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RAINFOREST ADVENTURE -- A VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL BLAST! - 
Between playing games with swimming "noodles", making glittery masks, and eating chocolate covered bananas the young people (and adults) who participated in the Rainforest Adventure at CPC had a lot of fun! And the puppets in the puppet theater were the "rock stars" of VBS receiving the most screams of anyone! Oh, and did we mention that some of us cannot get the songs (with actions) out of our heads? We had 61 participants and approximately 22 teachers and helpers to make it a 4-day PARTY for all of us. And $78 was raised for the mission project to Ethopian school-age children. Thank you to all of you who came and made it the adventure that it was. We are also thankful for the great decorations that set the mood, including a puppet theater, huge painted backdrop and 10 foot "palm trees".
And most of all, we are thankful to Jesus, Who made it all possible. His Name was exalted in the curriculum materials and the lives of the teachers and helpers who were there. Our purpose in having Vacation Bible School is to lead young people to Christ and help them grow in their faith. We can hardly wait to see what the theme will be for next year! Stay tuned....
Happy 100th Birthday -
Myra Keplinger was born in Delta, Colorado, April 27, 1907. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a major in psychology. She worked many years as a Personnel Director for Goodwill Industries in the San Francisco, Chicago and Denver offices. After her retirement, she joined the US Peace Corp. In March, 1962, after basic training in Puerto Rico, she worked in Peru 
for two years.
When her service in the Peace Corp ended, she returned to Bolivia and Argentina to help with the translation of the New Testament into the Quechua Indian dialect. She worked with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Her travels have included Alaska, Venezuela, Hong Kong and Bangkok, the Caribbean, Europe, and Canada. A trip of a lifetime was a visit to the Holy Land in 1994. She has remained active in church and community work. She has blessed many of us with cards, poems, and writings of her memories.
It was a great honor to celebrate her 100 years of life with friends at Community Presbyterian. Some stories of her adventures were read from her journals, which she had written from memory when she learned how to use a computer when she was only 90!
Rummage and Bake Sale -
Our All Church Rummage and Bake Sale was held Saturday, April 21, and made $907! Here members serve coffee and sell baked good to customers as part of the fund raiser. If you didn't get around to start cleaning out those cupboards and closets this time, remember next time we can always use furniture, small kitchen appliances, pots, pans, dishes, clothing, especially children's clothing, linens and other household good. Also chairs, tables, desks, bicycles, lawn mowers, etc. Unfortunately, we are unable to take large appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves and ovens, or computers or computer accessories.
Festival of Tress
The 16th annual Festival of Trees achieved extraordinary success this year, bringing in a record-breaking $125,000 to benefit Opportunity House, Vacaville's homeless shelter. Money is raised at the festival by having people or groups decorate and donate trees for purchase via auction. CPC was well represented throughout the festival, with Kay Buchanan as a co-chair, the CPC Bell Ringers playing for the Gala the night before the festival opened, 
baked goods provided and sold, a donated CPC Christnas tree with the theme "Victorian Yuletide Christmas" decorated by Karen Seiden,Georganne Gebers, Norma Meador and Betty Heise, and CPCers manning booths, selling tickets. The large decorated trees brought in about $34,000, the opening Gala( held the night before) brought in about $40,000, and bake sales and donations combined for another $45,000. Our thanks to everyone who participated, visited and supported this worthwhile project!
Annual Women's Retreat
The annual Women's retreat was held on September 23 & 24. Over 30 women from CPC, plus women from other congregations, met in The Angela Center in Santa Rosa for a wonderful time of fellowship, hearing from the Word, music, great food and relaxation. Michelle Rayburn was our guest speaker this year. She a writer, speaker and musician from Wisconsin and gave a truly inspiring presentation on Psalms 139 and it's personal meaning to us. We opened and closed with prayer, did a lot of singing during the lecture. We also did a lot of signing, karaoke style, for entertainment in the evening, and Lisa Wright even brought along her viola and treated us to a performance. A truly wonderful time was had by all.
Sunday Morning Fellowship
Every Sunday morning, between services, you will see the congregation and many visitors lingering
on our Patio, enjoying the California sunshine, coffee and tea, cookies and rolls, juice for the children, and the nearby fountain.
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