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Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Sunday, April 17

We welcome you back on Easter Sunday for an Easter Egg Hunt on our playground. We will gather near the fountain on the courtyard immediately following the 9:00 AM service. The hunt will begin at 10:00 AM. Bring your Easter baskets to collect some candy filled eggs.

We will gladly accept your donations of pre-filled Easter eggs or wrapped candy. You may drop off your donation in the church office by April 10^th. We also have empty reusable plastic eggs on the courtyard if you would like to pick some up to fill.

Lenten Study

The Lord's Prayer by Adam Hamilton book cover

All Church Lenten study Begins week of March 6

Sundays at 10:30AM in Library
Tuesdays at 2:00PM in Room 8/9
Wednesday at Noon on Zoom
Wednesday at 7:00PM on Zoom

For the zoom classes please contact Suzanne for Zoom link, SuzanneATcumchb.org

Pastor George will be preaching a sermon series for Lent based on The Lord’s Prayer. If you would like to dive deeper into this prayer for your Lenten spiritual practice we offer the above dates and times for study and discussion. The book is not required for the class however, it will enhance your leaning experience even more. You can purchase the book wherever you like to buy books.

Most Christians know the Lord’s Prayer by heart. We pray it often, at different times and in different settings. We remember it as the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples. But do we really understand and appreciate the meaning and power of its words, what we ask of God each time we pray it?

When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, Jesus gave them this prayer. He likely taught it to his followers often, not just one time. He never intended the Lord’s Prayer to be a mu- seum piece, framed and placed on a mantel or in a display case. It was Jesus teaching God’s people, through his disciples, how to pray.

In The Lord’s Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught, pastor and best- selling author Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meaning in the Bible, illuminating what we ask of God and what we ask of ourselves through its words. And he teaches us how to use it as a pattern for our own prayer life.

Lenten Study for Families

Learn the Lord’s Prayer and its meaning together as a family. The study will include the picture book The Most Important Prayer of All,Stella Learns the Lord’s Prayer written by Adam Hamilton and one activity per week that will focus on a particular line of The Lord’s Prayer. The study can be picked up at the church on March 6^th or contact Marty at martyATcumchb.org to make other arrangements.

The Wesley Covenant Prayer Challenged

A Wednesday Evening Online Discipleship Study

4 Weeks Starting January 19 on Zoom

The Wesley Covenant Prayer has been used in Methodist services around the world on the first Sunday of the year since John Wesley introduced it in 1755. Wesley expected that people would pray this prayer as a way of remembering, renewing, and surrendering themselves in complete trust to God. When we pray it, we are to remember what living like Jesus looks like and what loving God with all our heart, soul, and mind and loving our neighbor as ourselves requires of us.

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The Walk Study – Online and In-Person

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

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. All hikes are moderate hikes that are family friendly. Our hike this month will be in Santiago Oaks Regional Park. We will meet at 9:00 AM on May 21^st in the parking lot. The cost to park is $5 per car. 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 mmmwboyd@verizon.net.

Upcoming Hikes:

June 25 Upper Newport Bay