Northridge United Methodist Church

September 2016

Volume 33, Issue 9

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)….……….Rayvon Moore

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 ...........................................Lindsey Woerner Sunday Childcare...............Ashley Anderson ......................................................Liz Piceno Buildings and Grounds.........Richard Grijalva Custodian..................................Chuck Grant

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

Worship Services

Sundays

9 and 11 am

Sunday School & Nursery

9 and 11 am in the Kendall Building

Childcare available

Soul Food Café September 7

Wednesday at 6 pm Baked Salmon, Mashed Potatoes and

Gravy, Veggies, Hot French Bread, Salad and always Delicious Desserts

Homecoming Sunday September 11

We resume our regular Sunday Worship Schedule

9 am & 11 am Childcare available

Handbell Choir Rehearsal starts

September 7 5:30 pm & 7 pm (Room 5 & 6)

Chancel Choir Rehearsal starts

September 8 7 pm (Sanctuary)

Dear Sisters and Brothers of the California-Pacific Conference,

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. We, the members of the

California-Pacific Cabinet, write to you today as one voice. We write to you as leaders committed to

consistency and continuity in a time of unexpected change. To a person, we your Cabinet, have been

excited about this coming quadrennium that holds so much promise for vital ministry. Our confidence

and hope is born out of the work we have all done the past four years under the leadership of

Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño to right the course of our Conference stewardship and structure. Under her

tenure, the Conference budget has finished in the black the past four years, apportionments have risen

each year and this past year, for the first time in many, the California-Pacific Conference fulfilled its

connectional apportionment giving at 100%. In addition, we have streamlined our ministry structure and

fully staffed the Conference Connectional Ministry team with called and skilled leaders. George Bernard

Shaw once said, “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” Bishop Carcaño has

changed our minds as a Conference. We have moved from a mindset of scarcity to abundance and

uncertainty to vibrancy.

Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño has been a leader who is a living witness to a deep faith in Jesus Christ. She

has been a tireless driving force for excellence and Christian accountability. She has been a prophetic

voice of change in the church, and inclusiveness in our communities. We thank God for her ministry in

our midst and ask God’s blessing on her and the California-Nevada Conference she goes to lead. As she

leaves, we her Cabinet, share the conviction that the challenges she put before us, and the standards

she lifted up to us, will not fade. We are committed to continue working with the gifted clergy and lay

leadership of the California-Pacific Conference to keep the wind strong in the sails of positive change

here in our Conference.

Our itineracy system requires us to be ready for change, and our Bishops, like all clergy, have offered

themselves to be ready when called. As Bishop Carcaño moves to her next call, Bishop Grant Hagiya

arrives to lead us. We trust that God will now use the unique gifts and

graces of Bishop Hagiya to bless the California-Pacific Conference. We,

as his Cabinet, will partner with him to continue to move our ministry

into new places, identifying new leaders, and creating new

possibilities for God’s transformative work in the name of Jesus Christ.

We pray you will join us in this unified spirit as together we prepare

for another year “Inspiring the world, as passionate followers of Jesus

Christ; so all may experience God’s life giving love.”

The California-Pacific Conference Cabinet

Rev. John Farley, Dean, South District Superintendent Rev. Jan Wiley, Secretary, East District Superintendent Rev. Se Hee Han, Hawaii District Superintendent Rev. Jim Powell, North District Superintendent Rev. Mark Nakagawa, West District Superintendent

Bishop Grant Hagiya

September 11 at 6 pm

Brad Dutz

From left to right: Jim Hughart, David Wheatley and Fritz Wise

Jazz Vespers on August 14

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Videos of all services are archived

on YouTube.

https://youtube.com/numcvideo

Bible Study 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 “5 Hebrew Words that Every Christian Should Know.”

Discipleship Group 8 weeks with Pastor Joseph “The Wesleyan Way”

Thursday @ 10 am (9/15 - 11/10)

The BBB 16 piece Bernie Dresel Big Band

Children & Family

September 11 is Homecoming Sunday! We will begin our Fall Schedule of two worship services and

two Sunday School times. Join us at 9 am or 11 am!

Children (preschool-5th grade) will meet in the Kendall building for Sunday School.

Nursery Care is available at both services for infants and toddlers.

Immerse your children in the Bible with a rotational curriculum

where children alternate between learning stations each week.

We will engage children in Bible stories and characters by using

their skills as artists, cooks, scientists and more! In this rotational

learning setting, the same Bible story or theme is taught for

several weeks. The story remains the same, but children

encounter it in different ways in each station. The 7 Deep Blue

Rotation stations are: Art, Cooking, Games, Missions, Science,

Spiritual Practices, Storytelling/Drama.

