From Pastor Molly: My Church
This Sunday is our big, fall kickoff for many of our church ministries. At 9:30am, between our two services, we will host a free breakfast and ministry fair at church. You can see some of the plans we have in place for the year ahead, and, best of all, find places to be involved. After all, this is your church.
One of the great strengths of our church community is this: there is work for all of us to do, and a part that each of us can play in the meaningful work we're called to.
This fall, in addition to ongoing groups, we'll be planning and leading a Talent Show and Silent Auction, a special celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Shared Bread, plus some work projects on campus, theater opportunities, and so much more.
I hope you will take time to be with us. It's a great chance to reconnect with each other after summertime, and a great time to talk to someone you don't yet know. It's a good time to see some of the ways you can live out your faith in ministry with the church community.
I hope to see you there.
grace and peace,
Pastor Molly
Sunday, September 10th
"Do No Harm"
Rev. Molly Vetter, preaching
Matthew 18:15-20
Scripture Text: Matthew 18:
15 “Moreover, if your brother commits a sin against you, go and show him his fault — but privately, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. 16 If he doesn’t listen, take one or two others with you so that every accusation can be supported by the testimony of two or three witnesses.[Matthew 18:16 Deuteronomy 19:15] 17 If he refuses to hear them, tell the congregation; and if he refuses to listen even to the congregation, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax-collector. 18 Yes! I tell you people that whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. 19 To repeat, I tell you that if two of you here on earth agree about anything people ask, it will be for them from my Father in heaven. 20 For wherever two or three are assembled in my name, I am there with them.”
John Wesley's Notes-Commemtary: Matthew 18:15-20
Verse 15
[15] Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
But how can we avoid giving offence to some? or being offended at others! Especially suppose they are quite in the wrong? Suppose they commit a known sin? Our Lord here teaches us how: he lays down a sure method of avoiding all offences. Whosoever closely observes this threefold rule, will seldom offend others, and never be offended himself. If any do any thing amiss, of which thou art an eye or ear witness, thus saith the Lord, If thy brother - Any who is a member of the same religious community: Sin against thee, 1.
Go and reprove him alone — If it may be in person; if that cannot so well be done, by thy messenger; or in writing. Observe, our Lord gives no liberty to omit this; or to exchange it for either of the following steps. If this do not succeed, 2.
Take with thee one or two more — Men whom he esteems or loves, who may then confirm and enforce what thou sayest; and afterward, if need require, bear witness of what was spoken. If even this does not succeed, then, and not before, 3. Tell it to the elders of the Church - Lay the whole matter open before those who watch over yours and his soul. If all this avail not, have no farther intercourse with him, only such as thou hast with heathens. Can any thing be plainer? Christ does here as expressly command all Christians who see a brother do evil, to take this way, not another, and to take these steps, in this order, as he does to honour their father and mother. But if so, in what land do the Christians live? If we proceed from the private carriage of man to man, to proceedings of a more public nature, in what Christian nation are Church censures conformed to this rule? Is this the form in which ecclesiastical judgments appear, in the popish, or even the Protestant world? Are these the methods used even by those who boast the most loudly of the authority of Christ to confirm their sentences? Let us earnestly pray, that this dishonour to the Christian name may be wiped away, and that common humanity may not, with such solemn mockery, be destroyed in the name of the Lord! Let him be to thee as the heathen - To whom thou still owest earnest good will, and all the offices of humanity. Luke 17:3.
Verse 18
[18] Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth — By excommunication, pronounced in the spirit and power of Christ.
Whatsoever ye shall loose — By absolution from that sentence. In the primitive Church, absolution meant no more than a discharge from Church censure.
Again I say — And not only your intercession for the penitent, but all your united prayers, shall be heard. How great then is the power of joint prayer! If two of you - Suppose a man and his wife. Matthew 16:19.
Verse 20
[20] For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Where two or three are gathered together in my name — That is, to worship me.
I am in the midst of them — By my Spirit, to quicken their prayers, guide their counsels, and answer their petitions.
