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Volume 51 December 2017 No. 12

SAKURA DAYORI 桜便り SJUMC, the Garden Church

Senior Pastor: Rev. Motoe Yamada Foor

Pastor Emeritus: Rev. George Nishikawa

Pastor of Visitation: Rev. Peter Willms

Family Ministry Coordinator: Momoko Tamaoki Newsome

Choir Director: Lyssa Ogilbee

Office Manager: Cathy Mayeda

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

Website: www.sacjumc.com Worship: Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Christmas Worship Dec. 24 - 10:30am

Christmas Eve Sunday, Dec. 24

7:00 pm

Look for the UMW Christmas Tree on Sunday Mornings! The December To-

bans will be collecting Christmas gifts for 60 kindergarten children from the Chacon Academy.

Advent Series Faithful: Christmas

Through the Eyes of Joseph

Dec 3 — A Carpenter Named Joseph

Dec. 10 — Whose Child Is This? Dec. 17—Raising a Child Not Your Own Dec. 24—The Journey to Bethlehem

The Church Office will be CLOSED

December 25th -January 2nd

December10,

Sunday

Family Ministry

Invites you to Hawaiian Style Breakfast - 8:30 - 10am Christmas Play at 10:30 Christmas Painting Party - 12:15 - 1pm

December 20, Wednesday at 10am Caroling at the ACC Care Center

http://www.sacjumc.com/

Sakura Dayori December 2017

Ushers December 3—Rickey Fernandez &

Dale Fong December 10—Art & Gloria Imagi-

re December 17—Bill Taketa & Rich-

ard Yang December 24—Joanne Mikami &

Joyce Oshiro December 31, 2017—Ryland &

Rickey Fernandez

Greeters

December 3—Belle Ito December 10—Joyce Kimura December 17—Yoshiko Harper December 24—TBD

December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 December 10, 2017 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8

December 17, 2017 Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28

December 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:47-55; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38

December 24, 2017 Christmas Eve Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20

December 31, 2017 First Sunday After Christmas Isaiah 61:10–62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40

Invitation to Worship

Bags of Grace at SJUMC Are available in the Fellowship hall to give out to people in need. Please take a couple and keep them in your car.

December Security Tobans:

Eric Hirata, James Newsome

Sakura Dayori Page 15 December 2017

M/M Russell Tanaka Dr/M Jun Tanimoto Seiko Tateishi Sue* Teranishi Linda Tomita M/M Rick Tomlinson M/M Kenneth Toyama M/M James Umino Rose Williams Mickey* Yamadera M/M Harold Yamauchi M/M Isao Yamagisawa M/M Richard Yang Michael Yui

IMPROVEMENT FUND PLEDGES M/M Chuck Alicaya Scott* E. Chung M/M Dean Fong Karen* Fong Lincoln* Fujii Micki* Fukushima M/M Michael Gosney M/M Jeff Harada Judie* Higashi M/M Steve Hoig M/M Art* Imagire Belle* Ito M/M James Ito M/M Henry Johnson M/M Russell* Kanemasu M/M Raymond Kato Amy* Kawahara M/M Robert* Kimoto M/M Eddie* Koshino Yuki* Kozuma Frances* Lee M/M Tony Lewis Elaine* Maeda M/M Ben Matsuo Joanne * Mikami M/M Kent* Nakashima Mary Ann* Nakashima

Susan* Otani Margaret* Saito M/M Roy* Sato M/M Stuart* Satow M/M Victor* Shibata Glen Shimazu Sue* Teranishi Mickey* Yamadera Michael Yui M/M Philip* Yuki M/M Larry* Fong

KINGDOM FUND PLEDGES Scott* E. Chung M/M Dale* Fong Micki* Fukushima Judie* Higashi Belle* Ito Grace* Iwata Amy* Kawahara M/M Robert* Kimoto M/M Tony Lewis Susan* Otani M/M Kelvin Ronay M/M Roy* Sato M/M Curtis Takechi Sue* Teranishi M/M Larry* Fong

