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Volume 48 May 2014 No. 5

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SJUMC, the Garden Church Senior Pastor: Rev. Motoe Yamada Foor

Pastor Emeritus: Rev. George Nishikawa

Choir Director: Eileen Boyd, Pianist : Christopher Congdon

Director of Young People’s Ministries: Emily Pickens-Jones

Office Manager: Robyn Jovalis

Phone: (916) 421-1017 Fax: (916) 391-3620

Website: www.sacjumc.com Worship: Sunday at 10:30am

Spring Rummage Sale May 3, 2014

9am - 3pm

May 11th

Worship with us as we honor those who nurture us.

Memorial Weekend Worship Slides On Sunday, May 25, the church is hon-oring loved ones who have passed with a slideshow. If you would like to honor one who has passed, send us their dates and pictures by May 18th.

Deadline for

Summer Camp

Applications and

Scholarships

is May 1!

Vacation Bible School

“Weird

Animals”

Registration is now available.

More info on page 8

Graduates!! Please let us know of those who are entering school, going into Jr. or Sr. High, have completed high school or completed any higher education pro-gram. We would like to acknowledge their accomplishments on Sunday, June 8. Please contact Emily at [email protected] or the church office [email protected]. We would like this information before June 1st. Thank you!

http://www.sacjumc.com/

mailto:[email protected]

Sakura Dayori Page 2 May 2014

Ushers

May 4—Curt & Mindy Takechi

May 11—Chris & Bernadette Cross

May 18—Karen Fong & Yuki Kozuma

May 25—Ted Narasaki & Bill

Taketa

Greeters

May 4—Marie Okino

May 11—Elaine Maeda

May 18—Kiku Ito

May 25—Jean Kanemoto

Welcome Table

May 4—Ray Kozuma, Karen

Kashiwagi

May 11—Wayne Shimizu, Kathy

Marquardt

May 18—Ben Gayton, Chuck Alicaya

May 25—UMW representative,

Clarence Kado

May 4, 2014 Third Sunday of Easter Native American Ministries Sunday Sermon: Walk with Jesus Acts 2:14a, 36–41 1 Peter 1:17–23 Luke 24:13–35

May 11, 2014 Fourth Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day, USA Sermon: Do you recognize the voice? Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 2:19–25 John 10:1–10

May 18, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Easter Sermon: Now you are God’s people Acts 7:55-60 1 Peter 2:2–10

John 14:1–14

May 25, 2014 Sixth Sunday of Easter Sermon: Sanctify Christ as Lord. Acts 17:22-31 1 Peter 3:13–22 John 14:15–21

Invitation to Worship

May 4—Christian Education May 11—January Birthdays May 18—UMW May 25—COR Fundraiser For 2014 during the school year we will have our regular

fellowship and during summer we will have coffee/tea only. Please fill out the birthday month form so that we can put you in for helping out one Sun-day in the Summer. See pages 12 & 13.

Fellowship Tobans



Vital Signs for SJUMC: The UMC is asking all church’s to record their vital signs as a means to define the aspects of a successful ministry and offers a real-time way to measure against it. This will benefit the church as well as our conference. A way to track major indicators of church health. SJUMC will record their vital signs based on the following: Worship attendance, total number of persons received into the church by profession of faith, offering, and total amount given to other organizations for support of benevolent and charitable ministries. Total number of persons actively engaged in small groups – small groups are groups of people who gather together on a regular basis with the goal of becoming more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ, through an intentional process of learning, mutual support and accountability, and / or service to the world. At church council or all church gatherings or meetings are encourage to have: Opening prayer, Share how you felt closest to God since the last gathering, Devotion (for exam-ple, upperroom), closing prayer Total number of persons from the congregation engaged in local, national and international mis-sion/outreach. Persons sent out on behalf of the congregation for ministries intended to trans-form people in your community, your region, and the world. Shigeko Shibata has offered to tract the 2014 small groups. For Mission activity please contact the Mission Committee chairperson, Sue Teranishi. Please feel free to contact Shigeko for more information and report the number of people who attend small groups at [email protected] or 916-395-2550

