June 2013 - Northridge United Methodist Church

June, 2013
Vol. 30, Issue 10
OFFICE: (818) 886-1555
FAX: (818) 886-9105
WWW.NORTHRIDGEUMC.ORG
WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL: (818) 886-4949
SUNDAY WORSHIP AT 9:00 & 11:00 AM
BISHOP MINERVA CARCAÑO
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT CEDRICK BRIDGEFORTH
REV. STEVE PETTY
KATIE KEVORKIAN, DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH MINISTRIES
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
Primetimers Trip
Glendale Center Theater
for the matinee of South Pacific
Saturday, June 1. Meet at 1:30 pm
in the church parking lot near the YAC
With questions, contact Char Anderson or
Shiela Attarian.
Presents Dr. Bobby Rodriguez
Lunch Tickets: For $4 / person Family
Ministries will provide a fresh grilled
hamburger or hot
dog, potato salad
and coleslaw, fresh
watermelon and
lemonade). Tickets available on the church
website (www.northridgeumc.org, click icon
at the bottom left “NUMC Events! E”). OR bring your own picnic or food to grill!
Continued on Page 4
Sunday, June 9 at 6 PM in the Sanctuary
Enjoy Latin Jazz from Dr. Bobby Rodriguez,
trumpet; Bobby Matos, conga; Edward Resto, bass; Aaron
Serfaty, drums; Justo Almario, saxophone and flute; and Max
Haymer, piano.
Dr. Bobby Rodriguez’s passion for music has led him to become
a “Latin Legend”, Grammy-nominated recording artist, author and
award-winning educator. He inspired the LA photograph “A Great Day in LA” and presented the world’s first live Jazz Webcast, Jazz
it Up!
As Dr. Bobby says, “If you have a dream, go for it and don’t let anyone stop you, steal it or change it;; I know because I’m just one more success story from East LA".
Bobby Matos (percussionist, arranger, composer, educator, activist and bandleader) has dedicated his life to playing
and disseminating the best Afro Latin Jazz he can.
He has played with such stars as Bobby
Hutcherson, Tito Puente, Miriam Makeeba, Jack
Costanzo, Jerry Gonzalez, John Santos, Dave Pike,
Larry Harlow, Celia Cruz, Moacir Santos, the Jazz
Leaders and many more. His latest recording is
Mambo Jazz Dance.
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All-Church Conference
Philippine Fiesta — Dinner and Entertainment
Sunday, June 9
One Worship Service at 10:30 AM
Followed by a Potluck Picnic
and the All-Church Conference
June 22 at 5:30 PM
Tickets: Adults / $25; Children ages 6 to 12 / $10.
Nursery Care available for children ages 5 and under —
$5 / child, includes dinner. Reservations required.
CSUN FASA Dancers, Music by Filipino-American Musical
Ensemble-Rondalla (string ensemble playing traditional music of
the Philippines).
Continued on Page 4
Family Ministries
All-Church Family Picnic
at Castaic Park
June 8 from 10 AM to 3 PM
Committee Chairpersons, please submit
your report for the last year to the church
office by June 2.
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The Preacher’s Part
The town of Bodie is called a Ghost Town, not because
there are literal ghosts living in it (though who’s to say) but because no one lives in it. Soon after the gold ran out there
was no commerce to be conducted, no income to be made
and no reason to stay. So people just packed up their carts
and wagons with whatever they could, and they left. Stuff
that couldn’t be carried was left behind — houses, beds,
broken wagons. This left a ghostly impression, to be sure.
Now the town is maintained by the State of California
as a historic site. The town is kept in a state of “benign neglect”, which means, the State will not do anything to improve it; but if things start to deteriorate, the State will
replace it so that the site stays exactly as it was found.
The day after our visit to Manzanar we scooted on up
old Highway 395, stopping briefly at Mono Lake and then
taking the long south entry up ten miles of dirt road before
arriving at Bodie.
Parking in the dirt lot and depositing the state fees for
park use, we wandered into town and immediately encountered the Methodist Church. The self-guided tour explains
that someone stole the carved copy of the Ten
Commandments which had once graced the chancel.
(I guess they missed the one about “Thou Shalt Not Steal”. I hope they read it when they got home.) People have
thrown coins through the iron bars that the state has placed
at the front doors of the church, as if there were a need to
make an offering whenever one enters a church.
toy truck missing a wheel. So, they left those possessions,
and walked away.
