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1008 Eleventh Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403

www.santamonicaumc.org310-393-8258 [email protected]

Business AdministratorChristina [email protected]

FUMC PreschoolCharleen Smith, [email protected]

Office ManagerNancy [email protected]

CommunicationsRachel [email protected]

Nancy Thompson, Office [email protected]

Senior MinisterRev. Patricia [email protected]

Youth & IntergenerationalRev. Robert [email protected]

Children & Family LifeRev. Camille [email protected]

MusicJim [email protected]

L. A. District Superintendent Rev. Cedrick Bridgeforth

Bishop Mary Ann Swenson

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Sunday worship at 10:00 am

December 4 • 2nd Sunday in AdventHoly CommunionSermon by Rev. Patricia Farris

December 11 • 3rd Sunday in AdventSacrament of Holy BaptismSermon by Rev. Patricia Farris

December 18 • 4th Sunday in AdventService of Lessons & Carols

December 25 • Christmas DayFamily Service (no Sunday School)Sermon by Rev. Patricia Farris

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Highlights

Our Annual Charge Conference was a meaningful event on November 6. Our Venezuela Covenant Missionaries Eunice & Luis shared their experiences with the gathered participants ending with a song, making for a powerful witness.

Photo of the Month

Two Great Events at FUMCNovember abounded with opportunities to gather for holiday spirit, mission giving, growth and fellowship! The youth members of our Children’s After School Theater (CAST) program put on 2 great performances of “As You Like It” and our hard-working United Methodist Women (UMW) pulled off another impressive Holiday Boutique to raise funds for missions.

December 24 • Christmas Eve

Family Service, 4:00 pmA “No Muss, No Fuss” Christmas Pageant for all ages. Costumes will be available at the door for all children to participate.

Candlelight Service, 11:00 pmJoin us for our beautiful annual service of light, music, and the Christmas story as read from scripture.

Horizons . . . . . . . . . . 2 December Events . . 4

Community . . . . . . . . 5

Holiday Worship . . 6

Shine!Light

for All

People

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We Are What We DoAction #20: Make sure your investments have the same values as you. Unless you check that your retirement fund is ethically invested, chances are you’re supporting industries and companies you don’t agree with. Just ask your provider to ensure that your investments don’t harm the planet or hurt your fellow man. from the book “Change the World for Ten Bucks”

Ho r i zo n sb y S e n i o r Mi n i s t e r

I don’t think any of us was quite ready for Advent to start the last Sunday of November this year. Despite Christmas merchandise appearing on store shelves in early October, we’re not ready

for it to really be soon upon us. Maybe it was always so, long before marketing gurus were plotting the best approaches into our wallets. Maybe that’s why the Scripture readings for the early days of Advent seem to shout at us: “Get ready! Wake up! Pay attention, people! The Savior is coming!”

The fact that we’re never “ready” is proof positive of just how much we need the annual rituals of Advent worship and prayer. They help us slow down, if just for a moment. They encourage us to pay attention, when our attention is scattered in a million directions. They remind us to watch for the light in the darkness. They encourage us to renew our hope and trust in God’s promised Savior heralding a new reign of justice, reconciliation and peace.

May our Advent Devotional, the Christmas Concert, the Thursday evening Advent Study using my little book “SHINE!”, Sunday worship, Christmas dinners and gatherings all help us make ready, once again this year. Marantha, as the early church said. Come, Lord Jesus.

Patricia Farris

Celebrate Patricia’s 60th by Helping Mozambique!In honor of Rev. Patricia Farris’s 60th birthday, the SPRC would like to invite you to assist the Nazareta UMC in Southern Mozambique.

In lieu of birthday gifts, Patricia prefers that our congregation raise funds for 60 Bibles and 60 Hymnals that are sorely needed by the Nazareta church.

Rev. Jossias Jordao Jose is the pastor at Nazareta UMC, a congregation of about 570 members, located in the Morrumbene South District. Currently, the church’s chapel and parsonage are semi-permanant. Plans are moving forward to build permanent structures and they are in the fundraising stages to make that happen. The pastor has to travel great distances to serve the parish. Locals fetch water from a nearby well and can only receive medical care in the nearest village, about a kilometer (.62 miles) away. Disease, hunger and illiteracy are major concerns throughout the region.

Nazareta UMC is lacking in both Bibles and hymnals. The books serve as valuable tools, not only in worship, but also in learning to read and helping to reduce illiteracy. The ones we send will be provided in the local language. Bibles and hymnals will make all the difference in the world to this church. Each Bible is $9.82 and each hymnal is $5.82. Make checks payable to “FUMC” and once all donations have been collected, we will send the full amount.

