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Calvary Presbyterian Church, 4495 Magnolia Av., Riverside, CA 92501-4198, Phone (951) 686-0761

Over 125 foster children and their families attended the Back to School Picnic at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Saturday, August 21, 2010. An adult volunteer or “shadow” accompa-nied each family throughout the afternoon as they explored all the special activities planned for them. Children had many choices: arts and crafts, outdoor games, bounce houses, a wa-ter slide, face painting, music and of course, food and fellowship. A barber and three beauti-cians gave free haircuts, a masseuse offered massages, and a special event for teens allowed them to be involved in painting with a local artist. A photographer was available to take family pictures. The sound of laughter mixed with squeals of excitement filled the air. It was very evident that these children with very special needs were having a great time! Churches throughout Riverside sent volunteers and school supplies to make this picnic a success. Calvary contributed many, many boxes of supplies to fill backpacks. Members of Calvary helped out with crafts and games, snow cones, clean-up—wherever they were needed: Pastor Erin Thomas, Sonja Almgren, Jackie Anderson, Paul and Maria, Destiny and Dominique Boyer, Ronya Goumaa and Marjie Boyer. This special day began with prayer and a training session for volunteers. Leaders trained by Child Protective Services set the tone for the event by presenting us with guidelines to help ensure the safety and security of all foster children attending the picnic. After the picnic ended, volunteers again gathered to review the day and hear testimonials from two adults who had been in the foster care system and who had been supported by local churches as they struggled to make a life of their own. Local nonprofits and county agencies, who work with children and youth currently in foster care, gave presentations about their services. The message of the day was clear; there is a great need for churches to get involved in sup-porting children and families in the foster care system. We can make a difference!

ADDRESS CHANGE SERVICE August 2010 Vol. XLI Issue 8 September Issue Periodical

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Jackie Anderson Ronya Goumaa, Jackie Anderson and Dominique Boyer

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A few words for building up Calvary -- 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28: “Be at peace among yourselves. Admonish the idlers, encourage the faint hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. Seek to do good to one another. Rejoice always; pray without ceasing, give thinks in all circumstances.” Not a member yet? I will hold an “Inquirer’s Class” for anyone who has questions about Calvary or about Presbyterians on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. This is a chance to talk with the Pas-tor about our church life and your own spiritual journey. Those choosing to become official members can be re-ceived by Session on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. at 7:00 p.m. Please call the church office or email me if you are interested. If this date does not work for you, let me know and we’ll find a better date for you. Jeff Heath and the pastors are working on starting a college age (18-25 or so) group. If you have college age young adults in your family or neighbors – please let Jeff or me know their names and email addresses. Labor Day Sunday, September 5, 2010 – wear your “work” clothes. Come dressed in what you might have worn to work before you retired, OR what you currently wear on the job, OR what you like to wear in your cur-rent vocation (that is calling) whether you get paid for it or not. All “work” is respected whether it is formal em-ployment, labor at home, or an avocation/volunteer work. During greeting time – you can ask those around you about the “work” clothes they are wearing. The Men's Retreat at Rancho LaScherpa November 5-7, 2010, is organized by our Presbyterian Camps and Conferences with the Rev. Rick Harrison as our speaker on “what it means to be created in the image of God.” I plan to go, with my truck, and can take four or five guys and all your gear. Saturday options include golf, paintball, high ropes course, hiking, mountain biking or just enjoying the view of the Channel Islands. The cost of $135 will be paid for you by a grant from our Endow-ment Fund – then you will be offered the chance after-wards to return what it has been worth to you. In this way we hope to build a revolving fund to repeat this ex-perience every year. Please talk with me soon to register. The brochure says “manly food, manly activities, and

have manly conversations.” Who’s going with me? There have been a few thefts around the church buildings lately – purse, coins, checkbook. Please do not leave your things unguarded, be watchful and make a point to talk to people you don't know. Our neighbors in ministry at First Christian Church will celebrate their 125th Anniversary on September 25, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. with a dinner and program. RSVP by September 11, 2010, if you’d like to attend by phoning 686-0646. If you go, please take notes as Calvary’s 125th will be coming in June of 2012. Several people have asked me for a “building tour” as they have never seen all of our buildings and rooms. Sunday September 19, 2010, following the 10:30 a.m. service, I will lead a walk through in our three buildings talking about what ministries happen in each room. Wear walking shoes. Plan on about an hour, although you can leave at anytime along the way. Our route will NOT involve stairs, but there will be lots of distance to cover walking. Meet in the courtyard. Each year I experience some sadness regarding the lack of adults participating in our church education classes. Calvary people are highly educated and pur-sue other venues for learning such as UCR Life Learning classes, or self-help courses. But developing biblical and spiritual maturity does not seem to rank as important for many if measured by attendance at our adult education classes. Our CE Commission strives to provide good learning opportunities for you – please prayerfully consider giving yourself the gift of ongoing Bible study this year. Bible study options at Calvary Starting September 12, 2010: Sunday 9:00 a.m.“We Believe” Class with Pat Kircher and Jim Shepard, CE building Room #2. Sunday 6:00 p.m. Pastor Kokjer's Bible Class Marcus Borg’s "Embracing an Adult Faith: What It Means to Be Christian Today.” Starting October 20, 2010: Friendship Circle on the third Wednesday each month at 12:30 p.m. in the Milliken Room; this year’s study is on the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ with Sandie Kokjer.

-Dean’s List continued on Page 10

The Blessings of New Experiences “After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs…He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, "Peace to this house!' And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you…” Luke 10: 1-12

