IN-PERSON WORSHIP AND LIVE STREAMING

Belong. Believe. Be love.

March 26, 2023 @ 9:30 am

• Masking is encouraged for in-person worship.
• If you have any symptoms that are not usual, regardless of severity, please worship from home.
• We strongly recommend being fully vaccinated and up to date with boosters, as gathering indoors for an hour comes with risk.

We trust that you will prayerfully consider the best worshiping option for your household, and want to assure you that worshiping from home continues to be an option for those who choose to do so. We love you all!

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Questions to God:

How and Why Do I Forgive?

Bulletin:

Bulletin (all words are on our worship video):

Worship Bulletin - March 26, 2023

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Ann Ownbey passed on into eternal life early Monday morning, March 20, 2023. 

She moved into a wonderful care home at the end of February and spent these last weeks surrounded by love and care, including several visits and calls from her UUMC family. Her daughter, Valerie, was with her this morning as she transitioned, and it was peaceful.  

We mourn, but not as those without hope.  



A memorial service will take place the first weekend in June, details to follow in the coming weeks.

Prayer Wall



UUMC now has a prayer wall in our Sanctuary and is available for your prayer requests (private, to God only: gray slips of paper; and for pastoral consideration with option to forward to prayer chain: ivory slips of paper). 

This large prayer wall frame is currently in the left front of the sanctuary, near the cross, and will ultimately be permanently affixed to the back left wall after Easter(tide).

 Please feel free to utilize the wall before service, during the meditative music, or after service.

Lenten Daily Scripture Readings

Thursday – John 9:1-41

Friday – Revelation 21: 1-4

Saturday – Psalm 10:1-18

Sunday – Matthew 6:9-15

Monday – Luke 11:1-4

Tuesday – Luke 23:34

Wednesday – Luke 7:41-42

For a complete list of daily scripture readings during Lent, click on the link below to gain access to the list.

Questions to God: Daily Scripture Readings

Lenten Labyrinth - Sundays in Fellowship Hall

The prayer labyrinth will be available on Sundays from 8:30 am until 1:30 pm in Fellowship Hall during Lent.

Take a few moments to center in Christ's presence before or after worship. 

Celebrate Resurrection Sunday At

The University United Methodist Church

April 9th , 9:30 am

Join us for Resurrection Sunday at the University United Methodist Church as we celebrate the incredible miracle of Jesus' Resurrection and the new life we have in Him.

The children will be chasing Easter Eggs in addition to a Kids Easter Program; crafts, paint activities, free food, and prizes; the choir will be ready to shake the rafters; Blue Flame Coffee will be brewing in our hospitality area along with homemade cupcakes; and the preacher will be on fire with the best message we have: Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!

Join us at 9:30 am, April 9, 2023. We are located at 18422 Culver Drive, Irvine, CA 92612

Seats in the Sanctuary are limited so, be sure to let us know you are coming! Click on the following link: 

Easter 2023 RSVP Link

Easter Lilies

Our campus grounds will be filled with resurrection lilies on April 9 because of your gifts.

Purchase a lily in honor or memory of a loved one.

We'll list your gift in the Constant Contact for Easter Email, and you can take your lily home with you after our in-person outdoor Easter Service or pick it up in the office the following week. A special link has been inserted below to facilitate your $12 donation.

A special envelope has also been inserted in this Sunday's bulletin to facilitate donation. Or you can mail your check to the church office. Make sure you indicate "Lilies Donation" and the "loved one you would like to honor" in the memo section of your check or the page link.

Lilies Donation Link

EASTER SUNDAY Will Be CUPCAKE Day!

We need volunteers to make 1 or 2 dozen cupcakes.

Sign up at the coffee bar.

Help Make This Year's Easter Egg Hunt Extra Sweet!

We're collecting donations of candy and chocolate to fill our eggs with delicious treats. Your contribution will bring joy to children and families in our community.

Please drop off your candy and chocolate donations at the church office (Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am-2:00 pm) or at the donation box located on the table in front of the Sanctuary on Sundays.

