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CALLER

March 27, 2016

In This Issue
Remember in Prayer
Serving in the Military
Prayer Requests, 3/20
Daily Devotionals
Statistics
Condolences
Recipes/Game Night
Thanks/Contest Winner
Crop Hunger Walk
Summer Camp
Call for Clothing
Easter Offering
DHM Virtual Walk
Love Fullerton
Pathways of Hope
Calendar
Serving Sunday

Events: March 27 April 3, 2016

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The Caller
is published
weekly
(Deadline Wednesday
at Noon)
by
First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
109 E. Wilshire Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
714.525.5525
email:
fullerton1stcc@gmail.com
www.fullertonfirstchristian.org

Interim Pastor:
Rev. Dale Suggs
Editor:
Donna Woodbridge
Webmaster:
Lisa Parks

Issue 13

Easter Sunday

8:00 A.M. REAWAKEN SERVICE

10:15 A.M., WORSHIP
Easter Offering
Easter Egg Hunt, after 10:15 worship
1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary, FH, classroom
March 28:
6:30 P.M. - OT Class at Donnas
March 29:
6:30 P.M.- Bible Study at Barrys
7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Youth Room, 104 A & B
March 31:
8:00 A.M. & 8:00 P.M. Cal Nurses Assn, Room 101A
7:30 P.M. -Chancel Choir Rehearsal
April 1:
10:00 A.M. - Speakers League, Room 107
April 2:
9:00 A.M. - Noon Chapel on Wheels Paper Drive
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Pathways of Hope Chili Challenge at Pint House
April 3: Second Sunday of Easter
8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service
9:00 A.M. -Adult Sunday School, Chapman Lounge
10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service
1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oracin Service, Sanctuary, FH, classroom
April 4:
6:30 P.M. - OCCS, Chapman Lounge
7:00 P.M. - Trustees & Stewardship, Choir Room
April 5:
10:30 A.M. - Mary Circle, Chapman Lounge
6:30 P.M. - Bible Study @ Barrys
7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Youth Room, 104 A & B
April 6:
5:30 P.M. - Hot Meal Ministry, Team B
5:30 P.M. - CROPWalk Meeting, Chapman Lounge
April 7: Tri Tip Begins
9:00 A.M. - Sr. Adult tour Chapman Campus
8:00 P.M - 2:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. Cal Nurses Assn., room 101A
7:30 P.M. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal

AA Groups: Sun. 8 P.M., Rm. 107; Thursday, 8 P.M., FH;

Friday, 7:30 P.M., FH; Sat. 8:30 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 101a
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Remember in Prayer
Continue to pray for: Gary Bacon,
Kevin Wilbur, Dottie Bense, Amanda Borden,
Sandra Brown, Jack Doughty, Lorna & Skip
Farnum, Sharon Hatton, Carolyn Kenrick,
Terry Knott, Colleen Langston, Flora Miller,
Janet Parker, Kristine Perry, Norma Rill,
Betty Rollo, the family of Gayle Shoepf,
Claudia Tammen, Willie West and Bob &
Donna Vannoy. Please pray for the following
PSWR Churches, Regional Office and
General Church:
Iglesia Christiana Oasis en el Desierto
18461 Mariposa Avenue
Riverside, CA 92508
Rumaldo Gonzalez, Pastor
Pacific Southwest Region
Don & Susan Dewey, Co-Regional ministers
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
General Church; Sharon Watkins,
General Minister & President

For Those Serving in the

Military
Lt. Cmdr. Patrick OConner, Betty Rollos
grandson-in-law, who is stationed at Hanford, CA.
Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollos grandson,
who is stationed in Hawaii.
PFC Brandon Vannoy, grandson of Bob &
Donna Vannoy, has returned from Afghanistan.
Michael J. Borden, Chief, Nancy Geigers
grandson, in Norfolk, VA.
Brandon Johnson, Army Chaplain,
Mariette Linbergs cousin, Chaplain, at Fort Hood,
TX.
Lt. Austen Packer, Laura Lee Wiggins
friend, 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,
deployed to Korea for a year
Mjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie
Fraters who is serving in Seoul, Korea.
Pvt 2. Melody Martinez, stationed at Fort
Lee, VA.
PFC David Radcliffe, friend of the
Robidouxs in South Korea

