Watsonville First United Methodist Church

Watsonville, CA

**NEW DATE** Day Retreat ~ What to do with ANGER: Understanding Our Sacred Emotion by Dr. Peter Coster

*NOTE: Due to current unprecedented atmospheric rivers that are sweeping across our area, we are postponing the Retreat to Sat. April 29, 10 am – 3:30 pm with Dr. Peter Coster. Everything is the same except the change of date. For those who have registered, you are already registered for this retreat on April 29th.  However, if you wish to receive a refund, please contact the office.

Questions? Call the office at (831)724-4434 or email [email protected]

Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Watsonville First United Methodist Church
Check-In: 9:30 am | Lunch Provided: 12 pm -1 pm

Registration Fee: $25, Register HERE | Registration Deadline: April 26
Payment Options: Cash – Pay at church office | Check – Mail to church office
PayPal – Click HERE | Financial Scholarships available!

Peter H. Coster, PhD, MDiv, LMFT is Relational Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and the Executive Director for the Center for Psychotherapy, Spirituality and Creativity. 
 

Studies have shown that having a positive relationship to anger is essential for both mental and physical wellness. Yet many of us suffer from misconceptions about anger which often results in our inability to channel and express this sacred emotion in ways that benefit us and others  

In this all day workshop we will discuss how anger is:
*A messenger telling us that something is wrong.
*A powerful source of energy.
*A response to pain and necessary for survival.
*A secondary, but sacred emotion. 

You will learn how to identify your particular anger style and the necessary tools for creating positive change in your life.

COPA: Housing Civic Academy // Academia Cívica de Vivienda de COPA

Our church is hosting a COPA: Housing Civic Academy this Saturday, March 25 at 3 pm – 4:30 pm in our Social Hall. See attached flyers for more information. Please share with others far and wide! Thank you.

Nuestra iglesia está organizando una Academia Cívica de Vivienda de COPA este sábado 25 de marzo de 3 pm a 4:30 pm en nuestro Salón Social. ¡Vea los volantes adjuntos para más información. Por favor, comparta con otros a lo largo y ancho! Gracias.

Join us for in-person worship this Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 10:00 am

You are invited to the in-person Worship on March 19 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 or 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.

Fourth Sunday of Lent 
Sunday, March 19, 2023, 10 am

This Sunday is In-Person Lego Sunday! 
First, children will be in worship. Following the Special Music,
the teacher, Joan Culbertson, will lead our children to the Nursery Room.

This Sunday is our special offering for UMCOR (the United Methodist Committee on Relief). UMCOR envelopes will be available next to the bulletins.

About UMCOR & the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church: Founded in 1940, the United Methodist Committee on Relief is the global humanitarian relief agency of The United Methodist Church. A part of Global Ministries, UMCOR works in more than 80 countries worldwide, including the United States and its territories. The agency’s mission, grounded in the teachings of Jesus, is to alleviate human suffering with open hearts and minds to all people. Working in the areas of disaster response and recovery, sustainable development and migration, UMCOR responds to natural or civil disasters that are interruptions of such magnitude that they overwhelm a community’s ability to recover on its own. Learn more about UMCOR by visiting www.umcor.org.

Children’s Time          “Added Benefits of Doing Sign of the Cross”            Pastor John

Special Music                         The Crucifixion                   Emily Sinclair, Soprano
by Samuel Barber from The Hermit Songs

At the cry of the first bird
They began to crucify Thee, O Swan!
Never shall lament cease because of that.
It was like the parting of day from night.
Ah, sore was the suffering borne
By the body of Mary’s Son,
But sorer still to Him was the grief
Which for His sake
Came upon His Mother.

Message                                     Rendezvous with God                                     Rev. John Song
Part 3) “Sign of the Cross 3.0”

On this Fourth Sunday of Lent, we continue our Lenten Sermon Series: “Rendezvous with God” with Part 3) “Sign of the Cross 3.0”. We will go even deeper and further in practicing the sign of the cross to get the full benefit of using it as our daily spiritual practice. It is a powerful spiritual tool to cultivate embodied prayer life that will have an indelible effect in cultivating intimate life with God.

“The way we would begin in prayer is that we belong to God. And all the prayer starts and unfolds out of that knowing that we belong to God. We are trying to get past the topic of prayer to this deep experience that we belong to God. We are God’s beloved. Renewing our faith that we are sitting there in God’s presence, God is all about us and within us, closer to us than we are to ourselves.” ~ Thomas Merton

Join us for in-person worship this Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 10:00 am

You are invited to the in-person Worship on March 12 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  or 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.

Third Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 10 am

Children’s Time: “How to Do the Sign of the Cross” by Pastor John 

Children will learn the meaning of the sign of the cross and how to use it in their daily prayer. Each child will receive a cross to take home to wear when they pray and/or hang in their room.

Message: Rendezvous with God Part 3) “Sign of the Cross 3.0” by Rev. John Song

On this Third Sunday of Lent, we continue our Lenten Sermon Series: “Rendezvous with God” with Part 3) “Sign of the Cross 3.0”. We will go even deeper and further in practicing the sign of the cross to get the full benefit of using it as our daily spiritual practice. It is a powerful spiritual tool to cultivate embodied prayer life that will have an indelible effect in establishing intimate life with God.

“There’s a deeper way of knowing what it means to know, which is beyond all explanations. It’s just in this deep kind of wisdom that’s manifested in ways beyond what the thinking self thinks it can understand.” ~ James Finley

Join us for in-person worship this Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 10:00 am

You are invited to the in-person Worship with Holy Communion on March 5 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 or 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.

Second Sunday of Lent with Holy Communion 
Sunday, March 5, 2023, 10 am

This Sunday is the In-Person Lego Sunday! 
First, children will be in worship. Following the Special Music,
the teacher, Joan Culbertson, will lead our children to the Nursery Room.

Message                         Rendezvous with God                 Rev. John Song
Part 2) “Sign of the Cross 2.0”

On this Second Sunday of Lent, we continue our Lenten Sermon Series: “Rendezvous with God” with Part 2) “Sign of the Cross 2.0”. We got an introduction last Sunday on how to do the “Sign of the Cross” as a spiritual practice. This week we’ll dive much deeper into the mystery of the “Sign of the Cross” that will have a profound effect on the formation of our Trinitarian spiritual life. We are familiar with the aphorism “A rising tide lifts all boats.” For our purpose, when we go deep in knowledge of one thing, it will influence and deepen all other aspects of life. That is the goal of the message this Sunday: Part 2) “Sign of the Cross 2.0”.