July 6, 2011
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Vol. 28, Issue 14
OFFICE: (818) 886-1555
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KATHERINE STANFILL, DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUNDAY WORSHIP AT 9:00 & 11:00 AM
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
Jazz Vespers Car Wash To Benefit Youth SSP
New West Guitar Group July 16, from 9:30 AM to Noon
will perform at Jazz Ves- in the Church Parking Lot
pers on Sunday, July 10 at Our Youth Missions team will be raising funds for our
6 PM. With performers Summer Sierra Service Project trips.
Jeff Stein, John Storie and We will wash your car from top to bottom — all for your
P e r r y S mi t h — t h r e e donations! Support a great cause and get a clean car. Tell
young guitar virtuosos — your friends!
New West Guitar has been making its mark as the premier You can also bring Bottles and
acoustic / electric guitar ensemble. Cans for recycling the day of the
Based in Los Angeles, New West has performed in ma- car wash. Start saving now!
jor venues throughout Canada, Japan, Europe, and the Watch for more SSP fundrais-
United States. John Storie performed with us last year ers.
and was fabulous. Join us for an outstanding Jazz Vespers. Come support the SSP team!!
REGISTER NOW FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
July 25-29, 9 AM to 12:15 PM
What will NUMC’s Vacation Bible Bible verse and working on our mission project to help
School (“Shake it up Café”) be like? feed the hungry.
3 & 4 year old “Chefs” For Youth 6th-12th grades!
will meet together in special preschool designed class- Help with Music, Crafts, Games, Storytelling, or… Com-
rooms with various “Discovery Centers” that include munity Service Credit!
Cooking, Science, Crafts and other various age-appropriate For All Adults!
FUN. A special Storyteller will visit them to act out the Journey with us! Tell stories, play music, take photos…
Bible Story. Time will be spent every morning playing How can you be involved?
outdoors. For one day? Or all five?
Elementary-age children Cost for the week: $30 / child. $15 / additional sibling.
(those entering Kindergarten through 5th grade) will meet Scholarships are available.
in family groups. Their leaders — youth and adults — will VBS will be great for NUMC, for
guide them to various centers to see, hear and participate in children, for adults, and for the com-
great Bible stories, learn wonderful music, do fun crafts, munity. Tell your friends and check
experiment with cool science projects, play games and, of online to see how you can help make
course, enjoy snacks! this a success.
All Campers For more information and / or to
will begin and end each day together in a great worship register for VBS, visit our website
that will include singing, movement, puppetry, each day’s www.northridgeumc.org.
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The Preacher’s Part
Every Annual Conference brings some surprises. My parents had both worked to build that church. My
This year the surprise came to me as the ushers handed father literally helped build the sanctuary, pounding nails,
out a multi-page document in the last moments of the Sat- installing the PA system wiring and the roofing. I remem-
urday morning session. The document contained a listing ber swinging from a rope in the sanctuary when they were
of the Cabinet recommendations for closure of churches, installing the chandeliers in the nave. Both of my parents
and it hit me like a ton of bricks. There, on the list, was had taken a shift on the Board of Trustees, and chaired the
my home church, the Rolando United Methodist Church. board for several years. They also had served on SPRC at
I had no idea it was dying. different times, though my Dad swore off that after there
I read the paragraphs about the closure, and it was all was a vote to tell Rev. Joe McShane he was leaving: Dad
rather cut and dried. I remembered that just last year they hated politics in the church and felt Joe was given the
had received a new pastor, whom I do not know at all. short stick when he had done a very commendable job. It
The paper detailed that the congregation had voted to was a sad time, but the result was that Rev. Jim Hadley
close last February and that the profit from the sale of the came to Rolando and with him my future bride, so I honor
property would go to several conference and district pro- the mysterious workings of the Lord.
