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May 8, 2013 Vol. 30, Issue 9 OFFICE: (818) 886-1555 FAX: (818) 886-9105 WWW.NORTHRIDGEUMC.ORG WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL: (818) 886-4949 SUNDAY WORSHIP AT 9:00 & 11:00 AM Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Page 1 BISHOP MINERVA CARCAÑO DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT CEDRICK BRIDGEFORTH REV. STEVE PETTY KATIE KEVORKIAN, DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH MINISTRIES Family Ministries All-Church Family Picnic at Castaic Park June 8 from 10 AM to 3 PM Lunch Tickets: $4/person (for fresh grilled cheeseburger, hamburger or hot dog, potato salad and / or coleslaw, fresh watermelon) OR Bring your own picnic or food to grill! Free lemonade and water for everyone. Big, beautiful picnic site — Easy access to the lake beach — Chil- dren’s playground — Several BBQ grills and tables. Huge lawn for games — Ample near- by parking. Stroller and wheelchair access. Bring all your friends and family. We’ll fire up the grills and get the games and prizes ready for you. Park access is $11/car. Families are encour- aged to carpool. Turn left inside the park en- trance and look for the Timberland picnic site. With questions, please email [email protected]. All-Church Conference Sunday, June 9 One Worship Service at 10:30 AM Followed by a Picnic and the All-Church Conference Note: Committee Chairpersons, please submit your report for the last year to the church office. Presents... Adam Schroeder Sunday, May 12, at 6 PM in the Sanctuary Baritone Saxophonist Adam Schroeder, is the first-call bari- tone saxophonist for a multitude of musical circumstances. With Schroeder will be Charles Ruggiero (drums), Matt Politano (piano), and Mike Gurrola (bass). See the April 10 Methodist and www.northridgeumc.org for more information. THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! Friday, May 17 at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary The Russians are coming. In this case they come in the musi- cal form of LYRA, the much travelled, much celebrated choral group from St. Petersburg. Accomplished musicians all, the quartet will bring a delightful program of Russian folk and sa- cred music, and Friends of Music is both pleased and privileged to be on their American tour schedule this year. Friends of Music welcomes inquiries regarding full or partial sponsorships of upcoming concerts in our series. Contact [email protected] for further information. Tickets for all concerts are available through the church web- site at www.northridgeumc.org/fom or in the church office. Adult: $20. Group (10+): $15. Student with I.D.: $7.

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May 8, 2013

Vol. 30, Issue 9

OFFICE: (818) 886-1555 FAX: (818) 886-9105

WWW.NORTHRIDGEUMC.ORG WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL: (818) 886-4949 SUNDAY WORSHIP AT 9:00 & 11:00 AM

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Page 1

BISHOP MINERVA CARCAÑO

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT CEDRICK BRIDGEFORTH

REV. STEVE PETTY

KATIE KEVORKIAN, DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH MINISTRIES

Family Ministries All-Church Family Picnic

at Castaic Park

June 8 from 10 AM to 3 PM

Lunch Tickets: $4/person (for fresh grilled

cheeseburger, hamburger or hot dog, potato

salad and / or coleslaw, fresh watermelon) OR

Bring your own picnic or food to grill! Free

lemonade and water for everyone.

Big, beautiful picnic site — Easy access to

the lake beach — Chil-

dren’s playground —

Several BBQ grills and

tables. Huge lawn for

games — Ample near-

by parking. Stroller

and wheelchair access.

Bring all your friends and family. We’ll fire

up the grills and get the games and prizes

ready for you.

Park access is $11/car. Families are encour-

aged to carpool. Turn left inside the park en-

trance and look for the Timberland picnic site.

W i t h q u e s t i o n s , p l e a s e e ma i l

[email protected].

All-Church Conference

Sunday, June 9

One Worship Service at 10:30 AM

Followed by a Picnic and the All-Church Conference

Note: Committee Chairpersons, please

submit your report for the last year to the

church office.

Presents...

Adam Schroeder Sunday, May 12, at 6 PM in the Sanctuary

Baritone Saxophonist Adam Schroeder, is the first-call bari-tone saxophonist for a multitude of musical circumstances.

With Schroeder will be Charles Ruggiero (drums), Matt Politano (piano), and Mike Gurrola (bass).

See the April 10 Methodist and www.northridgeumc.org for more information.

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!

