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Footprints
A Publication of
Church of the Foothills
Volume V, Issue 2 - Mar 2015
March 2015
 A Christ-centered church
with a warm and friendly
heart, an open mind, and
an adventurous spirit!
 A Progressive, Open &
Affirming and Global
Mission Church.
 A successfully aligned
congregation of two denominations, the United
Church of Christ (UCC)
and the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) DOC.
Worship Schedule for March 2015
Worship Services begin at 9:15 AM
Mar 1 - Second Sunday in Lent
Communion
Sermon: “A Mature Faith”
Reading: Mark 1:12-20
Mar 22 - Fifth Sunday in Lent
OGHS & Week of Compassion
Sermon: “Finding Our Way“
Reading: Mark 8:34-37
Mar 8 - Third Sunday in Lent
Daylight Savings Begins
Sermon: “Crossing Boundaries”
Reading: Exodus 20:1-17
Mar 29 - Palm/Passion Sunday
OGHS & Week of Compassion
Sermon: “Christus Victor”
Readings: Mark 14:3-9; 15:16-20
Mar 15 - Fourth Sunday in Lent
Communion by Intinction
Sermon: “The Scandal of
Forgiveness”
Reading: 11:25-26
Apr 5 - EASTER SUNDAY
Communion
Sermon: “Tears of a Clown”
Reading: Mark 16:1-8
Note: All sermons and texts are subject to change at the leading of the Spirit, or the whims of the pastor.
Inside this issue:
Page
Pastor’s Message
Announcements &
ChOTF Events
2
3-7
Community Events
8-9
Small Grp Ministries 10
ONA News & Views
ChOTF Projects
10
11
Life & Laughter
Miscellany
12
13
Celebrations
Hope & Help
14
15
Connections
Get to Know Us
16
17
Features/Photos
18-20
Church of the Foothills is an accepting, caring, open, and affirming Christian congregation that welcomes and
includes all people of every ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, economic status or religious background.
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Volume V, Issue 2 - Mar 2015
“Soul Food”
PASTOR’S MESSAGE
I so enjoy reading
or looking over our
monthly Footprints
newsletter provided
by Bobbie Taylor,
as well as the
weekly e-reminders
our secretary Kathy
Vail sends out.
Both remind me
what an alive, vibrant and growing
congregation we are; one I would
certainly want to join if I were looking for a spiritual home.
For those looking to hitch their star
with our constellation of souls, we
will offer a Covenant Ceremony
during worship, Sunday, March 22.
Declaring oneself to be a disciple or
follower of the spiritual path of Jesus Christ, and joining the church as
a member, is a lot like getting married; both are serious but joyful
commitments that enhance lives.
We continue to offer Inquirers
Classes March 1, 8 & 15 to prepare those ready to join us.
We humans need to be part of
something bigger than ourselves,
and what is bigger than doing divine
work in the world! So much angst,
depression and worry can be alleviated by shifting one’s focus from our
own challenges to common causes.
The church is a broker house, a
meeting place for fellow pilgrims to
deepen their spiritual life and discover where God-given gifts and
passions intersect with the needs
and opportunities of the world.
How exciting.
I am extremely thankful for the good
number of visitors and new members we welcome each year. We
live in an age when many folks
question the relevance of church,
and in many instances with good
reason. One has to go to school or
work, pay taxes, and take care of
family. Why should anyone invest
precious time and limited resources
in church? It’s a good question. Our
answer to that question is found in
part in the pages of this newsletter.
How many other places can you experience a multi-generational, diverse, open and affirming, caring,
progressive thinking and acting,
spiritually relevant, socially compelling, fun-filled religious community?
What we offer is so unique and
needed. What would our lives and
community be without this place?
Thanks for your support and participation.
Peace to all,
~Pastor Mike
Volume V, Issue 2 - Mar 2015
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ChOTF EVENTS
Adult Forum
Spiritual Pathways
March 1 – Rev. Adelia Sandoval:
A Journey to the Sacred Within
March 8 – Rev. Nancy Brink:
Centering Prayer
March 15 – Rev. Susan Chamberlain:
Traveling to Taize
March 22 – Rev. Barbara Grear
Laying on of Hands, Energy Healing
March 29 – Zinnia Wolf:
The Art of Yoga
On selected Sundays throughout the year after church
speakers and study series are offered for the spiritual
growth and understanding of our church family. If
needed child care is available.
Meeting at 11:00 AM
In the Church Library
MONDAY NIGHT STUDY GROUP
February 23rd, we began our new Monday Night Study with Living the Questions 2.0 This series is a popular video
& internet based, small group exploration of progressive Christianity, featuring premier religious voices of our day.
LtQ2 is an open-minded alternative to
traditional studies that attempt to provide all the answers
and instead strives to provide an opportunity to explore together what's next for Christianity. Featuring thirty acclaimed scholars, theologians and other experts, including
Marcus Borg, Matthew Fox, and John Dominic Crossan, Diana Butler Bass, Brian McLaren & Robin Meyers,
LtQ2 promises to be an exciting journey.
