United Methodist Church of Yucaipa 35177 Beech Ave., Yucaipa, CA (909) 797- 1143

The Rev. Sharon Snapp-Kolas Gathering 8:45 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Fellowship 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

From Pastor Sharon ....................................................................................... Page 2 November Lectionary Readings ..................................................................Page 3 Weekly Psalms for November .....................................................................Page 3 Ed Elliot’s Birthday Invitation .....................................................................Page 3 United Methodist Men ..................................................................................Page 3 UMCoY Youth

Parents Night Out ................................................................................... Page 4 Firemen’s Dinner ..................................................................................... Page 4 Bible Presentation Sunday.................................................................... Page 4 Monkey Around ....................................................................................... Page 4 KidZone ...................................................................................................... Page 5 Faith Fest.................................................................................................... Page 5

100th Anniversary Events .............................................................................. Page 6 100 for the 100th .............................................................................................. Page 6 November Anniversaries and Birthdays ................................................. Page 6 November Church Calendar ....................................................................... Page 7 Who’s in Our Pews ....................................................................................... Page 8 Mail Call ............................................................................................................ Page 11 From the Editor .............................................................................................. Page 11

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From Pastor Sharon ~

Dear brothers and sisters,

I have been greatly inspired by the writings and teachings of Mike Slaughter, who

was invited by Bishop Mary Ann Swenson to speak at the recent Clergy

Convocation in Rancho Mirage. His talks were entitled “Change the World,” after

his book by the same title.

Mike Slaughter is Lead Pastor of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in

Tipp City, Ohio. Located in the struggling ‘rust belt,’ Ginghamsburg strives to

be the hands and feet of Jesus, serving those in need from Dayton to Darfur.

Under Mike’s leadership, the church has grown from 90 worshipers a week to over 5,000. (Change the World,

back cover)

Here are a few highlights from my notes of Pastor Mike’s talks:

Pastor Mike has been at Ginghamsburg for 33 years; his first year, he lost 30 of his 90 members.

He embraces the UMC mission statement: “We are called to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the

transformation of the world,” (Look for it in our worship bulletin).

He has continued to grow the Ginghamsburg church by steadily proclaiming a message of sacrificial mission to

the local community and to the world.

Pastor Mike’s annual Christmas theme is based on his book, Christmas Is Not Your Birthday. He urges church

members to give an equal amount to the church’s Darfur mission project that they spend on Christmas gifts and

celebrations each year!

Locally, he encourages programs for the homeless, the hungry, the drug addict, and the poor. His church does

SSP-style construction missions in their neighborhood. For example, if they see a home in need of repair, the

church offers to repair it.

Pastor Mike shared that one of his leaders said to him recently: Mike, I don’t know why all these people keep

inviting you to go and speak all over the place. You’re nothing special. You just never leave! [a word in favor

of long pastorates!]

His concept of the role of the pastor: the pastor is not the CEO of the church; he or she is the Medicine Man or

the Medicine Woman of the tribe, or the church family.

Discipleship at Ginghamsburg UMC: cell groups meet in homes, linger over a meal together, share a worship

liturgy with communion, watch the weekly message given in “big church” on DVD, and then take time to

discuss the message together.

“Mike’s challenge is simple and direct: ‘Quit worrying about getting people into your church and

start finding opportunities to move the people who are already there out into God’s service.’ It is

a challenge that, if we pick it up, will not only change our churches but also transform the world. (Change the World, foreword by Jim Wallis.)

Our environment in Yucaipa is different from that in Tipp, Ohio. At the same time, I believe there is much that we

can take from Pastor Mike and the people of Ginghamsburg UMC. An intense, Spirit-filled emphasis on mission

to the least and the lost is at the top of the list.

