FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH of SANTA MONICA SENTINEL vol. cxl, no. 6 June/July 2015 Horizons Senior Minister Summer 2015 May summertime bring to us all a bit of time to slow down, take some deep breaths, and simply be. While there will be lots going at the church, and lots going on in our family comings and goings, there s nothing like a few quiet moments at the beach, or in a favorite chair, or on the front porch to be still and sit quietly in the presence of God. I offer you this beautiful breath prayer, written by Rev. Mpho Tutu, Bishop Tutu s daughter. As you inhale, mouth the words Be still and know and then that I am God as you exhale. After a few times, being to let the last word simply drift away: Be still and know that I am God Be still and know that I am Be still and know that I Be still and know that Be still and know Be still and Be still Be Summertime blessings upon one and all, All-Church Summerfest Join First UMC and the Fellowship & Events Ministry in welcoming the Summer season. Fun for the whole family, including food, cake walk, bounce house and more! This year we come together to honor education, mission and fellowship, in an event-filled day. Highlights include: SCHOLARSHIP SUNDAY DURING 10 AM SANCTUARY SERVICE As the school year draws to a close, the young scholars of First UMC are excited about their next educational step. Attend the 10 a.m. worship service to honor and recognize those being awarded with a Methodist Foundation Scholarship. USED BOOK SALE IN SIMKINS HALL - 11 AM - 3 PM Books for all ages will be available at the Missions Council s Used Book Sale. All proceeds go directly to benefit Imagine No Malaria, a foundation committed to eliminating Malaria worldwide during our generation. POP-UP LIBRARY COMING SOON! IN FRONT OF THE EDUCATION BUILDING Look for more information on the opening of the Pop- Up Library over the Summer! Sunday June 7. Worship at 10 a.m., then stay for the festivities! First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica welcomes you to this community of faith. You ll find singles, seniors, families with young children, youth, newlyweds, young adults.and a full range of programs and opportunities for worship, study, service and fellowship. ALL ARE WELCOME.
June Calendar Sunday, June 7 - Scholarship Sunday Baptism 11 a.m. Summerfest, Courtyard 11 a.m. Mission Council s Used Book Sale, Simkins Hall (SH) 11 a.m. Photo Directory Scheduling, next to Hospitality Table 6:15 p.m. UMYF End-of-Year Banquet, SH Tuesday, June 9 - Parking garage closed until Thursday June 11 Friday, June 12 7 p.m. C.A.S.T. presents Jungle Book, Kids, SH Saturday, June 13 9 a.m. Intercessory Prayer Group Retreat, FR 1 p.m. C.A.S.T. presents Jungle Book, Kids, SH Sunday, June 14 1 p.m. C.A.S.T. presents Jungle Book, Kids, SH Thursday, June 18 - Cal-Pac Annual Conference Begins Saturday, June 20 - Cal-Pac Annual Conference Concludes 9:30 a.m. Prayer Quilt Workparty, Room 300 Sunday, June 21- Father s Day 11 a.m. Free Blood Pressure Screenings, SH 2:30-4 p.m. Labyrinth Walk, SH 5 p.m. simple church, SH Sunday, June 28 11 a.m. 20s/30s Young Adult Check-in, Chapel July Calendar Friday, July 3 - Campus closed - Independence Day observed. Thursday, July 9 4:30 p.m. Cross(+)Brew, Off-site Sunday, July 12 2:30-4 p.m. Labyrinth Walk, SH 5 p.m. simple church, SH Wednesday, July 15 - August Sentinel Deadline for submissions Saturday, July 18 - Youth Service Project Team departs 9:30 a.m. Prayer Quilt Workparty, Room 300 Sunday, July 19 11 a.m. Free Blood Pressure Screenings, SH Sunday, July 26 - Youth Service Project Team returns Monday, July 27 8:30 a.m. Vacation Bible School Begins, SH Friday, July 31 8:30 a.m. Vacation Bible School Ends, SH WEEKLY AT FIRST UMC: Mondays - Church Office Closed Tuesdays SUMMER SCHEDULE 7 a.m. Men s Breakfast Bible Study, Fireside Room Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. United Methodist Women Workparty, Workroom Children s After School Theater (C.A.S.T.) The 1st - 4th graders present The Jungle Book Kids. The jungle is jumpin with jazz in this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures and thwart the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan. Friday June 12: 7:00 p.m., Sat. & Sun, June 13 & 14: 1 p.m. Simkins Hall. Buy tickets at the door and online. Cal-Pac