KAIROS

“Our mission is to know and ex-

perience Jesus Christ and share
Him with all others in the power
and love of the Holy Spirit”

800 W. Mission Rd., San Marcos, CA 92069-1428 Volume 31 Issue 2

(760) 744-0170 (email) missionsanmarcos@dslextreme.com
http://www.missionsanmarcos.net FEBRUARY 2010

Office & Prayer Room open Mon-Fri 8:30—2:30

FROM THE PASTOR’S STUDY

“Be My Valentine!”

Have you ever wondered how Valentine’s Day got started? Here’s the story: Approximately 250 years after
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, there was a priest by the name of Valentine. He lived in Rome. At that time,
Claudius was the Emperor of Rome. Claudius wanted a big army. He thought men should volunteer to join.
Many men just did not want to leave home and go off to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their girl-
friends and wives. So, not many men volunteered for the Roman army. This made Emperor Claudius very
angry. He had a crazy idea that if men were not married, they would be more inclined to join his army. So
Claudius decreed that there would be no more marriages. Young people thought his new law was really cruel.
Valentine thought it was ridiculous! One of his favorite duties as a priest was to marry people. After Emperor
Claudius passed his law, Valentine kept on performing marriage ceremonies – but secretly. He would whisper
the words of the ceremony, while listening for soldiers on the steps outside. One night, Valentine did hear
footsteps at his door. The couple he was marrying escaped, but he was caught. He was thrown in jail and told
that his punishment was death. St. Valentine tried to stay cheerful. Many young people came to the jail to visit
him. They threw flowers and notes up to his window. They wanted him to know that they, too, believed in
love. One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit him in
his cell. They often sat and talked for hours. She believed he did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and
performing marriage ceremonies. On the day Valentine was to die, he left her a note thanking her for her
friendship and loyalty. He signed it, "Love from your Valentine." That note started the custom of exchanging
love notes on Valentine’s Day. It was written on the day he died, February 14, 269 A.D.

