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Clark Rd. Paradise, California 95969 |
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6722
Clark Rd. Paradise, California 95969 |
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PUMC
News &
Events . 
 Mystery Dinner TheaterA Slaying in the South Tickets are on sale now for our annual Mystery Dinner Theater which will be held on February 5th & 6th. The tickets are only $20 apiece and include a wonderful dinner prepared by our Chef Extraordinaire Scotty Parker, a wonderful night of fellowship and of course The PUMC Good Time Players who will present the mystery “A Slaying in the South”. We hope you will join us for the food and the fun!! "Souper Bowl" Sunday Shrove Tuesday & Lent OK, so what is “Shrove Tuesday?” As some of you know, it is the end of one Church season (Epiphany) and signals the beginning of Lent. The Lenten season has traditionally been associated with fasting and/or denial. The religious focus during worship focuses on Jesus’ journey to the cross, his betrayal and the three days associated with his last supper, his crucifixion and ultimately his resurrection. But Shrove Tuesday has a slightly different focus, it is a mini feast recalling the cleaning out of cupboards, historically flour in particular, hence a focus on pancakes. Members of our Men’s Club would like to invite you to supper on February 16th at 6:00pm, in Charter Hall. Pancakes and sausage or ham will be served and there will be a brief devotional focused on the tradition and meaning of the Lenten Season. The meal is free, with all donations gratefully accepted. We have again accepted a warm invitation from the Paradise Lutherans to worship with them on Ash Wednesday, February 17th at 7:00pm (780 Luther Dr., off skyway next to the CVS drug store). Featuring a multi-sensory and invitational focus, the service invites one to enter the Lenten season of denial and a closer walk with Jesus, with depth and sincerity. We, in turn have invited members of Paradise Lutheran to worship with us on Good Friday at our traditional Tenebrae Service. February Meetings and Gatherings Singles Lunch Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month....If interested, please call Theresa to find out where they are meeting this month. Dinner Out (Table of 8) This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Call Selma Lippincott for this month’s location. The TRAVELER”S will meet Thursday, February 4th at 10:00am at Madge Ebright’s at Feather Canyon and also Thursday, February 18th at 10:00am at The Hayzlett’s home. Hope Circle The Hope Circle, a women’s fellowship group, will meet on Tuesday, February 2, 2010—at 1:30pm in the Fireside Room. Mary Slade will be hostess this month. Newcomers are invited to attend. Methodist Men’s Club The Men’s Club will not be meeting at their regular time in February. Instead, they will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Luncheon on February 14th at Noon in Charter Hall. And they will also be hosting our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. We look forward to both these wonderful events. Men’s After Hours Club The next meeting of the Men’s After Hours Club will be Tuesday, February 9th at 6:30pm. The topic of discussion will be “Where do we go from here?” and our chosen activity will be Wii bowling revealing we are the Body of Christ. (All handicaps are accepted.) We will be having a potluck with Gary Lippincott providing the main course (the rumor being KFC) so everybody bring a side dish. All are welcome to come and relax and learn more about your fellow Methodist Men. For info, contact Ron Lytle or Tom Okerlund. Emmaus Women The Emmaus Women will meet on February 10th and 24th. Any woman who has been on an Emmaus walk is welcome to join us for fellowship on that day from 2-3pm in the Fireside Room. "Rethink Your Church" Join sister churches throughout Shasta District on Saturday, February 27th, at First UMC Redding for a day of learning and sharing. Drawing from Bishop Schnase’s “Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”, four tracks will be offered in a panel discussion format: “Radical Hospitality”; “Passionate Worship”; “Intentional Faith Development”; and “Creative Community Outreach, Local to Global”. Each track will have two time slots, giving opportunity to learn and share in several. Registration (no charge) is at 8:30; keynote address at 9:00; panels begins at 10:00; lunch is served at noon; afternoon sessions begin at 1:00; closing worship and Holy Communion with D.S. Ben Silva-Netto from 3:00-4:00. Class Meetings
The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