Grant for Young Adult Leaders! (Spark12) Spark12 provides funding, coaching, and other support for young adult leaders and those working with young adults who have innovative ideas they believe will change the world. The deadline for applications has been extended to May 16. Spark12, supported by the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry,

is accepting applications from teams or individuals who want to bring their ideas to life. Those selected as Spark12 fellows will receive funding, mentors with expertise in a related field, and a network of peers eager to perfect the work of the team. Spiritual formation coaches will help fellows remain grounded and oriented toward doing the most good. As a Spark12 fellow, participants will be challenged to refine their vision, learn how to express their goals, and be networked with people/organizations that might be inclined to sup-port an idea like theirs. Spark12 organizers believe the process will help participants be more successful than if they launched their ideas alone. Finalists will be interviewed in June, and those that are selected as fellows will be invited to a retreat in Nashville in August for coaching and mentoring sessions. For more infor-mation or to submit an application, visit the Spark12 website.


United Methodist Women (UMW)

SJUMC’s UMW is a “ community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experi-ence freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellow-ship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.” We started the year with the Feb-ruary 9th Call to Prayer Meeting in which we installed the new board members: Kimi Ronay and Jayne Muraki Rasmussen, Co-Presidents; Joyce Oshiro and Joanne Mikami, Co-Vice-Presidents; Shigeko Shibata, Treasurer; and Alice Kubo, Secretary. The Adult Literacy Pro-gram with the Bowling Green Chacon Academy and the McCoy Language Academy was high-lighted. Patty Honbo and Barbara Kado are spearheading the program training four new tutors and interviewing and matching prospec-tive students. Alice Kubo introduced the UMW Reading Program in which participants select books from topics ranging from Education for Mission, Leadership, Nurturing for Community, Spiritual Growth, Children and Youth. This is a great way for our unit to expand its knowledge of God’s mission. The UMW serve as tobans (a designated num-ber of women in UMW) who host fellowship, assist in memorials or special events. Toban duties are one of the important missions in support of our church and the UMC. Our mem-bers are assigned one month of the year for duties as required in addition to scheduled UMW events. This year, due to the aging of our unit, we decided we could only handle nine months of fellowship hours, so the summer months will be shared among all members of the church. Toban duties for memorial services will still be handled by UMW. We hope to grow our unit in the next few years with new mem-

bers to help us continue this vital mission of welcoming and connecting all those wishing to worship at SJUMC! Our unit also participates at the District and Conference level. Gloria Imagire is the Bridges District Communications Officer and Shigeko Shibata will be representing our unit at the UMW Assembly in Louisville, Kentucky which meets every four years. Just around the corner is UMW’s semi-annual rummage sale on May 3. This mission not only cleans our congregation’s closets and garages but also provides inexpensive clothing and household items to many of SJUMC’s neigh-bors. Any unsold items are donated to local charities. Much fellowship and teamwork makes for a fun few days of sorting, setting up, selling and cleaning up. Please consider volun-teering your time and get to know us better! UMW and the Mission Team will host Janet Lahr Lewis, the UMC California-Nevada Con-ference Missionary to Israel and Palestine on June 25th at 2 p.m. Look for details to come on this important program and plan on attend-ing and learning first-hand what is going on in the Middle East. The remainder of the year is still in the planning stage, but In addition to two more general meetings and the August field trip, we are look-ing at a one-day spiritual retreat. Details to be announced. Keep it in mind as it is sure to inspire you to action! Jayne Muraki Rasmussen, Co-President, Unit-ed Methodist Women 2014

May Security Tobans: Art Imagie & Joyce Oshiro

http://www.explorecalling.org/spark12/apply/

http://www.explorecalling.org/spark12


SJUMC is on Facebook!

Please join us!

In March we served a total of 6.610 people,

3,942 adults and 2,668 children. We have

been fortunate to have adequate food to dis-

tribute. Some of the Kids Can donations are

still in storage which should take us through

April.

The SSIP Annual Bow-A-Thon was held at

Land Park Bowl on March 22, 2014. Thanks to

our very own Betty Hirata for raising $310.

Betty was unable to bowl because of another

commitment but did her part by raising money

for SSIP. Jessie Carter from Bethany Presby-

terian Church bowled and raised $1,764. Jes-

sie raises the most money every year.

BIG Day of Giving (“Big DoG”) is a 24-hour

online giving challenge that starts at midnight

on May 6, 2014, and continues only until 11:59

the same day. On this day, the community will

come together to support close to 400 non-

profits in the Sacramento area.

