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United Methodist Church of Yucaipa
35177 Beech Ave., Yucaipa, CA (909) 797- 1143 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 October Lectionary Readings ......................................................... Page 2 Where in the World Are We? ........................................................ Page 3 Passionate Spirituality ....................................................................... Page 4 October Birthdays and Anniversaries .......................................... Page 4 UMC 101 – Litergical Seasons ......................................................... Page 5 Holiday Faire at DRUM .................................................................... Page 6 100th Anniversary Time Capsule Project ..................................... Page 6 United Methodist Men (They’re meeting where?).................. Page 6 Stater’s Scrip ........................................................................................ Page 6 Cereal Cereal ........................................................................................ Page 6 Faith and Aging Webinar ................................................................ Page 6 October Calendar ............................................................................... Page 7 New Member Classes ........................................................................ Page 7 Guatemala in November .................................................................. Page 7 100 for the 100th ................................................................................. Page 8 100th Anniversary Luncheon ............................................................ Page 8
October
2012
From Pastor Sharon
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
October is the time for our Stewardship Campaign this year, culminating with our
Stewardship Celebration Service on Sunday, October 28. During the celebration service
you will have the opportunity to fill out a commitment card for your 2013 tithes and
offerings. The commitment cards will be dedicated at the altar during the worship
service.
For folks who cannot be present in worship on October 28, pledge cards will be mailed
to you after that date. Visitors and guests in worship on October 28 are not to feel
obligated to fill out a commitment card; this is for the UMC of Yucaipa family and those who feel connected to it.
“Money Matter$” is the sermon series for October, inspired by the writings of Mike Slaughter and the following
biblical passages:
Oct. 7 Matthew 19:16-26 “Money Matter$: Devotion”
Oct. 14 2 Kings 4:1-7 “Money Matter$: Debt-free”
Oct. 21 Matthew 25: 14-30 “Money Matter$: Discipline”
Oct. 28 Malachi 3:10-11 “Money Matter$: More than Enough”
Many of us live with feelings of fear and insecurity these days, for a variety of reasons. Many of us struggle with
debt. Many of us long for financial freedom but don’t quite know how to get there. We all want to claim God’s
truth for ourselves: the truth that there is more than enough to abundantly provide for all our needs, for all our
family’s needs, and for the needs of our church’s ministry for God in the world.
I invite you to read the Bible passages that I will be preaching on in October. I invite you to reflect and pray
earnestly about where God is leading you in your financial life. I invite you to pray for your church’s mission and
the financial needs of that mission. God has a plan for you. God has a plan for this church. Money matters – as a
matter of food & shelter, as a matter of mission, and as a matter of faith.
Your financial freedom matters to God. In October, we will take a deep breath together, and look at what God has
in store for us, as individuals and as a church family dedicated to “making disciples of Jesus Christ for the
transformation of the world.”
See you in church!
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Sharon
October Readings Date Lectionary Psalms
7 Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 Psalm 26
14 Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Psalm 22:1-15
21 Job 38:1-7, (34-41); Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c
28 Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)
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Where in the World Are We?
California-Pacific Annual Conference Missionaries This is a graphic illustration of the various missionaries sponsored by the California-Pacific Annual Conference
(which includes our church). The text on this map is difficult (impossible?) to make out, but we thought you may like
to know who and where in the world our missionaries are. Starting with the left-most picture and continuing
clockwise, here are:
Terry & Muriel Henderson – Mexico Mozart Adevu – Ghana
Rev. Stephen Copley – Arkansas Elma Jocson, M.D. - Liberia
Revs. Julie and David Elmore – Nome, Alaska John Elmore – Chile
Gary Locklear – North Carolina Luis Aramyo and Eunice Arias - Venezuela
Stacia Cardwell – Kentucky Rev. Paul Jeffrey – World Journalist
Frido Kinkolenge – Liberia Rev. Cherie White - Mexico
Rev. Krista Givens – Germany
Hee Jin Park – Kazakhstan
Helen Sheperd – Mongolia
Rev. Tim and Juji Boyle - Japan
Rev. Claudia Genung – Japan
Rev. Lamberto and Angie Valino – Japan
Revs. Chin Cheak Yu and George Martzen – Singapore
Rev. Romeo del Rosario - Cambodia
Revs. Ut To and Karen Vo-To – Southeast Asia
Gary and Cindy Moon – Thailand
Carol Partridge – Macedonia
Rev. David and Lorene Persons - Congo
You can help make this a better world through your prayers and support of these United Methodist Missionaries
of the General Board of Global Ministries.