jects. The final date of existence was listed as this com- I worked for the church as a youth — mowing the
ing September. As I walked out of the session, I had sev- lawn, being church custodian for a few months one sum-
eral people to contact before leaving, so I pushed it out of mer, where I learned to strip and wax the social hall with
my mind and moved on. an industrial buffer, and moved the Torah for Temple
On the Monday after, the Rolando Lay Representative Beth Israel’s Friday services in the sanctuary. In 1968,
to Conference, Thom Hogan, began to complain in an on- the congregation raised over $1,200 to send me on the
line bulletin listing. He was surprised to find the church Philippine Work Team, putting on dinners and other fund
listed for closure and spoke against the motion to close raisers. For the school year 1969-70, I was the Youth Di-
during the Sunday morning session, but the Annual Con- rector and I directed “You’re a Good Man, Charlie
ference voted for closure none the less, and it was a done Brown”. We hauled the whole cast up to the Ivar Theatre
deal. to see Gary Burghoff do the lead before we started cast-
ing; then we performed it at several churches to great re-
Again, the grief swept over me, a deep and prevailing
sponses before the kids returned to school in the fall.
sadness, and I posted a reply on the list and placed an old
picture on my Facebook Wall. Over the years the neighborhood had changed. Most
members moved north of I-8, but still came back for
Rolando Methodist Church was the only home church
church. But as they aged their children did not return.
I ever knew. I was baptized there in 1954, when my sister
The congregation was unable to invite the new neighbors
was an infant. We were baptized on the same day my
into their fellowship. The new residents had no idea there
parents joined the church. Our family would call that
was a wonderful legacy of familial love and service there.
building our “church home” for the next fifty years. As the foundational members passed away, the congrega-
I recorded a whole lot of firsts in those hallowed halls tion that remained was increasingly strained to carry the
as I grew to adulthood. Linda and I were both in the financial burden of a facility that had once housed over
Methodist Youth Fellowship at Rolando. I preached my 1,100 members. The increasing costs of pastoral salary
first sermon there as a youth. Curiously, because Linda’s and health benefits were running up against a congrega-
father was appointed to Pacific Palisades UMC in 1969, tional gathering that dwindled down to dozens.
we were married up there in 1970. But the next year I
Last winter the District called a congregational meet-
was invited back to Rolando to preach on Graduation
ing to vote on their future. With 117 members on the rolls
Sunday, June of 1971 — from whence the Facebook pic-
and 64 in average Sunday worship, only 30 came to the
ture came to be taken of a very young seminary student
meeting, where just 19 voted to become a “Legacy Con-
and his bride. gregation”, but nobody explained to them that this meant
I preached there a couple more times over the years. they would be closed immediately. They thought they
But I did not preach when we had the memorial services were leaving a legacy, and now they have. And I grieve
for my Dad in the summer of 2003 or for my Mom on with them.
December 29, 2004. The sanctuary was almost packed for
Food for thought, friends, food for thought!
my Dad’s service, which was really a tribute to my Mom,
as over half the crowd was her PEO and University Wom- Love,
en friends. There were far fewer for her service — the
holidays kept many away — still several hundred were in
attendance.
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Thank Yous
Have you been in the balcony at church lately?
A great big thank you to
Mike Shields. With the as-
sistance of Dave Herges-
heimer and the Wednesday Our condolences and prayers to Char
Workers, Mike designed, Anderson, on the death of her husband Mel.
created and installed railings Services were held at NUMC on July 2.
at the balcony stairs. Our condolences and prayers to Jan Kearney,
on the death of her mother Lillian
Thank you to all who provided and helped serve the McPherson. Services will be held in
lovely cake during coffee hour on June 12th in celebra- Tennessee.
tion of our confirmands.
Our condolences and prayers to the family of
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be “Food Mary Nelson, on her death.
Angels” for NUMC. If anyone wants to help and did not
fill out a “Hey Pastor” form, please call the church of- Prayers of healing for:
fice to let us know that we can count on you to provide Christine Coons; Joan Edwards; Heather
Fritch; Virginia Jackson; Pat Kendall; Jacquie
food for those who have temporary needs for assistance.
O’Connor; Richard Parker; Amanda Snider; Mel
Watson; Martha Williamson; and Win Wheatley.
“Traveling Angels” Needed Prayers for all those undergoing treatment and those in
We need volunteers able to drive people to the 11 AM pain.
worship service on Sundays. If you are able to do that, Prayers of safety for all our Service Personnel serving
please call Nancy Leverage or the church office to vol- at home and abroad.
unteer. Your help will be most appreciated!
HELP OTHERS: DONATE BLOOD
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Monday,
July 11, from 12 to 8 PM in Fellowship Hall. Please
sign up during coffee fellowship. For more information,
call Joann DeSantis.
