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By Chris LenockerAs I am writing this article for the newsletter I

am listening to Handel’s “Messiah” and remember-ing the rich traditions surrounding my experience ofthis inspirational piece of music and how it drawsme to remembrances of my service to the church. Iwas recalling that the first time I sang a piece fromMessiah I was in the Junior High Glee Club and wewere singing with a local high schoolchoir – we had about 15 in our gleeclub and the high school had about 80.That was a just a “couple” of years ago.What have your remembrances beenthis year? As you looked back, whatcame to mind?

Even as I relish the experiences ofthe past years, I am drawn to look for-ward to how the wonderful text ofMessiah is playing out in our worldtoday and what kind of memories weare creating in this season of the life of the church.The narrative of Messiah retells the story of God’ssalvation history and the revealing of the very char-acter of God as manifest in Jesus. We look back tosee who God is and who we are to be. We are a peo-ple with a defined past, a blessed presence and a fu-ture full of hope and expectation. As we begin anew calendar year our lives are inevitably turned tolook to the future and to make decisions about thatfuture.

How involved is God in our looking to the fu-ture? Can we see God’s comfort in our future? Canwe see the glory of the Lord in our future? Can wehear the very “mouth of the Lord” speaking to us?Do we feel like people for whom a child is born?What is our reaction when “nations so furiously ragetogether”? Do we know that our redeemer lives? Do

we wait for the mystery that is the trumpet calling usall to be together with God? Do we know the Lambthat is worthy of our worship?

We are still writing our story – some just havefewer pages to fill than others. What will we write?When people hear the narrative of our lives willthey hear God’s voice in our pages? When we arefaced with broken relationships in our families orour communities, will God’s voice be heard? Whenwe find our health failing or that of a neighbor or

dear friend will we be able to put Godin the center of that part of our story?Think of all the ways in which God canbe born again and again in our lives.How God can be in every experienceand every action.As change happens all around us, wecan find solid ground in our future bytrusting in the God who has from thebeginning of time loved/loves us. Eachday of this new year is an opportunityto rest in the promises of God and to

react to all of life’s blessings and challenges withthe knowledge that God is with us, calling us into anew and different way of being the Body of Christwithin our community and beyond. Let us be theblessing that God intends us to be, even as God hasblessed us. The world is broken today and is in themidst of a reclamation process directed by God. Iam sure that when Handel wrote Messiah he couldhave said similar things about the world in which helived. His response was to tell the world about Godthrough music. Let us tell the world about Godthrough the stories of our lives lived for Christ. Maythis be a year that truly finds God at the center ofeach of our lives and all our lives.

Happy New Year!

JANUARY 2015 Volume XXI Number 1

NOTE THESE IMPORTANT DATES:

SERMONS AND SCRIPTURE READINGS

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January 4 – “Never Apart”Psalm 147:12-20, Ephesians 1:3-14What would it be like to live apart from God? What bless-ings would be missing and what would give direction toour lives?

January 11 – “Out of Chaos”Genesis 1:1-5, Acts 19:1-7There is something powerful about the reparative nature of God’s coming into life. Out of thechaos of creation God makes things new and orders them. Out of baptism God orders lives intowholeness and abundance.

January 18 – “All In!”Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20To be a follower of Jesus one must give all of one’s self in obedience. Discipleship shows itselfin every decision and action.

January 25 – “God’s Seal of Approval”Psalm 62:5-12, Mark 1:14-20In a world of such abundance, every day is filled with decision, choices. How different wouldour decisions be if God stamped one choice with his approval? Would we be willing to follow?

January 1 and 2. Office is closed

January 3. 5-7:30 pm. Family Epiphany Party

January 16-18. 48-Hour Prayer Room — Room 1

January 19. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Office is closed

January 30 - February 1. Men’s Retreat in Pine Valley

February 1. “Souper Bowl” Sunday

February 16. Presidents Day — Office is closed

February 18. Ash Wednesday

March 8. Daylight Savings Time begins

March 29. Palm Sunday

April 5. Easter Sunday

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Dave Riggs

Dear Friends at Faith,

One of the things I thank God for is you and your interest and your involvement in our ministry. Thank youso much for your interest in us, for your prayers, and for your support!

