 The
United Church of Los Alamos
United Chimes: Vol. 40, No. 4, April 2004
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Holy Week Schedule April 4th palm Sunday Worship at 8 and 9:30 am Rev. Grant preaching “Heralds and Followers” APRIL 8th
MAUNDY THURSDAY A contemporary Tenebrae service,
APRIL 11TH
EASTER
Three services of worship:
Worship at 9 & 11 am
APRIL 18TH
2nd Sunday of Easter.
Please
Take Note
April
4th Palm Sunday
April 11th Easter (No Children’s Worship) April 18th Jesus is Risen/Mary April 25th
Jesus is Risen/Emmaus
Cathy Renfro is the coordinator for Children’s Worship. Please contact her if you can be a storyteller or greeter (helper). Sundaynight
Youth Group
One
Great Hour Of Sharing
Vacation
Bible School
Palm
Sunday
Vacation Bible School will be held June 21-25 from 1-4 PM. We are using the Group curriculum Lava, Lava Island. We will need a group of dedicated volunteers to make this happen. Adult and youth help is needed for this important outreach of the church. If you can help please contact Jean Picard at 662-2971. All children are welcome to attend the Palm Sunday worship service and process in with palms. Please meet Jean Picard in Fellowship Hall at 9:25 to receive your palms. Second
Grade Bibles
If the answer is yes, there will be a special short-term opportunity for you to share your talent with our church this spring. On May 23rd, our Sanctuary and Junior Choirs will be presenting John Rutter’s Mass of the Children (composed in 2003) as a musical service of worship at 9:30 am in our Sanctuary. We are inviting additional interested adult singers to attend a workshop from 9 – 3 pm on April 17th in Sangrey Chapel. Wednesday evening rehearsals will follow. Call Suzanne Johnson (662-2971) for more details. I wish
to see all arts, principally music,
Music
is a fair and glorious give from God.
Music
makes people kinder, gentler,
-Martin Luther There are three funds administered by the United Church which provide scholarships for post-secondary education. The Stovall Family Scholarship is offered to a member of the United Church who is pursuing a post-secondary academic degree in any branch of science or mathematics at an accredited college or university. Applications are available in the church office. The Albro Rile Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an academic senior registered in the Northern New Mexico District of the Boy Scouts of America or enrolled in the Los Alamos High School as a senior and a member of a neighboring district, who is planning to pursue a post-secondary degree at any accredited college or university. Applications are available in the church office. The Wooten Scholarship (a memorial to Jay Wooten) is being offered this year for the first time. The detailed requirements and application forms will be available in the church office early in April. Interested students should submit applications as soon as possible. From
The Senior Pastor Search Committee
One note: In preparing our church profile, we created two versions: the Presbyterian online version, most of which can be found on the church website, and the UCC version, which is being used to circulate to candidates from our other denominations. If you’re interested in seeing the UCC profile, we are putting a copy in the church office annex and will also have copies at the back of the sanctuary. Committee Members: Sandie Berner, Greg Boebinger, Mary Freese (Chair), Altana Gray, Jerry Grindstaff, Paul Mutschlecner, and Jennifer Schmierer. April
Highligts Refrigerator Calendar
April 4th
Palm Sunday
April 8th
6 pm - Trustees Board in Library
April 10th 8 am - All Church Spring Clean-up with all Outside groups April 11th
6 am Sunrise Service at Ashley Pond
April 12th 7 pm - Membership & Evangelism Board in Lounge April 13th
6 pm - CE Board in Lounge
April 17th 9 to 3 pm - Choir Workshop in Sanctuary April 20th
6:30 pm - Finance Board in Library
April 25th Mexico 2004 Worship Service April 27th 7:30 pm Executive Board in Lounge
Dana
Boebinger Girl Scout Service Project
Church
Bazaar
Coffee
Hosts for April
April 11th:
David & Irene Powell (at Ashley Pond for Sunrise Service)
April 18th: John Stam April 25th: Bob & Wilma Cowan April
Lunch Bunch Callers
If you would like to be included in Lunch Bunch but didn’t get into his year’s booklet, please remind me so I can add your name month by month. Janet Tallman
Moms
and More
Childcare is always provided during Moms & More, and a $2.00 per child contribution is greatly appreciated. Reminders!
