Table of ContentsPreacher’s Part 2Celebrations! 3the affirm. zone 4Change the World 6Senior Ministries 8Spotlight 9Events 10Calendar Listing 11Music 12Check this Out 12Calendar Insert

Northridge United Methodist ChurchJULY 2013

Volume 30, Issue 10

PastorRev. Steve Petty

Children & YouthKatie Kevorkian

Young AdultsAllegra Wilson

Senior MinistriesChar Anderson

9650 Reseda Blvd.Northridge, CA 91325

818.886.1555www.northridgeumc.org

Notice Something Different?Dear friends, welcome to the new Methodist. We promised a change a while ago, and we have been working hard to create the best newsletter that NUMC has to offer. Why? Because we are so proud of everything that we do as a church that we want to have a good-looking, all-inclusive, thought-provoking newsletter to help us reach out to our congregation and everyone beyond. This is your newsletter, NUMC, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback.

With the brand-new look also comes a few other important changes. You’ll notice that the Methodist has become a new kind of newsletter - complete with fun-to-read articles and interesting media. We were especially inspired to create this newsletter when we saw what it could be in the likeness of affirm. In Fall 2012 we began the newsletter for children, youth, young adults, and families at NUMC called affirm. Like the Methodist, it is available on our website and in the narthex on Sundays. We even email it to those who subscribe!

This goes along with our communications effort to streamline your NUMC media experience, and to reach out in several different ways to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to be in the loop. To make sure that we can cover the most activities in the most efficient way possible, we need a little help from you! We ask that any content submissions for the Methodist, affirm., the website, the Sunday morning announcements, the bulletin, social media, and email blasts be sent to announcements@northridgeumc.org. You see how many ways we are connecting with people? That doesn’t mean it has to be complicated. This easy-to-remember email address helps everyone get what they need - and we hope you use it to its full advantage whenever you want to get the word out.

NUMC Communications is at the front end of our church’s move into the 21st century, and we are so excited for what’s coming next.

- Allegra Wilson, Director of Communications

Worship ServicesSundays

9 and 11 AM

Sunday School & Nursery9 and 11 AM

Childcare available

The Preacher’s Part

My car is teaching me to drive! I have to admit this is a funny thing, but it makes a lot of sense, really. Let me explain. For some reason, the pastor’s livery is a point of some discussion in most congregations. When I arrived driving a BMW convertible, well, let’s just say it got talked about. After a year here, a part of me just needed to have a more economical car to drive around the San Fernando Valley. It seems as if I spend an inordinate amount of time at stoplights, left-turn lanes, and crawl-ing on the freeway, with the engine running the whole time. Driving the BMW in the Valley was like asking a cheetah to run in a closet. So, I have been looking for a good comfortable hybrid for several years. I kept looking at the Toyota Prius but I kept not fitting. When I decided to sell the Bimmer I still couldn’t find my ideal Valley scooter, so I settled for my truck. I’ve always wanted a truck. (OK, it’s a guy thing.) Actually, the Toyota Tacoma gets about the same mileage as the German rag-top, but it takes regular gas, so it was a small savings. Then, this January, Ford announced their new hybrid Lincoln MKZ. I arranged a weekend test drive from a friend who works for Lincoln, I loved the car, and I fit. But just when I was about to pull the trigger, Ford threw me a curve and brought out the Fusion Energi, a “Plug-in Hybrid”. I can plug it into a standard wall plug and in five hours it charges the batteries enough to fly around town for 21 miles. I checked my car logs for the past three years and discovered that I rarely went more than 20 miles in a day. It looked as though the gas engine would turn on about three times a month and the rest of the time I would run on electricity. Let me think, $20 worth of electrons or $100 worth of petroleum by-products? But wait, it gets better. The car knows how it wants to be driven, and it is teaching me. Ford realized that people who grew up with gas guzzling V-8’s will not easily convert to electron-eating motors. If you drive the Fusion as if it’s a V8, you will needlessly sacrifice countless electrons. So, drivers need to be encouraged to think differently about their driving. Certainly the car is fast; it will pull zero to 60 in about 7.9 seconds, just as fast as a 1967 Camaro SS. But if you drive it like that, it won’t give you 108 MPG. So, the Fusion has to educate you. It does so with spiffy little digital displays on the dashboard. To encourage economical acceleration it has vines that