See you around the neighborhood.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Sharon

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November Lectionary Readings

6 Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13

13 Judges 4:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 (100th Anniversary)

20 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25: 31-46 (Christ the King)

20 Deuteronomy 8:7-18; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Luke 17:11-19 (Thanksgiving/Stewardship)

27 Isaiah 64: 1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 (1st Sunday of Advent)

30 Joshua 3:7-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 (Other readings)

Weekly Psalms for November

6 Psalm 78:1-7

13 Psalm 123 (100th

Anniversary)

20 Psalm 100 (Christ the King)

20 Psalm 65 (Thanksgiving/Stewardship)

27 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 (1st Sunday of Advent)

Yucaipa Land Yacht Harbor Clubhouse 12618 T

Please join us at the

100th Birthday Celebration for

Ed Elliott

December 18, 2011, 1 to 4pm Yucaipa Land Yacht Harbor Clubhouse 12618 Third Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399

There'll be food and lots of memories!

RSVP to Bob Elliott (949) 551-1917, or bobelliott@att.net

Carol Cressman (805) 216-1290 or, digitwhiz@yahoo.com Margie Van Winkle, (417) 429-5774 or, rlvanwin@gmail.com

Please bring (or e-mail ahead of time) any photos or stories of times that you shared with Ed.

Your presence is the perfect gift.

The United Methodist Men's November 19th breakfast meeting will feature Paul Kielhold and Brent Rolf as our feature speakers. As part of our church's 100th Anniversary, Paul and Brent will reminiscence about some of the events surrounding their growing up around the church. As teenagers, both were active in our youth program and scouts and were influenced by Christian teaching within our church and family. Now as fathers of teens themselves, we will hear how they handle the changes in today's culture.

We meet at Bob's Big Boy in Calimesa at 8:00 a.m.

See you there,

Ralph Snook

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on

your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge

him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

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Parents’ Night Out

October’s PNO was such a wonderful

evening. Our church compound was blessed

to be host to 13 children, two of whom

came in response to Deb’s article in

the News Mirror’s religion section.

We played games, ate pizza, dedicated

our cereal boxes for the food bank, and

watched the latest Veggie Tales,

“Princess and the Popstar.” It was such a

joy to participate in an evening

filled with fun and energy with

a message under the leadership

of 7 youth and young adults: Bianca and Kathryn

Forte, Breanna and Emily Hinckley, Josh Snapp-

Kolas, Rachael Moore, and Erik Hagen; along with

Jerry Pugh, myself, and our “pizza getters” Ron and

Joan Faux. What fun!

Our next Parents’ Night Out will be

held in December with the latest

Veggie Tales, “The Little Boy.”

Watch for the date (TBA) and

PLEASE, invite children you know

to attend. Our Open Hearts, Open

Minds, Open Doors Methodist

motto starts with YOU.

It’s November and time for the youth to get cookin’

for the Annual Thank You Dinner. As we support

many mission and outreach projects, it’s good for us

to remember to turn around and give thanks to

those who help us as a community. We will be

cooking and baking a full meal in the church

kitchen and transporting it to the station this month.

How wonderful to see our youth working in groups

to peel potatoes, stir the brownie mix, get the

marinate spread on the meat, etc. It’s also gratifying

to serve the firemen and to share in conversation

and fellowship.

Bible Presentation Sunday

Sunday, November 20, our 3rd graders on up

who have not received a Bible from the

church, will be presented one during Moments with

Children. What a joy to give a gift that NEVER stops

giving and shaping their lives as they grow in their faith.

Let us continue praying for our children and support

them as a congregation. It means so much to them and

their family, and can truly make a difference in their life.

Monkey Around

The November Monkey Around will be Sunday

the 6th from 11:30-1:00 PM. All children, youth,

and young adults are invited to stay for lunch,

games, a fun project, plus we’ll be putting

together our etching project for

the 100th Anniversary. We hope to

have a good turnout. The more the

merrier!

What REALLY happened to the dinosaurs?

(They missed the boat.)

