volume lxii no. 55 july 18, 2018 - disciples of...

Volume LXII No. 55 July 18, 2018

A Publication of First Christian Church of North HollywoodA Congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Robert M. Bock, Senior PastorLouise Sloan Goben, Associate PastorJennifer Le’au, Interim Director of Children’s MinistriesJeremy Gillett, Director of Youth MinistriesAlfredo Gomez & Loydi Rivas Gomez, Pastor, Spanish Speaking CongregationYoung Lan Kim & Young Jun Yang, Korean Pastors

psalm 37:4

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Art Camp was to have been this week but because of a death in the director’s family we had to cancel it. Our condolences go to Cheryl and her family as they gather in Ohio for the funeral.

Photography Camp met last week and the pic-tures these young photographers took were amazing. Scott Lewis and his team of instructors/helpers did a marvelous job guiding the students and their cameras throughout the campus. During the Meet and Greet last Sunday, Scott showed a slide show of some of the amazing photographs from the camp. I’m going to ask him to continue showing them for the next two weeks so everyone can get an idea of the quality of teaching/performance that occurs during our camps.

Vacation Bible School begins on July 23rd. Rev. Louise has assembled a talented group of teachers and helpers including a good group of our youth. The theme is Legos – Lego and Let God – and Louise’s of-fice is literally filled with the little building blocks of Legos. It should be a fun experience for everyone. There is still room for additional students … but hurry. They do have a limit.

The last camp of the year is Music Camp. This is usually the largest of our camps. Last year the camp was on hiatus but Mary Barton is back this year with her very talented faculty of professional musicians. If you haven’t yet registered, or you know any children who

haven’t registered, I would encourage you to go to our website – www.fccnh.org – and follow the prompts to register. Or you could also call Amanda Conti in the Christian Nursery School office. Amanda is our official registrar.

A major project started this week. The exterior of the campus will be painted during the next month. We’ve had to schedule around camps, CNS, parking lot use and a major movie shoot – but it is going to be done. Please be careful when you come to church and watch for ladders and workmen.

Our niece Jennifer is an English teacher at Missouri State University. She is an amazing professor and a pro-found and talented (and published) writer. In our fami-ly, whenever we exchange gifts, Jennifer gives me a book along with the reason she chose the particular book. She knows that I love books, libraries, book stores and that my first professional passion was as an English teacher.

Her last gift was Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling book Big Magic. She gave it to me because Ms. Gilbert is one of her favorite authors and because the table of contents looks like a list of sermon subjects.

The book is about creativity and living life creative-ly and without fear. In one chapter she quotes a fellow professor, who had been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, who asked one of his outstanding students a probing question. The student had confided in him that she wanted to be a writer and he asked: “Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?”

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What a marvelous question for any of us to be asked. We all have treasures that are hidden within us. Yet, how often do we ignore those treasures out of fear – fear we will be misunderstood, fear we will be rejected, fear we will be judged or just fear to share. As someone who has written over 2,000 sermons during my minis-try, I know that fear.

That’s why I was so appreciative of the homilies presented to us last Sunday during the 2018 Elder’s Sunday. Each of the three speakers – Sheri Werner, Chris Trammell and Morgan Stoddard – put any fears they might have had aside and shared from their hearts. I was deeply moved by the articulation of their faith and the openness with which they shared. Sheri and Chris spoke while Morgan brought his homily in song. Their sharing, as well as the entire service of worship, was for me – Big Magic.

I thank each of them for their dedicated leadership within our church family.

I look forward to seeing you next Sunday as we celebrate together. And if you’ve not attended the SpiritSong service at 5:30 PM, I cordially invite you to do so. Ty Parr has taken on the musical leadership since Josh Elson and his family have moved to New York City.

Don’t be a stranger. I’ll see you in church.

Pergé!Pastor Bob

For those of you who know someone serving in the armed forces, as well as people serving in other capacities, we want to lift them up in prayer... please let us know when they come home!

