The MESSENGER. Join us July 31st to August 2nd. Temecula United Methodist Church THIS ISSUE

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1 Temecula United Methodist Church The mission of Temecula UMC Community We seek to shepherd all To worship God To follow Jesus Christ And grow in faith Through the Holy Spirit Pastor: Rev. Dr. Randy Johnson Pastoral Consultant: Rev. David Brostrom Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Dr. David French Korean Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jin Tae Kwon Phone: Fax: Website: The Messenger August 2009 Published monthly TUMC Margarita Road Temecula CA The MESSENGER AUGUST 2009 Vol. MMIX, No. 8 Issue 132 Join us July 31st to August 2nd for the Sixth Mostly Annual Temecula UMC Family Camp at beautiful Dos Picos County Park in Ramona. Just a little over 50 miles away, nestled in an oak shaded valley at the foot of granite covered hills, Dos Picos County park is the ideal place for a weekend camping getaway. Be sure to set aside this weekend so you can be a part of the fun as we experience 3 days and 2 nights of fellowship and worship under a canopy of oaks, sun and stars. We have plenty of fun planned, including genuine Mountain Man cooking and craft demonstrations prepared by the Edmonds Clan, fresh from their command performance at the Rendezvous in Poway living history event. The Parks Department also offers Junior Ranger programs for the kids all day on Saturday, and there is a small lake on the property from the shore of which you can enjoy fishing or bird watching. There is a great, large playground for the youngsters, and a sprawling open field upon which youngsters of all ages may run and frolic. THIS ISSUE TUMC Family Camp 1&2 Fireproof Your Marriage 3 Back to School 4 News 4 Oct. Craft Faire 5 Stephen Ministry 6 Craft Faire 7 MONKS Meeting 7 Golf Tournament 8 Moms Group & 9 Wednesday Family Night We have reserved almost a complete loop in the campground 8 8 sites each accommodating up to 8 people, and in the adjoining loop are horse-shoe shoe pits where we can stage our own tournament.

2 V O L U M E M M I X, N U M B E R 8, I S S U E P A G E 2 Sunday Schedule Worship 9:00 a.m. Preschool Care/infants & toddlers to age 4 Traditional Sunday School - Ages 4 11 Teen (11-14) Sunday School 2x/month Worship 10:30 a.m. Family Lounge Available Enrichment Church ages 4 11 Sunday School grades 6th 12th Combined Jr. & Sr. UMYF 5:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Randy Johnson Phone: (951) , ext randy@temeculaumc.com Pastoral Consultant: Rev. David Brostrom Phone: (951) , ext.13 davidbrostrom@hotmail.com Korean Language Pastor Rev. Dr. Jin Tae Kwon Phone: (951) Pastor Emeritus: The Rev. Dr. David French connie.french1@verizon.net Children s Ministry: Co-Director: Cris Argenbright Co-Director: Deb Severns Co-Director: Tammy Waddleton Nursery Coordinator: Rosann Cunningham Phone: (951) , ext kids@temeculaumc.com Director of Music: Earl Fields act4u5@verizon.net Pianist: Pianist: Dr. Corry Bell docpno@aol.com Ministry Director: Mark McCullough Phone: (951) , ext mnmfam@adelphia.net Administrative Secretary : Mary Kottman Phone: (951) , ext tumc@temeculaumc.com Church office hours: 9 4 Mon.-Fri. Each campsite has 30 amp electrical and water connections, and the campground has a dump station on site. Facilities include restrooms with hot showers, hiking and exercise trails, and a large picnic area with many tables. Watch the video on our website (shot before our first campout at Dos Picos 4 years ago) to get a great idea of the kind of wonderful place Dos Picos Campground really is. And remember, you don t need to have an expensive RV or a big fancy tent to join us, the campground is just a couple miles outside the city of Ramona, which has several fine accommodations for the camping impaired. And, it s close enough for you to drive out on Saturday morning to join us for a whole day of fun activities, then return home to sleep in the comfort of your own bed. It s a large park with acres of open space and activity areas, so everyone is encouraged to visit whether or not you will be spending the night. If you are interested in attending, please take a few moments to fill out our on-line registration form so we can prepare for your visit. At this time, there are additional sites available for reservations, so if we have a large turn-out we should be able to accommodate everyone who wants to come. But be sure to sign up now to guarantee that you ll have a spot! Note: The Edmonds have requested that anyone who can bring a Dutch Oven, to aid in the Moun- tain Man cooking extravaganza, to please let them know in advance that you will be able to bring one! For more information, or to volunteer to help organize some of our fun activities, please call John Waddleton.

