D i xo n U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u rch

Outreach

Leadership Meeting

News About People

J anuary 2017

Our prayers of comfort are with the family of Bessie Miller, who died in December. Bessie’s service will be held on January 27th at 11 a.m. Also, prayers of comfort for the family of Charlie Carter, who died on December 3rd. Prayers of support for Hugh and Mary Kimbrough, Hugh is now on hospice care. Prayers of healing for Florence O’Conner who was hospitalized with pneumonia.

There will be a meeting for all leaders of the church on January 11th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will

focus on the ministry of the church in 2017. There will be a time for strategizing about next steps

in ministry. There are various areas of ministry to be discussed: children and younger adults, min-

istry with men, prayer, faith sharing, newcomer welcome. All are encouraged to attend.

Human Relations Sunday, January 15th

A special offering will be taken on January 15th for Hu-

man Relations Sunday. This is one of “six special church-

wide Sundays with offerings celebrated in each United

Methodist Church” as required by The Book of Discipline

2008. Your offering on Human Relations Day, the Sunday

before the birthday observance of the Rev. Martin Luther

King Jr., strengthens United Methodist outreach to com-

munities in the United States and Puerto Rico, encourag-

ing social justice and work with at-risk youth. Please give

generously. Your gift makes a world of difference!

Sign-up Sunday

January 22nd is Sign-up Sunday. The Church Council is sponsoring this Sunday to sign-up for lit-

urgists, fellowship time hosts and flower donors for 2017. There will be inserts in the bulletins dur-

ing the month of January on which congregation members can write down their preferences before

the 22nd. Our goal is to fill as many Sundays as possible so that we can be ready for a successful

year of ministry together. We know that ministry is more fun with more people involved. So, please

sign-up!

Leadership Recognition

Sunday

The new 2017 church officers and

committee members will be honored

on January 22nd during the worship

service. Please come and offer your

support and encouragement to our

church leaders.

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Church News Ross and Gladys Hanna

Community 2017 Concert Series

The schedule of concerts for 2017 is set and

season tickets are available. Mark your cal-

endars, buy tickets (they make great Christ-

mas gifts for people who have everything),

and think of people to invite.

Ross and Glayds Hanna

Community 2017 Concert Series

Spring

Feb 12--Beethoven and Friends,

The music of Gershwin and Cole

Porter

Mar 12--The Hey Nows

April 9--Joe Craven and the Sometimers

with Habitat For Humanity Veteran

Housing Project

Fall

Sept 10--Sourdough Slim

Oct 8--Evan Daly Blues Band

Family Street Dance

Nov 12-- Wyndstrum, Flute and Harp Duo

Monthly Food Offering

Remember! The first Sunday of the month is

Food Offering Sunday. Please bring food

items, laundry detergent, paper products,

and toiletries on January 1st, and place

them in the offering bin.

Food Fight

Thank you to all who participated so enthu-

siastically in this year’s Food Fight. It was

fun, exciting, and very successful. We, to-

gether, contributed so much to Christmas

food program in Dixon.

Murphy’s Magnificat Hendon’s Hallelujah

1,736.1 lbs. 2,935.3 lbs.

Church Birthday Party

There will be an All Church Birthday Party

on February 12th for all birthdays. Congre-

gation members will join together for lunch

around tables with other people of their

birthday month. Cakes will be provided and

everyone will join in the fun of decoration.

This will be a potluck lunch. Everyone is

asked to bring sandwiches or salads for the

potluck. There will be more information

about this event in the February Outreach.

Jubilee Initiative

The Jubilee Initiative is a new program for

churches in the California-Nevada Annual

Conference. The Jubilee Initiative is a micro-

loan program that provides financial re-

sources for people with an immediate need,

or seed money for a business venture. The

loans are made by the United Methodist

Federal Credit Union. (UMFU) and are guar-

anteed by local churches. Local churches

establish an account with UMFU. There is a

loan committee in the local church that re-

views applications and approves the guaran-

tee of the loan. The loan committee will offer

support through financial education and

mentoring.

