Fall Church Conference. Interfaith Service Project. Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon. Ecumenical Lessons and Carols Service. November Highlights

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1 Vol. 28, No. 11 November 2018 Fall Church Conference Wednesday, November 7, 6 PM Remember, this annual organizaonal meeng of the congregaon is scheduled for Wednesday, November 7 at 6 PM. Dinner will be provided. Please sign up at the Get Connected table if you plan on a%ending. Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon Saturday, November 10, Noon It s Thanksgiving time a time of fellowship with good friends! Please join us for the annual Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon, sponsored by the Foothills UMC Youth Group. 12:00 noon Appetizers 12:30 PM Thanksgiving Feast All seniors are welcome to join us. Please RSVP to the church office, Transportaon is available upon request. November Highlights Upcoming Events Church Conference Nov 7, page 1 Senior Thanksgiving Nov 10, page 1 Prayer Partner Acvity Nov 11, page 6 Interfaith Service Project Nov 15, page 1 Ecumenical Advent Svc Nov 30, page 1 News Calendar page 4 Children, Youth, Family page 6 Finance page 2 page 2 Women of the Church page 6 Interfaith Service Project Thursday, November 15, Faith Episcopal Church Mark your calendars for the late a'ernoon and early evening of Thursday, November 15 as Foothills UMC joins with Faith Episcopal Church and the Muslim Community of Folsom for a meal packing event in partnership with Rise Against Hunger. This is a service project that adults and children (4 years +) can acvely parcipate in together and will be held at Faith Episcopal Church. There are two volunteer shi's to choose from, 4-5:30 PM and 6:30-8 PM with a potluck supper from 5:30-6:30 PM. Please sign up at the Get Connected table. Ecumenical Lessons and Carols Service Friday, November 30, 7 PM, Holy Trinity Catholic Church Join with friends from other local faith communies as we celebrate the Advent/Christmas season with a special Lessons and Carols worship service on Friday, November 30 at 7 PM. There will be clergy from a number of different congregaons parcipang and adult and children s choirs as well. Please note this annual service is being held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 3111 Tierra De Dios Drive, El Dorado Hills. Saturday, December 1, 5-8 PM Join us for our annual tradion, Hanging of the Greens, where we work and play together to decorate the enre sanctuary for Christmas, including trees, garland, lights and ornaments. This event is filled with plenty of fun for kids and parents. Bring your friends!

2 Page 2 Foothills Connection Stewardship for 2019 Budget Year Fall is a wonderful me to reflect on the benefits of our labors and also to give thanks to God for the gi's he has bestowed upon us. As we recognize what has been given to us, we need to also give back. We call this me of giving back, stewardship. As good stewards, we take care of our family, our homes, our work and our environment. Our church is a significant part of our lives and requires our a%enon. We do this in the form of a pledge. Please be prayerfully thinking about how you d like to give back to God and your church family. Our church does so much to enrich our lives. Current Sermon Series - October 21-November 25 Sanctuary The concept of sanctuary is an important part of our Judeo-Chrisan tradion. The concept of sanctuary has mulple layers; physical, theological, spiritual, and philosophical yet frequently our working defini- ons of sanctuary are rather one dimensional. At a me where more people are arculang a desire/need for sanctuary from the upheaval they feel in our society, this sermon series is designed to help us understand the concept of sanctuary broadly and deeply FINANCIAL REPORT Sept 2018 YTD 2018 INCOME Budgeted Operations $29,500 $265,500 Actual Contributions Operations $29,742 $271,361 Capital Campaign $2,255 $23,685 Designated $3,738 $51,298 Total $35,735 $346,344 EXPENSES Budgeted Operations $29,537 $265,833 Actual Operations $30,912 $250,923 Budget vs Actual ($1,375) $14,910 Operational Income less Exp. ($1,170) $20,438 In Memory Hermann Schier passed away on October 2, 2018 a'er a prolonged illness. A memorial service was held on Sunday, October 28 at Foothills UMC to celebrate Hermann s life. Please connue to hold his loved ones in your prayers as they mourn their loss. Hermann will be missed. The Genius of Generosity Kansas pastor Jack Wellman has been credited with the insight that there is a certain genius in generosity. He explains that when we open our hands figuravely speaking to allow something to pass through our fingers, rather than holding it with ghtly clenched fists, God can give us new blessings. God cannot pour more into hands that are already clinging ghtly to what they hold, says Wellman. Whether material goods or me, ideas or talents, money or energy, the gi's God has given us so generously are to be shared just as freely with others. With our hands connually open to receive, give and receive again, God s genius cycle of generosity goes on and on. Foothills UMC 3301 Green Valley Road Rescue, CA office@foothillsumc.net Office Hours Mon-Fri: 8 AM-Noon, 1 4 PM Pastor s Day Off: Fridays Pastor: Mike Harrell Office Administrator: Jane Hartman Children, Family, and Youth Ministry Leader: Katie Curtin Choir Director: Paul Hoagland Music Director: Amy Van den Boom Book Keeper: Deanna Glasier Nursery Caregivers: Teresa Ballatore Jill Corulla

