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Vol. 28, No. 5 May 2019

May Highlights

Upcoming Events

Women’s Tea & Fashion Show May 4, page 6

Teacher Appreciation Sunday May 5, page 2

Parents’ Night Out May 18, page 2

Book Party May 18, page 5

Graduation Sunday May 19, page 2

News

Birthdays & Anniversaries page 3

Calendar page 4

Children, Youth, Family page 2

Financial Report page 5

Women of the Church page 6

“To the world you are a

mother, but to your family

you are the world.”

—Adapted from Dr. Seuss

Disciples Needed

The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking

needs, is whether those who, by profession or culture, are identi-

fied as “Christians” will become disciples — students, apprentices,

practitioners — of Jesus Christ, steadily learning from him how to

live the life of the kingdom of the heavens into every corner of hu-

man existence.

—Dallas Willard, The Great Omission

Go Wild as a Volunteer at VBS!

Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a

fun-filled week focused on

learning about God’s love

through Jesus Christ for chil-

dren ages 3 (and potty-trained)

through 5th grade. This year’s

VBS will be held on Monday,

July 22 through Friday, July 26,

2019 from 9am to 12pm.

We are excited to share that

our VBS for 2019 is Roar! At Roar VBS, kids discover that even

though life gets wild, God is good. Roar is filled with incredible Bi-

ble-learning experiences kids see, hear, touch and even taste! In

addition, children will learn how to see the evidence of God in eve-

ryday life and help with a hands on mission project to give back-

packs full of school supplies to local children in need.

Go wild as a volunteer at Roar VBS:

VBS decoration and setup will be July 20 at 10am (lunch will be

provide). It takes many hand to get the stage and each VBS

station set up and ready to go.

During the week of VBS we are always in need of helping

hands. Station leaders help to lead children to successfully

complete their activity for that station as described in the lead-

er manuals. Stations include Pre-school, Art, Bible Adventures,

Games, Kitchen and Mission Project. Station leaders will need

to spend the full 3hrs at VBS.

Only have a few hours to give? That’s fine! We could always

use help taking pictures, serving snack, and setting or cleaning

up.

VBS cleanup will be Friday July 26th immediately following

VBS. As per tradition the ice cream truck will be making a visit

to serve all of our volunteers a special treat of their choice.

If you would like to have a roarin’ good time as a VBS volunteer

please contact Katie Curtin.

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Foothills UMC

Pastor: Mike Harrell

Office Administrator: Jessie Conklin

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

3301 Green Valley Road

Rescue, CA 95672

530.677.4910

office@FoothillsUMC.net

Office Hours

Mon-Fri: 8am-12pm, 1pm-4pm

Pastor’s Day Off: Fridays

Children, Family, and Youth Ministry

Support Our Youth

and SSP

Use grocery cards at Nugget and

Forklift grocery stores and earn

money for our youth. Groceries

cards can be linked to donate a

percentage of your purchase to our

Youth group to apply toward Sierra

Service Project expenses. To

register your cards or get new cards,

please contact Susan Wolf at

530.672.0742.

January 2019 Earnings: $59.54

February 2019 Earnings: $52.49

Thank you for supporting

our youth!

What a fun and exciting month April was! FUMC egg hunt was a success and each child

was filled with so much joy. Thank you to everyone who participated in making the egg

hunt a triumph! After taking a break to learn about Easter, K-2 will return to Godly Play

lessons and 3-5th will finish learning about the Fruit of the Spirit. Senior and Junior high

will be finishing up the lessons on Ancestors of the Bible. As our children wrap up their

school year we too have a few events this month that mark the ending of both the

school and Sunday school year.

Mark your calendars!

May 5 Teacher Appreciation— During 9:30am service at the end children’s time, our

amazing Sunday school teachers will be recognized. If you have taught this year please

make sure you come and join us this Sunday.

May 18 Parents Night Out 5:30-8:30— Parents night out is a Free service hosted by

some of the grandparents in our congregation. During this time parents are invited to

drop their children off and go have some grown up time. The children will be served

dinner and will participate in games and crafts.

