From the Pastor s Heart The most exciting thing in all of our lives is when we look back and see some of the wonderful things God has done in our lives. Before you read on, take a moment to contemplate some of the most wonderful things He has done in your life. He is an awesome God. He loves each one of us, and He loves your neighbor. As we reflect on the things He has done in our lives, could you have done it yourself? As we look at the future of Magalia Community Church, we know that we cannot grow the church without Him. If we could grow God s church by ourselves, we wouldn t see the Glory of God. As we seek His will for our Church Family, we need to come together in prayer just as they did in Chronicles. We need to expect miracles. He is still in the business of doing miracles. There are some exciting opportunities coming our way. God is busy working on this ridge. I have no doubt that we will see God do some very exciting things through MCC. There are too many people in this community that need His love and grace. The wonderful part is that YOU know that grace. YOU are holding the secret that your neighbor needs to hear. Pray that God gives us direction, energy, and the right people to help us accomplish His will in our community. These may be difficult times for us financially, but He has the answer and part of that answer is prayer, reaching out, and knowing that He is in charge. As we begin to grow, it will be especially important for us to give God the Glory. I have no doubt that we have a very bright future here - do you? Do you have faith that God can still do mighty works? Pray with faith. Pray each day that God will send someone to you that you may influence and share the Gospel with. It is time think positive and get excited as we look forward to the mighty works that God is going to do through each one of us. Start each day with a prayer of Thanksgiving and maybe the song, I ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart. Remember, some of those blessings you thought about came at the lowest points in your life. Get pumped and be blessed as you bless others, Pastor Kevin. June July 2015 Here s What s Inside This Issue 1 From the Pastor s Heart New worship and Sunday School times Change in Wednesday dinners 2 Poetry Corner July 5 potluck picnic Ladies Nite Out Week of Prayer Birthdays 3 The Driver s Seat Prayer Box Wednesday Dinner menus 4 Ceramics, Crafters, Plant Sale, Sewing 5 Calendar Celebration Worship times starting June 21 8:00am Traditional service with Communion in the Chapel 9:15-10:15 Sunday School for all ages 10:30am Contemporary service in the Hall, with Communion on the first Sunday of each month Wednesday Night Dinners Starting on July 1, the dinners on Wednesday evenings will be BBQ picnics in our own church parking lot. There will also be tables available inside the hall. The price will vary according to the meal, and the starting time is 5:30. 1
Challenging Times by Tina Chan The memories remain but the pain passes Easier said than done When reminded of those times The tears streak downward The memories flood my mind Betrayal too many times Bye, bye In Challenging Times by Raymond A. Foss In challenging times, assurance the loving presence of God fulfillment of his promises comfort in his indwelling a new perspective on life He is with us; He has saved us our walk now with our brother made part of the family of God no trial, no tribulation greater than this eyes to see the new thing coming our future assured by God Week of Prayer June 22nd to 26th. Sign up in the Office to offer a one hour or more shift for prayer for this nation, our state, our Church, and The Ridge. (Eight total hours of prayer each day in the Chapel.) July 5 All-church picnic - SUNDAY Open to the public Everyone is invited On the church property BBQ, potluck, and fun Talent show with prizes Line dancing Line dancing lessons The church will provide hamburgers and hot dogs. Please bring your favorite additional dish. Anyone who d like to put on a fun skit, call the church office. We d love to include you. Ladies Nite Out After 21 years, Ladies Nite Out has come to a conclusion. It was a hard decision to make, but we no longer have the volunteers required to put on this event. So many people from this church helped make Ladies Nite a success. Paul was invaluable in the kitchen. Kevin willingly provided the technical work with video and audio. In over two decades, we had innumerable helpers from this church and many others. Ladies Nite Out (LNO) was not an event of this church; it was planned by and for lots of women. However, Bette Butler was the original initiator, and she attended MCC at the time the group started. During these past two decades, many people have been reached in this community. LNO had a positive influence on The Ridge, changed the heart of many and showed how God feels about women. These events will be missed by many. Carol Stephens Birthdays June 20 Linda Kliefoth 25 Janet Rivera 26 Alex Russell July 23 Azrue Bailey 25 Nancy Morgan 28 Jean Hansen 13 Ron Jackson 15 Paul Straw 19 Del Hansen 22 Anna Dorado 27 Jim Collins August 23 Ike Rivera 28 Carlos Meza 1 Lista Miller 25 Georgia Thibault 8 Roy Eagleson 27 Judy Regel If your birthday is not listed in the Pacesetter, you can get included by giving the information to the Church Office. 13 Joe Hanner 27 Rose Lockner 2
A View from the Driver s Seat Summer is almost here and its getting hotter by the day. It s supposed to be 102 on Father s Day. I am writing this late at night to avoid the heat of the day. That s what we humans do, avoid the unpleasant things of life any way we can; sometime by simply ignoring what seems to be unpleasant. But the unpleasantness really doesn t go away. We need to face it with God s help. He loves us and will help if we ask him through prayer. Last month I asked if you would write me about your reasons for coming to church, what you needed from church etc. I receive only a few responses. I had hoped for more from you. Your input is needed. You can and should be anonymous. You can write what you want to say and put it in my box in the Office. I have read what I received, and one of the notes told me I should also be asking, Why don t you come to church? So I am including this in my second request for your input. Please pray for God s wisdom and