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Golden Nugget
A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
A Word from
the Pastor March 2021
“They brought the donkey and the word is and what it means? My
colt and placed their cloaks on them guess would be not too many of
for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd us. So, I want to take a moment
spread their cloaks on the road, while with you to talk about what
others cut branches from the trees and reading the story of His arrival in Jeru- “hosanna” means, and how under-
spread them on the road. The crowds salem so that He could be tortured, standing that meaning actually enhanc-
that went ahead of him and those that crucified, and executed; we’re reading es our celebration of Palm Sunday and,
followed shouted, ‘Hosanna to the Son the beginning of the story of the Pas- really, of Holy Week as a whole.
of David! Blessed is he who comes in sion of the Christ. Without this Palm
the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Sunday story, there would be no Good The word Hosanna is the Greek word
highest heaven!’ When Jesus entered Friday story, and there would be no that is derived from two Hebrew
Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred Easter Sunday story. The story of Palm words, “yasha” (to save, to deliver) and
and asked, ‘Who is this?’ The crowds Sunday is the story of Jesus arriving in “na” (pIease, I pray). The use of these
answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet the right place at the right time in order two words together in Hebrew is prom-
from Nazareth in Galilee.’” to bear the crushing weight of our sins inent in Psalm 25, which reads, “Save
Matthew 21:7-11 and purchase redemption for all who us, we pray, O Lord!” The phrase “save
would call on His name throughout his- us, we pray” in Hebrew is “hoshiya na,”
tory. It is the moment in Scripture that which sounds an awful lot like
On the last Sunday of this month we is the beginning point for the account “hosanna.” So, what hosanna essential-
will be celebrating a very familiar and of how the Savior saved His people. ly means in English is “please save us
special day in the church; Sunday, now.” But, over time, the meaning of
March 28 is Palm Sunday, the day that That is why Christians around the world this word began to change; whereas it
we celebrate Jesus triumphantly enter- have celebrated Palm Sunday for gen- originally meant “please save,” it has
ing into Jerusalem just a mere few days erations upon generations; it is the be- come to mean, “Salvation has come!”
away from His betrayal arrest and exe- ginning, the first day, the first event of The meaning shifted from being a plea
cution. Last year, for my Palm Sunday the most important week in the history for help to being a confident statement
sermon, I spoke about why we cele- of the world. But, that’s not all I wanted that help has come. It is a joyful shout
brate Palm Sunday and why the events to chat with you about in this article, of salvation from a soul that just cannot
of Palm Sunday are so important. Now, because one aspect of these Palm Sun- keep it in any longer.
since I know that a few things have day celebrations that is near universal
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happened in the world in this past year is to recite the cheers and shouts of the
See “Word from the Pastor”
that might have contributed to you all crowd, “Hosanna to the Son of David!
not quite remembering what I Blessed is he who
preached about around 48 weeks ago, comes in the name of
I wanted to give you a small reminder, the Lord! Hosanna in
a brief refresher of the significance of the highest heaven!”
Palm Sunday. We all have joyfully March 14
shouted, “Hosanna,”
When we read the story of Jesus’ tri- but how many of us
umphal entry into Jerusalem, we’re truly know what that
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia † “Church of the 49ers”
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GOLDEN NUGGET CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Published monthly by
First Presbyterian Church Elders 2020-2021
“Church of the 49ers”
Editor: Leslie Davis Buildings & Grounds: Co-Chairs Leslie Davis and Sharon Poff
Christian Education: Pastor Keith Reid and Karla Reid
11155 Jackson Street
Fellowship: Deb Handy, with Leslie Davis as liaison to Session*
Columbia, CA 95310
209-532-2441 Finance & Stewardship: Jim Brandt
churchofthe49ers.com History: Tom Kimura
Missions: Pastor Keith Reid, interim
Office Hours:
Personnel: Dean Cunningham
Tuesday through Friday
9:00 am—3:00 pm Special Projects: Larry Lincoln
Welcome & Evangelism: Tom Kimura
Worship Services: Worship: Ken Minett
Currently held in Faith Hall
8:30 and 10:30 am Sundays, *When a committee is not chaired by an Elder, an Elder is assigned to act
masks required as liaison to Session.
STAFF Mr. Grace in the
January 25 snow
Rev. Keith Reid, Pastor
Rev. Lee Warford, Assistant Pastor
Deb Johnson, Office Administrator
Carolyn Sylva, Accompanist
Steve Engle-Borda, Sound Tech Deacon
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Officers
2020-2021
We are the Church of the 49ers,
Moderator:
where God is the gold. We serve
Rosie McCarthy
and worship God in spirit and in the
Vice Moderator:
truth of the scriptures. We live by faith
Sheri Pendleton
and will be known by our love
Treasurer: Jim Lashbrook
for others and our voice of hope.
