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Sunday, September 14
Basic
Needs: Water
Baptism
& Renewal
8:30am
in the Epworth Lounge
9:30am
Water
District presentation on drought crisis &
Watercolor
Banner workshop
10:30am
in the Sanctuary
Sunday's Scripture:
Matthew
10:40-42
Matthew 10:40-42 “We are intimately linked in this harvest work. Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts me, the One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts my Father, who sent me. Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God’s messenger. Accepting someone’s help is as good as giving someone help. This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won’t lose out on a thing.”
John Wesley's Notes-Commentary:
Matthew 10:40-42
Verse 40
[40] He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Matthew 18:5; Luke 10:16; John 13:20.
Verse 41
[41] He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
He that entertaineth a prophet — That is, a preacher of the Gospel: In the name of a prophet - That is, because he is such, shall share in his reward.
Verse 42
[42] And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
One of these little ones — The very least Christian. Mark 9:41.
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Adult Bible Study
The
Pastor's Bible Study meets each Thursday at 11:00am in May Day Parlor.
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A Church That Responds to the Needs of the Community
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Wednesday, with help from neighbor congregations and many volunteers, we host
Shared Bread, a free meal for the community.
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Labor
Day
Parking
Lot Fundraiser
Thanks
to the hard work our loyal crew ---Jim Howard, Arnie Sachs and Paul
Caldwell---we raised over $1200 this past holiday weekend renting out the
parking lot.
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 The United Methodist Women hosted their Annual all-circle potluck last Thursday. Thank you to everyone who helped make it another successful evening. See photos of the event on our flickr site |
 By the Water
I invite you to think about
favorite memories you have, from time spent at rivers, or lakes, or at the
ocean's shore. I treasure sunsets over Nebraska's Platte River, and the
clarity of high mountain lakes. Water has a power over me--it seems to
amplify the beautify around, to intensify a sense of calm, or to ground me
with a sense of something bigger than my understanding.
This Sunday, we'll be
thinking about water, as a basic human need. As our state continues in a
state of drought emergency, vivid pictures of empty lakes and dry farmland
reveal our dependence on water. As we pray for rain, we are also invited to
think about water--how it is allocated or distributed, how we conserve it as
a resource on which we all depend, how we can be a part of making sure water
is available to meet our most basic human needs.
We also share in the
sacrament of baptism--in which water and the Spirit come together to mark an
entry into the community of the church. An outward, visible sign of something
much more powerful than we can see, the water marks a new beginning. I hope
you'll join us as we share in baptism--baptizing Emily Casey Ledbetter in our
10:30 worship service, and renewing our baptismal vows and remember our
baptisms at both services. We will not share Holy Communion this week,
but will share in a special baptism remembrance, in which everyone will be
invited to be marked by the water.
Pastor Molly
I will be out of the office
for most of next week, participating in a meeting in Washington, DC, as a board
member of the General Board of Church and Society of the UMC, where I help
lead our work in Environmental and Economic Justice. I will be back for
worship on Sunday the 21st.
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Contact Info
Pastor Molly Vetter
310-372-8445 x 102
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This
September:
Basic
Needs. A sermon series about the things our bodies, spirits and world need
most.
Food. Water. Shelter. Clothing.
These basic human needs are at
the heart of many of our worship traditions and our most fundamental beliefs
about God. Come experience the many ways God meets our needs, where we
are--and how God can use us to respond to the needs of the world.
There will be special options
for families and people of all ages at the 9:30 hour each week, too--see more
details online!
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Social
Hour Between Services
This September, check
out these special Social Hour opportunities:
Sept 14 - Watercolor Banner Workshop
for families (Fellowship Hall); presentation
on our drought and water conservation (Epworth Lounge)
Sept 21 - Sewing Workshop for
families - making UMCOR School Kit bags (Fellowship Hall); Presentation on Corazon
(Epworth Lounge)
Sept 28 -
Learn about UMCOR's relief work & assemble School Kits -
all
ages! (Fellowship Hall)
Note:
Choir Rehearsal also meets during this hour!
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Special
Speaker:
On
California's Drought Emergency
On Sept 14, from 9:45-10:15 in
Epworth Lounge, Ron
Wildermuth from our West Basin Water District, will speak
about current water issues in our region. This water lecture provides a
global, national, and local perspective on current
concerns about water.
