Community United Methodist Church
A place to call home
The next NAMI educational meeting is July 13 at 7:30 pm
Huntington Beach Hospital basement.
This month’s topic is “Effective SSDI and SSI Claims.”
Come by our new spot on the patio in front of Room 8/9 between services on Sunday. Since there is only one service for the summer, beginning July 2, we are hoping to see even more of you during the fellowship after the service.
Do you need teacher appreciation gifts……..we have lots of choices, stop by and see what we have to offer……..teachers love gift cards!
Take care of your pet with a card from Petsmart.
Don’t want to cook every day when school is out? Get dine out cards…
Want to eat at the park? Stop by Subway and get sandwiches to eat during the summer concerts.
How about a cool refreshing ice cream or drink from Dairy Queen?
Need gas? We have Shell, Chevron, and Arco?
Purchasing SCRIP is a terrific way to support the church, without spending one extra dime. Proceeds of our sales are split between the Foundation and the Church.
We will be looking forward to a visit from you!
Your Scrip Team, Karen Kodrich and Sylvia Van Houten
“A Quiet Disciple is a person whose personal ministry is usually accomplished by their special gifts and service in a quiet, unassuming manner. The influence of his/her presence is a gift and an example that enriches their church, community and beyond.”
The people of Community United Methodist Church are honored to recognize Howard Herdman, a strong advocate for those in need both locally and throughout God’s kingdom, as our Quiet Disciple.
CUMC supports several missionaries in different countries. As head of the Missions Committee, Howard arranges to have them travel to Huntington Beach to share their mission experiences with us. He and his wife, Kathie, graciously host them in their home during their stay.
He coordinates our involvement in Heifer Project International, including arranging to have animals on campus for the children (and adults) to see and pet. For anyone not familiar with Heifer Project, their mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth.
He regularly attends community and city council meetings that address the needs of the homeless and helps to initiate and to implement programs. He coordinates our shower ministry and the Self-Help Interfaith Services (SHIP) visits at CUMC. He also works closely with the “Compassionate, faith-based service to all in need” program that is Beach Cities Interfaith Services (BCIS).
Howard and Kathie are quick to visit ailing congregants and to help them in any way they can.
For some, perhaps his most important ministry is to make sure the coffee is ready on Sunday mornings. There are, no doubt, other ways he serves that fly under the radar…but he is, after all, a QUIET Disciple.
Howard Herdman exemplifies the true definition of a Quiet Disciple and we are blessed have him a member of our congregation.
Claudia assists with the Tengokuya (Heaven’s Café) ministry to the community, which provides low-cost lunches and helps to meet the needs of the surrounding community. Residents are foreign migrant workers; people who are disabled; the elderly; single mothers; and the indigenous Buraku people, who are often shunned in Japan.
Click her image to read more interesting facts about Claudia’s story and her outreach mission work with the Jesus Band Church.
We helped change our world for the better both locally and globally. Fifty-five pairs of non-skid socks will be donated to local nursing homes, nineteen blankets will go to children in difficult living situations here in Huntington Beach, seventy-five cards and thirty place mats will go to Meals on Wheels recipients, Blessing bags were made to hand out to homeless on the streets, blood was donated, and sixty-five UMCOR health kits were packaged. That was just what was done here on campus!
Off campus we planted, weeded, and helped some seniors with home maintenance. We received a wonderful thank you card from one of our seniors thanking us not only for the work that was done, but for the lift that it gave to her spirits. That is what this day is all about! Well done CUMC and we hope that you can join us next year!
