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Hagiya elected a bishop of The United Methodist Church
Marta W. Aldrich - July 18, 2008
The Rev. Dr. Grant Hagiya has been elected a Bishop in the United Methodist Church.   Full Article >
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Grace UMC’s 40th Anniversary Homecoming Sunday
July 11, 2008
Mission to Chile
July 11, 2008
Step into Africa: World Vision Experience AIDS
July 11, 2008
Jubilee Grant application
July 10, 2008
Jubilee Grant Applications Available
July 8, 2008
Annual Conference Meal Cards
July 8, 2008
Annual Conference Highlights Available Soon
July 8, 2008
Cal-Pac Minister Named Assoc. Dean of Student Life at CST
July 8, 2008
Hispanic ministry gets new boost in California By Humberto Casanova
July 8, 2008
Ocean View Property
July 8, 2008
Cal-Pac Leadership Response
June 30, 2008
2008 Annual Conference Summary
Larry R. Hygh, Jr.* - June 25, 2008
More than 1,800 laity and clergy from across Southern California, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan gathered June 18 to 22 at the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., for the 2008 California-Pacific Annual Conference. This year’s theme was “To Be The Cup Overflowing With Joy!” Bishop Mary Ann Swenson opened worship proclaiming, “Joy comes as a gift that cannot be manufactured!” more
SAN BERNARDINO’S FIRST UMC CHURCH CELEBRATES 150TH ANNIVERSARY, PEACE POLE PLANTING
June 10, 2008
UMW and Immigration
June 9, 2008
Ground Blessing of Rosewood Gardens
May 12, 2008
2008 prelim report
May 5, 2008
Cal-Pac Online Academy
April 4, 2008
Labor Law Workshop for Churches
LAST CHANCE! - April 2, 2008
What you never learned in seminary….but need to know! New reduced cost structure announced. more
7th Annual Prayer Retreat
March 28, 2008
Apportionment Percentage Paid in 2007 Highest Since 1991
February 15, 2008
Richard B. Hays
February 5, 2008
BIBLE STUDY AT SEA ALASKA CRUISE
January 28, 2008
 
First UMC of Temple City to Host Summer Film Festival
July 11, 2008
Single-Parent Family Camp
July 11, 2008
Annual Conference Resolution
July 10, 2008
Summer Conference on Prayer and Healing: July 28-31
July 8, 2008
Riverside District Office Moved
July 8, 2008
Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members
July 8, 2008
Welcoming Task Force DVD
July 8, 2008
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care Honors Melissa Booth with National Award
July 8, 2008
Alhambra Gospel and Pops Concert
July 8, 2008
2008 Annual Conference Awards
July 7, 2008
2008 Clergy Appointments
June 26, 2008
Annual Conference Website (www.cal-pac.org)
June 13, 2008
P.S. We Love You
June 9, 2008
Theology and the Environment
May 23, 2008
“For the poorest of the poor …Hope for the children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic”
May 12, 2008
Vietnamese Pastor Appointed as Riverside District Supt.
By Kathy L. Gilbert, updated by Rev. Gary M. Keene - April 22, 2008
Summer Organ Recitals
April 4, 2008
Organ Concert Series at Hollywood UMC
March 28, 2008
Works Study Team Plans August Trip to Mexico
March 28, 2008
Ernst & Young Financial Planning Services Free in 2008
February 15, 2008
Local Pastor Licensing School of the Rockies
February 1, 2008
Long Beach District
From the Bishop
Bishop
Mary Ann Swenson
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Drawing Beyond the Lines

This past week, the Leadership Team and Cabinet collaborated with the Welcoming Task Force to send a Letter of Guidance regarding several of the resolutions passed by the Annual Conference Session. The resolutions addressed issues raised by the California State Supreme Court’s recent ruling to legalize same-gender marriages, as well as the ballot initiative scheduled for November that would in essence countermand that decision. We passed other resolutions—on immigration, homeless, support for the troop, etc., and as I thought about all this, a few things came to mind…

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