The experience of worship with 5,000 young people is one I will not soon forget. When I returned from Tri-ennium, people figured I had merely “survived” the experience. That is not how it was for me. I loved the experience because everything was new and different. I will admit that being around that many teenagers can make you feel “uncool” at times, but the leaders were involved at every level, and that was pure joy. During worship, we experienced sermons from fabu-lous preachers. Bruce Reyes-Chow, most recent Mod-erator of GA, preached during opening worship. Pas-tor Debra Matthews came out in an airbrushed t-shirt with two huge pink footprints and the words, “Step into Greatness”. It was a visual not easily forgotten, es-pecially when she opened her sermon by singing. Dr. Mitzi Minor, an NT scholar at Memphis Seminary, challenged us to realize that our Esther moment could come at any time…when we will have to “step up” and take a stand for what it right. Graham Baird, a pastor at Highlands Church in Paso Robles, CA, en-couraged us to take a risk with our lives for God using the story of Father Damien. Fr. Damien, who before he left to minister to the lepers on Molokai, was warned, “remember, don’t touch anyone!” One of the highlights of the worship came on the fourth day when Bill Nathan, the director of St. Jo-seph’s Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince, came out to share his testimony. He told of the earthquake and how God spared his life; how none of the boys were killed, though the orphanage was badly damaged. He shared the story of his life and how he was orphaned

himself and abused by his foster family until he came to St. Joseph’s and “found his true family’. And then he played his drums and got us to sing a Haitian song and invited us all to come to Haiti to see what they are do-

ing there. The youth responded with loud cheers. On the last day, Tony Campolo really fired the youth up when he told them, "You are an unusual generation. I’ve lived a long time, and you are the generation I’ve been wait-ing for. We cannot have the world go on like it has gone on. You’re the generation that has to stop it." Ask the kids about Tony’s story of his students protesting with t-shirts that read, “Jesus Was Homeless.” This month, I am going with several folks from Cal-vary: Carol Anne Fuentes, Anita & Pat Silvestri, and Robert Spitzer, to Tijuana to met Rachel Anderson, our PCUSA mission worker there, and meet the peo-ple and ministries we help support that are part of Pueblo Hermanos. We want to find out what is cur-rently happening there and how Calvary can better support them. Rachel asked us to prepare for the journey by praying to be open to new experiences and to consider how they might help us with our mis-sion projects. It’s not a partnership, she explained, but an attitude of “mutual vulnerabilities”. That’s a much riskier sounding phrase than partnering. In the Gospels that’s what Jesus calls us to do…take noth-ing with you but the Word of God and a heart and mind open to new experiences. Our youth at Trien-nium taught me how to do that, and now our broth-ers and sisters south of the border will do it again. You might want to ask yourself, “Am I taking wise risks with my life for Jesus? Why or why not?” If you are not, ask God to show you how and then, vaya con Díos into those new experiences. Blessings,

September 12th September 6th

First Day of Autumn

September 23rd

A few words for building up Calvary -- 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28: “Be at peace among yourselves. Admonish the idlers, encourage the faint hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. Seek to do good to one another. Rejoice always; pray without ceasing, give thinks in all circumstances.” Not a member yet? I will hold an “Inquirer’s Class” for anyone who has questions about Calvary or about Presbyterians on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. This is a chance to talk with the Pas-tor about our church life and your own spiritual journey. Those choosing to become official members can be re-ceived by Session on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. at 7:00 p.m. Please call the church office or email me if you are interested. If this date does not work for you, let me know and we’ll find a better date for you. Jeff Heath and the pastors are working on starting a college age (18-25 or so) group. If you have college age young adults in your family or neighbors – please let Jeff or me know their names and email addresses. Labor Day Sunday, September 5, 2010 – wear your “work” clothes. Come dressed in what you might have worn to work before you retired, OR what you currently wear on the job, OR what you like to wear in your cur-rent vocation (that is calling) whether you get paid for it or not. All “work” is respected whether it is formal em-ployment, labor at home, or an avocation/volunteer work. During greeting time – you can ask those around you about the “work” clothes they are wearing. The Men's Retreat at Rancho LaScherpa November 5-7, 2010, is organized by our Presbyterian Camps and Conferences with the Rev. Rick Harrison as our speaker on “what it means to be created in the image of God.” I plan to go, with my truck, and can take four or five guys and all your gear. Saturday options include golf, paintball, high ropes course, hiking, mountain biking or just enjoying the view of the Channel Islands. The cost of $135 will be paid for you by a grant from our Endow-ment Fund – then you will be offered the chance after-wards to return what it has been worth to you. In this way we hope to build a revolving fund to repeat this ex-perience every year. Please talk with me soon to register. The brochure says “manly food, manly activities, and

have manly conversations.” Who’s going with me? There have been a few thefts around the church buildings lately – purse, coins, checkbook. Please do not leave your things unguarded, be watchful and make a point to talk to people you don't know. Our neighbors in ministry at First Christian Church will celebrate their 125th Anniversary on September 25, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. with a dinner and program. RSVP by September 11, 2010, if you’d like to attend by phoning 686-0646. If you go, please take notes as Calvary’s 125th will be coming in June of 2012. Several people have asked me for a “building tour” as they have never seen all of our buildings and rooms. Sunday September 19, 2010, following the 10:30 a.m. service, I will lead a walk through in our three buildings talking about what ministries happen in each room. Wear walking shoes. Plan on about an hour, although you can leave at anytime along the way. Our route will NOT involve stairs, but there will be lots of distance to cover walking. Meet in the courtyard. Each year I experience some sadness regarding the lack of adults participating in our church education classes. Calvary people are highly educated and pur-sue other venues for learning such as UCR Life Learning classes, or self-help courses. But developing biblical and spiritual maturity does not seem to rank as important for many if measured by attendance at our adult education classes. Our CE Commission strives to provide good learning opportunities for you – please prayerfully consider giving yourself the gift of ongoing Bible study this year. Bible study options at Calvary Starting September 12, 2010: Sunday 9:00 a.m.“We Believe” Class with Pat Kircher and Jim Shepard, CE building Room #2. Sunday 6:00 p.m. Pastor Kokjer's Bible Class Marcus Borg’s "Embracing an Adult Faith: What It Means to Be Christian Today.” Starting October 20, 2010: Friendship Circle on the third Wednesday each month at 12:30 p.m. in the Milliken Room; this year’s study is on the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ with Sandie Kokjer.