10:30am in the Sanctuary
Special Music: "In This Very Room," sung by the Chancel Choir
"In This Very Room"
1. In this very room
There's quite enough love
For one like me
And in this very room
There's quite enough joy
CHORUS:
For one like me
And there's quite enough hope
And quite enough power
To chase away any gloom
For Jesus Lord Jesus
Is in this very room
2. In this very room
There's quite enough love
For all of us
And in this very room
There's quite enough joy
For all of us
CHORUS:
For one like me
And there's quite enough hope
And quite enough power
To chase away any gloom
For Jesus Lord Jesus
Is in this very room3.
In this very room
There's quite enough love
For all the world
And in this very room
There's quite enough joy
For all the world
CHORUS:
For one like me
And there's quite enough hope
And quite enough power
To chase away any gloom
For Jesus Lord Jesus
Is in this very room
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News From Our Members
The passing of Ron Day Sunday, 9/3,will affect the many of our church family who knew him well as he and Norma have always been part of us and the church. To me, he was friend, church member, choir singer, leader, my employer for 21 years and one whom I always respected for his wisdom, humor and leadership as well as his and Norma's large and beautiful family. Ron was also a fellow Rotarian as was his father, Foster Day. We will all miss him and extend our prayers and sympathy to his wife and family.Breakfast at church will begin at 9:30 AM this Sunday, 9-10-17 as we...
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Thursday, 7 September 2017 by Bob Peterson
The passing of Ron Day Sunday, 9/3,will affect the many of our church family who knew him well as he and Norma have always been part of us and the church. To me, he was friend, church member, choir singer, leader, my employer for 21 years and one whom I always respected for his wisdom, humor and leadership as well as his and Norma's large and beautiful family. Ron was also a fellow Rotarian as was his father, Foster Day. We will all miss him and extend our prayers and sympathy to his wife and family.
Breakfast at church will begin at 9:30 AM this Sunday, 9-10-17 as we visit tables to sign on for opportunities to volunteer for a church job. If you miss the breakfast, check it out following the service and see what you didn't know we needed, and join in as a volunteer.
What? Another Rummage Sale? It seems that the ladies like to work, for here in September, another Rummage Sale is planned for Saturday, Sept. 30, from 9 AM to 4 PM. I plan to do my bit to help make it work and so should you if you can. At least you can come and buy stuff like lunch or clothes or stuff.
Donations for Houston
We encourage everyone to donate to UMCOR through the link below. The United Methodist Church pays all overhead costs for UMCOR, which means 100% of donations go to relief efforts. Additionally, UMCOR is a distinct 501(c)3, so many employers will match donations to UMCOR.
Click here to donate!
Coming at Church
Fall Ministry Fair on Sept 10:
YOU ARE HERE Sunday
On Sunday, September 10, we will host a ministry fair to launch our fall season here at church, with breakfast, fellowship and meaningful ways to get involved in the work of the church. (We hope you can be here!)
Breakfast and the Fair begin at 9:30, with opportunities after the 10:30 service as well.
We Need Your Help!
We are looking for a few more volunteers to bring breakfast food for the Ministry Fair on Sunday at 9:30!
Go to our sign up genius to choose something to bring!!
New Reusable Church Mugs!
This Sunday, we'll have new church mugs available. There are three ways to get your hands on one:
-Participate in our You Are Here Ministry Fair and win a free mug.
-Purchase a mug for $10 to take home. (Your purchase also funds a mug that will stay at church for use on Sundays.)
-Use one at church during fellowship time on Sundays, before or after worship!
(Thanks to our Youth who had the idea of washable mugs during their Eco-Justice Retreat in the spring.)
Corazon Building Angels
The last several years, many of you have provided Christmas gifts for the Corazon families in Mexico through our "Christmas Angel" program. We thank you for your generosity. This year, however, Corazon is trying something different for their Fiesta Navidad, or Christmas Party, and we do not need to provide gifts. So, how can you help this year?
You can help pay for the Corazon House Build materials! 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 $2,250. We need to raise just $300 more to reach this goal!
All you do is take a donation Angel from the bulletin board on the church patio and make your donation. Want to know more about the house build? Talk to George or Peggy Mercer at this Sunday's Ministry Fair!
Readiness 360+: We Want to Hear From You!
This fall, our congregation will join a cohort of United Methodist Churches in our West District for a 15-month project of church growth and deepening vitality. We encourage you to help us start this work by filling out an online survey--it should take fewer than 30 minutes. Find the survey here. Survey code # 8034751127. We encourage you to pray for those who will join the leadership team, and for everyone who will be a part of our shared work!