When: Monday, March 23
6:30 PM (Potluck) — 7:30 PM (Study Hour)
Where: Gloria Wildman’s home
Watch for more details in the Sunday bulletin and weekly
E-Minder. Save the Date...plan to bring a dish to
share...and join us!
Questions? Call Lianne Oakes or Carol Wilson
Families In the Program...will be with us
again during Holy Week, March 29 to April 5.
As usual, we needed volunteer to supply the
following:
1. Scrip (Stater Bros and Target)
2. Support (cooks, servers, hosts)
Your assistance is greatly appreciated. I know
that the volunteers who donate their time and
efforts during this season are making a substantial sacrifice, but the reward in terms of genuine
gratitude from the families cannot be overstated.
~Gary Whaley
New Members
COVENANT
CEREMONY
Sunday - Mar 22
A ceremony honoring the covenant of commitment
between new members and established members, wherein new
members affirm their desire to
join ChOTF & established ones
formally welcome them into our
fellowship.
ATTENTION NEWCOMERS
Pastor Mike started a new
series of “INQUIRER’S
CLASSES” here at Church
of the Foothills for those
wishing to know more about
the Wisdom of Jesus, the
Progressive
Christian
Movement, & our church’s
mission & ministries.
Classes are held Sundays
after worship, 11:00 AM to noon Feb. 22,
Mar. 1, 8 & 15 in the Senior High Room of
Fellowship Hall (ask anyone for directions).
Take one or all four classes! Child care provided. See Pastor Mike for more information or
just show up.
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ChOTF EVENTS (con’t)
What’s in a party?
Sacred Spring Taize Service
(named for the monastic Taize community in France)
Sunday March 22
7:00 – 8:00 PM
in the church sanctuary.
Please join us for this sacred evening of music,
meditation, chanting and candlelight in
the peacefulness of the sanctuary.
At this awakening time of year we
celebrate the magnificence and
splendor of the Creator in all things.
Let us begin this season in communion with the
Eternal, and call forth the indwelling
Christ Spirit in each of us.
Rev. Susan Chamberlain & Pastor Kel Henderson
Saturday night was a blast!
Good wine, food and music
make a great recipe for a
gathering of fun, laughter
and dancing. Such a party is not fun and prosperous
if it does not have a huge crew of volunteers and donors.
Many people contributed
generously of their time,
money and donations.
Thank you all for your
generous support of this
ministry; Jerry Wolf,
Tricia & Mike Holland,
Melody & Colleen Taylor, Arlene Post, Nancy Brink
& Maria Pérez, Russ Noe & Kergan Edwards-Stout,
Kathy Dunlap, CJ & Denise McLean, Susan & Bill
Richardson, Robbie Arevalos, Krista Owens, Richard Punzalan & David Rogers, Rosita & Carmen
Mercado, Patrick Nailon, Mary Carden, Mae and &
Dennis Parrett and all who donated items for the
auction. Equally important are those who purchased
tickets and came to the party.
Without your generosity this event would have
not being a success. Thank you!
Open & Affirming Ministry is delighted to announce
that after paying expenses, it
raised $1,690 for our ministry in the Annual Wine Tasting event of February 21. A
portion of this money will go
to the general fund of Church of the Foothills and
other LGBTQI causes. Save the date, February 27,
2016 for our next Wine Tasting Party!
Sincerely,
Krista Owens,
Susan Richardson
& Maria Pérez
Volume I, Issue 2– Mar 2015
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ChOTF EVENTS (con’t)
BRIDGE GROUP
Do you like to make special
friends & play a little bridge?
This fun group is one of the
longest running small groups at
ChOTF & may be the one for
you.
We meet the 4th Saturday of
each month, at 7:00 PM--at the
home of various hosts.
Our March 28 get-together
place to be announced. Watch for
further notice in the Sunday bulletin or weekly e-minder.. See
Gloria, if you would like to join
us, or have any questions.
PEACE, BENEVOLENCE & JUSTICE
Our Peace, Benevolence and Justice Ministry meets the first Monday
of every month, in the church Library. All ChOTF members and
friends are invited to participate in the PB&J Ministry.
Next Meeting: March 2 - 7:00 PM
PBJ addresses a wide array of social justice issues, local, national, and worldwide. Each member of PBJ contributes uniquely to the whole and brings his/her
own social justice perspective to the effort.. Perhaps you have a particular passion
that fits this ministry? There's plenty of room at the table!
