2020 May Tapestry

The First Baptist Church of Redlands

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TOGETHER AT A A Message from Pastor Shawn

DISTANCE I miss you! Yes, YOU! All this “social distancing” and “safer at home” has caused me to realize deep down how much I have come to love my church family over these 4 years. May 1 is my 4th anniversary as senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Redlands. On one hand time has sped by. On the other, I feel like I have been a part of this church for a long time. And now I miss seeing all of you.

In a few short weeks I have come to depend upon and appreciate Zoom. If you don’t know what that is yet, it is an electronic/ internet way of “meeting” with people. You can see each other and hear each other on your computer screen or phone. We are now using Zoom for weekly staff meetings, Executive Council meetings, various commission meetings, most of our adult Sunday school classes, youth group Sunday school and Thursday night meeting, and weekly children’s “gatherings.” We even used Zoom to produce our Maundy Thursday online Service of Darkness. At the beginning of March, I didn’t know what Zoom was. It’s not even close to “being there,” but I enjoy seeing, hearing and having conversations with people.

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I have enjoyed seeing various ones of you who have participated in our Sunday online Worship Experiences. And the number of people who have been a part of those services both visibly, behind the scenes and in-between—not to mention those who are calling to help people figure out how to get online or work to make sure the services are broadcast at Plymouth Village—well, I don’t know if I can count that high!

We continue to work on helping people to be in contact with one another. I am thankful that people are being intentional about calling one another. I am excited about the friendships that are growing because of these regular phone calls.

It has already been longer than we anticipated that we have been physically apart. It is looking more and more like our coming back together will be gradual. We are not going to be the same. Some of that will be difficult, but some of it will be good. We will have a lot to share when we get back together. In the meantime, we have asked several people to share some of their thoughts and experiences while we are “Together at a Distance.”

In Christ, Pastor Shawn

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COVER 1 A Message from Pastor Shawn:

“Together at a Distance”

F E L LOWS H I P

5 Ann Smith: “An Interview with Muriel Wagner” 6 Richard W. Steffen: “This Side of the Cross”

2 Staff and Contents

Bethany Kronberg: “Sheltering at Home”

7 Pastor Nick Quient: “Everything is Magic”

MINISTRY

3 Children’s Ministry

MISSION

FBCR Together at a Distance

NEWS

4 Worldwide Prayer Concerns: Mexico, Congo, Worldwide

11 May Calendar

S TA F F Rev. Dr. Shawn Zambrows Senior Pastor shawn@fbcredlands.org

Nathan Jones Youth Director youth@fbcredlands.org

Nicholas Quient Associate Pastor nicholas@fbcredlands.org

Angel Florence Office Administrator angel@fbcredlands.org

Rev. Cheryl Sneller Director of Children’s Ministry cheryl@fbcredlands.org

Isa Terrell Communications Specialist isa@fbcredlands.org

Richard W. Steffen Minister of Music rwsteffen@gmail.com

Richard Colunga Buildings/Grounds

Linda Gentile Organist

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C hi ldr e n ’s m i n i s t ry

We are all together, although at a distance for a period of time. We all reside on planet Earth.

Earth Day was April 22. As a teacher I always made it a point to celebrate the day and bring attention to why it even exists. Sometimes adults lose touch with the Earth because we get so busy with the world of ideas and forget we reside in a beautiful and miraculous world. Children approach the creation with curiosity. During our “stay in place” time look more closely at nature and acknowledge all that it does for our health and enjoyment and for stimulating our curiosity. There is a cactus in our front yard that has shot up into the sky a huge stem. It has surrounded itself with smaller stems. What will be the result of all this, I ask myself.

What does the CEB Bible translation say in Genesis. 2:15?

“The LORD God took the human and settled him in the garden of Eden to farm it and to take care of it”. And in Psalms 24:1, “The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too”.

