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the CHIMES A community outreach publication of North Chevy Chase Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.

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VOL. 20 ISSUE 4 APRIL, 2016

Become a member of the Permanent Endowment

Legacy Circle

To find out about the Legacy Circle, talk to anyone of our Permanent Endowment Fund Trustees:

Nancy Solomon , Mary Brock Winston Barnard, Betty Shelton

Joan Sidell

CALLING ALL AUTHORS! Sunday, April 24, from 11am-4pm

NC4 will be participating in the City of Kensington Book Fair on Sunday and we want to host ALL you authors at

our booth that day!

IF you are an author, and wish to participate, PLEASE EMAIL

DEVI RAMBARRAN AT devirambarran@comcast.net

Worship in April Sermon Series — The Easter Community

Rev. Tatham preaching

Sunday, April 3—”Speak Out” - Acts 5:27-32 Sunday, April 10— Jazz Worship; “A New Vision” - Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) • Followed by Congregational Forum Sabbatical discussion

and greeting Sabbatical Interim Minister, Rev. Elizabeth Hagan

Sunday, April 17—”Showing Up” - Acts 9:36-43 Sunday, April 24— SPECIAL SUNDAY SCHEDULE This Sunday, our congregation will be participating in the City of Kensington Book Fair, which runs from11am until 4pm. In order for as many as possible to enjoy and participate in this outreach opportunity, Worship will be begin at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Tatham will offer a meditation on Acts 11:1-8. We will have prayer and communion, and the service will conclude by 10:15 am. Following worship, there will be a special learning opportunity for those who wish to continue their Sunday together, while others leave to be involved in the Book Fair.

Don’t miss this chance to worship AND enjoy representing NC4 at the Kensington Book Fair!

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SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY TO BEGIN

Beginning on Tuesday, April 12, Noon — following our Prayer Group, we will start a new Bible study called “Continuing the Journey.” This Bible study will be undertaken as we continue to move toward transformation for our congregation. Developed by our own Disciples Home Mission, the Bible study is designed to help congregations who have committed them-selves to the process of transformation, seeking ways to follow God’s guidance into the future. There are three cycles to the study, each cycle containing 7 sessions. Cycle One: Through the Wilderness contains these 7 sessions:

• Session #1 Transformation Begins and Grows in the Heart (Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 22:34-46) • Session #2 God Speaks and Transformation Happens (Genesis 1) • Session #3 Moses – Prepared and Awakening (Exodus 2:1-23) • Session #4 Moses – In the Wilderness (Exodus 3 1:17) • Session #5 Gift of Manna – Food for the Journey (Exodus 16) • Session#6 Good Leaders Don’t Just Happen (Exodus 18) • Session #7 At the Edge of the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 8 &10:12-

22) We’ll conclude Cycle One on Tuesday, May 17.

An evening session of the study will be offered if there are at least 3 or more who would be interested in getting together for the study. Please complete the on-line registration for the evening session at

http://www.nc4disciples.org/_forms/view/29858

Continuing

the

Journey

Monthly Prayer Group Saturday, APRIL 2, 10a.m., Memorial Chapel As an extension of our Prayer Ministry, we continue our once-a-month Saturday Prayer Group. Following a similar pattern to our Tuesday Prayer Group, we’ll have a list of prayer concerns to review, and we will continue with our Prayer study as a part of our morning time together. STUDY MATERIALS MAY BE ACCESSED IN REALM, OR PICKED UP IN THE CHURCH OFFICE. If you’ve wanted to be a part of the Tuesday morning group, but Tuesdays just didn’t work for you, come pray with us on Saturday, APRIL 2! ~Hosted by our Elders Prayer Ministry

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Movement for Wholeness in a Fragmented Word

MEALS FOR CARROLL HOUSE MEN’S SHELTER

5:00 p.m.

3rd Monday of the month

April 18 May 23

If you can prepare and

serve a meal, you will be blessed in the experience!

IF you are willing to pre-pare, but cannot serve, you can bring your food to the church on the preceding

Sunday and leave it (with warming instructions) in the

kitchen refrigerator.

TO SIGN UP, LOG IN TO:

www.signupgenius.com

adult Sunday

morning class

Our Adult Sunday morning class continues its rotation cycle: • April—Bible study • May—Forum style After May we will break from the rotation as we enter into the summer months with a new option. ALL adults are invited to participate in this new pattern for learning together!

PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDARS!

SUMMER COFFEE & CONVERSATION

Sunday mornings Beginning Sunday,

June 12

Special guests who will bring us up-to-date information on

science and faith; art & theology;

technology in worship, etc...

If you have suggestions for interesting topics or speakers,

please talk to Richard Sherman!

WEEK OF COMPASSION GIVING GOAL

MET AND EXCEEDED!

