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Easter Offering Make a gift to support our Easter Offering here. Our Easter Offering this year will be divided evenly to support: The South Sacramento Interfaith Partnership (SSIP) Food Closet: Established in 1969 to serve families and individuals in the South Sacramento area facing food insecurities. SSIP provides food assistance for an average of 9,000 people a month.  Table Farm: A non-profit urban farm consisting of 1/5th acre at an elementary school in Hollywood Park. The Table assumed responsibility for managing this micro farm in August of 2020…

Easter Sunrise We’ll celebrate Easter Sunrise with an outdoor, in-person gathering beginning at 6:45am on the front lawn, just outside of the Sanctuary, at 5265 H Street Sacramento, CA 95819.  Our Easter Sunrise gathering will weave readings from the biblical accounts of resurrection with poetry, prayer, and a special Easter ritual. To ensure safety amid the reality of pandemic, we’ll watch over one another in love by wearing masks and practicing physical distancing. Please bring chairs and/or blankets.  Offering Make a gift to support our Easter Offering…

Please join us for an an online experience on Holy Friday at The Table which will weave a reflection by Pastor Matt with music, prayer, & scripture. Our Holy Friday gathering will be available on our Facebook page at 7:00pm. Here’s a link. 7pm Online Holy Friday April 2 John 18:1-19:42  Mary Oliver’s “Lead”

Instead of gathering for online worship on Maundy Thursday, we’ve prepared a downloadable resource which includes recipes and a beautiful ritual for people to experience Maundy Thursday at home. Here’s a link to the resource we’ve created for direct download. Maundy Thursday April 1   John 13:1-35 Mary Oliver’s “Singapore”

Join us online for Palm Sunday with The Table at 9:30am on Sunday, March 28. Here’s a link to The Table’s Facebook page. Download a Palm Sunday coloring page here. Palm Sunday March 28   Mark 11:1-11  Mary Oliver’s “The Poet Thinks About The Donkey”

This six-week series is typically offered in-person at The Table, but we’ll utilize Zoom to gather online during this time of physical distancing in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Our Co-Pastors will lead this six-week series designed for persons interested in learning more about growing in faith at The Table.  Our six gatherings will be based on a book written by our Co-Pastors called Growing in Faith. We will deliver books to your porch/stoop/front door in advance of our gatherings. If you…

Living Well, Dying Well: Guided Conversations around Medical Advanced Care Planning Chaplain Mallory Naake invites you to participate in a virtual two-session Medical Advanced Care Planning (or Health Care Decision Making) class during Lent. Advanced care planning is a process that allows an individual to discuss and document their desires and values regarding medical care in the case of serious or life-limiting disease, chronic illness, or trauma. It is important for these conversations and planning to take place well before…

Ash Wednesday, February 17, marks the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent in the Global Church. Traditionally the ashes we share are produced by the burning of palm branches used to celebrate Palm Sunday from the previous year. Because of global pandemic we did not have an opportunity to celebrate with actual palm branches last year. Some of you may remember that we created our own palms at home made from paper. Like so much of what we’ve experienced…

This six-week series is typically offered in-person at The Table, but we’ll utilize Zoom to gather online during this time of physical distancing in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Our Co-Pastors will lead this six-week series designed for persons interested in learning more about growing in faith at The Table.  Our six gatherings will be based on a book written by our Co-Pastors called Growing in Faith. We will mail hard copies of the book to participants. Please read chapter 1 prior…

Christmas Eve at The Table was shared via Facebook. Here’s a link. Christmas Offering Half of our Christmas Offering this year will go to the Sacramento Food Bank and half will go to support those recovering from the Creek Fire in Big Creek, CA. Make an online gift to the Christmas Offering here. If you prefer, mail a check with Christmas in the memo line to: The Table at Central UMC 5265 H Street Sacramento, CA 95819. In addition to our Christmas…

This six-week series is typically offered in-person at The Table, but we’ll utilize Zoom to gather online during this time of physical distancing in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Our Co-Pastors will lead this six-week series designed for persons interested in learning more about growing in faith at The Table.  Our six gatherings will be based on a book written by our Co-Pastors called Growing in Faith. Registration for this Growing in Faith series is full. Here is a link to our…

District Superintendent Shinya Goto will preside for our annual Charge Conference this fall on Sunday, December 13, 2020. The Annual Charge Conference is the official business meeting of our local United Methodist church. 2:15-3:00pm: DS Shinya will meet with our Administrative Board from 2:15 – 3:00pm to celebrate our ministries in 2020 and discuss our vision for the coming year. 3:00-4:00pm: Our wider community will gather to celebrate and affirm our administrative leadership for 2021, formally consider and vote upon…