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5645 Marconi Avenue

Carmichael, CA 95608-4423

Carmichael Presbyterian Church

Traditional Worship Service - 8:45 a.m. (with traditional hymns and organ)

Contemporary Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. (with the Contemporary Music Team)

Sundays at CPC

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For Children and Youth Infant & Child Care 8:30 A.M. -12:30 P.M. Infant/Toddler Care (birth-4 years), Room 102 Cry Room (with video feed of worship service), #101

Children’s Sunday School Classes and Pull-out Programs are on summer break. Classes resume in September.

For Adults 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Adult Education Classes are on hiatus for the summer. Watch for new classes starting in September!

C A R M I C H A E L P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H

Volume LVII Number 7 August 2017

Inside this

Issue:

Embracing the Journey An invitation to

the women of CPC: During and after the 2017 CPC Women’s Retreat, many of us voiced a de-sire for more bi-

ble study and prayer time together. Per-

haps you too are feeling the need to con-nect more deeply with

God and our faith communi-

ty.

Starting in Septem-ber we will begin an in-depth small group(s) women's study, “Embracing the Jour-ney”, an exploration of spiritual formation as a journey toward wholeness and disci-

(Continued on page 3)

Welcome, New Members!

2

Church Directory Photos

3

Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee Beans?

4

Library Corner 5

Presbyterian Women

5

Gathering Place Art Exhibit

6

In Our Faith Community

6

Readings in Faith 6

“Rome” VBS Success

7

Scuttlebutt 8

The Outreach Committee of

Carmichael Presbyterian Church announces

THE FIRST ANNUAL

FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017 When is the last time you spoke about our church

or your work in our church to a

friend, neighbor, or relative?

We have an opportunity for you to share

about CPC this month!


The Mission Bell—August 2017

Welcome, New Members! These folks were received by Session as members of Carmichael Presbyterian Church on June 17

and welcomed during worship on July 9. It is our joy and privilege to welcome them into our faith community! Photos by Bruce & Sharon MacLean

Bruce & Shawnna Heffner

Terry Sakuda

Deb Sweetman

Leon Wartinger

Greg Wild received by Session March 25, 2016

Teresa Wild

Carol Wisniewski

Isabella Heffner

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Our CPC Staff Remembering that the mem-

bers of Carmichael Presbyterian Church are the ministers and missionaries of our faith com-munity, our Pastoral Staff and Support Team provide leader-ship and specialized ministries.

The Rev. Keith L. DeVries

The Rev. Ivan N. Herman

Randy Benfield, Director of Music

Trina Spivack, Accompanist

Jenny DeVries, Contemporary Worship Leader

Marti Wallace, Mission Bells & Carillon

Director

Lisa Torgerson, Children’s & Youth Ministry Director

Paul & Mary Camozzi, Childcare Providers

Rachel Ratliff, Preschool Director

Karen Gray, Pastors’ Secretary

Julie Ueltzen, Church Secretary

Paul Shultz, Financial Administrator

Ron Morris, Maintenance Manager

Larry Williams, Custodian

Christian Bolen, Custodian

Lisa Levering, Wedding Coordinator

Arleen Michael, Mission Bells Director Emerita

Contact Us by telephone:

CPC Office 486-9081

Office after–hours line 486-1406

Health Ministry 486-0604

Stephen Ministry 486-0604

CPC Preschool 486-9189

Food Closet 483-9232

Fax 486-3771

To leave a voice mail message for a staff person when the office is closed, dial 486-9081. When the machine answers your call, dial the person’s extension.

Keith DeVries 203 Ivan Herman 202

Karen Gray 201 Julie Ueltzen 200

Paul Shultz 205 Lisa Torgerson 204

Randy Benfield 208 Ron Morris 206

via e-mail:

Keith DeVries [email protected]

Ivan Herman [email protected]

Randy Benfield [email protected]

Julie Ueltzen [email protected]

Karen Gray [email protected]

Paul Shultz [email protected]

Ron Morris [email protected]

Lisa Torgerson [email protected]

Rachel Ratliff [email protected]

Or link to email through our website www.carmichaelpres.org

Enjoy CPC’s Sunday services, even if you can’t make it to church! The 8:45 a.m. service is recorded each Sunday and DVDs are mailed on Mondays along with a copy of the worship bulletin.

If you or someone you know would like to receive a weekly DVD, please contact the church office at 486-9081 or [email protected]. There is no cost for this service.

Don’t have a DVD player? Give us a call, the church may be able to help!

Can’t Make it to Church? Join “Church Flix!”


gust 5 meeting or any future meeting.