(Left: Deep Blue

Storytelling Station)

(Deep Blue Art

Rotation Station)

Save the Date:

October 2, 2016 9am & 11am Family Worship Sunday (Children stay in worship, no Sunday School)

Children & Family Ministries Team welcomes back Denise Woerner as our ever faithful & organized

Chair!

Your Northridge United Methodist Foundation In 2014, NUMC’s Endowment Fund Committee was formally incorporated as the Northridge United Methodist Foundation. The Foundation manages the Mission Growth Fund and the General Endowment Fund for NUMC. Today, the Foundation’s funds total more than $650,000. These funds help support programs and services that are outside the church budget. Donors have remembered loved ones in memorials, celebrated events, or honored deserving friends. Some gifts are designated for specific areas; others are used as needed for the church and community. The funds are invested carefully and prayerfully and only the earnings are spent, thereby providing “forever” gifts. Do gifts to the church or the Foundation serve different purposes? Both further God’s work and promote Christianity in Northridge and beyond. Both reflect the NUMC Mission Statement. If a gift of money is given to the church, does it also go to the Foundation? The Foundation is a separate entity with its own charter and by-laws. Gifts to the Foundation must be directed to “Northridge United Methodist Foundation”. Can I direct my gift to a particular program or area of the church? Will my wishes be honored? Donor’s wishes are always honored, whether a gift is given to the church or the Foundation. A donation may have a specific designation or be added to the General Endowment Fund. What is the minimum amount for a donation? Are small gifts appropriate? There is neither a minimum nor maximum, and every gift furthers God’s work. Where can I find more information about the Foundation? All Foundation Board members are in the directory and will be happy to talk with you. The current Board includes Mike Easterly (president), Char Anderson, Bruce Keeler, Jim Krohn, Jo-Ann Seitzinger, Peggy Walters, Everto Ruiz, John Watring, Frank Sciarabba, Rev. Dr. Joseph Choi (Pastor, ex-officio), Dorrel Atteberry (Treasurer, ex-officio).

(Bruce Keeler, Mike Easterly, Jim Krohn, Frank Sciarabba) (Everto Ruiz, Peggy Walters, Char Anderson, Jo-Ann Seitzinger)

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Mission & Outreach

Primetimers at the Getty

The Senior Ministries Team has a new chair with Peggy Walters taking over the helm. We are excited about the programs we have in place for seniors and look forward to reviewing them to see how we can make them better and to explore new ideas. Peggy would like to hear from you about any suggestions you might have. I will be at Peggy's side helping and working with the group in any way possible.

– Char Anderson, Director of Senior Ministries

TRIP TO A VILLA with thanks to Kay Lynn McGregor

Another Primetimers adventure

Full of fun and laughter. In the parking lot we gather

For our bus ride together To enjoy the collected treasures

At the Malibu Getty Villa.

Rattle, rattle, shake and bump As we hit freeway humps,

Lots of jarring jumps, And a few extra heart pumps

Just riding in the bus… I guess the adventure

Has already begun.

So many things to see From Rome, Greece,

And Etruscans that came between. Items once used commonly,

Not intended as a legacy, Kept, along with art, to be seen;

Both ornament and utility Give a glimpse at their ability Each as civilizations unique.

Columns and arches, Promenades grand, Lovely open spaces

With statues and seats for gazing. Gardens finely pruned

And, despite the drought, green; Palms and pomegranates,

Sycamores and evergreens, Trees of all shapes

Offer contrast and shade. All cooled by soft ocean breezes.

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Pictures

courtesy of

Primetimers

photographer

Jim Benham

October 8 - Van Nuys Airport Tour - Watch for sign ups in the office and Fellowship Hall.

November 12 - Tour of Union Station and

lunch at Clifton's Cafeteria

Church & Society Movie

On Monday, September 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the Kendall Building, Church and Society will screen "Eye in the Sky," a movie which examines the ethical dilemmas and moral implications of modern warfare in a thought- provoking suspenseful story. The gritty film stars Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Colin Firth and Alan Rickman. This critically acclaimed 2016 movie has a running time of 102 minutes and is rated R for violent images and language. Everyone is welcome to attend and stay after the movie for a discussion.

Fellowship

Prayers

Lanny Hartley, Mary Farish, John Turner, Rev. Mark Ulrickson, Yoshi Yamawaki, Millie Wambold,

Christine Coons, Edie Silvey, Ramona and Freeman Crutchfield

Sidney Gendernalik

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Thank You

On behalf of all the families, volunteers, and children of

Knollwood UMC, as well as from Hope Gardens, I would like to thank Northridge UMC for your generosity.

