Bixby Knolls Christian Church

(a Disciples of Christ Church)

(562) 426-0428
the Fellowship News
NUMBER 14 JULY 13, 2010

there is a company that will indeed recycle

them. So I'm going to bring a box to church, and I
invite you to bring those old used scrip cards and
place them in the box for recycling. Together, we
can feel even better about using scrip to benefit the
church, while knowing that all those plastic cards
There is a lot of excitement at church this week as will no longer end up in landfills.
Vacation Bible School takes place. There is, of
course, much to be said about VBS: the fun, the Finally, it was brought to my attention that this
crafts, the songs and the spiritual growth, not to Saturday, July 17, is an eWaste Recycling
mention the hard work and dedication of our many Day. Throwing away Items like cell phones,
volunteers. It truly is one of the highlights of our monitors, laptops, TVs, and even batteries is bad
church year. for the environment, and in many cases, against
the law. I once took a tour of a disposal plant and
One thing that is particularly noteworthy about this was surprised to learn that even the blinking lights
year's VBS is the offering. Each year, the children on many kids' shoes are considered eWaste, and
are invited to contribute to an offering that benefits should not be thrown in the trash. If you have
some outreach ministry. This year, the focus of such items, you can bring them to this Saturday's
that offering is the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of eWaste Recycling Day, which will be on the cam-
Mexico. With "High Seas Expedition" as our VBS pus of Long Beach Memorial on Columbia Street
theme -- and with so many square miles of ocean between Atlantic Avenue and Long Beach Blvd.
destroyed, wildlife killed, and coastline polluted -- from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
it only makes sense for our VBS offering to go to
an organization or ministry that is hard at work Well, I'm off to buy some more supplies for
caring for some aspect of God's creation. VBS. I've got my shopping list, and of course, my
reusable shopping bags. See you at church!
Stewardship of the earth really is one of the most
important tasks to which we are called as Chris- Blessings,
tians. To us humans, God gave the task of caring Pastor Danny
for the earth and all that lives upon it. It really is
one of the highest callings for people of faith, to
reduce their negative impact on the planet and to
care for creation.

At Bixby Knolls Christian Church, many of the

lights we use in our church are energy-
saving compact fluorescent lights. We recycle pa-
per, beverage containers, and other prod-
ucts. Hand-timers and programmable timers con-
trol some of our highest-use lights and air condi- IN THIS ISSUE -
tioning. Oh, and your pastor often commutes to
church on his bike rather than by car! ~ FROM THE PASTOR
~ NEWS & NOTES
I recently wondered about the recyclability of the ~ MOVIE NIGHT
gift cards we use for scrip, and discovered that ~ INTERFAITH CAFE
FINISHING UP JULY...
JULY 13 - PRAYER CIRCLE, 10 A.M.

JULY 18-24 CHI RHO CAMP

JULY22 - TALKING FAITH, 6-9 P.M.

The end of the school year was a proud one
JULY 25 - EVENING ON THE PATIO, 6:00 P.M. for the Jeglum family as their grandson, Max
Leibel will be a part of the jazz band at
JULY 31 - MOVIE NIGHT, 6:30 P.M. McAuliffe Middle School in Los Alamitos.

Also, their grandson, Devan Jeglum received
the Scholarship Award from his middle school
Regional Assembly as well as giving his graduation speech.
October 22-23rd

Ken and Sandy Jeglum recently returned from
Registration has 10 days vacation to Washington, DC and Wil-
begun. liamsburg, Virginia with their daughter, Chris-
tine Leibel and family.
Online registra-
Long time congregation member, Bernice Main
tion will be avail- passed away on Monday, July 5.
able this year too!
To have your news, joys, or concerns included in next
Regional Assembly month’s newsletter, send a note to Pastor Danny at
in Claremont, Oc- [email protected], or call the church office.
tober 22-23,
2010.

Place these dates

on your calendar.
Interfaith Café
Registration forms You are invited to join folks from different
and more are faith traditions in small group discussions
available in the about how faith impacts daily life. Last year,
BKCC hosted one of the Interfaith Cafés,
office. Please
and several of our members attended. The
keep track of the next interfaith café is
latest plans for the Regional Assembly on the newly
renovated Regional website: Aug. 8:
8 The Neighborhood Church
http://www.disciplespswr.org. 415 Paseo del Mar,
Palos Verdes Estates
“I Love to Laugh”, Have you ever said “Let’s Go Each Interfaith Café is from 2:00 – 5:00 and
Fly a Kite”? Have you ever wanted to take “A includes refreshments. To confirm your at-
Spoonful of Sugar” to help the medicine go down? tendance, or for more information, please
Can you say call 562-983-1665 or email
[email protected].

