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Bixby Knolls Christian Church, (Disciples of Christ) (562) 426-0428
ISSUE 10

MAY 3, 2016

Dear Church,
This summer, Ill be taking
a trip to Brazil. In preparation,
Ive been trying to learn some
words and phrases in Portuguese. Here are some of the
words Ive learned:
igreja (church)
abacaxi (pineapple)
almoo (lunch)
cenoura (carrot)
cebola (onion)
Learning a new language
is hard. Since January, Ive
been spending a little time
every day practicing, and Im
still a long way from being
able to communicate in Portuguese.
The only reason I am able
to read and speak English is
that Ive been practicing nonstop, every day for over 45
years and I still get things
wrong! (Thank goodness for
spellcheck!) It takes lots and
lots of practice, with lots and
lots of repetition, to learn a
language.
The Portuguese words
above are all simple nouns. I
wont even go into how verbs
are conjugated in various
tenses, or how prepositions
are used because I still
havent figured such things
out. In my practice, the same
words and phrases keep coming up, and I keep getting
them wrong. But with enough
practice and repetition day
after day after day, eventually
the learning will come.
Why am I telling you this?

Well, if learning a new

language requires lots of
daily
repetition,
what
makes us think that we can
learn how to be a Christian
without practicing our faith
every day? It takes a lot of
repetition, day after day
after day.
One of the best forms
of practice is to go to worship regularly. Worship is
where we learn the language of God, so that we
can then use that language
in our daily lives. Those
who dont go to worship
regularly will never be fluent in God-language.
Other forms of practice
include daily (yes, daily)
prayer; time spent in service to others; and regular
giving to the church.
Now without looking
back to the beginning of
this article, lets see how
well you remember those
five Portuguese words I
shared with you:
igreja
abacaxi
almoo
cenoura
cebola
Make your guess, then
look back and see how
many you got correct. Ill
tell you, it took me a long
time to stop confusing cenoura and cebola; those
two words look a lot alike,
and it took me a lot of
daily practice to get that
right.
And so it is with faith.
See you in worship!
Pastor Danny

Pentecost
Pentecost celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit
upon the disciples. In Acts 2,
we read that the Spirit
united all believers, so that
even barriers of language
were broken down.
Join us on May 15 at 10:15
a.m. as we celebrate this
special day. There will be
lots of special music by our
choir. This will be a joint
worship service, with our
Cambodian members who
usually worship at 2:30 joining us in the morning. Then
after worship, we will enjoy
a delicious potluck lunch.

TASTE THE FIRE!

On Sunday May 15th the choir will present
a special worship service of music .
Taste the Fire is a compilation of songs rejoicing in Pentecost. The music was written
by Joann Timmerman, a Catholic nun, from
a charismatic Catholic Church. At the time
this was written she was music director in
Littleton Colorado and the musical premiere

was

simple

yet

glorious.

Ms

Timmerman herself gave us the music to

use and hopefully inspire others.
So come next Sunday, bring a friend to enjoy this musical treat and don't forget to
wear RED!

Alice Hoffman
Sumbal Sardar
Keri Clark (daughter of M. Lanz)
Grace Kobel
Keri France (family of A. Hillig)
Porter Family, Ruthie Atkin (friends of B. Smith)
Nargis & family in Pakistan (family of Sumbal Sardar)
Venus (friend of A. Hillig)
Chrystal Gay (A. Hilligs sister)

Youth Group Explores

Outer Space!
We are in need of more helpers to cook food for
Christian Outreach in Action. This is a once-amonth opportunity, on the 2nd Thursday of each
month at 10a.m. to spend a few hours in the
morning preparing food in our church kitchen. If
you can spare a few hours each month for this
important ministry, please call Pat Cohen or
contact the church office.

Summer Camp

On Sunday, May 1, some of our youth went on a

field trip to the Griffith Observatory. After watching the planetarium show which described the
Big Bang and how our knowledge of the universe has grown over time some of our youth
could be heard asking, Why are we here?
Good question!