Holy Scow Skippers: Bill & Misty Dunn

Kinship Skippers: Bill & Erin Pace

Lifeboat Skipper: Hal Holland

Nautilus

Skippers: Tom & Brenda Mock

Skipjacks

Skippers: Jack & Kate Eisel

On Friday, July 7 the Skip-jacks met at Doris and Bob

Beckert’s home for a presenta-

tion by Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff Brandon Hanks. Officer Hanks is a

(Continued from page 9) member of the POP (Problem Oriented Policing) team, which includes the Carmi-chael community. Officer Hanks said the POP team han-dles the more serious crimes, such as, robbery, repeat of-fenders, or violence. He was very knowledgeable of the Carmichael community and homeless issues. Our time to-gether renewed our apprecia-tion of the sheriff’s depart-ment and the protective ser-vices they provide. In appreci-ation for Officer Hanks’ time, Bob presented Brandon with a per-

sonalized scrolled name plate he made for his desk.

After Officer Hanks’

presentation, Skipjacks held a short business meeting fol-lowed by ice cream, fresh ber-ries, lemon bars, chocolate chip cookies, tea, and cof-fee. Skipjacks sincerely thank Bob and Doris for hosting the evening and to Diane Instness

and Jimmi Mishler for re-freshments. We look forward to an August picnic outing in the wine country of Amador County.

Tradewinds

Contacts: Jack & Jerri Pe-fley

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Mission Bell

Deadlines

August 14 for the September newsletter

September 11 for the October newsletter

Submit articles to: Amy Lerseth,

Mission Bell Editor at [email protected]

or leave articles in

the Mission Bell box in the church office.

Clockwise from top: 1)Officer Hanks shows off his handmade name plate gift. 2) Judy and Steve Harrison, Debbie Cam-eron, Bob Beckert, John Cameron, Glenda Perrou, and Jack Roach listen to Officer Hanks’ presentation. 3) Carolee Roach, Kate and Jack Eisel, Margo Scandella, and Phil and Jimmi Mishler learn about the Sheriff’s POP Team.

Volume LVII, Number 7

… Friendship Sunday ...

We encourage all members of CPC to invite a friend to ex-perience CPC on Sunday, Au-gust 20.

Treat your guests to a PANCAKE BREAKFAST in McMillen Hall from 8:00 to 11:30 a,m. ($5.00 for adults and/or $3.00 for children un-der 12). And be sure to take time between services to show your friends around McMillen Hall. Representatives of our many groups and activities will be on hand to share about our music, fellowship, educa-tion, and mission programs at our annual CPC MINISTRY

FAIR.

Everyone is welcome, no matter what age group or reli-gious affiliation.

We just think it is a good idea to start our new church year welcoming good friends and new friends.

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pleship, individually and in community through the grace of God. The study brings all the aspects of our spiritual lives into focus, and includes several approaches to meditating on and praying with scripture.

Depending on how many sign up, we may have two groups, one that meets on alternate Wednesdays, and/or one meeting on alternate Thursdays, for 90 minutes each meeting. The meetings will be held in one of the rooms at CPC. Books will be available for purchase for about $20. Come to the Gathering Place on August 13, 20, or 27 to sign up or learn more about Embracing the Journey.


… Embracing the Journey ...

Have You Scheduled Your Directory Photo?

We want to include YOU in CPC’s new pictorial directo-ry which will be pub-lished this fall. You don’t have to be a CPC member—everyone who is part of the life of our church is welcome! Every household photographed will receive a complimentary direc-tory and 8x10 portrait. You will be able to view your im-ages electronically immediate-ly after photography. At that time, you will have the oppor-tunity to purchase additional portraits to share with family and friends. Discounts are available for seniors and active military personnel.

Photo sessions begin Au-

gust 8 and continue through August 12, with more appoint-

ments availa-ble Septem-ber 13-16, all in the Gath-ering Place, plus we have scheduled a special pho-tography ses-sion on Au-gust 7 at

Eskaton Carmichael. Spots are filling quickly! It’s easy to sign up either of two ways:

1) go to carmichaelpres.org and click on “Sign Up Now.”

2) call the church office at 486-9081 and talk to Julie or Karen.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of our CPC “family al-bum!”


A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and strug-gling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.

Her grand-mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she la-dled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her granddaughter, she asked, “Tell me what do you see?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” the young woman replied.

The grandmother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft. Grandmoth-er then asked her to take an egg and break it.

After pulling off the shell,

she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, Grandmother asked her to sip the coffee. The granddaughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The

granddaughter then asked. “What’s the

point, Grandmoth-er?”

Her grandmother explained that each of these ob-jects had faced the same adversity--

boiling water--but each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting.

However after being subjected to the boiling water, it sof-tened and became weak. The egg had been fragile with just a thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior. But, after sit-ting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.

“Which are you?” she asked her granddaughter.

(story source unknown)

Think of this: Which am I?

