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Aiea Korean UMC
Aiea UMC
Aldersgate Retreat Center
Aldersgate UMC of Tustin
Anaheim UMC
Asbury Retreat Center
Azusa Pacific University
Big Bear Cool Cabins
Cal-Pac UMW Limitless
Cal-State Northridge (CSUN)
Camarillo UMC
Camp Angeles Crest
Camp Cedar Glen
Camp Keanae
Camp Magruder
Camp Mekokiko
Camp Mokule`ia
Camp Sky Meadows
Camp Wrightwood
Central Lutheran Church
Central Union Church of Honolulu
Christ UMC
Church of the Good Shepherd, Arcadia
Church of the Holy Apostles, Big Island
Claremont School of Theology
Claremont UMC
Colby Ranch
Community UMC
Corona UMC
Covina Community Church
Covina UMC
Crenshaw UMC
Crossroads UMC
Culver Palms UMC
Dodger Stadium
East Whittier Christian Church
Echo Park United Methodist Church
Embassy Suites by Hilton, Anaheim South
Faith UMC of Los Angeles
Faith UMC of Torrance
First Baptist Church of Pasadena
First UMC of Arroyo Grande
First UMC of Chula Vista
First UMC of Escondido
First UMC of North Hollywood
First UMC of Ojai
First UMC of Pasadena
First UMC of Riverside
First UMC of San Fernando
First UMC Ventura
First United Methodist Church of Glendale
Foothills UMC
Friendship Park / El Parque de la Amistad
Fullerton First UMC
Glendale First UMC
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Maui
Good Shepherd UMC of Westminster
Guam UMC
Harris UMC
Historic Pico House
Hollypark UMC
Hollywood UMC
Holman UMC
Honolulu First UMC
Honpa Hongwanji Hawai`i Betsuin Main Temple
Hope Gardens
Hope UMC of San Diego
Huntington Park First UMC
Inglewood First UMC
Kailua UMC
La Cañada UMC
La Jolla UMC
Lazy W Ranch
Linda Vista UMC
Los Altos UMC
Magic Island
Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center
Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center
Montclair First UMC
Museum of Social Justice
Native American UMC
New Beginnings UMC San Bernardino
Northridge UMC
Oak Glen Christian Conference Center
Ontario First UMC
Parker UMC
Pico House
Pine Valley Bible Conference Center
Placita de Dolores
Rakestraw Memorial Community Education Center
Ramona UMC
Redlands First UMC
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa
Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa
Riverside First UMC
San Carlos UMC
San Dieguito UMC
San Fernando Valley Refugee Children Center
San Luis Obispo UMC
Santa Ana United Methodist Church
Santa Barbara First UMC
Santa Clarita United Methodist Church
Sherman Oaks UMC
Simi Valley UMC
St. Andrew's By The Sea UMC
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Oahu
St. Mark's UMC of San Diego
St. Matthew's UMC of Newbury Park
STAPLES Center
Susannah Wesley Community Center
Suttle Lake UM Camp
The Church of the Epiphany, Oahu
University of Redlands
University UMC of Irvine
Upland First United Methodist Church
Valencia UMC
Victorville UMC
Vista UMC
Wesley UMC of Hawaii
Wesley UMC of Riverside
Westin Anaheim Resort
Wilshire United Methodist Church
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Cal-Pac Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR)
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Cal-Pac Immigration Task Force
Cal-Pac Urban Camp & Retreat Ministry Task Force
Cal-Pac Young People's Ministries
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Certified Lay Ministries
Claremont School of Theology
Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM)
Communications and Innovation
Conference Committee on Episcopacy
Conference Secretary
East District
Echo Park Immigration Center
Eco-Justice Task Force
First UMC Honolulu
First United Methodist Church of San Diego
Fullerton First UMC
General Board of Global Ministries
General Commission on Religion & Race (GCORR)
Hawai`i District
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Orders Executive Committee
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Sherman Oaks UMC
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Strengthening the Black Church (Cal-Pac)
The Border Church / La Iglesia Fronteriza
Treasurer's Office
UM General Board of Higher Education & Ministry
UMC Discipleship Ministries
United Women in Faith
Victorville UMC
West District
Western Jurisdiction
You Are Not Alone / No Estan Solos
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Dates: Wednesdays, March 13 - October 30, 2024, Noon PDT (9 AM HST/5 AM Thursdays ChST) except on the following dates (PDT/HST): March 27 (Holy Week) April 24 - May 1
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Dates: Wednesdays, March 13 – October 30, 2024, Noon PDT (9 AM HST/5 AM Thursdays ChST)
except on the following dates (PDT/HST):
- March 27 (Holy Week)
- April 24 – May 1 (General Conference 2020)
- June 12 – July 10 (annual conference & summer break)
Location: Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83844619590?pwd=u3WsqKfVPismfA7XaMnQ2KZbctSw1S.1)
“It’s just a meal…with a dose of encouragement and prayer.”