Joshua BigbeeThomas Matthews

Christopher A. BernsteinChris Diaz

We also want to continue to pray for peace, for wisdom for the world’s leaders, and for the people of all war-torn areas of our world.


Vacation Bible School begins next week, and we are expecting 45 or so kids to be building all over this campus! Literally – we will be building with LEGOS as we explore what it means to be building commu-nity, relationships and the Realm of God as we do this together. As for me, this whole process that helped me build a greater awareness of what happens when folks work together to make things happen. We allow our-selves to be creative and partner in making new things happen. I want to take a moment to offer my gratitude to a few folks.

Last spring, when I was asked to pull VBS togeth-er, I asked a few parents at Meet & Greet what they thought about coming up with our own curriculum and program using LEGOS. I received immediate re-sponses of, “That is a great idea! I can help.” Rae Eiklor, Roz Noziska, Erin Zavala and Beth Owen grabbed hold of this suggestion and ran with it! Asking for donations of Legos that might be hiding under people’s beds or abandoned in the back of closets, we received many do-nations. A couple of people even bought new sets of LEGOS to donate. Did you know that the Glendale Galleria had a LEGO store? Rae and Neill Eiklor took me shopping one day. It was kind of mind-boggling.

Many of the donated LEGOS needed to be washed and sorted. Some of the donations were appropriate for older children, others for small hands. I had a crew of teenagers that washed, dried and hand-sorted small pieces. Erin, Lucy and Noah spent about 3 hours sitting

on the floor of my office one day as we removed any-thing that looked “scary” from the collection of bricks. We took out small guns, lances, maces, cross-bows, etc. It was actually kind of surprising how many weapons come with these sets. Perla, Naya, Sophia, Sam, Molly and Eric (among others) hand washed and sorted what remained.

Everything is consolidated, organized and ready for use. I can’t thank these people enough for how they pitched-in, and actually seemed to have a good time doing it!

The Taj Mahal made of Legos!


May mother used to say, “Many hands make small work.” And she is right. Not only does the work go by quickly, but we make friendships as we shared our sto-ries. It just feels good to partner with one another. I think that is what being a church is about. The word “church” comes from the Greek ekklesia. It literally translates as “assembly.” I am very aware that assem-blies come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Over the last weeks we have had an assembly of folks who have come together to give our time and creativity to build a memorable program to teach our kids about faith. I am grateful that I have been able to work with all these folks.

I can’t wait for you to see what we will do next week. I’ll take pictures!

Pastor Louise

FCCNH has an opening for an audio operator the 1st Sunday of every month for the 10:00 am worship service... we are also looking for suitable candidates to do sound, slides, and lights for the 5:30 pm SpiritSong service.

Interested parties should contact Greg Kirkland for details—[email protected].

NeededAudio operAtor

* space available *camp

July 23 – July 27Vacation BiBle School

9am – 12:30pm (3 years/potty trained to Grade 6)

$130 Early Registration/$140 Regular$80 Aftercare – until 3pm

July 30 – Aug 3MuSic caMp

9am – 12:30pm (K – Grade 8)$150 Early Registration/$160 Regular

$80 Aftercare – until 3pm

REGISTER TODaY aT:www.fccnh.ORG


Music Camp needs instrument loans/donations dur-ing the week of July 30-August 3. If you, or anyone you know, has good, well playing instruments such as: acoustic guitars, flutes, portable keyboards, small violins/cellos – we could use them and they would stay at the church during the duration of the camp.We especially need flutes! So check out those dusty at-tics and closets! The Music Camp would be so grate-ful! If you have instrument(s) to loan/donate, please contact [email protected]. Thank you!

GotInstruments?

Dear Saints: I greet you in the Wonderful Magnificent name of

our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.This past Sunday some of the youth had a

“Chopped” dessert bake-off. The original TV series concept’s description reads: In each episode, four chefs compete in a three-round contest, where they attempt to incorporate unusual combinations of ingredients into dishes that are later evaluated by a panel of three judges. We adopted this idea but centered our ideas on des-serts. I gathered ingredients for three separate dishes and divided the youth into three groups. They selected the unknown ingredients and created fun, tasty dish-es. The three dishes (pictured at right with our youth chefs) were rice crispy corn, banana pudding cookies, and some sort of chocolate cheesecake.

