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The Valley Spirit
Ramona United Methodist Church
October 2011
Ramona United Methodist Church
rocks! And rolls and whirls and
jumps and spins around and eats
funnel cakes and tri-tip sandwich-
es and tamales and chili and ice
cream and drinks fruit punch and
rocks to great music and greets
the town and makes new friends
and puts our church on the map as
a great place to be.
We don’t just have fun, we cele-
brate our community; not just in
small ways, but in spectacular
ways as well. That’s just part of
what our first annual Fall Festival
and carnival demonstrated. It also
gave us an opportunity to do
something new and exciting, draw-
ing our members together from
the oldest to the very youngest.
Along the way, we raised funds to
help support our ministries here
locally and beyond.
Congratulations to all who partici-
pated in the hard work. You
demonstrated strong leadership as
well as faithful dedication. This
was big! And you did it!
On the Monday following the Fall
Festival a group of us gathered in
the narthex and discussed what
we had learned, what we did right
and what we could do better. One
of the most frequent statements
was “next year.” Yes, the plan-
ning has already begun. Everyone
was positive about the results. Of
course we would like to have
made scads more money, but this
was a learning year. But, next
year….
In addition to all the logistical and
functional lessons we learned, the
do’s and don’ts, I also learned a
few valuable lessons as well.
(Actually, they were more like
confirmations). I was affirmed in
my belief that this community has
incredible talents and abilities far
beyond what was previously con-
sidered common sense. I was
affirmed in my belief that this
community can do anything into
which it puts its heart and mind. I
was affirmed in my belief that we
have been given incredible poten-
tial to do God’s work in the world.
It was proof that we can always
think bigger than we are, act in
ways that seem bigger than our
individual abilities and accomplish Con’t on Page 2
Pastor Steve’s Reflections
Opportunities to
Participate 2
UMYF
UMW News
3
Mark Your
Calendar
4
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
4
October Calendar 5
LPLC
Prayer Chain Info.
6
Art Exhibit
Fall Fest Update
7
Inside this issue:
Open Hearts,
Open Minds,
Open Doors
OUR VISION:
An inclusive
community of
faith, learning
and serving for
the glory of
Christ
Faith Weaver Friends Has Begun!
Faith Weaver Friends is a weekly gathering of pre-school and elementary students for a time of Bible stories, crafts, music, games and theatre. It takes place every Wednes-day afternoon from 4:30-6 pm, followed by a potluck dinner at 6 pm. All are invited to
attend the potluck.
Registration forms for Faith Weavers are available in the church office, at the pre-
s c h o o l , o r o n o u r w e b s i t e (www.ramonaumc.org). If you would like to volunteer to help with Faith Weavers or in the kitchen, you can sign up on-line or look for the sign-up sheets on the church bulletin
board.
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For the promise of harvest contained within a seed, we thank you. For the oak tree within an acorn, the bread within a grain, the apple within a pip, the
mystery of nature, gift wrapped for us to sow, we thank you.
- John Birch, Methodist Lay Preacher
Pastor’s article continued from page 1…
more than we could have ever imagined.
God is calling us to greatness. God is calling us to think and act on His scale and not on our own limited scale. This is the most val-uable lesson. God has big and important things for us to do and when God is in it we
cannot fail.
What’s next for our community of faith? Let
us all pray with unlimited openness of heart
and spirit for the next chapter. Its coming!
Blessings,
Pastor Steve
Communion Class Offered - October 2nd
Have you ever thought about the meaning of communion and how you experience it? Well, this is your chance to have a conversation about just that. There will be a communion class held on October 2, following worship, from 11:30—1 pm. And lunch will be provided!
Please join us.
Join us for Bible Study
UMC offers a weekly Bible study program open to all who are interested. We meet each Wednesday evening in the education building from 6:30—8 pm. Each week we review and study the scripture for the upcoming Sunday worship service and discuss ways in which to
apply it to our lives today. Please feel free to invite a friend.
