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Table of ContentsPreacher’s Part 2Celebrations! 3the affi rm. zone 4Change the World 6Welcome! 8Invite! 9Senior Ministries 10Fellowship 11What Just Happened 12Spotlight 13Events 14Calendar Listing 15Looking Ahead 16The Connection 16Calendar Insert

Northridge United Methodist ChurchAUGUST 2015

Volume 32, Issue 8

Senior PastorRev. Dr. Joseph Choi

Associate Pastor - Children and Family Ministries

Rev. Karen Murata

Youth MinistriesKat Edwards

Young Adult MinistriesAllegra Wilson

Senior MinistriesChar Anderson

9650 Reseda Blvd.Northridge, CA 91324

818.886.1555

Start off the school year with a blessing!We invite you to the Blessing of the Books Sunday on August 23rd, 2015. Whether you’re a student, a teacher, or an administrator of any kind, we hope you will bring something to be blessed at your favorite service for your year ahead. Don’t forget to meet in the middle at 10 am for coffee, juice, and other goodies!

Thanks for joining us at Vacation Bible School!Thank you to everyone who participated in making our Vacation Bible School 2015 a great experience! We danced, sang, and learned about God’s love as we zoomed through the week with Checkers the Cheetah and Coach Denise!

Don’t forget toMOVE - ACT - CARE - FOLLOW - SHARE!

Let’s go! We can’t wait for next year!

Worship ServicesSundays

9 and 11 am

Sunday School & Nursery9 and 11 am

Childcare available

The Preacher’s Part

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We celebrated Pastor Steve’s retirement with a great party!

After 5 years of service at Northridge United Methodist Church and more than 40 years in ministry, Rev. Steve and Linda Petty retired in July. We sent them off with well wishes and a fun retirement party!

Upcoming Sermons

August 2nd“I Believe in the Holy Spirit”

John 14:15-27

August 9th“Do Not Grieve the Holy Spirit”

Ephesians 4:17-32

August 16th“Do You Have the Fruit of the Holy Spirit?”

Galatians 5:16-26

August 23rd“How Is the Holy Spirit Working In and Through You?”

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

August 30th“Led By the Holy Spirit!”

Romans 8: 5-14

The Preacher’s Part Celebrations!

Lanny AplanalpAugust 9, 2015

6 pm in the sanctuary

Join us for a musical evening with Lanny Aplanalp on sax

and flute, Woody Aplanapl on guitar, Brandon Covelli on piano, Paul Kriebich on drums, Jeffrey

Takiguchi on bass – and the art of Ellen Rundle!

Bible Study at NUMC

Sundays at 7 am in the LibraryThis Bible study sets aside time each week to read and reflect, using The Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide. Issues of The Upper Room are available in the Narthex and online at www.upperroom.org.

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Sundays at 8 am in the Library Join us for our book study of “A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam” by Karen Armstrong.

Worship, Music & Study

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Thank You from the Pettys!

What a great party! What a wonderful loving family!

Thank you Martha Ruiz for putting together a fabulous retirement party for us. It was beyond our wildest dreams. Fred Rhode and the Soul Food crew made it delicious as well and great fun. Everto Ruiz for the Mariachis. To everyone who put in the effort to surround us with such abundant love, we offer our heart-filled thanks!

Our five years here have flown by all too fast, but you have filled them with love and hard work, grace and forgiveness, and we will always remember NUMC as a very special place in our ministry.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Steve and Linda Petty

the affi rm. zoneChildren, Youth, Families and Young Adults

Save the Date!Heal the Bay Beach Cleanup

August 1510 am - 12 pm in Venice

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Pastor Karen’s UpdateWill we be seeing the children in church? Why aren’t the children in church?

I have been asked these questions in various forms several times since Sunday July 12th when we began asking parents/care givers to bring children directly to the Sunday School classroom (Fireside Room) and sign them in before the worship service begins.

I’d like to share with you all what I have shared with the parents. We now have a sign-in and sign-out sheet for parents/care givers as they drop off and pick up kids at Sunday School. This helps us provide extra safety and security for our kids.

Sunday School teachers will be in the room & ready for the kids to come by 8:45am (for the 9am service) and 10:45am (for the 11am service). The children’s worship songs & Sunday School Lessons begin at 9am and 11am, however, we have music playing and a fun activity for kids as they arrive each Sunday. This allows kids to fellowship with one another and get settled in (into the classroom & our time together) in a more natural and relaxed manner.