Thank you for your support!

Bishop Escobedo-Frank to Visit South District

March 26, 2023

Bishop Escobedo-Frank will be visiting throughout the South District with D.S. Sandy Olewine. Bishop Dottie is eager to meet laity from around the AC to begin to learn of people’s hopes and visions for the United Methodist Church and each particular congregation. There will be a Meet and Greet gathering on March 26th, for congregation leaders and members to begin these conversations with her. Bishop Dottie will share briefly her hopes for our Annual Conference and will spend some time answering questions and being in dialogue with those in attendance.

You can come for a while or stay the whole time. If you have a church name tag, consider wearing it to help Bishop Dottie know who you are and which congregation you know as your home! Consider carpooling with another laity from your congregation or mission area.

Sunday, March 26: 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Community UMC - Huntington Beach

6652 Heil Avenue

Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Register for the March 26th event by clicking here

Dinner for 8 is Forming at the University United Methodist Church! 

Please consider signing up!

Would you like to meet fellow members of our congregation in a small group setting and share a meal together? If so, Dinner for 8 is for you. 

Usually a group of 8 meets in someone’s home every month or every other month for a meal, dessert, or whatever the group decides. 

 Meals can be hosted in participants’ homes, at local restaurants, or wherever the group decides.

Let Margie Wakeham know if you are interested in participating.  We will randomly put together groups and you do the rest! 

 Sign up at church or email Margie:   margiewake4469@gmail.com or call 949-838-7857. 

Philippines Mission Trip

Sharon McCart is returning to the Philippines after a three-year hiatus to record the work of deaconesses there for a book she is writing.

A request has been made for her to bring vitamins. Food for the poor is expensive due to inflation, and those who serve them work hard. Supplements can help, but they are also expensive! Multivitamins with minerals, calcium, and vitamins are specifically requested. B-Complex, Vitamin D, and Calcium. 

You can bring your donations of vitamins or cash until March 26. Please put them in a bag labeled “Philippines” in the Giving Box. 

Food Bag Assembly on March 26

As a way to care for our migrating brothers and sisters at our border, we will be assembling 200 food bags for them on Sunday, March 26. 

Supplies will be purchased ahead of time, thanks to a grant received from the Cal Pac Disaster Response Task Force, and tables will be set up on the patio. These food bags will be taken down to Calexico UMC on Maundy Thursday. They will be given out to men, women, and children at our border who are in need of sustenance. 

Please take a few moments after the service to help assemble these bags. In this season of Lent, this simple act is a good way for us to be the hands and feet of Christ in a hurting world.

Thank you!

~ Joyce Stenberg

REGISTER ONLINE: HERE

Sat. April 22, 2023!

All Church Visioning Retreat

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Facilitated by Rev. Steve Petty, join us as we explore how to best live into our calling in today's day and age. 

All voices are important as we consider how to best move into the future as a congregation. 

Some topics we will discuss:

• What are we doing well and how can we move forward?
• What can we do better to give a good first impression?
• What does Evangelism look like today?
• How do we engage people who watch online?
• How do we reach out to the community?
• How can we improve receiving new people who visit?
• Cultivating new leaders?
• Bring your best thoughts and enjoy the discussions and exchanging of ideas!!

To help plan for food and accommodations, reservations are encouraged. Please RSVP by April 16.

Click on this link to RSVP:

Save Your Seat At Visioning Retreat

CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT

Please Join Us For A Special Choral Performance by The Southern California Children's Chorus at

The University United Methodist Church

on April 23, 2023, at 4:30 pm.

The Concert is FREE for all members of UUMC and its affiliates!

A recipient of 3 Emmy awards, SCCC has gained international acclaim for the quality of its music education program. Their choruses are featured frequently at Orange County's Segerstrom Hall and have thrilled audiences at Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Westminster Abbey, and the White House. 

In addition, SCCC has contributed singers for Touchstone and MGM films, television productions and commercials, orchestral, adult choral, and opera productions, rock music recordings, and many Disney events, both televised and live.

