Lent: A Time to Prepare
OUTLOOK Volume 78
GFUMC Calendar 3/13 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study
March 13, 2018
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE
No. 6
Lent: A Time to Prepare
10:30 am Staff Meeting
Lenten Worship
7 pm Council on Ministry 7 pm Finance Committee
Worship will include a sermon series exploring the theme “Clean Heart, Right Spirit.”
3/14 10 am Book Study 6:30 pm Lenten Supper 3/15 7:30 pm Cathedral Choir
March 18 - “Follow and Serve”
3/16 7 pm Faith and Film (151)
Palm Sunday - “Blessed is the One”
3/17 2 pm Becky Haase Memorial 3/18 Family Promise 9:15 am Challengers Sunday School 9:15 am Youth Group 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 10:30 am Traditional Worship 12:30 pm Sunday Lunch Program 3 pm Financial Peace University 3/19 Family Promise 6 pm Carillon Ringers 7:30 pm Wesleyan Ringers 3/20 Family Promise 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study 10:30 am Staff Meeting
Clean heart , Right spirit
Holy Communion will be celebrated each Sunday at 12 noon in the east transept of the Sanctuary
Holy Week March 26th - 31st Services will be held each evening at 7:30 p.m. in the chancel area of the Sanctuary Monday, March 26 Service of Prayer and Anointing
Holy Thursday, March 29 Washing and Communion
5 pm Free Health Clinic 3/21 Family Promise 10 am Book Study 6:30 pm Lenten Supper 3/22 Family Promise 7:30 pm Cathedral Choir 3/23 Family Promise 12:30 pm Co-Weds
Tuesday, March 27 Service of Prayer and Light Wednesday, March 28 Seder: A Passover Meal 6:30 Carlson Fellowship Center
Good Friday, March 30 Tenebrae: A Service of Shadows Saturday, March 31 Vigil: Watching and Waiting
8 pm Friday Night Fellowship 3/24 Family Promise 9 am Chancel Ringers 3/25 PALM SUNDAY 9:15 am Challengers Sunday School 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 10:30 am Traditional Worship 12:15 pm Trustees 12:30 pm Youth Group
Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service - on the east patio of the Sanctuary 7:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast - in the Carlson Fellowship Center. Easter photography will be available for family and friends 10:00 a.m. Easter Festival Service - In the sanctuary
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“WHY IS THIS CHURCH IMPORTANT TO ME” by Elsa Cano This church means a lot to me!!! This church is important to me because it is a refuge from my hectic life. It is not easy living in this modern age, connected to devices that hinder us and also stop us from feeling human; always connected to cellular devices, computers, computerized cars, computerized homes, etc. Please do not take me wrong, I am not against technological advances just against the misuse of them. Born in Mexico in a very closed and secured environment, I fell in love with the way Methodists celebrate God and their Christian faith. In every activity, there was an adult to supervise and keep the order, and also to teach us how to make the right decisions. Unfortunately, after I got married, I stopped attending church. No need to tell you, this is the greatest regret of my life. And so, 30 years ago, I started looking for what I was missing in life. I found 2 or 3 congregations (Presbyterian, Lutheran and Baptist) but none of them helped with my spiritual search. Finally, 10+ years ago, I found FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE and Thanks be to God, I am still an active member. Our congregation is not perfect but we are trying and praying that sometime soon we will be able to get along and always remember 1 Corinthians 1: 10-16. My responsibility is and will be to accept authority; respect our leader’s decisions, always help with an open heart, love and pray for my enemies, welcome people from different countries, different religions, different genders, different ages, different races and love them the way Our Father in Heaven loves me!!
Campus Beautification March 24, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., we will be readying the Sanctuary for Palm Sunday and cleaning the exterior grounds. Please join us for a few hours of mulching, raking and gardening.
OUTLOOK Page 3
Easter Lilies Howard Fallman will be running the LA Marathon on behalf of North Valley Caring Services this year in honor of Becky Haase and all that she has done for NVCS. To help sponsor his run and add your support for North Valley Caring Services and the work of Becky Haase, checks can be made out to the church with North Valley Caring Services or NVCS in the “For” line.