(Top) Zoom Class; (Below) Robert and Platypus

Through snail mail and email I decided to raise the awareness of the Earth Day celebration by sending packets to our children about caring for our Earth. I will have a Junior Disciples Zoom discussion to hear from our children their thoughts and ideas. We need to be conscious of the state we are leaving the Earth and the responsibility we have in limiting our destructive footprints on God’s creation.

With the avalanche of Covid 19 virus news I hear whispers of rivers of Venice having cleared up. Places in India can now see the Himalayan Mountains from their homes. Whispers that the Earth is reminding us that we can still make a difference. That is one thing I have learned during this time. I have watched the birds with binoculars beside my computer, worms crawling out of the rain-soaked lawn, flowers blooming and attracting butterflies so that they fill the sky.

We are all together, although at a distance. We can create new habits that help care for the Earth while we wait to come together. Can you remember to recycle, conserve, reuse and limit harmful substances to God’s glorious creation-The Earth?

May the Spirit of God continue to open our eyes, Tall Stem Cactus

Pastor Cheryl

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MI S S ION S

Worldwide Prayer Concerns

“But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and persecution, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.”

–Hebrews 10:32-33

MEXICO

internationalministries.org I am excited to share that our friend Moise Joseph was endorsed by International Ministries to serve alongside his wife Deliris as they minister to migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. Of course, Moise has already been serving and volunteering for many years, but this recognition of Moise as a Global Servant underscores the ways God has been working in and through him. Pray that both Moise and Deliris are used by God as they minister in Tijuana.

CONGO internationalministries.org Glen and Rita Chapman ask for your fervent prayers for the Congo as COVID-19 has crept in, but they fear that the people there have not been taking the health warnings very seriously. Pray that communities would cooperate to reduce the spread of the virus and that doctors and nurses would have the supplies they need to adequately treat patients there.

Glen and Rita offer praise to God for the ordination of NINE new pastors! Glen said it has been years since Kikongo had ordained anyone, so this was very exciting. All nine were former students of the Baptist University and had already been serving in the local villages. The ceremony had to be done in private because social distancing measures had already begun, so they gathered at 5:45 am to ordain them. Pray that these new pastors will serve faithfully for many years to come.

WORLDWIDE Please pray for our entire world as the spread of COVID-19 and the measures taken to contain it continue to upend people’s lives and livelihoods around the globe. Pray against the spread of false or misinformation that would stir up division between groups of people. Pray that those who were already struggling to get by before all this began would receive support and aid. Pray that God would extend his mercy and limit the impact of this virus. Pray for wisdom for leaders at all levels as they make decisions. Pray that we would be able to support one another through this even as we remain physically distant from one another.

- Jonathan Peske If you have information to share about the persecuted church or news from the mission field, please share it with Jonathan Peske.

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F e l l o ws hi p

An Interview with Muriel Wagner

by Ann Smith

Muriel Jane Wagner was born in 1930 in Cedar Grove Wisconsin. She was the youngest of six children who were all born at home, as was the custom in those years. She grew up in Sheboygan, Michigan where she graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 1948.

Her oldest sister, Dorothy, who is deceased, was a nurse. Her oldest brother, who is also deceased, was a farmer. The next oldest, another sister, who was a teacher is deceased as well. Her oldest living sister is 94 and lives in Williamsburg, Virginia and was an occupational therapist. Her brother Neil has the distinction of being the youngest hire at IBM back when it was selling electric typewriters.

She went to Hope College, in Holland, Michigan, which was founded by the Reformed Church of America – an offshoot of the Dutch Reformed Church organized in the Protestant Reformation. She met her husband there. They were married in 1954 in Cedar Grove.

Muriel says her first memory of church is sitting with her father and falling asleep against his side. She had three aunts and an uncle who were all missionaries.

She planned to be a missionary herself. At nine years old, she started a Sunday School on her front porch.

Her plans changed when she married. Her new husband, Bob, had family connections to the Pure Gold Orange Company in Redlands, California. After college, she came to California with him. He was the first physical therapist at Redlands Community Hospital and rose to be its chairman.