grow more efficiency leaves when you drive smarter. Mash on the throttle and the leaves float off into oblivion. Tread ever so gently and the leaves grow into a luscious green vine. It reminds me of the old Mobil Economy Run advice: “Press the accelerator as if there were an egg between your shoe and the throttle pedal.” So, instead of ripping the retreads off my tires at each stop light, I let the gas guzzlers run away, and I briskly gather speed to the legal limit. I try to avoid feeling smug, and enjoy my happy vines. Stopping also comes in for some education. The new EV cars have regenerative braking as well as the traditional friction braking. Friction brakes take all the inertia you have paid for while accelerating and turn it into heat, which you then throw away. (Kind of like fertilizing your lawn and throwing the clippings in the trash.) Regenerative braking takes up to 80% of that inertia and puts it back in the battery. The trick is to come to a complete stop using only the regen brakes. If you do, a little blue circle whisks around your dial and says “100%”. Digital rewards for real world actions! It’s a new kind of car, and it takes a new way of driving. But if I learn well, then I can drive all around the Valley for 75 cents a day, as opposed to the $4.00+ a gallon it used to take. You hold in your hand the new Monthly Meth-odist. It’s a new way of communicating with the con-gregation. It is only one of a half dozen ways we now communicate the church’s activities, ministries, mis-sions and opportunities to its members and friends. I hope you will see that we are trying to give you some-thing more in this publication, even as we offer it to you less often. As your church works to stay relevant in this new age, we have to find more ways to share our good news with new generations of Christians. I hope you will learn to love it and embrace it. Love,

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Upcoming Sermons: Patriot History SeriesJuly 7

“Gettysburg” (Lincoln)2 Samuel 18: 6-8

July 14“Vicksburg” (Grant)

Mark 8: 27-33July 21

“San Juan Hill” (Teddy Roosevelt)Acts 3: 1-10

The Preacher’s Part Celebrations!

Dave MacKay TrioSunday, July 14

6 pm in the Sanctuary

A long-time fix-ture in southern California, Dave Mackay’s piano is grounded in bop and hard bop, but he often takes very adventurous solos. Blind from an early age, Mackay attended Trinity College from 1950-54 and Bos-ton University from 1956-58, and he also studied with Lennie Tristano. He is joined by Chris Conner, who began playing bass at the age of 15. He has worked with some of the greatest play-ers on the Toronto scene - Ed Bickert (guitar); the late great saxophonist Moe Koffman, and many others. Paul Kreibich joins them on the drums, and has been a mainstay on the jazz scene for many years, both in his na-tive Los Angeles, and internationally as well. He has played drums on tour with such world-class artists as Ray Charles, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wil-son, Red Rodney, Mose Allison, and the Woody Herman Orchestra.

Don’t miss this trio in action on July 14th at 6pm in the Sanctuary!

Bible Study at NUMC

Sundays at 8 am in the Kendall Building Join us starting July 7th for our next book, “The Lost Gospel of Q” by Burton L. Mack.

Wednesdays at 6:30 am in the Library

This Bible study sets aside time each week to read and reflect, us-ing The Upper Room Daily Devo-tional Guide. Issues of The Upper Room are available in the Narthex and online at www.upperroom.org.The Upper Room is found in over 100 countries and in 40 differ-ent languages. Millions of people are reading the same meditation, studying the same scripture text, and praying the same prayer in their various languages andcountries every day. The Upper Room provides a model of prac-tical Christianity, accessible in varied formats.

ReflectionSummer is here. As we dive into the season of warm weather, family vacations, and summer camps (like Vacation Bible School!) we may see more space in the pews on Sunday morning. How does this make you feel? Less claustrophobic? Open to the new opportunities that God gives us every day?