Mr. Wildermuth is the Public and Governmental Affairs Officer
for the Water District. He will share more about where out water comes from,
the challenges we face, and how we can address them.
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Trustees to
Sponsor All-Church Work Day
 September 13
8:30am -NOON
Join our trustees for a morning
work party. We have punch list of tasks just right for you!! Bring work
gloves and tools if you have 'em!!
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 Welcome
to New Staff Member:
Organist
Carolyn Tyler
We are very pleased to announce
that we have hired a new Organist/Pianist, Carolyn Tyler. Carolyn has already
begun playing piano for our Wednesday choir rehearsals, and will be with us
in 10:30 worship starting September 21. Carolyn brings over 30 years of
church music experience, as an organist and pianist. Though her career has
taken her to Iowa and northern California, she is a South Bay native; her
first big performance was with the Beach Cities Symphony when, at age 11, she
played a piano solo (Debussy's "Second Arabesque"). She studied at
El Camino College and USC's School of Music, and later pursued work in
composing and arranging at Dick Grove School of Music in LA, and in UCLA's
Film Scoring Program. Carolyn recently moved back to the area, along with her
husband, Steve, who is a jazz trombone player, and her young adult son. She
is especially pleased to join our new Music Director, Jim Raycroft, in
leadership here-they also worked together in the 1990's at the United
Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades.
Our deep gratitude to Manney
Arellano, who has served us beautifully as interim pianist in worship. Please
join us in giving him our thanks this Sunday, the 14th, which will be the
final week of this interim work.
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Special Presentation:
Corazón - Building Community Across Borders
On Sunday, September 21, from 9:30-10:15 in Epworth
Lounge, George & Peggy Mercer of our congregation will speak about
Corazón. Corazón is about people providing shelter;
protection from the elements, security for ones family and for their
possessions, a place to find oneself, a place to share your meals, a place
for where your heart lies. Come find out more about this 35 year
organization that one high school student after their third trip
wrote these words, "My life is about convenience . . .I cross the
border and human nature is the same; it is the struggle for survival that is
so dramatically different." FUMCRB has helped build 12 homes in
Mexico. Become a part of this tradition by learning first hand
how you can help to provide shelter in one day.
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UMKIC
is collecting School Supplies for Haiti
UMCOR (United
Methodist Committee on Relief) has
asked us to help them in their effort to provide much needed kits for the
children of Haiti. We will be collecting every Sunday from now until
September 21st.
At the
9:30am hour (on September 21st) we will host a special
missions sewing workshop for parents and children, preparing the tote bags
for our kits.
On September 28th (during the 9:30am hour) there
will be a presentation about UMCOR, and its work
in providing disaster relief around the world; following the
presentation, people of all ages will help assemble the School Kits to sent
to UMCOR to aid its work.
In addition to the School supplies (see above) we need:
- $$ to help cover shipping costs.
Thank you for supporting our Children
(UMKIC) in their mission work.
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From the Lay Leader,
Johnna Kosnoff
bi-weekly thoughts and
reflections from our church Lay Leader
"Did you know that both
Moses and Jesus had something to say about water? If you didn't, you
need to come on Sunday and hear what Pastor Molly will share. She will
be preaching about water as one of our basic needs. A representative
from the West Basin Water District will also be at church to discuss
California's Drought Emergency and why it matters to us in the South
Bay. He will suggest ways we can address some of the challenges we
face. I have been thinking a lot lately about the drought and my
responsibility regarding water and we've been making a few adjustments in our
home life to conserve more water than we have in the past. I am
encouraged because many of you have been doing the same thing.
I am pleased that our Global
UMC cares enough to create a Social Principle* to encourage us to care for
our "Natural World." I don't have room to reprint the entire
Social Principle in our bulletin so I'll give you the parts that specifically
mention water. Social Principle ¶160 states: All creation is the
Lord's and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it.
Water, air, soil, minerals, energy resources..."
"Water: A Basic Need" by Johnna Kosnoff
Did you know that both Moses and Jesus had something to say about water? If you didn’t, you need to come on Sunday and hear what Pastor Molly will share. She will be preaching about water as one of our basic needs. A representative from the West Basin Water District will also be at church to discuss California’s Drought Emergency and why it matters to us in the South Bay. He will suggest ways we can address some of the challenges we face. I have been thinking a lot lately about the drought and my responsibility regarding water and we’ve been making a few adjustments in our home life to conserve more water than we have in the past. I am encouraged because many of you have been doing the same thing.
