Coronado Community Church Newsletter,  Issue No. 3, Vol. 2, June 8, 2008

NOT‑S0‑RUGGED CROSS

It takes an entire congregation to make the Coronado Community Church Easter celebration special with a cross the comes to life.

• Bill Ware built it.

• Neda and Tom Warmer stored it.  Tom Warmer transported and assembled it &Members brought a variety of flowers to fill it. 9 Jeannie Shoemaker and her crew prepared the flowers to arrange in it & The children placed the flowers in it. And everyone brought family, friends, neighbors and children to share in our beautiful Easter celebration. A big thanks to all

Marcia Banks, Children & Youth

 ON BOARD

Your CCC Board meets every month to discuss the needs of our congregation as we understand them. We have reports from all of the committee chairs who pray constantly about those needs and about planning enticing programs for the members.

Susie Ovrom and her committee plan wonderful social events. Marlys Simmons is in charge of congrega‑ care ‑not only Visiting and calling, but also keeping in touch with members who we haven't seen for awhile. Pastor Steve is the head of the Coronado Council of Churches this year and keeps us updated on its programs. Hats off ‑ big time ‑ to Debbi Karabinis and Connie Bennett for the outstanding work they are doing for our missions. Their enthusiasm has spread throughout our congregation and the community. Dale St. Denis and John Young, along with other trustees, take care of our place of worship. Randy Boggess keeps the Adult Sunday School inspired and

 Marcia Banks is keeping a fast pace to stay ahead of our youth. Glenn Welch and his committee have the big job of managing our finances. Ken Kaminski and his committee have implemented a suggestion box so that our members can input their ideas and concerns.

I mention these names because these individuals truly have Coronado Community Church on their hearts and they put much time and energy into ensuring all runs smoothly. There are other outstanding members at large on the Board who are at your service as well. Please talk to us and tell us what' you love about CCC, what you want, what you don't want. That's the way we, as your Board, can best serve you.

Look forward to some changes this summer regarding worship and music!

Suzanne Ware, Chairman, CCC Board of Directors

 "The more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows. "

Michelangelo ‑ "Sonnet"

CALLING ALL HOSTS

Dear CCC Congregation,

Most of you know my connection with, and passion for, Lamb's Players Theatre (LPT). Over the years my wife Candy and I have hosted, or arranged for hosting, many young interns and actors. Currently, for example, Lorene Day is hosting a young 22 year old actor, Chris Bresky who many will see in the World Premiere Comedy "The Hit" opening June 6.

We have 3 remaining hosting opportunities this summer. I am most hopeful you will consider opening your home.

Court McFadzean is 22, completing his fourth year at Azusa Pacific College in Graphic Design and interning with LPT. He plays ice hockey and is a warm, witty young man with a very willing spirit Hosting dates: June 2‑25, and July 7‑22

Tracy Hughes is in her mid‑30s from Seattle and will be starring in the joyous biography, "Pretty Fire," opening August 1.

Hosting dates: July 5‑Sept. 7

Beth Obregon is in her late 20s and will be in the thrilling Regional Musical Premiere of "The Light in the Piazza" opening September 26

Hosting dates:

Au& 24‑Nov. 2, 9 or 16

(possible extension dates)

*Court McFadzean's hosting is most critical as it is just around the corner.

As a host, the primary need is a private bedroom. In the case of Tracy and Beth, LPT also is able to pay a small room rental charge. And, in all cases, I would look forward to you and your guests or family joining us for shows throughout the summer as guests of Lamb's Players.

If you are able to help Lamb's Players please talk to me after the service or call/email me. Shorter periods of a month will also work.

Warm regards and many thanks for your consideration.

          Jeff Tyler

      865.7153 cell

      435.5333 home

jefftyler@msn.com

ELECTRIFYING

‑ At a recent meeting of the CCCs Men's Discussion Group, John Young told about his efforts to reduce energy use at night by completely turning off,' the electricity to all his remotely' controlled electronic devices such as televisions and radios. John presented a graph showing a decrease in his use of electricity since he began these efforts.

