Northridge United Methodist Church

MARCH 2016

Volume 33, Issue 3

Northridge United Methodist Church

9650 Reseda Blvd.

Northridge, CA 91324

(818) 886-1555

www.northridgeumc.org

Weekday Preschool: (818) 886-4949

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

Pastor...........................Rev. Dr. Joseph Choi Associate Pastor…..........Rev. Karen Murata Dir. of Senior Ministry….........Char Anderson Business Manager…............Dorrel Atteberry Facilities/Office Manager….......Joan Coston H.R. Coordinator.............Elizabeth Beckman Dir. of Youth Ministry……...........Steven Klotz Dir. of Preschool……….....Debbie Goodman Dir. of Music (9 am)….….Dr. Elmer Heerema

Organist (9 am)......................Dr. Joseph Lee

Dir. of Music (11 am)................Jason Retana Dir. of Handbells..................Ruben Mendoza Dir. of Youth Choir...................Carol de Leon Dir. of Children’s Choir...............Joann Wyse Sunday School Lead..........Amanda D’Amico Sunday School Assistants…....Leslie Orozco .............................................Miranda Mosley ...........................................Lindsey Woerner Sunday Childcare...............Ashley Anderson ......................................................Liz Piceno Buildings and Grounds.........Richard Grijalva Custodian..................................Chuck Grant

Sunday Custodian..................Matthew Nash Sound Technician.....Adrian Boluarte-Chong

Worship Services

Sundays

9 and 11 am

Sunday School & Nursery

9 and 11 am in the Kendall Building

Childcare available

Palm Sunday March 20

The children will process with palms and enjoy the Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt

between services in the preschool play yard

Good Friday Service March 25

7 pm in the Sanctuary The Chancel Choir presents Dubois’

“Seven Last Words of Christ”

Easter Sunday Services March 27

Pancake breakfast served all morning

6:30 am: Sunrise Service on the patio

9:00 am: Traditional Service featuring the Chancel Choir, Bell Choir, Brass and Organ

11:00 am: Contemporary Service featuring our worship band, Solid Rock

Discipleship Groups are a wonderful ministry at NUMC! We learn more about God, one another, and the world around us!

Next one will be a 5-week session during the summer and

8-week session during the fall.

Wednesday Group Thursday Group

7:00 pm 10:00 am

Thursday Group Sunday Group

3:30 pm 8:00 am

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Bible Study at NUMC

Sundays at 7 am This 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.

Sundays at 8 am Join us for our study of the book, “The Purpose Driven Life.”

Discipleship Groups Wednesday at 7 pm Thursday at 10 am & 3:30 pm

March 13 at 6 pm Janice Anderson – Vocals

Chris Dawson – Piano; Ethan Emerson – Guitar Ray Bergstrom – Guitar; Benjamin May – Bass

This will be an hour of gypsy jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt.

The artwork of the late Norma Jean

Squires. Her husband is posing with it.

From left to right are: Plas Johnson, Tom Owens, Lolly Allen, Paul

Kreibich and Thom Rotella.

Last month at Jazz Vespers

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Children & Family

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REMINDERS

BRING DONATIONS OF CANDY & TRINKETS TO STUFF EASTER EGGS BY WEDNESDAY MARCH 16!

BRING YOUR OWN BASKET FOR EASTER EGG HUNT ON SUNDAY MARCH 20!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, March 6, 2016 9am & 11am Family Worship & Communion Children stay in worship! Sunday, March 13, 2016 9am & 11am Children’s Sunday School will be in Room 5/6. Kids will be filling Snack Sacks for the homeless! Sunday, March 20, 2016 (Palm Sunday)

9am & 11am All Children meet in Sanctuary to process with palms at the beginning of the service! Kids dismissed to Sunday School in Kendall Bldg. after procession & song.

10:15am Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt in the play yard. Bring your own basket!

