Anaheim United Methodist Church

Special Events & Announcements

Special Events...
  • Easter Season 2010
  • Wesley Award Recipients
  • Anaheim United Methodist Men - "Spring Cleaning" . . . March 12-13
  • 2010 Mission Event . . . March 13
  • Women's Retreat . . . June 4-6
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(Click here to get a printable copy of our Easter season schedule.)

Easter Egg Hunt and Breakfast - Please join us for a delicious breakfast at 9:00.  There will be a petting zoo, face painting, Easter crafts and a wonderful Easter Egg Hunt.  The Easter Egg Hunt will start at 10:00.  Please bring your family, friends and neighbors to this annual event.    Hope to see you there!

NEEDED!  Candy and Plastic Eggs:  We will need the following items prior to March 28:  colored plastic eggs and bags of small, individually-wrapped candies.  If you would like to donate these items for this great event, please bring them to the Information Booth on Sunday, or the Church Office during the week.  Thank You!




Good Friday Breakfast

Paul and Carol Bostwick are taking reservations for the Anaheim YMCA's Annual Good Friday Breakfast.  It will be held at the Anaheim Marriott on April 2 at 7:00 a.m.  The cost is the same as last year - $25 per person.  This year's speaker is Ruthe Rosen, author of the book "Let it Be Book, My Daughter's Legacy," which chronicle her 14-year-old daughter's battle with a brain tumor and the faith that sustained her and the family.  Vanguard will provide the wonderful music for this event.  Please call the Bostwick's before March 10 to reserve your seat.




The church office will be closed on April 2, 2010, for Good Friday.


Congratulations to Our Wesley Åward Recipients


Vicky Cooke and Sandie Duff

Vicky Cook and Sandie Duff received the 2010 Wesley Award from District Superintendent Mark Ullrickson at a special ceremony on Sunday, February 28.  The two are very active in the church and community and very special people.  A well-deserved award...


Thirteen years ago, Sandie and Vicky became a part of our AUMC family.  They have participated I many activities and committees here at church.  Right from the beginning they found a home, not only with the AUMC family, but also in their participation with the Missions and Outreach Committee.

 

Sandie has participated on the Worship Committee and is currently on the 8:30 a.m. Worship Team.  She chairs the Homeless and Local Missions Committee.  She has made prayer shawls, cooked for our homebound members and has sung in the choir.  Sandie also currently holds two Santa Ana District positions as the District Director of Global Ministries and is the District Disaster Coordinator.

 

Vicky started out in leadership at AUMC by chairing the Missions and Outreach Committee.  She handed that baton to Sandie when she became the church Lay Leader and Church Council Chair.  During the next four years, she remained active with Missions and Outreach and participated with Sandie and AUMC in several local projects that included Paint Your Heart Out and Habitat for Humanity.  Vicky has been on several other committees including Share the Vision, Nominating, Worship, and Trustees.  Vicky has also been a member of the choir.  Vicky currently co-chairs the 8:30 a.m. Worship Team, if a member of the Foundation, and is the Santa Ana District Lay Leader.

 

Sandie and Vicky work as a team.  They co-organized the Santa Ana District Mississippi Rebuild Mission Team and traveled to Mississippi to rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.  They have taught and facilitated a series of Connections Hour classes, which included topics such as Homosexuality and the Church, the Muslim Religion, and the Death Penalty.  They have even chaperoned a youth retreat.

 

While AUMC is an important part of their lives, Vicky and Sandie both work full-time – Sandie works for the County of Orange as a social worker; Vicky works for a private real estate firm.  They try to find time to travel to at least one new place each year.  They round out their busy lives with the many family activities of their grandkids, nieces and nephews.  When not at work, church or with family, you just might be able to find them at the ballpark – cheering on the Angels.






Every Sunday is Special at Anaheim United Methodist Church!

Join us for a morning of worship, fellowship, friendship, learning and sharing.  A Contemporary Service is held at 8:30 a.m., followed by an hour of coffee fellowship and classes.  A more Traditional worship service begins at 10:30 a.m.  All are family-friendly. 

We welcome you, your family, and friends!


Spring Cleaning
Anaheim United Methodist Men
Friday, March 12 & Saturday, March 13

We need your help!  Anaheim United Methodist Men will be having a "Spring Cleaning" weekend here at Anaheim United Methodist Church on Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day.  We will be painting, gardening, drywalling and much more.  Lunch will be provided on Saturday.   

All hands are welcome to help out.  Bring some gloves and tools, and join the fun!  If you have any questions, contact Mike McCune (714-616-6865.)

Sign up on Sunday mornings in the patio, or call Mike McCune.



2010 Mission Event

Saturday, March 13

The Cal-Pac Conference Board of Global Ministries presents the “2010 Mission Event”, Saturday, March 13, 2010, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, at Anaheim United Methodist Church.  The theme is “Food: Mission Possible”, with a spiritual introduction by the Rev. Mark Ullrickson.

The focus presentation will feature programs and agencies from each district that are addressing the issue of food and hunger. There sill be a Mission Mall and displays.

At 11:30 there will be a break to receive communion at exactly the same time the Hawaii District will be doing so.

Lunch will be a “simple” soup meal for a donation, in keeping with the theme.  No program after lunch.

There is no registration fee!  Instead, please bring at least seven items of food.   District Directors will be responsible for distributing the donations in their district.

 

Women's
Retreat

"Unwrap the Gift . . . Discover God's Miracles in Your Life"

June 4-6, 2010

Ayres Hotel, Costa Mesa

Save the date!  The Women's Retreat is co-sponsored by AUMC and Orangethorpe UMC.  Stephanie Edwards will be the speaker on the topic "Unwrap the Gift . . . Discover God's Miracles in Your Life." 

Click here for a complete flyer and registration form.

We are hoping to have 80-100 women attend.  The Ayres Hotel in Costa Mesa is very nice and people can have their own room, or cut the cost by having 2, 3, or 4 per room.  The cost for sharing a room and all the meals is under $200 for the weekend.

We encourage you to invite your friends, Moms, Daughters, etc.

If you have any questions, or need more information, please contact:

Sharyl Lewis { bionic_babe65@sbcglobal.net } - or - Gaylen Roe { gaylenroe@gmail.com }