We are at this time working on raising funds

to put on deposit with UMFU. Please consid-

er making a contribution to the Jubilee Initia-

tive.

From the Family of Meredith Amass

Thank you so much for your kind words in

celebration of my dad’s 100th birthday. It

was a wonderful celebration in your church’s

social hall with our family and friends.

Fondly, Gail George and Meredith Amass.

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Children & Youth Children’s Ministry

Sunday Morning Schedule

for Children

10:00am Worship with Children’s Story and Chil-

dren’s Songs in Community Singing

11:00am Fellowship Time

11:15am Sunday School: Deep Blue

11:40am Kids Choir

DIVE INTO DEEP BLUE

Deep Blue, is a Sunday School curriculum for chil-

dren. Based on the award-winning Deep Blue Kids

Bible, this new awe-inspiring resource for children

includes adventures, exciting experiments, arts

and crafts, animated video storytelling, and active

games, all combined into a living faith experience

that will help discover what it means to be a disci-

ple of Jesus Christ

today!

Children’s Sunday School Themes

January 1 Search for the King

January 8 Talk with the Teachers

January 15 Come to the River

January 22 Change the Water

January 29 Born Anew

Children’s Pageant Thank You Thank you to all of the children who participated in this year’s Children’s Christmas Pageant. Each one put themselves into their part, and gave a true gift to the whole congregation.

And thank you to all the adults who supported the children, with special thanks to the following

Savannah Lindley, Director

Kendall Erwin, Stage Manager

Erin Brothers, Music Director

Jana Gabby, Co-Director & Accompanist

Kids’ Choir The kids’ did a magical job with their Christmas presentation! And thanks to some suggestions from our wonderful kids, I have been doing a lot of looking for great songs for this coming season. I can’t wait to hear what they think! Kids Choir re-hearsals after Sunday School at 11:40 upstairs. Encourage your kids to come up and sing during the Kids Songs after, to boost their confidence.

Christmas Pageant Mission

Luncheon Report Thank you to everyone who made a donation for Mission Luncheon on December 11th. We were able to raise $819.00 for The Lord’s Mountain Or-phanage in Zambia.

Youth Ministry

Youth Sunday School: 11:15am

Sunday School Class

Holy Things for youth explores four themes of

Christian Faith.

Book: The Bible

Bath: Baptism

Table: Holy Communion

Time: Worship & Sabbath Rest

UMYF Thursday Schedule

Thursday Meetings: January 12,19 & 26

5:00 p.m.- Free Time for Homework or

Games

6:00 p.m.-Dinner & Devotions

7:00 p.m.-Group Activities

8:00 p.m.-Closing

January Events

Credo Youth Confirmation

The first unit of Credo, Know Your Story, will be

offered the first week of January. All youth are

invited to participate in this learning experience

that will prepare them to either make or confirm

their baptismal promises, and become full mem-

bers of the church. Credo will be held on Thurs-

day, January 5th and Friday, January 6th from 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Pas-

tor Cathy Morris.

Rockin’ Jump and Sleepover

January 6th @ 7:00 p.m.

All youth are invites to join the United Methodist

Youth Fellowship (UMYF) for an evening of jump-

ing at Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Center in

Vacaville, followed by a sleepover at church. For

more information, contact Pastor Cathy Morris.

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Adult Ministry Adult Sunday School

Searching for Happiness:

How Generosity, Faith, and Other Spiritu-

al Habits Can Lead to a Full Life

January 8 - February 5 Martin Thielen offers ten traits of happy and fulfilled

people. Using psychological research, personal anec-

dotes, and Scripture, Thielen begins the path to content-

ment by showing how life circumstances-including in-

come, health, physical appearance, and marital status-

only account for about 10 percent of a person’s overall

life satisfaction. From there, he offers alternatives to

the frequent methods we use to make ourselves happy.

Thielen contends that expressing gratitude and cultivat-

ing optimism is the surer path to joy.