Remote control devices make life a lot easier. We no longer have to get out of our easy chairs and walk to our televisions to turn the TV on or off or to change channels. However, when we turn electronic devices off using only a remote, their infrared or radio wave reception devices remain active, awaiting remote signaling. Translation: They still are using electricity.

Instead of turning off electronic devices using only the remote, John advises to also unplug. When you're ready to plug everything back in again, the TV should respond to remote controlling immediately. The cable box, however, requires several seemingly long minutes for "rebooting." John says, "Saving a little electricity in this manner is a good thing to do, but it requires one to take on tasks not easily done while sitting in one's easy chair..."

 SAVE THE DATE

 Father Richard Rohr, O.F.M., is a Franciscan priest, author, international lecturer and retreat leader. Several people in our church family have coincidentally experienced his unique gifts over the past decade. The Board has extended an invitation to Richard to come to Coronado on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20‑21, 2009. He has accepted our invitation. The event will be held at the Coronado Community Center.

Mark your calendars today. It is not unusual for his events to attract from 500 to 700 people. Our facility holds 340. This event will be a wonderful opportunity for personal spiritual growth as well as an outreach program to, and for, our community.

 CCC members who have experienced Rohr events over the years are Bill and Suzanne Ware, Sue Welch, Mary Sikes, Tim Chelling, Phil Pappachio, former member Andy Gorham, and myself.

 The Monday night Women's Bible Study currently is reading on of Rohr's early books, Everything Belongs.

There is much more to say. We are confident this will be one more unique CCC blessing.

 ‑ Marlys Simmons

 FROM THE PASTOR'S BOOKSHELF

 "If you cringe at the boisterous, cocky new sound of religion in politics, if you worry about the divisiveness of 'red' and 'blue,' and if you are vexed that too many people claim to be speaking directly for Christ, you might think that our Christian faith is all about getting the moral issues right and leveraging others to think and act the right way, as do we. But if you think that, you are very wrong, because such contemporary loud posturing is not so much about faith as it is about anxiety and maintaining control in the world. Our faith....is not about pinning down moral certitudes. It is, rather, about openness to wonder and awe in glad praise."

‑ Walter Brueggemann, "Mandate to Difference"

MEET THE CHAGNONS

 Take a guess. Where did Coronado Community Church's choir director, Richard Chagnon, meet his lovely lead‑in soprano lady, Jill? If you guessed at a choral group, you get an A+. And, yes, like a cinema love story cliche' the professor fell for the student

 The year was 1987. Richard was a professor of music at San Diego Mesa College, a position he still holds today. Jill was a recent Arizona transplant, looking for a San Diego choir. She'd been singing since third grade and professionally singing for Glass & Garden, a big drive in church in Scottsdale. "I wanted to find a choir near to where I was living and Mesa College had an evening adult choir," says Jilt "Rich was the director and that's how we met."

One of the largest community colleges in California, Mesa is known for its strong music program, and in 1987 the adult evening choir fit the bill as a group whose members had versatile, strong voices.

"About every two yews we traveled to various places to perform," says Richard. "We went to Australia, Latvia Japan."

In 1991 Richard and Jill married. They have three children: Roger, now 20, from Richard's previous marriage; Elizabeth, now 16; and the youngest, Peter, now 15. With three children in tow, it seemed serendipitous that one day in 1993, while Richard was aimlessly driving around Poway, he should dead end his car onto a driveway of a for sale home on a one acre lot filled with non‑stop lawn and fruit trees.

"I grew up in Connecticut, where there were no fences," says Richard. "I saw this property and loved it."

When he got home to Jill and told her about his great find, she asked the obvious: "What does the house look like?" Richard wasn't quite sum. "Hey, I had found my yard," he says.

In the middle of their home‑buying discussion, the phone rang. It just happened to be their real estate agent calling. She arranged for Jill and Richard to see the house and a deal was made.

"It was the only house we ever looked at," says Jill.