I am pleased that our Global UMC cares enough to create a Social Principle* to encourage us to care for our “Natural World.” I don’t have room to reprint the entire Social Principle in our bulletin so I’ll give you the parts that specifically mention water. Social Principle ¶160 states: All creation is the Lord’s and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it. Water, air, soil, minerals, energy resources, plants, animal life, and space are to be valued and conserved because they are God’s creation and not solely because they are useful to human beings. God has granted us stewardship of creation. We should meet these stewardship duties through acts of loving care and respect….
¶160A focuses on water and important things that affect our water, like air, soil, minerals and plants. Here is the part about water: We urge development of international agreements concerning equitable utilization of the world’s resources for human benefit so long as the integrity of the earth is maintained. We are deeply concerned about the privatization of water resources, the bottling of water to be sold as a commodity for profit, and the resources that go into packaging bottled water. We urge all municipalities and other governmental organizational to develop processes for determining sustainability of water resources and to determine the environmental, economic, and social consequences of privatization of water resources prior to the licensing and approval thereof.
I hope you will join me on Sunday for Molly’s sermon and at 9:45 (in Epworth) to hear how we can better care for God’s creation. I am trying to be more consistent in my prayer for God to send us water. I hope you’ll join me in that too.
Blessings
*If you would like to see the entire Social Principle, let me know and I’d be happy to get you a copy. You may also go to the Cokesbury website and get a free online copy of the Book of Discipline, which contains the Social Principles of the UMC.
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The Lay Looker, Bob
Peterson
a view from the pew from
a longtime member of our church
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 Join
the Choir!
Excitement is growing about
joining the choir--we'll hear them in worship this Sunday. And, there's still
room for more voices to join in the singing!
Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings, from 7:30-9pm in the Choir Room.
Everyone's welcome. Come share your gifts and be a part of some amazing
music-making to glorify God.
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 Mark your calendar for our upcoming "Parent
Night Out"
On Friday, September 26th from
5:30pm-8:30pm Parents/Guardians are invited to enjoy a 'night
out' while we provide themed activities and fun for the kids! Pizza dinner
and movie are also apart of the evening. Cost is $20 for the first child and
$5 for each additional.
You MUST RSVP by
Wednesday, September 24th: children@beachfaith.com
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 New Activities for Church R Us!
(4th
& 5th Graders)
Join us on Friday,
September 26th for our first "FUN FRIDAY"- a special fellowship
time for CRU. There will be themed activities, time in
the youth room and games planned just for this age group. Pizza dinner and
movie is also included in the fun! Cost is only $5. RSVP your attendance with
Katherine
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 Guardianship
and Planning Seminar--- Bring a Friend
Important information related to establishing guardianship for
your children and other estate planning topics will be presented at the
Seminar planned for Sunday, October 5th, during the 9:30 - 10:30 social hour.
Plan to attend this free event and bring a friend or neighbor. Take the
opportunity to invite them to join you at our 10:30 church service following
the seminar.
More information will be available soon on the church website.
There will be fellowship opportunities for the kids during this
presentation. See future articles for any planning details for attendees.
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 Prayers and
Squares Quilt Ministry
Our next Quilt Workshop meeting
is going to be Friday,
September 12, from 10am-noon in May Day
Parlor. Anyone (regardless of sewing ability) is welcome to join us
then. Carolyn Major will teach us a new piecing technique that lets you
create images in your squares. You don't need to bring anything for the
workshop, though sewing machines and cutting tools are helpful.
Prayer quilts are available for
anyone who wants to sponsor
one.
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 Join the Team: a Church Softball Team!
Softball Update from membership
committee: We are forming a co-ed
slow-pitch softball team. We'll play in the Redondo
Beach D league, with games at Alta Vista (or possibly Anderson) Park
on Sunday
evenings. The earliest games will begin at 5:30pm and the
latest games at 8:30pm. Anyone 18 years of age or older may play. We
still need a few more people to comfortably field a team!
If interested (or if you have questions) please email Troy
Thomas here.
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 Church Sponsored Game
Booth at MB Hometown Fair---
Volunteers Needed
Our Stewardship Team is excited
to, once again, host a game booth at the 2014 Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair.
We are seeking families and
individuals who can host our game booth at the Fair in the "Paid
Games" area on the Live Oak Park field. Come help us spread the
word about our family ministries to the community with our fun and easy to
play game "Minion Crush."
