Sunday, August 30
Pastor Molly, preaching
8:30am
in the Epworth Lounge
9:30am
Ministry Fair
and Breakfast
in Fellowship Hall
10:30am
in the Sanctuary
with show tunes, the "Hallelujah Chorus" and more!
Sunday's Sermon & Scripture:
"Parts to Play
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1 Corinthians 12:4-11
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The Church office is regularly open from 9am - 4pm,
Monday to Thursday.
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Adult Bible Study
The
Pastor's Bible Study
meets Thursdays at 11:00am in May Day Parlor.
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Adult Sunday School:
in Health Chapel
9:30-10:15am
The class is a Bible Study and discussion. Led by Helen Stockwell.
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| A Church That Responds to the Needs of the Community 
Every Wednesday, with help from neighbor congregations and many volunteers, we host Shared Bread, a free meal for the community. (Click the logo for more information.) |
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Groceries =
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Looking for an easy way to support our church? Now you can do your grocery shopping and the store will give a percentage back to FUMCRB! Click the image on the left to learn how you can sign up for this easy giving program. Our Stewardship Team can
answer any questions!
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Our Staff-Parish Relations Committee, which is responsible for staff and pastoral oversight, is led by
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| Hymnal found in the flooded sanctuary of Hartzell Mt Zion UMC after Hurricane Katrina |
Signs of Hope and Assurance
This weekend marks the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.
Not long after the storm surge waters had receded, I visited the affected area with a small team from my church. One of the places we were able to be of assistance was at Hartzell Mt Zion UMC in Slidell, Louisiana. Four of us who'd come from San Diego met up with a man who was caretaker of the church property, and we helped him removed badly damaged furnishings from their sanctuary. As we were working, we found a hymnal that had fallen open in the storm, showing us two beautiful songs: "Dona Nobis Pacem (Give us Peace)", and "There is a Balm in Gilead." One sings of a prayer for peace, and the other offers affirmation that God's healing comes in the most broken places.
A photo of this hymnal hangs in my office--it is, for me, a reminder that God is present and offers hope and assurance. That promise comes even in the midst of the storm itself.
I am unsettled by violence in our country, most recently the shooting of a news reporter and cameraman in Virginia. I am bothered by violence in our own region, and heartbroken to
read the names of those murdered in our county.
I am mindful of those who face challenges and griefs that cannot be "fixed."
In the midst of it all, I am reminded of the songs that Hurricane Katrina sang for me, and given assurance that there is, by the grace of God, a balm in Gilead. It makes the wounded whole.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Molly
This Sunday is our fall rally day--this year, we're calling it "Set the Stage" Sunday. I hope you'll come join us for this special breakfast time between our worship services. Our ministries are so much more meaningful when we all share in them, together.
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Contact Info
Pastor Molly Vetter
310-372-8445 x 102
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 Come THIS SUNDAY for an all-church breakfast and ministry fair as we "set the stage" for ministry this fall!
This is our annual fall ministry fair--a fun time to connect or reconnect with church folks and find new ways to be in ministry together. Plus, there will be a multitude of delicious breakfast options, from fruit and yogurt to cereal to PopTarts, banana bread and more. There'll be a red carpet, a photobooth and a chance to meet up with church friends!
The fall is full of opportunities new and old: a youth and kids' musical, a silent auction, Golf Tournament, Rummage Sale, worship and music volunteering opportunities, handyman jobs, Shared Bread volunteers and much, much more!!
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 Parking Reminder: If you are able, we encourage you to park at the Wells Fargo bank on Sunday mornings, and walk across the street, reserving the parking lot for those with mobility challenges or for new visitors.
We also have a bike rack on the patio, for those who choose to bike to church.
Thanks for your consideration.
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Fall Sermon Series and Study: First
Putting God First in Faith and Finances
During the month of September, our church will hear about God's generosity and our response as we experience our stewardship program,
first: putting GOD first in living and giving
, developed by author and pastor Mike Slaughter of Ginghamsburg Church. There will be opportunities in worship, in small groups, in youth and children's classes, and in devotions that can be used at church or at home.
We are made in God's image and are meant to be creators of life and hope, not the consumers of our culture's shiny gods. We have the ability to change the world and create a legacy that will live forever in the lives of generations to follow. That legacy starts when each of us takes the hard steps of financial discipline and fulfilling the call to generosity that God has placed in all of us. Read more here...
Dev
otional and Study Books Available:
Make this Study even more meaningful by using the four-wee
k dai
ly
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evotional or study book that accompany it. Both books are
available online or in the church office: The Devotional (
First - Devotional)
is available for $7, and the Study Book (
Shiny Gods: finding freedom from things that distract us
) is available for $11.
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GOLF TOURNAMENT: September 12, first tee time 10 a.m.
Register now for our 2015 Church Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 12 at Alondra Park Golf Co
urse. It's a Four-Person Scramble--register as an individual or a whole team. The tournament fee is $75 per golfer, which includes green fees, prizes and more! All proceeds will go to support the ministry of our church. Sign up by September 2.
More info or SIGN UP online
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From the Lay Leader, Johnna Kosnoff
bi-weekly thoughts and reflections from our church Lay
Leader
What Will Happen?
"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" ---
Martin Luther King Jr.
We can ask ourselves "If I become more involved in my church, what will happen to me?" I think something great happens to people who are involved in church - friendships develop, faith grows deeper, communities broaden.... However, we can also ask, "If I do not become more involved in my church, what will happen to my church?"...
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The Lay Looker, Bob Peterson
a view from the pew from a longtime member of our church
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Youth and Children's Musical
Our youth and children's ministries are staging "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" this November 13 & 14--and we're looking for lots of help NOW!
We are looking for cast (ages 3-18) and crew (including adults, too)! There are a lot of parts, and lots of ways to be involved, and we
hope you might join the fun.
For adults: We are building a team to help with the production, including sets, costumes, lighting, sound, stage management and more. Join our organizing meeting on Sunday, September 6, at 11:45am.
For youth and children: We need lots of actors for this show! We will hold regular rehearsals on Thursday evenings, and Sunday mornings and afternoons, as well as occasional other times. We encourage all kids to come to a first read-through of the show on Sunday, September 13 from 11:30am-2pm. We will cast the show after the read-through.
In addition to the named characters, we will have a
-Children's Chorus: ages 3-10. This group has the fewest rehearsals.
-Elementary Ensemble: Grades 1-4. Participates in Children's Chorus songs, as well as several other pieces of the show.
At the show's performance on Saturday, November 14, we will also host a dinner and silent auction. Proceeds will support our church ministries--including youth and children's ministry--as well as upgrades to our theatre facilities. We are currently looking for donations of items (or baskets of items) for the auction--consider how you might b
e able to donate or recruit donations! To volunteer to help with this event, contact
Laura Thatcher
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Do You Know ProTools or Logic?
The Music Department is looking for someone who knows ProTools, Logic, or some other comparable program for recording and mixing the services. If you are familiar with a program like this, please contact
Jim Raycroft
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|  Prayer Quilt Ministry: Dyeing Workshop Friday, August 28, 10am-noon
For our August prayer quilt meeting, Pastor Molly will lead us in a fabric dyeing workshop, teaching several resist techniques for creating patterns, including tie-dye and more.
If you wish, bring 100% cotton white fabric or a white piece of clothing to dye. Please pre-wash your fabric. More details will follow. If you do not want to dye something of your own, you can help dye some fabric to use as quilt backs.
New people are always welcome--no experience necessary.
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 Book Club: Sep 3, 7pm-May Day Parlor
With several new members, the club has selected as its next read, "Cry, the Beloved Country." Written by Alan Paton and published in 1948, this impassioned novel is the deeply moving story of a native pastor and his son, set against apartheid South Africa, a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, the book is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. The novel is available on Amazon. All are welcome. For information, contact Ann Gallagher
[email protected]
or Laura Thatcher
[email protected]
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|  A Caring Community
Did you know that we have a ministry that organizes meals and other assistance for church folks in times of need? In the past, we've helped arrange rides to medical appointments, meals for people recovering from surgery, and more. Leila Grantz coordinates this ministry, using online sign-up tools. If you want to be a part of the group that she emails when there is an opportunity to help, or if you know someone who's in need of a little help, please contact the church office or Leila.
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First UMC Redondo Beach
Women's Spiritual Weekend Retreat
February 5 - 7, 2016
La Casa de Maria
Santa Barbara, California
We will learn about leading a simple, beautiful and amazing life.
Our four sessions will include:
Expectation Be Gone! Are We Happy Yet? Pause for Peace and Living a Simple Life, Home and Faith. Come and be refreshed! Leader: Rev Nicole Reilley Total Cost: $275 (for two nights, six meals, program) Limited space available - reserve your spot TODAY! ($100 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your spot) Questions? Contact any of the following:
Eloise Elder - [email protected] Rebecca Thomas - [email protected] Susanne Paulson - [email protected]
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It's Almost Time for Our Rummage Sale
Our United Methodist Women's Bi-Annual Rummage Sale is Coming!
October 2 & 3
Come shop all day Friday, October 2, or Saturday morning, October 3.
Volunteers needed for set-up, staffing the sale and more!
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Game Booth at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair
Join our Stewardship Committee is hosting our game booth at the Hometown Fair, October 3 & 4. This is a fun way for our church family to be visible in the community, and to help raise funds in support of our many ministries! Families and individuals are encouraged to sign up to help. Contact Linsey and Kirk Miller to volunteer.
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Parking Lot Fundraiser on Labor Day
It looks like the hot weather will be here for the Labor Day weekend, so we will be renting out the parking lot on Sunday afternoon (September 6) and Labor Day (September 7). But we could use some help. If you can work a two-hour shift, please contact Paul Caldwell.
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New Shelves for Shared Bread's Food Storage
Thanks to Nathanael Griffith for a wonderful Eagle Scout Project
Our thanks to Nathanael Griffith for building new storage for Shared Bread in the store room behind Heath Chapel. With the help of other volunteers, he designed and built shelving, organized donations, and built a work table. His project makes the space much more usable and is a great blessing to our ministry. Thanks, Nathanael!
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Community Events and Other Opportunities:
click these headings for links for more information
Riviera UMC's Rejoice in Art! Fine Art Fair and Exhibition: October 16 & 17, 2015
(show continues thru Oct 30)
California-based artists are invited to enter the juried show "An Ocean View."
West District Training Conference: for Current and Emerging Leaders January 30, 2016 , 8am - 2pm @ Holman UMC Click here for more info
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Beach Cities Symphony Scholarship Auditions: Wed, Sep 2, 4-7pm
Book Club: Thur, Sep 3, 7pm in May Day Parlor
Nursery (6 weeks+):
The Nursery is open during both services, for ages 6 weeks to 6 yrs old. (Three year olds and older attend Sunday School.) Located right off of the parking lot across Epworth Lounge. Any questions email the Nursery Coordinator:
Adriana Hwang
Children's Ministry (age 3 - 3rd Grade & Church R Us: grades 4-5)
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10:30am: This is our kick-off week for our new year of Sunday School!
Join us in church at the beginning of the service for a special Children's moment and welcome. Then we will leave for our Sunday School rooms to do a group Mission Project (build Birthing Kits for UMCOR) and make Worship Banners for the sanctuary. Next week both CRU and Sunday school will start a new series on "putting God first in living and giving".
Youth Group (6th-12th grade):
- This week, ALL the youth are helping with Mission Projects during 10:30 service. We'll leave after Children's Moments to build Birthing Kits for UMCOR and making Worship Banners for the sanctuary. It'll be GRAND!
-Youth Group This Sunday? Oh yeah (3-5pm)! We're returning to our school schedule, and will start a series on Priorities! This follows what Pastor Molly will soon talk about on Sunday Mornings, "Shiny Gods."
- Sunday, September 20th (6pm) we're doing an Area Youth Worship Night at Torrance First UMC! It'll be awesome! Details to come.
-We're doing a color run Saturday, September 26th! It will be at Lazy W Camp (where some of us went to summer camp) in San Juan Capistrano, and the cost will be $15. I'll give more details and ask for RSVPs next week, since a meal is provided.
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat: We would like to put on a production of Joseph on November 14 and 15th as a fundraiser to improve drama capabilities in the Fellowship Hall! Please consider your role in this production!
For more info on upcoming youth events, check our website!
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Men's Breakfast: Our next breakfast is
Monday, September 7,
at 7AM.
Coco's Restaurant, 18120 Hawthorne Blvd. (Hawthorne and 182nd)
All men of the church and their friends are welcome to join us for fellowship.
20/30 group:
This young adult group is a casual gathering of people intheir 20's and 30's looking to connect with other young adults who attend the same church. Contact
Amanda Kuczun
for info o
n upcoming events!
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