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Calvary Press
November 2012
Pastor: The Rev. Hiromi Yoneda Parish Associate: The Rev. Dallas Landrum Pastor Emeritus: The Rev. Saburo Masada
2343 Country Club Blvd., Stockton, CA 95204 Office: (209) 466-‐0221 Fax: (209) 466-‐1839
Website: www.cpcstockton.com Email: [email protected]
“SLOWEST RACE, PERSONAL BEST”
In September 2011, Josh Ripley, a Minnesota student at Andover High, made national news when he stopped his cross country race to help a fallen competitor and carry him to safety. Exactly a year
later, it happened again. Seth Goldstein, 17, was halfway through his cross-‐country race when he saw a competitor ahead of him fall to the ground. While the others continued on their way to the finish line, Goldstein stopped and saw that the teen was in severe distress. When an ambulance arrived and began treating the teen, Goldstein left to finish the race. It was the slowest race he’d ever run, but his personal best.
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize” (1Cor. 9:24)”
Paul assumes a common knowledge of the foot race in the stadium. Every one of them should run as these runners do, with all-‐out effort to get the prize. By strict training, self-‐control in diet and rigorous bodily discipline, athletes train vigorously for a “corruptible crown” — a laurel or celery wreath that will soon wither away. We Christians run a race as well, with our own set of training, self-‐control and discipline. It may not be an actual marathon, but it is certainly a race where we are called to give our personal best. The crown we win is a life with Him, both in this world and in the next. The Apostle Paul says:
“…whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Col. 3:17).
In the race that Josh Ripley and Seth Goldstein ran, others noticed the fallen runners but decided to stay their course, rather than His course. Very soon, our lives will be filled with the blessings of celebrating Thanksgiving and as joyful it can be, its meaning can get lost in all the preparations, feasting and gathering. What an irony it would be if this Thanksgiving we actually forgot to be thankful. If you want to cultivate a grateful heart, here are a few things that might be helpful:
1. Help Others in Need, Be Generous: Join us in the opportunity to put a meal on the plates of those less fortunate by donating non-‐perishable food to our “Hunger Never Takes A Holiday” outreach. “He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done” (Prov. 19:17). “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed” (Prov. 11:25). “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31). “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).
2. Name Your Blessings: This means slowing your pace, because you can’t microwave the kind of gratitude that will transform your life.
3. Affirm God’s Provision in Your Life: Every blessing we experience comes to us from the hand of a personal, loving God who is arranging the events of our lives so that we might know and commune with Him. We are owed nothing, but are given everything.
4. Offer Your Blessings Back to God with Thanksgiving: We are made to offer our lives, and all that is in them, back to God in thanksgiving.
May your Thanksgiving be filled with hearts of gratitude to God!
1. Gary Low reported that usage fees for the gym will go from $35/hour to $40/hour during the summer, with a possible $400-‐$500 fee for half day usage. 2. Compassion Sunday, held September 30th, was successful in filling the sponsorship for Evelin Lisseth Agurcia Licona, Calvary’s Compassion child, for the next twelve months. 3. Please send event dates to Sally Tsunekawa, who is working on setting our 2013 church calendar. 4. Twenty-‐eight participants enjoyed the Calvary Golf Tournament on October 13th. Next year’s date will be September 28, 2013.
5. Gary Low will chair the 2012 Nominating Committee. Myra Fong, Clerk of Session
September 2012 YTD Income $156,268.29 Expenses $151,655.93 Total + $4,612.36
FROM THE
Deacon’s Corner The Deacons met on October 15 and discussed the following items:
RUMMAGE SALE 1. The net amount of the Rummage Sale headed by
Brian Dwyer, was $1590.22. Thank you to all who donated baked goods and items and all who worked so hard with set up, sales, and clean up. It was a wonderful time to have fellowship as we worked together to serve our community by selling items for affordable prices and subsequently giving back to our community.
A special thanks to Allen Fong for working hard to create a way to display the Rummage Sale banner. 2. The Deacons will be discussing the disbursement of the Rummage Sale profits on November 11. If you
have any suggestions for organizations needing financial assistance, please contact any of the Deacons. 3. Our next Rummage Sale will be April 6. OUTREACH
4. Headed by Karen Nakamura, the Deacons are sponsoring HUNGER NEVER TAKES A HOLIDAY (HNTH) through November 11. We are gathering non-‐perishable foods in boxes between the Sanctuary and Social Hall. Anyone is welcome to take a box home to be filled and returned. We know that hunger is a major problem in our city and fortunately most of us at Calvary Church have not experienced that issue. Your generous donations for the Emergency Food Bank will be greatly appreciated. All non-‐perishable food items will be accepted, but the Emergency Food Bank holiday wish list includes: turkeys (10-‐12lbs),
boxed stuffing, boxed mashed potatoes, packaged bread crumbs, canned cranberry sauce, canned yams, and canned vegetables.
5. The community-‐wide project was a big success with close to 50 of our congregants participating in 4 projects, plus the lunch crew. Thank you to all who were willing and able to share your time and talents!