Current and Past Campaigns: South Coast Community Center,
Churches for Middle East Peace, School for Peace (Tel Aviv),
Sherman Indian School, Care of Creation (Climate change and the greening of CHoTF), Family Promise, UN Delegation on the Status of Women
(Great Guys in the Kitchen)
ONA Ministry
Sunday Brunch
If you have a social justice issue that begs for action, bring it to PBJ, on the
first Monday of every month, @ 7:00 pm, in the church Library or you
may talk to or talk to or write a PBJ member. It’s easy to find us in the
Fair Trade Corner of Fellowship Hall virtually every Sunday after church.
1st Sunday of each Month,
@12:00 Noon
For questions, contact Co-chairs:
Sunny Erickson or Keni Cox
March 1st
Brunch
@
Rutabegorz
158 W. Main
Tustin
ST VALENTINE’S DAY
Mixed
Media
at the
Dunlap’s
MARCH MIXED MEDIA
EVENT
Saturday, March 14
The next Mixed Media will feature a St. Patrick theme. So, of
course we will be having corned beef, cabbage and all the fixings—
and everyone should wear green. It will begin at 5:30 PM at the
home of Jerry and Kathy Dunlap with a pot luck supper. Corned
beef, coffee and water will be provided, but if someone would prefer another beverage, they can BYO.
Since everyone had such a good time at our February event, we
will be playing charades after supper again, but with a theme
(which will have something to do with St. Patrick). We will also
sing a few St. Patrick’s songs and share some “Blarney”.
Please see Kathy to sign up.
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ChOTF EVENTS (con’t)
CHRISTIAN ED MINISTRY:
ple all around, who had to bow down before him. It was a
A MESSAGE
hot summer day, and the official felt very uncomfortable in
FROM
the sticky sedan chair. He looked up at the sun. It shone
Pastor kel : proudly in the sky, unaffected by his presence. “How powAn old Chinese folk tale reads:
There once was a stonecutter,
who was dissatisfied with himself and his position in life. One day, he passed a wealthy
merchant’s house, and through the open gateway, saw many
fine and important visitors. “How powerful that merchant
must be!” thought the stonecutter. He became very envious
and wished that he could be the merchant. Then he would
no longer have to live the life of a stone cutter.
erful the sun is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the
sun.”
Then he became the sun, shining fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields and cursed by the farmers and
laborers. But a huge black clouded moved between him and
the earth, so that his light could no longer shine on everything below. “How powerful that cloud is!” he thought. “I
wish I could be a cloud.”
Then he became the cloud, flooded the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone. But soon he found that he
To his great surprise, he suddenly became the mer- was being pushed away by a great force, and realized that it
chant, enjoying more luxuries and power than he had ever was the wind. “How powerful is he wind!” he thought. “I
dreamed of, envied and detested by those less wealthy than wish that I could be the wind.”
himself. But soon a high official passed by, carried in a
huge sedan chair, accompanied by attendants and guards.
Then he became the wind, blowing tiles off the roofs of
Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow low before house, uprooting trees, hated and feared by all below him.
the procession. “How powerful that official is!” he thought. But after a while, he ran up against a force that he could not
I wish I could be a high official.”
move, no matter how forcefully he blew against it- a huge,
towering stone. “How powerful that stone is!” he thought.
Then suddenly he became the high official being car- “I wish I could be that stone.”
(con’t on page 7)
ried everywhere in sedan chair, feared and hated by the peo
SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM
March 2015
The Christian Ed Committee has decided to publish the Sunday School
Curriculum in advance of Sunday classes to give parents the opportunity
to review the lesson plans and open discussions with their children before, and/or after each session. The following are the lesson plans for the
month of March:
DATE
TITLE
VERSES
AFFIRMATION
3/01/15 Letting Go, Living Joyfully in the moment,
Luke 6:36-37, Matthew 6:25
I choose to live joyfully in this
moment & let go of all worries.
3/08/15 Forgiving and Healing
Proverbs 3:13-18, Romans 12:2
I forgive as I can and my heart
is willed with light
3/15/15
Security
Matthew 18:21, Mark 11:24-26
Thomas 48
My true self Is deathless &
changeless. I am secure in unconditional love, light & joy..
3/22/15
Perseverance
Hebrews 10:36, Luke 8:15
I will keep myself moving and
finish what I start.
3/29/15
Palm Sunday: Standing
Tall
Matthew 16:21-26 & 21:1-11
I find my true self when I put others
first.
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ChOTF & COMMUNITY EVENTS
Pastor Kel’s Message: (con’t from page 6)
Then he became a stone, more powerful than anything else on earth. But as he stood there, he heard a
sound of a hammer pounding a chisel into the solid rock,
and felt himself being changed. “What could be more
powerful that I, the stone?” he thought. He looked down
and saw far below him the figure of a stonecutter.
Are you the stone, happy with who you are, though
open to continual remodeling. Or are you the stonecutter,
unhappy with life, constantly seeking greater power and
glory often at the expense of self and others? These are
questions you are invited to ponder as we enter into the
season of Lent.