May 19 Graduation Sunday— Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the middle school,

high school and college graduates. The CFYM team will be hosting a breakfast in the

morning for the graduates and their families. If your child falls into one of these gradu-

ate categories please contact Katie Curtin.

May 19 Prayer Partner Activity— Join your prayer partner in your last activity of the

season together! Prayer partner activities will begin again in September. Even if your

prayer partner does not show up, please stick around; there is always someone to be

paired up with. This activity will take place in room 3 following the 9:30am service.

Vacation Bible School— Mark your calendars for this fun event! This year's theme is

“Roar!” As always, the week will be full of faith, friendship and fun. We hope to see you

there!

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 Katie Curtin 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 time, you along with the other volunteers

would help serve dinner and create crafts with the kids. It truly is a good time for all. If

this is something you are interested in, please contact Katie Curtin.

Summer School Teachers Needed— As many of you know, we like to give our hard-

working regular teachers some time off during the summer. If teaching a Sunday school

class is something that has interested you now is your chance to give it a try! The CFYM

board has worked hard at creating an easy to teach program that you will be successful

at executing. Look for the signup sheet at the get connected table to sign up for the

Sunday that works best for you.

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Joe Felde 5/03

Rosanne Haberer 5/04

Mary Johnson 5/06

Thomas Salveson 5/08

Steve Caputo 5/09

Alyssa Clay 5/10

Kathleen Wiese 5/10

Roxie Tolbert 5/11

Kevin Cooksy 5/12

Jeanne Pfeifer 5/12

Mary Alderink 5/14

Sharon Boyd 5/14

Roz Kuvakos 5/14

Annie Lamy 5/14

Dave Page 5/17

Sharon Franks 5/19

Karen Rounsley 5/20

Brandon McDaniel 5/23

Lois Rogers 5/25

Brenda Sue Pignata 5/26

Kathleen Bellina Dormandy

5/27

Marge Lynch 5/27

Brenda Salveson 5/27

Dennis Letl 5/28

Paul Freeman 5/29

Randy & Sue Finch 5/05

Celeste Petersen & Joe Felde 5/15

Howard & Susan Wolf 5/17

Gail & Doug Peterson 5/22

Bob & Shirley Schlegel 5/30

Please contact the church office if you’d like to have your birthday

and/or anniversary listed in the newsletter and Sunday bulletin.

In Memory

We give thanks to God for the lives of Henry Jordan, Lyle Davis, and

John Jones who passed away on February 22, March 30 , and April

3 respectively. A memorial service for Lyle Davis is scheduled for

Saturday, May 11 at 1pm at Foothills UMC. May God continue to

hold their loved ones in care as they mourn their loss.

Welcome!

We had the opportunity to welcome Doug and Pat Olson into mem-

bership on Sunday, April 28 during our 9:30 worship service. Prior

to being at Foothills UMC, they were members at Lake Merritt UMC

in Oakland and the First United Methodist Church of Hayward.

Third Grade Bibles

Foothills UMC has a tradition of giving bibles to all children in the

spring of their third- grade year. This year, Preston Curtin and Ai-

dan Nalley were excited to receive their special bibles from their

Foothills UMC family.

Communion Stewards

For several years, Bill and Roxie Tolbert have faithfully served as

Communion Stewards making sure that the supplies for Commun-

ion were on hand as well as preparing the Communion Table on

Communion Sundays and at other special times throughout the

year. As the Tolberts prepare to move out of the area, we are in

need of a volunteer or two that would be willing to take on this

special responsibility in the life of our congregation. Please let Pas-

tor Mike know if you are interested and he will be happy to give

you additional information about what is involved.

On the Move

Our friends Larry Arnett, Patty Devitt Snyder, and Carolyn Howell

have all recently moved into new care facilities. Please contact our

Office Administrator, if you’d like their new contact information.

Let us also hold these friends and their loved ones in prayer as they

adjust to these transitions.

