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VOLUME 92 NUMBER 3

EDITOR - Mikey Foster

MARCH 2015

Inside this issue:

Page 2 NEW MEMBERS

SPIRITUAL GROWTH Page 3

UMW NEWS Page 4

MESSY CHURCH Page 5

PALM SUNDAY Page 6

HOLY WEEK/ EASTER SUNDAY

Page 7 BABYSITTING REGISTRATION

Page 8 SOCIAL GATHERINGS/

LENTEN STUDY Page 9

CHILDREN’S PAGE Page 10

YOUTH NEWS Page 11

PRAYER CONCERNS/ THANK YOU/ CONDOLENCES

Page 12 REMEMBRANCE TEAS/

TREE OF LIFE Page 13

ANNIVERSARIES/ BIRTHDAYS

Page 14 FOOD CLOSET INFORMATION

Sunday Morning Lenten

Preludes

March 1 - Ellie Choate, harp

March 8 - Sandy Hilger, flute

Alicia Gagliano, harpsichord

March 15 - The CUMC Adult

Handbells

March 22 - Julie Metz, violin

March 29 - Palm Sunday -

Alicia Gagliano, piano &

Kevin Feltmann, organ

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Labyrinth Prayer and Meditation Walk 3rd Thursday of each month.

Next session is March 19 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in Moore Hall.

Stay for as little or long as you like. Materials and instructions provided

Rebecca Ardolino Vincent Ardolino Jan Hughes

Robert Cook Jim Jones Shawn Kirby

Liz Hyatt David Hyatt

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERSWELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERSWELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS

We also welcome Jeff and Anna Ball and their two sons Nicholas and Zachary, Look for their picture in the next edition of The Chimes.

World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of Christian women joined together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday of March. “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action” signifies that prayer and action are inseparable. On Friday, March 6, join in as we pray for peace, justice and tolerance all the world around.

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Highlighting events and information of special interest to ALL women of CUMC Presented by United Methodist Women

TRANSPORTATION AND CHILDCARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS UPON REQUEST

GIVE THANKS

DAILY!

Monday, March 16 7:00pm

A program highlighting recent improvements in the Girl Scout leadership training and how those lessons transition into business or into organizations of any size.

Dig into your memory bank and into your closet and bring memorabilia and stories to share about your scouting experiences.

There are lots of great new books

on the new book carts, THANK YOU

ALEX DELGLEIZE! including “Tough Cookies”

There is something for everyone,

including children’s books that can

be read to your children or grand-

children for reading program credit.

All people of the church can be a

part of the program. All you have to

do is choose a book, read it, and

record it in the white binder.

EASY, FUN AND INFORMATIVE!

SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER

“Helping people help themselves”

The Southwest Community Center has been serving the low-income residents of Orange County for more than 35 years. Our mission is to provide the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, household items, referral services and other support services to the homeless, low-income and economically disadvantaged in an effort to enable them to become or retain self-sufficiency.

We provide lunch for the clients of Southwest Com-munity Center the fourth Friday of each odd num-bered month. Your next opportunity to be in mission is MARCH 27. Visit the UMW table to see how you can help

BOUTIQUE! November 7

WORKSHOPS March 6 and 20 9:30am

Bring your own project or

help with ours. Not crafty?

No problem, we will have

something for you to do!

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Messy church is designed especially for families to have fun, relax, explore

faith and enjoy a meal together! Messy Church in February was full of love.

Each family decorated a “Giving Bag,” then took it home, to put a treat or

small gift inside, to give to a neighbor or friend. The neighbor or friend

will continue sharing the love by adding their own gift and passing it on to

others. It is a great way to share God’s love.

At our March Messy Church, we will look at our amazing bodies that have

been created by God. Messy Church is a growing and vibrant ministry.

All ages are welcome. Come and worship with us on the 2nd Saturday

(usually) of each month from 5 to 7pm.

Saturday, March 14Saturday, March 14Saturday, March 14 BodyWorksBodyWorksBodyWorks In April, we will meet on *Saturday, April 18, when our theme will be

”Noah’s Ark.”

Please join us for our annual Easter egg hunt on the playground, followed by a bar-b-que pic-

nic lunch with a freewill donation. Come for some fun, fellowship and food. Everyone is

invited! We will gladly accept your donations of pre-filled Easter eggs or wrapped candy.