No one records what happened to these people after
Bodie. We just see the terrible sadness that drove them
down the hill to greener pastures. But then, that is the
point, is it not? They were moving on. Hope had driven
them there, and when hope no longer took residence in that
place, they followed it to its next habitat — the next mine,
the next job, the next greener pasture.
To not follow hope is to give in to despair, a forlorn
feeling of hopelessness that crushes the spirit and devalues
all of life.
That is why people of faith cling tenaciously to faith in
God. God is our hope. God is our Rock. When we know
that we have run out of all the resources we possess, we
turn to God, who offers us more out of the abundance of
God’s mercy and love.
God will provide a way for us. Have faith and believe.
God will find a hope for us, that will drive us forward, to
live in faith.
We are never alone.
We don’t live in a ghost town.
We live in the house of the Lord.
Love,
How odd to place iron bars on the church’s front entry to keep people from stealing the contents. Don’t we give away the contents for free? Isn’t the Gospel message available to all who would want it, to take with them
wherever life might take them? But then the Gospel isn’t being preached in Bodie anymore. The church stands as a
silent messenger, reminding us that once upon a time there
Upcoming
was “Good News” in Bodie.
I looked at the little church, still standing proudly,
though altered, on the main street of town, and tried to
imagine the people bundled in their Sunday best, carrying
their Bibles, dragging the children along. These were
people of faith, just like you and me. People with enough
hope to drive them to Bodie to earn a living, perhaps to get
rich, but more likely just to raise their kids, love their
spouses, and grow old as the town matured into a small metropolis. But then happiness — and the gold — ran out,
and hope eventually died with it.
What a terrible sadness must have filled them to just
pick up and walk away. No one wanted to buy their
houses. No one wanted to give them money for that old
wagon. No one cared about the dolly with one arm, or the
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Sermons: A Year of Gratitude
May 26
“Make the Cut” — Proverbs 8:1-4, 19-31
June 2
“It’s Not What You Think” — Luke 7: 1-10
June 9
“A Year’s Supply” — 1 Kings 17:8-24
June 16
“Godliness vs. Manliness” — Proverbs 3:1-12
June 23
“Sit Down – Shut Up!” — 1 Kings 19:1-15a
June 30
“You Don’t Say” — Luke 9:51-62
Many thanks
for all the
cards
and
prayers after
the death of
my
mother,
Jeanne Webb. We are so blessed to belong
to such a loving church family.
Joyce Scanlin and family
A
Our condolences and prayers for Joanne
Buttrey and family, on the death of Ken
Buttrey on May 20. Memorial service details
are pending.
Prayers of healing for:
Dear Friends at NUM Church,
Thank you for being true and wonderful
inspiration to my Mom and me these past
few years.
Until we meet again,
Love, Betty Stuart and Nancy Odgers
Thank you to JoAnn Seitzinger, who is
now trimming the roses every week.
Pearl Adams; Vickie Bober; Freeman Crutchfield;
Margie Douglas; Marion Dugan; Tom Farish; Shirley
Hersh; DeWayne Johnson; Ralph Lake; Catharine
Phillips; Marilyn Stout; Richard Summers; Sylvia
Watson; Barbara Wheeler.
Prayers for all those undergoing treatment and those in
pain.
Prayers of safety for all our Service Personnel serving at
home and abroad.
Presents Dr. Bobby Rodriguez
Sunday, June 9 at 6 PM in the Sanctuary
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Edward Resto launched into a non-stop freelance bassist
career during the New York City AfroLatin music scene of the 1970s and
1980s.
He then joined the Eddie
Palmieri Orchestra, which had just
won a Grammy for its groundbreaking album The Sun of Latin
Music. Resto has recorded and shared
the stage with such notable artists as
Rubén Blades, Tito Puente, Carlos
Santana, Joni Mitchell, Cal Tjader,
Herbie Hancock, Rita Moreno,
Shakira, Celia Cruz, Paul Simon and many others.
He is on the adjunct faculty at USC and California Institute of the Arts and the faculty at the LA Music Academy.
Aaron Serfaty toured and recorded
with Arturo Sandoval, Sergio Mendes,
Dori Caymmi, Alan Pasqua, Oscar
Hernandez, Russell Ferrante, Maria
Marquez, Mark Levine, Ozomatli,
Sammy Figueroa and Shelly Berg with
Orquesta Sinfonica Simon Bolivar in
Caracas, Venezuela among many
others.
Max Haymer graduated Magna
Cum Laude from UC Irvine and won
2nd prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Solo Piano Competition. He has performed with many great artists including Mike Stern, Denise Donatelli,
Barbara Morrison, Ernie Andrews and
many more. In 2008, Haymer released
his debut album, Pickpocket Witness.