-Dean’s List continued on Page 10

The Blessings of New Experiences “After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs…He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, "Peace to this house!' And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you…” Luke 10: 1-12

The experience of worship with 5,000 young people is one I will not soon forget. When I returned from Tri-ennium, people figured I had merely “survived” the experience. That is not how it was for me. I loved the experience because everything was new and different. I will admit that being around that many teenagers can make you feel “uncool” at times, but the leaders were involved at every level, and that was pure joy. During worship, we experienced sermons from fabu-lous preachers. Bruce Reyes-Chow, most recent Mod-erator of GA, preached during opening worship. Pas-tor Debra Matthews came out in an airbrushed t-shirt with two huge pink footprints and the words, “Step into Greatness”. It was a visual not easily forgotten, es-pecially when she opened her sermon by singing. Dr. Mitzi Minor, an NT scholar at Memphis Seminary, challenged us to realize that our Esther moment could come at any time…when we will have to “step up” and take a stand for what it right. Graham Baird, a pastor at Highlands Church in Paso Robles, CA, en-couraged us to take a risk with our lives for God using the story of Father Damien. Fr. Damien, who before he left to minister to the lepers on Molokai, was warned, “remember, don’t touch anyone!” One of the highlights of the worship came on the fourth day when Bill Nathan, the director of St. Jo-seph’s Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince, came out to share his testimony. He told of the earthquake and how God spared his life; how none of the boys were killed, though the orphanage was badly damaged. He shared the story of his life and how he was orphaned

himself and abused by his foster family until he came to St. Joseph’s and “found his true family’. And then he played his drums and got us to sing a Haitian song and invited us all to come to Haiti to see what they are do-

ing there. The youth responded with loud cheers. On the last day, Tony Campolo really fired the youth up when he told them, "You are an unusual generation. I’ve lived a long time, and you are the generation I’ve been wait-ing for. We cannot have the world go on like it has gone on. You’re the generation that has to stop it." Ask the kids about Tony’s story of his students protesting with t-shirts that read, “Jesus Was Homeless.” This month, I am going with several folks from Cal-vary: Carol Anne Fuentes, Anita & Pat Silvestri, and Robert Spitzer, to Tijuana to met Rachel Anderson, our PCUSA mission worker there, and meet the peo-ple and ministries we help support that are part of Pueblo Hermanos. We want to find out what is cur-rently happening there and how Calvary can better support them. Rachel asked us to prepare for the journey by praying to be open to new experiences and to consider how they might help us with our mis-sion projects. It’s not a partnership, she explained, but an attitude of “mutual vulnerabilities”. That’s a much riskier sounding phrase than partnering. In the Gospels that’s what Jesus calls us to do…take noth-ing with you but the Word of God and a heart and mind open to new experiences. Our youth at Trien-nium taught me how to do that, and now our broth-ers and sisters south of the border will do it again. You might want to ask yourself, “Am I taking wise risks with my life for Jesus? Why or why not?” If you are not, ask God to show you how and then, vaya con Díos into those new experiences. Blessings,

September 12th September 6th

First Day of Autumn

September 23rd

WHY WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR ENDOWMENT FUNDS AT CALVARY

When Anita and I came to Riverside 17 years ago, we moved here because we felt that this was a stable com-munity with a history and also a future. The historical nature of the community was reflected in the old public and residential buildings in the city. Coming from a part of Orange county that did not seem to have a significant history, we saw an opportunity to be part of a commu-nity in which we could feel at home. It appeared to us that Riverside valued its history in the way that it sup-ported the restoration and maintenance of its buildings. Likewise, when we came to visit Calvary in our search for a church community, we again felt the importance of the history of the church as it was and is reflected in the beautiful facilities that are here. We have not been disappointed in our choice of both Riverside and Calvary. We have been here for a longer period of time than at any other place we have lived. We have found our civic and church homes to be all that we expected and more, since we have been able to make friends with the many people who are in these commu-nities and who are their heart and soul. The heritage that we have at Calvary is manifested in the facilities that were built and remain as instruments for the various missions of the church. As many of you know, I enjoy working with old facili-ties, in particular old furniture and old doors. I have been rewarded by many hours of satisfying and produc-tive hours spent working on our home and the church. In this work, I have received the fulfillment in doing something good that I found lacking in my working life. Maintaining an old facility is very costly and labor inten-sive. I could not afford to pay someone to do all the work that is needed at our home. Likewise, we could not afford to pay for many of the tasks required around our church plant; we depend on volunteers for the jobs that are needed. However, because of the huge scope and complexity of the facilities on the campus at Calvary,

there is no way that we can count on volunteers to do all this work. We need to hire and pay for profession-als to do the jobs that we can not handle on our own. Every year, we depend on the Endowment Funds as the primary source of funding for the maintenance and improvement of our facilities. This year we will use about $40,000 of these funds to keep our facilities attractive, safe and functional for the work that the church supports. And every year the need for mainte-nance and improvement increases as the old materi-als and structures age, deteriorate and become obso-lete. Your contributions to the Endowment Funds are needed to continue supporting our heritage and to continue the adaptation of our facilities for the pre-sent and future missions of our church. Please consider Calvary when you make plans for your estate. We have included Calvary as one of our beneficiaries in our Revocable Trust. Please join us in supporting this worthwhile cause so that we can leave to our future generations the resources that they will need to carry on the important work of the church in future years. Thanks for your serious consideration. Pat Silvestri, Endowment Committee

Gleaming, polished door, at front of Fellowship Hall.

(Advanced notice about World Communion Sunday and the Peacemaking Offering. Plan to share) “2010 is the thirtieth anniversary of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Peacemaking Offering, following the adoption by the General Assembly of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling, which called for a new emphasis on peacemaking across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This year as Calvary plans to receive this Offering, remember the peacemakers of years past — in your congregation, presbytery, synod and the denomination as a whole. Make this year a time to re-new your commitment to peacemaking as part of your calling as a follower of Christ, who not only taught us the ways of peace but is our peace. “In accordance with the action of the 217th General Assembly (2006), congregations are encouraged to consider directing a portion or all of their 25 percent of the Peacemaking Offering as a faithful Christian response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. “Africa stands to lose an entire generation to the AIDS epidemic that is sweeping the continent. In some pockets of sub Saharan Africa, up to 20 percent of the population is infected with the virus that causes the disease. “The crisis is cause for despair, but for the Presbyte-rian Church (U.S.A.)’s African church partners, it also is a matter of faith and a call to action...offering pre-vention programs, providing home-based patient care and tending to parentless children. Their material re-sources for ministry are modest, but their hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ is boundless…the church is in a position to make a huge difference in the battle against AIDS. African leaders take heart in the experience in Uganda, where the HIV infection rate was cut from 13 to 4 percent through a massive education cam-paign. “The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shares the convic-tion that the AIDS crisis in Africa is indeed a matter of faith. The 216th General Assembly (2004) urged

The Last Supper, a serigraph by John August Swanson

Presbyterians to put their faith into action by contrib-uting to Extra Commitment Opportunities that ad-dress the AIDS crisis in Africa...where the AIDS cri-sis is most severe.” -Information from: http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/specialofferings/peacemaking-offering/

To make your worship as meaningful as possible on Sunday, October 3, 2010, the Worship Commission is planning to serve breads from “around the world” during Communion (as well as during coffee time). We are also asking Calvary members to bring fruits, vegetables and flower bouquets as a display before the communion table. Baskets will be available in which you may place your produce, similarly in the way we bring flowers for the Easter cross. Later, we can give the fresh items to our Hot Meals program. Pam Shoulders said she’d be delighted to have LOTS of fruits and vegetables. Note: Service Opportunities to bake breads.

