Highland Park United Methodist
TAYORI
John Mark Wang, Pastor
Georgette Rogers, Lay Leader
Volume 63
WHAT’S INSIDE
2
Parsonally Speaking
3
Birthdays/announcements
4
Donations
5
Ad Council minutes
6
Calendar
Published every 2 months
Edited by Margie Miyoshi
Next deadline: January 2017
Dec/Jan
No. 1
Highland Park Tayori
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Oct/Nov
Parsonally Speaking ...
Dear beloved church family,
The first snowfall of winter has arrived in Spokane! The fall season is quickly changing to winter, and
with the shift comes swapping out tires, firing up logs for the fireplace, and purchasing snow melt. This is the
season of enjoying family and friends, bundling up in warm blankets, serving up hot cocoa, and spending time
reflecting on the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our church began preparing for the beautiful day of Christmas
by decorating our church sanctuary and fellowship hall in green garlands, hanging wreaths, raising Christmas
trees, and lighting Christmas lights and Advent candles. It is such a delight entering into our church and feeling
the love of the holidays. As the interior of our church building prepares for the pageantry of Christmas, we also
prepare our hearts, minds, and souls through the teachings of Scripture.
Through the season of Advent, we learn to keep watch for the return of Jesus Christ by living into righteousness each and every day. We are reminded to be repentant of our wrongdoings and turn to Jesus for forgiveness and reconciliation. We learn to see with the eyes of faith and discern our dreams with the wisdom of
God. Advent is the annual reminder to take pause from being busy for the sake of the holidays and remember
Jesus, God coming down to earth as a little baby to become our Lord and Savior. What an amazing, wonderful,
and extraordinary mystery to behold!
Each year, at the beginning of Advent we assemble our Advent wreath as a symbol of our journey toward
Christmas. Our Advent wreath begins with a circular base of garland to represent a never-ending cycle of
life—a continuum—that is always with us. There are four candles that surround the wreath, three purple candles and a pink candle, including a white candle in the center. The purple candles represent hope, peace, and
love while the pink candle stands for joy. The white candle sits as the centerpiece of the Advent wreath to symbolize Christ. The Christ candle embodies all characteristics of hope, peace, joy, and love and is forever with
us just like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
May Christ be at the center of your life and families filling you with hope, peace, joy, and love every day
of your life!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor John
Highland Park Tayori
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Dec/Jan
Know anybody in need
of prayer?
Please let Pastor John
Ada , or Ayako know
Church: 535-2687
Healing from illness
Ada: 328-0195
Masako Hamada
Tom Ferris
Joanne Ferris
Vern Bott
Webb family
Chris Newton
Yaeko Sanders
Nursing homes
Dee Matsumoto
Sam Ogo
Ayako Tanaka 228-0271
Healing at home
Connie Seikijima
Chris Newton
Jim Kawabata
Dec
2
No Christmas Service on
Christmas Day. Please stay
home and enjoy the day with
your family.
Merry Christmas
Jan
Amy Furumasu
7
Marie Magenta
10
Paul Kessinger
17
Ken Hathaway
20
Yaeko Sanders
20
Jennifer Gazaway
1
5:00 PM
Worship
Service
1
Harry Nakata
7
Sumi Okamoto
12
Margaret Ueda
14
Kazue Yamamoto
17
Kyle Yonago
17
Jim Graham
22
Sumi Kransberger
23
Phyllis Hathaway
25
Chieko Tarlton
Please come join our New
Year Celebration on January
29th. It will be a pot luck.
Please bring enough food to
serve 10 people. Invite your
friends to this celebration.
Highland Park Tayori
PLEDGES/GENERAL OFFERINGS– 9/18-11/13/16
Akiyama, Miyo
Ando, Care
Ando, Mary
Barker, Mary
Barlow, Miki
Beck, Marsha
Bertrand, Mieko
Bott, Vern & Kathy
Clevenger, David & Hiroko
Cooper, Patricia
Corneil, Lisel
Daly, Joseph & Michiko
Deeley, Minako & Michael
Edamatsu, Seiko & Pam
Schierman
Emoto, Jerry & Linda
Evans, Scott & Jenni
Ferris, Tom & Joanne
Fukai, Pam
Furumasu, Chuck & Amy
Hamada, Masako
Hashimoto, Dorothy
Hemphill, Asuka
Hirata, Lili
Honda, Ada
Jackson, Brian & Aiki
Laquindanum. Marcie
Luther, Marnie
Luther, Norm & Rosalin
McGee, Mitsue
Marinos, Patty
Magenta, Marie & Kurt Weigel
McDowell, Wayne & Marilyn
Miller, Jason & Anne
Minata, Aiko
Miyoshi, Margie
Munk, Diana
Murphy, David & Anita
Newton, Chris & Pam
Okamoto, Sumi
Ono, Masako
Rogers, James & Georgette
Sanders, Yaeko
Snowden, Sydnee
Suemori, Emi
Tanaka, Ayako
Tanaka, Alice
Tanaka, Harvo
Tanaka, Mikel
Tetsuka, Charlotte
Wakabayashi, Sakae
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Walker, Motoko
Wang, John Mark
Webb, Chieko & Essie
Yamada, George
Yamada, Jeanne
Yamamoto, Kaz
Yonago, Hida
Anonymous
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In memory of Everett Matsui:
Tsuyoko Matsui
In memory of Yoshiko Nakagawa: Tsuyoko Matsui
In memory of Kazuko Honda:
Toni Heyden
In memory of Yosh Maruyama:
Tsuyoko Matsui
In Memory of Tom Kagi:
Tsuyoko Matsui
In memory of Roy Akiyama:
Hisako Akiyama
