Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Pictures to share for Singing Sunday, 12/31

To wrap up the Table of Love, Hope, Grace, and Peace of Advent 2023

Singing Service

Sunday, December 31st

Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 31st, when we will wrap up the Christmas Season with a Singing Service. Join us in the Stark Room at 9:30 for a simple breakfast, announcements, and prayers. We will then move into the Sanctuary at 10:15 to sing all your favorite Christmas songs!

Christmas Donations

This Sunday, 12/24 is the last Sunday to bring in Christmas donations to share with our friends and neighbors who are in need. Connectional Ministries is grateful to be able to distribute your donations of socks, hats, gloves, small blankets, hand warmers, and individually wrapped chocolates. There will be designated baskets under the Christmas Tree for you to place your donations.

Christmas Offering to Our Building Campaign

We are called to strengthen God’s house, our beloved LMUMC’s building.  This year, we are invited to give generously for the Christmas offering which will go toward the Building Campaign.  As you know, our goal is $50,000.  Help us achieve this goal. I know God is leading us so therefore, we can trust and follow God’s call.

Please donate by writing a check to the church (put “building campaign” on the memo line) or give online using a credit or debit card, or as a bank transfer. To give online, click HERE.  For more information follow this link.

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

During the Come to the Table Advent worship series, you are invited to send photos of your table and meal gatherings to Pastor Sunae at pastorsunae@gmail.com by Friday evening at 9pm.  We will share a picture presentation the following Sunday.  It will deepen our spirits as we witness our table gatherings.

Christmas Donations

This Sunday Dec. 17th and next Sunday the 24th, please bring in donations to share with our friends and neighbors who are in need. Connectional Ministries is grateful to be able to distribute your donations of socks, hats, gloves, small blankets, hand warmers, and individually wrapped chocolates. There will be designated baskets under the Christmas Tree for you to place your donations.

Christmas Pageant Invitation

Christmas Offering to Our Building Campaign

We are called to strengthen God’s house, our beloved LMUMC’s building.  This year, we are invited to give generously for the Christmas offering which will go toward the Building Campaign.  As you know, our goal is $50,000.  Help us achieve this goal. I know God is leading us so therefore, we can trust and follow God’s call.

Please donate by writing a check to the church (put “building campaign” on the memo line) or give online using a credit or debit card, or as a bank transfer. To give online, click HERE.  For more information follow this link.

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Sound Bath

Already caught up in the busyness of the season? Take time out to breathe at our monthly Sound Bath Experience on Friday, Dec. 8th. Relax in a chair or on the floor with your own mat/blanket as you are surrounded by meditative vibrations and melodies. Contact Laurel Williams to sign up, or purchase tickets at Eventbrite. Doors open at 6:30 pm, program begins at 7:00.

District Superintendent Installation Service

Saturday, December 9th, 2 p.m.

With great pleasure, the California-Nevada Conference introduces you to the newly appointed District Superintendent of the Bay District, Reverend Sun Hee Kim. You are all cordially invited to her ‘Welcome Service and Celebration’ to be held Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Alameda Twin Towers UMC (1411 Oak Street, Alameda, CA 94501). There will be a celebration reception following.

Joint Charge Conference for Lake Park UMC & Lake Merritt UMC

We will gather in-person at Lake Merritt UMC on Thursday, December 14 at 5:45pm for joint potluck dinner. Joint charge conference will begin at 7pm. District Superintendent Rev. Sun Hee Kim will preside over the charge conference.

Lake Park UMC Church Council will meet beforehand with D.S. Rev. Sun Hee Kim at 6:30pm in the Conference room.

Trustees, SPRRC, and Membership Secretary, please submit your Charge Conference reports via People’s Portal by December 4th. Contact Pastor Sunae if you have any questions.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

During the Come to the Table Advent worship series, you are invited to send photos of your table and meal gatherings to Pastor Sunae at pastorsunae@gmail.com by Friday evening at 9pm.  We will share a picture presentation the following Sunday.  It will deepen our spirits as we witness our table gatherings.

Children’s Literacy Picnic & Christmas Craft Fair

Saturday, December 9th, noon – 3pm

This Saturday, young children and their families are invited to enjoy a fun teddy bear-themed literacy celebration at Lake Merritt UMC! Teddy Bear crafts, Storyteller Susannah Wood, free books, snacks, and a photo booth… but wait.. that’s not it! Ten crafts for kids to make and take and gift wrap for their loved ones! A special singing Mrs. Claus will make merry while we craft. Here’s a multilingual flyer to pass along through text, email, and socials! Come one and all.