“When adversity knocks on my door, how do I re-spond? Am I a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee Beans; “Which Are You?”

by Misty Dunn, Stephen Minister/Stephen Leader

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and ad-versity, do I wilt, become soft, and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If I am like the bean, when things are at their worst, I get better and change the situation around me.

When the hours are the dark-est and trials are their greatest how do you react?

I think we all may respond in some ways like the carrots, eggs, and ground coffee beans when crisis strikes. The chal-lenge is, how do you get out of the hot water in time? In each of these situations, if the car-rot, egg, or coffee beans were allowed to boil, alone, for a long time, their end result would be intensified. Even



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The exhibit highlighted art-ists, actors, directors, writers and composers who fled Nazi persecution up to and during World War II. Our tour guide, Stephanie, first led us to a courtyard that faces a four-story tall Constitution Wall which features the five major rights guaranteed by our State Constitution in three dimen-sional stone. It is very impres-sive!

Inside the exhibit we learned that between 1880 and 1920, two million Jewish im-migrants came to America from eastern and central Eu-rope. Many of these immi-grants came to Hollywood and started the major movie studios of Paramount, Fox, MGM, and Universal Studio. These studio executives later worked to bring other refu-gees to America, especially leading up to and during World War II. The exhibit showcased film scripts, post-ers, video clips, artifacts, and clothes from several movies from the 30’s and 40’s. It was fun to see some of Marlene Dietrich’s and Ingrid Bergman’s clothes from familiar movies! Movies like “Sunset Boulevard” were labeled “Film Noir” showing the darker side of human nature, but there were also Jewish movies with humor and even an anti-Nazi film.

After WWII there was an-

(Continued from page 8) other sad part of US history: The House UnAmerican Ac-tivities Committee questioned the patriotism of many emi-gres who had come to the United States to escape perse-cution in Europe. Several members of the entertainment industry were blacklisted for being uncooperative, and their careers were ruined.

Following our guided tour, we were free to roam the mu-seum and see many other in-teresting exhibits about Cali-fornia before heading upstairs to a meeting room where we had delicious sandwiches, fresh fruit and cookies provid-ed by Barbara and Tim Farley via Save Mart. We were sorry to miss Sally Willey who was not feeling well, and Sharlene

St. Clair who had emergency surgery the night before. They missed out on a great exhibit!

Friendship Skippers: Dave & Christi-

na Tomlinson

HMS Pinafore

Skippers: Dave & Marie Segur

Our July 9 gathering oc-curred at Carmichael Park. It has become an annual tradi-tion for us to picnic at 4:00 PM near the Daniel Bishop Pavil-ion. We are then ideally posi-tioned to listen to the Carmi-chael Kiwanis Swing Band perform at 5:00 PM. Their performance was part of Car-

michael Park’s annual summer series of concerts.

The band included a num-ber of people who are familiar to members of our congrega-tion: Wayne and Barbara

Reimers, Vernon and Gail

Bisho, and Miss Delta. Ac-cording to the Carmichael Rec-reation and Park District web-site, the band was founded in the late 1980’s by Wayne

Reimers and Jim Bortolloto.

The musical numbers were all great, including the ever-popular “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” (Incidentally, “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was the first record to be certi-fied as a million-selling Gold Record in 1942.) Gene and Pat

Chaney represented the Pina-fores well by dancing with ele-gance and style as the band played various songs in its repertoire.

Those attending greatly enjoyed the music and fellow-ship of the evening. Although we weren’t able to hold a for-mal business meeting, Marie

Segur provided us with a “Meeting in Printed Format” which highlighted those mem-bers who provided the food, those who weren’t able to at-tend but were in good health, and those who had health is-sues.

Please contact any member of H.M.S. Pinafore if you would like to attend our Au-



Scuttlebutt News from CPC’s Mariner Ships

Clipper Ship Skippers: Jim &

Jan Hill

Seventeen Clippers met at Jim and Jan Hill’s home for a pizza party. Four types of Wenelli’s pizza were available and everyone enjoyed the great crust and top-pings. Clippers also brought appetizers, salad and dessert to share with others. About half of the group stayed inside to remain cool and the other ate outside under the covered patio.

After dinner we met and had a business meeting. Be-sides the usual business topics and announcements, we also discussed future directions for the Clipper Ship and roles

of officers. The August meet-ing will be cas-ual when Clip-pers gather at Carmichael Park to listen to one of the band concerts offered in the summer.

We ask for prayers for sev-eral members

of the Clipper Ship as they cope with health or family problems: Sue Carpenter, Ray

Collison, Dennis and Marie Frye, Jim Jackson, Vern Van Der Kamp, and Ginny Rodg-

ers and her young great-grandson.

Companionship

Skippers: John & Kate Erlich

On July 1, the Companionship visit-ed the California Mu-seum on O Street to see a current exhibit titled “Light and Noir” which features

exiles and emigres in Holly-wood from 1933-1950. (Continued on page 9)

Clipper Ship members enjoyed a summer pizza party for their July meeting.

