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1. First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood
GOOD NEWS
e-mail: nohofumc@pacbell.net
NOVEMBER 2019
facebook.com/nohofumc1 www.nohofumc.org
IN THIS ISSUE:
• Trunk or Treat Success
• Outdoor Market
• Service Sunday
• 22nd Annual Treelot
• NHIFP Thanksgiving Eve
• Advent Bible Study
GOOD NEWS is published monthly by
First United Methodist Church of North
Hollywood, California 91601
Phone (818) 763-8231
Rev. Grant Hagiya
Bishop
Rev. James R. Powell
District Superintendent
Rev. Steven F. Peralta
Senior Pastor
Congregation
Ministers
Jeff Thomas
Director of Music
Roger Eshleman
Organist
Nylean Rapinac
Administrator
Patty Kelsey
Director, Program Ministries
Tonya Peat
Director, Outreach Ministries
Living With the End in Mind
I remember reading an article by the great automotive writer and editor,
Peter Egan. He was reflecting on a time he was hitchhiking somewhere in
rural Mexico, probably in the early 70’s; when he was asked at a bus stop,
“Adonde vas gringo?”
The question hit Egan like a twenty pound sledge hammer. “Where are you
going?” is a simple enough question, but in that moment, it represented an
existential crisis that Egan hadn’t considered. His life had no direction, and
as they boarded the next bus, he began to reflect on exactly where he wanted
his life to go for the very first time.
So I ask you, “Where are you going?” The question is important.
Leadership experts say that successful strategic planning begins when you
know where you want to get to. In other words, good planning always begins
with the end in mind.
So, God gifted you with a life: one that begins with birth and one that will
eventually come to a completion at death…or does it? The Apostle Paul
cannot be any clearer in his belief that there is life beyond death. He speaks
of our resurrection body and of putting on immortality and imperishability
(1 Corinthians 15). He speaks of being with Christ (Philippians 1:23) being
better than life while the book of Hebrews says that we are surrounded by a
great cloud of witnesses.” (Hebrews 12:1)
If you believe that our final destination is with God, well, maybe we should
begin to order our lives with that end in mind? Maybe that means we should
be living in the “way” that Christ modeled for us?
Sunday, November 3, we will celebrate All Saints Sunday at the 10:30 AM
worship service with a special communion service that honors the “great
cloud of witnesses.” We will also have an All-Church Meeting after coffee
fellowship to vote on a re-organization of church leadership and about
joining the Reconciling Network of Churches. Pastor Steve will also give an
update on 2020 General Conference.
Lastly, Monday, November 4, 2019, is our Annual Charge Conference. We
are hosting our fellow Mission Area churches for this important meeting with
the District Superintendent. We hope you will make time to be here and
hear about the future of the UMC.
In Christ,
Pastor Steve

