You are invited to the Laity Sunday Service on November 9 at 10 am. The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.
You can worship live on ZOOM by clicking the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9658816441 Meeting ID: 965 881 6441
You can also watch Sunday services at your convenience by going to our website “watsonville1stumc.org” and click YouTube or Facebook. Each Sunday worship will be uploaded on Sunday afternoon for your viewing.
Laity Sunday
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 10 am
What Is Laity Sunday?
Laity Sunday is the celebration of “the priesthood of all believers.” It serves as a reminder that every Christian is called to ministry, not just clergy. This is a Christian doctrine that states that all Christians are part of a common priesthood and have direct access to God through Christ. This doctrine was a central principle of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation and introduced a democratic element to the church.
Laity Sunday is a special day in many Christian denominations—especially in the United Methodist Church and other Protestant traditions—set aside to recognize and celebrate the ministry of laypeople (that is, all church members who are not ordained clergy). Laity Sunday honors the important role of lay people play in the life, mission, and ministry of the church and the wider community.
Choir Anthem: Rise Up. O Church of God with Revive Us Again
Words: Wm. Merrill & Aaron Williams
Music: Wm. Mackay & John Husband
George Westbrook is the third person from the left with the UM Volunteer In Mission Team on the assignment to help rebuild community following the Paradise Fire in 2024.
Message “Called to Service” George Westbrook
George Westbrook and his wife Rosemary are members of our church. Since George retired he found his new calling in volunteering for the UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteer In Mission). He has gone to numerous places with the VIM Team to help rebuild in distressed communities. This week on Nov 2 – 6, UMVIM Team has been staying at our church for their work in our area. They will again return to our church on November 16 – 20. George will share his faith journey and how he found his new calling in retirement.
“Love has to be put into action and that action is service.”
~ Mother Teresa
Ephesians 2:10
“For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.”
Galatians 6:9-10
“So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.
So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the
good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.”
