Sep 20 Kids Experience
https://vimeo.com/458002167/c382e640d3
Sep 20 Preteen Experiencehttps://vimeo.com/458003396/947b2f53d0
Living God's Love in the World
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Sep 20 Kids Experience
https://vimeo.com/458002167/c382e640d3
Sep 20 Preteen Experiencehttps://vimeo.com/458003396/947b2f53d0
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See below on information on how you can attend.
Each morning you will be receiving a 2020 Annual Conference daily edition of Instant Connection, wrapping up the previous day’s highlights and forecasting the day ahead.
We have not forgotten the younger members of our faith family: each daily edition will also contain a video report from Children’s Worship characters Mort and Lamb-see-do, and a special write up from Mort, who is too shy to speak on camera. We are connected even, and perhaps especially in this time.
By JB Brayfindley
Maybe you are not aware of this, but the 2020 California-Nevada Annual Conference Session starts THIS week. Yes, it begins tomorrow, Thursday, September 17 and continues on Friday, Saturday and ends Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2020.
Yup! And one small but important detail is that you can’t GO there in person. However, you CAN attend “virtually”— ‘going there’ using your smart phone, iPad or computer but staying at home. So, you will need to find your own quiet spot in your own home to watch.
Click https://www.facebook.com/California.Nevada.Conference/ for Facebook livestreaming (where there is a live chat)
Click https://www.cnumc.org/aclive to view from the conference webpage.Whether voting or not, anyone can attend the event by watching on the conference Facebook or web page. The event is a combination of inspirational and business moments. So, if you have been to Annual Conference before, you may be wondering when the special events will occur including the Opening Worship, Memorial Service and Ordination Service.
Well, no worries! Below is a list of the highlights everyone might not want to miss:
9:00 a.m. Opening Worship, “Know That I Am God”Followed by Laity Address and Superintendent reports of each district.
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Laity Session on de-constructing racism
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Devotional: “Call to Commit to Demilitarization” led by Asian Voices
9:00 a.m. Devotional: “Black Lives Matter and Racial Equity”
2:00 – 4:15 p.m. this afternoon features Awards and Appointments
7:00 p.m. Memorial Service
10:30 a.m. Ordination, Commissioning and Recognition of Orders Service
For a full schedule of the Plenary Sessions, click https://www.cnumc.org/acs20schedule. Visit the conference website for further details and information on the conference session at cnumc.org.
If you are signed up for Instant Connection, you will receive a morning Email Blast that summarizes the previous day and anticipates the coming day. (Click https://calnev-email.brtapp.com/subscribe to sign up for the Instant Connection)
A children’s daily Email/Video Blast will be sent to those who signed up for the Children’s Worship from Mort and Lamb-see-do, a reporting duo. (Register https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1g5GBGmPaTuDzQDhaXpgE5qDvvjwjVxQbK8v2HgkGukA/viewform?ts=5ebafaa4&edit_requested=true to receive.)
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I am so looking forward to seeing you on our Coming Home to LGUMC on Sunday from 11AM-12:30PM. You will also be seeing Robbie, Marcelle, Shelley, and some of your fellow church members.
A few details:
We are inviting you to come in intervals of 15 minutes, based on where your name is in the alphabet.
If these times do not work for you – no worries. Come when works best. We are hoping the staggered times will at least mitigate any congestion a bit. Turn onto Church Street so you can enter the parking lot. Once you enter the parking lot there will be someone in a mask to greet you and direct you.
Communion will be individually pre-packaged and on a tray. A person in a mask and gloves will extend it towards you so that you can remove it yourself.
Please come with one thing you really want me to know about you and one hope/dream for the congregation.
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Dear Friends,
There was a time when I heard people “bragging” about how little sleep they got because of how busy they were and how hard they were working. (Mind you, these were not people who were having to work multiple jobs just to be able to survive.) I am not hearing that nearly as much anymore as we are seeing an increasing number of studies on the deleterious effects on our health, both physical and mental, if we do not get enough sleep.
