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Ashes to Go

Tonight- Thursday 2.16.2023

Choir Practice Tonight

This Sunday

Lent Series

Worship Information and Bulletin

Next Week

Monday- Pause and Pray

Wednesday- Bible Study

Upcoming Events

Lunch on March 26th

Ministry Opportunities

Coffee Fellowship

Per Capita

Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

Earthquakes in Turkey & Syria--How You Can Help

Ashes to Go

Choir practice tonight, Thursday 2.23.2023

This Sunday!

Worship Information and Bulletin



Pastor Kim will preach a sermon "Who Will You Listen To?",

based on Matthew 4:1-11 & Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7

In order to engage in the spiritual practice of seeking, we must maintain a posture of listening, staying open and curious instead of calloused and closed off. In our focal texts for this week, we see two different examples of listening. Seeking the fruit of the garden, Adam and Eve allow the snake’s manipulative voice to become louder than God’s voice. In the wilderness, Jesus defies the deception of the tempter by listening intuitively—to God, to his inner moral compass, to the teachings of his faith. And so, who will you listen to? Faith practices can help us listen and filter what we’re hearing to discern God’s voice.

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Bible Study This Week!

This week we will be studying: John 3:1-17 & Genesis 12:1-4a



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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)

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. 

“God is our refuge and strength … though the mountains shake.”

- Psalm 46:1-3



GIVE. ACT. PRAY.

The scale of the disaster facing Syria and Turkey after the Feb. 6 earthquake is becoming clearer. The 7.8-magnitude quake and its aftershocks have left more than 11,000 people dead and thousands more injured; these numbers will rise as search and rescue continues. Buildings have been reduced to rubble, and roads and bridges have been severely damaged, resulting in dangerous conditions for first responders. In some places, such as Aleppo, this destruction is compounding the damage of the now 11-year war in Syria.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is providing emergency relief and short-term recovery in the impacted areas through long-standing partners in Syria, in addition to ACT Alliance members in Syria and Turkey, all of whom are already on the ground. (READ FULL ARTICLE)

Donate to Disaster Relief (Click Here)

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

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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