C A R M I C H A E L P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H Volume LVIV Number 6 July 2019 Inside this Issue: From Pastor Keith 2 Session Spotlight 4 In Our Church Family 4 Mission Bell Deadlines 4 Mission at CPC 5 Scuttlebutt 6 With Thanks 7 July Calendar Insert Contact Us Insert “Summertime, and the living is easy…” or so the words to an old song goes. We all seem to look for- ward to the slower pace of summer, warm weath- er (well, we wish it was just warm and not HOT), long weekends, and maybe even a va- cation. These may be our expectations and hopes yet our reality may be very differ- ent. Our life may seem any- thing but easy—we may be dealing with unexpected loss: di- vorce, the death of a loved one, job loss, or with health issues that make our life difficult. We may not even have any clearly defined difficulty or crisis, yet our life seems lacking. It’s hard to see others enjoying summer and having fun, when our life seems “down in the dumps!” Whatever the rea- son for one’s feelings of loss or despair, seeking connection (Continued on page 3) Life Is Not Always Easy by Misty Dunn, Stephen Minister/Leader Did you know that CPC has a Gifts and Bequests Advisory Council (GBAC)? The GBAC was established by Session many years ago to oversee actions concerning memorial gifts and bequests to CPC, endowments that benefit CPC, and to advise Session on the appropri- ate use of those gifts and bequests. Probably the most fa- miliar of these is the memo- rial gift whereby the family of the de- ceased person re- quests that memorial gifts be made to CPC, or an individual chooses to donate direct- ly to CPC in memory of the deceased person. (Continued on page 3) Gifts and Bequests Advisory Council - What & Why? by Bill Dunn, GBAC Chair
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C A R M I C H A E L P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H
Volume LVIV Number 6 July 2019
Inside this
Issue:
From Pastor Keith 2
Session Spotlight 4
In Our Church Family
4
Mission Bell Deadlines
4
Mission at CPC 5
Scuttlebutt 6
With Thanks 7
July Calendar Insert
Contact Us Insert
“Summertime, and the living is easy…” or so the words to an old song goes. We all seem to look for-ward to the slower pace of summer, warm weath-er (well, we wish it was just warm and not HOT), long weekends,
and maybe even a va-cation. These may be our expectations and
hopes yet our reality may be very differ-ent. Our life may seem any-
thing but easy—we may be dealing with unexpected loss: di-vorce, the death of a
loved one, job loss, or with health issues that make our life difficult. We may not even have any clearly defined difficulty or crisis, yet our life seems lacking. It’s hard to see others enjoying summer and having fun, when our life seems “down in the dumps!”
Whatever the rea-son for one’s feelings of loss or despair, seeking connection
(Continued on page 3)
Life Is Not Always Easy by Misty Dunn, Stephen Minister/Leader
Did you know that CPC has a Gifts and Bequests Advisory Council (GBAC)? The GBAC was established by Session many years ago to oversee actions concerning memorial gifts and bequests to CPC, endowments that benefit CPC, and to advise Session on
the appropri-ate use of those gifts and bequests.
Probably the most fa-miliar of these is the memo-rial gift whereby the family of the de-ceased person re-
quests that memorial gifts be made to CPC, or an individual chooses to donate direct-ly to CPC in
memory of the deceased person.
(Continued on page 3)
Gifts and Bequests Advisory Council - What & Why?
by Bill Dunn, GBAC Chair
Page 2 The Mission Bell—July 2019
Believe it or not, plans are underway for our centennial celebration in 2023, a mere four and a half years away. Yes, CPC will turn 100 years old; a milestone for any hu-man being and for any institu-tion like Carmichael Presby-terian Church. Meetings and conversations have started, committees are forming (after all we are Presbyterian), and brainstorming has begun in consultation with our Heritage Committee and many of the folks who worked on our 75th Anniversary celebration and history book. We have a story to tell of God’s love expressed through the mission and min-istry of Christ’s faithful disci-ples here at CPC, a story that we love to tell and a story we must tell.
