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Food Pantry is this Saturday!  

Saturday, May 24, 8am – 10:30am

Due to the Memorial Day Holiday weekend, our Food Pantry ministry is short of helping hands in food distribution, line support, registration, and clean up.  Would you help?  We strive to make a difference for the most vulnerable among us.  Come and join us.  Contact Rose Lynn, Kathleen, Liz, Horacio or Tom for any questions.

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.

Church Office Closure for Memorial Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

In observance of Memorial Day, the church office will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2025. We pause to honor and remember the men and women who have given their lives in service to our country.

Right of Return Pilgrimage

Sunday, June 8, 7am – 7pm

Join Interfaith4Ceasefire and Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity to walk in public witness for the Palestinian Right of Return to their homes and families.  Please contact Elliot Bernadel-Huey for more information.

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!!

Tickets available at: https://www.queertheatrebayarea.com or contact Dan Strauss at danjeffstrauss@gmail.com or 510-504-4765.

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Celebration of Life for Rev. Chuck Cordes

You are warmly invited to join us in honoring the life and legacy of The Reverend Chuck Cordes on May 22, 2025, Thursday, at 11:00am.  A reception will follow the service. All are welcome.  

Support needed for Food Fellowship Ministry

An enjoyable and important tradition at LMUMC is gathering after Sunday Worship to enjoy food and fellowship with both friends and visitors. To continue this food fellowship ministry, volunteers are needed to provide and prepare food. Please sign up on the clipboard at the food table, or see Laurel Williams after Worship with any questions. Don’t worry about providing all the food for fellowship; you can be grouped with other volunteers, all bringing your favorite food to share!

Thank You for the Lift!

We are blessed by the many hands and hearts that came together on April 12th for the 10th Lift Concert. We hope to continue to uplift the theme that WE ALL BELONG as was so beautifully embodied in all the words, music, and movement! We invite you to join us in extending our fundraising campaign by sharing with your circles this crowdfunding campaign link to support our food ministries. We aim to raise $10,000 to continue the work of Lake Lunches and the Food Pantry. Through these food programs, we strive to live our shared values to live and love like Jesus, foster true connection and unconditional belonging and to make a difference for the most vulnerable among us. Our work continues!

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.

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

 

Celebration of Life for Rev. Chuck Cordes

You are warmly invited to join us in honoring the life and legacy of The Reverend Chuck Cordes on May 22, 2025, Thursday, at 11:00am.  A reception will follow the service. All are welcome.  

Support needed for Food Fellowship Ministry

An enjoyable and important tradition at LMUMC is gathering after Sunday Worship to enjoy food and fellowship with both friends and visitors. To continue this food fellowship ministry, volunteers are needed to provide and prepare food. Please sign up on the clipboard at the food table, or see Laurel Williams after Worship with any questions. Don’t worry about providing all the food for fellowship; you can be grouped with other volunteers, all bringing your favorite food to share!

Thank You for the Lift!

We are blessed by the many hands and hearts that came together on April 12th for the 10th Lift Concert. We hope to continue to uplift the theme that WE ALL BELONG as was so beautifully embodied in all the words, music, and movement! We invite you to join us in extending our fundraising campaign by sharing with your circles this crowdfunding campaign link to support our food ministries. We aim to raise $10,000 to continue the work of Lake Lunches and the Food Pantry. Through these food programs, we strive to live our shared values to live and love like Jesus, foster true connection and unconditional belonging and to make a difference for the most vulnerable among us. Our work continues!

Faith & Reparations Forum 

Join for a forum on reparations as our faithful response to racial injustice and systemic oppression.  Engage in conversation with Donald K. Tamaki, member of the California Reparations Task Force and Michael K. Martin on May 17, 2025 at Easter Hill UMC. This event is presented in collaboration with Buena Vista, Easter Hill & Epworth United Methodist Churches.

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.

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

 

Celebration of Life for Rev. Chuck Cordes

You are warmly invited to join us in honoring the life and legacy of The Reverend Chuck Cordes on May 22, 2025, Thursday, at 11:00am.  A reception will follow the service. All are welcome.  

