eNEWS - September 21, 2020 |
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Communion Distribution Pickup
Sunday, Sept. 27 | 3:30 - 5:30 PM | Mission Valley Campus | P2 parking lot
We are celebrating World Communion Sunday in our live-stream Sunday worship Oct. 4, and we offer safely prepared communion elements for pick-up in our parking lot this Sunday 9/27. Please enter the west driveway and turn into parking lot P2 where a pastor will offer you a blessing from a safe distance. You'll then be invited to pull forward to pick up the number of elements you will need for your household from a table all while remaining in your vehicle.
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Rachel's House Donation Drive
Sunday, Sept. 27 | 3:30 - 5:30 PM | Mission Valley Campus Parking Lot P2
In honor of welcoming Pastor Jessica’s baby girl, we invite you to participate in a donation drive supporting Rachel’s House, a women’s shelter that offers resources to women experiencing homelessness. All items collected will go directly to assisting women be able to gain improved quality of life, and become healthy, fulfilled, contributing members in society.
How You Can Help
You can drop off items in Parking Lot P2 and remain in your car, and a church staff member will assist you to adhere to COVID19 safety precautions.
Donation Items Needed:
- *New -Underwear of all sizes
- Plastic Shower Shoes
- New or Gently Used - Women’s clothing
- New or Gently Used - Bras M-L sizes
- *Paper products – Paper Plates, paper towels, napkins
- Hand Sanitizer
- *Black Hair Products
- Pads and Tampons
- Full size or Sample Size lotions, shampoo, conditioner
- Deodorant
- Combs and Brushes
- Razors and Shaving Cream
- Hair Ties
*indicates most needed items, all are needed though
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In-person World-wide Communion Celebration Weekend - October 3 and 4
The services will be brief and focus on the sacrament and prayer. Attendance is restricted to 30 people, RSVP is mandatory, and safety measures will be taken. All services will take place OUTDOORS on the Linder Patio.
World Communion celebrates the love of Christ at the Lord’s Table when people all over the world come in unity, peace and hope. It is a considerable honor to mindfully break bread and drink from the Lord’s cup with our brothers and sisters across the planet. How good it is to share together in this way! We are so excited about this that we are making a weekend of it, and we are making it the first in-person, small group, outdoor gathering under careful guidelines. We invite you to sign up for one of the time slots listed below.
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If you have registered for any of these events, you should have received an AUTOMATIC RESPONSE from Realm immediately. If you did not, please contact the front desk (619-297-4366) so we can help get you registered. |
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The services will take place OUTDOORS on the Linder Patio |
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Love Feast
Sunday, Oct. 4 | 6:30-7:30 PM | via Zoom
For those who are uncomfortable coming to an in-person gathering, we invite you to celebrate this special day by joining your pastors as we host a Love Feast via Zoom. We will focus on the blessings of Christ through table fellowship. In recognition of the world-wide nature of this day, we encourage you to participate and share from your own cultural tradition. If Naan and Lassis are the staples in your house or if cornbread and sweet tea grace your table, make that be your Love Feast meal. Dress in clothes from your ancestral or beloved culture, and as we share, we will learn more about one another. Let’s celebrate our world and God’s love; in the clothes we wear, in the food we prepare and in a Spirit of Unity. May the Holy Spirit weave us together and wrap us up, in our beautiful diversity, and in God’s love.
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ZOOM WITH US
September 21 - 27
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New Beginnings Membership Class
Sunday, Sept. 27 | 12 - 2 PM
Sign up today for this personal conversation with Pastors Trudy Robinson and Jessica Strysko via Zoom. Together we will explore: What does Church membership mean? What is First Church all about? The blessings of company on our Christian journey and the responsibilities of belonging to a community of faith.
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New Pastor's Bible Study: Led by Pastor Hannah Ka
"Respectful Grace and Graceful Respect"
Wednesdays through October 7
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Rev. Hannah focuses on ecclesiology as she leads us in a Bible study on the value of each person in God’s kin-dom on earth, our relationships within the faith community, communal transformation and spirituality and the mission of the Church.
Here are the upcoming lessons:
9/23 - Community: our relationship within the faith community
1 Corinthians 12:12-27; John 15:1-5
9/30 - Spirituality: communal transformation
Acts 10:19-36; John 15:7-17
10/7 - Mission of the Church: new direction for our work in our communities
John 21:1-19
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Prayers of the People
Wednesdays, 9:30 AM
Ongoing
Join us as we pray for one another and shared prayer requests.
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Conversations
Wednesdays, 7 PM
Ongoing
"24 and Me:
A Divine DNA search
for relatives in the Bible"
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Koinonia
Fridays, 8 AM
Ongoing
A devotional is led by group members. All are welcome.
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Younger Adults 4th Sunday Brunch
Sunday, Sept. 27
12 -1:30 PM
Grab a bite and grab a drink and join us! It will be great to see everyone’s faces.
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Heart of Christianity
Sundays, 10:30 AM
Ongoing
"Ecology, ethics, and interdependence: The Dalai Lama in conversation with leading thinkers on Climate Change.”
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New Grief Support Group
Sundays, Oct. 4 - Dec. 13
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | RSVP by Oct. 2, 2020
Experiencing a loss during this pandemic makes grief so much more complicated. Please join FUMC’s Pastor Tamara and New Life Counseling Center Director, Sheilah Cameron, LMFT, as they facilitate a virtual Grief Support Group to help you walk through this difficult time. The group will be reading the book, “Understanding Your Grief” by Alan Wolfet PhD. It is suggested that you purchase the book prior to the first meeting.
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Covid-19, First Church & You
Simple steps to stay physically, spiritually, and emotionally well in an age of the corona virus.
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Adopt-A-Student Update
The first group of First Church members and friends were introduced to the Adopt-A-Student ministry during online orientation Thursday. Cherokee Point Principal Quyen Corral expects their work with students to begin mid- to late-October.
Teachers and other staff are identifying students most in need of this homework support. And additional volunteers are still needed; no teaching experience required! Some students will be emerging readers who need someone to read to them, and to listen, guide and introduce new words. Also, to ask questions to check comprehension. Math tutors will provide additional practice students need to master foundational skills of their grade level.
The initial Adopt-A-Student group includes members from both First Church campuses. They range from retired college and school teachers to high school and middle school students; even a First Church pastor. This ministry continues First Church’s partnership with Cherokee Point Elementary. Church members have regularly provided backpacks and reading support and have hosted family dinners.
Additional volunteers are needed for the number of Cherokee Point students that school staff members are expected to identify. Use this link to participate in this rewarding ministry.
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Twenty-eight years ago, forty-nine First Church members founded the Covenant Circle to build a legacy of financial stewardship for our congregation by committing to naming First Church as a beneficiary in their wills and other financial estate plans.
Over the years, First Church has been richly blessed by the generosity of those who have left gifts – of all sizes – to grow and sustain our ministries long after the giver has passed. Many are permanently endowed in the First United Methodist Foundation of San Diego to ensure that our work and witness continues in perpetuity.
This week, we would like to share the story of one of our faithful Covenant Circle members, Ramona Court. Ramona passed away in 2019, but her generosity to First Church will be long remembered and reflected in the missions and ministry of our church.
To learn more about Covenant Circle and planned giving at First Church or to sign up for our next upcoming information session this Sunday at 2:30 PM, contact Jason Tucker, Director of Stewardship and Development at jtucker@fumcsd.org or (619) 297-4366
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Together Let's Become the Change
Your pastors and other faith leaders in San Diego present an interfaith statement of solidarity with the Black community....read the statement below:
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Tips for live-stream worship:
Go to our Live Stream page - check out the buttons on this page in advance to:
Gather and light a candle to signify the holy presence of Christ.
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Lead Pastor
Rev. Trudy Robinson
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9 AM | Rev. Trudy Robinson
"Blessed are the Essential Workers"
10 AM | Rev. Jessica Strysko
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Do you have problems finding our live-stream or a link is not working?
- Go to Youtube.com
- Search First Church San Diego
- "Bookmark" or save the First Church San Diego as your "favorite"
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Children and Youth Ministries Sunday Schedule
For more information contact the Dir. of Discipleship for Children & Youth Kenton Reaves Hundley, 619-297-4366 x118
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Kids First Sunday Monthly Fall Schedule
1st Sunday: Communion and Zoom call
2nd Sunday: Work sheets and activities sent by email.
3rd Sunday: Kids First Zoom call
Students 1st Zoom Wednesday Evening Fall Meet-ups:
The Summit Grades: 6-8 at 6 PM,
The Mountaintop Grades: 9-12 at 7 PM
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First In-person Gathering
This week, new windows will be installed on the OB Campus to replace what was broken or outdated. We are excited and grateful to have efficient and secure windows, that will also improve the look of the building. We are happy to have welcomed the Pioneer School back on campus this month, which rents our space and serves the community through their educational programs with high school students with autism. Add to that the ongoing ministry of the OB Emergency Food Bank, and much good work continues to thrive in OB through the support of the church, even as we continue to worship via livestream. We also look forward to our first, small, in-person gathering in OB planned for the afternoon of October 4, World Communion Sunday. May God continue to help us support, envision, and offer essential ministries for the good of our neighbors and neighborhoods.
Blessings, Jessica
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CHURCH BUSINESS & NOTICES |
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Office Closed
The church office remains closed under state/county order. Staff continues to work from home and are available via email or the church voicemail system.
How to give when the church office is closed and worship is online?
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Give online using your credit/debit card or ACH transfer from your checking account. Gifts can be one-time or automatically recurring each week or month.
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TEXT to Give. Just text MYCHURCHGIFT to 73256 and see how easy it can be!
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Mail your check directly to the church via US postal service: First United Methodist Church of San Diego, 2111 Camino del Rio S., San Diego, CA 92108.
Thank you again as we work to keep everyone safe this season and work to meet the church's ongoing expenses. Please let Jason Tucker know if you have any more questions about giving and tithing to First Church.
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Giving
Operating fund income which includes: pledges, record of giving, unrestricted gifts, interest earnings, and contributions from the Children's Growing Center, Ocean Beach and our leased properties at both locations.
BUDGET FOR TOTAL INCOME: $1,395,513.00 (9/13, 2020)
ACTUALS FOR TOTAL INCOME: $1,366,215.00 (9/13, 2020)
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Weekly Attendance
Sunday attendance at Mission Valley Youtube Live Stream 9/13/2020:
During the live-streamed services on 9/13 Sunday we had 650 in-real-time viewers with an average watch-time of 26 minutes on the First Church YouTube channel. We currently have 632 subscribers to our channel! If you would like to be a subscriber: log in to your Gmail account, go to our YouTube channel and click on the subscribe button to the right on the page. As a subscriber you can choose to be notified every time we are live-streaming. |
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Prayers & Squares: Due to the Covid 19 restrictions we will not be presenting Prayer Quilts until further notice.
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Deaths: Check our website for weekly updates regarding deaths, memorial services and funerals. |
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619-297-4366
2111 Camino del Rio South,
San Diego, CA 92108
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