When I first arrived at CPC in 2001, one of the first com-mittees I was introduced to was the Heritage Committee. I was amazed at the scope of their work. I had never been a part of any church as a mem-ber or as a pastor that had a committee solely dedicated to preserving their history and heritage. This committed and singularly focused committee has:
• Faithfully preserved and maintained the church’s ar-chives, including Sunday bulletins, Mission Bell news-letters, correspondence, and other written materials.
• Successfully published a history book covering our first 75 years.
• Developed a records reten-tion schedule.
• Established permanent loca-tions for our archives. (The Sanctuary bell tower and Room 202)
• Created and main-tained a compre-hensive ar-chive index and direc-tory.
• Recognized and paid tribute to our long-term mem-bers every year on Heritage Sunday.
• Maintained the Herit-age Cabinet in the Gather-ing Place with displays il-lustrating many aspects of CPC’s history.
• Digitized our permanent records for safe storage.
For more than thirty years, the Heritage Committee has faithfully executed these tasks and preserved our story as God’s people planted at Car-michael Presbyterian Church. This committee, currently comprised of Chairperson
Jimmi Mishler, Bonnie Hard, Dick Piper, and Carol Piper, wrote to session because “the committee has lost most of its members through death or re-tirement, [they] are asking that a new committee of younger members be constituted to car-
ry on this signifi-cant work.” Thank you Bon-nie, Jim-mi, Dick, Carol and all the oth-ers who have served on this commit-tee over the years to tell our story and
make our story known as we share the good news of Jesus’ love for all. The session will now begin seeking and calling the next generation of story-tellers who will carry on this important work so that others can join in singing,
“I love to tell the story, the old, old story, of Jesus and his love.”
Blessings,
Pastor Keith
Pastor Keith L. DeVries Writes:
“I Love to Tell the Story…”
“We have a story to tell of God’s love expressed
through the mission and ministry of
Christ’s faithful disciples here
at CPC.“
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The family (and the donor) can also request that the funds go to a particular purpose (e.g. Food Closet, Parking Lot Fund, Music Fund, Mission Programs, Youth Pro-grams etc.). Desig-nated memorial gifts are admin-istered by the appropriate CPC Division, while the GBAC provides over-sight for undesignated memorials.
Less familiar are endow-ment funds and various types of bequests. Endowments are a means of establishing a per-manent legacy. Funds are in-vested with the Presbyterian Foundation for benefit of CPC. The Foundation invests the
(Continued from page 1)
… Gifts & Bequests ... funds, and CPC annually re-ceives earnings from these in-vestments to be used in ac-cordance with the donor’s in-structions. The principle re-mains untouched in perpetui-
ty and typically grows larger through invest-
ments made by the Foundation. Did you know that CPC currently has four permanent endowments: The
Bruce & Josephine Ben-son capital improvement fund; the Helen Khoobyar Endow-ment for adult education; the Fred & Carrol Links fund for general support and mission; and the CPC landscape fund for development and mainte-nance of church landscaping.
Estate planning offers Pres-byterians the opportunity to
make an enduring statement of faith. This act of steward-ship can leave an indelible mark on CPC or a mission program of your choice. You may be surprised that even a small asset can be turned into a gift that will support your choices in perpetuity. We'll be providing more detail on these types of bequests in future Mission Bell articles. If you would like more information now, please contact Bill
Dunn, Chair of GBAC.
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with Jesus and other believers can help. Blaise Pascal suggests, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person, and it can never be filled by any cre-ated thing. It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ.”
