Community United Methodist Church

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Sunday Services 8:00am (In Sanctuary), 9:00 (In Sanctuary & on YouTube), 10:30 (Outdoors & on Facebook)
Engage HB 1st Saturday
Messy Church 2nd Sat., CommUNITY Yoga 3rd Sat., Upside Down Church 4th Sat. – Meeting Online 5:00

The Walk Study – Online and In-Person

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Starting October 3rd Pastor George is going to be begin a sermon series inspired by this book by Rev. Adam Hamilton. Join us as we explore deeper into the themes of worship, prayer, study, serving, giving, and sharing. This 6 week study is offered both in person and online.

Classes will be offered:

  • Starting Tuesday, September 28 @ 2:00pm in person in room 8/9
  • Starting Wednesday, September 29 on Zoom @noon (Subscribe to our emails to receive Zoom information)
  • Starting Wednesday, September 29 on Zoom at 7:00pm (Subscribe to our emails to receive Zoom information)
  • Starting Sunday, October 3 during our 10:30 worship time in the Library

Whether you have been a Christian all of your life or are new to the faith, we can all learn to walk closer to God and in the process learn to live out our faith more fully. Books are available whereever you purchase your books and the first class will discuss Chapter 1: Worship & Prayer. If you have questions please contact Suzanne at Suzanne AT cumchb.org.

Connect with God, Nature, and Friends

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Hikes

If getting out in nature and hiking with some friends sounds like a good way to spend your Saturday once a month than this opportunity is for you. Mary and Mike Boyd have planned a hike a month within the County of Orange. All hikes are moderate hikes that are family friendly. We will meet at the trailhead at 9:00 AM. Some locations have a $5 per car parking fee. You will want to wear hiking shoes or good walking shoes and a hat. You will need sunscreen, a small backpack to carry your water (16oz or more per person) and any snacks you will want. To be good stewards of God’s creation and courteous to other hikers our group size is limited to 14 people. Reservations will be a first come first serve and can be made by emailing Mary Boyd at mmmwboydATverizon.net.  Our first hike will be Saturday, September 25 at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. When you make your reservation, Mary will provide you with details for parking etc.

Upcoming Hikes:

Oct. 30 Peters Canyon

Nov. 20 Laurel Canyon- Ghost Rock

Dec. 18 Carbon Canyon Redwoods

Jan. 22 Top of the World Car Wreck

Feb. 26 Crystal Cove Beach Hike

Mar. 26 Weir Canyon

Apr. 23 Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park

May 21 Santiago Oaks Regional Park

Jun. 25 Upper Newport Bay

The Difficult Words of Jesus

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Wednesday Evening Study on Zoom 6 Weeks
August 18– September 22 7:00pm
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Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to follow Torah, God’s word; he told them parables to help them discern questions of ethics and of human nature; he offered them beatitudes for comfort and encouragement. But sometimes Jesus spoke words that followers then and now have found difficult. He instructs disciples to hate members of their own families (Luke 14:26), to act as if they were slaves (Matthew 20:27), and to sell their belongings and give to the poor (Luke 18:22). He restricts his mission (Matthew 10:6); he speaks of damnation (Matthew 8:12); he calls Jews the devil’s children (John 8:44).

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how these difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been understood over time, and how we might interpret them in the context of
the Gospel of love and reconciliation.

Messy Church – This Month

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Messy Church - Shipley Nature Center

Messy Church Time Change – Saturday, August 14 @ 4pm – Shipley Nature Center 

We enjoyed seeing those of you who were able to join us last month.  We feel that we are able to safely get together in-person another month and will be holding Messy Church at Shipley Nature Center located at 17851 Goldenwest St, Huntington Beach, CA 92647.  Because we have reserved the Nature Center we have to adjust our times a bit, so Messy Church will meet at 4pm this month. Our theme for this month is Be Still and Listen: Sensing God’s Presence in Nature.

Dinner

We will have some fun outside activities that will be scattered throughout the Nature Center and then we will gather in the park just outside of SNC to share dinner.  We will be safely serving pizza from Costco and will have a dirt cup dessert to share.  

Reserve Dinner AND Questionnaire for Future Messy Churches click here.

Whether you plan to attend Messy Church this month or NOT, please click on the link above to help us plan food for this Messy Church or answer a few questions to help us plan future Messy Churches. 

Safety Considerations

Keeping each other safe is a priority of Messy Church and our children have not yet been vaccinated so we want to especially keep them in mind.  While we encourage masks when in close contact, the CDC and state guidelines state that masks are optional for outdoor activities so we are leaving it up to each family to decide what feels safe and comfortable to them in regard to mask wearing.

Sacred Ground

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A Film-Based Dialogue Series on Race & Faith

This is a race dialogue series designed for these times. It is an attempt to be responsive to the profound challenges that currently exist in our society. It is focused on the challenges that swirl around issues of race  and racism, as well as the difficult but respectful and transformative dialogue we need to have with each other about them. There are two opportunities for this class. In person on Tuesday’s at 1pm-3pm. We will  watch the film and discuss afterwards. For the online class, an email with the link to the film will go out the  Friday  with the discussion of the film on Wednesday at 7:00pm on Zoom.

You will need to register with Suzanne to be in the online class. This is because most of the films are copyrighted and protected access. You can register by emailing Suzanne at SuzanneATcumchb.org.

For more information regarding this class please check our emails or visit episcopalchurch.org/sacred-grounds.

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