The Chimes - Community United Methodist Church

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VOLUME 92
EDITOR - Mikey Foster
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NUMBER 1
JANUARY 2015
Inside this issue:
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH/SERVICE
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH/CPK
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SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY/
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
VOLUME 88 - NO. 10
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SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
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KID’S NEWS
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YOUTH NEWS/
MUSIC MINISTRY NEWS
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IN OUR PRAYERS/
CONGRATULATIONS/
NOTES OF THANKS
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CONDOLENCES/FOOD CLOSET
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ANNIVERSARIES/
BIRTHDAYS
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GREEN TEAM TIP
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CPK VOUCHERS
The Season
After Epiphany asas we
we follow
follow the
the star.
star!
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January 2015
Saturday, January 10
5:00pm until 7:00pm
In Moore Hall
Come and join us for
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Messy Church turned into Messy Christmas
in December. We told the Christmas story
through many of our activities, celebrations
and songs. We shared a meal together and
ended it with a birthday party for Jesus complete with a cake, games and party
favors (The Christmas story characters in
finger puppets.)
Messy Church is a growing and vibrant
ministry. All ages are welcome. Come and
worship with us on the 2nd Saturday of each
month from 5:00 to 7:00pm.
Next month Veggie Tales will help us share
the story of Jonah.
2015 BLOOD DRIVE “Save A Life Sunday”
Sunday, January 11
8:00am to 2:00pm
Give a part of yourself; Be a donor. Sign up Sunday, January 4,
BETWEEN services, call the church office at 714.842.4461,
OR just show up and we will work you in.
NEW WEDNESDAY EVENING STUDY
Embracing Alternative Orthodoxy
By Fr. Richard Rohr
January 14 - February 11
7:00pm in Room 7
Books are $12 and are available in the church office
Embracing an Alternative Orthodoxy invites you to explore Christian faith informed by
contemplation, mysticism, compassion, justice and centuries of rich Christian history.
Fr. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the
universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the Perennial Tradition. He is a
Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action
and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard's teaching is grounded
in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy--practices of contemplation and lived kenosis
(self-emptying), expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the socially
marginalized.
BROWN BAGGERS
Wednesday evenings at 6:30, just before the Wednesday evening study class, we meet
for dinner. Bring your own dinner, whether it’s a sandwich or four courses, and come to
room 8/9 for dinner and fellowship.
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Labyrinth Prayer and Meditation Walk
3rd Thursday of each month.
Next session is January 15
from 10:00am to 2:00pm
in Moore Hall.
Instructions and socks provided.
Living the Questions 2.0
Wednesdays
January 21 thru February 11
7:00 to 8:30pm
Join us in Room 8/9 for LtQ2, which is an open-minded alternative to studies that attempt to give participants all the answers and instead strives to create an environment
where participants can interact with one another in exploring what’s next for Christianity.
The study features acclaimed scholars, theologians and other experts. There are three
major themes covered in this class. The first theme is "Invitation to Journey.”
This class will be lead by Rev. Ginny Wheeler and Bonnie Kampmeyer.
Wednesday, January 21
11:00am to 10:00pm
Join us at The California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in Bella Terra, for lunch or dinner, as we
gather for great food and wonderful fellowship with our CUMC family and friends. Just
give your server the flyer from page 12 (one for you and one for a friend), or you may pick
up a flyer at church on Sunday, January 18, or stop in the church office and pick one up
and CUMC will receive 20% of your check. All funds raised from this event go to the CUMC
Office Dedicated account from which we have previously purchased a new phone system
for the church, new computers, printers, and software. These items were not paid for with
monies from our budget, but from the funds earned at our CPK FUNdraisers and matching
gifts from generous donors.
So, join us at CPK for good food, good service, good fellowship, and the good feeling that
you helped your church, all at the same time.
We are truly grateful for your support!
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Newcomers’ Connection Dinner
Sunday, January 25
4:00pm
You are invited to get connected with CUMC
ministries, programs, and people by attending
the Newcomers’ Connection Dinner. This is a
great way to get better acquainted with our pastor
and get the inside scoop on what’s happening at
CUMC. Join us for a delicious soup dinner at Rev. Ginny’s home in Laguna Beach.