Please assist us in making Patricia’s 60th extra special by sending the Word and song to our brothers and sisters in Mozambique.--Your Staff-Parish Relations Committee

Sunday Flowers for WorshipThe dates available for donating flowers as of the printing of this issue

are: December 25. Please call the church office to reserve a date in 2012. Donations to the flower fund in any amount are welcome. This will ensure that we have flowers in the Sanctuary each week for worship.

Mission Trip to HaitiThis coming January, five members of our church family

are joining a group from Hollywood United Methodist Church on a mission trip to Haiti. The trip will depart on January 12, the second anniversary of the massive 7.0 earthquake that caused widespread destruction and loss of life near the capital city, Port-au-Prince. Our team is participating in the efforts to rebuild the areas affected by the earthquake, begun by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).

UMCOR asks that each work team contribute $350 a person to go specifically to the supplies and labor needed at each work site. These funds are used to purchase things like concrete, lumber or other essential materials used in the re-building effort. Along with your prayers and spiritual encouragement, you can help our First United Methodist team by making a tax-deductible contribution. All checks can be sent into the church office made out to “FUMC” and in the memo line please write “Haiti Mission Team 2012.” Thank you for your prayers and your generousity.

Standing Together ProjectBeginning in January, 10 members of our congregation

will be participating with 10 members of our local Muslim community in a 7-week series on Sunday afternoons from 2 - 4 pm.

The program is intended to help bridge the gap between Christians and Muslims by building understanding, fostering loving and compassionate relationships, and engaging the participants with one another about their beliefs and practices.

Rev. Patricia Farris is putting together a diverse, intergenerational group of 10 from FUMC. If you are interested, please contact her in the church office or via email at [email protected].

UBH Ar t & Craft SaleCome visit the Fireside Room on Saturday, December 17, from 10 am - 2 pm to take part in a fundraising Arts & Crafts Sale for

Upward Bound House. There will be artwork by Ruth Leaf as well as jewelry, pottery, glass and ceramic works, pillows and quilts!

The Home We Build TogetherOur 2012 Annual Financial Giving Campaign came to a close on

Consecration Sunday, November 27 - but that doesn’t mean we’re done! If you haven’t yet turned in your giving card for 2012 please be sure to do so as soon as possible. Simply fill out the card which can be found in the pew racks, in the church office, or on our church website, and drop it in the offering plate on Sunday morning or deliver/mail it to the church office. Thanks!

Look What’s Under FootWe are thrilled to report that after 30 years our

Sanctuary carpet has been replaced. Thanks to the Trustees for their support in time, earthy color picks, and partial funding, we joined with frugal use of our operating resources to invest in “this home we build together.” We hope it shows positively to all in our outreach and hospitality now and many years to come for the sake of the mission and ministry of the church.

BirthsCongratulations to Ellen and Alex Polamero and big brother Jacob on the birth of Layla Marie Polamero on October 19.

CondolencesWe extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of:-Wendell Furnas who died on November 15. A Memorial Service will be held at FUMC, details TBA.-Henry Jex who died on November 14. A Memorial Service will be held at FUMC, details TBA.-Jane Spiegel’s mother Betsy Sinden McClure.-Marion Defore who died on November 17.

Congratulations-Congratulations to Doris & Wynn Battig who celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on December 16!-Congratulations to Merrill Burnett and Juliet Mendoza who will be honored with the Camp & Outdoor Retreat Ministries Volunteer and Camp Staff Person of the Year awards on December 4 at 5 pm at Aldersgate. If you would like to attend the fundraising dinner, call or email Susan Bonaparte at 800-244-8622, [email protected]. Tickets are $10-Congratulations to Tracy Edwards who is part of the Aquaboomers open water swimming relay team that broke the existing record for a Catalina Channel relay on October 12. It was the 7th fastest relay of all time!

when A Member of Our Family is in Need...We continue to pray for Jeffrey Hughes and his family as Jeffrey undergoes chemotherapy treatments. An informational website has been established for family and friends where you can receive updates regarding Jeffrey and any needs he or his family might have that you can assist with. The website is: http://jeffreyhughes.shutterfly.com/ Additionally, our vision is to find 30 individuals or families to commit to the same date every month to lift Jeffrey and his family in prayer. If you are willing to be a part of this outreach, please email Rev. Camille Mattick at [email protected].