Liturgists for April: Nina Thayer, Bob Weeks, Irene Powell, Steve Renfro and some of the Mexico Mission Youth. Chimes
News Letter Deadline
2004
Mexico Mission Auction
United
Church Library News
Fiction: "The
Five People You Meet in Heaven"
Non-fiction: "Jesus and Buddha"
"And the Angels Were Silent": the final week of Jesus by Max Lucado
"The Heart of Islam": enduring values for humanity
"And Thou Shalt Honor": the caregiver's companion
"Dirt, Greed and Sex": sexual ethics in the New Testament and their implications
for today
"A Heart Traced in Sand:" reflection on a daughter's struggle for life
"Welcoming the Stranger"
"The Flying BR": the history of the New Mexico boys and girls ranches
Come in after church, browse, read and check out a book, books or magazines. The library has books for all ages.......Just a reminder.........Come and look at the set of "The New Interpreters Bible" that was recently given to us.
Members
of the Month
While their children were growing up, Arnie and Chris took an active part in many of their children’s activities. Chris taught Sunday school for a number of years, led a Cub Scout pack for two years, and cooked and cleaned for various youth events. Arnie coached soccer and basketball for over fifteen years. Although Chris was busy at home, she had a passion for raising healthy, competent young adults. She served for twelve years on the School Board, was active in Parent-Teacher Organizations, and volunteered at the Los Alamos public schools. She took a strong interest in the Developmental Assets Organization, which fostered the Family Strengths Network. Her devotion to a strong foundation in the pre-school years led Chris to accepting the position as Director of the Little Forest Playschool in 1990. As many of you know, she dedicates many hours a year to the Little Forest Resale and the Spring Fling not only to maintain an excellent quality of education for our preschoolers but also to provide a much needed and valued public service for young, growing families. Chris has always been active in her church. She taught adult Sunday school courses on parenting, was active in WCSS, and has served as Executive Board president for two years, past president for one, vice president for two and secretary for one. She also served on the Elders Board, Personnel Board, Women’s Retreat committee, and many other short term projects. In the community, she has been a part of the AAUW, serving as president for two years. She has been a member of the Los Alamos Rotary Club, a founding member of the LANL Foundation, and served on the Board of Little Forest Playschool from1977 until she took the job as Director. Arnie Sierk has also been devoted to serving his Church. He taught adult Sunday school classes, served on the Finance Board during the 1990’s, and was part of two search committees. He also served on an adhok committee to investigate the financial situation at the church. Currently, he’s a member of the youth search committee and is serving his final year of three on the Elders Board. His community service includes twenty years on the Golf Course Pool Association and several years on the Casa Mesita Board of Directors. He and Chris have pledged to help with the mid-high and senior high youth group until a youth leader is found. Says Chris, “George Easley didn’t let the older members of the church off the hook. He believed that they should do more because they had more time. We aren’t letting ourselves off the hook either”. Their daughter Kim serves in a church in Albuquerque that is alive with youth. Attending that church occasionally has proven to Chris and Arnie the importance of having the youth remain a visible and integral part of the church family. The youth have enriched their daughter’s church tremendously. Says Arnie, “We need to take ownership of the youth in our church. We’ve professionalized everything. Instead of taking the responsibility for teaching them, we think we’ll just hire someone, but the world doesn’t work on that scale. We have to get out and volunteer to make things happen. We all make the community run, paid or not. It doesn’t matter what you volunteer to do. Even small projects improve the quality of life for everyone, the church, the community, the world.” Get out there and do things with your children, and for your children. Then, help with other people’s children. By
Angie Chipera
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Mary Wilder Dick Taschek Betty Emigh Prayer
Letter
It is Jesus’
name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete
healing to him, as you can all see.
Welcome
Newest Members
Discipleship Class
Tanner Johnson Sheridan Smith John (Jake) Spalding Bette Leland on the death of her brother Commander Milner L. Andrews, U.S. Navy, retired Below I share with you some life changing words: How I Grew Up in My Giving
For many years of my adult life I thought of giving to the church
Then one day my teen-aged daughter gave me a half eaten candy
It didn’t bother me that I didn’t get something nice from her. What
My hurt from that experience caused me to take a long, hard look
That’s all changed now. I’ve grown up in my giving. I now make
-- Author Unknown, quoted in The Visitor of the First Christian Church
May our love of God and our service to God grow day by day. In Christ’s Spirit, Howard
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