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NUMBER 2011-12 JULY 10, 2012

Bixby Knolls Christian Church, (Disciples of Christ) (562) 426-0428

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Water

Water flows through the Scriptures: the flood, the Red Sea crossing, water

springing from a rock to nourish Israelites in the wilderness, the healing of

Naaman’s leprosy when he washed in the Jordan River, John’s baptism of Je-

sus and, chiefly, our baptism into Christ. The water of baptism symbolizes

cleansing from sin, the quenching of our spiritual thirst and God raising usfrom death (drowning in sin) to life everlasting. Just as we can’t live without

physical water, neither can we truly live without the living water that Jesus

gives (see John 4:13-14).



Dear church,

Sunday night, the ABC Television show Secret Millionaire featured three Long Beach or-

ganizations committed to helping people in our community:

SHOESTRING CITY RANCH provides free and low cost rural experiences to city kids while teaching teamwork, respect,

and leadership skills in an ecologically friendly green-space working with rescued animals.

NEW HOPE GRIEF SUPPORT helps grieving people find hope and healing. New Hope offers a variety of rewarding op-

portunities for generous and compassionate people who would like to make a difference in the lives of grieving

children, teens, and adults.

LOVE IN THE MIRROR is a charitable organization that strives to inspire young people to make a difference through

their volunteer commitment of providing needy and homeless youth basic necessities such as food, clothing and

learning materials. It was founded by Jonas Corona when he was 6 years old! (He’s now 9.)

Watching this episode (the only one of the series I’ve seen), I was impressed by the people in these organizations,

who have committed their lives to do something to bring healing and wholeness to the world.

And I couldn’t help but think: This is what church should be like. When Jesus gathered with his disciples at the

Last Supper, the verb was do. Jesus didn’t say, “Believe this…” or “Say this…” or “Think this…” He said do this… in

remembrance of me.”

The world doesn’t need more Christians (or people of any religion) telling them what to think or believe. The

world needs people who will do something that brings healing and wholeness.

This month, at Bixby Knolls Christian Church, we are doing a number of things. We are collecting shoes for the

Kim Foot & Ankle Shoe Drive, which has a goal of “no shoeless person in the world.” We are welcoming neighbor-

hood children to our annual Vacation Bible School. We are preparing to “blanket the world with love” through our

Blankets+ offering. We are sending youth to camp at Loch Leven.

If you have the chance, watch The Secret Millionaire (Season 2, Episode 4) online (it’s available at abc.com or

hulu.com). Then, whether you are able to watch it or not, ask yourself: What can I do to bring healing and wholeness

to the world?

Blessings,

Pastor Danny

IN THIS ISSUE -

~ NEWS & NOTES ~VBS ~ HELP LESLIE HELP OTHERS and so much more.....

A prayer forBixby 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.



Ready for the adventure of a lifetime?

At Sky, our Vacation Bible School for 2012, kids discover that everything is possible with God! Sky is filled with

incredible Bible-learning experiences kids see, hear, touch, and even taste! Sciency-Fun Gizmos,

team-building games, cool Bible songs, and tasty treats are just a few of the Sky activities that help

faith flow into real life. (Since everything is hands-on, kids might get a little messy. Be sure to send

them in play clothes and safe shoes.) Plus, we’ll help kids discover how to see evidence of God ineveryday life—something we call God Sightings. Get ready to hear that phrase a lot!

Sky takes place July 16-20 (9am to noon) at Bixby Knolls Christian Church, and is for

kids in kindergarten through 6th

grade. In addition, teens and adults join in the fun by

serving as volunteer guides & station leaders. Due to the generosity of BKCC members

& friends who have made special gifts in support of Vacation Bible School, we are able to offer this

program at no cost to those who attend!

Please pray for the success of this event, and please invite friends & neighbors to attend.

Bixby Knolls Christian Church is a drop-off location for the Kim Foot & Ankle

Shoe Drive. We are collecting new and used shoes which will be given to peo-

ple who need them here in Los Angeles County as well as in Mexico & Japan.

Our goal: “No shoeless person in the world!”

The donation box is located in the narthex. Bring your shoes with you to wor-

ship, Wednesday Night Dinner, or drop them off during office hours. Friday,

July 27 will be the last day to drop off your shoes.

News from Loch LevenThis summer, 7 youth and 3 adults from Bixby Knolls Christian Church will

be attending camp at Loch Leven. (One of those youth and one of those

adults is actually the same person; ask Robbie to explain.) The theme of

this year’s camp is “Deeper Roots, Higher Reach.” Please keep the camp-

ers & staff of this summer’s camps in your prayers. And if you want to

know more, be sure to attend a special Rekindle worship service on Au-

gust 19, which will include thoughts and reflections from camp.

