RAINBOW CHURCH NEWS 4/29/11

Hi Rainbow Church Family, 
Pastor's Sermon, How to Pray (Genesis 18:16-33)
COMMUNION SUNDAY! 
Worship Leading: Annie 
Offertory Worship: Whitney 
Offertory Prayer: David Bolt (Ushers: Antonia, Elyse)
SoundBoard, Powerpt: Andy, David Trejo
Toddler (ages 1-3) Anndrea, songs, Bible story, crafts, games
Movers & Shakers (ages 4-6) Angie and Sarah (Bible, Crafts), 
Kingdom Kids (ages 7-10): Carol (Lesson 16)
Juice (ages 10+) Pastor Dale (Lesson 4)

POT LUCK MEAL this Sunday.  Salads
 
We had about 80 at our Good Friday Worship and Prayer night.  Thank you to all who lead and prayed. 
COMING UP: MOTHER'S DAY (May 8).  TALENT SHOW WILL BE AFTER CHURCH ON MOTHER'S DAY!!
 
ALL USHERS please meet with Pastor Craig and Grace Dickinson for a brief meeting after church this Sunday!
 
Our Monthly Elder Meeting is May 1.


RAINBOW MISSIONS: David Bolt will present our mission opportunity to China this Sunday. (Bring Me Hope, end July), Ecuador (July 22-31, Rick Eisemann), Russia (July 25-Aug 5, Justin Taylor), Cambodia (November, Craig Ohlson)
MISSIONS COMMITTEE MEETING, May 15, after church service.  If you would like to present your trip for prayer and financial support, please let Jeff Dickinson know. 
  
PASTOR'S MOVIE NIGHT, THIS Friday, May 1 at church, TANGLED.Fundraiser for mission.  Movie is Free! Families welcome.  Doors open at 6:30pm, Movie starts at 7pm.
 
BAPTISM church service on Father's Day, June 19, at Ohlson's home. Please see Pastor Craig if you would like to be baptized.  We will have a baptism class in May.
 
AWANA CAR RACES, Sunday May 22 at church, after church service! All kids from church are welcome to race. Contact Elisa Taylor to order a car ($3).
 
KNOTTS BERRY FARM, SUNDAY SCHOOL KIDS INCENTIVE AWARD: May 21, Saturday.  Church Family is all welcome to join.  See Pastor Dale for details.
 WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY starts Thursday mornings at Church, 9:30am to 11. Studying Experiencing God, facilitated by Barbara Philips and Elisa. 
 
MEN'S Bible Study, 2nd Peter. Tuesdays, at Church Tuesday nights 6pm to 8pm (see Pastor Dale for info, dkohlerent@sbcglobal.net) 
TEEN Bible Study of Book of Acts (Evangelism film tonight) meets Thursdays, 6-9pm (See Pastor Dale for info, dalekohler11@gmail.com)
 
AWANA , Easter Break next wed., 4:00pm to 5:15pm.   
Our 2011 Church Prayer focus: Blessed are the Peacemakers
^{1Peter 3:8} Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.
 Have a wonderful day, Pastor Craig

Temecula Patch - Online newspaper - Quarry Article - 4/28/11

One more good story!

Go to the website for all the photos and video.  That is too much for my

dial-up computer to send.

Jerri

 

 

 

Temecula Patch is Temecula's online newspaper.

 

Quarry Meeting Packs Mega church    April 27, 2011

The county planning commission heard the pros and cons of a proposed quarry near Temecula during a seven-hour-long meeting.
By Peter Surowski | Email the author |Peter.Surowski@patch.com 

5 Comments    temecula.patch.com/.../liberty-quarry-temecula-meeting-hearin...

 An estimated 2,000 people turned out for the first of two meetings that will determine the fate of a proposed quarry near Temecula.

