As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10
Help check out Gathering Inn guests after sleepovers. 2025 schedule for helpers is: January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28, August 25, September 29, October 27, November 24 and December 29. Please volunteer for 6:00 am on these Monday mornings. Contact Cathie Wierbick if you are interested in helping.
Provide meals to the Gathering Inn. A number of local churches participate. Contact Cathie Wierbick if you are interested in helping.
Altar Flowers: Please contact either Nancy Bray or Ruth Ann Baker if you'd like to provide altar flowers as part of the schedule rotation or to honor a birthday, anniversary, or loved one on a specific sunday.
Office Volunteers are needed! If you would like to occasionally spend a morning at the church sorting mail, answering the phone, and providing a welcoming presence to guests, please contact either Connie or Jan. We need one or two "alternates" in case of sickness or travel.
Do you like to knit or crochet?
United Women in Faith would love to have you donate your skills
to the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Make prayer shawls for those who
need them. Contact Susan Reining or Nancy Bray if you need shawl
patterns or yarn to contribute to this worthwhile ministry.
Methodist Justice Organizations
Here is a list of Methodist related organizations that are involved in the work of advocacy and social justice. Also, to learn more about where The United Methodist Church stands on social issues, you can read more from the United Methodist Social Principles. https://www.umcjustice.org/documents/124
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Join Roseville Advocates for the Homeless, an unincorporated association of people who advocate on behalf of the homeless within the city of Roseville. Help assure that all within our city have, as a fundamental human necessity, adequate shelter in order to achieve and maintain a healthy, safe, full and dignified life. Contact: paulcomiskey@hotmail.com or text 916-577-0696. RAFTH, 205 Jefferson St., Roseville, CA 95678.
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Southern California Fire Relief: Here are links to support funds that are providing immediate relief to those who have lost homes and/or are finding refuge in an evacuation center. This includes links to support our sister congregations -- Altadena UMC and Community UMC of Pacific Palisades -- who both lost their buildings.
Learn more about Roseville's homeless community by viewing this eye-opening documentary video produced by our own Lay Leader Kathleen Mirtoni.
The Advance - Methodist Worldwide Missons:
The Advance is an accountable designated giving arm of the United Methodist Church. The site features an amazing list of the many mission projects of the church and provides a way to gift each one that ensures 100% of your gift is used for its intended mission or ministry. The church works through a variety of partnerships worldwide to make life-changing and long-lasting impacts. See https://umcmission.org/all-advance-projects/
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Israel/Palestine issues:
Friends of Wadi Foquin - Wadi Foquin is the site of a community development project supported through the United Methodist Church's General Board of Global Ministries This group addresses the challenges of settlement expansion and recent land confiscation orders in the West Bank, and more specifically, the destruction of land and life in Wadi Foquin. See https://www.friendsofwadifoquin.com/ or go to The Advance site (see above) and search under Middle East projects for project #3021565.
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