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March Community Outreach: Willow Glen Cares Prom Project Willow Glen Cares in helping 35 low-income students to be able to go to prom. They have donations for the dresses, tuxes, hair and make-up. We can help these 35 teens to get in the door. A $75 donation will sponsor one student's prom ticket. Click the PayPal donation to make your contribution. |
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Christmas Flower Memorials Due by December 22 |
Faith Formation
for Children & Youth
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Godly Play: Preschool - TK
& 1st - 3rd grad
Connect Faith: 4th & 5th grades
Recognize Faith: 6th - 8th grades
Faith Talk: 9th - 12th grades
Click HERE
to register your child or youth
Christmas Giving Tree
November 24 - December 8
Take an ornament to buy gifts for a local family through Willow Glen Cares and The Giving Tree
-Choose a tag from the giving tree
-Write down which tag you are taking
-Shop for your family member
-Bring unwrapped gifts labeled with tag
-Giving Tree gifts due December 4
-WG Cares gifts due December 8
Hand-Carved Olive Wood Gifts from the Holy Land December 8th
Did you know that 600 Christian families living in Bethlehem and are completely dependent on carving olive wood figurines for their livelihood? The recent clashes in the Middle East have stopped the tourism industry in Bethlehem, causing most of those families serious harm in earning their living and forcing many of them to leave their homeland. Emptying the land of Christ from Christians can have tragic consequences on the Holy sites. Issam from “Star of Bethlehem Group” came to the United States with a mission to help those families by selling their beautiful religious handicrafts. The cost of goods goes to benefit the Christian carvers to keep them working in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, the profit from sales goes directly to the needy Christian families in the Holy Land. Star of Bethlehem has been approved by the diocese of Jerusalem. Please take a look at those beautiful artifacts
Did you know that 600 Christian families living in Bethlehem and are completely dependent on carving olive wood figurines for their livelihood? The recent clashes in the Middle East have stopped the tourism industry in Bethlehem, causing most of those families serious harm in earning their living and forcing many of them to leave their homeland. Emptying the land of Christ from Christians can have tragic consequences on the Holy sites. Issam from “Star of Bethlehem Group” came to the United States with a mission to help those families by selling their beautiful religious handicrafts. The cost of goods goes to benefit the Christian carvers to keep them working in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, the profit from sales goes directly to the needy Christian families in the Holy Land. Star of Bethlehem has been approved by the diocese of Jerusalem. Please take a look at those beautiful artifacts
CONNECTED IN LOVE
5th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Sunday, November 24, 6:30 p.m.
Willow Glen United Methodist Church, 1420 Newport Avenue
Bring a can of food to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank and a pie to share after the service.
Thanksgiving Young Adult Agape Meal
Sharing Food, Friendship & Faith
Friday November 22, 5:30pm - 11:00pm
Join young adults from across Silicon Valley for some sacred time together. All are welcome so invite your friends to join in.
Click to RSVP to Davison
St. Francis’ 6th Annual
Bake-Off & Bake Sale
to support Santa Maria Urban Ministries
November 24 at 11:30 a.m.
cakes-quick breads-muffins-cookies-bars-breads... whatever your specialty is enter it in the bake-off and bake extra for the bake sale. All proceeds will support Santa Maria Urban Ministry.
Click to Register
Adoption Fair with Furrever Cat & Kitten Rescue
Sunday, October 6, 11:15 a.m.
Furrever Cat & Kitten Rescue is non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to save at-risk shelter kittens, foster and place them into loving homes. Founder Hazel Burton has been rescuing cats and kittens for over 30 years. With help of a network of supporters and private donors, including 32 foster homes, Furrever has rescued over 783 cats in Santa Clara County over the past six years. Furrever Cat & Kitten Rescue partners with local shelters and rescue agencies.
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SACRED GROUND: A FILM-BASED DIALOGUE SERIES ON RACE & FAITH Sacred Ground meets Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Library. Sacred Ground is a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Everyone is invited to join our weekly group as we walk through chapters of America’s history of race and racism, while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories. Sacred Ground is part of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. This series is open to all, and especially designed to help white people talk with other white people. Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love. |
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Hymns & Pimms
Sunday, August 18, 4:00 p.m.
Join us for singing and light refreshments. You are welcome to bring an appetizer to share.
Among the many gifts from the Church of England, one of the least known and most enjoyable is Hymns and Pimms. In this country, Pimms, a fruit drink, is not well-known. Those who have achieved a certain degree of maturity may remember that in the 20th century, we sang from books full of hymns. You’ll be given a hymnbook (try not to spill on the antiques). You’ll pick the hymns, the organist will see if he knows how to play it, then he’ll launch into it, you’ll join singing with gusto and glee. If you think you can’t sing….this is why we have Pimms. Scripture admonishes us to “…make a joyful noise…” Pitch and rhythm are for the clergy and choir. The only wrong notes are the ones you don’t try to sing.
Sunday, August 18, 4:00 p.m.
Join us for singing and light refreshments. You are welcome to bring an appetizer to share.
Among the many gifts from the Church of England, one of the least known and most enjoyable is Hymns and Pimms. In this country, Pimms, a fruit drink, is not well-known. Those who have achieved a certain degree of maturity may remember that in the 20th century, we sang from books full of hymns. You’ll be given a hymnbook (try not to spill on the antiques). You’ll pick the hymns, the organist will see if he knows how to play it, then he’ll launch into it, you’ll join singing with gusto and glee. If you think you can’t sing….this is why we have Pimms. Scripture admonishes us to “…make a joyful noise…” Pitch and rhythm are for the clergy and choir. The only wrong notes are the ones you don’t try to sing.