Teamwork was the most important aspect of this

activity. It was fun for the youth to bake but it warmed my heart watching them work together as brothers and sisters in Christ.

With love,Jeremy Gillett


July 23

Beyond Barbed Wire

(documentary – 1997)

Steve Rosen profiles Nisei who chose World War II com-bat over internment in detention camps for Japanese descendants. Pat Morita narrates.

July 30

The Greatest Showman

(2017, PG)

Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Show-man is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show busi-ness & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a world-wide sensation.

August 6

How to Train Your Dragon

(2010, PG)

Hiccup is a Norse teenager from the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. His pro-gressive views and weird sense of humor make him a misfit, despite

the fact that his father is chief of the clan. Tossed into dragon-fighting school, he endeavors to prove himself as a true Viking, but when he befriends an injured dragon he names Toothless, he has the chance to plot a new course for his people’s future.

Mondays • 7:00pm • in the social hall

2018 summer Film SerieS

We struggle with our differences – sometimes it simply takes being present

to one another and listening to understand our shared experiences

that cracks barriers. Join us as we explore in film

the question, “Why can’t we be friends?”

SerieS Theme: Why Can’t We Be Friends?

Did you know First Christian Church of North Hollywood has a Facebook page? Please check it out and Like us on Facebook. It is a great way to keep up with what is going on in the life of the church.www.facebook.com/pages/First-Christian-Church-of-North-Hollywood/111570318857728

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Summertime is Music time at FCCNH! Music camp can use volunteers to help with a variety of fun activities! To be apart of Music Camp, you:

• Don’t have to be a musician!• Have to LOVE MUSIC and kids!• Have to enjoy being around cool, musician

teachers!• Have to enjoying seeing kids blossom into

musicians in 4 days and perform on the 5th day!• Have to enjoy seeing professional musicians

perform everyday!

Contact [email protected] to be a part of this awesome experience!

... is coming your wAy!

July 30-august 3

Music Camp

Men’s & Women’sSummer Clothing Needed

Donations may be made in the church office during normal business hours or before the service on Sunday

mornings. For more information contact Shelley Cherwinski at [email protected].

• shorts• t-shirts• tank tops• dresses• shoes • socks • baseball caps

• short sleeve dress shirts• underwear (s–xxxl)• body wipes• brushes/combs• toothbrushes/toothpaste• luggage/duffle bags• backpacks

The Human Needs Committee is asking for clothing and other necessities for the homeless men and women in our community this summer. Thank

you for donations of any of the following items:


Guided Tai Chi Classes Tues. 1:00 pm & Thurs. 4:00 pm

in the Youth HutClasses guided by Byron Armantrout.Freewill donation of $10 per session.

Tai Chibreathing techniques

s imple stretching exercisesmeditat ion to reduce stress

Youth Group member Evan Klein is leading a backpack and school supplies drive through LA Works for children transitioning out of homelessness in Los Angeles. To donate and help these kids who have this positive but challenging transition ahead, please feel free to leave new supplies and/or a backpack in the box marked BACKPACK/SUPPLIES DONATIONS located in the Narthex, or order through Amazon at http://a.co/9ypsE5d. Please leave the receipt in the box or email it to Evan at [email protected]. Below is a list of needed supplies. The deadline for donations is July 31st.

binders & folders dividers w/tabs spiral notebooks writing pads filler paper

protractors pens (blue & black ink) crayons markers highlighters

pencils/erasers/sharpeners scissors glue sticks rulers backpacks

Did you know a percentage of your online purchases can be a donation to FccnH?

check out our website (www.fccnh.org), and click on the donate or Vendor button at the top of the page and select “First christian church of north hollywood” as your designated charity.