At a time when she needed a job, she applied for a position at Redlands First Baptist. She also applied for a position at Newport Beach. Then God took a hand in guiding her here. Her car was stolen. She could walk from her home in Redlands to Redlands First Baptist, but not to the church in Newport Beach. Her decision was made. She accepted a part-time position with Rev. Wingerd, who was pastor here from 1984 – 1987. She stayed all through the tenure of Rev. Joe DeRoulhac.

Her favorite Bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not evil, to give you an expected hope in your latter end. (King James) For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for evil, to give you a future of hope (RSV) She says the verse gave her reassurance as she made her decision about which position to take.

Muriel says her favorite Bible story is of Jesus appearance to the disciples in the upper room (John 20) because this is where Jesus promises the coming of the Holy Spirit which will reveal everything and help the disciples make sense of all that has happened.

Her favorite hymn is “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (Hymnal #60). She especially likes the chorus where it says “Morning by morning new mercies I see” because it reminds her that God real and that He is ever-present.

One time she remembers being especially close to the Lord was when she was living alone. Her youngest son, Chris, was not home when he had said he would be.

These were in the days before cell phones and she had no way to reach him. As all parents can understand, she worked herself into a state of extreme worry – imagining all sorts of horrors. Suddenly, she felt as if God had lifted her into His lap and asked her Who she was depending upon. Just at that moment, Chris walked into the house.

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This Side of the Cross

by Richard W. Steffen, Minister of Music We celebrated on Resurrection Sunday. We were inspired by our Brass Ensemble: Jonathan Peske, Trumpet 1; Jonathan Peske, Trumpet 2; Jonathan Peske; Trombone 1; and Jonathan Peske, Trombone 2. We sang “Crown Him with Many Crowns” led by voices and organ. We were blessed by the FBCR Virtual Worship BAND sharing “My Redeemer Lives” with words and music by Darlene Zschech.

We truly are on this side of the Cross.

What does that mean? No more worries, problems, or concerns? No, we are still dealing with this pandemic.

But the angel said to the women, “He has risen.”

(Matthew 28:5a, 6b NIV). No, for now it’s only in our memories that we are shaking hands and giving hugs on Thursday nights and Sunday mornings; but the angel said to the women, “He has risen.” No, for now we have to relive through pictures in our minds that joy we had as we were enlivened over and over again by all of our children running, skipping, and laughing on our church courtyard after worship;

but the angel said to the women, “He has risen.”

Hugh Huntley is just a blessing to me. His fishing stories, his Green Lake stories, his family stories, and his heartfelt confidence in the love of God that guides him through scripture and song. As I promised to him recently, the Worship Choir will have as its meditation on the first Thursday night that we are back together a hymn that he loves: “Unto the Hills Around Do I Lift Up.” Inspired by Psalm 121 and sung to the tune Sandon, may the words of the first stanza give you confidence as you walk each day on THIS SIDE of the Cross: “Unto the hills around do I lift up my longing eyes; O whence for me shall my salvation come, from whence arise? From God the Lord doth come my certain aid, from God the Lord, who heav’n and earth hath made.”

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Sheltering at Home: Bethany Kronberg “It is next to impossible in isolation to manufacture the beautiful, radical grace that flows from the heart of God to God’s broken and blessed humanity…We cannot create for ourselves God’s word of grace. We must tell it to each other.”

Nadia Bolz-Weber Sheltering at home has been a time of both anxiety and gratitude at our house. We’ve longed for more time together as a family, and for a reprieve from the hectic pace we struggle to keep. Of course, we never longed for a global pandemic. We never longed for the images coming from New York hospitals. We cannot bear the thought, let alone the possible reality of similar scenes in our local hospitals.