Ou r Ou t r each Team challenged us to a goal of $1,200 for our annual Week of Compassion offering and we rose to the challenge and then some. The final total for Week of Compassion offering was $2,907.75.

Thank you for your generous giving to Week of

Compassion

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WORSHIP LEADER: Jerry Rice

ELDERS: APRIL 3 & 10 Diane Barlow Laird Thomason APRIL 17 Alice Kessler Chrissy Sherman APRIL 24 Anne-Marie Crawford Laird Thomason

DIACONATE – PREPARING: APRIL 3 Andrea Sherman APRIL 10 Devi Rambarran APRIL 17 Yvonne McGee APRIL 24 VACANCY SERVING: APRIL 3 Andrea Sherman + VACANCY APRIL 10 Sally Coberly & Yvonne McGee APRIL 17 Yvonne McGee & Hume McClure APRIL 24 Sally Coberly + VACANCY

WORSHIP LEADERSHIP FOR

APRIL

April 2 Jessie Boulton April 4 Christine S. Wydro April 9 Claire Bergesen April 12 Diane Knight April 13 Carrie Lee

April 14 Michael Harper April 17 Clara Brock April 20 Ashley Bergesen April 25 Dan Longo April 26 Richard Boulton April 29 Noah Perry April 30 Vanessa Bisengo

NEWS FROM THE PEWS

“Thank you… to all of you who offered your sympathy, prayers and cards in the death of my brother, Mannie Smith. Our family gathered to celebrate his life on March 12 in Tennessee. I am blessed by your comfort and care!” ~ Cheryl L. Tatham “Dear NCCCC, words are inadequate to express my deep appreciation for the many expressions of sympathy and comfort upon Frank’s death. Frank and I have been blessed to be a part of this wonderful church for many yeas and to share with you God’s many blessings.” ~ Nina Peregrim CONGRATULATIONS… ...to Jade Jefferson (daughter of Deirdre Harris-George) who will be going with her school group from the School with Walls to sing in a choral exchange program in Cuba; and to Jazmin Jefferson who, along with her Public Charter school class-mates, was invited to meet President Obama and the Prime Minister of Canada in preparation for a trip to Canada as ambassadors for their school… AND to Deirdre Harris-George who has been selected to rep-resent our Region in the Woman-to-Woman program… and to Sally Coberly, who is retiring as Deputy Director, National Health Policy Forum, George Washington University. The Fo-rum provided nonpartisan sessions on health policy topics for congressional and executive branch staff and is closing after 44 years….AND to Chrissy Sherman (daughter of Andrea & Rich Sherman) who has been accepted into the Masters pro-gram at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Chrissy will be leav-ing sometime mid-August ...AND to Ann Williams (daughter of Wilsonia Cherry) who has been accepted to the graduate program in the School of Social Work at Univ. of Maryland. SYMPATHY to Glenn Zuber and family in the death of his grandfather, Robert Buskirk on March 20th in California. Ar-rangements pending.

Memorial services for Frank Peregrim will be held on Saturday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary of North Chevy Chase Christian Church, with a reception following in Harlow Hall. Memorial contributions may be made to the Scholarship of NC4, or to Montgomery County Hospice.

DIACONATE: Please go to SIGNUP GENIUS to select the days you can serve!! If you have not yet accessed SignUp Genius, you will need to open an account (no charge involved!), and then put your name into the slots where you want to serve!

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PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE CHURCH OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Cycle One: Through the Wilderness contains these 7 sessions: • Session #1 Transformation Begins and Grows in the Heart (Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Lev. 19:18, Matthew 22:34-46) • Session #2 God Speaks and Transformation Happens (Genesis 1) • Session #3 Moses – Prepared and Awakening (Exodus 2:1-23) • Session #4 Moses – In the Wilderness (Exodus 3 1:17) • Session #5 Gift of Manna – Food for the Journey (Exodus 16) • Session#6 Good Leaders Don’t Just Happen (Exodus 18) • Session #7 At the Edge of the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 8, Deut. 10:12-22) Name __________________________________________________________________ E-Mail: ___________________________________ Phone: ________________________ _____ I am interested in attending the TUESDAY NOON Bible Study. I am interested in attending the EVENING Bible study on….. Day of the week: (please indicate 1st & 2nd preference) ____ Tuesday ____ Wednesday ____ Thursday ____ Friday Time: (please indicate 1st & 2nd preference) _____ 7:00-8:30 p.m. _____ 7:30-9:00 p.m. _____ 8:00-9:30 p.m. Would you be willing to host this evening Bible study in your home? ___ Maybe, depending on how many people will attend ___ Yes ____ No, not at this time. Would you be willing to share in leading the study (all materials provided)? ___ Maybe, but need more information. ___ Yes ___ No, not at this time.