Once again your loan of the wonderful props prepared by the

very talented volunteers at Northridge UMC allowed us to put on a very successful Vacation Bible

School.

Kay, VBS Director at Knollwood UMC

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Tandy and I are so grateful for the love and support of our NUMC family

during my recent illness. The prayers, cards and thoughts that we received helped lift our spirits and

made the time go faster. Thank you for taking such good care of us.

Love, Ric Wilson

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Congratulations

To Matt and Kelley Yavorsky on the birth of their daughter, Noelle, on

August 1, 2016

Pastor Ruy Mizuki, of Chatsworth West UMC, will host the

following tours: 10-Day Conversations in the Holy Land (with

an optional 3-day extension to Jordan) – Jan. 17-26, 2017.

Cost starts at $3,656 ($928 for the 3-day extension).

8-Day Cultural and Church Immersion cruise to Cuba –

April 30 – May 7, 2017. Prices start at $2,249 for inside

rooms, plus taxes, visa and airfare.

For more information or for brochures, contact Ruy at

(818)341-1270 or send an email to

chatsworthumc@juno.com.

Rayvon Moore

We warmly welcome Rayvon Moore as our new Director of Music and Chancel Choir.

Rayvon is currently completing his Masters of

Music degree in choral conducting at Cal State

University, Fullerton where he is also Teaching

Assistant for the Women’s Choir. He is the

Director of Choral Activities at the Saturday

Conservatory where he teaches two voice

classes and has expanded the program to two

choirs.

Rayvon sees music as a ministry that has the

power to bring people together, to help mend

a broken heart or ease a troubled mind.

Through that ministry he wants to share his

love for God and His people.

Artistically, Rayvon hopes to bring musical diversity by having the choir sing in different styles. He

also hopes to bring a youthfulness to our music ministry by encouraging more young adults to be

involved in praising God through song.

His deep love and devotion to God is best expressed in Romans 1:16. “For I am not ashamed of the

gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth…”

His wife, Brittany, is a licensed Registered Nurse and is currently the RN Supervisor over Jordon and

Locke Wellness Center. They have been married for one year.

In addition to his already full life, Rayvon plays tennis, swims, binge watches TV shows, plays the

saxophone, clarinet and piano.

We look forward to Rayvon’s leadership in the music ministry of NUMC.

Spotlight

Rayvon & Brittany Moore

Chancel Choir Rehearsal starts September 8

7 pm (Sanctuary)

September Events and Meetings

40 ft. bin for Goodwill Donations

in parking lot until Sept. 24

3 8:30 am All Church Hike-Parking Lot

4 10 am Worship-Service followed by

BBQ, cakewalk and fun

7 6 pm Soul Food Café-Fellowship Hall

8 6 pm Special Events Meet-Library

11 9 & 11 am Homecoming Sunday

10:15 am New Member Class-Library

6 pm Jazz Vespers-Sanctuary

Bernie Dresel’s 16 piece big band

12 12 noon UMW Board Mtg-Kendall Building

11-9 pm Eat Out Monday-Calif.Pizza Kitchen

7 pm Church/Society Movie-Kendall Bldg

15 10 am Discipleship Class-Library

18 9 & 11 am Sunday Worship

10:15 am New Member Class-Library

19 11:30 am Caring Ministry-Kendall Building

7 pm Church/Society-Library

20 11:30 am Noon Fellowship Lunch-Kendall

5 pm Finance-Library

7 pm Trustees– Library

22 10 am Discipleship Class-Library

24 9 to Noon Goodwill Truck for pickup

25 9 & 11 am Sunday Worship

26 7 pm Book Club-Sally Taylor’s home

7 pm Methodist Money Makers

7 pm Staff Parish Relations Committee

29 10 am Discipleship Class-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 (Rehearsals resumes September 7)

Thursdays:

Chancel Choir 7:30 pm Sanctuary

(Rehearsals resume September 8)

Fridays:

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

Sundays:

Worship Services 9 & 11 am Sanctuary

Breakfast between services

Devotional Group 7 am Library

Adult Study 8 am Library

Sunday School 9 & 11am Kendall Bldg

Grades Preschool - 5 in Kendall Building

Infant/Toddler Care in Nursery All morning

Youth Group 10:15 am Fellowship Hall

Northridge United Methodist Church

818-886-1555

www.northridgeumc.org

September 4 only One Service at 10 am

On September 4, following the service -

we will enjoy an end of summer BBQ

picnic, games, and a Cakewalk.

September 11 Homecoming Sunday

2 services-9 am and 11 am

Enjoy breakfast together at 10

in the Fellowship Hall.

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