There are so many ways to pray--with words you have memorized or that you speak from the heart, with silences and sighs and gestures. Prayer is conversation with God, when we sometimes speak and sometimes listen. It gives us a way to "tune in" to God's presence.
One of my favorite writers, Anne Lamott, wrote a book about her favorite three prayers: Help, Thanks, Wow. And although I love the elegant poetry of a beautifully crafted prayer, I treasure even more than we can come to God with these unassuming, everyday words and ideas. In bringing these unintimidating, honest words to God, we are admitting that we need some help, confessing that we are the recipients of a grace beyond ourselves, and standing in awe of our God of wonder.
At a recent gathering of United Methodist clergy in our area, the writer Brian McLaren shared a longer list of the words that might start our prayers. He began with "here," as if our prayer were simply the response to a roll call. Sometimes it's enough--or at least enough for today--to just show up, tune in, and quiet down for some time with God.
May you find a way, with words or silence, to be present with God today. Breathe in, exhale, and know that you are loved.
grace and peace,
Pastor Molly
In Worship This WeekSunday, October 1st
"Do Devotion"
Rev. Molly Vetter, preaching
Philippians 2:1-13
Scripture Text: Philippians 2:1 Therefore, if you have any encouragement for me from your being in union with the Messiah, any comfort flowing from love, any fellowship with me in the Spirit, or any compassion and sympathy, 2 then complete my joy by having a common purpose and a common love, by being one in heart and mind. 3 Do nothing out of rivalry or vanity; but, in humility, regard each other as better than yourselves — 4 look out for each other’s interests and not just for your own.
5 Let your attitude toward one another be governed by your being in union with the Messiah Yeshua:
6 Though he was in the form of God,
he did not regard equality with God
something to be possessed by force.
7 On the contrary, he emptied himself,
in that he took the form of a slave
by becoming like human beings are.
And when he appeared as a human being,
8 he humbled himself still more
by becoming obedient even to death —
death on a stake as a criminal!
9 Therefore God raised him to the highest place
and gave him the name above every name;
10 that in honor of the name given Yeshua,
every knee will bow —
in heaven, on earth and under the earth —
11 and every tongue will acknowledge[Philippians 2:11 Isaiah 45:23]
that Yeshua the Messiah is Adonai —
to the glory of God the Father.
12 So, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed when I was with you, it is even more important that you obey now when I am away from you: keep working out your deliverance with fear and trembling,[Philippians 2:12 Psalm 2:11] 13 for God is the one working among you both the willing and the working for what pleases him.
John Wesley's Notes-Commentary: Philippians 2:1-13
Verse 1
[1] If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
If there be therefore any consolation — In the grace of Christ.
If any comfort — In the love of God. If any fellowship of the Holy Ghost; if any bowels of mercies - Resulting therefrom; any tender affection towards each other.
Verse 2
[2] Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Think the same thing — Seeing Christ is your common Head.
Having the same love — To God, your common Father.
Being of one soul — Animated with the same affections and tempers, as ye have all drank ill to one spirit.
Of one mind — Tenderly rejoicing and grieving together.
Verse 3
[3] Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Do nothing through contention — Which is inconsistent with your thinking the same thing.
Or vainglory — Desire of praise, which is directly opposite to the love of God.
But esteem each the others better than themselves — (For every one knows more evil of himself than he can of another:) Which is a glorious fruit of the Spirit, and an admirable help to your continuing "of one soul."
Verse 4
[4] Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Aim not every one at his own things — Only. If so, ye have not bowels of mercies.
Verse 6
[6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Who being in the essential form — The incommunicable nature.
Of God — From eternity, as he was afterward in the form of man; real God, as real man.
Counted it no act of robbery — That is the precise meaning of the words,-no invasion of another's prerogative, but his own strict and unquestionable right.
To be equal with God — the word here translated equal, occurs in the adjective form five or six times in the New Testament, Matthew 20:12; Luke 6:34; John 5:18; Acts 11:17; Revelation 21:16. In all which places it expresses not a bare resemblance, but a real and proper equalitg. It here implies both the fulness and the supreme height of the Godhead; to which are opposed, he emptied and he humbled himself.
Verse 7
[7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Yet — He was so far from tenaciously insisting upon, that he willingly relinquished, his claim. He was content to forego the glories of the Creator, and to appear in the form of a creature; nay, to he made in the likeness of the fallen creatures; and not only to share the disgrace, but to suffer the punishment, due to the meanest and vilest among them all.