ThanksOn behalf of the Westside Food Bank, I would like to thank you for your congregation’s recent donation of $820 in support of our hunger relief efforts. The donation is being used to purchase a wide variety of foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, rice and beans, dry milk, baby food, and canned and packaged meats. Since we are able to translate each donated dollar into five pounds of nutritious food, FUMC’s generosity will touch many lives. Deepest thanks, Bruce Rankin, Executive Director

Jeffrey pictured with his parents Jeff & Annie Hughes

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LOOKING AHEAD New Year’s Day Worship: Join us at 10 am for a Family Service (no Sunday School) on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2012! We will share in the Sacrament of Holy Communion and a special service of Covenant Renewal.

PoinsettiasBeautiful poinsettias will adorn the Sanctuary for Christmas beginning on Sunday, December 18. Poinsettias may be donated in

honor or memory of loved ones and the dedications will be printed in a special insert in the Order of Worship on December 18. To dedicate, please contact the church office. The plants are $12 and they may be taken home after the Christmas Eve services. The deadline for ordering is December 13.

Christmas Concer tJoin us on Sunday December 4 at 7:30 p.m. for “An Evening of Carols, Etc.” The concert will feature the Chancel Choir; Christoph

Bull, organ; The Mark Twain Ringers; the Da Camera Brass Ensemble; Amy Wilkins, harp; and Patricia Farris, spoken words. Suggested donation at the door: $10/$5 seniors and children under 12. Advance tickets are not being sold this year. This festive program will help you get into the Christmas spirit! Don’t miss it!

Advent StudyAll are invited to a special Advent series on the four Thursday evenings in December (1, 8,

15, 22) at 6:30 pm in the Fireside Room. Each evening will include discussion of the Advent Study guide that Rev. Patricia Farris wrote entitled “Shine! Light for All People.” And, of course, we will gather for fellowship and light refreshments as well.

The book is available for purchase for only $7 during Coffee Fellowship on Sunday mornings in Simkins Hall in the Shelby Center. Add this to your calendar of Advent events for a meaningful season.

Alternative Christmas FairThe Alternative Christmas fair sponsored by our Missions Council will run for 3 Sundays in December (4, 11 & 18) during Coffee Fellowship in Simkins Hall in the Shelby Center. Be sure to stop by after worship to walk through the displays, learn more about each project being supported, and choose which ones you’d like to give to this year. Donations to these projects make meaningful gifts for loved ones (cards and description inserts are available) and are a wonderful way to share the true spirit of Christmas. The projects being supported this year are: Nicodemus Fund, Good Samaritan Medical Dental Institute, Children Youth and Family Collaborative, Family Place and Family Shelter, Mark Twain Ringers, Harvest Home, Heifer Project, Central Asia Missions “Actions of the Heart,” InnerChange, UMCOR, Haiti Hot School Lunch Program and OPCC.

CAST Presents: Charlotte’s WebBased on the classic children’s book by E.B. White, CAST presents “Charlotte’s Web,” the story of “Some Pig” named Wilbur and his

special friendship with a spider named Charlotte, December 2-3, 2011. Show times are 7 pm Friday, and 2 pm Saturday. “Charlotte’s Web” is a perfect fit for audiences of all ages as it teaches about the strength of friendship between two unlikely friends.

Tickets are $5 for Children/Seniors and $10 for Adults at the door.

Angel TreeThe Angel Tree Project for 2011 has begun! We are once again supporting Family Place of Upward

Bound House with much-needed items for the families and their apartments. Please stop by the Angel Tree table during Coffee Fellowship on Sunday morning in Simkins Hall in The Shelby Center to choose a gift (through Sunday, December 11). Then bring the wrapped gift back to the table by December 18.

Santa Monica Nativity ScenesNot only will FUMC once again be participating in the Santa Monica Nativity Scene tradition along Ocean Avenue, but this year

there will only be THREE displays and ours will be one of them. Congratulations to Chuck Kearsley and his team of helpers for being selected! The display will be assembled on December 10 and they officially open on December 11. Be sure to stop by and check it out. And don’t miss our church creche display in the Courtyard that received a few refurbishing touches this year.