Blessings,
Pastor Kel
SOUP KITCHEN MINISTRY
CONCERT &
SPAGHETTI DINNER
At Church of the Foothills
Sunday, March 8
4:00 PM
SW COMMUNITY CENTER
1601 W 2nd Street
Santa Ana, 92703
ChOTF’s Soup Kitchen Ministry prepares and serves
lunch for the homeless at the Center on the 5th Sunday of each month (with 5 Sundays). Our next
scheduled date to serve lunch will be on March 29.
If you have the time, Dan & Carmen will appreciate your help.
This outreach program has been a rewarding experience for participating members. If you are interested in helping with this project, or you would like
more information on either the Southwest Community Center, or our participation in this program,
please call:
Carmen Mercado or Dan Griset
DON’T FORGET DONATIONS
FOR THE FOOD BASKET CART EACH SUNDAY!
To Benefit ChOTF General Fund
$20 per Person
Tickets on Sale Now in Fellowship Hall,
after Sunday Services
or
See Carol Rosholm
Volume V. Issue 2 - Mar 2015
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ChOTF & COMMUNITY EVENTS
WELCOMING OUR
NEW DIRECTOR OF MUSIC !
TINA
GLANDER PETERSON
Tina Glander Peterson
is so excited to be joining the Church of the
Foothills music ministry! Tina earned her
Bachelor of Music
Education degree from
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and her
Master of Music in
Music Education and
Choral
Conducting
from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
She currently serves Director of Choirs at Irvine
High School where she directs five choirs and
AP music theory and is also proud to be the Assistant Director of the Southern California Children’s Choir for Concert Choir and Ensemble.
From 2007-2010, she was the Director of Choirs
at Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos, CA., and
taught choral music for ten years in the public
schools of Wisconsin.
Church music has always been a large part of
Tina’s life. Growing up in Wisconsin singing
and playing in both vocal and bell choirs, as well
as directing both vocal and bell choirs, church
music is embedded in every fiber of her being!
In the most recent past, Tina served at Interim
Director of Music at Irvine UCC Congregational
Church where she enjoyed leading the Chancel
Choir. Tina and her husband Chris live in Tustin
with their two adorable six-pound Japanese Chin
dogs, Suki and Hannya.
Counsel of
Wolves Salon
Sat. Feb. 28,
2015
2:00 – 4:30 PM
Sacred Seasons Center
2611 N. Linwood Ave
Santa Ana, Ca. 92705 ( 714 ) 744-3904
~ Revisiting Alan Watts ~
The universe is the game of the Self which plays
hide and seek forever and ever. - Alan Watts
Come join us for an afternoon of lectures by Alan
Watts-- the charismatic, scholarly and articulate
wisdom master from England, who continues to
influence those who seek the path of knowledge
and inner wisdom. He is credited with bringing
the philosophies, religions and mysticism of the
East to the West.
His charming manner, humor and undeniable brilliance still lives on in his books, tapes and recorded television lectures on PBS. This will be an
afternoon to remember & get people turned on to
Alan Watts again.
Discussion to follow.
Hospitality included. * Donation appreciated * RSVP
Susan Chamberlain
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COMMUNITY EVENTS/NEWS (con’t)
 An
hour concert by Chapman University’s
Concert Choir on Saturday afternoon after Rick
Lowery’s final lecture.
Workshops
Chapman University will hold our 32nd Annual
Founders Day, March 13-14, 2015. The two day
event held on the Orange, CA campus has many
strong options for participants to enjoy:
 Richard
H. Lowery, Hebrew
Bible scholar and teacher, will
relate foundational stories in
Genesis to contemporary issues
in human rights. His PhD is
from Yale and he has taught at
Phillips Theological Seminary
until joining his wife, the Rev.
Sharon Watkins, in Indianapolis
while she serves Disciples as the General Minister
and President. Rick is a witty and insightful
teacher. He will do three lectures on Friday, March
13 and one the following day in the afternoon.
on Saturday morning in
the Wallace All Faith’s Chapel.
Our preacher is returning to her
alma mater: Rita Nakashima
Brock ’72. Rita heads the Soul
Repair Center at Brite Divinity
School, doing research and public
education about moral injury.
on Saturday morning
for prospective students and their
parents as well as a talk on Mindfulness by Dr. Gail Stearns, Dean of
the Wallace All Faith’s Chapel.
A
big reunion event—a Friday evening dinner
for all alumni, Disciples on Campus parents and
prospective parents and Chapman friends.
A
new, exciting event: Godspell which will be
performed in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm and Sunday
afternoon at 2 pm. DOC senior David Ruby is the
director.
Worship
You are invited to come for both days, but you
may also elect only a one day option. Convenient
online
registration
is
available
at
www.chapman.edu/founders-day.
Questions?
Please call the Office of Church Relations at
714.997.6760. And we are serious—do not let the
cost of registration keep you away. If you need a
scholarship, please ask for it!