Hey, working clergy! You have a huge job. Few professions require the breadth of expertise that our work demands. Throw in a strange year when we are all learning new skills and creating new pathways for ministry, it can be overwhelming. In our current season of physical distancing, it might feel lonely.
We invite you to a Table of Grace, where in our shared covenant and the divine One who calls us, we will share a meal/snack/coffee/tea, scripture reading, reflection, and prayers. This table doesn’t require a sign-up or commitment from you: you can join us on when you are available or when you just need to know you aren’t alone. You may participate as little or as much as you desire.
We know that many of us are “Zoom’d out” but we hope that you will give it a try, and that the scripture reading, reflection, and prayer time will provide encouragement, support, and a mid-week lift for your soul.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83844619590?pwd=u3WsqKfVPismfA7XaMnQ2KZbctSw1S.1
Meeting ID: 838 4461 9590
Passcode: 470537
For questions, please contact Cathy Wilson, Cal-Pac Associate Director of BOM and OEC at cwilson@calpacumc.org.
We are in this together. You are not alone.
In Christ,
The Orders Executive Committee
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Dates: California: Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2024, 6:00 - 8:00 PM (PDT) Hawai`i: Mondays, April 8,
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- California: Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 PM (PDT)
- Hawai`i: Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2024, 3:00 – 5:00 PM (HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Tuesdays, April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $15 and the purchase of a book is also required.
Register by: Friday, April 5, 2024
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. This class is sponsored by East District Lay Servant Ministries.
- This is one of the six classes required to become a Certified Lay Speaker. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or Certified Lay Speaker are invited to attend, as well as those who are seeking to learn more about themselves.
This advanced course offers practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls of public prayer. Prayer is something we learn; it is something that can be taught. For many, however, the only teaching about prayer they ever receive is modeled in Sunday worship.
This course may challenge some of your assumptions, test some of your preconceived ideas, stretch your thinking and enrich your prayer life. It will, at the very least, present you with an opportunity to grow in the discipline of leading public prayer.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- The instructor is Rev. Martin Finau Jr., pastor at Temple City First UMC.
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.
- The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status.
- If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant.
- If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, UM Heritage or History and UM Polity. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Provide your own book: Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher (Amazon, Cokesbury)
Zoom information will be sent to you later by the instructor.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact Khanh Doan, East District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at iamkdoan@gmail.com.
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Dates: California: Wednesdays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2024, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (PDT) Hawai`i: Wednesdays, April
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- California: Wednesdays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (PDT)
- Hawai`i: Wednesdays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Thursdays, April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $15 and you must acquire your own book (see below)
Register by: Monday, April 8, 2024
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts (limited to 24 participants), in an online format. This class is sponsored by East District Lay Servant Ministries.
This advanced course is designed to help you understand, identify, and begin using your special God-given abilities.
This is one of the six classes required to become a Certified Lay Speaker. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or a Certified Lay Speaker are invited to attend, as well as those who are seeking to learn more about themselves.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- The instructor is Pat Hogan, former Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries.