A decision will be made on the evening study once we have at least 3 or more people signed up for the same time frame. You will be notified as to the day and time set.

“Continuing the Journey” Bible Study beginning noon, Tuesday, April 12 INTEREST INDICATOR

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DEADLINE:

APRIL 10

LEGENDS

ChR=Choir Room; CLR=Class Room; CR=Community Room; HH= Harlow Hall; LIB=Library;

MC=Memorial Chapel; WL=Weir Lounge

AA=Alcoholics Anonymous; CSG=Care Giver Support; DGS=Daisy Girl Scouts; DSN-MC=Down Syndrome Network-MC; GM=Gerrymanders; GS=Girl Scouts; HSC=Heritage Signature Chorale; KBC=Kensington Boot Cam p; NC=Needle Chasers; NCCC= North Chevy Chase Connection; NCCV=North Chevy Chase Village;

OBF=Open Book Farm; RWC=Rwandan Congregation; SHN=Shirat HaNefesh

AMOSA—AMERICAN ORCHARD SOCIETY (NCJC)

1 6:30P: SHN (CR) 6:30P: HSC (HH) 7:00P: RWC (MC)

2 8:00A: AMOSA (HH) 8:30A: SHN (CR) 10A: SAT. PRAYER GROUP (MC) 10:00A: RWC (CHR)

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4 8:15P: AA (HH)

5 10:00A: TPG (LIB) 7:30P: AA (HH)

6 6:00P: GM (HH) 7:30P: ENSEMBLE REHS.

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8 6:00P: SHN (CR) 6:30P: HSC (HH) 7:00P: RWC (MC)

9 BAT MITZVAH (SANC/HH) 8:30A: SHN (CR) 1:00P: RYA (CR)

10 JAZZ WORSHIP; AFTER CHURCH SABBATICAL CONVERSATION & MEETING REV. HAGAN 4:30P: SHN (CR)

11 3:30P: GS 2835 (CR) 8:15P: AA (HH)

12 10:00: TPG NOON-”CONTINUING THE JOURNEY” BIBLE STUDY 3:30P: GS 6398 (CR) 7:30P: AA (HH)

13 9:00A: NC (HH) 4:00P: DGS 141 (CR) 6:00P: GM (HH) 6:30P: SHN (CR)

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15 6:30P: SHN (CR) 6:30P: HSC (HH) 7P:RWC (MC)

16 8:30A: SHN (CR) 10:00A: RWC (CHR)

17 18 2:30P: NCCC (CR) 8:15P: AA (HH)

19 10:00A: TPG (POT-LUCK-LIB) NOON-”CONTINUING THE JOURNEY” BIBLE STUDY 7:30P: AA (HH) 7:30P: VNCC (CR)

20 6:00P: GM (HH) 7:30P: ENSEMBLE REHS.

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22 5:00P: SHN (HH/CR) 7:00P:RWC (MC)

23 8:30A: SHN (CR) 10:00A: RWC (CHR) 1:00P: RYA (CR)

24 WORSHIP @ 9:30AM; SUNDAY SCHOOL FOLLOWING KENSINGTON BOOK FAIR 11AM-4PM

25 3:30P: GS 2835 (CR) 8:15P: AA (HH)

26 10:00: TPG (LIB) NOON-”CONTINUING THE JOURNEY” BIBLE STUDY 8:15P: AA (HH)

27 9:00A: NC (CR)4:00P: DGS 141 (CR) 6:00P: GM (HH)

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29 6:30P: SHN (CR) 6:30P: HSC (HH) 7P:RWC (MC)

30 8:30A: SHN (CR) 11A: FRANK PEREGRIM’S MEMORIAL SERVICE & RECEPTION(SANC/WL/HH)

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Office Secretary, Dorothy Drennen, on vacation

North Chevy Chase Christian Church TIME SENSITIVE PUBLICATION (Disciples of Christ) Please do not delay 8814 Kensington Parkway Address Change Service Requested Chevy Chase MD 20815

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Published monthly by:

North Chevy Chase Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)

8814 Kensington Parkway

Chevy Chase MD 20815

301.654.3631

northchevychase58@gmail.com

North Chevy Chase Christian Church

8814 Kensington Parkway

Chevy Chase, MD 20895

www.nc4disciples.org

northchevychase58@gmail.com

301.654.3631

Church Staff Cheryl L. Tatham, Sr. Minister

Christine Schadeberg, Adult Choir Dir.

Glenn Pearson, Pianist/Organist

Dorothy Drennen, Church Secretary

Simona Escobar, Nursery Attendant

Eric Pernell, Custodian

Joan Sidell, Custodial Supervisor

C. Hume McClure, Administrator

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