We
will honor David Downing as Disciples
Church Leaders of the Year and Petra MalleisSternberg as the United Church of Christ Church
Leaders of the Year.
David
Petra
Your church has detailed information and online
registration can be found at :
www.chapman.edu/founders-day.
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SMALL GROUP MINISTRIES
CHOIR PRACTICE
If you like to sing and enjoy
the fellowship of others who
help lift our spirits on Sunday mornings, please plan to
join us for choir practice,
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM, in
the church Sanctuary.
Contact the church office, for
more information.
OPEN AND AFFIRMING MINISTRY
“Living With Integrity”
Open and Affirming Ministry group,
Living With Integrity, will host a monthly study
for the months of February to September. This
study is limited to 16 people who want to intentionally work on issues of forgiveness and reconciliation in their lives. This study will be
closed after the first week to newcomers.
The group study will use the book The Way
of forgiveness by Marjorie J. Thompson. The
cost of a new participant’s book is $10.45, but
used copies are available for much less.
The group will meet at Colleen and Melody
Taylor 346 S. Earlham St. Orange, CA the following dates:
Sunday, Feb 8 @ 4
Sunday, Mar 8 @ 4
Sunday, Apr 12 @ 4
Sunday, May 17 @ 4
Sunday, June 14 @ 4
Sunday, July 12 @ 4
Thursday, Aug 20 @ 6:30
Sunday, Sept 13 @ 4
To sign up, contact:
Nancy E. Brink or María Pérez
6 spaces left—
contact Maria NOW
CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S
FELLOWSHIP
Baskets of Bears
Remember the “Prayer Bears” are
available to you each Sunday. If you
know of someone who needs a little
boost or an extra prayer reminder.
The cost is $5 and they fit into a
9x12 envelope for mailing.
“My Sister Joanie’s Purse Project” is a yearround effort. We continue to collect new and gently used purses. Look for the basket in Fellowship
Hall (by the door) on Sundays to leave your donations.
—Shirley Sullens
———————————————-
CWF meets Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in
the Fireside Room. So, pack a lunch and join us for fun,
fellowship and a little work accomplished.
TRANSGENDER
SUPPORT GROUP
“Shift Happens”: Meets the 1st Sunday of each
month, at 6:00 PM, in Fellowship Hall. This group is
focused on friends and family of Transgender children.
Contact Sarah Tyler for more information:
Hearts & Minds
This group meets selected Sundays at 10:45AM in the Jr High
room to exchange time listening
and sharing, secure in confidentiality and without advice or judgment. This kind of listening and
speaking can be a healing practice
for reclaiming our own good
hearts and can get our brains out of ruts caused by
old hurts we’ve experienced. We are building community and transforming the way we interact with
the world. Tentative dates are March 8 and 22.
Check the weekly bulletins for any updates.
All are welcome!
For more information, contact Suvan Geer
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ChOTF PROJECTS
Our Peace & Justice Corner
Church of the Foothills
PB&J Ministry has been offering Equal Exchange coffee, tea, and chocolate in our
Fellowship Hall for more
than 6 years. Since that time
we have added nuts and dried
fruit, insulated mugs with the
UCC and DOC logos—and olive oil and other Canaan
Fair Trade products from Palestine.
We sell the products to our members and visitors,
furnish the coffee and tea for our fellowship time, and
fill baskets for silent auctions.
When we buy Fair Trade/Equal
Exchange products, we help support
a worker-owned fair trade company
that offers consumers fairly traded
products direct from small-scale
farmer co-ops in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Carol Wilson, (PB&J Ministry)
EASTER’S COMING UP!
THINK SCRIP!
STEWARDSHIP 2015 CARDS
Have you turned in yours yet?
Estimate of Giving and Pledges of Time & Talents
cards are available in the Narthex. Please take a
few minutes and complete yours. Place your completed cards in the offering plate or mail them to the
church office.
SOUP KITCHEN MINISTRY
SW COMMUNITY CENTER
1601 W 2nd Street
Santa Ana, 92703
A wide variety of cards can be purchased at the
Scrip table for use at your favorite department store
for Easter finery, baskets and/or candy. And don’t
forget your grocery needs for meals.
Gas station, restaurant and movie theater tickets
are available and gift cards are always welcome!
Remember, each card generates from 5% to 10% in
income to ChOTF.
Check the full list at the Scrip Table in Fellowship Hall after church on Sundays, and buy/order
them there—or call the Church office or Jim
Swander with your order.
ChOTF’s Soup Kitchen Ministry prepares and
serves lunch for the homeless at the Center on the
5th Sunday of each month (with 5 Sundays). Our
next scheduled date to serve the lunch will be on
March 29. Dan & Carmen will very much appreciate your help.
