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9812 Hamilton Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92646 (714) 962-5005 lcrhb.org
DECEMBER 2013
RESURRECTION TIMES
Sharing Christ—Shaping Lives
Sunday Worship Services • 8:30 a.m. Traditional • 10:00 a.m. Praise • 11:30 a.m. Japanese Language
PASTOR’S NOTES
During one of our Thursday Men’s Group sessions I asked: “What’s the best Christmas gift you ever RECEIVED?” The responses were interesting and wide-ranging. Then I asked: “What’s the best Christmas gift you ever GAVE?” Many of us, especially children, know exactly what they want for Christmas. (My grandchildren had their list ready in September!!!!) But Christmas invites us to also think about GIVING and, of course, the greatest gift given to the human race was God’s only Son. It’s a cliché by now, but Jesus is indeed the gift that “keeps on giving” because he never fails to provide his creation with love, forgiveness and kindness. May we not only receive Christ into our hearts but also “live-him-out” as the one who brings goodness and light!
Advent and Christmas Sermons
December 1 Pastor Hitoshi preaching
December 8 “Hell-Fire”
December 15 “Are You The One?”
December 22 Intern Becca Ajer preaching
December 24 “A Happy Ending!”
December 29 “The New Normal”
May You Have a Blessed Christmas
The entire staff wishes to thank the congregation for their many expressions of kindness during this Christmas season. Your kindness and generosity is very much appreciated. May these days of hope and gladness continue throughout the New Year!
Christmas Eve Services
4:00 p.m. – Bilingual service Pastor Carl preaching
6:00 p.m. – Family Service Intern Becca preaching
9:00 p.m. – Candlelight Service Pastor Carl preaching
Congratulations !
The following were elected to positions within our congregation:
Church Council Preschool Board
Mary Coulter Jen Evans Blake Jordan Jan Genelle Sheila Wenzel Cheryl Tonic Judy Wiggins
The Foundation
Lori Brunner Quinten Sharp Fumi Liang Dave Wiggins Don Williams
THE NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE IS Friday, December 19
Please submit articles to [email protected]
Christmas Concert – December 8
Join us at 4:00 p.m. for sounds of the season as our Music Ministry presents an afternoon of joyous and sacred seasonal music. The concert will be followed by a beautifully-prepared Christmas Candlelight Dinner in Bercaw Hall.
Count Down to the Holy Land
In mid-February, we will fly to Tel Aviv for a 14-day adventure that will take us through the Holy Land and to Petra in Jordan. Thanks are extended to Sue Pohl and her associates for planning this very special tour.
2014 Offering Envelopes
Please pick up your envelopes in the narthex. Your generous offerings will allow us to meet the challenging, but realistic, budget adopted at our annual meeting. May we also invite you to consider a special “year end” gift to LCR!
Sanctuary Decorating
You are invited to assist with the decorating of the sanctuary on Sunday, December 1 at 12:30. The tree and wreaths are going up “early” to enhance the church for the Christmas Concert on December 8.
Family Promise
Our next Family Promise Program will run Tuesday-Thursday, December 17, 18 and 19 at King of Glory Church. We need meals prepared, as well as evening and overnight hosts. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Pete and Lori Brunner at: [email protected] -- or call the church office.
GriefShare
"GriefShare" comes to LCR in January. This is a program where you learn how to walk the journey of grief. Pastor Howell Foster has led grief ministry for over five years and now starts the program at Resurrection. GriefShare is where hurting people find healing and hope. We will meet Tuesday mornings 9-11 starting January 14. Join us -- and tell others. For further information, contact Pastor Howell at 714.504.9019.
50th Anniversary Fund
In celebration and thanksgiving for our 50 years of witness throughout the community, the Council invites the congregation to participate in this special anniversary opportunity.
Our minimum goal is $50,000! With those funds, we plan to install ceiling fans in the sanctuary, replace our current speaker system, add lights to the courtyard and give a gift to a new mission congregation in the Costa Mesa area.
While the official start of this fundraiser will not begin until January, some of our members may wish to give a gift before the end of 2013 for tax purposes.
