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Upcoming
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May 7th -
Mother's and Other's Tea
May 8th
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Mother's Day!
Good News Gang Musical - Crazy Aunt Millie's Time Machine @ 9am & 11am
May 15th -
Confirmation & Baptism
May 22nd -
Spring Ring N'Sing @ 6pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Upcoming Events in June!
Summer Fun Fest
June 5th @
12pm - 4pm
Golf Tournament & Dinner
June 11th @ 1pm
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Ministry Links
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Birthdays
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Vivian Kimoto
May 2
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Katelyn Ackerman
May 4
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Blake Young
May 8
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Ester Buen
May 9
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John Dell
May 12
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Gordon Rogers
May 12
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Michael Castorino
May 25
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Ashley Denney
May 26
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Janet Napoli
May 31
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Sue Ward
May 31
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Celebrating Relationships
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by Pastor Melissa
The month of May comes with celebrating relationships. First, on May 8th, we celebrate Mother's Day.
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May Events & Upcoming Events
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Crazy Aunt Millie's Time Machine, Spring Ring N'Sing, Golf Tournament & Dinner,
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 Find out what's happening in
Maturing Ministries,
COSROW,
Genesis, and
Hospitality Committee.
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J.A.M. Club & Small World -
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New Children's Ministries name)
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Part 3: 50 Ways to Welcome New People
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(Next 21-31)
From the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. Tips for welcoming new people to church.
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Letter from Pastor Melissa
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Celebrating Relationships
Dear Beloved Community,
The month of May comes with celebrating relationships. First, on May 8th, we celebrate Mother's Day. Mother's Day is a great day to celebrate all women who nurture, love and inspire us to live positive and faithful lives. Make sure to tell your moms or the women who have been moms in your lives how much you appreciate them. As a special gift that day in worship, our Good News Gang will be leading worship with their musical. Unfortunately, I will not be able to be in worship with you on that day. The boys and I had planned a trip before the date for the musical was chosen. Yet, I know our children with the leadership of Debbie Malena Phillipsen will do a wonderful job of leading worship.
Second, May also brings life transitions for our graduates and their families. Many of our youth will be graduating which means giving thanks for where they have been in their school career and looking to move into a new future. Along those lines of life transitions, we have the honor and privilege to welcome some of our youth who have chosen to follow Christ and join the church on May 15 at our 9am service. I hope you will be present for our Confirmands who are making a decision that will be life changing as they claim the God who claims them.
Lastly but certainly not least, the last Sunday in May brings a wonderful speaker to the pulpit. On May 29th, Christine Tavares Mocha will be telling her faith story. That means a person who grew up in this church, who was confirmed in this church, who started her music career in this church, and who was married in this church will be telling us about her spiritual journey. You will not want to miss worship that day.
May is a month about relationships. It's about relationships with the women in our lives especially our mothers. It's about our relationship with our loved ones who will be leaving behind one academic career for new adventures with a new school or entering the working world. It is about our relationship with God as we welcome our Confirmands on the Day of Pentecost. It's about our relationship with each other and how we grow and support each other on this journey of life. In Ephesians 4:2-3 Paul wrote guiding us in our relationships, "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."
Giving thanks for you beloved community,
Pastor Melissa
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May Events
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Santa Clarita U.M.C. Golf Tournament
June 11th, 2016 @ Mountain View G.C.
in Santa Paula
Come join us for a great day of golf and good times!
- Date: Saturday, June 11th
- Location: The Mountain View Golf Course
16799 S. Mountain Rd. Santa Paula, CA 93060
- Check-in starts @ 12:15 p.m.
- Blind Draw -Team Best Ball Format/Shotgun Start: 1:00 p.m.
- Banquet dinner in the club house following the tournament
- Entry Fee: $100 per player includes dinner
(dinner tickets for non-golfers are $25 each)
- Sorry, there is no driving range at this course
Forms and entry fee due by
Sunday, May 29th, contact Jim Schmitt (661-904-3558, [email protected] )and let us know how many spots to reserve. Then, go to our web site at
https://www.scumc.org/golf-tournament.html to register and pay your entry fees with a credit card or PayPal account. For more information or questions, please contact Jim Schmitt at the contact information above.
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Summer Fun Fest!
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Santa Clarita United Methodist Church's focus and mission is Rooting Families to Grow in Christ. We provide events and activities to support and nurture families of all kinds in building relationships with each other and with God. Building these relationships will strengthen individual lives, families, and our community as a whole.
As part of rooting families to grow in Christ, we are hosting a Summer Fun Fest to kick off summer. You are all invited to join us for Games, Grub and Good Times on June 5th at the Church. We will have a Bouncy House, Giant Jenga, Cornhole, Face Painting and many more carnival games and events! We are hosting this event so that families can spend time together, enjoy life together, and to celebrate the coming of a wonderful season together. The event is FREE, and all are welcome!
In order for our Summer Fun Fest to be successful, we are in need of volunteers. If you are interested in helping, please contact Melissa MacKinnon. Let's all work together to make this a successful event that our community will enjoy and remember for a lifetime!
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What's Happening
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Maturing Ministry (M&M's) meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month.
May 13th is a celebration of our special friends who will be having their birthdays this month.
May 27th will have a program honoring our military. All Seniors are welcome!
COSROW -
The Mother's and Other's Tea will be "Fit For a Queen" on May 7th at the home of Marsha Gilpin. Special food, entertainment, and goodies for all. Watch for sign-ups on the patio.
Introducing Crafting for COSROW!
This year we will have monthly craft workshops to make crafts for the November Boutique, Bake and Book sale.
