THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ)

OF PACIFIC GROVE

A Spiritual Sanctuary for the

Thinking Christian.

442 Central Ave. Pacific Grove, CA 93950

Phone: (831) 372-0363

Daniel Wm. Paul, MDiv. Pastor

E-mail:

churchoffice @pacificgrovechurch.org

Website:

www.pacificgrovechurch.org

Sunday Schedule:

Worship Service 11:00 AM

Fellowship After Worship

In essentials, unity.

In non-essentials, liberty.

In all things, charity.

The Lighthouse

May 2015

Cake Auction — May 17th

Twelve cakes will be created (one theme for each month of the year). They will be auctioned off after worship in celebration of The Christian Church of

Pacific Grove’s 119th birthday.

Proceeds will benefit our Preservation Fund, which is used for maintenance and improvements of our

buildings and grounds.

Come and join the fun in bidding for your favorite cake!

Pastor’s note: Pies are okay too!

Notes From the Lion’s Den

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith… --- Hebrews 12:1-2

On any given Sunday morning just as the music for the distribution of communion begins, I usually hear a quiet, internal voice whisper, “Look! Look at the great cloud of witnesses!” And there I see faces that shine in the light of the Spirit reflecting awareness, intention and practice. “Kindred spirits”, “community” and “relations” are words that whisper along. I add the faces I see to my memory file called “the great cloud of witnesses”.

I heard those whispers twice recently reminding me that this sense of community and relationship extends far beyond the walls of our sanctuary.

The pastor from our church in Santa Cruz called a couple of months ago. He had agreed to open his home to a former parishioner from Indiana who was going attend the Plein Air Air Conference at the Monterey Convention Center, but he had just given the Santa Cruz church notice that he has accepted a call elsewhere and “would you please consider allowing a fellow Disciple to stay at your home for a week”? Rick Wilson, a nationally-recognized Plein Air artist showed up at my home with a vintage Martin Guitar in hand. Turns out that Rick’s dad was a guitarist with Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass music. I soon realized that Rick inherited some musical talent from his dad and so a couple of the nights Rick was here we stayed up late and played our guitars and talked about church and talked about God. The morning he left, Rick gave me a gorgeous painting of our church building as a token of his gratitude. In the future, as I meditate upon the great cloud of witnesses, I will image Rick Wilson in the gathering.

These four extraordinary young people, and the volunteers that worked with them are also images I will see in my meditations upon the great cloud of witnesses

My Uncle Frank taught me years ago a simple prayer that has helped me open my heart to the great cloud of witnesses – with strong intent, with eyes wide open to whatever and whomever is around – to lift the arms high and softy speak these words: “All my relations!”

See you in church! Dan

Pastor Dan will be out of town May 15-26. The elders will be on call for pastoral concerns.

Niki, Angelina, Aaron and Alexander hopped into my van and we went on a road trip to Sacramento to be part of the Annual Gathering of our Regional Church. With great joy, I watched them mingle with youth from other churches and I watched adults from our broader faith community guide them and interact with them through the event.

The Chalice Closet by Linda Henderson

The Chalice Closet is located just behind our church in the Swan Building, located at 120 Carmel Ave. in Pacific Grove CA. Our hours of operation at this time, will be Monday and Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. We will carry a wide variety of household items, children’s items, books, travel bags, jewelry, high end clothing, accessories, hand knitted hats & scarves, furniture, vintage items, and more. If you would like to donate some items for our benefit shop, please stop by any day the shop is open or contact us for alternative times. If you can volunteer some of your time helping us in the benefit shop, please let us know.

Linda Henderson's granddaughter Brianna helping hang items for the Chalice Closet

Flowers Refreshments

3- Lois Rockefeller Ken Rockefeller

10- Eppie Hoover

17- Sandi Ellis Cake Auction

24-Lori Robinson Lori Robinson

31- Open Open

Worship Leaders

3-Deborah Streeter

10- Gary McCluskey

17–Dawn Wilson

24-Ken Rockefeller

31-Steve Brydon

(Deacon of the month: Linda Henderson and Ken Rockefeller)

Happy May Birthdays

3-Joe Vitale 18-Vickie Perez 30– Diane McCluskey

7- Barbara Jones 18- Erin Farquhar 30– Kathy Ranney

8-Sandi Ellis 20-Wilma Agee

12-Jackie Burns 20-Elaine Viau

24-Maeve Healy 24-Greg Knowles

12-Lenora Kennada

12-Grant Taylor

27-Henry Salas

Happy May Anniversary’s

1– Marc and Nancy Bingaman 20-Neal and Cindy Heckman

11– Joe and Susan Vitale 21-Gary and Sandi Ellis

May in the Church Thanksgiving Elder Communion Elder

3- Ed Kilgore Lori Robinson 10- Lori Robinson Neal Heckman 17- Nancy Bingman Reuben Negron 24- Mike Dremel Carole Bestor 31- Frances Weesner Mike Dremel

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SSSa

 

1 TAIZE 7 pm

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3 Worship @ 11:00 am

4 Trustees Mtg @ 6PM

5

6 Choir Practice @ 7 PM

7 Lunch Bunch @ noon

Bible Study @ 1:00 PM

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9

10 Meditation @ 10:10 Worship @ 11:00 am

11 Bible Study @ 6PM

12

13 Choir Practice @ 7 PM

14 Lunch Bunch @ noon

Bible Study @ 1:00 PM

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16

17 Meditation @ 10:10 AM Worship @ 11:00 am Cake Auction

18 Bible Study @ 6PM

19

20 Choir Practice @ 7 PM

21 CWF @ 10:30 AM/ Lunch @ noon

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24 Pentecost Sunday Worship @ 11:00 am

25 Bible Study @ 6PM

26 Stewardship & Finance Mtg @ 6:00

Board Mtg @ 7:30 PM

27 Choir Practice @ 7 PM

28 Lunch Bunch @ noon

Bible Study @ 1:00 PM

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31 Meditation @ 10:10 AM Worship @ 11:00 am

May 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2015……... Don’t Forget to Sign Up

for Refreshments and Flowers!!