You may drop off your donation in the church office.

Saturday, March 14

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Palm Sunday Easter

Egg Hunt

and Bar-B-Que 11:00am to 1:00pm-ish

Please join us at our annual Easter Egg Hunt. The children will gather along the gate following second service, then they will be “released” by age groups to scoop up the eggs. Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs and stay after the egg hunt because delicious bar-b-qued hamburgers and hot dogs, with all of the trimmings, will be served. A free-will donation is appreciated to cover the cost of the food.

We need lots and lots of filled eggs for the children to hunt. We will gladly accept your donations of wrapped candy or pre-filled Easter eggs, in the church office by Thursday, March 26. We can only accept wrapped candy; no loose jelly beans, please! (They end up in the sand!)

If you have questions, please call the church office, contact Diane Taylor or Colleen Briski. Hope to see you there!

Palm Sunday

March 29

8:30am and 10:00am

Join us for a service of palms, joy,

music, praise, and worship.

Immediately after the 10:00am service,

you are invited to stay for the

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Maundy Thursday

April 2, 7:00pm - Worship

with Holy Communion

and the Chancel Choir

Good Friday

April 3, 7:00pm - Tenebrae

Worship with Organist

Kevin Feltmann

6:15am—Sunrise at the Pier*

8:00am—Classical Worship

9:30am—Family Friendly

Worship

11:00am—Classical Worship

with Holy Communion

All Easter Services will feature music by our

Chancel Choir, Handbell Choir, Brass and Percussion.

The 9:30am Family Service will also feature our Joyful Noise Children’s Choir. *This service is not at Community UMC, but is an

interfaith gathering at the Huntington Beach pier.

EASTER SUNDAY

April 5

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This event is offered by the

CoS Youth Work Teams. All proceeds go towards our summer mission

Ages infant to 5th grade

Drop off & pick up times are

flexible

Dinner provided @ 5:30 pm

Games, crafts, movies and a snack

Youth babysitters overseen by

adults

Questions? Contact Marty at

marty@cumchb.org or see

Leyla in the orange room

Child’s Name Age Allergies

Parent Name_______________________________________ Contact Number___________________

Estimated Drop off/Pick up time_________________________________ Dinner? YES NO

When: Saturday, March 28

Time: 4:00 to 9:00pm

Where: Community UMC

6652 Heil Ave., HB

Suggested Hourly Donation: $5/1 child, $8/2 children,

$10/3 or more children

Limited Spaces! Return tear off

to Church office by March 26.

Babysitting!

BOOK CLUB

All are welcome to join us at our March Book Club meeting. There is never any registration fee or dues. This month we will be gathering on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:00pm, to read Americanah by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie at the home of Louise Simpson (Note: location change), 17111 St. Andrews Lane, HB. Call the church office at 714.842.4461 for more details or if you have questions.

SOLOS If you are single, eat lunch, like to have fun and be in fellowship with other singles, then join us for lunch. Each month, usually on the last Sunday of the month, we meet for lunch at a local restaurant after 2nd service (about 11:30am). This month we will meet on Sunday, March 29, at BJ’s Restaurant, 16060 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach. For more information and to reserve your spot, please call Shirley LaBounta @ 714.847.4354.

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FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON CLUB

Our monthly potluck luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 25, in Moore Hall. We will gather at 11:30am for light conversation and will have lunch at noon followed by a fantastic program.

Bring a dish to share and your own table service. See you for lunch on the 25th. Everyone is welcome, so bring a friend!

The God We Can Know is a Seven-week study designed to explore the “I am” sayings of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. Perfect for Lent, this series will help you find and form an answer to the most essential question in the Christian faith, “Who do you say I am?” One by one, Jesus’s statements grab our imagination, reveal more about his

identity and purpose, and connect us to the God of Moses, who spoke the first “I am.” These significant, yet ordinary images (bread, light, shepherd, wine, and more) give us insightful ways to experience Jesus and point us to a God who wants to be known. The DVD, filmed on loca-tion in the Holy Land, allows you to travel with Rob Fuquay, and actually see the places where Jesus stood while disclosing his true identity, and in the context in which he spoke each “I Am.” The books are available in the church office for $10.

