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ANNUAL CHURCH CONFERENCE: Tuesday, October 20 @ 7pm in Fellowship Hall
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All are welcome and encouraged to attend our annual conference on October 20th at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. This is when we will review the year and highlight goals for 2026, vote on new ministry team members to select teams, and set clergy compensation for our pastors. All church members are allowed to vote. The meeting will be led by the District Superintendent, Rev. Javier Olivares and leaders from our church.
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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 Oct 9th 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 Oct 21st 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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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 Saturday October 10th.
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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: We will not meet this month on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in the library. We will meet on October 28, 2026, in room H230 at 9:30 am with Brenda Haferty's women's Bible Study class. We anticipate a speaker from Desert Skies UMC to share about her missionary work! We will resume our regular meeting on November 10 in the library @ 10 am. If you have any questions, please contact Deaconess Toni Smith @ [email protected]
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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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Oct 11: A-G Oct 18: H-M Oct 25: N-R Nov 1: S-Z
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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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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 month 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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Drive Thru Pet Blessing: On October 11th we will be doing a pet blessing. Bring your furry friends!
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Ministry Fair: We will have a ministry fair following the 10 a.m. service on October 18th. Members of our ministry teams will have information available about the work they do at tables set up around the sanctuary. If you have been thinking about volunteering somewhere, this is a great opporunity to learn about ministries at Catalina!
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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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