DISCIPLE – SERVE – ENGAGE
Easter Lilies funded by donation will grace our Easter services. Lilies may be given in memory, honor, or thanksgiving for people in our lives. The lilies may be taken home at the conclusion of the Easter Morning Service. Cost: $8.00
Update Capital Fund Campaign
As of Friday morning, March 9, 2018 pledges and contributions to the Capital Fund Campaign total $214,664. We have received pledges and gifts from 97 “giving units” which may represent a single person, a couple, or a family. We are all invited to support this campaign to fund the renovation of the campus including an elevator, handicap restroom, ramps, an open plaza at Broadway and Kenwood, and a scattering garden and columbarium. Please remember that the Foundation is eager to match giving on a 2 to 1 basis; that is for every $2.00 given, the Foundation will add another $1.00 to the total. With this matching grant added, we now have a campaign total of $321,996.
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
OUTLOOK
We’re on the web
www.glendalemethodist.org
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE 134 NORTH KENWOOD STREET, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 91206 OUTLOOK (USPS 775-180) IS PUBLISHED BIWEEKLY BY FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO OUTLOOK, 134 NORTH KENWOOD STREET, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 91206 PERIODICAL TIME VALUE - March 13, 2018
Prayer Concerns: Jenny Astupinaro, Loys Bonner, Charlene Carnachan, Leonora Vinluan Cruz, Eddie, Gemma Fusilero, Murray Gibbons, Jan Gomez, Bambi Hickman, Mike Hubbard, Keith Jackson and family, Jeff, Edna Lynne Junio, Billy Klapenback, Edgardo Nool, Tony Phoon, Lou and Marilyn R., Mary Rankin, Ivan Sandoval, Judy Schultz, Soko family, John Soliongco, Nancy Sulahian, Thomas.
In Memoriam Becky Haase March 2, 2018
Memorial Service to be held on Saturday March 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary We mourn, but not as those without hope…
Outlook - Volume 78, No 6 Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Deadline for March 27, 2018 issue is Thursday, March 22, 2018 USPS 775-180 Rev. Richard C. Garner, Pastor Phone: (818) 243-2105 Fax: (818) 243-6837 Website: www.glendalemethodist.org Editor: Ardel Christensen
GFUMC Calendar 3/13 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study
March 13, 2018
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE
No. 6
Lent: A Time to Prepare
10:30 am Staff Meeting
Lenten Worship
7 pm Council on Ministry 7 pm Finance Committee
Worship will include a sermon series exploring the theme “Clean Heart, Right Spirit.”
3/14 10 am Book Study 6:30 pm Lenten Supper 3/15 7:30 pm Cathedral Choir
March 18 - “Follow and Serve”
3/16 7 pm Faith and Film (151)
Palm Sunday - “Blessed is the One”
3/17 2 pm Becky Haase Memorial 3/18 Family Promise 9:15 am Challengers Sunday School 9:15 am Youth Group 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 10:30 am Traditional Worship 12:30 pm Sunday Lunch Program 3 pm Financial Peace University 3/19 Family Promise 6 pm Carillon Ringers 7:30 pm Wesleyan Ringers 3/20 Family Promise 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study 10:30 am Staff Meeting
Clean heart , Right spirit
Holy Communion will be celebrated each Sunday at 12 noon in the east transept of the Sanctuary
Holy Week March 26th - 31st Services will be held each evening at 7:30 p.m. in the chancel area of the Sanctuary Monday, March 26 Service of Prayer and Anointing
Holy Thursday, March 29 Washing and Communion
5 pm Free Health Clinic 3/21 Family Promise 10 am Book Study 6:30 pm Lenten Supper 3/22 Family Promise 7:30 pm Cathedral Choir 3/23 Family Promise 12:30 pm Co-Weds
Tuesday, March 27 Service of Prayer and Light Wednesday, March 28 Seder: A Passover Meal 6:30 Carlson Fellowship Center
Good Friday, March 30 Tenebrae: A Service of Shadows Saturday, March 31 Vigil: Watching and Waiting
8 pm Friday Night Fellowship 3/24 Family Promise 9 am Chancel Ringers 3/25 PALM SUNDAY 9:15 am Challengers Sunday School 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 10:30 am Traditional Worship 12:15 pm Trustees 12:30 pm Youth Group
Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service - on the east patio of the Sanctuary 7:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast - in the Carlson Fellowship Center. Easter photography will be available for family and friends 10:00 a.m. Easter Festival Service - In the sanctuary
OUTLOOK Page 2