Checks may be made to: "LCR - Anniversary Fund" Christmas Poinsettias
In keeping with Christmas tradition, we will be decorating the sanctuary with poinsettias on Christmas Eve. If you would like to make a donation toward the cost of the poinsettias, you may do so either by contacting the church office, or by filling out the insert in upcoming bulletins. Poinsettia plants are $8 each and will be available to take home after the 9:00 Christmas Eve service.
JOANNE'S BOOK CLUB
JoAnne's Book Club will meet on Tuesday, December 3 at 3:00 p.m. in T-Hall. At that time, we will kick off the Christmas season by having "Tea and Tales". We will partake of tea and Christmas treats, and we are asking those who are willing to share a Christmas critique of a book, poem, film, or true-life tale. Or you may attend to just share the fellowship and good cheer. At this meeting you will receive the book, "Where'd You Go Bernadette?" by Marie Semple, which we will review in January. We hope to have Joy Martineau join us for this December meeting. Call Gail Perkins at 949.548.1044 for more information.
Friendship Task Force
The Friendship Task Force would like to take this opportunity to congratulate LCR's Japanese Ministry on their 25th anniversary. On Sunday, November 10, this anniversary was observed with a special service followed by a luncheon. From our sister congregation in Kumamoto, Japan, Pastor Tateno and five Ooe Lutheran Church members joined us for this special occasion. Our guests presented us with Japanese artwork which represents the bond between their church and ours. Mr. Taniguchi, the council president of Ooe Church, performed a beautiful song he composed for voice and guitar. The lyrics told of his faith journey. After the last service, a potluck was held in Bercaw Hall with more than 50 people in attendance. Pastor Adachi served as master of ceremonies. Pastor Carl gave a speech to congratulate Japanese Ministry. There was entertainment, heartfelt speeches and lots of love and laughter. As our Japanese guests departed, they praised LCR's hospitality and related that they would love to return next fall to celebrate LCR's 50th anniversary and especially the Japan Festival which will be held on September 20, 2014.
Friendship Task Force is already beginning to form plans for the Japan Festival, which will be one of the main events scheduled to celebrate our church's 50th anniversary. FTF has designated funds to help with such things as the expense of putting together such a large festival. However, in 2012, FTF committee voted to use some of these funds to do a much-needed makeover of the Bercaw Hall Women's Restroom. We have had wonderful feedback about the restroom from many women. Now we are focusing on the Japan Festival of 2014 and we welcome any donations toward making this endeavor a very special part of LCR's 50th anniversary. If you are so inclined, please put your donation in an envelope and mark it "Japanese Festival", then place it in the offering plate along with your regular offering. Thank you.
… A Huge Thank You to everyone who helped us make Christmas boxes for children around the world. Through Operation Christmas Child we were able to donate over 90 boxes for children in Mongolia, Panama, Madagascar, Ukraine, Philippines, Indonesia and Nepal. It is so heartwarming to know we are helping needy children and giving them things they may want and need.
We will be having Sunday school in December. Some dates to keep in mind--
December 15 Sermon notes for Middle School
December 22 children return to service for communion/blessing
There will be not be Sunday school on December 29 or January 5. I wish each of you a blessed Christmas celebrating our Savior's birth!
