The East District is a varied place of people and geography, with 75 churches ministering in those varied places with an equally diverse group of people. We pray that the ministries of our churches and settings will continue to build up peace, hope and joy among all people and places.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Dates: California & Hawaii: Thursdays, May 12 - June 9, 2022 (6 PM - 8 PM PDT | 3 PM - 5 PM HST)
Event Details
Dates:
California & Hawaii: Thursdays, May 12 – June 9, 2022 (6 PM – 8 PM PDT | 3 PM – 5 PM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Fridays, May 13 – June 10, 2022 (11 AM – 1 PM ChST)
Location: Zoom
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: free but you must provide your own books (see below)
Registration Deadline: The class size will max at 12 participants.
This series is sponsored by East District Lay Servant Ministries and open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. The class size will max at 12 participants and registration will close if that number is reached.
From Your Heart To Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon
Moving beyond the basics of public speaking and the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. This advanced course focuses on the ministry of the lay servants who are called to preach in a pastor’s absence.
Each participant is required to give a 6-8 minute sermon. The instructor is Pat Hogan, a Certified Lay Servant from Moreno Valley UMC, and a former Director of Lay Servant Ministries for the California-Pacific Conference.
- 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 within 3 years. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Provide your own books: All participants will need a copy From Your Heart To Theirs, Participant’s Guide: Delivering an Effective Sermon by David Carroll and Tony Franks (Amazon, Cokesbury)
- 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 included in your confirmation email.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions about this course, contact Khanh Doan, East District Director of Lay Servant Ministries, at iamkdoan [at] gmail.com.
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Dates: California & Hawaii: Tuesdays, May 24 - June 21, 2022 (8:30 PM - 10:30 PM PDT | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM HST)
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Dates:
California & Hawaii: Tuesdays, May 24 – June 21, 2022 (8:30 PM – 10:30 PM PDT | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Wednesdays, May 25 – June 22, 2022 (1:30 PM – 3:30 PM ChST)
Location: Zoom
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: free but you must provide your own books (see below)
This series is sponsored by Hawai’i District Lay Servant Ministries and open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. The class size will max at 20 participants and registration will close if that number is reached.
This a new advance course introduced at the Association of Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries (ACDLSM) in January 2022. The instructor is Winnie Ching, Hawaii District Director of Lay Servant Ministries.
This course will help lay servants 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.
- 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 within 3 years. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Provide your own books: All participants will need a copy of “Ministry with the Forgotten: Dementia through a Spiritual Lens” by Bishop Kenneth Carder (Amazon, Cokesbury).
- Outline:
- 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)
- Preparation: Before the first session:
- Read entire book
- Prepare a journal entry about a memory or recent encounter with a person with dementia
- Pray for the students and instructor of this class
- 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 closer to the first class meeting.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions about this course, contact Winnie Ching (wingin322@yahoo.com).
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Event Details
Date: California & Hawaii: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 (PDT | HST) Guam & Saipan: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (ChST) Location: Zoom
Event Details
Date:
California & Hawaii: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 (PDT | HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (ChST)
Location: Zoom
Day 1: Legislative Section
The 38th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference will be held over four non-consecutive days and will feature in-person and online options for participants. This is a way of creating space and opportunity for connection and safety for clergy and laity.
- June 7 (PDT/HST): Legislative sections (online)
- June 15 (PDT/HST): Business sessions (online)
- June 17 & 18 (PDT/HST): Worship, ordination mission opportunities, and other celebrations (in person – Costa Mesa, CA)
All plenary and business sessions will be livestreamed.
For more information, visit calpacumc.org/ac2022.
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Sessions Task Force
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Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (9 AM - 3 PM PDT) Location: Westin Anaheim Resort (1030 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802) CLICK HERE TO RSVP ONLINE
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (9 AM – 3 PM PDT)
Location: Westin Anaheim Resort (1030 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802)
Cost: free (sponsored by Cal-Pac New Ministries EMT)
RSVP Deadline: June 6, 2022 (limited to the first 30 participants)
This event is prepared for pastors and ministry leaders who hope to grow church, whether they have attended previous modules or not.
