The Lighthouse
October 2012
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
(Disciples of Christ)
OF PACIFIC GROVE
Please mark your calendars and join us
for this special event!!
A Spiritual Sanctuary
for the
Thinking Christian.
442 Central Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: (831) 372-0363
Fax: (831) 647-8467
Daniel Wm. Paul, MDiv.
Pastor
E-mail:
Church office
@pacificgrovechurch.org
Website:
www.pacificgrovechurch.org
Sunday Schedule:
Worship Service
Fellowship
11:00 AM
After Worship
In essentials, unity.
In non-essentials, liberty.
In all things, charity.
Donation… tickets are $10. Tickets can be ordered at 831.372‐0363 Or purchased at The Works Coffee House
The Affording Hope Project and The Churches of Greenwood Park
present Leaps and Bounds, a theatrical production, at St. Angela’s Merici Catholic
Church, 9th and Lighthouse in Pacific Grove on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at 4 pm.
The Churches of Greenwood Park are The Christian Church of Pacific Grove, St. Mary’sby-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Mayflower Presbyterian Church and St. Angela’s Merici
Catholic Church.
Leaps and Bounds, a one woman show produced and performed by Tevyn East is
touring faith communities and institutions of higher learning across the United States in
2011-12. Written in collaboration with Ched Myers, renowned biblical scholar and
teacher,
this show is about the interconnection of faith, ecology, and the global economy.
Weaving biblical and personal narrative, dance, song, music, and a touch of economic
theory, Leaps and Bounds wrestles with the driving factors of our ecological crisis while
awakening the imagination to a new way of living with and relating to Earth.
Leaps and Bounds has been shared with more that 100 audiences in 50 cities
across the country. Von Clemans, associate pastor for adult education at Myers Park
Presbyterian in Charlotte, NC says that the show “opens the past to critical reflection, the
present to prophetic challenge, and the future to new possibilities.”
Daughter of two Presbyterian (USA) ministers, East has spent most of her adult
life developing original works of dance theater as well as teaching dance, organizing
workshops and other cultural events in Charlottesville, VA. While she appears on the
stage alone, Leaps and Bounds is the result of a collaboration among many talented
individuals. A full list of collaborators, themes and project resources can be found at
www.affordinghopeproject.org.
With foot stomping songs, playful humor, daring dance sequences and vulnerable
honesty, this 90-minute show will draw the audience along a compelling journey, and
ultimately
articulate a hope that we can all share.
This performance will benefit Sustainable PG (www.sustainablepg.org), the ministries
of St. Angela’s Merici (stangelapacificgrove.org) and The Blue Theology Mission
Station (www.pacificgrovechurch.org)The Blue Theology Mission Station is a ministry of
The Christian Church of Pacific Grove which offers learning/serving opportunities for
groups to explore a Christian response to Ocean Stewardship. Blue Theology learning
experiences include trips to The Monterey Bay Aquarium, Point Lobos State Reserve and
Asilomar Conference Grounds. Work opportunities include data collection with
LIMPETS, beach cleanup with Surfriders, and sand dune restoration at Asilomar Beach
and Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks. More information about The Blue Theology
Mission Station is available on Facebook and at www.pacificgrovechurch.org. A $10
donation is requested at the door or tickets can be ordered from The Christian Church of
Pacific Grove at 831.372.0363.
Notes From the Lion’s Den
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
--- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
--- James 5:18
On October 14 immediately after worship, the 4th annual Chili Cook Off will be in Jones
Hall. This event is a fundraiser for our Rainy Day Fund and the Deacons have asked
me to say a word or two about this fund.
The Rainy Day Fund is funded by events like the Chili Cook Off, designated donations
and occasionally by transfer of funds approved by the Administrative Board from
outreach. Occasionally, a member or friend of the church has a financial crisis which can
be addressed with a small loan. These loans are confidential in nature. Only the pastor
and the chief financial officer know who has received money from this fund. Most of the
time the loan is paid back in a timely way, other times payback is not possible for quite
some time if at all.
Right now, the Rainy Day Fund is actually overdrawn a bit, but I’m sure you can
understand why considering the general economic situation of the past five years. But
payments are being made and fundraisers like the Chili Cook off allow us to continue this
important ministry of the church.
One of the great thrills of serving as pastor of this church is when a member confides in
me that she or he is in a tough financial situation totally unaware that we have a Rainy
Day Fund. And we as a church come to the rescue in a loving and dignified way.
I hope to see you at the Chili Cook Off for some good food and conversation, but even
more I hope to see you to celebrate this unique ministry that we share.
See you in church,
Dan
Pastor Dan Paul will be in St. Louis for the first week of October to attend the General
Minister’s Pastor’s Conference. Dan will also be gone the last week of October on
vacation in Anaheim. The Elders will be on-call for any pastoral concerns.
Annual Chili Cook-Off
Sunday, October 14th
(During Fellowship after morning worship)
