Volume 76 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE No. 18

OUTLOOK August 30, 2016

GFUMC Calendar 8/30 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study

10:30 am Staff Meeting

8/31 10 am Bible Study

6 pm Youth Fellowship

7 pm Al Anon

7 pm Bible Study

9/2 9:30 am Faith and Film

6 pm Badminton - Gym

8 pm Friday Night Fellowship

9/3 3 pm Badminton - Gym

9/4 10:30 am Contemporary Service

10:30 am Traditional Service

12:30 pm Fellowship Luncheon

1 pm Sunday Lunch Program

9/5 LABOR DAY

Church Office Closed

8 pm Al Anon Monday -

Stepped-Up

9/6 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study

10:30 am Staff Meeting

5 pm Free Health Clinic

9/7 10 am Bible Study

6 pm Youth Fellowship

7 pm Al Anon

7 pm Bible Study

9/8 Pastor Daniel’s Study Group

9/9 10 am Book Club

6 pm Badminton - Gym

8 pm Friday Night Fellowship

9/10 8 am Men’s Breakfast

9:30 am Gardening

3 pm Badminton - Gym

9/11 10:30 am Contemporary Service

10:30 am Traditional Service

12 pm Music Committee

12:15 pm SPRC

12:15 pm Missions Committee

1 pm Sunday Lunch Program

9/12 8 pm Al Anon Monday -

Stepped-Up

9/13 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study

10:30 am Staff Meeting

7:30 pm Council on Ministry

FAMILY FRIDAYS!

We are excited to announce a new ministry of the church, Family

Fridays! Join us the second Friday of each month for a variety of fellowship and

educational activities for the entire family including parenting workshops, movie

nights, and the all-important, Parents’ Night Out!

The first Family Friday will be on September 9 at 6:30 pm. Families are

invited to Room 151 for a meal together and then parents will move into a

parenting workshop based on the series, Spiritual Parenting while children will

enjoy a movie and craft time.

Stay tuned for the full schedule, which

will be posted soon! Please RSVP to Jennifer

at Jennifer@glendalemethodist.org or call the

church office to let us know how many in your

family will be attending.

BISHOP GRANT HAGIYA ASSIGNED

TO THE LOS ANGELES AREA

At the recent meeting of the Jurisdictional

Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, the episcopal

committee assigned both the new and several continuing

bishops to areas of service. Usually a bishop serves an area

as spiritual leader and presiding officer of one or more

conferences for 8 years, 12 if special missional needs are

being fulfilled by a specific bishop.

The committee met following the election of the Bishop Karen Oliveto

(on the 17th ballot) and assigned her to the Denver Area which includes churches

in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Our current Bishop Minerva

Carcaño will relocate to the San Francisco area and serve with the California-

Nevada Annual Conference. Bishop Elaine Stanovsky will “return home” to the

Seattle area and lead the congregations and ministries of the Oregon-Idaho,

Pacific NorthWest, and Alaska Missionary conferences. Bishop Robert

Hoshibata will continue his service to the people of the Desert-Southwest Annual

Conference.

Having served churches in the California-Pacific Annual Conference as

pastor and as Los Angeles District Superintendent, Bishop Grant Hagiya also

“comes home” to be our episcopal leader beginning September 1, 2016.

First United Methodist Church of Glendale will be the site of one of

several celebrations held to welcome Bishop Hagiya. Plan to attend this Sunday

afternoon gathering on October 16th and greet our new bishop.

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Faith and Film

Friday September 2

at 9:30 am in Room

151.

“Grandma” -

A teenager facing an

unplanned pregnancy

seeks help from her

acerbic grandmother,

a woman who is long

estranged from her

daughter.

Potluck lunch

and discussion will

follow the film.

CHARGE CONFERENCE

Save the Date: Wednesday, November 16 our Charge Conference will meet at Magnolia Park

UMC (2828 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505) at 6:30 pm.

SSP at Smith River

Successful Blood Drive!

Thank you

for all who helped

with our second

Red Cross blood

drive on Sunday,

July 24th. It was

with your help

that we reached

100% of our

blood drive goal! We saved up to 72 lives with

our collections. Please help us continue to save

lives at our next Blood Drive in January 2017.

