October 23, 2022

October 23, 2022

Sunday Worship

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people.  It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.”                            – Anne Lamott

it is time for me to see the flaws of myself and stop being alarmed

it is time for me to halt my drive for perfection and to accept my blemishes

it is time for me to receive slowly evolving growth the kind that comes in God’s own good time and pays no heed to my panicky pushing

it is time for me to embrace my humanness to love my incompleteness

it is time for me to cherish the unwanted to welcome the unknown to treasure the unfulfilled

if I wait to be perfect before I love myself I will always be unsatisfied and ungrateful

if I wait until all the flaws, chips, and cracks disappear I will be the cup that stands on the shelf and is never used.

– Joyce Rupp

This Sunday, we are invited to see our chipped cup.  Friends, if we really live our life, life marks us both externally and interiorly. Flaws and inadequacies come with the territory of being human.  Do you have a chipped dish or a cup?  Bring it to worship.  This week, we will embrace our own flaws and look at them and see what they can tell us about our relationships with God and with others.  (The Cup of Our LIfe, p. 53-54)

Come and join us in person or via Zoom or FaceBook Live. 

Bulletin Link

10.23.2022

Worship Music Links

Many Gifts, One Spirit 
Be Thou My Vision
Fill My Cup, Lord
I Want to Walk as a Child of  the Light

You may give your Tithes & Offerings by mail or click here.

Worship begins at 10:15 AM (Come early for check-in and get 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

ZOOM Link

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86824473010?pwd=Z29RUE9IanVyaC9YaUlRUEIzQm1hUT09

Meeting ID: 868 2447 3010
Passcode: 326043

  To join via Telephone (no computer or smart device) please dial the number below then, when asked, dial the meeting ID & Password provided.

1(669) 900-6833

Meeting ID: 868 2447 3010
Passcode: 326043

To join Sunday Worship via Facebook, log onto your Facebook account and search for the ‘Lake Merritt United Methodist Church’ page or click here.

Please read ALL OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS!

2023 Holy Land Pilgrimage – Bearing witness to current reality and seeking Jesus in present day Palestine/Israel

You are invited to take a transformative journey that will include: Visit Biblical sites, Imagining the life of Jesus under Roman Occupation, Witnessing current life under Israeli Occupation, Visiting Wadi Foquin – a Palestinian village surrounded by an Israeli settlement, the separation wall, and an Israeli town, Meeting Palestinians and Israelis, and Connecting with local organizations, thinkers, activists, and everyday people working towards peace and justice in the region.  Dates are from April 24th – May5th, 2023.  If you have any questions, please email  Sherri at slelinson@gmail.com.  

Godly Play Teachers

Please join the main worship service at 10:15 am and the Children’s moment,
then the children will be blessed to go to the Godly Play time.
For those joining from home, please use this link to join the worship service
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86824473010?pwd=Z29RUE9IanVyaC9YaUlRUEIzQm1hUT09,
}and then log on to the regular Godly Play link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81568127910?pwd=23w,o4VxASucp2IlfTUawcAfxSdvaln.1.

We need your presence, prayer, and help to teach our children in Godly Play Sunday school.
If you love telling stories of faith to our children, please talk to any of the Godly play teachers and Pastor Sunae.

In Need of Sunday School Teachers for Age 2 to 5

 As our church is coming back to worship in person after vaccinations and booster shots, so are our children. We have a broad age range of children coming back to church and we are in need of Sunday school teachers for younger children for age appropriate programs.  If you are interested, please talk to Pastor Sunae. Her cell phone number is 408-691-9215. Thank you.

Want to be a part of the Audio/Visual team? Sign Up Today!

Please email at the office office@lakemerrittumc.org to sign up and learn to operate the live stream program and PowerPoint.