$10 suggested donation
Proceeds benefit the Church Rainy Day Fund
Awards will be given in several categories
Come Out & Join the Fun!
YOUR "SHARES" CARD?
Your SHARES card credits each user with one
point for every dollar spent for groceries you
purchase at the SAVE MART, SMART FOODS, FOOD MAX AND LUCKY supermarkets.
Easy Money: Did you know that if 20 individuals or families spent an average of
$70.00 weekly using their Share Card, the church budget would have an extra
$2,000 a year!!!! So, think SMART and do your part!!
For more information and to get your card, see Jackie Burns!!
2012……...
Don’t Forget to sign up!
for Refreshments
and Flowers!!
Save your receipts for what you spend on refreshments, and you can be reimbursed!!
Thanks for all your help.
October in the Church
Offering
Communion
7– TBA
TBA
14–TBA
TBA
21- TBA
TBA
28- TBA
TBA
*Please swap with each other if needed
Flowers
Refreshments
7– Open
Open
14– Jackie Burns
7- Alex Pardi
Chili Cook-Off
21- Open
Open
28– Open
Open
14-Patrick Flanigan
21-Neal Heckman
28-Mary Ann Meagher
(Don't forget there is a fund that will reimburse you for your
efforts. Simply render your receipt to Jean Saltsman or Jackie
Deacon for the month:
Allison Payne
Happy October Birthdays
1– Sue Vitale
13- Carlene Gray
2–Jean Saltsman
17 -Bekki Bolthouse
5- Ramon Ayers
20- Neal Heckman
6- Carroll Lowery
20– Gary McCluskey
10-Stephan Negron
Worship Leaders
28– Dolores Getz
28– Lassie Bullington
Happy October Anniversary
2- Steve and Pam Brydon
5- Henry and Shirley Salas
15- Hector and Betty DeSmet
October 2012
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5CWU to
6
Bible Study @
1:00 pm
meet @ 9:30
am @ church
of the
Wayfarer in
Carmel
12
13
18
19
20Rummage
CWF @ 10:30
Bible Study @
1:00 pm
Taize Service
@ 7:00 PM @
Epiphany
Church
24
25
26
Choir Practice
@ 7:00 PM
Lunch Bunch
@ 12 noon
Choir Practice
@ 7:00 PM
7 Heritage
8
Home Tour 1-4
Meditation @
10:10
Worship @
11:00 am
14
Chili
15
Cookoff
21
10
11
Stewardship &
Finance @
7:30 pm
Choir Practice
@ 7:00 PM
Lunch Bunch
@ 12 noon
16
17
Bible Study @
1:00 pm
Choir Practice
@ 7:00 PM
22
23
Meditation @
10:10
Worship @
11:00 am
28
Meditation @
10:10
Worship @
11:00 am
Bunch @ 12
noon
9
Board Mtg @
7:30 am
Worship @
11:00 am
Lunch
Bible Study @
1:00 pm
29
30
31Choir
Practice @
7:00 PM
Sale 9-4 pm
Ben Bohren
Retirement
Party in San
Ramon
27
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Cynthia Jewett would like to share this e-mail she received for anyone
that would be interested.
Dear Cynthia,
I’ve been given your name and contact information by Deborah Streeter, a member of your
church, as the contact person / organizer of your prayer-shawl ministry. I’d like to invite you and any
members of your group who might like to join us as we knit on the 1st Friday of every month, @1:00
p.m., in the guild room in Edwards Hall (right next to St. Mary's, the red church across the street from
our church) 3rd Saturday of every month, 8 to 10 a.m., in B's coffee house in Country Club Gate
shopping center.
We usually get between 3 and 8 people. While this is not a large group, it’s important to fulltime working folk like me (who can’t attend our regular meetings which are the first Friday of each
month at 1 p.m.) to have another time to meet, knit, visit, and give thanks to God.
Best wishes,
Lisa
Lisa C. Bennett, CFRE
Director of Development
Hospice Foundation
80 Garden Court, Suite 201
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 333-9017 (direct line)
1997-2012 Celebrating 15 years of achievement
CWF - Christian Women's Fellowship is extending an invitation to participate in
our church’s Outreach Project to
HAMILTON HOUSE: An Emergency Shelter for displaced & battered women and
their children (A PART OF SHELTER OUTREACH PLUS)
Shelter Outreach Plus Funding has been drastically cut! WE CAN HELP!
We will be supplying "HOUSEHOLD
CLEANING" products for the "HOUSE".............like: Dishwashing Soap (Dawn)
(not for a dishwasher) Laundry Detergent, Bleach, Dryer Sheets, Toilet Bowl
Cleaner, Floor Cleaner, All Purpose Cleaner.
LOOK FOR THE BOX LABELED "HAMILTON HOUSE" To Deposit Your Items
Worship by the Sea
The first “sacred saunter” for the Churches of Greenwood Park led by Associate Rector of
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Michael Reid was tremendous! Over 25 people including Pastor
Dan and Greg Knowles gathered at Point Lobos State Park at 8 am on Sunday, September
16. The short, easy, silent hike included three stops – once for a reading ancient Hebrew
literature, once for a Gospel reading and once for a communion service. The photo
includes Michael Reid preparing the communion. We’ll let you know when the next
sacred saunter will happen.
We welcome two of our newest members to our church family!!
They both joined September 2nd!
Mina Behbahani and Fay Tavakolynia
We were also delighted to witness the Baptism of Mina Behbahani
On September 9, 2012
Spirit-Empowered Women Globally, Locally, Personally
Fall Women’s Retreat at Mission Springs
With Rev. Amy Gopp
We explored the story of Esther and the amazing women Amy has encountered all over the
world- doing extraordinary things by responding to the needs of their circumstances.
Linda, Jackie, Sandi, Nancy, Carole, Lois, Sally, Shirley and Pam
Linda getting a welcome present
Choir
Rev. Amy Gopp
Woman Ancestor and Esther dancing
Christmas Shoe Box Program
For the past several years, Eppie Hoover has led us in collecting children’s items to
be sent to Third World countries as Christmas Gifts. A child will receive a shoe box
filled with Christmas Joy. Here are a list of items for the shoe boxes.

