UUMC Outlook The Newsletter For Members and Friends of University United Methodist Church in Ir-

BELONG

BELIEVE

BE LOVE

Coming Up

Sept 8,15,22,29

New Member Class

Sept 12

New Bible Studies

Starting

Sept 12

Ladies Bible Study

Returns

Sept 15

Start Up

Volunteer Fair Engage. Inspire. Educate

Oct 6

Burger Bash

Auction

Oct 27

Crop Walk

Dear UUMC family and friends,

Forrest and I continue to enjoy getting to know you! Thank you for the invitations to small dinner

groups, classes, and book discussions. I have asked our Staff-Parish Relations Committee to work with

the congregation in setting up additional small group gatherings where I will have the opportunity to

meet more of you. We hope to set up a number of these times up in the near future. (Sometimes Forrest

will be with me, and sometimes not, depending on his work schedule.) Please see Barbara Robison’s

invitation and contact information on page 3 of this newsletter.

As we head into our fall rhythm of new opportunities to learn and serve, your current leadership and I

will ask you to discern prayerfully your promptings to serve in the season ahead. On September 15, after

worship, our music, mission, and ministry groups will be out and about with their most enthusiastic

spokespeople, ready to make it easy for you to become part of a ministry of our church.

It takes all of us to live fully into our vision of Believe, Belong, Be Love!

Additionally, your Lay Leadership/Nominations team has begun to consider prayerfully the slate of

leaders and committee members who will help us live into the new church structure. After a number of

conversations, I understand the goals of openness, transparency, coordinated focus, and adaptive leader-

ship inherent in the new structure and intend to help us live into them. Along with those who designed it,

I ask that you give it a chance to succeed.

September’s scripture texts and messages will draw on the gospel of Luke. We’ll revisit some familiar

stories with current questions about stress, busyness, and financial peace. (The parable of The Rich Fool

is a perfect advertisement for Financial Peace University – sign up!).

Grace and peace,

Scriptures in September

September 1 - Matthew 20:1–16 Laborers in the Vineyard

September 8 - Luke 10 :25-37 Good Samaritan

September 15 - Luke 10:38-42 Mary & Martha

September 22 - Luke 11:1-13 Ask & It Will Be Given

September 29 - Luke 12: 13-21 The Rich Fool

University United Methodist Church, 18422 Culver Drive, Irvine, CA 92612, 949-786-8354, www/uumc.org

Pastor’s Column

Belong

START UP

Engage. Inspire. Educate September 15 After Service

Volunteer Fair Learn more about UUMC and how you can get involved.

Committees and groups will display what they do and who they are.

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Small Dinner Groups Would you like to make some friends in our congregation? Our new small dinner groups keep seats

open for you. Please call the office if you would like to join.

Sisters September 24th is the date for the next Sisters Book club meeting. We will be meeting at the home

of Anne Teunis (949-651-0747). The book for discussion is Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nichol-

son. It is about Tom and the two elephants who move from the green fields and woods of the Eng-

lish countryside to the dark streets and alleys of late-eighteenth century London, reflecting both the

beauty and violence of the age. “Nicholson’s lush writing and deft storytelling complement a capti-

vating tale of love and loyalty between one man and the two elephants that change the lives of all

who meet them.”

Nancy O’Connor will bring us the devotion and Barbara Albers is providing dessert.

We will be selecting the next books that we want to read, so come with your suggestions for Octo-

ber, November and January. There is no meeting in December. All women of the church are wel-

come. See you at Sisters!

PASTOR PAIGE WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU!

Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) has been asked to arrange small group meetings with Pas-tor Paige so that she can get to know everyone in the congregation on a personal level. Our small dinner groups have started to schedule these events with her and she has had the opportunity to meet with many of us already. There are still people that she has not had the opportunity to meet indi-vidually. Let’s help her get to know us and vice versa. SPRC is looking for volunteers to host small groups (8-10) and people who have not yet had the op-portunity to get further acquainted with Pastor Paige. To be included in an upcoming session or to ask questions, please contact Barbara Robison by e-mail (brobison175@yahoo.com) or by phone (949-262-1257) evenings and weekends.

