Join us for our annual all church Bar-B-Q on Sunday, July 20th, right after Worship. There will be sausages, hotdogs, burgers, and veggie burgers hot off the grill, with all the fixins.
See Laurel Williams if you would like to sign up to bring a side dish to share.
All families with children and youth of all ages and all parishioners in the Alameda-Okalnd UMC circuit are invited to Back-to-School blessings and BBQ Fellowship. Please click below for the flyer and further details. Back to School AO Circuit Event
E-blast Submissions Due Tuesday by Noon
Please note: All e-blast submissions are due Tuesday by noon if you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast. Please note this is a hard deadline. Please email submissions to office@lakemerrittumc.org
If you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast, please adhere to the guidelines found here. All submissions are due Tuesday by noon.
Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Office Closure
July 4th
The office will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July Holiday.
Celebrating July Birthdays
July 6th
This Sunday, July 6th, we will be honoring everyone who will be celebrating their birthdays in July. There will be birthday cake for all to share during Fellowship time immediately following Worship.
All Church Bar-B-Q
July 20th
Join us for our annual all church Bar-B-Q on Sunday, July 20th, right after Worship. There will be sausages, hotdogs, burgers, and veggie burgers hot off the grill, with all the fixins.
See Laurel Williams if you would like to sign up to bring a side dish to share.
All families with children and youth of all ages and all parishioners in the Alameda-Okalnd UMC circuit are invited to Back-to-School blessings and BBQ Fellowship. Please click below for the flyer and further details. Back to School AO Circuit Event
E-blast Submissions Due Tuesday by Noon
Please note: All e-blast submissions are due Tuesday by noon if you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast. Please note this is a hard deadline. Please email submissions to office@lakemerrittumc.org
Food 4 Thought Takes Summer Break
The Food 4 Thought small group will be taking a short summer break and not meeting the first Sunday of July. We will meet again on the evening of August 3rd to continue with our DVD/discussion series “Living the Questions”. This is a great series to prompt thought and discussion, and since each DVD topic stands alone, missing a gathering is no problem! The August gathering would be a great time for anyone interested in checking out the series; please see Laurel Williams if you would like more information, or would like to be added to the email reminder list. Everyone is welcome!
If you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast, please adhere to the guidelines found here. All submissions are due Tuesday by noon.
Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!
177th Session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference
June 27 – June 30
The 177th Session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference will take place from June 27-30, 2025 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention in Sacramento, with the theme “Thriving in Community.” Pastor Sunae, our lay delegate, Tom Huetteman and Laurel Williams, Rev. Myrna Bernadel-Huey, Rev. Ken Schoon, and Rev. Stephanie Gamero will be attending.
The livestream links will be posted each morning at www.cnumc.org and also our conference’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/California.Nevada.Conference
It will be on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@calnevumc4926/featured
The office will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July Holiday.
E-blast Submissions Due Tuesday by Noon
Please note: All e-blast submissions are due Tuesday by noon if you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast. Please note this is a hard deadline. Please email submissions to office@lakemerrittumc.org
Food 4 Thought Takes Summer Break
The Food 4 Thought small group will be taking a short summer break and not meeting the first Sunday of July. We will meet again on the evening of August 3rd to continue with our DVD/discussion series “Living the Questions”. This is a great series to prompt thought and discussion, and since each DVD topic stands alone, missing a gathering is no problem! The August gathering would be a great time for anyone interested in checking out the series; please see Laurel Williams if you would like more information, or would like to be added to the email reminder list. Everyone is welcome!
If you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast, please adhere to the guidelines found here. All submissions are due Tuesday by noon.
Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Reserve Your Spot for Free YMCO Concert
Saturday, June 14, 7:30pm
Join the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra on June 14th for a free concert titled “On the Wings of Song”. The concert will be held at Littlefield Concert Hall on the Mills College/Northeastern University campus at 5000 MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland. The concert is free, but please reserve your seat by contacting YMCO at 510-845-1403 or online at www.youngmusiciansco.org
Pastor Sunae on Vacation
June 16 – June 22
Mike and Pastor Sunae will be on vacation next week. For any care and support needs during Pastor Sunae’s absence, please reach out to Sue Dickey, our Congregational Nurturing Chair. In case of an emergency requiring pastoral care, Rev. Myrna Bernadel-Huey is available. To connect with Rev. Myrna, please contact Sue Dickey or our Church Administrator during office hours. Rev. Dr. Richard Stinson will be preaching on June 22, 2025.
177th Session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference
June 27 – June 30
The 177th Session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference will take place from June 27-30, 2025 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention in Sacramento, with the theme “Thriving in Community.” Pastor Sunae, our lay delegate, Tom Huetteman and Laurel Williams, Rev. Ken Schoon, and Rev. Stephanie Gamero will be attending.
Would you like to take part in our Sunday Worship services? There are openings for Worship Leaders this summer to lead the opening and closing prayers and read the scriptures.
Please see Laurel Williams for details and to sign up for a Sunday that works with your summer schedule!
Summer Volunteering
With summer approaching, we look forward to beautiful walks around the lake greeting our neighbors with food and a smile, not to mention prepping lunches with a jolly team and sunbeams coming through the expansive Stark Room windows. Did we say how blessed we feel after our monthly Saturday food giveaway knowing that even that brief bit of time and effort means free food is made accessible to our community? We are meeting a new people each month. Get out your calendars and pick some dates to come out to be blessing and even more so to be blessed!