The meeting lasted for seven hours at Rancho Community Church, 31300 Rancho Community Way.
The bright orange hats and shirts of the anti-quarry group "SOS-Hills" filled the crowd, along with the occasional green buttons, shirts and hats of the pro-quarry group "Friends of Liberty Quarry."
Spectators filled nearly all the seats, milled in the halls and listened to the meeting outside through mounted speakers.
Watsonville-based Granite Construction applied for surface mining permits, a change of zone and various other permissions with the Riverside County Planning Department. It's scheduled to vote on the plan at a meeting next Tuesday.
The planning commission, seated at a portable dais on the church's stage, listened to a presentation from Granite, then a presentation from the county's planning department staff, which recommends approving the quarry.
Then, dozens of members of the public went before the commission to share their feelings on the quarry.
The report produced by the county relied on faulty data and showed the project would harm Temecula residents, said Temecula Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Washington.
"The air quality impacts are so horrendous, they cannot be adequately mitigated," he said.
The Temecula City Council passed a resolution earlier this year opposing the quarry. The city also tried to annex the land the quarry is planning to mine in an effort to bring it into its jurisdiction, though the plan fell short of its goal.
Some at the meeting felt the benefits the project would outweigh the harm.
"There will be a significant public benefit in terms of lower taxes to build things like schools and other infrastructure," said Kenneth Dickson, a Murrieta school board member.
"The quarry will move us a step forward to a more sustainable quality (of life) than we had in a long time," said Richard Loomis, a Hemet resident.
Several times during the meeting, audience members stood up and started yelling. One man stood up, pointed at the planning commission, shouted they were arrogant, and stormed out of the room. Another time, a man went to the front of the crowd and shouted a stream of complaints.  "Look at the size of it, the size of it is huge," he shouted as a deputy pulled him from the room by his arm. "The silica dust, the animals," he yelled.
For the Pechanga tribe, the question is more than an issue of cost versus benefit. The hill is a holy place, and the quarry to them would be like mining the Holy Sepulcher, said Mark Macarro, tribal chairman of the Pechanga band of Luiseno Indians.
"That's the birthplace, literally, of the world," said Mark Macarro, the tribal chairman of the Pechanga band of Luiseno Indians. "The first funeral took place on top of that mountain, and this mine would propose to absolutely and utterly destroy it."
The project will have some unavoidable side-effects, including noise and air pollution, but these can be mitigated by stopping trucks from idling, using alternative fuels and buying offsets - which means paying another company to produce less pollution to make up for the mining company going over the county's limit, according to a report by the planning department.
For some residents, that's not good enough.
"Unless they cap it with a dome like a nuclear power plant, they can't control the damage," said George Dilao of Temecula. "As for Hemet and another town who think this is a great idea for our backyard, they're welcome to put it in their backyard."
The next hearing will run from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday at Rancho Community Church. The meeting is free and open to the public.

The Californian Newspaper - Quarry article - 4/28/11

This is an awesome column!

We estimate between 2000 and 3000 people at the meeting! The church  held 1300

and it was packed and people were standing around the sides. There were just as many

outside around 5pm.

Don't forget the next Planning Commissioner's meeting on Tuesday, May 3 @ 4pm...same

location....for more speakers

Jerri

 