Now, every year on this month, people remember Valentine’s Day. But they think about love and friendship
for only those they like. And it became more secular with commercialism. The origin of Valentine Day was for
the love of God and His people. Jesus loved us enough to die for us! St. Valentine loved Jesus enough to die
for God’s Truth. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to commit or recommit ourselves to the
truth and love of God? “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is
love.” (1Cor.12:13) Love is the greatest thing we can possess as Christians! It is the thing that will last!
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When I was in Grade School, we gave out valentines.
That was good for some kids in the class.
The boys and girls who were popular received more
valentines than anyone else. Some of my classmates
got lots of nice valentines! Others got a few. And some
did not get any. These Valentines from God are not just
for a few. They are for you...for me... for everyone! And
they are not just for February 14th but for every day of
the year. Each day is Valentine’s Day when you are the
beloved of God! “O Lord, how precious is your love. My
God, the children of the earth find refuge in the shelter
of your wings.(Psalm 36:8) For Your love is better than
life; my lips will praise You.(Psalm 63:3)”
“Be My Valentine!” May you hear the lovely voice of the
Lord!
Pastor Tae Kim
1. MISSIONS
2. -Rotational Shelter will begin again
at our church on Saturday February 13
and run until Feb. 27. I think it's about our 15th year
participating in this program and I feel that it's one of
the most important outreach programs that our
church does.
3. We are blessed by having help from folks at Vista
Methodist and Grace Episcopal who will come 5
nights and provide dinners and overnight hosts. We
would appreciate cash donations for bus tokens as
well as for breakfast and lunch supplies or you can
bring cereal, bread, milk, lunch
4. meat ,cheese ,cookies and fruit drinks in individual
boxes. as they take bagged lunches every day.
Most evening dinners have been spoken for but we
need overnight hosts and possibly morning trans-
portation to get children to school. Cal Elsa for
questions at 760 746-7897.
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Two Mission Projects that we support are far away. One
of them is to help establish the Methodist church in Rus-
sia. Some of you might remember when we had the
Bishop from Siberia speak at a service several years ago.
Can you imagine being responsible for a region bigger
than the United States? she was an impressive and
lovely woman.- The other Mission Project that we support
is the Jensen family in Malawi, Africa. He's a missionary
doctor who runs a clinic in that very poor country. There
were home on furlough a few years ago and also spoke
at our church.
I am proud that even during hard economic times, we are
still able to support the Lord's work here and
around the world. We had 11 women come to
the Sew-A-Thon and made 50 diapers for
Haiti!
Craft Small Group
We had our first meeting of the Craft
Small Group Jan. ninth. Seven of us
were there making jewelry, cards, quilt-
ing, cross stitching, knitting and enjoying each others
company. We will be meeting in fellowship hall each
month on the second Saturday. Maybe next month
we can pick a name for our "Group". Come join us.
Barbara, Betty, Donna, Gay, Jean, Lisa, Nicole.
ARE YOU A SENIOR?
Is your body less flexible than it used to be?
Would you like to check out a lively and healthy FUN
FITNESS class? (No floor exercises).
If you answered YES to these questions, please join
us ! Your first class is FREE !
Weekly classes are only $2.50 !
WHERE: San Marcos United Methodist Church
WHEN: Thursdays 1:30 to 2:45
[call CARL GRUBBS at 760 - 941 - 1562]
or . . . . . simply arrive at the site.
 Happy Birthday!
FEBRUARY
Midge Carlson
Ranulfo Limpiado
Sophia Kim
Don Picht
Happy Anniversary!
Ben & Fina Abrenica
Clifford & Mary Jane Eckert
Jim & Jan Gower
Bill & Clarissa Uhland
Merry & Roger Williams
Prayer Requests
Myrna, Francee, Jacklyn, Florence
Gay;s brother-in-law
Limpiado’s friend, Nate
Marli Limpiado, Dave Walker
Bill Uhland, Cindy Van Velzer, Judy Lowe
Laurel Plagge’s sister, Kay, Patty, Sophia
Wayne Beckman, Ray Oakley
Ongoing Interfaith Food Drive
Interfaith still needs help with their food pan-
try. Canned and packaged soups, non-perishable
canned & packaged dinners, rice, rice mixes, pasta
and pasta mixes canned meats, baby food, baby for-
mula, dry beans, peanut butter, jelly and canned
vegetables. Please pick up extras to donate when
you are shopping. Many have lost jobs and times
are hard. Leave your donations in the Narthex and
they will be transported to Interfaith.
A mistake was made: Mary Jane Haight-
Eckert did NOT DIE. Our information was
incorrect. She is alive and well and still
residing in Escondido. So, so sorry, It was
Mary Jane. We apologize! It was Mary
Jane Ayers who passed away. She was not a mem-
ber of our church.
San Diego District Office
Of the United Methodist Church
6th How-To Workshops
8th Saturday, February 6, 2010
14th at Hope UMC
22nd 16550 Bernardo Heights Parkway
San Diego 92128
8th Gathering and Registration 8:30 - 9:00 am
15th Opening Session 9:00— 10:15 am
19th
25th “Not Your Offering Plate: A New
27th Vision for Financial Stewardship”
Led by Rev. Myron D. Wingfield
Refreshments and Fellowship 10:15—10:30 am
Workshops 10:30 am—12:30 pm
The “How-To” Workshops are an opportunity to
meet and fellowship with people from other churches in
our district, learn something new and share something
about the church that you know. This gathering is a
unique opportunity to build one another up in Christian
faith and support each other as we strive to grow in re-
lationship with God.
Workshops
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Rev. Myron D. Wingfield, Facilitator
Finance/Tables 1,2 & 3: A Practical Guide
Rubye Roberts, San Diego District Statistician, Facilitator
Trustees: Stewards of God’s Gifts
Rev. Greg Batson
Former chair of Trustees for Cal-Pac Conference,
Facilitator
Directions to Hope UMC: Highway 15 to Bernardo Cen-
ter Drive exit, head east, right turn on Bernardo Heights,
church is at 16550.
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 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2009

We have good news from Finance. Praise God! After receiving all our income and paying all our ex-
penses, our net income at the end of

the year 2009 was $7,220.63.

The monies in the checking account were $9,766.79.

And we have an “Operating Fund Available” of $78.66. That would

be the amount we would have if all the Fund Balances were paid. Youth

Fund $723., Mission Fund $1,336., Fellowship Floor Fund $2,000., etc.

We also have a Memorial Fund Account of $8,290.06.

Of the units who pledged we received $88,390. We had $3,962.

under the pledged amount, mostly from people who moved and a few

who had to lower their pledge amount.

On the other hand we had $14,638. over the pledged amount.

And we had extra giving as well.

$88,390.00 Pledged

$12,576.00 Non Pledged

$2,344.30 Loose offering

$20,959.30 Extras giving

For a total of $122,269.60 In giving

Even with this economy as poor as it has been, we did a great job

of paying our expenses and getting God’s work done in His church.