Friday, May 17 at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary

The Russians are coming. In this case they come in the musi-cal form of LYRA, the much travelled, much celebrated choral group from St. Petersburg. Accomplished musicians all, the quartet will bring a delightful program of Russian folk and sa-cred music, and Friends of Music is both pleased and privileged to be on their American tour schedule this year. Friends of Music welcomes inquiries regarding full or partial sponsorships of upcoming concerts in our series. Contact [email protected] for further information. Tickets for all concerts are available through the church web-site at www.northridgeumc.org/fom or in the church office. Adult: $20. Group (10+): $15. Student with I.D.: $7.

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The Preacher’s Part

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By now you know me well enough to understand I have

a tendency to see things from a different perspective than

most people. You tell me it’s black and I’ll suggest it

might be just really dark gray. You tell me it’s deadly

serious and I’ll find something about it that’s absurdly silly

or hysterically ironic. Sorry, it’s just me.

In the middle of our second week of vacation we

stopped at Manzanar National Historic Site. As I snapped

my typical several hundred pictures, I began to think of the

different messages that one can take away from this place.

We lucked into Manzanar on the weekend of the 44th

Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. Many survivors bring their

children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren, to

show them how they lived and what was done to them

during World War II. I remember how shocked I was when

I discovered what our government did to the Japanese

Americans living on the west coast. Being a child of the

postwar era, I was unaware of this very sad chapter of our

history. It was the same feeling I had reading about the

very sad stories of how our government treated the Native

American people during the westward expansion.

Walking around the grounds of Manzanar we overheard

a woman explaining to her several generations of family

how she was the second bride to be married at the encamp-

ment. For her it was a sad time, but there was also her en-

gagement, and marriage — by its very nature an act of in-

credible hope and optimism.

As we walked about the grounds, the kitchens, the

barracks, the many displays available, I was struck by

something that was hardly mentioned at all. So much of the

historical material, the biographies, the news clippings,

families losing homes and businesses and possessions — all

the many sad unfortunate events of those four years —

highlight the wrong that was done. But in the midst of all

that, there were the ponds.

What I first saw was a small traditional stone lantern;

when I went over to check it out, I stumbled onto the con-

crete remains of a small pond. It looked as though it might

hold fifty gallons of water, but what surprised me is that

someone took time to build it. Then I found another larger,

more complex pond with a center island for plantings, and

then a third pond with a small waterfall. These had been

buried by blowing sands after the camp was disassembled

and hauled away, but at some point families returned and

exhumed the ponds. It was important to the survivors that

the remnants of these ponds should stand as silent sentinels

for the families who once occupied that space.

I talked to one of the Manzanar residents whose father

had built one of the ponds. “My father thought it was im-

portant in those difficult days to have something that took

our minds off our circumstances.”

I asked a park ranger how many ponds were built at

Manzanar. He laughed, “Hundreds, they are all over the

place.” Most are long since buried and lost, but there are

many that still survive.

That is the biggest thing I took away from Manzanar.

Here were a people who had every right to be bitter, angry,

violent, and they responded by building ponds — places of

peace, tranquility, spirituality. They built ponds as an act

of hope.

When they left the camp at the end of the war, assimi-

lating back into a society that had been trained to hate all

Japanese was tremendously difficult. The prejudice and

hatred they faced was intense. But almost all of them found

a way not only to survive but to thrive. They knew how to

hold onto hope in difficult times.

It is easy to go to Manzanar and be really depressed.

Without a doubt, what was done was wrong. It is easy to

be terribly sad and feel very sorry for the people who were

so unjustly incarcerated. The message for all Americans is

that we must never forget who we are and what we believe

in: We are a people who believe in equal rights for all

Americans. We must never forget that.

But also remember that, when life seems out of control

with injustice, and when things are terribly wrong, and

there is nothing you can do to control it, you can control

yourself. You can control how you will think and how you

will act. You can give in to anger and hatred, or you can

become an agent of peace and hope. You can build some-

thing different.

Remember the ponds of Manzanar!

Love,

Upcoming Sermons: A Year of Gratitude

May 19

“The Secret of Happiness” — Matthew 5

May 26

“Make the Cut” — Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

June 2

“It’s Not What You Think” — Luke 7:1-10

June 9

“A Year’s Supply” — 1 Kings 17:8-24

June 16

“Godliness vs. Manliness” — Proverbs 3:1-12

June 23

“Sit Down – Shut Up!” — 1 Kings 19:1-15a

June 30

“You Don’t Say” — Luke 9:51-62

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Our condolences and prayers for Jim Rohlfs and family, on the death of Nancy Rohlfs on April 23. A memorial service was held on May 4.

