Learning & Fellowship Archives - Page 12 of 36 - Community United Methodist Church

Unafraid Study

Wednesday Evening Zoom Class @ 6:30 PM

April 15 – May 13

Invite will be on our Facebook Page

Community United Methodist Church Huntington Beach

We know Jesus tells us, “Do not be afraid,” but with everything going on in the world, how is it possible not to be anxious? In this five-week study based on his book Unafraid, Adam Hamilton explores the worries and fears most of us experience. Your small group can learn to identify fears and discover practical steps for overcoming them…all in the light of Scripture and a faith that promises again and again that we can live with courage
and hope.

Messy Easter

Saturday, April 11th at 5pm

Messy Church is meeting at our regular time in a different way this month! We will have a virtual Messy Easter celebration time together.

There are FOUR ways to participate:

You can do the at-home activities. There are activities to do on each day of Holy Week.
You can drop off food for the CUMC Food Closet and support Lizzie’s Girl Scout Bronze award project. This will be a Drive-Thru where you can wave to your Messy Church friends and drop off your food items without coming into contact with anyone between 10-11am on Saturday, April 11th.
You can provide photos or a short video (very short) of something you find around your house that shows or makes you think of new life. We plan to use these in a slideshow at the end of our Celebration. Our Celebration time will be private for our Messy Church only. All pictures and videos are due by Wednesday, April 8th. Send pictures and short video clips to marty@cumchb.org.
On Saturday, April 11th at 5pm, join Messy Easter Celebration on Zoom. Contact marty@cumchb.org for the link.

Holy Week 2020

We have given up much this Lenten season. Many of us have entombed ourselves in our homes. We have done so not only for our own sakes, but for the sake of others. I would remind you that Jesus faced persecution, rejection, isolation, death, and the tomb; not for his own glory but so that the Good News he preached could be received by all. Now we come to the greatest festival of the Christian year: the celebration of his victory over death! The grave could not hold onto him! He rose that we might have new life!

Because we care for one another we continue to stay at home as long as necessary. We will find new ways to share our rejoicing! The celebration will go on! The ingenuity of people of faith is astounding. We are like that blade of grass which grows up through the crack in the sidewalk. Love finds a way. We are going to continue to be creative with our observance of Holy Week and our celebration of Easter. I invite you to join us in these ways:

Easter Sunday, April 12: We will stream a brief Sunrise Service at 6:20 AM on Facebook, the 8:30 service on YouTube , and the 10 AM service on Facebook. We would like to have an Easter Parade as part of our services. So we invite you (and your family, if applicable) to dress up in your Sunday best, take a selfie at home, and send it to the church at CUMCHB@CUMCHB.org by Wednesday, April 8. We will stream these photos as we share the joyous music of this day.

Easter Scavenger Hunt
Look for these items in the sanctuary during virtual worship. They are the props that Marty will use to tell the Easter story as well as other Easter traditions.

Linen cloth
Stone
Mary and other women
Hoe
#3
Easter egg
Lily and bulb
Lamb
Butterfly
Cross

We’re Now Streaming!

We are now streaming our services, so you can watch from the comfort of your home or wherever your travels take you when you are unable to join us.

The 8:30 service will be available on our YouTube Channel. Please Subscribe to the channel so you receive notifications.

The 10:00 service will be available on our Facebook Page. Please Follow the page to receive notifications when we go Live.

Messy Church – Deborah the Shero

CANCELLED

Due to COVID-19, we are cancelling this event this evening. We will see you all in April!

Join us for March Messy Church, where we explore Deborah the Shero.

Deborah was a prophetess that appears in the book of Judges and inspires the Israelites to a victory over the Canaanites.

Through crafts, songs, games, and a meal, we will dive into the story of this biblical Shero.