Presbyterian Women of Calvary and Calvary’s Friend-ship Circle will resume in October. Please watch your Sunday bulletins and October’s issue of Calvary Call for program details. To accommodate those Calvary congregants who would like to participate in the Presbyterian Women worship, mission and fellowship experience, but can-not attend morning meetings, we are “testing the waters” to offer a meeting one evening per month. Those wishing to learn more, may meet in Westmin-ster Hall after church on September 26, 2010. We look forward to seeing you!

-by Reba Woller, Moderator Presbyterian Women, Calvary

WHY WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR ENDOWMENT FUNDS AT CALVARY

When Anita and I came to Riverside 17 years ago, we moved here because we felt that this was a stable com-munity with a history and also a future. The historical nature of the community was reflected in the old public and residential buildings in the city. Coming from a part of Orange county that did not seem to have a significant history, we saw an opportunity to be part of a commu-nity in which we could feel at home. It appeared to us that Riverside valued its history in the way that it sup-ported the restoration and maintenance of its buildings. Likewise, when we came to visit Calvary in our search for a church community, we again felt the importance of the history of the church as it was and is reflected in the beautiful facilities that are here. We have not been disappointed in our choice of both Riverside and Calvary. We have been here for a longer period of time than at any other place we have lived. We have found our civic and church homes to be all that we expected and more, since we have been able to make friends with the many people who are in these commu-nities and who are their heart and soul. The heritage that we have at Calvary is manifested in the facilities that were built and remain as instruments for the various missions of the church. As many of you know, I enjoy working with old facili-ties, in particular old furniture and old doors. I have been rewarded by many hours of satisfying and produc-tive hours spent working on our home and the church. In this work, I have received the fulfillment in doing something good that I found lacking in my working life. Maintaining an old facility is very costly and labor inten-sive. I could not afford to pay someone to do all the work that is needed at our home. Likewise, we could not afford to pay for many of the tasks required around our church plant; we depend on volunteers for the jobs that are needed. However, because of the huge scope and complexity of the facilities on the campus at Calvary,

there is no way that we can count on volunteers to do all this work. We need to hire and pay for profession-als to do the jobs that we can not handle on our own. Every year, we depend on the Endowment Funds as the primary source of funding for the maintenance and improvement of our facilities. This year we will use about $40,000 of these funds to keep our facilities attractive, safe and functional for the work that the church supports. And every year the need for mainte-nance and improvement increases as the old materi-als and structures age, deteriorate and become obso-lete. Your contributions to the Endowment Funds are needed to continue supporting our heritage and to continue the adaptation of our facilities for the pre-sent and future missions of our church. Please consider Calvary when you make plans for your estate. We have included Calvary as one of our beneficiaries in our Revocable Trust. Please join us in supporting this worthwhile cause so that we can leave to our future generations the resources that they will need to carry on the important work of the church in future years. Thanks for your serious consideration. Pat Silvestri, Endowment Committee

Gleaming, polished door, at front of Fellowship Hall.

(Advanced notice about World Communion Sunday and the Peacemaking Offering. Plan to share) “2010 is the thirtieth anniversary of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Peacemaking Offering, following the adoption by the General Assembly of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling, which called for a new emphasis on peacemaking across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This year as Calvary plans to receive this Offering, remember the peacemakers of years past — in your congregation, presbytery, synod and the denomination as a whole. Make this year a time to re-new your commitment to peacemaking as part of your calling as a follower of Christ, who not only taught us the ways of peace but is our peace. “In accordance with the action of the 217th General Assembly (2006), congregations are encouraged to consider directing a portion or all of their 25 percent of the Peacemaking Offering as a faithful Christian response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. “Africa stands to lose an entire generation to the AIDS epidemic that is sweeping the continent. In some pockets of sub Saharan Africa, up to 20 percent of the population is infected with the virus that causes the disease. “The crisis is cause for despair, but for the Presbyte-rian Church (U.S.A.)’s African church partners, it also is a matter of faith and a call to action...offering pre-vention programs, providing home-based patient care and tending to parentless children. Their material re-sources for ministry are modest, but their hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ is boundless…the church is in a position to make a huge difference in the battle against AIDS. African leaders take heart in the experience in Uganda, where the HIV infection rate was cut from 13 to 4 percent through a massive education cam-paign. “The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shares the convic-tion that the AIDS crisis in Africa is indeed a matter of faith. The 216th General Assembly (2004) urged

The Last Supper, a serigraph by John August Swanson

Presbyterians to put their faith into action by contrib-uting to Extra Commitment Opportunities that ad-dress the AIDS crisis in Africa...where the AIDS cri-sis is most severe.” -Information from: http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/specialofferings/peacemaking-offering/

To make your worship as meaningful as possible on Sunday, October 3, 2010, the Worship Commission is planning to serve breads from “around the world” during Communion (as well as during coffee time). We are also asking Calvary members to bring fruits, vegetables and flower bouquets as a display before the communion table. Baskets will be available in which you may place your produce, similarly in the way we bring flowers for the Easter cross. Later, we can give the fresh items to our Hot Meals program. Pam Shoulders said she’d be delighted to have LOTS of fruits and vegetables. Note: Service Opportunities to bake breads.

Presbyterian Women of Calvary and Calvary’s Friend-ship Circle will resume in October. Please watch your Sunday bulletins and October’s issue of Calvary Call for program details. To accommodate those Calvary congregants who would like to participate in the Presbyterian Women worship, mission and fellowship experience, but can-not attend morning meetings, we are “testing the waters” to offer a meeting one evening per month. Those wishing to learn more, may meet in Westmin-ster Hall after church on September 26, 2010. We look forward to seeing you!

