Last Update: 08/19/2007
Hmong Language Worship Service begins at 8:30 am
English services at 10:30 am. (Hymn singing begins at 10:15 am)
Sunday School for all at 9:30 am
Hearing assist devices are available.
Communion is always offered after the normal Sunday service in the Sanctuary for anyone wishing to partake..
A Healing Service is held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Sanctuary. This service is the result of the Healing Class that began on Feb 26, 2002. People who have attended are saying that this a very POWERFUL service.
Child care is available during worship service and Sunday School hour. Care for infants through age 2 is available in the Quiet Room at the north side of the Sanctuary. Care for children ages 2 through 5 is available in the Fellowship Hall Nursery Room. A silent pager is provided to the parent in case any of the children need their parents during the service.
Kathryn Wants You! Memorial's choir director, Kathryn Hunter. would like you to join your fellow Christians in the choir to make music. This will open a new dimension to your worship experience. Kathryn has experience with a variety of denominations and choral groups; is a soloist, plays the piano and has directed children’s as well as adult choirs. There are no enrolments or auditions. Just come to choir practice on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary.
Come join! It's easy and fun. Director, Jan Erickson, will tell you when to ring your bell. Practice is Sundays at 4:30 PM. (When GOSF is meeting, practice is at 4:00 PM.)
A small group to provide special music on Sunday mornings. Contact Scott Hatfield if you would like to participate.
Much support is needed for worship services. Ushers, Sound Technicians, Overhead Projectionists, Greeters, Communion Stewards, Scripture Readers, and Worship Leaders are regularly needed for worship. All are a ministry to the church. Contact Pastor Denice or the church office if you can minister in any of these ways.
The Shepherds keep alert for unmet needs of the congregation. You may help. If you know of anyone ill, hospitalized, cannot come to church or notice someone absent for a while call Evelyn Haulman as soon as possible. With hospital stays vastly shortened from the past, advance notice is especially helpful. Be sure to sign the red registration book every Sunday. This is a way for the church to tell if you are absent possibly due to a problem. Contact Evelyn Haulman.
Started with our late, beloved Dr. Wilbur Lose, MUMC has continued to support anyone who wished to participate in the Chaplin programs at any of our local hospitals.
At St. Agnes, the "Foundations in Health Ministry and Pastoral Care" course is held on Saturdays March 15 & 29 for 9 hours each. Graduates may serve in our parish, community or hospitals. $40.00. Limit 30. Call St. Agnes @450-3227. Info on our office Bulletin Board.
At Kaiser Permanente, the program is called "Spiritual Care Volunteers". Visit 2-4 hours/week. Free training. Info on our office bulletin Board. Call Chaplain Ren Adama 448-3243
Contact Max Cannon or the church office for more information.
The prayer chain offers prayers for anyone in need. Those needs are promptly communicated via phone and email to the group members who pray for those in need. The more members of this group, the more powerful is the effect. Contact the church office if you would like to participate.
This is a list of church friends especially in need of our prayers and concerns, usually for an extended time. Call Pastor Denice if you know of anyone in need.
Bible Study and Prayer at 4 PM Thursdays in the Lose Memorial Library
Memorial UMC congregation reaches out in time of grief and loss by providing receptions or meals following funeral or memorial services. Kitchen work, server work and food donations are needed. If you can assist, please call Pat Frey via the church office, 299-4615.
Dinners for 8
Business
Women's Lunch Group
Camp
Parents Time Out
Hmong Partners Group
Partners In Evangelism
Potlucks
United Methodist Women
United Methodist Men
Have dinner with a convivial group of eight made up of individuals or couples. The best way to really get to know the people of the church is in a small group for dinner. Contact Nancy Enloe via church office, 299-4615
Are you a working woman who would participate in a monthly Christian support group with other working women? If so, please call Mariamma Mathai via church office, 299-4615.
The California/Nevada Methodist churches have a beautiful facility near Lake Tahoe for our children to experience the wander and awe of our God. Contact Kay Gonzalez via the church office if you are interested. Scholarships are available.