6. Our church’s fourth quarter mission project is being discussed by our Outreach Ministry Committee. Again, if you have any suggestions, please contact Ilene Kuwahara, Dave Furukawa, or Brian Dwyer.
OTHER 7. Tablecloths for the Social Hall were purchased and $100 was allocated for Knit Nite yarn as they
continue their outreach project.
The Deacons are committed to continually seeking God’s will as we serve Him at our church, in our community and beyond.
It’s not too early to begin thinking about Christmas! Since 1993, more than 94 million boys and girls from over 130 countries have been the joyful recipients of shoebox gifts. This year Operation Christmas Child plans to reach the 100 millionth child with the Good
News of God’s love. We at Calvary have been involved with this ministry since 1998 and have filled 990 boxes. We are once again asking for your support with donations of shoeboxes, gift items, and money to cover the cost of shipping and Gospel literature in the child’s native language. Each Sunday School student will be asked to fill a wrapped shoebox with items for a child in one of the following categories: boy or girl ages 2-‐4, 5-‐9, or 10-‐14 years old.
$CRIP FOR ALL YOUR SHOPPING NEEDSNEW to the $crip Program: Travel/Vacation: Arco -‐-‐-‐ Chevron -‐-‐-‐ Avis or Budget Rental Cars Hyatt -‐-‐-‐ Best Western -‐-‐-‐ Comfort Inn -‐-‐-‐ Marriott Shopping or gift card giving: Amazon -‐-‐-‐ Barnes & Noble -‐-‐-‐ Best Buy -‐-‐-‐ Macy’s Dillards -‐-‐-‐ Family Christian Stores -‐-‐-‐ iTunes Starbucks -‐-‐-‐ Jamba Juice See’s Candy -‐-‐-‐ Baskin Robbins
Grocery: Safeway -‐-‐-‐ S-‐Mart -‐-‐-‐ Centro Mart Food 4 Less -‐-‐-‐ Smart & Final -‐-‐-‐ Raley’s Going out for dinner: Chili’s -‐-‐-‐ Red Lobster -‐-‐-‐ Macaroni Grill -‐-‐-‐ Carrow’s Outback Steakhouse -‐-‐-‐ Marie Callendars Hometown Buffet -‐-‐-‐ Mimi’s Cafe -‐-‐-‐ Texas Roadhouse Need a quicker meal? Carl’s Jr -‐-‐-‐ Wendy’s -‐-‐-‐ KFC Jack in the Box -‐-‐-‐ Subway Panera Bread -‐-‐-‐ Chipotle
$crip is a perfect way to make your shopping easier and help Calvary raise money at the same time!!
TOYS small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-‐yos, jump ropes, small Etch-‐A-‐Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (w/extra batteries), Slinky®, etc. SCHOOL SUPPLIES pencil sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc. HYGIENE ITEMS toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap, comb, washcloth, etc. OTHER hard candy and lollipops, mints, gum, T-‐shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (w/extra batteries) DO NOT INCLUDE used/damaged items, war-‐related items, chocolate or food, liquids or lotions, medications or vitamins, breakable items, aerosol cans
The Upper Room is available in both small and large sizes. Please feel free to take a copy
home with you.
Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon Provided by the Men of Calvary
Sunday November 18
Calvary Presbyterian Church’s Mission Statement is to be “Messengers in Centering People in Christ”. This is accomplished by the involvement of our congregation and the physical facilities that are utilized to spread God’s Word.
The gymnasium was constructed with a $400,000 loan from the Synod of the Pacific. The loan was modified in 2010 to a lower interest rate. As of October 2012, the outstanding principal amount is $369,779.08. $1,500 is the average interest amount per our monthly loan payment of $2,836.96.
On Sunday, September 23, 2012, we held our first special offering known as Mortgage Sunday. Donations were received beginning in August and continued into October. From the generous donations, we have reduced our outstanding principal amount by $21,100.
We are planning to make this an annual event to continue to pay down our mortgage as quickly as possible, thus being good stewards of our financial and physical resources. We continue to have monthly mortgage payments, so please consider additional offerings during the year to the Building Fund as your heart leads you. Mortgage Sunday was a huge success due to our love, faith, and commitment to our Lord.
Allen Fong, Building Fund Treasurer
Mortgage Sunday Recap
Deuteronomy 12:11 Then to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name—there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice possessions you have vowed to the LORD.
Sunday November 25, 11:30AM-‐2:30PM We invite you to join us in our Membership & Renewal Class to understand church membership and to gain a deeper understanding of our faith in Christ. For members, it is a refresher course about what it means to be a Christian and a member of Calvary. For pre-‐members, it defines the expectation and meaning of what it means to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ. By becoming a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church, we express our commitment to grow in faith and become a part of a “spiritual family” that worships together, grows in faith together and serves one another.
