You are invited to the Día de los Muertos The Day of the Dead Celebration on October 27 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.
Día de los Muertos
The Day of the Dead Celebration
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 10 am
This Sunday is the Celebration of Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
You are invited to this special Día de los Muertos/ The Day of the Dead Celebration this Sunday October 27 at 10 am based on the traditional Mexican holiday. We will again create an altar to honor those who have gone before us in the faith. You are invited to bring photos of your loved ones and/or someone you like to honor before the service to be placed on the altar. They will be up through the All Saints Sunday, Nov. 3rd. Let us remember our family, friends and church who were important to our lives.
Children’s Time “Happiest People on Earth” Pastor John
Choir Anthem Come, Holy Spirit
Words & Music by John W. Peterson
Message: “Seeing Our Unhoused Neighbors” by Sam Altis
Director of the Association of Faith Communities (AFC)
Before joining Association of Faith Communities, Sam Altis has spent his career helping empower faith communities to connect with and support those around them. After completing his MDiv from Fuller Seminary, he has served in a variety of roles on the West coast and Midwest. He has been on the staff of Methodist, American Baptist, and Ecumenical churches, and managed programs at a Lutheran refugee resettlement agency and a PC(USA) Seminary. He lives in downtown Santa Cruz with his wife, Kaylan, who is a forensic psychologist, and their extremely lively dog Ralphy.
Mark 10:46-52
The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus
They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