LMUMC Choirs Information

To join the voice choir, contact the Music Director,
Jim Meredith jimmeredith@mac.com

To join the handbell choir, contact the Handbell Director,
Margaret LeWright margaretlewright@gmail.com

October 16, 2022

October 16, 2022

Sunday Worship

“If the doors of my heart ever close, I am as good as dead.  – Mary Oliver 

“Almost everything needs to be opened to serve its purpose. The same holds true for our spiritual self.  Being open is a prerequisite for spiritual growth.” (The Cup of Our Life, p. 32)  How then, friends, do we open our lives fully where God can enter our lives? Sometimes we may be open but not have much room to receive, due to our clutter that crowds our mind and heart.  This Sunday, we invite you to ponder our openness and to take some brave steps to empty out anything that might be keeping our spiritual cup from being filled.  

Bring a cup that represents your life this Sunday!  Spark a conversation during the fellowship time about each other’s cup!   Bless the up with the following blessing prayer:

“Bestower of Life, Abundant Love, Trusted Companion, Eternal Wisdom, I pray your blessing to be upon this cup and upon myself.  Make of this cup a sacred vessel as I pray with it each day.  May this cup become my teacher, helping me to find my way to you.  May this cup hold many messages of your wisdom and your comfort.  May this cup connect me with life and create in me a generous heart.  May this cup draw me ever closer into loving oneness with you.”  (The Cup of Our LIfe, p. 8)

Come and join us in person or via Zoom or FaceBook Live. 

Bulletin Link

10.16.2022

Worship Music Links

Christ from Whom All Blessings Flow 
More Precious than Silver
Fill My Cup, Lord
Crown Him with Many Crowns

You may give your Tithes & Offerings by mail or click here.

Worship begins at 10:15 AM (Come early for check-in and get 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

ZOOM Link

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86824473010?pwd=Z29RUE9IanVyaC9YaUlRUEIzQm1hUT09

Meeting ID: 868 2447 3010
Passcode: 326043

  To join via Telephone (no computer or smart device) please dial the number below then, when asked, dial the meeting ID & Password provided.

1(669) 900-6833

Meeting ID: 868 2447 3010
Passcode: 326043

To join Sunday Worship via Facebook, log onto your Facebook account and search for the ‘Lake Merritt United Methodist Church’ page or click here.

Please read ALL OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS!

New Office Administrator

As of October 24th we will have a new office administrator at LMUMC.  Her name is Randi Hoy, and some of you already know her as a volunteer at Lake Lunches, where she has served since the pandemic began. From her volunteer work with us, she is already familiar with our church, many of the people, and its programs; she has office administration, operations, and management skills from working with many different types of people and in a variety of work environments; she is confident, motivated and strikes as being a quick learner.  We give God thanks for the work of the SPRC and our new Office Administrator, Randi Hoy. We welcome her and pray for her ministry with us. (From SPRC Chair, Juliet Hannafin)

Godly Play Teachers

Please join the main worship service at 10:15 am and the Children’s moment,
then the children will be blessed to go to the Godly Play time.
For those joining from home, please use this link to join the worship service
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86824473010?pwd=Z29RUE9IanVyaC9YaUlRUEIzQm1hUT09,
}and then log on to the regular Godly Play link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81568127910?pwd=23w,o4VxASucp2IlfTUawcAfxSdvaln.1.

We need your presence, prayer, and help to teach our children in Godly Play Sunday school.
If you love telling stories of faith to our children, please talk to any of the Godly play teachers and Pastor Sunae.

In Need of Sunday School Teachers for Age 2 to 5

 As our church is coming back to worship in person after vaccinations and booster shots, so are our children. We have a broad age range of children coming back to church and we are in need of Sunday school teachers for younger children for age appropriate programs.  If you are interested, please talk to Pastor Sunae. Her cell phone number is 408-691-9215. Thank you.

Want to be a part of the Audio/Visual team? Sign Up Today!

Please email Neil Wade at the office office@lakemerrittumc.org to sign up and learn to operate the live stream program and PowerPoint.

LMUMC Choirs Information

To join the voice choir, contact the Music Director,
Jim Meredith jimmeredith@mac.com

To join the handbell choir, contact the Handbell Director,
Margaret LeWright margaretlewright@gmail.com