English Ministry News and Notes 2016-1-10

• Mission Partnership Report Back - Whether you've been following the partnership from the beginning or are brand new to it, you are invited and encouraged to be a part of the conversation and information sharing today over lunch. Bring your questions, ideas, and hopes. We will gather in the Annex at 12:30 p.m.
• All Church Work Day - Saturday, Jan. 16th. Please pitch in for regular up-keep and maintenance of our beloved spiritual home. The day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. Come for a bit or stay the whole time.
• Human Relations Day, Jan. 17th - We celebrate one of the United Methodist Church's 6 special Sunday's next week. In addition to taking a special offering for the National Community Developers Program of the UMC, we welcome back the Rev. Deborah Lee and her colleagues from the Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (ICIR). Since her last visit, the Union City Small Group has been discerning becoming more active in the work of accompaniment. Let’s join them in this discernment.
• Laity Sunday, Jan. 24th - How might God be inviting us into a new season? Should we be more concerned about changing and transforming? Where might we need some jumpstarting...as disciples, as a community? Let’s gather for a time to celebrate all the ways God calls us into service and we make ourselves available to be used by God.
• New Church Office Hours: These are the new hours for our church secretary, Theresa Leung: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30—2:30 p.m. (closed for lunch between noon and 1 p.m.), Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30—3:30 p.m.
• Looking Ahead: The Bridges District Revival will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Community UMC, 1875 Fairfield Ave., Fairfield. Lunch will be provided and child care available. Registration deadline is Jan. 27. Suggested donation is $15 per person. Shall we send a team?