Summer is the perfect time for many people to take that vacation that they’ve been needing for months. It’s a time to relax, to reflect, to breathe. It’s a time to soak in the sun and be thankful

for cool summer nights and the trees that provide us with shade. The best part? The kids are out of school!

So, instead of being sad to see more of the pews and less of the people, let us reflect this summer on what it means to be a church family. Enjoy the company of those you hold most dear, and remember the place those who are away hold in your heart. Enjoy the summer days, and go to some barbecues. This summer, be thankful for fellowship.

Worship, Music & Study

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Vacation Bible School

July 22 to 26 and 28Early Bird Registration begins

May 15 For more info:

email- Katie@Northridgeumc.org

the affirm. zoneChildren, Youth, Families and Young Adults

Learning and Growing at Vacation Bible SchoolThe first time I heard the term “VBS” or “Vacation Bible School” was just a little over a year ago. When I came to NUMC, I had no experience with VBS; I had never planned a program like this or even attended one! I had, however, written curriculum for Christian education, lead Sunday School and special church programs for children and youth and coordinated aca-demic enrichment programs for children. VBS, though, was lost on me.

I realized that I needed to be better versed in VBS since it is such an inte-gral part of Children’s Ministries at this church. During the spring of 2012, I pored over all of the specifics and options for Vacation Bible School. After much deliberation, I settled on Operation Overboard, a curriculum pub-lished by Cokesbury, the choice of most United Methodist churches.

I learned about the previous VBS at NUMC by studying photos and finding project samples in the Sunday School office. I spoke with many different people who volunteered at VBS the previous year, and leanred about their experiences and how they thought the program could be improved. I met with volunteers over and over to create a program that would be as suc-cessful as the year before (and we hoped it would be even better!).

VBS 2012 was as much a learning experience for me as it was for the many children who attended. While they learned Bible stories and scrip-ture verses, songs, and dances, I learned how to coordinate a week-long program with over 50 volunteers and almost 100 participants! The program wasn’t without mistakes, which I appreciated since they helped me plan for the future, and when all was done, VBS 2012 received tremendous feed-back from students, parents, staff, and volunteers.

This year, a steering committee of nine enthusiastic and committed individ-uals has been meeting since January 2013 to create our best VBS experi-ence yet. Together, we have been planning exciting assemblies and art and science projects, improving the way we “train” and direct our volunteers, and creating a special program for middle school volunteers. We have also been working on changing and enhancing our Preschool program to offer the best age-appropriate and enriching activities available for our partici-pants.

Many hands and much time and effort go into making a great VBS. If you have not already volunteered for this year’s program, I urge you to consider helping out. It is an amazing feeling to be part of a program that touches so many lives, helps children and adults find their faith, and brings our commu-nity together. As a volunteer, you will build relationships with children and youth who come from all over the San Fernando Valley to experience our VBS, some who are active in their churches, and some who are not church-goers at all, but still come to learn and grow at NUMC. VBS is only a week, but those who participate feel its effects for much, much longer.

- Katie Kevorkian, Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries

Need more affirm.? - Check out the affirm. newsletter, a monthly publication of NUMC focused on children, youth, families and young adults.

The stories printed here are reprinted from the affirm. June/July 2013 Issue.

www.northridgeumc.org/news/affirm4

Volunteer at VBS!

Wanted: Neighbors who want to discover the Word of God with children!

Would you like to spend a whole week at Everywhere Fun Fair

helping our children discover the welcoming love of god at work all around us? At Everywhere Fun Fair we will help children

experience God’s welcoming love through dramas, crafts, games,

science activities, music, and hours of fun!

Sign up for a Vacation Bible School leadership role and join us

in the excitement at Everywhere Fun Fair: Where God’s World Comes Together.

Needed:Puppeteer

Preschool LeadersGroup Leaders

Art LeadersScience LeadersGames LeadersBible Storytellers

DecoratorsStudent Volunteers

(Middle and High School)

Check out the affirm. newsletter for in-depth descriptions of these

volunteer positions!

Volunteer and $ave!Volunteers can receive up to 30%

off their children’s registration fees! To volunteer for any

position at VBS, email Katie@northridgeumc.org

or call the office at (818) 886-1555.