This month I will share with you a translation decision the Zapotec team made. On the mountain with theburning bush, God tells his name to Moses, a name that is a form of the verb “to be”. The traditional way towrite God’s name is Jehovah. Now most translations are writing it LORD. So we had to decide how to writethis name as we’re translating the Old Testament, and it occurs 7666 times in the Spanish translation. Wetalked about it and we talked about the various options.

1. God2. Señor (use Spanish word of Lord)3. Lord (use the Zapotec phrase we used to translate Lord in the New Testament)4. LORD (using all caps like many translations that are attempting to say it’s different from Lord of the NT).5. Jehová (use the Spanish word for Jehovah)6. Some Zapotec phrase based on the verb “to be”.

After studying a bit, they all decided to go with option number 6 and they chose the phrase Xaa Tubka Nak“the One who Always Is”.So, Exodus 3:14-15 comes out like this (The literal translation is in blue):

14 Nu lee Dios mkeb nzhé:and focus God replied said

—Na nak Xaa Tubka Nak. Nu yé lu lo re xaa, "Lee Xaa Tubka Nak mxaal naI am He Always Is and say you to all people “focus He Always Is sent me

lo gu". —15 Nu noka nzhé Dios lo Ches: —Yé lu lo re xaa Israel:to you and also said God to Moses say you to all people Israel

"Lee Dios, Xaa Tubka Nak, cheen re xey be, Xtios Abraham,focus God He Always Is of all grandparents our God-of Abraham

Xtios Chak, nu Xtios Kob, mxaal na lo re gu.God-of Isaac and God-of Jacob sent me to all you

Kwaane nak kwaan le na tira lo re xtii gu.This is what name mine always to all generations you

Putting it all together, it reads like this: God replied and said: “I am He who Always Is. You should say toall the people: ‘He who Always Is sent me to you.’ And God also said to Moses: “Say to the people of Is-rael: ‘God, the One who Always Is, the God of our ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, andthe God of Jacob sent me to you.’ This is what my name will be to you for all your generations.”

In the NIV: 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM hassent me to you.’ ” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers–theGod of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob–has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever,the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.”

The Zapotecs really like God’s name because it speaks to them. They use this in talking about him to oth-ers and in talking to him in prayer. Think about what God’s name means to you.

Thank you again for helping the Zapotecs get God’s Word in their language.

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The Mustard Seed Board starts January 4, 2015 by David Helkenn

For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move fromhere to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matt 17:20: NRSV

So, how to put faith into practice? So many questions arise!- How can I express my love for God and neighbor?- How can I connect Sunday worship service to weekday community service?- I could use some help, but who do I ask and how can I get it?- I feel a desire to help, but I don't know the who, what, when, where, or how?

To answer these questions and to move forward, one needs to know both "Who needs help?" and "How canI help?" It may be that you need some shopping done. You may be able to do some yard work or drivesomeone to a medical appointment. You may need a ride to some church activity. There are so many othersmall things people need and do as a part of daily living. But how do we connect the people with needswith people who can help?

That's where the Mustard Seed Board of the Mission Committee comes in. It is the place where the needsand resources of young families, seniors, college students, or anyone else come together. It is the exchangewhere people connect. It is where the rubber of love meets the road of need!

Starting Sunday, January 4, after worship, members of the Mission Committee will be available to answeryour questions and to explain the mechanics of how the Mustard Seed Board works. In sum, both offers ofhelp and requests for assistance are written on cards, which a committee member will review to make theconnection. This is an experiment and will continue as long as there is interest. If you’d like to help too,talk to Joe Huffaker, David Helkenn, Carolyn Taxer, Ann Ruppert, or Barbara Williams.

MORAL INJURY AND SOUL REPAIRA Conference About Recovery from Moral Injury, Reintegration, and Resilience

Jan. 29, 9 am - 8:30 pm and Jan. 30, 9am - 4 pmFirst United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108

This is a unique opportunity to hear nationally known speakers present on the very timely topic of Moral In-jury and Soul Repair.

This event is co-sponsored by First United Methodist Church, San Diego; the Pacific Southwest Region ofthe Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); the United Church of Christ Southern California Nevada Confer-ence; VA San Diego Health Care System; Chaplains Caring for Veterans and Families, San Diego; and theSoul Repair Center at Brite Divinity.

Registration is limited and we anticipate that it will fill quickly.

To register, open this link and scroll to the bottom of the page: http://www.disciplespswr.org/soul-repair

Attention Veterans and Friends

Pricing is listed on the registration page. There are significant discounts for veterans and active duty personnel.

