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Choir Practice Tonight

This Sunday

Lent Series

Worship Information and Bulletin

Daylight Savings begins this Sunday!

Next Week

Monday- Pause and Pray

Wednesday- Bible Study

Wonder Board

Bid to Win- Anaheim Ducks Raffle

Upcoming Events

Fred Yurcic Memorial Service

Lunch on March 26th

Gathering of Spirits

Ministry Opportunities

Easter Egg Donation

Coffee Fellowship

Per Capita

Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

We Celebrate our Connections

With the impending sale of the Calvin Building we no longer had room for the ACT shed.

Yorba Linda Presbyterian Church is losing a portable building from their property and desperately needed to add storage. Our old shed has found a new home. It looks like it has always been in the corner of their parking lot.

We were blessed by our worship guests this past Sunday. Thank you to Elizabeth Wang for leading our worship and Quintessa Wedell for gracing us with her cello.

Choir practice tonight!

TONIGHT, Thursday, 3.9.2023, after choir practice. Pastor Kim will meet with the interns and anyone else who is interested to explain to discuss Holy Week including: Why we walk around the church holding palm fronds? Why foot washing was almost made a 3rd sacrament? What's so good about Good Friday? What's the big deal about Easter?

This Sunday!

Worship Information and Bulletin

Scripture: John 4:5-42 & Exodus 17:1-7

Question of the Week: "Will You Give Me a Drink?"

Jesus crosses cultural, religious, and societal boundaries by leading his disciples through Samaria. In the heat of midday, he seeks out connection with a Samaritan woman drawing water from the well. His command to her is also a question and an invitation to a new away of life: Will you give me a drink? For the woman, to respond is risky but life-changing. In the wilderness, the Israelites essentially ask: Will you give us a drink, God? Will you take care of us, even now? In their discomfort and fatigue, they question Moses and God. This week, we might imagine ourselves at the well or in the wilderness. In this season, what are you thirsting for? In what ways are you needing sustenance?

Please remember to set your clocks ahead (and check the batteries on your smoke alarms)

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Bible Study This Week!

March 15, 2023

This week we will be studying: John 9:1-41



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The bulletin board by the office stairs has been transformed into a Wonder Board for Lent. 

Please add your questions about God, faith, church, theology, Bible, current events--nothing is off limits. God welcomes our curiosity and meets us in our struggles. Post it notes are available on Sundays or you can send your questions into the church by emailing the office or contacting Pastor Kim

Take a shot at winning four (4) Premium Club seats in the Anaheim City Suite

to see the Anaheim Ducks take on the Winnipeg Jets

March 23, 2023 at 7 pm at the Honda Center

Go to https://sites.google.com/view/afpconlineauction/home to register and place your bid. Starting bid of $125 (package value based on Ticketmaster for equivalent verified tickets, including fees, is $697.31).

Auction closes on Sunday, March 12 at noon.

If you have difficulty accessing or navigating the site, contact the office and we can help.

Fred Yurcic Memorial Service

Fred's funeral will be Monday, March 13 at noon at McAuley and Wallace Mortuary, 18311 Lemon Drive, Yorba Linda. There will be a public viewing before the service at 11:30 am. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that a donation be made in memory of Fred P. Yuric, Jr. to the American Lung Association.

LUNCH ANYONE?

Several people have expressed an interest in getting together for lunch after Sunday worship, so let's give it a try!

Save the last Sunday of the month, beginning in March, and we will gather at Mimi's, on Harbor blvd, just across from Disneyland.

All you have to do is let Mellody(714- 522- 8157) or Norma(1 714-

635-4249) know, so we know how many to make reservations for.

It will be fun getting to know each other better in a social setting, rather than just saying "Hi" on Sunday morning!!

Bring a friend, spouse, or significant other( if you are lucky enough to have one)

Gathering of Spirits is an informal time of open conversation

 where human spirits can connect with one another and God's Spirit

while sipping some spirits (or soft drinks)

Opening Question for our April Gathering:

What parts of the story of Jesus' last week are particularly meaningful to you?

What parts of the story do you find troubling?

Windsor Browns is a Beer, Wine, and Sandwich Pub located at the corner of Center St Promenade and Clementine.

It is an easy 1 block walk from the church.

Fellowship and Goodies?

It's so good to see more people staying after church for the coffee,

goodies and fellowship!

One small problem! To keep the goodies coming, we are going to need

some more volunteers to bring them.

Right now, one person is doing most of it, so be a good sport and bring

some goodies, so we can continue this time of fellowship!

We can always freeze some, if we should happen to get an overabundance,

which I am hoping for!!!!!!

We can't say thank-you enough to Dale and his coffee cart, and Tracy,

who is his right hand gal. Without them, there would be no fellowship!!!

Each year, each congregation in the Presbyterian Church USA pays a modest sum per member to support the work of the broader church. This year the per capita is $39.70 per member. We ask that all active members prayerfully consider contributing this amount to the church in addition to your regular offerings. Anaheim First Presbyterian will pay this full amount on your behalf. When you pay your share, you free up funds to be used for the mission and expenses of our congregation. You may pay this amount by check or online, but we would appreciate it is you would reference your donation as “per capita” so we may credit it correctly.

More about Per Capita. What is it and why is it important?

Per Capita connects Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations and mid councils with the work of the wider church. As the primary source of funding for the Presbytery, Synod, and the Office of the General Assembly, it is how Presbyterians mutually and equitably share the costs of moving the church forward in the 21^st century.

Through your Per Capita giving, you support local congregations through various Presbytery partnerships, commissions, and mission undertakings; help prepare the next generation of pastors, provide guidance and support to congregations during times of pastoral transition, congregational turmoil, personal struggle, and polity confusion; provide judicial and administrative oversight throughout Southern California and Hawaii; support ecumenical relations at a national level; and ensure a well-run biennial General Assembly.

Did You Know? There’s Another Option for Paying Your 2023 Pledge.

Those of us who are retired may depend on our retirement investments (IRAs or 401Ks) for income. Did you know that there is a way to use deductions from those investment accounts as church giving without showing it as taxable income? Rick and Ginny Connor discovered this option and are taking advantage of it this year. For them it is a better tax option than simply using their church giving as a tax-deductible item at year end. And it turns out to be very easy! If anyone is interested in more information, contact Rick or Ginny for details. 

Please pray for Scott Liles and his family in the death from cancer of his stepfather, Fred Yurcic, on March 5.

Please pray for those in treatment for cancer: Ryan Gibson (friend of Tracy Ramont), Catherine Morris, Bill Anderson (Bruce Anderson's Brother)

Please pray for those on hospice: Patricia Carl, O.D. Taylor (Harvey's brother)

Please continue to pray for the health of: Norma Leichtweis, Clif Buchanan, Jane Canfield (Glory's sister), Chris Coleman.

If you have a prayer request that you would like to add to our prayer list, 

please contact the church office: offices@anaheimfirstpres.org or 714.535.2176.

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