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www.ffumc.net November 2015

Fullerton First United Methodist

Church

114 N. Pomona Avenue Fullerton, CA 92832

Telephone: 714-871-4115

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ffumc.net

Staff

Rev. Dr. Philip Bertolo Wood Senior Pastor

Don Barter Treasurer

Stephanie Bowen, Kelly Jimenez

Co-Directors of FFUMC Preschool

Susan Faber Director of Community

Ministries ; Interim Youth Dir.

Greg Fowler Maintenance Supervisor

Kim Galea Director of Children’s

Ministries

Yvonne Harrington Administrative Assistant

Hyeyeon Kim Organist/Pianist

Kathy Norris CLM Candidate

Russell Wilson Director of Music

November, 2015

“RENEWAL 2016” BEGINS!

Our annual Finance Campaign to underwrite and

financially secure our ministries for 2016. “Renewal 2016”

BEGINS ON SUNDAY, October 11th, and concludes on

the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving, November

22nd, with the Dedication of Pledges at the 10:00

a.m. Service of Worship. Throughout this time there

will be a personal witness shared on every Sunday by a

member of our Church family. Plan to be in attendance each week to

hear words spoken from the heart about our ministries in the past, the

present, and the future, as together we prepare to commit ourselves

through our prayers, our presence, our gifts, and our service to being

faithful witnesses in Christ’s name to this community and to the world in

the upcoming year!

“The Nativity Collection: A Legacy of Love”

An amazing display of over 200 Nativity scenes collected over 50

years from all around the world. This collection is on loan to

Fullerton First by the Jones/Galea Families.

Saturday, December 19th - 2:00-6:00 pm

Fullerton First United Methodist Church

114 No. Pomona Ave., Fullerton, CA 714.871.4115

FREE WILL offering at the door

Light refreshments served Enjoy live music in the sanctuary

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Our Pastor’s News

Avanti!

I am thankful:

For my family, here, and there,

For my health, today,

For my extraordinary colleagues in the staff of which I am a part,

For the home you have provided, and the ministry in which we share,

For the opportunities to serve as one of Christ’s,

And ESPECIALLY, Elsa and I are VERY thankful for each of you!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!! And a great holiday season upcoming, Together!

Forward!

See you in Church!

Phil

The Saints

Joanne Andrews

Rafael Bejarano

Elizabeth Bewley

Pepper Blais

Janice Board

Sue Ellen Bowen

Vera Castillo

Michael David Cousimano

Travis Currie

Jeff Dakin

Michael Davis

Carol Draper

David Eaton

Todd Eisinger

Audra Fedyk

Nori Gamewell

Austin Graham

Carol Gustafson

Marie Angelica Harismendy

Jeannette Shelly Harismendy

Thomas John Hernandez Sr.

Scott Johnson

Vi Johnson

Marjorie Knouse

John Koon

Ivanka Kuusto

Roy Lai

Sheri LaRoche

Cay Lutz

Sam Madley

Ian MacKinnon

William J. McGarvey Jr.

June Mitchell

David Nicoles

Aarvid Bach Peterson

Glenn Purcella

Florence Schremp

Mark Skinner

Hal Smith

Ken Smith

Marilyn Smith

Rev. Vernon Story

Mark Takkinen

Ashley VanBuskirk

Janet Van Kirk

Judy Vielbig

Wayne Whitehill

Don Wilson

Rev. Wesley Yamaka


What are the odds of meeting a high school classmate while greeting congregants at the east entrance of the Fullerton First United Methodist Church? Furthermore, what are the chances of finding a direct descendant of

Mayflower arrival John Alden?

The rewards are many in our

congregation.

Case in point: When I asked Sue Cantrell Currie for an interview, she casually mentioned she attended Garden Grove High School, Class of 1958. Lo and behold, she was one year ahead of my GGHS graduating class, and I knew many

of the people in her friendship circle. We didn’t, however, recognize each

other at the church door.

To learn more about Sue, I phoned her the next week, and just randomly posed the question, “Are you a descendant from anyone

famous, say from the Mayflower or someplace else?”

Again, I struck gold.

