October 2019

Worship Schedule

Sunday Schedule

Gathering & Hymn

Sing

9:15 am

Traditional

Worship

9:30 am

Adult Sunday

school,

EPIC Youth Sunday

school

10:45

Children’s Sunday

school

10:45 am

Coffee & Fellowship

Nursery Care all morning

October 2019

Adult/Youth Sunday school – Alpha Course coming soon.

New Sunday school program and format. All Are Welcome!

Look for more information in the next

weeks!!!

Annual Charge Conference

November 12, 2019 7:00 pm

Redlands First Church 1 East Olive Ave., Redlands

All Church members are welcome to attend this

meeting.

Greetings!

The outdoor lighting project for the church campus is now completed. With a

help of Mike Hinckley, we installed new LED bulbs outside the altar on Beech. It

was the last part that needed outdoor lighting. As you pass by the church at night,

you can see how brightly the streets and parking lot are lit up. The lighting

improves not only security and safety but in a way speaks to the community how

we are doing. We no longer need street lighting from Edison and have asked them

to remove the lights. This would help us save over $700 a year.

Speaking of savings, for the last four years, the church has restructured and

improved their financial management. We have minimized our cost of operation. I can give you a couple of

examples. Our electric bills have gone down significantly by installing solar panels. Our system generates

more than our usage, which means that we no longer pay for the usage of electricity. But we still have to pay

Edison the demand and maintenance charges. Since the cost of installation was paid off, the reduction on the

bill is a pure savings. We also found a new company for the office copy machine, which saves about

$500/month. We make more copies but pay far less. While we have carefully managed our finances, we have

added more programs such as Parents Night Out and Community Movie days.

What is the reason behind all this effort to curtail our finances, but enhance the church’s operation? One main

objective is to revitalize the church and help it grow. It is not just leaders, staff, and your pastor who have made

this progress, but also you have worked on these together. Please remember that your presence, prayers, and

service are very critical for the growth of the church. Your continued support for the ministry of Jesus Christ

through the House of Faith is greatly appreciated.

Let me share with you some potential sources of revenue. Our church hosted a beautiful wedding for a young

couple last month. The sanctuary for a wedding ceremony and the fellowship hall for reception were

beautifully decorated. Hot weather did not interfere with the wedding at all. A powerful A/C in the fellowship

hall in particular made the reception very pleasant. We need to spread the word that we have the prettiest

sanctuary, and a fully equipped spacious hall in Yucaipa to accommodate any event.

A cell tower company was interested in building a tower on our campus a couple of months ago. After they

checked with the city and performed a land survey, they learned that the city would not need another tower in

our location for now. Please pray that they would need to build one sooner than later.

Let me give you a couple of wild ideas, which would generate income, but have some challenges. I have

looked into developing the lower parking lot instead of selling it. The city of Yucaipa has offered to buy it for

$70,000 and it is not going to help our finance as much as I would like. Other options are, we could find a

developer, who would build housing at his cost and we could collect the land lease. Or we could build the

apartment units. In my estimation, 6 to 8 units of apartments could be built on the lot. An average apartment in

Yucaipa is about $1300.

The Charge Conference date is postponed from Sunday, October 27th to Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 pm. It

will be held at Redlands First. If you chair a committee, please work on your annual report and bring it to the

office by the end of October. Linda in the office will need time to compile and print reports. All those who

serve in the Administrative Council are expected to be there.

See you in church, Phillips

Free Movies on the First Saturday of the Month!

Note the different times and dates!

Saturday

Oct. 5

11:00 am

Aladdin

PG length 2:08

A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-

hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that

has the power to make their deepest wishes

come true.

Saturday

Nov. 2

11:00 am

Captain Marvel

PG-13 length 2:03

Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's

most powerful heroes when Earth is caught

in the middle of a galactic war between

two alien races.

Saturday

Dec 14

11:00 am

Miracle on 34th Street

G length 1:36

Kris Kringle, the Macy’s department store Santa,

fills everyone with Christmas spirit until he is put on trial. Do you believe in Santa Claus?