“WHY IS THIS CHURCH IMPORTANT TO ME” by Elsa Cano This church means a lot to me!!! This church is important to me because it is a refuge from my hectic life. It is not easy living in this modern age, connected to devices that hinder us and also stop us from feeling human; always connected to cellular devices, computers, computerized cars, computerized homes, etc. Please do not take me wrong, I am not against technological advances just against the misuse of them. Born in Mexico in a very closed and secured environment, I fell in love with the way Methodists celebrate God and their Christian faith. In every activity, there was an adult to supervise and keep the order, and also to teach us how to make the right decisions. Unfortunately, after I got married, I stopped attending church. No need to tell you, this is the greatest regret of my life. And so, 30 years ago, I started looking for what I was missing in life. I found 2 or 3 congregations (Presbyterian, Lutheran and Baptist) but none of them helped with my spiritual search. Finally, 10+ years ago, I found FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE and Thanks be to God, I am still an active member. Our congregation is not perfect but we are trying and praying that sometime soon we will be able to get along and always remember 1 Corinthians 1: 10-16. My responsibility is and will be to accept authority; respect our leader’s decisions, always help with an open heart, love and pray for my enemies, welcome people from different countries, different religions, different genders, different ages, different races and love them the way Our Father in Heaven loves me!!
Campus Beautification March 24, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., we will be readying the Sanctuary for Palm Sunday and cleaning the exterior grounds. Please join us for a few hours of mulching, raking and gardening.
OUTLOOK Page 3
Easter Lilies Howard Fallman will be running the LA Marathon on behalf of North Valley Caring Services this year in honor of Becky Haase and all that she has done for NVCS. To help sponsor his run and add your support for North Valley Caring Services and the work of Becky Haase, checks can be made out to the church with North Valley Caring Services or NVCS in the “For” line.
DISCIPLE – SERVE – ENGAGE
Easter Lilies funded by donation will grace our Easter services. Lilies may be given in memory, honor, or thanksgiving for people in our lives. The lilies may be taken home at the conclusion of the Easter Morning Service. Cost: $8.00
Update Capital Fund Campaign
As of Friday morning, March 9, 2018 pledges and contributions to the Capital Fund Campaign total $214,664. We have received pledges and gifts from 97 “giving units” which may represent a single person, a couple, or a family. We are all invited to support this campaign to fund the renovation of the campus including an elevator, handicap restroom, ramps, an open plaza at Broadway and Kenwood, and a scattering garden and columbarium. Please remember that the Foundation is eager to match giving on a 2 to 1 basis; that is for every $2.00 given, the Foundation will add another $1.00 to the total. With this matching grant added, we now have a campaign total of $321,996.
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
OUTLOOK
We’re on the web
www.glendalemethodist.org
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE 134 NORTH KENWOOD STREET, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 91206 OUTLOOK (USPS 775-180) IS PUBLISHED BIWEEKLY BY FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO OUTLOOK, 134 NORTH KENWOOD STREET, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 91206 PERIODICAL TIME VALUE - March 13, 2018
Prayer Concerns: Jenny Astupinaro, Loys Bonner, Charlene Carnachan, Leonora Vinluan Cruz, Eddie, Gemma Fusilero, Murray Gibbons, Jan Gomez, Bambi Hickman, Mike Hubbard, Keith Jackson and family, Jeff, Edna Lynne Junio, Billy Klapenback, Edgardo Nool, Tony Phoon, Lou and Marilyn R., Mary Rankin, Ivan Sandoval, Judy Schultz, Soko family, John Soliongco, Nancy Sulahian, Thomas.
In Memoriam Becky Haase March 2, 2018
Memorial Service to be held on Saturday March 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary We mourn, but not as those without hope…
Outlook - Volume 78, No 6 Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Deadline for March 27, 2018 issue is Thursday, March 22, 2018 USPS 775-180 Rev. Richard C. Garner, Pastor Phone: (818) 243-2105 Fax: (818) 243-6837 Website: www.glendalemethodist.org Editor: Ardel Christensen