class will meet on Tuesdays Feb. 2nd, 9th, and 15th at 10:00am in the
Fireside Room. Our February topic of conversation will be “Extravagant
Generosity”
Adult Sunday School meets at 9:00am on Sunday mornings. We are currently studying from Robert Schnase’s “Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations” Newcomers welcome! Companions in Christ meets at 6:00pm on Monday evenings. Five Love Languages Class Beginning again soon February signals the beginning of Lent and a focus on Love. Sign-up sheets will soon be out for our next focused study on Chapman’s “Five Love Languages.” Starting on February 21st with the move, “Fire Proof” and introduction to the book, Five Love Languages, the class will meet at 4:00-6:00pm for the following six Sundays. A great way to talk about the health or concern of the same for your marriage. Why not consider this seven week investment in your marriage. Jesus in the Gospels Study to start Feb. 24th. Some have indicated that an evening Bible study would be desirable. While many Disciple Bible studies are available, the one with the clearest focus on who Jesus is, will be available starting Feb. 24th and running through the Spring on Wednesday nights 6:30-8:30pm in the Fireside Room. The class will resume in the Fall and meet for the remainder of the 30-week study. A comparative of how Jesus is presented in the Synoptics as well as John, the class is both informative and beautifully presented, with videos featuring world class theologians. Sign-ups will be available about mid-February. Glimmers of Hope Lord, What is there about You that makes the most difference in our lives? We emphasize, enter into, experience Your birth and Your crucifixion. Your resurrection keeps an ever-flickering flame of hope alive in our hearts. We read Your words as remembered by Your disciples and Paul. We attempt to follow Your disciplines of simplicity, prayer and service. All of these are elemental and basic in the striving to live our faith. But there is something more—something which pervades the centuries, something which is more powerful than either Your birth, crucifixion or Your resurrection. It is Your CARING—how could such an intangible, simple, indescribable thing be so powerful as to carry through into our time? It is a force able to reach into our depths of hungering loneliness, it is a force permeating our pain and sorrow, it is a force healing our relationships. In gentleness is this force, yet it is as strong today as when You walked this earth—it survives through the worst that man can do to man, when nothing seems to matter any longer there is still Your caring—reaching out and touching us. And it is such a personal thing! Never is Your caring just a general act, but an intimately directed thrust of love for the individual. You care about us! me! and that is the difference You make in our (my) life!Lord, Emmaus in Paradise The
time to sign up to work a walk is now! We are trying to start a
community in the Paradise/Chico area and the more people who work, the
better our chances will be. Applications to work are in the
church narthex, and for more info or to hand in an application, contact
Ron Lytle at 530-228-3016. Applications
for Pilgrims are also in the narthex and we have quite a few already,
so if you want to sponsor a Pilgrim, please get these in as soon as
possible. Important dates to remember: February 5th - Team Selection Meeting April 29th-May 2nd - Men’s Walk at PUMC May 13th-May 16th - Women’s Walk at PUMC May 22nd - 4th Day Gathering at Yreka UMC Communion Offering
UMCOR Emergency - February 7, 2010 Haiti Earthquake We have all been deeply saddened by the death and destruction caused by the earthquake in Haiti. Our hearts go out to the survivors, most of whom have lost loved ones and have been left homeless. We can help first of all by praying for these people, and then through an emergency offering for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). UMCOR workers were already working on projects in Haiti, a very needy country, when the earthquake struck. Very sadly, the Executive Director of UMCOR, Rev. Sam Dixon, died before being rescued from the rubble, and Rev. Clinton Rabb, a leader in the U.M. Volunteers in Mission (VIM), died from his injuries shortly after being rescued. UMCOR has close ties with the Methodist Church in Haiti and is responding to the devastating earthquake, providing immediate relief to the people of Haiti. UMCOR will stay with them longer than other relief agencies do! One hundred percent of UMCOR appeals go to disaster relief in the area designated. Please give generously! |
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