Long time Bixby Knolls Christian Church member,

Hattie Johnson passed away on April 20. There
will be a memorial service for Hattie here at
BKCC on Friday, May 27 at 11:00 a.m.
Received via email Its time to register! All the info you need is at
www.disciplespswr.org. Also, be sure to check
out the bulletin board in the fellowship hall.
BKCC pays 50% for youth who actively participate in the life of the congregation.

Please extend our love to all. We hold Hattie in

high regard and remember her well.
We also hold you all in our hearts and prayers, at
this time.
Tamalyn and Gary

Scrip News
This week we were able to order, for a limited
time, small denominations of gift cards. They
make great thank you gifts for teachers or for
game prizes.
Available this Sunday: $5 Starbucks; $10 Regal, Target, and Bath & Body plus a full supply
of our regular on hand gift cards.
Next Special order day is June 5th.

May Birthdays
Helen Tedesco May 3
Bobbie Smith May 5
Caitlin Dubon May 8
Karen Dubon May 8
Adam Rugh May 19
Shirley Dickison May 29

May Anniversaries
Bob & Shirley Dickison - 15 years on May 12
Leo & Patti Dittemore - 43 years on May 18
Blessings & Congratulations to all!!

PLASTIC PILL CONTAINERS

Good News! Ginger has found another ministry which
sends medical supplies and plastic pill containers to
hospitals and health clinics in 60 developing nations.

Christian Outreach in Actions Annual Afternoon Tea Fundraiser Generously hosted by

Grace First Presbyterian, 3955 N. Studebaker
Road, Long Beach on Saturday, May 14, 2016,
1:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m.
Please join Christian Outreach in Action (COA)
for an afternoon of inspiration and hope with
Lisa Douthit, author of Amazon #1 Bestseller
Wellness Warrior: Fighting for Life in Fabulous
Shoes, complete with a silent auction, raffle, delightful refreshments and tea!

please put your contributions in the bag in the Fellow-

Tickets are $30 each.

ship Hall.
Pat Cohen
Community Action
and CWF

For more info and purchasing, contact Sara Ford

at sford@coalongbeach.org or call
562-432-1440 x 107.

Coupons for Military Families

Id like to give an update about our program to send manufacturers coupons to military families. Since 2006 we have
sent 180 packages to eight countries.
Japan

Germany

England

Your continued help is greatly appreciated.

Pat Cohen
Community & CWF

Belgium

Italty

Egypt

May 8 Acts 16: 16-34

May 15 Pentecost
May 22 Luke 9: 18-27

Bixby Knolls Vision Statement

To know what the Lord requires of us;
to do justice, and love kindness,
and walk humbly with our God. (Micah 6:8)

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Long Beach (a Disciples of Christ
Church)
1240 E. Carson Street
Long Beach, CA 90807
www.bixbyknollschurch.org
Editor:
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562-426-0428
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Pastor:
Daniel Bradfield
The Fellowship News is published
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BIXBY KNOLLS
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

(Disciples of Christ)

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:
9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Adults
10:15 a.m. Morning Worship and Childrens Church
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday closed

BOARD OFFICERS:
Leo Dittemore
Pastor Daniel Bradfield
-Board President
-Minister
Scheri Dubon
Monica Lanz
-Vice President
-Church Secretary
Pat Cohen
Barbara Neal-Peebles
-Secretary
-Music Director/Organist Angela Hillig
Suzie Romero
- Treasurer
- Custodian
Sandy Jeglum
- Financial Secretary
-Church Clerk

Every 2nd Sunday is FOOD

SUNDAY at BKCC. Bring
your nonperishable food
items and place them in the
box in the narthex.

Help cook food for Christian

Outreach in Action (COA).
Every 2nd Thursday at 10:00
a.m. in our church kitchen.

Our prayer circle meets every

2nd and 4th Tuesday at 10:00
a.m. in room 115. Join this
dedicated group in praying
for our church, community, &
world.

Monthly 30-minute litter

pickup: every 4th Sunday at
11:45 a.m. The next litter
pickup is May 22.

Wednesday Night Dinners:

join us every Wednesday at
6:00 for this pay-what-youcan meal.

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