* Last Chance! October 7th is right around the corner and we'd like to encourage everyone but everyone to attend and support the YCVM Benefit Dinner. Please connect with Arlene and/or Becky for tickets.
* Please note: Pastor Emily will be on vacation from Sept. 26th - Oct. 3rd. She will return to the office on Oct. 4th. During her absence, please contact our Co-Lay Leaders: Derek Lang and/or Leo Lin in case of emergency. Rev. John Oda, pastor of Lake Park UMC, our sister circuit church is also available.
* Celebrating World Communion Sunday, Oct. 9th - Mark your calendars now for a special joint worship in 3 weeks. Worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by a special soup luncheon. A joint choir will be formed for this special occasion and you are invited to be a part of it. Two practices will be held on Saturdays, Oct. 1st and 8th, at 4:00 p.m. Please connect with Pastor Emily if you'd like to be a part of it. Additionally, we are seeking volunteers to make soup for the day. Please connect with Peggy if you'd be willing and able. On this day, we celebrate Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation. We also take a special offering to provide scholarships for racial and ethnic minority students in the UMC, equipping them to transform the world.
* Order your copy of Treasures of the Transformed Life by John Ed Mathison now! Our congregational wide study will be on Oct. 16th. You will be encouraged to utilize this book as a daily devotion, attend a Sunday School class to reflect on it, hear about it in worship, and have a chance to chew on it more in Small Groups. Pastor Emily currently has 15 used copies in various condition available for $5. Copies can also be ordered online at various online book stores.