During the first few weeks of the shelter in place order the world felt especially dark and scary, with so much uncertainty about what would develop. But in the midst of darkness, there have been so many sparks of light that have broken through—God’s word of grace spoken to us by others: an unexpected phone call from Berva, just checking in to see how we were doing, a surprise Easter greeting card from Marcie Meek in my mailbox, and new friendships as the result of several brief ‘check-in’ phone calls. Another day, Ann Smith kindly reassured me that there is good evidence basis for the effectiveness of students providing instruction to one another (much needed grace, spoken to me when I confessed that ‘homeschooling’ at the moment was mostly just the kids playing school and teaching each other math problems on their chalk board). And what darkness could possibly remain when Brendan and Toby sing Hold Us in Your Grace (complete with stage whispered direction), or the unparalleled Peske Puppetry Theater remind us all that He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands? I am so grateful for the ways in which so many in our church have stepped out of their comfort zone to create and maintain connection during this time of necessary isolation.

Everything is Magic Pastor Nick Quient “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.”

1 John 1:5 (NRSV)

When Allison and I got home from Kaiser Fontana, we had no idea what we were in for. With that seven and a half pound bundle of unbridled potential in our arms, all we knew that God was doing something weird and magical. A day before, there were some complications in Nolan’s entrance into our wondrous world—he had a lot of excess fluid in his lungs, which made it hard for him to breathe. He was taken by the hospital staff at Kaiser into the NICU where they kept him for over twelve hours.

While we got to visit him, the time we spent waiting and watching was filled with anxiety. Would he be okay? Were we going to have complications beyond the hospital?

Such questions plagued our minds but, thanks be to God, we made it home with no further impediments.

And as I sat down outside on the patio as it continually rained, holding Nolan against my chest, I reflected over and over about the nature of the church. We are, of course, called to participate together as the body of Christ in the building of God’s kingdom. There is something deeply magical about that—a group of disparate people, brought together by the Holy Spirit to do the works of the Kingdom. As I bounced Nolan up and down on my lap, I knew—in my heart of hearts—that everything was magic. Somehow, in some way, God was still working.

God is good, all the time.

As with all of the good and blessed things in life, we are better together. While we worship and laugh together at a distance, we are still involved in what C.S. Lewis called—“deep magic.” We’re magic, friends. May we continue to be a place where the magic of the Spirit is at work.

Together at a Distance: Tom Kirkpatrick It is strange not driving to First Baptist Church of Redlands on Sunday mornings. I miss singing the songs that Richard selects for the service and talking to choir friends. It is also different not talking to others during our greeting time.

I miss my weekly hugs from many of you. But now churches and most other activities in our society have changed.

Social distancing and staying at home have both become the new normal for the time being. Pastor Shawn reminds us that the church is really about the people and that we should be caring for each other in whatever way we can. I have found some comfort by calling members and hearing how they are doing. If I can help in some way, I try to do that. I still haven’t prayed with anyone over the phone, but am open to the opportunity. I keep a small journal with 12 names of people from our church that I try to call on a regular basis. I write down important events, names to remember, and prayer requests. This helps me recall certain details and follow up the next time I contact them. I am truly blessed by these connections. Why did it take until the COVID -19 Pandemic for me to reach out to others this way? I don’t know. Will I want to continue developing these friendships when it is over? Yes, of course! In Romans 8:28 “We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God.” I look forward to seeing what this new reality looks like. Blessings and peace to you all!

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Together at a Distance: Nathan Jones How can we share in communion together from a distance? Doesn’t breaking bread together mean we should break bread together? With the store shelves depleted and all of us trying to stay at home, would we even have bread to break? As we thought about these questions leading up to the first Sunday of April, we thought the youth might find an answer rooted both in the future and the past, so we invited our youth to a Martha Stewartinspired video conference to learn how to bake our own bread! If we couldn’t all share the same loaf, we could each learn a common recipe and each bake our own loaf from home together. It wasn’t quite as miraculous as Jesus multiplying the loaves and fishes, we just mixed flour, water, salt and yeast and let time, fermentation, and the heat of our ovens handle the transformation, but when the pictures of beautiful golden loaves of bread started popping up on my phone, I truly felt the stirring of the spirit!

Truly we are multiplying our faith as our youth learn, connect, and grow together.

Twelve youth prepared their dough to bake along with us and at least six others later used the recipe and/or watched our recorded video to bake bread of their own! I hope that each of our youth families found special meaning in sharing communion together in breaking bread that they made with their own hands-and I know many more freshly baked loaves have been enjoyed since!

