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Table of ContentsPreacher’s Part 2Celebrations! 3the affirm.
zone 4Change the World 6Senior Ministries 8Spotlight 9Events
10Calendar Listing 11Music 12Check this Out 12Calendar Insert
Northridge United Methodist ChurchJULY 2013
Volume 30, Issue 10
PastorRev. Steve Petty
Children & YouthKatie Kevorkian
Young AdultsAllegra Wilson
Senior MinistriesChar Anderson
9650 Reseda Blvd.Northridge, CA 91325
818.886.1555www.northridgeumc.org
Notice Something Different?Dear friends, welcome to the new
Methodist. We promised a change a while ago, and we have been
working hard to create the best newsletter that NUMC has to offer.
Why? Because we are so proud of everything that we do as a church
that we want to have a good-looking, all-inclusive,
thought-provoking newsletter to help us reach out to our
congregation and everyone beyond. This is your newsletter, NUMC,
and we can’t wait to hear your feedback.
With the brand-new look also comes a few other important
changes. You’ll notice that the Methodist has become a new kind of
newsletter - complete with fun-to-read articles and interesting
media. We were especially inspired to create this newsletter when
we saw what it could be in the likeness of affirm. In Fall 2012 we
began the newsletter for children, youth, young adults, and
families at NUMC called affirm. Like the Methodist, it is available
on our website and in the narthex on Sundays. We even email it to
those who subscribe!
This goes along with our communications effort to streamline
your NUMC media experience, and to reach out in several different
ways to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to be in the
loop. To make sure that we can cover the most activities in the
most efficient way possible, we need a little help from you! We ask
that any content submissions for the Methodist, affirm., the
website, the Sunday morning announcements, the bulletin, social
media, and email blasts be sent to [email protected].
You see how many ways we are connecting with people? That doesn’t
mean it has to be complicated. This easy-to-remember email address
helps everyone get what they need - and we hope you use it to its
full advantage whenever you want to get the word out.
NUMC Communications is at the front end of our church’s move
into the 21st century, and we are so excited for what’s coming
next.
- Allegra Wilson, Director of Communications
Worship ServicesSundays
9 and 11 AM
Sunday School & Nursery9 and 11 AM
Childcare available
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The Preacher’s Part
My car is teaching me to drive! I have to admit this is a funny
thing, but it makes a lot of sense, really. Let me explain. For
some reason, the pastor’s livery is a point of some discussion in
most congregations. When I arrived driving a BMW convertible, well,
let’s just say it got talked about. After a year here, a part of me
just needed to have a more economical car to drive around the San
Fernando Valley. It seems as if I spend an inordinate amount of
time at stoplights, left-turn lanes, and crawl-ing on the freeway,
with the engine running the whole time. Driving the BMW in the
Valley was like asking a cheetah to run in a closet. So, I have
been looking for a good comfortable hybrid for several years. I
kept looking at the Toyota Prius but I kept not fitting. When I
decided to sell the Bimmer I still couldn’t find my ideal Valley
scooter, so I settled for my truck. I’ve always wanted a truck.
(OK, it’s a guy thing.) Actually, the Toyota Tacoma gets about the
same mileage as the German rag-top, but it takes regular gas, so it
was a small savings. Then, this January, Ford announced their new
hybrid Lincoln MKZ. I arranged a weekend test drive from a friend
who works for Lincoln, I loved the car, and I fit. But just when I
was about to pull the trigger, Ford threw me a curve and brought
out the Fusion Energi, a “Plug-in Hybrid”. I can plug it into a
standard wall plug and in five hours it charges the batteries
enough to fly around town for 21 miles. I checked my car logs for
the past three years and discovered that I rarely went more than 20
miles in a day. It looked as though the gas engine would turn on
about three times a month and the rest of the time I would run on
electricity. Let me think, $20 worth of electrons or $100 worth of
petroleum by-products? But wait, it gets better. The car knows how
it wants to be driven, and it is teaching me. Ford realized that
people who grew up with gas guzzling V-8’s will not easily convert
to electron-eating motors. If you drive the Fusion as if it’s a V8,
you will needlessly sacrifice countless electrons. So, drivers need
to be encouraged to think differently about their driving.