Annual Conference Each year in June, the United Methodist Church in our regional Episcopal area gather for a session of the California-Pacific Annual Conference. Participants include clergy and laity from each church. First UMC will send 8 lay members and 4 clergy members. Our clergy members are Rev. Patricia Farris, Rev. Robert English, Rev. Keri Olsen, and Rev. Larry Young. Our lay members are Bee Campbell, Mary Crawford, Jack Fry, Adam Guerrero, Steve Harbison, Karen Ing, Jen Jacques, with Maddy Ing as an Alternate. June 18-20, University of Redlands simple church formerly Missional Worship Gathering Be still, know God. This hectic world doesn t provide much of a chance to follow this commandment. First UMC is offering two more opportunities outside Sunday sanctuary worship to do just this, be still and know God. The First UMC Labyrinth is open for walks from 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Then at 5 p.m. Rev. Robert English leads simple church a time for contemplation, community and communion. Do no Harm. Do good. Stay in love with God. Come and see. Summer schedule: Sunday June 21, Sunday July 12 & August 9 Labyrinth open for walking: 2:30-4 p.m. simple church: 5:00 p.m, Simkins Hall in The Shelby Center Youth Service Project: New Orleans Each year, First UMC sends a Youth Service Project team for one week to travel and engage in service and mission with struggling communities around the United States. This year, First UMC is proud to send a team of 19 youth and 6 adults to New Orleans to help repair the homes of those still recovering from 2005 s Hurricane Katrina. It is truely a transformational experience for our young people and the communities in which they serve. They are grateful for your prayers and support as they prepare for the trip. Youth Service Project Trip: July 18-26
Preschool Corner May Happenings at First UMC The Preschool Spring Concert was May 20. So many photo opps, so little time. All photos courtesy of Allan Walker Haiti Report Back 2015 UMW Luncheon for Graduates PRESCHOOL EVENTS FOR JUNE/JULY June 3: Monthly Parent Coffee Beginning June 8: Teacher Appreciation Week July 1: Parent Volunteer Breakfast July 2: Preschool 4th of July Parade July 3: School closed for Independence Day Beginning July 13: School Spirit Week July 24: Last day of school July 27: First day of summer camp First UMC Preschool Spring Fair First UMC Photo Directory Guess Who?? Do you recognize these faces of First UMC from past directories?? Starting June 7, get the answers by calling Shalimar to make your appointment: (310) 393-8258 ext. 113. Photo sessions will be held on campus in Room 203 of the Education Building We are excited to announce that First UMC will commemorate its 140th year with a new church directory! Can you believe Photo can include up to 9 poses with various backgrounds it has been over 6 years since the last one, and over 40 years since the first? So it s time to start coordinating the family outfit or shop for those matching sweaters. Even your pet is invited! Free to be photographed, and free directory Each family will receive a complimentary 8x10 portrait for participating in the directory Choir Recognition Sunday Families will be able to select their directory image, and order prints, at the end of the session Beginning June 7, appointments may be made at the Sunday Hospitality Table, with Shalimar at the church office (310) 3938258 ext. 113, s.carducci@santamonicaumc.org, or through the church website under the Events Page. Photo sessions will be held August 18-23 and September 15-20 Session times: Weekdays: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. / Saturday 9:30 a.m. 5 p.m. / Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Spring Concert of ELIJAH with Westwood UMC Sarley Baptism Mother s Day 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Confirmation Eskridge Baptism
