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Special Holiday Hours & Announcements
The church office will be closed on December 24, 26, and 30, and January 2. Please stay safe during this holiday season.
Pastor Sunae and Mike will be on vacation from December 26 through January 1. They are spending some time with their children and Sunae’s parents.
Reverend Dr. Dale Tremper will be preaching on January 1, 2023. We give thanks to God for Rev. Tremper’s presence and for sharing his leadership with us. Thank you, Rev. Dale Tremper.
Meal Train for Judi and Wayne
Judi continues her treatment and we are adding more dates to the Meal Train to support them. We continue to keep their household in our thoughts and prayers. We love you, Judi and Wayne. Sign up here to help.
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day Sunday Virtual Worship, and Advent Offering
Circuit Joint Christmas Candle Light service is held at Twin Tower’s United Methodist Church at 1411 Oak St, Alameda, CA 94501 at 5:30PM. Jim Meredith, Alex Banash, Jane Sliheet, and Rev. Stephanie Gamero will be leading in the joint worship service.
Christmas Day Sunday Worship service meets virtually. Many thanks to our choir for leading the songs, Jane Sliheet for being our liturgist, Susannah Woods for creating the video message narrative and David Tavernier for compiling the message video, our music director, Jim Meredith for music, and Michael Cho for creating the virtual worship.
Please give your Christmas offering on December 11 and December 18th online at https://www.lakemerrittumc.org/giving/, under “Christmas Offering”. Christmas offerings will go toward funding the Children’s Ministry Director.
Blue Christmas Service
Dec 21, 5PM at Twin Towers UMC
Blue Christmas service is a service of comfort for those who are grieving.
Deacon Judith will be leading the Blue Christmas service at Twin Towers UMC on Dec 21 at 5PM.
All are welcome.
The Big Sock Give
On Sunday, please pick up a package or two of thick crew socks for the Lake Lunches Christmas Giveaway.
We’ll wrap these socks with festive ribbon and some candy during fellowship hour.
Hope Through Darkness: Art Exhibit
We would like to put out a call for submissions for our 2023 art exhibit: Hope Through Darkness
Please create an art piece for our exhibit and reception – it can be 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional visual art, a written piece, or any variety of performance art.
The exhibit and reception will be in the Edwards Room.
Here are some questions you may want to reflect on while creating:
What has given you hope during the pandemic?
How do you cope with adversity?
What gives you hope?
What is darkness to you?
Is darkness bad?
Submissions are due by February 28, 2023 and a reception is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, March 5. Please email vivianjromero@gmail.com with any questions.
Food Ministry Supply Needs
400 lunches are prepared each week! ALL supplies/funds are needed and welcome.
- #6 brown paper lunch bags
- paper sandwich bags (#18 sandwich bag white #18 snak pak 6×7.5×6.5) Small
- paper snack pouches
- Cookies/Desserts in bulk or individually wrapped
- Chip/cracker/pretzel bags (snack size)
- Mayonnaise (in bulk preferably but any size helps)
- Mustard (in bulk preferably but any size helps)
- Deli meats (in bulk preferably but any amount helps)
- Salad greens, arugula, and spinach for sandwiches
- Cash cards to Chef’s Store, Costco, and Amazon
Hygiene Kit Supply Drive
Our programs distribute hygiene items and other goods at each lunch distribution. We are grateful for in-kind and monetary donations to ensure we can continue this valuable support. Travel-size items are most helpful!
❏ Toothbrush ❏ Toothpaste ❏ Body lotion ❏ Shampoo ❏ Razors
❏ Tampons/Pads (#5-Heavy only) ❏ Lip balm
❏ Bandaids
❏ Antiseptic wipe packets
❏ Antibiotic cream packets ❏ Cotton Swabs
❏ Soap or body wash
❏ Laundry Pods
❏ Socks
❏ Washcloths
Group effort? Set up a drive, solicit donations, and donate goods for hygiene kits given out thru Lake Lunches. Travel-size items are preferred for the kits but all donations are welcome
For more information, contact: liftconcertoakland@gmail.com or 510-465-4793
Winter Clothing Drive with Oakland YMCA
Did you know that over 15,000 children from OUSD live in some degree of homelessness and don’t have adequate clothing to wear to school?
Help provide warmth for students from kindergarten thru 12th grade. Oakland YMCA is accepting new or gently used coats, scarves, socks, gloves, and hygiene supplies. Would you bring the items and place them in a basket under the Christmas tree in the sanctuary? Thank you for your generosity and care. Kathleen will be dropping off the collection at YMCA.
Connectional Ministries invites you to be a part of the Food Ministry!
Sign up here or contact liftconcertoakland@gmail.com
Help us meet our $10,000 fundraising goal. Join our GoFundMe Team and get supporters!
Want to be a part of the Audio/Visual team? Sign Up Today!
Please email Randi Hoy at the office office@lakemerrittumc.org to sign up and learn to operate the live stream program and PowerPoint.
LMUMC Choirs Information
To join the voice choir, contact the Music Director,
Jim Meredith jimmeredith@mac.com
To join the handbell choir, contact the Handbell Director,
Margaret LeWright margaretlewright@gmail.com