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By Kathie Baldwin,Preschool Director

Like everywhere else the Preschool is a busy place in December. Young children are learning how togive of their time to make a simple gift for their parents. They are very excited to give the gift they havemade. Frequently they are so excited they tell their parents what the gift is before it can be opened.

The children and staff of the preschool wish you a Blessed Christmas!

I had the privilege of reading Jesus’ Christmas Party to each class. This is the nativity told from the per-spective of the innkeeper, a grumpy innkeeper. Then each child was given a small present to unwrap andplace the item (a piece of the nativity) in the stable.

The toddler class was playing office using com-puter keyboards, paper, pencils, and clipboardsin their classroom. The teachers decided to takethem on a mini field trip up to the church officeto visit Lou. The children each drew a pictureand Miss Lou showed them how to make a copyof their picture using the big copy machine.They had a “meeting” in the conference roomaround the big table.

The Parent Group rented a snow making machine to use on the playground with the children. This wasnot icy snow but soft puffy flakes that melted on contact. The children delighted in the experience.Some were “dashing through the snow” on tricycles and others were sweeping, raking, and dancing.

CRAFT STUDIO –

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Children, Youth, Family MinistriesCara Ann Maeda

In Sunday School, all of the children have been combined for the Advent andChristmas season. On the first Sunday of Advent, each child made an Advent

wreath out of toilet paper rolls and paper. All of them were beautiful! The weeks following, we kept tothe weekly theme of Peace, Joy, and Love. The children made Nativity placemats that will be given toothers and they made a Joy door-hanger to take home. We also had a Jesus Party and on the last Sunday,hosted a “Happy Birthday Jesus Party” for the congregation after worship. What a joy it is to celebrateJesus’ glorious birth!

SUNDAY SCHOOL –

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Let us continue to seek the Lord as we enter 2015 and let us step back and be amazed at what is done in andthrough us! Blessings

PARENTS DAY OUT

On December 13th, Faith Development and NurtureCommittee sponsored a Parent’s Day Out event tosupport families from our congregation, preschool,and committee. We had 13 children attend and I amextremely happy to report that it was a smooth andFUN day! All of the children listened well and thevolunteers were so attentive to the children! Thankyou to our volunteers: Steve and Bree Wood, Mi-chelle Crownhart, Sarah Scardino, Barbara Reiswe-ber, Kevin Maeda! And thank you to our wonderfulfood prep people: Cynthia Hatfield, Lois Gage, andLolita Sugg.

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Thank you for a great semester! We learned so much and tried new things! At the end of the semester,we did…

A COLLEGE MINISTRY LEADERS GATH-ERING with lunch, worship music, and adevotional led by Joe Priola from CRU.

By Cara Ann Maeda

A HOT DOG STAND on the last day of classes. We had about 85 people come to visit us on the churchcorner. It is a joy serving our community!!

Let us praise the Lord together for all that has happenedand let us continue to look to the Lord for guidance aswe prepare for what is to come.

And wrapped up BEACON for the winter break. Weended well and celebrated the many relationships builtover this past semester!

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THANK YOU FROM THE COLLEGE MINISTRY GROUPS THAT MEET AT FAITH:

We thank Faith for the availability and usage of this past semester---we have seen over 30commitments to Christ at Faith through SDSU students in our ministry. In the midst of IVbeing derecognized from SDSU the church has truly been a sanctuary for us and a mis-sional location.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

January 25 – BEACON starts

Thank you so much for all of your support for the kingdom!-Joe Priola, CRU

January 16-1848-Hour Prayer Room in room 1

Led by InterVarsity

Dear Cara Ann and All Brothers and Sisters in Faith Presbyterian Church of San Diego,

We the SDSU Chinese Christian Fellowship would like to express our tremendous grati-tude to your continued support over the last several years. With such support, many Chi-nese-speaking students and scholars were able to come to the space you have provided, tostudy the Bible, to learn God's word, to accept Jesus Christ as their savior, and to havetheir life transformed in the Lord... All these changes and blessings in people's lives be-come possible with your support in terms of space, prayer, care, and many other greatthings!

As the Christmas and New Year are drawing near, we also would like to send you our

Blessings,The SDSU Chinese Christian Fellowship

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Congregational Life

Financial Reportof Monthly Pledges

Budgeted: $30,013 $30,013Actual: $42,773 $37,695

October November

The Tree of Life

New Envelope Numbers for 2015Offering envelopes are now available for 2015.Please note that you will have a new numberthis year. Please recycle old envelopes anduse the new ones.

