April 12, 2007 Volume 19, Number 7
PALM SUNDAY AND EASTER
BAPTISMS!
Five members of our Pastor’s Class on church membership made their confession of faith, were baptized and united with our congregation during Holy Week!
On Palm Sunday, James (Jimmy) Howe, son of Jim and Becky Campbell-Howe and Eric Thompson, son of David and Vickie Thompson were baptized during morning worship.
On Easter morning, Leanna Landis, daughter of Carrie Landis-Hausfather; Patrick Rios, son of Mary and Willie Rios; and Alie Wilkins-Crowder, daughter of Barbara and Jeff Wilkins-Crowder, were also baptized.
Rev. Barbara Wilkins-Crowder had the honor of receiving Alie’s confession of faith while Rev. Zimmerman received the others.
IT WAS A GLORIOUS EASTER!
What a wonderful Easter celebration we shared! Breakfast, baptisms, the egg hunt, incredible music and every seat filled – what a tremendous way to observe this special day in the Christian year! Smiles, organ music, guests of family and friends added to the day’s festivities!
Thanks to the music staff, the choir, the Worship Committee and the Diaconate for making the day extra special!
Our thanks to Jeannine Henderson who “spruced up” all the centerpieces on the tables for the Easter morning breakfast – washing and bleaching all the lace doilies and re-assembling the flowers. They’ll be ready now for many other occasions to come!
Jeannine is also responsible for the new, colorful baptismal gowns – the colors of the rainbow – to remind us of God’s promise that a rainbow will always follow the rain. And to the boys and girls who were baptized Palm Sunday and Easter the newly tinted robes were a memorable symbol of their promise to God and the future of the church.
Jean Crowder
GOLDEN WEST SPAGHETTI DINNER
On Saturday, April 21st in the main dining room at Golden West a spaghetti dinner will be served. First dinner seating will be at 5:00 and the second seating at 6:30 p.m. Call Kathleen Charles at 303.444.3967 for reservations. Cash, check & credit card accepted. Make checks payable to Golden West Foundation – Spaghetti Dinner. Ticket prices: $15 for ages 13 and over, $5 for children ages 6-12; those under 5 are free.
All proceeds raised go to support the Golden West Foundation Wellness Program.
MEDICAL PROGRESS REPORT
Hi Keith,
I had the pleasure of spending the
Easter weekend in
Very best, Barbara
(Grandmother of Aidan and friend of Keith Lance)
COOKIES
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
The Disciples New Women’s Group is sponsoring the “Cookies for College Students” project again this year. We will be sending cookies to all FCC college students wishing them “good luck” on their final exams. If we have enough cookies, we would like to send some to the UMHE (United Ministries in Higher Education) CU students also. If anyone in the congregation would like to participate in this project with us, please contact Carol Ashmore at 720.304.2113 or e-mail by April 20th and plan to bring two dozen cookies to church on Sunday, April 22nd.
Carol Ashmore
MEMO
TO: First
Christian Church
FROM: Property
Department
Dennis Hubbard, Chair
RE: Where Does Your Money Go?
Just when you think that all is going well, things start falling apart. At least that is true for my home and, unfortunately, also true for the church right now. Think water and heat, our two current nemeses. Our boiler in the sanctuary building had various problems costing us about $6400. The heating system also had various problems: a variety of joint leaks and some do-hickey in the water diverter at JOYCARE. That diverter allows the thermostat to send hot water into the heat fins for heat. This cost several hundred dollars to repair. Then there is the basement flood issue. Since we don’t use the west room in the basement of the education building often, we didn’t discover the minor flood and water running full force for about two days. This happened due to a failed pressure relief valve in the hot water heater. This cost several hundred more dollars. After that was cleaned up and fixed, the city water department disabled and then turned on a new main water connection. Unfortunately, the infamous “someone” had turned off the pressure reducer valve and the water was bypassing the pressure reducer valve and flowed into the buildings with the full city-line force. The ensuing water surge damaged the flush valves in two toilets in the education building and they flushed for over two hours before we could get them shut off.