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.
- The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status.
- If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant.
- If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, UM Heritage or History and UM Polity. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Provide your own book: All participants will need a copy of For the Common Good, Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts by Christine Harman (Amazon, Cokesbury).
Zoom information will be sent to you later by the instructor.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact Khanh Doan, East District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at iamkdoan@gmail.com.
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Dates: 5 Mondays, April 15 - May 13, 2024, 6:30 PM PDT (3:30 PM HST/11:30 AM Tuesdays ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Dates: 5 Mondays, April 15 – May 13, 2024, 6:30 PM PDT (3:30 PM HST/11:30 AM Tuesdays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $39/person, $79 up to 4 persons from the same church
- To pay online through the SOUMC website, go to: https://tithe.ly/give?c=1309144 and select the “Lay Servant Course” Fund Designation.
This series is sponsored by North District Lay Servant Ministries in Cal-Pac and open to participants from anyone in the Western Jurisdiction.
AI is more ubiquitous and available than most imagine. The question isn’t if you will use AI in your ministry work but how. The instructors are Kenny Jahng and Jason Moore.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status. This is one of the six classes required to become a Certified Lay Speaker. Other required advanced courses, in addition to the BASIC class for Certified Lay Speaker certification are Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, United Methodist Heritage or United Methodist History, and United Methodist Polity.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) status: After you take the Basic Lay Servant Class, you have 3 years to take an advanced class to qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay Speaker, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, Planning Worship or Leading Worship, United Methodist Heritage, United Methodist Polity and Preaching. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Download PDF Guide “Unlock the Power of AI” by Kenny Jahng. Once registered, you will be sent a link to download the PDF Guide.
- Topics:
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- What is ChatGPT & How do you use it
- 4 Benefits of ChatGPT/AI Tools for Church Leaders
- Practical & Sample Use Cases
- Best Practices & Best Prompts
- Ethical Considerations for Church Leaders
View event flyer (JPG)
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions, contact Jean at soumc@sbcglobal.net or 818.789.0351.
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23aprAll Day03may[Postponed from 2020] UMC General Conference(All Day) PDT
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Dates: April 23 - May 3, 2024 Location: Charlotte Convention Center (Charlotte, NC) Including delegates from Africa, Europe, Asia, and the U.S., the 11-day gathering is expected to attract about 5,500-7,500 people. Learn
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Dates: April 23 – May 3, 2024
Location: Charlotte Convention Center (Charlotte, NC)
Including delegates from Africa, Europe, Asia, and the U.S., the 11-day gathering is expected to attract about 5,500-7,500 people.
Learn more here.
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Dates: three Wednesdays, April 24 - May 8, 2024, 7 PM PDT (4 PM HST/Noon Thursdays, ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Dates: three Wednesdays, April 24 – May 8, 2024, 7 PM PDT (4 PM HST/Noon Thursdays, ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $25 for LSM credit; $15 for no LSM credit. The purchase of a book is also required.
- To pay online through the SOUMC website, go to: https://tithe.ly/give?c=1309144 and select the “Lay Servant Course” Fund Designation.
This 3-week class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. All are welcome!
This course will provide participants with a better understanding of a holistic approach to participation in God’s mission to the world and equip lay servants for more effective missional engagement in their communities and beyond.
About the Class:
- Provide your own book: All participants will need a copy of A Mission Journey: A Handbook for Volunteers (available at The Upper Room).
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status. If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, United Methodist Heritage or History, United Methodist Polity, and GOD’s Mission… Our Journey. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Your required participation in the “A Day of Hope” outreach will serve as 4 hours of the 10 contact hours needed for this Advanced LSM Course.
View event flyer (JPG)
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact Jean at soumc@sbcglobal.net or 818.789.0351.
