Loving God ~ Living Compassion
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Join us each Sunday,
livestreamed via Facebook,
beginning at 10:00 a.m.
https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch/live/

Please feel free to share your prayers in the comments box.
Email announcements by Wednesday to the office.
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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, most often live at 8:15 am and by video whenever https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch
Guided Meditation
-recorded sessions on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch
Worship
-Sundays at 10:00 am    https://www.facebook.com/UkiahUnitedMethodistChurch/live/   
Social Hour
-Sundays at 11:00 am
 on Zoom (for link contact Pastor Michele)
Bible Study
-Thursdays at 5:00 pm
 On Zoom (for link contact Pastor Michele)
Have a focus for a small group conversation, study or Ministry? contact Pastor Michele
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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.
Our next Adopt a Highway clean-up on Highway 101 will be on a Saturday in April. 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:
  1. sending a text to 833-912-2388
  2. using the Donate button below
  3. or the GivePlus Mobile App
  4. or via PayPal: email office@ukiahumc.org
  5. You can also mail to PO Box 323, Ukiah, CA  95482
     Ukiah United Methodist Church is a strong community.  We can weather this together, even if we’re not all together in person.  Your giving is appreciated, and your generosity does important work in Ukiah and around the world.  As we must alter the way we operate, please consider making a gift via eGiving.

From Pastor Michele Robbins
Easter season dreaming and dancing continues
 -4/28/21
   Hello friends,
   Thank you to everyone who donated items for the food bank. It was greatly appreciated.
   This Sunday is Communion Sunday. If you are worshiping from home, have your elements ready. We will be opening with the song Gather Us In. We continue to gather both in person and online. If you are ready to attend in person, please read over the safety protocols.
   Bible study is Thursday at 5:00 by Zoom. You will find the color coded link below. Our Scripture for this week is Acts 8:26-39. 
   I am again including the Jerusalema Dance tutorial video link here. We will be recording the dance outside the church this Sunday, May 2nd at 11:30. If you want to be part of this fun dance, but cannot make that day and time, please let me know. I can try to set another time for people to dance together and edit it into the video. Or you can record yourself at home and send it to me.Try to learn the fairly simple line dance before coming. I will also go over the moves that morning before we record to make sure we are following the same steps.
   Books for our next book study should be available next week. The book is Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School by Monique Morris. It is also available on Kindle. The study will begin on Wednesday, May 12th at 6:30 to 7:30 pm and last 5 weeks. Thank you to Diana Ratliff and Mike and Sally Webster for providing the books. 
   I pray that our learning and actions now will lead us closer to the beloved community. 

Shalom,
Pastor Michele

Would you, or someone you know,
benefit from a "porch visit"? 

Image by Greg Waskovich from Pixabay

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.
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.
Pastor Michele and Debbie, our Office Manager, are working remotely, checking incoming Voice/E-mail.
. Please don't hesitate to contact them.