Dear Friends and Family,
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Join us for worship in person this Sunday at 10am
or watch the livestream on our Facebook page
Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany
Scripture: Matthew 4:18-25
Sermon: "So It Begins" by Rev. Louise Fairweathre-Baxter
We invite you to worship in person. You can review the updated mask policy here. The service will also be live-streamed beginning at 10am to the CVUMC Facebook page. We will also be posting the service on our website www.cvumc.org where a Youtube version will be available later in the week for those of you who do not have Facebook. There you can worship at your convenience.
In addition, our prayer team will be available to pray for you. You can text, call or email Jeanne Lavieri 818-383-3137, Debi Bois 310-600-5939, Diane Lewis 818-497-4680, Christine Ruygrok 818-797-8890, or Janice Burke 818-497-8431.
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Dear Church-Family,
I am SO excited … signups for “Potlucks with the Pastor” are live! To reach the SignUpGenius Potluck Signup, click on this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4aa8ac28a4f5ce9-potlucks#/
From there, you can decide which date you want to attend, and which piece of the potluck meal you want to bring.
Keep in mind that signing up for a food group signs up everyone in your family who wants to attend. Since some of us are a family of one, while other family units are larger (but not everyone wants to attend), please list the number of people who will be attending the potluck, so that other attendees know how much food to bring.
Potlucks are scheduled for Monday nights from 7:30-9:00pm. We will share our meals in Thee Room in the fellowship hall, following the AA group that meets there until 7:30pm. An hour and a half may not be long enough but Monday is both a school night and a work night … it’s okay if some groups want to go home early. For those that want more time, just signup on another date and come twice!
I look forward to these smaller gatherings in which I can get to know you in a different setting from worship and meetings.
See you on Sunday and remember, now more than ever, to Pray for Peace Every Day!🙏
Peace,
Pastor Louise
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Sermon Pique-A-Boo
Ever wondered what's needed to overcome temptation...
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Sierra Service Project Youth and Parent Meeting - Sunday February 5th at 11:30 after church. Update on payment schedule and fund raising ideas. There still time if anyone else would like to join us as they usually have a few openings per week.
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Youth Sunday will be held on Sunday, February 5th. Please join us for this always special service as the youth lead our worship service!
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Save the Date: Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank's Installation Service
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023 (3 PM PST)
Location: First UMC of Pasadena (500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101)
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Prayer Team Update
In order to streamline the collection of joys and concerns, we’ll be collecting requests via a Google Form. Each member of the prayer team will have access to the entries and will continue to meet every Tuesday evening to pray. Each Friday morning, the entries submitted that week will be included in the weekly email blast, if the request is indicated for inclusion on the form.
Please submit any joys and concerns online at https://forms.gle/JZTB3r2qLkY81r2XA
Thank you to our faithful prayer team for their continued support of the CVUMC community: Jeanne Lavieri (jnlavieri@earthlink.net), Diane Lewis (rubydl2@icloud.com), Chris Ruygrok (cmruygrok@aol.com) and Debi Bois (boisdebi@gmail.com).
We'll continue to monitor how this new process works and make adjustments as needed. Thanks!
This week we received the following joys and concerns:
- Prayers that leadership team meeting on Saturday is meaningful and productive
- Prayers for victims of recent gun violence and healing of the brokenness at the root of the violence
- Joy - Bettie Hull's brother is celebrating his 79th birthday
- Pastor Louise's friends Val and Ronnie; Ronnie's chemo is going well, keep prayers going
- Roberta's brother, John, in hospice
- Susan, Judy and Richard
- Kim's grand-niece, Freyja, undergoing chemo for leukemia
- Debi's friend, Carol's, father has been placed in palliative care. Prayers for comfort.
- Debi's friend, Carol's brother recently diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer. He will undergo radiation. Prayers that the radiation helps.
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Leadership Planning Meeting: Regular meetings are postponed until February in lieu of our first quarter planning meeting set for Saturday, January 28, 2023. Time: 11am-3:15pm.
Youth Sunday: changed to Sunday, February 5th, during which our youth lead the service and delivery the morning message.
The Nomads Are Coming Back: The Nomads will be visiting our church and staying on campus to help us with maintenance and repairs, from January 21, 2023 through February 9, 2023.
Bailey Center and Learning Works Food Drive - Sunday, February 5th: Food Pantry collection in the Narthex at CVUMC. Non-perishable foods and paper goods collected for Bailey Center & Learning Works. Financial donations also welcome.
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Walk And Word
You are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings at 8 AM at Deukmejian Wilderness Park for an easy hike and some time reading and pondering Scripture. Here’s how it goes - I am there on every 2nd, 3rd, 4th (sometimes 5th) Sunday at 8 AM in the parking lot at Deukmejian. We walk for an hour and then find a spot to sit and read a selection of scripture. We journal about it for a while and then share our thoughts, many of which are questions. We finish by 10 AM.
We have found that the exercise in the natural setting enhances our openness to receiving wisdom that awaits us in the morning’s passage. We appreciate the different perspectives that unfold with conversation. We would love to hear yours.
If you’re looking for an alternative to the hiking, the park provides wheelchair access and some level areas for walking. Please contact me if you have questions.
Peace,
Jeanne Lavieri
(818)383-3137
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If you would like to share in an offering or your pledge, you are welcome to mail this to the church at:
Crescenta Valley UMC
2700 Montrose Ave.
Montrose, CA 91020
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Website: http://cvumc.org
Email: info@cvumc.org
Pastor: Rev. Louise Fairweathre-Baxter
Music Director: Barb Catlin
Child Care Center: Tel: 818-249-4048 / Email: ccc@cvumc.org
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Crescenta Valley UMC is a faith community that welcomes all persons to celebrate their love of God and their birthright as children of God. We affirm Jesus' example of love without exclusion. We welcome into the life and ministry of CVUMC all persons of every race, ethnicity, age, faith history, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status, marital status, family configuration, and physical and mental ability. We believe that a diverse community makes our faith stronger, our spirituality deeper, and our service more helpful. | | | | | |
