Newsletter 01.05.15 - Church In The Forest

Sortie - Allegretto un poco maestoso............................ César Franck
Painless and
Economical
Panis Angelicus........................................ César Franck (1822-1890)
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Lieder of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sapphische Ode Op. 94 No. 4 (Sapphic Ode)
Salamander Op. 107 No. 2 (Salamander)
Liebestreu Op. 3 No. 1 (Constancy)
Auf dem Kirchhof Op. 105 No. 4 (In the Churchyard)
Vergebliches Ständchen Op. 84 No. 4 (Futile Serenade)
Church in the Forest
Solmaaz Adeli, mezzo-soprano
Melinda Coffey Armstead, piano & organ
at Erdman Chapel, Stevenson School
3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach
P. O. Box 1027, Pebble Beach, CA 93953
J a n u a r y 11 , 2 0 1 5
Address service requested
Music Box
Some Thoughts for the New Year:
Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear,
but around in awareness.
—James Thurber (1894-1961) USA
The world is a bridge. Pass over it.
Do not build your dwelling there.
—Inscription on the Great Mosque in Fatehpur-Sikri, India, 17th C.
I will be truthful. I will suffer no injustice. I will be free from fear.
I will not use force. I will be of good will to all men.
—Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) India
Love,
Melinda
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
P A I D
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Pebble Beach, CA
93953
Year’s end, all corners of this floating world, swept.
—Basho (1644-94) Japan
Church in the Forest
at Erdman Chapel, Stevenson School
3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach
P. O. Box 1027, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 • 831-624-1374
email: citf@mbay.net • www.churchintheforest.org
Monday morning, January 5, 2015
Dear Members and Friends,
Author, Leo Buscaglia, tells the story that happened while he
was a professor at the University of Southern California. He had a
student who was brilliant and filled with potential. Joel, however,
had lost his meaning and purpose for living.
Joel had been brought up in the Jewish faith but, like many
young people, he had wandered away. God had become a
meaningless symbol. He had no motivation to live another day and
no one could convince him otherwise. So he prepared to take his
own life. On his way, he stopped by Leo’s office. Fortunately, the
good doctor was in.
Joel told Leo that he had lots of money, clothes and cars. He
had been accepted at several of the top engineering schools to
work on his Master’s degree. He had everything going for him, yet
he had nothing inside. There was no fire or passion in his belly. He
had no vision, no joy, no enthusiasm, no peace, no harmony.
Leo said, “Before you do anything drastic, I want you to
visit some old people at the Hebrew Home that is adjacent to our
campus.”
“What for?” the young man countered.
Leo said, “You need to understand life through the eyes of
your heart.”
“The eyes of my heart?” the young man asked.
“Yes, you need to experience what it is like to give to those
who have lost their connection to a meaningful life. Go to the desk
and ask if there are people there who have not been visited for a
long time by anyone. You visit them.”
“And say what?” the young man asked.
“I don’t know,” Leo said, “Tell them anything that will give
them hope.” Notice Leo’s strategy—we get back what we give.
Leo did not see the student for months. In fact, he largely
forgot about him. Then one day during the Fall, he saw him
coming from a bus with a group of seniors, some of whom were
in wheel chairs. Joel had organized a trip to a baseball game with
a group of his new senior friends who had not been to a game in
years. Leo and Joel chatted for a moment. Just before parting Joel
said, “Thanks for helping me find the ‘eyes of my heart.’” Leo
nodded and smiled.
There it is! Epiphany! Seeing life with new eyes. Seeing a
world of new possibilities. That is what I wish for each of us, as we
come to the Baptism of Jesus.
See you in church,
William B. Rolland
Calendar
Sunday, January 11, 2015
8:30 am Bible Study resumes with the Rev. Ken Feske.
Matthew 7:1-5 “The Error of Judgment”
9:15 am Music Prelude
9:30 am Holy Communion
Passages Acts 19:1-7; Psalm 29:1-11; Mark 1: 1-1
LectorBob Janzen
Crucifer
Judy Fletcher
Acolyte Jacob McCarthy
Flowers
Carol & Jim Sullivan
Cookies
Charlie Bancroft
Altar Care Andrea Thatcher & Shirley Temple
Ushers Jack Davis & Howard Colehower
Sermon
The Rev. Dr. William B. Rolland
Title “Forward” to Basics
Sunday, January 11, 2015, 4:00-6:00 pm. Farewell party for the Rev.
Charles Anker at the home of Joe and Nancy Verska, 2817 17-Mile Drive,
PB, near (across the street, slightly south of) Spanish Bay. Please contact
the church office at 624-1374 (citf@mbay.net) ASAP to confirm your
attendance at this event.
Tuesday, January 20, Small Group Study led by the Rev. Ken Feske resumes at
Ruth Gleisner’s home, 3004 Sloat Road, PB, 10:15-11:30. “Priorities—a look at
a healthy, balanced spiritual life. (The Parable of the Sower)” Luke 8:4-15
Email version of this newsletter has a third page with pictures of the Burning!
This past Sunday, Church in the Forest held its annual “Burning of the Greens”
down by Fanshell/Bird Rock Beach. Here are some shots from that event.
It was a “two-alarm” experience!
Photos: Mary Wiltse