Posts from 2017 (Page 8)
Video Announcements for July 09, 2017
This year’s All Church Picnic will be on August 20! Be sure to check your Beach Breeze for more information, and don’t miss this exciting event! The San Diego Pride Festival will be held NEXT WEEKEND July 15-16 this year! PB UMC will participating in both the Pride Parade on Saturday, and in staffing a booth at the Festival both days. Want one of those neat PB UMC T-Shirts from the last festival? Volunteer and if you don’t already have…
Sojourn
Dear friends… July brings a particular beginning that is significant to many United Methodists, and the recent conclusion of the California-Pacific Annual Conference makes this even more definitive – particularly for those who participated in the Conference. As your Pastor here at Pacific Beach United Methodist Church, you may know that my “church membership” does not reside at PB UMC or any other local church. My membership resides at the Annual Conference, and it is through our Bishop’s leadership at…
Legacy
This Sunday of the series wraps up the story of Abraham and Sarah and turns to the story of Isaac. Are all the problems over? What is the legacy left behind?
Rites of Passage
This Sunday we near the end of our sermon series from Genesis and the Revised Common Lectionary called From Chaos to Community. If last Sunday’s scripture was difficult to reconcile, this week’s continuation of Abraham’s story is even more challenging. This week we wrestle with the difficult story that is generously – if somewhat misleadingly – known as “the binding of Isaac.” Often we approach this story looking primarily from Abraham’s perspective and affirming the depth of his faith in God. I…
Beach Breeze – July 2017
Don’t miss the July 2017 edition of our monthly Beach Breeze for info on an upcoming outdoor worship event, youth calendar, annual conference report, and news on our annual picnic!
Video Announcements for June 25, 2017
Altar flowers, Outdoor church, Storefront meal, and Pride!
Weaning
Separation can be intensely hard. When separation takes place, it can feel as though the world is ending. Where is God in these times?
Video Announcements for June 18, 2017
Altar flowers, San Diego Follies, Kids Camp, Outdoor Church, and PRIDE
Birth
Our text this week brings about many images of camping and hospitality and laughter and pregnancy.
Video Announcements for June 11, 2017
Today’s altar flowers are given by Patty R in memory of her parents, Kittu & Charles. Our lives sometimes seem like a series of transitions, where we find change happening around us and happening to us. Yet from these chaotic times, god draws us into relationship and community. This five-week sermon series is called From Chaos to Community and follows the Genesis passages of the Revised Common Lectionary. Come and experience community! All youth are invited to a celebration of…