Donations Given for Pledges

Received as of October 2017


GENERAL FUND PLEDGES M/M Nelson Akabori M/M Chuck Alicaya William Chambers Jackie Chinn Scott* E. Chung Roxanne Davenport M/M Dale* Fong Karen* Fong M/M Larry* Fong Ron Fong Lincoln* Fujii Micki* Fukushima Megumi* Goi M/M Mark Hagiya Mayumi* Hamakawa Yoshiko* Harper Yurie* Harvey M/M Erik Hoffmann M/M Tom Hoshisaki Lily* Ikami M/M Art* Imagire Andrew* Inouye Mitsue* Ishisaka Belle* Ito M/M James Ito Shizue* Ito M/M Joe Iwata M/M Henry Johnson M/M Russell Kanemasu Karen* Kashiwagi Keiko* Kato Michiko Kawaguchi Amy* Kawahara M/M Robert* Kimoto M/M Mike Kimura Yuri* Kimura M/M Eddie* Koshino M/M Edwin* Kubo Norman Kujubu Frances* Lee M/M Tony* Lewis

M/M Evan Lum Dr/M Melvin* Maeda Elaine* Maeda Kathy* Marquardt Ayako* Marshall Christopher* Matsumoto M/M Ben Matsuo Joanne * Mikami Lincoln Morinaga Rev/M Mark Nakagawa Mary* Nakamura Emma Nakamura & Family Paul* Nakamura M/M Kent* Nakashima Tod Nakatsuka M/M Ken Namikawa M/M Herbert Niiya Rev/M George Nishikawa Lois Nishimura Julie* Nishite M/M Curtis Notsinneh M/M Keith Oguro Joyce* Oshiro M/M David Osuga Michiyo* Osuga Susan* Otani M/M Lester* Ouchida M/M Kelvin Ronay John Rundin Katherine* Sakamoto M/M Shoji* Sakauye Vickie* Sakauye-Tom M/M Roy* Sato M/M Stuart* Satow M/M Victor* Shibata M/M Wayne Shimizu Albert Shum Frances* Sumida M/M Stimson* Suzuki M/M Curtis Takechi M/M Bill* S. Taketa Noboru Tanaka

Donations Given for PLEDGES

Received as of October 2017


Church Council Chair’s Report

Praise God for our church family and this wonderful congregation. What a bless-ing! God gives us all we need and in abundance. “From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.” John 1:16. “Give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good.” Psalm 106:1. The 8:23 prayer video that Crystal Li helped me with was such a blessing! I continue to pray this prayer every day and God continues to answer my prayers. Other members have also shared that they continue this prayer daily and have seen blessings. Have faith and believe in the power of prayer! “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” James 5:16. Our Spiritual Renewal Team led a mini-series, “Where are you on your faith jour-ney?” with heart warming testimonies, a skit and as our final series, a slide show reflecting how we serve God and all the benefits/blessings of discipleship. Clearly reflecting that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life! Arlene Hagiya and I led the Spiritual Gifts small group and we were so blessed to have such a wonderful group of people! We explored and discovered our spiritual gifts, talents, resources, individual styles, dreams/passions, and experiences to get us closer to what God created us to be, to serve our church more joyfully and to glorify God! “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” 1 Peter 4:10. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May God Bless You! Peace & Love, Kimi Ronay Church Council Chair


BOWLING GREEN FAMILY LUNCH PROGRAM

December 16, Saturday

9am prep; 11:30am servers

The next free lunch will be served to Bowling Green School families on December 16th.

Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve lunch to families from the Bowling Green school. Please contact Sue Teranishi at

[email protected] if you are interested.

are available in the Fellow-ship Hall. (please note that we will no longer be provid-ing bags of grace at the church office; please take

one for your car.)

Advent Series Faithful: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph From his beginnings as a humble carpen-ter to his all-important role as the earthly father of Je-sus Christ, Joseph's place in the nativity story is sometimes over-looked but contains valuable lessons for all of us. Join Adam Hamilton as he examines Christmas through the eyes of Joseph. Ab-sent from much of the biblical narrative, Jo-seph never spoke a word, but his coura-geous actions were crucial to the birth of Christ and God's salvation plan for humanity. Exchange your doubt for courage this Advent and Christmas season. The story of Joseph provides us a great example of humbly obey-ing God even when we don’t understand, and faithfully moving forward in the strength that God provides. Dec 3 — A Carpenter Named Joseph Dec. 10 — Whose Child Is This? Dec. 17—Raising a Child Not Your Own Dec. 24—The Journey to Bethlehem

Gifts for Chacon Students

Get into the Christ-mas spirit and buy a Christmas gift for a child from our neigh-

boring Chacon School. The UMW is coordi-nating Christmas Gifts for Chacon Students ages 5 to 6. We will have Christmas Trees for you to pick an ornament with a child's name to buy a gift. Purchase a new toy for this 5 or 6 year old child. ($15 - $20). Please wrap your gift. Please attach the ornament with the child's name onto the gift. Return to the church by Sunday Decem-ber 10th. . Gifts can also be brought to the church office during the week prior to De-cember 10th. If you have any questions, please contact Kimi Ronay [email protected] or Jill Kanemasu [email protected].

