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Church of the Mountains United Methodist Church Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Worship Sunday at 10:00 a.m This Sunday Pastor Donna will lead worship and share her Pastoral Reflection: "The Pressing Crowd". Based upon Luke 5:1-11

Come at 9:00a.m. for Fellowship & Learning: Adults ~ Come every week or drop in as you can, all are welcome! Book study & discussion: We Make the Road by Walking by Brian D. McLaren Youth ~ Sunday school with Ms. Holly downstairs, come prepared for fun & learning!

Team Leadership Meeting Following worship this Sunday February 17th the leadership team will meet upstairs from 11:30 - 1:00pm. All are welcome! Come learn more about the business of the church and participate as part of our congregational leadership!

Join Us! After worship Sunday February 24th join us from 11:30 to 1 PM f or an informational session hosted by Evan and Stephanie Chan. They will share about the Reconciling Ministry Network Workshop they attended. In keeping with this discussion, I will present a short overview of the Special Session of the UMC General Conference, later this month, that will be discussing how the UMC will include our LGBTQA brothers and sisters into our faith communities.  Please join us for an open dialogue and fellowship. Peace and Grace, Pastor Donna

Please join us for a special worship on Sunday March 10th, 2019 District Superintendent Blake Busick joins us for worship. He will preach and meet with the congregation afterwards as we fellowship in a potluck brunch!

MINISTRY

Can you help on Sunday Mornings!  Host Coffee Fellowship after worship~ help server OR bring goodies: sign up calendar Help as the Worship Assistant Sign up calendar Help with Sunday School Sign up calendar We need help each week for Sunday Worship & Fellowship to run most smoothly.....

 The Emergency Warming Center has been open 27 nights, tonight is #28. Looking at the weather we have many more nights this month! Served 48 human guests & 3 dogs. Providing 192 overnight stays. We also helped 3 families with children connect with private homes for one night. WINTRY COLD WEEKS AHEAD ~ Volunteers Needed: Link to Volunteer Sign Up Link to EWC February 13th Newsletter

Food Resource Support Center Thank you ALL who serve to keep this ministry alive and serving our most vulnerable neighbors COM is off duty until May 28th & May 30th BUT there may be times we offer to help other churches that are struggling to provide volunteers ~See sign up downstairs~ For questions please email Sandy Butler: Click Here! OR Cathie Foley Click Here!

PRAYER WORKS! Learn more about the science behind prayer and our Church of the Mountains "Prayer-Net" through this link: Prayer Works To submit a Prayer Request click this link!

Kids Can Recycling Ministry: Please continue to bring your CRV recycling to COM and support our ministry with Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian of turning garbage into good!  These recyclables are exchanged for money which is being donated to International Health Partners and Hands of Hope to provide life and hope for children in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Want an opportunity to help serve refugee families in the Reno area? Refugees have many needs from transportation, clothing, tutoring and practice speaking English, or just having friends to hang out with! Sparks UMC mentors a family from Congo, and we mentor a family from Afghanistan. If you are interested, or just want more info, please get in touch with Evan Chan by Email Here! and check out their website https://www.nnic.org

GROUPS & FELLOWSHIP

Tuesday's 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the downstairs living room of the church or next door in the Gethsemane House.. We are studying the book of Micah . All are welcome! Contact Judy Jensen with any questions: Email Judy here! This is a small group so the time may change occasionally, if you are interested in being notified of last minute changes please provide your phone number or email to Judy.

Centering Prayer   in the Gethsemane House on   Tuesday & Wednesday 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. We often start with the daily meditation from Pray As You Go which is music, scripture and contemplation for 10-12 minutes, followed by the remaining 18-20 minutes of silent meditation. Here is a link to Pray As You Go for you to check out and use on your own!  Click Here!

PubTheology Group Questions are emailed to the group & posted here each week. Join us for some authentic discussions over food and/or beverages of choice. Sunday's 7-8:30 p.m. at a variety of local places Take a look at the thought provoking questions for this week: Link Here! Come join us sometime if you want to join us ~ reach out to Pastor Donna or Cathie for where we will meet up that Sunday night.

YOUTH 2019 IS FOR ALL UNITED METHODIST YOUTH, GRADES 6-12 and THEIR LEADERS. Join thousands for 4 days of discipleship, worship, Bible study, service opportunities, and life-changing fun! Expect inspiration, support, and challenges to grow authentically as a world-changing disciple of Jesus Christ. The YOUTH Event is the National Gathering for United Methodist Youth, it will be in 2019 and traces its’ roots all the way back to the first YOUTH event of 1988. YOUTH 2019 will provide youth and their leaders with chances to connect with each other, denominational leaders, and connectional agencies to help them discover the wide variety of ministries of the United Methodist Website for more details

2019 BISHOP'S CONFIRMATION RALLY - GREAT NORTHERN DISTRICT SATURDAY, MARCH 30 2019 - 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM for all 6th - 10th grade Confirmands at South Reno UMC Bishop Minerva Carcaño, with the support of the Office of Camping and Retreat Ministries and Young People's Ministry is offering the 2019 Bishop's Confirmation Rally. Instead of an overnight confirmation retreat which has been done in the past years, the new Bishop's Confirmation Rally is a one-day event. It is like a day camp.

COMMUNITY

Standing with our Immigrant Students & Families in the Truckee Tahoe Area we rely upon the Family Resource Center of Truckee to have the most relevant immigration information: FRC Immigration Info Link Great news!! Charlotte Carpenter & Stephanie Chan have joined me in our support of United for Action and will be helping us connect with the Family Resource Centers to learn more about how we can support our immigrant neighbors. Stay tuned for more information!!

Updates from our Bishop & others in our Faith Community.  Link from Bishop on Standing with Immigrant Children How to HELP ~ Camp Fire Faith leaders statement on family seperation ~ June 6 2018 Clergy, Laity file charges against Sessions SOJO UMC Clergy and Laity National Immigration Law Center Petition Link If you have events, invites or announcements to share in the weekly newsletter, please email me the information by Wednesday and I'll make sure it is included!

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Cathie Foley | Church of the Mountains| 530-587-4407| Cell: 775-690-7694| comumc@sbcglobal.net | www.churchofthemountains.com