And it was the only house they needed to look at. The kids had great adventures running the sloped grassy lawn and climbing the indigenous rocks when they were little. Jill and Richard enjoyed (and still enjoy) the homestead's tranquili3ty.

They voluntarily left the quiet in 1996, when Richard decided to return to school in Arizona to get his doctorate. They moved to a noisy 900‑square‑foot apartment. "We bought a fan, just so we'd have some white noise," says Jill. Roger stayed with his morn, but Richard made sum to see him often. The two younger children were attending pre‑school and Jill went back to work part time.

A year later they moved back home with the offer to Richard from the Coronado Community Church to become its choir director. "This is an interesting story about the CCC choir," says Richard. "We ‑were in the process of moving. We had a 22 foot truck full of stuff, storage in the garage of the house and it was just the two of us to do the work of moving. So I called up our own friends to help us move, but no one was available. I didn't really know any of the choir members that well, but I called up Jeff Tyler to see if the choir would help."

‑There must have been 15 to 20 people who showed up, continues Jill. "With their help it took only two hours to get everything in the house."

With that kind of generosity, Richard and Jill wanted to do something special in return Richard knew something about theatrics. When he was a little boy he and his five siblings sang together at variety shows for nursing homes. is mother sewed costumes for the children to wear during performances. In fact, she even Put together old‑fashioned swimsuits for than to wear during a medley of songs from the 1920s through '40s including "In the Good Old Summer Iliac." So, with that kind of background, Richard and Jill put on their thinking caps and decided to make UP diplomas for the choir members in appreciation for all their support while Richard earned his PhD. While pianist Sharon Axelson played "Pomp and Circumstance" choir members marched up to receive their "diplomas."

Nowadays, Richard and Jill are working hard for their children's college tuitions. In Jill's other life she's a full time X‑ray technologist. "She's well known for her painless mammograms," quips Richard. If you've ever heard her sing, you know she's also famous at Coronado Community Church for her voice.

And the beat goes on. An three children are musically involved. Peter started a guitar club with five other kids from his school. During meetings they practice playing and writing songs. Elizabeth received high honors when, this March, she was the only girl sophomore chosen to join  the Regional All State Choir in Sacramento. Roger, majoring in film and TV at Northridge, also plays guitar, writes music and performs at coffeehouses near school. Maybe that's what gave Richard the idea to start up his own coffeehouse performing trio, "Chag'in on the Banks of the Hamilton,‑ with choir members Marcia Banks and Andy Hamilton.

The trio is a delight to bear if you get the chance, but the best place to meet Richard and the rest of his family is right here at the Coronado Community Church

 GLOBAL MISSIONS

 Imagine a quiet night. You've done the dinner dishes, walked the dog, tucked the kids in for the night, and am settling down with a good book. All seems well with the world. But by this time tomorrow, your world will be upside down. Your house will be gone, reduced to rubble by a raging tornado, a flood‑producing cyclone, a disastrous earthquake. All three of these events have devastated parts of the world in the last two months.

Thankfully, our church has been able to help respond to these emergencies. When disaster strikes in the United States or around the world, Church World Service (CWS) does its best to rush blankets, tools, clean water, shelter, and emergency responders to the sites. Contributions from CCC's Global Missions to CWS have helped.

For example, Global Missions sent $700 to CWS to help the recent tornado victims in Oklahoma and Missouri. (It was decided not to send a donation to China. The rulers in Myanmar have prevented outside help, and China has been getting aid from many quarters.') An emergency $500 donation was sent to CWS earlier in the year to purchase clean‑up kits for damage caused by floods resulting from the winter blizzards in the northeast In addition, an emergency $ 1,000 was given to the Get on The Bus program when the program was threatened with the loss of a bus due to under‑funding.

While we are thrilled to help out, these donations have seriously bitten into our funds for plans for the rest of the year, in particular help for the Strand School and the Stand Up For Kids programs. The members of this church have always been generous in giving when it is needed.  We ask that you think of making a special donation to Global Missions,  The next disaster that strikes could affect us personally.