Mochi Making: December 1 Coming soon -‐ -‐ Mochi-‐making time! Your help is needed to cook and mold the 400-‐500 pounds of mochi rice. We need your help to make the yummy, sticky rice. Come and join us on this project and enjoy the labor and good fellowship! We will also have a potluck together after all the hard work! Mochi Pop Quiz
1. How long has Calvary been making mochi? 2. What was the overall cost of Calvary’s first
mochi-‐making event? 3. How many pounds of mochi did Calvary make
during that first year? 4. What does “mochi tsuki” mean? 5. What dish is mochi used in for New Year’s? 6. What do people eat with their mochi?
Answers
1. Since 1980. 32 years! 2. $200 total! 3. 460 pounds! 4. It is the Japanese phrase for the process of
pounding and forming the rice to make mochi. 5. Ozoni soup! 6. Shoyu and sugar, peanut butter, an, kimchi,
kinako, grated daikon, and anything else your heart desires!
Please return order form by November 28, 2012 so we can plan our supplies accordingly.
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Calvary Presbyterian Church Mochi Order Form Order Deadline: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 PLEASE PLACE ALL ORDERS BY THIS DEADLINE
AN MOCHI________________________@ $3.50 PER PLATE ____________________________________DONATION
REGULAR MOCHI________________________@ $3.50 PER PLATE_______________________________DONATION
NAME________________________________________________________PHONE___________________________
Mail order forms to: Jeannie Sakoda, 3881 Gleneagles Dr. Stockton, CA 95219 (477-‐5195) Or order by phone: Katy Komure 982-‐1741, Tom Miyasaki 473-‐8293, Barbara Takemoto 951-1479
Or email orders to: Jeannie Sakoda at [email protected]
Please pick up your mochi at the church from 10 to 12 noon on Saturday December 1, 2012
Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2343 Country Club Boulevard Stockton, CA 95204, (209) 466-‐0221
SPECIAL OFFERINGS
In Memory of James Chan Richard Chew Ben & Susie Hamamoto Henry & Dorothy Nishioka
Gene & Marcy Wong In Memory of James Nakamura Nancy Takashiro In Memory of Hito Nishi Harold & Aiko Aoyama Henry & Grace Arata Nicholas Arata John & Lynne Armanino Elmo & Gloria Biglieri John & Helen Bontscho
Jean Carter Aldo Corradi Allan & Sandy Corradi Bernice Endow Fujio & Lily Esaki Chiyo & Taylor Falk Kay Fujii Kenneth & Alice Fujii
Mike & Diana Furukawa John Gallagher Ben & Susie Hamamoto
Ben & Lily Hatanaka Debra Hatanaka Jill Hatanaka Henry & Alice Hirata Akira & May Hirota Lester & Helen Hori Al & Irene Ishida Gary & Janice Ishimaru Miki Kagoshima Ruth Kamita Hatsumi Kawasaki
Nobuko Kawaski Masai Kenneth Jim & Carole Kiefer Satoko Kimoto Kathryn Komure
Louis & Joyce La Rossa Toy Leong Tom & Terry Machado Sam Matsumoto
Joan Matsune Gordon & Jeannie Meineke Renzo & Evelyn Menconi
Frank & Masami Miyai George Miyai Satoko Miyai Tom & Tsuru Miyasaki Kimiye Morinaka Masako Morita Raymond Motoike Sam & Sumiko Motoike Miyo Murata Roy & Cheryl Nagata Sharon, Keith, & Kevin Nagata Sada Nakagawa Ivy Nishi Henry & Dorothy Nishioka Kazumi Nishioka Chizu Nonaka Sam & Jean Nozuka Janet Okamoto Anthony Piccardo George & Bernadine Piccardo Joseph Piccardo Patricia Proebsting William & Lena Proebsting David & Karen Rajkovich Toshie Reynolds Lillian Risso Yoneko Ryuto Frank & Janet Saga Teddy & May Saiki Yuriko Saiki Tak & Linda Saito George & Edna Satake Kotomi Satake Anne Sheldon
Roy & June Shiba Bill Shima Mieko Shimakawa Mollie Shimobayashi Penny Shoppel Anthony & Susan Stevens Yukiye Sugi Pete & Tomi Takahashi Steve & Barbara Takemoto Tokie Takemura Roy & Emily Takeuchi Joyce & Jayne Tanabe Jim & Harumi Tanaka Richard Tanaka Robert & Sally Tanaka Sam & Kinuyo Tanaka Arnold & Georgette Toso Jim & Sally Tsunekawa Meri Umino Hanae Watanabe Jimmy & Ami Watanabe Wendi Yamanaka Ted & Sue Yoneda Roy & Sumi Yonemoto Ruth Yoneshige
In Memory of Chizuko Yoshida Stephen Nishigawa & Susan Kasa
Mortgage Sunday Henry & Grace Arata Mary Hirose Maudellen Lowe & Nancy McFadden Henry & Dorothy Nishioka Jess & Yumi Oji
Love Stockton Allen & Myra Fong
Rummage Sale Jerry & Karen Nakamura
Birthday Fund (October) Tom Miyasaki
