*Lifting in Prayer - HongJun (Jason) Weng was deployed to Afghanistan early on Thursday (Apr. 19th) morning. This was unexpected as his next step was to enter school training in North Carolina. His understanding is that the deployment is for a short 2-3 weeks but this is not known for certain. Please hold him in God's care.
*Native American Ministries Sunday Special Offering - We will take a special Sunday offering next Sunday, Apr. 29th (one of six through the year). Native American Ministries Sunday nurtures mission with Native Americans and provides scholarships for United Methodist Native American seminarians. Offerings also expand the number of target cities served through the Native American Urban Initiative. You are invited to give generously!
*Save the Date: LMUMC invites CCUMC to attend a special gathering about the Food Pantry Ministry on Saturday, May 5th, from 10:00 - 1:00 p.m. LMUMC has been investigating moving from a “give-away” model to a “shopping” model and would like to orient volunteers (new and old) to the possibility. Please RSVP to Jane or Pastor Emily.
*Shepherding Sunday - We are kicking off a new initiative throughout the church to strengthen our care for one another on Sunday, May 6th. That day, we'll commission members of the EM Shepherding Team: Donna Chan Chu, Ed Lang, Brenda Wong, and Jane Yin. Their call is to connect and build meaningful spiritual relationships with and amongst their "flock." Everyone will belong to a flock! Please lift this initiative and our team in prayer!
*Growing Roots @ CCUMC - Are you feeling nudged to take another step in your spiritual journey? Do you feel the pull to "jump in with both feet"? Has CCUMC become your faith home? If you answer "Yes!" to any of these questions, you are invited to connect with Pastor Emily to discern baptism and membership.