Please notify the church office if you need assistance with child care. Arrangements will
be made to have child care on site.
Friendship Circle
The Friendship Circle will meet at 10 am
on Wednesday, October 5, at the home of
Rose Howland, 15745 Vista Vicente Drive.
Maddie Volper will lead the devotions.
All women are invited
for a morning of
i n s p i r a t i o n ,
fe l lowsh ip, and
refreshments.
Let’s get our youth group back in gear! In-
put from ALL youth is needed to make this
the year that we take that leap of faith and
get back in the game. Youth group is a
place where you can be yourself, have fun,
ask questions and learn more about the
world around you. We plan to be involved
in our United Methodist District and Confer-
ence events, Sierra Service Project (which
means traveling!), and make a difference
through Heifer Project and other community
missions. But, most of all, we will be build-
ing relationships with each other and
HAVING FUN while we’re at it!
Come and bring a friend; we will be meeting
the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month imme-
diately following worship (11:30-1:30). Of
course, this will involve food! On October
2, parents are asked
to join us in the sanc-
tuary at 11:30 for
about 30 minutes for
an overview of activi-
ties and to brainstorm
about fund raising ideas. Youth will then
meet in the youth room.
Jennifer Sager and I will be leading the Jr./
Sr. High UMYF (grades 6-12) and are very
excited about the many possibilities that lie
ahead. If youth need rides to church or
home, please let us know. I live in town and
Jennifer lives in Country Estates, so we’ve
got it covered!
In Christ’s Service,
Diane Islander, UMYF Co-Director
Calling all Jr./Sr. High Youth & Parents
UMW October Meeting
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The October Meeting of the United Method-
ist Women will be held on Monday, October
24, at the home of Colleen Baker, 420 Pile
Street.
Dinner will be provided beginning at *6 pm,
followed by program and devotions. All
women of the church are encouraged to
attend.
*The Board will be meeting prior at 5 pm.
UMW Annual Craft Sale—Nov 6 UMW will be holding their annual craft sale during the turkey dinner which will be taking
place at the Senior Center on Sunday, November 6. Cyndy Manning is once again preparing
a fabulous quilt for the “Opportunity Drawing”. Tickets will be available for a $2 donation
at the church several weeks prior to this event. Tickets will also be available the day of
the turkey dinner. Please note, this year our sale will not include baked goods.
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October Birthdays:
3rd Cory Gilbreth
4th Cynthia Ferguson
6th William Stromberg
8th Amanda Allen
Steve Islander
Jeremiah Farley
9th Matt Sager
Taylor Hout
17th Susan Steinberger
Jackson Styx
22nd Carley Luckie
Camille Gilbreth
24th Linda Claessens
25th Jim Bowden
27th Rose Howland
Austin Greenwell
28th Karen Koch
30th Dawn Greenwell
October Anniversaries
7th Dan & Doris Nixon
15th John & Karen Koch
16th Peter & Donna Bakarich
19th Darren & Meredith Hardesty
21st Sheldon & Amanda Allen
23rd Ed & Jill Bacorn
25th Steve & Cindi Zeigler
Mark Your Calendars
Sunday Nov 6 Annual Turkey Dinner
Wednesdays Bible Study 6:30-8:00 pm
Thursdays Choir Practice 6:30-8:00 pm
Mon., Nov. 7 Trustees 6:30 pm
Thurs., Nov. 17 Worship Comm. 5:30 pm
Mon., Nov. 21 Finance 6:00 pm
Ad. Council 7:00 pm
Open Door Dinner @ Grang Hall, 6 pm
Mon., Nov. 28 UMW Ex. Comm. 5:00 pm
UMW Gen. Mtg. 6:00 pm
(Location tbd)
10-Fold 2011 – Mark Your Calendar
The United Methodist Church, through UMCOR, is on the ground lo-
cally and globally, helping people after disasters. What are these
workers experiencing?
United Methodist missionaries are doing God's work every day. What
issues are they facing and how are they making a difference?