We are excited about this change because it gives us the time we need to have worship song(s), offering (we are collecting for the Heifer Project and have now collected over $200 towards our $500 goal), prayer and a full & fun Sunday School Lesson with the kids in the Fireside Room each Sunday.

*On Communion Sunday we will still bring the kids up to the sanctuary to participate in communion.

*In the Fall we anticipate scheduling one Sunday a month or one Sunday every other month where the kids would come up to the sanctuary near the end of the service and do a sort of Benediction (perhaps in a variety of forms-but defi nitely sharing their worship/learning from Sunday School in praise of God and the sending forth of the people).

We will also begin including children & youth more fully in the life of the church by inviting them into the rotations of greeters, liturgists, communion servers, ushers etc.-as is appropriate for their age and abilities and after giving them training.

In the meantime, please be patient with us as we try this new way. And, please know that even though we have asked and encourage parents to bring their children to Sunday School (because we think they will have fun with each other, learn about Jesus, and experience the love of God and for God in song & prayer & bible stories), children are always welcome in all of our worship services. I will be on vacation August 2nd and 9th, however, I look forward to seeing everyone again on Sunday August 16th!

Peace and Blessings, Pastor Karen

On Sunday July 12, in addition to singing and dancing to worship songs, giving our offering, joining in prayer, and watching a brief video we had time to act out our bible story of the Ten Lepers! (Luke 17:11-19)

We were also able to make Heart Maps showing the things we’ve learned about God and can store in our hearts as well as how we can give love and respect to God!

Youth News

To wrap up the summer, the youth will enjoy an end-of-summer BBQ and pool party! Our youth are looking forward to planning more mission outings and activities.

The youth group meets at 11 am in the YAC during second service every Sunday. All youth of middle school and high school ages are welcome to participate in any and all of our activities!

Find the youth group on Facebook:www.facebook.com/NUMCyouthFind the youth group on Twitter:www.twitter.com/NUMCyouthCA

For more information, please contact Kat at [email protected] or call the offi ce at 818-886-1555.

As of 7/29/15, Children’s Sunday School has collected more than

$240 towards our $500 goal to buy a cow for a family in need through the Heifer Project! Kids, keep bringing

your offering!

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the affi rm. zoneChildren, Youth, Families and Young Adults

Young AdultsLet’s get together! (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)

Summer is the best time to carve out some time to hang with friends and enjoy good company. What better way to relax than with some food? Join us for a young adult lunch on the third Thursday of every month at a local restaurant for good food and a fun chat! Help us choose where to eat! Here’s the details:

Third ThursdaysMeet at 1 pm at the church offi ceWe’ll walk (or drive) to the restaurant

Thanks to all the youth and young adults that volunteered at VBS!

Mission Spotlight

UMCOR School Kits - We Need Your Help!

The United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) distributes “school kits” to children around the world following disasters - earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons, tornados, fl oods, fi res, etc.

In September, a joint Northridge-Reseda UMC mission team will go to the UMCOR Depot in Salt Lake City to help assemble “disaster relief kits.” In addition to the “health kits” recently collected by the UMW, we will also be taking “school kit” items collected by the NUMC congregation and by the 2015 NUMC Vacation Bible School families during the month of July.

Items for United Methodist Committee on Relief - School Kits:Pads of paper - 148Unsharpened pencils - 825 or 137 sets of sixErasers - 12024-count boxes of crayons - 77Pencil sharpeners - 61Blunt scissors - 5630-centimeter ruler - 54

Items collected for local schools and for North Valley Caring Services:BIC pencils - 60Sharpened pencils - 16Pens - 43Colored pencils - 12Boxes of crayons - 5Crayola markers - 40Highlighters - 42Pencil-top erasers - 24Pencil sharpeners - 24Glue sticks - 36Bottles of glue - 4

Composition notebooks - 6Scissors - 2Rulers - 2

Thanks to everyone for helping us exceed our goals for UMCOR. Please continue to support the collection of school supplies for local schools and for NVCS.

Imagine the Change

You have been changing the world with that change that you have been donating. Hundreds of dollars in coins have been put to very good use in world changing projects. One can only imagine the long term good that will take place.

A new opportunity has arisen. We are joining forces with the IMAGINE NO MALARIA campaign. This project is already underway and provides mosquito netting and education in affected areas of the world. Imagination can become reality. Thousands of lives will be saved and much human suffering will be eliminated.