3 November 2018 Page 3 Staff Transition The season for the homeless begins Monday, November 5. This will be FUMC s tenth year of hosting a night in El Dorado County s ecumenical program. Our homeless brothers and sisters have been without shelter for seven long months, and look forward to our warm and welcoming shelter. The heart of our shelter is our volunteers, and we need a lot of them 400 or more shifts need filling between November 5, 2018 and March 27, Signing up to volunteer is easy! You can sign-up after church each Sunday, go online to sign up, or contact our Volunteer Coordinator Cindy Peil at For details about the volunteer shifts available and to sign up online, please go to our website at FoothillsUMC.net and look for the icon. Simply click on the icon and you will be taken to the page. As always, please do not hesitate to contact any of our Nomadic Shelter Committee members with questions or comments. Please help us with this awesome ministry! Committee: Dan Clark, FUMC Spokesperson, Cindy Peil, Volunteer Coordinator, Barbara Priou, Meal Coordinator, Michael Ling, Overnight Host Coordinator, Marilyn Long, Shelter Set-Up & Morning Host Coordinator, Marilyn Marcroft, Shelter Supplies, Melody Moore, Transportation Volunteer Coordinator, A'er more than five years on staff at Foothills United Methodist Church, Jane Hartman has resigned from her posion as Office Administrator. We are grateful for all that Jane has contributed to our life together during that me. Jane has been an amazing support to our staff, volunteer leaders, church parcipants and wider community members and will be missed tremendously. Jane s last day in the office will be Wednesday, November 7. Please connue to hold Jane and her husband Kyle in your prayers as they relocate to the East coast as Kyle begins a new job. Informational Meetings Over the past two months Pastor Mike has facilitated 10 different informaonal sessions related to the special General Conference in February 2019 and the queson of inclusion of LGBTQ persons in the life of the United Methodist Church. Over 100 people from Foothills UMC have been able to take advantage of these opportunies to become be%er informed. If you a%ended one of these sessions but would appreciate further individual conversaon with Pastor Mike, please let him know. Also, please connue to stay informed as we move toward February 2019; you can follow the United Methodist News Service on Facebook or you can follow updates on our Conference website: cnumc.org under The Commission on a Way Forward quick link. Pastor Mike will offer one addi- onal opportunity to get informed in January 2019, for anyone unable to a%end a session this fall. Christmas Eve Brass Brass accompaniment at our 8 PM Christmas Eve service has become a beloved tradion at Foothills UMC. We are currently accepng donaons to help compensate the musicians for their me. If you d like to contribute toward this effort, please mark your donaons Brass. You can place them in the offering on Sunday morning or mail them into the office. Thank you. Christmas Flowers Take part in a Foothills UMC tradion as we honor and remember significant people in our lives with special flowers to decorate the sanctuary during Advent and Christmas. Orders will be taken following worship on November 18, 25, and December 2 at the Get Connected table. The suggested donaon is $15 per plant.

4 4 November 2018 Sun 11 5 Mon 1 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Tue Grace to you and Peace from Him UMW Book Sharon G s 7 Wed who is and who was and who is to come. Foothills United Methodist Church 3301 Green Valley Road Rescue CA office@foothillsumc.net FoothillsUMC.net Facebook.com/FoothillsUMC.Rescue Twitter.com/FUMC_Rescue Please Note: All activities are held at the church unless stated otherwise. See calendar on FoothillsUMC.net for more meeting details and other organizations using FUMC facilities. Church Conference 14 Revelaon 1:4, ESV 1 Thu Bell 7:1 8 Bell 7:1 15 Interfaith Service Project at Faith Episcopal 2 Fri Youth Friendsgiving Sat Noon Sr. Thanksgiving Luncheon Page :30 am Prayer Partner Activity 12:15 pm Admin Support 2 pm Church Council 19 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 20 6:30 pm p Men s Group 21 Bell 22 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 23 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED Bell 7: :30 am Super Seniors China City, Cameron Park Ecumenical Service at Holy Trinity