He emptied himself — Of that divine fulness, which he received again at his exaltation. Though he remained full, John 1:14, yet he appeared as if he had been empty; for he veiled his fulness from the sight of men and angels. Yea, he not only veiled, but, in some sense, renounced, the glory which he had before the world began.
Taking — And by that very act emptying himself.
The form of a servant — The form, the likeness, the fashion, though not exactly the same, are yet nearly related to each other. The form expresses something absolute; the likeness refers to other things of the same kind; the fashion respects what appears to sight and sense.
Being made in the likeness of men — A real man, like other men. Hereby he took the form of a servant.
Verse 8
[8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
And being found in fashion as a man — A common man, without any peculiar excellence or comeliness.
He humbled himself — To a still greater depth.
Becoming obedient — To God, though equal with him.
Even unto death — The greatest instance both of humiliation and obedience.
Yea, the death of the cross — Inflicted on few but servants or slaves.
Verse 9
[9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Wherefore — Because of his voluntary humiliation and obedience. He humbled himself; but God hath exalted him - So recompensing his humiliation.
And hath given him — So recompensing his emptying himself.
A name which is above every name — Dignity and majesty superior to every creature.
Verse 10
[10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
That every knee — That divine honour might be paid in every possible manner by every creature.
Might bow — Either with love or trembling.
Of those in heaven, earth, under the earth — That is, through the whole universe.
Verse 11
[11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
And every tongue — Even of his enemies.
Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord — Jehovah; not now "in the form of a servant," but enthroned in the glory of God the Father.
Verse 12
[12] Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Wherefore — Having proposed Christ's example, he exhorts them to secure the salvation which Christ has purchased.
As ye have always — Hitherto.
Obeyed — Both God, and me his minister.
Now in my absence — When ye have not me to instruct, assist, and direct you.
Work out your own salvation — Herein let every man aim at his own things.
With fear and trembling — With the utmost care and diligence.
Verse 13
[13] For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
For it is God — God alone, who is with you, though I am not.
That worketh in you according to his good pleasure — Not for any merit of yours. Yet his influences are not to supersede, but to encourage, our own efforts.
Work out your own salvation — Here is our duty.
For it is God that worketh in you — Here is our encouragement. And O, what a glorious encouragement, to have the arm of Omnipotence stretched out for our support and our succour!
10:30am in the Sanctuary
Special Music: "Sanctus and Benedictus," sung by the Chancel Choir
"Sanctus and Benedictus"
In Greek[edit]
Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος Κύριος Σαβαώθ· πλήρης ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ τῆς δόξης σου, ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Ὡσαννὰ (ὁ) ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.[2][3][4][n 1][n 2][n 3]
In the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom[2] and the Liturgy of St. Basil:[5]
Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος Κύριος Σαβαώθ·
πλήρης ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ τῆς δόξης σου,
ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.
Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
Ὡσαννὰ ὁ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.
In the Liturgy of St. James:[4][n 3]
Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος Κύριος Σαβαώθ.
Πλήρης ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ τῆς δόξης σου.
Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.
Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.
In Latin[edit]
In the Roman Rite:[6]
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis.
In the Roman Rite, the Sanctus also forms part of the solemn hymn of praise Te Deum laudamus, but with the addition of a reference to the "majesty" of the Lord's glory in the Pleni sunt verse (the phrase pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua becomes pleni sunt caeli et terra maiestatis gloriae tuae). The Benedictus is not included in the Te Deum, and the Sanctus is therefore included as part of that hymn as follows:
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra maiestatis gloriæ tuæ
In the Mozarabic Rite:[7]
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth:
Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria maiestatis tuæ,
Hosanna filio David.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Hagios, hagios, hagios Kyrie o Theos.
In English[edit]
The Sanctus appears thus in the 1549 Book of Common Prayer (and as set to music by John Merbecke in 1550[8]):
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts:
heaven (& earth) are full of thy glory:
Hosanna, in the highest.
Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lord:
Glory to thee, O lord in the highest.
In the 1559 BCP it appears without the Benedictus:[9]
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,
heaven and earth are full of thy glory,
glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
English version of some Lutherans:[10]
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest.