2. SERMON SERIES: LIVING WITH THE END IN MIND
November 3 Come What May 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
November 10 Means of Grace Luke 19:1-10
November 17 Keeping the End in Mind Luke 21:5-19
November 24 Will You Remember Me?
HIGHLIGHTS OF WORSHIP
October 6th - Today, we celebrated World Communion Sunday! We were blessed to experience worship in a
number of languages through song and prayers. Hanna Sack shared a reading in German. Libeck Kadu read
Luke 17:5-10 in Taiwanese. Pastor Steve shared in both Spanish and English. Pastor Steve’s Sermon Series,
Faith Goals, began this morning with his sermon titled, Contentment. Pastor Steve led the sacrament of Holy
Communion and the Lord’s Prayer in Spanish. Following worship, a delicious multicultural luncheon took
place on the patio. We also enjoyed Manny’s Coffee and a wonderful time was had by all.
October 13th - This morning, Pastor Steve shared a children’s message and sermon based on Luke 17:11-19.
The moment with children was about using your words and thanking people that have done nice things for
you. Pastor Steve’s sermon, “Gratitude,” was Part 2 of 4 in his Sermon Series titled, Faith Goals. Our scripture
reader was Norman Kelsey. Eddy Faulkner shared his original song, “Beautiful.” We had two special roses on
the altar. The white rose was for Mildred Doyle who entered the church triumphant. The lavender rose was in
celebration of Jesse Boone and Casey Ellings’ engagement.
October 20th - Today was Laity Sunday where we had a wonderful variety of congregants leading all the
aspects of worship. Thanks to Patty Kelsey for facilitating. We are also grateful to the following people for
taking part in Laity Sunday: Phillip & Rachel Mottaz, Dr. Heemanshu Bhagat, Tonya Peat, Andrew Esposo,
Sherri Perry, and Patty Kelsey. The main message, “Our Role in His Play,” was shared by Jesse Boone and was
based on Romans 12:1-8. Special Music was performed by Norman Kelsey, who sang “Pressing On,” by Bob
Dylan. The Benediction Choral response was written and led by Charles Minetree. There was a special
presentation from Kathi Ellis, President of the United Methodist Women, awarding Dan Doggett with the
UMW Special Mission Recognition pin. Following our fabulous worship service, we enjoyed a Laity
Celebration Luncheon out on the Patio that was served by Tacos El Pau and Manny’s Coffee.
October 27th - Patty Kelsey shared a moment with children about Humility utilizing Dr. Seuss's story called,
“Yertle the Turtle.” Jesse Boone read scripture. Pastor Steve’s sermon, “Humility,” was based on Luke 18:9-14
and was final part in his Sermon Series, “Faith Goals.” We were blessed with special music from Jeff Thomas
and Libeck Kadu.
Luke 23:33-43

3. Sunday, November 10th
12:00 NOON
Social Hall & Wesley Classrooms
Changing the world together!
The Wesley School, Boy Scout Troop 18, Cub Scout Pack 16,
YMCA Youth & Government, Evergreen Music Conservatory,
Synchronicity Hand Bell Choir!
Join us for an afternoon of service! Here are the little ways that we can
help make the world a better place:
CARE KITS FOR THE HOMELESS
DISCOVERY ARTS BOXES
PB&J
CRAFTS FOR ASSISTED LIVING
DOG TOYS FOR RESCUES
THANK YOU NOTES FOR VETERANS, FIREFIGHTERS, & POLICE OFFICERS
Pick a station, rotate around, make a difference!
Refreshments will be served for all volunteers!
Please be sure to mark your calendars and take part in this event!

4. What’s Happening in November?
Sunday, November 10th - Service Sunday!
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the Social Hall! Lunch
included. Make a difference with our community!
Tuesday, November 26th - Church Christmas
Decorating! Meet in the Sanctuary to decorate the
church for Christmas! 11:00 AM.
Saturday, November 23rd - Tree Lot Set Up
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Meet at Lounge.
Saturday, November 16th - NOHO FUMC
Outdoor Market! 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Front Lawn
of church! Homemade jams, jellies, baked goods, and
lemonade. All going to Missions projects!
Wednesday, November 27th - Inter-Faith Food
Pantry Thanksgiving Eve Service. 7:30 PM.
Sunday, November 10th - Mission Sunday!
Bring foods high in protein: chili, spam, Vienna
sausages, peanut butter.
Sunday, November 3rd - All Church Meeting!
Following Coffee Hour in Boyer Chapel! Please attend!
NORTH DISTRICT - MISSION AREA 3
Monday, November 4th at 6:30 PM in the Main Sanctuary.
NOHO FUMC is hosting our area churches.
Pastor Steve invites you to attend.
Thursday, November 21st- PB&J Project meets
in the Lounge at 7:00 PM.
Sunday, November 24th - Giving Thanks
Fellowship! Following worship on the Patio we will
celebrate gratitude. Enjoy Manny’s Coffee!
Wednesday,
November 27th
7:30 PM
First Christian Church
4390 Colfax Ave. NoHo
Suggested donations:
Canned tuna, Canned Chicken,
Chili, Ravioli, Beans,
Peanut Butter, Dry Cereal
Interfaith
Food Pantry
Friday, November 22nd - Tea Fellowship meets
at the Kelsey Residence. Noon. RSVP.
Monday, November 4th - Charge Conference at
NOHO FUMC. 6:30 PM. Main Sanctuary. Be there!
Sunday, November 3rd
following coffee hour
Boyer Chapel
Pastor Steve is encouraging
everyone to attend this
ALL CHURCH Meeting
that will focus on voting for
Single Board Governance and
becoming a Reconciling church.
See you there!
Thursday, November 21st
7:00 PM
Lounge
Please stop by and help make
150 sandwiches for the hungry
in our neighborhood.
Sandwiches are distributed by
the North Hollywood Interfaith
Food Pantry.

