The October 2016 Good News email from the First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood discusses events, programs, and reflections from Pastor Joey about the importance of hospitality, particularly during the fall season leading up to the holidays. It highlights various activities planned for October, including worship services, community outings, and opportunities to support local missions, such as the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry. Additionally, the email includes information about missionary work in Thailand and a fundraising event for children in Liberia.

1. First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood
GOOD NEWS
e-mail: nohofumc@pacbell.net
OCTOBER 2016
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IN THIS ISSUE:
• North District CC
• Strive To Tithe
• Meet The Missionaries
• First Impressions Team
• Food Pantry Needs
A NOTE FROM PASTOR JOEY
We have this enormous ability as humans to block out the negative and
remember the positive which is born out in the adage, ‘memories make
life sweet.’ We are now entering the Fall Season. What are your
memories of Fall? I am aware that those who grew up in other environs
are apt to say California doesn’t have seasons, yet please indulge for a
moment.
I grew up in central Orange County when truck farms and citrus groves
where virtually everywhere. As the weather began to get cooler, two
things happened. You could smell the orange blossoms as the fruit began
to ripen, and some nights, the fog around my neighborhood was so
dense that driving was quite dangerous. My childhood home was a
couple of long blocks from the main entrance to Disneyland so as you
might imagine the orange trees and farms are long gone. If the lack of
fog is a result of global warming or a simple result of the lack of crops
and orchards, this is for someone with a keener mind with regard to the
scientific world. These, along with holiday gatherings, color my world
view. I was speaking with a friend recently who shared that her mother
was such a good cook that friends and relatives would come from near
and far to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. While my memory of
my mom’s cooking is quite fond, it seems to me something else was at
play: Intentional hospitality and a sense of purposeful invitation.
If you did not have a place to go for the holidays, there was always a
place for you at my parent’s table. The older I get their behavior comes
to me as a biblical message: Taking in strangers and welcoming others.
Part of the question we need to ask as we move toward the holidays is,
are we inviting and especially, are we hospitable? Think of it? The love
of God is Jesus invites us all. One poet refers to Jesus as the hound of
heaven seeking out the least and the lost and the lonely. Our story as
people of faith is rooted in the relationship between invitation and
hospitality
Your Friend and Pastor,
Joey
GOOD NEWS is published monthly by
First United Methodist Church of North
Hollywood, California 91601
Phone (818) 763-8231
Grant Higiya
Bishop
Rev. James Powell
District Superintendent
Dr. Joey K. McDonald
Pastor
Congregation
Ministers
Jeff Thomas
Director of Music
Roger Eshleman
Organist
Nylean Rapinac
Administrator
Patty Kelsey
Director, Program Ministries
Tonya Peat
Director, Outreach Ministries

2. COME AND WORSHIP
The following Bible passages will be the basis for the messages in October.
Please take time each week to read the selected passages.
October 2 Spiritual Security 2 Timothy 1:1-14
October 9 Act In Faith Psalm 66:1-12
October 16 Blessed Are The Merciful Romans 16:25-27
October 23 The Power Of Focus 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
October 30 A Defining and Revealing Love Psalm 119:137-144
HIGHLIGHTS OF WORSHIP, PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
September 4 - This morning, Patty & Norman Kelsey shared the monthly announcements. We also were
blessed with the sacrament of communion. The message was based on Luke 14:25--33 and titled, “Focus
and Loyalty.”
September 11 - Today was Patriot Day and the 15th Anniversary of 9/11. Everyone who attended
church received a commemorative token. The Choir returned to the Chancel and we were blessed with the
gift of their voices after a summer hiatus. Patty Kelsey led a Moment with Children about the good news
that Jesus will always seek us out. Lynn Yoshizumi shared a mission moment about the North Hollywood
Interfaith Food Pantry. Pastor Joey’s sermon, “A Song To Sing,” was based on 1 Timothy 1:12-17. We also
enjoyed the Welcome To Church BBQ arranged by the Methodist Men following worship.
September 18 - Many thanks to Bill Varney who sat in the lectern. Scripture focus for today was from
the Book of Luke, Chapter 16, verses 1-13. Pastor Joey’s sermon was titled, “What Belongs To God.”
September 25 - Many thanks to Shaun Vieten who sat in the lectern. Pastor Joey’s sermon was, “A
Lifeline of Love,” based on Psalm 124.
Welcome To Church
BBQ!
Thank you to the
Methodist Men’s Club for
arranging a lovely and tasty
BBQ on Patriot Day!
We enjoyed a wonderful
afternoon of food and
fellowship!

