“In Touch” at Hazel Park First UMCPage 6 HPFUMC Newsletter — December 2018 Ukari Yoshida 906...

“In Touch” at Hazel Park First UMC

Newsletter for all those who worship at

First United Methodist Church of Hazel Park

▪ DECEMBER, 2018 ▪

From The Pastor’s Pen………

Advent – Jesus is Our Superman

Greetings Church,

As we enter into this new Advent season my thoughts have drifted to a story I read awhile back. It was about a struggling family that had just found out they were about to receive a foreclosure on their family home. Realizing what was about to happen, they began cleaning out the basement in their home. As they went about packing the home that had been in the family since at least the 1950’s, they stum-bled upon what has come to be known as the Holy Grail of comic books. They found a copy of an Action Comics No. 1, the first in which Superman ever appeared.

"The bank, which was ready to foreclose," said Vincent Zurzolo, co-owner of ComicConnect.com and Metropolis Comics and Collectibles in New York. "Literally, this family was in tears. The family home was going to be lost and they're devastated. They can't figure out a way out of this. They start packing things up. They go into the basement and start sifting through boxes – trying to find packing boxes – and they stumble on eight or nine comic books."

Most of the comic books in the box were worth between $10 and $30 but one – dated June 1938 and depicting the Man of Steel lifting a car above his head – was extremely rare. That issue, which original-ly sold for 10 cents, is considered to have ushered in the age of the superhero.

"It's a tremendous piece of American pop culture history," Zurzolo said. The couple learned online that ComicConnect.com had brokered the record-breaking sales of Action No.1 copies for $1 million in Feb-ruary and then $1.5 million one month later. "You couldn't have asked for a happier ending," Zurzolo said. "Superman saved the day."

It’s been said that the greatness of a joyful experience is measured by the distance between the before and the after. Before their joy, this family faced financial hardship and foreclosure. Afterward, all of their troubles seemed over. They went from foreclosure to great fortune.

The message of the Advent season represents an even greater joy. For before our joy we were es-tranged from God and condemned. But the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed in the man-ger promised to change our fortune forever. Jesus came into the world to exchange His riches for our poverty, and its effect was the most dramatic swing of fortune imaginable. This makes the "good news of great joy," spoken of by the angels on the night of Jesus' birth, the greatest of all joys. (Luke 2:10)

It is true that the comic told of a man of steel who saved this one family, but thanks be to God we have been given a book that tells of a Man of salvation who came to save the world. I pray that each of us takes the time to find Him for ourselves and let this old story bring a new happy ending to our lives.

God bless your hearts,

Pastor Frederick Sampson

HPFUMC Newsletter — December 2018

Sunday, January 13, 2019 – 3:00 PM Metropolitan United Methodist Church; 8000 Woodward Avenue; Detroit, MI

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed, talked, and demonstrated to build a “World house.”

This is the great new problem of mankind. We have inherited a big house, a great ‘World house’ in which we have to live together – black and white, Easterners and West-erners, Gentiles and Jews, Catholics and Protestants, Moslem and Hindu, a family unduly separated in ideas, culture, and interests who, because we can never again live without each other, must learn, somehow, in this one big world, to live with each other.” (MLK, 1964)

The celebration features a dramatic presentation of Rev. King’s “A Letter from A Birmingham Jail,” Rev. King’s favorite hymns, and special music.

New website & e-newsletter for Greater Detroit District

Vickie Houser of Hazel Park

Doris Yarbrough of Hazel Park

Join us on Christmas Eve as we bring back the traditional 11:00 PM candlelight service at Hazel Park First.

Steeped in Methodist tradition, this service includes your favorite Christmas hymns, with worship ending in song and candlelight. December 24 at 11:00 PM.

25th Annual District Celebration Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

To see the latest news for the Greater Detroit District, visit the new website at GreaterDetroitUMC.Org

There is also a link where you can sign-up to have the monthly district newsletter sent to your e-mail.


Health Concerns: Gloria Kachadorian, Rich Davis, Jessica Winship, Carol Johnson, Patricia Gebo, Jackie Sloan, Jamie Knapp, Robert Russell, Gwen Sarns, Harold Sarns, Kathy Rogers, Lillian Bruder, Leonard Hall, Richard Rosso, Cassidy (Victoria Foerster’s daughter), Sophia (Rick & Gloria Kachadorian’s granddaughter), Morris Williams, Rose (Mary Ellen Chapman’s great-granddaughter) JoAnna Prudden, Lanny O’Neal, and Pam Sampson

Serving in the Armed Forces: Adam Skees, Casey Allen, Ronald Turner, Brendan Schemers, and Chris Collis.

Church Leaders: Bishop David Bard, Conference Cabinet Members, District Superintendent Rev. Dr. Charles Boayue, Jr., the Detroit Renaissance District, and our Pastor Rev. Dr. Fredrick G. Sampson, III.

Comfort for the Families of: Joseph Bryant & Marsha Day-Kuhn

December 9 is the last Sunday we be collecting socks for children of low

income families. The socks will be given out as part of the Hazel Park

Holiday Basket event. Families in the Hazel Park school district can apply

for a food basket for the holidays through this program.

Please bring new, still in the package, socks of any size to help fill the

giant box in our sanctuary.

SOCKS FOR CHILDREN

- Poinsettia Order Form -

Order deadline is Tuesday, December 18 for names to be in the bulletin on Sunday, December 23. Please send your order and payment to‐

gether (note “poinsettia” on check) to First United Methodist Church; 315 E. 9 Mile Rd.; Hazel Park, MI 48030.