-by Reba Woller, Moderator Presbyterian Women, Calvary

You are Invited to

PRIMETIME (Seniors/Retirees)

Program and Fellowship Wednesday

September 15, 2010 (third Wednesday)

9:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In Fellowship Hall

Program

Teri Howell, California Telephone

Access Program (CTAP) and Amanda Zeller

Riverside Community Access Program Office on Aging

Lunch and Program $8.00

Catered by An Affair to Remember It is very important that you let us know you will attend. We need a count for lunch! Call the church or Debbie Keller for reser-vations by Mon. Sept. 13, 2010. Our goal is to bring Prime Time (Seniors/Retirees) together for Spiritual Nurture, Fellowship, Enrichment, Information and Entertainment.

Debbie Keller

Director of Senior Ministries Calvary Presbyterian Church

Ple as e re ad th is artic le w ith p ray e rfu l atte n tio n ...lo o k in to yo u r h e art...is th is a p lac e f o r yo u to h e lp in Ch ris t’s m in is try ? We ask you to consider volunteering to serve as a deacon. In the Presbyterian Church, deacons are called to lead the whole congregation in the ministry of compassion and justice. Our deacons bring Calvary home to our mem-bers. They are the eyes and ears of our Church lead-ership and share in our members' good times and bad, with resources ranging from medical equipment through church service audio tapes to church funds for special needs. They help out. No job at Calvary is more important. -by Dallas Holmes, Nominating Committee [email protected] 951 684-4696

Deacons Involvement with Air Force Village West

Once each quarter Calvary's deacons help hold a Com-munion Worship Service at Air Force Village West in the small chapel of the main building. Pastor Dean and Pastor Erin conduct a wonderful wor-ship service with hymns, a sermon, and scripture read-ings. Betty Showalter (Calvary's deacon for Air Force Village West) provides communion, and Mary Welch graciously volunteers to play the organ. Betty says that the singing sounds a whole lot better with Mary is there to play. Usually a nice lunch follows the service. This is a worshipful service for all our members who live at Air Force Village West, but it is also open to any-one who would like to attend—members of Calvary and, of course, everyone at Air Force Village West. If you would like to attend, you are welcome. It is held at 11:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of the second month of each quarter. The next service is November 11, 2010. - by Robyne Williams Moderator of Deacons

The last few weeks at Hot Meals have been like a roller coaster! We have gone from some low counts to our highest—somewhere between 180 and 200. Actually, with so many people to serve, things got a little hectic, and we lost count! I have been in Germany for a couple weeks, but Sonja tells me that the first Sunday of Au-gust, we had one of the highest counts. By the second Sunday, we were down to 96. This is confusing, and we have no idea what is going on. Our dental van started back up in August, and our barber reports he has as many as 15 clients. We are really in need of servers! With counts like these, we really don't know how many, but when we serve 150 and more, we need you!!! We use at least 6 for serving drinks and 4-6 behind the serving counter. We haven't seen much of our outside volunteers all summer. The schools are out but the other churches and the Temple haven't been sending people so we rely on you. Please consider coming down a Sunday or two at 5:15 for about an hour and a half and helping us serve those in need. Thanks! -by Pam Shoulders, Head of Hot Meals (We need two more table setters.)

A FRANCISCAN BLESSING May God bless us with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts. May God bless us with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for jus-tice, freedom and peace. May God bless us with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war, so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and turn their pain into joy. And may God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we CAN make a difference in this world, so that we CAN do what others claim cannot be done. Amen

On Sunday, August 22, 2010, Calvary congregation cele-brated Florence Roselle’s 100 birthday, which was

August 21, 2010. HAPPY 100 YEARS! dear Florence.

Summer is over, vacations are finished, and Cruisers is back sailing again. We will meet the first Wednes-day in September for dinner and Whist. We look for-ward to seeing everyone back and catching up on summer activities. Be sure and sign up on the patio with Ted or Jane, or call the church to let us know how many to expect.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Fellowship 6:00 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m.

Whist game 7:00 p.m.

-by Jane and Wes Rousser

You are Invited to

PRIMETIME (Seniors/Retirees)

Program and Fellowship Wednesday

September 15, 2010 (third Wednesday)

9:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In Fellowship Hall

Program

Teri Howell, California Telephone

Access Program (CTAP) and Amanda Zeller

Riverside Community Access Program Office on Aging

Lunch and Program $8.00

Catered by An Affair to Remember It is very important that you let us know you will attend. We need a count for lunch! Call the church or Debbie Keller for reser-vations by Mon. Sept. 13, 2010. Our goal is to bring Prime Time (Seniors/Retirees) together for Spiritual Nurture, Fellowship, Enrichment, Information and Entertainment.

Debbie Keller

Director of Senior Ministries Calvary Presbyterian Church

Ple as e re ad th is artic le w ith p ray e rfu l atte n tio n ...lo o k in to yo u r h e art...is th is a p lac e f o r yo u to h e lp in Ch ris t’s m in is try ? We ask you to consider volunteering to serve as a deacon. In the Presbyterian Church, deacons are called to lead the whole congregation in the ministry of compassion and justice. Our deacons bring Calvary home to our mem-bers. They are the eyes and ears of our Church lead-ership and share in our members' good times and bad, with resources ranging from medical equipment through church service audio tapes to church funds for special needs. They help out. No job at Calvary is more important. -by Dallas Holmes, Nominating Committee [email protected] 951 684-4696

Deacons Involvement with Air Force Village West

Once each quarter Calvary's deacons help hold a Com-munion Worship Service at Air Force Village West in the small chapel of the main building. Pastor Dean and Pastor Erin conduct a wonderful wor-ship service with hymns, a sermon, and scripture read-ings. Betty Showalter (Calvary's deacon for Air Force Village West) provides communion, and Mary Welch graciously volunteers to play the organ. Betty says that the singing sounds a whole lot better with Mary is there to play. Usually a nice lunch follows the service. This is a worshipful service for all our members who live at Air Force Village West, but it is also open to any-one who would like to attend—members of Calvary and, of course, everyone at Air Force Village West. If you would like to attend, you are welcome. It is held at 11:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of the second month of each quarter. The next service is November 11, 2010. - by Robyne Williams Moderator of Deacons

The last few weeks at Hot Meals have been like a roller coaster! We have gone from some low counts to our highest—somewhere between 180 and 200. Actually, with so many people to serve, things got a little hectic, and we lost count! I have been in Germany for a couple weeks, but Sonja tells me that the first Sunday of Au-gust, we had one of the highest counts. By the second Sunday, we were down to 96. This is confusing, and we have no idea what is going on. Our dental van started back up in August, and our barber reports he has as many as 15 clients. We are really in need of servers! With counts like these, we really don't know how many, but when we serve 150 and more, we need you!!! We use at least 6 for serving drinks and 4-6 behind the serving counter. We haven't seen much of our outside volunteers all summer. The schools are out but the other churches and the Temple haven't been sending people so we rely on you. Please consider coming down a Sunday or two at 5:15 for about an hour and a half and helping us serve those in need. Thanks! -by Pam Shoulders, Head of Hot Meals (We need two more table setters.)