Christmas Donations

On the Sundays of Dec. 10th, 17th, and 24th, please bring in donations to share with our friends and neighbors who are in need. Connectional Ministries is grateful to be able to distribute your donations of socks, hats, gloves, small blankets, hand warmers, and individually wrapped chocolates. There will be designated baskets under the Christmas Tree for you to place your donations.

Christmas Pageant Invitation

Please Donate to Our Building Campaign

And they shall make me a sanctuary so that I may dwell among them (Exodus 25:8)

After more than 30 years our beloved Lake Merritt UMC church is ready for a new coat of paint and much, much more! Between now and January 7, 2024 we are seeking to raise $50,000.  A grant from the Oakland Methodist Foundation will almost triple this amount so we can make our church shine again!

Please donate by writing a check to the church (put “building campaign” on the memo line) or give online using a credit or debit card, or as a bank transfer. To give online, click HERE.  For more information follow this link.

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Sound Bath

Already caught up in the busyness of the season? Take time out to breathe at our monthly Sound Bath Experience on Friday, Dec. 8th. Relax in a chair or on the floor with your own mat/blanket as you are surrounded by meditative vibrations and melodies. Contact Laurel Williams to sign up, or purchase tickets on Eventbrite. Doors open at 6:30 pm, program begins at 7:00.

View our flier for more information. Share and invite your friends!

Joint Charge Conference for Lake Park UMC & Lake Merritt UMC

We will gather in-person at Lake Merritt UMC on Thursday, December 14 at 7pm. District Superintendent Rev. Sun Hee Kim will preside over the charge conference.

Lake Park UMC Church Council will meet beforehand with D.S. Rev. Sun Hee Kim at 6:30pm in the Conference room.

Trustees, SPRRC, and Membership Secretary, please submit your Charge Conference reports via People’s Portal by December 4th. Contact Pastor Sunae if you have any questions.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

During the Come to the Table Advent worship series, you are invited to send photos of your table and meal gatherings to Pastor Sunae at pastorsunae@gmail.com by Friday evening at 9pm.  We will share a picture presentation the following Sunday.  It will deepen our spirits as we witness our table gatherings.

Children’s Literacy Event & Christmas Craft Fair

Join us at church for our annual Children’s Literacy Event and Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday, December 9th. Younger children will enjoy a “Teddy Bear Picnic” from noon to 1:00 with story time, free books, and crafts. Children of all ages are then invited to participate in the “Make It & Take It” Craft Fair from 1:00 to 3:00 where a selection of items can be made and wrapped for gift giving at a nominal cost. Please contact Kathleen Bell if you can volunteer to assist.

Christmas Pageant Invitation

Please Donate to Our Building Campaign

And they shall make me a sanctuary so that I may dwell among them (Exodus 25:8)

After more than 30 years our beloved Lake Merritt UMC church is ready for a new coat of paint and much, much more! Between now and January 7, 2024 we are seeking to raise $50,000.  A grant from the Oakland Methodist Foundation will almost triple this amount so we can make our church shine again!

Please donate by writing a check to the church (put “building campaign” on the memo line) or give online using a credit or debit card, or as a bank transfer. To give online, click HERE.  For more information follow this link.

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Lake Park Community Engagement

Friends, Susannah Wood’s Gentle Yoga class will meet this Saturday, November 25^th at 8:45 am at Lake Park UMC.  Please contact Susannah Wood for any questions.  Kathleen’s Yoga Class will resume next Thursday, November 30^th at 12 noon.  Join us!

Change of Our Churches’ Annual Charge Conference!

It will be a joint Charge Conference on December 14,Thursday, at 7pm with Lake Park UMC and Lake Merritt UMC in person at LMUMC.  DS Kim would like to meet with Lake Park UMC Church Council at 6:30pm that day before the Charge Conference.

Trustees, SPRRC, and Membership Secretary, please submit your Charge Conference reports via People’s Portal by December 4th. Contact Pastor Sunae if you have any questions.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures of Your Meal Gathering with your family for Thanksgiving!

Email your Thanksgiving family meal table pictures to Pastor Sunae at pastorsunae@gmail.com.

Cookie Jars

Cookie Jars are available after worship or even Delivered if you can’t make it to church! Cost will be $10 check, cash or Venmo accepted. These make lovely Christmas or hostess gifts over the coming holidays. They are lovingly assembled by some of our youth and Children’s Ministry team.