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***Update: This class has been cancelled due to a low number of registrants.*** Dates: 5 Thursdays, May 2-30, 2024, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM PDT (5:30 PM HST/1:30 PM Fridays ChST) Location:
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***Update: This class has been cancelled due to a low number of registrants.***
Dates: 5 Thursdays, May 2-30, 2024, 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM PDT (5:30 PM HST/1:30 PM Fridays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $15 and you must provide your own book (see below)
Register by: Sunday, April 30, 2024
This course sponsored by Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries and is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. The class size will max at 25 participants and registration will close if that number is reached.
This an advance course introduced at the Association of Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries (ACDLSM) in January 2022. The author of the textbook is Bishop Kenneth Carder who also wrote “Living Our Beliefs” the text for the Heritage course.
This course will help lay servant ministers understand dementia from a spiritual standpoint and become more comfortable ministering with all people especially those affected by this and similar conditions. Together we will learn about dementia, see people with dementia as disciples of Jesus and discover how to relate to them in a helpful manner. The five sessions will cover:
Session 1: Dementia as a Medical and Theological Challenge (and an Opportunity)
Session 2: We Are More than Our Capacities
Session 3: Incarnation and the Ministry of Presence
Session 4: Dementia, Discipleship, and Grief
Session 5: Toward a Dementia-Friendly Church (to really be the church)
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant or Certified Lay Speaker are invited to attend, as well as those who are seeking to learn more about themselves.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. The BASIC class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for Certified Lay Servant status. If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years, taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, United Methodist Heritage or History, and United Methodist Polity. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- The instructor is Winnie Ching, Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries Director.
- Provide your own book: All participants will need a copy of “Ministry with the Forgotten, Dementia through a Spiritual Lens” by Kenneth L. Carder (Amazon, Cokesbury). Be sure to get the participant version and not the leader guide.
Zoom information will be sent to you later by the instructor.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions, contact Winnie Ching, Hawai`i District Lay Servant Ministries Director, at wingin322@yahoo.com.
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08mayAll Day11WJ Quadrennial Event 2024 (United Women in Faith)(All Day) PDT
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Date: Wednesday-Saturday, May 8-11, 2024 PDT Location: Hotel Captain Cook (939 W. 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501)
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Date: Wednesday-Saturday, May 8-11, 2024 PDT
Location: Hotel Captain Cook (939 W. 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501)
Cost: $345
Register by: April 15, 2024
- Hotel Room Block closes March 25
All United Women in Faith members are encouraged to attend this event.
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” – John 13:34
Come GET TOGETHER! to FEEL the joy when faith-filled women unite. NURTURE our souls through the strength of our sisterhood. DEEPEN our relationship with God EXPLORE the power of love to make a difference. TOGETHER we can do more. TOGETHER we can be more. TOGETHER the power of love in action can change the world.
The main goal for this quadrennial event is to elect our region’s representatives to serve on the national Board of Directors. WJ Board of Nominees >>
Cal-Pac Nominee(s) for national director and PAG members:
- Director – Laddie Perez-Galang
- PAG – Young Mae Kim, Maxine Wheeler
2024-2028 WJ Leadership Team Installation
- from Cal-Pac: Diane Gin (President) & Atina Pascua (Vice President)
Brief Schedule:
- May 8 – Legacy Dinner (full)
- May 9 – Ubuntu Opportunities / Hidden History Tour / Anchorage Downtown Volksmarch, Nominee Rehearsal, Delegate Orientation, Reception, Community Gathering
- May 10 – Community Gathering, Bible Study, Workshops, Balloting, Banquet w/keynote speaker
- May 11 – Community Gathering, Installation of WJ Leadership Team 2024-2028
Keynote Speaker: Amy Valdez Barker, PhD (Congregational & Pastoral Formation Curator)
Notable Speakers: Sally Vonner (new General Secretary/CEO), Ainise Isama’u (President, National UWF)
Learn more at wjumw.com.
