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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 October Lectionary Readings ................................................................................ Page 2 Worldwide Nature of the UMC Study Report ................................................ Page 3 United Methodist Men ............................................................................................ Page 3 October Birthdays and Anniversaries ................................................................ Page 3 Who’s in Our Pews Special Report: Mexico Trip ......................................... Page 4 October Calendar .................................................................................................... Page 6 Reflections Live Your Prayers ................................................................................................. Page 7 What Does Your Horn Say? ............................................................................. Page 7 From Amy District Youth FaithFest .....................................................................................Page 8 Parents Night Out ................................................................................................Page 8 Thursday School ...................................................................................................Page 8 Read to Feed ......................................................................................................... Page 9 Monkey Around ................................................................................................... Page 9 God is a little like............................................................................................... Page 9 Lois Walton’s Birthday Invitation ...................................................................... Page 10 Gifts Class ................................................................................................................. Page 10 The Gift of Education............................................................................................ Page 10 Lazy W Ranch Spanish Style Deep Pit Barbeque ........................................ Page 10 End of Summer Beach Trip ..................................................................................Page 11 October 2011

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Page 1: October 2011 United Methodist Church of Yucaipa · I lived with a family that had two grown daughters, an elderly father and mother. They owned a Pasteleria and were really quite

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 October Lectionary Readings ................................................................................ Page 2 Worldwide Nature of the UMC Study Report ................................................ Page 3 United Methodist Men ............................................................................................ Page 3 October Birthdays and Anniversaries ................................................................ Page 3 Who’s in Our Pews Special Report: Mexico Trip ......................................... Page 4 October Calendar .................................................................................................... Page 6 Reflections Live Your Prayers ................................................................................................. Page 7 What Does Your Horn Say? ............................................................................. Page 7 From Amy District Youth FaithFest .....................................................................................Page 8 Parents Night Out ................................................................................................Page 8 Thursday School ...................................................................................................Page 8 Read to Feed ......................................................................................................... Page 9 Monkey Around ................................................................................................... Page 9 God is a little like… ............................................................................................... Page 9 Lois Walton’s Birthday Invitation ...................................................................... Page 10 Gifts Class ................................................................................................................. Page 10 The Gift of Education ............................................................................................ Page 10 Lazy W Ranch Spanish Style Deep Pit Barbeque ........................................ Page 10 End of Summer Beach Trip ..................................................................................Page 11

October 2011

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From Pastor Sharon ~ Dear brothers and sisters,

Our church’s 100th Anniversary celebration is right around the corner.

Sunday, November 13, 2011. We are honored that the Rev. Dr. Bau Dang, Superintendent of the Riverside District of the United Methodist Church, has accepted the invitation to preach. His text is Ezekiel 37:1-14, and his theme is “Keys for Revitalization.”

Sunday, December 4, 2011. We continue our year of centennial celebration, with the honor of welcoming Bishop Mary Ann Swenson as preacher, Communion celebrant, and dedicator of the new Peace Pole. Bishop Swenson has expressed joyful anticipation regarding her visit.

Sunday, November 11, 2012. We wrap up our centennial year with more celebrating.

Throughout the year, 11/11/11-11/11/12. We participate in “100 for the 100th.”

“100 for the 100th” is a very simple concept. 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: During UMCOY’s centennial year, I promise to…

…serve 100 meals to the homeless

…plant 100 daffodils (or trees, or…)

…sew 100 quilts for others (or make woodcrafting items, or…)

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

…give 100 pennies (quarters, dollars, $10’s, $100’s, $1000’s) 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)

“100 for the 100th” – what will be your 100 new things? I encourage you to think about this creatively. And then, I encourage you to 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 Yours in Christ,

Pastor Sharon

October Lectionary Readings:

October 2 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 ~ Philippians 3:4b-14 ~ Matthew 21:33-46

October 9 Exodus 32:1-14 ~ Philippians 4:1-9 ~ Matthew 22:1-14

October 16 Exodus 33:12-23 ~ 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 ~ Matthew 22:15-22

October 23 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 ~ 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 ~ Matthew 22:34-46

October 30 (All Saints Sunday) Revelation 7:9-17 ~ 1 John 3:1-3 ~ Matthew 5:1-12

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

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Can Structural Change Lead to Social Change?