Our condolences and prayers for Joyce and Peter Scanlin and family on the death of Joyce’s mother Jeanne Webb on May 4.

Prayers of healing for:

Pearl Adams; Robin Blomquist; Vickie

Bober; Ken Buttrey; Freeman Crutchfield;

Margie Douglas; Marion Dugan; Tom

Farish; DeWayne Johnson; Ralph Lake;

Catharine Phillips; Marilyn Stout; Richard

Summers; Sylvia Watson; Barbara Wheeler.

Prayers for all those undergoing treatment and

those in pain.

Prayers of safety for all our Service Personnel

serving at home and abroad.

Prayers for those affected by the fires.

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I would like to thank all the

thoughtful people who sent

cards and contributions to our

church and the ASPCA in

memory of Warren. I know it

would have pleased him.

Thank you.

Peggy Howard

Appreciation and thanks for the following people who

supplied a wonderful assortment of food for the Friends of

Music concert "Trio da Mare e Sole" that was held on

Friday, April 26th: Char Anderson, Earlene Belsey,

Freddie Lu McGinnis, Barbara Stiles, Peggy Walters and

Vivienne Webber. A big "Thank You" to my husband

Nelson and our daughter Trisha, for without their willing

hands the reception would not have been possible.

Nancy Leverage

I would personally like to thank the wonderful people in

our congregation who have helped with transportation for

those in need. Some of the “Traveling Angels” are Char

Anderson, Judy Atkins, Dorine Collins, Gloria Myles, Greg

Rogers and Bill Thompson. If I have not named you, please

forgive me. The “Traveling Angels” are here to help with

rides to doctor appointments, worship services or other

church activities. Please call me or the church office if you

need a "Traveling Angel". Nancy Leverage

Pictured are those received

into membership at Northridge

UMC in the last nine months

are:

When you see these

people, please give them a

warm NUMC welcome!

Welcome Recent Northridge UMC Members

Ralph and

Janice

Lake

September

2012

<<<

Lisa and Manny Enfield-Juarez March 2013

Harleen McAda March 2013

Frank Bell

September

2012

<<<

June and Todd Penrod December 2012

Yvette and Lanny Hartley April 2013

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Preschool Sunday is May 19!

Join us for one worship service at 10:30 AM. This will be a special worship service for children and families.

Brunch and children's activities to follow.

Register for Vacation Bible School

Early Bird Registration

begins May 15! Visit the NUMC

website to learn more.

Volunteer and $ave!

Volunteers receive a significant discount on their

children's registration fees. To learn more, email

[email protected].

Sunday School

Every Sunday at 9 and 11 AM Preschool and Elementary Students welcome

The community of believers was one in heart and mind.

(Acts 4:32)

During May, learn about the early church!

Cupcakes for Sale! We're raising money for VBS! Stop by Fellowship

Hall to buy cupcakes on Sundays in May. Proceeds

support NUMC Vacation Bible School.

Youth Missions On the way, SSP! Our Stock Sales

have concluded, but Youth Missions is

still accepting contributions! If you

would like to donate to Youth Mis-

sions, call the church office. Our Car

Wash is coming up! Date TBD!

Interfaith Youth Leadership Initiative

June 17 to 19 in LA

FREE program for high school students! For questions or concerns, email [email protected]. All participants receive a $100 scholarship at the end of the program. To learn more, see iyli.weebly.com.

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On June 1 we will hike to the MASH Site, Malibu Creek State Park. Four miles out and back over grasslands, wooded canyon, and lush creekside. Visit the location of the long-running TV show. Free parking and trailhead at

Mulholland and Cornell Road. Sorry, no dogs on this hike.

Meet in the church parking lot at 8:30 AM to car pool.

Considered by many the crown jewel of parkland in the Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu Creek State Park has over 7,000 acres of rolling tallgrass plains, oak sa-vannahs and dramatic peaks. Fun Fact: Malibu Creek State Park is home to the

outdoor set of television's legendary program

M*A*S*H. The exterior scenes for all 11 seasons of

M*A*S*H were shot here between 1972 and 1983. The

park is the former location ranch of 20th Century Fox

studios. Alan Alda (“Hawkeye”) observed that shooting

at the Fox Ranch added to the realism of a show set

amongst daily hardship and making do in minimal con-

ditions.

