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New Alarm System at LMUMC

As of this week, we are instituting the new alarm system at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church. This means that church meeting groups must have a designated security person trained on the alarm who will be the first person to arrive and the last to leave. Please contact Ken, our Church Administrator, at office@lakemerrittumc.org if you have any meetings that are not on the calendar, and if you need additional training on the alarm.

Food 4 Thought Begins New Lecture Series September 1st

The Food 4 Thought small group will gather on Sunday, September 1st for a potluck supper and to begin a new three month lecture series titled “When Christians Get It Wrong.” The DVD presenter is Rev. Adam Hamilton, founder and senior pastor at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas, which is currently the largest UMC in the United States. He has written multiple books, including the one this series is based on. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please see here for details.

Sound Bath

6:45pm Friday, August 9th

Sound Bath returns this Friday, August 9th with Egemen (Ege) Sanli. What better way to end your week than by slowing down and relaxing, surrounded by meditative vibrations and melodies? Be immersed in flowing sounds as you sit in a chair or lie on the floor with your own mat, blanket, and/or pillow.

Admittance for the church community is donation-based; $20 is suggested via cash, check, or Venmo. No RSVP needed. Doors open at 6:30 pm; please arrive by 6:45. Program begins promptly at 7:00pm. Download our flyer and share our Eventbrite page to invite family and friends!

Peace in Palestine Upcoming Events

LMUMC’s Peace in Palestine / Friends of Wadi Foquin Circle invites you to join them in hearing one or both of the following speakers. This Saturday 8/10-Sunday 8/11, the Rev. Munther Isaac, one of the most important Palestinian Christian voices of our time, will be in the East Bay on a national speaking tour addressing the U.S. church about its critical role in calling for peace and justice in Gaza and the West Bank. Rev. Isaac is pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, academic dean at the Bethlehem Bible College, and he directs the influential Christ at the Checkpoint conference held annually in Bethlehem. See the attached flyer for more details.

On Saturday, August 17th (3-5pm at Twin Towers UMC), join Adam Manasra as he discusses the many shifts and changes that have happened in Wadi Foquin and across the West Bank since his arrival in the Bay Area one year ago. See the attached flyer for more details and RSVP via the QR code.

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