Experience Healing with Reiki Share: Saturday May 18th, 2013, 2:00 pm
May 18, 2013 | 
Author Reiki promotes stress reduction and relaxation that supports physical healing. People report experiencing deep calm, reduction of pain and for some, spiritual wellness.
Physical and emotional trauma, the wear and tear of ordinary life, these cause our systems to become imbalanced over time. Reiki helps restore the body’s natural state of balance. It has been shown that stress is a significant contributor to illness. One of the most powerful aspects of Reiki is its ability to reduce stress.
What can you expect? Reiki master teacher Julie Roberts-Fronk begins with a brief introduction to Reiki followed by time for people to experience Reiki first hand if they so choose. Reiki is given through light touch or no touch, depending on a person’s choice. Wear comfortable clothes
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The Stone (a multimedia play)
Join us this Sunday for the debut of this extraordinary, multimedia, 60 minute performance. Written and Directed by Young Lan Kim
Sunday 4 P.M. May 19th at First Christian Church of Pomona
Covenant: Joshua set up twelve stones that had been in the middle of the spot where the priest who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day. (Josh 4:9)
Labyrinth Walk
Title: Labyrinth Walk
Location: First Christian Church Pomona
Link out: Click here
Description: The Labyrinth at First Christian Church Pomona is set up and open every fourth Sunday, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (Unless the fourth Sunday is Christmas Eve or Christmas Day). It is also open at other seasonal times. Call the church office for a current schedule (909) 622-1144.
The labyrinth is an ancient pattern found in many cultures around the world. Labyrinth designs were found on pottery, tablets and tiles date as far back as 4000 years. Many patterns are based on spirals from nature. In Native American culture it is called the Medicine Wheel and Man in the Maze. The Celts described it as the Never Ending Circle. It is also called the Kabala in mystical Judaism. One feature they all share is that they have one path which winds in a circuitous way to the center.
The labyrinth design we have is a replica of the 11-circuit labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral in France. This pattern, once central to cathedral culture, was inlaid into the stone floor in 1201.
Labyrinths are currently being used world-wide as a way to quiet the mind, find balance, and encourage meditation, insight and celebration. They are open to all people as a non-denominational, cross-cultural tool of well-being. They can be found in medical centers, parks, churches, schools, prisons, memorial parks and retreat centers as well as in people’s backyards.
A labyrinth is not a maze. There are no tricks to it and no dead ends. It has a single circuitous path that winds into the center. The person walking it uses the same path to return and the entrance then becomes the exit. The path is in full view, which allows a person to be quiet and focus internally. Generally there are three stages to the walk: releasing on the way in, receiving in the center and returning; that is, taking back out into the world that which you have received. There is no right way or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. Use the labyrinth in any way that meets what you need.
The Labyrinth is an ancient spiritual practice for the purpose of prayer and meditation. Whether you walk the Labyrinth or prefer to sit quietly in the space, you are welcome to come receive the refreshment of God. It takes 20-30 minutes to walk the Labyrinth and there is a brochure available with practical suggestions for walking the Labyrinth for those who are new to the practice. Come receive the blessing of God’s healing Spirit.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2013-06-30
End Time: 20:00
Labyrinth Walk
Title: Labyrinth Walk
Location: First Christian Church Pomona
Link out: Click here
Description: The Labyrinth is an ancient spiritual practice for the purpose of prayer and meditation. Whether you walk the Labyrinth or prefer to sit quietly in the space, you are welcome to come receive the refreshment of God. It takes 20-30 minutes to walk the Labyrinth and there is a brochure available with practical suggestions for walking the Labyrinth for those who are new to the practice. Pastor Julie Roberts-Fronk is available during this time to practice Reiki healing touch with people as well. Come receive the blessing of God’s healing Spirit.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2013-05-26
End Time: 20:00
Work and Service at Loch Leven
A group from church went on a local mission trip to help Tom Reed continue to clear dirt at our Region’s camp and conference center, Loch Leven. Tom has already uncovered an area that was once a fish pond. The uncovered land will be used this summer at camp for recreation and meeting.
Joining Tom were Bob Benza, Julie Jolly, Christi Wiley, Jorge Escobeda, Monique Escobeda, Julie Roberts-Fronk, Elaine Reed and Carol Wiley.
Stay tuned for future work trips to Loch Leven.
Snowy Day Memories
It’s been four months since our snowy day. Plans for summer camp are well underway. We want to share some memories of cooler days as summer rapidly approaches.
Sharing
Sharing Lunch at Campbell Lodge Groundbreaking at Loch Leven Camp and Conference Center
It surprised me, the number of people who viewed an article I posted on the church Facebook page. Within days of posting over 120 people had viewed the article. There are not even 40 church members who are “friends” of the church Facebook page. What happened? People “shared”. There is no way to know how many people actually read the article but it was heartening to know people felt it worthwhile enough to pass along, many of them not even part of our congregation.
We share information and inspiration through many more avenues that when I was growing up. Facebook is one of dozens of ways to do this. I’ve dragged my dinosaur feet into the social media age, but was recently convicted of my troglodyte tendencies by Bishop Vashtii Mackenzie, the first woman bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church. In an interview she said that if we are serious about sharing the gospel message with anyone under the age of 35 then we must learn the language of social media.
I believe the gospel of Jesus Christ is good news for every age and if I want to share information and inspiration with the generations that are younger than me, I need to be able to show up in the places they inhabit, even virtually. If I want to connect them with the story of Jesus then I need to be more proficient in the ways they connect to information and inspiration for themselves.
If you’re out there reading this and you are not a member at FCC Pomona, thanks for reading and thanks to whoever shared it. Considering how we are too often inundated with too much information and inspiration it is gratifying to know we produce something worth sharing once in awhile.
We believe the good news of Christ is worth sharing and hope you will pass it along today in some way. Proclaim liberty to the oppressed, heal the sick, companion the lonely, love your neighbor, love your enemy, remember you are a child of God – beloved and beautiful.
Sermon: Learning Loving Kindness
This sermon is based on John 13:31-35 in which Jesus instructs his followers: “Love one another as I have loved you; this is how people will know you are my disciples.” Dr. Julie Roberts-Fronk is preaching. Click the link/date below. The scripture reading begins 30 seconds in after the organ stylings of Jeffrey Schindler.
Flash! Youth movement strikes Pomona opera – DailyBulletin.com
Flash! Youth movement strikes Pomona opera – DailyBulletin.com.
Repertory Opera performed The Magic Flute at First Christian Church, on April 20th.