The Pasadena Christmas Market is Coming!

The Season is quickly approaching - time to plan the perfect gift for someone. How about giving for someone else as a true gift ,and donate to a good cause in someone’s name?

The Christmas Market at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena will be full of gifts you buy, OR donate, to one of the agencies that the church supports during the holiday season. This year we will have a variety of “hard-to-choose between items” including:

• Young & Healthy - Providing free medical, dental and psychological services for low-income, uninsured children in the greater Pasadena area.
• Union Station - Providing the homeless and poor with the means to transform their lives so they can become productive, stable and self -supporting citizens.
• ECPAC - Providing human survival services such as the largest full service pantry, Friends In Deed and The Bad Weather Shelter in Pasadena
• Pasadena AIDS Service Center - Offering more than 20 programs to people with HIV including home health case management, benefits advocacy.
• San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity - Seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness. 
• FUMC Social Service Center - Offering food supplies and vouchers, clothes, help with the DMV and bus passes for transportation.
• Muir Ranch - Providing local food directly from the school farm run by students.
• Give Ye Them to Eat (GYTTE) - Provide community, agricultural, livestock, church and faith development as well as community and family health in Central Mexico.
• Project Tariro - Treating many persons living with HIV in the rural farm communities in Zimbabwe, Africa with medical, emotional and spiritual support.

Please come see us for the perfect gift during coffee hour following worship beginning November 25th, December 2nd, and 9th.

Pasadena Mission Area Projects

Looking for help in the Pasadena area or looking for a way to get involved? 


Dream Cafe at Holliston UMC, an outreach ministry to students of Pasadena City College, that provides a safe place for students to spend their time from 10:30 AM to 3 PM. Lunch and snacks will be provided. The Cafe is also wired for free WiFi. Students who sign up may also avail of free parking at Holliston UMC. Pasadena Mission Area (PMA) churches are encouraged to: 1. offer prayer support; 2. get word out to students attending PCC from mission area congregations; and 3.provide volunteer support.

For more information, contact Pastor Min Lee -- michael.min.lee1@gmail.com, (626) 793-0880.

Friends in Deed (Ecumenical Council Pasadena Area Congregations or ECPAC). ECPAC’s mission is to improve the quality of life for low income and homeless individuals and families. Some of its programs are The Pantry, Bad Weather Shelter, The Women’s Room, and Homeless Prevention. PMA churches are encouraged to support ECPAC’s food pantry by providing the following nonperishable items which are among the fastest-moving items off the shelf: peanut butter, tuna, chicken, chili, beef stew, dry beans; whole grains such as pasta, oats, rice, cereal; milk (shelf stable or powder); jelly, tomato sauces, soups, cooking oil, baking items.

Friends in Deed/ECPAC is located at 444 East Washington Boulevard,  Pasadena, CA 91104; (626) 797-6072.  Or, you can find more info on ECPAC on the web.

Pasadena Mission Area Youth Ministry. The idea is collaboration at its best in that churches that have the resources help out churches that don’t and broadens the understanding of ministry beyond the confines of an individual congregation to one that occurs among PMA churches at seven campuses. Rev. Allison Mark, the main proponent of this mission project, proposed that pastors and youth workers from PMA churches meet together to lay the ground work for sharing calendars and information about upcoming events and activities so that PMA churches can feed their youth to these activities and events, including: Joint Confirmation program and celebration; Joint PMA youth choir; PMA youth leading worship and taking the worship experience around PMA churches; Gospel hymn sing and revival meetings; special services, e.g. Lent/Easter, etc.

October Messenger

Friends, its time to get caught up on all the latest news, activities, and goings on at FUMC Pasadena. 

The October Messenger is ready for delivery!


In this issue you'll read about:

•     Reconciliation and Forgiveness by J.P. Harris
•     I'm Thankful I'm a Methodist by Mikala Rahn
•     A Fond Farewell by Rev. Debbie Gara
•     Reformation Sunday
•     A Magical Musical Medley
•     Missions, Peace, and Justice round up
•     Arts Committee news
•     and a Christmas Market and Advent Workshop primer.
•     and lots more...

Pasadena adult Bible Study

Mike Slaughter’s book Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus forms the basis for the six-week DVD and discussion series starting Sunday, October 21.   

Slaughter sees the 21st Century church in active mission to “[be] in radical service to those in need,” redefine what we mean by loving our neighbor, vision ways to make the basic necessities of food and water available to all, answer the call to be healers, respond to disasters and serve together as disciples to change the world.   

This Sunday morning study series is offered in conjunction with SpiritSeekers’ Sunday evening series of speakers and panels “Change the World: Our Call To Serve,” starting October 14.         

Harvest Festival comes to FUMC Pasadena

Families and Friends - FUMC Harvest Festival and ArtWalk Weekend is Around the Corner!

Mark your calendars for some good Fall fun for families and friends of all ages.  

Friday, October 12th, from 7-7:30 pm, family and friends are invited to Pumpkin Tales, a spooky event of treats, crafts and stories on the Colorado Patio.  

At 7:30 pm, venture into our chapel to hear stories by Poe and others presented in a radio theater presentation featuring The Legend of Sleepy Hollow while the youth make chalk art on the patio.

Then Friends and Family, stop by First United Methodist Church of Pasadena on Saturday. October 13th, to enjoy our Harvest Festival and Lunch.  From here, will will fan out to visit our local museums during the Pasadena Art Walk Festival.

Our Harvest Festival opens at 10:30 am with lunch served from 11 am to 12:30 pm.  We will host crafts, decorations, vintage items, baked goods, filled pinatas and much more.  Also on tap for Saturday is a special art project that the church youth will be making on the Colorado Patio with docent tours being offered at 11am.

What a great time to bring friends to celebrate in the life of the church with a visit to local museums for free. Be sure to stop by the youth activity table on El Molina and do a mosaic craft with them!

Harvest Festival sales will continue into coffee hour after worship in the 14th.  .

Disciple Bible Study 2: Into the Word Into the World

In this 32- week course, we will explore what God is saying to each of us through His word and what that means for the way we live our lives. We will delve deeply into the books of Genesis, Exodus, Luke and Acts. Through daily reading and our weekly group discussion, we’ll see familiar passages in fresh ways, and help each other to hear God’s voice. 

Into the Word into the World is the second study in the Disciple program. Completion of Disciple Bible study ‘one’ is helpful, but not required.

This Bible study group begins Monday, September 17, 2012 and runs weekly though June 3, 2013 from 7 to 9 PM.  In the Church Lounge at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena CA 91101

 Lead by Jane Evans, Rosalie Niemann.

Immeidate Opening for Soprano and Baritone Scholarship Singers

First United Methodist Church  of Pasadena has an immediate opening for

Soprano and Baritone Scholarship Singers

 

The Music Ministry of the FUMC Pasadena has
an opportunity for students to sing in a demanding setting.
 

We are a mostly traditional church, and sing concerts and services with orchestra several times each year.
 

Good citizenship,choral experience and reading skills required

Wednesday rehearsals 7:30-9:30
One Sunday Service at 10am
Special Services at Christmas, Maundy Thursday
Compensation $200/month

Contact: Stephen Gothold, Director of Music Ministries,
for more information.
By telephone at 626-796-0157
or by email at sgothold@fumcpasadena.org    
FAX 626-568-1615
First United Methodist Church of Pasadena

500 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena 91101