New Member Orientation With Pastor Paige & Friends

Sundays September 9/8 – 9/29

11:00 – 12:00

Education Building

Child care provided upon request.

Sign up on Sunday or contact the office.

Be Love opportunities for UUMC to share its love

Bring a side dish or dessert to share. Hamburgers, hot dogs, a vegetarian option and drinks will be provided. There will be a bounce house, cake walk and games for the kids! Join the fun and help our community outreach programs by donating items for Live and or Silent Auction. Here are some ideas:

Options are endless. Be creative! Donate your gifts, your time, or your talents. All donations will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Babette Faure (babettefaure@sbcglobal.net) or Kelly Babcock (danbabcock@aol.com) .

Name(s): _____________________________________________ Phone: ___________________

Will donate: ___________________________________________ Value: ___________________

Yes / No: I will donate a baked item for the cake walk (Circle choice)

Please place the above form in the offering plate or return to church office

Computer Lessons Creative Donations Photography

Original Art Work Boat Cruises Brunch, Tea or Dinner

Dog Walking House Cleaning Pet Sitting

Handyman Service Craft Lessons Children's Party

Car Detailing Sewing / Alterations Gardening

Tutoring Gift Certificates Sporting Event Tickets

Theatre Tickets Manicure / Pedicure Menu Planning

Haircut Time Shares Vacation Home

Backpacks / Food needed for Families Forward It is back to school time (year-a-round-school starting a new year) and Families Forward’s families need help.

Backpacks, pencils, papers, crayons, and all the other school supplies are needed. UUMC will be collecting these

items from now through the first of September. Donated new grade appropriate school supplies and backpacks are

distributed to students helping them start off on the same foot as their peers building their confidence in the com-

ing school year. Drop supplies in the blue bin::

Food is also still needed for Families Forward—write check or drop off donations in blue bin.

Save those Paperbacks

We will once again be collecting new or gently used books for our sisters and brothers at the James A. Musick Facility, a minimum-security branch of the Orange County Jail System. These books should be paperbacks (hard-covered books are not allowed) with a variety of reading levels of interest to men and women. Bibles are fine, as long as they are paperbacks. Most magazines are also accepted; ones that cannot be used will be discarded.

Please be sure to remove any personal identifying information before donating your books. There will be a box on the patio to collect books and magazines on October 13, 20, and 27.

El Nino Mexico Trip Pictures—

From Catherine Bilanchone and Josh Evans

BELIEVE New Classes for 2013-2014

Starting Soon Sign Up on Sunday STUDY TIME STARTS DURATION LEADER OVERVIEW

Disciple 1 Thursday 7pm- 9:30 pm

Sept 12, 2013 34 weeks Cathy Boragno Lois Vaught

Bible overview

Disciple 4 Thursday 7pm- 9:30 pm

Sept 12, 2013 32 weeks Joyce Stenberg Linda Dressler

OT “Writings”, John, James, Jude

Jesus in the Gospels

Thursday pm 30 weeks John Young Adrian DeGroot

Study of compari-son of Gospels

The Truth Project

Thursday 7pm- 9:30 pm

Sept 12, 2013 12 weeks Jack Lucas Seeking out God’s Truth. (homework free)

Bunny Slope Bible Study

Wednesday 6pm to 7pm

Oct 2, 2013 6 weeks Pastor Paige Eaves Introduction of the Bible

Financial Peace University

Monday 7pm- 9:30 pm

Sept 16, 2013 9 weeks Bryan and Kath-leen Doppenberg

Dave Ramsey’s course on money management

The New Being Sunday Afternoons

October 20 4 weeks Doug Brown Paul Tillich’s pres-entation of Chris-tian faith in a new way

