The Tidings. Volunteer Programs & Activities C H I N O U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

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1 Volume 20, Issue 4 April 2018 Volunteer Programs & Activities C H I N O U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H The Tidings Dear Church Family, One of the reasons our church thrives is because our membership is filled with caring and selfless volunteers who willingly offer their time and talents to support God s work here at CUMC. We are blessed We have a very far-reaching portfolio of volunteer activities focused on supporting our church family, our worship services, and our mission outreach. This portfolio is made up of volunteer programs and activities that have evolved over the decades with the support of various individuals and small groups. As we streamline our Church Council Leadership model, it may also be beneficial to review our volunteer programs and activities to determine: (1) that we have an accurate listing of our volunteer activities (2) that our volunteer activities are aligned with the interests of our church family (3) that we have sufficient volunteer support to continue implementing the programs. We ve recently compiled a Volunteer Programs & Activities Listing to help in this process. This listing documents our volunteer programs, and activities. PLEASE NOTE: This is our first attempt at documenting these programs and activities so in all likelihood some programs and activities have been overlooked. Copies of the Volunteer Programs & Activities Listing will be available in the narthex. We ve also prepared Volunteer Interest Form that you may use to indicate your interest in supporting specific programs and activities. Volunteer as often as you like just complete a Volunteer Interest Form for each of the programs or activities you are willing to support. The Volunteer Interest Forms will be available in the narthex. And, there will be a collection box in the narthex where you may deposit your completed Volunteer Interest Forms. The Volunteer Interest Form also provides an opportunity to document volunteer programs and activities that should have been included in the Volunteer Programs & Activities Listing, but were omitted. Please take a few minutes to review the listing to see what s missing. Inside this issue: Volunteer Programs & Activities 2 Financial State of the Church 2 From the Committee 3 Choir Member of the Month 4 Small Groups 5 Dates of interest in April 1st 15th 22nd (Continued on Page 2) Easter Sunday Native American Ministries Sunday Festival of God s Creation

2 Volunteer Programs & Activities (continued) A cover letter and copies of the Volunteer Programs & Activities Listing and the Volunteer Interest Form will be available in the narthex for the balance of March through mid-april. We ll also collect completed Volunteer Interest Forms during that time frame. By mid-may we are hoping to finalize an accurate listing of the Volunteer Programs & Activities that our church family has agreed to support. Thank you for your input in helping to document and update our volunteer programs and activities. Should you have any questions regarding the process, please contact Carol Adams, Terry Moffitt, or me. Blessings, Interfaith Program for Youth Financial State of the Church Collectible Sale in September Do you have too many teacups, craft supplies, or other things? Are you downsizing? Do you have a craft to sell? The church is planning a collectible sale in September. The concept is simple: we sell tables for $25 and sellers get to keep proceeds. They are also responsible for the leftovers. My table will benefit the church, and I am happy to host any collectibles that you would like to sell. Tables are open to the community, also. If you would like a table or would like to participate, sign up on the Collectible Sale list at the bulletin board in the hallway. Questions? See Margaret Hogarth or Sue Rhodes. This summer there are three opportunities for high school youth to attend the FREE Interfaith Youth Leadership Initiative. The dates and locations are: July at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles; July at Chapman University in Orange; and July 31-August 2 at Cal State Long Beach. These three-day programs offer community service, leadership development, a chance to visit various houses of worship, and fun. In addition, very student who completes the three days will earn a $100 college scholarship. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please have them visit: THESE ARE THE COMPARITIVE FIGURES THROUGH FEBRUARY Difference Income $ 33,901 $ 39,882 $ 5,981 Expenses $ 30,794 $ 36,588 $ 5,794 Net Income $ 3,137 $ 3,294 $ 157 Page 2 T HE TI DI NGS

