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| Rev. Dr. Julie Roberts-Fronk, Pastor Rev. Mike Fronk, Pastor The Christian Caller July 7, 2017 |
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Julie's Jar
The first two Sundays of July were focused on Christian unity. In what has been called "the priestly prayer" from the gospel of John, Jesus prays for his followers. In the setting, Jesus is alone, praying this long prayer. Who wrote down the prayer? Who recorded it?
It is a memory of what Jesus meant to a community of Christians over a hundred years after the death and resurrection event. It is their understanding of what Christ would hope for them in their current circumstance. In my sermon on July 2
nd, I reflected on the impulse to seek Christian unity that was part of our heritage as a denomination. In our current circumstance, I imagined Christ might pray for us, something like this:
"Father, I have made you known to those you gave me. They are yours and they are trying to keep your word. Give them the power to be still and know you, to be still and know you are also theirs. Protect them, even from themselves God. Interrupt their thoughts with your grace to remember they are yours and you are theirs. Open their hearts to see into the hearts of their neighbors. Give them courage to gaze upon your compassion that pulses through them and patches the world together. And through this they will come to recognize and realize that they already are one, with you, with me, with each other, with all of creation."
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ICE CREAM SUNDAE SOCIAL
Bring your favorite topping for this fellowship event. Vanilla Ice Cream will be provided. Bring a friend! This is a simple opportunity to gather for refreshment and conversation.
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Compassion Practice Update
Want some practical tools to live the way of Jesus, the way of compassion? Want to live from a more grounded, less reactive center? Want to learn practical ways of developing self-compassion and compassion for people you like and people who irritate you? Consider participating in two upcoming events.
July 23rd and August 20th after worship, Pastor Julie Roberts-Fronk will lead practices that open us to the possibilities of transformation God's compassion can bring. The sessions will include conversation and two practices. A practice can be a guided meditation, a quiet activity, writing, etc. There will be a variety in order to appeal to different learning styles.
July 23: Grounding - ways to catch our breath when something knocks us off center.
August 20: Self-Compassion - paying attention to and having empathy
for our own suffering.
Look for a new Compassion Practice course coming in the Fall.
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CHURCH CALENDAR
**=Non-Church Activity
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Birthdays
If someone should be added to this list, please let the church
JULY
- 7 ~ Lucy Hyde
- 8 ~ Linda Church
- 17 ~ Jessica Alcazar
- 23 ~ Ed Burton & Kathleen Eames
- 30 ~ Frances Shorrock
We'd love to wish you a happy anniversary here in The Caller!
If you would like to have your anniversary listed,
contact the church office.
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| CELEBRATIONS AND PRAYER CONCERNS 
We join together in prayer for our community and our world. Please let us know if you would like to add someone to the list or if someone should be removed. We review the list quarterly and will give you a call if it is unclear if someone should stay on the list. Please let us know if someone has inadvertently been removed. |
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HOMEBOUND & convalescing
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Hilda Faulkner
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Janice Newborn
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Lois & Rhodes Thompson
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Bob & Jackie McCallister
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ONGOING PRAYERS
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Elizabeth Akin
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Sue Hunter
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Jose Mendiola
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Lucy Hyde
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Carolyn McKee
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Laura Zivnak
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Gary Paulson
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Bret Wiley
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Cindy Koskan
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Ron & Martha Gorsuch
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Tim Reed
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Stan Adams
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Diana Tillinger
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Nicole Brooks Rios
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Sandy Toppen
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Harry Pearson
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Nelson Mann
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Lorraine Rogers
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Kovacs Family
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Robin Priede
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Phil Smith
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Amber Kovacs
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Moore Family
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Robert Vazques
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Malori Lane
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Ashlynn McCaw
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Tammy Mayes
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Onelia Cruz
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Donna Ruddiman
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Connie Saenz
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Lily Lane
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Wanda Sodoma
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Joe Zivnak Family
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Yani Davis
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Paris Reed
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John Miller
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Annette Anderson
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Eloise Williams
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The Charlie Weaver Family
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Evelyn Lepire & Family
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Ross Family
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Jake, Marie, & Elaine Tillinger
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Mike White Family
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Kathy Lin Family
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Shirley Ewing & Family
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Martin & Kathleen Strudwick & Family
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Carey Smith
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About First Christian Church Pomona
We are an active, informed, progressive Christian community worshiping and serving in Pomona, CA. Our congregation is a part of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Denomination.
All are welcome to worship, take Communion and serve the world with us.
| Join Us for Bible Study:
9 am Sunday |
Join Us for Worship: 10 am Sunday |
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