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January 2016 "
Times of HOPE",
A publication of Hope United Methodist Church
In this Issue:
- Pastor Brian’sFaith Works 2
- ConfirmationMentors Needed 2
- Mission Corner 3
- VisitationCommunionServers Needed 3
- Genealogy Classat Hope 3
- Music Notes 4
- Kids’ Stuff 5
- NewsletterDeadline 5
A publication of Hope United Methodist Church
GET COOKIN’ FOR HOPE YOUTH!
Are you a chef? Do you love to cook but need an
audience to appreciate your creations? You are the
answer to our youth group prayers. As part of our
youth ministry, we eat dinner together on Thursday
nights, and we are looking for people who would be
interested in contributing to the youth group
through their cooking talents. We need dinner for
approximately 20-30 youth to be delivered to the youth room between 5:00 and
6:00 on Thursday evenings. If you would like to volunteer in this way, please
contact Lorrie Frost at youthlorrie@gmail.com.
POTATO BOWL & TALENT SHOW
Kick off Super Bowl weekend with our annual Potato Bowl where everyone wins! First, join us for a dinner of baked potatoes with all of the toppings, and then stay for the show. Have a talent you would like to share in the show? Perfect! We’re looking for all sorts of talents (and untalents). Singers, musicians, jugglers and anything else you can think of are all welcome. $8 for ages 11 and up; $4 for ages 4-10; free for 3 and younger; $25 family maximum. If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the talent show in advance, contact Lorrie Frost at youthlorrie@gmail.com.
WELCOME LORRIE FROST!
It is with great joy we have the opportunity to announce to our church family the hiring of Mrs. Lorrie Frost as Youth Director of Hope United Methodist Church. Lorrie has already been an active fixture of our church family over the years. With her leadership in Stephen Ministry, adult Bible studies, and dedicated attendance
to SNA Lorrie already has a strong presence in the life of the church. As Lorrie begins leadership in the youth program, there will be new adventures and opportunities for our youth. Please hold her in your prayers as this new stage of leadership is beginning in the life of our church.
Pastor Brian’s Faith Works
Happy New Year 2016!
We have a bonus day this year, since it is Leap Year. No matter what the circumstances of our lives, we have 366 days to follow Jesus and spread his love.
Tables for 7:
Please contact me if you are interest in organizing or hosting a meal.
This has been known in the past as “Tables for 6” or “Tables for 8”. “Tables for 7” is the same thing, with the added assurance that individuals are welcome. You do not need to be a couple to partake.
We will have sign-up sheets on the patio. The name of a host for a dinner is at the top of a table, with open spaces for people to sign up. The host sets the date, the time, the place (home, restaurant, or church) and the kind of meal. You may want to do a potluck or you may want to serve the whole meal as the host. You sign up for the meal you want to join. That is round one. Then we do it again, with anyone who wants to host planning another meal. New sign up sheets on the patio and a new time and date and place and kind of meal. This continues as long as we want it to continue — as long as people want to host and other people want to come for a meal.
Renewal of your Wedding Vows — February 14
Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday this year. We will give married couples an opportunity to renew your wedding vows. The exact time will be announced soon. It will be 5 minutes after the end of one of our services, to give parents a few minutes to get their children.
Sermons and Services on Dealing with Conflict:
January 2, 3 What to do about conflict with my whole family
January 9, 10 What to do about conflict with my children & Teens
January 16, 17 What to do about conflict in my work setting
January 23, 24 What to do about conflict in my community
January 30, 31 Currently active moms on Women’s Ministry Day
February 6, 7 What to do about conflict with leaders
God bless us all, and may we reach out to others with the same love that Jesus has given us.
Pastor Brian C. Kent
CONFIRMATION MENTORS NEEDED
As the youth programmed begins to focus on interaction between youth and adults we have a very unique blessing you can be a part of. We are currently looking for people interested in being mentors for
the 2016 confirmation class. On Sunday January 31, we will have a gathering in the youth room for anyone interested in mentoring one of the participants in our 2016 confirmation program. Pastor Drew
Will provide a list of questions to ask weakly to assist these youth through this exciting process. Please e-mail Pastor Drew revdavis@hopeumc.com if you are interested.