3. What’s Happening in October?
Sunday, October 2nd - Tree Lot Meeting!
Following coffee hour in the Hand in Hand Room.
Come and support our tree lot this season!
Sunday, October 9th - Mission Sunday! Bring
proteins (canned tuna, peanut butter) to church today!
Saturday, October 15th - Church Outing
arranged by the Methodist Men! Flickers From The
Silver Scream begins at 2:00 PM at the Burbank
Historical Society - Gordon Howard Museum. Doors
open at 1:00 PM.
HALLOWEEN
GAME NIGHT
Saturday, October 22nd
6:00 PM
Lounge
Bring a zombie or monster type
of game or just your favorite!
Invite your family, friends &
neighbors to this fun evening.
Snacks, fun & fellowship
Sunday, October 16th
10:30 Worship
Main Sanctuary
Worship will be led by the Laity
Luncheon in the Social Hall!
Hosted and prepared by
The McDonald’s!
Please stay and enjoy fellowship
as we share our lives with one
another.
Wednesday, October 12th - UMW General
Luncheon in the Lo-Fe-Lo room at Noon. $3. Come
and meet our Missionary, Gary Moon, from Thailand.
Saturday, October 22nd - Halloween Themed
Game Night! 7:00 PM in the Lounge.
Monday, October 17th - Tabitha Fellowship
Meets in the Hand in Hand room at 10:30 AM.
LAITY SUNDAY
Sunday, October 16th
Worship will be planned and led by the laity.
Luncheon hosted by Pastor Joey & Sue in the Social Hall!
Come celebrate!
Sunday, October 23rd - Usher Training in the
Main Sanctuary after worship.
Tuesday, October 25th - Ruth Circle Meets at
7:30 PM. Community Room.
Thursday, October 20th - PB&J Project meets at
7:00 PM in the Lounge! Help feed the homeless.
NORTH DISTRICT
Monday, October 17th
6:30 PM
Main Sanctuary
NoHo FUMC will play host
to this conference.
Canoga Park, Sherman Oaks
Hindu-Irdu Mission,
Woodland Hills Korean &
FUMC
Friday, October 21st - Tea Fellowship meets at
Tea Elle C! 26111 Bouquet Cyn Rd. 11:30 AM Tea.
Wednesday, October 26th- UMW Boutique
Workshop. 9:30 AM. Community Room.
Sunday, October 16th - Trustees Meeting
following Laity Sunday luncheon in the Pastor’s Study.
PB & J PROJECT
Thursday, October 20th
7:00 PM
Lounge
Come make 150 sandwiches for the
homeless who receive services from
the NHIFP every third Friday.

4. IT'S COMING!
THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
SOCIAL HALL
The United Methodist Women have been
stitching, painting, gluing, baking, and canning
all year to create another wonderful afternoon of
shopping and fellowship.
All proceeds from this event go toward assisting
several mission projects...The David & Margaret
Home for girls, The Methodist Hospital in
Arcadia, New Entra Casa and Toberman
Neighborhood Center in San Pedro.
Come and delight in our baked goods,
homemade jams and jellies, handmade holiday
decorations and gifts and, of course, the "Second
Time Around Table."
You can help us have our best year yet by inviting
your friends and neighbors to come. Pick up a
post card or two at the Welcome Table to send to
your acquaintances.
Cooking on Monday, November 7th, set-up is
Friday, November 11th. If you would like to
help, see Kathi Ellis.
It is Stewardship time again -
Strive to tithe for 2017!
Let’s all dig a little deeper this year
for the sake of the future!
BECOME AN USHER
Ushers help keep the worship service running
smoothly by collecting offering, guiding communion,
and assisting those who have questions.
If you’d like to participate, we will have a brief
training session October 23rd at noon in the
sanctuary. Everyone is welcome to be an usher!
We are in need of welcome table hosts and greeters
to serve on Sunday mornings. Responsibilities for
welcome table include: Arriving early to worship,
organizing the welcome table, greeting and directing
people, getting emails and contact info to the church
office, putting away welcome table. Duties of greeters
include: Arriving early to worship, handing out
bulletins with genuine warmth and a smile,
answering questions, and also shutting the double
doors when worship begins.
Sign up with Patty in the church office!

