April 2017
R e fl e c ti o n
O UR STO RY
Reflections
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Trustees Note
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Lent & Easter Activities
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Pilgrims Honored
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Outreach Field Trip
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Silent Movie
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Spring Cleaning
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Sharla Wickman
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Library News
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Facility Use
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Submission Dates
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Activities/Events
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Calendar
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Gold Brick Road Insert
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Dr. Beth Bingham ~ Senior Minister
While we all know that Easter is upon us, that on April 16 we will be
singing Alleluia, Christ is risen and celebrating with spring colors and
beautiful flowers and yes, jelly beans and chocolate bunnies, we don’t
hear the word so much any more. Outside of churches and florists and
bonnet merchants, we don’t hear the word “Easter” so much any more.
Schools no longer use the holiday as a way of deciding when to let
their students have a week off. It is mid-year break or spring
break…..Egg hunts are not longer Easter Egg hunts but rather ‘spring
celebrations.” Like it or not, Easter is disappearing from our cultural
vocabulary. Yes there are still baskets and bonnets, there are chocolate
eggs and pastel colored peeps… But in these changing times the word
Easter is disappearing from our cultural vocabulary.
And that is sad for those of us who know the power and the joy of Easter, for those of us who are so awed by the life and death and life again
of Christ. We long for a time and for a world which can experience the
wonder and the mystery that is ours. We shake our heads and cluck
our teeth and shake our heads…
But maybe we need to do more than that. Maybe we are being called
back to the garden when the women found the empty tomb and were so
overcome, so filled with joy and fear that they shared the incredible,
unbelievable news that Christ was risen, that life is everlasting, and that
God will never leave us.
Maybe we are the ones to say the word, to shout the word, to sing the
word with joy and boldness and certainty. Maybe we are the ones to
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give meaning to the baskets and bonnets, the eggs and the flowers. Maybe we are the ones who by the
lives we lead and the joys we experience can make Easter if not a word in the vocabulary of our culture, a
word and a hope in the heart of the people.
Because “Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!”
C ONGR E GATI ONA L M E E TI NG: S UNDAY, A PRIL 9
To approve a grant proposal for a sabbatical for Dr. Bingham
Informational Meeting: Sunday, April 2
Each year the Lily Foundation gives “clergy renewal grants” to offer ministers the chance to refresh and
renew their ministries. The grants cover not only the expense of the sabbatical, but include funds for the
church to provide ministry while the clergy person is gone. And the Foundation wants to be sure that the
congregation is supportive of their minister’s plan.
Pending approval at the Congregational meeting I will be submitting a grant proposal to the foundation.
The title will be “Finding our Future: Rediscovering the Sacred through Mystery and Imagination.” I will
be exploring the ways in which we experience the sacred, particularly through the arts, through nature, and
through prayer and meditation. My purpose is to prepare both me and the church for our own futures, as I
anticipate retirement and the church envisions its gifts and its ministry.
On Sunday, April 2 I will share the details of my proposal in anticipation of the congregational meeting.
We will gather at 11:30 in the conference room and I will answer any questions you might have. Then on
Sunday, April 9 immediately after worship (before the Palm Sunday brunch) the congregation will be asked
to endorse the proposal by a congregational vote.
I am excited about the possibilities not only for me, but for all of us and hope that you will be able to join us
both of those days!
Thank you!
Dr. Bingham
NOTE F R OM T H E TR US TE E S
We are having another Volunteer Clean - up day at the church,
Saturday April 8th from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. The main
project will be to clean up the Chapel. Please let the church
office know if you are able to help. The last work day we had
was a great success because of all of you who helped.
Thank you so much in advance.
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LE NT A ND E A S TE R A C TI VI TI E S
Lent and Holy Week are the times of preparation for our celebration of the risen Christ. Please join us as
often as you can for these activities and services:
Tuesday, April 4: Imagination and the Visual Arts…. From 5:30 to 6 there will be adult Bible study and
children’s activities. At 6 p.m. we will come together for a light meal and to see the wondrous art that our
own Pilgrims share. We will see work by several painters and photographer who will talk about what their
work means to them. If you are an artist—come and share!
Palm Sunday, April 9: Palm Sunday worship with Palm Crosses 10 a.m., followed by a
Congregational Meeting 11 am.
Palm Sunday Brunch 11:30 p.m. (tickets available through the music department or during coffee hour
on April 2)
Tuesday, April 11: Twilight Bible Study and Imagination Hour for Children:
We will be returning to our regular time and schedule. The Bible study will include the scriptures of Holy
Week as well as Easter.
April 13 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Communion and Tenebrae service We share the Last Supper of
our Lord through the Sacrament of communion. Then we have the service of Tenebrae (“gathering
darkness”) when we hear through Word and Scripture the story of the betrayal of Christ. The service ends in
darkness.
April 14: 7:30 a.m. Good Friday service “The Seven Last Words of Christ.”
The last sentences Jesus spoke upon the cross are heard accompanied by prayer and periods of silence. After
the service we gather in the gym for a light continental breakfast.