The nearby picture shows coin boxes that have already replaced the jars in the narthex. The $100 bill merely represents how that change counts up; although we would certainly be pleased to fi nd one in one of those boxes. Also, change in the traditional jars is always very welcome. Your change can and will CHANGE THE WORLD.

Change the WorldMissions & Outreach

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In Our Thoughts and PrayersPrayers of healing for:

John Turner, Eileen Clausen, Shiela Attarian, Martin Early, Shirley Hersh, Mary Farish, Ralph Anglea, Pearl Adams, Sarah Salazar, Ruth Walston, Dick Flaharty, Jim Sanchez the people of Nepal

Pray for Debbie Goodman on the death of her father.

Pray for Harriet and Bud Lewis on the death of their son, Butch.

Pray for Joanne Buttrey on the death of her son, Jeff.

Pray for Elizabeth Andersen on the death of her brother.

Church and Society

Movie NightAn Evening of Short FilmsAugust 107:00 pmKendall Building

For the 3rd year in a row, we will be showing summer short fi lms: an eclectic collection of documentaries, animation and live action. Also, if there are any short fi lms (1 hour or less) that you would like us to show, contact the church offi ce.

School Supply Drive

Church and Society will be collecting school supplies beginning on August 1st through August 31st. This is being done to support our local schools. Bins for the collection will be in the narthex and the church offi ce.

Save the Date: CROP Walk

The SFV CROP Walk will take place on our campus on Sunday, November 1st. Registration at 12:30 p.m., the walk begins at 1:30 p.m. This will be the 40th Anniversary of the San Fernando Valley Walk. 7

Change the WorldChange the WorldMissions & Outreach

Lay Ministry Impacting Others’ Lives

We are all role models, and we all can and should have a positive impact on someone’s life. God has placed each of us where we are for a reason: within our spheres of infl uence at work, in our neighborhoods, in our families. He wants us to touch lives wherever He leads us. Whether you are a friend to a bullied boy in middle school, a ray of light in your neighborhood book club, a supportive coach for a high school team, an available shoulder for someone at a time of loss, or a hand held out to a child looking for a little hope, we can all change the course of our nation and world, one life at a time, for the rest of our lives. Tony Dungy, Quiet Strength

To learn more about any of the Lay Ministry Program services, see Char Anderson or Jenifer Hemstead, or contact the church offi ce.

Girl Scouts at Northridge United Methodist ChurchAll levels of Girl Scouting at NUMC!Girls K-12 are invited to fi nd out about Girl Scouts at NUMC!We meet Wednesday nights from 7- 8 pmInformational MeetingWednesday, August 12th at 7 pm in the Fireside RoomQuestions and RSVP to Tandy [email protected]

Be A Welcoming ChurchThe months seem to come and go all too quickly; one leading into another. We no sooner turn the page on the calendar and it’s time to change it again. None of us like change. We like the way things are even if they aren’t perfect. As Shakespeare reminds us, “we rather bear the ills we have, then fly to others we know not of.” But if the day didn’t change into night and the night back into day, we would never see another beautiful sunrise. The caterpillar has to change into a butterfly to become beautiful. And so change has come to our church. On

July 5th, we welcomed Reverend Joseph Choi, his wife Esther, and their children David and Ellie. With joyful anticipation, we look forward as he leads us on a new spiritual pathway. Like the caterpillar, to be beautiful we must change.

Where’s Your Name Badge?We are curious and can’t wait to get to know our new pastor, Rev. Joseph Choi and his family. They will want to get to know you, as well. You can help by wearing your name badge. We already know the Pastor’s name, so let’s help him know our names, too.

Welcome!

Thank You!To our dear friends of NUMC: Your cards,emails, phone calls, prayers and food were deeply appreciated. It is said that one cannot choose family, only friends. We are fortunate to have chosen friends who have become our family.

Shiela Attarian

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9If you haven’t gotten a chance to see the plans yet, here’s a small sample.

Turf Removal Update from the Board of Trustees

We are very excited to announce our Turf Removal proposal has been approved by the SoCal Water Smart program! When we submitted the proposal in April the rebate would have covered all of the turf removal, new drought tolerant plants, planting and irrigation. It would not have covered other upgrades we would like to make to the Pine Grove or the rock and excavation for the proposed dry creek beds.