The South Sacramento Interfaith Partnership

(SSIP) Food Closet is one of the non-profits

participating in BIG DoG. May 6 is an amazing

opportunity to raise much needed funds for this

vital, local non-profit. Not only will SSIP benefit

from our own online giving, but the organization

will also be eligible to receive pro-rated match-

ing funds provided by over 50 local businesses

and agencies, including the City of Sacramen-

to, KVIE, The Bee and the United Way.

How can you take part? Between midnight and

11:59 pm on Tuesday, May 6: Go to givelocal-

now.org; Enter “SSIP” as the organization;

Enter your donation amount (minimum dona-

tion, $25).

SAVE THE DATE - The SSIP Annual Fundrais-

er Dinner will be held on Tuesday June 3, 2014

at St Anthony Church at 6:00 pm. Tickets are

$25 for adults and $10 for children (12 & un-

der).

SSIP is always appreciative of the monetary

donations, food, paper bags and the many

volunteer hours from the SJUMC congregation.

Thank you for your continued support.

SSIP NEWS

Bags of Grace at SJUMC Are available in the Social hall to give out to people in need.

Please take a couple and keep them in your car.


We have joined up with a recycling project! Schedule your pick up and the proceeds can be donated to us!

www.ewaste4good.com 800-317-3112

Items they pick up, working or not: All Televisions Video Games, Computers, Computer Monitors, Fax Machines,

Calculators, Desktop Copiers, Cell Phones, Telephones, Printers, Vacuum Cleaners, Speakers, Keyboards, Scanners, Mice,

Laptops, Networking Equipment, Power Tools, Misc. Wires, and Cords,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GENERAL FUND

as of March 31, 2014 In Appreciation Sakura Chorus In Appreciation of Elva Hoig Kawahara, M/M Yosh Nitta, Ruby In Celebration of Nancy Nakamura’s Retire-ment Nakamura, Mary In Celebration of Mitchell’s 19th Birthday Takechi, M/M Curtis In Memory of Tetsuo Nakamura Nakamura, Mary In Memory of Tsuru Nishizaki Nakamura, Mary In Memory of Paul Ito Nakamura, Mary Ronay, M/M Kelvin Oshita, Edith Taniguchi, Judy In Memory of George Onoda, Jr. Onoda, Eleanor In Memory of Kimi Shimizu Sumida, Frances In Memory of Min Shimada Takechi, M/M Curtis In Memory of Dave, Ruth, Craig & Linda Shimi-zu Yamadera, Mickey

In Memory of Ben Sakakihara Sakakihara, Diane Lehr, Ernest In Memory of Paul Osuga Mrs. Osuga

Easter Offering Niiya, M/M Herbert In Memory of Florence Shikasho Shikasho, Bert Shikasho, Teri

LEGACY FUND as of March 31, 2014

In Celebration of Andrew Inouye Inouye, Margaret In Memory of Kimi Shimizu Imagire, M/M Art In Memory of Tsuru Nishizaki Inouye, Andrew Inouye, Margaret Inouye, Tim In Memory of Les Wataji Taketa, M/M Bill In Memory of Pete Takuma Takuma, Fumi In Memory of Masashi Seno Yuki, M/M Philip


BOUTIQUE GROUP

NEEDS YOU!

If you enjoy making hand

crafted items, engaging in pleasant conver-

sation, and exchanging crafting ideas, come

join the SJUMC Boutique Group 9:30 Mon-

day mornings in the Fellowship/Social Hall.

Boutique members knit, crochet, embroider,

sew, bead, and create handmade seasonal

ornaments. What would you like to learn?

What new craft skills can you bring to the

Boutique Group

Come and see what the Boutique Group is

doing and join the creative work that sup-

ports the church. Proceeds from the craft

items sold at the October SJUMC Bazaar

and other events benefit SJUMC programs.

The Boutique Group welcomes new mem-bers and would love to talk with you about crafting and membership in the group. Check in with Boutique if you would like to do crafts on Monday mornings and support SJUMC at the same time. Please come or contact Emi Alicaya - 685-5183 [email protected]

May 5 for the June issue. Please submit articles to Joanne

Mikami at [email protected]

Baptism and Transferring Membership Would you like to be bap-tized or join the church officially? This Spring, the membership class will be a bit different! If you are interested, please go to “Coffee with Pastor” to find out more.