Please RSVP to 714.842.4461 by Thursday, January 22.
SOLOS
If you are single, eat lunch, like to have fun and be in fellowship with other
singles, then join us for lunch. Each month, usually on the last Sunday of the
month, we meet at a local restaurant after 2nd service (about 11:30am) for
lunch.
This month we will meet on Sunday, January 25, at Claim Jumper Restaurant,
18050 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley.
For more information and reservations, please call Shirley LaBounta @ 714.847.4354.
Parenting Matters
Monday, January 26
Room 8/9
6:30pm to 7:30pm
A time when parents can come together
and share concerns or parenting issues
with each other in a casual setting.
This is not like a traditional
parenting class where you
only sit and listen; there will
be a leader/facilitator with
information from a child
development perspective.
This should feel more like
a group of friends sitting
around, chatting about their
kids while having coffee and
dessert.
Child Care Provided.
BOOK CLUB
All are welcome to join us at our January 2015 Book Club meeting. There is never any
registration fee or dues. This month we will be gathering on Tuesday, January 27, at
7:00pm to read Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda at the home of
Anneke Dodge.
Call the church office at 714.842.4461 or Anneke at 714.846.7382, for more
details or if you have questions.
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FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON CLUB
Our monthly potluck luncheon will be held on Wednesday, January 28, in Moore Hall. We
gather at 11:30am for light conversation and will have lunch at noon followed by a fantastic
program.
This month, January, our program will be on SCAM artists and the scams they use to get our
money. You do not want to miss this important information presented by the Community
Services Division of the Huntington Beach Police Department.
Bring a dish to share and your own table service. Start the new year off right by joining us for
lunch on January 28, 2015! All are welcome!
Women’s Night Out
Thursday, January 29
7 to 10pm
Join us for our first women’s night out event of 2015! We are planning a private Painting
and Vino workshop at Don The Beachcomber, in Sunset Beach on Thursday, January 29,
from 7 to 10pm. The cost is $45, plus your purchase of food/wine.
This event is open to all women of CUMC and their friends - a great time to bring someone
new with you. You don’t need to be artistic, just willing to try something “out of your realm
of expertise.” This will be a great night of fun and fellowship while learning (trying) to paint;
and bring out the “inner artist” in you!
We need a good headcount of those coming, so please contact Lisa Brewer or Suzanne
Morgan with your prepayment, by January 19. Questions, just ask Lisa or call the church
office at 714.842.4461.
SUPPER CLUB
We are looking for new Supper Club members! Supper Club is a
gathering of adults in small groups (usually eight to ten) meeting
in different homes, once a month, for fellowship and a meal. It is
a great way to make new friends and establish life-long friends of
faith. Both couples and singles are welcome.
Contact Chuck Morelock at 714.848.2420 to sign up.
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Nursery School
In Sunday school, during December,
our
focus was the Christmas Story.
We spent December making Advent wreaths,
Chrismons and hearing the Christmas story. We
had our own Advent wreath and the children took
part in the reading and lighting of the candles.
This month we will learn how Jesus touched
many people through his healing. Every week we
have approximately 20 smiling kids eager to
learn about God’s love. Our wonderful Sunday
school teachers come prepared to share this
message every week. It is a fun and exciting
place to be on Sunday mornings. Come by and
see what is happening.
Where we learn to play,
share and grow together.
6652 Heil Avenue
Huntington Beach
714.842.1630
www.cumchb.org
Happy New Year
from our staff to you!
January is a very busy time around the nursery
school. Besides our teddy bear days and the
gingerbread man running around and hiding all
around the nursery school, we are hosting a
parenting class. The class will be on Monday,
January 26, at 6:30pm in Room 8/9, and is not
the traditional parenting class where you sit
and listen. This will be a time when parents can
come together and share concerns or parenting
issues and perhaps give some advice/support/
suggestions that have worked for their family.