Philippine Fiesta Dinner and Entertainment

June 22 at 5:30 PM

Tickets: Adults / $25; Children 6 to 12 / $10. Nursery Care available for children ages 5 and under — $5 / child, includes dinner. Reservations required.

CSUN FASA Dancers,

Music by Fi l ipino -

American Musical Ensem-

ble Rondalla (string en-

semble playing traditional

music of the Philippines).

Menu Foods of the Philippines: steamed rice, Lumpiang Sariwa – Spring Rolls, with peanut sauce; adobo – chicken and pork adobo; pancit bihon – vermicelli noodles with vegetables; lechon – a tradition-al fiesta dish of roasted pork. Dessert – leche flan – egg custard. Bibingkang Kanin – baked sweet rice with coconut.

Children, Youth and Family Ministries

NUMC All-Church Hikes are for the whole family

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Missions, Outreach and Church & Society

Citrus Sundays in May

Do you have fruit trees and would like to give away some of that fruit? The Church and Soci-ety and Missions teams have the answer: Do-nate the fruit to needy families in The Val-ley. Bring fruit (homegrown or store-bought — it does not need to be washed) in bags to any Sunday service during May. Place the fruit in the large round containers in the Narthex and it will be donated to North Valley Caring Ser-vices in North Hills and other local food banks operated by Valley Interfaith Council. You may also bring fruit to the church office during the week during May, and we will make sure that it gets delivered. To learn more, contact Teresa Priem.

“Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive

On Saturday, May 11th, please join NUMC helpers assist in the collection of non-perishable items

collected at the Northridge and Canoga Park Post Offices. There are several ways to help. Packing items at the Northridge PO will begin at 2 PM (or meet in the church parking lot and walk to the PO). Packing at the Canoga Park PO also begins at 2 PM. To help unload the food at North Valley Caring Services, be at NVCS at 4 PM. If you can drive a truck, check Amybeth Lake to learn that schedule. Stay as long as you are able. Thank you to all those who can help.

NUMC Artist Shares Spirituality

Ellen Rundle will open her home to share her work and thoughts about how spirituality enters into what she does. Discussion will center on what Ellen does, how she approaches doing it, and why she does what she does. Ellen reflects personal spiritual growth in the work she pro-duces. Join Ellen to share your thoughts about inspiration in your daily lives.

Saturday, May 25, 10:30 AM to Noon at Ellen Rundle’s home

Food Donations Collected

Church & Society and Missions will collect food donations on Sunday, June 2. We will put out the bin and transport the food to North Valley Caring Services. Thank you for your support.

Church and Society To Screen Movie

Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement

May 13 at 7 PM in the Kendall Building

Who is Edie Windsor, the octogenari-an who is challenging the constitution-ality of DOMA (the federal Defense of Marriage Act) at the Supreme Court? Learn more about Edie and her late spouse, Thea Spyer, in the docu-mentary film Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement. Forty-two years of romance, shared adventures finally culminated in marriage for the lifelong lesbian couple, who met in the 1960s and stayed together through the turbulent decades of activism and social change that followed. Looking at pictures from their past, the women marvel at simple triumphs and reminisce about the constant fear of ex-posure they once felt. The couple finally married in Canada in 2007; but when Thea died a couple of years later, Edie was hit by a $363,000 estate tax bill simply because their marriage was not recognized by the U.S. government.

The movie is unrated. Running time is 61 minutes. It will be paired

with a short film to be announced. Coming up in June and July we will have A Night of Shorts Part I and A Night of Shorts Part II. We will be screening short documentary films. The documentaries will run under 60 minutes and be on social themes. If you have suggestions for films to screen which would be of interest to our congregation, please contact Amybeth Lake or anyone on the Church and Society Team.

How does money influence politics?