A FRANCISCAN BLESSING May God bless us with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts. May God bless us with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for jus-tice, freedom and peace. May God bless us with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war, so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and turn their pain into joy. And may God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we CAN make a difference in this world, so that we CAN do what others claim cannot be done. Amen

On Sunday, August 22, 2010, Calvary congregation cele-brated Florence Roselle’s 100 birthday, which was

August 21, 2010. HAPPY 100 YEARS! dear Florence.

Summer is over, vacations are finished, and Cruisers is back sailing again. We will meet the first Wednes-day in September for dinner and Whist. We look for-ward to seeing everyone back and catching up on summer activities. Be sure and sign up on the patio with Ted or Jane, or call the church to let us know how many to expect.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Fellowship 6:00 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m.

Whist game 7:00 p.m.

-by Jane and Wes Rousser

30 Youth from Riverside Presbytery Travel to Triennium: Eight from Calvary

We knew we weren’t in Riverside any longer, when we saw the cornfields of Indiana streak by our bus. The noisy chatter of thirty Jr. High and High School stu-dents on their way to Presbyterian Youth Triennium was music to my ears. Everyone was excited, not sure exactly what to expect from a gathering of 5,000 Pres-byterian young people at Purdue University. The Midwest weather in the summertime did not dis-appoint: 85 degrees and 86 percent humidity most days with thunderstorms always lurking. We went a day early, so we could have some downtime to get our bearings and adjust to the weather. We were grateful to be assigned air-conditioned dorms. The theme this year was, “For Such a Time as This,” from the book of Esther. In all the presentations and the dramatic elements of worship, they told the story

of Esther, a young Jewish woman in the court of the king who courageously stepped up to save her people from certain death. The preachers in each day’s wor-ship brought a different element of Esther’s story to life and showed the young people how they too, could be an Esther in their communities. The drama team wove the story of Esther’s courage in standing up for her people, with the story of Jesus and his courage in walking to the cross. The worship band, The Great Romance, energized the participants every day with their powerful interpreta-tions of the Gospel. They were a big part of the col-lective energy that brought all the participants, from all over the United States and the world, together as followers of Christ. It is a unique experience to be worshipping with 5,000 other young people in one place, dancing and moving so much that the concrete balcony was swaying with us. It was memorable. Powerful. Amazing.

The youth were also involved with small groups, where they got to engage more with the story of Esther. They acted it out in improv style and were challenged to think about how they might take their experiences home to their communities. While our love for Jesus was the uni-fier, Facebook (FB) was the “town watering hole”, where everyone met up after Triennium. Just getting 5,000 people fed was a feat of epic propor-tions. We had three shifts at five different dining halls. But the food was fabulous…they had every kind of food you can imagine…pizza, pizza, pizza…oh, and pasta and French fries. They did have a salad bar and lots of meats and even vegetarian offerings at every meal. The youth were well fed. For all the walking we did all over the campus, we were hungry at every meal. At the core of Triennium was connection…meeting youth from small towns and big ones, some who had never been outside their county; trading buttons with one another; connecting the story of Esther with our own spiritual journey; getting to know the youth and leaders from the other churches in our Presbytery. And new experiences: 5,000 in worship; watching a lighting storm over the campus; talking with youth from other regions. The youth and leaders are talking now of how we might continue the connections with the other churches; how we might begin to think about going on mission trips to get us out of our own locale and helping others. I am not sure if Haiti is on the horizon, but we will remember Bill Nathan and his dedication to those boys, many who were just like him….needing a home with Jesus. It was a blessing, and we are all grateful for all of you at Calvary who supported our trip to Triennium. It was an experience to last a lifetime. -by Pastor Erin Thomas

Chillin’ in Shreve Hall: First row: Jimmy Ricco (Upland); Brittany Jackson (Upland), Sara Arellano (Corona); Sec-ond Row: Dominique Boyer, Miranda Wheeler (Upland), Tyler Huntley, Jackie Anderson, Scott Kerns (Lake Arrowhead), Morgan Craig, Jake Jones, Hayden Huntley.

5,000 in Worship at Triennium was amazing! The volunteer choir was huge and they were good!

In the Dining Hall at Breakfast L-R: Morgan Craig, Jackie Anderson, Dominique Boyer,

Eric Ledermann (pastor First Presbyterian, SB)

Waiting in line to eat (we’re hot AND starving!): Morgan Craig, Dominique Boyer, Bryant Adjei, Jackie Anderson, Tyler Huntley, Toby Clark, Sara Arellano (Corona); Bethany Rennard (First Presbyterian, SB).

-More pictures on Page 10 In the dining hall: Elizabeth Morgan (Palm Springs); Pastor Erin, and Morgan Craig.

30 Youth from Riverside Presbytery Travel to Triennium: Eight from Calvary

We knew we weren’t in Riverside any longer, when we saw the cornfields of Indiana streak by our bus. The noisy chatter of thirty Jr. High and High School stu-dents on their way to Presbyterian Youth Triennium was music to my ears. Everyone was excited, not sure exactly what to expect from a gathering of 5,000 Pres-byterian young people at Purdue University. The Midwest weather in the summertime did not dis-appoint: 85 degrees and 86 percent humidity most days with thunderstorms always lurking. We went a day early, so we could have some downtime to get our bearings and adjust to the weather. We were grateful to be assigned air-conditioned dorms. The theme this year was, “For Such a Time as This,” from the book of Esther. In all the presentations and the dramatic elements of worship, they told the story

of Esther, a young Jewish woman in the court of the king who courageously stepped up to save her people from certain death. The preachers in each day’s wor-ship brought a different element of Esther’s story to life and showed the young people how they too, could be an Esther in their communities. The drama team wove the story of Esther’s courage in standing up for her people, with the story of Jesus and his courage in walking to the cross. The worship band, The Great Romance, energized the participants every day with their powerful interpreta-tions of the Gospel. They were a big part of the col-lective energy that brought all the participants, from all over the United States and the world, together as followers of Christ. It is a unique experience to be worshipping with 5,000 other young people in one place, dancing and moving so much that the concrete balcony was swaying with us. It was memorable. Powerful. Amazing.