3 From the Committee Well, our lay-led service and movie event for International Women s Day wasn t very well attended. There were six of us. Beth Mendoza did an excellent job leading the service, and Lupe Alcantar and Elaine Jansak expertly read the lessons. Many thanks to these wonderful ladies and to Robert Phillips for accompanying us during the hymn singing. (All of the hymns were written by women.) I had hoped that there would be enough interest to start a women s study group that would meet once a month to learn about a particular woman (such as Eleanor Roosevelt) or genre of women (such as cowgirls) or the portrayal of women (such as how women are depicted in fairy tales). If you are interested in such a group, whether you re male or female, please give me (Kathleen Phillips) your name and your preferred meeting day and time. If enough people are interested, perhaps this can happen. Did you ever wonder about the origin of April Fool s Day? One explanation is that the Romans attempted to make Christ seem like a fool before his crucifixion, sending him to Annas, to Caiaphas, to Pilate, to Herod, and then back to Pilate, while his fate had already been determined. Medieval mystery plays reenacted this trek. Many cultures, however, have a practice that predates Christianity, involving sending people on fool s errands. Historical evidence indicates that April fooling originated in 1564 in France, under King Charles IX. New Year s Day used to be observed on March 25, during the beginning of spring. The celebration lasted for a week and involved exchanging gifts. It ended on April 1, a day of special dinners and parties. When the Gregorian calendar was adopted, King Charles proclaimed that New Year s Day would be moved to January 1. There were many who resisted the change, and they continued exchanging gifts and partying during the week ending April 1. Those who adhered to the new January 1 date ridiculed those who continued to celebrate on April 1 by sending them silly gifts and invitations to parties that were not being held. The butt of an April Fool s joke was called the April fish, because Pisces was the sign of the zodiac appropriate to that time. Emperor Napoleon 1 was nicknamed the April fish when he married Marie-Louise of Austria on April 1, Even when France became comfortable celebrating New Year s Day on January 1, the French still maintained the practice of fooling others on April 1 and, two hundred years later, the practice reached England and, from there, came to America. If you did not attend our autumn workshop on the liturgical year and are curious about Easter traditions, ask me, and I ll try to answer your questions. WHAT S COMING UP LAY-LED GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE, FRIDAY, 3/30, 7:30-9 p.m. lots of candles and Beth Mendoza s lovely voice EASTER EGG HUNT, EASTER SUNDAY, 4/1, AFTER CHURCH candy-filled plastic eggs FORGIVENESS WORKSHOP, SATURDAY, 5/26, 12-3 p.m.. if you re holding a grudge, be there OLDIES AND BROWNIES SING-A-LONG, SATURDAY, 6/30, 6-8 p.m.. old rock songs and plain brownies P a g e 3 T HE TI DI NGS

4 Small Groups Crocheting & More 1st & 3rd Saturday 9:00a.m. - Parlor Tuesday 8:00a.m. - M & M Groupo Monday 9:00a.m. - Parlor Tuesday 1:30p.m. - Seekers Sunday 6:00p.m. - Thursday Morning Bible Study Thursday 9:00a.m. - Thursday 7:00p.m. - Parlor United Methodist Women Thursday, April Game Night The second Friday of the Month will be Game Night. Come join us in the Choir Room from 7-9p.m. Games of all kinds for all ages! Bring a game to share or just come for the fellowship. Choir Member of the Month Gerald Esqueda Gerald Esqueda is indispensable to the choir! As a tenor, he reads music perfectly and never misses a note! In addition, he is Music Librarian, organizing, distributing, and putting away music in our extensive music library. As a church member, he serves as liturgist and assists with the community Thanksgiving dinner. Gerald sang with other Methodist church choirs before joining CUMC with his parents and brother, James. His mother Judy sang in our choir and his father Jerry ushered. Brother James helps with technology. Gerald currently is a member of Windsong Chorale and looks forward to their concert tour in Greece this summer. Go Gerald! V OLU ME 1 9, ISSU E 11 Page 4

5 C H I N O U M C A p r i l SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 Scouts UMW 6 Cub Scouts 7 Crocheting & More 8 9 Scouts Game Night SAM Noon Church Council 16 Scouts Cub Scouts 21 Crocheting & More 22 Noon Committee 23 Scouts Movie Night 28 8:00 p.m. Mt. Zion Cleaning Scouts Please call the church office if you have corrections or additions.

6 Coffee Fellowship 1st Volunteers 8th Seekers 15th 22nd Amigos 29th Choir 4th Dena Radford 4th Kaila Smith 4th Sylvia Smith 9th Mac Brazelton 16th Joy May 16th Robert Phillips 26th John Marchesi 29th Jacqueline Cross 30th Cathy Marchesi Greeters 1st Margaret Hogarth & Joy May 8th Sandy Miller & Vera Wall 15th Rachel Houseberg & Wendy Waters 22nd Betty Morrison & Marcia Pine 29th Steve & Carol Adams Liturgists 1st Beth Mendoza 8th Marion Proffitt 15th Greg Wolfe 22nd Steve Adams 29th Alicia Baca Sunday School 1st Carol McFarland 8th Sylvia Smith 15th Carol McFarland Don Callju - Youth 22nd Sylvia Smith 30th No Sunday School 19th Mike & Marion Proffitt Communion Assistants Jennifer McDermott & Sandy Miller Blessers Gerald Esqueda & Nancy Nichols

7 Chino United Methodist Church 5201 Riverside Drive Chino, CA RETURN SERVICE REQUEST We re on the Web! Chinoumc.org The next Tidings deadline is Sunday, April 22. Please articles to or leave them in the church office. Thank you. Church Council Trustee Acolyte Coordinator Outreach & Nurture Finance Treasurer Staff-Parish Relations Social and Mission Concerns Grades 1-6 Adult & Family Ministries Boy Scout Troop United Methodist Women Lay Leader Pastor Choir Director Organist Church Secretary Terry Moffitt Margaret Hogarth Lupe Alcantar Kathleen Phillips Beth Mendoza Mac Brazelton Dan Bentley Marilyn Mohnike Carol McFarland, Sylvia Smith Paul & Judy McConnell Larry McFarland Wendy Waters Jennifer McDermott Rev. Matthew J. Seargeant Carole Schuricht Robert Phillips Marcia Pine Making Disciples of Jesus Christ who Love God and Love Neighbor