Companionship experienced the California Museum’s exhibit, “Light & Noir” in July.

Volume LVII, Number 7

Presbyterian Women are tak-ing some time off too this month and enjoying a bit of time with

family, friends, travel, or just kicking back with a good book.

Look in the Mission Bell next month for what’s new with PW and what we’re plan-ning for the upcoming year. Have a great August and we’ll be back here with you in Sep-tember.

New Books

▪ Sara Miles’ Take This Bread was the book of the month discussed in June. The library has a copy on the 261.8 shelf. It begins with the effect of Communion on her life, then moves to church work with the poor and food relief.

▪ Weddings from the Heart by Kingma deals with contem-porary and traditional cere-monies. It includes many possible readings and Scrip-ture verses. (265.5)

▪ On the opposite end of the spectrum is Faith Moore’s Celebrating a Life; planning memorial services. (393) This book also contains readings

We’re on Vacation,

Too by Wilma Boland

and a list of appropriate mu-sic.

▪ Standing next to the above book is Taking Care of Business; a planning guide and resource for older adults. This is in the form of a loose-leaf binder of the workshop materials

that were part of the 3rd Act class at CPC this past spring. (393)

▪ Not a book but a locally produced DVD from CPC is the Swing Band Concert of May 28, 2017 (DVD #43 2017)

Children’s Books

Eight books have recently been donated by Lynn Shultz. They are:

▪ Adams, Georgie. The Good

Library Corner by Doris Beckert, Librarian

the coffee would become bit-ter. The point is don’t stay in hot water ALONE for long! Reach out to compassionate people who can help you.

Stephen Ministers are the very people who can help in times of ongoing difficulties or crisis. They are trained to walk alongside you on your diffi-cult journey, maintaining con-fidentiality, listening to and supporting you, praying with and for you, asking helpful questions, while assisting you


… Stephen Ministry ... to find the solutions that are best for you. They are there to strengthen you, help you not become “hard” and bitter, and to give your life “aroma” again.

Want to know more about Stephen Ministry for yourself or someone else?

Contact one of the Pastors or Stephen Leaders: John Wal-

lace, Kelly Holland, Len To-

zier, Mary Thomas, or Misty

Dunn.

Shepherd Storybook (Bible sto-ries)

▪ Boling, Ruth. Come Worship with Me (church year, sym-bols)

▪ Bostrom, Kathleen Long. The Snake in the Grass (Adam & Eve)

▪ Gregorowski, Christopher. Why a Donkey Was Chosen (Christmas)

▪ Metaxas, Eric. Bible ABC

▪ Paris, Pilar. Jesus Grows Up (childhood of Jesus)

▪ Polacco, Patricia. Rechenka’s Eggs (Russian Easter eggs)

▪ Vainio, Pirkko. The Christ-mas Angel (Christmas)


In Our Faith Community

Please lift up in prayer these members of our church family who have recently lost loved ones:

Dean Dayton and family on the loss of his wife, Ellen

Dayton, on July 4. A memo-rial service for Ellen will be held on Saturday, August 12 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanc-tuary.

Bruce Young, 56, a longtime friend and former student of Chris Beeby is displaying his art creations in the Gathering Place during July and August.

He is currently a patient with CA State Hospitals and has

been incarcerated his entire adult life. He is most appreciative of any publicity and appreciates the opportunity given to him at CPC. If you haven’t already had the opportunity, plan to view his work and learn more about Bruce Young.

Gathering Place Art Exhibit

“Foothill Wonders (top) and “Dali Pardoned” (right) are just two of the paintings by Bruce Young on display in the Gathering Place through August.

Sunday, August 27

12:30-2:30 p.m.

WATER PLAY & BBQ

Join us after church for a FREE BBQ hot dog lunch and fun family

water games! Help us plan for food by letting Lisa know if you plan to attend ([email protected])

Join CPC’s Adult Educa-tion Com-mittee in their com-mitment to read to-gether one book each month

throughout the year.

The book for August is Si-lence by Shusako Endo. Copies are available for $7 in the church office during the week and in the Welcome Center on Sundays.

Join in a time of sharing and discussion on Sunday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel.

Readings in Faith


More than 130 kids and 100+ volunteers took over CPC July 10-14 as they were transported to ancient Rome to learn about Paul and the Underground Church.

Many, many thanks to Lisa Torgerson for coordinating a fun, exciting, and well organized week and to everyone who volunteered: teachers, craft helpers, game leaders, playground monitors, musi-cians, actors, stage set up crews, snack preparers, decorators, playdough makers, and more!

“Rome” VBS Another Great Success!

Photos by Julie Ueltzen

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