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1. First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood
GOOD NEWS
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JANUARY 2024
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IN THIS ISSUE:
• God Spotting
• Epiphany Sermon Series
• Bible & Blue Zones
• Altar Flower Dedications
• Souper Bowl Sunday
GOOD NEWS is published monthly by
First United Methodist Church of North
Hollywood, California 91601
Phone (818) 763-8231
Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank
Bishop
Rev. Melissa MacKinnon
District Superintendent
Rev. Chamie Delkeskamp
Lead Pastor
Congregation
Ministers
Kelsey Packman
Director of Music & Worship Leader
Roger Eshleman
Organist
Nylean Rapinac
Financial & Membership Secretary
Patty Kelsey
Director, Program Ministries
Tonya Peat
Director, Digital & Social Media
April Anderson
Administrator
Happy New Year!
In popular culture right now, we hear a lot about resolutions. I am not
opposed to resolutions. But it is not where I focus each January. Rather, I
get eager to live into the season of Epiphany. Epiphany is the season
between Christmas and Lent. Depending on the date of Ash Wednesday,
which is the beginning of Lent, it can be anywhere between four and nine
Sundays (this year it is six Sundays). Epiphany includes the story of the
wise men who have their own “epiphany” in recognizing that the star in
the sky isn’t just any old star, but points to the long awaited Messiah.
We have a long standing Epiphany tradition in our home. It started when
our children were little. We got a large glass mason jar and cut up strips of
yellow paper. We put a light in the jar. Every night when we gathered at
the dinner table, we would each share at least one answer to the following
question: “Where did you see God today?” We would write our answers
on the yellow paper and stick it in the jar. By the end of Epiphany, the jar
would be full. More importantly, our eyes would be more open to the
movement of God, and that is a very good way to start a new year.
I love The Message translation of Romans 12:1-2. May these words guide
you this new year:
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—
your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God
as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.
Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.
Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily
recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around
you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of
you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
May you see God movement in the world and that let shape you and form
you in this new year.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Chamie

2. January 7 Beginning Again...an Again...and... Mark 1:9-20
Read Mark 1: Jesus’ ministry begins with his baptism followed by him calling the first disciples. But Jesus
doesn’t call just once. The new year isn’t the only opportunity to begin again. Each dawn that we awake
with God is a new beginning.
January 14 Forgiveness is Possible Mark 2:1-17
Read Mark 2: Jesus is good at getting into trouble with the religious leaders who want to put limits on who
can be forgiven. But Jesus casts a big net when it comes to forgiveness.
January 21 Church is Family Mark 3:31-35
Read Mark 3: Jesus was born into a family. Yet Jesus also noted that family was bigger than biology. The
church is to be a family, which is sometimes very challenging, but also very fulfilling.
January 28 Good Planting Mark 4:1-20
Read Mark 4: Jesus tells the parable of a farming planting seed. But this isn’t a garden how-to story. It is
really a story about the planting of God’s Word. How are we letting the words of God shape and form
us?
February 4 Jesus Still Heals Mark 5:21-48
Read Mark 5: In short order, Jesus calms a storm, casts a demon from a man, and heals Jairus’ daughter.
The stories of old help to remind us that Jesus still has the power to calm our storms, chase away our
demons, and restore us to life in new and meaningful ways.
February 11 Feeding the Hungry Mark 6:30-44
Read Mark 6: The disciples first reaction to a crowd of hungry people is a “scarcity reaction,” meaning
they don’t think there is enough to help. Yet Jesus takes 5 loaves and 12 fish and in Jesus’ hands, it is more
than enough.
Epiphany 2024
On Christian calendars, the season between Christmas
and Lent is known as Epiphany. What is an “epiphany?”
One way to describe it is having a “light bulb moment”
where something suddenly makes sense. As we begin
2024, how might we see more clearly who God is and how
God is moving in the world? During Epiphany and Lent,
we will slowly be reading through the Gospel of Mark.
Every church member is invited to pick up their own copy
of the gospel at church. You can mark it up any way you
wish, maybe underlining passages that speak to you or
writing a question mark by something you wonder about.
You can fill the blank pages with written prayers or
artwork or your own notes. Perhaps we will have some
epiphanies as we read together, getting to know Jesus more
and more.