日本語聖書の学び

４月はお休みです。５月から再開しま

す。毎第2日曜日（礼拝後 Japanese

Language Bible Study - Every 2nd Sunday of the month in the fireside room

聖書は自分一人で読んでいて意味のわか

らない箇所に遭遇することがあります。

毎回、聖書の学びの会の後、皆さんと感

想や意見を交わしあい聖書を学びあうの

も楽しいものです。

A small brown leather bag suitable for carrying

notes was left in the Garden Room about 2 months ago. I would appreciate the kindness of the person who found this item to place in a grocery bag and place at the office door. Robyn will see to it that it is returned to me. This bag has a special significance for me as it was a gift given to me by my deceased husband. Thank you so much! In apprecia-tion, Jean Kanemoto


Prayer Group ~ Would you like to pray with someone? The group meets at 9:30 am every Sunday in the Merwin Chapel and every 3rd Thursday in the Garden

Room at 11:15am.

Bowling Green School Classroom Volunteers Needed

Interested in helping students with their reading. We're looking for classroom volunteers to help first graders practice their reading. Contact Sue Teranishi at [email protected] or 443-5657.

The Walk to Emmaus a spiritual retreat

Three days that start with Thursday dinner and end on Sunday Evening can be a particu-larly special time in your life of faith. It is the Walk to Emmaus – a time to “walk’ together with other women or men (weekends are separate opportunities for women and men). As one of the ministries of the Upper Room of the United Methodist Church, Walk to Emmaus is active throughout the US and the world. During the weekend, 15 talks are given that reflect the essence of what it means to be in relationship with God in Jesus Christ. Combined with sharing together, prayer, communion times, singing and lots of laughter, each participant or “pilgrim” on the walk is blessed with time to grow spiritual-ly. The upcoming walks will take place in Woodland United Methodist Church, Ca., not very far from us. The dates are: Men’s Walk – May 29—June 1; Women’s Walk – June 5 -8. There is NO COST to you as sponsors will support your transportation and all other ex-penses. Registration deadlines are: Men – May 13, Women – May 20. The Fall Walks will take place in Fallon, Nevada in October. Those who are interested in the Emmaus Walk, please talk to any of the following peo-ple: Alice Kubo, Emi Alicaya, Loretta Ashiza-wa, Betty Hirata, Elaine Maeda, Mary Naka-mura, Jayne Rasmussen, Kimi Ronay, Shi-geko Shibata, Sue Teranishi or May Ukita if you have any questions or to get an applica-tion.

SJUMC Prayers Comfort and Prayer for the families and

friends of: Paul Ito Kimi Shimizu

Parue Kazuko Brumels

Junko Takiya Etsu Yui Mas Kashiwagi

Special Prayers Tokiko & Craig Takehara & their baby Carolyn Fong Jayne Rasmussen Bernice Dingley Ken Ouchida Delfino Gayton Bill and Franci Pickens

Rev. Alan Jones

Rev. Clay Ballard Sandy Townsend Raymond Kozuma Al and Judy Raska in Japan Roy Fukushima Edie Nakamura (sister of Karen Kashiwagi) Alice Kunibe Catherine Taketa Bert Shikasho Hiroko Arimoto People who are facing surgery

People who are going through tough times

Thanksgiving Al Fong

Keiko Nakata Stop Hunger Now Participants



The Altar Flower Chart is on the bulletin board in the narthex. You are invited to sign up and specify who your flowers are in honor of or in celebration of or in memory of your special people or event. Please bring your flowers to the Flower Room by 10:00, and you may put them in the vase(s) and place them on the altar, or it may be done for you. Thank you for sharing in this ministry of beautifying the sanctuary for worship!

Handy People Needed! Please submit any names (such as God’s helpers, God’s handy man, etc….) of people who can do small projects around the church (such as changing bulbs, etc,!)

The following thank you letter was received in March. SJUMC volunteers Kathy Marquardt, Belle Ito and Betty Hirata have also been help-ing weekly in the library, along with several other occasional volunteers. Dear Members of the Sacramento Japanese United Methodist Church: On behalf of the Bowling Green School com-munity, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Sue Teranishi and all of the other volunteers who have given so much time and effort to repairing damaged books in our school library. The group began about a year ago with a backup of over 700 damaged books. Spending a couple hours each week, they have gradually whittled the pile down to almost nothing, despite the fact that books kept being added. The volunteers have repaired an

estimated 850 books to date! This is a task that, under the present circum-stances, would not have been done without volunteer help. It is an amazing accomplish-ment that has enabled our students to read these treasures once again. Thank you for all you do to help our school. Sincerely, Susan Gibson Principal Ken McCoy Academy for Excellence and PHI Department Bowling Green Charter Elementary

Thank you from Bowling Green!