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Each Thursday, from 5-6:30 pm, children from

Kindergarten to 6th Grade are invited to come to the

Fellowship Hall for a time of fellowship, activities, a

lesson, and dinner. Please invite your family, friends,

and neighbors to come on down this week. Spread

the word!

Anyone wishing to volunteer with sign-in/out, aid in

class, cooking, clean-up, or simply be a supportive

influence to the children, please contact me. I’d love to

have a group of people willing to serve occasionally,

monthly, and weekly. The rewards are many. Simply

come and experience the fun!

October 8-9, for 24 hours, UMCoY was home to 43 youth and 10

adult leaders for the Annual FaithFest. As a District Camping Event, we enjoyed

games, singing, theme inputs, small groups, 3 meals, a talent show, campfire, morning watch, singing in

Worship during Moments with Children, and our own closing worship. There was a bit of hanging out time and

sleep thrown in between. It is a blessing to see so many Middle School and Senior High Youth together in fun,

exploring of gifts, seeing gifts in others and praising God. Our theme was “All Stars” and we all truly let the light

of Christ shine in each of us. We thank UMCoY for allowing us to open this facility to so many wonderful

experiences.

Many thanks (and a big YUM) to our food work crew of Sheila Chatham, Kathy Anderson, Susan Wamsley plus

Jerry Pugh’s assistance with the sound set up. Deb Davidson was our pizza go getter which was a much honored

and important position!

It is so refreshing to see so many young people together exploring their faith. Let us continue in that spirit as

adults and share in the excitement of discovering and furthering our faith journey. You, too, are one of God’s

All-Stars! Let us rejoice!

Six-year old Angie and her four-year old

brother Joel were sitting together in church.

Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. Finally,

his big sister had had enough.

"You're not supposed to talk out loud in church."

"Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked.

Angie pointed to the back of the church and

said, "See those two men standing by the door?

They're hushers."

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter

and your lips with shouts of joy.

Job 8:21

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100 for the 100th For the 100th Anniversary Celebration we are each invited to:

Imagine 100 new things we can do for God during the centennial year.

Fill out a “100 for the 100th” card and turn it in.

Do the 100 things we promise to do.

Some Examples:

Serve 100 meals to the homeless

Plant 100 daffodils (or trees, or…)

Pray 100 prayers for peace (or for healing, or for the Church, or for …)

Give 100 pennies (nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars) per week/month as a centennial thank-offering above my regular giving

Send 100 cards to the sick or the lonely or the forgotten

Give 100 hours of service to a ministry of the Church or to a community charity

Organize 100 of my friends to do something cool for Christ

(Imagine my own “100 for the 100th” ideas)

What will your 100 new things be? You’re encouraged to think creatively and be ready to make a commitment on November 13.

“Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands.” Psalm 90:17

100th

Anniversary Schedule of Events

9:00am

Worship Celebration

10:30am

Open House Tours Breezeway

Historical Presentations Camellia Room

11:30am

Luncheon

11 frank dussel 14 andy cloninger 16 jack cheetam 16 ray wilson 18 ron faux 18 traci severson 19 casey garrison 22 amy brown 24 jeri pittsenberger 27 george ewan 28 jean jackson

8 ron & sylvia castruita 15 denny & bernadine maxson

Enjoy Freedom?

Thank a veteran!

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November 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

November 6

Daylight Savings

ends

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Woodcarvers 8a Prayer Time 9:30a SPRC 7p Boy Scouts 7p

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NA 8a

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NA 8a Thursday School 5p Treble Clefs 6p Choir practice 7p

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NA 8a & 7p Nine Patch Quilters 9a

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NA 8a Al-Anon 10a

6 Communion

Worship 9a Fellowship 10:15a Sunday School 10:30a Wear your t-shirt to

worship for the Centennial Picture!

