English Ministry News and Notes 2017-1-8

• Pick It Up Canceled Due to Weather! Apologies for those who have come ready to pitch in. We are hoping to join the effort again next month. Stay tuned.
• 5th Sundays Working Worship Launches - We launch a new ministry that enables us to worship through the work of our hands and serve the world God so loves. Our first effort will be creating care packages for unhoused neighbors. You are invited to sign up to donate needed items for our 1st 5th Sunday (Jan. 29th) today! Great thanks for your generosity!
• Human Relations Sunday - Next Sunday, Jan. 15th, we celebrate our ability to make a difference in the world through through our Community Developers, the United Methodist Voluntary Services and the Youth Offender Rehabilitation Program. Your generosity is celebrated. On this special Sunday, we welcome Ken Schoon, a candidate for ordination as a Deacon and the Site Coordinator for the Waller Center in San Francisco, a UMC urban retreat space, to share the message.
• Mark the Inauguration at the Interfaith Muslim Solidarity Dinner - Jan. 20th at 7:00 p.m. Our Circuit along with others are hosting a special dinner to fundraise for Wadi Foquin's Community Development Project as well as scholarships for the upcoming pilgrimage. Please come out and support! Tickets are $50 (sliding scale). Please RSVP with Pastor Emily.
• At Home in Exile, a Spiritual Memoir - We're so excited to welcome Dr. Russell Jeung to CCUMC on Sunday, Jan. 22nd at 2:00 p.m. He will share from his newest book and talk with us about community and solidarity with the poor, ethnic identity and Jesus, family, vocation, and social justice Asian American style. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity and please, invite friends!