Thursday's Thoughts 04/10/2008

Hiya Fairview and Friends! There are lots of exciting things happening at Fairview Community Church in the next couple of weeks!  First of all join us this evening in a potluck to meet and get to know Sean Burns our new music director!  We’ll break bread together, and communing with one another have an opportunity to build friendships with Sean and each other.  This will be a great opportunity to get folks together to dream about how to move forward with our music community and to get to know Sean, his talents, and his dreams!  Bring a little something to share! See you at 6:30pm!

Next Sunday is our BIG CELEBRATION!   So, I hope you’ll be here to join in the fun!  We’re so excited to open, welcome, and affirm each and every person that walks through our doors here at Fairview Community Church!  So, let’s show it with a party!  That’s what we’ll be doing next Sunday at 10am – partying together!   We have the privilege of welcoming to our pulpit the executive director of Progressive Christians Uniting, the Rev. Peter Laarman.  Rev. Laarman is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ with standing in the American Baptist Churches, USA.   Before serving as the PCU executive director, he was the senior pastor at the well known Judson Memorial Church in New York.  What an honor it is to have him here with us!   Also celebrating with us are our Regional and Conference ministers of the ABC and UCC:  Rev. Dr. Marcia Patton, and Rev. Dr. Jane Fisler Hoffman!   In addition, there will be guests from the UCC Coalition, P-FLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), AIDS Services Foundation, California for Equality, and of course we hope to have media coverage as well!  So wear bright colors and invite your friends to celebrate with us!

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The Wide, Wide World of Theology!

I take a moment to remember
and look forward to Sunday

We will be together, before God, in our faith

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Christ,
we go astray as sheep do.
But you show us what faithfulness looks like.
You hand yourself over to the insults and the suffering,

Let us
be healed
by your wounds.

Amen.

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Announcements

Did you miss the sermon this week?  Just click here to listen now: http://www.ocfairviewchurch.org/podcast/sermons  or http://fairviewcc.mypodcast.com/   

Tonight!  MEET SEAN!  POTLUCK AT 6:30pm

Come on out and meet our new music director, Sean Burns!

Everyone is welcome whether you’ve got musical talent –or just like to experience music!

If you think you might like to be involved in the choir, the “band” or instrumental ensemble,

Or if you simply want to hear a particular song in church on Sunday!

Come on out and say hello to our Sean!

Let’s break bread with our newest member of our community!

See you this evening!

Divine on the Vine: Word and Wine on Wednesdays!

Wednesday, April 16^th  at 7:00pm

Join us for Wine, Juice, Cheese and Goodies! 

We love to study, question, discuss and grow.

Open, Welcoming, and Affirming Celebration!  April 20^th, 2008

Come and celebrate our new status!  This is a perfect Sunday to invite someone to church!

Progressive Christians Uniting Executive Director

Rev. Peter Laarman to preach!

Meet our new interim UCC conference minister Jane Fisler Hoffman, and welcome back our ABC executive minister Marcia Patton!

Wear bright colors to celebrate!  Bring your friends and family members!

The Church that Reads Together, Grows Together!

Okay…so I made that up, but it must be true!   A new Fairview book club is forming and our first book is:

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.

Join us on Tuesday, April 22^nd at 7pm

at Rebecca and Libby’s house: 3007 Fernheath Ln, Costa Mesa

With Excitement,

Sarah

Reverend Sarah Halverson

Fairview Community Church

2525 Fairview Road

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

(714) 545-4610

http://www.ocfairviewchurch.org

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here!