Prayer Requests, March 20, 2016

Alice
Maraj

John &
Cyndi
Cairns
Sara
Caswell
Laura
Schaffell

Peter
Warner
Van Diests
&
Wallaces

Prayers for sister, Jane, who

needs to have life threatening
surgery.
Prayers for the Pisani family,
elderly neighbors, who have to
sell their home and live with
family.
Prayers for Ire Budiarjo who
has cancer, heart problems and
wounds that wont heal.
Prayers for Catherine who is
suffering with MS and is
starting a new infusion
treatment.
Prayers for mother, Irene, who
has a broken foot.
Prayers as they accompany
Scott Van Diest and 120 eighth
graders on Washington DC
trip.

Week of March 28 April 3, 2016

Monday, March 28: Reading: Psalm 150: 1-3;
Pray for those of our congregation who are
off vacationing this week.
Tuesday, March 29: Reading: Psalm 150: 4-6; Pray
for the groups, AA, OA and Casa using our
facilities tonight.
Wednesday, March 30: Reading: Rev. 1:4-6; Pray
for Global Ministries Missionary, Nancy Henry in
India.
Thursday, March 31: Reading: Rev.1:7-8; Pray Cal

Nurses Association meeting in room 101a

today.
Friday, April 1: Reading: John 20:19-31; Pray for
Al-Anon, and Speakers League groups meeting on
our campus today.
Saturday, April 2: Reading: Acts 5:27-29; Pray for
those in our congregation competing this afternoon
in the Pathways of Hope Chili Challenge.
Sunday, April 3: Reading: Acts 5:30-32; April is
Child Abuse Prevention Month. Let us pray for
ways we can be helpful in walking alongside
children who need protection.

Our Hearts go out to:

Connie Townsend on the
passing of her sister, Peggy, on
March 22. They were very close and this will
bring a great ministry to an end. Peggy sewed
many beautiful items and Connie would
embellish them and sell them to raise money
for the American Cancer Society. Please keep
Connie and her family in your prayers.

Recipes Wanted!
We want to share those
recipes! You can submit your
recipe by sending it via email to
lschaffell@earthlink.net or put it in the small
basket on the Coffee Cart on Sunday. We
would love for you to share a story about your
recipe.
Thank you for supporting us!
Laura Schaffell & The Hospitality Team

Game Night
Save the date: Monday,
April 11, for our first GAME
NIGHT for 2016! We will be
playing Bunco for Prizes! You dont need to
know how to play, we will teach you its easy
and fun! There will be snacks (Rice Krispy
Treats, Brownies, Cookies, Hot Chocolate and
Waters) available for purchase if you wish.
Cost to play is only $2.00. Come on out and
play Bunco
Hospitality & Welcome Ministry Team

Sunday Statistics
March 20, 2016
108 (Remember Service)
(Reawaken Service) 103 (Casa 1 P.M. service)
Weekly Giving: $2,817
Missions: $281.70
Budget Goal: $3,777
Pathways of Hope: $10
Easter: $110

Thank You
A BIG THANK YOU to all that
participated in our Take Me
Out to the Ballgame Luncheon. We had 41
members attend - we ate Hot Dogs & Nachos,
drank Lemonade & Ice Tea, tossed out some
Peanuts & Cracker Jacks, had Chocolate &
Vanilla Ice Cream Cups for dessert and one
lucky person at each table won the table's
centerpiece. I think a good time was had by
all. We even collected enough donations (FreeWill Offering) to pay for everything! THANKS
AGAIN!!
Hospitality & Welcome Committee

Contest Winner!
Our own Judy Berg won the
renaming contest for the Pathways of
Hope Distribution Center. The new
name is HUB, Helping, Understanding and
Believing. What a great name!
If you havent seen the newly
remodeled Center, you really need to see it.
Our own Jill Scott works there on Wednesdays
and could probably get you a tour

Crop Hunger Walk is

Coming
Time to sign up for
Crop Hunger Walk, April 24 on the plaza.
Phil Forbes and Randy Langston will have
packets available TODAY and again on the
Sundays in April.
So get your packet, contact your
friends and family to sponsor you. There is
even a prize for the dog that collects the most
money.
Donna has our team set up on the
CWS website so you can collect online
donations as well.
Lets see if we can get the most walkers.
GO FCCF!!!