CALIFORNIAN   April 27, 2011

HUNNEMAN: The old razzle dazzle

By JOHN HUNNEMAN - hunneman@californian.com 

From where I sat ... which for part of the evening was in the last row of seats at Rancho Community Church in Temecula and the rest was at home in front of my laptop.
Funny, they didn't all look like misinformed wackos, NIMBYs and environmental extremists.
Most of the 1,500 or so people who gathered Tuesday for the first of two Riverside County Planning Commission meetings on the proposed Liberty Quarry seemed like neighbors and family folks, the kind of people you'd run into at Costco or a Little League game.
Nearly everyone who packed the church and sat in the overflow area outside was there to oppose the controversial quarry, proposed to be blasted into a hill just south of Temecula on the Riverside/San Diego County line.
Credit the organizers of the opposition for bringing out a sizeable crowd ---- the largest I've seen assembled either in support or opposition of anything in 20 years of covering news here ---- on a Tuesday afternoon.
Inside the packed sanctuary, the audience was generally well-behaved. Planning Commission Chairman John Roth had the tough job of maintaining order in the emotionally charged room. However, he probably exacerbated the situation by continuing to chastise the audience when they applauded or jeered.
The couple of yahoos who chose to yell at the commission did nothing to help their cause.
Credit also should go to the five members of Temecula's City Council who, in an era of political correctness, minced no words in their disdain for what they said were quarry owner Granite Construction's flawed studies and attempts by the company's public relations team to give Southwest County residents the old "razzle dazzle" for five years.
That brought to mind an incident in December 2006 when Granite's public relations team descended on The Californian's office, swept into our newsroom and started putting wrapped Christmas presents on the desks of reporters and editors.
"Here's one for you, Wayne," said one who put a gift on my desk thinking I was Wayne Halberg, our editor at the time.
When I realized what was happening I walked over to Halberg's desk and said either he should remove the Granite folks from our newsroom or I would ---- and that I did not intend to ask them nicely.
Halberg, who would have never allowed such a blatant ethical violation had he realized initially what was going on, got the PR folks out of the office. The gifts were donated to charity.
On Tuesday, Granite's supporters again stated their strip mine ---- which would desecrate sacred grounds of the Pechanga Indians and be directly in the path of afternoon ocean breezes that make Temecula's Wine Country possible ---- would be good for Southwest County.
Razzle dazzle, indeed.
Contact columnist John Hunneman at hunneman@californian.com.

RAINBOW PLANNING GROUP POSITION OPENING

Opening on the Rainbow Community Planning Group

We have a position available on the Rainbow Planning Group (RCPG). To qualify an individual must live in the RCPG area (Rainbow) and be a registered voter. The RCPG is responsible for making land use recommendations on behalf of our community to the County and to Supervisor Bill Horn. If you are interested in this position please send your resume to:

          Dennis Sanford, Chair RCPG

          1493 Via Ladera

          Rainbow, CA  92028-9617

          denissanford@hotmail.com

Also, if you are a candidate please plan to attend our regular Rainbow Community Planning Group meeting on Wednesday May 18, 2011 at the Rainbow Grange in Rainbow.

Easter 2011 Rainbow Church Services

Hi Rainbow Church Family, 
Pastor's Sermon, The Impossible Life (Genesis 18) 
Worship Leading: Annie (plus: Awana Cubbie's worship song, Awana worship team)
Offertory Worship: Whitney 
Offertory Prayer: David Bolt (Ushers: Lydia, Nina)
SoundBoard, Powerpt: Andy, David Trejo
Toddler (ages 1-3) Anndrea, songs, Bible story, crafts, games
Movers & Shakers (ages 4-6) Emma E., Philly (Lesson 15, Worship), 
Kingdom Kids (ages 7-10): Melia (Bible, Worship, Crafts)
Juice (ages 10+) Mr. Dude (Lesson 3)

THIS FRIDAY,  GOOD FRIDAY Fasting, PRAYER AND WORSHIP NIGHT at church, April 22, 6:PM TO 7:30.  We will break our day of fasting together with the Lord's Supper.  This night remembering Jesus' Cross will prepare us for His Resurrection on Sunday.   Contact Annie Preston for details (melodious.sonnet17@gmail.com).EASTER EGG HUNT FOR KIDS AFTER CHURCH.

POT LUCK MEAL this Sunday.  Quiche.     

RAINBOW MISSIONS: Upcoming Rainbow Mission Opportunities: China (Bring Me Hope, end July), Ecuador (July 22-31, Rick Eisemann), Russia (July 25-Aug 5, Justin Taylor), Cambodia (November, Craig Ohlson)

COMING UP: MOTHER'S DAY (May 8).  TALENT SHOW WILL BE AFTER CHURCH ON MOTHER'S DAY!!

BAPTISM church service on Father's Day, June 19, at Ohlson's home.  Please see Pastor Craig if you would like to be baptized.  We will have a baptism class in May.