Or, you can contact Michael Demeure of UUMC for more detailed information:

Michael.demeure@hoag.org

520-977-9074

Sisters Book Club List

SISTERS have decided to read the following books next. Please join us!

• Mar. 28 Fast Girls by Elise Hooper

• April 25 Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

• May 23 The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr

If you are not already on the Sisters mailing list, please email

me at lindadressler46@gmail.com and I will send you the link to join us on Zoom. I look

forward to seeing you at Sisters!

~ Linda Dressler

Want to see where Methodism is Heading?

Hacking Christianity publishes an article on

"The Success of Methodism 2.0"

An Inclusive Approach To The Transformation of the

United Methodist Church

Click the link below to read:

The Future of Methodism

FLOWER DONATIONS FOR 2023

Remember or Honor a Loved One!

Express Your Gratitude!

Many dates are available in 2023 for your flowers to grace the altar. We specifically need your immediate help for April 30, May 28, July 9,23, Oct 8, 29, Nov 19, and Dec 10,17. Please sign up with Roxane Fowler

You can honor departed family members or celebrate important milestones such as a family member’s birthday. At the same time, you will be beautifying the church!

Contact Roxane Fowler for more info. She can be reached at 949 697-8088 or iwasuna@sbcglobal.net.

UUMC MEMBERS IN ACTION

TRACKING VOLUNTEER HOURS



Being the Church is not something that just happens on Sunday mornings for about an hour, but it is a way of life. Discipleship is the journey of living not solely for self, but out of love for God and neighbor. As the many members of Christ's body, the Church, we are invited to be "all in," committing our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. 

The many hours we spend in service to God at the local church and throughout the community on an individual level is impressive; yet, our collective efforts reach even farther and reflect the true vitality of our Church.  

Beginning in 2022, we will be tracking volunteer hours done at church and in the community on a monthly basis. These hours will be reported to the Conference in our annual report, and we want to be able to celebrate the collective impact our church has in making the world a better place.  

Prizes will be offered at our Quarterly Conferences to individuals who have submitted their hours and guess closest to the number of hours of service given in total by our UUMC members!

Allow your work to be counted collectively by filling out our tracking sheet TODAY!

(Volunteer hours at church include those in the office, counting, ushering, greeting, singing, decorating, cleaning, painting, teaching, serving on committees, calling our members, etc. Volunteers hours in the community include all those given to organizations supporting needs or helping individuals in the community.)

Click on the link below and submit it once you have filled it out. Thank you!

UUMC Volunteer Hours Tracking Form - 2023 

March 23- March 29

Happy Birthday to those celebrating birthdays this week. Wishing you a day filled with precious memories and a year filled with numerous reasons to be thankful.

Lois Vaught (03/23),Sophia Demeure (03/23), Lois Sorenson (03/26), Mitzi Holmes (03/28), Jeff Moretti (03/29) 

We would also like to extend birthday greetings to any other March babies, not on our list.

If you would like to add your birthday (or a family member's), please email Marcel at marcel@uumcirvine.org.

Thank you!

Please pray for healing and restoration for those in our UUMC family: Mike Demeure (hip surgery, 3/31), Aidee Truitt (recovering from knee surgery), Hiroe Stratham (hospice care), Julie Norris (healing after cataract surgery), Linda Brougher, Karen Rhoads, Roy Caffrey, Jeanne Lovgren, Tammy Rice, Ruth Bales, Paul Tonkovich, Jun Eun Lee, Kyoko Nakahara, and Vill Calicdan.

 We pray and grieve for the family of Nobuo Yasaki as he passed on into life eternal. We also pray for the family of Ann Ownbey who passed on into eternal life on March 20, 2023. Her memorial service will take place the first weekend in June, details to follow. 

For our district churches: San Diego: St. Paul (Jeffrey Grant); San Jacinto (Jerome Roberts).

We also pray for those homebound long before the stay-at-home order: Muriel Dameron and Jan Taylor.

(Prayer requests may be sent to Mickey Chase: wmchase@cox.net).