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We are a Welcoming & Affirming Congregation:
We welcome all persons into full participation in the life of the congregation regardless of age, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic background, gender identity, marriage status, or physical or mental condition. |
Join in any of these virtual, spiritual gatherings:
Gentle Yoga
-Thursdays and Saturdays, at McGarvey Park at 9:00 am Thursdays and 8:00 am Saturdays
Guided Meditation
-recorded sessions on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch
Worship
-Sundays at 10:00 am -in person and at: https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch/live/
Social Hour
-Sundays at 11:00 am, after Worship we visit outside
Bible Study
-On a break for summer
On Zoom (for link contact Pastor Michele)
Have a focus for a small group conversation, study or Ministry? contact Pastor Michele
-Thursdays and Saturdays, at McGarvey Park at 9:00 am Thursdays and 8:00 am Saturdays
Guided Meditation
-recorded sessions on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch
Worship
-Sundays at 10:00 am -in person and at: https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch/live/
Social Hour
-Sundays at 11:00 am, after Worship we visit outside
Bible Study
-On a break for summer
On Zoom (for link contact Pastor Michele)
Have a focus for a small group conversation, study or Ministry? contact Pastor Michele
This group gathered recently to pick up trash on the rail trail and on the public, outside ares of the Safeway property.
More community clean-ups are planned, as well as the highway clean-up.
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Our next Adopt a Highway clean-up on Highway 101 will be on Saturday, October 2 from
9-11:00 am. Contact Jone.to get involved. |
We are still doing vital ministry in our community! Please don’t forget to continue with your pledges/offerings.
Ukiah UMC's work, to support its members and our community, will not stop because of this public health challenge. This is a friendly reminder that UUMC uses Vanco eGiving tools, so you can continue to support our work by:
Ukiah UMC's work, to support its members and our community, will not stop because of this public health challenge. This is a friendly reminder that UUMC uses Vanco eGiving tools, so you can continue to support our work by:
- sending a text to 833-912-2388
- using the Donate button below
- or the GivePlus Mobile App
- or via PayPal: email office@ukiahumc.org
- You can also mail to PO Box 323, Ukiah, CA 95482
From Pastor Michele Robbins
12/2/21
Hello friends,
Can you believe it is December already? I hope the wonder of Advent is working in your heart. If you are interested in a beautiful Advent devotional book, I'd like to suggest "Stepping Into advent" by Bethany Cseh. It had daily meditations on the nearness of God. Thank you to Vicki for bringing this book to our attention.
The end of the year is drawing near. Please bring your pledged funds in by the last Sunday of the month, Dec 26th. This helps Debbie with our bookkeeping. She cannot apply late funds to a previous year.
Debbie will be on vacation December 22nd through January 3rd. The office will be closed on those days.
This Sunday is Communion Sunday. Our communion offering is for a United Methodist Women's partnership between Ukiah UMW and Kampala UWM in Uganda to feed starving university students at Kampala University. Many students are eating only one meal every other day due to skyrocketing food prices. All funds that are collected will be sent to Kampala UMW to purchase and distribute food to students in great need.
We have yoga today and Saturday at 3:00 in McGarvey Park. We continue to have warm weather for our practice.
Explore Archery will be out and about this Saturday morning. Contact Bethany for details.
Our final book study on Christ in Crisis is Thursday at 4:00. We will be discussing chapter 10, The zoom link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81661708487?pwd=bXQ2eXVGbWpxZFJHUTZSTFEzajM3dz09
Meeting ID: 816 6170 8487
Passcode: 605919
Dial +1 669 900 6833
United Methodist Women will meet in person on Wednesday, December 15th from 10 am to 12 noon, with safe distancing and wearing face masks. Our meeting will begin at 10 am, in room106. Then we will move to the sanctuary about 11 am for our annual Christmas Carol sing-along, with Betty Lampson accompanying us on piano. Afterwards, we will provide hot cider and you are welcome to bring cookies to share outside on the Pine Street porch. All are welcome! Questions? Call the office at 707-462-3360 extension 101.