Just in case there had not been enough water damage, the mysterious water gremlins caused the middle toilet in the women’s restroom in the sanctuary building to come loose and waste-water ran all over the floor. Fortunately, the plumber could repair those items on the same trip, but there went a few more dollars.
Oh yes, one more water issue. After we painted and sealed the baptistery and filled it, we found (by accident) that the drain valve didn’t hold and the water had drained out. Fortunately, this was discovered on Saturday. The valve was replaced and voila, there was water for the baptisms. Then there was the water pipe to the sinks in the changing room. The cold water had been disconnected at some time and when the cold and hot water faucets were turned on together, the hot water ran thru the cold water faucet onto the floor. This, fortunately, was repaired in-house and only cost the church the parts.
This has been some six weeks. All of this flowing water resulted in last month’s water bill being about triple, and with the new water schedule, the water bill is very high this month.
Oh ya, I almost forgot the heating pumps. There are two circulating heat pumps in each building. One is good and the second needs repair in each building. Aware of FCC’s plans to move out soon, the HVAC mechanical company suggested we use the good pump until it starts to fail and then repair the worst one. That is about $1,000 a pump. One more item—not a biggie: as a result of the steam damage next to the dishwasher several months ago, one of the doors under the kitchen sink is falling off. Small stuff, but they all add up. How soon can we move? The upside is that we don’t plan to stay in our facility too much longer, and Chanin Development can deal with all these problems. So let’s celebrate!
UPDATE ON
PROPERTY
Chanin has completed some redesign concepts based on the meeting with Golden West representatives on March 23rd, and a meeting of the representatives of First Christian, Golden West, and Chanin will be scheduled soon. At this meeting, Chanin will present the redesigns based on the suggestions made by Golden West. When agreement is reached on these redesigns, we expect due diligence will be complete.
LIFE & NEWS OF THE
CONGREGATION!
Congratulations
to Teresa Tuschhoff who began a new job this week as National
Director of Development for the Matthew Shepherd Foundation!
Except
for having too little sleep, Alie Wilkins-Crowder and Sady
Swanson report their experiences with the People to People Leadership
Conference in Washington D. C. was wonderful!
Katie
Thompson’s Drill Team has made it to the National Finals for the Winter
Guard competition in
Isobel
Wendeberg, a foreign exchange student hosted by Maggie Haseman,
returns to her native
Rumor
has it that the Rios family has been seen off road, one wheeling it on
the paths of
Chris
Stelplugh is preparing for a sharp turn in her career! She will soon become a State Farm Insurance
agent!
Check
out the north bulletin board in the narthex for Alan Bennett’s
latest newsletter about his work in
Thanks
to the Youth of the church for preparing and hiding the eggs for our
annual Easter Egg Hunt!
Ditto
to the Worship Committee for going the extra mile for our Maundy
Thursday and Easter worship services!
Cake
after worship service on Easter Sunday was provided by Ken and Carrie
Landis-Hausfather in honor of our young people who were baptized during
Holy Week. Thanks for sharing the joy
with all your church family.
DISCERNMENT PROCESS FINAL
REPORT
The final report of the Discernment
Process is ready. Please pick up a hard
copy after church on Sundays, or get one from the office. If you prefer an electronic copy, let Eleanor
Hubbard know at hubbarde@colorado.edu
and she will send it to you.
IN SYMPATHY
Our sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Emma Slater who recently died at Boulder Manor from complications of cancer. Emma was a resident of Golden West and a member of our church. For several years she quietly came to the sanctuary on Mondays to straighten hymnals and discard left over bulletins.
According to her wishes, no services were held. She will be missed.
ANOTHER NEW MEMBER!
Joyce
Jonker has transferred her letter of membership from the
CHOIR HELP WANTED
Positions open in soprano, alto, tenor and bass. No others need apply.
- Physical Qualifications: Must be able to carry light musical notes part way across the sanctuary. Must have sufficient vision to see the director.
· Experience: No applications will be accepted from persons who have not sung, hummed, or
whistled in the bathtub or shower at some time.