Together at a Distance: James Estey My experience staying home has been a truly interesting one. Though I’ve been stuck in my house for quite a while, it’s interesting to see all the ways my family and I have started to find new ways to stay in touch with people.

Though social distancing is an issue we have to deal with if we want to see others, we’ve shared quite a few mornings with our grandparents sitting on the opposite side of a fire pit, just talking, all the while still staying 6 feet apart. It has also been interesting to see how often I can stay in contact with people through online meetings.

It truly is a blessing that I can see people all the way across town in the comfort of my own home. Being able to talk to those whom I love and enjoy being around is comforting in these times of uncertainty.

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It already feels like it’s been an eternity since we’ve been put in quarantine, but being able to stay in contact with people helps a lot. It also allows me to still be learning what I need to be learning, preparing me for next year, which is also truly amazing. The fact that I can continue to keep a modified version of my daily life going feels odd, but at the same time it’s nice to know that I still have some normality in my life during this crazy time. All in all, I’m making the best of the situation that we are in right now, and enjoying it the best I can, but I still yearn for the day when this will all be over and I can go back to my normal life. Staying online is fun and all, but being face to face with people is something that I can’t take for granted. The day when I can see those I’ve only talked to online recently will be amazing, to truly catch up with what’s been going on.

LIFE AT HOME IN THE COVID PANDEMIC At first, everything seemed fine and I wasn’t really worried. Life was amazing.

Little did any of us know that it would get worse.

It was my birthday and I was really excited for the next day because it was my party.

Then we had to cancel it. I was extremely sad.

Why me? I thought. But it was for the better.

We had spring break stuck at home. But it wasn’t too bad.

Then things quickly escalated.

The governor said to stay home and stay safe. I got scared.

The death rates were going up. Many things were canceled.

Including school. After school was canceled, I got mad.

No seeing friends.

No seeing teachers.

Only being stuck at home.

We have to wear masks. COVID-19 is very contagious, they said, Wear them.

However, I hope that COVID will calm down and things will go back to normal.

BUT! In this sadness, there is happiness.

We have each other.

We have good food.

People are showing the good in them.

Donations to hospitals.

Taking less pay to support the company.

Giving money to companies that need help.

Breathe. Life isn’t horrible. It just has a spot on it, and it’s quickly spreading.

We need God’s paper towel, or as we call it, a vaccine.

Pray. Laugh. Work on something you have never done. Enjoy this. Ask God for help.

COVID-19 is dangerous, but we can get through this.

Lillian Peske

CONNECTIVITY Press some keys, click a mouse--Instantly connect with people and places around the world; or even to people and objects in space.

Countless images, immense amounts of information, carried back and forth by invisible means.

Some by wire--- most by radio waves, light waves, microwaves.

Sound waves too play their part.

All this unseen energy surrounding us, reaching us--It’s almost magical.

Scientists calculate how fast, far, and for how long these waves can travel.

Incomprehensible speeds, inconceivable distances.

But what about love waves?

(Pulsating energy emitted by and between those who love.)

Who can measure their strength, length, longevity?

(Love is eternal.)

It’s rather metaphysical, somewhat mystical, mystifying--Waves of love beams traversing time and space, forever connecting us--- somewhere out there.

“Love one another”, He said---even from afar.

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The First Baptist Church of Redlands Communion Cloth Dianne Creech

HAPPY May BIRTHDAYS TO...

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Nick Miller

As I begin to write this article I am flooded with memories. In 1980 I was teaching a kindergarten Sunday School class at The First Baptist Church of Redlands. Our son Andy, was in my class. That was the beginning of his learning about Jesus, church, Sunday School, and so much more.

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Lacey Marie Wardschenk

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Jacqueline Williams-Reade

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Martha Hone-Warren

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Claudia Brown

In 1983 and 1984 Andy began to ask me and his Sunday School teachers many questions about being a Christian and what it meant to baptized. In 1985 he asked our senior pastor, Dan Wingerd, if he could be baptized. Pastor Wingerd indicated Andy would have to take a class and learn more about Jesus.