Justo
Almario
(composer, arranger and multiinstrumentalist) plays soprano and tenor saxophones,
clarinet and flute. He studied
at Berklee College of Music
and is a music professor at
UCLA. Justo was born in
Sincelego, Colombia and is
currently based in LA.
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Children’s
Ministries
Vacation Bible School
Join NUMC Children's Ministries
on an Adventure
around the Globe!
July 22 to 26, 9 AM to Noon
July 28
10:30 AM Worship Service
and Community Fair
Family Ministries
Family Ministries All-Church
Family Picnic at Castaic Park
June 8 from 10 AM to 3 PM
Continued from Page 1
Big, beautiful picnic site — Easy access to the lake beach —
Children’s playground — Several BBQ grills and tables. Huge lawn for
games — Ample nearby parking. Stroller and wheelchair access.
Bring all your friends and family. We’ll fire up the grills and get the games and prizes ready for you.
Park access is $11 / car. Families are encouraged to carpool. Turn left
inside the park entrance and look for the Timberland picnic site.
With questions, please email families@northridgeumc.org.
Philippine Fiesta —
Dinner and Entertainment
June 22 at 5:30 PM
Tickets: Adults / $25; Children ages 6 to 12 / $10.
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Children will love “Everywhere Fun Fair”, which combines the fun of a fair with the experience of world travel! For five days, children will learn
how to be followers of Christ through
Bible story drama, art, science,
games, missions and more! Participants will receive a VBS t-shirt and
music CD. A healthy snack will be
provided each day!
Volunteers
Volunteer for VBS today! Group
leaders and activity specialists are
needed most, but we also need volunteers to decorate, set up and clean up,
write thank-you notes and take photos. VBS volunteers will receive 50%
off their children's registration fees.
Email katie@northridgeumc.org for
more information about how you can
help!
To Register
Email Katie@NorthridgeUMC.org,
check www.northridgeumc.org or register in the church office.
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Menu Foods of the Philippines: steamed rice; Lumpiang Sariwa –
spring rolls with peanut sauce; adobo – chicken and pork adobo; pancit
bihon – vermicelli noodles with vegetables; lechon – a traditional fiesta
dish of roasted pork. Dessert – leche flan – egg custard. Bibingkang
Kanin: baked sweet rice with coconut.
Celebrate July 4 with
your NUMC Family
Family Ministries suggests that
NUMC families meet up and celebrate
Independence Day together at Warner Park
in Woodland Hills.
The July 4th Extravaganza in Woodland Hills includes a concert
featuring the LA Pierce Symphonic Winds beginning at 6 PM and
Fireworks to live music beginning at 9:08 PM.
The huge Fourth of July Festival in the West Valley has food vendors,
a play zone, as well as the free concert and fireworks show.
Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Woodland Hills.
Admission: Free. Parking: $15 in any of the Warner Center structures
between Topanga and Canoga or Califa and Oxnard.
Missions, Outreach and Church & Society
Food Donations Collected
crackers with cheese or peanut butter, Hard candies
(Jolly Rancher / peppermints). All items should be in
individual servings. Bring any donations to the
church office. Thank You!
Church & Society and
Missions will collect food
donations on Sunday,
June 2. We will put out
the bin and transport the
food to North Valley Caring Services. Thank you
for your support.
Church and
Society To Screen
an Evening
of Short Films
Donations Needed
“Snack Sacks” is an ongoing project that the children help support. Sacks are
put together to be handed out to
the homeless who need a little
SNACK
help.
SACKS
We need: bottled water (1216 oz size), applesauce or fruit
cups, Vienna sausages or
canned tuna, granola bars / cookies, pudding cups,
NUMC Cookbook
Update
Our cookbook is progressing;
but there is still a need for more
recipes, especially soups, fish
and meat dishes, sides, breads,
and beverages. The deadline for
submitting recipes is June 30th,
as we need to give ourselves
enough time to type all the recipes and organize the book for
publishing in the fall. Please
take your recipes to the Church
Office and place them in the
Recipe basket, or email them
directly to Martha Ruiz at
mfruiz1@hotmail.com.
The more recipes we have, the
better our cookbook will be, and
I know that we have some wonderful cooks in our church with a
wealth of special recipes, so
please write yourself a reminder
note, mark your calendar with
the deadline, and share those
favorite recipes with us all!
On Monday, June 10th at
7 p.m. in the Kendall Building, Church and Society
will screen an evening of short films.