The per capita is still $31 per member.Members who do not use envelopes will re-ceive a blue envelope for the per capita pay-ment.For questions please contact Beverly Martyn.

JohnDeath:Nov. 24 ‒ John Hancock

From the DeaconsThe birthday celebrations in January are:

Marion Abbott—Jan. 6

Joan Comer—Jan. 12

Alison Dugger—Jan. 15

Michael Flynn—Jan. 22

June Millenaar—Jan. 30

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UPDATE FROM YOUR SESSION

Currently your Session is working on developing a budget for the church for 2015. Allcommittee chairs have submitted their best assessment of what will be needed to continue allof the programs we currently have in place.

The pledges that were received from our members have been calculated and that ex-pected income has been compared with the anticipated expenses. Unfortunately, the income ismore than $100,000 less than the anticipated expenses. Obviously this creates a challenge.

At present, we have only received pledges from 77 of our usual 83 pledging families andthere is still a possibility of more people submitting their pledge soon. However, it is doubtfulthat will completely make up the difference, but it will help. There is also a possibility that somemembers will be able to stretch deeper and give more, and that would certainly be a blessing.

The Session agreed to operate in January using the same amounts that we have in 2014,but by February, we will have to finalize and approve a budget. If we can not realize more in-come, we can only reduce expenses, and for us that may mean eliminating some of the pro-grams and ministries we currently offer.

God has richly blessed Faith Presbyterian Church, and you, the members, have been in-credibly generous with your giving. The Session will continue to look for ways to deal with thiswithout having to make too many changes but the current numbers have to be modified insome way.

We will keep you aware as we proceed with this important part of our church operationsand we ask for your continued prayers as we seek to know the direction that God is leading us."

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Prayers & Squares By Joan Madler

Thank you to all who have contributed to the Deacons Fund. This, plus individual donations to the PrayerQuilt ministry, have made it possible for us to give 31 prayer quilts to family and friends and 5 prayersquares. Without your help we could not continue this special ministry.

Special thanks to Marilyn Helkenn, my go-to person for help and to Beverly Martyn, Susan Gonzales, JulieHudson and Carol Pearson for their continued support in the making of the quilts and prayer squares.

When you read the thank-you’s, you will know how much the lives of the quilt recipients are touched:

Dear Fran and wonderful ladies at Faith Presbyterian Church P&S Chapter #52.

When Fran suggested to my husband, Joel, that her church would make a prayer blanket for him, itbrought tears to his eyes. On Thursday, 10/16, he had an extensive shoulder replacement. He is now onpain management medications with a prognosis of 6-9 months recuperation.

Your blanket is beautiful and a wonderful reminder of how our God places certain people in ourlives to love and care for us. We will cherish this beautiful blanket.

In great appreciation,Joe and Linda Champion

Dear Joan,

Thank you for the prayer quilt for De Lores. Lynn and I took it to her Sunday afternoon. She wasthrilled – kept saying “and each knot is a prayer to help me.” She loved the colors, especially the flowers.

Barb Stevenson

Pastor Chris received the following email from the Netherlands (unedited).

Dear Pastor C. Lenocker and members of The Faith Presbyterian Church,

How are you all doing? Thank you so much for your won-derful worships Pastor C Lenocker. I am God so thankfulthat I have been your guest during Spring semester2014. I hope more and more SDSU students will be-come a member of this church. I am missing SDSU andthe worships everyday, but its also good to be back homeagain and I have told my pastor, family and friends a lotabout your worships. I appreciate all your kindness, gen-tleness and ministries work a lot, praise God. Would youplease give the church members, especially Miss Helen,a big hug from me?

Hopefully, one day, I will be back in San Diego and thefirst thing I will do is visiting you guys. I am really prayingfor this church and God bless you all.

Love,Lisa de Bruijn, from The Netherlands. The warm welcome home!

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My “Faith” Family

October and November for me this year have become the Thanksgiving season. In last month’s Newsletter,we learned the origin of the North American Thanksgiving, and that the Canadian October Thanksgiving andNovember American Thanksgiving have many similarities. This year I found myself remembering last year’sCanadian and American Thanksgiving, both were celebrated in San Diego with my brother and his family.Last year’s American Thanksgiving we went around the table, and each said what we were thankful for. Ivividly remember part of my brother’s response that he was “thankful for his family”.