The Worldwide Nature of the United Methodist Church

Study Report

United Methodist brethren in the Philippines and Africa seem

far away from us in California, but their structure and what

they do affects us all.

Marjorie Suchocki, retired professor at the Claremont School of

Theology, served on the committee to recommend (at General

Conference) possible structural changes in the global United

Methodist Church.

At this gathering, Marjorie will discuss the problems and

possibilities outlined in the committee’s 8/1/11 report.

All are welcome!

Sunday, October 2, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Claremont United Methodist Church 211 W. Foothill Blvd. Claremont, CA

in the Round Building Behind the Sanctuary

6 p.m. Potluck supper, drinks provided please bring a dish to share and your plates & cutlery

7 p.m. Report and discussion

RSVP and Questions: Rev. Janet Gollery McKeithen (310) 399-1631

sponsored by Cal-Pac chapter, Methodist Federation for Social Action

The October 15th breakfast meeting

of the United Methodist Men will

feature Joe Michaelson as our

speaker. Joe has a Doctorate in

Clinical Psychology and will be

speaking to us about his work with

youth in group homes in our

neighborhoods of Yucaipa and

Calimesa. We meet at 8:00 a.m. at

Bob's Big Boy in Calimesa. Ladies are

always welcome.

See you there,

Ralph Snook

6 Charles & Jackie Strohl

20 William & Robin Harps

27 Monique & Mark Fisher

2 Dorothy Pressly

3 Kathleen Anderson

3 Erik Hagen

3 Marian King

5 Trudie Johnson

5 Mike Hinckley

6 Amy Bahnson

6 Betty Murphey

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 Kinckley

31 Joshua Snapp-Kolas

31 Gale Taylor

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Mexico

Who’s in Our Pews? We interrupt our

regularly-scheduled column to bring you this special report…

trip by Kim Pistilli As many of you know, I spent a month in Mexico this summer. I visited Jaramillo with the Riverside youth group for the first week, spent a weekend in Tijuana and then flew to Guadalajara. In a small city close to Guadalajara (Ocotlan) I worked in a daycare for three weeks.

I went to Jaramillo last year as well, but the experience was still very rewarding. I spent most of the week working on Vacation Bible School with the neighborhood kids. I love working with these kids because they strive constantly to understand my broken Spanish and all they want is to love you and be loved in return. I talked with the Pastor in Jaramillo about a few challenges these kids were dealing with. Besides utter poverty, these kids face many challenges in their family life that most kids in the US cannot imagine. At least, I can’t imagine it. All the houses that I’ve visited in Jaramillo and the surrounding cities are shacks. They have dirt floors and outhouses. All the children have dirty toys and many have dirty clothes with holes.

I really am in love with this little town and this year I found out there is an elementary school there. My hope is that someday I can work in that school. These kids are so loving, hopeful and caring. They care for each other and for their brothers and sisters. These kids deserve what I had and what most of us have had: opportunity. No one can control where they were born and whether they were born into poverty or wealth. I am lucky enough to have experienced a middle-class life in the US. I have grown up with everything I need and most of what I want. Most importantly, I have had the opportunity to go to university and to become an educated individual. Everyone deserves this opportunity, even those kids in Jaramillo with dirty faces and baby sisters in their laps. Although I recognize this is a huge goal, my dream is for all or

most of those kids to get some kind of higher education and create a new face for the next generation of adults and families in Jaramillo.

After Jaramillo, I moved on to work in Ocotlan. I loved working with the kids and had a lot of fun playing with them and loving on them. One of the biggest challenges was working with such young kids. All the children were between two and five years old. A classroom full of twenty to thirty toddlers isn’t always a fun thing. But when they were happy or when they loved you, it was amazing.

I was a bit bothered because the kids in the daycare were not poor at all. They brushed their teeth twice in the daycare, changed their clothes, had nice new backpacks and got two meals in the daycare. These were not the kids I had seen in Jaramillo. Furthermore, the daycare was very clean and very well taken care of. It was hard for me to not express this sentiment to my coordinators from the organization. But it got even harder when I met the children from my neighborhood.

