Northridge United Methodist Church

MAY 2017

Volume 34, Issue 5

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……...........Steven Klotz Dir. of Preschool………........Debbie Goodman Dir. of Music…………….….Rayvon T.J. Moore

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

Weekday Preschool Annual Spring Fling

Sunday, May 7 4 pm – 7 pm

Fun for everyone! Food by Soul Food Crew!

Games, petting zoo & lots more!

Baptism Sunday Sunday, May 21

10 am in the Sanctuary Come and celebrate with us as we

witness the baptism of Noelle Yavorsky

Chancel Choir Concert

Saturday, June 3 4:00 pm in the Sanctuary

Soloists, Instrumental Ensemble, Organ Rayvon T.J. Moore, Director

This poem is written by Loretta Keyes to describe her experience in our discipleship group.

This Is the Air I Breathe

Baring our souls to Searchers, we’re a wind-tossed few.

Sharing thoughts, we come weather-beaten or blue.

Daring minds, we lift our eyes to stormy points of view.

Pairing hearts for the week, a tempest ceases through.

Caring for others, the calmness creates friends so true.

Wearing another's shoes, the Spirit wafts them anew.

Airing in the Lord's breath, His “Sonshine" refreshes you.

Upcoming Sermons

May 7 (Communion Sunday) What Does the Bible Say about Money? (1 Timothy 6:6-10)

May 14 (Mother’s Day)

Here Is Your Mother (John 19:25-27)

May 21 (Baptism Sunday) What Did John Wesley Say about Money? (1 Timothy 6:17-19)

May 28 (Ascension Sunday)

What Do You Say about Money? (Job 1:13-22)

Videos of all services are archived

on YouTube. https://youtube.com/numcvideo

Prayers

Don Miller, Ruth Shaw, Sue Fritsche, Barbara Clark, Joan Edwards,

Randie Jarvis, Christine Coons, Ruth Scheppers, Millie Wambold,

Phineas Icenbice, John Turner

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Sunday, May 14, at 6 pm

From April 9

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 of 1 John.

JazzAmerica Big Band composed of young people with a passion for Jazz

Photos courtesy of Weston Nathanson

Artist Kuniko Ruch with her artworks

Bass, John Belzaguy

Singer, Janis Mann Piano, Lanny Hartley Sax, Rob Lockart

Drums, Roy McCurdy

Artist, Geoffrey Levitt

Children & Family

At The Great Surprise on April 9, thrilled families discovered in surprising ways

— and maybe for the first time — that Jesus is alive!

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SHELTER FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES

Located in Northridge the new 90-bed family shelter offers hope, shelter and safe, supportive housing to families who are homeless. The new facility includes private family bedrooms, a commercial kitchen, common dining room and living spaces, meeting rooms, computer education center, playground and garden – all geared toward helping families achieve a brighter future. This new resource enables the San Fernando Valley to realize a reduction of its homeless population, many of whom are neglected and underserved. Staff works with families to establish a plan for restoration and self-sufficiency, offering life skills programs and training on-site, as well as collaborating with other agencies and community resources.

Changing Lives One Plate at a Time

Groups from NUMC will start serving dinners at the Rescue Mission in May. See the missions display in the narthex for information on joining a group.

Mission & Outreach

Primetimers Visit to the Nixon Library

(photos courtesy of official Primetimers photographer, Jim Benham)

Primetimers – Save the Dates June 16 - Long Beach Aquarium August 18 - USS Iowa

October 27 - Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance 9th Annual Senior Symposium - Come and learn about senior care resources available in our community - Saturday, May 20 - 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center - 18255 Victory Blvd. Reseda Call to register 818 705 235 Over 70 exhibitors offering Senior Services, Free Health Screenings & Presentations Presented by ONEgeneration & Valley Presbyterian Hospital

NUMC reaches out to the community by creating a credit account to use for books for the North Valley Caring Services When we take our used books NUMC gets credit (we have about $300 in our account now) to use later. Check your shelves and take your used books to the $10 or Less Used Book Store at Nordhoff and Tampa (on the south end of the strip mall near Big Lots and tell them to credit our account.

From the AARP Files "I have Series E savings bonds that are no longer earning interest. I haven't cashed them in because I don't want to pay the tax." AARP advises: You owe income taxes on the interest in the year your E bonds mature even if they're sitting in your safety deposit box. So rescue that dead money and reinvest it.

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Medical Equipment update We need to update our medical equipment list that we have available to lend when it is needed.

Please give me a call (818 998 0594) or drop me a note (charanderson2@earthlink.net) as to what equipment you have and would be willing to loan.

Many people base all of their life decisions on rational appraisals that are apparent to all. Not

so with intuitive thinkers like myself. My son and I were transitioning to a new church. So, I prayed

for a place where we could fully celebrate our love for Jesus and was steered to the Northridge

United Methodist Church website.