Beginning Monday, October 10, join us daily for 10-Fold, a 10-day
multimedia experience that spotlights 10 powerful ways The United
Methodist Church is making an impact worldwide—from planting
churches to eliminating death and suffering from malaria.
Log on daily to 10-fold.org, Oct. 10–19, to explore each day's fea-
tured project. See live webcasts and videos, read powerful stories,
and learn ways YOU can join the effort. Plus, when you click to BE
COUNTED, our sponsors will give $1 to the day's initiative—just be-
cause you visited!
Please share 10-Fold with your family, friends, and fellow church
members. For your convenience, we have created a toolkit (PDF, 4
pp.) to answer questions and provide you with suggestions for how
you can get others involved.
Mission never stops, so please spread the word and visit 10-fold.org.
Thank you for your continued support.
Larry Hygh, Jr.
Director of Communications
General Board of Global Ministries
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Liturgist:
Oct. 2 Karen Harris
Oct. 9 Hallie McCray
Oct. 16 Rex McCray
Oct. 23 J.D. Baker
Oct. 30 Open
Greeters:
Oct. 2 Bowden’s
Oct. 9 & 16 Open
Oct. 23 Karen Harris
Oct. 30
Coffee Fellowship: Month of October: UMM
Acolytes:
Oct. 2 Wyatt Adams
Oct. 9 Cara Wochaski
Oct. 16 Dawson Adams
Oct. 23 Conner Wochaski
Oct. 30 Wyatt Adams
Flowers:
Oct. 2 Elsners
Oct. 9 Open
Oct. 16 Open
Oct. 23 Karen Harris
Oct. 30 Ruth Smith
This Month’s Volunteers
October 2011 RAMONA UMC Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2 Communion
Sunday
Communion
Class 11:30-1:00
UMYF 11:30-
1:30
3
Trustees Mtg.
6:30 pm
4 5 Friendship
Circle 10 am @
home of Rose
Howland
Bible Study
6
Choir Rehearsal
6:30-8:00 pm
7
8
9 10 11 12
Bible Study
6:30 pm
13
Choir Rehearsal
6:30-8:00 pm
14 15
16
Inquiry Class
11:30-1:30
UMYF 11:30-
1:30
17
Finance Mtg.
6:00 pm
Ad Council 7:00
pm
18 19
Bible Study
6:30 pm
20
Worship Comm.
Mtg. 5:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
6:30-8 pm
Cub Scouts 6 pm
21 22
Golden Share
Foods Dist.
10-11 am
23
Inquiry Class
11:30-1:30
24 UMW Ex.
Mtg. 5:00 pm
General Mtg.
6:00 pm @ home
of Colleen
Baker
25 26
Bible Study
6:30 pm
27
Choir Rehearsal
6:30-8:00 pm
28 29
30
Inquiry Class
11:30-1:30
31 Women’s
Breakfast @
McDonald’s
6:30 am
Every Tuesday
Faith Weaver
Friend’s!
Wednesdays
@ 4:30 pm
Dinner @ 6
Men’s Breakfast
@ Ramona Cafe
6 am
Every Thursday
Office
Hours:
Tues-Thurs
9 am—1 pm
Little People’s Learning Center
First of all, I would like to thank the families who attended the Fall Festival and those that purchased a tattoo, hair design or had their face painted. Proceeds will go in support of LPLC! We all had fun on a beauti-
ful weekend.
October is a very busy month - the learning themes are: community helpers, fire pre-vention, pumpkins, recycle kids and night creatures. With these themes, we will go on two walking field trips and have a visit from Smokey Bear. This month is a good month to review your own emergency pre-paredness - talk with your child about a family meeting place, about calling 911, and
practice what to do in an emergency.
On Monday, Oct. 31, we will celebrate Halloween with a costume parade and lunch party. Remember, we are doing our best to recycle all we can: the worms get the food garbage, the juice bags go to a recycling
center and they donate back .02 cents per
bag.
Also, Ramona Disposal is now picking up all of our recyclables including paper, card-board and plastic, as we are going through lots of supplies. Thanks to all who help
keep our environment clean!
