Volume 77 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GLENDALE No. 25

GFUMC Calendar 12/5 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study

10:30 am Staff Meeting

5 pm Free Health Clinic

12/6 10 am Bible Study

7 pm Bible Study

12/7 7:30 pm Cathedral Choir

12/8 10 am Book Club

6 pm Staff Christmas Party

12/9 8 am Men’s Breakfast

9 am Christmas Rehearsal

9:30 am Gardening

5 pm Challengers Class Dinner and

Auction

7 pm Handel: Messiah

12/10 RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

10:30 am Contemporary Worship

10:30 am Traditional Worship

12 pm Membership Conversation

12:15 pm SPRC

12:15pm Missions Committee

12:15 pm Church and Society

12:30 pm Youth Group

12/11 6 pm Carillon Ringers

7:30 pm Wesleyan Ringers

8 pm Al Anon Monday

8 pm Alateen

12/12 8 am Eye Opener Bible Study

10:30 am Staff Meeting

7 pm Council on Ministry

12/13 10 am Bible Study

1 pm Train Game

7 pm Bible Study

12/14 7:30 pm Cathedral Choir

12/15 7 pm Faith and Film

8 pm Friday Night Fellowship

12/16 9 am Chancel Ringers

9 am Christmas Rehearsal

12 pm Basketball

5 pm Badminton

OUTLOOK December 5, 2017

Wondering

Waiting Willing

Watching

Advent Sermon Series

Second Sunday in Advent , December 10

Waiting

Mark 1:1-8

Third Sunday in Advent, December 17

Wondering

John 1:5-8, 19-28

Fourth Sunday in Advent , December 24

Willing

Luke 1: 26-38

ADVENT SUNDAY ACTIVITIES

2nd Sunday of Advent

December 10

Holiday Blood Drive: North Wing

This annual Blood Drive helps the Red

Cross with sorely needed blood donations.

Please donate from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on

December 10 in the North Wing of the

Carlson Fellowship Center.

Membership Conversation

A conversation about membership in

this congregation will occur on Sunday,

December 10, 2017 following the church

services. Persons interested in joining in

the various ministries of this congregation

are invited to come, enjoy lunch, join in

discussion about this United Methodist

Church, and take a tour of the campus.

The conversation will be held in

the dining room in the southeast corner

of the Carlson Fellowship complex. If

childcare is needed, please contact the

office. All who wish to become

members of this church are invited to

attend.

3rd Sunday of Advent

December 17

Cookies, Carols and Crèches:

Carlson Fellowship Center

This annual tradition will be

enjoyed at 4:00 pm on December 17th in

the Carlson Fellowship Center. Invite a

friend for an afternoon of music, food,

and fellowship. Bring a crèche to share -

and cookies too!

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Poinsettias

Poinsettias will decorate the chancel beginning Sunday, December 18.

These plants may be purchased to decorate the chancel in memory, honor, or

thanksgiving for people in our lives. The flowering plants may then be taken

home following the 10:30 pm Christmas Eve Service. Cost: $8.00

A Family Service of Lessons and Carols

at 5:30 p.m.

The children and youth of the church will lead the

congregation through the story of Christ’s birth in song

and action. There are many opportunities to participate

and enjoy favorite Christmas carols in this festive,

celebratory worship service.

A Candlelight Service

of Lessons and Carols

at 10:30 p.m.

The Cathedral Choir, along with families

from the church, will offer traditional

“Lessons and Carols” in this candlelight

celebration of Christ’s birth. A centerpiece

of this service is the presentation of

selections from Handel’s Messiah.

Invite a neighbor or friend to join you!

Christmas Eve Services 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship Service

Sunday morning we will be in the Carlson Fellowship

Center for an informal worship service followed by a

fellowship brunch. All are welcome, and come hungry!

JOB OPENING - Morning Receptionist Position

Part-time position, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Duties include:

answering telephones, copying, proof reading items, preparing documents and spreadsheets,

making and providing sack lunches, and general cleaning of receptionist office area.