Interview with Abby, a VBS VeteranAbby is a youth member of NUMC. She is active in many church ac-tivities including youth missions and youth choir. This is her third year volunteering for VBS at NUMC. She shared some of her opinions with me in an interview.

Q. Why do you volunteer for VBS?A. I volunteer because I enjoy it.Q. Which VBS was your favorite?A. The underwater themed one was my favorite because the kitchen theme was weird.Q. What is your favorite part of VBS?A. My favorite part is when the kids are being nice and getting along.Q. What is your favorite age to work with?A. Like 4th grade probably.Q. Did you go to VBS when you were a child?A. I think I went once. Not at our church though.Q. What do you remember about it?A. Not very much. The theme was bugs.Q. What are some other church activities that you enjoy?A. I used to enjoy having youth group every week.Q. Are you going to [Cal-Pac] church camp this summer?A. Yeah, I enjoy that too.Q. Which camp are you going to, and why do you like it?A. I usually go to Long Beach District Camp, but they’re doing it differ-ently this year so we’re all going to Camp Colby. I like the friends and the environment.Q. How do VBS and camp affect your spiritual life?A. VBS doesn’t do much, honestly, but camp is very helpful to my spiri-tual life. It reminds me why I go to church and pray and stuff.Q. What are you most looking forward to about this year’s VBS?A. The songs, definitely.Q. Are you being sarcastic?A. No! I really love those songs! Especially the dances that go with them. Q. I bet they really help you in your theatrical work.A. Yes. Why do monologues and scenes when you could just go to VBS?

Abby will be a group leader for an elementary-age group this year at VBS. She is 16 and will be entering her senior year of high school this fall. She is active in her high school’s theater program and her favorite subject is English. Look for Abby leading her group in song and dance during morning and afternoon assemblies!

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the affirm. zoneChildren, Youth, Families and Young Adults

Youth Missions to Coarsegold and Smith Riverwith Sierra Service Project!

Middle and High School students are on their way to

provide help and service on two reservations in California.

For more information, emailKatie@northridgeumc.org

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School is around the corner, and we need

donations and volunteers! If you are interested in helping us put on our best VBS yet, check out the affirm. zone on pages 4-5

of this issue or the special VBS issue of affirm.!

CHANGE THE WORLD?

Yes! That is what we are urged to do each Sunday as we leave

the Sanctuary. One might wonder just how in the world we are supposed to do that. Here is

one good way that works. In the Narthex there is a box of jars

behind a bright sign that is hard to miss. Take home a jar andcollect that change which we

all accumulate as we do business here and there. Bring it back to us and presto! (Well, not quite that fast.) One of our favorite missions targets is helping

new congregations and future ministers get started — which for sure will make this a better world in the long run. It takes time and money and your change will help

CHANGE THE WORLD!

Mission Spotlight

Hi! My name is Daria Enfield. I have been asked to be the new chair of Missions and would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I have been married 27 years and have 2 daughters. I work at Albertsons in Culver City as a Scan Coordinator. I’m the one that changes the prices once a week, advances and declines. My daughter, Elise and her husband Manny are also members of this church. I sing with the Chancel Choir and play with the Jubilee Bells; I am one of the librarians for the choir’s music. I am also on the Long Range Planning Committee.

Pastor Steve asked us on the committee to read Mike Slaughter’s book Change the World. That is where I learned about the Mission of Jesus. I attended the Change the World Conference in Ohio last October and heard more about the idea that church is something you do, not just some place you go. I would like to help Northridge United Methodist Church identify and engage in a mission project that we will be known for throughout the San Fernando Valley and beyond. - Daria Enfield, Chair of Missions at NUMC

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Change the WorldMissions & Outreach

NUMC Bike Team for NVCS Bike-a-thon 2013

Book give-away at NVCS Bike-a-thon 2013

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

Our condolences are with Thomas Stout and the family of Marilyn Stout, who died on June 1.