In Matthew 18, Jesus promises to be with us, ”Where two or three are gathered in my name I am among them. . . “ That’s one of the great miracles of Stephen Ministry, which our church offers to anyone going through a challenging time. When a Ste-phen Minister meets one-to-one with his or her care receiver, Jesus is present too. He brings the power of his transforming love, and the healing, peace, and comfort that only God can give. Everything a care receiver says to their Stephen Minister
is kept confidential. The Stephen Minister doesn’t try to solve problems; rather her or she listens, cares, prays, encourages, and helps the care receiver find his or her path to healing and wholeness.
For more information about receiving care from a Stephen Minister or to learn more about be-coming a Stephen Minister, contact a Stephen Leader: Kelly Holland, Misty Dunn, John Wallace, Mary Thomas, or Len Tozier.
(Continued from page 1)
… Stephen Ministry ...
Page 4 The Mission Bell—July 2019
Session Spotlight by Linda Hatch, Clerk of Session
At the May Session meeting, our new elders and deacons elect were examined by current Session members, then unanimously approved as new leaders. These faithful servants went through a period of training and preparation during March and April, prior to being examined and voted in. They were ordained/installed during worship on June 16. The current members of Session, the governing body of the church are:
or leave articles in the Mission Bell box in the church office.
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Mission at CPC by Brenda Mock
Everyone knows Loaves and Fishes! But do you really know what goes on at the huge sprawling facility at 12th and C Street? This is the place where the estimated 2,000 homeless folks in Sacramento County go for a warm welcome, helping hand, hospitality, health care, food, safety and clean-liness. These 2,000 are just the people who do not have a shel-ter to sleep in at night.
If you are part of the faith-ful CPC volunteers who go the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 11 to 1:30 to serve a nutri-tious lunch to about 1,000 guests. Yes, 1,000 guests come to Loaves and Fishes to re-ceive, usually their only meal of the day. Our CPC volun-teers could use some help. They have been doing this la-bor of love for many years and they may all be young in heart and spirit, they are not all so young in body. Two and a half hours a month is not too much to ask you to volunteer to help them out. Think of it as one less stop at your favorite café for an iced coffee and a quick read of you newspaper. Call the CPC office if you are able to volunteer once in a while. A
meal is somehow more nour-ishing if a smiling friend gives it to you, instead of a stranger. Come be that friend!
This month Mission Divi-sion is featuring Doug Dicks
who works for Presbyter-ian World Mission. In his role as facilitator for education for justice and peacemaking, Doug con-nects PC(USA) con-gregations
and councils with indigenous Christians in Israel and Pales-tine. Doug’s extensive experi-ence in the region as a PC(USA) regional liaison for Isra-el, Palestine and Jordan, mis-sion co-worker, and peacemak-ing consultant and facilitator furthers his capacity to educate PC(USA) constituencies on the realities of the churches’ wit-ness in the region.
According to Doug, Middle Eastern Christians have a ma-jor role to play in bringing peace to the Middle East. They bring to the table a commit-ment to Christ’s reconciliation and a deep understanding of the region’s culture. Though relatively small in number, Ar-ab Christians have great poten-tial to build bridges of under-standing.
Doug notes that Christian influence, which began in New Testament times, is wo-ven deeply into the history of the Holy Land. Christians make valuable contributions throughout the region in health care, education, and civic and political life. They look to Christians outside the region for solidarity and en-couragement, and a large part of Doug’s job is to help fill that need.
Over the years, Doug has accompanied hundreds of Presbyterians who have come to the region seeking to walk alongside Arab Christians as well as to learn from them. He has also engaged with Israelis committed to peace, justice and the freedom of both peo-ples to live as caring neigh-bors. “I would hope that our ministry of presence in the re-gion, particularly at this vola-tile and historic time, demon-strates the commitment on be-half of our church to accompa-ny people where they are — whether in good times or in bad,” Doug says.
CPC Mission Division is asking you to pray for Doug and the difficult work he does to further peace in this region.
You can see photographs and more information about Loaves and Fishes and Doug Dicks on the Mission Bulletin Board in the inner patio.