· Beginning wage: Increased satisfaction and joy in the service of God.
·
Fringe benefits:
Social Security. We promise you
the security of social fellowship with other choir members.
·
Hours:
Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. & Sunday mornings. There is occasional opportunity for overtime.
·
Retirement:
Generally determined by the printed notes getting too small, the hymnal
too heavy,
notes too high, the sanctuary too hot or too cold, or the organist unable to play the notes you
sing. We are an equal opportunity employer!
Taken from Ralph Milton's Rumors Internet magazine, submitted by Priscilla Gifford
FCCAFÉ PRESENTATIONS
(Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in Riley Hall)
April 22 – “Questions of Faith”
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INVITED TO UMHE
All high school seniors and juniors are invited to spend an
evening with UMHE on Wednesday, April 18 beginning at 5:15 p.m. This is an opportunity to meet Rev. Todd
and the CU students and find out what a liberal campus ministry can be! UMHE is at
DEBORAH-REBEKAH
GROUP
Deborah-Rebekah Group meets
Thursday,
April 19 at 9:30 a.m. in the Spruce Room at Golden West.
FCC – COMMUNITY TABLE
Thursday, April 19 is FCC’s night to serve at Community
Table.
PASTORAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The Pastoral Relations Committee will meet on Sunday, April
22 at 9:30 a.m.
GOLDEN WEST PATIO SALE
Golden West's semi-annual Patio Sale and Bake Sale will be held on Friday, April 27 from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You
are invited to stop in for great bargains in linens, books, tapes, kitchen
items and small appliances, jewelry, holiday decor, and more. All proceeds go toward activities and
programs at Golden West.
CELEBRATION
OF LIFE
A celebration of life service
will be held on Saturday, April 28 at 1:00 p.m. in the sanctuary for Claudia
Tripp who died in February. Rev.
Zimmerman will officiate.
DWCC
Thursday, May 3 at 9:30 a.m. the Disciple Women
Coordinating Committee meets in the
NEW WOMEN’S GROUP
The next New Women’s meeting is May 5, hosted by Doris Martin and Jennifer Centeno at the Centeno home. Discussion facilitator will be Carol Poore.
ELDERS
& FCC BOARD
Following the 10:45 a.m. worship service on May 6 the Elders and the FCC Board will meet in Riley Hall.
FCC BOARD MEETING
The next regularly scheduled FCC Board meeting is Tuesday,
May 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the
ANNUAL WORKDAY
The Annual Workday is Saturday, May 12 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
ORGAN DEDICATION
Mark your calendars now for May 20 when the organ will be dedicated. Details will follow when the program plans are firm.
WE REMEMBER IN
PRAYER
Gertrude Anderson (friend of Mary ann Pinon), Ayres family (friends of Linda Abel), Sandy Bish, June Craig, Laverna Gerdes (mother of Polly Warkentine), Pearl Grothe, Earl Higley (cousin of Jeannine Henderson), Jean Lovell (friend of Rosie Campbell & Joann Dennett), Patricia Rothanburg (mother of Scott Rothkamp), Luke Sugg (friend of Becky Campbell-Howe and Jim Howe), Rilla Wiggins (aunt of Dennis Hubbard), people of Iran & Iraq, people of Holly, Colorado, students from Alameda high school, life & death of Joyce Ayres (friend of Linda Abel).
NEXT RAM’S HORN DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 23
Your
Church Staff:
Terry Zimmerman, Pastor Sherrill Morris, Youth Director
Linda Abel, Administrative Secretary Jaime & Leticia Alvarez, Custodians
Rebecca Hirsch, Choir Director Ikuko Inoguchi Scheuren, Accompanist
An open and affirming congregation.
E-mail: fccboulder@fcc-boulder.org
Terry’s E-mail: terryzimmerman@fcc-boulder.org
Linda’s E-mail: lindaabel@fcc-boulder.org
Office Hours: Monday – Friday - 9:00 am – 4:30 pm (303) 442-1861 Fax: (303) 442-6413
Web: www.fcc-boulder.org