Michael Taylor – Ray’s sister’s son. He has had several heart attacks that he did not know he had (due to his diabetes, he apparently did not have the tell-tale warning signs). He has so much damage, that his heart cannot be repaired. He only has 20% of a functioning heart. He will be in the hospital for several days, then home and put on a heart donor list. Mike is in his 50s and just had his first grandchild a few months ago. Please pray for Mike and Myana and family.

For my husband Ray. We are in Taos NM. Because of the high elevation, 7,000 ft. Ray is having difficulty breathing (he only has 60% lung power normally). We are supposed to stay here till Saturday, but hoping to stay at least one more day. Please pray for Ray.
Thank you, and love to all of you. Vicki
By: vicki smith

First Christian Church of Puyallup is now an official drop-off location for this friendly competition between Puyallup & Sumner benefiting the Puyallup Food Bank and families in need.  Help “stick it to hunger” by bringing peanut butter to this or other locations (in Puyallup of course!) between April 30-May 11.  Let’s feed hungry families in our communities!

Click here for more information on the Stick it to Hunger Peanut Butter Drive

To show their thanks, PVCB will hold their annual Spring Benefit Concert on our behalf.  This year, our Outreach team has chosen to pass along much of the proceeds to YMCA’s Friends & Servants, an organization working with and supporting local at-risk teens, giving them the skills and caring support needed to help them make a better future for themselves.

Join us at FCC Puyallup for the Puyallup Valley Community Band’s 2012 Spring Benefit Concert on Friday, May 18th at 7:30 pm!  There is no charge for admission, but a freewill offering will be collected, given to FCC, and passed on to Friends & Servants.  Don’t miss it–last year’s event was a huge success with standing room only and over $850 collected for the Puyallup Food Bank‘s building fund.

By: Joy Clark

First Christian Church of Puyallup is a gathering of diverse individuals
called by God to live as a blessing in our own neighborhoods and in the world.

We dream of being a faithful community of God’s people
whose spiritual practices of worship, prayer, study, and ministry
nurture those who are seeking to live in the way of Jesus.

Believing that every follower of Christ is gifted by God,
we dream of being a family in which each person discovers their gifts
and is supported in sharing those gifts with the world.

We experience God’s welcome in our celebration at the communion table
and dream of being a reflection of that welcome in our acts
of acceptance, forgiveness, generosity, justice and peacemaking.

Learn more about our guiding vision, mission statement and ministry plan.

• Holy Wednesday – Wednesday, April 4th at 6 pm – our Lenten Vespers series will conclude with one last vespers gathering of worship and reflection.  Come into our sanctuary for this 30-minute mid-week service.
• Maundy Thursday - Thursday, April 5th at 6:30 pm – Maundy Thursday remembers the evening when Jesus rose from a meal with his friends to wash their feet in humble servanthood.  Later that night Jesus would be betrayed and arrested.  Our service will begin with a simple supper and offer communion and optional foot washing.
• Good Friday – Friday, April 6th at 4 pm – Puyallup’s downtown ecumenical Cross Walk will begin at the Powers Funeral Home parking lot at 320 W Pioneer.  Focusing on the day Jesus was executed on a cross, on Good Friday we take up a cross and process it through town, stopping at 3 churches for reflection.
• Holy Saturday Easter Vigil - Saturday, April 7th at 8 pm – An ancient tradition of awaiting the return of the Light, FCC’s vigil begins at dark on Easter Eve when we will light the Christ fire outside and take the Paschal candle into the dark sanctuary for intergenerational scripture reading, remembrance of our baptisms, Holy Communion, and culminating in a feast of celebration that Christ is risen.
• Easter Sunday - Sunday, April 8th at 11 am – Easter morning dawns and the tomb of Christ is found empty.  We gather on Easter to remember and rejoice that Christ is risen!  Bring a flower from your garden to help bring life to the empty cross.  Join us for a moving and memorable Easter Sunday worship service.