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Dear Friends,I recently heard someone say that we need to stop wor-rying about the church’s future, and start worryingabout the church’s mission. How true that statement is!

Here at BKCC, our mission comes from Micah 6:8, andhas three parts:

1. To seek justice: to work to make sure that all people share in God’s blessings

2. To love kindness: to choose to love every person,recognizing all people as children of God

3. To walk humbly with God: to recognize that God isinfinitely more than any person can describe or un-derstand, and to commit ourselves to a lifelong journey of spiritual growth.

In 2011, we are embarking on some new programs thatwill help us fulfill our mission:

● The Treasure Box● Chalice Chat Bible Study

● P.R.A.Y. Youth Curriculum

Activities that will continue in 2011, like our fellow-ship groups, worship and wonder, prayer group, out-reach activities, and music ministry, will also help usfulfill our mission. Churches that worry about their future are often churches that have lost their mission.As we focus on our mission, I think we will find thatour church is growing stronger.

Finally, the one activity that holds everything else to-gether is Sunday worship. I look forward to seeing youSunday!

Pastor Danny

NUMBER 2011-01 JANUARY 11, 2011

Fellowship News Bixby Knolls Christian Church

(a Disciples of Christ Church)

(562) 426-0428

IN THIS ISSUE -

~ FROM THE PASTOR

~ NEWS & NOTES

~ DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

CELEBRATION

the

A prayer for Bixby Knolls Christian Church:

Use me to bring wholeness to my

neighbor.

Use my church to bring wholeness to

our community.

Show us how your kingdom of shalom

can be made real on earth through

us.

MLK Celebration

You are invited to join

other Disciples from the

Pacific Southwest for a

special “MLK Celebra-

tion” honoring the life

and legacy of Martin Lu-

ther King, jr., a modern day prophet who

helped our nation and our world understand

God’s vision for a world of peace and equality.

The celebration takes place Sunday, Jan. 16,

4:00 p.m., at Pasadena Christian Church (789 N.

Altadena Avenue, Pasadena).

The church office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17

in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



FebCamp

Youth in high school are invited to sped a weekendwith other Disciples and UCC youth. FebCamp takes place February 18-21 (Presidents’ Day weekend), butdiscounted registrations are available only if you reg-ister this week. Forms are available atwww.lochleven.org. BKCC camp scholarships areavailable.

Save 65% on Groceries

The Treasure Box provides families and individualswith a 21-25 lb. box of frozen grocery store qualityfood for just $32 each. One Treasure Box is enoughfood to nutritiously feed a family of four for about aweek or an individual for almost a month. There areno qualifiers and no restrictions — in fact, Pastor Danny and his family have purchased Treasure Boxes,and recommend it.

Treasure Boxes can be pre-ordered with cash only byvisiting the church office during office hours. Theycan also be ordered online with a credit card atwww.thetreasurebox.org. When you place your order, please pay special attention to the pick-up date andtime.

BKCC’s participation in the Treasure Box program isanother way we are bringing wholeness to our com-munity and our world, and is made possible by thededication of our Men’s group.

Get Groceries that Give Back to Schools!Von’s extra 10% back this month when you buy the

Back to School products.

It's as easy as... A. Look for the School Bus Tags from January 2nd to January

25th, 2011.B. Use your Club Card to buy participating itemsC. Look for a message that prints on your receipt between

January 28th through February 22nd, 2011

Escrip NewsEscrip NewsEscrip NewsEscrip NewsIf you are not sure you are being included in the

eScrip program at Vons and Ralph’s markets, justcheck your shopping register receipt. At Von’s under your listed savings it will say “Your qualifying pur-chases have been accumulated towards eScrip.” At Ralphs, at the bottom of the receipt it will say “ At your request, Ralphs is donating to BIXBY KNOLLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Let me know if this isn’thappening and I will help you get registered.

Sandy

ESTATE PLANNING?

Have you wondered about leaving a gift for your church family? Or continuing the tithes or offeringsyou have so graciously contributed over the years.

There are ways to handle donations to our church thatwill provide a lasting tribute. One, is by participatingin the Permanent Funds account we have already setup. This fund provides quarterly contributions to thechurch’s General Fund and ministries. A very viableand meaningful way to make a difference in the Lifeand Outreach of our Bixby Knolls Christian Church.If you have any questions, please contact the churchoffice or Ken Brown. Thank you.

Recycle Christmas CardsDo you still have holiday cards and want to makegood use of them? Mail them to:

St. Jude’s Ranch for ChildrenRecycle Card Program100 St. Jude’s StreetBoulder City, NV 89005

Thank you!



Natalie Gissel is performing in the ballet Thum-

belina as presented by the Dance Company.The recital is on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 6PM at theDowney Theatre. She is in several dances,including one that she choreographed her-self. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchasedin advance through Carole or at the door.

Ethan Bradfield will be attending Jr. High JAN- boree at Loch Leven, Jan. 14-17.

Monica has returned from her vacation in Nevada where she was able to visit and play

with her grandchildren and help her daughter as she recuperates from knee surgery.

To have your news, joys, or concerns included in next month’s newsletter, send a note to Pastor Danny at

[email protected] , or call the church office.