Art & Religion in the 21st Century

February 19-April 2 This is an in-depth study surveying an international ros-

ter of artists who use their work to explore religion’s

cultural, social, political, and psychological impacts on

today’s world. An introduction outlines the debates and

controversies that the art/religion connection has pre-

cipitated throughout history. Each of the book’s ten

chapters introduces a theme-ideas of the Creation, the

figure of Jesus, the sublime, wonder, diaspora and ex-

ile, religious and political conflict, ritual practice,

mourning and monumentalizing and spiritual

“dwelling” in the body and in space-- followed by a

selection of works of art that illustrates that theme. Art-

ists discussed , include Vanessa Beecroft, Maurizio

Cattelan, Makoto Fujimura, David LaChapelle, Annette

Messager, Jason Rhoades, Andres Serrano, and Zeng

Fanzhi.

Adult Faith Formation

Faith Formation Small Groups

Wesleyan Fellowship Group Wesleyan Fellowship Groups of four or five people are forming. Groups members encourage one another in a life of faith. The groups will work together over a peri-od of two years engaging in spiritual reflection and de-veloping lives of service and generosity. These Wesley-an Fellowship Groups are for those who have complet-ed an in-depth study and are ready for a new type of faith formation experience

The Wesleyan Way

Starts January 10th

Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., An 8 week study of the core beliefs and practices of Christian Faith in the tradition of the Wesleyan revival movement that gave birth to the United Methodist Church. Sessions will begin the week of January 9th. Participant Interest Forms are available.

1. Following Christ Is a Way of Life

2. Love Ultimately Wins

3. It’s a Good World with Issue

4. Turn Your Life Around with Grace

5. You Are Not Alone

6. Transform Yourself and the World

7. Invite Others on the Journey

8. Christ No Matter What

New Supper Groups Forming Starting in February, new monthly Supper Groups will begin. Interested congregation members will be as-signed to groups, and then each group will set it’s own schedule. Sign-up sheets will be in the bulletins in Jan-uary, For more information, contact Pam Cozzoli, Audrey Madden or the church office.

DUMM Think Tank DUMM Think Tank is a time for the older men

(actually we use the term: OLD GUYS) to gather around the coffee pot and reminisce how great we

were in our younger days and to support each other in our quest to continue to be and feel relevant in the

“NOW.”

When: Mondays @ 10:00am

Location: Fellowship Hall

Membership Care Update For those of you who may not know, one function of

the Membership Care Committee is to send out birth-

day and anniversary cards to members of our congre-

gation. We are able to do that by donations from our

church members. We are in need of cards at this time.

We welcome your donations of cards for men, women,

and children of all ages, as well as anniversary cards.

Or if you would like to help by making a monetary do-

nation to the Membership Care Committee, we would

be happy to purchase the cards.

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Music & Worship Adult Choir

2016 ended with an amazing showing by all of our ensembles and I can’t wait to see what God has in store for 2017! Adult Choir will begin their rehearsals on January 4th at 7 pm and we will start preparing some excellent, ec-lectic music for spring. On January 22nd, the choir will be singing The People Who Walk in Darkness, a celebration of the impact of the life of Jesus on his people. Please come and join us! We ALWAYS welcome new voices! Our rehearsals are Thursday evenings at 7pm.Erin Brothers, Director of Music Ministry, Contact information: dixonumc@att.net 707-678-2191

Handbell Choir Rehearsals for Handbells will start again on Sunday, January 8th. We will continue to have our rehearsals on Sunday afternoons at noon. If you are interested in joining us!

Hymn Sing Sunday, January 29th Mark your calendars for Hymn Sing Sunday on Jan-uary 29th. The 10 a.m. service will be dedicated to singing our much loved hymns of faith. We will also have a speaker from Gideons International! Request forms will be available in