Sierra Service Project

From Saturday, July 30, until

Sunday, August 7, our youth traveled to

Smith River, California, where they

participated in Sierra Service Project.

They contributed to a variety of

construction projects, grew in their relationships with

one another, and strengthened their commitment to God.

The group will be presenting pictures and experiences

during the Sunday luncheon on September 4.

IT'S HANDBELL RINGING TIME AND

THERE IS PLACE FOR YOU!

Our handbell program

resumes in September and

there are openings for anyone

interested in one of our three

choirs.

The adult groups begin

rehearsals on Monday Sept

12. The Carillons, levels 1-2

meet at 6:00 pm and the Wesleyans, levels 3-4 meet at

7:30 pm.

Our youth choir, the Chancel Ringers (grades 6

through college), have their first rehearsal on Sunday

Sept 11 at 12:00 pm after morning worship. All

rehearsals are held in the music center. Please contact

Scott Leggett at (562) 652-6620 for more information.

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Adam Hamilton

Sunday Lunch Program Returns to GFUMC for September

For the four Sundays of September, the Sunday Lunch Program will return to Glendale FUMC to

provide a meal and an opportunity for fellowship to community members in need. New and returning

volunteers are welcome!!

SLP is a collaboration of 9 area churches—7 host churches and 2 support congregations—that have

shared in Sunday hunger ministries since 1995 through what was then called Food for Body and Soul.

Most of the church partners were active also in the former Salvation Army Program known as The Lord’s

Kitchen—remembered by some in our congregation as Inasmuch.

Volunteers are needed after worship, beginning about 12:00 or 12:15 p.m. in the kitchen to prepare

for the 1:00 p.m. lunch, served in the North Wing of Carlson Fellowship Center.

Please contact Joylene Wagner (818-246-0163 or jkate4400@aol.com) with any questions or to

volunteer for one or more Sundays. Whatever help you can give is welcome. You can come for set-up,

serving, clean-up, or all of it. We’re usually done by 2:30 p.m.

While much of the food we provide comes from the Olive Garden Harvest program, contributions

of favorite dishes, fruits, or vegetables are always welcome. Monetary contributions can also be made to

GFUMC, with the notation “Sunday Lunch Program.”

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SOUND SYSTEMS TRAINING

As Sam Weissen concludes his volunteer service at the

sound board so that he can worship with his family, we give

thanks for his labors as well as for the labors of Almar

Mendoza. With the absence of Sam, we wish to train several

more volunteers to serve on Sunday morning as well as during

other events in the worship and fellowship life of the church.

Almar Mendoza will be leading a training for our sound

systems on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00

p.m. in the Sanctuary. In addition to the training, Almar will welcome those involved in the training to

join him on a specific Sunday as he “runs the system.”

Sound technicians set up microphones, often carry out sound checks, monitor and adjust sound

levels, and return equipment to the sound room. They may also be asked to create a CD of the service.

Sound technician service for weddings and memorial services includes payment for services; Sunday

morning service is a volunteer position.

If interested in joining several others in learning how to operate our sound system, please call the

church office at 818.243.2105 to indicate your intention to be part of the training.

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Phone: (818) 243-2105

Fax: (818) 243-6837

Website: www.glendalemethodist.org

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NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

An orientation for those wish-

ing to become members of this congre-

gation will be held on Sunday,

September 18, 2016 following the

worship services.

As a member, persons are

invited to offer their “time, talent, gifts,

and service” to the work of ministry

offered in and through this congregation.

At a later date, persons wishing to join the

witness of this church will be more formally

welcomed into membership during our worship

service.

CONFIRMATION STUDY

We are currently in the process of

organizing a confirmation experience for youth.

As a result of this study, youth may wish to

reaffirm their baptismal vows and become a

professing member of this congregation of The

United Methodist Church.

The study includes a variety of learnings through a

number of experiences and events.

If the youth in your family have not yet taken part

in confirmation, please notify Pastor Daniel at

Daniel@glendalemethodist.org or call the church office

and leave the name of the youth.