Sebastopol United Methodist Church

500 North Main Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472-3498
Phone: (707) 823-7971 Fax: 823-5841

 

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Upcoming Events

See Worship and Fellowship Opportunities for information on regularly scheduled fellowship/worship events such as Prayer Ministry, Choirs, Fork-Lifters, Golden Rule, Adult Bible Study, Sunday School.


General Church Events


  • Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Golden Gate District Conference at Aldersgate UMC in San Rafael. Childcare provided. $12 donation requested for lunch.

  • June 8 — A special Coffee Hour to celebrate Mark and Claire's 40th Wedding Anniversary!

  • June 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Our church is sponsoring a Heifer International event for the Sebastopol community in Epworthian Hall. Isaak Egge, Regional Director of Heifer, will present information about some of Heifer's most recent work in the U.S., Central American and Southeast Asia, as well as the new partnership with the Gates Foundation in East Africa. This event will provide an update for current donors and information for those in the community who simply would like to know about Heifer.

  • June 19 - 21 — California/Nevada Annual Conference sessions in Sacramento.

  • June 29 — A special Coffee Hour to celebrate Fred G's 90th birthday!

  • Lavender Sales — Julie and Mary B will be selling lavender. This year the proceeds will go toward paying for children to attend Family Camp on the weekend of September 19th.

  • Sunday evenings in July and early August — Rev. Judith Stone and Rev. Rod McAulay will teach the class "Saving Jesus". Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the Christian Right or the Secular Left? Saving Jesus is a DVD-based small group exploration of Jesus Christ. Featuring leading religious voices of our day, the program includes a printable participant reader and discussion questions. The basic format for each weekly 1-1/2 hour session includes conversation around the readings, a 20-minute video segment and guided discussion. Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for a conversation around the relevance of Jesus Christ for today.

    There are current conversations about the UMC and the Episcopal Church entering into full communion. As a part of this series, the discussion group will also talk about what that might mean.

  • July 13 — The Mission Team will be hosting a lunch in Epworthian Hall after Worship. A free-will donation will be taken which will go towards our apportionments for Black Colleges and Africa University.

  • Saturday, August 2 — Rummage Sale in Epworthian Hall. Proceeds will go towards our World Service apportionment.

  • weekend of September 19th — Save this weekend for Family Camp!

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Church Committee Meetings

  • First Tuesday of month — Staff Parish Relations meeting at 7 p.m.

  • Second Thursday of month — Mission Team meeting at 7:30 p.m.

  • Second Tuesday of month — Trustees meeting at 7:15 p.m.

  • Fourth Tuesday of month — Church Council meeting at 7:00 p.m.

  • Fifth Tuesday of month — Christian Education Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m.

  • Worship Committee and Finance Committee —contact committee chairperson or church office for next meeting date/time

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Other Ongoing Meetings

  • AA (Alcoholic's Anonymous) holds meetings at the church every Monday evening and Wednesday evening at 8 p.m.

  • NA (Narcotics Anonymous) holds meetings at the church every Friday evening at 8 p.m.

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