Joint Youth Group Gathering

12-2pm Sunday, Oct 6 at Montclair Presbyterian

Looking for Lake Lunches Volunteers

Can you spare some time this month for Lake Lunches?  We need your help with walking the lake and meeting our neighbors with food and resources. You will build community, step out in love, and get some exercise at the same time! Sign up here for Lake Lunches.

For more information, contact your Connectional Ministries Team at liftconcertoakland@gmail.com

Food Recovery Support

Many people ask where the food and supplies come from used in Lake Lunches and the Food Pantry. Generous donations, food made available through the Alameda County Community Food Bank, and a growing amount comes to us through Food Recovery. Through ACCFB’s Food Recovery Program and the Food Recovery Network, we source donated food from local groceries and food vendors such as Lucky Supermarket and Piedmont Grocery nearby. Some of you have helped us with big hauls of Honeybaked Ham! Special thanks to Pastor Sunae and Micheal for consistently providing support in picking up food from Lucky this past year and more.

Are you curious or passionate about this effort? There are many ways to plug in to this effort from organizing, picking up food, weighing and sorting, joining network meetings to learn more food recovery laws and support. Your help is needed! For more information, contact your Connectional Ministries Team at liftconcertoakland@gmail.com.

Help UMCOR Bring Healing and Hope After Hurricane Helene

We pray for all who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene and its aftermath in the Southeastern United States. One of the best ways to help those impacted by the storm is to donate to UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief. By giving to UMCOR (donate here), 100 percent of your donation will go directly to assist families impacted by Hurricane Helene.

UMCOR Early Response Teams are already coordinating effort to support the removal of debris, tarping of roofs and cleaning out of homes in hard-hit areas. If you are interested in being trained to serve on an Early Response Team, please contact the California-Nevada Disaster Response Ministry.

Prayers for World Communion Sunday

On this World Communion Sunday, you are invited to visit the World Peace prayer station near the red peace light in the sanctuary to lift up regions of our world experiencing violence and conflict and to pray for peace. There will be small cards on the table for you to note the name/place you are lifting up in prayer and reflect on what it means as people of faith to be peacemakers across our world.