Youth: Liturgists Gathering
September 15-16, High School youth will attend the Liturgists Gathering at Hollywood UMC! It'll be a great time to explore our maturing faiths.
Click here for more info!
Sunday School is BACK!
September 10th is our first day back for Sunday School!
Preschool-3rd Grade Sunday School begins at 10:30 upstairs and must be signed in by parents. Children will be accompanied back to the church service to join their families for communion.
4th & 5th Grades and Middle Schoolers will start out in 10:30 worship, then head to their class with our youth director, Stephen Hale during "Passing of the Peace". They will also return to church for communion.
We can't wait to spend this year growing together!
Questions? Email Children's Ministries!
Bibles for 3-year-olds and 4th Graders
On Sunday, October 8th, join us in celebrating the spiritual growth of our children as they are presented with their very own Bibles. Preschoolers receive the Spark Story Bible, and 4th graders, a special edition of the NRSV Bible.
Families with 3-year-olds and 4th graders: Let us know if your child will be participating by September 25th, so we can have your Bibles ready.
Parents Night Out is Back this Fall
Join us for our first PNO of the school year on September 15th!
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!
Young Adult Board Game Night
Youngish adults are getting together Saturday, Sept 23 (6-8pm) for board games and pizza!
If you need childcare, please RSVP to Risa!
More details are right here!
This fall, Pastor Molly will preach a sermon series with directions for how to live out your faith. Using tools from our Methodist tradition, we will look at how to live out our faith, with devotion to God and service to others. The series begins September 10, and continues for 7 weeks. Read more online.
Mid-Year Finance Update
We are pleased to share the good news that our financial giving in the first half of 2017 has been ahead of our projections! We set our ministry budget conservatively--we are hopeful that your continued generosity will allow us to go beyond the budget we set to fund ministries in our church and beyond, including the full payment of our apportionment asking.
Acolyte Sign Ups For 2017-2018
Acolytes are 4th-8th graders who assist Pastor Molly during worship services by lighting candles and helping with baptisms (and more!)
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!
October 21: Golf Tournament
We are excited to announce our 2017 BeachFaith Church Golf Tournament, this year at Los Verdes Golf Club in RPV. Again, it will be a four-person scramble--invite a team of friends to play for a day of fun, fellowship and fundraising in support of church ministries. Register online.
Book Club, Tuesday, Sep. 19: Our Book Club had the summer off and we're eager to begin meeting again. Join us in May Day Parlor at 7pm, Tuesday, September 19. We plan to discuss the four summer reading selections: “I Capture the Castle,” by Dodie Smith; “Marriage of Opposites,” by Alice Hoffman; “Sally Ride,” by Lynn Sherr; and “The Shoemaker’s Wife,” by Adriana Trigiani. For more information, on our club, contact Ann Gallagher.
Help support the Rummage Sale in raising $ for missions by making baked goods for sale in Naomi's Cafe!
Sept 30: Fall Rummage Sale
Mark your calendars for our UMW fall rummage sale!
It will be One Day Only, on Saturday, Sept. 30!
9am - 4pm
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:
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Announcements
Men's Breakfast: Our next breakfast is Monday, September 18, 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: Know someone in need of prayer? You can sponsor a free prayer quilt for them. Join us for our monthly quilting workshop Friday, September 8, 10am - noon in the choir room. Even if you haven't tried quilt-making before, this is a great way to begin. More information is online.
Church Council: Our September meeting will be on Monday, September 18 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.
A Funeral Service for Ron Day will be Saturday, September 9 at 2pm in our sanctuary, with a reception afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 6:30pm-9pm at the Lighthouse Memorials & Receptions, White & Day Center in Redondo Beach (901 Torrance Blvd).
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):
Sunday School is back and we are so excited! Preschool-3rd Grade Sunday School begins at 10:30 upstairs and must be signed in by parents. Children will be accompanied back to the church service to join their families for communion.
This Fall, our Sunday School will be embarking on an exciting "road trip" as we learn about our "Directions for Faith!" Be sure to join us for Sunday School so you can get your very own map!
Church R Us (Grades 4 & 5): Sunday School starts again this week!! 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)? YES! We're back!!!!