In 1973 the International Consultation on English Texts (ICET) produced an ecumenical version that at that time was adopted by Catholics, Anglicans and others:[11][12]
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Since 2011 the Roman Missal in English has:[13]
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
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One Day Only! This SaturdayUMW Fall Rummage Sale
9am-4pm
Naomi's Cafe is open all day! Boutique items will be discounted 50% from noon - 2pm; Special Price in main rummage room, $5 per bag, 2 -4pm only!
Family Art Night, October 5th!Come one, come all, to our first Family Art Night. People of all ages are welcome (even if you don't have kids.)We'll start with dinner at 5pm and then move into our project for the night.
Pastor Molly and Risa, our Director of Children's Ministries, will teach a fun printmaking project using simple tools.
Sign up by Wednesday, Oct 4! Check our website for more details!
Corazon House Build - October 14
On Saturday, October 14, Redondo First along with 3 other Methodist Churches will be building a house in Mexico. Our portion of the building cost is $2,100. Thank you EVERYONE who took a donation Angel. You helped us reach our goal!!
Want to know more about the house build? Email George and Peggy Mercer or talk to them on Sunday morning.
October Parents Night Out is coming! Save the date for Friday, October 27th!Email Children's Ministries to save your child's spot!
Drop off your children at church for three hours of programming, starting at 5pm.
The evening costs $20.00 for the first child ($10 for the 2nd, $5 for 3rd+) and includes dinner.
Enjoy an evening out while your kids play games, make crafts, and enjoy fellowship!
It's a great night for all!
To ensure your child's spot, always be sure to RSVP by the Monday before!
Upper-Classmen Retreat
High School juniors and seniors are going to Camp Colby for three days in November to talk about faith, calling, and that which lies ahead.
Stare off into the distance as you read that.
Or, click here for more info!
We are planning our 2nd Annual Talent Show, Silent Auction and Food Trucks night at church on Saturday, November 4. Mark your calendars, start putting an act together, and think about who you might ask about donations for the auction! Proceeds benefit our church ministries.
Kids needed for talent show skits!Children and youth are needed to be part of several skits for our November 4th Variety Show!
Rehearsals start Sunday, October 8th
10:30 service. They will las about a half hour. Dress rehearsal will be in the afternoon of Nov. 11th.
Questions? Email Children's Ministries!
If your child is interested and hasn't been trained, please send us an email!
Click HERE to see our online sign up page for acolytes and add your name to a couple of dates!
Book Club, Tuesday, Oct 18: The Book Club is resuming its regular meetings. If you enjoy reading, please join us. For our Tuesday, October 18 gathering, Jackie Heite will lead a discussion of Woman of God, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. It is a story of a doctor whose convictions and callings take her to dangerous, conflicted parts of the world, and make her a target of all those who abhor challenges to tradition; it is an “epic tale of perseverance, love, faith, and nothing less than what it means to live in a fallen world.” Circle your calendars also for our November meeting, which will be a week later than usual, on Tuesday, November 28. For more information, on our club, contact Ann Gallagher.
Announcements
Men's Breakfast: Our next breakfast is Monday, October 2, at 7AM. Coco's Restaurant, 18120 Hawthorne Blvd. (Hawthorne and 182nd). All men of the church and their friends are welcome to join us for fellowship.
Prayer Quilt Ministry: Quilting Class for Beginners will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Want to learn how to make a quilt? We will learn how to cut fabric, piece it together and sew it up! Cost is $20 and is due by October 11. Lunch included. More information is online. Know someone in need of prayer? Anyone is invited to sponsor a free prayer quilt. The Quilt Request Form is online or in the church office.
Church Council: Our September meeting will be on Monday, October 16 at 7pm in Epworth Lounge. For more information, contact Chair Dan Martens.
Meals and More: Did you know that we have a ministry that organizes meals and other assistance for church folks in times of need? In the past, we've helped arrange rides to medical appointments, meals for people recovering from surgery, and more. Leila Grantz coordinates this ministry, using online sign-up tools. If you want to be a part of the group that she emails when there is an opportunity to help, or if you know someone who's in need of a little help, please contact the church office or Leila.
A Memorial Service for Rae Linda Brown will Saturday, October 7 at 1pm in our sanctuary. Her family requests that guests wear bright colors (rather than somber ones); there will be a reception afterwards in the Fellowship Hall.
