November 1, 2015 Issue 43

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CALLER the

In This Issue

Remember in Prayer 2 Prayer Requests, 10/25- 2 Spiritual Disciplines Wk 2 Serving in the Military 2 Loving Hearts 3 Hot Meal Ministry 3 Mary Circle 3 Statistics 3 Sr. Book Club 3 CW Paper Drive 3 Daylight Savings Time 3 Alternative Gift Faire 3 Letters 4 Pathways 4 Kids Activities 4 Nominating Report 5 & 6 AGF Shopping List 7 & 8 Calendar Insert Serving Sunday 9

Events: November 1 - November 8, 2015 November 1: ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIRE - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS - Stewardship Gratitude Sunday 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. - Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. - Alternative Gift Faire on Plaza 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary, FH, classrooms November 2: 6:30 P.M. - Orange County Chrysanthemum Meeting, CL November 3: 10:30 A.M.- Mary Circle, Chapman Lounge 6:30 P.M. - Bible Study at Barry’s 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Choir room November 4: 5:30 P.M. - Hot Meal Ministry, Team C November 5: 5:00 A.M. - Casa Prayer Time, Chapman Lounge 7:30 P.M. - Chancel Choir November 6: 10:00 A.M. - Speakers League, Room 107 November 7: 9:00 A.M. - NOON - Chapel on Wheels Paper Drive November 8: Stewardship Consecration Sunday 8:00 A.M. - REAWAKEN Worship Service 9:00 A.M. - Sunday School for all ages 10:15 A.M. - REMEMBER Worship Service 12:00 P.M. - Loving Hearts Group meet at Coco’s for lunch 1:00 P.M. - Casa de Oración Service, Sanctuary, FH, classroom November 9: 7:00 A.M. - 9:30 P.M. - Chapel on Wheels Fundraiser @ Polly’s 6:30 P.M. - OT Class @ Donna’s 7:00 P.M. - Worship Ministry Team Meeting, CL November 10 6:30 P.M. - Bible Study at Barry’s 7:00 P.M. - Casa uses Sanctuary & Choir room 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 OCYPAA, 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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Remember in Prayer Continue to pray for: Helen Bailey and family, Sue Bacon, Dottie Bense, Sandra Brown, Jack Doughty, Lorna & Skip Farnum, Annie Frater and family, Carolyn Kenrick, Colleen Langston, Flora Miller, Janet Parker, Kristine Perry, Jeanne Randall, Norma Rill, Betty Rollo, Gayle Schoeff, Judi Smedley and family, Claudia Tammen, and Bob & Donna Vannoy. Please pray for the following PSWR Churches, Regional Office and General Church Sallims Christian Church 2401 Irvine Avenue Newport Beach, CA 92660 Hyungsun “Grace” Kang Pacific Southwest Region Don & Susan Dewey, Co-Regional ministers Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) General Church ; Sharon Watkins, General Minister & President

Readings and Prayer Concerns for Week of Nov. 2 - Nov. 8, 2015 Monday, November 2: Reading: Ruth

3:1-3; Pray for the OCCS group meeting tonight in Chapman Lounge. Tuesday, November 3: Reading: Ruth 4:13-15 Pray for the Mary Circle meeting in Chapman Lounge. Wednesday, November 4: Reading: Ruth 3:4-5; Ruth 4:16-17; Pray for Hot Meal Ministry Team C serving the hungry tonight. Thursday, November 5: Reading: Psalm 127: 1-3; Pray for Shar and the choir as they rehearse tonight in Mitch’s absence. Friday, November 6 Reading: Psalm 127:4-5; Pray for the home school Speakers League meeting in room 107. Saturday, November 7: Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28; Pray for Global Ministries Missionary in Thailand, Anne Gregory. Sunday, November 8: Reading: Mark 12:18-44; Pray for our congregation as we consecrate our pledges and talents today.

Prayer Requests, October 25, 2015 Barbara Fenters Thank you Pat Vannoy for

all the hours you put in to get the AC/Heating taken care of.

