CVUMC Update for July 23, 2021

WEEKLY UPDATE

Dear Friends and Family,

Please check out all the great things coming up in the life of our church. Feel free to forward this message onto friends - they can subscribe, too and receive our updates! If you have additional announcements you'd like to share with us, please email info@cvumc.org and we'll include them in future updates.

Join us for worship in person this Sunday at 10am

or watch the livestream at that same time on our Facebook page

Centering Words:

“A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.”

Liberty Hyde Bailey

Scripture: John 6:1-21 (CEB)

Sermon: "From Small Acorns..." by Rev. Denyse Barnes

We invite you to worship in person. We request that you continue wearing masks inside the sanctuary. The service will also be live-streamed at 10:00 am 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.

From the Pastor

Beloved CVUMC Family

I hope you are all managing to stay cool and hydrated in this recent very hot weather! Summer has arrived with a blast this year. I find it makes wearing a mask even more challenging than usual! However with the Delta variant gaining such ground it is important that we remain vigilant and adhere to all the guidelines in keeping ourselves and others as safe as we can. Please remember to wear your masks at all times when we are inside the church property and if you or anyone you share your home with is suffering any symptoms then we highly recommend staying home and joining us online. This way we can ensure the safety of all our community, and particularly the children and those unable to be vaccinated.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday in person or online as I share my message, "From Small Acorns," based on John 6:1-21.

Blessings,

Rev. Denyse

CVUMC Update For Covid Protocol Procedures

We all know that the Delta Virus has brought an increase in cases of COVID and LA County is requiring masks inside again. Our top priority is to keep everyone safe and well. Here is a reminder of our policies and some new ones.

Masks will be required in the building as well as social distancing. Masks will be available if you need one.
Singing is permitted, with masks on
No hugging please, we are all used to the elbow to elbow touch.
Please use the sanitizing wipes and clean the area where you have been sitting when the service is over.
We have been meeting for fellowship after the service and will implement these rules:

If you are providing food for fellowship, masks and gloves are required when handling food and drinks. Gloves will be provided in the pantry. Please also wear your mask when serving food at the main table.
Please wear your mask when at the food table getting your food.
Use the Hand Sanitizer before you go through the line to get food or drinks
You may remove your masks when eating and drinking.

We are enjoying the time of fellowship together after the service but we have to be respectful of everyone and our youth who are not vaccinated yet. So please follow these rules so we can continue to be together in this way.

Lastly but more important continue to come with a joyful spirit!!!

Thank you Church Family!

-Reverend Denyse, your Leadership Team and the Re-opening Committee

Preston's CVUMC Garden Eagle Scout Project

A big thank you to Hector for helping out last Saturday putting in the gravel with my Scout troop. I put in the final painted stones and did some final touches. We are now working on the final cleanup phase! Thank you so much to those who have donated, painted stones, helped on Saturdays, and provided encouragement along the way.

If you have not yet donated but would like to, you can send a check directly to the Church with a note in the memo line "Preston's Eagle Project". You can also donate to the newly set up GoFundMe Page! Thank you to Karyn and Dan for setting it up.

Here's the link to the GoFundMe Page:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/crescenta-valley-umc-beautification-by-preston

Drive-through Backpack Giveaway

We are collecting school supplies for students in need in GUSD and at Learning Works. Coincidentally Assemblyman Chris Holden (District 41) is sponsoring a Drive-thru Backpack Giveaway on Saturday, July 31. Maybe you would like to pick up a free backpack(s) and then donate it to the school supplies we are collecting, and bring it to church for the "Blessing of the Backpacks" which will be held during worship on Sunday August 15. You first need to RSVP to Assemblyman Holden's office by phone (626) 351-1917 or email Assemblymember.Holden@assembly.ca.gov. The drive-through will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31 at the 41st Assembly District Office, 600 N. Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena 91107. Upon arrival, please remain in your vehicle and follow signs for contactless pick up.

Many thanks to Assemblymember Holden and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority as they reach out to help families prepare for the school year.

Montrose Preschool Request

Montrose Preschool and Infant Care (our preschool at CVUMC) is requesting that their preschool parents consider donating paper towels to the school. Members of our church family might want to donate as well.

Due to the Delta Variant of Covid-19 and because young children cannot be vaccinated, Montrose Preschool and Infant Care, as well as all other Preschools, are still under the Covid-19 guidelines and protocols.

They are still sanitizing both inside and outside. Toys are cleaned between group play. The yard equipment is sanitized between groups. A lot of paper towels are used to accomplish these tasks. To be able to save their tuition $'s for curriculum materials, donations of paper towels are being requested.

If you are interested, paper towels can be brought to the church office or left outside the gate near the kitchen. Packages of 6 or more are the most convenient, but even one single roll is very helpful and greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Sunday Worship Materials for Children

Connie Horton would like to provide Sunday School lessons and activities for any student – all ages! – for them to use during the worship service while they are sitting with their parents. There will be clipboards with a variety of lessons, crafts, quiet game/activity pages. The clipboards will be collected each week and sanitized for the next time. Connie really misses the children and youth – please let her know if you’d like her to prepare a clipboard of materials for you for your children!

Next Month, August 7th

Bailey Center and Learning Works:

First Saturdays through the summer:

Food Pantry collection 10:00 – 1:00 outside of Fellowship Hall. Non-perishable foods and paper goods collected for Bailey Center & Learning Works. Financial donations also welcome.

Recyclables can also be dropped off during these donation times!

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

Or give online at https://secure.myvanco.com/YH2N/home

Contacts

Website: http://cvumc.org

Email: info@cvumc.org

Pastor: Rev. Denyse Barnes

Music Director: Barb Catlin

Child Care Center: Tel: 818-249-4048 / Email: ccc@cvumc.org

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.