2016 Summer Camp

Schedule
CYF II - June 26 - July 2 -Entering
Grades 11, 12, and 2015 Graduates: $355 before
May 13; $380 after
Chi Rho - July 3 - July 9 - Entering Grades 7 8:
$355 before May 20; $380 after
CYF I - July 10 - July 16 -Entering Grades 9 10:
$355 before May 27; $380 after
Mini - July 17 - July 20 - Entering Grades 2 3:
$260 before June 3; $285 after
Wee (Parent/Child) - July 21 - July 23 - Age 3 Entering 1st Grade: $200 pair
Junior - July 24 - July 30 - Entering Grades 4 6:
$355 before June 10; $380 after

Call for Warm Clothing

We will be collecting clothing every
Sunday for the forseeable future to
distribute at our Hot Meal Ministry
each month. Look for the large container in the
Narthex.
Your donations are greatly appreciated
by the guests at the meal. Thanks,
Phil

DHM Virtual 5k
DHM Virtual 5k - Sign up March
1-31
Sponsored by General Youth Council
and Family & Children's Ministries.
What is a Virtual 5k? A virtual 5k race is
a 5km race that can be run at any location. You
can walk, use the treadmill, run or walk
outside, or join a local race near you. (You can
even break it up over time!) For your $25
registration fee you receive some BLING (a Tshirt and Medal sent out in early May).
Sign up as an individual or group:
March 1-31 (Sign up in March. Run/walk at
any time...)Like us!
www.facebook.com/disciples5k
More info on the Family & Children's
Ministries website:
www.docfamiliesandchildren.org
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Easter Offering
Wraps Up On
Sunday
The 2016 Easter Offering which
supports the world-wide ministries of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will
wrap up this Sunday. With gifts March 13 and
March 20, we are $1295 from reaching our
$1,525.00 goal for this years Easter Offering.
Please use the special offering envelope to
make your gift or simply write Easter
Offering on the memo line of your check.
One of the ministries supported by the
Easter Offering is a relatively new venture of
the National Benevolent Association. NBA
XPLOR is described as a prophetic movement
of and for young adults who are discerning
lives of care and service. It involves a
residency of 10 months through which 21-30
years olds live simply in community and
engage in direct service and justice work.
This year 24 XPLOR residents are
living and serving in seven cities with 50
congregations, non-profits and regions of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Through their dedicated work and spiritual
practice, XPLOR residents are discerning calls
to social work. education, community
organizing, medicine, ministry, and more.
Cristian Marin, a 2015-2016 NBA XPLOR
resident in the Quad Cities area of Iowa and
Illinois, has made this statement about this
experience: NBA XPLOR has inspired me to
speak . . . to not let my voice be shut down.
After all, Jesus was crucified for speaking
about truth, love and justice. He paved the way
for us.
Our gifts to the Easter Offering will
enable more young adults to be part of NBA
XPLOR in the years ahead, plus much more in
our nation and around the world. And this
program clearly fulfills the theme of the 2016
Easter Offering, i.e. To Live, to Love, to
Lead. We are grateful for your generous
support of the 2016 Easter
The Outreach Ministry

Love Fullerton

Who is the Best Chili Chef at FCCF??

April 30 - Festivities begin

So far First Christian Church of

Fullerton has two entries in the Pathways of
Hope Chili Challenge to be held on April 2, 4
7 p.m. at the Pint House.
Amy Styffe and her Hot Flash Chili (She
won the Chili contest at the Fall Extravaganza
a few years ago. and the Greek Class with
their to kalytero tsili (the best chili) Would
you like to add your chili to the challenge?
Here are the details:
Chili chefs will bring the full package:
Creative name, attire, table decorations, the
craftiness to bribe the judges and of course,
your killer Chili.
Your chili will be judged by the locals
and taste alone will not make you a winner!
The full package wins. You will need to be set
up and ready to go
We need YOU, FCCF members to
come out and vote for us. The event is open to
the public from 4 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35
and can be purchased online at
www.pathwaysofhope.us.
If you are interested in participating as
a chef, talk to either Lin Garcia or Donna
Woodbridge or contact Alycia Capone at
Alycia.capone@pathwaysofhome.us. Only 15
chefs can participate so contact Alycia ASAP.
Proceeds will go to ending hunger and
homelessness in Orange County