I lived with a family that had two grown daughters, an elderly father and mother. They owned a Pasteleria and were really quite wealthy. The house I stayed at was very clean and very new. All the cabinets, floors and furniture looked new and they had three maids. I was playing in the driveway with the grandchildren one afternoon when a little boy stuck his dirty face between the bars of the fence and watched us. I invited him to play with us and he brought about three or four friends with him. It didn’t take long for me to realize that the family was not very comfortable with these kids on their property. I told them we had to play somewhere

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else, so we walked across the street and played tag at a storefront.

I spent many late nights at the storefront playing with these kids. They ranged from two years old to twelve years old. We played tag, telephone, went to see the horses that were close by and went to the swapmeet or the park on the weekends. When it got late, I would try to calm them a bit and the four six year olds would fight about who would sit in my lap. “Abrazame”-“Hug me” they would each beg me.

Make no mistake, these kids weren’t angels. They fought with each other and they fought often. Victor was six years old and he fought hard. He would really punch his friends in the face. One night, Victor got in a huge fight with his friend Carlos, who was also six. I saw them fighting in the

street, Carlos frantically slapping at Victor and Victor punching him in the face until he started crying. They looked less like six year olds and more like fighting eighteen year olds. It is never a good thing to see children as adults. Children should always be allowed to be children for as long as possible. But it is hard not to see it when they fight like adults. One of the older girls told me one night that Victor’s dad hit him a lot. We talked a bit about why it wasn’t okay to hit your kids because then they would hit other people. They promised me that when they had kids, they wouldn’t hit them.

The Señora would often greet me when I would come home from playing with the neighborhood kids. She would tell me that those were “Niños groseros, Niños locos”-“Rude kids, Crazy kids”. I would simply say, “Yes, but they’re also very

loving”. I later found out that some of these kids were the grandchildren of her maids.

The last day I was there I went to the swapmeet and the park with three of the older kids. We played all day and that night when I had to leave the older kids all wrote me letters telling me they loved me and they would miss me. They ran to their houses and gave me all these gifts: little plastic rings from vending machines, fast food toys and school pictures. I wish the Señora had seen all that. Rude kids, crazy kids, they don’t love you like that.

I’m not sure what difference it made for me to love those kids and to spend time with them, to show them that they were important and beautiful. I’m not sure if they will remember me in ten years when they have children or when they are trying to decide between picking up a beer or picking up a textbook. But I can only hope that something that I did, something that I said will show them that adults can and will love them, that someone is watching to see if they succeed, and, at the very least, that not all gringos are what they seem on the television or even on the world stage.

Everything I experienced in Mexico would not have been possible without your help. Without the support of the United Methodist Church of Yucaipa, I would have never been able to lead VBS in Jaramillo, to work with the children of the daycare in Ocotlan and to spend my extra time loving the children who weren’t always loved the way children should be. You have given me the opportunity to experience another part of the world and another way of life. You have let me give others an opportunity to be loved and cared for. You have provided me with the chance for me to live and love. A person could not ask for more. Thank you.

[Ed: What a great article Kim wrote! I’m so glad she shared her experience with us. While reading this story, I could just see her there in Mexico, teaching kids and playing tag. Remember, our financial contributions and sponsorships make this type of wonderful ministry possible! Thank you, Kim and Thank you, UMCoY.]

Our regularly-scheduled column, Who’s in Our Pews? will be back next month.

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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

What Does Your Horn Say?

Do you remember when the whole lower half of a car's steering wheel used to constitute the car's horn? A car horn that was half the size of the steering wheel made it so much easier and fun to find and hit than locating today's microscopic, camouflaged little buttons. How are you ever supposed to find and use your horn in the nanosecond you have in case of a pending accident? But it was a daughter's comment that made me ponder the changing role of yet another thing I