Certainly the car is fast; it will pull zero to 60 in about 7.9
seconds, just as fast as a 1967 Camaro SS. But if you drive it like
that, it won’t give you 108 MPG. So, the Fusion has to educate you.
It does so with spiffy little digital displays on the dashboard. To
encourage economical acceleration it has vines that
grow more efficiency leaves when you drive smarter. Mash on the
throttle and the leaves float off into oblivion. Tread ever so
gently and the leaves grow into a luscious green vine. It reminds
me of the old Mobil Economy Run advice: “Press the accelerator as
if there were an egg between your shoe and the throttle pedal.” So,
instead of ripping the retreads off my tires at each stop light, I
let the gas guzzlers run away, and I briskly gather speed to the
legal limit. I try to avoid feeling smug, and enjoy my happy vines.
Stopping also comes in for some education. The new EV cars have
regenerative braking as well as the traditional friction braking.
Friction brakes take all the inertia you have paid for while
accelerating and turn it into heat, which you then throw away.
(Kind of like fertilizing your lawn and throwing the clippings in
the trash.) Regenerative braking takes up to 80% of that inertia
and puts it back in the battery. The trick is to come to a complete
stop using only the regen brakes. If you do, a little blue circle
whisks around your dial and says “100%”. Digital rewards for real
world actions! It’s a new kind of car, and it takes a new way of
driving. But if I learn well, then I can drive all around the
Valley for 75 cents a day, as opposed to the $4.00+ a gallon it
used to take. You hold in your hand the new Monthly Meth-odist.
It’s a new way of communicating with the con-gregation. It is only
one of a half dozen ways we now communicate the church’s
activities, ministries, mis-sions and opportunities to its members
and friends. I hope you will see that we are trying to give you
some-thing more in this publication, even as we offer it to you
less often. As your church works to stay relevant in this new age,
we have to find more ways to share our good news with new
generations of Christians. I hope you will learn to love it and
embrace it. Love,
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Upcoming Sermons: Patriot History SeriesJuly 7
“Gettysburg” (Lincoln)2 Samuel 18: 6-8
July 14“Vicksburg” (Grant)
Mark 8: 27-33July 21
“San Juan Hill” (Teddy Roosevelt)Acts 3: 1-10
The Preacher’s Part Celebrations!
Dave MacKay TrioSunday, July 14
6 pm in the Sanctuary
A long-time fix-ture in southern California, Dave Mackay’s piano
is grounded in bop and hard bop, but he often takes very
adventurous solos. Blind from an early age, Mackay attended Trinity
College from 1950-54 and Bos-ton University from 1956-58, and he
also studied with Lennie Tristano. He is joined by Chris Conner,
who began playing bass at the age of 15. He has worked with some of
the greatest play-ers on the Toronto scene - Ed Bickert (guitar);
the late great saxophonist Moe Koffman, and many others. Paul
Kreibich joins them on the drums, and has been a mainstay on the
jazz scene for many years, both in his na-tive Los Angeles, and
internationally as well. He has played drums on tour with such
world-class artists as Ray Charles, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wil-son,
Red Rodney, Mose Allison, and the Woody Herman Orchestra.
Don’t miss this trio in action on July 14th at 6pm in the
Sanctuary!
Bible Study at NUMC
Sundays at 8 am in the Kendall Building Join us starting July
7th for our next book, “The Lost Gospel of Q” by Burton L.
Mack.
Wednesdays at 6:30 am in the Library
This Bible study sets aside time each week to read and reflect,
us-ing The Upper Room Daily Devo-tional Guide. Issues of The Upper
Room are available in the Narthex and online at
www.upperroom.org.The Upper Room is found in over 100 countries and
in 40 differ-ent languages. Millions of people are reading the same
meditation, studying the same scripture text, and praying the same
prayer in their various languages andcountries every day. The Upper
Room provides a model of prac-tical Christianity, accessible in
varied formats.
ReflectionSummer is here. As we dive into the season of warm
weather, family vacations, and summer camps (like Vacation Bible
School!) we may see more space in the pews on Sunday morning. How
does this make you feel? Less claustrophobic? Open to the new
opportunities that God gives us every day?