In May the rebate program ran out of money and our proposal was in the pile to look through; We didn’t know if we would see any funds for the rebate program. They did reinstitute the program later that month but at a reduced rate. We were happy to receive our approval on July 20th, but the rebate will not cover the entire turf removal and plant replacement we had originally planned for. As you read this the Trustees are working

with the District Union to meet that gap, but we need to work quickly - we must complete the work and submit our final documentation by November 17th!

This project will make our campus look more lush, while using less water, saving money and being good stewards to our planet. We will not get another chance to be handed $44,000 in rebates for a project like this. While the Trustees are working to meet the gap, we are hoping that the congregation, over the coming months will step up to provide the funds for the rock and Pine Grove upgrades.

If we are successful in meeting the funding gap we will also be inviting volunteers to help with planting on a few All-Church work days. We hope that you will be involved in this revitalizing project whether it is with your funds or your sweat.

Tandy Wilson, Chair of Trustees

HIPAADoes that sound like a member of the hippopotamus family or a funky dance?

• HIPAA is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The primary goal of the law is to make it easier for people to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information and help the healthcare industry control administrative costs.

• HIPAA is divided into different titles or sections that address a unique aspect of health insurance reform. Two main sections are Title I dealing with Portability and Title II that focuses on Administrative Simplification as follows:

• Portability: This section allows individuals to carry their health insurance from one job to another so that they do not have a lapse in coverage. It also restricts health plans from requiring pre-existing conditions on individuals who switch from one health plan to another.

• Administrative Simplification: This section is the establishment of a set of standards for receiving, transmitting and maintaining healthcare information and ensuring the privacy and security of individual identifiable information.

• The HIPAA electronic data requirements are meant to encourage the health care industry to move the handing and transmission of patient information from manual to electronic systems in order to improve security, lower costs, and lower the error rate. However, the main focus on this page is the Privacy provisions of HIPAA.

• Privacy: HIPAA provides for the protection of individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or maintained in any form or medium. The privacy rules affect the day-to-day business operations of all organizations that provide medical care and maintain personal health information. Who Must Comply? HIPAA requires the following entities to comply:

• Health Care Providers: Any provider of medical or other health Services that bills or is paid for healthcare in the normal course of business is a “provider”. Health care includes preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, services, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status of an individual.

• Health Care Clearinghouse: Businesses that process or facilitate the processing of health information received from other businesses are “clearinghouses”. It includes groups such as physician and hospital billing services.

• Health Plans: Individuals or group plans that provide or pay the cost of medical care and include both Medicare and Medicaid programs are “health plans”.

• Importance: Now what does that mean for all of us? In order for our spouse or children to get medical information or files that we want them to have, we must give authorization. If this information is not in place, our doctors will not be able to share medical information with our loved ones. The easiest way to deal with this is to have the HIPAA document as part of our Advance Health Care Directive (formerly referred to as a Power of Attorney for Health Care).

• NOTE: If you do not have an Advance Health Care Directive as part of your estate planning documents we have a clear and concise form from the California Medical Association. Please see Char Anderson or Jo-Ann Seitzinger to obtain a copy.

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Senior MinistriesPrimetimers

Join us on our trip to the Griffth Observatory on August 21! Stay tuned for more information.

• September 12: Guys and Dolls at Glendale Center Theater • November 12: Guided Tour of the Federal Reserve Bank

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“Nothing But Sand” Beach Cleanup

On Saturday, August 15th, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Northridge United Methodist will be participating in the Nothin’ But Sand Beach Clean-up (jointly sponsored by Family Ministries and Church & Society) at Venice Beach - 300 Ocean Front Walk @ Rose Ave., Venice, CA 90292. We will meet in the church parking lot at 9 a.m. to carpool.

What to wear: closed toed shoes, layered clothes (as the weather can change), sunscreen and a hat.

What to bring: a signed waiver form (we will have extras at church that day and there will be extra forms at the beach clean-up). Cash for parking or arrive early enough to find street parking.

BYOB - Bring Your Own reusable water bottle, gloves and bucket (gloves & bags will also be available at the beach). If you bring a snack or lunch try to make it “trash free.” For additional information and waivers: http:// www.healthebay.org/event/nothin-sand-beach-cleanup-august-15-2015

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Senior MinistriesNo All Church Hikes in the Summer

Dear friends, please note that we will not hike during August. We will return to our regular hike schedule on the first Saturday of the month on September 5, 2015.