Asst. Treasurer: Vi Morgado
Secretary: Denella Kimura
CHURCH FINANCIAL SUMMARY
January 1 through January 31, 2021 Deacon Committees 2020-2021
(exclusive of other income/expenses) Memorials: Chair Margie Fooshee, Pat Lincoln, Marijean Davis, Susie Porte
Budget Actual Difference Communion: Chair Marijean Davis
Over/(Under) Contact homebound parishioners for Communion: Doreen Bass
Deacon Fund: Chair Jim Lashbrook, Vi Morgado, Susie Porte, Gwen Harris,
Income $17,725 $14,534 ($3,191)
Margie Fooshee
Grief Booklet Coordinator: Chair Jim Lashbrook, Denella Kimura
Expense $18,936 $15,519 ($3,417)
Interfaith: Chair Vi Morgado, Rosie McCarthy
Worship Liaison: Dana Avila
Mortgage Balance as of January 31: $162,163.15
Session Liaison: Sheri Pendleton
Minimum required Mortgage Payment: $2,236.41
Prayer Chain (email and phone): Rosie McCarthy
Addtl. principal paid through January 31: $150
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia † “Church of the 49ers”
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March
Birthdays
Happy birthday to you,
Welcome Happy birthday to you.
Mac Colton McMurray was born February 19 and weighed in at 6 lbs May the Lord bless you
13oz. Mommy Lily Harris McMurray and Daddy Jesse McMurray are doing And keep you,
great and so is baby Mac. Thanks to everyone who has been praying for Your whole life through.
them. God is so good!
Love, Gwen and David Harris, proud grandparents Mar 4 Gwen Harris
Mar 6 Jewel Guhl (106 years)
Mar 6 Pearl Bickell
Open Again Mar 12 Allen Graham
In November the church had to discontin- Mar 14 Betty Sagaser
ue in-person worship due to yet another Mar 17 Lily Harris McMurray
surge of the novel coronavirus, but now Mar 18 Bobby Carr
we are open again—with restrictions.
Mar 19 Glenda Balmet
To keep everyone safe, two Sunday morn- Mar 25 Denella Kimura
ing worship services are held in Faith Hall Mar 26 Janice Williams
(8:30 and 10:30), with masks and social Mar 27 Brian Ramos
distancing required. The service is also
videotaped and available on-line for those Mar 30 Berna Hamilton
who can’t make it. Mar 31 Robert Baker
Meetings are being conducted on campus
too, but again, masks and social distancing
are required.
Happy
St. Patrick’s
March Calendar Day!
March 1, 9:30 am: History Committee in CE Room 2
March 7, 9:45 am: Christian Education Committee in CE Room 2
March 9, 2:00 pm: Missions Committee in CE Room 2
March 8, 10 am: Buildings & Grounds Committee in Faith Hall
March 14, 9:30 am: Deacons in CE Room 2 between worship services
March 16, 1 pm: Finance Committee in Office
March 24, 2 pm: Session in Faith Hall
March 31, 10 am: Men’s Bible Study will resume meeting on Wednesdays at 10 am in Faith Hall, beginning March 31. Led by
Jon Whited.
April 1, 2 pm: Women’s Bible Study will resume meeting on Thursdays at 2 pm in Faith Hall, beginning April 1. Led by Judy
Nason, the ladies will review, and continue on with the book of Daniel.
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia † “Church of the 49ers”
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Word from the Pastor
Continued from Page 1 Sermons and Scripture
So, when Jesus was entering Jerusalem and the crowd was
shouting “Hosanna!” they were praising Jesus for coming to Pastor Keith began a sermon
save them, though they likely were not talking about saving series April 5, 2020, called “The Gospel
them from sin. These folks expected that Jesus would save According to Mark: Three Years
them from their Roman oppressors. The crowd was joyful That Changed The World.” From
and excited because they expected Jesus would be the war- November 29 through December 20
rior Messiah who came to liberate the Jewish people. he took a break from his series
on Mark in order to do an Advent
And it is from these joyful shouts on the very first Palm Sun- series leading into Christmas. And
day that the word “hosanna” has become a regular part of now we’re back in Mark!
the Christian lexicon. In the church today, “hosanna” is still
used as a way to praise God. When we shout “Hosanna!” Listed below for each Sunday are the
we are not praising God for saving us from human oppres- New Testament scripture verses each
sors, rather we are praising Him for saving us from the op- sermon is based on, and the
pression of sin, death, and the devil; and we are doing this Old Testament verses.
as a way to remember and honor the fact that Jesus accom-
plished the necessary work to provide us with that salva- If you have email and want to listen/
tion, that victory of sin and death is available through Him watch the weekly YouTube videos of our
and Him alone. When we shout, “Hosanna!” we are doing it sermons, contact Pastor Keith at
to exalt Jesus to the highest heavens, to exalt Him above all ktreid84@gmail.com to receive his
else because He is worthy of that level of praise for what Sunday emails with the link.