Our Christmas Eve service will be on the 24th at 7:00 pm. To help make room for visitors, we are asking people to reserve a pew so we can use entire pews instead of just a few spots. Please let us know who you would like to sit with by December 20th. We can fit six or seven people per pew. These people should be in your family or your social bubble. We will continue to only use every other pew for distancing. Let us know if you need help finding people for your pew. Give your information to Debbie You can reach Debbie at 707-462-3360 extension 101 or office@ukiahumc.org.
My friends, be gentle, compassionate, and patient with yourself and others today because we are all so very loved by God.
Shalom,
Pastor Michele
If you would like to receive this weekly email directly, please drop a note to Pastor Michele.
Hello friends,
Can you believe it is December already? I hope the wonder of Advent is working in your heart. If you are interested in a beautiful Advent devotional book, I'd like to suggest "Stepping Into advent" by Bethany Cseh. It had daily meditations on the nearness of God. Thank you to Vicki for bringing this book to our attention.
The end of the year is drawing near. Please bring your pledged funds in by the last Sunday of the month, Dec 26th. This helps Debbie with our bookkeeping. She cannot apply late funds to a previous year.
Debbie will be on vacation December 22nd through January 3rd. The office will be closed on those days.
This Sunday is Communion Sunday. Our communion offering is for a United Methodist Women's partnership between Ukiah UMW and Kampala UWM in Uganda to feed starving university students at Kampala University. Many students are eating only one meal every other day due to skyrocketing food prices. All funds that are collected will be sent to Kampala UMW to purchase and distribute food to students in great need.
We have yoga today and Saturday at 3:00 in McGarvey Park. We continue to have warm weather for our practice.
Explore Archery will be out and about this Saturday morning. Contact Bethany for details.
Our final book study on Christ in Crisis is Thursday at 4:00. We will be discussing chapter 10, The zoom link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81661708487?pwd=bXQ2eXVGbWpxZFJHUTZSTFEzajM3dz09
Meeting ID: 816 6170 8487
Passcode: 605919
Dial +1 669 900 6833
United Methodist Women will meet in person on Wednesday, December 15th from 10 am to 12 noon, with safe distancing and wearing face masks. Our meeting will begin at 10 am, in room106. Then we will move to the sanctuary about 11 am for our annual Christmas Carol sing-along, with Betty Lampson accompanying us on piano. Afterwards, we will provide hot cider and you are welcome to bring cookies to share outside on the Pine Street porch. All are welcome! Questions? Call the office at 707-462-3360 extension 101.
Our Christmas Eve service will be on the 24th at 7:00 pm. To help make room for visitors, we are asking people to reserve a pew so we can use entire pews instead of just a few spots. Please let us know who you would like to sit with by December 20th. We can fit six or seven people per pew. These people should be in your family or your social bubble. We will continue to only use every other pew for distancing. Let us know if you need help finding people for your pew. Give your information to Debbie You can reach Debbie at 707-462-3360 extension 101 or office@ukiahumc.org.
My friends, be gentle, compassionate, and patient with yourself and others today because we are all so very loved by God.
Shalom,
Pastor Michele
If you would like to receive this weekly email directly, please drop a note to Pastor Michele.
Would you, or someone you know,
benefit from a "porch visit"?
Image by Greg Waskovich from Pixabay
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Please let us know. And let us know, also, if you would like to visit others. A listening ear and a compassionate heart are all you'll need. You can also choose to join with other visitors for prayer and mutual support.
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Pastor Michele and Debbie, our Office Manager, are working remotely, coming in to meet people at times, and checking incoming Voice/E-mail.
. Please don't hesitate to contact them.
. Please don't hesitate to contact them.
Thanks to all who made masks for use at the local hospital. Ukiah Valley Medical Center thanks churches and groups, saying they have enough to provide people who arrive needing one. We made over 500 masks as an extended community! Special thanks goes out to many friends of UUMC for joining the effort. Please keep checking with us for future opportunities to join together in service efforts.
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