-High School! Consider the Liturgists Gathering in mid-September! Click here for deets!
Young Adults (19-not very specific):
We have a board game & pizza night (with childcare available) Sept 23. Click here for more details!
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.
United Methodist News & Events
Our congregation is a part of the El Tordondo Mission Area, in the West District of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Bishop Grant Hagiya invites you to join him in praying for our church, and for the work of the Way Forward Commission, of which he is a part. Read more here.
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Ongoing Ministries
Offering food and friendship to those in need, every Wednesday night since 1992. More info here.
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!
In This Very Room is considered to be one of the all-time “Top 10” modern Christian songs. It was written by Los Angeles-based composer Ron Harris, who, at the time, was music director for Carol Lawrence. Over coffee at ...
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 - Music Notes
Music Director, Jim Raycroft, will share upcoming worship music
selections and a little bit of history, too.
Jim Raycroft
Thursday, 7 September 2017 by Jim Raycroft
Our choir resumes this week after being off for the summer. We've had a wonderful string of guest artists, and we're looking forward to another exciting season. However, our tenor section is one voice short, someone who had been one of our most ardent and faithful supporters. Ron Day's love of singing and his support for me, not to mention his financial support of the music program, made it possible to provide the kind of music we've been making. You will be sorely missed here, Ron, and we envy the choir of angels who have just inherited a wonderful tenor voice.
In This Very Room is considered to be one of the all-time "Top 10" modern Christian songs. It was written by Los Angeles-based composer Ron Harris, who, at the time, was music director for Carol Lawrence. Over coffee at Starbucks one day, he told me the story of how he was on the road with Carol, and had been away from home for over a month. He was in New Orleans, and had just gotten off a one hour phone call to his wife. He was sitting on the bed of his hotel room, feeling lonely and miserable, and, looking around at the walls of the room, suddenly came to the realization that there was more to the room than just the 4 walls. Pulling out his electronic keyboard, he began writing a melody to the words that had popped into his head - "In this very room there's quite enough love for one like me...." It's been performed as a solo, as a choral work, with piano, with orchestra, a cappella, and to date, is known to have been sung in the Upper Room – the room generally accepted to be the room where the Last Supper took place – at least twice.
Dan Schutte is one of the most renowned of the contemporary composers in the Catholic world and is one of the founding members of the St. Louis Jesuits, who popularized a contemporary style of church music set to sacred texts sung in English. This was a result of the Second Vatican Council of the early 1960's (also known as Vatican II), which revamped and reformed the Catholic liturgy in an effort to bring it closer to the people (before that, the mass was sung in Latin and the priest kept his back to the congregation throughout). He is based in San Francisco, has written over 120 popular hymns and mass settings, and continues to be one of the most influential figures in the world of contemporary Catholic liturgical music. His most famous composition is Here I Am, Lord, based on texts from Isaiah and Samuel. Despite its Catholic origins, it is found in most Protestant hymnals and has been translated into over 20 different languages. In 2008, a survey conducted by the United Methodist Church found it to be 2ndfavorite after Amazing Grace.
Sidewalk Prophets is a Christian rock band from Nashville. The band was formed by lead singer Dave Frey and rhythm guitarist Ben McDonald when the two were attending Indiana's Andersen University. They released a self-titled independent album in 2003, and released their first studio album with Word Records titled These Simple Truths, which nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. That same year they won New Artist of the Year, and the single The Words I Would Say, released on These Simple Truths, peaked at #3. Live Like That was the title song of the album of the same name, released by Sidewalk Prophets in 2012, and was nominated for Song of the Year in 2013 and peaked at #2.
The band Hillsong United was formed in 1998 from close friends within the Hillsong youth ministry (called "Powerhouse Youth"). So many songs were being written within the youth ministry that it was suggested they make an album. The songs One and Everyday were recorded and released with the annual Hillsong worship album in 1999. They both achieved gold sales status in Australia, and the band has gone on to win five Dove Awards in 2014 and were nominated for an American Music Award and won the Billboard Music Award Top Christian Artistin 2015. Their song You Are Here was released in 2008 on the album This Is Our God.
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.
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 to help at this Sunday's Ministry Fair.
United Methodist Women’s Reading Program 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.
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243 South Broadway
Redondo Beach, California 90277, United States
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