Worship Videos 2015-6-28

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English Minstry News and Notes 2015-6-28

• Summer Adventures in Faith (AIF)~ Training begins this week for our AIF Summer Program. There is a list of items we need for crafts and science projects, and we are also in need of snacks for the children. We provide snacks for approximately 70 children and tutors twice a week for 6 weeks. If you would like to bring snacks (cereal, rice krispie treats, fruit, fruit roll ups, granola bars, etc., please bring to the kitchen and label “Snacks for AIF”. Please remember NO NUTS! The list of craft needs include 20 oz clear plastic soda bottles, large paper cups, potting soil, food coloring sets, and much more. The list will be posted in the social hall.
• Summer Intergenerational class will center on the topic of Non-Violent Communication. It begins in July for 8 weeks.
• Huge thanks for everyone’s efforts: contribution of money, labor, and care, to make Family Day a wonderfully fun and memorable event for our families of Homework Club. Praise the Lord for his great work at the hearts of the people who came!
• Witnessing for Jesus ANEW! Get on board with what's astir in discipleship and leadership in the Cal-Nevada Conference by attending DiscipleShift. This is an innovative lab-oriented conference to help us navigate ministry in the 21st century. It will be held at UOP in Stockton on Saturday, Aug.8th, from 8:30-4:00. If 5 or more people attend, the group rate will be $99 per person. CCUMC will reimburse $50 which makes the cost an affordable $49 including light breakfast and lunch. See Becky to sign up by July 26th. Carpools to be arranged. This is an opportunity to learn from and collaborate with our conference to get our church becoming a more vital congregation. Details at www.discipleshift.com Registration is through Eventbrite at Http://discipleshiftconference.com.
• Pastor Emily Lin returns in July! Please pray for her and twins Milo and Imani, as she transitions back to CCUMC at 3/4 time.

2015 General Conference News

 

Pastor Derek Lang with CA/NV Conference Co-Lay Leader Gayle Shearman and Burt Yin at last week's General Conference.

 

As per Conference Lay Minister requirements, Derek has successfully completed two years of service as a Conference Lay Minister, Sacramento, Chinese UMC and Almaden Hills UMC, San Jose, and is hereby recognized as a Conference Certified Lay Minister. Congratulations to Pastor Derek. We pray for God's continual blessings upon his ministry with the California/Nevada Conference of the United Methodist Church

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Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kuan was elected as a delegate by the California-Nevada Conference to the 2016 General Conference of The United Methodist Church in Portland, OR. As the first clergy elected, he will be leading the delegation with the first lay elected, Emily Allen. They look forward to working together with an outstanding and diverse group of general conference and jurisdictional conference delegates (Burt Yin among them) and preparing the business of the 2016 General Conference.

 

Rev. Dr. Kuan stated, “This is who we are as a delegation. We are gay and straight; women and men; youth, young adult, adult, and older adult; we are Pacific Islanders, African Americans, European Americans, Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, Chinese Americans. This is who we are as the California-Nevada Conference and the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church.

  

Derek Lang now a Conference Certified Lay Minister

Derek Lang has successfully completed two years of service as a Conference Lay Minister, and is now recognized as a Conference Certified Lay Minister. Congratulations to Pastor Derek!

Worship Videos 2015-6-21

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English Ministry News and Notes 2015-6-21

• Summer Intergenerational class will center on the topic of Non-Violent Communication. It begins in July for 8 weeks.
• AIF Family- Day Celebration~ TODAY~ Please plan to attend our Father’s day/Graduation/Family Day Celebration with our Homework Club Family! Many volunteers from both the CM and EM are encouraged to sign-up to help with food and to commit to being a part of this outreach ministry! The sign-up sheets will be in the social hall today! Connect with Michelle Lu or Pastor Meina if you have questions!
• 9:30 –10:30am - Parallel Worship
• 10:30 - 11:15am - Preparation/Set Up (food and game stations)
• 11:30 - 1:00pm - Light Lunch and Games
• 01:00- 1:30pm - Mini Promotion Ceremony
• Summer Adventures in Faith (AIF)~ If you are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 pm til 4:30pm, please connect with Becky or Donna to let them know you’d like to help! It’s fun and rewarding for all involved! This year’s theme is "G-Force"!
• Congratulations to Katty Guardado who graduated from High School! Congratulations to Jenny Wong who graduated from UC San Diego, and to Wendy Lee who graduated from UC Santa Cruz!

Family Day and Happy Father's Day

Today we celebrate Family Day with our Homework Club! Today will also be Pastor Brenda’s last day to worship and fellowship with us. We were blessed with her presence among us, and we all wish her well. Thank you Pastor Brenda! You and your Family will be in our prayers!