Support needed for Food Fellowship Ministry

An enjoyable and important tradition at LMUMC is gathering after Sunday Worship to enjoy food and fellowship with both friends and visitors. To continue this food fellowship ministry, volunteers are needed to provide and prepare food. Please sign up on the clipboard at the food table, or see Laurel Williams after Worship with any questions. Don’t worry about providing all the food for fellowship; you can be grouped with other volunteers, all bringing your favorite food to share!

Thank You for the Lift!

We are blessed by the many hands and hearts that came together on April 12th for the 10th Lift Concert. We hope to continue to uplift the theme that WE ALL BELONG as was so beautifully embodied in all the words, music, and movement! We invite you to join us in extending our fundraising campaign by sharing with your circles this crowdfunding campaign link to support our food ministries. We aim to raise $10,000 to continue the work of Lake Lunches and the Food Pantry. Through these food programs, we strive to live our shared values to live and love like Jesus, foster true connection and unconditional belonging and to make a difference for the most vulnerable among us. Our work continues!

Faith & Reparations Forum 

Join for a forum on reparations as our faithful response to racial injustice and systemic oppression.  Engage in conversation with Donald K. Tamaki, member of the California Reparations Task Force and Michael K. Martin on May 17, 2025 at Easter Hill UMC. This event is presented in collaboration with Buena Vista, Easter Hill & Epworth United Methodist Churches.

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.

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Children’s and Youth Ministry Gatherings

Upcoming Gatherings:

?4/27 – Youth Sunday School: We’ll continue our Bible & Boba series! Parents, please send your youth’s boba order to Lulu.

? 5/4 – Children’s Choir: The Children’s Choir will perform during the Children’s Moment. The 20-minute choir class will follow the Children’s Moment in worship, just before Godly Play/childcare.

? 5/4 – Youth Group: Join us at LMUMC from 12 PM – 2 PM for faith, food, and fellowship! RSVP to Lulu at office@lakemerritumc.org.

Thank You for the Lift!

We are blessed by the many hands and hearts that came together on April 12th for the 10th Lift Concert. We hope to continue to uplift the theme that WE ALL BELONG as was so beautifully embodied in all the words, music, and movement! We invite you to join us in extending our fundraising campaign by sharing with your circles this crowdfunding campaign link to support our food ministries. We aim to raise $10,000 to continue the work of Lake Lunches and the Food Pantry. Through these food programs, we strive to live our shared values to live and love like Jesus, foster true connection and unconditional belonging and to make a difference for the most vulnerable among us. Our work continues!

What Songs Fill Your Heart?  

“Sing the psalms, compose hymns and songs inspired by the Spirit, and keep on singing – sing to God from hearts full and spilling over with thankfulness.”  Colossians 3:16 (The Voice)

The Worship Team would like to hear from YOU about what songs you would like to sing in worship. Drop a note into the suggestion box by the sanctuary door to let us know what favorite hymns you would like to sing again, and what praise songs fill your heart.

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.

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Tenebrae and Taizé Service

Good Friday, April 18th, 7 pm

Through the reading of scripture and the successive extinguishing of light in the Sanctuary, you are invited to enter into the dramatic narrative of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion. Join us for a service of music, scriptures, shadows, darkness, and silence, reflecting the solemn mood of this day. The Zoom link can be found here.

Easter Celebration

Sunday, April 20th, 10:15 am

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Join us for an Easter service filled with guest musicians, choir voices, sharing of our refreshed vision, songs, baptism, receiving of new members and prayers. Our Easter offerings will help support our siblings in Wadi Foquin and at the Safie Koroma Preparatory School in Sierra Leone. Please bring fresh-cut flowers for the children to decorate the Easter Cross. During worship, we will have an Easter egg hunt and activities for the children.Join us for a time of fellowship following the service. Light refreshments will be served, and all are warmly welcome.

Children’s and Youth Ministry Gatherings

Upcoming Gatherings:

?4/27 – Youth Sunday School: We’ll continue our Bible & Boba series! Parents, please send your youth’s boba order to Lulu.

? 5/4 – Children’s Choir: The Children’s Choir will perform during the Children’s Moment. The 20-minute choir class will follow the Children’s Moment in worship, just before Godly Play/childcare.

? 5/4 – Youth Group: Join us at LMUMC from 12 PM – 2 PM for faith, food, and fellowship! RSVP to Lulu at office@lakemerritumc.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 Wednesday by noon.