Preschool Corner May Happenings at First UMC The Preschool Spring Concert was May 20. All photos courtesy of Allan Walker Haiti Report Back 2015 UMW Luncheon for Graduates PRESCHOOL EVENTS FOR JUNE/JULY June 3: Monthly Parent Coffee Beginning June 8: Teacher Appreciation Week July 1: Parent Volunteer Breakfast July 2: Preschool 4th of July Parade July 3: School closed for Independence Day Beginning July 13: School Spirit Week July 24: Last day of school July 27: First day of summer camp First UMC Preschool Spring Fair First UMC Photo Directory Guess Who?? Do you recognize these faces of First UMC from past directories?? Starting June 7, get the answers by calling Shalimar to make your appointment: (310) 393-8258 ext. 113. Photo sessions will be held on campus in Room 203 of the Education Building We are excited to announce that First UMC will commemorate its 140th year with a new church directory! Can you believe Photo can include up to 9 poses with various backgrounds it has been over 6 years since the last one, and over 40 years since the first? So it s time to start coordinating the family outfit or shop for those matching sweaters. Even your pet is invited! Free to be photographed, and free directory Each family will receive a complimentary 8x10 portrait for participating in the directory Choir Recognition Sunday Families will be able to select their directory image, and order prints, at the end of the session Beginning June 7, appointments may be made at the Sunday Hospitality Table, with Shalimar at the church office (310) 3938258 ext. 113, s.carducci@santamonicaumc.org, or through the church website under the Events Page. Photo sessions will be held August 18-23 and September 15-20 Session times: Weekdays: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. / Saturday 9:30 a.m. 5 p.m. / Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Spring Concert of ELIJAH with Westwood UMC Sarley Baptism Mother s Day 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Confirmation Eskridge Baptism
Community Condolences We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of these departed loved ones: David Naylor, who died April 25. Son of Larry and Maria Naylor, nephew of Kathy, Craig and Mark Naylor, and grandson of Maxine Naylor. A service was held in the First UMC Sanctuary May 2. Ruth Zimmerman s ashes interminet will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Tuesday July 14, 11 a.m., the day that would have been her 97th birthday. Any and all are welcome. Congratulations to Dr. Robert Moore, for having the longest membership in the Santa Monica Rotary Club, and receiving his 55-year pin at the meeting on May 8. to Chelsea Kirtley, who received an award from the Santa Monica Fire Department for coming to the aid of a heart attack victim while at work. to Sam Payne, son of Dennis & Sue Payne, and Kari Heywood, who were married May 23. In Gratitude Thank you to the congregation of First UMC for giving $915 to the Westside Food Bank in support of hunger relief efforts. Your congregations s contributions to our hunger relief effort help us continue to provide nutritious foods to our member agencies, which served over 100,000 local individuals in 2014 nearly half of whom were children. - Westside Food Bank First UMC Member Highlight Several years ago, member Larry Wilson designed a memorial service for FBI officers killed in the line of duty. The service is modeled after the annual First UMC All Saints Commemoration. The service was held again this year on May 19 at the Westwood Federal Building, with Mary Crawford and Robert Hedges participating as bell ringers as each name was read. Flower Orders: Available dates at press time: June 7, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 26. Please contact the church office to order flowers for one of these dates. Vacation Bible School Summer is here, and Vacation Bible School is just around the corner! A week of camp full of leaping, exploring, feasting, dancing and sharing! We ll bring the music, the Bible stories, the art supplies, and the snacks. Plus, you ll meet lots of new friends! Sign up now and reserve a spot. Contact Sarah Rold: s.rold@santamonicaumc.org. VBS: Monday July 27 - Friday July 31, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. From the Staff-Parish Relations Committee: We bid godspeed to Kurt Poland as he transitions into his new appointment as pastor of First German UMC and as he and Katie look forward to their marriage on June 20. May God richly bless this new chapter of their lives. We thank you Kurt, for your many contributions to First UMC and the Preschool. Kurt s departure brings with it some further staff transition. Tricia Lindley concludes her year as our Claremont School of Theology Intern. Happily, she will be staying on as