What can citizens do to curb this influence? Money in Politics is the topic of a program and discussion on Sunday, May 19, at 7 PM in the Kendall Building. We will also examine Proposition C, which will be on the ballot in the LA City elections, scheduled for the following Tues-day (May 21). This presentation will focus on the effect of money in US politics and will look at prominent court rulings on the subject, including the Su-preme Court’s Citizens United decision. As the amount of money spent in elections has increased dramatically, this has left citizens with less of a voice in their government. The program will look at possible solutions. It will discuss the Move To Amend movement, which seeks an amendment to limit political campaign spending and to limit the constitutional rights of corpora-tions, and will also look at the California DISCLOSE Act, which is working its way through the state legislature, and will let voters know who is REALLY funding political campaigns. We will examine ideas for public financing of elections, including the Fair Elections Act focus-ing on the federal level. Suggestions on how to get involved will be made. This program will be led by volunteers from the non-partisan group Money Out / Voters In (aka MOVI) Coalition and is presented by Church and Society. Bring your questions and concerns and join us. For more information, check out MOVI at the website http://loughnot.wix.com/movic#.

Edie outside Supreme Court

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Sundays at 8 AM in the Library

Studying Speaking Christian by Marcus Borg, acclaimed Bible scholar.

Wednesdays at 6:30 AM in the Library

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.

Thursdays at 10 AM in the Library

Led by Rev. Petty, Studying the Gospel of Luke

Resumes May 16

To all NUMC Graduates

NUMC will celebrate graduates during worship on June 23. Let the church office know the names of any graduates, including their schools and future plans, so that we can include everyone.

Eat Out Monday May 13

Northridge Fashion Center 9301 Tampa Avenue

North End, Next to Macy’s

Lunch, Dinner and Take-Out

and benefit NUMC

Family Ministries Program

UMW Noon Fellowship The Noon Fellowship will meet on Tuesday, May 21, at

11:30 AM in the Kendall Building. All women are invited

to join us for lunch, a program, and good fellowship.

Members Exchange Thoughts The Book Club will meet on Monday, May

27, at 7 PM, at the home of Ruth Gray. We

will discuss King Peggy by Peggielene

Bartels and Eleanor Herman. Please call the church office if

you would like to join us. The selection for June will be In a

Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson.

Primetimers Trip

Glendale Center Theater South Pacific matinee

Saturday, June 1. Meet at 1:30 PM in the church parking lot near the YAC.

With questions, contact Char Anderson or Shiela Attarian.

“New You” will meet on Monday, June 3 at

7 PM at the home of Ruth Shaw. “New You” is

open to all women of the church. For more infor-

mation, see Dorine Collins or check the church

office.

Don't miss our fabulous

"All You Can Eat" Breakfast and Antique Auto Show

Saturday, June l5

“All You Can Eat” Pancakes for $5

from 8 to 10 AM in Fellowship Hall

Then watch the parade of unique vehicles

on our east parking lot!

Remember Ralph Nader's

famous critique of GM's rear

-engine Corvair? — “Unsafe

at any Speed”. You'll see a Corvair convertible (less than

100 made) in showroom condition! Ever see your grandfa-

ther reach into his model T or A, retard the spark, advance

the idle speed, adjust the choke, then reach over the front

bumper and handcrank the starter just to get the engine run-

ning? (An act that resulted in more than a few broken

arms) How about the first auto "air conditioning"? —

Just crank out the windshield of your Ford Model A, to feel

the rush of "fresh” air on a hot day. (Don't open your mouth;

you might swallow a bee or butterfly.) OOH, and when was

the last time you saw a Studebaker, Hudson or Kaiser JET,

not to mention Ford's ill-fated EDSEL? ALL in good run-

ning condition!

Frank "keep ‘em rolling" McGinnis

Mark your Calendar for Saturday, June l5.

Join an NUMC Bible Study

Saturday Morning

Breakfast will be held on

May 18 at 8 AM in Fellow-

ship Hall.

Join us for the best break-

fast in town.

The Saturday Morning

Breakfast is sponsored by

the NUMC Men’s Club.

Saturday Breakfast

May 18 @ 8 AM in Fellowship Hall

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Regularly Scheduled Meetings

Tuesdays:

Cracker Barrel 10:00 AM Library Sr. Exercise Class 10:45 AM Fellowship Hall Worship Band Rehearsal 7:30 PM Sanctuary

Wednesdays:

Devotional Group 6:30 AM Library Maintenance Volunteers 8:30 AM Church Office

WORMS 9:30 AM Kendall Building Jubilee Bells 5:30 PM Room 5/6 Celebration Ringers 7:00 PM Room 5/6

Thursdays:

Rev. Steve’s Bible Study 10:00 AM Library Resumes May 16

Young Adult Study Night 7:00 PM YAC Ends May 19

Chancel Choir 7:30 PM Sanctuary

Fridays:

Cracker Barrel 10:00 AM Library T’ai Chi Class 10:00 AM Fellowship Hall MYF 7:00 PM YAC

Sundays:

Adult Study 8:00 AM Library 1 Sunday School & Nursery 9:00 AM Library Youth Choir 10-11 AM Fireside Room Cherub Choir 10:15 AM Room 5/6 Sunday School & Nursery 11:00 AM Ed. Bldg.