He accomplished for us during that week from Palm Sunday
to Easter Sunday; and what He is still accomplishing on our
March 7
behalf even now at the right hand of His Father.
Communion
So, this Palm Sunday, as we all shout “Hosanna!” together, Old Testament: Zechariah 13:7-9
let us keep in mind what we are saying. We are praising our Sermon: Mark 14:27-42
God, our Savior, our King, because He has come and has
saved us from an enemy that is greater than even the March 14
mighty Roman Empire; He has saved us from sin and death OT: Amos 2:6-16
and bought us a place in paradise for eternity in His Fa- Sermon: Mark 14:43-52
ther’s Kingdom. Salvation is here! It is available to all who
would call upon the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the high- March 21
est! OT: Isaiah 50:5-11
Sermon: Mark 14:53-72
May the blessings of the Father and the peace of the Son
be with you,
March 28
OT: Isaiah 53:7-11
Pastor Keith
Sermon: Mark 15:1-15
Visit churchofthe49ers.com to listen to
past sermons. The audio includes the
Send your articles and Family News items for the Scripture verses being read and
April 2021 issue of the Golden Nugget by March goes right into the sermon.
25th to Leslie Davis at davisgold@gmail.com or
call her at 532-6604.
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia † “Church of the 49ers”
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From Allen Graham, Missionary
Dear Church of the 49ers family! Thank try. Please pray for God’s peace to we conduct our on-air fundraisers and
you so much for your prayers in Febru- come over the country and its people. give them some tips on how they might
ary. improve. Please be praying for their
On February 8, we held a virtual confer- sharathons March 24-27.
Thanks for praying for my Ecuadorian ence for small business owners and
visa. I received it on February 24, praise startups. The title of the conference Thank you again for your prayers and
God! The process is so much easier was, “Doing business God’s way” and your financial gifts for my ministry
here than it was in Spain! outlined biblical principles for success, through Reach Beyond and HCJB2 in
some of which are counter to how busi- Ecuador. This month, may God use you
Two days before the elections in Ecua- ness is done in Ecuadorian culture. This to touch the lives of your friends, family
dor (February 7), we held a Day of Pray- was the first time for us to do an event and neighbors in Colombia, Sonora, and
er on the radio. We had over 300 pray- like this and we weren’t sure what to the surrounding areas.
er requests come into the station. Our expect. We thank God that we had al-
Allen
radio team and volunteer pastors most 200 participants for the 90-
prayed for each of these requests ei- minute event.
ther on air or in private. It was a very
special time. Reach Beyond’s Sub-Saharan Regional
Director, Alex Walker, asked me to
The presidential elections will go to a train the leadership and team members
second round on April 11 as no one at CCFM in Cape Town, South Africa.
candidate garnered 50% + 1 of the Although they have been doing radio
votes. A very small percentage separat- sharathons for a few years, they were
ed the two candidates vying for the particularly concerned about the re-
second round. The situation has caused sponse because of the pandemic’s im-
a lot of anger and division in the coun- pact. I was able to share ideas on how
Alex Allen/HCJB2 Ecuador
Zoom meeting for the
training with CCFM in
South Africa
Wesley
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia † “Church of the 49ers”
Page 5we should be able to eat inside restau- CVS Pharmacy in Sonora recently began
COVID-19 News rants and hug our children and grandchil- vaccinating people with one of the Covid-
Valerie McCale, Parish Nurse dren again. Until enough people have 19 vaccines. To make an appointment,
been vaccinated so we have “herd” im- visit https://www.cvs.com/
On February 26 our Parish Nurse, Valerie
munity in the U.S., the Center for Disease immunizations/covid-19-vaccine?icid=cvs
McCale, attended a meeting of the Faith
Control (CDC) and other government en- -home-hero1-link2-coronavirus-vaccine
Nurses in Tuolumne County, and learned
tities do advise all to continue to “wear a You can also call CVS at 800-746-7287 to
the following:
mask, wash your hands, and keep your schedule an appointment.
Adventist Health Sonora scheduled its distance.”
fifth Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Rite-Aid Pharmacy.