For more information, contact Julie Asuncion at juleton610@gmail.com
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11may9:00 AM6:00 PMDistrict Conferences 20249:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024 North District: 9 AM PDT South District: 9 AM PDT East District: 1 PM PDT West District: 1 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
- North District: 9 AM PDT
- South District: 9 AM PDT
- East District: 1 PM PDT
- West District: 1 PM PDT
- Hawai`i District: 1 PM HST (9 AM Sunday ChST) | 4 PM PDT
Please check your registration confirmation emails and visit each district page for District Conference materials closer to the event date.
To register, click here.
For more information and materials, visit www.calpacumc.org/ac2024.
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11may10:00 AM3:00 PMWorkday @ Camp Wrightwood - May 2024 (Camp & Retreat)10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 10 AM - 3 PM PDT Location: Camp Wrightwood (1401 Linnett Rd, Wrightwood, CA 92397) CLICK HERE
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Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 10 AM – 3 PM PDT
Location: Camp Wrightwood (1401 Linnett Rd, Wrightwood, CA 92397)
Workdays are a great way for families and youth groups to earn money for Summer camp. The price of summer camps keeps going up with the rise of inflation. To help keep the cost down for our families, Camp Wrightwood offers Workdays that help reduce the cost of camp.
How it works:
If a child comes with a youth group or a camp friend, they can earn $60 towards their camp fees.
If a child and a parent come to the workday, they can earn $120. This is the max one camper can earn per workday.
Typical tasks may include:
- Trail Clearing
- Program Room Reset
- Organizing
- Pool Maintenance
- Painting
- cleaning
- etc.*
*Stationary and non-labor-intensive activities are available.
Learn more at https://www.campwrightwood.org/summer-camp-2023.
For questions, contact Caitlyn Anderson at canderson@calpacumc.org.
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Dates: Tuesdays, May 14 - June 11, 2024, 6 PM - 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Dates: Tuesdays, May 14 – June 11, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $20 + provide your own book (see below)
This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac & Cal-Nev districts and others. To view the 2024 Tongan LSM Course series schedule, click here.
Prerequisite: Basic LSM
How do we walk with people experiencing pain, grief, and loss? As people of faith committed to wholeness and healing, we are called to a ministry of compassion and care. This course helps build foundational knowledge and skills to engage in this vital ministry of the church. This course can be counted toward recertification.
- All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend. To learn more about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.
- Provide your own book: Basic Course Participant’s Book by Sandy Jackson and Brian Jackson
You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
If you have any questions, please email Kalesita Faasisila (kalesita.f@cnumc.org).
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Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 11 AM - 1 PM PDT (8 AM HST/4 AM Thursday ChST) Location: online (Zoom)
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Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 11 AM – 1 PM PDT (8 AM HST/4 AM Thursday ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: free
Register by: May 10, 2024
This event is for those discerning a call to certification, licensing, or ordained ministry (not for certified lay ministry).
The Orientation to Ministry (OTM) provides a space for those who are discerning a call to leadership within or through The United Methodist Church to learn about the distinctions between ordination, licensing, and certification for ministry, as well as to meet others who are also beginning this journey in our Conference.
This year, you can expect to share in a time of devotion, meet other candidates for ministry and key members of Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM), learn more about “calling” and how to identify your unique call within a UM framework, as well as to interact with a panel of ministers serving in the roles of Elder, Deacon, Licensed Local Pastor, and Lay Ministry.
If you’re just getting started, we’ll help you identify what steps to take first in your process.
Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event to registered candidates.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, please contact:
- Rev. Darin Arntson, Board of Ordained Ministry Vocational Discernment Coordinator (darin@stmarksumcsd.org) or
- Cathy Wilson, Associate Director to the Board of Ordained Ministry & Orders Executive Committee (cwilson@calpacumc.org).
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Dates: four Thursdays, May 16 - June 6, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (2:30 PM HST/10:30 AM Fridays ChST) Location: online
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Dates: four Thursdays, May 16 – June 6, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (2:30 PM HST/10:30 AM Fridays ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
Cost: $75 + the purchase of a book is also required.