5. We are in need of dry beans (1 lb bags) as well as
canned tomato SAUCE for our clients.
Both the food bank and our wholesale suppliers
are out of these products which are staples.
We greatly appreciate it.
Please have all contributions dropped off in the
bins at Temple Beth Hillel.
If the quantities are large, please contact us for
other arrangements.
The Methodist Men invite the congregation to a fun outing:
FLICKERS FROM THE SILVER SCREAM
at
The Burbank Historical Society and The Gordon R. Howard Museum
115 N. Lomita Street in Burbank
Saturday, October 15
Museum Opens at 1:00 PM / Show begins at 2:00 PM
Admission is Free!
Program includes:
Vintage theatre slides, silent horror and comedy shorts for Halloween,
featuring cartoons, some talkings and a sing-a-long! Presenter will be Galen Wilkes.
Stroll around museum and see displays on Historical Burbank, a Lockheed room, vintage touring cars and
a Victorian Cottage.
All are welcome. Free. Donations graciously accepted.

6. ANOTHER WAY TO HELP THE NHIFP
By Lynn Yoshizumi
Participants in the Ralphs Rewards program are
required to register for the new term online at
www.ralphs.com or by calling Ralphs at
800-443-4438 starting September 1, 2016. Even
if you registered as recently as June, July or
August 2016, you are still required to register
again beginning September 1st.
NEW THIS YEAR!! As of September 1, 2016
the Scan Bar letters are no longer valid. The
Scan Bar letters will no longer work at the
register which makes this a great time for you to
create an online account or re-enroll at your
online account.
For your convenience, step-by-step website
registration instructions can be found at
www.ralphs.com, click on Community, click on
Community Contributions, click on ‘Enroll
Now’. If you don’t have computer access, please
call Ralphs at 1-800-443-4438 for assistance.
Remember that the organization you are signing
up to benefit is Faith Presbyterian Church which
administers the program for the North
Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry.
The organization # is 94711. If you sign up
correctly, there will be a notice at the bottom of
your receipts that reads “At your request, Ralphs
is donating to FAITH PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.”

7. His wife Cindy will not be with him as she has already returned to Thailand. In October 2010 Gary and
Cindy opened Angel’s Haven, a facility for children with HIV/AIDS in Chiang Mai, located about 420
miles north of Bangkok. They wanted to provide a safe environment and personal care for young girls who
have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS and also have HIV/AIDS. It is among the first social ministries of the
church in Thailand, where United Methodist mission work is a fairly recent addition to the Southeast Asia
Mission Initiative.
Gary and Cindy are from Southern California and are members of Covenant United Methodist Church, a
Korean -American congregation in Pomona. They spent seven years in preparation for mission service after
experiencing a call during a training program offered in Los Angeles by a Korea-based organization. Gary
says that he encountered Jesus personally and experienced the Holy Spirit on a retreat in 1998. He was a
chiropractor by profession before entering full-time mission work. The Moons are the parents of 3 grown
children: Hanah, Michael, and Sarah.
By Lynn Yoshizumi
MEET THE MISSIONARIES
All members of the congregation are invited to attend the
luncheon and meeting on Wednesday, October 12th, at
noon in the Community Room at which Gary Moon, one of
our missionaries to Thailand, will present a program about
his work in Thailand.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - KIDS FOR JOY FUNDRAISER
• Helping to bring about some form of relief and stability to underprivileged children in Liberia, West
Africa
• Helping to ease the process of acquiring education
• Providing resources that would create a fun, interactive, creative and safe environment
• Helping the kids feel like kids again
Francis is planning to visit Liberia in December. At that time he plans to visit the Carolyn A. Miller School
and deliver the funds that he has raised and present the school with some much needed supplies. The
school provides free education to over 500 children in Liberia.
Join us in the Social Hall on Saturday, November 5th at 2:00 PM, for a
wonderful event! Francis Nyaforh, a.k.a. Jaway, will bring together musical
acts to entertain and raise funds and awareness for his non-profit
foundation, KIDS FOR JOY!
Please make sure this event and date are on your calendar. Tickets are not
necessary. A free-will offering will be taken and checks made payable to
Kids for Joy will be gladly accepted. The goals of the foundation are:

