A Message From Pastor Lisa
Rest - Worship Staff Sabbath
Dear Beloved Community,
Bishop Hagiya has declared a Pastor and Worship Team Sabbath for 3 days. Our Worship Team and I will use this time to unplug. If this is an emergency, please call my cell phone at 562-453-7148 and leave an urgent message. Otherwise, I will respond to emails and text communications on Monday, May 18.
Sunday Morning Worship is provided by the Annual Conference and you can join/watch anytime on Sunday, May 17. The web address to watch is: http://www.calpacumc.org/sabbath/
For more information, please visit
http://www.calpacumc.org/bishop-hagiya/bishop-hagiyas-announcement-on-a-worship-sabbath-may-17-2020/
I look forward to connecting with all of you. I encourage you to also
take a Sabbath Rest. Use this time to unplug and reconnect with God and with each other.
Blessings,
Pastor Lisa
Restore - Ways to Connect While Apart
For Sunday, May 17
Please join Bishop Hagiya and the CalPac Conference Cabinet and Staff for worhip. The service is pre-recorded, so you can view anytime, but I encourage you if possible to view and worship on Sunday morning. You can find it at http://www.calpacumc.org/sabbath/
For all Sundays following, beginning again on May 24, we will resume our regularly scheduled Online Worship. Pre-service music begins at 10:00 and Worship at 10:15 am. There are several ways to join:
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/713527098
or Call in: 1-669-900- 6833 Use Meeting ID 713-527-098
You can also see us on Facebook Live at:
www.facebook.com/belmontheightsumc
Beginning Next Week:
Back by popular demand (from our kids!) beginning May 24, 2020
Sunday Coffee Hour!
Immediately following Online Worship, we will open up the Zoom Room for 30 minutes for conversation and fellowship with one another. You will be able to join us if you are on the Zoom Worship, as Pastor Lisa will simply open your connection to a participant. We will take down the slides and everyone online at that time will be able to see one another and speak.
Coffee with the Pastor:
Every Tuesday Morning on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5624537148
or Call in: 1-669-900- 6833 Use Meeting ID 562-453-7148
Evening Casual Social Hour:
Casual Conversation with Pastor Lisa and one another. Beverage of your choice!
Tuesday Evenings at 5:00 p.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5624537148
or Call in: 1-669-900- 6833 Use Meeting ID 562-453-7148
Evening Gathering and Study:
Book/Bible Study (Starts June 3, 2020)
Wednesday Evenings at 6:00 p.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5624537148
or Call in: 1-669-900- 6833 Use Meeting ID 562-453-7148
Please note the new logins for Coffee with the Pastor as well as only occurring on Tuesday morning.
Rejoice!
While in person worship may not happen in "the way we have always done it before", our Annual Conference and Church Leadership are looking at ways we can safely begin to connect again. From new ways to worship to proper sanitizing and preparation of our spaces, we are beginning to explore our next steps. We will always follow our command to Love God, and love our neighbor as ourselves. As such, we will continue our commitment to "Do No Harm" and "Stay in Love with God". It most likely will be August before we can resume any worship in our sanctuary, and even then, it will be different. But different can be good!
As our state moves through the phases of re-opening, I will continue to work with leadership both within and from outside the Church to find ways we can continue to be the Hands and Feet of Christ in the world and to fulfill our mission to "make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world".
I invite you to stay up to date on the latest from our Bishop and Conference at http://www.calpacumc.org
Blessings,
Pastor Lisa