Going back to the 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, Sue’s relative, John Alden, was a crew member who was the cooper responsible for maintaining the ship’s barrels. He also signed the Mayflower Compact, and before he married fellow passenger, Priscilla Mullins, he took pride in

her cooking skills at the first Thanksgiving in America.

“When you’re a descendant of John Alden, you’re related to four members of the family: John, Priscilla and her parents,” Sue explained. “Half the Mayflower passengers died that first year, including Priscilla’s parents, but after John and Priscilla were married, all of their 11 children

lived.

“They say there are more than 1.5 million descendants of the Aldens,” She added. “In fact, there’s a gentleman in my apartment building who is a

distant relative, and we figure we’re cousins somewhere down the line.”

Ultimately, Sue’s link was enough to qualify her for membership in the

Mayflower Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

And that wasn’t all Sue had to offer. Her mother’s side of the family lived in Michigan while her father’s side called South Carolina home,

leaving the families to be on opposing sides during the Civil War.

“My great-grandfather was captured after the Battle of Peach Orchard at Gettysburg, and imprisoned as a prisoner of war,” Sue said. “During the

Did you know that . . . . . ?

Depression in the 1930s, his daughter (my grandmother) returned to my great-grandmother’s house in Michigan to raise her nine children, including two girls and seven boys, after her alcoholic husband fled the family. The only income my great-grandmother had to help with household expenses was her POW husband’s pension from the Civil

War.”

Those seven boys served in World War II, and six came home. According to the new laws, families nowadays cannot

send all their sons to war.

Sue’s saga took another interesting turn when she worked at Disneyland during her teen years. Initially, she was employed by Fritos Company while attending Garden Grove High. Eventually, she was hired by Disney to work on the Matterhorn when it opened

in 1959.

By 1963, Sue was happily married to a former Marine and eventually raising a son and two sets of twins. Her husband, Travis Currie, owned the Chevron station at the busy corner of Haster Street and Chapman Avenue in Garden

Grove.

“I took him to my 10-year high school reunion, and he knew more people than I just because of his business,” she said.

The two divorced in 1979.

Sue eventually worked 10 years for a vitamin manufacturer, and then moved to Portland, Oregon to care for

her parents for the next 10 years.

“I returned to Orange County in 1998 to be closer to my children and grandchildren,” she said. At the time, her diabetes was affecting her eyes, but they eventually stabilized. She

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Mom’s Morning Out!

Mom’s Morning OUT Every Wednesday!

In the nursery (just down the hall from the preschool).

$20 per Wednesday (sign up for 4 consecutive Wednesdays and receive

a $10 discount, making it $70 for 4 weeks.)

Drop off at 9:00 am pick up at Noon. Ages birth thru Pre-K

Crafts, singing, dancing, play and snack A childcare program brought to you by Fullerton First United Methodist Church.

For questions or more information.

Please contact the church office at

[email protected] or Kim Galea at

[email protected] or

Susan Faber at 714-423-4177


UNITED METHODIST WOMEN GENERAL MEETING

November 5th, 10:00 a.m., South Lounge

Guest Speaker: Brenda Weikel

“THE QUILTED CONSCIENCE”

MARY MARTHA

FELLOWSHIP GROUP

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 7:00 PM

SOUTH LOUNGE

HOSTESSES

SUE CURRIE, ELLIE BOHALL

THEME

SHARING FALL DECORATIONS

UMW News

WESLEY ANN CIRCLE

NOVEMBER 19TH , 1:00 PM

SANDY NEISESS’S HOME

GUEST SPEAKER

PAT WESTBROOK ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF FULLERTON

MARY MARTHA

FELLOWSHIP GROUP

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 7:00 PM

SOUTH LOUNGE

HOSTESSES

JAN BALLARD, VICKI JOHNSON

THEME

HOLIDAY INSPIRATIONS

CHRISTMAS CHARITY

FFUMC PRESCHOOL

WORLD THANK OFFERING CELEBRATION

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH WORSHIP SERVICE

United Methodist Women will present a meaningful service on Sunday, November 8th,

highlighting the mission work of the organization both here at home and abroad. Our

guest speaker will be Laura Wilson, a past President of UMW, Long Beach District. The

service will be a celebration of our motto: FAITH, HOPE, LOVE IN ACTION. Please plan to join us.