Shop & Donate

school supply drive

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Food Pantry VoLUntEEr ContaCtSTransportation Teams:

Heather Hatch 508.667.1609Congregation Representative:

Erin Zavala [email protected]

ANother WAy to doNAte to the pANtry

Make your donations to the Interfaith Food Pantry through the FCCNH web page

(https://fccnh.charityfinders.com/Donate%20Cash).

the Food pANtry iS iN Need oF:Canned tuna, canned chicken, rice, canned beans (pinto, navy etc.), boxed (dry) cereal, diapers, powdered milk, baby food, peanut

butter and tomato products!

Sunday, July 22#8 The Halladas Jill Groswirth Joe & Jacob Beam Sue Pastoria Denise Bourne (ten.)

Thursday, July 26#1 Art Dielhenn Terri Hall Jackie Fecske Devan Manley Ashley Couch

Sunday, July 29Swing Team

Wednesday, August 1Studio City Team

Thursday, August 2#3 Rae Eiklor Mike Eiklor Neil Eiklor Devan Manley Ashley Couch

Our Prayer Group meets in the Chapel on 9:30 am on Monday mornings and on 6:30 pm on Tuesday eve-nings. We pray for those of you who have written on the back of one of our prayer cards, prayers forwarded to one of the members of our prayer group via email, in person, or submitted via our website (www.fccnh.org).

Don’t forget that there is a prayer cabinet in the area outside the Chapel and the office at the bottom of the stairs. You may take a prayer card and write down your prayer, then put it through the slot of the locked cabinet, and the Prayer Group will be your prayer sup-port. It will be completely confidential. This cabinet is available any day of the week to receive your prayers and will be checked throughout the week.

prayeris always there

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ChUrCh StaFF

Robert M. Bock Senior Pastor

Louise Sloan Goben Associate Pastor

Alfredo Gomez Pastor, Spanish Speaking Congregation

Jennifer Le’au Interim Director of Children’s Ministries

Jeremy Gillett Director of Youth Ministries

Tyana Parr Director of Children’s/Youth Choirs

David Rigsby Music Director/Organist

Christine Karasseferian Director of Finance

Gillian BonacciChurch Administrator

Gabriela Dorantes Administrative Assistant

Terri Burton Church Publications

Michele Amundsen Wedding Director

Elmer Maldonado Building & Grounds Superintendent

Miriam MancillaDirector of Christian Nursery School

Greg Kirkland Media Director

VoLUntEEr StaFFCraig Brooks, Jordon Goldschmidt, Janette Jara, Tom Louie, Susan Marble, Jeff McFadden, Denise OvaldsonSound Technicians

Luis Oliart Security

In MEMorIaMEarle Immel Minister of Music Emeritus

Merle E. Fish, Jr. Minister Emeritus

By Way oF rEPort

PLEASE SUBMIT ARTICLES VIA EMAIL [email protected] or [email protected]

Please indicate “newsletter” and/or “bulletin” in the subject line if articles are for publication. Articles can

also be delivered to the office m-F, 9am to 5pm.

is midnight sunday!

n e w s l e t t e r

Sunday, July 15, 2018 _____________________

10:00 AM Worship 150

5:30 PM SpiritSong Service 34

7:00 PM Evenlight Service 7

7:00 PM Wednesday Meditation 7

Sunday School Children 30

Sunday School Youth (in service) 21

Evening Youth Group 10

10:00 AM Worship $7,046.63

1:00 PM Servicio en Espanol $150.00

5:30 PM SpiritSong Service $557.00

7:00 PM Evenlight Service $363.00

7:00 PM Wednesday Meditation $52.00

Sunday School Children $8.00

ToTal General offerinG $8,176.63

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Diaconate: David Olsen Scott Riley Mike Dobbin Ellen Dobbin Debbie Geraci Oleta Diamond Cindy Kaller Kirsten Karlsrud Ken Campbell Upcoming Diaconate:

July 29 YOUTH August 5 Jeff McFadden & Jennifer McFadden August 12 Loretta Rodriguez & Joe Vallero August 19 Chris Carson & Deb Carson

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