Summer is the perfect time for many people to take that vacation
that they’ve been needing for months. It’s a time to relax, to
reflect, to breathe. It’s a time to soak in the sun and be
thankful
for cool summer nights and the trees that provide us with shade.
The best part? The kids are out of school!
So, instead of being sad to see more of the pews and less of the
people, let us reflect this summer on what it means to be a church
family. Enjoy the company of those you hold most dear, and remember
the place those who are away hold in your heart. Enjoy the summer
days, and go to some barbecues. This summer, be thankful for
fellowship.
Worship, Music & Study
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Donate to VBS Missions!
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Vacation Bible School
July 22 to 26 and 28Early Bird Registration begins
May 15 For more info:
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the affirm. zoneChildren, Youth, Families and Young Adults
Learning and Growing at Vacation Bible SchoolThe first time I
heard the term “VBS” or “Vacation Bible School” was just a little
over a year ago. When I came to NUMC, I had no experience with VBS;
I had never planned a program like this or even attended one! I
had, however, written curriculum for Christian education, lead
Sunday School and special church programs for children and youth
and coordinated aca-demic enrichment programs for children. VBS,
though, was lost on me.
I realized that I needed to be better versed in VBS since it is
such an inte-gral part of Children’s Ministries at this church.
During the spring of 2012, I pored over all of the specifics and
options for Vacation Bible School. After much deliberation, I
settled on Operation Overboard, a curriculum pub-lished by
Cokesbury, the choice of most United Methodist churches.
I learned about the previous VBS at NUMC by studying photos and
finding project samples in the Sunday School office. I spoke with
many different people who volunteered at VBS the previous year, and
leanred about their experiences and how they thought the program
could be improved. I met with volunteers over and over to create a
program that would be as suc-cessful as the year before (and we
hoped it would be even better!).
VBS 2012 was as much a learning experience for me as it was for
the many children who attended. While they learned Bible stories
and scrip-ture verses, songs, and dances, I learned how to
coordinate a week-long program with over 50 volunteers and almost
100 participants! The program wasn’t without mistakes, which I
appreciated since they helped me plan for the future, and when all
was done, VBS 2012 received tremendous feed-back from students,
parents, staff, and volunteers.
This year, a steering committee of nine enthusiastic and
committed individ-uals has been meeting since January 2013 to
create our best VBS experi-ence yet. Together, we have been
planning exciting assemblies and art and science projects,
improving the way we “train” and direct our volunteers, and
creating a special program for middle school volunteers. We have
also been working on changing and enhancing our Preschool program
to offer the best age-appropriate and enriching activities
available for our partici-pants.
Many hands and much time and effort go into making a great VBS.
If you have not already volunteered for this year’s program, I urge
you to consider helping out. It is an amazing feeling to be part of
a program that touches so many lives, helps children and adults
find their faith, and brings our commu-nity together. As a
volunteer, you will build relationships with children and youth who
come from all over the San Fernando Valley to experience our VBS,
some who are active in their churches, and some who are not
church-goers at all, but still come to learn and grow at NUMC. VBS
is only a week, but those who participate feel its effects for
much, much longer.
- Katie Kevorkian, Director of Children’s and Youth
Ministries
Need more affirm.? - Check out the affirm. newsletter, a monthly
publication of NUMC focused on children, youth, families and young
adults.
The stories printed here are reprinted from the affirm.
June/July 2013 Issue.
www.northridgeumc.org/news/affirm4
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Volunteer at VBS!
Wanted: Neighbors who want to discover the Word of God with
children!
Would you like to spend a whole week at Everywhere Fun Fair
helping our children discover the welcoming love of god at work
all around us? At Everywhere Fun Fair we will help children
experience God’s welcoming love through dramas, crafts,
games,
science activities, music, and hours of fun!
Sign up for a Vacation Bible School leadership role and join
us
in the excitement at Everywhere Fun Fair: Where God’s World
Comes Together.
Needed:Puppeteer
Preschool LeadersGroup Leaders
Art LeadersScience LeadersGames LeadersBible Storytellers
DecoratorsStudent Volunteers
(Middle and High School)
Check out the affirm. newsletter for in-depth descriptions of
these
volunteer positions!
