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Our Church Conference will be held on October 20th at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. As a part of our work, we need to fill 3 positions on the Leadership Board (LB). As you may remember, last year we asked people to turn in interest forms as part of the process of nominating to the LB. The Nominations team will review those turned in and conduct interviews. If you would like to be considered, please fill out one of the forms and turn it into Pastor Mike or Pastor MJ. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Mike or Scott Campbell.
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United Methodist Fund for Nepal
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With the recent flooding in Nepal, the United Methodist Church has set up a donation link to help out those affected. If you would like to donate toward help for the region, please use this QR code
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Opportunities to Connect and Serve
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Catalina Collective: New Ways to Check Out Catalina
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Catalina Unplugged: Friday Sept 11th 6-7 PM Reboot and refresh as you walk into your weekend to the soft acoustic sounds of guitar and contemplative meditation in a chill ambiance in the Chapel.
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Open Table: Wednesday Sept 16th 5:30-7PM Enjoy the peace, care, and joy of authentic community as we share a meal together. Kids are cherished and welcome to join us in the Fellowship Hall! We ask for a $5 meal ticket donation (kids are free!) at the door or ahead of time when you register/online.
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Multicultural Care —Join Kirk & the MC Team in a discussion of their book study, Sunday, Oct 4th @ 4PM in the Library as they delve into Caste: the origin of our discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. You do not want to miss this racial justice discussion.
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Rainbow Brunch — Calling all beloved queer and trans folks! We are gathering for brunch at Bisbee Breakfast on Broadway on Saturday September 19th from 10-11AM. Bring your love or neighbor, there will be a short discussion on Queer & Christian by influencer Brandan Robertson. 2936 E Broadway at Country Club & Broadway
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Catalina Collective + Good Trouble - Caravaning to Eloy
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Catalina UMC will join other local UMCs for a caravan to sing songs of care and solidarity outside of the Eloy ICE Detention Center. Details available by contacting the church office. We will be traveling on a Saturday when the weather cools down.
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SEEKERS Adult Class @ 8:45 am in Room H230. Join us for thoughtful discussions of video-based lessons (Fall topics include Matthew & The Historical Jesus (For sched. details see: https://www.catalinamethodist.org/adults/).
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The Koinonia Class for adults of all ages begins at 9:00 am in Room E23. Books are available from Rev. Kirk Reed, [email protected]: When Christians Get It Wrong by Adam Hamilton. We look forward to good conversation as we learn from each other.
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Women’s Bible study is on Wednesdays in room H 230 at 9:30. We will be using I Peter by Jen Wilkin. You can get the study guide on Amazon or Christianbook.com. We have a diverse, welcoming group of women. Hope you can join us.
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Men’s Bible Study: Wednesdays @ 6:45am, Room E23. Join us for a relaxed, verse-by-verse journey through a book of the Bible—sparking meaningful and thought-provoking discussions along the way. If your schedule allows, join us afterward for breakfast at 8:00 a.m. for continued fellowship.
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Shalom Circle: Welcome back United Women in Faith’s Shalom Circle! If you have any questions please contact Deaconess Toni Smith
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Want to know more about opportunities for adults? Click here!
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We love our cookies and social time after the church service in our welcome area! It's great fun to chat with folks you know & folks you don’t! If you choose to donate cookies, please refer to the alphabet date for your last name.
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Sep 27: N-R Oct 4: S-Z Oct 11: A-G Oct 18: H-M
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Upcoming Events
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Trunk or Treat: Our third annual trunk or treat is returning! It will be held on 10/23 5-6 pm. We are looking for candy or small toys and items donations as well as trunks! We see over 100 trunk or treaters so we need lots of trunks and lots of candy! Candy be dropped off in the office for Paige or dropped off in the children's area of both services. If you would like to have a trunk please let Paige know at [email protected].
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Discussion Group with Pastor Mike: Pastor Mike will be leading a discussion on the book How to be a Bad Christian:…And a better human being by Dave Tomlinson. Tomlinson served as a vicar, or priest, at a parish in England and the book is a reflection on conversations and experiences he had with people regarding their faith—especially those who felt like they were bad Christians because they didn’t attend church or were ostracized by the church for some reason. Pastor Mike plans for it to run weekly starting September 27 (Sun) and 28 (Mon). There will be two options to join. We will meet by Zoom on Sundays at 6 p.m. and Mondays in person at 10 a.m. We will decide our pace at the first meeting. Depending on what we decide, the book discussion will last between 6 and 8 weeks. Please email Pastor Mike if you are interested at [email protected]. The book can be found on Amazon.
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Looking for New Financial Secretary: We are looking for a new person to serve as Financial Secretary when Sheila Rigg finishes her term at the end of the year. The Financial Secretary oversees the counters who handle the offering after it has been received. In addition the FS records and tracks giving, makes deposits, reports giving to other teams in the church, and sends statements on a regular basis (i.e. quarterly). If you are interested, please contact Pastor Mike at [email protected].
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Organizer for Casa Paloma Sack Lunches: We are looking a for a new person to organize the sack lunches that we make for Casa Paloma. The organizer helps recruit and contact volunteers for help, coordinate food collection (brought by volunteers), transports the sack lunches when finished to Casa Paloma. Each week 15 sack lunches are delivered with 2 sandwiches inside and additional items. If you are interested please contact Pastor Mike at [email protected].
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ARE THERE CASTES IN AMERICA LIKE INDIA?: Do we rank people in America, so that one group is at the top of the ladder and other groups are lower or at the bottom? Please join us at our church's Current Issues Book Club on Sunday, October 4 at 4:00 pm. We'll meet in the Church Library to discuss the popular book, Caste, by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson. The book is available at the public library or from booksellers. Or feel free to prepare by reading the 10-page excerpt available from Rev. Kirk Reed or from the church office.
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Prayer Requests
CUMC has an active prayer team, Prayer Partners, praying for our attendees, visitors, staff and members throughout the year. If you have a special prayer request, please send it directly to CUMC by clicking here.
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If you or someone you know would like a visitation from Deaconess Toni Smith, please contact her at [email protected]
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Live Streaming
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Join us and Click Here to view our live stream service each Sunday at 9:55 am.
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There are many ways you can give to the ministries of Catalina UMC. You can give online at CatalinaMethodist.org, you can scan the QR code to the left on your cell phone, or you can text the dollar amount to 520-441-8592.
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Your gifts are a blessing to our ministry in the community.
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