Sunday, March 22, 6 AM – 9:30 AM
The annual Oakland Marathon will take place on Sunday, March 22.
Church access during the Oakland Marathon will be available from the intersection of International Blvd and 1st Ave. Between the hours of 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM, vehicles should access International Blvd by crossing the route at 5th Ave. Vehicles will be directed to cross the route on 1st Ave when gaps in runners allow. Vehicles arriving before 7:30 AM will need to cross the course at the following intersections to access International Blvd:
– 5th Ave. & 12th St.
– 5th Ave. & Foothill Blv.
– International Blvd & 12th Ave.
Vehicles MUST wait for participants and will be directed to cross when gaps in runners allow.
In order to reduce wait times, it is highy suggested that staff and parishioners arrive within the following times during the road closures:
– Before 6:45 AM
– 7:30 AM to 8:20 AM
– After 9:30 AM
To view and download a pdf map of the road closures, CLICK HERE.
Lenten Season Small Groups
Alameda-Oakland Joint Circuit Confirmation Class
March 15, 22, and 29th at 12:30 PM
Buena Vista UMC
Who: All Youth 7th through 12th Grade Students
Pastor Vathanak (Pastor of Buena Vista UMC), Joel Yos (Children and Youth Director at BVUMC), Pastor Ivana from Chinese Community UMC are facilitators.
See our Youth Teachers for more information: Andrew Champion and Aide Flores
Contact: Ivana.ccumc@gmail.com
Poster-Making Party with Pizza
March 22, Stark Room, 5 PM – 7 PM
Come create signs to hold (or wear:) at the No Kings Rally. Supplies & pizza provided! Bring family & friends, connect with other rallyers, and trade meet-up details for No Kings Day. Folks from OCT, other UMCs, and Food Ministry volunteers will be joining us. RSVP to Juliet Hannafin at (510) 919-4979 or juliethannafin@gmail.com.
No Kings March III
March 28
Calling on People of Faith to Rally Together!
Choose one of these options for walking:
Shorter
Meet in front of Lake Merritt UMC at 1:00pm; walk over to the Lake Merritt Amphitheater and hangout. Contact Marlene Yamashita (maryamca@att.net or 925-286-9682) if you plan to do this.
Medium
Meet in front plaza of City Hall around noon. Marching from the Plaza to the Lake Merritt Amphitheater is scheduled to begin ~1:00.
Longer
Meet at 11:30am at First Unitarian Church, 685 14th St. The Faith Contingent of the Rally (OCT, etc) will pray, sing, & walk 4 blocks to City Hall, where the official No Kings Rally starts.
Contact Juliet Hannafin at Juliethannafin@gmail.com or 510-919-4979 if you want to meet there.
For more details:
Holy Week & Easter Schedule
Good Friday Service
Friday, April 3 at 6:00 PM
New Bridges UMC (Hosted by Chinese Community UMC)
1411 Oak St, Alameda, CA 94501
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Easter Sunrise Service
Sunday, April 5 at 7:00 – 7:30 AM
Lincoln Square Park (Playground)
11th & Harrison Street, Oakland
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Easter Celebration Service at LMUMC
Sunday, April 5 at 10:15 AM
Join us for a joyful and uplifting Easter worship as we proclaim: Christ is risen!
Flowering the Cross: Children are invited to decorate the cross—please bring fresh-cut flowers from your yard.
Easter Offering: This year’s offering will support a full-time Operations Manager position, strengthening the mission and ministries of our church.
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Special Easter Sunday Activities for Kids
Sunday, April 5
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On Easter Sunday, April 5, we will have our annual Easter egg hunt in the courtyard after church. Bags will be provided so you don’t have to bring anything. We would love it if the youth could hide the eggs during worship.
For the children’s moment, we will decorate the cross with flowers. Folks with flowers in their gardens are invited to bring some to help decorate the cross.
Our pre-school class will have their usual lesson with May and Kelly. Our Godly Play group will stay in the service with special activity packets.
Parents – please pick up your children right after the service so we can start the egg hunt!
See you on Easter! Margaret LeWright, Children’s Ministry Team Lead.
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LMUMC Youth Group
First Sunday and Third Weekend of Each Month
We’re excited to share that our Youth Group meets twice a month and welcomes all youth ages 14–18 to join us.
Our gatherings will include:
Scripture Study: First Sunday of each month during service
Fun Activity: Third weekend of each month
If you know a teen who might be interested, we would love to have them join us!
For more information, please contact:
Aide Flores (510-876-1730)
Andrew Champion (510-435-5567)
Sign up to Volunteer with Our Food Pantry
Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28
Fourth Saturday of every month
Our Food Ministries invite members of the congregation and the public to volunteer with our monthly food pantry. You are welcome to volunteer in different ways: On Fridays, volunteers help receive and set-up the food pantry (10 AM – 11 AM), and on Saturday, volunteers will facilitate food distribution (8 AM – 10 AM). If you are interested in serving through our ministries, click HERE.
Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble Concerts
April 12th and 19th
In these concerts, Voci will celebrate the beauty of fresh beginnings in the world around us as well as within us. Through music by Daniel Brinsmead, Veljo Tormis, Libby Larsen, Diane White-Clayton and more, Voci will present the growth, birth and bounty of Spring. As nature’s renewal comes alive through music, we hope you will be inspired with a sense of hope and love that Spring brings!
Join Voci on April 12th in Berkeley and on April 19th in Orinda. Tickets and details are at VociSings.org