5. YOU’RE INVITED!
NOHO FUMC
OUTDOOR MARKET
Saturday, November 16th
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
On the Front Lawn
KIDS STAND FOR A CAUSE!
Lemonade Stand
Bake Goods, Jams & Jellies
Craft Fair
Live Music
All money raised will go toward
upcoming Mission Team projects.
Outdoor Market will be a mini farmer’s market vibe, bringing positive visibility to our church,
within our community. We are moving out front in the same energy and outreach as our awesome
Christmas Tree Lot! Our hope is to generate good will and share God’s love with our neighbors.
You can help in a number of ways:
1. Come support our new event by stopping by and purchasing something!
2. Tell your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family about our market!
3. Bring individually wrapped baked goods to sell!
4. Donate crafts to sell!
5. Bring your guitar and come sing with Pastor Steve!
6. Join us on the Front Lawn and share your light and good will!
We look forward to having a successful event and hope you will support us with your prayers,
presence, witness, gifts, and service.

6. Tuesday Night Bible Study
December 3, 10 & 17
7:00 PM
Community Room
Historians credit Charles Dickens’ classic
Christmas novella A Christmas Carol with
singlehandedly reviving interest in celebrating
Christmas according to the old traditions. The
story continues to be a holiday treasure today,
and as the old traditions have succumbed to the
pressure of retail sales and the economy, maybe
it’s a good idea to revisit the tale in depth.
Most people do not realize that Dickens was a
committed Christian who wrote the day before
he died, “I have always striven in my writing to
express veneration for the life and lessons of our
Savior.” So this year, we will use A Christmas
Carol as a doorway into scripture and the
Christmas story as we prepare ourselves to
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with warmth
and joy. You will need a copy of A Christmas
Carol and a modern translation of the Bible.
I hope you will join in at 7:00 on
Tuesday evenings!
The 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Lot
This year, the lot opens November 29th! We are in
need of Elves to sign up for the following positions:
Greeter Elf, Dispatch Elf, Tree Handler Elf, Tree
Loader Elf, Cashier Elf, and Dinner Elf. There are also
community service, volunteer positions for the Scouts,
Wesley Students, and the YMCA Youth & Gov’t Elves.
The tree lot is open and shifts are available on Friday -
Sunday beginning November 29th - December 15th.
That is just 9 days tree lot sales!
Don’t forget set up, load in, and organization days!
*We need a large number of volunteers that are
physically able to lift and carry trees!
Fridays - 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturdays - 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sundays - 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tree Lot Set Up Day
Saturday, November 23rd
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Meet in front of the Lounge
*Tree Delivery Day
Friday, November 29th
Time: TBD
*Tree Lot Organization Day
TBA
Grand Opening Day
Saturday, November 30th
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sign up online by going to our website or to our eblast.
www.nohofumc.org

7. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
of NORTH HOLLYWOOD
4390 Colfax Avenue,
North Hollywood 91604
www.fccnh.org
Get in the spirit of Thanksgiving and join the interfaith
community for an evening of music, inspirational readings,
heartfelt music, children’s message, and a word about the work
we do together in our community to serve people in need.
Please bring non-perishable proteins* which will be donated to
the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry.
Service sponsored by the North Hollywood
Interfaith Food Pantry. www.nhifp.org
*Peanut Butter, Tuna & other Canned Meats, Beans
35th
Annual North Hollywood
Interfaith Food Pantry
WEDNESDAY . NOVEMBER 27 . 7:30 PM