Jill Scott & Sue Harless

Diane Daugherty - medical procedure on November 12.

Alice & Craig Wallace Anna & Dwain Van Diest

Patricia Gabel whose boyfriend killed himself on Tuesday. Thanks to Dale who came to counsel with her. Additional prayers for the Broadbent family who lost their mother and will be celebrating her life this afternoon.

Nancy Malotte Phillip Barbour and his mother, friend of Emily’s in San Diego, going through a tough family illness.

Valerie Bailey For James Bailey and family that his life be saved and turned to God.

For Those Serving in the Military Adam Hawley, Deb Taylor’s nephew, is back at Ft. Bliss. Lt. Cmdr. Patrick O’Conner, Betty Rollo’s grandson-in-law, who is stationed at Hanford, CA. Lt. Patrick Rollo, Betty Rollo’s grandson, is at sea for several months. 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 Virginia Lt 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 year Mjr. Christopher Evans, cousin of Annie Frater’s who is serving in Seoul, Korea.

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Loving Hearts Luncheon The Loving Hearts Widows group meets every

Sunday after church at Coco’s on Harbor. You are welcome to join them. Just show up as soon as possible after church. Hot Meal Ministry Team C will serve up a tasty dinner for our Hot Meal Ministry on Wednesday, November 4. Team Members should be there at 5:30 P.M. Please find a substitute if you are unable to make it. Team C consists of: Pam Findley Flor, Phil Forbes, Carol Henke, Masumi Hogan, Nancy Knott, Rose Melissa-Ackerman, Eloise & Paul Smith, and Emily Steward-Styffe. Alternates include: Danielle Duane-Parker, Rod Farley, Annie Frater, Judi Smedley, Craig Wallace

Mary Circle Mary Circle will meet on Tuesday, November 3, at 10:30 A.M.

in Chapman Lounge. We will be working on compassion bags. Donna Woodbridge is hostess and Jan Farley has devotions. Senior Book Club Senior Book Club will be discussing “The House Girl” by Tara Conklin on November 5, at 1:00 p.m. at Tom & Leslie Beck’s. Sunday Statist ics October 25, 2015 86 (Remember Service) 5 (Reawaken Service) (Casa 1 P.M. service) Weekly Giving: $3,625 Missions: $362.50 Budget Goal: $3,777 Pathways of Hope, Food Bags: $20

Today’s The Day! For the past few weeks we’ve been

reminding you about this year’s Alternative Gift Faire. Today—

Sunday, November 1st—is the day it happens. We hope all of you will take the time to come to this event to be held on the Plaza. Of equal importance, we hope all of you will have made the effort to invite someone—a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker, a family member—to come with you or to meet you at the AGF. If you haven’t done this, we hope you’ll invite them today! The event runs from 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M. There will be lots of organizations that are doing outstanding work in reaching out to people in need that will be represented at the AGF. We’re sure you can find several options for getting an alternative Christmas gift—or multiple ones—for those on your Christmas Gift List. We’re also sure that shopping at the AGF will be less stressful than any shopping you’ll do between now and Christmas Day, including not having to battle traffic! Such a deal you can’t beat! See you at the AGF TODAY! The Outreach Ministry Chapel on Wheels Paper Drive Chapel on Wheels paper drive will be held Saturday, February 7 from 9:00 A.M. until noon at the following locations: - Behind liquor store, corner of Chapman and Euclid. - Parki ng lot east Raymond on Chapman Ave. next to Walgreen’s Pharmacy. - Behind the Bank of America, on Laguna Road, between Bastanchury and Valencia Mesa.

Turn your clocks “back” one hour before retiring on Saturday night, October 31.

