These are some of the many groups and ministries we have within our
church.
To find out what the team or group does, please click on the name
of the team.
Youth Group | Amnesty
International |
United Methodist Women |
Care
and Repair | Hand Bell Choir | United Methodist Men | Choirs
| Hospitality
| Supper Club | Communion
Stewards | Kitchen Upkeep
Dinners For Eight
| Drama | Library | Liturgists
|New
Member Welcome | Nursery
Worship Environment | Scholarships |
Sound Team
| Sunday School | Ushers
| Wayfarer's Christian Mission Team |
Youth Ministry
| Shawl Ministry
|Quilters Team │Video
Team | Children’s Church |Children’s Ministry
Team | Adult Education |
Outreach and Communication Ministry |
Volunteers in Mission |Other
Service Opportunities | Greeters |Tech
Team | Children’s Time |
Communion Stewards |
CELEBRATE!
Worship Team
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on the name of the team you are interested in.
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Our
youth group for grades 7-12 meets Fridays from 7-9 PM and
engages in a
variety of activities to build Christian fellowship
and strengthen youth
for discipleship.
This group is led by our
Youth Ministry Team.
Coordinator: Pat Redmond
Amnesty
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Since 1982, our church has
participated in Amnesty International's (AI) Urgent Action Network. The fourth Sunday of every month members of the congregation are given the
opportunity to write letters on behalf of an individual or group somewhere in the world whose
human rights
are being violated. The Amnesty Ministry Team educates the congregation
regarding the various cases and assists people with the writing of original letters or the
signing of pre-printed letters addressed to governmental officials on behalf of the
prisoners.
For more information on Amnesty International, see the website: http://www.amnestyusa.org/
Leader: Roger Hothem
United
Methodist Women
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Women
meet in small circle groups for activities, learning, and service.
Once a month all the women meet at 10:00 AM Saturday for brunch. Several times
a year there is a general meeting that brings the circles together for fellowship
&
programs.
President: Dianne Moody
United
Methodist Men
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The men meet once a month on Saturday at 8:00
AM for continental
breakfast,
fellowship and program.
Leader: Don Ishikawa
Choirs
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Music
is a vital ministry in our worship. We have choirs for adults, children,
and youth singers, as well as hand bell players. Each choir
participates in worship services.
A contemporary style
band and singers participate in the Celebrate! service.
Music Director: Jay Surdell
Communion
Stewards
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The
Communion Stewards prepare and assist in serving the elements
for our monthly communion services. Some members of the team also minister to the homebound by taking
Communion to them.
Leader: Lisette Henderson
Dinners For Eight
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Coming Soon!
Leader: Mary Betty Pearson
Drama
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This
team prepares dramatic sketches to enhance our worship services.
The team includes actors and those who assist with props and staging.
Leader: Michael Sanna
Hospitality
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Extending
a warm welcome to newcomers and to all who come to
worship on Sunday morning
is the business of this team that provides greeters and coffee hour hosts.
Leader: Melissa Daley
Liturgists
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The
liturgists participate in Sunday morning worship by leading prayers, reading
scripture,
and assisting with serving Communion.
This team is led by the Pastor.
Kitchen
Upkeep
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The
kitchen of our church is used by many groups and is an important part of
our facility.
This team provides for the care and development of
this resource.
Leader: Kaye Juhler
Nursery
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This
team staffs the church nursery for infants and toddlers (to age 3) and
keeps the nursery
safe and welcoming for young children.
Leader: Jessica Surber
Sound
Team
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The
team members share responsibility for the sound monitoring process during
worship services. They oversee the taping of the service for the homebound
and others
who desire recordings of
our worship.
Leader: Bud LaFayette
Library
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The
Library team oversees the church library, seeks appropriate additions,
and then promotes reading in the church.
Leaders: Melissa Daley and Joyce Jones
Supper
Club
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On the third Monday
of each month, the families of the church are invited to join
in a potluck supper. There is usually a program or entertainment
and a great opportunity for fellowship.
Care
and Repair
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This
team undertakes repair and maintenance tasks around the
church. It
is great for those with handy skills who can help keep our historic building
in good repair.
Leader: Board of Trustees
Worship
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As
we worship through the seasons, this team changes the appearance of our worship space.
They create and hang
banners, change the paraments,
and find other creative
ways to lift up the
themes of our worship.
Scholarships
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Through
generous planned gifts, the church has an endowment that produces income to be used to assist church people with their education. This team oversees the scholarship granting process.
Leader: Tricia Decker
Hand
Bell Choir
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This
ministry of music enriches our worship and occasionally takes music into the
community.
Music Director: Jay Surdell
New
Member Welcome
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Members
of this ministry team seek to help new members of the
church find their
way
to feeling this is really their church home.
They keep in touch
with new members
and assist with the
orientation and
reception of new members.
Leader: Loretta Frank
Sunday
School
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Sunday
School teachers and the Children's Ministry Coordinator are the members
of this team. They teach the Sunday morning classes of children ages
preschool through sixth grade.
Leader: Sedona Cassevah
Ushers
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The
usher team is divided into separate teams for each Sunday.
They help welcome people to worship, hand out bulletins,
take the offering,
and generally
see to the comfort and safety to
all who come to worship.
Leader: Harold Ford
Yolo Wayfarer's
Christian Mission Team
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The
Yolo Wayfarer's Christian Mission is an agency in our community that assists
the hungry and homeless. Our team seeks to assist the mission in many ways, including direct involvement in preparing
and serving meals at the mission.
Leader: Roz Stone
Youth
Ministry
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Youth
ministry seeks to work with and for people who are in Junior
and Senior
High. This involves the youth group, confirmation training,
classes,
retreats, service projects, and support for our youth.
Youth Director: Pat Redmond
Prayer
Shawl Ministry
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We craft our shawls with prayers and love, and
are blessed to be
able to provide them
to people in need. Whether you are an old
hand or just learning to knit or crochet,
please join us for
fellowship, devotions, and prayer time.
Leader: Pauline Hill
Quilters Team
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We make baby quilts for infant baptisms and
pillow shams for
young children who are baptized.
The Quilters meet on the
first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7 PM.
Leader: Carol Dahnke
Video Team
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Leader: Jim Becket
Children’s Church
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Provides a worship service for children ages four through sixth grade during our
9 AM service.
Leader: Sedona Cassaveh
Children’s Ministry
Team
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Members of this team are teachers for children in our church.
Leader: Sedona Cassevah
Adult Education and
Small Group Leaders
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Members of this team are trained in
leading small groups and will help facilitate our growing number of small group
experiences.
Leader: Rev. Allread
Outreach and
Communication Ministry
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This team keeps the name of the church
in the public eye and welcomes all visitors and newcomers. Varied tasks include
tracking visitors, working on our website, writing press releases, planning
signs and outdoor banners, and marketing.
Leader: Enid Williams
Volunteers in Mission
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These volunteers provide hands-on help
in projects near and far, including Habitat for Humanity building, Katrina
Disaster relief and many others.
Leader: LaVonda Ristow
Other Service
Opportunities
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We have various opportunities throughout
the year to provide assistance in our community through projects such as the
Woodland Ecumenical Canning Project, Christmas Baskets, and Salvation Army bell
ringing.
Greeters
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We have greeters who welcome worshipers
and seek to make newcomers feel at home among us at both our 9 AM and 11 AM
services.
Leader: John Hoover