Church of the Resurrection

Leadership Institute September 24-26th Leawood, Missouri

On line Registration: www.li.cor.org Fundraising on Sundays helps to offset

the cost of this worthwhile event! If you would like to go,

please contact the office!


We need helpers for Vacation Bible School on July 21-25.

We need a photographer and Leaders Assistants. Times are

flexible! You can work as much or little as you have time to. Robyn

Jovalis at 421-1071 or [email protected] for info

Article from the Instant Connection - The California Nevada

Conference of the UMC News!

For over a year, Sacramento Japanese UMC (SJUMC) has been fundraising to host a Stop Hunger Now food packaging event. Stop Hunger Now has long been working to eradicate hun-ger by sending low-cost nutritious food around the world to those in need. Their meal-packaging events are volunteer-based programs that compile nutritious dehydrated meals of rice, soy, vegetables, flavoring, and 21 essential vitamins and minerals into a convenient package that can be transported conveniently. On March 23, the SJUMC community finally raised enough money to package 15,136 meals by 55 people. From restaurant fundraisers, individual do-nations, and fellowship fundraisers, the church worked hard to do all they could to help. Finding a way to be involved in hands-on mission is an ongoing theme in the church's future goals because of their Mission Committee and their vision statement of "Loving God, Serving Others, and Transforming Lives". Members from ages 5 to 95 helped to pour ingredients, carry boxes, measure food, and do what they were able to make a difference.

Save the Dates for the Summer 2014 June 18-21 Cal/Nev Annual Conference - Bay Area June 30-July 5 Jr. High Camp July 1-19 Jan Ken Po (Japanese Cultur-

al School) July 18-20 Sacramento Japanese Film

Festival July 21-25 Vacation Bible School

July 27 to August 4 Asian American

Camp

August 10, Aloha Sunday

Annual

Memorial Day

Inter-Religious

Service

May 26, 2014

9:00 am Odd Fellows Lawn

http://www.li.cor.org


Soul in Flight: Birds, Angels,

and the Winged Self

A Day Retreat for Women with

Dr. Mary Maaga Saturday, June 7th, 10-4pm

Federated Church, 1031 Thompson

Way, Placerville

Interweaving Biblical, poetic, and myth-

ological images of birds and angels, Dr.

Maaga will take participants on a jour-

ney that will help move you toward be-

ing at the center of your own life. This

is a retreat for women of all ages, from

teenagers to elders, and an excellent

experience for best friends, mother/

daughters, or sisters to attend togeth-

er

.Cost: $25 per person

To register email Mary at mjzmaa-

[email protected]

Let My People Work: Our Faith at the Intersection of Immigration and Economic Jus-

tice A conference to inspire, , inform,

and strengthen the voice of FAITH in the movement of eco-

nomic justice and immigrant rights.

Holman United Methodist Church

3320 West Adams Los Angeles, CA 90019

June 9-11, 2014

For more information contact: Clueca.org

[email protected] [213.338.5440 x 103]

[email protected] [510.893.7106 x 319]

Wadi Foquin Update June 25, 2014

2 p.m. in the Fireside Room

Please join us for a conversation with Janet Lahr Lewis on Wed June 25th at 2pm in the Fireside Room. Janet has been a mission-ary in Israel Palestine for many years and will give us an update on Wadi Foquin, the Palestinian village which was the subject of a July 2013 presentation by Michael Yoshii, Senior Pastor of Buena Vista UMC in Ala-meda, and Ata Manassra, a Wadi Foquin resident. She will also discuss the "covenant relationship" program with mis-sionaries. This program is being co-sponsored by UMW and Mission Commit-tee.

The 2013

California Nevada

Annual Conference Session

has been scheduled for

June 18-21

at the

Hyatt Regency - 1333 Bayshore


“Caring for One Another” Support Group

Meets: 2nd & 4th Sundays each month Time: 9:35—10:25 a.m. Format: Opening prayer, short devotion or topic, General Sharing (main feature), prayer requests, closing prayer. Attendees: Adults of all ages; can drop in or be a regular. We encourage Sunday School parents to come and try it out! Cost: No cost. May use a resource book or handouts. Facilitators: Mary Nakamura and Mindy Takechi. For further information, contact Mindy Takechi at [email protected] or 638-2456 or Mary Nakamura at [email protected].