8. 1,610,355 Care Packages have been sent to date, as Operation Gratitude is on the March to the 2nd Million.
Anita McChesney has volunteered several times this year.
Members of our congregation will be going to the Assembly Day on Saturday, November 19, from 9 am
until noon at the new location at 21100 Lassen Street in Chatsworth, just west of DeSoto. There will also be
Assembly Days on Sat, Oct. 15, and Wed, Oct. 26, 9 am - 12 noon on both days. If you are interested in
volunteering at any time, you should sign-in on line at www.operationgratitude.com/volunteer. All
volunteers must fill out a RELEASE FORM for each Assembly Day and sign in at the Volunteer Tables in
the parking lot.
There are seated and standing jobs on all Assembly Days. All weekend Assembly Days include both “Prep”
and “Assembly” work. “Prep” work consists of sorting donated items, folding shirts, screening letters, quality
controlling Battalion Buddies, prepping Medallions, and preparing products and the Assembly Line for the
Assembly Days. “Assembly” work includes production of the care packages, labeling, taping, letter reading
and writing, running packages, re-stocking the lines, breaking down cartons and many other tasks. If time
allows, you will be provided instruction and materials for making Paracord ‘Survival’ Bracelets and Battalion
Buddies on-site.
An important element in each Care Package are the letters of appreciation from those of us at home.
Operation Gratitude likes to include at least 5 letters per care package, so they need hundreds of thousands
of them for the Deployed Troops, New Recruits, Veterans, and Wounded Heroes. When we go as a group,
we always take letters written by members of our congregation. Note paper is provided and we ask that you
write letters during Coffee Fellowship or take home several pieces of note paper and return the written notes
the following week. Place them in the box labeled Operation Gratitude in the Lounge. No envelopes are
necessary.
It is suggested that you start with “Dear Hero”, “Dear Patriot”, “Dear Brave One”, “Dear Service
Member”, “Dear Warrior”, “Dear Veteran”, or create a greeting of your own, but please do not use “Dear
Soldier” or “Dear Marine” or “Dear Sailor” as those terms refer to membership in specific military
branches, and it can‘t be guaranteed that those letters will be placed in packages going to that service.
Two paragraphs or more would be nice. One or more paragraphs that express thanks for their service,
dedication, sacrifice, hard work, and/or time away from home. And one or more paragraphs about yourself,
your work, interesting stories, sports, music, movies, etc. Please avoid politics or controversial topics in your
letter. Every letter or card that is submitted is screened prior to being placed in a Care Package.
They also like to have newspaper comics and cartoons as well as Sudoko, Numbrix, etc., crossword puzzles
and other word games. Each Sunday try to remember to bring in the previous Sunday's comics. These can
go in the Operation Gratitude box in the Lounge, too.
If you have any questions about Operation Gratitude, Assembly Day, or letter writing, please see Lynn
Yoshizumi, 818-764-8803 or ryly63@att.net.

9. October 4 Josh Fetterman
October 6 Muffett Brinkman
October 7 Cherry Cox
October 11 Kathi Ellis
October 11 Judy Palmer
October 12 Caesar Ancheta
October 12 Walter Pratt
October 15 Stacy Zung
October 16 Sara Nyaforh
October 19 Jennifer Kurishima
October 20 Maxine Charleston
October 22 Josephine Books
October 25 Susan Thomas
October 26 Nylean Rapinac
October 26 Hanna Sack
October 28 Elena Ashton
October 28 Sandy Flemming
October 29 Kimberley Matsuviashi
October 29 Margaret Doggett
October 31 Mary Lees
Tonya Peat had completed her reconstructive
surgery but ended up in the ER due to a tear,
swelling and bleeding. She cannot use her arm
and is at home recuperating for a little longer
than planned. She can use some assistance with
house cleaning, pick up and drop of of the
girls, and meals.
Charles Minetree was struck by a car while
riding his bicycle on his way home from church
on Sunday, September 25th. He was taken into
ICU where he stayed overnight and then
transferred to Kaiser.
Deanne Cox is still healing at home following
a kidney transplant. It is difficult to have visitors
due to immune suppressing drugs.
Ralph Seybold’s daughter-in-law, Bobbi
Seybold, is home from the hospital and
paralyzed from the waist down after contracting
the West Nile Virus. She is wheelchair bound.
Ed Zung still needs prayers of healing as he
maneuvers through his digestive issues.
Are you or someone you love in need of prayer?
Please send your joys and concerns to:
nohofumc@pacbell.net or call 818-763-8231
Mikio Matsuviashi, is undergoing another
round of more aggressive chemotherapy that is
more toxic than his last treatment.
Eric Ivan Anderson (Andy) was diagnosed
with pancreatic cancer. Andy is Charles
Minetree’s cousin.
Keven McConnell was diagnosed with Bell’s
Palsy last month. He has been dealing with
numbness and drooping of the left side of his
face. He is showing improvement and believes it
is all of our prayers.
Walter Pratt has been receiving treatment for
esophogeal cancer for the last three months. He
is on g-tube for feeding. Calls are welcome and
Walter loves catching up on good movies on
DVD!
Our Homebound Congregants: Joyce Cunningham, Margaret Dixon, Marion Elkerton.
Calls, notes and visits are happily welcome. Please contact the church office for contact
information and details.