thought would never change. She said something to the effect that a horn was mainly for communicating to another driver that you are angry with them. I was a little shocked. When had a car horn become mostly an instrument to express road rage? How were we communicating that to her? I didn't think of a car horn that way at all! So I started to tell her all about all the old-fashioned uses of the trusty car horn. Isn't a horn primarily for accident prevention? To warn another driver that they are straying into your path, or in danger of hitting you? For such uses, the little buttons are woefully inadequate. Unless you drive with your thumb or finger poised over the button, forget it. You can never find the horn that fast. How else are horns used? Well, of course there is the friendly little "hello" honk. Then there is the romantic or flirting honk. Then there is the sentimental goodbye honk: one woman taps her horn lightly whenever she leaves her mother's home - a cute little ritual that somehow signals all is well between them. A goodbye honk is like a goodnight kiss: hard to do if you are mad at someone. It is an unfortunate sign of the times if my kids have come to think of the horn as a thing you use to sound off at another driver. So what are we teaching our kids by example and what they absorb from the rest of society if they look at car horns primarily as a tool of aggression? The increase in road-rage and the erosion of the old-fashioned accident-preventing car horn to the point where the horn is mainly an accent mark for flaring tempers is undoubtedly due to many factors. But can we stem this trend by taking a look again at how we see other people? When we respect other people as God's creation, as people that God also loves, we move even our road etiquette up a little higher on the civility scale.

Anonymous

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District Youth FaithFest

The Riverside District Camping Committee is hosting their Annual FaithFest event October 8-9 here at Yucaipa UMC. Anthony Marquez and Amy Bahnson will co-dean the event entitled “All-Star” based on 1 John 3:18, “Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.”

From 2:00 PM Saturday through 2:00 PM Sunday, we’re host to 75(ish) 6th – 12th graders sharing in singing, games, activities, theme

inputs, small groups, campfire and closing worship with communion. We will come in and sing a few songs during our worship service to share our energy, our spirit and our thanks for being able to use this wonderful facility.

The cost is $20 and includes 3 meals and all materials. Contact Amy Bahnson if you need more information or if you’d like to help in the kitchen.

Parents’ Night Out is Back! Friday, October 14 is an evening for parents

to think of something else to do as we have a

great time in store for your kids. From 5:30

– 8:00p, we’ll enjoy games, crafts, pizza,

and the new Veggie Tale movie,

“The Princess and the Popstar”

based on the Prince and the

Pauper story, finding value in

ourselves and our own gifts.

We ask that you bring a box

of cereal for our local food

pantry as our outreach project. While you’re

at it, why not bring a friend along? Please

consider adding this to your schedule. IT’S

FUN FOR ALL!!!

Thursday

School

Each Thursday during the school year, a new

program will be starting for all elementary

school children in Kindergarten through 6th

grade. “Thursday School” is held from 5:00 –

6:30p in the Fellowship Hall and includes games,

Christian education, crafts, singing,

and dinner.

I am looking for 2 things:

1) volunteers to help

with cooking, set up,

sign in table, crafts,

teachers, aids, and

extra hands to help

wherever needed AND

2) children.

I would appreciate your support through

volunteering and praying that this is an outreach

program that reaches out to our children and

the neighborhood around the church. Let us live

out the Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

motto that the United Methodist Church has

adopted. Help us keep it alive!

Please contact Amy Bahnson for more

information or how you can help.

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Read

To

Feed Heifer International Project has a wonderful program for children and youth to participate in called “Read To Feed.” It’s a Win/Win event that encourages our students to read. By getting sponsors for simply reading or being read to, they earn money for children and families around the world to help them become self-sufficient by owning an animal to make their life better (goats for milk, bees for honey, sheep for wool, etc.). The best part is that

these families, in turn, pass on that gift to others as the first offspring is given to another family in need.

The children and youth will be at a table during

Fellowship Time asking if you’d consider being a sponsor for their reading during October. It can be an amount per book or a total for the month. Be warned, some are big readers, pleasure reading and school books count as well as ones that someone reads to them. It’s all for a good cause and encouraging reading is always a good thing. All participants will receive a bookmark, stickers plus prizes at the end of the month.

Please consider sponsoring one of our young readers or maybe a small amount for each reader. Any amount is welcome and appreciated. Thank you!

Monkey Around

Once a month on Sundays from 11:30 – 1:00 PM, all

Kindergarten through 12th graders have an opportunity to

share a meal together and enjoy various programs

designed simply for fellowship. There are times that

we’re preparing for a special event, but being together to

“Monkey Around” is the central focus.

