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Change
This Sunday we begin a new series considering how faith helps us navigate change in our world and in our relationship to God. To be alive is to experience change, and yet significant change can also cause us anxiety. As pastor and theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr first wrote in the 'Serenity Prayer,' "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." This prayer seems as fitting for our time as it was decades ago when Niebuhr first shared it.
Throughout this series, we will look at various stories in the Bible for what they tell us about change and faith - especially where God adjusts a covenant, or promise, in order to remain in relationship with God's people. As it says in our Communion liturgy, "When we turned away and our love failed, your love [O God] remained steadfast." (UMH 13). While much in our world changes, God continues to pursue us with love and invite us into relationship; we do not face a changing world alone. See you Sunday!
Blessings,
Jessica
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New Pastor's Bible Study
Sundays through Feb. 27 | 8 - 9 AM | RSVP to get a Zoom Invite
The prophet Isaiah's words in the Hebrew Bible resonate throughout millennia, proclaiming the hope of God's presence and leadership even through difficulty and exile. These are topics that speak to us today! All are welcome to join in this 8-week Bible study via Zoom. Pastor Jessica will guide our conversation as we study of the context and themes of this book. Hope to see you there!
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Young Adults 4th Sunday Brunch
Join us every 4th Sunday after worship for food and community! We will be meeting in person at some local eatery and we are looking forward to seeing you soon.
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Family Service Project
OB Street Stewards & Pizza Party
Sunday, Jan. 23 | 2 - 3:30 PM | RSVP by Jan. 20
Cost for pizza and beverage: $5 per person
Please join us for a family event caring for our community! We will be picking up litter on the streets around the church, using provided trash pickers, gloves, and buckets. Our congregation recently joined in the neighborhood effort called OB Street Stewards, and this event will support that ongoing commitment to keep our community clean. After we're done and clean up, COVID restrictions permitting, we will celebrate with a pizza party in the courtyard. Please rsvp, and we'll see you there!
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Love Your Neighbor Food Drive
February 6-27
OBEFI provides pre-packaged bags of groceries to approximately 150 food insecure people each week in the OB and Point Loma area.What a great opportunity to show Christ's love to the neighbors in our community!
During the month of February, please help us fill the OB Emergency Food Bank Pantry with four of the most requested food items;
- Canned Tuna (EZ-open Tab)
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta
- Whole Grain Cereal/Oatmeal
You may bring the food items to Waters Edge Faith Community in Ocean Beach on Sundays, starting February 6 through 27.
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WE walk on Valentine's Day
Monday, Feb. 14 | 11:30 AM | OB Campus parking lot
Date or no date for Valentine's Day. Bring yourself and/or a friend/s for a nice Valentine's Day walk around OB. If anyone is interested we can join together for lunch after the walk and enjoy sharing stories of our best (or worst) Valentine's Day memories!
Meet up in the church parking lot at 11:30 AM and we'll start our walk from there.
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Family Game Night on Zoom
Join us for a night of fun-filled games with our Church family over zoom. With the limited ways that we can connect with one another, games are a fun way to interact in a safe environment. We hope to see you there for this event you won't want to miss!
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New Book Study: Becoming Nicole
You're invited to join Pastor Jessica for a book study on New York Times bestselling book, "Becoming Nicole: The Inspiring Story of Transgender Actor-Activist Nicole Maines and Her Extraordinary Family." We will gather for this 4-week discussion group via Zoom, and talk through the book at a high level for the first half of each meeting. In the second half of each gathering we will consider the implications this story has for us as a reconciling church, and our call to welcome, affirm, and support the families among us, in addition to those whom we are called to serve and celebrate in the neighborhoods where we live. Please obtain the book ahead of the start of the class, and read chapters 1-11.
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Conversations
Sundays | 8:55 AM | Ongoing In-person AND Zoom
"Mental Health and Faith" is the new topic for 2022. Join us in the OB's Social Hall where we are meeting in-person, masked and safe-distanced. You can still join us online via Zoom. Please RSVP here.
Water's Edge Children and Youth
Sundays | 6 & 7 PM
Sundays | 10:45 AM
Monday Night Christian Book Club
The Monday Book Club is on holiday break, returning again on Jan. 10
Mondays | 7-8 PM | Zoom
Prayers of the People
Wednesdays | 9:30 AM
Thursdays | 12 PM
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WORSHIP IN-PERSON & ONLINE |
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Wear a Mask and Come to Church!
10 AM | SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP | OB Sanctuary | In-person and live-streamed | Praise Music | Childcare | Masks are required
from Ocean Beach Sanctuary every Sunday on Water's Edge own YouTube Channel.
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Our YouTube Channel
You are now able to watch both the Mission Valley and the Waters' Edge services on the same YouTube channel here. Make sure to subscribe to this channel. You can always find us live-streaming from our website here: https://www.fumcsd.org/waters-edge/we-are-live/
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Variations... an honest to God message for today's world
Wednesdays 3:30 PM
Variations episodes offer busy people a connection with God that is honest and timely and not bound by religious structures. New episodes in each series drop on Wednesday afternoons, to our YouTube channel. An Honest-to God-conversation. Spirituality for today. Inspiration for the week.
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How to give
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Give online using your credit or debit card. Gifts can be one-time or automatically recurring each week or month, however you’d like.
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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.
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Water's Edge Faith Community
Join us on Sundays, at 10 AM
1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd in Ocean Beach
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