“Supercalifragillisticexpialidocious”
If so, come to our Movie
Huge THANK YOU from the scrip commit-
Night at 6:30 p.m. in fellow-
ship hall on Saturday, July tee to all those who have made the choice to
31. You are in for a treat to purchase scrip. Your support has increased
see a special lady fly with the return to BKCC.
her umbrella! You won’t Most any of your day-to-day activities can
want to miss out. be accommodated through purchase of
See you all there!!! scrip. Check with Marcia!
 SCIC supports Volunteer Day with Habitat for Humanity!

Volunteer at Home Improvement Store

Location:
11029 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
When: Thursday, July 15

All interested individuals please contact Patty Lee 310.323.4663 ext 106 or [email protected] for ques-
tions,

To RSVP to volunteer, please contact Milia at [email protected] by Wednesday, July 14, 2010

PLEASE NOTE: You must be 16 or older to participate on July 15.

Schedule:
9:00 a.m. - check-in
9:15 a.m. - Divide into groups to accomplish various tasks for the day.
12 noon - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - Service starts again
4:30 p.m. - Clean up
5:00 p.m. - Service day ends.

What to bring:
∗ Please arrive at the store ready to work. Jeans, Khaki’s or other similar pants or shorts are appropriate.
∗ We would prefer that you wear a plain T-shirt, work shirt or casual shirt.
∗ Work boots are the suggested footwear for the store, but tennis or running shoes are OK.
∗ A water bottle! We have large Sparkletts bottled water onsite as we prefer to go easy on the environ-
ment, but you can bring bottles of water out and refill them. You will want it, it’s hot out there.
∗ It is important to wear sunblock, and sunglasses are also a good choice! You may also want to wear a hat
or visor for sun protection if you are working outside.
∗ If you have work gloves, you may want to bring those as well.
∗ Brown bagged lunch to enjoy during your break time.
The following is a brief description Habitat for Humanity Greater Los Angeles’ Home Improvement Store staff
positions. It is asked that you familiarize yourself with the duties they hold and how they related to you as a
volunteer.

Store Director is the supervisor and manager of all Home Improvement Store (HI) personnel, including volun-
teers. The Store Directors’ priority is to ensure that all aspects of store operations run effectively and
smoothly.

Donations Coordinator facilitates the collection and delivery of donated goods from businesses and individu-
als, to the Home Improvement Store for sale.

Volunteer Coordinator acts as liaison between staff and volunteers, as well as, answer any questions volun-
teers may have concerning their rights and responsibilities.
 1. What did Jesus eat after his resurrection to
prove he was not a mere phantom?
Luke 24: 38-43
2. What Roman official w as fasting and praying
when an angel told him to send for Peter?
Acts 10:1-3
3. Who was hanged on the very gallows he had
Aloha friends!! Miracle Week in Hawaii is rapidly prepared for Mordecai?
approaching and the excitement is growing for Esther 7:10--8:2
this week long mission experience. 4. According to Matthew, what marvelous event
For more information about Miracle Week, check occurred in conjunction with Jesus’ death on the
out the fellowship hall bulletin board, cross?
or visit www.disciplespswr.org Matthew 27:52-53
5. What did Moses toss in the air to produce boils
on the Egyptians?
Exodus 9:9-10
LaWahna Eldred, Margaret Howe, 6. To whom did Jesus say, “Weep not”?
Bill Maddy, Avis Lakins, Luke 7:13
Bob & Sarah Stolze, Toni Mills, AND HOW MANY DID YOU GET RIGHT?
Delores White, Lynndy Kennedy,
Rohail (Madu) Sardar, friends and
extended family Melissa Maddy,
Grace is a gift
Brenda Torres, Sharoon Fiyz, Akash Fiyz, Ester When we work an eight-hour day and
Troxel, Butenica Family, Duane (Jeglum), Anita & receive eight hour’s pay for our efforts, that is a
Eddie Ramirez. Please keep them all in prayer. WAGE.
When we compete with an opponent and
receive a trophy for our superior performance,
UPCOMING SCRIPTURES
that is a PRIZE.
When we receive something in recogni-
July 25 - Scripture Luke 11:1-13 tion for our service or achievement, that is an
Sermon: Praying for the Kingdom AWARD.
But when we can earn no wage, can win
August 1 - Scripture Luke 12:13-21 no prize and deserve no award — yet we receive
Sermon: Rich Toward God such a gift — that is unmerited favor. That is
undeserved kindness. That is GRACE.
August 8 - Scripture Isaiah 1:1-20
Sermon: What the Church Should be
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