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Church News
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Video Announcements for July 23, 2017
Picnic Aug 20 and Teen Shelter meal this Wednesday
Groaning
Continuing our series, The Apostle’s Tale, we explore the problem of selfishness and examine how we might turn more toward the Divine in hope.
UMC Annual Conference Reflections
Pastoral student Adam M. reflects on the June 2017 Cal-Pac Annual Conference.
Video Announcements for July 16, 2017
2017 Picnic, 2017 Pride
Freedom
This Sunday we begin a new series that parallels Paul’s letter to the church of Rome alongside Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale – a disturbingly dystopian vision of religion and power gone toxic.
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!