The Mission Statements caught my eye first, even more so than the beautiful photos of

members engaged in community-building activities. I felt a mix of both comfort and elation at the

possibility of being part of such a full church experience. Harry and I could enjoy worship services

awash in lovely melodies of choir music and bells, study the bible with educated people, and take

our pick of fun social activities for all ages.

And once I arrived at NUMC, I found a place full of caring people engaged in all that had been

advertised. Even the leaders are fully dedicated to the cause of spreading God's love through

positive action.

Thank you, God, for sending us to Northridge United Methodist Church! – Renee Bream

Church and Society Movie Night On May 8 at 7:00 pm in the Kendall Building, Church and Society

will screen Before the Flood, a documentary from Academy

Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-

winning actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace

Leonardo DiCaprio. Before the Flood presents a riveting account of

the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to

climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a

society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our

planet. The film follows Leonardo DiCaprio as he travels to five

continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists, world leaders,

activists and local residents to gain a deeper understanding of this

complex issue and investigate concrete solutions to the most

pressing environmental challenge of our time. This 2016 documentary runs 96 minutes and is rated

PG. Movies are always open to everyone, so bring your friends!

Eat Out Monday Monday, May 8 (2:00 PM – 10:00 PM) Rubio’s, 19500 Plummer Street, Northridge, CA 91324 Take the flyer with you to Rubio’s in Northridge. Rubio’s will donate a percentage of your check to our NUMC’s Family Ministry program.

Fellowship

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Chelsea Obermeier is our new Children’s Lead Sunday School Teacher & Music Leader. Chelsea

and Jason Obermeier have recently moved here from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They were

recently married this past August

and are from Nebraska. They are

both musicians and met each other

in choir at the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln. Jason is an

aspiring film composer and just

completed his MFA in Film

Composition at North Carolina

School of the Arts. He is currently

an intern at Sonic Fuel Studios in El

Segundo. Chelsea holds a Bachelors

of Music from the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master of

Music from Temple University both

in Vocal Performance.

Chelsea has a long past of both performing opera and musical theater and teaching kids. She has

taught voice and piano to kids of all ages, toured to elementary schools educating kids on opera,

and taught music at VBS the past 3 years at her home church in Nebraska. She is currently working

as a personal assistant to Bear McCreary here in L.A. Chelsea and Jason are very excited to be

joining the Northridge United Methodist family!

Welcome!

CHILDREN’S CHOIR IS STARTING BACK UP!

Sunday, May 7 at 11am in the Kendall Building. Come and meet our new Lead Sunday School

Teacher and Music Leader, Chelsea Obermeier.

5 REASONS FOR YOUR KIDS TO JOIN THE CHILDREN’S CHOIR

1. IT IS MUSIC & IT IS FUN! 2. CHILDREN’S CHOIR gives children an opportunity to serve GOD & the church, ministering to

others through music. 3. CHILDREN’S CHOIR gives kids an opportunity to take a leadership role in the service. It gives

them a sense of responsibility for the ministry of the church. 4. CHILDREN’S CHOIR provides opportunities to build Christian character. The qualities of

promptness, self-control, cooperation, and commitment are developed as they praise God. 5. CHILDREN’S CHOIR is part of the education process. When children sing holy and religious

songs filled with the message of Jesus, they remember it for a lifetime.

May Events and Meetings 1 7 pm New You at Dorine Collins’ home

3 6 pm Soul Food Café-Fellowship Hall

6 8:30 am Church Hike–meet at church .

Malibu Creek State Park

7 11:30 am Nominations meet-Pastor’s office

11:15 am Grief/caregiver support-Library

4 to 7 pm Weekday Preschool Spring Fling

8 11:30 am UMW Board Mtg-Kendall Building

2 to 10 pm Eat Out Monday at Rubio’s

19500 Plummer St, Northridge

7 pm Church/Society Movie-Kendall Bldg.

13 2:30 pm US Post Office Food Drive ~ many

hands needed to take the food to NVCS

14 6 pm Jazz Vespers–Sanctuary with

Janis Mann and Friends

15 11:30 am Caring Ministry-Kendall Building

16 11:30 am Noon Fellowship Lunch-Kendall

5 pm Finance-Library

7 pm Trustees-Library

21 11:30 am Nominations meet-Pastor’s office

22 7 pm SPRC meet-Library

7 pm Methodist Money Makers-Kendall Bldg

7 pm Book Club-Harriet Lewis’ home

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 5:30 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

Worship Service 10 am Sanctuary

Brunch at 11 Fellowship Hall

Sunday School 10 am Kendall Bldg.

Grades Preschool-5 in Kendall Building

Infant/Toddler Care in Nursery All morning

Young Adult Brunch-1st Sunday- F. Hall

Northridge United Methodist Church

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Coming in June Saturday, June 3-Choir Concert 4 pm

Sunday, June 11-Jazz Vespers 6 pm

with BBB Big Band with Bernie Dresel

June 14 to 17 Annual Conference in Redlands

June 18 Church Council

June 24 Mexican Fiesta-Dinner-Mariachis

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