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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Clear Lake Baptist Church will host its free vacation Bible club, “To the Edge: Encounter the God of the Universe,” from Monday, June 22, to Friday, June 26.
The club will take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day at the church, 555 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
Each day, students will head off to the launch pad for a time of worship and singing.
They’ll dock at the cosmic creations space station to make meaningful crafts. They’ll use up some of their solar-powered energy playing games during solar spacewalks.
They’ll head into Galactic Galley for out-of-this-world snacks.
Every day they’ll be visited by Astro the space monkey and his friends.
Most importantly, they’ll learn about the God of the universe.
For more information or to preregister call the church at 707-263-3256 or visit www.clearlakebaptist.org .
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Kelseyville United Methodist congregation will engage the Holy Spirit in worship without the building in an outdoor Sunday service beginning at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, May 31.
“Jesus often connected to 'the people' in an outdoor setting,” said Lay Pastor Voris Brumfield, “and we are excited to present an unplugged worship service in a natural setting.”
The May 31 service will be held at Clear Lake State Park in group campground A.
“If you haven't been to church for a while, this is a way to try it out,” said Pastor Brumfield. “This service is the First Sunday after Pentecost, Peace with Justice Sunday and Trinity Sunday, recognizing the mystery of the Triune nature of God.”
Diane Gunther, co-leader of the Girl Scout Troop that meets at the church, suggested the relocated service because the troop wanted to conclude their campout in a service project.
The worship service will be 45 minutes and will include music, singing, listening to nature followed by sharing a meal prepared by the Girl Scouts and their parents.
Visitors and guests are welcome to this new service.
The congregation will return to their 70-year-old sanctuary in downtown Kelseyville on June 7.
Carpools will leave the church at 8:30 a.m. May 31 at 3210 Main St., Kelseyville. Or you may drive directly to the park at 5300 Soda Bay Road for the 9:15 a.m. service.
For more information, call 707-295-7174.
United Methodists practice “Open Hearts, Open Minds and Open Doors” following Christ Jesus.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Kelseyville United Methodist Church will celebrate Pentecost and Methodist Heritage Sunday at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 24.
The Rev. Peggy Thompson will offer the message “Waiting for the Power.”
Prayers will be lifted ecumenically for Botswana, Zimbabwe and for Nepal, Middle East and the United States of America.
Diane Gunther will lead the service as liturgist.
On May 31, Kelseyville United Methodist Church will hold its 9 a.m. service at Clear Lake State Park for Trinity Sunday.
For more information, visit the church Facebook page or phone 707-279-4664.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The temperature was perfect, one sunny day last summer as I floated on a rented kayak in a bed of sea kelp on the Monterey Bay. It was the last day of the 2014 Blue Theology Mission Trip sponsored by United Christian Parish (UCP).
Ten youth and one adult sponsor committed to making the earth a better place by being good stewards of the ocean. We were relaxing after a week of beach clean-ups, sand dune restoration and counting sand crabs for LIMPETs (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students). The sun streamed down and the breeze carried the subtle taste of salt.
That’s when I saw them, or should I say they saw us? Two of the youth shouted in delight, “that sea lion wants in your kayak!”
And not 5 feet away the unblinking eyes of a curious sea otter family stared back at the sea lion and I clearly waiting to see how this would play out. I had entered what the ancients Celtic Christians called “a thin place.” Thin because the veil between heaven and earth is so thin one can fully experience God breathing life into the very world around you. For a group of blue theologians it was the perfect end to the week.
Blue Theology is the awareness that God has called us to be stewards of the earth, but also the ocean. As the health and biodiversity of the Monterey Bay goes, so goes the earth. That’s why we chose the bay for our mission project in 2014 and again for 2015.
One day last year we picked up over 1,000 cigarette butts from one 25 foot stretch of beach. The filters cannot biodegrade and are dangerous for the animals. This inspired some of our youth to do some lake clean-up once we returned home, as well.
But what does this have to do with pizza? Round Table Pizza has partnered with the youth participating in this year’s Mission Trip. They will donate 20 percent of every purchase on Tuesday, May 19, to the 2015 team.
To participate in the Mission Trip each youth must raise $400 and participate in local service projects such as Vacation Bible School, lake clean-up etc. That’s a lot of money in today’s economy, so you can see how eating pizza could help the team out.
Please join us at the Lakeport Round Table Pizza for the United Christian Parish Blue Theology Dine and Donate event.
You must have the coupon for Round Table to make the donation.
To receive your coupon email
UCP is located at 745 N Brush St in Lakeport. Call 707-263-4788 for more information.