Thanks to my brother Allen Parkes, and his Glioblastoma brain cancer journey, my family has grown, and Iam proud to say that I have had the honor and give thanks to God for being welcomed into the Faith Presbyte-rian family. It brings tears to my eyes remembering 2 ½ years ago, the first day I walked down the aisle ofFaith Presbyterian being drawn to the “green” cross. As the bells commenced I felt such peace; and thought“what angelic voices the choir have”! I felt such love that day, and was so welcomed! An unbelievable lovethat when I reflect, I cannot believe.. I, a stranger, was welcomed with such opening arms! Your welcomingcontinued into “Gift of Dance”, the choir, and into your hearts and homes. It didn’t stop there… I met personafter person (too many to mention names but you know who you are ) who opened their hearts, and gave oftheir time, talent and treasure to not only myself, but my brother Allen and his family- Andrea, Ethan andBrandon. You never left our side during Allen’s journey to peace. Allen had asked Chris when it was time todo his “Celebration of Life Service” and we were blessed – Thank God! that Pastor Chris was able to do boththe “San Diego” and “Canadian” Celebration of Life services. Thank you to Chris and those who attendedAllen’s service, and for Kevin for putting together Allen’s amazing journey! Allen truly did bring together hisSan Diego and Canadian families!

I wish all of you a blessed and peaceful Thanksgiving season. I miss you my San Diego family, and hopeand pray that God will bring us together in the not too distant future. In the meantime know that I am withyou in spirit, and I feel you too and wrap your prayers around me as I wrap myself in your prayer quilt whichkeeps me company until I return physically to the “Faith” flock!

Namaste,Lynda Major

P.S. We have a spare bedroom in our home, which Chris will attest has a very comfortable bed. Larry and Iand our canine and feline family, welcome any of you who want to come to visit us in Canada and by theway this Nov. 16th Sunday, I sit here watching the snow fall with a back-drop of still yellow and red leaves onour backyard maple tree - bring your woolies!

Editor’s note: Lynda submitted this a month ago, but its publication was delayed because of space issues.

Catamaran Mariners will meet on Friday, January 9 at 6:15 for a potluck dinner and planningfor 2015. Important decisions will be made concerning continuing to meet monthly. Bringyour ideas. Reservations will be taken on December 28 and January 4.

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by Joan Madler

Due to the fact that I will be in New Hampshirewhen the January Reflection is due, it’s the middle ofDecember as I write this, so we are still in the seasonof Advent.

Although I’m trying to concentrate on Hope,Joy and Peace I’m finding it difficult. There is somuch going on in the world that is anything butpeaceful.

At the first Beacon Service, Chris spoke aboutHerod and the killing of all 2-year-old boy childrenafter Jesus’ birth. It made me think of the slaughterof so many children who died in the attack of the Is-raeli army on Gaza. What has changed in over 2000thousand years?

Then in one of his recent sermons Chris spokeof the oppression of Palestine by the Romans and thedifficult travel for Joseph and Mary and the less thanideal conditions under which Jesus was born. TodayBethlehem is situated in the West Bank and is justsix miles from Jerusalem. The West Bank is sur-rounded by a tall concrete wall in an attempt to keeppeace between Palestinian and Israeli neighbors. Inorder to get to the Church of the Nativity in MangerSquare, which has bullet holes in it, you must passthrough a security checkpoint. Where is the peacethat the birth of Jesus was supposed to bring?

I watched the PBS special on Peter, Paul andMary. I had forgotten that they were political activ-ists with their involvement in the peace movementand other causes. The song "If I Had a Hammer"became an anthem of the Civil Rights movement andwas performed by the trio at the 1963 March onWashington where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., de-livered his legendary "I Have a Dream" speech. Per-haps in today’s world of demonstrations about theshooting deaths of Black Americans we need to re-visit “If I Had a Hammer” with words like “Well Igot a hammer, And I got a bell, And I got a song tosing, all over this land. It's the hammer of Justice, It'sthe bell of Freedom, It's the song about Love be-

tween my brothers and my sisters, All over thisland.”