Lenten study Wednesdays, now thru April 8

7:00pm in Room 8/9

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Commun

ity

Uni

ted

Nursery School

Methodist Church

Where we learn to play,

share and grow together.

6652 Heil Avenue

Huntington Beach

714.842.1630

www.cumchb.org

Registration for the upcoming school year

for church members started in February.

On March 11, current and previous enrolled

families may register, and on March 18, the

community may enroll. We really appreciate

it when you tell your friends with preschool

age children about our registration. Children

may start school with us whenever they

reach 2.6 years of age.

Don’t forget our 3rd Annual Used Book Fair

is coming up the week of April 19, and also on

Sunday, April 26. We will set up in Moore

Hall B. Save your old books for us – we’ll

take your donations the week prior. You just

come in, choose the books you want, make a

donation and they are yours.

During that same week, we are also collect-

ing your unwanted shoes to be sent to 3rd

world countries. Please bring shoe donations

to the preschool office.

SUNDAY SCHOOL We have heard the stories of the

miracles of Jesus and learned that

the power for those miracles has

come from God. Our upcoming les-

sons will lead us and prepare us for the Easter

celebration. Every week we have approximately

twenty smiling kids eager to learn about God’s

love. Our wonderful Sunday school teachers

come prepared to share this message every

week. It is a fun and exciting place to be on

Sunday mornings. We invite you to come by and

see what is happening.

Faith Friends has a new look! We designed (with

help from Sonya Hatch) a t-shirt for our group.

We then tie dyed them. It was a lot of fun and

not too messy. Keep an eye out for them; they

are really cool, and “far out man!”

We also spent a day jumping at Get Air Trampo-

line Park with our dads. We had a great time

bouncing around with each other. In March, we

will visit the Ronald McDonald House and bake

some cookies for the guests of the house. Please

mark March 22, on your calendars. Faith Friends

have been designing games and perfecting their

magic tricks for their Imagine No Malaria fund-

raiser. Look for us on the patio after both ser-

vices and play some games.

If you have any questions about Faith Friends,

please contact Marty Drake through email

marty@cumchb.org or call the church office.

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We will have our usual Sunday night get-togethers from 5:00 to

7:00pm, which always includes dinner and other good stuff. All youth

are invited. Here’s what’s coming up:

March 1 - Jr. High working on Confirmation

- Sr. High working on Video Project

March 8 - Same as last week

March 14 - Babysitting Fundraiser

March 22 - Same as March 1 & 8

March 29 - Game Night at Good Shepherd UMC

In the future:

April 5 - Off for Easter/Spring Break

April 18 - District Dodgeball Tournament

May 10 - Mother’s Day Strawberries

May 31 - Confirmation Sunday

Also coming up this summer:

July 5 - 11 - Sierra Service Project for Sr. High

July 12 - 17 - Elementary Camp

July 19 - 25 - Jr. High Camp

July 20 - 24 - Vacation Bible School

- Choir School

July 26 - August 1 - Sr. High Camp

If you have questions, call Rev. Darren Cowdrey, Youth Pastor,

714.897.0100 or email him at RevDarren67@gmail.com or Marty Drake at

714.842.4461 or email her at Marty@cumchb.org.

CoS Update

Don Almy, Louise Almy, Bruce Baldwin, Dorothy Baldwin, Cecil Birnbaum, Liz Berry, Mary Colvin, Cary Gray, Zyl Gritz, Flo Jurgemeyer, John Kodrich, Bill Lueck, Dale McBride, Ally Miller, Eric Munro, Mark Munro, Phyll Page, Dale Skerik, Mary Kay Smith, Lavetta Snyder, Kay Winter, Priscilla Wolz.

In our

Prayers

Thank

You

By God’s light we are led. . . With God’s grace we are fed. . .

May God grant you peace.