GLAD Biennial MeetingJanuary 29, 2011, Van Nuys

GLAD stands for “Gay, Lesbian, and Affirm-ing Disciples.” GLAD-LSWR is our local chapter of the National GLAD Alliance. The purpose of GLAD-PSWR is to help our regional church “discover howwe can live together in unity within the diversity that

is our current reality.”The GLAD-PSWR Biennial Meeting will

take place Saturday, January 29, 11:30-3:00 p.m. atChurch of the Valley (6565 Vesper Ave., Van Nuys,CA 91411). Featured speaker will be Joshua Romero,and music will be provided by Bill Thomas (who re-cently was the guest preacher at BKCC). Everyone iswelcome to attend. Lunch will be served. Reserva-tions to attend are $15/person or $25/couple and can be made by contacting Maria Perez (714.507.5968) or [email protected]).

Holiday greetings were sent to our churchfamily members via the CWF Christmas card treefrom

Carroll Family

Pat Cohen

Bob & Shirley Dickison Alice Flaig

Ken & Sandy Jeglum

Margo Morales/Ken Brown

Chrysan & Thunder

Betty Rollo Ruth Settle

Tom & Lydia Sykes Betty Jo Williamson

1 unsigned card

The donations of $247.00 that were given inplace of sending cards will be used to refurbishour kitchen porch.

Wear Your PJ’s to Bible Study!

Do you want to learn more about the Bible, but

find that you are unable to add a weekly Bible

study to your busy schedule? Do you have ques-tions about faith or scripture that you long to ex-

press?

Check out Chalice Chat, our new online Bible

study for members and friends of BKCC. This

Bible study meets, well, whenever you want?

Just go to www.bixbyknollschurch.org and fol-

low the link. That’s all you have to do to “listen

in” on the conversation. Hopefully, though,

you’ll want to join in, and to do that you willneed to create a username and password, some-

thing that is simple to do and only takes a mo-

ment.

It’s easy to invite friends and neighbors to Chal-

ice Chat. This is one Bible study to which you

really can “come as you are.” You can even at-

tend in your pajamas - no one will ever know!

Flower Chart / Fellowship Hour

Oh so many openings! The 2011 sign-up sheets areup on the bulletin board of fellowship hall just waitingfor you. Take a moment to consider that the flowersyou provide for worship are an ideal way to celebratean occasion or remember a loved one. The cost is still$45 for two bouquets.Sign up to host Coffee Hour. You can provide anytype of pastry or snack, and set out a beverage (coffeeis provided). Pair up with someone if you wish to con-tribute but cannot do it alone. Help is always avail-able.



a bible quiz

1. Who does Satan provoke to doa census in Israel?

1 Chronicles 21:12. How did Elisha purify the bitter water?

2 Kings 2:19-22

3. When the plague of hail came, where wasthe one place it did not fall?

Exodus 9:264. What took Elijah into heaven?

2 Kings 2:11 5. What child, who later ministered with the

priest Eli, was ordained before birth to serveGod?

1 Samuel 1:11-20 6. At the end time, what will an angel bind Sa-

tan with? Revelation 20:27. Who saw a heavenly ladder with the Lord

standing above it?Genesis 28:12-13

8. What two men saw a chariot of fire drawn byhorses of fire?

2 Kings 2:11

Check us out on Facebook

www.facebook.com/bixbyknollschurch

Through BKCC member’s support, a total of 235

cards were taken to the LB Veteran’s Hospital onDecember 20th. Thank you, Hattie for delivering thecards.Valentine’s Day will be the next holiday for cards.The deadline for bringing cards to church will be Feb-ruary 6th.

All Those Coupons

All those coupons that you provide in the box of Fel-lowship Hall do have an impact. A Happy Holidaysmessage was received from the Coupon ProgramStorck Barracks, Illesheim, Germany. A family inGermany purchased 98 items, used 71 coupons andwas able to save 36% on their total grocery bill - asavings of $71.89 in thanks to YOU!

The following message was received:

Blessed is the season which engages thewhole world in a conspiracy of love! andMay you have the greatest two gifts of allon these holidays: someone to love andsomeone who loves you. “

WE DO LOVE YOU VERY VERY MUCH!!

Glorimar G. Alamo, Eugene Perillo, MonicaHawkions, Melissa Soto, Ronald Wheeler &Rochelle Wheeler

U.S. VETSU.S. VETSU.S. VETSU.S. VETS - Long Beach would like to thank you for your continued support of our mission

of serving veterans. In recognition of their sacrifice and service to our nation, we ask that youkeep veterans close to your hearts during this holiday season and throughout the year.

On behalf of all our staff and veterans, we wish you Peace and Happiness for the New Year.



CHURCH STAFF:Pastor Daniel Bradfield

-MinisterMonica Lanz

-Church SecretaryBarbara Neal-Peebles

-Music Director/OrganistChristine Perkinson

- Church Child CareSuzie Romero

- Custodian

BOARD OFFICERS:David Rugh

-Board President

-Vice PresidentPat Cohen

-Secretary Angela Hillig

- TreasurerChrysan Naw

- Financial SecretaryPhil O’Laughlin

-Church Clerk

BIXBY KNOLLSCHRISTIAN CHURCH(Disciples of Christ)

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Adults10:15 a.m. Morning Worship and Children’s Church

OFFICE HOURS:Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Friday closed

Sunday,

January 23,

5:00 p.m.

The Fellowship News

A publication of

Bixby Knolls Christian Church of LongBeach (a Disciples of Christ Church)

1240 E. Carson StreetLong Beach, CA 90807

www.bixbyknollschurch.org

Editor:Monica Lanz

562-426-0428

[email protected]

fax 562-426-0429

Pastor:Daniel Bradfield

The Fellowship News is published

twice monthly.

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