“ROUGH PLACES INTO LEVEL GROUND” RESPONSE MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 2015

Learning Works Charter School founded in Pasadena in 2008 is a public charter school and

serves about 500 high school students, 25% of whom are on probation and 16% of whom are

pregnant or parents. It provides academic education and relevant life skills to students in grades 7

to 12 who are in danger of withdrawing from mainstream education. Many of these students are

in crisis due to facing homelessness, poverty, pregnancy, broken families, and incarceration. An

innovative aspect of the school is that the staff includes 12 “chasers” who literally chase students

back to school to complete coursework and graduate. Chasing includes coaching, mentoring, and

tutoring. They also transport students to needed services such as probation appointments, health

services and whatever else may be a barrier to the students' paths to a high school diploma.

Chasers are college students who come from similar conditions as the students and may have been

a previous dropout, juvenile delinquent or teen parent. Relationships are a key to keeping students

in school and the “chasers” as well as the entire staff are committed to their students.


Preschool News

NOVEMBER CALENDAR

Tuesday and Wednesday

November 3, 4

Chapel Time with Pastor Phil

Wednesday

November 11

No School - Veteran’s Day

Tuesday and Wednesday

November 17, 18

School Pictures

Wednesday

November 18

The Old Spaghetti Factory FUNdraiser

Thursday

November 19

Thanksgiving Trail Mix

Friday

November 20

Thanksgiving Finger Food Feast

Monday - Friday

November 23 - November 27

Thanksgiving Break

Value: Thankfulness

“In everything give thanks”

1 Thessalonians 5:18


Susan Faber

Director of Community Ministries and

Interim Director of Youth Ministries

714-423-4177

[email protected]

www.ffumc.net

Facebook (like our church page and our FFUMC Youth Page)

#ffumc or #ffumcyouth

Youth News

Youth Happenings for Fullerton First UMC

UMYF (United Methodist Youth Fellowship)

1st– First Sunday OUT @ Chronic Taco

Cinema Sunday 5:00 Monsters Inc.

8th– Youth Group 5:00 PM

15th– Movie Outing TBD

22-Youth Thanksgiving Dinner 5:00 PM

29– No Youth Group

6th-First Sunday OUT @ Knowlwoods

Cinema Sunday 5:00 Christmas Classics

13th– Advent Potluck after church

20th– Progressive Dinner 4:00 PM

27th-No youth

29th-30th Overnighter 7:00 PM– 8:00 am

Fullerton First UMYF is open to all 6th –12th grade youth. Friends are always welcome! If you have any questions

or need to talk about anything at all...please reach me at 714-423-4177 or [email protected]

You can also find me on facebook and join our youth group facebook group.

Blessings, Susan Faber

Director of Community Ministries and Interim Director of Youth Ministries.


News, News, News

Interviewed and written by Barbara Giasone

knew, however, she wanted to live alone and be near bus and train transportation. The Klimpel Manor on Amerige

Avenue in back of the Fullerton First United Methodist Church filled her needs.

“I had visited another church in downtown Fullerton, but it seemed no one was very friendly,” Sue, 75, recalled. “I

decided to try the Methodist Church, and was welcomed by so many people the first Sunday.”

Within the past 10 years, Sue has served as a greeter, usher, on the Worship, Outreach and Hot Meals

committees, and with the Mary Martha women’s group.

She also collects newspapers in her apartment building for the Chapel on Wheels Paper Drive. And she regularly

gives out vouchers to the homeless.

“This church is family,” she said. “Everyone is just so friendly.”

And she has her own family with which to keep in touch. Tim works for NASA in Virginia, Ted is employed by the U.S. Postal Service, Denise is a bookkeeper for a plumbing firm and Dean is “a jack of all trades” in Fountain Valley.

(Oldest son Clayton died when he was 29.) Five grandchildren also vie for Grandma Sue’s attention.

Although legally blind, Sue remains committed to her church home. A ready smile at the east door Sunday after

Sunday could, who knows, bring more coincidences.