AWANA CAR RACES, Sunday May 22 at church, after church service! All kids from church are welcome to race. Contact Elisa Taylor to order a car ($3).

KNOTTS BERRY FARM, SUNDAY SCHOOL KIDS INCENTIVE AWARD: May 21, Saturday.  Church Family is all welcome to join.  See Pastor Dale for details.
 WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY starts Thursday mornings at Church, 9:30am to 11.  Studying Experiencing God, facilitated by Barbara Philips and Elisa. 

MEN'S Bible Study, 2nd Peter. Tuesdays, at Church Tuesday nights 6pm to 8pm (see Pastor Dale for info, dkohlerent@sbcglobal.net)
TEEN Bible Study of Book of Acts (tonight, Pastor Craig teaches Acts 15) meets Thursdays, 6-9pm (See Pastor Dale for info, dalekohler11@gmail.com)

AWANA , Easter Break next wed., 4:00pm to 5:15pm.  We now have 60 children participating every Wed at our church Awana!  Praise the Lord!

Our 2011 Church Prayer focus: Blessed are the Peacemakers
^{Isa 9:6} For to us a child is born,to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Have a wonderful day, Pastor Craig

QUARRY NEWS AND WEB LINK TO ARTICLE RE PHYSICIANS

temecula.patch.com/.../local-physicians-denounce-planned-qu...

17th ANNUAL RAINBOW DAYS PICNIC

17th ANNUAL RAINBOW DAYS PICNIC
SATURDAY, MAY 21ST

9AM-2PM
RAINBOW PARK

MUSIC, FOOD, RAFFLE
** ART CONTEST FINALS JUDGING
 Cash prizes for the top 3-Winner will have their pic put on
 t shirts and school calendars this fall.

ANNUAL CLEAN-UP DAY APRIL 30TH, 2011

RPOA in conjunction with Mission Resources Conservation District is announcing CLEAN-UP DAY for Sat., April 30, 9-12 noon at the Fire Station. We are interested in knowing about specific dumping areas that need cleaning up. If so, they can call Beth at Mission Resources at 760 728-1609 in advance. Thank you, Craig Ohlson

Raise your voice in quarry opposition

CALIFORNIAN  April 10, 2011

 Raise your voice in quarry opposition 

  

By Andy Mcintosh - For The Californian North County Times - The Californian

I spoke to a gravel truck owner/driver the other day about the proposed Liberty Quarry in southwest Riverside County. "Will this be good for you?" I asked. His answer surprised me.

"This will be a great deal for Granite, but not for me and not for a lot of truckers," he replied. "I'm from Menifee and, like a lot of us, I'll be deadheading it much longer to Rainbow," referring to the miles an empty (non-revenue-generating) truck travels to pick up a load.

I pondered the rest of our conversation as my travels that day took me past the Rainbow Road exit and I envisioned hundreds of trucks, stacked up like planes over LAX, idling and waiting to load their trucks with rock. The diesel exhaust, the noise, the health risks, yikes ---- my windshield, the destruction to our landscape ---- coming soon!

Local Indian lore says Temecula got its name from Naxachish (nah-ha-chish), a spiritual Indian wanderer, who, while gazing down from the Rainbow Gap ---- with a coastal marine layer to the west ---- saw a valley "where the sun shines through the mist" or "Temeeku" in the Luiseno Indian language.

As I drove, I wondered how "where the silica dust and diesel exhaust fumes rain down" translates in the Luiseno language, and I am surprised that Pechanga Resort & Casino has appeared almost a bit player in this unfolding drama. After all, this open pit mine will be in its backyard, too.

Then I saw "the billboard." Sponsored by "Save Our Southwest Hills," the sign screams "NoGravelQuarry.com" and invites people to attend the April 26 public meeting, starting at 4 p.m. at Rancho Community Church in south Temecula.

