1. Art and Diseño

January 29, 2015
Garden Grove Church of the Nazarene
13411 Euclid Street Garden Grove CA 92843
(714) 534-5770 [email protected] www.ggnaz.org
Volume 49, Issue 1
… BE
SOMEONE A LITTLE NICER !
It’s February and
I’m contractually
obligated to talk
about “love” by the
Greeting Card industry, the Candy & Flower lobbies and 1 Corinthians 13. Well, I’ll get there…
Over a cup of coffee with my Uncle we commiserated over the
actions of someone who was
causing the family grief. In a
spontaneous ‘rant’, my usually
distinctive and measured uncle
went on and on about the
phrase, “I’m just doing what feels
good to me.” That phrase was
the mantra of a temporarily dysfunctional family member that
was causing lots of heartache
and pain for others.
As his volume rose to a crescendo it peaked with a statement that
was simple, yet profound, “When
did doing the right thing, the moral thing, become more important
than doing what ‘feels good’? It’s
insanity!” I just chuckled and took
another slurp of coffee.
I chuckled not at his words, because they were certainly true,
but at his uncharacteristic
demonstrative tone, volume and
gesticulation. As he came
back to his senses and usual
dignity, he calmly said,
“Seems like we switched personalities for a minute there.
Please excuse my rant.”
My refined uncle was giving a
longer version of one of my
favorite quotes:
“Don't be yourself — be
someone a little nicer.”
Mignon McLaughlin
That takes discipline!
Being “nice” is usually synonymous with love. We often
confuse “affection” with love.
Certainly and hopefully we
feel affection for many of the
people we love. But Paul’s
definition of love in 1 Corinthians 13 goes way past an
affection that may come and
go with all kinds of circumstances. Paul’s love is one of
continual choices to live within certain standards and treat
others with very high standards. With Paul’s beautiful,
and in my opinion deeper,
definition of love we are left
with the following demands:
To be patient and kind.
To not be envious or boastful.
To not be rude, moody or attention seeking.
To forgive the past.
To love truth and to hate evil.
To choose to always protect,
trust, hope and persevere.
(Translation and emphasis
mine.)
That takes discipline!
Love deeply with the deepest
source of love. If you believe
God really loves you, He will
really give you the strength to
love others in the deepest and
most sincerest of ways. And
remember, with God’s help,
“Don’t be yourself – be someone a little nicer!”
Pastor Dan
C OUNCIL AND B OARD F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 M EETINGS
NMI Council: Your February meeting will be on the 2nd at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Please call Deborah Johnson if you will be unable to attend.
Church Business Board: The Business Board will be meeting on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. in
the Fellowship Hall. Please call the church office before 3:00 p.m. that day, if you will be unable to attend.
SUPER BOWL P ARTY AT GGN AZ
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Join us on February 1 for this free event. This is a chance to
watch the game, eat and have a good time in an alcohol and
smoke free setting.
It is a pot luck event, so bring your favorite snacks and finger
food. Bring enough to share. Soft drinks will be provided by
the church.
Invite some friends and join us to watch the Seattle Seahawks
and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. Watch it
play out on our GIANT screen.
If you are not interested in the football game
you can play table games. If you have a favorite table game, bring it with you. This is a
great time to acquaint others with your
church. Arrive anytime after 3:00pm.
Davin Nguyen..........................01
Richard Ruth ...........................09
Delores Kelley .........................11
Kellie Almy ..............................13
Kyle Baird ................................15
Curtis John Craig ....................18
Lulu Faletoi..............................19
Virginia Vargas ........................19
Jean Nickles ............................20
Deborah Johnson ....................24
There are no anniversaries in the
month of February, according to
our records. If we missed your
anniversary, please call the
church office so we can correct
our information.
WORSHIP M INISTRIES
We will be starting practices on February 8 for Easter Sunday. You do not need choir
experience to join the choir at this time. If you are interested, please contact Michelle
Ruth. If you were in previous performances, please be sure you have returned all
choir binders to Michelle Ruth.
GGN AZ YOUTH MINISTRIES
"I pray that out of his
glorious riches he
may strengthen you
with power through his Spirit in
your inner being, so that Christ
may dwell in your hearts
through faith. And I pray that
you, being rooted and established in love, may have power,
together with all the saints, to
grasp how wide and long and
high and deep is the love of
Christ, and to know this love
that surpasses knowledge-that
you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
Ephesians 3:16-19
February is the month of love,
but sometimes we don't feel
loved from those around us.
We can also feel unworthy of
God's love because of our
actions.