Sunday, December 24, after service. This is a very special God’s Community Table! We are celebrating Jesus’ ( 2,020th-eternal ) birthday! What will you bring to the table? We will have a birthday cake, of course!

Baby Shower for Jesus


December 5 for the December issue. Please submit articles to Joanne

Mikami at [email protected]

The 2018 Flower Chart is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. All are invited to honor a loved one or give flowers in their memory on Sun-

days. The Chart will show what Sundays are available. Please take a moment to look at it and consider giving to the church in this way. Thank you for helping to beautify the sanctu-ary for worship with your Altar Flowers!

World Communion Sunday Kawahara, Amy Otani, Susan Shibata, M/M Victor

UMCOR Marshall, Ayako

Disaster Relief Fong, M/M Larry Gosney, M/M Michael Imagire, MM Art Kawahara, Amy Taketa, M/M Bill Teranishi, Sue

Wild Fire Relief Hagiya, M/M Mark

California Fires Ito, M/M James

Cleaning Kit Kawahara, Amy

Puerto Rico Oshiro, Joyce

Hurricane Ronay, M/M Kelvin

NC Wildfire Marquardt, Kathy

Choir Fund In Memory of Alice Kunibe Kunibe, Thomas

IMPROVEMENT FUND

Birthday Offering Kawahara, Amy In Memory of June Tanihana Ishisaka, Mitsue Katayama, Laura Lee, Frances Sumida, Frances Umeda, M/M Stanley In Memory of Farrington Blasidell Lee, Frances Taketa, M/M Bill In Memory of Lynne Taketa Taketa, David

KINGDOM FUND In Memory of June Tanihana Nishikawa, Rev/M George Oshiro, Joyce

mailto:[email protected]



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

As of October 31, 2017

GENERAL FUND

as of October 31, 2017

In Appreciation for Prayers for Larry Fong, M/M Larry In Celebration of Courtney Goto’s Tenure at Boston University Goto, Naomi In Celebration of Eric Hirata’s Appointment as Chief Deputy Director at the Dept. of Alcohol Beverage Control Kawahara, Amy In Celebration of Ritchie & Christine’s Wedding Oguro, M/M Keith In Celebration of 91st Birthday Taketa, M/M Bill In Memory of June Tanihana Ashizawa, M/M Winston Chung, Scott Fong, Alvon Fong, M/M Larry Fujii, Lincoln Goto, Naomi Hamakawa, Mayumi Grundman, Rev/M Gary Honbo, M/M Wesley Ichimura, M/M Robert Ito, Belle Ito, Shizue Iwata, Grace McCaskey, Sandra Kashiwagi, Sue Kobayashi, M/M Charles Koshino, M/M Eddie Kushi, Frances Nakashima, M/M Kent Nakashima, Mary Ann Oguro, M/M Keith Osuga, M/M David Ouchida, M/M Lester Rasmussen, M/M Scott Ronay, M/M Kelvin

Sakamoto, Katherine Shibata, M/M Victor Shun, Dennis Takechi, M/M Curtis Teranishi, Sue Yomogida, M/M George In Memory of Farrington Blasidell Chung, Scott Fujita, M/M Robert Hamakawa. Mayumi Honbo, M/M Wesley Ito, Shizue Iwata, Grace Kushi, Frances Maeda, Elaine Nakashima, Roger Niiya, M/M Herbert Okino, Marie Ronay, M/M Kelvin Tachibana, Hideo In Memory of Mary Yokomizo Hosume, M/M John In Memory of Margaret Inouye Inouye, Andrew In Memory of Tom Nishizaki Kubo, M/M Edwin Niiya, M/M Herbert Nishite, Julie Shibata, M/M Victor In Memory of Sam Murakami Murakami, Susanna In Memory of June Sachi Kawasaki Oguro, M/M Keith In Memory of Yasanobu Kojima Shibata, M/M Victor In Memory of Joyce Brinsky Shibata, M/M Victor In Memory of Debbi Grundman’s Mother Shibata, M/M Victor In Memory of Les Wataji Wataji, Millie In Memory of Merry Kurosaki Sasaki, Laverne


