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Sunday Schedule

Worship, 10:00-11:00 AM, Sanctuary Infant Care, 9:45 AM-12:20 PM, Nursery Sunday School, 10:15-11:00 AM, Children Depart from Worship Service High School Youth, 11:20 AM-12:15 PM, Youth Room Adult Education, 11:20 AM-12:15 PM, Adult Study Room

Continuing Programs

First Sundays Monthly Offering for Berkeley Emergency Food and Housing Project Leave your "spare" quarters in the offering plate to help provide shelter and hot meals. (Make checks payable to Epworth UMC and designate them for the "Berkeley Food Project.") Next Quarter Sunday is: June 1st. Second Sundays Monthly Food Collection for Berkeley Food Pantry Bring canned goods and other non-perishable foods to the Sanctuary entrance on Sunday morning. Next Food Pantry Sunday is: May 11th. Second Sundays and Third Mondays, 5:30-8:00 PM Men's Shelter Dinner Epworth volunteers prepare and serve dinner at the Men's Shelter, Berkeley Veteran's Building. Next shelter dinners are on: May 11th and 19th.

Meetings This Week

Tuesday, 5/13, Meditation Group, 9:30 AM, Sanctuary Tuesday, 5/13, Finance Committee, 7:30 PM, Adult Study Wednesday, 5/14, Quilters, 9:30 AM, Parlor Wednesday, 5/14, Epworth Newsletter Deadline, 4:00 PM, Office Thursday, 5/15, Epworth Elders, Noon, Parlor Thursday, 5/15, Choir Practice, 7:30 PM, Choir Room

Epworth Events

Saturday, May 10th, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Mother-Daughter Tea Music, food, and socializing. Mom lives far way? No daughter? No problem! Just "adopt" one for the afternoon. Donation, $5 per person. Epworth UMC Fellowship Hall. Sunday, May 11th, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Youth Sunday: "This Is Your Life" Epworth's youth lead today's worship service with song, theater, and boundless energy. Who knows what they have in store for us? Epworth UMC Sanctuary. Sunday, May 11th, 11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Adult Study: "A Korean Student Speaks" Pacific School of Religion student Jay Park talks about his experiences growing up in Korea and coming to the United States to study. Jay worships with the Berkeley Korean UMC and sings tenor in the Epworth choir. Adult Study Room. Child care provided until 12:20 PM. Sunday, May 18th, 11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Adult Study: "Gender Identity, Reconciling the Transgendered" Epworth welcomes two guest speakers to this adult study program, sponsored by the Reconciling Ministries Network. Adult Study Room. Child care provided until 12:20 PM. Sunday, May 18th, After Worship Special Parents' Coffee Hour Parents of children in the Infant/Toddler through Fifth Grade Sunday School programs are invited to a special coffee hour hosted by the Children's Council. Stop by the K-2 classroom after worship, then make your way around the corner to the 3-5 classroom (Room 30) for refreshments. Sunday, June 1st, After Worship until 1:00 PM A Picnic in the Park! Celebrate the beginning of summer! Join Epworth parents and kids for a do-it-yourself picnic at King Park on Hopkins Street. Follow the crowd after church. Bring your favorite snacks and finger foods. Contact Elizabeth P. with questions. Martin Luther King Park, Hopkins Street west of MLK.

Church and Community News

Summer Teacher Sign-up Epworth needs volunteer Sunday School teachers for grades K-5 from June 15th through August 21st. Check the sign-up sheet on the K-2 classroom door and sign for one Sunday – or more! Curriculum provided. New Epworth Directory on the Way The new Epworth directory will be out in a few weeks, and it will be only as accurate as we make it! Look for the directory table in the Fellowship Hall after worship and make any needed corrections to the draft. The typo you save may be your own. Friday, May 16th, 7:30 PM Spring Swing Dance Remember that danceable music from the 40s and 50s? It's back, with maestro Gus Wedemeyer leading the big band. Ticket $7 at the door, $5 from Gus in advance. Refreshments available. Kids welcome. 820 Bockman Road, San Lorenzo. See Gus for maps! Woodminster Amphitheater Musicals Kiss Me Kate (July 11th), Evita (August 8th), Singin' in the Rain (Sept 5th) Performances Fridays at 8:00 PM. Join us for our fourth season of live musical theater under the summer stars of the Oakland Hills. See Beverly D. to purchase tickets in advance at our special group rate of $13, children 16 and under free – if enough adults buy tickets. Tickets must be purchased by May 25th. Invite a friend.This is a great way to introduce family, friends, and neighbors to Epworth. Woodminster Amphitheater, Oakland.

United Methodist News

United Methodist News Service daily news wire. Reporter interactive, the online version of the United Methodist Reporter from UMC communications. United Methodist Connection, the magazine of the California-Nevada Conference. [Viewing Connection requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.] Africa University celebrates its 10th Anniversary. This United Methodist-sponsored university in Zimbabwe is making a difference by educating Africans in Africa. Graduates return to their home countries to help their communities' agricultural, business, and educational systems. Read stories from some its 1,000 students. Here's how you can support the Africa University Fund. Wesley valued differences in pursuit of perfection. Church founder John Wesley Wesley believed that everyone is a potential teacher, and he told the early Methodists that they needed to learn even from those who disagreed with them. Read about Marjorie Suchocki's address to the United Methodist Council of Bishops.

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