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LMUMC January Office Hours

10 AM – 1 PM, Monday – Thursday

Throughout the month of January, the office will be limited to the hours of 10 AM – 1 PM (rather than the usual 2 PM) Monday through Thursday. If you are calling and unable to reach someone at the office, please leave a message or send an email to office@lakemerrittUMC.org

Celebration of Life for Judi Ann Fabrizio

Saturday, January 17 at 11 AM

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For a PDF of the invitation, CLICK HERE

With grateful hearts for a life filled with love, generosity, and faith, we invite you to a Celebration of Life for Judi Ann Fabrizio on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church.

Together, we will honor Judi’s beautiful spirit, give thanks for her life among us, and commend her into God’s everlasting embrace. A reception will follow the service, and all are welcome to stay, share stories, and support the family.

Car pooling is recommended.

For those unable to attend in person, CLICK HERE to watch a livestream of our service on YouTube.

Please hold Judi’s family, Wayne and Julie, and loved ones in your prayers during this tender season of remembrance and grief. We hold our Judi’s loving spirit in our hearts and prayers.

Thank you to Sue Dickey, Alex Banash, and Laurel Williams for helping to organize the reception. If you would like to assist with food, setup, serving or cleanup, please contact Laurel Williams.

Tom Stoppard’s “Real Inspector Hound”

January 9 – 26

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM | Sunday Matinees at 2:00 PM

Pinole Community Players

601 Tennent St.

Pinole, CA 94564

You are invited to enjoy Tom Stoppard’s “Real Inspector Hound,” playing at Pinole Players from January 9 to January 25. Carlene Coury stages it as a silly farce, with Stoppard’s plot focused on characters in a separate play watching the farce. (The metaphor for reality? Life can be chaos created by damaged, confused humans. Fun, mayhem & acceptance eventually turn up.)

Come and see a member of our church community, Susannah Wood, playing as Mrs. Drudge!

The Palestinian Reality Post Gaza Ceasefire:

A Time for Faithful Solidarity & Action

Saturday, January 10, 10 AM – 1 PM

Asbury United Methodist Church

4743 East Avenue

Livermore, CA

Friends of Wadi Foquin in collaboration with the El Camino Real District of the United Methodist Church, El Camino Real United Women in Faith, and the Cal-Nevada Palestine Task Force, invite you to this important conversation.

Join a lunchtime conversation in Livermore at Asbury UMC in this Saturday on January 10 from 10 – 1 pm focused on sharing the current Palestinian reality on the ground and ways we can engage in faithful actions for an equitable peace in the Middle East. This is event is a collaboration of Friends of Wadi Foquin, El Camino Real District, El Camino Real United Women of Faith and the Cal-Nev Palestine Task Force.

Register HERE

Saturday, January 24, 10 AM

New Bridges United Methodist Church
1411 Oak Street
Alameda, CA 94501

The Bay District and Friends of Wadi Foquin invite you to attend this important lunch, fellowship, and community dialogue.

Since the United Nations approval of President Trump’s controversial 20-point peace plan for Gaza, Palestinians have continued to be killed there, and the West Bank experiences a slow, silent takeover of land. Although the administration has publicly criticized Israel for plans to annex Palestinian land in the West Bank, de facto annexation takes place on a daily basis.

This event will provide an opportunity to hear about Palestinian reality on the ground and ways we can engage in faithful actions for an equitable peace in the Middle East.