SJUMC Prayers Comfort and Prayer for the families and friends of: June Tanihana Farrington Blaisdell Arthur Mayeda Special Prayers Paul Nakamura Uncle Pino, Michael & Christina Janet Takehara Flo Perry Fumiko Williams Chewy Yasushi Ito Larry & Nadine Fong who are moving to Hawaii Jean Kanemoto May Ukita Marion Murai Francis Asahara Keiko Nakata Victims and Survivors of Texas Church Shooting The World Situations People who are facing surgeries People who are recovering Thanksgiving Baptism of Kimiko Foor New member—Lorenzo Moreno

The Church Office will be CLOSED

from December 25th and re-open on

Tuesday, January 2nd

All Church Christmas Cookie Swap Sunday, December 17, 2017, after service Please bring three dozen cookies (preferably homemade), one dozen to share at Fellow-ship Hospitality Hour and two dozen to swap with other members! Everyone who participates goes home with two dozen different cookies to try!! FHT will provide hot cocoa, coffee and bags (or use your own container)

Hawaiian Style Breakfast Sunday, December 10th 8:30am - 10:00am

Join us for an Hawai-ian Style Breakfast! Sign-up sheet in the Fellowship Hall or contact Bob Sasaki or Ed Kubo if you are interested in attending.

Christmas Worship Dec. 24 - 10:30am

Christmas Eve Sunday, Dec. 24

7:00 pm

December 20, Wednesday Caroling - 10am at the ACC Care Center on Rush River Join us to share Christmas Joy with others. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Kawahara


Thank You for Your Support of Fall Rum-mage Sale! On behalf of Robyn Jovalis, Jane Combs and theNovember Tobans, Thank you for your support of the UMW Fall Rummage Sale.

Family and Friends who brought items from home

Garden Angels who did the setup

All the people who helped bring food, cashier and those who helped make the rummage sale such a success

Next to New made $738.00 and the total Gross was $ 4,488.53 (Not all expenses are in) Items that didn’t sell were donated to:

Developmental Living

Friends of the Library

ACC Nursing Home

SPCA

14 Box’s of coats to Lyon’s Reality for Families, Teens, Children who are At Risk

SSIP

Salvation Army

10 Families from the neighboring school “Chacon and McCoy Academy. We let them have any items we had.

The 16th Annual SJUMC Crab Feed will be held on February 10th, 2018 in the Multicul-tural Hall. This function benefits the Special Events Fund to support our Church budget. This all you can eat menu will include salad, spaghetti, nigiri, crab, ice cream and drinks. Bring a big appetite as the fresh crab is won-derful. We will also have our world famous raffle sponsored by the Basketball Program and the ever popular paper airplane contest. Adult tickets are $50.00 and children under 10 are $15.00. Tickets can be purchased after church on Sundays beginning in De-cember until the week before the crab feed. Tickets can also be purchased at the office. If you have questions, call Janet Takehara at 916.393.4586 or cell phone 916.704.4586.

GLOBAL MIGRATION SUNDAY- December 3rd

The first Sunday of Advent and the day of prayer and special offering is aimed at raising awareness and funds to aid migrants and refugees. To support The United Methodist Church’s response to the global migration crisis, con-sider giving to the Global Migration Advance #3022144. For more information, including resources to help celebrate Global Migration Sunday, visit umc.migration.org.

Wildfire updates Our area has been devastated by wildfires, but our United Methodist leaders have held steady in the confidence that God with us. Our churches in

Santa Rosa, Napa, Sonoma, Petaluma and Novato are serving as shelters. If you would like to donate, please deposit cash or a check for UMCOR in the box in the narthtex.


Stewardship Info Hopefully, you received an invitation in October asking for your pledge for 2018. Pledging is important as it gives the Church Council an amount that they can use to budget for the next year. Please prayerfully consider your giving for SJUMC in 2018, fill out the pledge form and bring it to worship or send it to the office.


Meeting on the first Sunday of every

month at 9:15am in the Office Class-

room. Everyone is warmly

invited to join us whenever we meet. Whether you are grieving a loss or going through a major change in your life, blessings await you when you attend.