A short film has a running time of 40 minutes or
less, can be animated or live action, and can be a
documentary.
Watch www.northridgeumc.org and the bulletin for
more information and publicity.
June 16 is Father’s Day
Father's Day in the United States is on
the third Sunday of June. On it we celebrate the contribution that fathers and
father figures make in their children's
lives. Father's Day can be an occasion
to mark and remember and
honor the contribution that
your own father has made
to your life.
Father's Day is not a federal holiday. Organizations,
businesses and stores are
open or closed, just as they
are on any other Sunday in
the year. Restaurants may
be busier than usual, as
some people take their
fathers out for a treat.
There is a range of events
which may have inspired
the idea of Father's Day. One of these
was the start of the Mother's Day tradition in the first decade of the 20th century. Another was a memorial service
held in 1908 for a large group of men,
many of them fathers, who were killed
in a mining accident in Monongah,
West Virginia in December 1907.
A woman named Sonora Smart Dodd
was an influential figure in
the establishment of
Father's Day. Her father
raised six children by himself after the death of their
mother. This was uncommon at that time, as many
widowers placed their children in the care of others or
quickly married again.
Sonora was inspired by
the work of Anna Jarvis,
who had pushed for Mother's Day celebrations. Sonora felt that her father deserved recognition for what
he had done. The first time Father's Day
was observed in June was in 1910. Father's Day was officially recognized as
a holiday in 1972 by President
Nixon.
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You Are Invited to Join
Rev. Petty in Wearing
Summer Casual Dress
Rev. Petty will begin wearing casual dress on Memorial
Day Weekend, and he invites
anyone who wishes to join him
to set aside the suit and tie for
the summer.
Whatever you choose for your attire, be sure to be here on
May 26 to hear Rev. Petty preach on “Make the Cut” based
on Proverbs 8:1-4, 19-31.
All-Church Hike
Saturday, June 1
Join us to hike to the MASH Site,
Malibu Creek State Park. Four miles out
and back over grasslands, wooded canyon, and lush creekside. Visit the location of the long-running
TV show. Free parking and trailhead at Mulholland and Cornell Road. Sorry, no dogs on this hike. Meet in the church
parking lot at 8:30 AM to carpool. See the May 8 Methodist
for more information about the hike site.
“New You” will meet on Monday, June 3 at
7 PM at the home of Ruth Shaw. “New You” is open to all women of the church.
For more information, see Dorine Collins or check
the church office.
Dessert Bridge
Saturday, June 8 at 6 PM
at Virginia Jackson’s Home
Sign up at Coffee Hour or in the Church Office.
Don't miss our
fabulous
"All You Can Eat"
Breakfast and
Antique Auto Show
Saturday
Breakfast
June 15
@ 8 AM
in
Fellowship Hall
Saturday, June l5
“All You Can Eat” Pancakes for $5
8 to 10 AM in Fellowship Hall
Proceeds benefit the ministries of the church.
Then watch the parade of
unique vehicles in our east
parking lot — 8 AM to 2 PM.
And enjoy a BBQ Hot Dog
Lunch by Boy Scout Troop
911 from 11 AM to 1 PM.
For more information, see the May 8 Methodist or
www.northridgeumc.org.
UMW Noon Fellowship Salad Luncheon
The Noon Fellowship will meet on Tuesday, June 18,
at 11:30 AM in the Kendall Building.
Come and
enjoy the Noon Fellowship’s annual Salad Luncheon and the good fellowship, before we break for the
summer.
Members Exchange Thoughts
The Book Club will meet on Monday,
June 24, at 7 PM at the home of Ruth
Shaw. We will discuss In a Sunburned
Country by Bill Bryson. Please call the church office if
you would like to join us. The selection for July will be
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin.
Join an NUMC Bible Study
Monday, June 10, 2013
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Sundays at 8 AM in the Library
Studying Speaking Christian by acclaimed Bible
scholar Marcus Borg.
Wednesdays at 6:30 AM in the Library
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.
Thursdays at 10 AM in the Library
Led by Rev. Petty
Studying the book of Amos
Newsletter Articles Are Due
Articles for the next newsletter, dated July 2013,
should be submitted before 4 PM, Saturday,
June 15. Please send pictures, articles and/or
information to:
announcements@northridgeumc.org.
