Third Sermon of Methodist Worship Series
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October 24, 2021
Sunday Worship is in-person AND streaming via ZOOM & Facebook Live
at 10:15 AM
Worship Series:
Methodists: Made…Making…Moving…
“Methodist is a Verb:
Faith and Love in Action”
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89059510871?pwd=ZGdPL05xbGREZjBuZ0RqWFhBOGJjZz09
Meeting ID: 843 4289 1742
Password: 018021
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Meeting ID: 843 4289 1742
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YouTube Music Links
See, How Great A Flame Aspires (tune N/A)
Covenant Prayer
Let Us Plead for Faith Alone (tune N/A)
Rule of Life
Bulletin
You may give your Tithes & Offerings by mail or through this link click here.
REMEMBER:
We are ALL worshiping online at 11:15 am.
with our Cal-Nev Annual Conference Session
being held in Sacramento, CA
On OCTOBER 31, 2021
Link: https://www.cnumc.org/
On the website, look for the link to live worship beginning at 11:15 am on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021.
Because rain and high winds are expected Sunday morning, worship AND FELLOWSHIP is in our Worship Center (Sanctuary) and Fellowship Hall. Worship begins at 10:15 AM (Come early for check-in and getting your worship supplies. Fellowship follows worship for as long as you would like to stay. We have Nursery and Children’s Godly Play School with enhanced safety and fun for your children. Everyone over age 2, please wear masks (for everyone’s safety and comfort). We have masks in case you drop or forget yours!
Bulletins will not be handed out in person, and you are welcome to bring your own printed bulletin, use your electronic devices, or follow along on the screen as we project the order of service.
Letter on Methodist Worship Series
Blessings Siblings in Christ,
Last week we began a 3-week series on the United Methodist Church and its founder, John Wesley along with his brother Charles, who was instrumental in the formation of the Methodist Societies.
A few people have asked for a copy of my sermon and suggested that I publish it on our church webpage. I am attaching a copy of the first sermon in the series for your convenience. The remainder will be posted on our webpage following the Sunday worship of its offering.
In conjunction with this series, we have begun a small group gathering using, studying and learning from the book This Day: A Wesleyan Way of Prayer. You are welcome to join us in this 4-week gathering which is help via Zoom, Mondays from either 1-2 pm or 7-8 pm. The link is on our webpage under “Visit: Calendar and Events.” You can purchase the book we use on “Amazon” (“Amazon Smile” for charitable giving) in either Kindle or paper, or via our denomination’s bookstore “Cokesbury.”
I pray that this series will further aid or remind you of our formation and evolution over our two hundred plus years, the theology, doctrine, purpose and mission of the United Methodist Church and, of course, the passion and witness of John Wesley and his brother, Charles, along with the countless early leaders of our great denomination.
This series is not exhaustive by any stretch of the imagination as both John and Charles were prolific writers and missionaries of profound and inspiring Methodist works. There are also many books and publications that followed further elucidating the details of our theology, doctrine, purpose and mission. Our denomination, like our faith is a living, breathing and vital existence that, lived out passionately truly transforms the lives of many, making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
God’s peace and blessings be with you now and always.
Shalom, Salaam,
Rev. Pamela L. Kurtz, Pastor
Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, Oakland, CA
October 17, 2021
Sunday Worship is in-person AND streaming via ZOOM & Facebook Live
at 10:15 AM
Worship Series:
Methodists: Made…Making…Moving…
“Methodists: The History of An Accidental Christian Denomination”
21st Sunday after Pentecost
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89059510871?pwd=ZGdPL05xbGREZjBuZ0RqWFhBOGJjZz09
Meeting ID: 843 4289 1742
Password: 018021
To join via Telephone (no computer or smart device) please dial the number below then, when asked, dial the meeting ID & Password provided.
Meeting ID: 843 4289 1742
Password: 018021
To join Sunday Worship via Facebook, log onto your Facebook account and search for ‘Lake Merritt United Methodist Church’ page click here.
YouTube Music Links
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Wesley Prayer (Come Like A Fire)
Bulletin
You may give your Tithes & Offerings by mail or through this link click here.
Come join us for in-person worship AND FELLOWSHIP outside in the Courtyard. Worship begins at 10:15 AM (Come early for check-in and getting your worship supplies. Fellowship follows worship for as long as you would like to stay. We have Nursery and Children’s Godly Play School with enhanced safety and fun for your children. Everyone over age 2, please wear masks (for everyone’s safety and comfort). We have masks in case you drop or forget yours!
Bulletins will not be handed out in person, and you are welcomed to bring your own printed bulletin, use your electronic devices, or follow along on the screen as we project the order of service.
October 10, 2021
Sunday Worship is in-person AND streaming via ZOOM & Facebook Live
at 10:15 AM
Worship Series:
Methodists: Made…Making…Moving…
“Methodists: The History of An Accidental Christian Denomination”
20th Sunday after Pentecost
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89059510871?pwd=ZGdPL05xbGREZjBuZ0RqWFhBOGJjZz09
Meeting ID: 843 4289 1742
Password: 018021
To join via Telephone (no computer or smart device) please dial the number below then, when asked, dial the meeting ID & Password provided.
Meeting ID: 843 4289 1742
Password: 018021
To join Sunday Worship via Facebook, log onto your Facebook account and search for ‘Lake Merritt United Methodist Church’ page click here.
YouTube Music Links
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
A Charge to Keep I Have [n/a]
Give Me the Faith Which Can Remove [n/a]
Bulletin
You may give your Tithes & Offerings through this link click here.
Come join us for in-person worship AND FELLOWSHIP outside in the Courtyard. Worship begins at 10:15 AM (Come early for check-in and getting your worship supplies. Fellowship follows worship for as long as you would like to stay. We have Nursery and Children’s Godly Play School with enhanced safety and fun for your children. Everyone over age 2, please wear masks (for everyone’s safety and comfort). We have masks in case you drop or forget yours!
Bulletins will not be handed out in person, and you are welcomed to bring your own printed bulletin, use your electronic devices, or follow along on the screen as we project the order of service.