This outreach program has been a rewarding experience for participating members. If you are interested in helping with this project, or you would
like more information on either the Southwest
Community Center, or our participation in this program, please call:
Carmen Mercado or Dan Griset
DON’T FORGET DONATIONS
FOR THE FOOD BASKET CART EACH SUNDAY!
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Volume V, Issue 2 - Mar 2015
LIFE & LAUGHTER
HAPPY ST PATRICK’S DAY
POET’S
CORNER...
Editor’s note: I just came across the following bit of
timeless humor, forwarded to me a few months ago,
along with this handwritten note:
“I found this in a Nov 1997 “Footprints” . As an
English major and teacher, I found it amusing and
maybe worth filling a space in a current edition.”
“Read it out loud!”
~ Kathleen McCloskey
——————–——-——————————
Owed to Computers
Buy Loraine Rexford
Thee spell check on my computer
tells one if a word is an err.
I’m so glad two have this convenience,
Wee fill better because it is their.
Wee ring our hands when worried,
are spelling may know bee rite.
Webster wood tern inn his grave too
no wee our knot sew bright.
Seams the old-fashioned dictionary showed
awl the words clear & clean.
Sew what wood wee due without it,
to sea if words say what wee mean?
————————–——-—————————
Although Kathleen left us in December—this is just
one of many “smiles” she left behind!
Holy Humor
TELLING SOME STORIES
Delivering a speech at a banquet on the night of his
arrival in a large city, a visiting minister told several anecdotes he expected to repeat at meetings the next day. Because he wanted to use the jokes again, he requested the
reporters to omit them from any accounts they might turn
in to their newspapers. A cub reporter, in commenting on
the speech, ended his piece with the following: "The minister told a number of stories that cannot be published."
A PROFESSIONAL ARGUMENT
Three professionals are arguing about which is the oldest and
most respectable profession. The surgeon says "When God
made Eve out of Adam's rib, that was the first surgery, so mine
is the oldest profession!" The accountant says "When God created order out of chaos that was done with mathematics, so
mine is the oldest profession!" But then the politician said "Ah,
but who do you think created the chaos?"
PROGRESSIVE EPIPHANY
I know a friend who goes to a church that is so progressive that
when they do the Christmas story, the three Wise Men are
bringing gift certificates.
THE GIFT
When a 3-year-old opened a birthday gift from his grandmother, he discovered a water pistol. He squealed with
delight and headed for the nearest sink. His Mother was
not so pleased. She turned to Grandma & said, "I'm surprised at you. Don't you remember how we used to drive
you crazy with water guns?"
Grandma smiled sweetly & replied, "I remember."
Volume V, Issue 2 - Mar 2015
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MISCELLANY
NEWS FROM OUR PRE-SCHOOL...
MARCH 2015
Spring Show & Fundraiser and Read Across
America This Month ! We will be busy getting the spring show and fundraiser ready this
month! The event is on the 27th at 6:30 PM.
We are also celebrating Read Across America
and Dr. Seuss all month! We have a field trip
on March 2 at the public library in Old Town
Orange at 10:00 am, an amazing Book Fair
throughout the week of 3/9-3/13, as well as a
Family Reading Night on Wednesday, 3/11 at
5:30. Come hear some stories and shop at our
school book fair—pizza will be served!
LET’S CELEBRATE READING!!!
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, ro pick up a
book and read to child.” Dr. Seuss epitomizes a love of children and learning. His use of rhyme is an important reading
skill: phonemic awareness….the foundation of reading.
When we celebrate Dr. Seuss and reading, we send a clear
message to our children that reading is fun and important.
National Read Across America Day , as well as Dr.
Seuss’s birthday is March 2nd. To celebrate, on 3/2 we are
visiting the beautiful library in Old Town Orange at 10 am.
If you can chaperone, please sign up. We rely on parents to
help drive for field trips!
We are also going to have a Pajama Reading on Wed,
3/11 at 5:30pm. Please mark your calendar and join us for
our first FPS book fair, stories and complementary pizza.
The scholastic book fair will run the entire week of 3/9-3/13!
KIDS NIGHT OUT 3/13 5:00-9:00 PM
DR. SEUSS IS ON THE LOOSE!
Join us for a crazy fun filled evening, featuring crazy
hair & clothes or pajamas, group pow wows, green
eggs and ham, Cat & the Hat ball toss, themed desert, fashion show and—b bring the evening to a
close, we will watch “The Lorax” in Lorax mustaches!
10th ANNUAL SPRING SHOW
MARCH 27, 2015
Our show is quickly approaching and we have
all been working hard to prepare a great program for
you! Miss Jen’s class will be performing “Little
Bunny Foo Foo” and “The Kite Song”.
Miss
Lindsey’s class will be performing “ABC’s” by the
Jackson Five and “Happy” by Pharell Williams .
Miss Marcy’s class will be performing “Everything is
Awesome” from the Lego Movie and “Firework” by
Katy Perry.