Fair hours are:
Saturday,
October 4th, 10 am-6 pm
Sunday,
October 5th, 10am-5:30pm
LOCATION: Manhattan
Beach Live Oak Park Field Paid Games booth.
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 Mark your
cale
ndars...
Women's
Fall Retreat
Saturday, November 8, 2014
9:00am
- 4:00pm
Mary
& Joseph Retreat Center in
Palos
Verdes
Facilitator:
Pastor Molly
Cost:
$20.00 (includes lunch)
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 Starting October 5:
Animate: Bible
a 7-week Bible class for
youth and adults, on Sundays at 9:30
Encounter scripture in new ways, with a fresh
curriculum designed to reinvigorate and deepen your understanding
of the Bible. This video-based series feature seven engaging leading voices
from our Christian faith. Participants will share in conversation, reading
and journaling as a part of the study. RSVP
so we can order workbooks for participants ($17). Led by Johnna Kosnoff and
Pastor Molly.
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 Mark your calendars:
World Communion Sunday
is October 5.
Join us at 10:30 for
worship with a calypso beat.
Featuring a steel
drummer.
(You are welcome to
dance.)
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Register your Children
and Youth for the 2014-15 year!
On Sunday as you sign your child into the Nursery or into Sunday
School please check (and then fill out) their pre-printed registration form. Or,
download the form here, fill
it out and bring your copy to the church.
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 Like
us on Facebook!
Visit the page and
"like" us so you can see and share the latest photos, news and
links from the church.
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This Week at
Church...
Church Council:
Monday,
September 15 at 7:00pm in Epworth Lounge. Everyone is invited to attend this
monthly meeting of our church leaders and staff. Join us to find out
what's happening.
Nursery
The
Nursery is open during both services: 8:30am for ages 6
weeks to 6 yrs old and 10:30am for children 6 weeks to 4 yrs old.
Located right off of the parking lot across Epworth Lounge. Any questions
email the Nursery Coordinator: Adriana Hwang
Children's Ministry:
8:30am: Join us in church for
special challenges and activities that invite children to participate in the
worship service.
9:30am: Watercolor Banner Workshop for
families (Fellowship Hall);presentation on our drought and water
conservation (Epworth Lounge)
10:30am:
SUNDAY SCHOOL IS BACK! Join us upstairs for the second of our 4 weeks in the
"wilderness". This weeks story focuses on "The 10
Commandments" and can be found on page 94-99 of your SparkBible Story
book. Bring your Bibles and Bible Bags!
Church R Us (4th and 5th grade):
8:30am: Join us in church for special challenges and activities that
invite children to participate in the worship service.
9:30am: Watercolor Banner Workshop for families (Fellowship
Hall);presentation on our drought and water conservation (Epworth
Lounge)
10:30am: CHURCH R US is BACK in business upstairs in the Nursery
building. Join your friends for the second week of our 4-week series on
"Freedom" as we explore the Bible story of Moses leading the
Israelites out of Egypt.
Youth Group (6th-12th grade):
-Join in the Drawing Challenge during worship...see the kid's
cart in the sanctuary for details.
-Our hiring
committee has made great progress in their search for a new Director of Youth
Ministry. We are close to making a decision very soon. Please keep all of
this important work in your prayers!
-Middle School Sunday School (6th-8th
grade)will start up again on Sunday, September 21 at 10:30am and continue
meeting every other week, (unless otherwise noted).
Youth Group will meet this Sunday from
3-5pm for FELLOWSHIP, FOOD AND FUN!
Adult Sunday School:
Our Adult Sunday School class is
on hiatus. Stay tuned for the start-up date in the fall.
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Men's Breakfast:
Our next breakfast is Monday, September 15 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.
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20/30 group: This
young adult group is a casual gathering of people in their 20's and 30's
looking to connect with other young adults who attend the same church.
Contact Amanda Kuczun for
info on upcoming events!
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First United Methodist Church of Redondo Beach
(310)372-8445 main (310)372-5696 fax
Reverend Molly Vetter, Lead & Teaching Pastor PastorMolly@beachfaith.com
Ernie Valenzuela, Administrative Assistant x101 Ernie@beachfaith.com
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First United Methodist Church
243 S. Broadway Street
Redondo Beach, California 90277 United States
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