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News, updates and encouragements for the church family
at First United Methodist Church of Ventura.
A Stephen Minister congregation.
Vol. 93, No. 2
January 28, 2015
It’s Almost Rummage Time!
The first rummage sale of 2015 is coming Friday, Feb. 6 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.)
and Saturday, Feb. 7, (9 a.m.-12 noon) in Tro&er Hall.
Please plan to donate your unused, extra, unwanted or those odd unusual gi+s you received for Christmas. We’ll find a good home for them and earn some
money for missions.
Also if you can assist with unpacking and displaying
treasures, your help would be greatly appreciated. Help is needed to set up
on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m.-12 noon and Thursday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
and volunteers are needed on the sale days. You can choose the 4me. Bring
rummage dona4ons to Tro&er Hall star4ng on February 1, and please no
electronics or televisions.
To volunteer or for further informa4on please call the church office
at 643-8621.
Scout Sunday February 8
Our Boy Scout Troop 102 and Cub Pack 3102 invite scouts, cubs, or
scouters from other units to join us in celebra4on of Scout
Sunday on February 8th at the 9 a.m. service.
Troop 102 has begun its 94th year, and FUMC has welcomed back Pack 3102. The na4onal United Methodist Church
also supports Girl Scouts, 4-H, Campfire, and Big Brothers and
Sisters, and any individuals involved with these organiza4ons
are also invited to the February 8th celebra4on.
Troop 102 appreciates FUMC’s support and looks forward
to the troop’s 2021 centennial year and beyond.
Troop 102 Scoutmaster
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Important Changes for You to Know About
Financial Giving is up and we are grateful for the con4nuing stewardship of our members. At the same 4me, monetary adjustments have had to
be made to bring the 2015 budget into balance. These adjustments impact
our staff, their salaries and schedules. Therefore, there is informa4on you
need to help make things run smoothly for all of us.
The changes are a work in progress. This is a plan we are trying out
from now un4l the end of February. If it works, we will con4nue the
pa&ern. If it doesn’t, we will make addi4onal changes un4l things are running smoothly.
With regard to our secretarial and custodial coverage, this is what you
need to know:
The office will now be open Tuesday through Friday and will be closed
on Mondays. When there is a Monday holiday, the office will also be closed
on Friday in order that our secretary is afforded the holiday 4me due.
Our custodian will work fewer days and will NOT be on the premises on
Wednesday, nor on his previous regular days off Saturday/Sunday.
What do we, the church members, need to do to make this work?
HELPING THE OFFICE TO RUN SMOOTHLY
With regard to the OFFICE running smoothly we ask you to:
Submit ar4cles for GOOD NEWS and SUNDAY INSERTS earlier than
you do now with at LEAST a week’s lead-4me prior to deadlines. We
may go to a monthly newsle&er, so you will need to be thinking
farther ahead.
Allow greater lead 4me for all your business with the front office.
CARE FOR OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
With regard to buildings and grounds we ask you be extra diligent in:
Locking up when you leave.
Turning off lights. This is a big issue currently and Daren will not
always be here to do what members do not do as they leave.
Leaving areas of usage as 4dy as you found them.
We have two key full-4me employees with fewer hours to do the same
work as previously, and we all must pitch in to help things run smoothly.
Remember, this is a work in progress. We will begin this pa&ern immediately, evaluate and make necessary changes as we go. We have stellar
employees on our staff. We chose to navigate these changes in such a way
Con&nued on Page 3
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Prayer Concerns
Chinese Mission, S. Pasadena - N. Dist. Covenant Prayer Focus for Feb. 1
Colby Ranch - North District Covenant Prayer Focus for Feb. 1
Lazy W Ranch - North District Covenant Prayer Focus for Feb. 8
Cedar Glen - North District Covenant Prayer Focus for Feb. 8
Important Things to Know
Con&nued From Page 2
as to keep all employees on board,
cuGng no posi4on. Therefore,
everyone on staff is feeling the
financial crunch. Be a posi4ve and
gracious influence in our collec4ve
success!
