English Ministry News and Notes 2015-7-12

• 2015 Benefit Dinner Planning Needs Your Help! Did you know that our annual Uganda Benefit Dinner to support Kumi Christian Visionary School is only 14 weeks away? That means we need to get the ball rolling to enlist volunteers for all the aspects that make it a success. Our first planning meeting is today, July12th, 1:00 PM, as the Missions Ministries Team begins to shape the general plan. Please attend as many hands and hearts are needed. All proceeds go towards keeping the school running for another year.
• Mission sharing. Plan to come to church on Friday evening, July 17th, to meet UM missionary Jae Choi who serves with his wife Grace in the Philippines. The Chois have visited CCUMC in the past, and blessed us with their slides, songs, and stories of God's grace and power at work. A light supper will be served at 6:00 pm followed by Jae's presentation with time for Q & A. You are invited to make a free will offering to support the work of UM missionaries around the globe. It is truly a blessing to be part of the connectional outreach ministries of the worldwide UM Church. Please sign up or email Becky (rebeccawong8@gmail.com) so we will have ample food for the evening.
• Witnessing for Jesus ANEW! Get on board with what's astir in discipleship and leadership in the Cal-Nevada Conference by attending DiscipleShift. It will be held at UOP in Stockton on Saturday, Aug.8th, from 8:30-4:00. See Becky to sign up by July 26th. Details at www.discipleshift.com
• We invite you to read Bishop Brown’s Statement on our UMC Conference website about the recent Supreme Court decision on Marriage Equality: http://calnev-email.brtapp.com/viewemail/343231