Parents with children still at home gather on Sunday evening at 5 pm at the church for Bible Study and games and fellowship. Contact Connie Alfaro.
The Community Garden on the southwest corner of the church property is just the beginning of a long relationship with our Hmong neighbors. We have a devoted group to help with the literacy and career plans of our Hmong community. Contact: Diane Zastovnik
This busy group delivers loaves of bread and information to those who have visited our church. They meet once a month for pie (real pie) to plan this ministry. Contact: Max Cannon
Joy in the Morning: A brunch potluck, held the last Sunday of each month, immediately following church with a speaker or program. September through May.
Thursday Potluck in the Social Hall EVERY Thursday at 6:30 to 7:30. This is an old traditional Methodist Potluck! Bring a dish and enjoy the company of your brothers and sisters in Christ. Can't cook? Just drop by the Deli and pick up something.
All United Methodist women are welcome! Meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month at 10 AM for a program and lunch. The Wesley, Red Bird, and Hope circles are supporting groups of the UMW. Contact Dorothy Heskett.
Join the United Methodist Men for breakfast, prayers, devotions, and special programs once a month. The UMMen also run the recycling effort and take part in the physical needs of the church. For info, call Parel Mattei..
Scholarships! Church Women United gives scholarships from $500 to $700 to deserving students. Application forms are available in the church office 299-4615 E-mail MUMC. Contact Loretta White for more info, 299-4615.
Your heart is where your treasure lies. Tithe. Try it. Test it. See what happens. You will be surprised!
See the latest financial information in the notebook on the counter in the office.
World Missions
Various world missions are actively supported by Memorial through organizations such as the Church World Service, and Global Board of Ministries. For example, Memorial made blankets for the Church World Service TOOLS OF HOPE & BLANKET Program
.
Click HERE
to see the
blankets.
We are a connectional church, connected through the world-wide United Methodist Church. We support the missions of the United Methodist Church as much as possible. Monetary support is provided through Apportionments which the United Methodist Church requests from each local church. Check out http://www.umcgiving.org for more info.
Local Missions
Memorial is active in the local community with local missions sponsored by Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, The Poverello House, Fresno Metro Ministries and any other local need that may arise.
Cub Scouts
Memorial sponsors Cub Scout Troup 43 that meet on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm in the Lose Library. Contact John Alfaro for more information.
Salvation Army
Memorial UMC has a history of supporting the local Salvation Army with volunteer help and food collection.
Memorial UMC maintains a small storage of food for people in need. You can help to keep the pantry stocked by bringing non-perishable food to the church office.
Residents from a nearby Hmong community are using a previously undeveloped portion of our property as a garden to grow vegetables for their families. It is a beautiful addition to our property in two ways. The beauty of the fresh, green rows is a joy to see and it is also wonderful to behold how people can do so much for themselves when given a little help. We are reminded of that every time we drive into the parking lot. The Hmong gardeners are the best. The garden is always neat and something is always growing.
The Community Garden is a joint project with FIRM. which provides financial and technical support. The garden is also funded through grants from our Fresno District Mission Society. Contact Diane Zastovnik, for more details about our garden.
Our Hmong neighbors and friends (who are refugees from Laos) join us for special events such as Vacation Bible School and celebrations of harvest, Halloween and Christmas. We reach out to the Hmong families and children through English classes, Christmas gifts and assistance to move from welfare to work.
The United Methodist Connection
Memorial is a connectional church which
means it is a part of the world wide United Methodists. Some of Memorial's
financial apportionments go to the General Board of Global Ministries,
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/
to be used in world wide missions (including in the USA).
One of those missions is the
United Methodist Committee on Relief which responds through its ecumenical partners to various needs and disasters in the world. Some disasters like Katrina, require a long time commitment. Donations can be made direct via this secure site:UMCOR is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors. One hundred percent of your tax-deductible gifts go to the emergency response or Advance project that you designate. More about UMCOR:
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/info.stm