First Church wants to sponsor a Ukrainian refugee family or two through the “Uniting for Ukraine” resettlement program. This includes providing housing for 3-6 months and helping them become independent. Do you know about a furnished rental property or ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) that could be available at reasonable rates? Let us know ASAP! Contact Jim Jackson HERE with details.

Wednesdays through - May 18 | 10:30 - 11:45 AM | Via Zoom | Learn more and RSVP

Rev. Jessica Strysko is facilitating a discussion-based study of the book of Genesis and the first half of Exodus. We are using an adaptation of the original, bestselling Disciple Bible Study, providing a viable option for busy people seeking comprehensive engagement with the biblical text. Participants read a manageable 3-5 chapters of the Bible daily in preparation for the weekly meetings, which last approximately 75 minutes.

Join us for a day focused on spiritual well-being! During the worship service that day, we will have a faith and mental health panel discussion on "Forgiving Ourselves." Following worship, there will be opportunities to walk a labyrinth either in the Courtyard or by walking over to the beach, as well as an on-site Resource Fair for ongoing spiritual well-being, and refreshments provided for all. Hope you will plan to join us, and to invite friends and neighbors who would enjoy this opportunity.

Creativity is one of the ways God shows up in the world! Come as you are, every age welcome, and explore Faith + Art at Messy Church! Join us for Messy Church on the 4th Sunday of every month at the Water's Edge! Messy Church is an experience of learning and growing in faith that children of all ages can participate in together! We'll enjoy food, a celebration with music and a Bible story, and then have opportunities for crafts, games, and service projects, all connected by the theme of the day. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there! Free Will donation toward food costs - $5/person or $15/family suggested. Drop-ins welcome, but RSVP is encouraged.

Book to accompany weekly discussions is: The Five Invitations; Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. By Author: Frank Ostaseski. This is an online class. RSVP below to recieve the Zoom invite.

Please join Pastor Jessica for a 6-week book study on Jemar Tisby's book "The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism." Each participant is asked to obtain a copy of the book, and we will gather in a both/and format in the Community Room on the OB campus, or via Zoom. Each week, we will discuss a couple of chapters from the book, and reflect on our call as Christians to be about the work of anti-racism. Looking forward to deepening our understanding of history with Tisby's guidance, repenting of our own complicity, and growing in faith and justice together.

RSVP to receive your Zoom invite by June 9

Sunday, June 12 | 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Cost: $20 | Limit to 22 participants | Learn more

First Church has been supporting the work of Border Church for a few years. Now that COVID has subsided, the Global Missions Task Force is planning a day trip to visit the church in Friendship Park, Playas - just west of Tijuana. We will carpool from the Mission Valley Campus to the US side of the border and then walk across the bridge to the Mexican side where FUMCSD's old bus, which was donated to Border Church, will pick us up and drive us to Friendship Park.

At 1 PM we will join the binational worship service, and Rev. John Fanestil will be the pastor on the U.S. side. Following the service, Via International will serve a meal and you will have time to learn more about Border Church and Friendship Park, look at the "wall" and all the paintings on the fence and wander around before we head back. Note that passport and proof of vaccination is required crossing the border back into the US.

We are pleased to announce the Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-off has returned! We will host a table at the Fair which will include, kids activities, a fundraiser for a second well in Malawi, (OB2), and handouts with upcoming events happening at the Water's Edge Faith Community. Please join us for a day of fun and conversation with folks in the OB community. We need a lot of volunteers to help with event. Please stop by the table in the courtyard on Sundays leading up to the event or email Brenda or call 619-297-4366 ext. 110 for more details.

Sundays | 8:55 AM | Ongoing In-person AND Zoom

"Mental Health and Faith" is the topic for 2022. Join us in the OB's Social Hall where we are meeting in-person, masked and safe-distanced. You can still join us online via Zoom. Please RSVP here.

To join: Email Dayna

We are currently reading and discussing: Holy Envy, Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor.

To Join: Email Bill

To join: Email Rev. Tamara

Mask-wearing during indoor church activities is no longer required, even though still strongly encouraged for protection of yourself and others. 

10 AM | SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP | OB Sanctuary | In-person and live-streamed | Praise Music | Childcare | Masks are required

 WE are LIVE-STREAMING 10:15 AM

from Ocean Beach Sanctuary every Sunday on Water's Edge own YouTube Channel.

You can watch both the Mission Valley and the Waters' Edge services on the same YouTube channel here. Make sure to subscribe to this channel. You can always find us live-streaming from our website here: https://www.fumcsd.org/waters-edge/we-are-live/

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