8. A THANKSGIVING DAY
FEAST !.....
FOR OUR NORTH HOLLYWOOD INTERFAITH
FOOD PANTRY FRIENDS
IT'S FREE FOR EVERYONE
Enjoy A delicious traditional sit-down Thanksgiving Day Banquet
It's Nearby, On Thursday, November 28, 2019... RAIN OR SHINE
Arrive between 11:00am and 1:00pm...
see the directions below... “delicious food, nice people”........
WHERE AND WHEN TO GO …
Arrive between 11:00am and 1:00 pm. - Thursday November 28, 2019
The event is located nearby: at Temple Beth Hillel, 12326 Riverside Drive,
in Valley Village.
Park on the street; or take Bus line 155, stops right out front.
See you, Rain or Shine.
MAP SHOWING 12326 Riverside Drive..... (marked by an X)
it's between Whitsett Ave. and west of Laurel Canyon Blvd.

9. Our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat had more
trunks and more families!
Many thanks to those who embraced this
event with joy, creativity and enthusiasm!
It was awesome to connect with our
community and bring some joy and fun to
the neighborhood.
God is good!

13. Join us next year!

14. November 4 Maggie Christian
November 5 Frank Rapinac
November 7 Deanne Cox
November 9 Shirley Pratt
November 10 Patricia Doelitzsch
November 10 Linda Eshleman
November 12 Jacqueline Casas
November 16 Raylean Fetterman
November 25 Hannah Ye-Books
November 26 Erin Parnell-Zavala
November 27 Bryan Ancheta
November 27 Jessica Renslow
November 28 McKenna Sucher
November 28 Libeck Kadu-Vieten
• Sandy Flemming's husband, Frank, passed away on October 28th.
• Ralph Seybold is staying with his son after having a procedure. He has
been feeling weak.
• Tonya Peat requests prayers for her friend Ali, who has been diagnosed
with colon cancer for a second time and it has metasticized.
• Sherri Perry's roommate requests prayers for her friend, Rhonda
Bruce, who underwent surgery on 10/16.
• Roger Eshleman requests prayers for his sister, Joan Velde.
• Caitlin Thomas was diagnosed with epilepsy. She does not have health
insurance and will need to pay for her medical bills.
• Chalene Navarro asks for prayers for her mother-in-law's health (going
through a major surgery), and her husband, Ermuel's health
(recovering from knee surgery).
• Carl VanDorn (Muffett Brinkman's Stepdad) fell and is now in the
ICU with bruising on the brain. Muffett's mom is very upset (she is a
HUGE worrier). So need Stepdad healed and mother to calm down.
• Emma Thomas had a seizure and is waiting to see the neurologist.
• Tracy Hagan underwent another round of chemo and test results
showed growth of her cancerous lesions. She will now try
immunotherapy in hopes of prolonging her life.
Frank Flemming
Richard Roche
Mildred Doyle

15. LECTIONARY READINGS FOR NOVEMBER - NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
November 3 Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost. All Saints Sunday. Green.
Hab. 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Ps. 119:137-144 (UMH 840); Luke 19:1-10; 2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-12
November 10 Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost. Green. Service Sunday.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9; Ps. 145:1-5, 17-21; 2 Thess. 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38
November 17 Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost. Green.
Isa. 65:17-25; Isa. 12 (or Ps. 118); 2 Thess. 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19
November 24 Christ the King Sunday. White.
Jer. 23:1-6; Luke 1:68-79 (or Ps. 46); Col. 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43
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
Communion will be celebrated on November 3rd at 8:15 AM and 10:30 AM Worship Services
8:15 AM Worship Services in Boyer Chapel
November 3 - Pastor Steve November 10 - Norman Kelsey
Please have your articles for the Good News to the church office by November 17th for the December publication
or email them to pattyfumc@gmail.com
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or return this address label noting that we are to discontinue sending it. Thank you.
POSTMASTER - Please send changes of address to:
First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood
4832 Tujunga Avenue, North Hollywood, CA. 91601
November 17 - Patty Kelsey November 24 - Sandra Smith
“NoHoFUMC is a community that practices the all-inclusive and transforming love of God as modeled by the life
and ministry of Jesus Christ. We celebrate our diversity in race, ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, age, gender, ability, citizenship, and socioeconomic status. Moved by the Holy Spirit, we welcome all
people into the full participation of the life of the church.”