The evening of the show, the children need to
arrive on time at 6:30 pm to begin preparing them.
Please make sure they have been fed dinner. After
you leave them with their teacher, go to the fellowship hall and enjoy your evening.
There are many tables and chairs that need to
be put away as well as sweeping up at the end of the
night. We need volunteers to help collect silent auction items, bring refreshments and simple appetizers. If you are interested in helping, please e-mail
Miss Lindsey!
SPRING BREAK FUN!
Mar 30 - Apr 3, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Foothills Preschool s closed for spring break, but not Foothills Kid’s Club! Come join us for spring break fun. Many
activities are planned and each day will be a fun theme.
Deadline to register is Friday, March 20.
SUMMER CAMP FUN!
Jun 22 - Jul 31, 9:00am - 2:00 pm
Summer Camp is something all kids look forward to! Fun
weekly themes, tons of games and water play, shark slide
and bounce house, and lots of time to make new friendships
and nurture old ones. Registration deadline is June 5th.
Thanks!
"Miss Marci Careym
Pre-K Teacher/Program Development Director
FOOTPRINTS NOTICE
Editor’s note: Do you have something you would like to share with our readers? Comments, suggestions
or articles are always welcome. Announcements, poems, pictures and notices you would like printed in
the April edition of Footprints should be submitted to the church office no later than March 23. Earlier, if at all possible. If you plan ahead & give me enough time, it is very appreciated! Thank you.
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CELEBRATIONS!!
March Birthdays
March Anniversaries
3/17
3/25
3/01
3/02
3/04
3/08
3/09
3/10
3/12
3/12
3/13
Lynn Stiegler
Pat Hofferbert
Denise Womack
Stephanie Brown
Justin Delgado
Patrick Nailon
Josh Carr
Jerry Dunlap
Darren Camaya
3/13
3/15
3/16
3/16
3/29
3/30
3/30
3/30
3/30
Sarah Tyler
Danann Tyler
Setsu Hata
Wendy Moldovan
Heidi Arden
Julie Bookwalter
Jay Camaya
Nancy Hanson
Kel Henderson
DON’T FORGET TO BRING SOME GOODIES TO
SHARE DURING YOUR BIRTHDAY MONTH!
Jim & Marty Swander
Ruth & Gary Hubbard
If we missed (or “mixedup”) your special day, we’re
very sorry! Please contact
the church office and we
will correct our records.
SPECIAL OFFERINGS COLLECTED
MARCH 22-28
March
22 & 28
2015
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HOPE & HELP
CALLING ALL MEMBERS OF:
FLOWER HALF-POWERED
O&A
MINISTRY !
March sign-ups are halfway
there:
3/01 - Bobbie Taylor
3/08 - open
3/15 - open
3/22 - Joan Kaul
3/29 - Debbie Hollister
February is your month to be
On Duty Sunday mornings!
That means it’s your turn to:
>bring in the goodies
>set up the tables
> start up the coffee/tea pots
>clean-up after
Please contact & co-ordinate
with your Chairpersons:
Cuca Perez or Krista Owens
Sign up sheets are located on the
board in the narthex. As a reminder,
flowers dedicated to special occasions, or the memory of loved ones,
are welcomed and acknowledged in
each Sunday’s bulletin.
JESUS SEMINAR ON THE ROAD
The Other Bible:
Early Christianity beyond the Canon
March 27 - 28, 2015
Irvine United Congregational Church,
4915 Alton Parkway, Irvine
Register by March 15
for the best rate.
Go to: www.westarinstitute.org
Of the hundreds of texts produced by early Christians, few
made it into the New Testament. Why? What happened to texts
that were left out? How did the New Testament come to be?
What impact has the closed canon had on the Christian tradition? What would happen if we opened the canon and took an
active role in determining the future of Christianity? By reclaiming our right to debate what counts as scripture, we can
make congregations places for active intellectual discussion
and fruitful debate.
Caring Corner
NEED A RIDE?
If you need help with a ride to church
or to the doctor, etc. please call one of our Caring Corner Drivers:
 Kathy and Jerry Dunlap
 Eunice Kortje
 Wenonah Sheehan
If you are able to join this group as a driver/helper,
please see or call Kathy Dunlap.
IN NEED OF MINISTRY, OR JUST SOMEONE
TO TALK TO ABOUT LIFE AND FAITH?
For pastoral assistance, Pastor Mike is available during office hours
of 9 AM to 2 PM on Mon-Tues-Thurs. Please call ahead when possible.
For other times, call his cell at 714-423-0182.
To contact a church elder, call the church office at 741-544-1319
Rev Kel Henderson available Tues, Wed, Thurs. & Sun at 714-465-6991
———–——-—————
For a Stephen Minister, visit
http://www.fcco-doc.org/ministries/stephen_ministry.php
or call 714-798-4479. Peace to you.