Next Book for Study Group
“Historical Jesus” — Marcus Borg
8 AM Sundays in the Library
Borg, a best selling author and Professor of Religion
and Culture, writes plainly and in intelligible prose lay-
persons can understand.
Borg presents the “whole”
of the story of Jesus as a
figure of history who be-
Mr. Bill Retires!!!!
came Christianity’s Lord. Bill Margadant, our Building and Grounds Manager,
We will read about a will be retiring on July 31, 2011!!
chapter a week — 25-30 Please join us in celebrating Bill’s 19 years of ser-
pages — and discuss what vice on Sunday, August 7 at 10 AM in Fellowship
we have learned. Books Hall between the worship services.
are available in the church Well wishes for Bill — as he enters this new phase
office. Available at $10, of life — may be in the form of cards, notes or cash
or order online. donations toward a “money tree”. If you would like
Come, sit in, and add to show your appreciation to Bill for his service to
your insight and views if NUMC, donations may be given to Nancy Easterly or
you wish! to Joan Coston in the church office.
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GYTTE Sunday is July 24th Church & Society
On Sunday, Screens Movie
July 24th, The Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job
NUMC will be will be screened on Monday, July 11th at 7 PM
hosting the in the Kendall Building, and is presented by
Sanchez family Church and Society (of the Outreach Ministries team).
from Give Ye The documentary will answer many questions about what
Them To Eat caused the 2008 financial collapse. Narrated by Matt Da-
(GYTTE) in mon, Inside Job focuses on the 2008 crisis (which caused
the loss of millions of jobs and homes) and features inter-
Puebla, Mexico.
views with financial experts and insiders. Director Charles
The Sanchez Ferguson has said that the film is about "the systemic cor-
family will de- ruption of the United States by the financial services indus-
liver the message in both services on this GYTTE try and the consequences of that systemic corruption." The
Sunday. In the next newsletter you will hear more film examines the changes in financial regulation and over-
about this family and their experiences as key mem- sight as well as banking practices which helped create the
bers of the GYTTE staff . crisis. Since the meltdown cost the economy an unbelieva-
GYTTE was founded in 1977 as a social outreach ble $20 trillion, the tagline for this documentary says it is
project of the Methodist Church of Mexico to combat "the film that cost over $20,000,000,000,000 to make." The
hunger and poverty in the rural sector. The purpose of movie is rated PG-13 (for some drug and sex-related materi-
the "Give Ye Them To Eat" program (GYTTE) is to al).
strengthen the capabilities of marginalized people and For more information, go to the film’s website http://
communities to meet their basic needs, and to deter- www.sonyclassics.com/insidejob/
mine and sustain a just and integrated development
process. Participatory methods and development tools Local NUMC Mission at NVCS
are used to create conditions in which change can take The Arson Rebuild Team will be working at North Valley
place from within the communities. Caring Services this year. The church we had planned to
GYTTE is an Advance Special Project of the United help is not ready for our team, so we will be working the
Methodist Church. Funding is needed to host courses first week of August at NVCS. More details will be coming
and classes at GYTTE's "Tree of Life" Training Cen- as to the projects involved.
ter. Workshops are also offered on location in the vil- This will be a great opportunity for those of you who have
wanted to participate in a missions trip, but couldn’t take a
lage communities. The programs include Community
week off work to join us. I look forward to working beside
and Family Health, Agricultural Development, Live-
you!
stock Development, Community Development, and For the past 10 years, NUMC has been proud to be a part
Church & Faith Development. of the Arson Rebuild Project, a mission project that helps
Donations can be made during the offering on rebuild churches burned by arson or accident. We've helped
GYTTE Sunday or by sending a check to the church churches in Georgia, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Alabama
with “GYTTE” on the memo line. Also see the and even Massachusetts.
church website: http://wwwnorthridgeumc.org. Join us this year in mission locally.