D EC E M B E R

CHR = Choir Room; CR = Conference Room; CY = Courtyard; FR = Fireside Room; L = Library; MH = Member’s Home; OS = Off Site; S = Sanctuary; SH = Simkins Hall; WR = Work Room (UMW)

Thursday, December 1 4 pm CAST Rehearsal - Charlotte’s Web, SH 6:30 pm “Shine!” Advent Study, FRFriday, December 2 6:30 pm 10 Great Dates, Rms 203-206 7 pm CAST Presents “Charlotte’s Web,” SHSaturday, December 3 2 pm CAST Presents “Charlotte’s Web,” SHSunday, December 4 - 2nd Sunday of Advent/CommunionAngel Tree in Simkins HallAlternative Christmas in Simkins Hall 11 am Boy Scout Holiday Wreath distribution, FR 7:30 pm FUMC Christmas Concert, S/FRTuesday, December 6 12 noon Partnership with God Christmas Lunch, FRThursday, December 8 6:30 pm “Shine!” Advent Study, FRFriday, December 9 5:30 pm Preschool Parents Night Out, SHSaturday, December 10 6 pm Family Connection Progressive Dinner, Off-site/FRSunday, December 11 - 3rd Sunday of Advent/BaptismAngel Tree in Simkins HallAlternative Christmas in Simkins Hall 9 am Shareringers Sunday School, Rm 203Monday, December 12 - Church Office Closed 9:30 am Intercessory Prayer Group, FR 6 pm Men’s Bible Study Christmas Open House, Off-site 6 pm Abigail Circle, Off-siteWednesday, December 14 7 pm the bridge Christmas Party, Rm 308Thursday, December 15 6:30 pm “Shine!” Advent Study, FRFriday, December 16 3:30 pm Preschool Christmas Worship Service & Party, S/SH

Saturday, December 17 6 pm Shareringers Christmas Party, Off-site 10 am - 2 pm UBH Arts & Crafts Sale, FRSunday, December 18 - 4th Sunday of AdventService of Lessons & CarolsAngel Tree in Simkins HallAlternative Christmas in Simkins Hall 11 am Blood Pressure Screenings, SH

Weekly at FUMCChurch Office Hours Chapel Open for PrayerTues - Fri, 9 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri, 10 am - 4 pm

The FUMC campus, including the church office, will be closed December 26 - December 31.

* Sundays8:45 am Youth Handbell Choir, CHR9 am Partnership with God, Rm 1019 am Lectionary Scripture Discussion, FR9 am Nursery Care, Rm 2049:15 am Youth Choir, Rm 3009:20 am Children’s Choir, Chapel* 10 am Worship, S10:15 am Sunday School, Edu Bldg10:50 am Cherub Choir, Rm 10811 am Coffee Fellowship, SH11 am Hospitality Table, SH6:15 pm UMYF, 3rd Floor Edu Bldg6:30 pm Open Table, Off-site

Mondays (Church Office Closed)Tuesdays

7 am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study, FR7:30 pm Amadeus Handbell Choir, CHR

Wednesdays10 am UMW Work Party & Lunch, WR 7 pm the bridge, Rm 308

Thursdays8 am Women’s Bible Study, FR7:40 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal, CHR

* Food Drive for December: Peanut Butter & Other Nut ButtersPlease refer to the calendar insert in your Order of Worship on Sunday mornings for specifics or changes to the schedule. For more information about groups of the church, special events or for the complete church calendar visit our website.

December Coffee FellowshipDec 18: TrusteesDec 25: Congregation

Tuesday, December 20 7 pm Church Council Christmas Open House at ParsonageThursday, December 22 6:30 pm “Shine!” Advent Study, FRSaturday, December 24 - Christmas Eve 4 pm Family Christmas Eve Service, S 11 pm Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, S 12 am College Group Christmas Reunion, FRSunday, December 25 - Merry Christmas! Family Sunday

Church Council Meeting & Open HouseThe Christmas Open House will be held at the 19th St. Parsonage

on December 20. All Church Council Members are invited.

Dec 4: CongregationDec 11: Missions Council

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We Are What We DoAction #20: Make sure your investments have the same values as you. Unless you check that your retirement fund is ethically invested, chances are you’re supporting industries and companies you don’t agree with. Just ask your provider to ensure that your investments don’t harm the planet or hurt your fellow man. from the book “Change the World for Ten Bucks”

Ho r i zo n sb y S e n i o r Mi n i s t e r

I don’t think any of us was quite ready for Advent to start the last Sunday of November this year. Despite Christmas merchandise appearing on store shelves in early October, we’re not ready

for it to really be soon upon us. Maybe it was always so, long before marketing gurus were plotting the best approaches into our wallets. Maybe that’s why the Scripture readings for the early days of Advent seem to shout at us: “Get ready! Wake up! Pay attention, people! The Savior is coming!”