Our first program will be held on Sunday, October 2nd.

We’ll eat lunch, play games, and prepare a something

special for the 100th

Anniversary Celebration

in November. Friends

and family are always

welcome. Contact Amy with

any questions or if you’d like

to volunteer some time to

help out.

Blessings to you.

Amy Bahnson

God is a Little Like... God is a little like General Electric: He lights

your path. God is a little like Bayer Aspirin: He works

wonders.

God is a little like Hallmark Cards: He cared enough to send the very best.

God is a little like Tide: He gets out the stains that others leave behind.

God is a little like VO-5 Hair Spray: He holds

through all kinds of weather. God is a little like Alka Seltzer: Oh, what a

relief He is! God is a little like a Copper-top battery:

Nothing can outlast Him.

God is a little like American Express: Don't leave home without Him!

--Author Unknown

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Please join us for a special Open House

in celebration of

Lois Walton’s 100th Birthday

Sunday, October 9, 2-5 p.m.

1439 Sagebrush Place, Beaumont, CA 92223

Please RSVP by September 15 by calling 951-769-1454

In lieu of gifts,

there will be a basket for birthday cards.

GIFTS CLASS Sundays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

(During Sunday school hour)

Study Text: The 3 Colors of Ministry

By Christian A Schwarz

Includes “The Three-Color Gift Test:

How to discover your God-given

potential.”

Copies are available in the Church office for

$8.40.

Get your copy today!

Please let Linda, in the office, know if you

cannot afford a book; scholarships may be

available. (Donations to the scholarship fund appreciated.)

The Gift of Education You may have been approached by Cameron Causey in the Fellowship Hall regarding a sponsorship for a trip he hopes to take with other students from Mesa View Middle School. If not… here’s the 411:

When: May, 2012 What: Educational trip to D.C. and New York City How Much: Cameron needs to raise $2300.00

During this week-long trip, the group will visit the Capitol, the White House, Arlington National Cemetery, Wall Street and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

What a great opportunity for Cameron and his schoolmates! If you’d like more info or if you would like to help sponsor Cameron, email him at: [email protected].

This is an excellent event full of fun, friends, fellowship and of course, delicious Spanish-style Deep Pit Barbecue. The annual Lazy W Ranch Deep Pit BBQ draws hundreds of local church members like you every year. There will be fun for all ages, and plenty of food to go around. For the younger BBQ fans, there will be a bounce house and a rock-climbing wall where you can strive to reach new heights.

October 15, 2011 23852 Hot Springs Canyon Road, P.O. Box 579

San Juan Capistrano, California

Tickets this year are $15 for adults and $4 for children (ages 3-11) and we encourage you to pre-sell tickets to anyone interested in coming. Let us know how many tickets you need and we will send the tickets right away. The money from pre-sales will be collected at the barbecue and if a payment is made by check, please ensure that the check is made to “Cal Pac”.

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What a day! Fourteen children, youth,

young adults, and adults headed out to

Huntington Beach on Sunday, September

18. How fun to take a great group to

celebrate the end of summer while

enjoying the ocean, some waves, plenty

of wind and sun, a walk, and good

conversation. In-N-Out Burger was a

delicious start to the afternoon.

Simply add water and PRANG! A

wonderful day was made.

The gang included: Sarah and Robert

Fisher, Bianca, Kathryn, Chris, and

Robert Forte (with friends Tanner and

Samantha), Breanna and Emily Hinckley,

Ross Harps, Chris Snapp-Kolas, Rachael

Moore and Amy Bahnson.

Watch for other outings and programs

coming your way. Amy is hoping to set

a date for the Natural History Museum

and California Science Center at

Exposition Park in LA soon. It’s an

incredible day for ALL ages.

Watch for other outings and programs

coming your way. Amy is hoping to set

a date for the Natural History Museum

and California Science Center at

Exposition Park in LA soon. It’s an

incredible day for ALL ages.

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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.

www.yucaipamethodist.org [email protected]

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

[email protected] or bring your submission to the church office, by the 10th of the month for publication in the following month’s newsletter.

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