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We Get Letters And We Also Get Certificates Rev. John McCullough,

President and CEO of Church World Service sent this letter to our congregation recently. “Your generous donation to the Church World Service Blankets+ program tells people in crisis, ‘You’re not alone. Someone cares’.” The full text of his letter, plus a certificate is posted on the bulletin board. You are encouraged to read it and to check out the certificate! There is also a sheet that gives details about the places that CWS Blankets were shipped between January and June of this year. It’s interesting to note from this sheet that the majority of the blankets were shipped to people living in our country who are dealing with the issue of homelessness! We hope you’ll take the time to read this information which lets all of us know the importance of our annual Blanket Project each August, a project which again generated a wonderful response to people’s needs by our congregation. We thank Laura Lee Wiggins for spearheading this project on behalf of the Outreach Ministry.

Pathways of Hope Upcoming Event Look Who's Dancing -

November 5, 2015 - Tickets: $35.00 each Springfield Banquet Center Fullerton Celebrities will be vying for Best Dancer in a "Dancing with the Stars" style competition. Each dancer will be paired with a professional dancer who will prepare them to really "strut their stuff". In addition to a very entertaining evening, you will be helping to end hunger and homelessness with Pathways of Hope. Be sure to attend and cheer on your favorite! Dancers include: Fullerton Fire Battalion Chief - Kathy Schaefer Angelo's & Vinci's Owner - Cynthia Peck Mayor Pro-tem - Jennifer Fitzgerald Pathways Hope Committee member - Mackenzie Nolan Community Volunteers: Janny Meyer, Bob Sattler and Zoot Velasco and more.

Kids Activities

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Nominating Committee Preliminary Report - Officers Nominated for 2016 Please Note: Nominating Committee is still waiting to hear from those considering new ministries.

Council of Elders The Council of Elders, deriving its authority from the Congregation, shall give thoughtful consideration to the policies of the church to enable it to fulfill its complete mission and promote the growth and welfare of the church. They shall oversee and encourage the function and coordination of the ministry of the church. They shall be the policy-making body of the church and shall bear responsibility in matters of major and unusual circumstances. In conjunction with the Trustees they shall oversee the business affairs of the church. They shall give spiritual support to the members of the Congregation. They shall serve at the Lord's Table, and perform such other duties as may be designated. They shall with the Minister(s) meet monthly or upon the call of the Minister(s) for prayer and discernment with regard to the church's vision, values, mission, and goals. They shall meet at least quarterly or upon the call of the Chairperson of the Congregation and Council of Elders, or upon written request of at least ten members of the Council of Elders in a business meeting for ministry guidance, support, and decision-making. Terms are: An Elder must have been a member of the local Congregation for a minimum period of one year before being elected to office. Term of office shall be for a 3 years with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. The total is 18-24 including the Officers determined by need by the Council of Elders and Minister(s). Chairperson of the Congregation and Council of Elders - shall fulfill the usual duties of such an officer, call and preside at all regular or special business meetings of the Congregation and Council of Elders. Secretary of the Congregation and Council of Elders - shall keep minutes of all regular or special business meetings of the Congregation, serve as Secretary of the Council of Elders, and keep a record of all their regular or called meetings and perform such other duties as may be assigned. Treasurer of the Congregation and Council of Elders - shall supervise the receipt and disbursement of all funds of the church, and make reports at the Annual Business Meeting of the Congregation, and at each regular meeting of the Council of Elders.

Chairperson – Pat Vannoy Sr. * Secretary – Treasurer

Elders

Term Ending 2018 Pat Vannoy* Nancy Malotte* Jeanne Tarbell

Term Ending 2017 PJ Vannoy Mike Vaughan Barbara Hasty Bob Hasty Annie Frater Nancy Geiger Mitch Hanlon Luanne Bailey

Term Ending 2016 Kathy Robidoux * Bill Martin Phil Forbes Lin Garcia Barry Woodbridge Judi Smedley Randy Langston* Sherry Herrera