Save your receipts for what you spend on refreshments,

and you can be reimbursed!!

Thanks for all your help.

The sign up chart is in Jones Fellowship Hall

Board Splinters

Have you seen all of the work going on around the Swann Building? As with any construction work, the question was “What will we find under the roof?” and the answer, as usual, is more work to be done… “dry rot” in the under wood causing an extension of the finish date for the roof to (hopefully) April 30th. The roofers, having a good view of the Parsonage roof, have pointed out that it will be in need of replacement in the near future. (Ken’s slogan, “Never ending, On Going”)

Now if that wasn’t enough, “dry rot” was found in the side stairs to the Swann Building second floor. Repair is underway.

Be prepared to see the Swann Building under a big tent real soon…..yes! Termites!

The Chalice Closet in the Swann Building opened April 8th. It has been very well received by the Community. It is, also, doing very well, considering hit and miss open days due to the on going building construction. Currently the Closet is open on Mondays and Fridays, 11am to 3pm. In order to be open, there is a desperate need for more volunteers. If you can help, even for a few hours, call Linda Henderson, Jean Saltsman or Pam Brydon.

The Blue Theology Task Force has a huge summer before them. Seven (7) Youth Groups from all over the country have registered to come and learn about “saving the ocean.” Check out the Blue Theology Program - Web Site – bluetheology.com.

Continued news from your Administrative Board next month.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed their tithes and offerings this past quarter, which so far have exceeded our original projection. The capital campaign budget was based on a

scaled back target. As was noted in the last newsletter, overall the campaign is still short of our original goal. We encourage all those who have pledged to the campaign to bring their

pledges up to date by its conclusion at the end of June.

CWF - Christian Women's Fellowship invites you to participate in our church’s Outreach

Project to HAMILTON HOUSE: An Emergency Shelter for displaced & battered women and

their children (A PART OF SHELTER OUTREACH PLUS)

Their funding has been drastically cut! WE CAN HELP!

We will be supplying "HOUSEHOLD CLEANING" products for the HOUSE.............such as:

Dishwashing Soap (Dawn) (not for a dishwasher) Laundry Detergent, Bleach, Dryer Sheets, Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Floor Cleaner, All Purpose Cleaner.

LOOK FOR THE BOX LABELED

"HAMILTON HOUSE"

YOUR "SHARES" CARD?

Your SHARES card credits each user with one point for every dollar spent for groceries you purchase at the SAVE MART, SMART FOODS, FOOD MAX AND LUCKY supermarkets. Easy Money: Did you know that if 20 individuals or families spent an average of $70.00 weekly using their Share Card, the church budget would have an extra $2,000 a year!!!! So, think SMART and do your part!!

For more information and to get your card, see Jackie Burns!!

A Heartfelt Thank You!!

 

I want to express my thanks to all o the Elders and to the members of this congregation who elected me to the Eldership for all of these years.  Being an Elder is, to me,  three things…..a privilege, an honor and a responsibility.  I appreciate having been given the opportunity to be these things. 

When I was first nominated many years ,ago I thought all an Elder did was walk to the front of the church and say a communion or an offertory prayer.  Then one day a meeting was called and I thought “Oh! Now there are two things…..prayers and meetings.” But after that meeting I became aware of all that we did. 

When I became more advanced in years, I became aware of the idea that probably several younger members of the church would really love to serve as an Elder.  At that point I decided to resign and let someone else have the honor of serving as an Elder. 

So again, my thanks to the Elders, the congregation, and Pastor Dan for this privilege. 

 

Lois Barker 

Elder Emeritus 

CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP

(CWF)

MONTHLY MEETING, MAY 21ST, 20:30AM

JONES FELLOWSHIP HALL

Our program will be presented by Robin McGuire. Robin will give us an

indepth knowledge of Eppie Hoover's “Christmas Shoe Box Project”.

You won’t want to miss it! Bring a sack lunch, a friend, stay for

lunch and Bible Study with Pastor Dan at 1pm.

GOOD OLD DAYS A SUCCESS!

How blessed we were on the “Good Old Days” weekend.

The weather, the volunteers, the donations, the community

support and prayers produced a most successful weekend

for our Booth at the City of Pacific Grove’s Street Faire.

Thank you to each and every one of you who were involved

(You know who you are) and know that your efforts made a

positive difference in our General Fund Budget for the

expenses of our church.

When all the bills are received our final profit will be announced

in the June Newsletter.

Church Administration

Moderator: Dawn Wilson

Vice Moderator: Jackie Burns

Board Secretary - Erin Farquhar

Financial Secretary - Neal Heckman

Chief Financial Officer - Steve Brydon

Chair of Trustees– Ken Rockefeller

Chair of Elders– Nancy Bingaman

Chair of Stewardship & Finance– Ed Kilgore

Chair of Deacons– Cindy Heckman

Church Clerk - Linda Henderson

Church Secretary - Sandi Ellis

Pastor - Dan Paul

The Lighthouse

c/o The Christian Church

442 Central Avenue

Pacific Grove, CA 93950

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