Pastoral Care during Pastor Sunae’s Time Off

October 15 thru October 24

If you need any pastoral care during Pastor Sunae’s time off to meet and care for their granddaughter for the first time, please contact Sue Dickey, our Congregational Nurturing Chair, at 510-410-3699, for assistance. She will contact our circuit Pastors covering for Pastor Sunae.

Send your prayers and gratitudes to be lifted up in worship to Sue Dickey at sed5455@gmail.com for the Oct 20th worship service. For Oct 27th, please email Pastor Sunae.

Pastor Sunae will be working remotely from Oct 21 thru Oct 24.  Please keep her and her son’s family in your prayers.

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2024 Developing Developers Conference

with Bishop Sandy Olewine & Leadership

Pastor Sunae will be attending the 2024 Developing Developers event from Oct 27^th to Oct 29^th in Sacramento in her role as the Leadership Development Mission Focus Area Convener on the Core Team of Cal-Nevada Annual Conference. Please keep our annual conference’s leadership in your prayers.

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Thanksgiving Lunch Volunteers

Preparations have begun for our Community Thanksgiving Lunch. Sign up today to lend your support and spread the word! Please sign up here or go to https://www.lakemerrittumc.org/food-programs/ and scroll down to the sign up link.

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Volunteer with Lake Lunches

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

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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 Relief After Hurricanes Helene & Milton

We pray for all who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton 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.

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