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NA 8a

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Woodcarvers 8a Prayer Time 9:30a 100th Anniversary

Committee 7p Boy Scouts 7p

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NA 8a Nominations Committee 7p

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NA 8a Thursday School 5p Treble Clefs 6p Choir practice 7p

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NA 8a & 7p Nine Patch Quilters 9a

Veterans

Day

Holiday

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NA 8a Al-Anon 10a

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Worship 9a

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NA 8a Susanna Wesley Circle

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Woodcarvers 8a Prayer Time 9:30a Finance Committee 7p Boy Scouts 7p

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NA 8a UMW 10a

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NA 8a Thursday School 5p Treble Clefs 6p Choir practice 7p

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NA 8a & 7p

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UMM 8a – Bob’s Big Boy in Calimesa

NA 8a Al-Anon 10a

20 Bible Sunday

Stewardship Celebration

Worship 9a Fellowship 10:15a Sunday School 10:30a Thanksgiving Sunday Christ the King

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NA 8a Committee Meetings

6:30p Ad Council Mtg 7:30p

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Woodcarvers 8a Prayer Time 9:30a Boy Scouts 7p

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NA 8a

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Happy

Thanksgiving!

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NA 8a Al-Anon 10a

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Worship 9a Fellowship 10:15a Sunday School 10:30a

First Sunday of Advent

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NA 8a

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Woodcarvers 8a Prayer Time 9:30a Boy Scouts 7p

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NA 8a

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Who‟s In Our Pews?

This will be the first in a two-

part introduction to Frank and

Mary Dussel. The Dussels (which,

Mary informs me rhymes with

“muscles”) have both had past

marriages, and between them, two

lifetimes of stories and memories.

First, let‟s meet Mary, Frank‟s better

half.

When I got to

Mary Dussel‟s

lovely home, I

felt a bit like a

professional

reporter. She greeted me warmly, then I

picked a location for our talk, located an

outlet for my computer and got all set up.

Mary was well prepared with dates and events

from her life written on note paper. (I felt a

bit honored that she had gone to the trouble!)

Once I was all settled in, we started at the

beginning and Mary told me she was born on

July 26 in Denver, Colorado, in. . . . wait for it

. . . . 1923!! I told Mary she was just about the

youngest looking 88-year-old I had ever seen.

Now, Mary didn‟t tell me not to reveal her

age, so I shouldn‟t be in trouble in that

regard, and why would I? This lady is so

happy and vigorous and healthy that we

could all learn a lesson about physical fitness

from Mary and I found myself wishing I were

in as good a shape as she.

Away from the city center, Denver was quite

rural and all Mary‟s family members – aunts,

uncles, cousins and all – lived within a five-

mile radius. Of course, back then they had no

television, and she remembers the

family gathering around the

ratio to listen to weekly

programs (just like the

Waltons). She went to a

Catholic school for 12 years

and she remembers the nuns

were very strict. (I told her I had

heard horror stories about strict nuns and

asked Mary about punishment and what was

the worst she got. She explained that kids

were well behaved back then and standing in

the corner was the worst discipline she ever

got… hmmm…. I wonder what she did to

warrant a “time-out”!).

Now, during this time, Mary was quite an

athlete (the secret of her youthful visage now,

I‟m sure). She enjoyed roller staking and ice

skating on the streets and at the lake. She was

a great skater and was able to twirl and jump

and all. Mary especially liked playing

baseball. Mary„s extracurricular activities

included team baseball, acting, and singing in

the church choir and the glee club…so

energetic! Mary loved sports and was

physically fit, but she was not a big fan of the

more serious subjects like Geometry or the

sciences.

After she graduated in 1941, Mary‟s father

wanted her to go to college, but she would

have none of it. She wanted to help with the

war effort and got a job working in the

Remington Arms munitions factory. There,

she inspected ammunition casings for defects

and tossed out any that did not meet

standards…I asked her if she was like

Laverne and Shirley at the Shotz brewery…

we laughed and she said she was, but with

ammo casings instead of beer bottles!