Preschool to Kindergarten in Nursery Grades 1 to 5 in Room 5/6

Worship Services @ 9 & 11 AM \

Childcare available at all services.

United Methodist Women

Contact Person

UMW Pat Small

Prayer Chain Dorine Collins

Hearts & Hands Betty Kinzy

WEEKLY:

Mondays at 9 AM Arts & Crafts Phyllis Nelson

Remaining May ACTIVITIES

28 Tuesday at 10:30 AM Bluejays Bridge Pearl Adams

Early June ACTIVITIES

10 Monday at Noon Executive Board Dorine Collins 18 Tuesday at 11:30 AM Noon Fellowship Kendall Building

Newsletter Articles Are Due EARLY PLEASE NOTE: Because of the editor’s vacation, articles for the next newsletter, dated

June 2013, should be submitted before 4 PM, Tuesday, May 7. Please send pictures, articles and/or information to:

[email protected].

Remaining May Events

May 10… 48-Hour Young Adult Study-a-Thon in the YAC

Beginning at Noon to Noon May 12

May 11… Roofraisers @ 9:30 AM in Fellowship Hall

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

@ 2 PM at Northridge and Canoga Park Post Offices

Dessert Bridge @ 6 PM at Virginia Jackson’s Home

May 12… Jazz Vespers @ 6 PM in the Sanctuary

May 13… Eat Out Monday Lunch or Dinner at California Pizza Kitchen UMW Executive Board Meeting @ Noon in the Kendall Building Celebration Ministries @ 6 PM in the Library Church and Society Movie @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building

May 15… “Tech Talk” @ 12:30 PM in the YAC

“Tech Talk” @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building

May 16… Special Events Committee @ 6 PM in the Library

May 17… Friends of Music Concert @ 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary

Reception to follow in Fellowship Hall

May 18… Saturday Breakfast @ 8 AM in the Fellowship Hall

District Conference @ 8:30 AM in the Sanctuary

May 19… Pre-School Sunday — One Service at 10:30 AM Followed by Brunch in Fellowship Hall

Family Ministries Meeting @ Noon in the Kendall Building

Church and Society Presents “Money in Politics”

@ 7 PM in the Kendall Building

May 20… Caring Ministries @ 11:30 AM in the Kendall Building

Long-Range Planning Committee @ 7 PM in the Library

May 21… Election Day — Voting in Rooms 5/6

UMW Noon Fellowship @ 11:30 AM in the Kendall Building

Finance Committee Meeting @ 5 PM in the Library

Board of Trustees Meeting @ 7 PM in the Library

May 25… Artists and Spirituality @ 10:30 AM at Ellen Rundle’s Home

May 27… Memorial Day — Office Closed

Book Club @ 7 PM at Ruth Gray’s Home

Methodist Money Makers @ 7 PM in the Library

Early June Events

June 1… All-Church Hike @ the MASH Site, Malibu Creek State Park

Meet @ 8:30 AM at the Church Parking Lot to Carpool

Primetimers Trip to Glendale Center Theater

Meet @ 1:30 PM at the Church Parking Lot near the YAC

Pierce Concert College Concert @ 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary

Ongoing Community Groups

Sundays: Narcotics Anonymous at 7 PM in Fireside Room

Mondays: AA (Women) at 6 PM in Fireside Room

Tuesdays: Alanon at 10 AM & AA Book Study at 8 PM in Fireside Rm.

Thursdays: AA at 7 PM in Fireside Room

Fridays: Alanon at 12:30 PM in Fireside Room

Boy Scouts - Troop 911: Tuesdays at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall

Call John Orlick at 818-886-6229

Cub Scouts - Call Gary Kuykendall at 818-426-8195

Girl Scouts - Call Tandy Wilson at 818-886-9376

All age levels, various days.

The All-Church Indoor Yard Sale will be September 20 and 21.

Clean out your closets and garages and benefit NUMC

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