Christmas Pageant Invitation

Please Donate to Our Building Campaign

And they shall make me a sanctuary so that I may dwell among them (Exodus 25:8)

After more than 30 years our beloved Lake Merritt UMC church is ready for a new coat of paint and much, much more! Between now and January 7, 2024 we are seeking to raise $50,000.  A grant from the Oakland Methodist Foundation will almost triple this amount so we can make our church shine again!

Please donate by writing a check to the church (put “building campaign” on the memo line) or give online using a credit or debit card, or as a bank transfer. To give online, click HERE.  For more information follow this link.

Joyeux Noël: A French Christmas with Sonos

A French Christmas with the acclaimed Sonos Handbell Ensemble, featuring guest artist, mezzo-soprano, Ellen St. Thomas. Artistic Director, James Meredith has designed a new holiday program inspired by the Louis B. Comfort Tiffany mosaic triptych, Te Deum Laudamus, that is the centerpiece of the sanctuary at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church.

The concert includes carols from historical regions in and around France. A pre-concert lecture about the Tiffany panels will be given at 1:15 by Lake Merritt UMC historian Barbara Gannich. www.sonos.org

Please read ALL of the ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Thanksgiving is Almost Here!

Volunteers for our Thanksgiving Lunch are welcome to sign up online via the food programs page on our church website. Please consider baking or buying pies for the meal. They can be delivered as early as 10 a.m. Wednesday if they are not perishable. Perishable pies, such as pumpkin, need to be delivered Thursday morning by 10 a.m.

For the community: Lake lunches will be delivered starting at 11:30, and the sit-down meal from 12-2. Guests may arrive by either the 1st Ave side or the Lakeshore side. Please spread the invitation to all in the community. No one will go hungry!

Questions can be addressed to Kathleen Bell 510-333-7480 or Margaret LeWright 510 967-1374

Please Donate to Our Building Campaign

And they shall make me a sanctuary so that I may dwell among them (Exodus 25:8)

After more than 30 years our beloved Lake Merritt UMC church is ready for a new coat of paint and much, much more! Between now and January 7, 2024 we are seeking to raise $50,000.  A grant from the Oakland Methodist Foundation will almost triple this amount so we can make our church shine again!

Please donate by writing a check to the church (put “building campaign” on the memo line) or give online using a credit or debit card, or as a bank transfer. To give online, click HERE.  For more information follow this link.

Cookie Jars

Cookie Jars will be available after worship starting this Sunday or even Delivered if you can’t make it to church! Cost will be $10 check, cash or Venmo accepted. These make lovely Christmas or hostess gifts over the coming holidays. They are lovingly assembled by some of our youth and Children’s Ministry team.

Christmas Pageant Invitation

Save the Date for Your Churches’ Annual Charge Conference!

Lake Park UMC’s Charge Conference is on Monday, December 4 at noon via Zoom meeting. The Zoom link will be sent out a week before the Charge Conference.

Lake Merritt UMC’s Charge Conference is on Thursday, December 7 at 7 p.m. via Zoom meeting. All Church Council members are invited to each church’s Charge Conference with vote and voice but all are welcome to the Charge Conference. Trustees, SPRRC, and Membership Secretary, please submit your Charge Conference reports via People’s Portal by the end of November. Contact Pastor Sunae if you have any questions.

Friends of Wadi Foquin Teach-In

Saturday, November 18

Facilitators: Rev. Ken Schoon, Rev. Emily Lin, Dr. George Han

Are you concerned about the crisis in Gaza but don’t feel like you know enough to speak out? Join Friends of Wadi Foquin for this introductory teach-in covering the current crisis and what led up to this point. Click here to view the flyer and learn more about the co-facilitators. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/FOWF-Teach-In-Nov2023

Joyeux Noël: A French Christmas with Sonos

A French Christmas with the acclaimed Sonos Handbell Ensemble, featuring guest artist, mezzo-soprano, Ellen St. Thomas. Artistic Director, James Meredith has designed a new holiday program inspired by the Louis B. Comfort Tiffany mosaic triptych, Te Deum Laudamus, that is the centerpiece of the sanctuary at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church.

The concert includes carols from historical regions in and around France. A pre-concert lecture about the Tiffany panels will be given at 1:15 by Lake Merritt UMC historian Barbara Gannich. www.sonos.org