half-time Director of Children & Youth Ministry, with responsibilities for Sunday School, VBS, UMYF, and other areas related to our new and growing ministries with families, children and youth. Rev. Robert English will be freed up to move deeper into the New & Emerging Ministries (his new title) that have been opening to us through simple church (formerly Missional Worship Gathering) and Cross(+)Brew. He will continue in pastoral care with our youth and youth families, and his regular Sunday morning worship responsibilities will continue with increased opportunities for preaching. Robert will also serve as liaison to the Preschool and will lead Preschool Chapel. As First UMC approaches our 140th birthday in October, we are so grateful at all the ways God continues to sustain and re-create us as we reach out to our growing group of young adults and families with young children. Feel free to seek out any member of the SPRC with any questions you might have. - Glenda Martinez, Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair * During Summerfest on Sunday June 7, the SPRC would like to invite everyone to an extended Coffee Fellowship to celebrate Kurt Poland and his service to First UMC. Please plan to join us in the Courtyard after worship for cake and well wishes. Congratulations, Graduates! Nick Charchut is graduating from Santa Monica High School, and plans to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. Patrick Edwards graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and will be working for Anheuser-Busch in their Sales Development Program starting in July. Kristin Kearsley is graduating from Cal State Long Beach with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. Reece Pascoe is graduating from Palisades High School and will either attend St. Lawrence University or go in the Army. Eventually he is thinking about business or political science. Kaitlyn Plukas is graduating from Santa Monica High School and plans to attend Bennington College, where she will study creative writing. Brandon Searfoss is graduating from Santa Monica High School and plans to attend Santa Monica College in the fall to pursue photography or film studies. Robert Stamps is graduating from Mott Community College Honors, Phi Theta Kappa, and an Academic All-American. He is currently the Supervising Producer of the new cooking reality show called Mitten to Mouth. Jamie Whittenburg graduated from University of Virginia Law School and will be working at a law firm in New York City starting in the fall.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH of SANTA MONICA 1008 Eleventh Street Santa Monica, CA 90403 www.santamonicaumc.org 310.393.8258 email: info@santamonicaumc.org Church Office Hours: Tues - Fri, 9a.m. - 5 p.m. Chapel Open for Prayer: Mon - Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. On the Website COMING THIS SUMMER! First UMC will have a newly designed website! Details to follow... All ministries and church members are encouraged to submit photos for the First UMC Photo Gallery on the new website! Photos should reflect What s Happening at First UMC and The Faces of First UMC. Send photos and a brief description to photo@santamonicaumc.org or call Shalimar in the church office for more information. www.santamonicaumc.org June 7 - Scholarship Sunday Baptism Holy Communion Homily by Rev. Patricia Farris June 14-3rd Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by Rev. Robert English June 21 - Father s Day 4th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by Rev. Larry Young June 28-5th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by Rev. Robert English July 5 - Holy Communion 6th Sunday after Pentecost Homily by Rev. Patricia Farris July 12-7th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by Rev. Robert English July 19-8th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by Rev. Patricia Farris July 26-9th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by Rev. Patricia Farris WORSHIP Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Sundays At-A-Glance 9 a.m. Lectionary Scripture Discussion, Fireside Room 9 a.m. Partnership with God Sunday School, Room 101 9:30 a.m. Nursery Care, Room 204 10:00 a.m. Worship, Sanctuary 10:10 a.m. Sunday School, Education Bldg. 11:00 a.m. Fellowship, Simkins Hall in The Shelby Center SUMMER SCHEDULE