You are invited to the Sunday Service on February 8, 2026 at 10 am. The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9658816441 Meeting ID: 965 881 6441
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Sixth Sunday of Epiphany
Sunday, February 8, 2026, 10 am
Souper Bowl of Caring this Sunday, Feb. 8th ~ This Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 8, 2026 our church will be collecting money and/or food donations for the Souper Bowl of Caring. All proceeds will go to our local Second Harvest Food Bank. (Please bring non-perishable food). Thank you!
Children’s Time “What Is Confirmation?” Pastor John
Special Music: Clair de Lune by C. Debussy
Marina Thomas, Piano
Message:
“Friends of Wadi Foquin: A Ministry Partnership Building Beloved Community”
By Rev. Michael Yoshii
Rev. Michael Yoshii will share about an interfaith UMC ministry partnership – Friends of Wadi Foquin – which has been in relationship with the Palestinian Muslim village of Wadi Foquin since 2009. The village is located in the Bethlehem District of the West Bank. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 13, Rev. Yoshii will share stories about the partnership that embody faith, hope, and love and the vision of building “Beloved Community” globally and locally.
Rev. Michael Yoshii and Pastor John went to the same seminary, Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley in the 80s, and got ordained at the same time. Rev. Michael Yoshii is retired elder in the Cal-Nevada Annual Conference, Pastor Emeritus at Buena Vista United Methodist Church in Alameda, and Co-Chair of Friends of Wadi Foquin. He resides in Alameda, CA.