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CONNECTIONS
Wanted:
Some Great Guys Baking Cookies!
A playful fundraiser to send international delegates to New York
for the 2015 UN Beijing Forum+20 on The Status of Women.
th
Saturday, March 7 , 2015
1:00 – 4:00 PM
All "Great Guys" welcome--ages 6 to 96. No experience necessary! All ingredients and
tutorials supplied in the Fellowship Hall Kitchen. A local opportunity to offer global support for women’s lives.
“Great Guys” Cookie Sale
Sunday, March 8th
After worship, in Fellowship Hall!
Cookies baked by ChOTF’s “Great Guys”! Donations welcome. Funds will help send a
diverse UN delegation from the non-profit Re-evaluation Counseling Foundation community to the Forum. Their work is aimed at creating rational just & equitable partnerships between men & women in their own countries.
Sponsored by PB&J
Our Peace, Benevolence and Justice Ministry
Organizer: Suvan Geer
Sign up or call Suvan for more details. Cooking space is limited.
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Did You Know? Get Connected!
Did you know that ChOTF has its
own Facebook group?
www.facebook.com is a free and
easy way to stay informed and
connected to your church family.
Once you’re a member of Facebook, simply type “Church of the
Foothills Santa Ana” into your
Facebook search box, and then
join the group! It’s that simple!!!
Learn about current Peace and
Justice issues and actions by joining ChOTF’s Peace, Benevolence
& Justice (PB&J) e-mail updates.
Join Church of the Foothills Open To be kept up-to-date with the latand Affirming ministry email est information, send an e-mail to:
list and keep up to date on all the
chotfadvocates @gmail.com
latest events and issues facing
our LGBT brothers and sisters.
To join, simply send an email, saying “SUBSCRIBE” , addressed to:
[email protected]
Who We Are: Get to Know Us!
Address: 19211 Dodge Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-544-1319 - FAX: 714-573-7722
Officers
Staff
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Michael Holland
Minister of Christian Education
& Family Life: Rev. Kel Henderson
Preschool Co-Directors: Marci Carey &
Lindsey Eidsvold
Dir. of Youth Ministries: Robbie Arevalos
Dir. Of Music Ministries: Tina Peterson
Organist: John Douglas
Drummer: Jeff Segal
Church Secretary: Kathy Vail
Childcare Personnel: Dana Block &
Jamie Underwood
President: Jerry Wolf
Vice-Pres: Patrick Nailon
Recording Sec: Jeanne Davenport
Financial Secretary: Carol Rosholm
Treasurer: Jim Swander
Historian: Dale Post
Membership: Jean Davenport
Ministers in Residence
Rev. Nancy Brink, Rev. Susan Chamberlain, Rev. Bernie Davis, Rev. Dr.
Duane Day, Rev. Barbara Grear, Rev.
Adelia Sandoval & Rev. Morning Star
Ministry Chairs
Spiritual Life: Gloria Wildman
Hospitality: Carmen Mercado & Cara Waller
Growth: Mae Parrett
Peace/Benevolence/Justice: Keni Cox &
Sunny Erickson
Christian Education: Kathy Dunlap
Operations: Kate McCloskey (Finance)
& David Underwood (Property)
CWF: Esther Gressard
Footprints Editor: Bobbie Taylor
Small Group Ministries: Get Involved!
Small Group Ministries provide opportunity to share spiritual fellowship, activities, support and mission projects with
others. For more information about the following Small Group Ministries, please refer to the contacts listed below.
Bridge Group

Gloria Wildman 714-939-1026
Chancel Choir
 Tina Glander Peterson
Mixed Media

Kathy Dunlap 714-532-3799
Living With Integrity (LGBTQI)

Nancy Brink 402-312-0409
Christian Women’s Fellowship Modern Families
(CWF)

Zinnia Menardi-Wolf

Esther Gressard 714-771-5955
Family Promise

Gary Whaley 949-230-2592
Hearts & Minds
 Suvan Geer 714-532-5519

714-450-0064
Jennifer and Jason Surges
714-532-5841
Monday Night Study Group

Lianne Oakes 949-476-2572
Open & Affirming (LGBTQI)


Cuca Perez 714-507-5968
Krista Owens
ONAMinistry @gmail.com
Peace, Benevolence & Justice


Keni Cox 714-801-8081
Sunny Erickson 714-873-7746
Shift Happens

Sarah Tyler
[email protected]
Soup Kitchen


Dan Griset 714-834-1322
Carmen Mercado 714-328-9129
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PHOTO GALLERY
Selected Scenes From
ChOTF Life
A Busy February 2015
Barbara shares a memory.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Selected Scenes From
ChOTF Life
A Creative February 2015
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PHOTO GALLERY
Selected Scenes From
ChOTF Life
An Inspiring February 2015
Singing their praises!
...and the haggis is piped in!.