterEbolaBy Naima Abdullahi and Peter Marks, Seed Programs International - a Week of Compassion partner working to help bring food security, women's empowerment, and Ebola recovery to Liberia. "I am a mother of 6 living children," begins Angie Singbeh, a recipient of vegetable seeds and training who lives in Montserrado County, Libera. "I gave birth to 8 children. The oldest child is 25 and I lost him to Ebola. I lost my 5th born to malnutrition when she was just a little over the age of 1 year. I lost my first husband in the civil war and later remarried my current husband who was a widow with 4 of his own children. My current husband is physically disabled also as a result of the civil war. Together we are raising 10 children. I am a farmer, and I am the main bread winner for the family." "I have received vegetable seeds for my small farm from the church. The seeds have fed and clothed my family, I am forever grateful for the help. The church program for women has helped me get training and seeds, without this support my family is helpless. We can now help ourselves. I work in the field and my husband works at the market to sell our vegetables, the okra is very popular at the market, it is our best seller. I thank you all that are helping me and the others that are with me. Thank you and may God bless you." Angie's story is just one of thousands who have been impacted by vegetable seeds and support delivered with the help of Week of Compassion. Over 60 percent of Liberia's agricultural producers are women; yet, men still tend to receive more and higher quality training, and women's training is often inadequate. Through the partnership of Seed Programs International and Church Aid Liberia, a lot has changed at the village level -- the bottom-up approach has empowered the women. They are actively involved in aspects of program management such as conducting meetings, collectively selecting training topics and presenting groups needs to Church Aid Liberia staff.We provide a community based solution that gives women access to the knowledge, skills and self-confidence they need to seek out economic opportunity paths out of poverty to self-reliance. A recent 6 week training included sessions on basic vegetable gardening, harvest and preservation methods, how to develop a business plan, practical marketing, business management, and co-operative business structures. During the training, exchange of experiences among participants is encouraged as an important step towards securing livelihoods and reducing poverty by working together. On completion, of the course the women are able to understand among many other things: *How to improve their vegetable yield through environmentally friendly methods *How to start a fresh vegetable sale business *How profit is calculated in a business *The factors which determine the right price for their produce As part of the training,the participants are encouraged to submit proposals for agribusiness projects that they intend to carry out in their communities. A few hours bus-ride away, this vision of community-level agribusinesses that sustain and nourish the Liberian people is already underway. Week of Compassion and SPI is supporting three such agribusinesses. They are flourishing-each distributing top-quality SPI vegetable seeds to hundreds of farmers and kitchen gardens in Bong, Grand Bassa, and Lofa counties. These "Ag Enterprise Service Centers" are run by young men and women, who work hard to provide not only vegetable seeds but also tools, fertilizers, and-most importantly-knowledge to small farmers around them. The seeds and supplies are sold at a fair price that even rural Liberians can afford, but which still sustains the enterprises. We greatly admire this type of effort because it is more than charity-it builds self-reliant, locally-sustained economic systems that help people of all ages, genders, and abilities have enough to eat, grow, and thrive. Seed Programs International is a North Carolina-based 501c3 organization since 1999. Its mission is to provide good quality seeds, expertise, and training materials to humanitarian organizations working around the world to alleviate hunger and poverty.SPI addresses international hunger, poverty and malnutrition in a very specific way: by providing a conduit for good vegetable garden seed for international use in relief, crisis recovery, and the empowerment of women. 8 First Christian Church109 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 Group:Sunday, 1:00 P.M. First Christian Church . . . Celebrating the diversity of all of Gods children,we are Disciples of Christ practicing spirit-filled worship,faith-building community, and passion-powered serviceto our neighborhood and to the world. Where encounters with God are not only ordinary, theyre extraordinary! Where invitations not only happen on occasion, they happen on every occasion. Where hands not only give to the needy, they serve the least of these ServingAugust16,2015Greeters: Randy Langston & Lisa ParksGuest Book: Lynda Bailey Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent:Angulo Sound & Video: Travis Robidoux Lay Leader: Lin GarciaChildrens Moment:Elders: Bob Hasty, Barbara Hasty,Deb Taylor Diaconate: Randys Team Prepare: Randy Baxter, Bill Henke Ushers: Kyle Fought, Bill Henke Serve: Barbara Fenters, Kyle Fought, Annie Frater, Dena Heathman, Bill Henke, Clean Up: Randy Baxter, Nancy Knott Alternate: Terry Vannoy

ServingAugust23,2015Greeters: Nancy GeigerGuest Book: Phil Forbes Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent:Beal Sound & Video: PJ Vannoy Lay Leader:Childrens Moment:Elders: Joshua Dorrough, Kathy Robidoux, Nancy Geiger Diaconate: Randys Team Prepare: Randy Baxter, Annie Frater Ushers: Sibyl Dittberner, Barbara Fenters Serve: Randy Baxter, Barbara Fenters, Annie Frater, Bill Henke, Terry Vannoy Clean Up: Dena Heathman, Nancy Knott Alternate: Kyle Fought