YOUR NAME: ________________________________________________ PHONE: _________________

Enclosed is my check for $________ ($10 each). Designate flowers as noted below. (Attach additional sheet if needed.)

— PLEASE PRINT NAMES CAREFULLY —

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MEMOR Y HONOR FOR FROM

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Please let the church office know if you have any specific prayer request or needs, or if you would like for Pastor Sampson to visit you.

Answer to puzzle: “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7, NIV


The men of HP First will meet for breakfast on Saturday, December 1 at 10:00 AM.

We will meet at the Classic Coney Restaurant, 24041 Dequindre Rd. (at Woodward Heights) in Hazel Park.

For more information, contact Nick Haller at 313-319-2146.

Community Dinner Will Resume In January

Although we will be taking a break for the month of December, on Saturday, January 26 we will resume our monthly dinner and movie night in the fellowship hall. This event began over a year ago as a way to reach out and connect with the community.

More details will follow in the January newsletter, but please mark your calendar now.

Our Food Pantry at Hazel Park First continues to serve approximately 2-3 families per week. Our primary source of food comes from the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive every spring. However, there are certain items we are currently in need of:

Peanut Butter

Canned Spaghetti or Ravioli

Ready-To-Eat Snack Kits (for homeless people)

Cereal (especially single-serving boxes for the homeless)

Salad Dressing

Crackers

Canned Fruit

Jam or Jelly

Donations can be dropped off in our church basement near the black food pantry cabinet.

Hazel Park First will be “Hanging the Greens” on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 12:00 Noon.

Everyone is invited to come and help decorate our church for the Christmas season.

For additional information contact Renee Dusseau at 248-597-3980

On December 2nd, the adult group that meets at 10am on Sunday mornings will begin discussion on Max Lucado's book, Because of Bethlehem.

Please come join us at 10:00 am downstairs.


Ukari Yoshida

906 Shambliss Lane

Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-1245

Ukari, a long-time member of Hazel Park First, moved away earlier this year. We miss you, Ukari.

Let's all get together for some fun for ourselves and others - December 8, from 12:30 to whenever!

Supplies for sugar cookies will be provided, or you may bring supplies for whatever cookies you want to bake.

For more information, contact Al Gebo at 248-914-4829

Holiday Cookie Bake - Saturday, December 8

Our Children’s school coordinator, Teresa McMillian-Gerrish,

is looking for someone who can occasionally fill-in for her on

Sunday mornings. If you would like to become involved

with our children’s ministry, please contact Teresa.

Ladies: what opportunities do you wish the church offered for you to be a part of making a difference in the surrounding community? The world? Maybe even just within our church? Has God put something on your heart to do but you aren't sure how to proceed?

Wherever you are in the road of life, it's important that we support one another in discovering, developing, and carrying out God's will for us in the world. What can we do in our shared love of Christ?

Let's come together on Wednesday, December 12 at 6pm for a potluck and discussion of what we all might have to offer in God's service.

A sign-up sheet will be in the library during coffee hour.

Questions or comments? Contact LeeAnn Cox

Potluck Dinner Wednesday, December 12 at 6:00 PM

Bible Study 10:00 AM Worship Service 11:15 AM

Bible Study 10:00 AM Worship Service w/ Communion 11:15 AM

Community Dinner at Ferndale UMC 6:00—7:30 PM


Bible Study 10:00 AM

Worship Service 11:15 AM CHRISTMAST MEDLEY

AA/WARM Dinner —Fellowship Hall 6:00 PM

NO Church Council Mee ng in December. Next Mee ng: January 17

NO Community Dinner in December. Next Dinner: January 26

First United Methodist Church of Hazel Park

AA (WARM) Meetings: Monday thru Friday at 6:30 pm Saturday: 10:30 am & 8:00 pm Sunday: Women Only at 6:00

Praise Team 12:00


December Birthdays:

Dorothy Bas en ‐ 5 Kelsey DeToledo ‐ 8 Rene a Renforth 9 Carol Willey ‐ 12 Rebecca Hardy ‐ 15 Jeff Edwards ‐ 22 Denise Usher 24

Women’s Pot Luck Dinner 6:00 PM

Men's Breakfast 10:00 AM Hanging of the Greens 12:00

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 11:00 PM

Praise Team 12:00

Praise Team 12:00

Praise Team 12:00

Hazel Park First United Methodist Church 315 E. Nine Mile Rd. Hazel Park, MI 48030 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Upcoming Birthdays:

Dorothy Bastien - December 5 Kelsey DeToledo - December 8 Renetta Renforth - December 9 Carol Willey - December 12 Rebecca Hardy - December 15 Jeff Edwards - December 22 Denise Usher - December 24

Church Office: 248-546-5955 email: [email protected] Website: www.hpfirst.org

Upcoming Anniversary:

Aaron & Shannon Hardy - December 4

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving,

join First United Methodist Church for a

FREE Thanksgiving Community Meal.

First United Methodist Church of Hazel Park 315 E. 9 Mile Rd. (1 Block East of John R.)

FREE! “Upscale after-Thanksgiving Meal”

Saturday, November 24, 2018

5:00 - 7:00 PM

If you wish, you may bring a non-perishable

donation for our food pantry.

For more information, call the church office at 248-546-5955

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