10. Reflections
Dr. Joey K. McDonald
When I was in graduate school it may surprise you to know, I was required to take courses on
writing and delivering sermons. My favorite professor, Dr. K. Morgan Edwards, was just as
serious as his name suggests. He was very tall and very tough. However, he had one axiom
which he repeated several times a semester. “Grace must be the dominant note in every
sermon.”
In each class we had what was called peer evaluation. We would preach before our professor
and colleagues, then be told the strengths and weaknesses of our presentation. It was a one
page evaluation the approximate area of a flat king size bed sheet. This lovely document
contained every type of critique, from the way one was dressed, where I felt fairly confident,
to the making of eye contact, not so greatly assured there. The one section which I loathed
was called prophetic preaching. I had two colleagues whom I shall call John and Ben because
they are so named. These fine brothers in the cloth each time I would preach would
seemingly take knives to filet me for my so called lack of prophetic. I always felt cut up and
perhaps a bit put down by the process, but I learned something valuable. Namely that I am
not a prophet. I am a pastor and even in a difficult text I am drawn to the word of grace even
if it is down to a phrase or even a single word. Jeremiah 4: 11-12, 22-28 is such a text.
Here the prophet delivers an oracle from God. This is one of those so called scorched earth
policy speeches where the words are so direct as to hurt. The people are told that their
unfaithfulness has caused God to turn from them. So harsh will be their judgment that even
the birds will leave the place they inhabit. Yet there in verse twenty-seven is a place to hang
my hat. “But I will not make a full end.” Verse twenty-eight makes plain this is not a reprieve
but more a glimmer of hope. “I have purposed; I have not relented nor will I turn back.”
Even in hard edged prophesy there is a grace present. The work of a prophet is to remind us
that as people of faith we are accountable to our God. Ah, but grace is just one word away.
Reflections are part of the weekly bulletin inserts for worship. This writing is originally from September 12, 2010.
Dr. McDonald’s message was based on Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and the sermon title was “Prophetic Purpose.”

11. OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORSHIP
October 2 Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost. Green.
Lam. 1:1-6; Ps. 137 or (UMH 852); 2 Tim. 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10
October 9 Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost. Green.
Jer. 29:1, 4-7; Ps. 66:1-12 or (UMH 790); 2 Tim. 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19
October 16 Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost. Laity Sunday. Green.
Jer. 31:27-34; Ps. 119:97-104; 2 Tim. 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8
October 23 Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost. Green.
Joel 2:23-32; Ps. 65 or (UMH 789); 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14
October 30 Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost. Green.
Hab. 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Ps. 119:137-144 or (UMH 840); 2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10
Sunday Worship Services at 10:30 AM in the Main Sanctuary
Children’s Sunday School meets at 10:30 AM in the Community Room/Nursery
Time with Children on the 2nd & 4th Sunday at10:30 AM worship
World Communion will be celebrated on October 2nd at 8:15 AM and 10:30 AM worship services
8:15 AM Worship Services in Boyer Chapel
October 2 - Pastor Joey October 9 - Norman Kelsey October 16 - Sandra Smith
October 23 - Patty Kelsey October 30 - Sandra Smith
Please have your articles for the Good News to the church office by October 17th for the November publication
or email them to pattyfumc@gmail.com
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