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Mary met and married Russell Forbes in 1943

and this seems to be when Mary became a big

of a gypsy. She and her husband moved to

Ogden, Utah, but the weather did not agree

with them and the following year the Forbes‟

moved to Santa Monica where they both

worked for McDonnell Douglas. Mary missed

her family and friends and in 1945 they

moved back to Denver. Mary didn‟t reveal

this until our chat was about done, but… get

this… from 1945 to 1947 Mary DROVE

RACE CARS!! Russell was a stock car racing

enthusist, and Mary got in on the action. She

was a regular in the “Powder Puff” league!

Although she knew early on that she wanted

to have children and raise a family of her own,

is wasn‟t until 1947 that Mary Rose Forbes

was born. Mary (that‟s Mary Ann, the new

mom) quit her office job to raise her baby girl,

and in 1949, she was blessed with a baby boy

who they named David Alexander. (Isn‟t that

just a great name? David Alexander Forbes.

Sounds like a force of nature! By the way, I

did ask Mary if her husband was related to

the Forbes fortune, and before I could even

finished the question, she answered, “No.”)

Mary loved mothering! What she didn‟t love

was the climate in Denver. Her family moved

back to Southern California to stay two years

after David was born. Mary remembers

walking to the Santa Monica beach with

friends and with kids in strollers -- living three

blocks from the beach definitely had its

advantages!

Ever the vagabonds, the Forbes‟ bought a

home in L.A., and Baby Susan was born in

1954. At that time, Mary Rose was just 7,

and when I asked if Big Sister loved helping

with the new baby, Mary‟s face lit and she

confirmed that Mary Rose was a great

helper…a regular little mommy!

Life was good in Hermosa Beach and Mary

and her family lived there quite a while. But

Russell was a heavy smoker (like so many

people before we knew about the dangers of

tobacco) and in 1969, after being married to

Mary 23 years, Russell succumbed to

emphysema.

A year or so later, Mary accepted a blind date

with Earl Carrigan who, she later learned, was

the father of a 10-year-old girl from a previous

marriage (and he was 5 years her junior).

After dating for a year, the two were married

in a quite ceremony in Long Beach. The

couple retired in 1987 and moved to Calimesa

where Earl had family and where the rural

nature of the little town appealed to them

both.

Retired life agreed with the Carrigans, but

years of working with asbestos had taken its

toll on Earl and he developed mesothelioma.

Mary and Earl had been married 24 years

when he died of cancer.

Now, Mary tells me, she was done with

marriage and she had no idea or thoughts of

ever marrying again, when, in 1996 she met

the original “old reprobate,” our dear Frank

Dussel!

Mary and Frank met at the American Legion

in 1996, where she was a member of the

auxiliary, and he was a (widowed) member of

the Post. Mary recalled that she hadn‟t dated

much, but she accepted Frank‟s invitation

when he called to ask her to dinner. After

dating for a couple of years, our Old

Reprobate proposed and they

were married in February,

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1998. Mary says, “Thirteen wonderful years

married.”

I inquired as to Mary‟s spiritual journey and

she revealed that the Catholic church she was

raised in, in her opinion, was too strict. At the

school she attended, she went to confession

weekly. I was so surprised when she told me

this that I asked what could someone as sweet

as she have to confess?? She thought about it

for a bit (remembering back) then told me she

confessed to disobeying her parents or telling

a lie; but sometimes she had to make

something up like using a cuss word! (What a

sweetie!)

When she married Russell, she converted from

Catholicism to Protestantism, and Earl

brought her to the Episcopalian church.

When she met Frank, they would switch back

and forth between her Episcopalian church

and his Methodist church. After she studied

the United Methodist Church and its tenets,

she became a member of our church, and

aren‟t we glad she did?

Her hobbies? Mary likes to embroider, and

she works up a sweat weekly with a workout

at the Senior Center. Mary told me is still

active in several organizations, but when she

told me she raises desert tortoises…I was so

fascinated, that her other hobbies and past

times just fell away!