May Birthdays

May Anniversaries

Transitions

To our Foothills family,

We, Thomas and Emily, have decided to leave Foothills UMC as we

continue on with our spiritual journey. It is important for all of you

to know we love and care for you deeply and want you all to con-

tinue to be part of our lives. We will just be worshipping at another

church as our spiritual journey continues here on earth. You have

given us much love and support over the last 16 years which we

hold dear to our hearts and we will never forget it. The day we

walked through Foothills doors we were immediately loved and

accepted by you all. You will continue to see us as we are not mov-

ing away and hopefully you will be in our home for games, friend-

ship, support and love.

Be well, love one another and most importantly stay close to God

through Jesus Christ,

-Thomas and Emily Harris

Like many of you, I am deeply grateful to Emily and Thomas for

their years of servant leadership among us. They have been a

source of comfort and support to many in our congregation during

times of loss and hardship, and many of you have been faithfully

there for them over the past several years in the midst of their own

hardships. As they move into this next chapter in their spiritual

journey, let us hold them in prayer. May they find a community

that will both comfort, and continue to challenge them, in the way

of Jesus. -Pastor Mike

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2019 FINANCIAL REPORT

March 2019 Total 2019

YTD 3/31/19

INCOME

Budgeted

Operations $30,000 $90,000

Actual Contributions

Operations $36,300 $89,600

Capital Campaign $1,170 $4,150

Designated $4,420 $6,574

Total $41,890 $100,324

EXPENSES

Budgeted

Operations $31,863 $92,025

Actual

Operations $32,561 $92,675

Budget vs Actual $(698) $(650)

Operational

Income less Exp. $3,739 $(3,075)

2019 Easter Offering

To date we have collected over $2,500 in donations to our special Easter Offering, designat-

ed to The Trevor Project and their ongoing work dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide

prevention among LGBTQ young people. Thank you for your generosity!

Thank You!

Our Administrative Support Team is so appreciative to everyone

who came out on Saturday, April 13 for our spring-cleaning work

party. The scout troop and parents were out in full force tidying up

outside and we had a wonderful number of congregational volun-

teers tackling jobs in the main building. In addition the AST is

grateful to the Doorkeepers men’s group, under the leadership of

Carl Jessen, for getting all of the new window coverings installed in

the education building; and to Heather Linsley for ordering all of

the materials.

UMCOR Sunday Offering

We were able to donate over $2,800 to the United Methodist Committee on Relief offering

this year! Local congregational support of this annual offering goes toward funding the ad-

ministrative expenses of the organization, which is what makes it possible for 100% of disas-

ter relief donations to UMCOR to go directly to relief efforts. Thank you for your generosity

and support!

Carpet Cleaning

Carpet Cleaning- The carpet in the sanctuary and fellowship area

are being professionally cleaned on Wednesday, May 8. Thank you

to our Men's Group and United Methodist Women for sharing the

cost of this annual cleaning once again. Help is needed to remove

furniture and chairs at 8am on Wednesday and to put everything

back at 5pm that evening. If you can lend a hand it would be ap-

preciated.

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Foothills United Methodist Church

3301 Green Valley Road

Rescue, CA 95672

DATED MATERIAL— RETURN ADDRESS REQUESTED

Women of the Church

UMW Annual Fall Retreat

Wising Up Wherever Life Happens

Friday-Sunday, September 13-15

Zephyr Cove, Tahoe

Cost $189

Presenter: Suki Kisling

We are excited to have Suki Kisling join us for our Fall retreat. Suki

was well received during our Mini retreat we are looking forward

to getting to know her better as she guides us through this retreat.

“Wising Up Wherever Life Happens - Session One: A Wise Friend,

Session Two: A Call to Wise Up, Session Three: The Heart of Wis-

dom". We have also scheduled in time to relax, make a craft and

much more.

Ladies, we know the payment of $189 can be a big sum paid all at

once, so how about putting a $40 deposit down now, and pay $40

a month for 4 months? Scholarships are also available. Transporta-

tion can be arranged for those needing it. The facility is handicap

accessible. The surroundings are amazing! God is everywhere is

this place. This retreat is a time to unplug, recharge and re-center.

I hope you will make an effort to attend; it is worth it. Tonja

McCarthy: 530-919-0112 or mccarthybtmm@sbcglobal.net