october 16, 2012 fellowship news

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ISSUE YEAR - ISSUE NO. 21 OCTOBER 16, 2012

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

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IN THIS ISSUE -

~ NEWS & NOTES ~ CARDS FOR VETERANS ~ RICH TOWARD GOD ~ and so much more.....

Pastor Danny talks with Ron Degges, director of Disciples

Homeland Ministries, at the clergy conference in St. Louis

October 2.

Dear Church,

October is Clergy Appre-

ciation Month, and Octo-

ber 14-21 is

Week of theMinistry. I mention this not to solicit admira-

tion or recognition, but because of something I

read recently about ministry.

Everyone in the church, it said, is a minister.

A person is either a baptized minister, or an or-

dained minister.

A baptized minister is someone whose call-

ing is to help carry out the ministry of the

church. Every person who has been baptized

shares in this ministry.

An ordained minister is someone (like my-

self) who has been called to help teach and

equip the baptized ministers for their ministry.

So, when you help prepare food for the

homeless, you are carrying out your ministry.

When you share in leadership during worship,

you are carrying out your ministry. When yougather with others to pray, you are carrying out

your ministry. When you volunteer in the com-

munity, you are carrying out your ministry.

In this Week of the Ministry, I celebrate all

that each of you do on behalf of the ministry we

share, the ministry of Bixby Knolls Christian

Church!

Peace,

Pastor Danny

Let God choose

After the sudden, tragic death of his son

Christopher, Pastor Greg Laurie told of shop-

ping with him in the late 70s. He told Christo-

pher to pick out a Star Wars toy, and the boy

chose a small Han Solo from the bottom shelf.

Meanwhile, Laurie was looking up at the Mil-

lennium Falcon spacecraft.

Why don t we get this to go with your

new figure? he said. Christopher s eyes lit up

as he hugged his dad. Laurie says,

Christopher eventually learned that when we

were in a toy store and I asked what he wanted,

his best bet was to say, You choose, Dad!

And I d always get him something better than

he would ve chosen for himself.

Don t be afraid to let God choose for

you, Laurie says. God s plans for you will

always be better than your plans for yourself.

HomileticsTaken from the Newsletter Newsletter

Shift your prayer life from Please, God to Please God. Take the comma out of those two words when

you pray, and transition your praying from asking God for things to asking God for the pleasure of God s

pleasure. -Homiletics

Seek to please


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Just a "FALLING" Note!

Fall is zipping along with lots

of fun music things at BKCC! Joyous

Bells will ring for the first time this

season on Sunday Oct. 21st. They

are so kind to give the choir a Sun-

day off! Chancel Choir has started singing Christmasalong with their weekly music so listen for the "Angels"

Wednesdays and Sunday!

I am thinking about starting a beginning men's music

group for singers. Let me know if you are interested

and we will learn and attempt to sing together!

Improv for God, an acting and singing group of youth

will perform this Sunday October 21st with a short

"scene"! This is the beginning of something that is fun,

exciting, and a real blessing for me! It is student led......Ijust sorta hang out with them! Come on Sunday and

Bring a friend!

Just found a fabulous Christmas pageant-

musical-drama-comedy that we might use this advent

season. It is super easy and open to children through

adults and we would like as many as possible to be a

part of this multigenerational event. Betsy Hillig and I

will be guiding this along and hopefully YOU will want to

be included! Peddlers, kings, sheep, travelers, angels in

training, kings and things and lots of other fun parts are

available! This needs ADULTS and children and youth!

Come and have fun with us! Bring a friend!

Advent orchestra is around the corner so dust off those

instruments, get them fixed, tuned etc. so you are ready

to play with us this holiday season. I know it's not Hal-

loween yet, but musicians start Christmas music in Au-

gust!!!! Oops......we're late! Let me know if you will be

playing with us during Advent and what instrument you

play so I can get you music.

Happy Halloween!!! Don't forget to join us for dinner at

church on October 31st, 5:30pm.

Blessings one and all,

Barb

a bible quiz

Most biblical names had specific meanings. Below arethe meanings of the names of several biblical charac-ters. Can you name the person in each case? This is-nt as hard as it looks. All the names are also the titles

of books of the Bible. The other names are familiar.Answers will be provided in the Oct. 30 issue of theFellowship News.

