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Worship Service: Celebrating the Church Year



This Week

No Bible Study - Resuming August 14

Office Hours

Upcoming Events

CPR Training - August 10

Summer Worship Series Resumes - August 11

Communion Sunday - August 11

Gathering of Spirits - August 14

Sunday Lunch Bunch - August 25

Ministry Opportunities

Coffee Cart, Time for Children, Tech Subs, and Liturgists Needed

Coffee Fellowship

Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

Giving

Per Capita

Dimas - Schnell Wedding

Six weeks ago the Director of our Nursery discovered that the church she expected to be married in was not available. Invitations were already sent, the reception had been booked, and plane reservation had already been made. We were glad that we could offer Saray our Sanctuary to host her wedding this last Saturday. Here she is with her new husband, Andrew, and their blended family of 8 children. (Move over Brady Bunch!)

Also, special thanks to Janet Taylor who stepped in to serve as Wedding Coordinator and Harvey who assisted her. The wedding party was huge (30, with half being children) and the service was complicated and they were amazing!

Around the Church Year in One Hour:

Worshiping from Advent to Pentecost

"The Liturgical calendar reminds us that we are people who live by a different story. And not just by a story, but in a story. God is redeeming all things, and our lives--even our days--are part of that redemption"

--Tish Harrison Warren, "Liturgy of the Ordinary"

We know that as followers of Jesus we are called to live differently than those around us. We are called to behave differently and live by a different set of values. But have you ever considered that as disciples of Jesus we are also called to tell time differently? Not that we refuse to use our clocks and calendars, but we remember that we have a church calendar that invites us to live our lives within the narrative of Jesus' life and ministry--from anticipating his birth through his ascension.

Join us on Sunday, August 4 in worship when, beginning with Advent and journeying through to Pentecost, we celebrate the church year through scripture, prayer, and song.

Please note: Communion will not be served as part of this service.

Our monthly celebration of communion will be moved to August 11.

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Pastor Kim will be on her way home from Study Leave

We will resume study next Wednesday, August 14 when

We will be discussing Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren.

In preparation, please read Chapter 5: Eating Leftovers.

All are welcome to join us in this Zoom Discussion 

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Please contact the church office or sign up at church on Sunday if you are interested in attending. The class is limited to 20 participants, so be sure to get your name on the list if you are interested.

We will return to our Summer Worship Series on August 11.

Series: Meeting God in the Ordinary

Inspired by the book, Liturgy of the Ordinary; Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren, we will spend the ordinary days of summer considering ordinary acts in which we engage in an ordinary day and how they invite us into spiritual practices that grow and deepen our connection with God. From making our bed and losing our keys to eating leftovers and fighting with our spouse, we will see what these simple, ordinary moments of our lives can teach us about worship and the life of faith.

Though it is not necessary, if you would be interested in following along by reading the book, you may contact Pastor Kim if you would like her to order a copy for you. The church will provide a physical or digital copy. Those who wish may make a donation to cover the cost. You can find more information on the book or order a copy on your own at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N2GWBNM/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title.

Communion Sunday for this month has been postponed to August 11.

Gathering of Spirits - August 14

Join us at 5:45 pm at Windsor Browns for a time when our spirits encounter God’s Spirit in spirited discussion on wide ranging topics.

Sunday Lunch Bunch - August 25

Anyone who wishes is invited to join in going out to lunch following worship. We will be meeting at the Good Food Hall.

201 W Center St. Promenade

We give thanks for the continued recovery of Cheri Archer as she has returned home from the hospital after a heart attack.



Please pray for Norma Leichtweis as she continues to struggle with illness following Covid.

Please pray for those in hospice: Lisa Villian (Scott Liles' friend), and Jack (Jason Vega’s grandfather).

Please pray for those in treatment for cancer: Carole Chambers, Judy Jordan, John Harb (Kendall Schubert’s father), Matthew Williams (Jack and Geri Baird's grandson), Catherine Morris, Bill Anderson (Bruce Anderson's brother), Cheri Fawley (friend of Mellody Anderson)



Please continue to pray for the health of: Harvey Taylor, Norma Leichtweis, Luca (son of Christina Cuddy's friend), Carol Talbot, Wanda Reynolds, Stevie Williams, Rob (Maren’s uncle), Mellody Anderson, Pat Chambers, Cheri Archer.

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.

Please consider making a special donation toward Per Capita.

As part of a connectional church we pay per capita apportionment per member to support the work of the larger Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This year the amount is $40.65 and will be divided between Presbytery, Synod, and General Assembly. Every Presbyterian shares in the benefit of the PC (USA)'s system of government, so every Presbyterian is asked to share the expenses associated with coordinating and performing the functions of that system. Please consider making this special offering, You may add it to your regular offering, but please make a note that the donation includes an offering to per capita.

Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7

Ways to Financially Support the Ministry of AFPC

• Place your offering in the plates available in the Sanctuary on Sundays.

There are plates available in the center aisle and on the communion table.

Offering envelopes are now available for those making a cash donation.

• Donations may also be mailed to the church office:

   Anaheim First Presbyterian Church 

    310 W Broadway

    Anaheim, CA 92805

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