Registration due: Monday, May 13, 2024
This course is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. A minimum number of participants is required; if the class is canceled because not enough people register, registrants will be notified by email and those who have paid will be refunded. The maximum number of participants is 24.
The purpose of this course is to explore the definition, models and paths of discipleship to help participants become deeper disciples of Jesus and equip them to cultivate disciples within the local church and beyond.
All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Minister are invited to participate. This course is a required course for those seeking Certified Lay Minister status. For more about Certified Lay Ministry, visit the CLM web page at www.calpacumc.org/clm.
- For Certified Lay Speakers and Certified Lay Servants, this course can be an Advanced LSM Course, but it is not one of the six required courses for Certified Lay Speaker.
This course is also open to anyone who would like to attend for self-improvement/edification purposes.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit, as well as a two-hour assignment beyond the classroom, for a total of 10 hours.
- Instructors are Dr. Erin Hawkins, Executive Director of Cal-Pac Connectional Ministries, and Denise Serino, attorney and CLM Registrar.
- Materials: Participants should have a copy of Discipleship in the New Expedition by Phil Maynard (Cokesbury, Amazon).
Zoom information will be sent to you closer to the start date.
- Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For questions, contact CLM Registrar Denise Serino at deeserino@gmail.com.
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Event Details
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9 AM - 11 AM PDT (6 AM HST/2 AM Sunday ChST) Location: online
Event Details
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9 AM – 11 AM PDT (6 AM HST/2 AM Sunday ChST)
Location: online (Zoom)
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Equipping Volunteers, Empowering Partnerships
- have been a mission team leader and realize that things have changed since you were trained
- have never taken the UMVIM team leader training but are leading teams
- have questions about the UMVIM team leader training
Participants will be emailed a Zoom link and instructions prior to the event.
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For more information, contact Ronda Cordill, UMVIM Coordinator for the Western Jurisdiction, at umvimwj@gmail.com.
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Event Details
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM HST (12:30 PM PDT/5:30 AM Sunday ChST) Location: Aloha
Event Details
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM HST (12:30 PM PDT/5:30 AM Sunday ChST)
Location: Aloha Tower Marketplace (1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813) & online (Zoom)
Cost:
- in-person seminar & BBQ luncheon: $20
- in-person BBQ luncheon only: $15
- online seminar & recognition luncheon: $10
- online recognition luncheon only: free
- To pay online through the SOUMC website, go to: https://tithe.ly/give?c=1309144 and select the “Lay Servant Course” Fund Designation.
- To pay by check, mail a check – made out to “SOUMC” with “THBO” in the memo – to Sherman Oaks United Methodist Church, 14401 Dickens St., Sherman Oaks CA, 91423.
Youth, Young Adults, adults, senior adults, and clergy are all welcome and encouraged to attend.
This seminar, a subset of the Lay Servant Ministry Course “Faith & Mental Health,” is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. For LSM credit, all three parts of these seminars must be attended.
The in-person event will begin with a Continental breakfast.
Faith & Mental Health (Part 1 of 3): Honolulu Beach Outreach on the water @ Aloha Tower!
- Increase your resilience
- Connect your faith & mental health
- Learn suicide prevention
- Build your emotional health & intelligence
- Help to staying sane in an insane world
- Ministry ideas to those living with dementia
- Tools to help young people in crises
BBQ Luncheon & Silent Dance Party in celebration of Winnie Ching!
Join Hawai`i UM friends and Lay Servants in recognizing, honoring, and celebrating Winnie Ching, retiring from serving as the Hawai`i Lay Servant Ministry Director for over 15 years!
Schedule:
- 9:30 AM HST – Honolulu Beach Outreach Seminar on mental/emotional health
- 12:30 PM HST – BBQ Luncheon for Winnie
Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
For questions, contact Jean at soumc@sbcglobal.net or 818.789.0351.