Want to learn more? Contact:
Kandy Nunn Conference Coordinator for Missionary Support
647 N. Cullen Ave., Glendale, CA 91741 626-335-4058 (office) 626-335-4503 (home)
[email protected] www.covenant-rbw.org
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Passionate Spirituality Natural Church Development (NCD) info
Want to grow in your passionate spirituality? You
can…
join a Sunday School class or a short-term study group.
join a bible study group or other small group (UMW, UMM, EPIC youth group, etc.)
start a house church or a home bible study group
start a new NCD study group, if you have taken the Gifts Class or the Spirituality Class.
read the Bible.
Pray*.
attend Worship*.
tithe, or Give* a percentage to the church.
be of Service* to others.
contact Lay Leader Sally Gibson, Administrative Council Chair Laurie Pertile, Pastor Sharon, or the church office if you need some help in your pursuit of a more passionate spirituality.
*”I will faithfully participate in the ministries of the
United Methodist Church of Yucaipa by my PRAYERS,
my PRESENCE, my GIFTS, and my SERVICE.”
– membership vows of the United Methodist Church.
Passionate Spirituality
more Natural Church Development (NCD) info
Christian Schwarz’ eight categories of church health are:
empowering leadership gift-based ministry passionate spirituality effective structures inspiring worship service holistic small groups need-oriented evangelism loving relationships
Our hope is that, by the new year, we will have grown sufficiently in the area of passionate spirituality that our next survey will reveal a new church health focus for 2013.
October Anniversaries 6 Charles & Jackie Strohl
20 Bill & Robin Harps
27 Monique & Mark Fisher
October Birthdays 2 Dorothy Pressly
3 Kathy Anderson
3 Erik Hagen
3 Marian King
5 Mike Hinckley
5 Trudie Johnson
6 Amy Bahnson
6 Betty Murphy
9 Perry Jones
10 Dianne Carroll
10 Amanda Shotts
13 Frank Chapman
13 Brent Rolf
15 Lois Walton
17 Eugene Holder
24 Chad Cheetham
25 Jim Manlowe
29 Nancy Greening
30 Breanna Hinckly
31 Josh Snapp-Kolas
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Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand,
and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. - Romans 5:2
UMC 101 The Liturgical Seasons
Have you ever wondered about the brightly colored satin
bits in the choir sashes, draped over the pulpit and on the altar? I recently learned that these items are called
“paraments” and the parament color corresponds to the liturgical season being observed.
This month’s UMC 101 will give a brief description of liturgical seasons, what they celebrate, and their proper
parament colors.
Advent – celebrates the coming or birth of Christ. Advent is the beginning of the church new year (any day between November 27 and December 3; always contains four Sundays; ends Christmas Eve). The traditional liturgical color is
purple (violet), blue is gaining popularity.
Christmas – celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Christmas begins Christmas Day and lasts for 12 days. The liturgical color is white.
Epiphany – celebrates the manifestation of the divine nature of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. Epiphany begins the first Sunday in January and varies in length depending on the date set for Easter. It lasts until Septuagesima Sunday, 64 days before Easter. For the first and last Sundays, the liturgical color is white, for Ash Wednesday, it is purple, and for the other days, it is green.
Lent – observes a season of penitence. Lent is the season lasting forty-six days (not counting Sundays) beginning Ash Wednesday and ending the eve of Easter. The liturgical color is purple (violet). On Good Friday, black is substituted. Within the Lenten Season, we observe the following sacred
events: Ash Wednesday – addresses sin and death. The day ashes are rubbed on foreheads symbolizing that we are dust, and to dust we shall return, but with God’s grace we can learn to live this life more fully, embracing our sinfulness, allowing God to transform us.