The 25 units pledged for 2010 is only $71,762.00 so we need all

your help and prayers to meet our expenses in this year.

Your Finance Committee,

Gay Hamby, Financial Secretary

NEW OFFICE HOURS:

Monday - Friday—8:30 to 2:30 excluding Holidays.

The Prayer Room will be available the same hours.

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 Haiti Disaster (from UMCOR website)
Dear United Methodist Friends,
United Methodist Communications is working to provide
timely and relevant information about how The United
Methodist Church is responding to the tragic earthquake
in Haiti and how United Methodists can support these ef-
forts. United Methodists have had a long-standing rela-
tionship with Haiti through the Methodist Church of Haiti.
The United Methodist News Service has already posted
stories on the tragedy and will have ongoing coverage
about United Methodist mission teams that are in Haiti,
response efforts by the United Methodist Committee on
Relief, and what local churches are doing to provide aid.
Stay tuned to http://www.umc.org/haiti (http://
www.kintera.org/TR.asp?
a=jqINIUOFJnJUJ9L&s=5eKKI1NzFbKCJLNtEpG&m=llIX
LkN2ImJ7E) for more information.
Support for relief efforts can be made to Haiti Emergency,
UMCOR Advance # 418325 (http://www.kintera.org/
TR.asp?
a=pmLZKcM3KtL8JtJ&s=5eKKI1NzFbKCJLNtEpG&m=llI
XLkN2ImJ7E). 100% of gifts to UMCOR through the Ad-
vance support the designated project.
United Methodist Communications
810 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
Announcing the next Congregational
Development Leadership Academy
Church Revitalization Bootcamp with Rev. Jim Griffith
February 26-27, 2010 at Westin LAX Airport
This event is designed for teams (both clergy and laity)
from the local church, in fact to show up on your own will
net you little reward, so bring a team. Modules of neces-
sary steps for revitalizing a church will be presented and
then each church team will have time to put those mod-
ules into their own context and develop specific action
steps. The modules will include identifying your target au-
dience, gathering people, money, leadership, starting new
ministries and more. Imagine walking away from this two
day event with a plan for the next 18 months for your con-
gregation to begin or continue revitalizing your church
ministries.
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The cost for the event is $150 per person and for
every four people registered from a church you will
receive 1 complimentary registration. Scholarships
are available to all clergy in full connection at the
rate of $50, for more information on these scholar-
ships email Rev. Kathleen Puntar at calpac-
conedu@msn.com. Scholarships are available for
laity from churches with worship attendance under
50 people or receiving equitable compensation (limit
two $50 scholarships per church), for information
email Rev. Nicole Reilley at RevNicole@aol.com.
These scholarships are all on first come first serve
basis.
In addition, sleeping rooms are available on Friday
night of the event at the reduced cost of $100 per
room. The event will begin promptly at 1:00 pm on
Friday the 26th and go until 7:00 pm that evening.
Saturday event hours will run 8:30 am—3:30 pm. In
addition this year we are adding an optional dinner
& discussion on Friday night for the cost of $20 per
person. Dinner tables will be arranged by discussion
interests based on need; for example there might be
a table with a discussion leader that helps put the
information into a context for a particular ethnic
group or size of church.
Online brochure and registration materials are avail-
able at http://www.santamargaritaunited methodust-
church.com In the meantime begin planning for
your team to attend and if you have questions
please contact Rev Nicole Reilley at RveNi-
cole@aol.com or 949-589-1502. In the past this
event has been hugely popular and overbooked;
this year we will cap the registration at 100 people
so that you can get the most out of working with
Rev. Jim Griffith. This is a great deal on a training
that would usually cost you $400 in registration
costs alone if you were to attend outside of our An-
nual Conference. The Cal-Pac Board of Congrega-
tional Development and your apportionment dollars
are bringing you the training for $150. Take Advan-
FEBRUARY MEN’S MEETING
The next UM Men's breakfast will
be February 6th, at 8:00 am at IHOP in San Mar-
cos on Restaurant Row.
 HOW TO PLAN YOUR FUTURE IN YOUR WILL
The federal government encourages gifts and bequests to the church by allowing an unlimited
tax-deductible charitable donation.
To make a bequest to San Marcos UMC, the following language will be helpful to your lawyer:
“I give, devise and bequest to San Marcos UMC, located at 800 W. Mission Rd.,
San Marcos, CA 92069 the sum of _________ (or otherwise describe the gift or specify
a percentage of the estate) as a Mission Legacy Gift”
Here are five possible ways you can make a Mission Legacy Bequest:

Fixed-Dollar Bequest
Leaving a Percentage
Residual Bequest
Bequest of Property
Designation as Beneficiary of Your Life Insurance or Retirement

We are extremely grateful to our donors who have chosen to support our church with a lasting legacy
through their estates. Through your commitment of support, you reach beyond time and help carry
on the spiritual, cultural, historical, and educational presence of San Marcos UMC for generations to come.
The tax ID number for San Marcos UMC is 95-2465598.
Tae Kim

Trustees Projects John Wesley urged believers to foster sensitivity to

The facia painting at the church has
been started and is about half com-
plete. The remainder will be done
when the rains have stopped. The
church received a $2000 donation to
replace the flooring in the Fellowship Hall. The esti-
mated cost is about $5000. If you would like to help
with this project, please mark your donation
“Fellowship Hall Floor”.
Is God Calling You?
Imagine the lord standing beside you,
calling you by name not once but again
and again, as we see happening in the
story of young Samuel. Would you hear? We be-
lieve that God uses a number of ways to get our at-
tention and stir us from our drowsiness. The call
may enter our consciousness as a thought, ,an in-
sight, a question or an image that brings God to
mind, inviting us to pause and listen. (cont)
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both the inner “promptings” and the “warnings” of the
Spirit, either of which would be cause to turn to
prayer. Divine presence may also manifest as a per-
sistent longing for something more, or even—as with
Samuel—a mysterious stirring in our sleep that awak-
ens us to converse with the Almighty.
I once heard the late Morton Kelsey tell how he turned
repeated midnight awakenings into sessions with
God, receiving and recording a flood of insights.
These insights not only expended his spiritual aware-
ness but also ultimately blessed countless individuals
through his teaching and writing.
God called to Samuel not for Samuel’s sake but to
deliver a message to someone close to him. From
that night forward, Samuel devoted his life to voicing
the living truth, bringing God’s blessing to many,
Imagine the Lord coming and standing beside you
right now, calling you by name. Take a moment to at-
tune your inner ear and to say, “Speak, for your ser-
vant is listening” (I Sam. 3:10)
 February 2010
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6
7:00 AA Meeting 1:30 Fitness

3:15 Bells 7:00 AA Meeting 8:00 UM Men’s Break-

fast at IHOP in San
6:00 Prayer/Worship Marcos

7:00 Finance

79:45 Prayer Time 8 9 10 11 12 13

10:00 Worship 7:00 AA Meeting 10:00 Love Circle Rotational Shelter
10:15 Sunday School begins
1:30 Fitness 7:00 AA Meeting
11:15 Coffee Fellowship
3:15 Bells
6:30 Bible Study

14 9:45 Prayer Time 15 Shelter 16 Shelter 17 Shelter 18 Shelter 19 20

10:00 Worship Shelter
ASH WEDNESDAY 1:30 Fitness Shelter
10:15 Sunday School KAIROS deadline for
March dates & articles 7:00 AA Meeting 3:15 Bells 7:00 AA Meeting
11:15 Coffee Fellowship
6:00 SPRC
6:30 Bible Study
7:00 Ch Council
Shelter

219:45 Prayer Time 22 Shelter 23 Shelter 24 25 Shelter 26 Shelter 27

10:00 Worship Shelter 7:00 AA Meeting
11:30 Fitness Rotational Shelter
10:15 Sunday School ends
7:00 AA Meeting 23:15 Bells
11:15 Coffee Fellowship
-Lunch Bunch 5:45 Soup
6:30 Bible Study Kitchen at Inter-
Shelter
faith—Escondido

28 9:45 Prayer Time 1 MARCH 2 MARCH 3 MARCH 4 MARCH 5 MARCH 6 MARCH

10:00 Worship
WORLD DAY OF
10:15 Sunday School PRAYER
7:00 AA Meeting
11:15 Coffee Fellowship 7:00 AA Meeting
16:30 Bible Study

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Bishop………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Mary Ann Swenson

Superintendent…………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Myron Wingfield
Pastor ……………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Dr. Tae K. Kim
Church Secretary……………………….……………………………………………………………………...Jean Isam
Custodian………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Bong Pak
Ministers…………………………………………………..…………………………The People of the Church (YOU!)