Chalice Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) THE SOJOURNER. September 25, 2013

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1 Chalice Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) THE SOJOURNER September 25, 2013 Can you do face painting? Do you know someone who does? Tell Arline Stephens Do you have an item that is new or near new that you no longer want? Can you donate a baked item? At the Craft Fair on November 2nd, Chalice will have face painting, a photo booth, a crafts table for Chalice people, a bake sale, and a regifting sale. Donations are needed for the crafts, the bake sale and the regifting sale. Please bring all donations (excluding baked goods) any time to Chalice. Baked goods will be needed that day. All proceeds from the Bake Sale and Regifting Sale will benefit our Youth program. Nursery with Freyda Chi Rho (6-8th grades) in the small classroom with Mylan Geisert learning about the Parables with a modern twist. CYF (9-12 grades) will meet at BoSa s Doughnuts in the Fry s Shopping Center with a student led study called Caffeine with Maureen Aguirre or Clara Row present as chaperones. Table Talk will be on the patio for all adults. Each Sunday the scripture for the next Sunday will be discussed. This Sunday is Genesis 12:1-9.

2 Youth are Swimming in September... Friday, September 27th Chi Rho Dive-In Movie for East Valley Youth at Donaldsons, 672 W Mesquite Street, Chandler from 6pm to 11am. Bring suit, towel, $5 for food, change of clothes, sleeping bag & pillow, Bible, toiletries, & pool float....and Retreating in October Fall Retreats (6-12 th grades) Fall Retreats for youth are in Phoenix on October Deadline to register is Sunday, October 6 th. Forms are on our website on the youth page and details are below. Chi Rho (6-8th)@ First Christian Church, Glendale; cost is $25. CYF (9-12th)@ Foothills Christian Church; cost is $25. CCF (3-5 th grades) will have a Fall Fellowship Day on November 2 nd from 10am to 4pm at Papago Park. There will be a picnic and a hike. Lunch and a snack are included in the day s fun. Registrations forms are on our website on the youth page. Deadline to register is October 20 th. Community Garden Planning Meeting Save the date! Thursday, October 17th 7pm Mike Caraway 2 Bill Carter 5 Michelle Cubbage 14 Marilyn Howard 21...and Anniversarys Mike and Carla Ingraham tied the knot 7 years ago on the 7th. And Roman and Symantha Mendoza were wed 9 years ago on the 22nd.

3 In the next few weeks and months, you ll notice a lot more chances to be involved in mission at Chalice. Yep, we re trying a new thing: a MeetUp group for mission. Now what is that, exactly? MeetUp.com is a website, launched after the 9/11 attacks. The goal was to foster community, whatever sort of community people were looking for. Let s meet up and. There are groups for everything from practicing Wicca to going hiking. So we re going to try a group dedicated to mission. Each MeetUp will be open to Chalice folks, but we re not populating each mission opportunity with Chalice folks. Come as you can, but no pressure to fill ten, or twenty or fifty slots from those who walk through our doors regularly. Instead, we re figuring out how to do the things that Christ calls us to do using the talents and energy of whomever may come our way. To begin with, we ll be mostly doing things that mean hungry people have food. As that group changes, what we do will change with it. The only commitment so far? We ll be working with organizations that serve people (so not the Humane Society, for example) and everyone s welcome. Yep, that even means all and no faith. We ll see what happens. At the very best, because of God at work in Chalice, we ll see the reign of God break more fully into the East Valley. You ll definitely be hearing more about mission opportunities in the next few weeks. Have questions? Talk to Renee Carlini or me; we re the ring leaders of the MeetUp initiative right now! peace, abigail The Oasis Coffee House is open every Thursday evening from 7-10pm. There is wifi, coffee drinks, and conversation. Bring yourself. Bring your friends. Start your weekend early at the Oasis!

4 Remember the words of Isaiah about God s action in the world: Behold! I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth do you not perceive it? God is calling Chalice to several new things and places. This week, hold this ministry in your prayers and name your own dreams for the beautiful things that will come from it! Craft Fair Each fall, we have a craft fair. This year, it s scheduled for Saturday, November 2. Vendors from the community set up a booth to sell their wares; people from the community come and shop. It s one of the times outside worship when we open ourselves and our space to the community. God in your mercy Saturday, November 2nd from 8a-3p The Third Annual Fall Craft Fair will be on Saturday, November 2nd from 8a-3p. We need volunteers to help with organizing spaces and welcoming the day of the event. If you know of someone who would like to sell their crafts, have them go to our website on the community page and fill in the form. hear our prayers Kristin, Rob Akins cousin, and her 20 day old baby, Zachary Send prayers to

5 Chalice Christian Church South Gilbert Road Gilbert, Arizona Rev. Abigail Conley, Pastor ww.chalicechristian.com Prayer chain Sunday Schedule 8:30..Oasis Coffee House Opens 8:45..Faith Development Table Talk 9:30..Fellowship Time 10:00.Worship This Week at Chalice Thursday Oasis Coffee House, 7-10p Sunday See morning schedule above Alas de Salvacion Worship, 1:30p Monday Office Closed for Vacation Tuesday Wednesday Alas de Salvacion Worship, 5p Thursday Chi Rho and CYF Youth Meetings, 7-8:30p Oasis Coffee House, 7-10p Find us on Facebook! Worship Participants Look for Worship information in by Thursday of each week. Check out September s schedule on the Tools Page of the website. Sunday, September 29, am Elder Bill Shea Liturgist...Dale Copsey Diaconate...Alex and Ann Reed Fry s Gift Card Program Register at Pages/community_rewards.aspx & benefit Chalice when you shop.