Bible Study Opportunities

The group studying Isaiah will meet the first & third Sunday of every month. The Garden Room is the meeting

place and all are welcome to this study as well. (Even though the Isaiah study has already met a few times, with en-thusiastic students, new people can still join. Please do)

The study of Revelation is repeated

again for all who missed it last time and for those who want to do it again. The Rev. study group will meet the second & fourth Sunday of every month. It will meet in the Garden Room whenever possible. All are wel-come even if conflicts make it impossi-ble for you to be present every time. Please come when you can.

Rummage Sale Saturday, May 3

The rummage sale is right around the c o r n e r . W e welcome all your gently used clothing, useable small applianc-es, kitchen ware, toys, household items, books, bed and table linens, shoes and purs-es, and jewelry. This year we are also ac-cepting “ewaste”: electronics such as TV’s, computers, laptops, cell phones, micro-

waves, working or not working.

You can start to bring your rummage sale items starting Sunday, April 27, M 9:30-

12:30pm, T-TH 9 am-2 pm, Fri 9:30am-4 pm.

And, if you have the time to help us sort Friday May 2nd, we would love to have you join us. It’s a great time to visit and chat and perhaps find that treasure you’ve been look-

ing for.

Thank you,

May Tobans

Join the Summer Sunday School teaching team in sharing the Good News with our children. Date: Sundays, June 9 - Sept 1, 2013 Time: During Sunday worship service (30-45 minutes) Need: Commitment for 1 or 2 Sundays to teach Summer Sunday School Contact: Shigeko Shibata at [email protected] or call 395-2550.

Teachers Needed for Summer Sunday School




From Emily,

the Director of Youth and Young People

Youth Activities

Church summer camps for all kids! Experience a life changing week of fun and spiritual growth with other kids your age. It is something you never forget! Scholarships are available but you have to act soon! Talk to Emily Pickens-Jones for more details.

Youth group is every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8:30 and dinner is included! Next time, on May 6th, we will be having a video game tournament. Bring your favorite systems and games and hang out with some awesome peo-ple!

May 4th Extra Youth Group after church Come hang out with members of Florin UMC! From now on, our churches will be making an effort to combine youth groups to increase our numbers and engage in our communi-

Young Adult Bible Study will Meet April 2nd, at 6:30pm at Old Soul Café, 3434 Broadway.

Jr. High Camp ! For all incoming 6th-9th graders. June 29th - 4th South Antelope Valley, Ca. 93350

Super Camp at Camp Lodestar! For all incoming 7th-9th graders. July 20-26 Lodestar, Wilseyville, CA. 93350 Deadline for application - May 1st

Asian American Summer Camp For incoming 10th grade - College Sophomore July 27th - Aug. 1st P.O. Box 161, Big Creek, CA 93605

Urban Camp For incoming 9th – 13th Grade June 11 –18 Waller Center, San Francisco, CA Deadline for application forms is May 1st


Get ready for a peek at the unique! At Weird Animals VBS, kids discover that Jesus’ love is one-of-a-kind. Weird Animals is a habitat filled with incredible Bible-learning experiences kids see, hear, touch, and even taste! Sciency-Fun Gizmos™, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and tasty

treats are just a few of the standout activities that help faith flow into real life. (Since everything is hands-on, kids might get a little messy. Be sure to send them in play clothes and safe shoes.) Plus, we’ll help kids discover how to see evidence of God in everyday life—something we call God Sightings. Get ready to hear that phrase a lot! Your kids will also participate in a hands-on mis-sion project!

Daily Schedule 9 to 9:30 am—Drop off

9:30am to 12:00 pm—Program 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm—Lunch

12:30 pm - Pick up

Vacation Bible School † July 21st - 25th

Children’s Programs Kid’s Time - Every Sunday (except the 2nd Sunday of the month), all Children and youth are invited to go to the Children Program after the Children’s Message. The program includes fun, crafts & fellowship.

Kids time!

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SAKURA DAYORI 桜便りSakura Dayori Page 14 May 2014 Vital Signs for SJUMC: The UMC is asking all church’s to record their vital signs as a means to define the aspects of a successful