You are invited to the Worship Service on September 13, 2026 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.
“I was astonished and delighted to discover cactus flowers so magnificently bloomed
while walking in my neighborhood this week.” ~ John Song
Ordinary Time
In God’s Eternal Time
Sunday, September 13, 2026, 10 am
Children’s Time “Story of Lost Sons” Pastor John
Special Music Please Let’s Not Even Say Hello Emily Sinclair, Soprano
Words and Music by Maury Yeston
Dr. Emily Sinclair, soprano, teaches voice and vocal repertoire at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has performed in opera and concert across the United States, including in the Bay Area. Emily received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, and holds additional degrees from Northwestern University, Manhattan School of Music and Yale University. In Santa Cruz, she conducts Fiat Musica and the Temple Beth El choir.
Message The Magnificent Defeat: Rev. John Song
Part 4) “How Shame Is Healed 2.0”
Shame is universal. Shame disconnects you from God, yourself, and others. Shame creates separate self. Consequently, we harm and destroy that which we are not connected to. Shame is not something we should run away from. Rather, when we transform our shame, it becomes a portal through which we enter and find ourselves that the universe has been waiting for. Either you live in shame or you live in grace.
“Understanding shame is the key to understanding humanity.”
~ Gershen Kaufman, American clinical psychologist
Sermon Series on “The Magnificent Defeat”
Aug. 23: Part 1) “What Is EGO?”
Aug. 30: Part 2) “How Shame Was Introduced”
Sept. 6: Part 3) “How Shame Is Healed”
Sept. 13: Part 4) “How Shame Is Healed 2.0”