Come to the workshops, and/or sign up to make projects at home. For ages youth - adult.
Saturday June 4th
- Morning 9- noon- Ornament making
Saturday July 9th
- Morning 9- noon- Angel making
Saturday August 20th
- Morning 9-noon- Jewelry making
September 17th - at Women's retreat - card and tag making,
Sunday October 16th
- afternoon 12:30 - 4 PM- Craft tba
Saturday November 12th
- evening 6:30 -9:30 PM - Baking in kitchen, casseroles, Jar mixes, & Set up for Sunday sale
Sunday November 13th - Boutique, Bake, & Book Sale
Beyond the workshops, we would love to have you create a craft for the sale. Share with us your ideas and creations.
We also need baked goods, so if baking is your gift we would love for you to make something for the bake sale part of the fundraiser.
Come join in the fun! And help COSROW defray the cost of retreats and more.
Contact: Donna Everhart
Fabric folded stars, decoupage bulbs, beaded wreaths, painted glass bulbs,
painted metal cutouts, and more. Materials & instructions provided.
Genesis Calendar
May 14th - Santa Anita Race Track
Hospitality Committee encourages you to wear your name tags. We need your help with greeting at the 9am & 11am services.
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J.A.M. Club & Small World PreSchool
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Linda Miller Retiring
In 1969, Small World Preschool was opened by Director Audra Lebs and Assistant Director
Linda Miller as a ministry of Santa Clarita United Methodist Church. At that time Linda also wore the hat of classroom teacher. Their families cared for the facility and the playground for many years as a work of love. When Audra Lebs retired and moved away from Santa Clarita,
Linda took over as director and moved from the classroom into the office, but never losing her love for Small World and its families. This year in June,
Linda will retire after being a part of the Small World family for 47 years! To celebrate with her, the church will celebrate
Linda and Small World by recognizing her in the 9:00am service on June 12th, followed by a brunch that will be attended by past and present staff, board members, our congregation and Small World families. We hope many of you will attend so you can get a chance to personally thank
Linda Miller for all her years of devotion to the children and young families in our church and in our community.
Thank you, Linda. You are one SPECIAL lady!
May 10- Delta will have a special visitor
May 17- Final delta/awards and family potluck
VBS team is looking for items to begin set building. A full list will be available soon. If anyone has any of the following items to donate please drop them by the office: pool noodles, artificial plants/ferns, kites, mini lights (white and multicolored), hula hoops, surfboards, fishing nets, beach towels, beach chairs, beach umbrellas, life rings, boogie boards, driftwood, tiki torches, grass table skirts. We thank you for your donations! If you are interested in helping build sets please contact Marianne or Melissa.
We are also in need of adult and youth volunteers to help with our Surf Shack Vacation Bible School pr
ogram during the week of July 18th. Please sign up on t
he Children's Ministry Board
on the patio on Sundays or contact Melissa Day or Marianne Smith to let them know you are interested.
It is wonderful watching God help grow our Children's Ministry Program!
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Youth Ministries
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Mother's Day Bouquets
Looking for a way to spoil your mother or someone special on Mother's Day???
Our youth are selling bouquets of flowers for those in your life you want to show love to on this special day. Sizes are small for $10 or large for $15. Place your order at the Youth Ministries Table or email [email protected] for more info today!
Upcoming Schedule
May 1st
UMYF - Canned Food Scavenger Hunt!
6-8pm
Perfect event to bring a friend!!!
May 8th
Mothers Day - No UMYF!
Go spoil your mama
May 15th
Confirmation Sunday! - Support your fellow youth at the 9am service as they get welcomed into our church!
UMYF 6-8pm
Final UMYF before summer!........be ready for something crazy!
May 22nd
Spring Ring and Sing - Come watch your youth perform! :)
6pm in the Sanctuary
May 29th
Memorial Day Weekend - No UMYF!
Is your youth graduating 12th grade or 6th grade?
We are doing something special for our graduates both leaving and coming into our youth group. If you want them to be included, please make sure to reach out to Brandon at [email protected] (661-313-7187) for more info!
Summer Fun Schedule
Is coming soon!!! We are going to fun places, new places, old places, and adventures all summer long!
Plan your summer weeks accordingly:
Sundays - Beach Trips!
Mondays - Trips OR Pool Parties!
Thursdays - BBQ!
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Part 3: 50 Ways to Welcome New People
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Help newcomers feel at home in worship.
21. Provide nametags for the whole congregation and develop the habit of wearing them. Form a "tag team" to organize and promote name tag use.
22. Review your church bulletin and other printed material to make sure information is not "insider oriented". Avoid church jargon and assuming that people understand the context.
23. Make sure your order of worship is easy for a visitor to follow. Include written or verbal explanations of what is going on and why. Print the words to all prayers, songs, and responses.
24. Sing at least one hymn each Sunday that is well known outside church, such as "Amazing Grace," "Joyful Joyful," or "Morning Has Broken."
25. Include a welcome to visitors in the open words before the service. Make sure the person speaking identifies him or herself. It is best for the pastor to issue this welcome.
26. Remember that visitors sometimes arrive a few minutes late. Don't front load all the information directed at them.
27. Place information about your church's ministries where a visitor can easily find it - preferable in the pew, or a clearly marked location near the entry points used by visitors. Don't expect them to go someplace else to find it.
28. Prepare Visitor Packets to be handed out by greeters with information about your church programs.
29. Give visitors with small children a small activity packet (with crayons, pipe cleaners, stickers, etc.) as they enter worship.
30. Avoid all talk about money with visitors.
31. Keep the discussion of "family business" to a minimum in the services. Limit announcements.
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