English Ministry News and Notes 2015-3-22

• There will be a joint choir of 3 churches for the Ecumenical Joint Service on Good Friday, April 3rd. Please connect with Yvonne if you would like to be a part of this uplifting experience! Rehearsal times would be at 1pm on 3/29 and at 12:30pm on 4/3.
•  AIF Family Night. This is a new ministry to build community with the children and families of our students in the Homework Club. A dinner and FUN night is being planned for Friday, April 24th. Please save the date, and come to our planning meeting on Sunday, March 29th, after SOUP Sunday at church, so we can put forth the best ideas to make this a welcoming event.
• Summer Camp registration is open NOW! Our Cal-Nevada Conference will again be hosting an exciting, God-filled week for students in grades 3-6, 7-9, as well as a Leader In Training session. Dates are July 19 -25. CCUMC will be providing camperships to help defray part of the $315 cost. Check the website at www.cnumc.org/camping for more information and to register online. Let Pastor Brenda and/or Becky know if you are interested in participating.
• Meals for Pastor Emily. Thanks to everyone who has been providing a weekly meal for Pastor Emily since she became a new mother last May. She and Steven are most appreciative to receive this gift, as their days and nights are filled with caring for the twins, Milo and Imani, who are now almost 10 months old! We are starting a new calendar for the months of April, May and June, so please sign up with Becky (rebeccawong8@gmail.com) if you can provide a meal for two that is free of gluten, peanuts, shrimp, and soy products. Meals can be delivered on a Sunday to their home in Alameda, and you may even get a glimpse of the twins in action!
• Have you ever wanted to trace the very footsteps of Jesus and his disciples? CCUMC has been invited by Rev. Elizabeth McVicker to join the UM churches in Wyoming and Montana on a journey to the Holy Land in January, 2016. An informational meeting will be held at CCUMC on Sunday, April 12th, 12:30 PM. Come and learn more about this inspiring opportunity.