Northridge United Methodist Church

OCTOBER 2017

Volume 34, Issue 10

Northridge United Methodist Church

9650 Reseda Blvd.

Northridge, CA 91324

(818) 886-1555 www.northridgeumc.org

office@northridgeumc.org

To celebrate God's grace and love

while inspiring disciples of Jesus Christ for ministry in our community and the world.

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……..........................TBA Dir. of Preschool………........Debbie Goodman Dir. of Music……..……………..Scott Lehmkuhl

Section Leaders…….Carol de Leon (Soprano)

….……………………..…….Rachelle Kye (Alto)

....……...….…………....Manfred Anaya (Tenor)

……………….……....Benito Galindo (Baritone)

Organist……….........................Dr. Joseph Lee Dir. of Handbells.....................Ruben Mendoza Sunday School Lead Teacher

& Music Leader……….......Chelsea Obermeier

Sunday School Assistants……...Leslie Orozco ..............................................Lindsey Woerner Sunday Childcare..................Ashley Anderson .........................................................Liz Piceno Buildings and Grounds............Richard Grijalva Custodian.....................................Chuck Grant

Sunday Custodian.....................Matthew Nash Sound Technician………..…...Adrian Boluarte

Sunday Worship at 10 AM

Sunday School & Nursery

10 AM in the Kendall Building

Childcare available

The Rev. Dr. Kimball Coburn Sunday, October 8

At 10 AM Worship “The Vision”

At 11:30 AM Seminar "Digging Deeper and Rethinking Church"

Pastor Kimball and his wife Pam

Rustic Italian Dinner Saturday, October 14

5:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall Chicken Marbella over rice, garlic bread,

salad and a special ice cream dessert Tickets: $25 per person $ 10 age 12 and under Childcare upon request

For your entertainment

Danny Jacobson, Legends Impressionist, and other surprises!

Develop your spiritual growth in a small comfortable environment with caring people. We learn about God and each other together. Come join us!

You can purchase the book in the church office.

Discipleship Groups led by Rev. Joseph Choi 6 weeks in the church library

Wednesday Evening: 7:00 PM (10/11 – 11/15)

Thursday Morning: 10:00 AM (10/12 – 11/16)

Sunday Morning: 11:30 AM (10/15 – 11/19)

Prayers Marilyn Watkins, Kyle Catterlin, Ruth Shaw, Don Miller, John Turner, Christine Coons, Ellie Madrid, Barbara Clark, Anita Ruiz, Beverly Reid,

Ramona Crutchfield, Joan Farnham, Peggy Walters

“Many thanks to my church family for all the cards, phone calls and prayers. You have kept my spirit up and thinking positive about my health problems.

Thanks again to all my caring friends” – Joan Farnham

Upcoming Sermons

October 1 (World Communion Sunday) Together, We Do More 1 Corinthians 12:12-20

October 8

Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kimball Coburn

October 15 God Really Does Care

Isaiah 43:1-5

October 22 God Really Does Listen

1 John 5:14-17

October 29 God Really Does Call

Jonah 4:1-11

From September 10 Jazz Vespers Service

Videos of all services are archived on YouTube. https://youtube.com/numcvideo

Upper Room Devotional Sundays at 8 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.

Book Study Sundays at 9 AM Join us for our study of the book “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus” by Nabeel Qureshi.

(From L to R) Paul Kreibich, Lanny Morgan, Chris Conner, Matt Harris and Bob Summers (with Doug Webb missing)

Artist Robert Bassler with his artwork

Photos courtesy of Teresa Priem

Children & Family

Keeping our Spirits Fresh in the Fall!

Praying over our abundance of cultural cuisine! A relaxing time was had by all at our September Family Picnic/Potluck as we celebrated our diversity of cultures and unity in Christ.

Parents are invited to “Color Your Stress Away” Sundays at 11am in the Pine Room

We will “Color Away Stress” together. Enjoy coffee and conversation with a colorful twist. Choose from pages of beautifully designed coloring books featuring scripture and other spiritual text to reflect on and bring calm to a busy mind. No talent required—coloring outside the lines is perfectly fine!

Sunday October 8 children are in for a treat! Pam Coburn who will be visiting with her husband, Rev. Kimball Coburn (our guest preacher), will lead a special Children’s Sunday School lesson Families with children & youth join us for: Fall Family Game Night! (Pizza, Family bible study, and GAMES!) You are welcome and encouraged to invite friends! When: Friday, October 20, 2017 6:00pm-8:00pm Where: The Garcia/Ruiz home Call the church office or email Pastor Karen at karen@northridgeumc.org to R.S.V.P. (# of adults & # of children/youth) and to receive the address. *Please note: This year we will not be having Trunk or Treat at NUMC. We invite you to support & join our neighbors that weekend across the street at: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church for their Fall Festival Friday Oct. 27 –Sunday Oct. 29, 2017 The three-day Fall Festival features international food booths, rides, bingo, games, baked goods, a silent auction and raffle with prizes & live music performances all weekend. RIDES! RIDES! AND MORE RIDES!!!