Eat Out Monday at California Pizza Kitchen

Join us on Monday, August 10th, 2015 for a delicious meal that nourishes your body and missional mind. Eat Out Monday occurs every second Monday of the month at a select restaurant in our community. When you bring the month’s flyer (find it at www.northridgeumc.org/fellowship/eatout.html or in the church office) with you to your meal, the restaurant will donate a portion of the proceeds of your purchase to NUMC’s family ministries program! This month, join us at California Pizza Kitchen in Northridge, at 9301 Tampa Ave.! Enjoy delicious food for a great cause! Flyers are always available in the narthex and the office as well as online.

Fellowship

What Just Happened!

In July, we welcomed our new pastor, Rev. Dr. Joseph Choi, to our family, and learned all about God’s love for us during Vacation Bible School!

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We had a great time and learned a lot at Vacation Bible School!

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Events

No All Church Hike in AugustJoin us again in September!

Jazz Vespers presents... Lanny AplanalpSunday, August 9th @ 6 pm in the Sanctuary

No Sunday Morning Breakfast in AugustThe Soul Food Crew will enjoy a well-deserved summer break. Breakfast will be back in September!

Blessing of the Books SundaySunday, August 23rd, 2015Bring your books and backpacks to your favorite service!

Special Events

Eat Out MondayMonday, August 10th @ CPK9301 Tampa Ave.Get the flyer online!

Church and Society Movie Night “An Evening of Short Films”Monday, August 10th @ 7 pm in the Kendall Building

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Book ClubMonday, August 24th @ 7:00 pm Hosted by Sue Fritsche“The Light Between Oceans” by M.L. Stedman

Soul Food CafeWednesday, August 5th, 20156 pm in the Fellowship Hall

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Calendar

August Events and Meetings

1 No All-Church Hike2 Grief/Caregivers Support Group @ 10:15 am in the Library3 New You Pool Party @ 6 pm at Nancy Easterly’s home4 Ministry Team Meeting @ 6 pm in the Library5 Soul Food Cafe @ 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall Crop Walk Meeting @ 7 pm in the Kendall Building9 Costa Rice 2016 Information Meeting @ 10 am in the Kendall Building Welcome Team Meeting @ 12 pm in the Library Jazz Vespers @ 6 pm in the Sanctuary10 Eat Out Monday @ California Pizza Kitchen Church and Society Movie Night @ 7 pm in the Kendall Building15 Heal the Bay Beach Cleanup in Venice17 Caring Ministries Meeting @ 11:30 am in the Kendall Building Missions Meeting @ 6 pm in the Kendall Building18 Finance Team Meeting @ 5 pm in the Library Trustees Meeting @ 7 pm in the Library21 Primetimers to the Griffi th Observatory - meet @ 11 am in the church parking lot to take the bus23 Blessing of the Books Sunday24 Book Club @ 7 pm at Sue Fritsche’s home Church and Society Meeting @ 7 pm in the Kendall Building MMM @ 7 pm in the Library

Regular Weekly Events

Mondays:Arts & Crafts 9 am Kendall BldgT’ai Chi (1st & 3rd) 10 am Fireside Room

Tuesdays:Cracker Barrel 10 am LibraryWorship Band 7:30 pm SanctuaryRehearsal

Wednesdays:Maintenance 8:30 am Church Offi ceVolunteers (WMD)WORMS 9:30 am Kendall Bldg

Fridays:Cracker Barrel 10 am LibraryT’ai Chi Class 10 am Fellowship Hall

Sundays:Devotional Group 7 am LibraryAdult Study 8 am LibrarySunday School 9 am Fireside RoomSunday School 11 am Fireside RoomYouth Group 11 am Youth Activity Center

Infant/Toddler Care in NurseryGrades 1-5 in Fireside Room

Worship Services at 9 and 11 amChildcare available at all services

Articles DueArticles and photos for next month’s newsletter

must be submitted before4 pm on the 15th of the previous month.

Send to [email protected]

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The Connection

Looking Ahead to September

Kids from throughout the district joined us at Vacation Bible School 2015!

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The Methodist is archived on the NUMC website. Please contact the church office for more information.

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Early Month

Soul Food is back with good food and fellowship on Wednesday, September 2nd at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall.

The hikers are back in action on Saturday, September 5th!

Back to Church Sunday will be held September 13th. We can’t wait to tell you more - stay tuned!

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