Kathleen Hamilton, SOS-Hills' tireless president, hopes (according to its website) "the billboard will help us get ---- not hundreds, but thousands ---- (to the meeting) to convince the supervisors that this quarry is absolutely unacceptable."

But the battle is much more basic than that. The real issue is as simple as "Not in My Back Yard."

Of this there can be no question; no 48-inch thick EIR can possibly negate ---- let alone mitigate ---- the environmental trauma over the next 75 years from a 1,000-foot-deep, mile-long open pit mine cut smack dab into the middle of an agricultural region and ecological reserve.

So why are employees in the Riverside County Planning Department seemingly so favorable to this project? Will there be traffic and noise problems? Yes, but not in commission members' backyards. Will there be pollution and health concerns? Yes, but not in their backyards. The negatives are well known, but none of this matters to quarry supporters.

This is what matters: Show up at the April 26 public meeting and tell the commissioners, "Not in my backyard!"

Visit www.NoGravelQuarry.com for more information about the public meeting and what you can do to fight this Goliath.

ANDY McINTOSH is a resident of Temecula. Contact him at SoCalMcIntosh@aol.com.

TRAIN MEETING POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE

DETAILS TO FOLLOW WHEN DATE IS CONFIRMED.

RAINBOW CHURCH NEWS 4/10/11

Thank you for your prayers for my mission trip to Turkey! 
Pastor's Sermon, El Shaddai (Gen. 17) 
Worship Leading: Annie
Offertory Worship: Lily
Offertory Prayer: Alex Boren (Ushers: Teah, Siena)
SoundBoard, Powerpt: Shane, Justin Taylor
Toddler (ages 1-3) Lisa Ready, songs, Bible story, crafts, games
Movers & Shakers (ages 4-6) Angie (Lesson 13), 
Kingdom Kids (ages 7-10): Whitney (Lesson 14)
Juice (ages 10+) Pastor Dale (new Desiring God Curriculum, Lesson 1)

An Elder will be available to pray with anyone wanting personal prayer this Sunday, at the stage after church. 

Fellowship Snacks this Sunday.    

GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER AND WORSHIP NIGHT at church, April 22.  This night remembering Jesus' Cross will prepare us for His Resurrection on Sunday. Similar to our Thanksgiving Prayer and Worship night (Enter His Gates).  Contact Annie Preston for details (melodious.sonnet17@gmail.com).

ELDER MEETING Monday night.

PLEASE KEEP IN PRAYER: Kari Blackburn's health and adoption plans, Janet Liefke (in hospital with bleeding on brain)

MEN'S GOLF FELLOWSHIP.  RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 15, at Temecula Creek Golf Course, 1pm tee time. See Jeff Dickinson for details.

RAINBOW MISSIONS: Upcoming Rainbow Mission Opportunities: China (Bring Me Hope, end July), Ecuador (July 22-31, Rick Eisemann), Russia (July 25-Aug 5, Justin Taylor), Cambodia (November, Craig Ohlson)

COMING UP: PALM SUNDAY (April 17), EASTER (April 24), MOTHER'S DAY (May 8)

BAPTISM church service on Father's Day, June 19, at Ohlson's home. Please see Pastor Craig if you would like to be baptized.  We will have a baptism class in May.
 WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY starts Thursday mornings at Church, 9:30am to 11. Studying Experiencing God, facilitated by Barbara Philips and Elisa. 

MEN'S Bible Study, 2nd Peter. Tuesdays, at Church Tuesday nights 6pm to 8pm (see Pastor Dale for info, dkohlerent@sbcglobal.net)
TEEN Bible Study of Book of Acts (tonight, Pastor Craig teaches Acts 13) meets Thursdays, 6-9pm (See Pastor Dale for info,dalekohler11@gmail.com)

AWANA next Wednesday, 4:00pm to 5:15pm.

Our 2011 Church Prayer focus: Blessed are the Peacemakers
^{Ps 34:14} Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 

Have a wonderful day, Pastor Craig

NO GRAVEL QUARRY BILLBOARD