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17sep(sep 17)6:00 PM15oct(oct 15)8:00 PMTongan LSM Advanced Class: UM Polity & History 2024 (Leadership)(september 17) 6:00 PM - (october 15) 8:00 PM PDT

Event Details

Dates: Tuesdays, September 17 – October 15, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

REGISTRATION LINK: https://calnev-reg.brtapp.com/2023UMHTONGANSEPT202371

Cost: $20 + provide your own book (see below)

Greeting students! We welcome you all back into the Lay Servant Ministry Courses in the Tongan language. The cross-conference clergy team welcomes you into the program and we hope you all had a great and wonderful summer break. We are picking up the last two courses this fall to complete the Certified Lay Speaker level. If you started with us since 2023, “UM HERITAGE” is one of the last two requirements, followed by the last course which is “DEEPER into the BIBLE”. For those of you who are discerning about furthering yourself into the ministry path, Certified Lay Minister is the next level up.

We hope that each of you will take up the opportunity to further yourself into the ministry by connecting with our team clergy to discern or seek support as needed. We continue to be grateful for the support of our clergy team from varies conferences to bring these courses to you. We thank the California Nevada Conference for allowing us to bring these resources to you under their umbrella. Tracking of your journey into the ministry is now available to students. Schedules will be on the website: cnumc.org

A recommendation by Rev. Dr. Kalesita Tu’ifua, please order the books for your reading to prepare for the class and to add to your library for future use.

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.

This class is required for Lay Speaker certification.

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: The required book: Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L. Carter, available on Amazon and Cokesbury.
Here is a link to Cokesbury: Living Our Beliefs | Cokesbury

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.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://calnev-reg.brtapp.com/2023UMHTONGANSEPT202371

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01oct6:00 PM29(oct 29)7:30 PMLSM Basic Course - Fall 2024 - Tue (Leadership)6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (29) PDT

Event Details

Dates: Tuesdays, October 1-29, 2024, 6 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

Cost: $15 + you must provide your own book (see below)

Register by: September 19, 2024 (limited to 30 participants)

Classes are open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts, and all those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.

God calls you to a life of servanthood as a disciple of Jesus Christ. This course will give you a variety of opportunities to serve in your local and the greater church community.

This is the first class towards being a Certified Lay Servant, Lay Speaker or Lay Minister. The five sessions include: Ministry of the Baptized, Leading, Caring, Communicating and Into the World. You will also learn about the history of Lay Servant Ministries and develop a personal testimony.

Order this book: Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant’s Book by Sandy Jackson with Brian Jackson (Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room).
The instructor is Erin Hawkins, the Conference’s Executive Director of Connectional Ministries.
Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. To complete the 10 hour course requirement, outside assignments will also need to be completed.
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.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: 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.

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. Zoom information will be sent to you by the instructor at a later time.

For questions, contact Erin Hawkins at ehawkins@calpacumc.org.

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02oct(oct 2)7:00 PM30(oct 30)8:00 PMClass: So You Want to Be an Abolitionist (Abolitionist Task Force)7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (30) PDT

03oct2:30 PMLearning Lab: Charge Conference Forms Made Easier (option 2) (ALL 102)2:30 PM PDT

05oct3:00 PM2024 Special Called Session of the California-Pacific Conference3:00 PM PDT

07oct2:30 PMLearning Lab: Charge Conference Forms Made Easier (option 3) (ALL 102)2:30 PM PDT

12oct8:30 AM3:00 PMAnnual Laity Council Fall Retreat8:30 AM - 3:00 PM PDT

12oct(oct 12)10:00 AM09nov(nov 9)12:00 PMLSM Advanced Course: UM Polity 2024 - Sat (Leadership)10:00 AM - (november 9) 12:00 PM PT

Event Details

Dates: Saturdays, October 12 – November 9, 2024, 10 AM – Noon PT [Note: Daylight Savings Time in California ends on Nov. 3 this year.]

Hawai`i District (affected by Daylight Savings Time in California ending on Nov. 3): Saturdays, October 12 – November 2, 2024, 7 AM – 9 AM HST (3 AM Sundays ChST) & November 9, 2024, 8 AM – 10 AM HST (4 AM Sundays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

Cost: $15 + you must provide your own book (see below)

Register by: October 8, 2024 (limited to 30 participants)

This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.

The course uses a Wesleyan theological frame—connection—to help readers understand United Methodism’s polity and organization as the interrelationship of our beliefs, mission, and practice. The course is organized into four parts: United Methodist beliefs, mission, practice, and organization.

Polity and organization are primary embodiments of The United Methodist Church. Functional in nature, these aspects of the denomination facilitate our mission to make disciples for the transformation of the world. The book connects denominational governance and organization to our beliefs as well as our mission.

A clear understanding of our identity—as Methodists with Wesleyan roots in connection—and our purpose—to make disciples for the transformation of the world—can help students of United Methodism navigate this treacherous landscape as present and future leaders.