MISSIONS CORNER
Hope’s many missions had much to celebrate at the end of 2015 and we look forward to serving even more people and places in 2016. We hope to have a recap of 2015 in the February Times of Hope. In the meantime, thank all of you for your faithful support. Special thanks to Len and Donna Meier and all the volunteers and donors who helped with our Christmas meal bags for the Good Neighbor Center.
Hope members provided 139 bags with food for holiday meals plus over $1500 for additional food and gift cards. Your generosity not only
filled many stomachs but also lifted many spirits in this season of sharing God’s love.
Besides helping our neighbors, Hope members donated $3000 to help injured warriors return home for Christmas. And, to spread the spirit here in San Diego, God’s Groupies filled Christmas tins
with cookies to add to gift bags for injured service members living at Freedom Station and transitioning back to civilian life. Norma and Al Dahlvig have worked tirelessly to spear-head these worthwhile
efforts—thanks to them and their many helpers.
Our Januray Special Offering goes to Children of Promise orphanage in Tijuana. Started by a couple from Poway, the orphanage serves about 80 children ages 3-18 who have lived on the streets and/or been badly abused by their parents and others.
The orphanage provides the children a safe home, education, job skills and caring, Christian support. Financial donations are especially important now that the Mexican government has made it
very difficult for us to take clothing and food across the border.
Thank you again for sharing the blessings you have received with those in need. — Terry and Larry Sieck, co-chairman, Outreach/Missions Committee
FREE BEGINNERS GENEALOGY CLASS OFFERED AT HOPE
Researching your family history – especially with teenagers -- is a great way to connect with your past while strengthening family ties for the future. Hope United Methodist Church (16550 Bernardo Heights Parkway, Rancho Bernardo, 92128) will host a Beginners Genealogy Class on Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 10:00am-Noon. We’ll meet in rooms J1-J2 as our guest speaker, Anne Anderson, Director of Escondido Family History Center, leads this class called Seek, Find, & Share: Discover Your Place in History and Savor the Stories that Bring Us Together. This class is free and open to all adults and youth 6th grade & older; you do not need to be a member of Hope UMC to attend. Please bring your tablet, Ipad, or laptop. Refreshments will be provided. Sign up by calling the church office at 858.485.5840 or email Suzi Maley at: askauntsuzi@gmail.com.
VISITATION COMMUNION SERVERS NEEDED
We have a number of dear friends who currently live in residential care facilities and are unable to attend worship. Pastor Drew is currently looking for people interested in taking worship to them.
On January 10, following the 10:45 worship service, pastor Drew would like to meet anyone interested in serving communion to our dear friends who are unable to attend worship. Pastor Drew provides supplies, short write up what to say, and a resident (or two) you will meet once a month to share and communion with. Please e-mail Pastor Drew at revdavis@hopeumc.com if you are interested or if you’re unable to attend this meeting.
MUSIC NOTES
Happy new year on behalf of the music ministry!
I want to thank everyone who was involved with any or all Advent services, all the Yuletide programs, all those who served, cooked, sang, ushered, greeted, participated, and attended any of the
music events, and to all the staff and volunteers at Hope! The Body of Christ at work! Praise God and thank you!
Please take a glance at what's happening this month and this year. All are invited to be a part of the music ministry! I pray for peace, strength, comfort, healing, and joy this new year for all! — Wendy Kallen, Music Director
Concert Series 2016
Sunday, February 21 • 2pm • Quartet Nouveau sting quartet
Sunday, April 17 • 2pm • Jazz singer, Yve Evans
May 21, 22 • Composer weekend & CCS Choirfest Concert in honor of America and all military
June 10, 11, 12 • Chamber Music Festival featuring the California Chamber Orchestra, sponsored by Quartet Nouveau
Saturday, August 20 • 6pm • Box Canyon Bluegrass Band & BBQ
Sunday, October 9 • 2pm • Nouveau Ensemble
Sunday, October 23 • 2pm • Marine Corp Band
December 9, 10, 11 • Yuletide Concerts by Hope UMC Yuletide Choir
Holy Week Choir Rehearsals begin this month!
Yes, you read that right! Since Easter is in March this year, we will start rehearsing for Holy Week on Thursday, January 28, at 7:30pm in the sanctuary, for one hour each week. The Holy Week
choir will sing 4 anthems on Palm Sunday with the Quartet Nouveau string ensemble, one anthem on Maundy Thursday, and 4 anthems on Easter Sunday with the Select Brass quintet. All are welcome!