April 15: 11 a.m. EASTER Egg Hunt
Children through grade 4 are invited to hunt for eggs and meet the Easter Bunny himself. Invite your friends
and neighbors to this annual event hosted by Bill and Megan Parnell.
April 16: EASTER SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. Service of the Flowering Cross This year we are introducing this new worship experience. With
participation of our children and youth we will be creating a floral cross for our sanctuary worship. Please
join us and bring flowers with you. There will be song and word and lots of beauty and alleluias!
10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with beautiful music, prayer and the spoken word we will joyfully celebrate
the resurrection of our Lord!
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PI LGR I M S H ONOR E D !
It is great to be a Pilgrim but our Pilgrims are great too! This past month there were three very special
honors awarded:
Jon Olson: Honored by Cal Poly Pomona
3rd Annual Distinguished RSCA Staff Award Recipient: Mr. Jon Olson. Jon is a senior scientist and
research associate, working in the Biological Sciences Department since 1998. As a proud alum of CPP,
Jon has helped many students learn research procedures for experiments. CPP faculty and students have
benefited immeasurably from Jon’s dedication and commitment to students’ success at CPP and beyond
in the field of science.
Beth Brooks: Woman of Distinction, Assembly District 52
Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez rightfully recognized the amazing and extensive ways in which our
own Ms. Brooks has done so much for her community. She was flown to Sacramento to receive the
award at a meeting of the State Assembly. A huge honor!
Beth Bingham: Woman of Distinction for the City of Claremont
Dr. Bingham was selected by Assemblyman Chris Holden as the woman of distinction from Claremont.
In addition to her role as a member of the Claremont School Board and Claremont activities she and
Pilgrim were also recognized for our part in the Martin Luther King Junior celebration Pilgrim hosts each
year.
Jon Olson
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Beth Brooks
Beth Bingham
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April 1, will be a big day for Pilgrims! Before the Silent Film in the evening, join the Outreach
Board for a field trip to "Amy's Farm" located north of Chino Airport. Hope Partners has a project of
growing vegetables there for the needy, working one Saturday a month, Outreach will visit and get
all the information at 9:30. We can arrange transportation from the church . Contact Marria Casner
for more info- 909 9852940 [email protected]
WO ME N'S A UXILI ARY
April 4th's Women's Auxiliary program will feature Mr. Ron Vander Molen. Mr. Vander Molen is a
dealer in fine art and antiques, with over 20 years of experience. Please feel free to bring an
antique or work of art you would like him to appraise.
Our general meeting will be at 11:30, lunch at 12:00 and the program at 1:00. If you need a ride,
or child care, please call the church office 909-622-1373.
Spring is here and the wind is blowing and colds are
being passed around. If you are ill, stay home and care
for yourself. Should you, or you know someone who is ill
and home-bound and would like a visit; please contact
the church office.
Email - [email protected]
Phone - 909-622-1373
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Ask “Nurse Mary”
For your medical care
and concerns contact
Nurse Mary Scott
with your inquiries.
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April 1: SILENT MOVIE NIGHT!!!!! We are proud to present the movie that defines the word
"Blockbuster"! 1925's Ben-Hur! This is one of the most visually stunning, action-packed movies and
faith-affirming movies ever made. And the chariot race is just amazing. Saturday April 1 at 6:30 PM. Tickets
are $15.00 at the door.
April 9: Palm Sunday Brunch. Join us after the service for our annual afternoon of song, great food and good
friends. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
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EASTER EGG HUNT
Children ages one to nine are invited to come
Saturday, April 15th at 11am to hunt for eggs, find a
prize and visit with the Easter Bunny. (Parents: don’t
forget to bring your cameras! There will be lots of
photo opportunities.) Remember to bring a basket for
each child.
Donations of wrapped candies by the week before
would be appreciated. We have plenty of plastic eggs
to fill. Contact Megan or Bill Parnell at 624-5253.
S PR I NG C LE A NI NG...
Spring is here! It's time for Spring cleaning - and a good thing to do with your usable discarded items is to
bring them to church for our Spring Rummage Sale. We will be accepting donations all month until
April 22nd .
Rummage Moving Sunday is on April 23rd. We will be busy during the week getting everything ready for
the sale on Saturday, April 29th. And of course, we will be sorting all the items that are brought in
(pretty much every other Saturday). If you would like to help with anything, anytime, please let us know.
We can always use more helpers … and it's fun … and we feed you great food.
If you know anyone who likes Harley-Davidson, we have LOTS of near and nearly new T-shirts from all
around the world for sale. They'll be in the New & Nearly New Department.
Many thanks to ALL the MANY volunteers who help make our Rummage Sales so successful!
Jan Manildi (909) 627-2994 and Judy Sanders (909) 597-2254 Rummage Sale Co-Chairs
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SHARLA WICKMAN
Women's Auxiliary highlighted Sharla Wickman at their
March meeting.
Her creativity includes edible
arrangements of fruits and also vegetables. She brought a
wonderful vegetable arrangement to share. She's been
making these for 35 years. We also highlighted the great
cookies she makes to raise money to help women in
Kenya to buy chickens to help support their families.