January Readings January 1st Isaiah 60:1-6

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

Ephesians 3:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12

January 8th Isaiah 42:1-9

Psalm 29

10:34-43

Matthew 3:13-17

January 15th Isaiah 49:1-7

Psalm 40:1-11

1 Corinthians 1;1-9

John 1:29-42

January 22nd Isaiah 9:1-4

Psalm 27:1,4-9

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Matthew 4:12-23

January 29th Micah 6:1-8

Psalm 15

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Matthew 5:1-12

Bruce & Sharon Burr January 15

Ron & Carol Garcia January 27

Parker Franceschi January 2

Ed Heeney January 4

Jill Fry January 6

Gabriel Villasenor January 7

Andina Castillo January 8

Michael Morris January 9

Ramona Todd January 10

Marie Smith January 11

Spencer Currey January 12

Jon Robinson January 12

Debbie Watney January 13

Janet Mueller January 14

Jessica Burr January 15

Benjamin Williams January 15

Sally Alvis January 16

Marianne Sommer January 16

Sarah Elizabeth Van Buskirk January 16

Kevin Heeney January 17

Jim Litsinger January 20

David Van Buskirk Jr. January 20

Sarah Wisniewski January 20

Lyn Large January 22

Cynthia Roemer January 23

Suzanne Galloway January 24

Mark Brothers January 28

Cooper Jeannot January 28

Liberty Rasmussen January 28

Gina Schantz January 28

Alexandra Atallah January 29

Julie Skaug January 31

Johnny Tosney January 31

January Birthdays

January Anniversaries

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UMW News Thank you

UMW decorated a “Nutcracker Sweet” tree for

the festival of trees. Thanks to all of your lovely

donations of ornaments and gifts for under the

tree, it was beautiful! Marti McMurdo purchased

it and she and Dawn are enjoying it this holiday

season. We are already planning for our next

year’s tree. It will have a red and white

theme...think peppermints and candy canes,

and anything red or white. As you undecorate

your tree you may find items you no longer need

for next year...then there are those Christmas

sales all year long. Be on the look out for items

we can use. You can give them to Suzanne Gal-

loway or put them in the mission box on the ta-

ble in the hallway and we’ll store them away un-

til next fall.

UMW held it’s December meeting, a holi-

day potluck social, at Suzanne’s house. Every-

one enjoyed great food and fellowship and test-

ed their knowledge of potluck tunes and trivia.

We think we finally have a plan for the

spring UMW Tea. More info to come right after

Christmas, but here’s what’s in the works...We

have reserved Saturday, April 1st, 2017 for this

year’s tea….So we are hoping to go with an

April Fool’s Day theme...whimsical and fun. The

entertainment we be a magician! Something

completely different than we have ever done be-

fore. So be thinking about how we can decorate

for this event, what would be fun ideas for food,

how to add a touch of whimsy to your table with

a fun centerpiece or ??

We delivered all of the items we have col-

lected so far for the homeless to Solano Life

house to support their Christmas outreach to the

homeless. They are going to deliver them on

Christmas Eve to people living on the street or

in camps. Continue bringing in items (there is

now a much more extensive list of items that

can be used on the mission table) all winter and

spring and we will make up more kits before

summer.

.Jubilee Circle, January 4th at 5:30

Location: Proud Thai Cuisine

1440 Ary Ln. 693-4455

The women of the church, all ages, come to-

gether to dine at a local restaurant on the first

Wednesday of the month.

Grace Circle, January 9th

Grace Circle and UMW will meet Monday Janu-ary 9th, 2017 at noon in the Fellowship Hall. Hostesses are Kitty Lockwood and Toy Reeb. Salad and dessert provided.

Program: Jorja Hoehn will show how to make soap.

Faith and Frappuccino

Join a lively group of women who gather once a week for tea, coffee, and conversation about daily spiritual living. Drop in as you can.

When: Wednesday@ 4:00p.m.

Location: Starbucks

Leader: Audrey Madden

Couch Corner Creations

No meeting this month.

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Resource Flowers

January 1st Erin Brothers in memory of Lauren Michelle Bump January 8th Marge Rothrock in memory of Cliff Rothrock January 15th Dave & Barbara Hunt January 22nd Tom & Carrie Senecal January 29th

Sign up for Flowers, Fellowship or Litur-gist in the Fellowship hall or online at: http://vols.pt/XcRuzr

Fellowship

January 1st

January 8th

January 15th

January 22nd

January 29th

Liturgist

January 1st Dawn King

January 8th Nancy Blankenship

January 15th K.C. Baltz

January 22nd January 29th

Meeting Schedule

Finance Core Team, January 8th, 11:15a.m.