And it's also for all of our current choir members, for anyone in the community that would like to have a choral experience, and for those who can't commit to the entire year of worship services. Please contact Wendy Kallen at wendy.kallen@hopeumc.com, or Ginny Lorenz, our choir manager, at 858.354.3939.
International Harpist, Rachel Brandwein • January 24 • 2:00pm
Based in Minneapolis, Rachel Brandwein serves on the faculty at
Luther College, College of St. Benedict & St. John’s University,
and at Mount Calvary Academy of Music. Rachel earned degrees from
the University of Michigan (BM), The Juilliard School (MM), and Stony Brook University (DMA). She also studied harp and French in
Paris and Lyon, France. She has won first prizes and grants in numerous regional and National competitions.
A featured soloist at the Ninth World Harp Congress in Dublin, Ireland, Rachel also toured China with the Juilliard Orchestra. She has recently published her original compositions and performed a full recital of her works at the 2014 National Conference of the American Harp Society in New Orleans
Rachel is the winner of the 2014 Mu Phi Epsilon International Solo Competition, and is performing throughout the United States. This recital is sponsored by the San Diego Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, Professional Music Fraternity.
The concert is free and there will be a free-will offering. Everyone is invited to meet and greet Ms. Brandwein at the reception to follow in Covenant Hall.
Kids’
Stuff
LOOKING AHEAD …
• Easter Party & Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 26 at 3:30: Crafts, snacks, and an egg hunt on the lawn!
• Easter Sunday, March 27. Morning services with Nursery childcare and children’s Sunday School classes at 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00. Sunrise
service on the patio at 6:30.
• Grandparents’ Day, Sunday April 24 at Noon. Kids and grandparents working on a fun project together. If you don’t have grandparents
or grandchildren in the area, come and we will pair you up with an honorary Hope grandparent or grandchild!
• CaveQuest Vacation Bible School, June 20 – 24. Registration will open May 2. More info to come after Easter.
NEXT G.A.N.G MEETING: JAN. 10
God’s Awesome Next Generation, affectionately known as GANG, is a fun youth-group for Hope UMC’s 4th and 5th graders and their 4th & 5th grade friends. We’ll meet one Sunday per month from 4:00-5:30 in rooms J1 & J2 (the children’s S.S. classrooms). Roz & Jean Roberts will lead us in fun and active games as we strengthen our friendships with each other and explore our relationship with God. Each evening wraps up with pizza, so please bring $5 if you’re able. (Don’t stay away because of cost! Let Carrie, Jean, or Roz know if the pizza money is a problem for your family.) If you have food allergies, please bring dinner form home. Mark your calendar with these dates: January 10, February 7, March 13, April 10, May 15, June 12. Questions? Call Carrie in the office: 858.485.5840 x103.
JOYFUL NOISE CHILDREN’S CHOIR
The Joyful Noise children’s choir, directed by Kathy Askins, will resume rehearsals on Sunday, January 10 and it’s not too late to join in on the fun! Children ages Kindergarten – 5th grade meet in the Sanctuary following the 10:45 worship service to rehearse. Rehearsals run from approximately 11:45-12:30. Come be part of the
fun as we learn the fundamentals of music and choral singing so we can perform in occasional worship services.
THANK YOU ...
The Breakfast with Santa event last month was a big hit! The delicious pancake breakfast, singalong with Mrs. Claus, photos with Santa and a special presentation of the Christmas Story, were a wonderful way to start the Christmas season with our Hope Church family. Special thanks to Kathy Askins, Pam Millar, Susanne Soans, Chuck Ward and the Thursday Knights Men's Group, Mary Lou Flesh, Kevin Wall, Cindy Elks, Wendy Kallen, Elizabeth Reynolds, the talented people that donated trees, Pastor Drew and all the amazing
Youth that made this event such a wonderful time!
The deadline for submissions for the next Times of Hope is
9:00AM, Mon., Feb. 1, 2016
FOR FEB. 7-MAR. 13, 2016 and beyond.
Submit articles to the church office or e-mail to denise.mierlot@hopeumc.com.
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