NEW PHILIPPINE OUTREACH: LAMBAKIN UMC PARSONAGE REBUILD

Four years ago, in October 2013, a strong typhoon hit Nueva Ecija and did extensive damage to properties and crops. One of the places hard-hit was Lambakin, Jaen where the church we helped build in 2009 was located. A large mango tree fell on the parsonage which was directly behind the sanctuary. The pastor, his wife and daughter had to live inside the church until repairs could be done. It had been renovated since but just enough for it to become livable. It is high time to build them a new pastor’s house.

The plan to rebuild the parsonage was already in the works even before it was damaged by typhoon. In May 2013, the congregation held a groundbreaking ceremony with the District Superintendent Nomer Lasco in attendance. The plan was for a two-story structure so the ground floor can serve many purposes – office for the pastor, Sunday school room for children and meeting room for the youth and other church groups. Initial estimate is at $20,000 for materials and for wages for a supervising foreman and other skilled labor. The bulk of the labor will be provided by the congregation and other United Methodist volunteer groups. Hopefully, we can partner with Lambakin UMC again to raise funds and send a work team to help in the construction. So far, NUMC has raised around $8,000 from various sources and donations.

Pastor Glenn Dela Cruz, the current pastor, was the same pastor who served Lambakin when they rebuilt the church from 2007 to 2009. His wife Maroz supplements their income by tutoring schoolchildren after school. They have an eight-year old daughter, Niamh. Under his leadership, membership of the church has grown. In appreciation of his tireless work to grow God’s kingdom in this area, his congregation wants to build him and his family a safe and comfortable home.

For their part, each member of the congregation has started a building fund called “Alkansya for Pastoral House.” It is similar to our Change for the World where each member put their change in an empty soda bottle with a picture of the future parsonage to remind them of their goal.

Help us support the Lambakin Parsonage Rebuild with our prayers and gifts. Simply put “Lambakin Parsonage” on the memo of your checks or on the offering envelopes. What better way to make our gifts count by providing a safe home and care for the well-being of all pastors who will live in this parsonage for years to come. – Eleanor Serrano

Mission & Outreach

Inside and outside the

present Lambakin

UMC’s parsonage

The Museum of Tolerance is a world-renowned museum that delves into the dark world of racism and prejudice while highlighting the Holocaust as the most extreme example of man's inhumanity to man. Interactive exhibits, two theaters, a research floor and gallery for special exhibitions within the Simon Wiesenthal Center are just part of the experience and soul you will find here Join the Primetimers on Friday, October 27. We will meet the bus near the YAC at 9:00 AM. Cost for the event is $32.50 (bus is $22; entrance is $10.50). Café is on site for no host lunch.

Your Primetimers Team apologizes for the increase in cost of events. This is related to the dramatic increase in the cost of our bus. Primetimers team is looking forward to planning the 2018 events, so please share your ideas and thoughts with Shiela Attarian, Jo-Ann Seitzinger or Char Anderson.

Senior Tips - From the AARP magazine Rest Easier with Diabetes. For nearly 30 million people who have diabetes the condition is a 24/7 deal. Those with diabetes may work hard all day to control blood sugar only to have glucose levels go haywire when night falls. Luckily some simple lifestyle tweaks can make all the difference according to leading diabetes experts. If you have diabetes or care for someone who does, read on to learn how to keep levels in line day and night

Check Your Meds. Some drugs taken before bed, like steroids or asthma meds, can cause blood sugar fluctuations, according to the president-elect of the American Diabetes Association, Desmond Schatz, MD. Ask your doctor about such side effect.

Keep Cocktails Low Carb. For patients on insulin a glass of wine or a beer with dinner is fine. But too much alcohol can cause blood sugars to drop dangerously while you sleep. Stick to low-carb choices like whiskey, rum and vodka and indulge in moderation.

Add Light Activity. Being sedentary in the evening can make glucose levels rise. Try combining TV time with some moderate activity like exercising on an elliptical machine or lifting hand weights.

Don't Overdo It. Wrap up tougher workouts at least seven hours before going to sleep if possible.

Stick to One Bedtime. Try to take nighttime or basal insulin at the same time each night to ensure more consistent blood sugars. Hitting the hay on a regular schedule is also an easy way to optimize sleep-a smart move since getting too few zzz's over time may increase insulin resistance.

Church and Society Movie Night On Monday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m., Church and Society will

screen the documentary Newtown. Filmed over the course of

nearly three years, Newtown uses personal stories and

interviews to show the aftermath of horrific mass shooting in

Newtown, Connecticut, that took the lives of 20 elementary

school children and six educators on Dec. 14, 2012. This is a

sensitive portrait of a community shaken to its core and

persevering.