This is a must-attend event that will equip the local church and pastors with tools for increased sustainability by linking preaching with generosity in the local ministry context.
We will highlight two topics at this gathering: Powerful and Prophetic Preaching and Raising Generosity. Our guest facilitator will be Dr. Tori Butler. Learn how to preach more powerfully and prophetically and exceed your church’s annual budget in 2022.
Zoom Meeting information will be sent to you by email closer to the event 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 about this event, contact Rev. Anthony Boger at aboger@calpacumc.org.
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Event Details
Date: California & Hawaii: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (PDT | HST) Guam & Saipan: Thursday, June 16, 2022 (ChST) Location: Zoom
Event Details
Date:
California & Hawaii: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (PDT | HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Thursday, June 16, 2022 (ChST)
Location: Zoom
Day 2: Business Sessions
The 38th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference will be held over four non-consecutive days and will feature in-person and online options for participants. This is a way of creating space and opportunity for connection and safety for clergy and laity.
- June 7 (PDT/HST): Legislative sections (online)
- June 15 (PDT/HST): Business sessions (online)
- June 17 & 18 (PDT/HST): Worship, ordination mission opportunities, and other celebrations (in person – Costa Mesa, CA)
All plenary and business sessions will be livestreamed.
For more information, visit calpacumc.org/ac2022.
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Sessions Task Force
Event Details
Date: California & Hawaii: June 17-18, 2022 (PDT | HST) Guam & Saipan: June 18-19, 2022 (ChST) Location: Costa Mesa, CA & online
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Date:
California & Hawaii: June 17-18, 2022 (PDT | HST)
- Guam & Saipan: June 18-19, 2022 (ChST)
Location: Costa Mesa, CA & online
Day 3 & 4: Worship, Ordination Mission Opportunities, and other Celebrations
The 38th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference will be held over four non-consecutive days and will feature in-person and online options for participants. This is a way of creating space and opportunity for connection and safety for clergy and laity.
- June 7 (PDT/HST): Legislative sections (online)
- June 15 (PDT/HST): Business sessions (online)
- June 17 & 18 (PDT/HST): Worship, ordination mission opportunities, and other celebrations (in person – Costa Mesa, CA)
All plenary and business sessions will be livestreamed.
For more information, visit calpacumc.org/ac2022.
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Sessions Task Force
Event Details
Dates: California & Hawaii: Wednesdays, June 22 - July 20, 2022 (6 PM - 8 PM PDT | 3 PM - 5 PM HST)
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Dates:
California & Hawaii: Wednesdays, June 22 – July 20, 2022 (6 PM – 8 PM PDT | 3 PM – 5 PM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: Thursdays, June 23 – July 21, 2022 (11 AM – 1 PM ChST)
Location: Zoom
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: free but you must provide your own books (see below)
Registration Deadline: June 15, 2022 (max. 30 participants)
This series is sponsored by East District Lay Servant Ministries and open to participants from all Cal-Pac districts. The class size will max at 30 participants and registration will close if that number is reached before June 15.
Offering 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.
The instructor is Rev. Martin Finau, the pastor at Temple City First UMC in the East District.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant (CLS) are invited to attend. The Basic Class and one Advanced Class is required to successfully apply for CLS status within 3 years. For more information about Lay Servant Ministries, click here.
- Provide your own books: All participants will need a copy Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher (Amazon, Cokesbury)
- 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 included in your confirmation email.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions about this course, contact Khanh Doan, East District Director of Lay Servant Ministries, at iamkdoan [at] gmail.com.
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26junAll Day02julSenior High Summer Camp 2022 (Camp Cedar Glen)(All Day) PDT
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Dates: June 26 – July 2, 2022 Location: Camp Cedar Glen (743 Farmer Rd, Julian, CA 92036) CLICK
Event Details
Dates: June 26 – July 2, 2022
Location: Camp Cedar Glen (743 Farmer Rd, Julian, CA 92036)
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Cost: $475 (EB $460)
This camp is for grades 9-12.