In memory of Marc Akiyama:
Hisako Akiyama
In memory of Susie, Mama, Papa: George Yamada
Dec/Jan
Tom Ferris Medical Fund
Patty Marinos
Jeanne Yamada
Marcia Hirai
Alice Tanaka
Ayako Tanaka
Marie Magenta
Jim & Pat Kawabata
Laurie Kawabata Metzger
Jack Ishitani
Patricia Edamatsu Cooper
Church Blinds: Hifumi En
Sunday School:
Charina DeLeon
Ada Honda,
Mike & Marcia Hirai,
Marcie Laquindanum,
Church Rental: James Sijohn
Thanksgiving:
Dennis Okamoto
Nobuko Oka
Harry & Kimi Nakata
Chieko and Essie Webb
Yaeko Sanders
Emi Suemori
Motoko Walker
George Yamada
Jeanne Yamada
Ayako Tanaka
General Donations:
Kitchen: Charlotte Tetsuka, Sharon Wuerl
Educator Honor of Miyo Akiyama: Marcia Hirai
Honor of Ada Honda’s birthday:
Honda and Hirai family, Rhona
Honda & Allison & Kim Yos
Honor of Ayako Tanaka birthday
to Kitchen fund: Judith Perala
General: McDowell, Wayne &
Marilyn
Error
In reviewing our records,
it has come to our attention
that several gifts were not
acknowledged. We are in the
process of rectifying the error
and will be sending out
acknowledgements as soon as
the records can be completed.
Thank you for your faithful
giving and understanding.
Highland Park Tayori
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Dec/Jan
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: OCT. 29, 2016
OPENING PRAYER: given by Pastor
John Wang
Approval of minutes of 10 /2/ 2016 corrected and
approved
ATTENDEES: Charlotte Tetsuka, Pastor John
Wang, James & Georgette Rogers, Jason Miller, Ayako
Tanaka, Wayne & Marilyn McDowell, Margie Miyoshi,
Jeni Scott, Kathy Bott, Alice Tanaka, Jack Isitani,
Jeanne Yamada, JoAnn Ferris, Ada Honda, Mary Barker
TREASURER & FINANCE REPORT: Jeanne is
now back on the treasurer committee with Minako Deeley. Jason submitted the finance report. Discussion of
the Tom Ferris fund and future love donations other than
the general fund was discussed and how it should be
handled to make sure it would go to the proper designated fund. Ma:rgie and Patty Marinos will be handling the
donations given, including all the mail to make sure they
are channeled to the proper person. Endowment funds
will go to James Rogers, Jeanne and Minako will be
handling the general fund making sure donations are
properly designated and acknowledged. Jeni Scott will
be handling thank you cards . Tax deductible forms will
be sent to members at the first of the year.
TRUSTEE REPORT: Phyllis Hathaway is getting
bids for the blinds, Alice Tanaka is checking into the
repair/new pew cushions, Wayne has gotten bids from
Sturm Heating for the church heating system. Gareth
Oka generously donated a washer & dryer but it was decided we do not need it at the present time so it was returned to him.
CHURCH COMMUNITY CARE: Ada had a nice
visit with Nobi Oka but did not stay very long as she
tires easily. Harry and Kimi Nakata and Jim and Pat
Kawabata would like to hear from their church family
PASTORS CONCERNS: Charge conference is
scheduled for 11/29/16 at 12:00 pm. District Superintendent, Dr. Gregg Sealey, will not be attending so Rev.
Brenda Tudor will be chairing the meeting.
Next meeting : November 27 or as called.
Respectfully submitted, Mary Barker
For several years now Highland Park
has adopted a needy family. We have a
tree in our fellowship hall with gifts that
the family has requested. They have
been homeless for about a year now and
the father has recently found a job. If
you are unable to get to church to pick
from the tree, you can send money for the
items to be purchased. Please designate
that it is for the tree of giving.
Activities at church during Dec 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
Pastor John’s
Day Off
3
4
5
6
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
8 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
9
Pastor John’s
Day Off
10
11
Sunday School
Program
12
13
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
15 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
16
Pastor John’s
Day Off
17
18
19
20
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
22 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
23
Pastor John’s
Day Off
24
Christmas
Eve Service
25
Christmas
Church closed
26
27
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
29 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
30
Pastor John’s
Day Off
31
Thu
Fri
Activities at church on Jan 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Sat
1
2
3
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
5 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
6
Pastor John’s
Day Off
7
8
9
10
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
12 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
13
Pastor John’s
Day Off
14
15
16
17
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
19 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
20
Pastor John’s
Day Off
21
22
23
24
7
Blessings
Under the
Bridge
26 10:30
Bible Study
Crafts at 12
Spochien 1:00
27
Pastor John’s
Day Off
28
29
New Years
Pot Luck
Celebration
30
31
Highland Park
United Methodist Church
611 S. Garfield Street
Spokane, WA 99202-2329
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