Volunteer and $ave!Volunteers can receive up to 30%
off their children’s registration fees! To volunteer for any
position at VBS, email [email protected]
or call the office at (818) 886-1555.
Interview with Abby, a VBS VeteranAbby is a youth member of
NUMC. She is active in many church ac-tivities including youth
missions and youth choir. This is her third year volunteering for
VBS at NUMC. She shared some of her opinions with me in an
interview.
Q. Why do you volunteer for VBS?A. I volunteer because I enjoy
it.Q. Which VBS was your favorite?A. The underwater themed one was
my favorite because the kitchen theme was weird.Q. What is your
favorite part of VBS?A. My favorite part is when the kids are being
nice and getting along.Q. What is your favorite age to work with?A.
Like 4th grade probably.Q. Did you go to VBS when you were a
child?A. I think I went once. Not at our church though.Q. What do
you remember about it?A. Not very much. The theme was bugs.Q. What
are some other church activities that you enjoy?A. I used to enjoy
having youth group every week.Q. Are you going to [Cal-Pac] church
camp this summer?A. Yeah, I enjoy that too.Q. Which camp are you
going to, and why do you like it?A. I usually go to Long Beach
District Camp, but they’re doing it differ-ently this year so we’re
all going to Camp Colby. I like the friends and the environment.Q.
How do VBS and camp affect your spiritual life?A. VBS doesn’t do
much, honestly, but camp is very helpful to my spiri-tual life. It
reminds me why I go to church and pray and stuff.Q. What are you
most looking forward to about this year’s VBS?A. The songs,
definitely.Q. Are you being sarcastic?A. No! I really love those
songs! Especially the dances that go with them. Q. I bet they
really help you in your theatrical work.A. Yes. Why do monologues
and scenes when you could just go to VBS?
Abby will be a group leader for an elementary-age group this
year at VBS. She is 16 and will be entering her senior year of high
school this fall. She is active in her high school’s theater
program and her favorite subject is English. Look for Abby leading
her group in song and dance during morning and afternoon
assemblies!
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the affirm. zoneChildren, Youth, Families and Young Adults
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Youth Missions to Coarsegold and Smith Riverwith Sierra Service
Project!
Middle and High School students are on their way to
provide help and service on two reservations in California.
For more information, [email protected]
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School is around the corner, and we need
donations and volunteers! If you are interested in helping us
put on our best VBS yet, check out the affirm. zone on pages
4-5
of this issue or the special VBS issue of affirm.!
CHANGE THE WORLD?
Yes! That is what we are urged to do each Sunday as we leave
the Sanctuary. One might wonder just how in the world we are
supposed to do that. Here is
one good way that works. In the Narthex there is a box of
jars
behind a bright sign that is hard to miss. Take home a jar
andcollect that change which we
all accumulate as we do business here and there. Bring it back
to us and presto! (Well, not quite that fast.) One of our favorite
missions targets is helping
new congregations and future ministers get started — which for
sure will make this a better world in the long run. It takes time
and money and your change will help
CHANGE THE WORLD!
Mission Spotlight
Hi! My name is Daria Enfield. I have been asked to be the new
chair of Missions and would like to take this opportunity to
introduce myself. I have been married 27 years and have 2
daughters. I work at Albertsons in Culver City as a Scan
Coordinator. I’m the one that changes the prices once a week,
advances and declines. My daughter, Elise and her husband Manny are
also members of this church. I sing with the Chancel Choir and play
with the Jubilee Bells; I am one of the librarians for the choir’s
music. I am also on the Long Range Planning Committee.
Pastor Steve asked us on the committee to read Mike Slaughter’s
book Change the World. That is where I learned about the Mission of
Jesus. I attended the Change the World Conference in Ohio last
October and heard more about the idea that church is something you
do, not just some place you go. I would like to help Northridge
United Methodist Church identify and engage in a mission project
that we will be known for throughout the San Fernando Valley and
beyond. - Daria Enfield, Chair of Missions at NUMC
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Change the WorldMissions & Outreach
NUMC Bike Team for NVCS Bike-a-thon 2013
Book give-away at NVCS Bike-a-thon 2013
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In Our Thoughts and Prayers
Our condolences are with Thomas Stout and the family of Marilyn
Stout, who died on June 1.
