Community United Methodist Church

A place to call home

1st Saturday – Engage HB
2nd Saturday – Messy Church
3rd Saturday – CommUNITY Yoga
4th Saturday – Upside Down Church
Sunday Services
8:00am – Communion
9:00 – Modern
10:30 – Traditional

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. All hikes are moderate hikes that are family friendly. . Our hike this month will be in Whiting Ranch. This hike takes us on a gently climbing trail through an oak woodland canyon and ending in a smooth red rock canyon. We will meet at 9:00 AM on July 16th at the Portella 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. 

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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Baptism

January 14 @ 4:00 on CUMC Campus 

Baptism is something we do to show that we follow Jesus and it connects us in our faith community. It is the beginning of a life long faith journey with God.

Messy Church is Saturday, January 14th from 4:00-6:00 PM.   Our theme is Baptism. We hope that you will join us for a fun night of many activities and dinner.  During our Celebration we will be having a baptism.  If you have been thinking about a baptism for someone in your family, please reach out and we would be happy to talk with you if this would be a good time for your family. Please feel free to share this email with your friends if you think they might like to join us.  Messy Church is for everyone! Scroll down to let us know you are coming.

RSVP by Noon, January 12.

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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