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Monday- FINAL Pause and Pray on April 10,2023

Wednesday- NO Bible Study

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Cal State Fullerton Opera Production of Street Scene

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Holy Humor Sunday

Ministry Opportunities

Coffee Fellowship

Per Capita

Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

Choir practice tonight!

Good Friday

Tenebrae Service of Shadows at 7:00 pm in our Sanctuary

This service is many of our congregation's favorite service of the year as it is so beautiful and powerful. Readings recalling his arrest and crucifixion will be offered as candles are extinguished one by one until the darkness in the church reflects the darkness of Jesus' death. This deeply moving service will be led by our chancel choir. 

This Sunday!

Please join us for worship on Sunday, April 9 at 10:30am.

Scripture: John 21:1-18

Sermon: Who Are You Looking For?

Following our Easter Service there will be an Easter egg hunt for our kids while the parents and grandparents enjoy coffee and snacks.

Snacks will be potluck. Please consider bringing a treat to share!

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FINAL PAUSE AND PRAY

Dear Friends,

I have a bittersweet announcement to make. This Monday, April 10 will be the last Monday Pause and Pray.

In March 2020, our world was turned upside down by the Covid pandemic. With stay at home orders in place we could no longer gather for worship, Bible Study, fellowship, choir, or any other ministry. We quickly learned how to live stream our worship and how to join in a virtual coffee hour on Zoom. However, because it was a time of deep upheaval, anxiety, and uncertainty and because it was Lent--a season traditionally dedicated to spiritual reflection and renewal--I began a practice of leading us through our Lent devotional every weekday live on Facebook. When Easter came and went, but the pandemic did not, I continued the daily practice of leading a devotional time until summer. At that time, when we realized that we were in this for the long haul, I shifted to a more manageable once a week offering. We paused in the middle of the day at the beginning of each week to recenter ourselves in God's presence. Over the last nearly three years I have taken the call to pause and pray in the midst of life quite literally having led devotions from church and home, my backyard and the church courtyard, restaurants, stores, parking lots, airports, and even my Father's ICU room. I know that it has blessed me and hopefully, it has been a source of spiritual encouragement to others.

However, my sense is that it is time to draw this practice to a close. Part of this is practical. I will be out for vacation and recovery from knee surgery for almost a month. But more than that, my sense is that we have entered a new season that calls for new practices. I am not sure exactly what those practices will look like. I am praying that God will reveal what is next. I invite you to join me in that prayer and if you have a sense of what you would find helpful for your spiritual journey, please let me know.

In the meantime, hopefully after 3 plus years we have learned the benefit of pausing and praying as a way to connect with God in the midst of our daily routines. If you find that guidance for those times is helpful, please remember the resource that I have often turned to as I have led our Pause and Pray times: D365.org. It is a daily online devotion that invites you to Pause and Listen and Think and Pray and, finally, Go.

Thank you for serving as a reminder of God's presence through the darkest days of the pandemic. Thank you for serving as a sign of God's presence during highs, lows, and ordinary days of life. Thank you for being companions on the journey and partners in faith and prayer.



Grace and Peace,

Pastor Kim

NO Bible Study

Due to Holy Week, Easter, and Pastor Kim's upcoming knee replacement surgery, Bible Study is taking a break for the month of April. We plan to resume meeting on May 3. Watch the E-blast for updates.

Cal State Fullerton Opera Production of Street Scene

A number of our Interns are performing in this production. Show them our support and enjoy a great evening of musical theater.

Runs from Friday March 24 2023 to Saturday April 8 2023 

For more information or to buy tickets visit

https://artstickets.fullerton.edu/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1483.html

As part of the service, there will be an opportunity for people to tell a (church appropriate) joke.

Please come and share a laugh with us as we celebrate the joy that is our is Jesus Christ! 

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 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



Please continue to pray for the health of: Luca ( son of Christina Cuddy's friend), 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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