at 8:00 am.
The Rally starts around 8:45 am. I will be
leading the Brunch and Mothers Day craft for
the kids at WTLC. If you would like to
volunteer to help me, either go online to:
lovefullerton.org and sign up or talk to me.
Would love to have your assistance. Donna
This is a partnership of 30+ churches,
city government, the Mayor and City Council,
the Chief of Police, local businesses, service
organizations, public and private education,
and local residents all working together to
enhance the world-class experience of living
and working in our city.
Our mission is to demonstrate
kindness, meet needs and impact lives
together. This last May we had nearly 3000
volunteers serving at 65 different work
projects. Along the way we painted benches,
taught life skills to at-risk youth and spruced
up some neighborhoods.
Our annual event will begin the day
with opening festivities at 8 a.m. which
includes free food and vendors followed by
an opening rally at 9 a.m. The rally takes place
on the plaza at Harbor and Wilshire Ave (121
E. Wilshire Ave). After the brief rally,
volunteers will connect with project leaders for
final instructions and head off to work by 9:30
a.m. Then at 12:30 p.m. we will gather back
together at Fullerton College and enjoy lunch
together. Can you imagine how exciting it is
going to be with 5 cities all gathered together
to celebrate a great day.
Simply click on the projects link, look
over your many options, and hit sign me up!
The best part of Love Fullerton is that it
is a catalyst for the other 364 days of the year.
Click on Other Love Movements and see
how you can be engaged in making a
difference throughout the year.
Invite a friend, join the movement and
lets work together to make Fullerton even
better.
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First Christian Church

109 E. Wilshire Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832
Reawaken (Early Worship Service) Sunday, 8:00 A.M.
Adult Sunday School: 9:00 A.M.
Remember (Traditional Worship Service) Sunday, 10:15 A.M.
Childrens Sunday School Infants through 12 years old, 10:00 a.m.
Sunnycrest Worship Service: Fourth Sunday of every month 2:00 P.M.
Youth Group: Sunday, 1:00 P.M.
First Christian Church . . .

Where encounters with God are not only ordinary,

theyre extraordinary!
Where invitations not only happen on occasion,
they happen on every occasion.
Where not only minds grow in knowledge,
hearts grow in faith.

Serving March 27, 2016

Greeters: Tom & Leslie Beck
Guest Book: Mary Brill
Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry
Acolyte Parent: McCuen
Sound & Video: Paul Robidoux
Lay Leader: Barbara Hasty
Childrens Moment: Pat Van Vliet
Elders: Barry Woodbridge, Donna
Woodbridge, Jeanne Tarbell
Elder Count with Luanne: Lin Garcia
Diaconate: McCuens Team
Prepare: Dirk & Kelly McCuen
Ushers: Kelly & Shawn McCuen
Serve: Dirk & Jan McCuen, Kelly & Shawn
McCuen,
Clean Up: Dirk & Jan McCuen, Paul
Robidoux
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Serving April 3, 2016

Greeter: Phil Forbes
Guest Book: Becky Graves
Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry
Acolyte Parent: Baxter
Sound & Video:
Lay Leader: Shawn McCuen
Childrens Moment: Kelly McCuen
Elders: Sherry Herrera, Randy Langston,
Phil Forbes
Elder Count with Luanne: Jeanne Tarbell
Diaconate: Leslies Team
Prepare: Randy Langston, Lisa Parks
Ushers: Diane Daugherty, Sue Harless
Serve: Leslie Beck, Diane Daugherty, Sue
Harless, Laura Schaffell, Kathy Wright,
Mike Vaughan
Clean Up: Leslie Beck, Lisa Parks, Kathy
Wright