5 November 2018 Page 5 Will Leszinske 11/01 Joyce Hoagland 11/04 Randy Finch 11/05 Don Larson 11/05 Ann Freeman 11/07 Megan McCarthy 11/07 Shelly Saltsman 11/10 Betsy Schwarzentraub 11/11 Alice Coltharp 11/12 Alejandro Tringale-Orta 11/13 Sue Finch 11/15 Ross Harper 11/15 Jan Davis 11/19 Tristan Lamy 11/19 Dustin Lamy 11/19 Ricky Del Mar 11/23 Connie Ibay 11/24 Karen DeHart 11/25 Celeste Petersen 11/25 Emily McDaniel 11/26 Mari Stankiewicz 11/26 Frank Pignata 11/28 Beverly Schier 11/28 Thomas Harris 11/29 Diane Kissinger 11/29 Doug Peterson 11/29 James Alderink 11/30 Anastazja Stankiewicz 11/30 Bob & Jan Caldwell 11/08 David & Doris Young 11/11 Jean & Ed Kaufmann 11/18 Katherine & Steven Labrie 11/19 Deanna & Lou Glasier 11/20 Lindell & Stanley Price 11/28 Please contact the church office if you d like to have your birthday and/or anniversary listed in the newsleer and Sunday bullen. Connect with Us

6 Page 6 Foothills Connection Children, Family, and Youth Ministry Happy November. The holiday s kicked off last month with Trunk-or-Treat. I want to thank everyone who came out and made this amazing community outreach a success. We could not have done it without all the help and support provided by the congrega- on. As we begin to dive deeper into the holiday season, there will be plenty of opportunies for our church family to get together and celebrate. Please mark your calendars for the following: November 2: Combined senior and junior high youth group 6-8:30 PM: Friendsgiving Dinner and games. November 10: Senior Luncheon - It's me for our annual senior Thanksgiving luncheon. As tradion, the youth s parcipaon in this event in requested. The youth will help prepare and serve a Thanksgiving meal to the senior members of our congregaon. This a great opportunity not only for service but youth fellowship as well. Please have your child to the church by 10 AM to start preparing the meal. November 11: Prayer Partner Acvity - Join your prayer partner in playing a game that helps focus on what there is to be grateful for in our lives. This acvity will take place following the first service in room #3. December 1: Hanging of the Greens - This year Advent falls a lile later than normal. Like last year, we will be having Hanging of the Greens on the first weekend in December instead of the weekend following Thanksgiving. This is a great family fun event, we will have acvies, carols and a special visit from Santa. Women of the Church Book Club - The first Tuesday of each month, 7 PM. Contact Jeanne Pfeifer for further informaon. November 6: All the Prey Horses by Cormac McCarthy. Meet at Sharon G. s house. At this meeng we will be deciding the movie we would like to see in December along with a potluck at Heather s home. Christmas Jar Project November 18 - tasng and taking orders November 25 - orders taken December 2 - orders taken December 9 - last orders taken December 16 - orders delivered Christmas Luncheon This year s Christmas luncheon will be on December 16. Watch for more informaon in the next newsleer. Prayer Shawl Ministry is the first Monday of each month at 1 PM in room #8. Please contact Sharon Gaal at sfgaal@yahoo.com or at for informaon. Super Senior Ladies Lunch - last Friday of each month at China City Restaurant in Cameron Park at 11:30 AM. For more informaon, contact Ann Letl at Sunday School Update: The K-2 class will connue their fall Godly Play lessons. The 3-5 will finish up learning about the Ten Commandments. Junior and Senior High will begin a new lesson exploring the early church. Can You Help? Do you Have a Child That Can Acolyte? If you have a child that is second grade or up who would love a chance to acolyte please contact Kae Curn to get them started. Parents Night Out- We need some extra volunteers to help provide child care one Saturday a month for three hours. During this me, you along with the other volunteers would help serve dinner and create crais with the kids. It truly is a good me for all. If this is something you are interested in please contact Kae Curn. Foothills United Methodist Church 3301 Green Valley Road Rescue, CA DATED MATERIAL RETURN ADDRESS REQUESTED