I hope and pray that the Holy
Spirit will fall on you this month
so you can feel all of God's
love for you. If you know you
have something standing in
the way of your relationship;
accept God's love for you, believe he will forgive you of your
sins and confess anything that
is separating you from God.
Once you have God's love in
Church Office: (714) 534-5770
your heart, ask Jesus to give
you his love for the people he
has placed in your life.
Youth Event - February 21
We will be going off campus
from 6:00 -10:00 p.m. The cost
will be around $10 plus the cost
of food. Tell me if you are interested in joining the group so
there will be enough seats for
everyone. Information on where
we are going will be given as
plans are finalized.
Pastor Gina
Church Email: [email protected]
C HILDREN’ S M INISTRIES
Sunday School
Join us for Sunday
School on Sunday
mornings at 9:00.
Donna Alves teaches the
younger set, K-Grade 2 downstairs in the Primaries’ room.
Pastor Pat teaches Grades 3-6
in the upstairs Children’s Center. Donna Alves also teaches
the preschoolers during Children’s Church time.
Caravan
Caravan is our Nazarene scouting program for children. We
meet most Sunday nights at
5:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
Early Notice
Anaheim District Kids’ Kamp
will be held July 6-10, 2015.
Cost: approximately $200.00.
Save the date!
Pat’s Thoughts
“ The power of prayer is in
the One who hears it, not the
one who makes it. So if you
are waiting on God to answer
your prayer, don’t despair.
We need to remember that
many of God’s saints endured
a time of unanswered prayer.
Peter was in a storm before
he walked on water. Lazarus
was in a grave before he
came out of it, the demoniac
was possessed before he was
a preacher, and the paralytic
was on a stretcher before he
was in your Bible.
We know that in everything
God works for the good of
those who love him…keep
praying!”
- Max Lucado, “Max on Life”
WOMEN’ S M INISTRIES
day talking to Him, clearing
your heart? Tell Him where
“May you hear the
you have failed and be assupplication of Your sured He forgives.
servant and of Your peo- Jan Silvious
ple…hear in heaven Your
dwelling place; and when you
Book Club
hear, forgive.” - 1 Kings 8:30
The next quarterly meeting will
It is a wonderful and terrible
be on March 21.
thing to know how much God
Lunch will be a
loves us and how we have of“Potato and Salad
fended that love. The redeem- Bar” Pot Luck.
ing part of it all is that His forgiveness never seems to wear Current book is Left
thin. His great heart never fails Behind by Jerry B.
Jenkins and Tim
to beat with love for His chilLaHaye
dren. Never is there a time
when He turns a deaf ear to
“An airborne Boeing 747 is
even the weakest cry.
headed to London when, without any warning, passengers
Why not spend some time toForgiveness
mysteriously disappear from
their seats. Terror and chaos
slowly spread not only through
the plane but also worldwide as
unusual events continue to unfold. For those who have been
left behind, the apocalypse has
just begun.”
Secret Pals
The reveal date is coming in
May so remember to pray for
your secret pal and give her
small gifts until then.
Upcoming Events
Please mark your calendars for
the following events:
Ladies Luncheon – May 16
Craft Fair – September 26
T HREE D ISTRICT P RIME T IME RETREAT
Senior Adults! This is a fantastic time for spiritual renewal and Christian fellowship at Murrieta Hot
Springs April 20-23. Monday evening dinner through Thursday morning breakfast, enjoy the fellowship, great food and more. This year’s special speaker will be Dr. David Busic, General Superintendent. Presented by the Anaheim, Los Angeles and Southern California Districts. For more information or a registration brochure please see Debbie Kindell or call the church office.
Church Office: (714) 534-5770
Church Email: [email protected]
N M I ( N AZARENE M ISSIONS)
Above all else,
guard your heart
for it is the wellspring of life. - Proverbs 4:23
will be available as to how we
might be able to help. Heart
wrenching compassionate
prayer is our greatest weapon.
The heart is where we receive
the life that God offers and that
we long for - a life flowing
through us, in rivers, as Jesus
said; and it is through our
hearts that God wants to
change the world. Join me
in this month of Love, asking
the Lord to renew our hearts
and minds and to open our
eyes so that we might see our
world and the people in it
through His eyes. Let the wellspring of Christ's compassion
burst through us to our community, our neighbors and families, and to the uttermost parts
of the earth.
February 22 is our Alabaster
Offering or "Loud Money offering” as our pastor likes to call
it. Get your offering ready so
that you might be a part of the
buildings used to spread
Christ's compassion around
the world.