Palm Sunday – signals the upcoming end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. The day
commemorates the spreading of palms and clothing in Jesus’ path as He entered Jerusalem prior to His crucifixion. Holy/Maundy Thursday –
the word “Maundy” comes from the Latin word for ‘command’ (man datum) and refers to the command Jesus gave His disciples to love one another. Maundy Thursday commemorates the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples, sharing a meal with them, which we call the Last Supper. Good Friday – a day of mourning. Good Friday is the holy day of meditation for Christians, celebrated the Friday before Easter. It commemorates the suffering and death on the cross – the Crucifixion of Jesus at Calvary.
Easter – celebrates the commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ. Easter begins on Easter Sunday and continues for fifty days until Pentecost. The liturgical color is white and gold.
Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and women followers of Jesus, fifty days after Easter, and ten days after Ascension Thursday. Pentecost is longest season of the church year: it lasts until the first Sunday in Advent. After the ascension of Jesus, the apostles having retired to a house at Jerusalem, they there waited for the Holy Spirit, which Jesus had promised. (Read Acts 2:1-3) The Season of Pentecost celebrates that first Pentecost when all those who believed in Jesus Christ were gathered awaiting the coming of the Holy Ghost. Their being on one accord was a result of things unseen that created an atmosphere celebrating their differences, and made them one. The liturgical color for the first Sunday is red; Trinity, Christ the King, All Saints Day is white. The liturgical color for all other Sundays following Pentecost is green.
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Del Rosa/St. Paul UMW present
The Holiday Faire Saturday, October 20, 9a - 3p
Light lunch & snacks available.
Featuring Many Vendors: Bakery Items Candies Jams & Jellies
Handmade Gifts Crafts Jewelry Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas Items
Also, don’t miss the drawing for a
hand-stitched quilt!
Del Rosa United Methodist Church 3350 Del Rosa Ave., San Bernardino
The 100th Anniversary Time Capsule Project
For our anniversary year wrap-up celebration on November 11, we’re planting a Time Capsule. We are taking suggestions from groups in the church as to what should go in the capsule. If you have an idea, please share it with your group leader. Or, fill out the form below. If you’re not part of a group, now is a great time to join one! Contact Laurie Pertile, Admin Council Chair, for group ideas. Contact Mark Pertile, 100th Anniversary Committee Chair, for questions or input about the time capsule.
Here is my suggestion for an item(s) to be placed in the 100th Anniversary Time Capsule on November 11, 2012:
________________________________________________
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________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
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name______________________________________
email______________________________________
phone______________________________________
(put in offering plate or send to church office) 35177 Beech Avenue, Yucaipa, CA 92399, (909)797-1143
United Methodist Men
are meeting where? The United Methodist Men have changed their Saturday Morning
breakfast meeting place and time. Starting with the meeting on October 20
th, we will be gathering at Kafe
Royale in Calimesa at 7:30 A.M. October speakers will be Dave Moore and Matt Harward who recently climbed Mt. Whitney. They will share pictures and stories of their adventure. And, they will tell us about their plans for another trip in the near future. Kafe Royale is in a shopping center at 1007 Calimesa Blvd. See you there.
Stater’s SCRIP With the holidays fast approaching, the United Methodist Men remind you to be sure and purchase plenty of Stater Brothers scrip!
Cereal, Cereal The Second Sunday of each month is designated Cereal Sunday, sponsored by your United Methodist Men. Even if you forget your cereal on the second Sunday, bring it any time and place it in the Narthex. Let’s keep in mind those in the community who need our donations of both cereal and scrip. The next Cereal Sunday is October 14th and the one after that is November 12th.
Faith and Aging Interested in the aging process
and how our faith connects to it
either personally or for
providing ministry? Check out
the Upper Room Webinar
Series, “Faith and Aging” from 12:30-1:30 pm the five
Tuesdays in October with authors Jerry Haas, Missy
Buchanan, Dan Moseley, Richard Morgan, Jane
Thibault, and Rick Gentzler.
For more information and/or to register, go to
http://www.upperroom.org/events.
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October 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
New Member Classes Start
October 7th
1 8a NA
2 9:30a Prayer time
7p SPRC
7p Boy Scouts
3 8a NA
7:30p Bible Study
4 8a Community Bible
Study
8a NA
5p KidZone
6p Treble Clefs
7p Choir practice
5 8a & 7p NA
9a 9-Patch Quilters
6 8a NA
10a Al-Anon
Praise Jam
7 Communion 8 9 10 11 12 13 9a Worship
10:15a Fellowship 10:30a Sunday School
10:30a Money Matters
11:30a New Members
Class
8a NA
9:30a Prayer time
7p Trustees Mtg.
