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MIDDLETOWN – Join the Middletown Community United Methodist Church this Saturday, April 17, for its interactive workshop to easily guide everyone in making important life plans.
The workshop will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 11581 Armstrong St., Middletown.
Is your life in transition? If you are married or single, or a child of a mature parent, this workshop is for you.
The workshop can help prepare if you are away from home and in an accident, and for events where family and friends know who should be contacted in a case of emergencies.
What surgeries have you had, do you have allergies, who is responsible for your medical care should you become incapacitated?
Taking more than two medications or have more than one physician? How long should you keep tax forms, bank statements, receipts and credit card bills?
All this and more is presented in an upbeat manner by Voris Brumfield, and Jon and Pat Meyer. Also included will be discussion and forms useful in preparing for the various stages of life.
If you are interested in this free program, sign up by calling 707-295-7174 or email
Visit the church's Web site, www.middletownmethodist.org, become a fan on Facebook or follow the church on Twitter.
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KELSEYVILLE – The Kelseyville United Methodist Church, located at First and Main in Kelseyville, will move its worship time to 3:16 p.m. on Sundays starting Sunday, April 18.
The congregation chose “3:16” as its new start time based on John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John), one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian Bible.
This verse has also been called the “Gospel in a nutshell” because it is considered a summary of the most central doctrine of traditional Christianity: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” [God's love for the world is so overwhelming that even giving up his own son was not too great a cost to ensure that no one need succumb to death. All those who put their trust in him can have boundless life instead.]
The Kelseyville United Methodist Church was formally established in Kelseyville in 1871. Pastor Paul Joseph Yang is the current pastor of the church and also serves as pastor for the United Methodist churches in Lower Lake and Upper Lake.
The new worship time will give both local and visiting members of the faith community an alternative to the traditional Sunday morning or evening service. The church will be combining traditional and contemporary forms of worship to create a new and exciting experience for participants.
“Taking the risk of starting worship in an unusual time slot is something the church was willing to try in order to reach out to those who are unable to attend worship at the tradition Sunday morning service,” said Dorothy Braun, chair of the church's administrative council.
“The church membership actively reaches out to the community with its popular thrift store and many community groups use its facilities during the week,” Braun said. “The new worship time will create new opportunities for Kelseyville United Methodist's membership to reach out and serve the community as it has for close to 140 years.”
For more information about worship and volunteer opportunities at the church please call Eileen (707-279-4078), Dorothy (707-277-0570) or Mary (707-263-4780).
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It is one of the reasons music is so important. It gives us a vehicle to express our joy as well as our sense of community.
At 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17, several of the various musical groups at United Christian Parish have chosen some of their favorite music to share in a free concert open to the community.
The concert will be about an hour long and feature the music of the praise band Wing & A Prayer, the Chancel Choir, Beaus & Belles (an English hand bell ensemble) and organist Mel Taylor.
There is no charge for the ticket but there will be a free will offering and a panoply of desserts available to take home from a silent auction.
For more information contact United Christian Parish at 707-263-4788.
United Christian Parish is located at 745 N. Brush St. in Lakeport.
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KELSEYVILLE – Galilee Lutheran Church invites the community to participate in the church's Holy Week services.
Maundy Thursday service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1, and Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 2.
On Easter, which is Sunday, April 4, a sunrise service will be held at 6 a.m. at Clear Lake State Park, with breakfast at the church's community center to follow from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., and an egg hunt for children at 9 a.m.
The traditional Easter service will be held at 10 a.m. The church's congregation welcomes the community to join it in remembering Jesus' last days.
Interim Pastor Dennis Eucalyptus will deliver a sermon titled, “Easter, the big picture.”
Sunday school will be held at 9 a.m. for the children. Adult bible study also is at 9 a.m. and will be repeated at 11:30 a.m. with a continuation of the video “The New Testament” followed by discussion.
The church practices open communion. Everyone is welcome to come and receive communion.
Galilee Lutheran Church is located at 8860 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
For more information or to view the church's calendar of events please visit their Web site at www.galileekelseyville.org .