Mother Lode Fairgrounds February 27-28, Visit https://www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/
Find a Vaccine Appointment covid-qualifier But currently the closest
with plans to vaccinate 1,000 county resi-
Currently those eligible to make an ap- Rite-Aid offering vaccine appointments is
dents—with some receiving their first
pointment for the Covid-19 vaccine are in Oakdale.
dose and others the second dose.
Tuolumne County residents age 65 and
Also, the Tuolumne County Health De- over, as well as workers in the education Safeway Pharmacy:
partment is conducting drive-through and childcare, emergency services, and https://
vaccination clinics in the parking lot of food and agriculture sectors. www.safeway.com/
the Sierra Bible Church on certain week- pharmacy/covid-19.html
As of last week, we now have three vac- But not currently offering
days.
cines available in the U.S.: The Pfizer and vaccinations at the Safe-
So far, twenty percent of Tuolumne Moderna vaccines both require two dos- way in Sonora.
County residents have received at least es, and Johnson & Johnson is one dose.
their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Another option is to register at
To schedule an appointment at one of myturn.ca.gov, which is a California State
either the Pfizer or the Moderna version.
the Adventist Health Sonora clinics at the website to assist people with obtaining a
It’s very important that each person re-
Mother Lode Fairgrounds, go online to Covid vaccine appointment.
ceives two doses (from the same manu-
https://www.adventisthealth.org/
facturer) to afford the best possible im-
sonora/patient-resources/covid-19- Unfortunately, it is difficult to get an ap-
munity against the novel coronavirus,
vaccine/ Note as this Nugget goes to pointment for one of the Covid-19 vac-
and hopefully, also the variants that are
print, however, vaccine supply is unsta- cines if you don’t have a computer or
appearing now. Getting the two vaccina-
ble, so Adventist Health Sonora is not smartphone with Internet access. If you
tions dramatically lowers the risk of any-
accepting appointment requests at this need assistance with the registration
one getting Covid-19, and if they do be-
time. Call their hotline at 209-536-5165 process, call Leslie Davis at 532-6604.
come infected, the risk of hospitalization
for a recorded message. Let’s all get our “jabs” so we can be safe
and/or death is extremely low.
and get back to worshipping and serving
To get an appointment with the
Valerie was told it is estimated that in the Lord and His people together.
Tuolumne County Health Department,
another twelve weeks, the whole county
visit https://
can be vaccinated; and that about two
www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/1317/
weeks after we receive our second dose,
COVID-Vaccine or call 209-533-7440.
Interfaith News
If you can benefit from the services hold items and toiletries can only be volunteers are welcome. Some jobs cur-
offered by Interfaith Community Social picked up on Mondays and Wednesdays, rently available are: home delivery of
Services, come and get signed up. Inter- and clothing only on Wednesdays. Due to groceries, splitting/stacking firewood,
faith is located at 18500 Striker Court in coronavirus safety concerns, clients wait vegetable garden tenders; and volun-
Sonora (off Tuolumne Road) and open in their cars in the parking lot for volun- teers are always needed as substitutes.
Mondays-Fridays 10 am to 1 pm (except teers to assist them. Also, on Fridays free
holidays). Normally Tuolumne County legal help is available, by appointment If anyone has questions as to what is
residents may come for free groceries only (call 694-3481). available, please feel free to call me. If
once per month, but during the pandem- I don't have the answer, I'll get it for
ic, food can be picked up twice a month. New volunteers have joined the ranks you.
Food is available Monday-Friday, house- and been trained recently, but additional Vi Morgado, Interfaith Liaison
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia † “Church of the 49ers”
Page 6CARPENTER IN HEAVEN
(for Uncle Harvey Baker) St. Peter:
But Jesus, you don't understand!
St. Peter: This man is kinda poorly:
I know his skills are in demand,
There's a new man standin', knockin' But his back is rather squirrelly.
At heaven's open door; He hurt it helpin' someone
He's lookin' mighty heavy— Puttin' shingles on a roof,
Three hundred pounds or more— And he's carryin' this bundle
And he's come up here, like all the rest, And he cannot
Just hopin' to get in Take it off.
But he's hangin' on to somethin'
He don't need:
That load of sin. Jesus:
Now, Pete, you must remember
Jesus: I've been a carpenter.
Ask him to hold this cross beam
Now, Pete, you know I asked you And let his feet enter.
For a handy man of sorts; His load of sin becomes my sin,
You know the kind I'm wantin' His pain becomes my own;
Complete with scars and warts. See, I'm buildin' all these mansions,
He's just the kind to fix a roof And I know he'll
Or build a wall of bricks; Feel at home.
He'd hammer nails,
Saw some boards,
Anything, he'd fix. Copyright Denella Kimura 2008
Published in Burning Hearts
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