respond to my request. Thank you. We have the reputation of being a loving church. Let s continue to earn that reputation. These coming times may be trying for those of us that profess the Gospel of Jesus Christ and follow his commandments. We need our fellowship with God and each other more than ever. God Bless you and see you in church TOM YOUR HONEST OPINON IS TRULY NEEDED Why do you come to church on Sunday or any other time? AND/OR Why don t you come to MCC? We need to know what you think. Well-stated complaints and criticism can be as helpful as positive and flattering comments. Salad, bread, and dessert are always served. A Vegetarian Option is almost always available. If you want the Vegetarian Meal, just ask for it. June 17 Pizza, salad 24 Baked potato and salad bar Starting July 1, the meals will be served as a picnic with seating both inside and outside. July 1 Hamburger or Hot Dogs 8 BBQ Chicken 15 BBQ Pork Pastor Kevin is in charge of the BBQ menus, and he is still planning them. Check with the Office for further information. All menus are subject to change. We try to follow the listed menus, but sometimes lastminute changes are necessary. The Prayer Box Please keep these people in your prayers. Marissa Blanyer Rosemary Bridges Sharon Henry Ron Jackson Paul Kliefoth Adele Leard s family Dean Lindstrom Pat Lattimore Bob Matta Babs Settles the Thibault family 3
Sewing for Jesus, Crafters and Ceramics CERAMIC GROUPS There has been a change in our Ceramic Groups. The adult group has not grown as hoped for. There were only four of us, of which one lady traveled often and another lived in Southern California many months of the year. I felt my time could be used elsewhere (my very messy house and abused yard). Did not want to incur the cost to the church further as the income was very nominal. I hope, when time allows and molds are received to make decorative pots, we will have them for our next plant sale. The seven children are still enjoying doing ceramics. I will head this up with lots of help (no help - no ceramics) At 80 years old, I can t do it alone. The time that Leah and Rochelle can help is on Tuesday, so we will be meeting from 1:00 to 3:00. This gives them time to clean and paint their pieces and clean up. The Regel children will be joining us upon their return from vacation. (We will miss them). Linda K. and Sandy K. also have agreed to help. We will begin with prayer so the fallen angel will not visit again. Looking forward to this time to be spent with our young ones. I do enjoy working with ceramics and am happy to share it with them. In HIS Service Sharon Driver, servant A BIG THANK YOU TO LINDA KLIEFOTH While getting ready to open for our sale, Linda was busy scrubbing away on the four sinks in the firehouse. One was badly rusty. They now sparkle and am praying that those that use the sinks will keep them that way. It was a big job and she did it so willingly. THANK YOU LINDA! PLANT and FABRIC SALE We did it!! Had a successful sale; sending $237.00 to our church s general fund. Our prices were more than reasonable, and still we could have sold a lot more. However, I think attendance was down compared to our last sale. We had collected a lot of material, some that we just could not use due to lack of interest by those who do not wish to sew any longer. We will be donating what is left over to the Senior Center and local Thrift stores. We are very grateful to those of you who donated plants to the sale. The plants were very popular with the shoppers, and you donated a nice variety of plants. Carol and I will nurture the leftover plants at our homes. If anyone would like to give a plant away as a gift, please let me know. We have two beautiful lamb s ears (also known as rabbit s ears) plants in pots. Not sure of the others, but will try to get names. We placed a price of only $1.00 on most of them. Sewing and Crafters are taking a much-needed break until some time in August. I still will be sewing at home. The pillowcase dresses are fun to make and easy, so will be placing them in our church clothes closet. They are for summertime. I personally want to thank Carol Stephens and Sharon Henry for their very hard work and long hours in putting our sale together. Thank you Linda K. and Gloria M. for assisting at the sale. We could not have done it without all of you. Hopefully next year we will have more persons to assist us. We will appreciate new ideas, too, for this ministry. In HIS Service, Carol Stephens and Sharon Driver, coordinators 4
Calendar 2015 Magalia Community Church Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Father s Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 Baby Bottles for Care Net due today 6:00 28 Chapel worship 8:00 Worship in the Church Hall 10:30 29 30 ceramics 1:00 3:00 1 2 3 4 BBQ in the parking lot 6:00 Independence Day 5 Chapel worship 8:00 Worship in the Church Hall 10:30 POT LUCK picnic 6 7 12 13 14 8 BBQ in the MCC parking lot 15 9 BOARD MEETING 7:00 10 6:00 16 17 6:00 in the Hall 11 9:15 10:15an 18 19 Prayer Team meets 20 21 22 23 24 & 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 & 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Free breakfast 9:15 10:15 & 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 BOARD MEETING 7:00 & 5
Our Mission To minister with grace and truth Our Goal To reach the lost Sunday: Wednesday: Magalia Community Church 13700 Skyway Magalia, CA 95954 (530) 877-7963 mccoffice@magaliacc.comcastbiz.net web site magaliacommunitychurch.org Pastor s email PastorKevinJL@Yahoo.com WEEKLY 8:00 Traditional Service 9:15-10:15 Sunday School for Youth and Adults 10 30 Contemporary Service 5:30 pm - Fellowship Dinner $5.00 ea. 6:30pm - Service and Study in the Chapel 6:30pm - King s Kids Club in the Church Hall....................... Office Manager - Rochelle Kelley Tues - Fri 9:00-3:00 Senior Pastor, Kevin Lindstrom Convalescent Ministry, Pastor Isaac Rivera Ecclesiastes 2:18-20 (NIV) I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me. And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless. So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. The only true control we have is how we respond to the life we experience. Magalia Community Church P.O. Box 165 Magalia, CA 95954 The Pacesetter June - July Magalia Community Church s monthly newsletter 6