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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported the latest office fundraiser at CPK on Wednesday, January 21. In addition to the $517.11 we raised, (and we have a very generous anonymous donor who is matching this) we enjoyed delicious food and wonderful fellowship. Since we began this fun and lucrative

endeavor, we have raised over $7,000, which has been used to purchase computers for the entire staff, a new telephone system for the church, new computer software, and recently, a new data management system for the office, all with CPK earnings and matching funds. This does not include the income from SCRIP CPK gift cards purchased from the CUMC Scrippers!. Thank you to everyone who has been involved and we look forward to seeing you all at our next CPK Fundraiser on Wednesday, May 20.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to our congregation for its support of the Orange County Social Services adoption unit. In October, with your donations, we were able to provide over $300.00 in toys and items to be given to the children at the time of their adoption signing ceremony. This gives each child a gift of their own to take with them as they become a legal part of their new family. Our church is the only group in this area who fills this need and it is greatly appreciated by the families and the children and we will be collecting on April 12, between services. Again, thank you for your continued generous support. Church and Society ,

Collection for Orange County Adoption Division is Sunday, April 12 Look for us on the patio.

Condolences

to:

Rev. Jan Wiley, Nick Wiley and family upon the death of Jan’s father, George Ritzau who died on Friday, February 6. Services were held in Banning on Saturday, February 21.

Friends of long-time member of CUMC, Katie Bernhoff, who died on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 10, 2015. A memorial tea will be held on Wednesday, March 11, at CUMC.

Dale Hagey, family and friends of long-time member of CUMC, Kathleen Hagey who died on Friday, February 20. Services for Kathleen will be held at CUMC on Friday, March 13.

Maxine Wilson and family on the death of Maxine’s mother, Ruth Wilson on Sunday, February 22. Ruth was 96 years young. Services for Ruth will be held in Florida.

TREE OF LIFE

You may dedicate a leaf on the Tree of Life in the narthex area

of the Sanctuary in memory or in honor of a loved one.

See Bill Fugard or call the church office for details.

Curious about new leaves?

Look for a small ornament attached to each newly-added leaf.

REMEMBRANCE TEA

Ruth Circle is hosting a memorial tea

for Katie Bernhoff Katie Bernhoff Katie Bernhoff at 11:00am on

Wednesday, March 11, in Room 8/9.

Sign up on Sunday, March 1, or

March 8, between services at the UMW

table on the patio, or call the church

office if you can help.

Helpers are needed and welcome.

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REMEMBRANCE TEA

Deborah Circle is hosting a memorial

tea for Velda McBride Velda McBride Velda McBride at 3:00pm on

Saturday, March 21, in Moore Hall A.

Sign up on Sunday, March 1, 8, or 15,

between services at the UMW table on

the patio, or call the church office if

you can help.

Helpers are needed and welcome.

Day Years

Harold and Patricia Hill 27 61 Jim and Lois Tromp 19 55 Philip and Therese (Terry) Patsel 25 43 Melissa and Jason Delgleize, 18 20 James and Morgan Schulz, 03 08

March Wedding Anniversaries

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2 Kevin Feltmann 4 Louise Almy Alan Collins Jeffrey Stone 6 Marilyn Sjuneson 8 Richard Binnix Ian McGregor Jonathan Puffpaff 9 Nancy Carroll Thomas Freker 10 Bonnie Bruce Jim Tromp 11 Donald Almy 13 Pamela Blue 14 Margaret Reiley 15 Ron Bruce Elizabeth Campbell Juan Escobar 17 Kim Glowski Lionel Grove

18 John Garcia 19 Dorothy Baldwin Hazel Gardner 20 Susan Huntley 21 Cailien Gorsuch Marcella Hunt 22 Alberta Miller 23 Mark Smilor 24 Trudy Tukia Pearl Vinson 27 Lisa Brewer Jeanne Escobar Abigail Hatch Margaret Humphreys Shirley LaBounta 28 Sally Schroeder Kevin Towers 29 Marilyn Leatherwood Julia Paton

CUMC FOOD CLOSET Thanks to everyone who contributes to our food closet with their time and efforts. Any donations of non-perishable food products, gift cards to grocery stores, discount stores and fast food restaurants (for those with no cooking or storage facilities) is always appreciated. Your donations are what keeps our food closet open and help us to help those in our community who need our assistance. Without donations like yours, our food closet would be closed. Thank you and God bless you!

On Patio or Church Office: Shampoo Conditioner Soap Deodorant Shaving Cream Combs

Church Office only: Eye Glasses Blankets Sleeping bags Back packs Gift Cards - $5 fast

food restaurant

Men’s shoes Men’s clothing Bus Passes or donations to purchase bus passes Thank you from CHURCH & SOCIETY

6652 HEIL AVENUE HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647-4359

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