An increasing number of you have told me that sleep has been elusive right now. There is so much to process as we have the confluence of COVID, fires, a Presidential election on top of the normal, everyday stresses and strains of life. It definitely can affect our sleep. And, there is something about the middle of the night that seems to amplify our fears, anxieties, and worries.
Our current sermon series is based on The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, which chronicles a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu about joy. The author Douglas Abrams writes “I had once asked the Archbishop how he handled worry and insomnia, and he said that he thought about people all around the world who also were awake and unable to sleep. Thinking about others and remembering that he was not alone lessened his distress and his worries, as he would say a prayer for them.” I love this because when we pray for others, we find ourselves feeling less alone and more connected. This feels especially important in the middle of the night. I have my prayer list right by my bed. I know I find it comforting to start praying through it when I cannot sleep. For those of us who are having trouble sleeping, whether it be occasionally or chronically, this can keep us feeling more connected and help mitigate our sense of anxiety and isolation.
In ministry with you,
Kate
P.S. I am so looking forward to seeing you on our Coming Home to LGUMC on Sunday from 11-12:30. You will also be seeing Robbie, Marcelle, Shelley and some of your fellow church members. Please come with one thing you really want me to know about you and one hope/dream for the congregation. (See details in the Spire).
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Dear Friends,
In a “normal” time, September 13 would be what has traditionally been called “Rally Sunday.” It would be a celebratory time where Sunday school resumes, the choir returns, and we gather back together after a summer of travel and lighter programming. Needless to say, this is not a normal time. However, I wanted to have something celebratory on this day, nonetheless.
On September 13 from 11AM–12:30PM, we will have an opportunity for you, from the safety of your cars, to receive communion (prepackaged), have a chance to tell me in a sentence or two what you would most want me to know about you and share a hope/dream for the congregation; be greeted by some of your fellow church members, Robbie, our Youth Director, and Marcelle, our Director of Visitation; be a part of Messy Church (11AM-12:15PM, in the courtyard) if you have children or grandchildren; light a candle at a prayer station – and come “home” to the church campus. We are inviting you to come in intervals of 15 minutes, based on where your name is in the alphabet: 11AM – A-B; 11:15AM – C-E; 11:30AM – F-H; 11:45AM – I-M; 12PM – N-R; 12:15PM – S-Z. If these times do not work for you – no worries. Come when works best. We are hoping the staggered times will at least mitigate any congestion a bit.
In addition, as a way of embodying Jesus’ parable of caring for those who are most vulnerable where he said, “I assure you that when you have done it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you have done it for me,” we will be taking a collection for the San Jose Family Shelter. Through our offering, we will be supporting the vital services of the shelter that is the only shelter in Santa Clara County for homeless families. In addition to providing emergency shelter and food, they help the families work on a plan to become self-sufficient. If you cannot come on September 13, you can always go directly to the website to donate:https://familysupportivehousing.org.
I am looking forward to an opportunity to welcome you “home” to church on September 13. I continue to pray for you and to thank God for the opportunity to walk with you this year!
Grace and peace,
Kate
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One of the very best things about being a part of a connectional church is that we are able to do things together that we could not do on our own. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is one of the very best examples of this. 100% of your funds go directly to relief. If you would like to give to those affected by the devastation of Hurricane Laura – here is the link, https://www.umcmission.org/umcor/serve/us-disaster-response.
Thanks to Taryn Rosenthal for sending this information to me: The Santa Cruz Education Foundation (SCEF) has created a Disaster Relief Fund for students and families who have been displaced by the fires or have lost their homes. Over 460 students and their families have been impacted.
If you are interested in supporting students and families, please make donations by:
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A Peaceful Protest in Downtown Los Gatos on June 3, 2020 to stand for solidarity with the call for justice with a fierce peace. In response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May of 2020. Black lives matter.
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