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March 26, 2009
EASTER EGGCITEMENT!!!
Join in on Palm Sunday, April 5, after second service for an eggcitingtime at FCC Torrance. Everyone is invited to come for lunch andwatch a very special Easter play put on by our own CYF. There will beseveral crafts for the kids and a visit from the Easter Bunny so bringyour cameras. If we are lucky the Easter Bunny will lead us in a“bunny hop” around Sippel Hall. We will end with our traditional egghunt. Please bring a dozen filled eggs for each child who will be par-ticipating.
 
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STEP BY STEP…
It seems these days we start out walking, and end up running! Nomatter how far ahead we plan, there seems to be something waitingfor us to do. Somehow, it seems we just had Ash Wednesday, andstarted our walk with our Lord through this time of reflection. For some of us, the time has gone much too fast, and Easter is almost upon us!Depending on when this Newsletter reaches you, you are anticipating our Sundayluncheon, or looking back at how wonderful it was! Just in case it is the former, wewill see you on Sunday, March 29
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for an afternoon with Janie Fietz and the Prayer Shawl ministry. If it was the latter – wasn’t it great!We do not have a luncheon in April, so remember to mark your calendarsfor May 31
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, and a wonderful Spring Tea. More information in a later newsletter, but you won’t want to miss it.Running too fast sometimes makes us miss things. The Bake Sale tobenefit our Regional Women brought in $165.00 and it missed being re-ported in the last Newsletter. Sorry - and many thanks to all who donatedand participated in this event.All of us are in need of extra time these days, to prepare for our familyEaster celebrations, and for our own journey through Lent. Women of thechurch are attending the Bible studies and planning meals. Many are en- joying Pastor Steve’s taking us for a walk through “Messy Spirituality”, thetheme for the Lenten Dinner Discussion series. Lots of fun, good food for nourish-ment and for thought. There are two evenings left, one on March 29
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, and one onApril 5
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and you are welcome to join in. Dinner starts at 5:00 PM. Call the office if you would like to worship with us and have any questions, or just come on down!Oh – and the men are welcome too!Next time you get to slow down a minute – please take that minute and givesome thought to our Family Night on May 16
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. We still need a decorationchair, and someone to pull our “talent” show together. Tickets for our “CountryFair” will go on sale on April 18
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- $10 for adults, $5 for kids under 12, and$25 for a family of four or more. The DWF Board is counting on you to join in the fun,so please contact Judy Rickabaugh or Sakura Koontz .Lots more information coming.
Disciples Women’s Ministry 
 
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And, if you see ladies running up and down the grocery aisles, it is justour ever-ready Women’s Circles working on meals for Holy Week.Monday starts off with lunch from Faith Circle, Tuesday is a dinner withNew Hope in charge, and Wednesday, join us for Brunch with the LoveCircle. Slow down your steps for a short time, sit and share a mealwith friends, a communion meal with our Lord, and renew your spirit in the busyday’s rush. Holy Week schedules are printed in the Newsletter and bulletins, sodon’t be in too much of a hurry to share these special times.And so, step by step, we walk again this wonderful journey. As Pastor Steve al-ways reminds us – take a deep breath – and as the old saying goes – “stop andsmell the roses.” May each of us be able to say during this busy season……
“I walked today where Jesus walked – and felt His presence there.” 
“Go Light Your World”—Special Easter Offering
As part of a larger churchknown as the Christian Church(Disciples of Christ), our con-gregation participates in anumber of special, over-and-above, Holy Day offerings.Addressing the dark economictimes we find ourselves in, thetheme for this year’s SpecialEaster Offering is “Go LightYour Word.” This offering sup-ports the General Ministries of our church in North America.These ministries include the Office of Disciple Women, whose work includesWomen’s Quadrennial, which our own Chery Carew is helping to plan. The offeringalso helps support Global Ministries and their work in places like Bolenge Hospitalin the Congo. Through these and many other ministries, Disciples of Christ receivethe encouraging word to “Go Light Your World.”We will receive our Special Easter Offering in worship on Palm Sunday and Easter,April 5 & 12.
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