After a few months Pastor Wingerd agreed to talk with Andy and they had a two hour conversation. Afterward we were told Andy could be baptized as he was ready and knew what it meant to believe in Jesus and live a Christian life. On June 9, 1985 Andy was baptized. Andy’s grandparents, Alice and Bill Hunt, my parents, were in the sanctuary that day as well as other family and our church family.

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Henry McLaren

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Bobby Warren

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Jessica Terracciano

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Miletta Updegraff

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Deborah Crowley

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Bruce Laycook

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Moumita Baidya

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Jason Lowe

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Stela Salia

Several years passed. In early 1990 my mother, Andy’s grandmother Alice, began to tell me she wanted to do something special for FBCR as a thank you for Andy being educated as a Christian and so enjoying his church friends and church family. She and I talked several times and I invited her to come to church with us and walk around the facility and discuss options of what she wanted to do or make.

After looking at what it takes to set the communion table she made a decision. My mother wanted to make a communion table-cloth. What the church had been using was an old sheet that had been shortened and hemmed. She wanted to design and hand make a cloth to fit the communion table, the same table we use today. She studied the table and took some measurements. Her journey began.

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Katelyn Zabaleta

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Liam Fisher

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Virginia Chapman

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Shellie Skinner

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Neera Daniels

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Mike Aguirre

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Abigail Kishimoto

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Doris Stephens

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Garrett Zambrows

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Barbi Carpenter

My mother worked seven or eight weeks. She bought the proper cloth and thread. She cut, designed and hand stitched.

The stitching is called Norwegian Hardanger. My mother was Norwegian and she wanted to honor her heritage. When making this handwork the threads in the fabric are counted, whether 3,4 or 5, and the stitching thread is wrapped around the counted threads. Thus, a pattern develops. On a Sunday after communion, please come to the front of the sanctuary and look at the communion cloth. We estimated it took Alice approximately 200 hours to complete this project.

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Glenda DelRosario

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Jim Hollenberg

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Janet Roberts

On Communion Sunday in June 1990, Pastor Joe DeRoulhac had dedication time for the communion cloth. Pastor Joe said, “The time, creativity, skill and commitment embodied in her work is a reflection of God’s own work in creating beauty for all to behold.”

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WATCH SERMONS ONLINE Using the link tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands to watch the latest sermon playlists.

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10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands)

9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader)

24 Pray for New Joys 31 Pray for Future Plans

10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands)

9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader)

Service Workers

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25 Pray for the Gospel to continue to spread

without provisions

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26 Pray for Togetherness

7 p.m. Executive Council online

19 Pray for Congo

Pray for the Anxious

27 Pray for God’s Peace

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Pray for Health Care Workers

Pray for Newborns

Pray for Family

7 pm Youth Group online

7 pm “Corner Booth” Class online (check with leader)

New Opportunities

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7 p.m. Youth Group online

7 p.m. “Corner Booth” Class online (check with leader)

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7 pm Youth Group online

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10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands)

Pray for Friends

7 Pray for Courage

7 pm “Corner Booth” Class online (check with leader)

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Pray for those in difficult situations

9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader)

Pray for Mexico

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Pray for Thankfulness

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Pray for Unity

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Thursday

7 pm Youth Group online

Pray for First Responders

Wednesday

10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands)

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Tuesday

7 pm “Corner Booth” Class online (check with leader)

Pray for Health

Monday

9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader)

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Sunday

Due to current need to “Shelter at Home,” all in-person meetings are either canceled or moved online.

Pray for Hope

29 Pray for the people of the World

22 Pray for Guidance

Pray for Strength in times of fear

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8 Pray for Missionaries

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Friday

Pray for Connections

Pray for Neighbors

Pray for Parents

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

30 Pray forHumbleness

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

23 Pray for the Homeless

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

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7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

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7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

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