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Pastor Sunae Away at Call to Wholeness Second Retreat
November 12th-14th
The Board of Ordained Ministry is inviting pastors to the “Call to Wholeness” every five years of their ordination for a time of reflection, rest, and rejuvenation. This year, Rev. Chris Adams from the Mental Health and the Church Initiative at Biola University’s Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology is joining them to guide their reflections on personal wellness and self-care as they make goals to balance their ministry. We invite you to pray for the pastors as they gather for the retreat.
If you need any pastoral care during Pastor Sunae’s time away, 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 Pastor Sunae for the November 3rd worship service.
Daylight Savings
November 3rd
November 3rd marks the end of daylight savings! Please make sure to set your clocks back one hour.
Charge Conference
November 17th, 12pm
We are gathering to celebrate our church’s ministry for the All Church Conference on Nov. 17, 2024. Rev. Mei Na Ko from Oakland Chinese United Methodist Church is our Presiding Elder for the conference.
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.
Election Day Prayer
November 5th, 4-7pm
Oakland Churches Together are gathering on Election Day, November 5th, 2024 from 4pm to 7pm at Lakeshore Baptist Church. Join us in praying for our country. The sanctuary will be open for anyone who wants to come and pray. Local clergy will offer a prayer each half hour and be available to pray with people as needed.
Love Over Fear Benefit Concert
November 12th, 6:30pm
Last November, over 200 people attended our first Love Over Fear benefit concert at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. You can view the concert video and beautiful program book here. This year’s Love Over Fear benefit concert will take place on November 12 at the Freight & Salvage performance venue in Berkeley. This year we hope to fill the venue! “Love Over Fear” is our narrative campaign to project values of love, compassion, and connection as we build multi-racial solidarity, replacing fear, criminalization, and xenophobia with healing, inclusion, and shared humanity. In this election year full of anti-immigrant rhetoric, we need this message more than ever. You can find more information on the event, please visit our ticketing page.
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