Prayers of healing for:Ralph Lake, Barbara Clark, Barbara Wheeler, Shirley Hersh, Sylvia Watson, Catherine Phillips, Cal Gray, Joyce Draper

Prayers for all those undergoing treatment and those in pain.

Prayers of safety for all our Service Personnel serving at home and abroad.

Church and Society

Movie NightShort FilmsJuly 8th at 7 pm, Kendall Building

Church and Society’s second evening of short films will high-light the work of a couple of filmmakers connected with the church.

Yvette Freeman Hartley’s short dramatic film “Remember” is about a victim of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Her hus-band is growing frustrated with the burden of caring for her and escapes the house for a while. When he returns, he finds her reliving the happiest day of her (and his) life.

To fill out the program, there will be another short or two (still to be announced) and discussions led by the filmmakers (sched-ules permitting).

To find out more about Yvette’s short, check out this link:

www.yvettefreeman.com/filmmaker.html

Lay and Caring MinistriesNUMC Lay Ministry Program Provides Quality Christian Support

The NUMC Lay Ministry Program has an active team of members who have chosen to be involved in this meaningful ministry. The Lay Ministry Teams have been responding to NUMC members in need, to let them know they are remembered and supported by their congregation in times of personal difficulty.

Our Lay Pastors have been making hospital calls, assisting those going home from hospital stays, and visiting our less mobile members in rehab and in their own homes. Our Traveling Angels have been busy giving rides to those needing transportation. Our Food Angels have been busy providing food for those who have been ill and those who have lost loved ones. And we have continued to lend medical equipment to those who need it.

NUMC is a community of loving and compassionate people who care about each other and reach out and respond to those in need.

If you or someone you know is in need of a visit, a ride, food or medical equipment, call the church office and let us know. If you want to learn more about NUMC Lay Ministry Programs, contact Char Anderson or Jenifer Hemstead. And, if you find this ministry interests you, let Char or Jenifer know.

“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”Matthew 25:40

- Char Anderson and Jenifer Hemstead, Lay Ministry Co-Chairpersons

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Change the WorldMissions & Outreach

Yvette and Lanny Hartley

Senior MinistriesPrimetimersIt’s back – Primetimers, that is. For many years there had been a group called Primetimers that was dormant for a number of years. Since October last year the “new” Primetimers have visited the Nethercutt Museum, California Sci-ence Center to see the shuttle Endeavor, the Autry Museum, and Glendale Center Theatre to see South Pacific (a favorite old musical with many stand-alone songs but also with a mes-sage of acceptance and tolerance of those who are different).

Shiela and George Attarian and I have learned a lot about what works – and what doesn’t. We have learned that Cal Tours in Chatsworth are great to work with for our buses that arrive on time, clean and with efficient and pleasant driv-ers. We have learned that it is a good idea to get a bus that is wheelchair/walker-accessible. We have learned that it isn’t a good idea to work with organizations that demand a firm count a month in advance. The more we learn, the more efficient we can be in setting up the trips.

In order for us to continue to bring trips to you that are enjoyable, we need your help. While the Primetimers trips are not relegated to just se-niors – and we welcome anyone to go with us – we need suggestions of places that YOU would like to go. Please let us know your ideas.

- Char Anderson, Director of Senior Ministries

Something to Know!

In working with our seniors I re-ally struggle with knowing how much to help, and I’m working on determining how much the church should do and just how much we should guide the se-niors today toward figuring out what they need. Every person is different, and every situa-tion is unique because there may be children or other family around to take over or at least pitch in.

We want to be a caring helpful church but we also want to be an Effective Church.

In the Mission display in the narthex I found the following quote. It relates to missions help, but also relates to our ef-forts with our senior population.

“The art of helping is to share just enough help to be helpful but not so much help that the help becomes harmful and cre-ates a pattern of dependency and co-dependency.”