Sunday School News
YOUTH NEWS
Look for the upcoming December youth news and calendar coming soon…
High School Youth Group (Grades 9-12) Meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30
T.U.G. (Grades 6-8) Meets Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Kids' Club (Grades 3-5) generally meets the first Thursday of the month from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
RESTAURANTS
Acapulco $25 Applebee’s $25 Baja Fresh $25 California Pizza Kitchen $10 Carl’s Jr. $10 Cheesecake Factory $25 Chili’s $25 Chipotle $10 Claim Jumper $25 Coco’s $10 Coffee Bean $25 Del Taco $10 Islands $25 Jack in the Box $10 Jamba Juice $10 Mimi’s Café $25 Newport Rib $25 Olive Garden $25 Outback $25 Soup Plantation $25 Starbucks $5, $10, $25 StoneFire Grill $25 Subway $10 Taco Bell $10
Amazon.com $25 Arco Gas $50 Banana Republic $25 Barnes & Noble $10, $25 Bath & Body $10 Bed, Bath & Beyond $25 Best Buy $25 Century Theaters (Cinemark) $25 Crate & Barrel $25 CVS Drugstore $25 Dick’s Sporting Good’s $25 DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse) $25 Gap/Old Navy $25 Hallmark $25 Home Depot $25, $100 iTunes $15 JC Penny $25
Kohl’s $25, $100 Land’s End $25 L.L. Bean $25 Lowe’s $25 Macy’s $25 Marshall’s $25 Pottery Barn/William Sonoma $25 Regal Entertainment $25 Rite Aid Drugstore $25 Sears $25 Sees $16 Shell $25, $50 Talbots $25 Target $10,$25 TJ Maxx $25 Toys’R’Us $20 Wal-Mart / Sam’s Club $25, $100
RETAIL STORES
FOOD MARKETS
Albertson’s $25, $100 Safeway (Vons) $25, $100 Smart & Final $25, $100 Sprouts $25 Stater Bros. $25 Whole Foods $25
Scrip News
For your shopping convenience, below is the current list of Scrip cards available every Sunday at the Scrip table. Together, we can meet our $6,000 profit target…one card at a time. This is a simple way to bring in valuable $$ for our many ministries. You may contact Sue Taylor via e-mail at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your support. See you at the Scrip table!!!
Bible Verse
“A Savior has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:11
The Christmas season is here! We are hard at work on our Christmas
program and invite anyone in the congregation who is able to be with us
on Wednesday morning to come and hear “the angels sing”! You won’t be
sorry you took time out of your day. Our little ones will be singing 10
songs and you will hear the story of the first Christmas. The children will
be dressed as angels, shepherds, and wise men. The program is at
approximately 9:15 on Wednesday, December 18. I promise you, it will
remind you of the true meaning of this wonderful time of the year.
Thank you so much for all that you did as a congregation for our Silent
Auction. Thanks to your generosity we were able to raise about $3000
for our preschool ministry. That money will be used for paint, paper,
supplies, and equipment for the school. We appreciate the support of our
congregation. You are amazing! And I want to take a moment to thank the
preschool board who work tirelessly “behind the scenes” to make our
preschool so wonderful. I am so blessed to be working with such great
ladies. And thanks to my dedicated staff...what a talented group of
teachers we are blessed to have. They are bright, energetic, and
nurturing. We are having a wonderful year!
Things get so hectic this time of year. There never seems to be enough
time for all the cooking, shopping, parties, and events. This year I am
going to make an effort in the midst of all the holiday hustle and bustle
to sit back and think about the real reason we celebrate. Jesus is one
man who truly changed the world. More than 2000 years have passed
since the angels told of His birth and He is still the “Light of the World”.
He has come to lead His people out of the darkness of sin and into His
world of mercy and grace. He is the best present you will ever receive,
and the only gift you will ever need. Have a very Merry Christmas and a
terrific New Year!
Preschool News
Care Connections Network …a personal concierge service for living well at home throughout one's life.
CCN welcomed two new members in November!
The Huntington Harbour Cruise of Lights is scheduled for Thursday, December 19 at 5:30 p.m. Those who purchased tickets should arrive at least 15 minutes early to accommodate shuttle transportation time. Shuttles to the cruise leave from the Huntington Harbour Mall parking lot at 16889 Algonquin Street, Huntington Beach. To carpool, please arrive at LCR at 4:30 p.m.
Our next educational seminar, “New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Eat Healthy” will be presented on Thursday, January 16 at 11:30 a.m. We will get back on track and discuss strategies for healthful eating. Health educator, Paul Montanchez, presents this seminar. Sign up at our table after church or by calling the office at 714.962.9346.
Would you like to be a CCN Volunteer? Volunteer training begins in January. Please contact the CCN office at 714.962.9346 for more information.
Representatives from CCN attended the Village to Village National Gathering in St. Louis from November 11 -13. CCN is a member of the Village to Village Network, a national peer-to-peer network which helps establish and continuously improve management of existing Villages throughout the United States and internationally. The gathering was an excellent opportunity for education and networking with over 200 of our peers in the Village Movement.