The fact that we’re never “ready” is proof positive of just how much we need the annual rituals of Advent worship and prayer. They help us slow down, if just for a moment. They encourage us to pay attention, when our attention is scattered in a million directions. They remind us to watch for the light in the darkness. They encourage us to renew our hope and trust in God’s promised Savior heralding a new reign of justice, reconciliation and peace.

May our Advent Devotional, the Christmas Concert, the Thursday evening Advent Study using my little book “SHINE!”, Sunday worship, Christmas dinners and gatherings all help us make ready, once again this year. Marantha, as the early church said. Come, Lord Jesus.

Patricia Farris

Celebrate Patricia’s 60th by Helping Mozambique!In honor of Rev. Patricia Farris’s 60th birthday, the SPRC would like to invite you to assist the Nazareta UMC in Southern Mozambique.

In lieu of birthday gifts, Patricia prefers that our congregation raise funds for 60 Bibles and 60 Hymnals that are sorely needed by the Nazareta church.

Rev. Jossias Jordao Jose is the pastor at Nazareta UMC, a congregation of about 570 members, located in the Morrumbene South District. Currently, the church’s chapel and parsonage are semi-permanant. Plans are moving forward to build permanent structures and they are in the fundraising stages to make that happen. The pastor has to travel great distances to serve the parish. Locals fetch water from a nearby well and can only receive medical care in the nearest village, about a kilometer (.62 miles) away. Disease, hunger and illiteracy are major concerns throughout the region.

Nazareta UMC is lacking in both Bibles and hymnals. The books serve as valuable tools, not only in worship, but also in learning to read and helping to reduce illiteracy. The ones we send will be provided in the local language. Bibles and hymnals will make all the difference in the world to this church. Each Bible is $9.82 and each hymnal is $5.82. Make checks payable to “FUMC” and once all donations have been collected, we will send the full amount.

Please assist us in making Patricia’s 60th extra special by sending the Word and song to our brothers and sisters in Mozambique.--Your Staff-Parish Relations Committee

Sunday Flowers for WorshipThe dates available for donating flowers as of the printing of this issue

are: December 25. Please call the church office to reserve a date in 2012. Donations to the flower fund in any amount are welcome. This will ensure that we have flowers in the Sanctuary each week for worship.

Mission Trip to HaitiThis coming January, five members of our church family

are joining a group from Hollywood United Methodist Church on a mission trip to Haiti. The trip will depart on January 12, the second anniversary of the massive 7.0 earthquake that caused widespread destruction and loss of life near the capital city, Port-au-Prince. Our team is participating in the efforts to rebuild the areas affected by the earthquake, begun by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).

UMCOR asks that each work team contribute $350 a person to go specifically to the supplies and labor needed at each work site. These funds are used to purchase things like concrete, lumber or other essential materials used in the re-building effort. Along with your prayers and spiritual encouragement, you can help our First United Methodist team by making a tax-deductible contribution. All checks can be sent into the church office made out to “FUMC” and in the memo line please write “Haiti Mission Team 2012.” Thank you for your prayers and your generousity.

Standing Together ProjectBeginning in January, 10 members of our congregation

will be participating with 10 members of our local Muslim community in a 7-week series on Sunday afternoons from 2 - 4 pm.

The program is intended to help bridge the gap between Christians and Muslims by building understanding, fostering loving and compassionate relationships, and engaging the participants with one another about their beliefs and practices.

Rev. Patricia Farris is putting together a diverse, intergenerational group of 10 from FUMC. If you are interested, please contact her in the church office or via email at [email protected].

UBH Ar t & Craft SaleCome visit the Fireside Room on Saturday, December 17, from 10 am - 2 pm to take part in a fundraising Arts & Crafts Sale for

Upward Bound House. There will be artwork by Ruth Leaf as well as jewelry, pottery, glass and ceramic works, pillows and quilts!

The Home We Build TogetherOur 2012 Annual Financial Giving Campaign came to a close on

Consecration Sunday, November 27 - but that doesn’t mean we’re done! If you haven’t yet turned in your giving card for 2012 please be sure to do so as soon as possible. Simply fill out the card which can be found in the pew racks, in the church office, or on our church website, and drop it in the offering plate on Sunday morning or deliver/mail it to the church office. Thanks!

Look What’s Under FootWe are thrilled to report that after 30 years our

Sanctuary carpet has been replaced. Thanks to the Trustees for their support in time, earthy color picks, and partial funding, we joined with frugal use of our operating resources to invest in “this home we build together.” We hope it shows positively to all in our outreach and hospitality now and many years to come for the sake of the mission and ministry of the church.