Mike Easterly, Outreach Ministries Ric Wilson
Mission Team Serves La Bonita de Changuena
The CRMP (Costa Rica Mis- In 2012 I will be leading
sion Projects) plans to be in La an adult mission team to
Bonita de Changuena in early Costa Rica in February and
2012 to build a parsonage for co-leading a youth mission
Humberto and Lili. They con- team with Katherine to
sistently have 40 or more peo- Costa Rica in July. Plan to
ple coming for worship! Some join us as we introduce
walk for over an hour to get more members of NUMC
there. As the church continues to our friends in Costa Rica.
to grow, Humberto and Lili If you missed the infor-
will move in 2012 to La Bonita to pastor that church full mational meeting on the
time. I started working with them in Santa Lucia five years adult mission trip on Sunday, June 26th , please contact me
ago and have been blessed to be a part of the growth of or the church office. For more information, see
their ministry in Changuena. http://www.costaricamissionprojects.com/
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Help Wanted New Address for Rev. Sandy Liddell
Rev Sandy Liddell, one of NUMC’s former ministers, is
With Bill Margadant retiring, Northridge UMC has moving to a small town — 3,000 population — located in
an opening for a custodian. the foothills on the eastern side of the Cascades in the
Responsibilities are — but are not limited to — clean- state of Washington.
ing and maintaining the church buildings and grounds. Any of you wanting to wish her well can send a card to
Additional details are available upon request. her at her new church: Cashmere UMC, 213 S. Division
Please submit resumes to the church office, to the at- St., Cashmere, WA 98815.
tention of Mike Shields or Rev. Steve Petty.
Sing on Sunday
Don’t Miss the Quarterly Conference During July join in the joy of
singing in the “Summer Choir”.
The next NUMC Quarterly Conference This is open to everyone who
will be Tuesday, July 12 at 7 PM in the
likes to sing. GIVE IT A TRY!!!
Kendall Building.
On the agenda is a proposal for the crea- Just come to the sanctuary on Sunday morning at 8 AM
tion of the “Friends of Music”, to earn mon- to learn an easy anthem and sing in the worship service.
ey from concerts and fundraisers to help support our NO midweek rehearsals… NO long-term commitment.
music ministries. All members of the church are invited This includes the first four Sundays in July. DON’T
to attend. Join us to see what is happening at NUMC. MISS OUT! JULY 3, 10, 17 & 24. Elmer Heerema
Celebrate the Class of 2011
College Allegra Wilson graduated from the University of
Carmen Caserta graduated from Thomas Jefferson Hawaii at Manoa with a BA in English. She is looking for
School of Law, Cum Laude. She plans to continue in her work as either a book editor or a social media specialist.
music, song writing and performing. Daughter of Ellen Parents are Ric and Tandy Wilson.
Rundle. Tiffany Wolfe graduated from Cal State University
Shirley Gibbs graduated from Woodbury College Channel Islands with an MBA in Business and a Master of
with a Masters in Business Administration. She plans to Science in Biotechnology. She is now looking for a job.
look for a management position. Parents are Wynn and Pat Wolfe.
Harmony Yunhui Ji graduated from CSUN with
a Master of Music in Voice. She plans to be part of Opera- High School
Works as an administrative assistant. Harmony is a section Lauren Eyrich graduated from Chatsworth High
leader with the NUMC Chancel Choir. School. She plans to study Animal Science at Oregon
Colin Patrick Jennings Klinger graduated from State University, to be a veterinarian. Parents are Linda
CSUN with a Masters of Science in Physics. He has been and Greg Eyrich.
a teaching assistant for the last two years. Son of Nancy Sam Mayhall graduated from Northridge Academy
Klinger. High School on CSUN campus. He plans to attend CSUN
Patricia Leverage graduated from Pierce College in the fall. Parents are Linda and Jack Mayhall.
with an AA in Deaf Studies. Her immediate plans are to Steven Nash graduated from Granada Hills Charter
travel to Northern California. Parents are Nancy and Nel- High School with honors. He is exploring his options for
son Leverage. college. Parents are Deb and Rob Nash.
Adam Wong Perez graduated from CSUN with a Micaela Withers graduated from Chatsworth High
BA CTVA Cinematography/Multimedia. His plans are to School. She plans to attend University of Northern Arizo-
get a job. Parents are Janis and Frank Perez. na to study nursing. Parents are Lacey and Matthew With-
David James Sanchez graduated from the LAPD ers.
Police Academy “Protect and Serve”. Parents are Jim and
Dawna Sanchez. Junior High
Gwendolyn Rose West graduated from UC Berke- David White graduated from the 8th Grade at Lau-
ley with a BA in Art History and a Minor in Anthropology. rel Hall School, North Hollywood, with Honors 3.99 GPA.
