Super Bowl Party! Come cheer on your favorite team. Or just enjoy some fun and play time. Sunday, February 5th in Fellowship Hall. Contact Pastor Braulio Torres for more details.

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This Sunday is an exciting date for our brothers and sisters of the Francis Asbury National Korean Church. They will be celebrating the near completion of the renovation by worshiping in the new space. They have not yet received their occupancy permit, so we expect them to be back with us for a period of time. The permit can come any time. Let's remember them in our prayers.

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Do you hear what I hear? The new sound and video equipment has been installed. Our first use of the equipment was last Sunday, (Jan 29th). We found a few buggy settings that have been resolved. Come this Sunday and enjoy Millian's latest technological upgrade. The total cost of the project has come in around $25,000. Of that amount, $10,000 was given to us by the National Hispanic Plan Committee of the UMC. We have already raised $3,000 beyond that through your generous contributions. Please remember this project as you donate to our ongoing building campaign fund.

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Imagine No Malaria! We kicked off our campaign this past Sunday with Jo Chesson from the Baltimore Washington Conference. On our first day of collecting your offerings of committment and compassion, we received $600. That equates to saving 60 lives! Please remember to put your loose change in the jar in the sanctuary. We will provide another update on February 26th.

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The Essential 100 Challenge: How are you doing on your committment to reading these 100 essential Bible stories? The Challenge is based on 100 carefully selected short Bible passages -- 50 from the Old Testament and 50 from the New Testament.  It's a great way to see the big picture of the Bible. This Challenge will change your life. If you don't have one of the reading cards, stop by the church office.

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Stephen Ministry: Congratulations to Sheila Hopkins and Jan Wisor as they complete their rigorous Stephen MInistry training this next Monday, February 6th.  We are very proud of them!

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Save the Date:

Sunday, February 12th: Nan McCurdy, our missionary to Nicaragua, will be with us to deliver the morning message and update us on her work. You don't want to miss this.

Tuesday, February 21st: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at 5:00pm. Donations support our teen ministries.

Wednesday, February 22nd: Ash Wednesday Services at noon and 6:00pm.

Padre nuestro, que estás en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre

To greet others in their native language is an act of Radical Hospitality. Here are some Spanish basics.

¡Buenos días!
bway-nohs dee-ahs
Good morning!

¡Buenas tardes!
bway-nahs tard-ays
Good afternoon!

¡Buenas noches!
bway-nahs noh-chays
Good evening! / Good night!

¡Hola!
oh-lah
Hi! Hello!

Adiós.
ah-dee-ohs
Goodbye.

Por favor.
por fah-bor
Please.

Hasta la vista / Hasta luego.
ah-stah lah vees-tah / ah-stah loo-ay-go
See you / See you later.

Hasta pronto.
ah-stah prohn-toh
See you soon.

Hasta mañana.
ah-stah mahn-yahn-ah
See you tomorrow.

(Muchas) Gracias.
(moo-chahs) grah-see-ahs
Thank you (very much).

De nada.
day nah-dah
You’re welcome.

Lo siento.
loh see-ehn-toh
I’m sorry.

Con permiso / Perdón
kohn pehr-mee-soh / pehr-dohn
Excuse me.

¿Cómo está usted?
koh-moh ay-stah oo-sted
How are you? (formal)

¿Cómo estás?
koh-moh ay-stahs
How are you? (informal)

¿Qué tal?
kay tahl
How’s it going?

Bien / Muy bien
bee-ehn / moy bee-ehn [I think it’s supposed to be “moo-ey.” --RWP]
Well / Very well.

Mal / Muy mal / Más o menos
mahl / moy mahl / mahs oh may-nohs
Bad / Very bad / OK [Really? It looks like “more or less” to me. --RWP]

Sí / No
see / noh
Yes / No

¿Cómo se llama usted?
koh-moh say yah-mah oo-sted
What is your name? (formal)

¿Cómo te llamas?
koh-moh tay yah-mahs
What is your name? (informal)

Me llamo _____
may yah-moh
My name is _____

Mucho gusto. / Encantado.
moo-choh goo-stoh / en-cahn-tah-doh
Nice to meet you.

Igualmente.
ee-guahl-mehn-tay
Same here.