Kannon L. Callahan from his book 12 Keys to an Effective Church

- Char Anderson, Director of Senior Ministries

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Senior Ministries Spotlight

Thank You!I would like to thank all of you for your cards and prayers after the death of my husband, Ken Buttrey. And a special thanks to Earlene Belsey and her Food Angels that brought some delicious meals for my family and myself. Ken and I were blessed to come to this church, meet each other, and get married in this wonderful church.- Joanne Buttery

Thank you for the kindness, support, cards, prayers, and especially the outpouring of love at the loss of our wife, mother, and grandmother Nancy Rohlfs. Like you, we all miss her so very much but are happy she is at rest.- Jim Rohlfs and family

My apologies for being remiss in thanking all of you who so generously donated food and assistance during the recent memorial receptions. The Rohlfs and Buttreys expressed their heartfelt gratitude. The care and concern from our members is of great comfort to our bereaved members. Thank you and God bless.- Harriet Lewis

Congratulations on the recent marriage of Vickie Parker and Ron Smith.

Denise WoernerChair of Family Ministries

Denise is a teacher. Perhaps that’s why she’s perfect for the job of chairing our Family Ministries committee.

Near the end of 2012, Pastor Steve announced his challenge to us, the NUMC congregation - to make 2013 a Year of Gratitude. This sparked a movement in the church towards good feelings and happy fellowship. We even say “This is the day that the Lord has made. We shall rejoice and give thanks in it” instead of “be glad in it” during our call to worship. People have been inspired to write a thank you note each day this year (how many have you written so far?) - but Denise took it a step further.

Denise has always been a thankful person. She is gracious in her requests and humble in her service. When we all heard Pastor Steve call us to be thankful this year, more specifically in the form of thank you notes, Denise decided to go the extra mile and start a thanksgiving blog (and not the kind with turkey). This blog, entitled “Year of Gratitude 2013: 365 Days of Thanksgiving,” is as inspirational as it is fun to read. If you haven’t read about her daring adventures speckled with appropriately thought-provoking notes of thanks, then we just have to say one thing: What are you waiting for?

There is no shortage of things that Denise has done and continues to do for this church, but if we tried to list them all then we’d have to have a much longer newsletter! We are so thankful for Denise’s ministry and her commitment to being thankful for all the little things in life. Thanks for the inspiration, Denise!

Check out Denise’s Year of Gratitude blog at http://365thanksin2013.blogspot.com. You won’t regret it!

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EventsSoul Food CafeFor Fellowship and fine dining Wednesday, July 3rd @ 6 pm In the Fellowship Hall Freewill Offering ($6 suggested)Please sign up in the church office

All Church HikeWe won’t be hiking during the hot summer months. Join us again on the first Saturday of September! Enjoy your summer!

The New Youwill not meet in July.Join us for the New You Pool Party Monday, August 5 at 6 pm Open to all women of the church For more info, see Dorine Collins.

Dessert Bridge Saturday, July 13 at 6 pm at Virginia Jackson’s HomeSign up at coffee hour or in the Church Office.

Eat Out MondayJuly 8 at Maria’s Italian Kitchen Proceeds benefit NUMC Family Ministries Get your flyer at www.northridgeumc.org/fellowship/eatout.html or in the church office.

Jazz Vespers - Dave MacKay TrioJuly 14 at 6 pm In the Sanctuary

Saturday Morning BreakfastJuly 20 at 8 am In the Fellowship HallJoin us for the best breakfast in town. Sponsored by the NUMC Men’s Club.

UMW Fellowship Luncheonwill not meet in July.Join us again in October!

Vacation Bible SchoolJuly 22 - 26, 9 am - 12 pmCheck out more information in the af-firm. zone on pages 4-5 of this issue.

Vacation Bible School SundayJuly 28 - ONE SERVICE at 10:30 amSee what the kids did during the week during this fun VBS-themed service!