The United Methodist Church urges “congregations to advocate

at the local and national level for laws that prevent or reduce gun

violence.” Book of Resolutions, 3428. All forms of violence are

detestable, but guns make violence more deadly and more

frequent. Statistics show that there have been over 1,000 mass shootings since Newtown. And that

over 33,000 people die due to gun violence every year (www.gunviolencearchive.org).

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9.

This documentary may be difficult to watch, but it needs to be seen. Children dying from violence is not a political issue, but a humanitarian issue.

Eat Out Monday Monday, October 9, 2017 (11:00 am – 11:30 pm) Chili’s at 9200 Reseda Blvd., Northridge, CA 91324

With each flyer presented, Chili’s will donate 15% of the event day

sales. Please take a flyer with you.

All Church Hike in Solstice Canyon Saturday, October 7, 2017 (8:30-noon) This favorite hike in Malibu is 2.5 miles (out and back) in a shady canyon to the ruins of "Tropical Terrace” and a year-round waterfall. There is just 350-ft elevation gain/loss and the trail is accessible to all abilities. No dogs. Meet at the church parking lot by 8:30 am to carpool. Trailhead and parking is on Corral Cyn. Rd. (Take PCH north; turn right on Corral Cyn. Rd., park entrance is on the left in 0.2 miles.)

Fellowship

Provisions for the Journey Nancy and I leave this month for Spain on a trip entitled “Pilgrimage into the Past.” We are setting off to discover the Camino de Santiago, one of Europe’s most important pilgrimage routes. For the hikes on this journey we need to plan for what we will take with us and how we will clothe ourselves for the changes in the weather and the terrain.

On October 15, NUMC will begin our Fall Pledge Campaign. In 2018 NUMC will be continuing our Faith Journey. Our church needs to plan for the ministries we will take with us and how we will staff for our spiritual growth.

Please keep our church in your prayers and give careful consideration to your pledge for the coming year. – Mike Easterly (Lay Leader)

Starting in October your Finance Committee will begin efforts to establish a budget for 2018. When

you receive your third quarter giving statements included with the statements will be a pledge card

and return envelope.

Please review your pledge for 2018 and give prayerful consideration to the needs of NUMC as we

fund the many requirements of our church. As always it is our goal to reach out to the community

and follow our mission statement

To celebrate God's grace and love

while inspiring disciples of Jesus Christ

for ministry in our community and the world

– Char Anderson (Church Council Chairperson)

2018 Pledge Campaign

October Events and Meetings

1 11:15 am Parent/ Youth meeting-YAC

2 7 pm New You-Harriet Lewis’ home

4 6 pm Soul Food Café-Fellowship Hall

5 6 pm Special Events-Library

7 8:30 am All Church Hike-meet at church

9 am Liturgist Workshop-Kendall Building

8 11:15 am Grief group-Bride’s Room

11:30 am Rev. Coburn’s-Workshop-Library

6 pm Jazz Vespers–Sanctuary

9 11:30 am UMW Board meeting-Kendall Bldg.

11 am-11:30 pm Eat Out Monday-Chili’s

7 pm Church/Society Movie-Kendall Bldg

10 5 pm Cook & Host at Rescue Mission

11 7 pm Discipleship Group-Library

12 10 am Discipleship Group-Library

14 5:30 pm Italian Dinner & Entertainment-

15 11:15am Discipleship Group

12 noon Celebration Team Meet-Library

16 11:30 am Caring Ministry-Kendall Building

7 pm SPRC-Library

17 11:30 am Noon Fellowship Lunch-Kendall

7 pm Trustees-Library

18 7 pm Discipleship Group-Library

19 10 am Discipleship Group-Library

20 6pm Family Game Night-Garcia/Ruiz home

22 11:30 am Discipleship Group-Library

23 7 pm Book Club-Harriet Lewis’ home

7 pm Methodist Money Makers-Library

25 10 am Trustees walk the grounds-Library

7 pm Discipleship Group-Library

26 10 am Discipleship Group-Library

27 9 am Primetimers bus trip to Museum

of Tolerance- meet church parking lot

28 8 am All Church Workday-the grounds

29 11:30 am Discipleship Group-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

Wednesdays: Maintenance 8:30 am Church Office Volunteers (WMD) WORMS 9:30 am Kendall Bldg. Jubilee Bells 5:45 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 8 am Library

Adult Study 9 am Library

Infant/Toddler Care in Nursery All morning

Worship Service 10 am Sanctuary

Brunch at 11 Fellowship Hall

Sunday School 10 am Kendall Bldg.

Grades Preschool-5 Kendall Bldg.

Children’s Choir 11 am Kendall Bldg.

“Color Your Stress Away” 11 am Pine Room for parents

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