English Ministry News and Notes 3-3-13

*We Continue Our Lenten Journey along The Way of Discernment. All are invited and welcome to participate in S.O.U.P. (Sundays of Uniting Prayer) following worship. Please listen for the gong that will invite you next door to the Annex. S.O.U.P includes a time of contemplative eating, guided sharing, and prayer. Great thanks to our soup-makers for today: Aeri & Leily, and our bread-provider: Peggy.

*Congregational Vitality Workshop Learnings & Reflections: You are encouraged to connect with any of the 6 folks who attended this workshop yesterday (Becky, Steve, Jane, Richard, Meina and Pastor Emily) to find out more!

*Prayer Invitation: Please pray for the brand new Youth & Child Visionary Ministry (YCVM) Board which will be meeting on Sundays 3.3.13 and 3.10.13. They will be discerning how best to ensure that Kumi Christian Visionary School (KCVS) opens in 2014.

*We Welcome Jamie Michaels to CCUMC Sunday, Mar. 10th - Recent Pacific School Religion graduate and current UC Merced Campus Minister, Jamie Michaels, will be our guest preacher next week. Jamie is in the ordination process through the Cal-Nev Annual Conference.

*Faith & Immigration: Discerning Our Way Together - We will begin an exciting 3-week only Sunday School class next Sunday, Mar. 10th. The class will be facilitated by Rev. Deborah Lee, Director of the Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (ICIR). This will be a unique and important opportunity to dialogue with the Bible, one another, Rev. Deborah, and her guests. Please be on time! Class begins promptly at 9:30 a.m.

*Are You Being Called, Nudged, Invited to Baptism, Confirmation, or Membership here at CCUMC? Please connect with Pastor Emily to consider your journey as an active, intentional disciple with and amongst this community.