Junior Camp co-directors Ginger Bradfield &

Layne Beamer greet campers on the first day of Junior Camp

Wanted: Containers Do you have plastic containers with lids you never use? The key word is LID. The clients of

Centro Shalom could really use these containers with their lids. Rubbermaid, Tupperware, or

any plastic-ware of any brand would be appreciated. Please place your donations in the food

box in the narthex. Thank you.

Pat Cohen

Community Action



Playingwith FireA 3-day Mission Gathering

Ontario, California,

September 21-23

Are you interested in transforming the church to help people be more Christ-like?

Do you want to share ideas about how to help our movement be more alive?

If so, then you might be interested in Playing With Fire, an event sponsored by the western Regions in Ministry of

the Disciples of Christ. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/pwfgathering or send an email to

[email protected].

Our Wednesday Night Dinners return this week and will continue throughout the

summer. However, we are in need of some volunteer cooks for several upcoming

Wednesdays when Pastor Danny will be out of town. This is a good time to volun-

teer, as summer attendance at our dinners is usually light. Contact Pastor Danny

if you are interested.

Regional Assembly October 19-20, 2012

Mill Creek Christian Church

Bakersfield, CA

This year the Vacation Bible School offering will be given to the Blanket Plus

Tools project. This is a church World Service project which aides people when

disasters strike. Please make your checks payable to BKCC and write “blankets”

on the memo line.



Letter received from the daughter of Ken and Margo Brown

June 3, 2012

Hello Family and Friends,

It is time for me to start fundraising again. I have signed up for the Nike Woman’s Marathon with the

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training. I will be running 26.2 miles through the rolling hills of

San Francisco on October 14, 2012. I truly enjoy being part of this charity program. Not only do I have the

opportunity to keep myself healthy and in good shape, but I am helping to fund cancer research and improv-

ing the lives of patients.

This past year and a half I have been volunteering as a support staff member of the Long Beach

Marathon Team. After I completed the LA Marathon in 2011, I was asked by the coaches and the CampaignManager to return for the next season as a Mentor. In addition to training for the Disneyland Half Marathon,

I was responsible for helping new participants train and fundraise. I must have done well because I was pro-

moted to Captain for the next season. I am returning to the Long Beach Marathon Team as a Fundraising

Captain for the upcoming Fall Season.

I have committed to raising $2,175 for LLS. 75% of this will go directly to patient services and to fund

University research grants. Many of you have donated in the past – Thank you. I would like to ask you

again for a donation. There are three ways you can donate:

1. Visit my fundraising webpage and make an electronic donation. You can print out a receipt from your computer to use for your tax return. http://pages.teamintraining.org/los/nikesf12/lbrownau2j

2. You can also send a check made out to LLS. Send checks to my home address: 27 Deer Creek, Irvine,

CA 92604. I will submit these checks to my account.

Or you can write a check made out to LLS and give them to my parents – Margo and Ken – at church anySunday.

I encourage you to pass this letter on to your family and friends. Please let me know if your company

does matching gifts. Visit www.matchinggifts.com/lls to find out if your company has a matching gift program

already set up. If not, ask your HR department for help. There is a simple form to be filled and your per-

sonal donation will be doubled! Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.

Sincerely,

Leslie



CHURCH STAFF:Pastor Daniel Bradfield

-MinisterMonica Lanz

-Church Secretary

Barbara Neal-Peebles-Music Director/OrganistChristine Perkinson

- Church Child CareSuzie Romero

- Custodian

BOARD OFFICERS:David Rugh

-Board President

-Vice President

Pat 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

This is the last newsletter for the

month of July. The next issue will

be August 7. Please submit

articles by August 5.

The Fellowship News

A publication of

Bixby Knolls Christian Church of Long Beach (a Disciples of ChristChurch)

1240 E. Carson Street

Long Beach, CA 90807

www.bixbyknollschurch.org

Editor:

Monica Lanz

562-426-0428

[email protected] 562-426-0429

Pastor:

Daniel Bradfield

The Fellowship News is published

twice monthly.

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John & Marcia Solan

August 16 - 53 yrs.

Hazel & Joseph Torres

August 18 - 53 yrs.

Daniel & Ginger Bradfield

August 21 - 19 yrs.

Lauren Dubon - August 2

Ratana Pheng - August 5

Tom Hilling III - August 14

John Solan - August 18

Marcia Solan - August 18

Becky Carroll - August 19

Octavia Cook - August 22

Grace Kobel - August 24

Marlon Bragg - August 28Chrysan Naw - August 28

Eleanor Smith - August 29

Sarah Stolze - August 29

Congratulations

and Blessings to all!

UPCOMING SCRIPTURES

July 22

July 29

August 5

August 12 - John 6:35, 41-51

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