God Bless,
Ms. Jill
Are You a Link?
A link in the prayer chain, that is. Since our church was founded in 1979 we have had an active prayer chain with folks ready to pray at any time for those who request prayers. Those of us who have had our needs prayed for know how much strength and comfort those prayers have given us. If you have a need for prayer, please contact the church
office at 760-789-7106 or Cynthia Ferguson
at 760-789-7204 or 760-310-2853. If you can-not reach either and it is a need for immedi-ate action, please contact Adelaide Young
(see below).
Being a member of the prayer chain is easy. You just agree to hold people and their needs in prayer when you are called or emailed with a request. Prayer requests are distributed to everyone via email that we have an email address for, but not everyone has email; those who volunteer to be on the “call” list will receive a phone call regarding the prayer request. If you are not currently on the prayer “call” chain, you may contact Adelaide Young and let her know if you would like to be reached by phone. She can be reached at 760-789-2956, 760-445-0452,
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Twenty-five art prints from The Saint John's
Bible will be on exhibit at First United
Methodist Church of San Diego during the
month of October. The Saint John's Bible is
the first commissioned, hand-written
illuminated Bible in over 500 years. It has
been described as one of the extraordinary
undertakings of our time, a work of art as
well as one of theology. The prints will be
displayed in Trotter Chapel with viewing
hours on Saturdays from 10:00-4:00, Sundays
from 9:00-2:00 and other times by
appointment.
The opening event will be on Saturday,
October 1, with registration beginning at 4
pm and the program from 5—8 pm. Speaking
will be Abbot Charles Wright from the Prince
of Peace Abbey in Oceanside and former
senior pastor Rev. Mark Trotter. They will
introduce the exhibit and highlight some of
the symbolism of the prints.
Classes will be offered throughout the month
by the San Diego School of Christian Studies,
a ministry of First United Methodist Church
San Diego. Sunday worship will emphasize a
selection of the pages.
St. John’s Bible Art Print Exhibition at First UMC San Diego
Fall Festival Updates
After three months of planning and scrambling at the last minute with the county for permits,
our first Fall Festival has come to a close. This was a very big undertaking and all those
involved worked tirelessly to make it happen. There will be another article posted on the
website acknowledging all those who graciously gave of their time over the past three months
to make this all happen. A report showing Fall Festival income and expenses (income
exceeded expenses!) will
accompany the third
q u a r t e r f i n a n c i a l
statement. Thank you’s
will be going out to all
our vendors and other
groups who participated.
Please be sure to say
“thank you” to all those
who were involved for
their hard work when
you see them. We look
forward to doing it all
again in 2012 with a lot
more insight and more
advance planning.
3394 Chapel Lane
Ramona, CA 92065-3640
Annual Turkey
Dinner set for
Sunday,
Nov. 6
Sign up on the
bulletin board in
the church
narthex to serve
and participate!
(greeters/coffee
hosts/providing
flowers on
Sunday)
Communion
Class
Sunday,
Oct. 2
11:30-1:00
Lunch
provided
Opportunities to Participate in the Life of RUMC
Open Hearts,
Open Minds,
Open Doors
Ramona United Methodist Church
We’re on the WEB!
Ramonaumc.org
& umc.org
Rev. Steve Islander, Pastor
OFFICE: 760-789-7106
HOME: 760-787-1589
EMAIL: pastorsteve
@ramonaumc.org
Barbara Green, Admin. Asst.
Diane Islander & Jennifer
Sager, UMYF Co-Directors
Jason Purtle, Music Director
Kevin Cavanaugh, Accompanist
Rev. Myron Wingfield,
District Superintendent
Ministers: The People of the
Church
LITTLE PEOPLE’S LEARNING
CENTER 760-789-3435
Jill Bacorn, Director Articles for next month’s Valley Spirit are due by October 17th
NON-PROFIT ORG.
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PERMIT NO. 148
RAMONA, CA