Wash cloths
Colored pencils

Crayons
Colored Pens

Small finger puppets
plain paper

Band aids
Small cars, trucks, etc

Combs/brushes
Girl’s hair ties, barrettes, etc

Small toys, dolls, cars
Small balls

Small bar soaps
Jump ropes
If you would like to make your own box and add a $7.00 ck, that is fine, or if you
would rather donate $7.00 per box, we will have boxes made up for you to sponsor.
For more information, contact Eppie Hoover. If you have extra Christmas wrapping
paper, along with empty shoes boxes with separate lids to donate, it will be greatly
appreciated. Call or see Eppie if you would like to help fill boxes
CWF - Christian Women's Fellowship is extending an
invitation to participate in
our church’s Outreach Project to
HAMILTON HOUSE: An Emergency Shelter for displaced
& battered women and
their children (A PART OF SHELTER OUTREACH PLUS)
Shelter Outreach Plus Funding has been drastically cut!
WE CAN HELP!
We will be supplying "HOUSEHOLD
CLEANING" products for the "HOUSE".............like:
Dishwashing Soap (Dawn)
(not for a dishwasher) Laundry Detergent, Bleach, Dryer
Sheets, Toilet Bowl
Cleaner, Floor Cleaner, All Purpose Cleaner.
LOOK FOR THE BOX LABELED "HAMILTON
HOUSE" To Deposit Your Items
Church Women United
Will meet at 9:30 AM at the
Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel,
located at the corner of Lincoln
and 7th st. Please bring personal
items for women in need, such as
underwear (new, in large sizes),
pads or tampons, socks, toiletries,
towels and such. You may also
bring warm clothing such as sweat
shirts and pants, jackets or coats
in large sizes. The speaker will be
Carolyn Gray of “Women Alive” in
Salinas.
442 Central Avenue
Pacific Grove, California 93950
www.pacificgrovechurch.org
[email protected]
A Spiritual Sanctuary for the Thinking Christian
Annual Rummage Sale
Saturday, October 20,2012
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Items for Sale include:
Furniture, Small appliances & gadgets, Kitchen items, Glassware, Linens,
Tools, Seasonal Decorations, Toys, Games, Books/records/tapes/videos
Office Supplies, Picture frames
And much more!!
Food, Baked Goods and drinks available!!
The Lighthouse
c/o The Christian Church
442 Central Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Administrative Board
Moderator: Neal Heckman
Vice Moderator: Nancy Bingaman
Board Secretary - Erin Farquhar
Financial Secretary - Cindy Heckman
Chief Financial Officer - Jackie Burns
Church Clerk - Kathleen Kennedy
Pastor - Dan Paul
Church Secretary - Sandi Ellis
Organist— John Shykun