BirthsCongratulations to Ellen and Alex Polamero and big brother Jacob on the birth of Layla Marie Polamero on October 19.

CondolencesWe extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of:-Wendell Furnas who died on November 15. A Memorial Service will be held at FUMC, details TBA.-Henry Jex who died on November 14. A Memorial Service will be held at FUMC, details TBA.-Jane Spiegel’s mother Betsy Sinden McClure.-Marion Defore who died on November 17.

Congratulations-Congratulations to Doris & Wynn Battig who celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on December 16!-Congratulations to Merrill Burnett and Juliet Mendoza who will be honored with the Camp & Outdoor Retreat Ministries Volunteer and Camp Staff Person of the Year awards on December 4 at 5 pm at Aldersgate. If you would like to attend the fundraising dinner, call or email Susan Bonaparte at 800-244-8622, [email protected]. Tickets are $10-Congratulations to Tracy Edwards who is part of the Aquaboomers open water swimming relay team that broke the existing record for a Catalina Channel relay on October 12. It was the 7th fastest relay of all time!

when A Member of Our Family is in Need...We continue to pray for Jeffrey Hughes and his family as Jeffrey undergoes chemotherapy treatments. An informational website has been established for family and friends where you can receive updates regarding Jeffrey and any needs he or his family might have that you can assist with. The website is: http://jeffreyhughes.shutterfly.com/ Additionally, our vision is to find 30 individuals or families to commit to the same date every month to lift Jeffrey and his family in prayer. If you are willing to be a part of this outreach, please email Rev. Camille Mattick at [email protected].

ThanksOn behalf of the Westside Food Bank, I would like to thank you for your congregation’s recent donation of $820 in support of our hunger relief efforts. The donation is being used to purchase a wide variety of foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, rice and beans, dry milk, baby food, and canned and packaged meats. Since we are able to translate each donated dollar into five pounds of nutritious food, FUMC’s generosity will touch many lives. Deepest thanks, Bruce Rankin, Executive Director

Jeffrey pictured with his parents Jeff & Annie Hughes

1008 Eleventh Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403

www.santamonicaumc.org310-393-8258 [email protected]

Business AdministratorChristina [email protected]

FUMC PreschoolCharleen Smith, [email protected]

Office ManagerNancy [email protected]

CommunicationsRachel [email protected]

Nancy Thompson, Office [email protected]

Senior MinisterRev. Patricia [email protected]

Youth & IntergenerationalRev. Robert [email protected]

Children & Family LifeRev. Camille [email protected]

MusicJim [email protected]

L. A. District Superintendent Rev. Cedrick Bridgeforth

Bishop Mary Ann Swenson

S E N T I N E LF I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

vo l . cx x x v i , n o. 1 1 De ce m b e r 2 0 1 1

wORSHIpWestside Food Bank Collection: Peanut Butter & Nut Butters

Sunday worship at 10:00 am

December 4 • 2nd Sunday in AdventHoly CommunionSermon by Rev. Patricia Farris

December 11 • 3rd Sunday in AdventSacrament of Holy BaptismSermon by Rev. Patricia Farris

December 18 • 4th Sunday in AdventService of Lessons & Carols

December 25 • Christmas DayFamily Service (no Sunday School)Sermon by Rev. Patricia Farris

NONPROFITORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE PAIDMAILED FROM ZIP CODE 90401

PERMIT NO. 100

Highlights

Our Annual Charge Conference was a meaningful event on November 6. Our Venezuela Covenant Missionaries Eunice & Luis shared their experiences with the gathered participants ending with a song, making for a powerful witness.

Photo of the Month

Two Great Events at FUMCNovember abounded with opportunities to gather for holiday spirit, mission giving, growth and fellowship! The youth members of our Children’s After School Theater (CAST) program put on 2 great performances of “As You Like It” and our hard-working United Methodist Women (UMW) pulled off another impressive Holiday Boutique to raise funds for missions.

December 24 • Christmas Eve

Family Service, 4:00 pmA “No Muss, No Fuss” Christmas Pageant for all ages. Costumes will be available at the door for all children to participate.

Candlelight Service, 11:00 pmJoin us for our beautiful annual service of light, music, and the Christmas story as read from scripture.

Horizons . . . . . . . . . . 2 December Events . . 4

Community . . . . . . . . 5

Holiday Worship . . 6

Shine!Light

for All

People

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