EASTER SUNDAY: MARCH 27, 2016

THREE SERVICES: 6:30AM, 9AM, & 11AM

WITH BREAKFAST ALL MORNING IN THE

FELLOWSHIP HALL!

Children’s Sunday School in the Kendall Bldg. & Bubbles to Celebrate!

At the 9am & 11am services

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, April 16: North Valley Caring Services Bike & Walk-a-thon

Sunday, May 22: Weekday Preschool Sunday: ONE SERVICE AT 10AM

VBS 2016 “Surf Shack” July 25-29 & VBS Sunday: July 31 – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM

VBS Registration will open April 1

Missions & Outreach

Mexican Dinner Benefits the NUMC

Costa Rica Mission Team (Construction Materials & Local labor)

Saturday, April 16, 2016 5:00 pm in Fellowship Hall

Tickets $20 per person

Featuring Matthew Withers

and his ……...

Famous Chili Rellenos

Beans and Rice

Enchiladas

And other surprises!

Church & Society Movie Night

On Monday, March 14 at 7 p.m. in the

Kendall Building Church and Society will

host a screening of "Suffragette." The

movie documents the British

suffragette/suffragists movement's actions

starting in 1912 when women's protests

became more violent.

Women chained themselves to fences,

went on hunger strikes and set off bombs.

In 1918, women over 30 were given the

right to vote. In 1928, women over 21 were

given the right to vote. British suffragettes

helped energize the movement in the

United States. This 2015 movie runs 106

minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense

violence scenes.

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Senior Lunches

Did you miss the first Senior Lunch? From all reports it was a rousing success. Attendees were served a delicious lunch, looked at baby pictures and tried to identify them from our seniors today. Each person was presented with a notebook and guiding questions to write about at home about themselves and their family backgrounds. At the next lunch we will talk about our backgrounds and be given questions that will guide our writing for our childhood and teen years.

Our next lunch will be Saturday, March 19, at 12:00 and will continue with the theme of Getting to Know You and creating an autobiography for your family. Be sure to sign up early since seating is limited. Bring your notebooks with you. The lunches are free, but if you might be interested in helping defray the costs of the lunches a contribution will be sincerely appreciated. Just give it to Joan Coston who is helping watch our finances. – Char Anderson (Director of Senior Ministries)

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March Events and Meetings

1 12 noon Senior Ministry Meet- Library

2 6 pm Soul Food Cafe- Fellowship Hall

7 pm Discipleship Group -Library

3 10 am Discipleship Group-Library

3:30 pm Discipleship Group-Library

5 8:30 am All Church Hike -Parking Lot

2 pm Memorial for Frank McGinnis

6 10:15 am Grief/Caregivers Support Group

7 7 pm New You - Joann DeSantis’ home

9 7 pm Discipleship Group - Library

10 10 am Discipleship Group-Library

3:30 pm Discipleship Group-Library

13 Daylight Saving Time begins

All Morning UMW Boutique -Kendall Bldg

10:15 am Praying Parents meet –Library

6 pm Jazz Vespers- Sanctuary

14 11 to 9 pm Eat Out Monday-Sharkys

7 pm Church/Society Movie

15 5 pm Finance -Library

7 pm Trustees-Library

16 7 pm Discipleship Group -Library

17 10 am Discipleship Group-Library

3:30 pm Discipleship Group-Library

19 12:00 pm Lunch for Seniors

20 Palm Sunday

10:15 am Easter Egg Hunt-Play yard

21 11:30 am Caring Ministry-Kendall Bldg.

6 pm Missions Meet–Kendall Bldg.