3 P A G E 3 T H E M E S S E N G E R rd Annual Birdies for Bread Golf Tournament 3 rd Pala Mesa Resort, Fallbrook, CA Saturday, August 15, :30 a.m. Check-in 1p.m. Shotgun Start The Temecula United Methodist Church, in partnership with St. Catherine s Catholic Church, is holding its 3 rd annual Birdies for Bread golf tournament on August 15, 2009 at the Pala Mesa Resort to benefit our community-wide food pantry mission. Everyone can get involved with this valuable mission. Now more than ever, your help is needed. To get involved either as a player, sponsor, prize donor, or volunteer contact Steve Minder. You can also visit our tournament website at

4 , N U M B E R 1 2 V O L U M E M M I X, N U M B E R 8, I S S U E P A G E 4 Use SCRIP for Back to School Textbooks Uniforms & Khaki Amazon Lands End Barnes & Noble L.L. Bean Borders B. Dalton Dorm Room Stuff Bed Bath & Beyond Computers & Supplies Craft & Barrel Best Buy Home Goods Office Depot Kohl s Office Max Pier I Imports Staples Target Walmart The Container Store School Clothes American Eagle Gap/Old Navy JCPenney Kohl s Macy s Payless Shoes Ross TJ Maxx/Marshalls Please see Shirley or a scrip seller after worship or contact her via at tumc@temeculaumc.com to make an order so we will have what you need when you need it. Backpacks Lands End L.L. Bean Orvis Care Package Gifts AT & T 125 Minute Prepaid Card Burger King CVS Del Taco El Pollo Loco Islands itunes Jamba Juice Red Robin Regal Theaters Starbucks TGI Fridays Wendy s Gasoline/Travel Arco Chevron Mobil Shell

5 P A G E 5 T H E M E S S E N G E R Beautiful handcrafts, food, books, videos, CDs and FUN! Where can you find all these in one place? They are at the TUMC annual Craft Faire, Saturday October 10, 2009, 8;30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.. This is our 12 th year of bringing the area s largest and best Craft Faire to Temecula. Only high quality handcrafted items are accepted. Thirty four vendors have reserved space at this time. All inside spaces are filled. Grass and Patio spaces are available at $35 each. Proceeds from space rental helps fund community outreach and TUMC programs. This year will feature the Valley Spinning Group who will demonstrate spinning (yarn making), felting, crochet, knitting, drop spindles and feature products made from the yarn. Live Alpacas will be available to pet and feed. UMW will feature a delicious Bake Sale. The Tuesday Women s Bible Study group will serve a Continental Breakfast and a light lunch at nominal cost. It s time to bring those used books, videos and CDs for the popular Used Book Sale. Boxes are marked to receive them in the Leather s Learning Center Breezeway. Thanks to those who have signed up to volunteer in their area of interest. If you haven t done so, look for the flyer and sign up sheet in the Hillside breezeway. If you could take flyers to hand to friends, neighbors and workplace workrooms it would be appreciated. Flyers are available in the breezeway next to the volunteer sheet, or contact Donnie Weaver for more. For more information call: Doris Elder Donnie Weaver Rea Douglas Sierra Service Project Sunday, August 9th 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join us for a recap of our trip to the Navajo Nation and the Teec Nos Pas area near Four Corners, Arizona. We will share our week of work and fellowship through a special multi-media presentation followed by our famous ice cream social.

6 , N U M B E R 1 2 V O L U M E M M I X, N U M B E R 8, I S S U E P A G E 6 Important UMW Local Event: Sept. 26th Our local UMW Chapter will host the Riverside District Annual Meeting. (We need volunteers at the registration table to set up before the event). UMW District Events: Sept. 19th A Day Apart Women s Retreat sponsored by Yucca Valley UMW at Yucca Valley UMC. Call Jackie at for more information. October 2009 Cal-Pac UMW Annual Celebration, Westwood UMC, Los Angeles, CA All women of the church are encouraged to participate in UMW activities. Out to Lunch Bunch Wednesday, August 5 th Noon at Little Chung King on Jefferson St. in Temecula MONKS Monthly Breakfast Meeting Saturday August 8, a.m. in Room 1 at church Guest Speaker: Bruce Coleman, Economic Development Manager for the City of Murrieta. Stephen Minister Classes We continue to meet each Monday at 5:30 p.m. for 15 more weeks. Please congratulate Steve and Linda Jones, Robert Edmunds, Toby Hammett, Sandy Dodson and Gary Kerr as they continue to study in this ministry. All Stephen Ministers are grateful for the support both financial and spiritual that has been forthcoming from the congregation. Please keep your prayers and support coming as we go through this journey. Peace and blessings, Joyce Little, Stephen Leader. Christian Education Classes during August Adult Bible Study with Joe Hughes meets Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. in Room 6. Contact Joe Hughes. Tagalog Bible Study meets every Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Room. Contact Gloria Galvez. Ladies Bible Study meets every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Room. Contact Karen Benvenuto. Yoga for Life Thursdays at 10 a.m. in Room 1. During August, class WILL NOT meet August 6th, but Deb will be with us August 13th and August 27th. In September, the class schedule at TUMC will be the first, second and fourth Thursday. Donations are accepted for TUMC s Golden Basket. Contact Deb at yogaforlife06@verizon.net.