If interested, please send resume to gigi@glendalemethodist.org

CHRISTMAS, itself, is all about the greatest present that

God gave the world a long, long time ago……. JESUS! Since then,

families and friends give presents to each other.

Here at Glendale First United Methodist Church, the spirit of

Christmas giving is still very much alive as we take part in various Mission

Projects at this time of the year. As a ministry of the Church, Susanna

Wesley Children’s Center is collecting socks in its desire to give back to

the community. If you wish to take part, you can donate new pairs of socks,

of any kind and size, as part of this year’s Christmas gift-giving project.

Thank you for the love, care and the gift of sharing.

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COLD WEATHER SHELTER - Serving the Needs of Glendale As was the case last year, the area cold weather shelter will be

offered by the St. Mark’s Episcopal congregation in Highland Park.

This small congregation graciously invites about 30 people into its

sanctuary for the evening where pews become beds, with a little bit of

cushioning.

Our collection of coats, sweaters, sweatshirts, and socks will be

transported to this site before it opens on December 1. Later

contributions will also be distributed through this church.

Look for the announcement of an opportunity to join others in providing an evening meal for the

participants of this ministry.

The cold weather shelter will close about March 1, 2018.

Let us join in serving the needs of people in need.

We Serve in the Community Bell ringing

Each year, our church has helped the Salvation Army raise money during the

Christmas season for their local outreach programs. Once again, we will be ringing

the bell at the Ralphs on the corner of Stocker and Central on Wednesday, December

13 from 10 am to 7 pm. We need at least two people each hour. If you are interested

in taking a one hour shift that day, please contact Bruce Hinckley at 818-244-9183.

Adopt A Family

We will be adopting a family through the Salvation Army and providing presents for the parents

and children so that they might have a bright holiday season. Please contact Nancy Kachline at

nkachline@att.net or Debbie Hinckley at hinckleydebbie@gmail.com if you would like to purchase a

gift for the family. If you do not wish to shop, checks payable to the church and marked “Missions

Adopt A Family” may be turned into the office or given to Nancy or Debbie, and we will do the

shopping for you.

Almost seventy people gathered on Thanksgiving Day in the Carlson

Fellowship Center for food and fellowship. All ages were present from young

children to 103-year-old Orma Rowe, who celebrated her birthday on

Thanksgiving day.

We gathered in song and prayer and then everyone feasted on the delicious

food that was prepared by Diane Garner and many and various helpers. We were

then invited to write down what we are thankful for and the responses were then

read aloud for all to hear. Games were available for anyone who wished to stay

and continue the fellowship. What a wonderful way to spend Thanksgiving Day.

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Outlook - Volume 77, No 25

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

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Rev. Richard C. Garner, Pastor

Phone: (818) 243-2105 Fax: (818) 243-6837

Website: www.glendalemethodist.org

Editor: Ardel Christensen

*CHALLENGERS CHRISTMAS DINNER & AUCTION*

The Challengers Class will hold their Annual Dinner & Auction. Honeybaked Ham and all the trimmings

will be the main course, followed by our traditional Auction, conducted by our auctioneer, Sheldon Haase. All

funds collected for the evening will be divided between two Mission Projects - Domestic and Foreign. The funds

collected will be given in Don Laird’s name, past president of our class, whom we lost this year due to an illness.

Through a class survey by email and a spirited Cabinet meeting discussion, the Domestic Mission Project

will be thru Cal-Pac Conference Advance # 901670 - Supporting UMCOR’s, Response to Disasters. When

responding, UMCOR provides training, financial assistance and community collaboration to churches and

partners.

The funds for our Foreign Mission Project will be through our auctioneer, Sheldon. He has suggested the

Maua Methodist Hospital for their service fund that will pay hospital bills for poor people in the area. A number

of members from our congregation in the past have traveled with Sheldon to the Maua Hospital and have seen

up-close the financial straits patients face.