She's also very involved with helping the homeless. She
worked very hard on the Laundry Love project.
Sharla works as a crossing guard – getting our local
students to and from school safely. She's been doing this
for 11 years.
Fried Egg Cookies
Laundry Love
Sharla is also the Remembrance Chair for Women's Auxiliary.
She sends cards to many Pilgrims on behalf of the Auxiliary.
Thank you, Sharla, for all the work you do to help others.
Kenya Chicken Project
Sharla’s Custom Salads
RE ME MBRA NCE
If you know someone who would love to receive a card or note from the Women’s Auxiliary; please
call or email submitting their name, address and telephone number. We believe in no one being left
out, it’s always nice to receive a note “Just Because”.
You can contact me, Sharla Wickman, at 909-374-9220 or [email protected].
THANK YOU FROM ZOE ANN
I sincerely appreciate all the calls, cards and concern for me as I recovered from my recent illness.
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LIBRARY NEWS
The library committee met March 22nd to select new books. We will be buying titles by some authors who
are favorites here at Pilgrim: In Fairleigh Field by Rhys Bowen, Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton,
Chocolate Bunny Murder by Joanna Carl, and Pekoe Most Poison by Laura Childs. Stop by and check
them out!
Due to health problems, long-time committee member Nancy Magnusson had to resign. We want to
express our appreciation to her for all the years she has devoted to the library.
Megan
LIBRARY HOURS
Monday - Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday
Closed
Friday
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
9:00 a.m. to noon
KUERIG KOFFEE KLATCH:
SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE CHURCH!
Join your Pilgrim friends for coffee, tea and
conversation (and coupon cutting) in the conference
room every Sunday morning anytime after 9:15. We also often have treats to share. This is a nice way to
have some informal time together before worship.
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F ACILITY USE
When coming to the church, please remember to check in AND out with the office staff. This is extremely
important in case of an emergency because if no one knows you are here, no one can look for you. It is also
important so that you can know whether or not rooms are being rented by others. Renting our facility to
others brings us much needed income. We want our guests to continue to come back to our facility, so we
need to be respectful of their space. Also, if you are planning to meet at the church, please let BaLinda
know so she can make sure the space you want is available. Following these procedures would be very
much appreciated.
In the month of March we will be contacting all ministries asking for a list of everyone who has keys to the
church. We must keep and maintain an updated list for our insurance purposes. When we reach out,
please reply right away.
FACILITY USE
April 1, 2017
Silent Movie— Sanctuary
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
April 8, 2017
Work Day in the Chapel
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Thank you,
Loretta Barker, Facilities Use Chair
BA ND OF PR AYER
Requests may be temporarily directed to [email protected].
THE OFFI CE NEE DS YOUR HELP
In order to update our files the church office is looking for current copies of the standing rules of all the
boards and committees of the church. If you have updated standing rules PLEASE give the office copies.
These things need to be on file to keep the various groups informed as to what their duties and
responsibilities are.
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April 21, 2017
May 19, 2017
June 23, 2017
July 21, 2017
August 25, 2017
September 22, 2017
October 20, 2017
November 17, 2017
December 15, 2017
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CEDAR LAKE CAMP IS COMING IN JULY
Children and Youth: July 23-29
Adults July 23-26
Worship Services
Sunday
10:00—11:00am
Church School
10:15— 11:15 am
Children/Youth Worship 10:00am
Tuesday
Twilight Bible Study 5:30 — 6:45pm
Church Office Hours
Monday—Friday
9:00—4:00pm
Lunch
Office Closed Daily
12:00— 1:oopm
600 N. Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA 91767
P- 909.622.1373 F- 909.629.2554
www.pilgrimchurchpomona.com
[email protected]
Join us for camp! Children entering 3rd grade through high
school are encouraged to spend a week at Cedar Lake Camp
(at Big Bear) where there is worship, and study and great fun!
We swim, we dance, we sing, we pray, we laugh and we pray in
a perfectly beautiful place, under the direction of Eddie and Lisa
Hupp.
And we also have a camp for adults! We stay at Harriman
Lodge in individual rooms (that even have their own baths!) and
have Bible study, worship, and excursions around the camp and
into town. This year our Bible study will once again be led by
Dr. Jerry McKeehan who will continue his great work on the
parables. Brochures will be out soon, but be sure and save the
date!
WEEKLY
Tuesdays
Twilight Bible Study 5:45 p.m. resumes April 11
Thursdays
Quilting & Art Time—10:00am to noon
SAVE THE DATES
Tuesday, April 4
Women’s Auxiliary
Lunch 12:00 p.m. Program 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5
Church Council - 7:00 p. m.
Maundy/Thursday, April 13
Communion 7:30 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, April 14
Good Friday Service 7:30 a.m.
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON
Saturday, April 15
Easter Egg Hunt 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, April 16
Service of the Flowering Cross 8:30 a.m.
Sanctuary Worship 10:00 a.m.
Monday, April 17
Caregivers—7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 29
Rummage Sale 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Submission deadline for the May newsletter will be April 21, 2017 at noon.
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