7 pm SPRC-Library

25 Good Friday

7 pm Choir Concert-Sanctuary

“Seven Last Words of Christ”

27 Easter Sunday

6:30 am Sunrise Service on patio

9 am with choir, brass and bells

11 am with the band and vocalists

Breakfast served all morning

28 7 pm Book Club-Sally Taylor’s home

7 pm Methodist Money Makers-Library

Regular Weekly Events

Mondays:

UMW Arts and Crafts 9 am Kendall Bldg T’ai Chi (1st & 3rd) 10 am Fireside Rm Tuesdays:

Cracker Barrel 10 am Library Worship Band Rehearsal 7:30 pm Sanctuary

Wednesdays:

Maintenance 8:30 am Church Office Volunteers (WMD) WORMS 9:30 am Kendall Bldg Jubilee Bells 5:30 pm Room 5/6 Celebration Ringers 7 pm Room 5/6

Thursdays:

Chancel Choir 7:30 pm Sanctuary

Fridays:

Cracker Barrel 10 am Library T’ai Chi 10 am Fellowship Hall

Sundays:

Devotional Group 7 am Library

Adult Study 8 am Library

Sunday School 9 am Kendall Bldg

Sunday School 11 am Kendall Bldg

Youth Group 10:15 am Fellowship Hall

Infant/Toddler Care in Nursery

Grades 1-5 in Fireside Room

Worship Services at 9 and 11 am

Childcare available at all services

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The first New Members Class of 2016 was held on Sunday, January 10. And what a joy it was to have eight in attendance. After a period of welcoming and getting acquainted, Rev. Choi spoke about the basic organization of the Methodist Church, including the General Conference, the Annual Conference, and the historical timeline of the church. He also talked at length about the life of John Wesley.

All were in attendance for the second class on Sunday, January 17. A review followed which included a summary of membership vows. Additionally, at the end of the session everyone received a booklet, "Mission Projects and Ways to Volunteer at NUMC."

We pray their membership means a place of identification and where they can worship and grow in the faith of our Lord. – Nancy Kaplan (Welcome Team Leader)

Fellowship

In Our Thoughts & Prayers

Mary Farish, Judy Hurst, Ruby Shapel, Pearl Adams, John Turner,

Marilyn Watkins, Bob & Fran Ulrich, Dick Flaharty, Yoshi Yamawaki,

Christine Coons

Freddie Lu McGinnis and family on the death of Frank.

A Memorial service for Frank will be on March 5 at 2pm in the Sanctuary

Eunice Batac Canlas would like to thank everyone who thought of her and prayed for her and wished her well following her recent surgery.

(From L to R: Frank & Charlotte Sciarabba, Natasha Gooding, Sydney Coons, Susan Shields, Ahila Jebin)

Saturday, March 5

Meet at 8:30 am in church parking

lot to carpool

Where: Westridge-Canyonback

Wilderness Park in Encino Hills

If you like to hike and meet new folks, come and join us

as we discover new areas of our community!

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All Church Hike

ARTS AND CRAFTS GROUP

Each Monday, for at least 3 hours, a group of dedicated creative women gather to work on

boutiques for NUMC. Much of their work continues at home. Their combined activities produce

our lovely boutiques in spring and fall (includes a baked goods sale and a luncheon), and before

Christmas.

In addition to this faithful group, many church members contribute to the success of these events

by donating their crafts and other items. This tradition of boutiques started over 50 years ago with

Ruth Kendall and Bim Wendler. Throughout the years there have been many workers. Present day

individuals and years of service are as follows:

Pat Small – 42 years

Phyllis Nelson – 30+ years

Lorraine Conner – 30+ years

Amanda Snider – 10 years

Adelpha Stevens – 12+ years

Claudia Wagner – 1 year

Madalana Gowdy – 1 year

Their efforts have raised

approximately $7,500 a year.

All proceeds are donated to the

Northridge United Methodist Women

for missions.

Church members and friends are

encouraged to support the Spring

Boutique on March 13, 2016, in the Kendall building. These women love what they are doing.

They believe these boutiques have social as well as financial benefits for the church. AND, they

agree that working together is great therapy.

Spotlight

Spring Boutique

Sunday, March 13, 2016 In the Kendall Building

8:00 am – 12:30 pm

(From L to R: Amanda Snider, Lorraine Conner, Phyllis Nelson)