This Week: Children, Youth & Adults
Nursery (6 weeks+): The Nursery is open during both services, for ages 6 weeks to 6 yrs old. Located right off of the parking lot across from Epworth Lounge. Any questions email the Nursery Coordinator: Adriana Hwang
Children's Ministry (age 3 - 3rd Grade):
Preschool-3rd Grade Sunday School begins at 10:30 upstairs and children must be signed in by parents. Students will be accompanied back to the church service to join their families for communion. We will be learning about the Parable of the Brothers in the Vineyard this week through fun games and activities!
Church R Us (Grades 4 & 5): Start out in Worship with your family, then head to classl with our youth director, Stephen Hale during "Passing of the Peace". You'll head back to church for communion!
Youth Ministry (6th-12th grade):
-Middle School Sunday School? YESSS!!!!!!!!!
-Youth Group(2-4pm on Sunday)? Nope, because....
-Youth are helping with the Rummage Sale (3pm-7pm Saturday), then walking to the Pier! We'll feed you dinner!
Young Adults (19-not very specific):
We get together occasionally. Contact Stephen for more info!
We're going to CalPac Young Adult Retreat at Lazy W October 6-8: Young Adult Retreat at Lazy W is an annual event for any young adult, ages 18-35(ish) who seeks to nourish their relationship with God through Jesus Christ, or just explore what that means. Get more information and register here: CLICK ME!
Adult Sunday School: Bible Study and Discussion in May Day Parlor. Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15am. Led by Paul Caldwell and Helen Stockwell .
Thursday Pastor's Bible Study:
We usually meet Thursday mornings from 11:00-noon, in May Day Parlor. All are welcome.
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DESSERTS FOR SHARED BREAD
Our dessert supply is still low! Would you like to help? Homemade treats are treasured by our guests – but purchased treats would be wonderful, as well. Please wrap desserts tightly and mark for Shared Bread. Deliver Sunday (when you come for church) through Wednesday to the church kitchen (or the office if kitchen is closed.) Wednesday deliveries should be here by 4:00pm to help us plan our meal better. THANK YOU!
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - Music Notes
Music Director, Jim Raycroft, will share upcoming worship music
selections and a little bit of history, too.
Jim Raycroft
Thursday, 28 September 2017 by Jim Raycroft
Ever since last November, we've had a notable absence in our choir – our soprano section leader Julie Brody. She arrived for choir rehearsal at the end of October and told me that she had been offered the chance to sing in a rock opera in an off-Broadway theatre in New York. She was sad to leave because she really had come to feel that our church was her extended family. Rather than accept her resignation, I suggested a sabbatical – take several months off to see how it goes and I would fill her spot with an "artist-in-residence". It's easier to nail down a great singer in this town if they only have to do it for a limited time frame. Thus, we enjoyed the wonderful music (and personality) of Caroline McKenzie, and then the shimmering voice of Susan Kasenow. Julie informed me recently that I predicted right – her show lost its funding and never made it to the theatre, but her husband, who is a screenwriter, has been offered a job as creative producer with A & E, so they'll be there for another year or so. Susan has agreed to stay on with us, which is a blessing to the church and for our music program. In the meantime, Julie will be coming back to visit periodically, and has asked if she can sing with us (is this a trick question?). So, in 2 weeks, on the 15th, Julie will be back with us and will join Susan singing the Pie Jesu from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Requiem, and will sing the Rachmaninov Vocalise for the postlude. Be there or be sorry.
Charles Gounod lived in Paris during the 1800s, passing away in 1893, making him roughly contemporary with Guiseppi Verdi. He is best known for his Ave Maria, based on a piece by Bach (which we've done here), and for his operas Faust and Romeo et Juliette. From 1870 to 1874, he lived in England, where he became the first conductor of what is now the Royal Choral Society. In his later years, he devoted himself to writing sacred music. A devout Catholic, he had an image of the face of Jesus carved into the music desk on his piano. In 1855, he composed his Messe solennelle en l'honneur de Sainte-Cécile, or St. Cecilia Mass. It was written for large forces – 3 soloists, mixed chorus, organ and a large orchestra with 6 (count 'em, 6!) harps. Our anthem today is the Sanctus and Benedictus from that mass.
Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley and brother of John Wesley, was born at Epworth, England, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with an M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries. His stay in Georgia was short, and he returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him. He also published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone, or in conjunction with his brother. The number hymns he wrote is said to be over 6500 (!). This week's opening hymn, Maker In Whom We Live, is one of many of his that populate our hymnbook.