Thank you for being on board,
Staff-Parish Rela4ons Commi&ee
Condolences to Pastor Mary
We give our sympathy to our
Pastor Mary whose mother passed
away January 27 in Texas.
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North District Training Day — Everyone is invited!
Saturday, January 31
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
At Northridge UMC
(9650 Reseda Blvd., Northridge)
$10 per aAendee, light lunch provided
Schedule
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.-12 noon
12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
Registra4on
Welcome and worship
Bonus workshop for everyone
Morning workshops
Lunch
A+ernoon workshops
Communion and sending
Workshop Op&ons
(choose one for morning and another for aCernoon)
Crea4ve Youth Ministry
Table Reports Training
Using Prayer Sta4ons in Worship to Reach New Genera4ons
Stewardship - The Money Is There!
Communica4ons Lab (C-Lab)
Staff-Pastor Rela4ons Commi&ee Training
Jus4ce & Advocacy
Children’s Ministry & Spirituality
The Innova4ve Leadership Project
Camping Ministry
Endowments & Long-Term Fund Development
Imagine No Malaria
Men’s Ministry
Immigra4on
Growing Your Church Through Mission, and more!
Workshop descrip4ons and registra4on informa4on
are available in the church office or may be accessed online
at www.calpacnorthdistrict.org.
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Happy Ventures Preschool Update
As chairperson of the Happy
Ventures Advisory Council, I wanted to give you an end-of-the-year
preschool update.
The December 18 Christmas
program performed in the sanctuary was a show that Melissa Ledesma (the preschool director) and
her teachers should take on the
road. It can only be described as
“priceless”!! The children were
great and brought much joy to the
hearts of everyone present.
During the program I shared
informa4on about the 2015 United
Methodist Imagine No Malaria
campaign, passing out brochures
and dona4on envelopes. I asked
them to partner with the church in
this campaign since we all desire to
protect the lives of children.
I invited the parents to our
Christmas Eve services and weekly
Sunday morning worship services.
Did you know that if you are a
member of FUMC your family can
have a 10% discount on tui4on to
the preschool?
Melissa was also recognized for
all of her hard work and presented
with flowers and a gi+ card.
We are fortunate to have Happy Ventures Preschool as part of
the life of this church and especially blessed to have Melissa and her
teachers who make it all happen
day a+er day. Thank you.
Preschool Advisory Council
Chairperson
Open Door Coffee House:
Random Acts of Kindness
Did you know that the week
of February 9-15 is the Na4onal
Random Acts of Kindness week?
Our Open Door Coffee House
team extends a challenge to the
congrega4on to use this week to
show an extra measure of kindness
to someone.
Stop by The Open Door Coffee
House on Sunday, Feb. 15, from
5-8 p.m. Everyone there will love to
hear about your experiences. A
beverage of your choice is free for
the sharing of your story. Pay it
forward, your blessing will be
priceless.
Lay Servant Ministries Workshop
February 28 at Vista UMC
“Caring Not for the Fainthearted”
All clergy and laity are invited
to an all-day workshop on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. at Vista UMC in Vista.
Look at places in our lives
where we can show more hospitality, love and caring through “Open
Hearts, Open Minds, and Open
Doors.”
Workshops offered are on
immigra4on (loving the stranger),
visi4ng ministries, prison ministries, disability ministries, and ministries with aging congrega4ons.
Registra4on: $45; deadline is
February 20. Register online at
www.calpacumc.org/register.
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Recycle Christmas Cards
Christmas card fronts! Please
leave your Christmas card fronts in
the narthex or church office. One of
our members will send our “annual
card offering” to St. Jude’s Ranch
for Abused Children. These cards
are recycled into new cards.
Read UM Interpreter — A Free
Resource for You to Consider
Interpreter magazine is an
indispensable United Methodist
source of ministry ideas and
resources. Insights from popular
sec4ons like It Worked For Us,
IdeaMart, To Be United Methodist
and Technology regularly impact
churches and ministries around the
world. Interpreter recently expanded to include personal spiritual
growth and inspira4onal stories.