Order this book: All participants will need a copy of The Method of Our Mission by Laceye Warner (Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room).
The instructor is Rev. Rich Garner, former District Superintendent and chair of the Board of Ordained Ministry. Rev. Garner is a retired elder of the California-Pacific Conference and an experienced instructor for this course.
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.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: 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.

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. Zoom information will be sent to you by the instructor at a later time.

For questions, contact Rev. Richard Garner at rcgarner47@gmail.com.

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14oct6:30 PMLearning Lab: Charge Conference Forms Made Easier (option 4) (ALL 102)6:30 PM PDT

15oct(oct 15)6:00 PM12nov(nov 12)8:00 PMLSM Advanced Course: UM Polity 2024 - Tue (Leadership)6:00 PM - (november 12) 8:00 PM PT

Event Details

Dates: Tuesdays, October 15 – November 12, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM PT [Note: Daylight Savings Time in California ends on Nov. 3 this year.]

Hawai`i District (affected by Daylight Savings Time in California ending on Nov. 3): Tuesdays, October 15-29, 2024, 3 PM – 5 PM HST (11 AM Wednesdays ChST) & November 5-12, 2024, 4 PM – 6 PM HST (Noon Wednesdays ChST)

Location: online (Zoom)

Cost: $15 + you must provide your own book (see below)

Register by: October 10, 2024 (limited to 30 participants)

This class is open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.

The course uses a Wesleyan theological frame—connection—to help readers understand United Methodism’s polity and organization as the interrelationship of our beliefs, mission, and practice. The course is organized into four parts: United Methodist beliefs, mission, practice, and organization.

Polity and organization are primary embodiments of The United Methodist Church. Functional in nature, these aspects of the denomination facilitate our mission to make disciples for the transformation of the world. The book connects denominational governance and organization to our beliefs as well as our mission.

A clear understanding of our identity—as Methodists with Wesleyan roots in connection—and our purpose—to make disciples for the transformation of the world—can help students of United Methodism navigate this treacherous landscape as present and future leaders.

Order this book: All participants will need a copy of The Method of Our Mission by Laceye Warner (Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room).
The instructor is Rev. Rich Garner, former District Superintendent and chair of the Board of Ordained Ministry. Rev. Garner is a retired elder of the California-Pacific Conference and an experienced instructor for this course.
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.
- About Certified Lay Servant (CLS) and Certified Lay Speaker status: 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.

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. Zoom information will be sent to you by the instructor at a later time.

For questions, contact Rev. Richard Garner at rcgarner47@gmail.com.

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17oct(oct 17)11:00 AM19(oct 19)11:00 AMTime to Create Retreat 2024 (Camp & Retreat)11:00 AM - 11:00 AM (19) PDT

Event Details

Dates: Thursday-Saturday, October 17-19, 2024, 11 AM – 11 AM PDT

Location: Mariposa Retreat Center (1241 Orange Grove, South Pasadena, CA 91030)

Cost: $175 (includes 2 nights’ lodging & 5 meals – one meal will be “dutch treat” at/from a local restaurant- and guided spiritual practices)

Register by: October 13, 2024

Any adult who would like time to work on creative projects, be with others, learn more about connections between creativity and spirituality is invited to attend this retreat. However, capacity is limited at the retreat center (limited to 7 participants).

As people made in the image of a Creating God, we are each one imbued with creativity! Anyone is welcome to attend this retreat where we will gather, share in table fellowship, relax, and dive into our creative core.

If you are working on a project that you just can’t find the time to complete, this retreat is for you! Do you let your creative endeavors fall to the bottom of your to-do list, this retreat is for you! Maybe there is a new creative skill that you want to learn, this retreat is for you!

Time will be spent in individual creative flow, shared meals, a morning and evening devotion, plus some creative spiritual time enjoyed together as a group. No previous expertise required!

Our retreat leader is Marlene Urban-Funk, who has been leading retreats for over 30 years and takes time daily to create in one way or another. She is not an artist by training, but deeply believes that every person is created to create.

For questions, contact Marlene, Retreat Designer and Leader, at murbanfunk@calpacumc.org.

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Camp & Retreat

18octAll DayD'LTE: District Leadership Training Event 2024 (United Women in Faith)(All Day: friday) PDT

19octAll DayCal-Pac UWF 52nd Annual Celebration (United Women in Faith)(All Day: saturday) PDT

21oct6:30 PMLearning Lab: SPRC & the Appointive Process (option 1) (SPRC 203)6:30 PM PDT

26oct10:00 AM3:00 PMFresh Expressions Training Day10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT

28oct6:30 PMLearning Lab: SPRC & the Appointive Process (option 2) (SPRC 203)6:30 PM PDT

29oct(oct 29)6:00 PM26nov(nov 26)8:00 PMTongan LSM Advanced Class: Intro to Congregational Care 2024 (Leadership)6:00 PM - (november 26) 8:00 PM PT

Event Details

Dates: five Tuesdays, October 29, 6 PM – 8 PM PDT (3 PM HST/11 AM Wednesdays ChST) & November 5-26, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM PST (4 PM HST/Noon Wednesdays ChST) The Hawai`i District will be affected by daylight savings time ending in California on November 3.

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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