Faith, Friends, and Fun
Cal-Pac Camps is a Christ-centered organization that focuses on the spiritual development of our campers. We follow three simple rules of Methodist living: Do Good, Reduce Harm, and Love God. We embody Christian community through worship, small groups, keynote speakers, prayer stations, and traditional camp fun!
It is nearly impossible to not make a new friend at camp. The lifelong bonds forged around a campfire are what core memories are made of. All of our campers and staff come from rich and diverse backgrounds allowing for shared experiences to shape our identities. (“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11)
All three of our camps offer a variety of games and activities for our campers to enjoy while they are here. Our leadership teams work hard planning group bonding games, special interest groups, night activities, and of course campfire shenanigans! Other features include ropes courses, gaga pits, arts and crafts, and swimming!
Early Bird (EB) registration pricing is January 10, 2022 – April 1, 2022. The regular rate begins April 2. You can view the summer camp flyer here (PDF).
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
For questions, please contact Kimmie Stradling at Camp Cedar Glen at kstradling@calpacumc.org
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Event Details
Dates: California & Hawaii: June 28 & 30 and July 5 & 7, 2022 (5 PM - 7 PM PDT
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Dates:
- California & Hawaii: June 28 & 30 and July 5 & 7, 2022 (5 PM – 7 PM PDT | 2 PM – 4 PM HST)
- Guam & Saipan: June 29 and July 1, 6, & 8, 2022 (10 AM – Noon ChST)
Location: Zoom
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW
Cost: $75. The purchase of a book is also required.
Registration Deadline: Sunday, June 26, 2022
Classes are open to participants from all districts.
“Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession…. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.”–Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Developing as a Disciple and helping to Develop Disciples takes effort and disciplines. These disciplines help form us into the image God has for us as exemplified in the person of the incarnate Christ. Discipleship is a born out of building right relationship with God, through Christ to one another. Join us in the life giving experience of identifying and applying intentional Christ centered disciplines that transform lives by helping each of us become deeper “Disciples” of Jesus Christ.
All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Minister who need the Developing Disciples class are invited to participate, as well as all those who are currently Certified Lay Servants. This course qualifies as a Lay Servant Ministries Advanced class and as a prerequisite for Certified Lay Minister status. For more about Certified Lay Ministry, visit the CLM web page at www.calpacumc.org/clm.
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.
- Attendance is required at all sessions for credit, as well as a two-hour assignment beyond the classroom, for a total of 10 hours.
- Instructor is the Rev. John Farley, Assistant to the Bishop for Leadership, a former pastor in the local church, former District Superintendent, and Cabinet Dean.
- Materials: Participants should have a copy of the following book: Discipleship in the New Expedition by Phil Maynard (Cokesbury, Amazon).
Zoom information will be included in your confirmation email. You will also receive a reminder email.
- 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 Rev. John Farley at jfarley@calpacumc.org.
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RESOURCES
01. CURRENT RESOURCES
- Lead Your Church: Cal-Pac Local Church & Clergy Resource Page
- Worship Services
- 2022 East District Conference Packet (PDF)
- Archives and History
- Cal-Pac United Women in Faith
To join the district email newsletter list, please contact Don Leiffer Jr. at burgoyne24@sbcglobal.net
Worship:
Discipleship:
Admin:
02. PROGRAM SUPPORT
Communications:
Finance:
- COVID-19
- Zoom Business
- District Grants:
- more
Justice & Compassion:
Leadership & Discipleship:
03. RELATED MINISTRIES
- Cal-Pac Communications
- Cal-Pac Connectional Ministries
- Cal-Pac Treasurer’s Office
- Cal-Pac UM Foundation
04. CONTACT
Rev. Dr. Siosaia Tu’itahi
Superintendent, East District
Rev. Catie Coots
Change Manager, East District
Karen Britten
Administrative Assistant, East District
909.984.7100 or 909.984.5200 | eastdistrict@calpacumc.org
909.984.5800[f] | [mailing] 918 North Euclid Ave., Ontario, CA 91762-3612