7 P A G E 7 MISSIONS UPDATE T H E M E S S E N G E R Habitat for Humanity On Saturday, July 18 th, the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Temecula celebrated its first anniversary. This unique retail facility brings Temecula Valley residents the opportunity to buy new and used building materials, appliances and household items at greatly reduced prices 40, 50, 60 and even 70% below retail cost. Perfect for budget-conscious do-it-yourselfers, small landlords and new homeowners, the Temecula ReStore is filled with new and used merchandise donated to Habitat by manufacturers, stores, contractors, construction suppliers, distributors and individual homeowners. The ReStore is located at Enterprise Circle West in Temecula and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Pamphlets are available on the table in the breezeway. TUMC has been a covenant church with Inland Valley Habitat for Humanity for several years. Golden Basket Giving In the coming months, we will be concentrating on fulfilling our obligations for missionary support: The Templetons for their legal aid to needy people/families in Los Angeles; Harris Jones who has replaced the Haggards at Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky; and Dr. Elma Jocson who has been pursuing advanced study in pediatric surgery in the Philippines and will be returning soon to the mission field. In addition, we have designated the August 16 th GB for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Marathon in which Rev. Stacy Dickson, pastor of San Jacinto UMC is participating. We are supporting her effort. We are continuing our support of a bed at the Alternatives to Domestic Violence women s shelter with our first Sunday of each month GB offering. Thank you for your generous contributions to our missions outreach. African Team Ministries This will be the second year that we will be selling African crafts for support of churches in East Africa at our annual Craft Faire in October. Be sure to look for the booth where you will find beautiful handmade jewelry and artifacts from Africa. MONKS FOOD SERVICE & AUGUST 26TH ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILY Pastor Randy s Bible Study Childcare available! Everyone Welcome! AUGUST ACTIVITIES RONALD REAGAN SPORTS PARK 9:00 11:00 A.M.. TUESDAYS SUMMER Swim Dates NOON to 3 p.m. Every Friday ending August 28th Meet at the Severns Home (call TUMC for directions) Please bring a towel, sunscreen, swim diapers for babies and any other swim safety items for your children. PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE.

8 , N U M B E R 1 2 V O L U M E M M I X, N U M B E R 8, I S S U E Dates to Remember 8/2 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Tagalog Bible Study 2:00 p.m. Korean Worship 5:00 p.m. Jr. UMYF 6:00 p.m. Sr. UMYF 8/3 5:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry 8/4 9:00 a.m. Moms Play w/kids 9:30 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 8/5 12:00 p.m. Out to Lunch Bunch 6:30 p.m. Trustee Meeting 8/7 12:00 p.m. Summer Swim Party at Severns home 8/8 8:00 a.m. MONKS Monthly Meeting 8/9 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Tagalog Bible Study 2:00 p.m. Korean Worship 5:00 p.m. Jr. UMYF 6:00 p.m. Sr. UMYF 8/10 12:00 p.m. UMYF Day/Night at the Beach 5:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry 8/11 9:00 a.m. Moms Play w.kids 9:30 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 8/13 10:00 a.m. Yoga class w/deb Potts 8/14 12:00 p.m. Summer Swim Party at Severns home 8/15 11:30 a.m. Birdies for Bread Golf Tournament 8/16 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Tagalog Bible Study 2:00 p.m. Korean Worship 8/17 5:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry 8/18 9:00 a.m. Moms Play w/kids 9:30 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Finance Committee 8/19 10:00 a.m. Scripture Study w/pastor 6:15 p.m. Pastor s Bible Study 8/21 12:00 p.m. Summer Swim Party at Severns home 8/23 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Class 9:00 a.m. Tagalog Bible Study 11:45 a.m. Stephen Ministry 2:00 p.m. Korean Worship 5:00 p.m. Jr. UMYF 8/24 5:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry 8/26 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Family Night 6:15 p.m. Pastor s Bible Study 8/27 10:00 a.m. Yoga class w/deb Potts 1:00 p.m. UMW Executive Board 8/28 12:00 p.m. Summer Swim Party at Severns home 8/30 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Tagalog Bible Study 2:00 p.m. Korean Worship 5:00 p.m. Jr. UMYF 6:00 p.m. Sr. UMYF P A G E 8 Listen each week to a Riverside District Podcast that brings you Authors, Disciples and Leaders of the Methodist Faith. They are being listened to nation-wide by the Methodist Church. You can search for the program "Methodist Disciple" on itunes, or go to and sit back and listen.

9 P A G E 9 T H E M E S S E N G E R Aug. 2 Aug. 9 Aug. 16 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 USHERS 9:00 a.m. Mark Cunningham Bret Argenbright Milton Takeguchi Ethel Takeguchi Robert Edmonds John Dubots Oscar Loud Thelma Loud USHERS 10:30 a.m. Janet Galbraith Richard Sharpe Dan Gutierrez Boni Gulla Dan Little Joyce Little Pat O Brien Ken Wilson LITURGISTS 9:00 a.m. Karen Benvenuto Michael Ropacki 10:30 a.m. Joan Jessup Steve Minder GREETERS 9:00 a.m. Gera Thole Beryl Murray 10:30 a.m. Jean Williams Pat Crown SOUND TECH 9:00 a.m. Mark McCullough Brian Severns Mark McCullough Brian Severns 10:30 a.m. Vicki Cloutier Ken Boyle Frank Benson Frank Benson If you cannot serve as assigned, please call John Weaver or John Cloutier for ushers and Bea Waite for liturgists & greeters.

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