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Times at our church “they are a changin’ “!!

The Wednesday Night Live Committee met last week and we need to tell you what we discussed and ask for your input about our  current plans.

There will be a series of “Short Studies” after the meal clean-up: from 7:15 to 8:15pm, the subject of which will be announced prior to the study so you will have time to make arrangements to attend any one that interests you. There should be a note elsewhere in the newsletter about the first one.
Real Buddies will not be meeting throughout the summer but will resume in the fall. If you will require child care this summer so you can attend a study, please let us know.

We have asked for the same donation for food since Wednesday Night Live began. As I’m sure you are aware food costs are on the rise.We have also found it necessary on many occasions to use paper products due to busy schedules that do not allow people time to help with clean up. We have always been self supporting, taking no funds from the main budget. In order to continue, we feel it necessary to increase the suggested donation to $4.00 per adult and $2.00 per child.

We also would ask you to PLEASE Sign up, preferably by Sunday so we know how much meat to thaw for the meal and how much fruit & vegetables to buy. We used to be able accommodate 2-3 people extra, but lately we have had to cook for 10 to 15 extra people because so many people neglect to sign up, and we really want to be able to feed anyone who wants to come. But this results in our either giving away or throwing away extra food when these people don’t come, which also increases our costs.

If you have some comments which would help us with the direction we should take, please let us know - either by phoning one of us or by email if you have internet access. Also, please let us know if you will be attending regularly, just for special studies, and if you will need child care.

Thanks,
Bobbie Hulson:871-9270; Keslinn Kohfeld-Stout: 588-9571;
Brenda Hoschele:324-5853; Peghi Webb: 397-4677.

Prayer
Quilt Group will be meeting on Saturday, September 15, with Peghi Webb leading
and Sept. 22 and 29 with Barb Norman leading. 
We will meet from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Please join us. Needed: Embroidery floss to tie prayer quilts.

ìLong before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkin-land, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these unlikely friends become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years. Sometimes life gives you a second chance.î  (quoting from ORANGE BELTís promotional material).

Several of us have booked seats on ORANGE BELT for Thursday, August 18, 2007.  The cost is $145.00/ person.  ORANGE BELT is Providing a wonderful air-conditioned ride to the
Pantages Theater in LA, excellent seats for the performance, a no host dinner stop at the Farmers Market and The Grove (where there are lots of interesting places to dine, including American Girl CafÈ, Corner Bakery, La Piazza Italian Restaurant, Maggianoís Little Italy, and many others, and a return trip to Bakersfield.

The Motorcoach departs ORANCE BELT, 3640 N. Sillect Ave. at 11:00 AM.  Be there are 10:45, park in the secure parking lot.  Estimated arrival back in Bakersfield is 9:00 PM.  To make reservations, call ORANGE BELT directly at 327-1144.  They accept cash, checks (made payable to Orange Belt) and all major credit cards.

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See some photos from the Chocolate Boutique held May 12th to celebrate Mother’s Day.

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Some years ago, our congregation supported a new church start in Las
Vegas-Northwest Community Church. They are growing and doing well-and
their congregation has now begun a “Still Speaking Cycling Team,” complete with official cycling jerseys. The SSCT sees its mission as

 If you’d like more information, call Lance Wilson at 702-658-3235 or email him at lwilson@lvucc.org. As they put it in their flyer, “if
Jesus embraced lepers, prostitutes, and convicts, we believe sweaty
cyclists fit the bill also! Keep on riding and spreading the Still
Speaking good news of an all-inclusive God!”  

Mentioning the Still Speaking campaign, the youth ministries group at
Montebello Plymouth Congregational Church is raising funds for a
mission trip to Thailand, by selling terrific God is Still Speaking
t-shirts. The shirt says God Is Still Speaking in dozens of the
world’s languages. Very cool!  $15 (Sm to XL) or $16 (2 and 3 XL) each
plus $2 postage. Contact MPCC at 323-721-5568 or email mpccucc@yahoo.com. Mitchell Young, Pastor at MPCC has sent us an order form to make it easy.  Supplies are limited! 

EASTER BREAKFAST: 
Have you enjoyed our Easter morning breakfasts?  Would you like to
enjoy another breakfast this year? Sign up to bring a hot dish, fruit
plate, or sweet breakfast bread/rolls. 
ALSO NEEDED: 
Volunteers to set up and clean up.  Without you, this annual event
will not happen!  Please contact me soon!  Vicki Philips

MENOPAUSE ñ The Musical - $80.00 per person (brave men are welcome!) The last group had a great time and the show was most entertaining.

When: Saturday, 2/25/06, 11:45 AM to 9:30 PM

Where: Meet at ORANGE BELT on Sillect Ave., for a trip to the Beverly
Center (shopping center one block from the theater), then a short walk
to the Coronet Theater, 366 No. La Cienega Blvd., LA, for the
performance that begins at 5:00 PM.

Return to Bakersfield with a short rest stop enroute, leaving the theater around 6:45.

DEADLINE: 10 seats are being held until December 2, under Alice Brownís name. Please call or e-mail Alice if you want to get in on the fun.

Where: Meet at ORANGE BELT on Sillect Ave., for a trip to the Crystal
Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. Through the creative blend of Christmas
carols, the pageantry of live animals, flying angels and special
effects, the Nativity unfolds with colorful wonder inside the all glass
Crystal Cathedral.

Return to Bakersfield at 10:00 PM

DEADLINE: 10 seats are being held until 11/30.

Interested? See or e-mail Marty Steinman at church, or give her a call. Donít delay.

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Amid the hustle and bustle of the
season, stop for a spell and join friends for an evening of Indian
cuisine at “Taj Mahal”, 5416 California Ave., on Friday, December 2nd, at 6:30 pm.
Chicken, lamb, and seafood specialties are prepared in Tandoor fashion,
using clay ovens and mesquite, then delivered sizzling hot to your
table.  There are also a number of vegetarian entrees.  Call Nancy Bacon to RSVP.