The youth were also involved with small groups, where they got to engage more with the story of Esther. They acted it out in improv style and were challenged to think about how they might take their experiences home to their communities. While our love for Jesus was the uni-fier, Facebook (FB) was the “town watering hole”, where everyone met up after Triennium. Just getting 5,000 people fed was a feat of epic propor-tions. We had three shifts at five different dining halls. But the food was fabulous…they had every kind of food you can imagine…pizza, pizza, pizza…oh, and pasta and French fries. They did have a salad bar and lots of meats and even vegetarian offerings at every meal. The youth were well fed. For all the walking we did all over the campus, we were hungry at every meal. At the core of Triennium was connection…meeting youth from small towns and big ones, some who had never been outside their county; trading buttons with one another; connecting the story of Esther with our own spiritual journey; getting to know the youth and leaders from the other churches in our Presbytery. And new experiences: 5,000 in worship; watching a lighting storm over the campus; talking with youth from other regions. The youth and leaders are talking now of how we might continue the connections with the other churches; how we might begin to think about going on mission trips to get us out of our own locale and helping others. I am not sure if Haiti is on the horizon, but we will remember Bill Nathan and his dedication to those boys, many who were just like him….needing a home with Jesus. It was a blessing, and we are all grateful for all of you at Calvary who supported our trip to Triennium. It was an experience to last a lifetime. -by Pastor Erin Thomas

Chillin’ in Shreve Hall: First row: Jimmy Ricco (Upland); Brittany Jackson (Upland), Sara Arellano (Corona); Sec-ond Row: Dominique Boyer, Miranda Wheeler (Upland), Tyler Huntley, Jackie Anderson, Scott Kerns (Lake Arrowhead), Morgan Craig, Jake Jones, Hayden Huntley.

5,000 in Worship at Triennium was amazing! The volunteer choir was huge and they were good!

In the Dining Hall at Breakfast L-R: Morgan Craig, Jackie Anderson, Dominique Boyer,

Eric Ledermann (pastor First Presbyterian, SB)

Waiting in line to eat (we’re hot AND starving!): Morgan Craig, Dominique Boyer, Bryant Adjei, Jackie Anderson, Tyler Huntley, Toby Clark, Sara Arellano (Corona); Bethany Rennard (First Presbyterian, SB).

-More pictures on Page 10 In the dining hall: Elizabeth Morgan (Palm Springs); Pastor Erin, and Morgan Craig.

RALLY SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2010 Calvary’s Christian Education Commission will kick off the 2010-2011 year with our Rally Sunday event held after the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Come to Fellowship Hall to enjoy coffee and conversation. While you are there, take a tour of our tables to see what’s happening in Christian Education. There will be information about all phases of CE, curriculum to review and best of all there will be refreshments at each table. Come meet the teachers, look at the material and sample all the goodies! This year, we are introducing a new curriculum called Ro c k So lid to be used from Toddlers through 6th grade. Classes are divided into four age brackets: Toddlers, Early Elementary (4 years old -1st grade), Middle Elementary (2nd-3rd grade) and Upper Elementary (4th - 6th grade). Each class studies the same lessons on the same Sunday but at their own classroom level. This curriculum follows the Liturgical cal-endar, making the seasons of the church more relevant to the children. Ro c k So lid has many elements: Bible Study, puzzles, craft, music, as well as take-home activities. To introduce this curriculum, we have been using the One Room curriculum for Summer, from June through August, to allow teachers and students exposure to this new style. We are experiencing a smooth transition from our previous curriculum, Liv e B ig . We are also introducing an exciting curriculum for our Youth (Jr. and Sr. high) which begins on September 5, 2010. The new curriculum, entitled Bu rs t, takes on current issues teens face like “Bullies and Mean Girls” and “How To Be Green”. We will pair this with our current curriculum, Th e Th o u g h tfu l Ch ris tian , to offer an entire year of teen-related issues, movies and current events. Each session, in either curriculum, highlights various scrip-tures relevant to the current topic. Our Adults Sunday morning class will continue with our Pre s e n t Wo rd , Bible study. We have used this curriculum for several years and have had continued success with this Presbyterian Bible study. Sunday School is for everyone! Consider this your personal invitation to make the 2010-2011 year one which includes a weekly Sunday School class. Whether you are a toddler or a senior citizen, a student or a parent, there’s a class just for you. Too busy on Sun-day morning? Pastor Dean offers an adult Bible study beginning in September on Sun-day nights from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Stop by after Hot Meal. Youth parents, after dropping off your teen for Youth Group, why not come to Bible study and save a round trip for yourself? By the time the study is over, your teens will be winding down their nightly event as well. -by Marsha Taylor, Chair of CE & Director of Christian Education

-Dean’s List continued from Page 2 Worship Renewal Events – connecting our creative selves with our worship at First Presbyterian Church in San Bernardino, Open Our Eyes and our Hearts. Sept. 10-12 Opening Weekend Oct. 10 Earthen Vessels Jan. 15 Words of Life May 7 Clothe Yourselves in Love June 11 Praise God with Cymbals (Brochures are available in the church office or from the pastors.) Peace and Joy, De an Ko kje r Sundays in September 5 Communion; Labor Day Sunday – wear your “work” clothes 12 Rally Sunday – back to school for Christian education 19 Building Tour following 10:30 worship Look ahead to World Communion Sunday October 2, 2010— “Celebrate Christ, Our Peace.”

The Riverside Presbytery Delegation to Triennium: (30 youth, 4 leaders) in front of Shreve Hall at Purdue on last day. We are ready to go home!

The Riverside Presbytery Delegation to Triennium:

Beaumont: Pastor Scott Mason, Allison Anthony, Aris Baysinger, Anette Dominguez, Lynette Dominguez, Antonio Valverde Calvary Presbyterian: Pastor Erin Thomas, Bryant Ad-jei, Jacqueline Anderson, Dominique Boyer, Toby Clark, Morgan Craig, Hayden Huntley, Tyler Huntley, and Jake Jones Community (Lake Arrowhead): John Black, Kaitlyn Griggs, Scott Kinman, Jenna Mark, Elizibeth Ochart, Lizzie Trehnholm, Rosie Trehnholm and Willie Trehnholm First Presbyterian, Corona: Sara Arellano First Presbyterian, Fontana: Abigail Canfield First Presbyterian, San Bernardino: Pastor Eric Leder-mann, Bethany Rennard, Molly Earp, Brittany Jack-son, Shannon Nolin First Presbyterian, Upland: Lindsey Marcus, Miranda Wheeler, and James Riccio Palm Springs Presbyterian: Elizabeth Morgan.