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SUPPORTING

A GREAT PROGRAM

Janet Beauchamp Willingham made a Counted Cross Stitched Picture 18’’ X 22” entitled “The Spirit of Christmas” to support Mock Trial competitions for

students at Trinity Pacific Christian School. Donations are needed (suggested donation $2.00) for student registration and transportation to the competitions.

There will be a drawing Nov. 14.

See Carolyn Beauchamp for

further details.

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OCTOBER FOR PATHWAYS OF HOPE

We will be collecting canned tuna

and canned chicken for the month of November. The cans with a tab for opening will be helpful for our homeless friends in the Community. Can openers may not be readily available

for them.

Please bring the cans to the church office. We will keep

count and let you know how we’re doing.

BINGO NIGHT, NOVEMBER 14 AT THE HOTEL FULLERTON

1500 S. Raymond Ave.

Silent auction 5:30-6:30 pm Bingo starts at 7:00 pm

Cost is $40. and includes: Hors d’oeuvres 10 Bingo Games & Dauber Pull Tab, 5 Raffle Tickets

Proceeds from Bingo Night to benefit

Leon Owens Scholarship Fund. Also, to support Pathways of

Hope, bring 5 dry packages or 5 canned goods

to assist the needy families during the holiday season.

(You will receive five raffle tickets)


Our members and

friends who are not

able to get out and

come to church

would be cheered up to receive a note card.

Our Homebound Members

These are our homebound who appreciate prayers, phone calls, and notes. Call the

church office if you need an address.

Edna & Mary Ann Brown

Margaret Christensen

Nita Godwin

Anne Gray

Mary Harless

Beth Hill

Ben Johnson

Betty Launer

Letha Little

Lois Madley

Wanda Monroe

Fran Mueller

Ruth & Harry Musser

Lois Reade

Dora May Sim

Edith Strevy-Kent

Nancy Woods

submitted by Carolyn Beauchamp

Bereavement:

The family and friends of Marilyn Smith; the family and friends of Marge Knouse; the family and friends of Florence Schremp; the family and friends of Ashley VanBuskirk (cousin to Kelly

Jiminez) who was killed in a car accident.

For those who are ill:

Doug Jelinek is at home recovering from bypass surgery.

For those who are in care facilities:

Wanda Monroe is in a care facility; Anna (Anne) Gray is at The Pavilion, Sunny Hills.

For those in the military and their families:

Zack Zarow is serving on the USS Normandy in the Persian Gulf; Jordan Hoffner (grandson of Sandi Hoffner); Philip Neisess (grandson of Kendall & Sandy Neisess); Andrew Stover, Norah Fuller.

For our young adults just beginning their college

journey and also for our young people returning

to college:

Millie Faber, Billy McGarvey, Parker Schrandt, Amanda Bankhead, Logan Eaton; Brian Galea, Sam Galea, Herman Hope.

Prayers and Cares


November Date

Rachel Miller November 2

Lilia Milloy November 2

Michael Smalley November 3

Zack Zarrow November 5

Aimee Reger November 6

Stevee Reger November 6

Faylene Way November 10

Jenna Casto November 13

Mary Harless November 13

Carol Keck November 15

Will Small36 November 16

November Date

Kenneth Sperling November 17

Matt Dennis November 18

Barbara Giasone November 18

Mary Ann Brown November 19

Jan Bowles November 20

Ellie Bohall November 24

Nancy Strasser November 24

Garrett Nichols November 26

Tom Fiske November 27

Loren Grandy November 27

Molly McGarvey November 27

Mary Marcus November 28

November Birthdays


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 All Saints Sunday

9:00am - SS (BR) (SL) 10:00am - Worship 11:30am - Bell Choir 12:00noon - Youth First Sunday Out 5:00pm - Cinema Sunday “Monsters Inc.”