Digital subscrip4ons for FUMC
leaders and ac4ve members are
free. Contact the church office to
be added to FUMC’s digital subscrip4on list.
Services Broadcast on Cable 6 TV
Cable TV 6 broadcasts our
9 a.m. worship service from an
earlier week on Sundays at 9 a.m.,
Wednesdays at 4 p.m., Thursdays
at 6 p.m., and Saturdays at 1 p.m.
PUN for an Educated Mind
A grenade thrown into a
kitchen in France would result in
Linoleum Blown-apart.
Support Scou&ng for Food
In February our Boy Scout
Troop 102 and Cub Scout Pack
3012 will join in the annual
Scou4ng for Food collec4on drive.
The scouts would appreciate
your dona4ons of canned goods
and unopened dry goods.
Throughout February place
dona4ons in a special box in the
church office or during the Sunday
coffee hour in Tro&er Hall.
Staff
Senior Pastor ............ Mary Birgelai4s
Diaconal Minister..... Barbara Tomblin
Youth Director ............. Jason Johnsen
Preschool Director .. Melissa Ledesma
Visita4on Ministry ..............Jan Marra
Sunday School Supt. Jacklyn Gonzalez
Chancel Choir Director... KuanFen Liu
Cont. Worship Ldr .......... Sco& Spindel
Organist ............................ Ivan Shobe
Wesley Children’s Choir Director........
Miriam Arichea
Joyful Noise Bell Choir Director’s........
Miriam Arichea & KuanFen Liu
Childcare .................. Jacklyn Gonzalez
Custodian .................... Daren McLean
Grounds Keeper ....... Thomas Stribling
Financial Secretary.......... Gloria Lewis
Secretary ....................... Ellen Pearson
How to Contact First UMC
Church Office ............... 805-643-8621
Preschool ............................ 653-5304
Website .......... www.fumcventura.org
Fax ....................................... 643-8701
E-Mail .......... offi[email protected]
Scoutmaster ........................ 658-0332
Boy Scout Website ..............................
offi[email protected]
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Great Decisions
The open door
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9:00 a.m.
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Church Council
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a.m.
College Grp.
p.m. Project Und. Tutoring
p.m. A+er School Program
p.m. Youth Grp.; Boy Scouts
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New Weekday
Church Office Hours
Mondays: Closed
TuesdaysFridays:
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(When a holiday falls on a Monday,
the church office will be closed on
Friday of that week.)
Nonprofit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Oxnard CA 93030
Permit 488
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Joyful Hope Fellowship —
Valen&ne Cookie Plates February 3
All hands on deck! The United
Methodist Women Joyful Hope
Fellowship will have its February
mee4ng on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at
10 a.m. in the Wesley Center parlor. The fellowship will put together
cookie plates for its annual Valen4ne deliveries to homebound
church members and friends.
Joyful Hope ladies, please bring
some cookies and it will be a busy
fun 4me of togetherness.
Guest Preacher February 1
Rev. Judy Fox, a local re4red
United Methodist clergy, will
preach at both Sunday morning
worship services on February 1.
First United Methodist Church
1338 E Santa Clara St
Ventura CA 93001-3213
World Affairs Discussion Group
Begins February 8
FUMC is hos4ng a “Great Decisions” discussion group. Learn
more about current global issues in
eight sessions in the Wesley Center
Rm. 103, from 4-5:30 p.m. from
Sunday, Feb. 8-April 12, (no
mee4ng on March 8 or April 5).
“Great Decisions” is from the
Foreign Policy Associa4on. This
year’s topics: Russia; Privacy in the
Digital Age; Sectarianism in the
Middle East; India; U.S. Policy
Toward Africa; Syria’s Refugee
Crisis; Human Trafficking and Brazil.
The group uses a “Great Decisions” briefing book and DVD
featuring analyses by foreign policy
experts. Briefing books cost $21. To
sign up contact the church office at
643-8621. For informa4on about
the program see www.fpa.org/
great_decisions.