Leadership Meeting, January 11th, 7:00p.m.

Stephen Ministry Supervision

January 18th, 6:30p.m.

Lawn Mowing Schedule

January 1st Stuart Davidson

January 8th Eric Warnken

January 15th Timothy DeYoung

January 22nd Kevin Heeney

January 29th Brent Watney

Income for November 2016

Building Use $250.00

Pledges & Offering $11,123.75

Designated Giving $14,342.00

Total Income $25,715.75

Expenses for November 2016

Administrative Expense $3,629.70

Ministries $1,042.17

Non-Budgeted Expense $900.00

Staff $15,770.86

Trustees $564.15

Total Expenses $21,907.08

Building Fund Report for November 2016

Current Amount $11,770.11

Original Loan Amount $34,300.00

Maturity Date--3/05/2025

Last Payment 11/14//206 $450.00

Vital Signs Recording for November 2016

Attendance Small Group

November 6th 215 32

November 13th 115 30

November 20th 145 28

November 27th 128 24

Average Worship Attendance: 149.50

Average Small Group Attendance: 28.5

Average Weekly Mission Outreach: 2.75

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2017 Leadership List

Church Council Chair

Megan Villasenor

Lay Leader

Brent Watney

Chair of Staff-Parish Relations

Carol Garcia

Lay Member, Annual Conference

Jim Litsinger

Alternate – Annual Conference

Jill Fry

UMW President

Suzanne Galloway

Methodist Men’s Fellowship Youth Representative

Kiarra Madden

Children’s Ministry Prayer Team

Jana Gabby, Greta Galindo, Megan Villasenor

Adult Ministry Coordinator

Kim McGreevey

Worship Coordinator

Membership Care Coordinator

Pam Cozzoli

Stephen Ministry Leaders

Mark Cozzoli, Brent Watney

Missions Coordinators

Bruce Burr, John Currey

Disciple Bible Study Leaders Libba Brothers, Mark Brothers, Jill Fry, Johan-na Hoagland, Audrey Madden, Kim McGreevey, Maureen Shiroma, Chris Thom-as, Mike Wood, Rena Wood

Historian

Latoyia Reeb

Secretary of Council

Pam Cozzoli

Pastor

Cathy Morris

Outreach and Welcome

Audrey Madden

Director of Music Ministry

Erin Brothers

Pastoral Associate Dawn King

Church Council Members & Positions

2017

Carol Garcia

Jon Robinson

2018

Gerald Stringer

Angelina Castillo

2019

Roxie Sanders

Melissa Glide

2017

Chris Thomas

Scott deBie

2018

Eric Warnken

Janyne Reckner

2019

Mark Brothers

Kevin Heeney

Staff-Parish Relations Committee

Finance Committee

Chairperson Peter Morris

Financial Secretary Cindy Heeney

Asst. Financial Secretary Linda Baker

Treasurer Suzanne Galloway

Assistant Treasurer Greta Galindo

2017

Jim Litsinger

Lay Member

Kim McGreevey

Adult Ministry

2017

Johanna Hoagland

At Large

Savannah Lindley

Children’s Ministry

2017

Megan Villasenor

Church Council Chair

Carol Garcia

Staff-Parish Relations

Committee on Lay Leadership

Board of Trustees

209 N. Jefferson Street

Dixon, CA 95620

Di xon U nited

M ethodist Church

Phone: 707-678-2191

Website: DixonUMC.com

E-mail: dixonumc@att.net

Rockin’ Jump & Sleep Over,

January 6th @ 7:00 p.m.

Credo: Confirmation Class for Youth

January 5th & 6th ,10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday School resumes, January 8th

Leadership Meeting, January 11th @ 7:00pm

Leadership Recognition & Sign-up Sunday, January 22nd

Hymn Sing Sunday, January 29th