Sunday, February 22, is being
set aside as a day of prayer for
those trapped in human trafficking - modern slavery. This
is a huge problem and growing
bigger every day. Information
The mission books this year
have really been inspirational,
showing us how the Lords
compassion is flowing around
the world. If you haven't read
them there is still time to do so
and be counted as a reader. The book stand is in the
foyer. Those who have
books; PLEASE read and
RETURN them so that others
may be able to read how the
Lord is working around
the world.
Our church is partnering with
other churches in our commu-
nity reaching out to the homeless in our area. On the first Friday of each month we gather at
the church and make up sack
lunches, then distribute among
the homeless and needy in Garden Grove. If you are interested
in this ministry and are able to
do so, join us on February 6
at 9:30. Laura Woods and Dennis Harmon spearhead this particular outreach. We are also
helping to provide items needed
for a shower program. There is
information available in the foyer
as well as baskets for needed
items.
Please join me in this prayer;
"Jesus, take away the fog, the
clouds and the veil. Help me to
see your wondrous Love and
grace given so freely to me.
Give me eyes to see how I
might share your compassion with the people you know
by name and love so dearly.”
Yours in Christ's Love
Deborah Johnson
BIBLE STUDIES AND SMALL GROUPS
Get involved in a class or group so you can make some real connections in the
church. Learn, share, and/or interact with other caring Christians at GGNaz.
Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
We have children’s and youth classes which are grouped by age or school grade.
Children can also join our Nazarene Scouting program, Caravan.
College & Career: meet above the Fellowship Hall—last room on the Euclid side.
We have two other adults’ classes. Ron Kindell leads a class based on the Nazarene Curriculum. Mike
Buck leads a class, which is studying Books of the Bible. Both classes meet in the Fellowship Hall.
Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. : Paul Eyskens leads the Men’s Life Group. They meet upstairs in the College/Career room (see above).
Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. : Adult Bible Study meets in the Fellowship Hall and is led by Pastor
Dan. College/Career meets above the Fellowship Hall—last room lower parking lot end. Our Teens
meet with Pastor Gina in the Youth Center.
Church Office: (714) 534-5770
Church Email: [email protected]
OUR REGULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday
Sunday School ........... 9:00 a.m.
Hispanic Study ........... 9:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ...... 10:00 a.m.
Hispanic Worship .... 10:00 a.m.
Arabic Worship ........ 12:00 noon
Caravan ..................... 5:00 p.m.
Samoan Study ........... 4:30 p.m.
Samoan Worship ....... 5:00 p.m.
Hispanic PM Service .. 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Men’s Life Group ..... 7:00 p.m.
Hispanic Prayer ....... 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Adult Bible Study ..... 7:00 p.m.
Samoan Bible Study.. 7:00 p.m.
Teen Study/activity .. 7:00 p.m.
College Bible Study . 7:00 p.m.
Thursday
Worship Music
7:00 p.m.
F E B R UA R Y
SUNDAY
1.
Super Bowl
Party 3:00PM
MONDAY
TUESDAY
3.
2.
WEDNESDAY
4.
Dist. Kids’ Kamp
Meeting 2:00PM
Choir Rehearsal
6:00PM
15.
10.
9.
Women’s
Ministries Meet
6:30PM
16.
11.
5.
FRIDAY
6.
12.
SATURDAY
7.
Lunches for the
Homeless
9:30AM
13.
14.
VALENTINES’ DAY
Farmer’s
Market 9:00AM
18.
19.
20.
Samoan Men’s
and Women’s
Meetings
7:00PM
Choir Rehearsal
6:00PM
Caravan Blue &
White Dinner
5:00PM
Choir Rehearsal
6:00PM
THURSDAY
Hispanic Watch &
Prayer 8:00PM
17.
23.
2 01 5
Business Board
Meeting 7:00PM
PRESIDENTS’ DAY
22.
If not specified, the times listed
above apply to the English
congregation.
Samoan Women’s
Meeting
7:00PM
NMI Council
Meeting 6:30PM
Choir Rehearsal
6:00PM
8.
Friday
Samoan Rehearsal ........6:30 p.m.
Hispanic Study .............7:00 p.m.
Arabic Study .................7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Samoan Prayer ............7:00 a.m.
24.
25.
26.
21.
Dist. SDMI
Meeting 8:00AM
27.
28.
Women’s
Ministries Meet
6:30PM
This calendar reflects special events for the month as
well as new studies, group meetings, or services.
Church Office: (714) 534-5770
Church Email: [email protected]