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No Cookie Walk
December 15th
Thank you to everyone who signed up to bake and bring cookies for our beloved Cookie Walk Fundraising Event. Counting the number of volunteers and dozens of cookies, we decided that we would keep the wonderful memories of the Cookie Walk Fundraiser in our hearts and we will not hold the event this year. Many thanks to Shannon Bruce, one of our Fellowship Coordinators, for her effort to resurrect the Cookie Walk and those who signed up to volunteer and help bake the cookies. We give God thanks for the great ministry and memory of Cookie Walk in our beloved church.
Thanksgiving Office Closure
E-Blast Deadline 11/26 at 9pm
The church office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. If you would like to submit an announcement for the e-blast please do so by 9pm on Tuesday the 26th.
Food 4 Thought Taking Advent Break
Thanksgiving Lunch
November 28th, 12pm-1:30pm
Mark your calendars and note the time change for our Thanksgiving Community Meal from 12pm to 1:30pm on Thursday, Nov 28, 2024. We especially need pie donations! 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.
Grace Over Greed: Post Election November Update
Faith in Action
Now that the US Congress has returned from recess, The General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church has recommendations on actions people can take and urges your elected officials to prioritize grace over greed. More information can be found here.
Sonos Handbell Concert
December 1st, 2pm
Sonos Handbell Ensemble is excited to perform again for the Lake Merritt community. Directed by LMUMC Music Director, Jim Meredith. “This is our most ambitious program so far. It includes the famous Borodin Polovtsian Dances No. 17 (from which the song, “Take My Hand I’m a Stranger in Paradise” was derived.) It’s with percussion and is thrilling. hope all of you get to hear this free concert.” Sunday, December 1, 2:00 PM.
Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble Concerts
December 7th & 8th at 4pm
This December, two of the Bay Area’s leading choirs will come together to create a sensational tour de force of seasonal choral music. Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble and WomenSing, directed by Ofer dal Lal, will present Synergy, a varied program that will include works for double-choir, choir with solo, and other choral combinations. Allow the music to envelop you as you hear these stellar singers create a unity of sound that will be more expressive and affecting than any single part. The concerts will be held on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8. Tickets may be obtained at www.vocisings.org
Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 – 4 PM
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
66 St. Stephen’s Drive, Orinda
Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 – 4 PM
St. Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman St., Berkeley
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