Facing Life’s

Changes Together

BIBLE STUDY @ SJUMC Sundays at 9:15 am

in the Office Classroom

The first Sunday of every month will be Facing Life's Changes Together Small Group. All the other Sundays will be a Survey of the Bible from beginning to end. It will take more than a year to do all 66 books. As we open our hearts and minds to the Bi-ble's message we will gain new insights for our spiritual development and growth in faith. Those who cannot attend every week should feel free to come when they can. So Come!

-Rev. Peter Willms

Small Group Ministries at SJUMC

Small Groups @ SJUMC! 1. 1st Sunday at 9:15am in C-1 —Facing Life’s Changes To-gether (led by Rev. Peter Willms) 2. 2nd & 4th Sundays at 9:30am in the Garden room—The Purpose of Christmas (till 12/10) Caring for One An-other Group (led by Mindy Takechi & Mary Nakamura) 3. Sunday Small Group at 7pm at Belle Ito’s House 4 & 5. Two Walk to Emmaus Groups 6 Bible Survey - Sundays at 9:15am in C-1 except the 1st Sunday (led by Rev. Peter Willms) 7. ACC group—4th Wednesday of the month at 10am at the ACC Care Center on Rush River 8. Prayer Group - Every 3 weeks on Thurs-day in the Garden Room at 11:15am

Bring the Church to Them!

If members are not able to come to church, we can bring the church to them! We will have opening prayer, devotional,

hymns, and closing prayer Place: ACC Care Center Dining Hall 7801 Rush River Dr. Sacramento, CA 95831 Meets: 4th Wednesdays Time: 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Prayer Group ~ Would you like to pray with someone? The group meets every 3 weeks on a Thursday in the

Garden Room at 11:15am.

Small GroupSmall Group 4 Sessions on Sundays: 10/22, 11/12,

11/26,12/10 9:30-10:20 a.m. in the Garden Room

A Time for Celebration A Time for Salvation

A Time for Reconciliation

For more info contact Mindy Takechi 916-600-1618 or [email protected]. Study Guide (optional):

$6 payable to Mindy.

Christmas The Purpose of


Jan. 7, Sunday after the service The Foundation of Our Body is the Foot By Ron Ogi (Wesley UMC) Learn how the foot works bio-mechanically and how it changes its function from mobile adapter to shock absorber. The foot acts as a structural foundation and how compromises in the foundation can cause many physical prob-lems and injuries. I will cover common foot aliments and their causes and prevention, the value of proper shoes and footwear, and I will have samples of shoes and inserts.

Jan. 14, Sunday after the service Workshop on Older Adult Exercise By Bianca Hoffman Do you know how to exercise?? Please join a personal trainer to learn how to exercise! One on One Personal Training Please sign up for a one on one personal training session with Bianca Hoffman for a rea-sonable price! It’s available Monday to Friday in January!

Jan. 7 Sunday after the service Family Ministry presents healthy eating and nutrition for children and youth By Janet Hill (Nutritionist) Join us to learn about healthy eating!!! Smoothie stand will be availableto learn healthy snack making.

Jan. 28, Sunday 12:30pm Walking & Exercising By Midori Hagar To lose weight success-fully, cardiovascular and muscle building exercises are necessary. Cardio-vascular exercises will increase one's metab-olism, and one's body will be better at losing the pounds and keeping them off. Walking with correct posture helps build muscle, and you will learn walking techniques for how to build a healthy body. It will also help with improving your posture and developing a more positive attitude, which will lead one to having a feeling of better overall 'wellness'. Together, let’s do healthy, proper walking. Please bring a yoga mat or big tower, water and comfortable clothes/shoes to move!

CRP/AED training By Dr. Judie Higashi Would you like to be Red Cross CPR/AED certificated? Or do you want to learn how to be helpful without certification? Please sign up for this class!!!

Jan. 21 Sunday after the service Workshop on Dementia By Dr. Judie Higashi Dementia is not a specific disease. It's an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to per-form everyday activities. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. (alz.org/what-is-dementia.asp )



REOCCURING EVENTS:

Sunday school: Sundays @ 10:30am (except - Family service) Contact Momoko

Tamaoki-Newsome to sign up or for more info @ [email protected].


On December 10, Sunday Family Ministry Invites you 8:30am to 10am Free breakfast for Children (and all family members) 10am—dress up for the Christmas play in the Fireside Room 10:30am Children Christmas Program After the service, the Christmas Paint Party

Looking Forward to Seeing You There!

Please RSVP with Momoko at (916)835-7711 or [email protected]

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