She plans to go to graduate school in Art Conservation. He will be attending Providence High School, Burbank,
Daughter of Amy Beth Lake. and was accepted with Honors. Son of Karen Soto-White.
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For Fellowship & Fine Dining. July 6
Wednesday, July 6 Soul Food Ca
fé TWO TICKETS LEFT
@ 6 PM in Fellowship Hall for NUMC Night at the
Free-will Offering Hollywood Bowl.
Suggested donation — $6.00. Saturday, August 6th will be
Enjoy a Soul Food Café “4th an exciting evening as the
of July Picnic” — on July 6th — in NUMC family attends “Hairspray” — a fully-staged
Fellowship Hall with grilled hamburgers, hot Broadway musical that won eight Tony Awards in 2003.
dogs, corn on the cob, and baked beans.
This is your LAST CHANCE to get tickets for a fun
Celebrate the occasion at Soul Food Café with good evening of great music with NUMC friends. The tickets
fellowship and good food. are $38 (including the bus).
See Nancy Easterly to get your tickets or be “Wait
Join the Listed” for any last-minute cancellations.
Summer Bible Study
Join us Thursdays at 10 AM in the Library for a Bible Wanted: Women to do crafts
Study on the story of the rise and decline of King Da- The UMW “Arts and Crafts” women are busy making
vid, as contained in the Old Testament Books of 1 and items for the coming Fall Boutique. Can you paint items,
2 Samuel. sew, crochet, knit or cut paper? We need you!
An outline of the class schedule is on the church web- We are a fun bunch and enjoy the fellowship each
site or can be picked up in the church office. Monday morning from 9 to 11:30 AM. If you have any
fresh ideas for making items for our boutique, please
Methodist Night at Dodger Stadium come and share them with us. We have had a few new
members join us, but we would love to have more.
The game is Friday, July 8th at 7:10 PM,
The money we receive from the sale of the boutique
with a fireworks show after the game. Kids 6-
items goes to our many missions projects. It is a very
14 have a chance to “Take the Field”
rewarding experience. Come when you can; we are hap-
with the players. Contact Jim
Sanchez through the church office to py to have you. If you have any questions, call Phyllis
see whether tickets are still available Nelson or Pat Small. We hope you can join us!
($20 cost). The United Methodist Women
A Vacationing Congregation
“Summer is Icumen In, Lhude sing cuccu!” These be- Suppose you knew that the church closed and locked the
ginning lines to an old English Round date back centuries, doors during the summer, so you had no qualms at all
but they announce those warm months of late June, July, about a leisurely breakfast with the newspaper at your side.
August, and early September, Yes, summertime and — as Missing Sunday church a time or two while away from
a much newer song tells us — the living is easy, fish are home would not even call for second thoughts. Think how
jumping in our Sierras, and cotton abounds in the Central righteous you would feel. But, that is not the case.
Valley. Vacation time has arrived. Time now to gather the
camping gear, test the fly rod, find out whether the air mat- Church schedules take no vacations, and neither do the
tresses still hold a night's air, and start on the road to your operating costs. Gratefully, the church doors are open fifty-
favorite campground, recreation area, or backcountry. two Sundays a year. During the summer, no matter where
you might be, you can visit a church to sustain your faith
Perhaps you are tired of roughing it, and the spa, fun
and spirit. Attending another church in some strange city
zone, hotel or inn are far more to your liking. Whatever it
or in some quaint town, might be a long-remembered expe-
is — family time, your own special solitude, a weekend
resort or the backyard barbecue with neighbors — you rel- rience for you and your family.
ish that break in the routine. School is not in session, the Yes, during the summer church attendance may wane,
children are home, the parks welcome picnickers, and you but the expenses remain much the same. You may be in
can begin to feel rejuvenated just thinking about letting the your summer inactive comfort zone, rested and happy as
good times roll. can be, but there are always folks who need a bit of saving
And at the end of summer you look ahead to the routine who look for the open church door.
of work once more. In the meantime, away from home or Think about this message about church membership /
sleeping in without the alarm clock set, the Sunday morn- obligation on your summer vacation.
