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Pastoral and Staff Vacation Schedule
Pastor Sunae will be on vacation for the next two weeks from 6/17-6/29. Please call Pastor Dale for any pastoral care during this time. Our Church Administrator, Deacon Ken, will be on vacation from June 24-30th and will respond to reservation requests and e-blast submissions when he returns to the office July 1st. The church office will be closed on July 4th for the national holiday.
No Yoga 7/4
There will be no Yoga class on Thursday, July 4th. Class will resume at noon on Thursday, July 11th.
Taylor Memorial UMC New Orleans Extravaganza
5-9pm Saturday, June 29th
You’re invited to join Taylor Memorial UMC for a night of food, fun, and fellowship! A taste of New Orleans in Oakland featuring live Zydeco music by California Blue Runners Band, dancing, New Orleans cuisine, beverages, drawing, auction, and more. Click on the image above to download the flyer and share with friends and family. Tickets can be purchased online at Givelify; please write “tickets” in the message section. Checks may be made payable to Taylor Memorial UMC.
E-blast Submission Guidelines
All submissions are due by Wednesday at noon. The Lead Pastor and Church Administrator maintain discretion regarding e-blast content and timing to ensure overall consistency and best practices in church communication. If you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast, please adhere to the following guidelines:
- Your event must take place within one month of being published.
- Please provide a headline/title that includes the dates of your event.
- Have a fully prepared description of your event. Generally, administrative staff will not be available to edit your content.
- Please be succinct; try to keep your description to no more than four sentences, providing key facts.
- If you require a longer background, please provide a PDF (so that it may be linked on the events page) in addition to your headline and brief description.
- To support shorter narratives please consider providing a graphic that illustrates your event.
If you would like your announcement read during Sunday worship, please indicate that in your submission and copy Pastor Sunae.
*Please save this to reference for your next event.*