¿Hablas ingles?
ah-blahs een-glehs
Do you speak English? (informal)

(No) Hablo _____
noh ah-bloh
I (don’t) speak _____

¿Entiende usted? / ¿Entiendes?
ehn-tyen-deh oo-sted / ehn-tyen-dehs
Do you understand? (formal / informal)

(No) Entiendo.
noh ehn-tyen-doh
I (don’t) understand.

Yo (no lo) se.
yoh noh loh seh
I (don’t) know.

¿Necesita ayuda?
neh-seh-see-tah ah-yoo-dah
Do you need some help?

¿Cómo se dice _____ en español?
koh-moh seh dee-ceh _____ on eh-spahn-yol
How do you say _____ in Spanish?

¿Qué es esto?
keh ehs ehs-toh
What is that?

Estoy cansado / enfermo.
eh-stoy kahn-sah-doh / ehn-fehr-moh
I’m tired / sick.

Tengo hambre / sed.
tehn-goh ahm-breh / sed
I’m hungry / thirsty.

Tengo calor / frío.
tehn-goh kah-lohr / free-oh
I’m hot / cold.

¡Salud!
sah-lood
Bless you!

¡Felicitaciones!
feh-lee-see-tah-see-oh-nehs
Congratulations!


“Hoy más que nunca, Señor, yo te amo;
Hoy más que nunca, Señor, te necesito;
Hoy más que nunca, Señor, quiero dicerte:
Te amo hoy, más que nunca, Señor.”

Loosely translated into English, with minor word changes to fit the tune, that becomes:

“More than ever before, Lord, I love you.
More than ever before, Lord, I need you.
More than ever before, I want to tell you,
I love you now more than ever before.”

First Friday Bible Study

Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel. We will take a first look at the prophet Isaiah, which the early church sometimes called “the 5^th Gospel. We hope you will join us! Led by Rev. Katherine Brown

God's People and H1N1

I almost hate to talk about church, community and communion in the same breath as concerns about germs and health care, but we seem to be driven to it by this year's H1N1 flu. It seems sacrilegious to do or say anything that implies that we would short-change our worship of God or our service to the community or our fellowship with one another out of fear or self-concern. Part of the deep and intentional premise of Christianity is following the model of Jesus into great risk, even unto death, to do the will of God, to go where others fear to tread. However, there is good reason to ensure our health and safety this year while still being sure that we aren't responding in a fear-filled way. Therefore, we will be implementing the following changes beginning this Sunday through the end of flu season:

(1) Communion grape juice will be received in the communion cups. We will still have communion stations that you will walk to where you will have bread broken and given to you. You will then pick up a grape juice cup and either eat and drink right there or move to the chancel rail. There will be a basket to drop your cup in next to the serving stations.

(2) Passing the peace will still be announced, but we would ask you to not leave your seats and attempt to greet lots of people. Please simply turn to those seated near you and speak words of welcome or peace. Please do not attempt to shake hands because even though you may not be concerned about that contact, the other person might be.

(3) Greeters will still be stationed at the doors and will still greet people. They can still shake hands if they are comfortable doing so, but they also can choose to not shake hands if they are concerned. The concern would not simply be for themselves, it would be for the next person and the next person with whom they would come in contact. It would likely be most comfortable if we keep in mind that shaking hands might be a cause of concern for many people during this particular flu season and try to avoid it for the sake of others.

(4) Greeting the pastor(s) at the end of service follows the same as above. I will be happy to shake your hand. If you want to shake my hand, please keep in mind that others have probably already done so and I can't guarantee that I won't be carrying germs. I will not be offended if you greet me and walk past with your hands unextended. I will try to remember to not instinctively reach out to take the hands of people walking past.

(5) We will have Purrell or other hand sanitizing products liberally place around the fellowship table and the chapel and the narthex. Please use these liberally and know that we all hope to get through this flu season with as little illness as possible.

(6) The Lord is mightiest of all and cares deeply about all of God's people. Let us remember to pray for our own health and the health of our community, large and small. And let us lean on the promise of God that God is with us always.

In addition, please keep check with your local news for any Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) closings due to illness. We will follow the MCPS guidelines for closing the church during the week and for worship services on Sundays, if something were to arise! Please call the church office if you have any questions, 301-946-2500. Thank you!

Blessings,

Pastor Alice