ing schedule of attending church is easy to forgo. Surely
you can be just as spiritual and religious in bed once in Charles Mortensen
awhile as you can all gussied up and on the way to church. for the Membership Team
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Dinner Bridge At-A-Glance for Everyone
At-
n
Sat., July 9 @ 5:30 PM July 2011
in Fellowship Hall July 6… Soul Food Café “4th of July Picnic”
@ 6 PM in Fellowship Hall
Co-hosts are Margaret Aizenstat, Jean Thompson, Jo- Communications Meeting @ 7 PM in the Library
ann DeSantis, and Dick Flaharty. For reservations, July 8… Methodist Night at Dodger Stadium @ 7 PM
please call the church office by July 5th. July 9… Dinner Bridge @ 5:30 PM in Fellowship Hall
July 10… Vacation Bible School Meeting
@ Noon in the Kendall Building
Eat Out Monday @ Jazz Vespers @ 6 PM in the Sanctuary
9161 Reseda Blvd., Northridge. July 11… Youth to Hurricane Harbor @ 9 AM
Eat Out Monday from 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Monday July 11
@ Maria’s Italian Kitchen
from 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM.
Red Cross Blood Drive from 12 to 8 PM in Fellowship Hall
Dine In or Take Out.
Church and Society Movie @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
Get a flyer from the church office or on our website, July 12… Membership Meeting @ 9 AM in the Kendall Building
take it to the restaurant on July 11, and present it to the Quarterly Conference @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
cashier. Maria’s Italian Kitchen will donate 20% to our July 16… Saturday Breakfast @ 8 AM in Fellowship Hall
Family Ministries program. Car Wash from 9:30 AM to Noon in the Church Parking Lot
SSP Training @ 12:30 PM in the Youth Activity Center
This month’s Saturday July 18… Caring Ministries Meeting
@ 11:30 AM in the Kendall Building
Saturday Morning Breakfast will be
Outreach Ministries @ 7 PM in the Kendall Building
held on July 16 at 8 AM in
Morning Fellowship Hall.
July 19… Finance Committee @ 5 PM in the Library
July 20… Youth “Go to Movie Night” at the Mall @ 5 PM
Breakfast Come for a great break-
July 23… Vacation Bible School Training
fast. The Saturday Morning
July 16 Breakfast is sponsored by
@ 9 AM in the Youth Activity Center
July 25-29… Vacation Bible School from 9 AM to 12:15 PM
@ 8 AM the NUMC Men’s Club on July 25… Methodist Money Makers @ 7 PM in the Library
in the 3rd Saturday of the July 31… Youth SSP trips begin
Fellowship Hall month. * * * * *
All are welcome. Tuesdays… Cracker Barrel @ 10 AM in Library
Senior Exercise Program @ 10:45 AM in Fellowship Hall
Worship Band Rehearsal @ 7:30 PM in Sanctuary
Members Exchange Thoughts Wednesdays…Maintenance Team @ 8:30 AM in Church Office
WORMS @ 9:30 AM in Kendall Bldg.
The next meeting of the Book Club will
Celebration Ringers on Summer Break
be on Monday, July 25, at 7 PM, at the
Thursdays... Bible Study @ 10 AM in the Library
home of Jean Thompson. We will discuss “Tattoos on Fridays… Cracker Barrel @ 10 AM in Library
the Heart” by Gregory Boyle. Open to all who like to Sundays… Adult Study @ 8 AM in Library
read. Please call Jean or the church office if you would Summer Choir @ 8 AM in the Sanctuary
like to join us. Sunday School and Nursery @ 9 AM in Library
Children/Youth Choir on Summer Break
Join Beach Clean-Up Cherub Choir on Summer Break
Family Ministries and the Outreach Com- Sunday School Grades 1 to 6 in Room 4
mittee of NUMC are jointly sponsoring a Youth Sunday School @ 11 AM in Room 5/6
beach clean-up day Saturday, Preschool to Kindergarten in Room 9
August 6, from 9 to 10 AM. The website link is: http:// Worship Services @ 9 & 11 AM
surfriderwlam.org/wp -content/ Childcare available at all services.
uploads/2008/06/2011beachcleanup_FRONT.jpg.
Wanted: Items for NUMC Event Newsletter Articles Are Due
The NUMC Special Projects Committee is planning a Articles for the next newsletter, dated July
special dinner / fundraiser to be held in November and 20, 2011, should be submitted before 4 PM,
wants items for the Silent and Live Auctions. Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Please send pic-
Please contact Greg Taylor now to let him know what tures, articles and/or information to:
items you can donate for this important fundraiser. announcements@northridgeumc.org
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