7p Boy Scouts
8a NA
7:30p Bible Study
8a Community Bible
Study
8a NA
5p KidZone
6p Treble Clefs
7p Choir practice
8a & 7p NA
9a 9-Patch Quilters
8a NA
10a Al-Anon
7p Erin Ring-Howell
Recital @
Beaumont H.S.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9a Worship
10:15a Fellowship 10:30a Sunday School
10:30a Money Matters
11:30a New Members
Class
Cereal Sunday
8a NA
7p Susanna Wesley
Circle
9:30a Prayer time
7p Finance Mtg.
7p Boy Scouts
8a NA
10a United
Methodist Women
7:30p Bible Study
8a Community Bible
Study
8a NA
5p KidZone
6p Treble Clefs
7p Choir practice
8a & 7p NA
9a 9-Patch Quilters
7:30 UMM at Kafé
Royale
8a NA
10a Al-Anon
11a Lazy W Ranch
BBQ
Praise Jam
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 9a Worship
10:15a Fellowship 10:30a Sunday School
10:30a Money Matters
11:30a New Members
Class
8a NA
9:30a Prayer time
7p Ad Council
7p Boy Scouts
8a NA
7:30p Bible Study
8a Community Bible
Study
8a NA
5p KidZone
6p Treble Clefs
7p Choir practice
8a & 7p NA
9a 9-Patch Quilters
8a NA
10a Al-Anon
28 29 30 31
9a Worship
10:15a Fellowship 10:30a Sunday School
10:30a Money Matters
11:30a New Members
Class
8a NA
9:30a Prayer time
7p Boy Scouts
8a NA
7:30p Bible Study
Happy
Halloween!
New Member Classes If you would like to learn about membership in the United
Methodist Church of Yucaipa, please join the New
Members Classes beginning October 7 at 11:30. Classes are
held weekly for 4 weeks: October 7, 14, 21, and 28 in the
Conference Room near the office. Light snacks will be
served.
See Pastor Sharon or go to the Church Office for more
information. Call the office at (909) 797-1143 if you are
planning to attend.
Guatemala in November
Carole Jones is leading a mission trip to Guatemala in November to check in on our Common Hope children.The group has ordered their airline tickets already, but it may still be possible for you to join them. Contact Carole, or the church office, for more info.
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GUATEMALA
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“100 for the 100th” . . . It’s Not Too Late!!
On November 11, 2012, we will wrap up our centennial year. A century of
ministry in this place! What a legacy of joy and faith and gratitude.
On the day of the big 100th
Anniversary bash on November 13, 2011, the
congregation was invited to make “100 for the 100th
” promises. AND…It’s
not too late!! If you have not yet made your “100 for the 100th
” promise, you
may send your promise in to the church office, or fill out a card in worship
and place it in the offering plate.
Here are some examples of possible promises:
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 …)
Send 100 cards to the sick or the lonely or the forgotten
Give 100 hours of service to a Church ministry or a charity
Organize 100 of my friends to do something cool for Christ
Sharing about our “100 for the 100th” experiences will be a part of the
festivities on November 11th
!
“Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands.” Psalm 90:17
Speaking of the 100th
, don’t forget about the
100th Anniversary Luncheon
What would a church family event be without food? Rumors are, the Koinonia Sunday School Class will be making some of their delicious pulled pork again this year.
Yum! Watch for news about menu and tickets. Bring your friends! Bring your family! Let’s make this a homecoming celebration for friends old and new.
United Methodist Church of Yucaipa Non-Profit Org. 35177 Beech Ave. U.S. Postage Paid Yucaipa, CA 92399 San Bernardino, CA (909)797-1143
Rev. Sharon Snapp-Kolas – Pastor Rev. Ron Faux – Pastor of Visitation Amy Bahnson – Director of Children & Family Ministries Linda Ewan – Church Secretary Wes Harty – Choir Director Jaci Davis – Organist/Pianist Chris Nielsen – Accountant Sally Gibson – Newsletter Editor Gerald Pugh – Caretaker Phil Michelsen – Facilities Management
www.yucaipamethodist.org [email protected]
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