Sacred Space – Making Time for God

Sunday 6pm-7pm & Ash Wednesday

Feb 2 4 weeks Pastor Paige Eaves The essence and practice of prayer

New Member Orientation

Sunday 11am-12pm

Sept 8 4 weeks Pastor Paige Eaves For prospective members

Ladies Bible Study

Ladies Thursday am Bible Study - Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White. Class will resume on Thurs-

day, Sept. 12th at 9:15 am in the Ed. Bldg. Please join us as we read scripture and have discussion that relates

to present day Religion, Morality and Politics. This is a DVD led study by Adam Hamilton. 5 sessions He

wants us to get beyond black and white thinking and seek instead the truth that resides on all sides of the is-

sues. Hamilton’s book is recommended to go along with the study and can be obtained from Cokesberry.com.

Class cost is $4.00. Questions—see Bonnie Wright or call the office (949) 786-8354.

Adult Sunday School

On September 15 the Sunday 11am Adult Bible Study class will begin a discussion based on our reading of excerpts

from a book by Tau Malachi called The Gnostic Gospel of St. Thomas. This book includes the text of the Gospel and a

commentary. Parts of it can be sampled at Amazon.com and information on the Gospel can be found at Wikipe-

dia.com. Please consider joining us for a lively discussion. Questions? contact Doug Brown at 640-2949 or

forestbooks@yahoo.com.

Ministerial Staff

Pastor Paige Eaves

Pastorpaige@uumcirvine.org

Program and Support Staff

Director of Music John W. Carpenter

john@uumcirvine.org

Youth Ministry Director Alvia Gilbert

alvia@uumcirvine.org

Organist Cindy Hanson

Media Technician Jeff Moretti

jeff@uumcirvine.org

Kingdom’s Kids Director Tiffany Vantine

Kingdom’s Kids Accompanist Cathy Bilanchone

Nozomi Mission Pastor Hidemi Ito

Office Administrator Jane Bernard

jane@uumcirvine.org

Finance Administrator Marybeth Waniek

marybeth@uumcirvine.org

Child’s World Preschool Director Cyndi McCormick

www.childsworldpreschool.com

Sunday Morning Custodian Jerry Colunga

The UUMC Outlook is published bi-monthly by University United Methodist Church Outlook Editor: Jane Bernard / Barb DeGroot Materials for consideration should be submitted to:

University United Methodist Church

Att: Newsletter 18422 Culver Drive, Irvine, CA 92612 or

E-mail: newsletter@uumcirvine.org

Articles Due to the Editor: Friday Sep. 6 Next Issue EMAILED: Wednesday, Sep. 11

Please keep the following people in your prayers . . .

We Pray for Our Homebound Carol Moore. Charles Pitts.

Anne Ramsay. Alice Sakai.

We Pray for Those Who Are Ill or Having Surgery David Gibson. Lois McKissick.

La Verna Price’s sister, Laura. Linda Wabler’s cousin.

Jan Kirby’s brother-in-law. Howard Simpson’s niece.

Pauline Hall’s son

We Pray for Those Who Grieve Mitzi Holmes and family on the death of her mother.

If you are in need of prayer for yourself, a member of your family or a friend, you

are invited to contact the church office at 949.786.8354 or Diane Masenten, Prayer

Chain Coordinator, at 949.854.2357. To respect the privacy of those in need, we

publish only the names of those who have given us direct permission to do so.

Back to Regular Office Hours Monday 9-5 Tuesday 9-5

Wednesday 9-5 Thursday 9-5

Friday— 9-1

Still Looking for Photgoraphers We are in the process of putting together a new website. If you have re-

cent photographs of UUMC or want to take a few pictures we can use

your help. Looking for:

Heifer at the Fair. Youth Events. Easter. Worship.

Families Forward Dinners. Dinners at Church . Pride Day .

Sunday School. Bible Studies. Dinner Groups.

Coffee Time . Baptism with Pastor Paige .

to Lori Boulard for sharing her beautiful home and won-

derful yard, and to Lori, Cathy Boragno, Jane Bernard,and Kelly

Babcock, Barbara Albers, and Bonnie Wright for coordinating the

women’s Mini-Retreat.