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Low-cost refreshments ($1 to $5 for a meal) are available

that help send our kids to Sierra Service Project!

Plan to enjoy a delicious lunch with the movie!

Parent’s Night Out!

F r i d a y , O c t o b e r 2 5 , 6 p m t o 8 : 3 0 p m

T h i s m o n t h ’ s P N O w i l l f e a t u r e d r e s s - u p n i g h t !

T h e r e w i l l b e a v a r i e t y o f c l o t h i n g , w i g s , h a t s ,

s h o e s , a n d o t h e r p r e t e n d d r e s s u p w e a r t o t r y o n .

M i r r o r s a n d a p h o t o b o o t h w i l l a d d t o t h e f u n !

F R E E f o r c h i l d r e n a g e s 5 a n d u p . G a m e s ,

s n a c k s , a n d d r i n k s a r e p r o v i d e d . P a r e n t s a r e

w e l c o m e t o d r o p o f f t h e i r k i d s f o r s o m e w e l l -

d e s e r v e d f r e e t i m e , o r s t a y a n d e n j o y t h e f u n .

Thank you to everyone who came to support our

EPIC Youth for the SSP Fundraiser Lunch and

Slideshow! After the food costs, we made $270 from

your generous meal donations to add to our

2020 fund. The youth did a wonderful job of sharing the stories about their SSP work and adventures in the National City area last summer. In 2020, we plan to go to Lake County. This is a new site that is north of Sacramento. SSP will be working in concert with three non-profits

that are building tiny cottages that will provide permanent, safe housing for the homeless. High school youth should make a $50 skin-in-the-game payment to be part of the 2020 trip by December 1, 2019.

Stater Bros. Scrip Program Your participation in the Scrip program adds income to the church budget. Please see the ladies in the fellowship hall

to purchase your scrip. Cereal Sunday

The second Sunday of the month is Cereal Sunday. This helps support the Interfaith Community Support Center.

United Methodist Men News

The United Methodist Men will meet the second Saturday of

the month, 7:30, at Oakhouse Rest.

Women’s Fellowship The Women meet the third Friday of the Month 9:30 am.

In the Matthews Room

October Birthdays Dorothy Pressly October 2

Sharon Huestis October 2

Kathy Anderson October 3

Mike Hinckley October 5

Amy Bahnson October 6

Brent Rolf October 13

Barbara Forte October 15

David Will October 24

Jim Manlowe October 25

Nancy Greening October 29

Bruce Crabtree October 25

Breanna Hinckley October 30

October Anniversaries Charles & Jackie Strohl October 6

Bill & Robin Harps October 20

David & Chris Smith October 30

Dick & Lucy Birnbaum have a new phone number…

909-918-0134

Bible Study with Rev. Deena Barwick

There are two passages of scripture that seem

undeniably "the same" - one from the Old

Testament and one from the New Testament. Is

one a prophecy and the other a fulfillment? OR is

the Psalm passage so important that it is repeated

to remind us to care for others? Or is it something

entirely different? I invite you for interesting

discussions with an in-depth study of Psalm 34

with a different approach to this passage in

Matthew. This will be a 4-week informal bible

study scheduled for Tuesdays: October 15, 22, 29

and November 5th. You may attend either the

2:30 pm or the 6:00 pm session or move between

them as your schedule allows. We will meet in

the Library. Please join us to discover how God

is calling us to a deeper understanding of caring

for others. Coffee and Tea will be provided.

As we grow in discipleship, we are

able to use more and more of the

resources entrusted to us for the

mission of sharing the love of Jesus

Christ and God's Kingdom in our

community. October is

Stewardship month, and October

27 will be Pledge Sunday. May we

all prayerfully consider how we can

give and grow in faith.

Methodist Church of Yucaipa 35177 Beech Ave. Yucaipa, CA 92399

“House of Faith” Rev. Phillips Whang– Pastor Linda Ewan – Church Secretary

Amy Bahnson - Adult Ministries Deb Davidson – Children & Youth Ministries

Music Director Chris Nielsen – Accountant

Nursery Care

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