Remaining May Events
May 27… Memorial Day — Office Closed
Book Club @ 7 PM at Ruth Gray’s Home
May 28… Bluejays Bridge @ 10 AM at the home of Pearl Adams
Regularly Scheduled Meetings
Tuesdays:
Cracker Barrel
Sr. Exercise Class
Worship Band Rehearsal
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
7:30 PM
Library
Fellowship Hall
Sanctuary
Wednesdays:
Devotional Group
Maintenance Volunteers
WORMS
Jubilee Bells
Celebration Ringers
6:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Library
Church Office
Kendall Building
Room 5/6
Room 5/6
Thursdays:
Rev. Steve’s Bible Study
10:00 AM
Library
Chancel Choir
7:30 PM
Sanctuary
Last week is June 13
Summer Choir follows (June 23 to July 21) at 8 AM on Sundays
June Events
June 1… All-Church Hike @ the MASH Site, Malibu Creek State Park
Meet at Church Parking Lot at 8:30 AM to Carpool
Pierce College Concert @ 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary
June 3… New You @ 7 PM at the home of Ruth Shaw
June 4… Ministry Team @ 6 PM in the Library
June 5… Tech Talk @ 12:30 PM in the YAC
Soul Food Café @ 6 PM in Fellowship Hall
Staff Parish Relations Committee @ 7 PM in the Library
Tech Talk @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
June 8… Roofraisers @ 9:30 AM in Room 5/6
Family Ministries All-Church Picnic at Castaic Lake
from 10 AM to 3 PM
Dessert Bridge @ 6 PM at Virginia Jackson’s Home
June 9… One Church Service @ 10:30 AM
Fridays:
Cracker Barrel
10:00 AM
T’ai Chi Class 10:00 AM
Library
Fellowship Hall
Sundays:
1
Adult Study
Sunday School & Nursery
Youth Choir
Cherub Choir
Sunday School & Nursery
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10-11 AM
10:15 AM
11:00 AM
Library
Library
Fireside Room
Room 5/6
Ed. Bldg.
Preschool to Kindergarten in Nursery
Grades 1 to 5 in Room 5/6
Worship Services @ 9 & 11 AM
except one service at 10:30 AM on June 9
\
Childcare available at all services.
Followed by a Potluck Picnic and the All-Church Conference
Jazz Vespers @ 6 PM in the Sanctuary
June 10… Eat Out Monday at Rubio’s from 2 PM to Closing
UMW Executive Board @ Noon in the Kendall Building
Church and Society’s Movie @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
June 13 to June 15… Cal-Pac Annual Conference, Redlands, California
June 15… Saturday Breakfast @ 8 AM in Fellowship Hall
with Antique Car Show in Church Parking Lot from 8 AM to 2 PM
June 16… Father’s Day
June 17… Caring Ministries Meeting @ 11:30 AM in the Kendall Building
Missions Meeting @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
June 18… UMW Noon Fellowship @ 11:30 AM in the Kendall Building
Finance Committee Meeting @ 5 PM in the Library
Trustees Meeting @ 7 PM in the Library
June 19… Tech Talk @ 12:30 PM in the YAC
Leadership Team @ 7 PM in the Library
Tech Talk @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
June 22… Philippine Dinner and Entertainment @ 5:30 PM in Fellowship Hall
June 23… Recognition of Graduates
June 24… Book Club @ 7 PM at the home of Ruth Shaw
Church and Society Meeting @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
Methodist Money Makers @ 7 PM in the Library
June 25… Bluejays Bridge @ 10 AM at the home of Pearl Adams
United Methodist Women
Contact Person
UMW
Prayer Chain
Hearts & Hands
WEEKLY:
Mondays
Pat Small
Dorine Collins
Betty Kinzy
at 9 AM
Arts & Crafts
Phyllis Nelson
June ACTIVITIES
10 Monday at Noon
18 Tuesday at 11:30 AM
25 Tuesday at 10:30 AM
Executive Board
Noon Fellowship
Bluejays Bridge
Dorine Collins
Kendall Building
Pearl Adams
Ongoing Community Groups
Sundays: Narcotics Anonymous at 7 PM in Fireside Room
Mondays: AA (Women) at 6 PM in Fireside Room
Tuesdays: Alanon at 10 AM & AA Book Study at 8 PM in Fireside Rm.
Thursdays: AA at 7 PM in Fireside Room
Fridays: Alanon at 12:30 PM in Fireside Room
Boy Scouts - Troop 911: Tuesdays at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall
Call John Orlick at 818-886-6229
Cub Scouts - Call David Martinez at 213-973-8980
Girl Scouts - Call Tandy Wilson at 818-886-9376
All age levels, various days.
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