Another of their songs is about El Salvador. Itbegins: “There is a sunny little country south ofMexico where the winds are gentle and the watersflow,” but goes on: “We’re happy you have lived an-other day, last night a thousand more passed away inEl Salvador. There’s a television crew here fromABC filming Rio Lempe and refugees, calling mur-dered children the “tragedy.” Are we still looking forthe missing teenagers in Mexico?

There’s a song about the Immigrant workers inthe fields and the orchards in California, Arizona andOregon. I’ve seen those workers harvesting fieldsand fields of lettuce around Yuma. It is hard, back-breaking work, bending over to slice the lettuce off atground level and then throwing it into a nearby truck.It is these immigrant workers that put food on ourtable yet we can’t solve the problem of just immi-grant laws?

There’s a song about the boycott of South Af-rica and the suppression of Blacks and now we needa song about the boycott of Israeli products producedin the illegal Israeli settlements built on Palestinianland and the suppression of Palestinians. Peter, Pauland Mary strove to bring peace and justice for all,not only in the United States but all over the world.

While we can’t all be folk singers and songwriters who reach out across America and to otherlands, in 2015, I challenge us to find ways to havehope that the injustices in the world will end, thatwith Christmas we shall find places of joy to keep inour hearts, that we shall have peace not only in ourown lives but in the lives of those in our neighbor-hood and around the world and finally let us sharethe love that came down at Christmas until we cometogether next Advent to once again prepare to cele-brate the birth of Jesus our Savior.

Isaiah 9:6-7. For a child has been born for us, a songiven to us: authority rests upon his shoulder: and heis named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Ever-lasting Father, Prince of Peace.

(A helping of words)

Food for Thought! ? Hmmmmm...

Pew View Julie Hudson’s Viewpoint

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Christmas is past but ---SEASON OF CHRISTMAS continues for the

Twelve Days of Christmas.

Advent was a time of planning; looking ahead with anticipation. Now days of new undertaking -Adventure - begins. Many festivities are past, but celebrations continue with parties and good times withfamily and friends.

Gifts are becoming a big part of the season. As the boxes and bags appear, there are questions -"What will it bring to me? - something I want? or really need?- Maybe even a surprise." Saying “thank you”for gifts at the time is easy. Sending a thank you by phone or email takes more time and thought. There aremany tasks demanding attention, in addition to acknowledgment of gifts received, check the greens, disman-tle some of the decorations and store until next year. The collection of wrappings, bags, bows - boxes mustbe cleared - stored or trashed.

Before removing the Nativity scene from the place of honor, take time to come again to the mangerand greet the Babe. Like the shepherds, responses raised, "What a surprise! This Babe is a gift." How to ac-knowledge such a gift takes thought and time - even a lifetime.

We have heard the Song of the Angels -Followed the Star to find the Gift of the Baby Jesus - the Promised one.

May our expressions of heart and hand confirm our trust in God and the Gift He offers to us in Jesus theChrist.

May we travel on our journey with a new and clear vision, trusting in Immanuel - God with us.

From the Holbergs:Hello from the Northwest!

We have been in McMinnville, Oregon (population 34,000) for 8 months. Now that we live just a few milesfrom our daughter and her husband, we are having a wonderful time with them. It is great sharing meals andgoing to different events together.

Northwest Oregon is a beautiful area. Everything is so green and the air quality is superb; of course it’s be-cause of the plentiful liquid sunshine. We enjoy exploring the many interesting areas in our county and takingadvantage of the fun community events McMinnville has to offer.

Several months after arriving in Oregon, we began attending McMinnville Cooperative Ministries church,which is quite unique. The Methodists and the Lutherans share the building and staff but each has a separateworship service. There is also a combined contemporary service. We worship at the United Methodist ser-vice. The biggest challenge for us is to remember to say "trespasses" instead of "debtors." The people arevery warm and friendly and have made us feel extremely welcome.

Although we miss Faith Church and San Diego, we are happy we made the move.

Blessings, Kyle and Lorna

Faith Presbyterian Church5075 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA 92115

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Website: www.faithchurchsandiego.org

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Chris Lenocker

Spiritual Director: David Helkenn

Director of Music Ministry: Joe Rodriguez

Accompanist: Rhonda FlemingDirector of Youth, College and Family

Ministries: Cara Ann Maeda

Media Ministry Director: Kevin Maeda

Preschool Director: Kathie Baldwin

Custodian: Jesus Esquivel

Sexton: Robin Craig

Office Administrator: Lou CastilloNewsletter Editor: Flower Harvey

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