"Maker In Whom We Live" by Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
1. Maker, in whom we live, in whom we are and move,
the glory, power, and praise receive for thy creating love.
Let all the angel throng give thanks to God on high,
while earth repeats the joyful song and echoes to the sky.
2. Incarnate Deity, let all the ransomed race
render in thanks their lives to thee for thy redeeming grace.
The grace to sinners showed ye heavenly choirs proclaim,
and cry, "Salvation to our God, salvation to the Lamb!"
3. Spirit of Holiness, let all thy saints adore
thy sacred energy, and bless thine heart-renewing power.
No angel tongues can tell thy love's ecstatic height,
the glorious joy unspeakable, the beatific sight.
4. Eternal, Triune God, let all the hosts above,
let all on earth below record and dwell upon thy love.
When heaven and earth are fled before thy glorious face,
sing all the saints thy love hath made thine everlasting praise.
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Looking for a Way to Volunteer?
The Welcome Team is looking for volunteers who can help about once a month between the two services and/or immediately after the 10:30 service. Go to our "Want to Help" page to learn more about this awesome ministry, as well as several other current ways you can lend a hand in ministry.
Our UMW is back to their regular meeting times.
Women's Retreat: Spring 2018
All women are invited!
Our topics will include:
· Why friendship with God matters
· Loving ourselves—isn't that being selfish? (Nope)
· How loving others is loving God
Limited space available – reserve your spot TODAY!
CLICK HERE for more info.
United Methodist Women’s Reading Program: There are many titles to choose from with new ones added every year! Books are available in the UMW library located in May Day Parlor. Any one can read the books and our own local UMW unit will get credit! click here for information about the program.
Support missions through recycling!
Bring your plastic bottles, aluminum cans AND CRV glass bottles to church every Sunday. By recycling we can support Corazon, Crop Walk, Habitat for Humanity and some of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) programs: Syrian refugee relief, eradicating hunger, clean water, ending malaria and fighting HIV/AIDS. Please bring your cans and bottles.
We have many spots to fill for liturgists on Sunday mornings. The following link will take you the sign up. Please check it out.
Sunday Worship Liturgist Sign Up
Parking Reminder: If you are able, we encourage you to park at the Wells Fargo bank on Sunday mornings, and walk across the street, reserving the parking lot for those with mobility challenges or for new visitors. We also have a bike rack on the patio. Thanks for your consideration.
Hearing Assistance Devices are available on Sunday mornings. Just ask for one at the audio/video booth in the sanctuary.
Looking for a Way to Volunteer?
The Welcome Team is looking for volunteers who can help about once a month between the two services and/or immediately after the 10:30 service. Go to our "Want to Help" page to learn more about this awesome ministry, as well as several other current ways you can lend a hand in ministry.
Calling All Gardeners!
Do you have a couple hours once or twice a month to help maintain our beautiful church gardens? Tasks would include pruning, planting, weeding and watering. Whatever you can help with, we'd love to have you join our team! Duties could change seasonally. Sign up through the church office, or by talking with Jody Wilkinson.- Circle Meeting Time
- Naomi Circle 2nd Tuesday @ 10:00am
- Hannah Circle 2nd Tuesday @ 7:00pm
- Mary Circle 4th Monday @ 7:00pm
Women's Retreat: Spring 2018
All women are invited!
Our topics will include:
· Why friendship with God matters
· Loving ourselves—isn't that being selfish? (Nope)
· How loving others is loving God
Limited space available – reserve your spot TODAY!
CLICK HERE for more info.
Support missions through recycling!
Bring your plastic bottles, aluminum cans AND CRV glass bottles to church every Sunday. By recycling we can support Corazon, Crop Walk, Habitat for Humanity and some of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) programs: Syrian refugee relief, eradicating hunger, clean water, ending malaria and fighting HIV/AIDS. Please bring your cans and bottles.
Sunday Worship Liturgist Sign Up
Parking Reminder: If you are able, we encourage you to park at the Wells Fargo bank on Sunday mornings, and walk across the street, reserving the parking lot for those with mobility challenges or for new visitors. We also have a bike rack on the patio. Thanks for your consideration.
Hearing Assistance Devices are available on Sunday mornings. Just ask for one at the audio/video booth in the sanctuary.
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