CCN Christmas Party and Concert
We hope you will join us Saturday, December 14 at 4:00 p.m. for a concert featuring Christmas music from the Dizchords. Following the concert we will enjoy a party with caroling, great food,
drink and fellowship. You must RSVP by 12/8. Please stop by the CCN table after church or call our office at 714.962.9346 for more information and to sign up to attend. There is no charge to CCN members and a $25 fee for non-members.
Were you unable to attend our Medicare seminars?
Need more information? Are you Medicare smart? Join others from Villages across the country in a special “Medicare and You Webinar Event”
Tuesday, December 3 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to:
*Learn about the different parts of Medicare and how to enroll.
*Ask questions and hear directly from a Medicare representative.
*Discover Medicare’s preventative services, including the “Welcome to Medicare” preventative visit,
cancer screenings, immunizations and more.
You will be able to access this webinar from your home or office using your own computer and
telephone. Register now at http://bit.ly/1bZbQyW . Questions? Call the CCN office at 714.962.9346.
Care Connections Network wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
May this Holiday Season be filled with peace and joy.
Care Connections Network - 9812 Hamilton Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 714.962.9346
www.careconnectionsnetwork.org
Is your name missing from the December lists? If you have a birthday or an anniversary in the
month of December and we have not included your name, we would appreciate you bringing
it to our attention. Please e-mail [email protected] or call the church office. Thank you!
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
1 Jane Leipper 2 John & Kathy Lenhardt 3 David & Fumi Liang 4 Chris, Danielle, Mark, Courtney & Tayler Little 5 Linda Logan 6 Tom, Cherie, Richmond, Holly, Robby & Julia Ludwick 7 Ed Magee 8 John & Dot Magnuson 9 Jerry, Laura, Amber, Jessica & Justin Marroquin 10 Finny & Stella Martin 11 Noel & Joy Martineau 12 Seishi & Teruko Matsui 13 Dennis & Jan May 14 Jack, Kathy, Kate & Joseph McGriff 15 Diana Meinhold 16 Eric, Lindsey & Joseph Messerschmidt 17 Eric Meyer 18 Chizuko Miller 19 Gary & Kathy Miller 20 Glen & Jane Miller 21 Nancy Mitchell; Ryan & Brett Velazquez 22 Arlene Morrissey 23 Nancy & Steve Mounier 24 Bob & Rhonda Mueller 25 Bill & Irene Muesing 26 Pete, Dana, Matthew & Kara Mullin 27 Jennifer, Sophia & Jack Mulvania 28 Lauren Neiger 29 Carrie Neilson 30 Gregg Neilson 31 Paul Neilson
2 Emily Robey
3 Finny Martin
4 Bob Mueller
Dana Mullin
5 Kate McGriff
6 Frank Ferrini
7 Kris Bashaw
8 Grace Butteling
9 Max Tripodo
Rhonda Halverson
11 Josh Outman
12 Becky Hastings
13 Esther Fujita
15 Steve Knutsen
16 Becky Duggins
Mary Brown
17 Diana Meinhold
Judy Giem
18 Nancy Mounier
Jessica Marroquin
Justin Marroquin
Angie Dargavage
19 Bud DeWees
Bridget Dargavage
Tamara Hepper
21 Stan Justl
23 Tami Day
Sean Wiggins
24 Pete Mullin
25 JESUS!
Debbi Stewert
26 Ralph Howarth
Jane Charlton
27 Karen Plantiko
Chuck Ott
28 Tia Payne
30 Jamie Buffkin
31 Tara Fort
Avis Nerhus
Satoyo Izumi
DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
2 Doug & Alma Krueger
4 Greg & Linda Griffiths
7 John & Dorothy Magnuson
8 Bob & Betty Griffith
13 Jim & Barb Kaping
16 Stan & Charlotte Outman
22 Ray & Debbi Stewert
27 Jeff & Shirley Buzby
DECEMBER FAMILY OF THE DAY Please keep these families in your prayers:
