|
Greetings!
I am one proud pastor! Last Sunday, we witnessed an amazing time of worship with our celebration of Dia de los Muertes! Someone asked me after worship just how much planning went into our celebration; well, it was A LOT! I want to thank the Creative Worship Teams from both services for all their visioning and planning; Cesar Maldonado for creating the altar inside and the decorations outside; Tonia Luna for working with Louis Ramirez to coordinate the music; Sandra Contreras for the exceptional video; Larry Rodriguez for setting up the movie for us to view after worship; Pastor Bam Noriega for providing the "birthday cake" after worship; and Pastoral Leader Raul Radilla for leading the service and securing Alejandra Flores and Ted Owens to provide the drama. It was all just amazing!
I hope you took time this week to "Vote Your Faith!" I know we all have our favorites, and sometimes they all win elections. No matter who is in office, our work for justice is never finished. Our church, indeed, our whole denomination, is built on a personal relationship with Christ, community, and social justice. We will continue to build on that foundation as long as we live!
This Sunday, we will continue our Stewardship Sermon Series with an emphasis on Time and Talents. Between the two services is our Annual Fall Congregational Meeting, where we will vote on our annual budget. I hope you will be present for this important meeting, as your voice counts. For worship and for our meeting, let's come with an attitude of prayer and joy for all the blessings God has given us at FMCC/ICMF.
Pastor Keith
| |
| |
Reading is taken from I Peter, Chapter 4, Verses 10 through 11
(The Voice Version)
10 Use whatever gift you’ve received for the good of one another so that you can show yourselves to be good stewards of God’s grace in all its varieties. 11 If you’re called upon to talk, speak as though God put the words in your mouth; if you’re called upon to serve others, serve as though you had the strength of God behind you. In these ways, God may be glorified in all you do through Jesus the Anointed, to whom belongs glory and power, now and forever. Amen.
| |
| |
SAVE THE DATE
Join us in celebration and prayer as
Bam Noriega
is ordained into the ministry of the Metropolitan Community Churches
Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Founders MCC / ICM Fundadora, Los Angeles, California
All are welcome to witness and celebrate this special day!
| | Tomorrow, November 7th, at 2pm, we will joyously remember and celebrate the life of our own Miss Betty Weaver. A repass will follow. | | |
Saturday, Nov. 14th, 8 pm
Founders MCC member Wayne Babineaux / Weaux will perform a full hour-long original music show celebrating the release of his new double EP "Future Vu / Queer as Funk" ON VINYL!!!
Tickets are free and you're highly encouraged to order your "Future Vu / Queer as Funk" vinyl at the show to help him towards his goal of selling 300 records to get these vinyls made!!!
| | We will have a "Grief Retreat" on Saturday, November 21st, at 10:30 a.m. at the church led by Skip Chasey. We will follow up with Zoom sessions on Mondays (11/23, 11/30, and 12/7) at 6:00 p.m. with Rev. Tim Hamilton. More details next week! | On Sunday, Nov 22nd, Rev. Eric Buter will be offering a healing service after both worships. You will want to be in attendance to be offered prayers of healing, of restoration, or for blessings. | | Also on Sunday Nov 22nd, we will be honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance as is our custom with a video homage and flowers. | | Collecting needed items for SELAH. This month: Coats/Jackets and tents. | | Sunday, October 25th, was our annual Commitment Service, which is in line with our sermon series: Stewardship, Not What You Think! If you didn't fill out your annual Commitment Card for 2027, please see an usher for a form and drop it in the offering plate (or fill it out online). | | Third Space is now open on Mondays and Thursdays. | | Our Founders MCC Podcast entitled "Queer Christian Faith" Podcast is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, audible and our YouTube Channel MCCLATV mcclatv - YouTube | | |
With the ICE, Homeland Security, and Border Patrol raids occurring so frequently here in Los Angeles, we at FMCC/ICMF realize the fear that many of our congregants have in leaving their homes. We are initializing an immediate ministry called, ANGELS. This ministry is for those who may be fearful of going to the grocery store, the pharmacy, and the department store and need to reach out to an ANGEL for help. It is also for people who may be willing to run these errands (for those too fearful to leave home currently) to let us know you're willing to BE an ANGEL. So, if you need an ANGEL, or if you're willing to be an ANGEL, please contact us at care@mccla.org and we'll match you up if at all possible.
| | |
Rapid Response Network Launches Hotline to Protect Immigrants From ICE Raids in Los Angeles, 888-624-4752
There continues to be a need for a "White Wall" to help protect the attendees of our 1:30 Spanish-speaking service. Please see Pastor Keith.
| | |
Join CLUE (Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice) and other social justice groups who have been gathering weekly in Los Angeles to pray for the return of family members who have been detained or deported.
We invite people of all genders to accompany them and hold our disappeared community members in prayer. We are hurting along with them, and we have their backs.
This vigil takes place every Tuesday, Noon at the Los Angeles Federal Building.
Pastor Bam Noriega
Founders MCCLA
(480)773-0527
| | Order your shirts today from Lulu Madrid for only $25! | | We need additional volunteers to help in the sound booth (see Don Mueller) and broadcast booth (see Sandra Contreras) | | |
Thank you to all who have given so generously through our online giving portal. Our church cannot function without your generosity!! Feel free to continue giving through our website (on PushPay) or simply sending a check in the mail (4607 Prospect Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027). Again, thank you.
Grand Total For Week Ending: 11-01-26: $5483.00
Facility Rentals: $2512.00
Anniversary Offering: $358.00
Tithing: $2318.00
| |
| Interested in Church Membership? Or, maybe, you just want to know more about our church's core beliefs and history. Set up an online meeting with Rev. Steve Swafford at membership@mccla.org for an individualized study! | | Join us before and after worship for a time of Hospitality in the church courtyard. Martin Miny is heading a team of people to get coffee, juice, and pastries ready each Sunday. Volunteers are always welcome! | |
As we continue to cope with Covid-19, we are changing our protocols. The new protocols are in line with the rest of LA County. Until further notice, here are our guidelines:
1. We will no longer require vaccinations and boosters for church attendance, though we highly encourage them.
2. We will make wearing masks optional. Please feel free to continue wearing masks as you feel comfortable.
3. We ask people that have symptoms of (or tested positive for) Covid, flu, monkeypox, or any other easily communicable disease to please refrain from attending until they are well.
As we have from the very beginning of the pandemic, we will continue to keep in line with the advice of the LA County Public Health Department. Thank you so much for your patience as we navigate new guidelines.
| |
Rev. Keith Mozingo (Moderator)
| | |
Cesar Maldanado -
Spanish Speaking Ministries
| | | |
Patricia Wahle -
Vice Moderator
| | | |
Ed Shaughnessy - Treasurer
| |
MCC Kinship Groups
Kinship Groups offer a safe space of connecting with other people of similar struggles and challenges. We have groups for Trans, PAD, API, God-Talk, and Latinx.
If you have any questions, are interested in a particular Kinship group, or interested in forming another Kinship group, you may email Rev. Hector Gutierrez.
| |
Let’s Get CONNECTed: Invite More MCCers to Subscribe to this Newsletter!
As the recent General Conference 2025 has just been concluded, and as the spirit of connectedness within our denomination is still in the air, we encourage you to invite more MCCers to subscribe to our denomination’s newsletter.
We are delighted to grow our community by sharing our good news and stories with one another via this platform.
We invite all MCCers to subscribe to our denomination e-news by clicking on the following link: bit.ly/connect-mcc
| | | | |
