Jazz and Swing Youth Cabaret in February

Get out your poodle skirts and saddle shoes because this year’s Youth Cabaret is

 

Join the Youth of
Sounds of the Risen Son Choir &
Messiah’s Harmonies Bell Choir
at First United Methodist Church Pasadena

Friday, February 1st
&
Saturday, February 2nd

Appetizers & Silent Auction at 6:00pm
Dinner & Show at 7:00pm

Tickets on-sale after worship or in the Church Office.

Individual - $20, Children $10           
Big Band Donor - $500+
Boogie Woogie Donor -  $200
Jitterbug Donor - $100

Donations for Silent Auction & Ads for Program also being accepted!

See Lydia In or Rev. Allison Mark for more details.

Open Door Sunday is Coming

The Arts Committee, of FUMC Pasadena, is hosting an Open Door Sunday picnic with music and art in the Colorado patio following worship, at 11:30, on July 15th, 2012.

Pamela Marx, the Arts Committee chair who organized this event, said that the goal of Open Doors Sunday is "to show the vibrancy of our church to our neighbors through our creed of 'open heart, open mind, open doors.'  The event invites us to bring friends and welcome the community to an art show around the theme of 'open doors' and 'welcome.'"

We invite all First Church members to bring an artwork for display that morning.  Some of the art we will show comes from the sketch class, led by John Evans, and the Sunday School art classes, led by Lisa and Nicole Saint.

We ask that members bring potluck side dishes like salads and casseroles.  Hot Dogs will be provided. 

We encourage all those in attendance to “picnic” on the patio.  This Sunday coincides with our VBS celebration Sunday and we hope our Vacation Bible School families and newcomers will join in.  Music will be performed by the jazz/Afro-beat ensemble Earthcake, and there will be children’s activities, face painting and a sanctuary scavenger hunt. Docent tours of the church will also be available. 

We hope you can join us for this very special Open Doors picnic!

FUMC Joins Make Music Pasadena in 2012

Mark your calendars to enjoy several musical offerings at FUMC Pasadena in conjunction with the Make Music Pasadena festival, coming Saturday, June 16th, 2012. 

Starting at 12:30 PM, the Johnny Mercer Children's Choir, an inspirational choir coming from the Braille Institute.  Comprised of blind and visually impaired children between the ages of 8 to 18 coming from Los Angeles and Orange County.

Next up at 1:15 PM, the renowned FUMC Pasadena Handbells take the stage to ring in the festival with their joyful noise of melodic bells.

At 2:00 PM the Afro-beat jazz ensemble Earthcake takes the sanctuary stage.

Then, the Dulcet Singers wrap up the day at 2:45 PM as their a capella polyphony fills the sacristy.

Docent tours will be available as announced for those who want a tour of the historic church.

As with all Make Music Pasadena events, these performances are free and open to the public.

Join us in the fight against ALS with JAZZ!

Join us in the fight against ALS with JAZZ!

Save the date!  Sunday, January 29th, at 3:30PM at First United Methodist Church Pasadena will host a special jazz concert featuring FUMC Combo, LACHSA Combo, Polytech Jazz Band, Thursday Morning Little Big Band and more, for an afternoon of entertainment in honor of our very own Hajime Miyasaka.

This concert is FREE and Open to the Public supported by your freewill offering. Proceeds and your tax deductible donations will go to support the ALS Guardian Angels Foundation, which supports thousands of patients and their families in their struggles with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS.

Most of the musicians donating their services for the concert are professional musicians (or coached by professional musicians) and credits include Woody Herman, Count Basie, NBC Orchestra, Brian Setzer, Pat Martino, Bernard Purdee, Michael Jackson,and many, many more.

They will be playing jazz from a variety of genres and styles, from originals to standards and classics.

ALS is a debilitating disease which affects more than 5,600 people in the U.S. who are diagnosed with it each year and more than 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time.  Worse yet, ALS can strike anyone, without care to racial, ethnic or socioeconomic boundaries.*

Come out and enjoy a great concert for an even greater cause to raise awareness of ALS and help support those who struggle with it every day. 

January 29th, 2012 - 3:30PM

First United Methodist Church Sanctuary

500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena Ca 91101

For more info, contact Marilynne Kennedy at pasadenaflowers@yahoo.com or contact the church office at 626-796-0157 or by email at office@fumcpasadena.org

*Data from the ALS Association 

First United Methodist Church Pasadena is a Reconciling Community Church in the Heart of Downtown Pasadena.  We intentionally welcome all persons, regardless of sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity, age, physical or mental capacity, education, and socioeconomic or marital status.

www.fumcpasadena.org