Trustees

The Trustees, with the guidance of the Council of Elders, and subject to the approval of the Congregation, shall act as the legal agents of the church in all business matters hold legal title to all church property and handle all business transactions related thereto, have supervision over all endowment and trust funds, keep the church and its properties adequately insured against possible loss, damage, and liability, and perform such other duties as are required by the laws of the State of California and Articles of Incorporation. They shall meet quarterly with the Church Treasurer to review the finances of the church including all fund accounts. Terms are: 4 year term, 1 Trustee is elected each year for a total of 4. The Chairperson of the Congregation and Council of Elders is the 5th Trustee. A Trustee can serve in any other office and their term as Trustee is not considered in any other position they may hold. Term Ending 2019 Term Ending 2018 Term Ending 2017 Term Ending 2016 Minde Findley Barbara Fenters Dwain Van Diest Trustee Emeritus Duane Elliott

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Financial Secretary The  Financial  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  contributions,  receive  contributions,  maintain  a  ledger  of  each  member's  accounts,  deposit  funds  received,  and  obtain  receipts.  

 Luanne  Bailey*  

Ministry Coordinators Each Ministry Coordinator recruit interested team members to coordinate existing ministries, support and resource ministries within his or her designated areas of ministry, hold meetings as necessary and incorporate new ministries into the life of the congregation. The Elders will provide guidance and oversight to the Ministry Coordinators. Terms are: term of 1 year and not eligible for more than 3 consecutive terms in same office.

Hospitality & Welcome: Judi Smedley* Stewardship & Property: Discipleship: Lin Garcia*

Worship: Chris Fee* Outreach:

Diaconate The Diaconate of the First Christian Church will consist of men, women and older youth. The Diaconate shall be responsible for the serving of the Communion, its preparation, distribution and clean-up, ushering of worshipers…and help in such other duties and ministries as may be designated. They shall attend 2 Prayer and Discernment meetings per year with the Council of Elders, the dates to be set by the Council of Elders. Terms are: 3 year term with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. One third is elected each year. The Chairperson of the Diaconate shall organize the Diaconate into teams to serve Communion on Sundays, select team leaders to head the teams, select Diaconate to serve Communion for special services, train Diaconate as needed, monitor Communion supplies and order/purchase as needed, choose the Diaconate to serve on the Nominating Committee and serve on the Discipleship and Worship Ministry Team. Diaconate Chair-Leslie Beck*

Term Ending 2018

Term Ending 2017 Term Ending 2016

Kathy Wright Laura Schaffel

Alice Wallace Craig Wallace Sue Harless Diane Daugherty Randy Langston Terry Vannoy Emily Steward-Styffe

Leslie Beck Annie Frater Lisa Parks Jan McCuen Dirk McCuen Shawn McCuen Kelly McCuen Paul Robidoux Anna Van Diest David Styffe Bill Henke Kim Miller Randy Baxter

* Names placed in Nomination

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First Christian Church 109 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 God’s children, we are Disciples of Christ practicing spirit-filled worship, faith-building community, and passion-powered service

to our neighborhood and to the world.

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

Serving November 1, 2015 Greeter: Beverly Reinke Guest Book: Phil Forbes Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: Angulo Sound & Video: Clare Keech Lay Leader: Mike Hogan Children’s Moment: Pat Van Vliet Elders: Randy Langston, Luanne Bailey, Judi Smedley

Diaconate: Randy Baxter’s Team Prepare: Randy Baxter, Barbara Fenters Ushers: Sibyl Dittberner, Terry Vannoy Serve: Randy Baxter, Barbara Fenters, Annie

Frater, Bill Henke, Terry Vannoy

Clean Up: Annie Frater, Terry Vannoy

Serving November 8, 2015 Greeters: Diane Daugherty, Sue Harless Guest Book: Sibyl Dittberner Coffee Host: Hospitality Ministry Acolyte Parent: Baxter Sound & Video: Paul Robidoux Lay Leader: Children’s Moment: Elders: PJ Vannoy, Kathy Robidoux, Phil Forbes (HC)

HC Elders:Bob & Barbara Hasty, PJ Vannoy Diaconate: Randy Baxter’s team Prepare: Randy Baxter, Bill Henke Ushers: Randy Baxter, Barbara Fenters Serve: Randy Baxter, Barbara Fenters, Annie

Frater, Bill Henke, Terry Vannoy Clean Up: Nancy Knott, Terry Vannoy