Our Open House will be on Monday, March 30,
at 6:00pm – Our big annual fundraiser is our
Used Book Fair, which will be the week of
April 19. And at that same time, we are having
a shoe drive. So please save your gently used
books and shoes. The shoes will be cleaned
and sent to a third world country.
Registration for the next school year starts in
February for our CUMC families, this includes
our messy Church families. Come by and pick
up a packet.
Calendar Alert!!!!!!
In January, Faith Friends’ schedule will be a
bit different than our normal schedule. We
will meet on Sunday, January 11, at 11:00am
on CUMC’s playground.
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday,
January 19, Faith Friends and their families
will be volunteering in the morning with the
Organization, OneOC. This will be a great
opportunity to take our faith out into the
community, to honor Martin Luther King Jr.,
and to be with our families! Watch the
Message Pages for details to follow.
We will not meet on Sunday, January 25. If
you have any questions about Faith Friends,
please contact Marty Drake through email at
marty@cumchb.org or call the church office
at 714-842-4461.
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Youth CoS Update
Whew! December was really busy! We sold hot, fancy drinks, wrapped
lots and lots of gifts, sang in the Candlelight Christmas Concerts, and we
did a whole lot of other fun things.
In January, welcome to 2015!!! We will have our usual Sunday night gettogethers from 5:00 to 7:00pm, which always includes dinner and other
good stuff. Here’s what’s coming up:
January 4 - Welcome back night of FUN
January 11- Parent Night - for planning
January 17 - Youth Leader Training at Biola University
January 18 - Getting our act(s) together
January 25 - Game Night at Good Shepherd UMC - bring a friend!
February 1 - Youth Sunday @ CUMC
February 7 - Variety Show/Fundraiser
February 14-16 - Winter Retreat
April 18 - District Dodgeball Tournament
. . . just to name a few!
WELCOME BACK
If you have thought about joining one of our choirs, now
is the time!
It’s not too late to be a part of the fabulous Music Ministry at CUMC. We
have many choirs for all ages. We need singers, ringers, instrumentalists,
and of course, Music Ministry supporters.
If God has given you musical talent, he expects you to use it to his glory!
You may call the church office, 714.842.4461, or email Kevin, our Director
of Music, at Kevin@cumchb.org for more information.
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In our
Prayers
Congratulations
to:
Thank
You!
January 2015
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Don Almy, Louise Almy, Bruce Baldwin, Dorothy Baldwin, Cecil
Birnbaum, Katie Bernhoff, Liz Berry, Cary Gray, Zyl Gritz, Kathleen
Hagey, Joe Hazelett, John Kodrich, Bill Lueck, Ally Miller, Mark
Munro, Phyll Page, Maggie Richardson, Dale Skerik, Mary Kay
Smith, Lavetta Snyder, Bruce West, Kay Winter, Priscilla Wolz.
Kristin and Harish Kavirajan on the birth of their daughter,
Katherine Sophia (Kate) on Monday, November 24.
Bill and Kathie Lueck are the very proud
grandparents.
Thank you to everyone who donated gifts for the Senior Santa
program for seniors and disabled persons, and for children of the
Family Literacy Group at Oak View Library. Over 100 gifts were
collected and will be distributed by OC Social Workers to those in
need.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity; always appreciated.
A big THANK YOU to all who supported the Food Closet Thanksgiving Basket
Project this year. With your help, we were able to serve over 50 families (236) people
this Thanksgiving. The recipients of these food baskets were overwhelmed with
emotion at times and several shared how much the CUMC Food Closet helped them.
Thank you for making this possible. Your generosity reflects the spirit of the season.
Thank you for your donation to the Beach Cities Interfaith Services. We are blessed
to have you as a partner in our mission to make the world a better place for the less
fortunate in our area.
BCIS is a non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization. We have been serving those
in need in Huntington Beach for the last 30 years.
Thank you for caring and sharing.
Sincerely, Nancy Brandt per Carol Sneary, Program Administrator
I feel so blessed to belong to this church. I really appreciated your healing thoughts and
prayers as well as cards during my recent surgery. I should be running a marathon
soon. Trudy Roe
Thank you to everyone who helped make the Advent Workshop and Messy Church a
perfect way to start the Advent season. Many people helped supervise the different
crafts, made soup, and helped with the clean up. A special thank you goes to Lionel
Grove and Don Van Winkle for the many hours they gave measuring and cutting wood
for both of these events. The children’s handprints look great on the hearts and all the
families enjoyed making the Christmas tree yard stake. Your time and talent is very
much appreciated.