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CalendarJuly Events and Meetings

July 2 Ministry Team @ 6 pm in the LibraryJuly 3 Soul Food Café @ 6 pm in Fellowship Hall 4th of July Picnic MenuJuly 7 VBS Training @ 12 pm in Room 5/6July 8 Eat Out Monday @ Maria’s Italian Kitchen Church and Society Movie Night @ 7 pm in Kendall BuildingJuly 9 Youth VBS Training @ 10 am in Fellowship HallJuly 13 Dessert Bridge @ 6 pm at Virginia Jackson’s homeJuly 14 Jazz Vespers @ 6 pm in SanctuaryJuly 16 Endowment Fund Meeting @ 2 pm in Library Finance Meeting @ 5 pm in LibraryJuly 17 Long Range Planning Meeting @ 7 pm in LibraryJuly 18 Friends of Music Meeting @ 7 pm in LibraryJuly 20 Saturday Morning Breakfast @ 8 am in FH Center Stage Opera Concert @ 7 pm in Sanctuary Broadway music! Info on flyer and bulletin Dessert reception to follow in Fellowship HallJuly 22 VBS Book Club @ 7 pm at Barbara Clark’s home Methodist Money Makers @ 7 pm in Library Church and Society Meeting @ 7 pm in LibraryJuly 23 VBS @ 9 am No Sr. Exercise ClassJuly 24 VBS @ 9 amJuly 25 VBS @ 9 amJuly 26 VBS @ 9 amJuly 28 VBS Sunday - One service @ 10:30 amJuly 30 Resource Meeting @ 7 pm in LIbrary

Regular Weekly Events

Mondays:UMW Arts & Crafts 9 am Kendall Bldg

Tuesdays:Cracker Barrel 10 am LibrarySr. Excercise Class 10:45 am Fellowship HallWorship Band 7:30 pm SanctuaryRehearsal

Wednesdays:Devotional Group 6:30 am LibraryMaintenance 8:30 am Church OfficeVolunteers (WMD)WORMS 9:30 am Kendall Bldg

Fridays:Cracker Barrel 10 am LibraryT’ai Chi Class 10 am Fellowship Hall

Sundays:Adult Study 8 am LibrarySunday School 9 am Library & Nursery Sunday School 11 am Ed Building & Nursery Preschool to Kindergarten in Nursery Grades 1-5 in Room 5/6

Worship Services at 9 and 11 amChildcare available at all services

Articles DueArticles and photos for Next Month’s Newsletter

must be submitted before4 pm on the 15th of the previous month.

Send to announcements@northridgeumc.org

11Neil Kochhar’s Eagle Scout Project (Troop 911)

gave us beautiful new trees! Thank you!

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MusicA Musical Concert by the Center Stage Opera Company - Mozart to Les MiserablesSaturday, July 20 at 7 pmin the Sanctuary at NUMC

A Concert for ALL to Enjoy!

Center Stage Opera, the Valley’s professional opera company, will present a concert of audience favorites from the worlds of opera, Broadway, jazz and pop music on Saturday, July 20th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary. There will be something for every musical taste. The concert will feature outstanding artists of the Center Stage Opera Company. A dessert reception will follow in the

Fellowship Hall with an opportunity to meet with the performing artists. The concert is open to everyone who loves music. The company is donating its time in appreciation for the use of the church’s facilities during its rehearsals. A free will of-fering will be taken. Proceeds col-lected will be used for the church’s ministries.Childcare will be available.

Recipes Needed for the New NUMC 2013 CookbookBring your recipe and place it in the basket for Martha Ruiz in the church office.

Gifting Stock to the ChurchWith several of the market indices near all-time highs, many investors have highly appreciated stock in their portfolios. Gifting stock instead of cash can be an attractive alternative as capital gains taxes may be avoided. Trustees have set up a brokerage account to accept stock gifts designated for the General Fund. Wiring instructions are available in the church office.

Congrats to the grads!Olivia and Maddison Gaba; Kyle Taylor; Nicole Taylor; Anna Thompson; Sam, Max, and Chris Dugan; Patty Sciortino; Ariel Hunter; Tracie Chavoor; Ken Marangell; Joel Kuchenski

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Northridge United Methodist Church

9650 Reseda Blvd.Northridge, CA 91325

(818) 886-1555www.northridgeumc.org

Weekday Preschool: (818) 886-4949

The Methodist is archived on the NUMC website. Please contact the church office for more information.

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Kids had a lot of fun at the Family Ministries Picnic at Castaic! Pastor Steve recognized several inspiring members at the charge conference