Prayers of healing for:Ralph Lake, Barbara Clark, Barbara
Wheeler, Shirley Hersh, Sylvia Watson, Catherine Phillips, Cal
Gray, Joyce Draper
Prayers for all those undergoing treatment and those in
pain.
Prayers of safety for all our Service Personnel serving at home
and abroad.
Church and Society
Movie NightShort FilmsJuly 8th at 7 pm, Kendall Building
Church and Society’s second evening of short films will
high-light the work of a couple of filmmakers connected with the
church.
Yvette Freeman Hartley’s short dramatic film “Remember” is about
a victim of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Her hus-band is
growing frustrated with the burden of caring for her and escapes
the house for a while. When he returns, he finds her reliving the
happiest day of her (and his) life.
To fill out the program, there will be another short or two
(still to be announced) and discussions led by the filmmakers
(sched-ules permitting).
To find out more about Yvette’s short, check out this link:
www.yvettefreeman.com/filmmaker.html
Lay and Caring MinistriesNUMC Lay Ministry Program Provides
Quality Christian Support
The NUMC Lay Ministry Program has an active team of members who
have chosen to be involved in this meaningful ministry. The Lay
Ministry Teams have been responding to NUMC members in need, to let
them know they are remembered and supported by their congregation
in times of personal difficulty.
Our Lay Pastors have been making hospital calls, assisting those
going home from hospital stays, and visiting our less mobile
members in rehab and in their own homes. Our Traveling Angels have
been busy giving rides to those needing transportation. Our Food
Angels have been busy providing food for those who have been ill
and those who have lost loved ones. And we have continued to lend
medical equipment to those who need it.
NUMC is a community of loving and compassionate people who care
about each other and reach out and respond to those in need.
If you or someone you know is in need of a visit, a ride, food
or medical equipment, call the church office and let us know. If
you want to learn more about NUMC Lay Ministry Programs, contact
Char Anderson or Jenifer Hemstead. And, if you find this ministry
interests you, let Char or Jenifer know.
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of
these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”Matthew
25:40
- Char Anderson and Jenifer Hemstead, Lay Ministry
Co-Chairpersons
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Change the WorldMissions & Outreach
Yvette and Lanny Hartley
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Senior MinistriesPrimetimersIt’s back – Primetimers, that is.
For many years there had been a group called Primetimers that was
dormant for a number of years. Since October last year the “new”
Primetimers have visited the Nethercutt Museum, California Sci-ence
Center to see the shuttle Endeavor, the Autry Museum, and Glendale
Center Theatre to see South Pacific (a favorite old musical with
many stand-alone songs but also with a mes-sage of acceptance and
tolerance of those who are different).
Shiela and George Attarian and I have learned a lot about what
works – and what doesn’t. We have learned that Cal Tours in
Chatsworth are great to work with for our buses that arrive on
time, clean and with efficient and pleasant driv-ers. We have
learned that it is a good idea to get a bus that is
wheelchair/walker-accessible. We have learned that it isn’t a good
idea to work with organizations that demand a firm count a month in
advance. The more we learn, the more efficient we can be in setting
up the trips.
In order for us to continue to bring trips to you that are
enjoyable, we need your help. While the Primetimers trips are not
relegated to just se-niors – and we welcome anyone to go with us –
we need suggestions of places that YOU would like to go. Please let
us know your ideas.
- Char Anderson, Director of Senior Ministries
Something to Know!
In working with our seniors I re-ally struggle with knowing how
much to help, and I’m working on determining how much the church
should do and just how much we should guide the se-niors today
toward figuring out what they need. Every person is different, and
every situa-tion is unique because there may be children or other
family around to take over or at least pitch in.
We want to be a caring helpful church but we also want to be an
Effective Church.
In the Mission display in the narthex I found the following
quote. It relates to missions help, but also relates to our
ef-forts with our senior population.
“The art of helping is to share just enough help to be helpful
but not so much help that the help becomes harmful and cre-ates a
pattern of dependency and co-dependency.”
