Ninth Sunday After Pentecost    
August 11, 2019
Meeting at 500 E. Colorado Blvd.
Sunday Worship Service: 11:30 am, FUMC Chapel
Our Core Values: 
Spiritual Growth. Welcome. Justice-seeking
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One of the highlights of sabbatical was a conference on Celtic Christianity with the Rev. John Philip Newell on the coast of Connecticut.


Reflection for Worship. . .

" Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
                                   -Martin Luther King, Jr., 20th century
 
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
 
This Sunday we are returning to church after our sabbatical! It was a time of great restoration, nurture and rejuvenation for us. We are deeply grateful for the work of the Rev. Anne Cohen who provided sabbatical coverage for us. We are also deeply grateful to our church for granting us this time of renewal.
 
Jake and I look forward to reconnecting with our church community and hearing how each of you are!!! We hope you will join us this Sunday as we return to worship. We will also honor our one college graduate for 2019, Kaley Pomeroy, during and after worship. Sallie will be providing a light lunch for us after church in the Fellowship Hall so we can greet Kaley, mingle and connect with one another over food. See article below from Lu Nguyen, Kaley’s Confirmation sponsor.
 
In worship we will turn to the Hebrews text about faith – what a fitting theme for our first Sunday back! This 11 th chapter of Hebrews talks about several people in the Bible who were led by faith to do great things! It talks about how faith is “not knowing where we are going.” Maybe that’s why having faith is so nerve-wracking – there are no guarantees that life will turn out how we hope; and yet God calls us to venture out, take the step, give it a try!!! Okay then! I look forward to exploring this theme and to stepping out in faith with FCC this Fall to do great things in the name of our God.

Thanks to Connie, our Music Director, this week’s eclectic vocal music will be provided by Mattias Orr, Pamela Hopson, and Kevin Cordova-Brookey. Also joining Music Director Connie Washburn is Melinda Rice on violin. Wow! We hope to see you Sunday!!!
 
- Rev. Marlene W. Pomeroy
 
Save the Dates for These Fall Events! More info to come!

Wed. Sept. 25th - Friends in Deed Jazz on the Green Fund-Raiser 6-9 p.m. Details below.
Sat. Oct. 19th - FUMC Mozart Requiem Concert 4 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 20th - Rev. Anne Cohen's Retirement Party following worship
Sat. Nov. 2nd - Aid Africa Fund-Raiser on-site at FUMC

Worship Leaders
Rev. Marlene W. Pomeroy
Rev. John H. Pomeroy  

 
Liturgist  
John Escherich
  
Ushers
Ron White
Kathie Arscott
Jeff Levison
Jim Maddox

Pianist & Music Director 
Connie Washburn

No Church School for the Summer 
There is no church school summer class, but there will be activity packets for other youth so they can stay in worship 
   
Church Nursery (for infants - K)
Kaye Jenkins & Mark Anella
     
This week everyone comes to the Chapel at 11:30am and stays through the Children's Time and then heads to the nursery with caregivers and parents. 
Friends In Deed Backpack

 
Adults and youth from FCC helped out three total days to organize and distribute backpacks through FID. Many thanks to Lu Nguyen for organizing the outing and for those who came to volunteer: Anne, Jasmine, Samantha, Evelyn, Elizabeth, Josh, Krysty, Judy B., and Asheley. Many thanks for your work to help children get the school supplies they need!!

Visit us at:  uccpasadena.org

Sermon Podcast : 
  
Did you miss a worship service and want to hear the sermon? Please visit uccpasadena.org and select 'podcasts' from the menu on top of the home page or click below


Office Hours 
 Mon. - Thurs. 
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  Lunch Hours
 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.  
 
  Tel. # 626.795.0696
Fax. # 626.795.0698 

Nina Kung  

Let's Celebrate Kaley!


Join us this Sunday after worship in honoring Kaley Pomeroy on her graduation from the University of Oregon with a degree in Advertising and a minor in Economics. Please feel free to bring cards and gifts to show your love and support. We are always so proud of our graduates, and all of their hard work, perseverance and dedication. Come and join your fellow church members in congratulating Kaley on this accomplishment, and wishing her all the best in her future endeavors.

-Lu Nguyen
Thank you from Anne
"Thank you so much for these three months as your Sabbatical Coverage Minister. It has been a joy (and much fun!) to serve you and be in deeper conversation with many of you. And it has been a positive punctuation mark to finish up three plus decades of ministry. 

Thank you for these gorgeous flowers, for all the fun Flat Jesus photos, for SoulCollage and financial meetings, for amazing special music and awesome partners in Nina and Sallie and Connie and David and a plethora of leaders. I look forward to just hanging out with all of you in the years to come.

Xxoo Anne"
Will you offer flowers for our worship one Sunday?

Sign up to remember/honor someone or event! The Flower Chart is located by the entrance in FUMC Chapel or you can contact Nina at the Church Office 626.795.0696 or email her at fccmonina@gmail.com.
August 18 & 25, Sept. 22 & 29, Oct. 20 & 27, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 15, 22 & 29 are available. Thanks to all who have already donated!

(We offer a reminder that altar flowers donation are not tax-deductible.)
Friends In Deed

Tickets are now available for the Friends in Deed Fall Fund-Raiser. Please join others in an evening out at the Castle Green to support an amazing organization. Please let Pastor Marlene know if you wish to attend with others from FCC.

New Bibles to be Dedicated and Placed in our Pews          
Due to the extra pews in our new worship space, Nina has purchased new Bibles to fill the extra pews and you are invited to buy a few to dedicate to someone. Please leave a check for FCC in the amount of $20 with the dedication you wish to be included in the front inside of the Bible. We suggest only 1 or 2 persons be listed in each Bible so that each is more personal.  
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In memory of
In honor of
We worship at 11:30 a.m. at the Chapel of First Methodist Church every Sunday.
First Congregational Church
of Pasadena
United Church of Christ
500 E. Colorado Blvd.,
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: (626) 795-0696
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon to Thurs
9AM – 5:30PM
Lunch Hour:
12 – 1:30PM