2 9:15am Storytime (BR) 10:30am - Care Ministry (Conf.) 1:30pm Prayer Group (SL) 3:00pm Windsong

3 9:15am Chapel PS 4:00pm - Staff Meeting 7:00pm - Trustees Meeting (Conf.) 7:00pm Mary/Martha (SL)

4 9:00am-12 noon Mom’s Morning Out 9:15am Chapel PS 9:15am Quilters (SL)

6:30pm - Bible Study

5 10:00am - UMW General Meet. (SL) 9:15am Chapel PS 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal

6 7 7:30am FFUMC Comm. Feed the Hungry breakfast (SL) 3:00pm - Homeless Showers/Laundry

8 10:00am - Worship 9:00am - SS (BR) (SL) 10:00am - Worship 11:30am - Bell Choir 11:30am - Worship Comm. Meet.(Conf.) 5:00pm - Youth Group

9 9:15am Storytime (BR) 1:30pm Prayer Group (SL) 3:00pm Windsong

10 7:00pm - Finance Meeting (Conf.)

11 9:00am-12 noon Mom’s Morning Out 9:15am Quilters (SL) 6:30pm - Bible Study

12 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal

13 14 7:00am - Men’s Breakfast (OS) 2:00pm - Marilyn Smith Memorial Service /Reception

15 10:00am - Worship 9:00am - SS (BR) (SL) 10:00am - Worship 11:30am - Bell Choir 5:00pm - Youth Group Movie TBD

16 9:15am Storytime (BR) 1:30pm Prayer Group (SL) 3:00pm Windsong 7:30pm N.O.C. Concert

17 4:00pm - Staff Meeting

18 9:00am-12 noon Mom’s Morning Out 9:15am Quilters (SL) 6:00pm - 1st Christian feed the hungry 6:30pm - Bible Study

19 9:00am-noon PS Finger Feast(SL) 9:30am - FISH (BR) 1:00pm Wesley Ann Cir. (OS) 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal

20 9:00am-noon PS Finger Feast

21 7:30am FFUMC Comm. Feed the Hungry breakfast (SL) 1:00pm - Florence Schremp Memorial (SL)

22 10:00am - Worship 9:00am - SS (BR) (SL) 10:00am - Worship 11:30am - Bell Choir

5:00pm - Youth Thanksgiving Dinner


24 6:00pm Invitational Comm. (Conf.) 7:00pm - Council Meet. (Conf.)

25 9:00am-12 noon Mom’s Morning Out 9:15am Quilters (SL) 7:00pm - Thanksgiving Service

26 Office Closed Thanksgiving Day

27 Office Closed 28 7:00am - Men’s Breakfast (OS)

29 10:00am - Worship 9:00am - SS (BR) (SL) 10:00am - Worship 11:30am - Bell Choir

NO Youth Group


2015


Fullerton First United Methodist Church 114 N. Pomona Avenue Fullerton, CA 92832

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Our Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:00 a.m.

SUNDAYS AT FFUMC

9:00 a.m.—Searchlight — Adult Sunday School 9:00 a.m.—Pathfinders — Adult Sunday School 10:00 a.m.—Worship Service 10:00 a.m.—Children’s Sunday School 11:15 a.m.—After Worship Fellowship Time 5:00 p.m.—United Methodist Youth Fellowship (6th Grade thru Sr. High School)

FULLERTON FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH’S MISSION STATEMENT

Fullerton First United Methodist Church is a community of faith that seeks to be a growing and dynamic church in Fullerton with an outreach to this region of Orange County and beyond. We are a part of a world-wide communion who believe in God’s transforming love as demonstrated by the life and teaching and living influence of Jesus. Believing that we are undergirded by God’s presence through God’s Holy Spirit in our daily living, we serve God as we endeavor: to reach out and receive persons into the faith family as they are; to help persons relate to God and grow in their commitment to the values exemplified in Jesus; to provide opportunities for persons to grow and deepen their faith as Christian disciples; to send persons into God’s creation as faithful disciples. As God’s peop le we seek to bring a fresh vision of hope as we minister to one another and the larger community in which we reside. We seek to faithfully live out these four foundational missional principles. We shall endeavor to be a place of grace in today’s world.

FFUMC GROUPS and MINISTRIES

Adult Sunday School

Aldersgate Chorale

Handbell Choir

Book Study Groups (Short & Long Term)

Bible Study Classes

Care Ministry

Families & Children’s Ministries

Family Ties

Community Outreach

Men’s Breakfast Group

Quilters

Bible/Prayer Group

United Methodist Women

United Methodist Youth Group

FFUMC OFFICE HOURS

Monday through Thursday

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Office is closed Friday

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