Orangethorpe United Methodist Church:
Latest News
This is an informal collection of recent news items about people and events in the life of our church. Your contributions are welcome.
- February 2012. Who's celebrating a birthday this month? Please visit our birthday page.
- January 27. We add two more poems — The Older Brother and Up a Tree — by Beth Robinson to our lay members page. Don't miss them!
- January 24. At our Church Council meeting this evening, we agree on a New Workday Concept:
We are making an effort to clean up some of the areas in the church. We will be posting a chart with jobs needing to be done. Gather up a group of your friends, sign up for a task and come on a day convenient for you. We will give you the supplies and information needed to help make things "spic and span" and get the job done.
January 22. This morning, Jennifer Morales serves as acolyte, bringing the light of Christ into the sanctuary at the beginning of the service. Last week, the acolyte was the other half of this duo of twins, Kimberly Morales. Thank you girls, for helping us resume this important and beautiful tradition.
- January 15. During the coming week, three members of our churchfamily are undergoing surgery. Please pray for:
- Kathy Joe
- Sharyl Lewis
- Dean Sowell
- January 15. A new choir member! This morning, María Cruz adds her voice to the alto section of our choir. We're glad to have you with us, María, and hope you decide to keep singing with us.
- January 15. OUMC's Latino congregation begins a new ministry, serving a hot breakfast Sunday mornings after church, to the homeless people in our community. This morning, Pastor Sergio, Edde, Giovanni, Ernesto, José Luis and several others take breakfast burritos and coffee to a nearby freeway bridge and a park where the homeless congregate. If you would like to participate by preparing, serving or donating food, please see Sergio!
- January 13. HEARTFELT THANKS. We would like to express our appreciation and sincere thanks to the Orangethorpe Churchfamily for their kind expressions of sympathy upon Carl's journey to his heavenly home.
God bless you,
The Borris/Morenc Families
Darlene, Tom, Gary & Cheryl - January 12. Today Beth Robinson moved into her new home in Garden Grove. If you would like to have her new address, please give her a call or contact the church office.