Bryant Hayden Tyler Morgan

Toby Jake Dominique Jackie

Foster Children continued from Page 1

Pastor Erin helping with crafts

Hot dogs and hamburger line

RALLY SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2010 Calvary’s Christian Education Commission will kick off the 2010-2011 year with our Rally Sunday event held after the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Come to Fellowship Hall to enjoy coffee and conversation. While you are there, take a tour of our tables to see what’s happening in Christian Education. There will be information about all phases of CE, curriculum to review and best of all there will be refreshments at each table. Come meet the teachers, look at the material and sample all the goodies! This year, we are introducing a new curriculum called Ro c k So lid to be used from Toddlers through 6th grade. Classes are divided into four age brackets: Toddlers, Early Elementary (4 years old -1st grade), Middle Elementary (2nd-3rd grade) and Upper Elementary (4th - 6th grade). Each class studies the same lessons on the same Sunday but at their own classroom level. This curriculum follows the Liturgical cal-endar, making the seasons of the church more relevant to the children. Ro c k So lid has many elements: Bible Study, puzzles, craft, music, as well as take-home activities. To introduce this curriculum, we have been using the One Room curriculum for Summer, from June through August, to allow teachers and students exposure to this new style. We are experiencing a smooth transition from our previous curriculum, Liv e B ig . We are also introducing an exciting curriculum for our Youth (Jr. and Sr. high) which begins on September 5, 2010. The new curriculum, entitled Bu rs t, takes on current issues teens face like “Bullies and Mean Girls” and “How To Be Green”. We will pair this with our current curriculum, Th e Th o u g h tfu l Ch ris tian , to offer an entire year of teen-related issues, movies and current events. Each session, in either curriculum, highlights various scrip-tures relevant to the current topic. Our Adults Sunday morning class will continue with our Pre s e n t Wo rd , Bible study. We have used this curriculum for several years and have had continued success with this Presbyterian Bible study. Sunday School is for everyone! Consider this your personal invitation to make the 2010-2011 year one which includes a weekly Sunday School class. Whether you are a toddler or a senior citizen, a student or a parent, there’s a class just for you. Too busy on Sun-day morning? Pastor Dean offers an adult Bible study beginning in September on Sun-day nights from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Stop by after Hot Meal. Youth parents, after dropping off your teen for Youth Group, why not come to Bible study and save a round trip for yourself? By the time the study is over, your teens will be winding down their nightly event as well. -by Marsha Taylor, Chair of CE & Director of Christian Education

-Dean’s List continued from Page 2 Worship Renewal Events – connecting our creative selves with our worship at First Presbyterian Church in San Bernardino, Open Our Eyes and our Hearts. Sept. 10-12 Opening Weekend Oct. 10 Earthen Vessels Jan. 15 Words of Life May 7 Clothe Yourselves in Love June 11 Praise God with Cymbals (Brochures are available in the church office or from the pastors.) Peace and Joy, De an Ko kje r Sundays in September 5 Communion; Labor Day Sunday – wear your “work” clothes 12 Rally Sunday – back to school for Christian education 19 Building Tour following 10:30 worship Look ahead to World Communion Sunday October 2, 2010— “Celebrate Christ, Our Peace.”

The Riverside Presbytery Delegation to Triennium: (30 youth, 4 leaders) in front of Shreve Hall at Purdue on last day. We are ready to go home!

The Riverside Presbytery Delegation to Triennium:

Beaumont: Pastor Scott Mason, Allison Anthony, Aris Baysinger, Anette Dominguez, Lynette Dominguez, Antonio Valverde Calvary Presbyterian: Pastor Erin Thomas, Bryant Ad-jei, Jacqueline Anderson, Dominique Boyer, Toby Clark, Morgan Craig, Hayden Huntley, Tyler Huntley, and Jake Jones Community (Lake Arrowhead): John Black, Kaitlyn Griggs, Scott Kinman, Jenna Mark, Elizibeth Ochart, Lizzie Trehnholm, Rosie Trehnholm and Willie Trehnholm First Presbyterian, Corona: Sara Arellano First Presbyterian, Fontana: Abigail Canfield First Presbyterian, San Bernardino: Pastor Eric Leder-mann, Bethany Rennard, Molly Earp, Brittany Jack-son, Shannon Nolin First Presbyterian, Upland: Lindsey Marcus, Miranda Wheeler, and James Riccio Palm Springs Presbyterian: Elizabeth Morgan.

Bryant Hayden Tyler Morgan

Toby Jake Dominique Jackie

Foster Children continued from Page 1

Pastor Erin helping with crafts

Hot dogs and hamburger line

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 951-686-0761

Pastor Dr. W. Dean Kokjer

Associate Pastor Rev. Erin Thomas

Seniors Ministry Debbie Keller

Business Admin. Debbie Neal

Secretary Lisa York

Choir Director Jonathan Osbrink

Wedding Coordina-tors

Debbie Neal Lisa York

Organist Dr. Beverly Howard

Pianist—choir Barbara Mease

Pianist—OURSPACE Ronda Dyer

Hand Bells Director Jonathan Osbrink

Children’s Choir Marsha Taylor

Morning Custodian Melissia Larsen

Afternoon Custodian Larry Statti

Child Care Johannah Schoebel Lynn Schoebel

Midday Custodian Ken Koogle

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Lectionary Texts For September

5 Jer. 18:1-11; Ps. 139:1-6, 13-18 Philem. 1-21; Luke 14:25-33

12 Jer. 4:11-12, 22-28; Ps. 14 1 Tim. 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10

19 Jer. 8:18-9:1; Ps. 79:1-9 1 Tim. 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13

26 Jer. 32:1-3a, 6-15; Ps. 91:1-6, 14-16 1 Tim. 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31

Liturgists For September

5 Tyler Huntley

12 Rory Dyer

19 Betsy Osbrink

26 Doris Morton

Greeters For September

Georgia Alling and Diane Huntley and Family

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