Kannon L. Callahan from his book 12 Keys to an Effective
Church
- Char Anderson, Director of Senior Ministries
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Senior Ministries Spotlight
Thank You!I would like to thank all of you for your cards and
prayers after the death of my husband, Ken Buttrey. And a special
thanks to Earlene Belsey and her Food Angels that brought some
delicious meals for my family and myself. Ken and I were blessed to
come to this church, meet each other, and get married in this
wonderful church.- Joanne Buttery
Thank you for the kindness, support, cards, prayers, and
especially the outpouring of love at the loss of our wife, mother,
and grandmother Nancy Rohlfs. Like you, we all miss her so very
much but are happy she is at rest.- Jim Rohlfs and family
My apologies for being remiss in thanking all of you who so
generously donated food and assistance during the recent memorial
receptions. The Rohlfs and Buttreys expressed their heartfelt
gratitude. The care and concern from our members is of great
comfort to our bereaved members. Thank you and God bless.- Harriet
Lewis
Congratulations on the recent marriage of Vickie Parker and Ron
Smith.
Denise WoernerChair of Family Ministries
Denise is a teacher. Perhaps that’s why she’s perfect for the
job of chairing our Family Ministries committee.
Near the end of 2012, Pastor Steve announced his challenge to
us, the NUMC congregation - to make 2013 a Year of Gratitude. This
sparked a movement in the church towards good feelings and happy
fellowship. We even say “This is the day that the Lord has made. We
shall rejoice and give thanks in it” instead of “be glad in it”
during our call to worship. People have been inspired to write a
thank you note each day this year (how many have you written so
far?) - but Denise took it a step further.
Denise has always been a thankful person. She is gracious in her
requests and humble in her service. When we all heard Pastor Steve
call us to be thankful this year, more specifically in the form of
thank you notes, Denise decided to go the extra mile and start a
thanksgiving blog (and not the kind with turkey). This blog,
entitled “Year of Gratitude 2013: 365 Days of Thanksgiving,” is as
inspirational as it is fun to read. If you haven’t read about her
daring adventures speckled with appropriately thought-provoking
notes of thanks, then we just have to say one thing: What are you
waiting for?
There is no shortage of things that Denise has done and
continues to do for this church, but if we tried to list them all
then we’d have to have a much longer newsletter! We are so thankful
for Denise’s ministry and her commitment to being thankful for all
the little things in life. Thanks for the inspiration, Denise!
Check out Denise’s Year of Gratitude blog at
http://365thanksin2013.blogspot.com. You won’t regret it!
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EventsSoul Food CafeFor Fellowship and fine dining Wednesday,
July 3rd @ 6 pm In the Fellowship Hall Freewill Offering ($6
suggested)Please sign up in the church office
All Church HikeWe won’t be hiking during the hot summer months.
Join us again on the first Saturday of September! Enjoy your
summer!
The New Youwill not meet in July.Join us for the New You Pool
Party Monday, August 5 at 6 pm Open to all women of the church For
more info, see Dorine Collins.
Dessert Bridge Saturday, July 13 at 6 pm at Virginia Jackson’s
HomeSign up at coffee hour or in the Church Office.
Eat Out MondayJuly 8 at Maria’s Italian Kitchen Proceeds benefit
NUMC Family Ministries Get your flyer at
www.northridgeumc.org/fellowship/eatout.html or in the church
office.
Jazz Vespers - Dave MacKay TrioJuly 14 at 6 pm In the
Sanctuary
Saturday Morning BreakfastJuly 20 at 8 am In the Fellowship
HallJoin us for the best breakfast in town. Sponsored by the NUMC
Men’s Club.
UMW Fellowship Luncheonwill not meet in July.Join us again in
October!
Vacation Bible SchoolJuly 22 - 26, 9 am - 12 pmCheck out more
information in the af-firm. zone on pages 4-5 of this issue.
Vacation Bible School SundayJuly 28 - ONE SERVICE at 10:30 amSee
what the kids did during the week during this fun VBS-themed
service!