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Clipper Ship Skippers: Terry & Judy Sweeney
The Clipper Ship sailed into Folsom Lake and captain and crew disem-barked for an afternoon of dining and mu-sic. Lunch was enjoyed at Mimi’s in Fol-som by 10 Clip-pers and 4 guests. Following the leisurely lunch they proceeded up the hill to the Harris Center where they were entertained by an excellent show called “Rain,“ a tribute to the Beatles. Jan Hill led the crowd to the beat of fa-mous Beatles songs. After the rousing afternoon the Clippers sailed off to further exploits.
Companionship
Skippers: Dave & Nancy Studer
On June 1 the Companion-ship met at Nancy and Dave
Studer’s home for a fondue party and Book of Order quiz show. We gathered in their
beautiful back-yard and visited with each other and with guests Marti Wallace and Carol and
Harry Jones. Skipper Nancy conducted our business meet-ing followed by directions from Skipper Dave:
each table was set with a fon-due pot, forks, dinnerware, quiz questions and answer sheets. One person from each table filled the fondue pot while someone else read the quiz questions and all record-ed their answers. Besides a big basket of bread cubes on each table, Terry Barto had also prepared large skewers of cubed fruit. And host Dave Studer gave each table two bottles of
Scuttlebutt News from CPC’s Mariner Ships
wine, a Pinot Noir and a Ger-man Riesling. Every 15 minutes everyone got up and moved to a new table where there were three more ques-tions to be answered. When the final questions were an-swered, our expert Keith
DeVries reviewed the ques-tions and announced the cor-rect answers. It was amazing to learn/review how complex and efficient our Book of Order is!
Thank you, Nancy, Dave, and Terry for a delicious and delightful meal, and thank you, Marti, Carol and Harry for joining us!
Friendship
Skipper: Monica Dahlberg
Holy Scow Skippers: Paul & Lynn Shultz
Lifeboat Skippers: Jim & Lisa Pappas
(Continued on page 7)
Clipper Ship members and guests en-joyed a Beatles tribute show at the Har-ris Center in June.
For their June gathering, Companionship gathered for fondue, wine, and trivia at Dave & Nancy Studer’s home .
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With Thanks At their May meeting, CPC’s Session received expressions of gratitude for our congregation’s
support of two important programs.
Nautilus Skippers: Peter & Kathy
Davalos
To celebrate the transcon-tinental railroad Golden Spike Sesquicentennial (That means 150 years, not to be confused with “Sasquatchcentennial”, the hundred-year cele-
(Continued from page 6) bration of the first Big Foot ru-mor, ten Nautilus shipmates visited the Railroad Museum in Old Town in June. The phrase “world class” is often overused, but it fits that muse-um now. Most of us followed one of the extremely knowl-edgeable trainmen through exhibits, while others wan-
… End of the Scuttlebutt ... dered about savoring the his-tory and the beauty of the place—and trying to figure out exactly how those steam en-gines turned the gigantic wheels. The museum lacks a dining car, so we braved the hot sun and made our way to the Rio City Café, where we sat next to the river and en-joyed the sights there as well as good food and fellowship. July is our annual Bocce com-petition at East Portal Park, always a great favorite.
Skipjacks
Skippers: Bob & Doris Beckert
Lunch and a visit to the California State Railroad Museum made for a fun June outing for the Nauti-lus ship.
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Traditional Worship Service - 8:45 a.m. (with traditional hymns and organ)
Contemporary Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. (with the Contemporary Music Team)
Sundays at CPC
Sunday Morning Education Opportunities
For Children and Youth
Infant & Child Care 8:30 A.M. -12:30 P.M.
Infant/Toddler Care (birth-4 years), Room 102 Cry Room (with video feed of worship service), Room 101
Children’s Sunday School Classes and Pull-out Programs are on summer break.
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For Adults 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Adult Education Classes are on hiatus for the summer. Watch for new classes starting in Sep-tember!