Contact Rose Lynn, Tom, Kathleen, Liz and Horacio for any questions. All are welcome!
If you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast, please adhere to the guidelines found here. All submissions are due Tuesday by noon.
Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Summer Worship Leaders Needed
Would you like to take part in our Sunday Worship services? There are openings for Worship Leaders this summer to lead the opening and closing prayers and read the scriptures.
Please see Laurel Williams for details and to sign up for a Sunday that works with your summer schedule!
Summer Volunteering
With summer approaching, we look forward to beautiful walks around the lake greeting our neighbors with food and a smile not to mention prepping lunches with a jolly team and sunbeams coming through the expansive Stark Room windows. Did we say how blessed we feel after our monthly Saturday food giveaway knowing that even that brief bit of time and effort means free food is made accessible to our community? We are meeting a new people each month. Get out your calendars and pick some dates to come out to be blessing and even more so to be blessed!
Contact Rose Lynn, Tom, Kathleen, Liz and Horacio for any questions. All are welcome!
Right of Return Pilgrimage
Sunday, June 8, 7am – 7pm
Join the PIP-FOWF small group in participating in the second interfaith pilgrimage in conjunction with the global movement of ceasefire pilgrimages. Organized by Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and partners, this 22 mile journey – from Alameda to Berkeley – the reverse of last year’s pilgrimage route, will be held in prayer and solidarity symbolizing the distance from Rafah to Gaza City. Please contact Elliot Bernadel-Huey (elliotghbh@gmail.com) or Rose Lynn Abesamis-Bell (roselynn20@gmail.com) for more information and register here.
All-Church Conference
Wednesday, June 11, 5:30 pm
A Special Charge Conference will be held on June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM for approval of the Affordable Housing Development Project at Lake Park Church Campus of Lake Merritt UMC and approval of hiring the Owner’s Representative. All church members are invited to attend in person. Bay District Superintendent Rev. Sun Hee Kim will preside over the conference.
Reserve Your Spot for Free YMCO Concert
Saturday, June 14, 7:30pm
Join the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra on June 14th for a free concert titled “On the Wings of Song”. The concert will be held at Littlefield Concert Hall on the Mills College/Northeastern University campus at 5000 MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland. The concert is free, but please reserve your seat by contacting YMCO at 510-845-1403 or online at www.youngmusiciansco.org
If you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast, please adhere to the guidelines found here. All submissions are due Tuesday by noon.
Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Celebrating June Birthdays
Sunday, June 1st
This Sunday, June 1st, we will be honoring everyone who will be celebrating their birthdays in June. There will be birthday cake for all to share during Fellowship time immediately following Worship.
Special Charge Conference
Sunday, June 1, 1pm
A Special Charge Conference will be held on June 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM to approve the pastor’s compensation. Church Council members are invited. Rev. Vathanak Heang will preside over the conference.
Summer Volunteering
With summer approaching, we look forward to beautiful walks around the lake greeting our neighbors with food and a smile not to mention prepping lunches with a jolly team and sunbeams coming through the expansive Stark Room windows. Did we say how blessed we feel after our monthly Saturday food giveaway knowing that even that brief bit of time and effort means free food is made accessible to our community? We are meeting a new people each month. Get out your calendars and pick some dates to come out to be blessing and even more so to be blessed!
Contact Rose Lynn, Tom, Kathleen, Liz and Horacio for any questions. All are welcome!
Theater in San Francisco: The Radicalization of Rolfe
The show runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, with Sunday Matinees at 3pm, through June 1
Dan Strauss’ spouse Joe Tally is presenting a timely and somewhat humorous theatrical production, The Radicalization of Rolfe. It centers around Rolfe, the telegram boy who courts Leisel Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, singing “You are sixteen, going on seventeen”. In this play, Rolfe is actually gay, but is wooing Leisel to gain prestige with the Nazi party. As Rolfe walks a tightrope between his secret life and spying for the Third Reich, his safety hangs in the balance. Come and see how it turns out!!
Join the PIP-FOWF small group in participating in the second interfaith pilgrimage in conjunction with the global movement of ceasefire pilgrimages. Organized by Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and partners, this 22 mile journey – from Alameda to Berkeley – the reverse of last year’s pilgrimage route, will be held in prayer and solidarity symbolizing the distance from Rafah to Gaza City. Please contact Elliot Bernadel-Huey (elliotghbh@gmail.com) or Rose Lynn Abesamis-Bell (roselynn20@gmail.com) for more information and register here.
Reserve Your Spot for Free YMCO Concert
Saturday, June 14, 7:30pm
Join the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra on June 14th for a free concert titled “On the Wings of Song”. The concert will be held at Littlefield Concert Hall on the Mills College/Northeastern University campus at 5000 MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland. The concert is free, but please reserve your seat by contacting YMCO at 510-845-1403 or online at www.youngmusiciansco.org
All-Church Conference
Sunday, June 11, 5:30 pm
A Special Charge Conference will be held on June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM for approval of the Affordable Housing Development Project at Lake Park Church Campus of Lake Merritt UMC and approval of hiring the Owner’s Representative. All church members are invited to attend in person. Bay District Superintendent Rev. Sun Hee Kim will preside over the conference.
If you would like to submit an announcement for our weekly e-blast, please adhere to the guidelines found here. All submissions are due Wednesday by noon.