1. God is strong2. help3. loves embrace4. salvation of the Lord5. messenger6. worshiper of the Lord7. the Lord has consoled

8. star9. something worth seeing10. asked of God11. exalted of God12. dove13. he that weeps14. peace

15. honored of God16. honorable17. God is judge

18. the Lord is salvation19. salvation20. one with a burden21. gift of the Lord22. light-giving23. rock24. the Lord remembers25. the Lord hides26. the Lord has been gracious27. praise of the Lord

28. festive29. who is like the Lord30. compassionate31. affectionate32. the Lord is God33. polite34. supplanter


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The South Coast Interfaith Council presents two

very special upcoming events:

Festival of Music

Sunday, Nov. 4, 3:00 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church(759 Linden Avenue, Long Beach)

Free will offering

Unity Awards Dinner

Sunday, Nov. 18, 7:00 p.m.

American Martyrs Catholic Church

(624 15th St., Manhattan Beach)

$60 per person

Efforts to promote interfaith peace and under-

standing are more important than ever, and these

events help SCIC do just that. For more info or tomake reservations for the dinner, contact SCIC:

759 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813

562.983.1665

www.scinterfaith.org

Regional

Assembly

October 19-20, 2012

Mill Creek Christian

Church

Bakersfield, CA

The Regional Assembly is the biennial gathering of

the congregations of the Pacific Southwest Region.

It is a time to gather with fellow Disciples from

throughout southern California, southern Nevada,

and Hawaii in order to engage in business, worship,

learning, service, and fellowship. Those interested

in attending should register right away. More info

is at www.disciplespswr.org.

News & Notes

Former regional minister Don

Shelton has passed away. A

memorial service will take place

October 18, 3pm, at Mill Creek

Christian Church in

Bakersfield.

Thank you to Chuck Fowler and

Jim Hardeman for trimming the

plants in front of the stained glass

windows on Carson Street. Now

our beautiful stained glass

windows can once again

be viewed by all.

2013 Summer Camp

at Loch Leven

The dates for 2013 summer camps at Loch Leven

have been announced. Registration materials will

be available later, but please mark these dates on

your calendar:

Mini (entering grades 2 & 3): July 7 10

Junior (entering grades 4, 5 & 6): June 23 29

Chi-Rho (entering grades 7 & 8): June 30 July 6

CYF 1 (entering grades 9 & 10): July 21 July 27

CYF 2 (entering grades 11 & 12, and 13 grads):

July 28 August 3

Special Needs Camp: July 7 10

More info at lochleven.org

To have your news, joys, or

concerns included in next

months newsletter, send a note

to Pastor Danny [email protected],

or call the church office.


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UPCOMING SCRIPTURE

October 21 - Mark 10: 35-45

Dinner continues every Wednesday evening

at 6:00. Please note that on October 31, we

will have a special pizza dinner starting at a

special time of 5:30. We will be inviting the

community to join us, and all those in cos-

tume will get to eat for free! (Others will be

asked to pay $1 per slice.) This special Hal-

loween dinner is made possible by some

generous donations by BKCC members.

Thank you!

For more information about General Assem-

bly, visit www.disciples.org/ga

Servants think of ministry as an opportunity not an

obligation -Rick Warren, Daily Inspiration for the

Purpose Drive Life

Today I am writing on behalf of myself and

David. We want to let you know that our terms

as Elder and Board President are coming to anend and we have decided to step down and not

take on another term. While we have enjoyed

the opportunities we have been given to lead our

congregation we believe it is time to pass the

torch.

Yes, we have had a lot of changes in our per-

sonal lives. If we are honest we are a little

burned out. However, we would not change a

thing. We both have received far more than we

have given in these positions. We have gained

increased spiritually, improved leadership skills

and a joy in knowing we have been serving a

congregation that is working hard to serve one

another and our community through God s Love.

David and I are now challenging each of you

to discover what God has in store for us as indi-

viduals and our church as a whole. We realize

we are leaving some pretty significant positions

empty, but we also have the faith that we are giv-

ing BKCC an opportunity. We strongly believe

that a change in leadership can provide new

prospects for even greater growth.

So, are you ready to Serve the Lord with

gladness. Psalm 100:2? If so please contact us,

be willing to consider saying yes when asked

to serve, or pray for our church and its leader-

ship.

Gretchen Rugh

I must do something always solves more prob-

lems than Something must be done.

- Unknown


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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

-SecretaryAngela Hillig

- TreasurerChrysan Naw

- Financial SecretaryPhil OLaughlin

-Church Clerk

BIXBY KNOLLSCHRISTIAN CHURCH

(Disciples of Christ)

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

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

The Fellowship News

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Long Beach (a Disciples of ChristChurch)

1240 E. Carson StreetLong Beach, CA 90807

www.bixbyknollschurch.org

Editor:

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[email protected] 562-426-0429

Pastor:

Daniel Bradfield

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