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CalendarJuly Events and Meetings
July 2 Ministry Team @ 6 pm in the LibraryJuly 3 Soul Food Café
@ 6 pm in Fellowship Hall 4th of July Picnic MenuJuly 7 VBS
Training @ 12 pm in Room 5/6July 8 Eat Out Monday @ Maria’s Italian
Kitchen Church and Society Movie Night @ 7 pm in Kendall
BuildingJuly 9 Youth VBS Training @ 10 am in Fellowship HallJuly 13
Dessert Bridge @ 6 pm at Virginia Jackson’s homeJuly 14 Jazz
Vespers @ 6 pm in SanctuaryJuly 16 Endowment Fund Meeting @ 2 pm in
Library Finance Meeting @ 5 pm in LibraryJuly 17 Long Range
Planning Meeting @ 7 pm in LibraryJuly 18 Friends of Music Meeting
@ 7 pm in LibraryJuly 20 Saturday Morning Breakfast @ 8 am in FH
Center Stage Opera Concert @ 7 pm in Sanctuary Broadway music! Info
on flyer and bulletin Dessert reception to follow in Fellowship
HallJuly 22 VBS Book Club @ 7 pm at Barbara Clark’s home Methodist
Money Makers @ 7 pm in Library Church and Society Meeting @ 7 pm in
LibraryJuly 23 VBS @ 9 am No Sr. Exercise ClassJuly 24 VBS @ 9
amJuly 25 VBS @ 9 amJuly 26 VBS @ 9 amJuly 28 VBS Sunday - One
service @ 10:30 amJuly 30 Resource Meeting @ 7 pm in LIbrary
Regular Weekly Events
Mondays:UMW Arts & Crafts 9 am Kendall Bldg
Tuesdays:Cracker Barrel 10 am LibrarySr. Excercise Class 10:45
am Fellowship HallWorship Band 7:30 pm SanctuaryRehearsal
Wednesdays:Devotional Group 6:30 am LibraryMaintenance 8:30 am
Church OfficeVolunteers (WMD)WORMS 9:30 am Kendall Bldg
Fridays:Cracker Barrel 10 am LibraryT’ai Chi Class 10 am
Fellowship Hall
Sundays:Adult Study 8 am LibrarySunday School 9 am Library &
Nursery Sunday School 11 am Ed Building & Nursery Preschool to
Kindergarten in Nursery Grades 1-5 in Room 5/6
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]
11Neil Kochhar’s Eagle Scout Project (Troop 911)
gave us beautiful new trees! Thank you!
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MusicA Musical Concert by the Center Stage Opera Company -
Mozart to Les MiserablesSaturday, July 20 at 7 pmin the Sanctuary
at NUMC
A Concert for ALL to Enjoy!
Center Stage Opera, the Valley’s professional opera company,
will present a concert of audience favorites from the worlds of
opera, Broadway, jazz and pop music on Saturday, July 20th, 2013 at
7:00 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary. There will be something for
every musical taste. The concert will feature outstanding artists
of the Center Stage Opera Company. A dessert reception will follow
in the
Fellowship Hall with an opportunity to meet with the performing
artists. The concert is open to everyone who loves music. The
company is donating its time in appreciation for the use of the
church’s facilities during its rehearsals. A free will of-fering
will be taken. Proceeds col-lected will be used for the church’s
ministries.Childcare will be available.
Recipes Needed for the New NUMC 2013 CookbookBring your recipe
and place it in the basket for Martha Ruiz in the church
office.
Gifting Stock to the ChurchWith several of the market indices
near all-time highs, many investors have highly appreciated stock
in their portfolios. Gifting stock instead of cash can be an
attractive alternative as capital gains taxes may be avoided.
Trustees have set up a brokerage account to accept stock gifts
designated for the General Fund. Wiring instructions are available
in the church office.
Congrats to the grads!Olivia and Maddison Gaba; Kyle Taylor;
Nicole Taylor; Anna Thompson; Sam, Max, and Chris Dugan; Patty
Sciortino; Ariel Hunter; Tracie Chavoor; Ken Marangell; Joel
Kuchenski
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Northridge United Methodist Church
9650 Reseda Blvd.Northridge, CA 91325
(818) 886-1555www.northridgeumc.org
Weekday Preschool: (818) 886-4949
The Methodist is archived on the NUMC website. Please contact
the church office for more information.
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Kids had a lot of fun at the Family Ministries Picnic at
Castaic! Pastor Steve recognized several inspiring members at the
charge conference