I‟ve long been a fan of all kinds of reptiles and

amphibians (much to Mick‟s dismay)…they

are just so primitive-looking and interesting.

Her tortoises are registered, and her mating

pair, Mo and Myrtle, have given lay to 25

eggs! Mary tells me they are raised for 6

months to a year and then they are adopted

out. She kept the first hatchling, and named it

“Speedy,” I was so fascinated to find out

that tortoises hibernate during the winter!

Mary says she puts them in the shed and

covers them up. They mostly stayed tucked

inside their shells. (Never knew that!!)

Between them, Mary and Frank have 12

grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. She

says they get together with family often, and

when everyone gathers as Christmas there are

about 30 family members! Mary says they are

all very close and that when they get

together, it is quite an occasion and she looks

forward to many more.

Mary has been a member of UMCoY for 13

years and she says she has seen many changes

in the church. She also tells me she loves her

church family…and we love her!

Live Your Prayers

I knelt to pray when day was done And prayed, "O Lord, bless everyone, Lift from each saddened heart the pain And let the sick be well again." And then I woke another day And carelessly went on my way, The whole day long I did not try To wipe a tear from any eye. I did not try to share the load Of any brother on the road. I did not even go to see The sick man just next door to me. Yet once again when day was done I prayed, "O Lord, bless everyone." But as I prayed, into my ear there came a voice that whispered clear, "Pause now, my child, before you pray. Whom have you tried to bless today? Gods sweetest blessings always go by hands that serve him here below." And then I hid my face and cried, "Forgive me, God, I have not tried, But let me live another day and I will live the way I pray." - Author Unknown

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From the Editor… I have been thinking about The Friendly Visitor,

what may be “newsworthy,” and what I think

may be a great new idea for our church

members.

I would like to include a “Classified” section,

similar to what may be found in a newspaper. To

do this, I need submissions. Do you have

something you would like to share with the

congregation? Here are some possibilities:

News of your grandchild’s birth

A litter of puppies that will soon need homes

Something you want to sell

A service you provide or need

If you’d like to submit an item for The Classifieds there are a BUNCH of ways you can do it!

Talk to me on Sunday Drop a note in the collection plate Leave a note at the office Call the office (909) 797-1143 and

leave a message for me with Linda Call me (909) 319-1547 Email me at sallygib@gmail.com

Look for this new feature in the December Friendly Visitor (if I get submissions, that is).

Let’s give this a try… I think it may be fun!

Blessings,

Sally Gibson

Dear Clergy colleagues, On behalf of the Joshua Tree community and those who participated in the

ministries of the Community UMC, I wish to offer my sincere thanks. During the recent Bishop’s Convocation you generously donated several boxes of health and comfort items; enough items to make more than 150 Health Kits.

Your efforts and kindness are appreciated by those who will benefit from your generosity. You are a blessing to us, The Rev. Dr. Lynn Reece

The Community UMC of

Joshua Tree

Mail

call

But whoever has the world's goods,

and beholds his brother in need and

closes his heart against him, how

does the love of God abide in him?

1 John 3:17

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United Methodist Church of Yucaipa Non-Profit Org 35177 Beech Avenue U.S. Postage Paid Yucaipa, CA 92399 San Bernardino, CA

Rev. Sharon Snapp-Kolas – Pastor

Rev. Ron Faux – Pastor of Visitation Amy Bahnson – Children & Family Ministries

Linda Ewan – Church Secretary Wes Harty – Choir Director

June Fisher – Organist Chris Nielsen – Accountant

Sally Gibson – Newsletter Editor Gerald Pugh – Caretaker

Phil Michelsen – Facilities Management

Sunday Services

Gathering 8:45 a.m. Worship 9:00 a.m.

Fellowship 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Nursery Care available all morning.

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To submit articles or news items to the Friendly Visitor, please email items to Sally Gibson at:

sallygib@gmail.com or bring your submission to the church office, by the 10th of the month for publication in the following month’s newsletter.