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January 2015
Condolences
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. . . The friends and family of Donald Bolton who passed on
Sunday, November 16, 2014, at St. Luke’s Inpatient Hospice
Unit, Cedar Rapids, IA, after battling cancer for 26 years.
Services were held on November 21, in Central City, IA.
. . . the family and friends of Victor Pluznick who passed on Friday, November 21. Vic
was a long time attendee at CUMC and very active with the Chancel Choir, the Music
Ministry program, our Church and Society Committee and more. A service was held at
CUMC on Friday, December 5, at 1pm.
. . . the family and friends of Shelly Macy. Shelly lost her battle with cancer on Thursday,
November 27. Shelly was a dance instructor, vocalist, wife, and mother of three. A
service was held at CUMC on Tuesday, December 9 at 1:00pm.
. . . the family and friends of Velda McBride who passed on Saturday, December 6, in
her home. Velda was a long time member of UMW Deborah Circle and CUMC. No
services are pending at this time.
The family and friends of Alicia Adams who passed on Sunday, December 21.
Services were held at CUMC on Friday, December 25, 2014. Alicia was 94 years
young.
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By God’s light we are led. . . With God’s grace we are fed. . .
May God grant you peace.
CUMC FOOD CLOSET
Thanks to everyone who contributes to our food closet with their time and
efforts. Any donations of non-perishable food products, gift cards to grocery
stores, discount stores and fast food restaurants (for those with no cooking
or storage facilities) is always appreciated. Your donations are what keeps
our food closet open and help us to help those in our community who need
our assistance. Without donations like yours, our food closet would be closed.
Thank you and God bless you!
On Patio or Church Office:
 Shampoo
 Conditioner
 Soap
 Deodorant
 Shaving Cream
 Combs
Church Office only:
 Eye Glasses
 Blankets
 Sleeping bags
 Back packs
 Gift Cards - $5 fast
food restaurant
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Men’s shoes
Men’s clothing
Bus Passes
or donations to
purchase bus passes
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January
Wedding Anniversaries
Walter and Janet Schulz
Kim and Jeff Lorenz
Mark and Elizabeth (Liz) Smilor
Day
Years
25
13
25
46
25
18
January
1
4
6
7
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Lita Fifita
Saburo Hatada
Steven Mundine
Homer Weeks
David Falzon
Paul Arnold
Sierra Cavano
Louise Simpson
Evan Nelson
Vivian Clodé
Robert Cook
Emma Puffpaff
Jo Carrozzo
Joseph Mundine
Philip Patsel
Janet Yee Vartio
Donald Hohl
Fred Locarnini
Nathan Nakagawa
Hovannes Daniels
Alexander Delgleize
Kathy Garland
Philip Talbert
Birthdays
18
19
20
21
23
24
27
28
29
30
31
John Lindauer
Matthew Yavorsky
Katie Logsdon
Madeline Rozint
Nuha Salibi
Jasmine Vartio
Amanda Brown
Emery Wilson
Mary Colvin
Matthew Hohl
Phyllis Still
Gillian Waldenfels
Bruce Baldwin
Nicholas Ball
Zachary Ball
Bill Gordon
Harold Hill
James Schulz
Karen Kodrich
Skip Murray
Grace Zark
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Green Team Tip
Up to 95 percent of old clothing can be recycled and reused again. In 2010, 13.1
million tons of textile waste wound up in a landfill. As you go through and clean out
closets and drawers, send your used clothing and household goods to places such as
the Assistance League of Huntington Beach, Salvation Army, Goodwill Industries,
just to name a few.
Watch your door for informational flyers about charitable organizations that will
pick-up your unwanted items. Plus, you may use them as a tax donation. I think
that’s what we call a “WIN-WIN!”
6652 HEIL AVENUE
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647-4359
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