3. LUNCH MEETING
Thursday, January 11th
Noon in the Lounge
Bring a sack lunch

4. To order flowers for the chancel, fill out the order form below and place in the offering plate or
drop it in the church office mail slot..
It’s time to think about dedicating altar flowers in
honor or in memory of your loved one in 2024!
Each arrangement is $25 and includes an
announcement in the bulletin for the Sunday
selected.
You may take home the bouquet arrangement
following worship.
Today’s Date: _________________________
Name(s): __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Daytime Phone: ____________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________
All dates are available in 2024 currently.
Dates Requested: ___________________________________________
Floral Dedication:
(Please check one of the following and write the specifics of your dedication in the
space provided below)
In Honor of ___________________________________________
In Celebration of _______________________________________
In Memory of _________________________________________
Check enclosed for arrangement ($25). Checks made payable to FUMC.
Single bud vase may also be ordered at $10 each. You may also take the entire vase home following
worship. Red and Pink roses for baby announcements. White roses for death. Special colors for life
milestones like an engagement or graduation. Please contact the church office prior to the weekend.

5. vs.
It’s that time of year football fans! So here’s the game plan:
We are collecting cans of soup on January 14, 21 & 28 and on
Super/Souper Bowl Sunday, February 4 & 11!
Place your donations of soup in the BIN you think will WIN!
We will have collection bins available for each conference in the Main Sanctuary.
Help us collect 200 cans of soup and tackle hunger for the
North Hollywood Inter-Faith Food Pantry.
*Please consider donating soups high in protein or heartier soups
Bible & Blue Zones
A Zoom Bible Study Led by Pastor Chamie
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00 PM,
January 16 through February 6
The new year is a time when people make resolutions
about health and wellness. How might our faith, the
Bible, and health all intertwine? The “Blue Zones”
are places in the world where people experience
increased longevity and wellness. Recently, a Blue
Zones documentary series came on Netflix. Pastor
Chamie, who has long followed the Blue Zones and
even longer followed the Bible, will intertwine the two
as we ponder how to live wisely and well in 2024.
SIGN UP HERE:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/
10C0C4DA8AD2-47052292-bible#/.
Prayer and Our Bodies
Led by Pastor Chamie and Guest Yoga Instructor
Satuday January 27th
8:30 to 11:30 AM

It is common at the start of a new year for people
to make all sorts of diet and exercise goals. But
how are our bodies connected to our souls? What
bodily practices might help us be more in tune to
the body that God gave us? For people of all
varying ages, abilities, and body types, there will
be embodied spiritual practices from learning
breath prayers to practicing yoga.

6. Wishing you a year filled with blessings!
Love, Your Church Family
January 4 Molly Moffatt
January 6 Anthony Duffy
January 8 Paul Ellis
January 9 Dexter Moffatt
January 10 Pam Orchard
January 11 Abbey Thomas
January 11 Emma Thomas
January 16 Jake Orchard
January 24 Dennis Parnell
January 24 Steve Watts
January 26 Annabelle Peat
January 28 Julie Shuford
January 30 Phillip Mottaz
• Mychal Guyton has been doing very well after multiple procedures to repair varices. He looks great!
• Penny Vail’s treatment for aggressive breast cancer, seems to have been successful.
• DeAnne Hayes has been at an Alzheimer’s care center. Byron misses her being home dearly.
• Dani St. Clair’s uncle, Bill Steinmeyer, is being treated for cancer still.
• Burt has stage 4 bladder cancer that metastasized to the bone.
• Amy Pimental is dealing with chronic pain from a tumor on her humerus bone. Her son has metal
health issues.
• Homebound: Joyce Cunningham, Margaret Allen, Dottie Vick, Jo Anne Roche, Rhonda Scott.
• Kari, John Walter’s sister, was recently diagnosed with
cancer.
• Katie Peat was diagnosed with smoldering multiple
myeloma.
• Doug Eboch has been making huge strides in his healing,
following a stroke. He is doing therapy at home.
• George Peters is doing much better after being in the
hospital with COVID. Pray for him as he and Dr. Anne,
navigate his dementia.
On Saturday, December 30th, we celebrated the life
of Deanne Cox, who entered the church triumphant
on December 20th.

7. Sunday Worship Services are Posted Online Mondays| Worship In-Person at 10:30 AM
YouTube @nohofumc has all of our worship services and our stained glass window series.
Communion will be served, in-person, on January 7th, Epiphany Sunday.
Please have your articles for the Good News to the church office by January 17th for the February 2024 publication
or email them to pattyfumc@gmail.com
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“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.”
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR JANUARY 2024 - YEAR B
January 7 Epiphany Sunday/Baptism of the Lord. White or Gold.
Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11
January 14 Second Sunday After the Epiphany. Green.
1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20); Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51
January 21 Third Sunday After the Epiphany. Green.
Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20
January 28 Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany. Green.
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28