Manteca Presbyterian Church

06/20/2022

As the Pastor of Manteca Presbyterian Church, I am sorry to say that our church is closing. Our last service was on June 5th which was appropriate as it was Pentecost. This holiday of Israel which was much like our Thanksgiving yet became more important for the new church which God began through his Son, Jesus. The apostles and all followers were given the Holy Spirit, the third person in the Holy Trinity, and then sent out to the world. In that respect, our congregation is no longer together but being sent elsewhere to serve God. We are grateful for the 30 years we had in Manteca, growing together, bidding farewell to many friends and welcoming new friends into our fold. But now it is time to move on to other church families. Thank you for all the wonderful memories in Manteca. Sharon Miller, CRE

01/22/2022

The Rev. Dr. Mary Westfall will be our guest preacher this Sunday. She continues in our series of Women in the Bible as she speaks on a young girl and a grown woman, both un-named and who need physical healing. Her sermon is titled "Reaching for Healing; One Woman's Courage. Come join us at 10 am.

12/21/2021

Merry Christmas to everyone! Our last Sunday of Advent service, Dec. 19th, will soon be posted on our website at mantecapc.org. The last Song of Advent topic is about a promised fulfilled to just one person when Joseph and Mary took their baby, Jesus to the temple. God's steadfast love endures forever.

Our Christmas Eve Candle Light service will not be held in person on Dec. 24th. However, you may worship and participate while watching it through our web page (mantecapc.org) by clicking on the the Christmas Eve picture anytime after 5 pm. The scriptural story of the Baby Jesus will be told with many familiar songs. At the end, have your candles ready to participate in the candle lighting.

The Sunday after Christmas, the very next day, Dec. 26th, we again will not be having an in person worship service. However, a pre-recorded service will be available on our website (mantecapc.org) any time after 8 am. It's an abbreviated service telling the story of a promise God made to Egypt and how Joseph's new family fleeing to Egypt is part of the fulfillment.

On Jan. 2, we will return to in-person worship with the topic of the Wise Men's Gifts. We will also be partaking in the Lord's Supper for the first time in 2022. 10 am in our worship time and we hope to have you join us.

12/21/2021

Merry Christmas to everyone. Our last Sunday of Advent will soon be added to our website for all to watch. The Song of Advent sermon topic is on Simeon, an elderly man in the temple who had a promise from God fulfilled the day Joseph and Mary took the baby Jesus to the temple. It's a wonderful story of God's steadfast love to all.

Our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will only be available through our website; there will be no in person service on Christmas Eve. Go to our web page at mantecapc.org and click on the picture for the Christmas Eve service. It is telling the story of the baby Jesus with lots of familiar and beautiful songs throughout. Have some candles ready for the ending of the service. You may enjoy the service and worship at any time after 5 pm.

Dec. 26th, the Sunday right after Christmas Day, again we will not have an in-person service however we invite you to go to our web page and click on the picture of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus fleeing to Egypt (pyramids in the background) for an abbreviated service. The sermon topic is on a little know promise God made to Egypt and therefore very appropriate that he sent the new family to safety in Egypt. The video will be available after 8 am.

We will be back for in-person service on Jan. 2 with the topic on The Wise Man's Gifts. It will also be the first Sunday we will partake of the Lord's Supper in 2022. Please plan to join us.

12/08/2021

11/26/2021

On Nov. 28th, Advent begins which is the season in which we prepare our hearts and spirits for the coming of the new King. At Manteca Presbyterian Church, during the four Sundays of Advent, we will be studying the songs sung before during and after the birth of Jesus. It is our "Songs of Advent" series. We hope you will join us either in person or through our website where you'll find the videos for each Sunday's service. These videos are posted within in a couple of days of that Sunday. We will continue our tradition of lighting the Advent Candles for each Sunday: Hope, Joy, Peace, Love. The Christ Candle in the center will be lit on Christmas Eve.

11/15/2021

It's Thanksgiving next week! How did that happen so fast? Did you know that the Jewish people have a celebration for their time of harvest? It's not called Thanksgiving but do you know what it is called? Shavuot (shu-oat) meaning weeks because it occurs 50 days after Passover. In the NT, the Greek word is Pentecost. So if you're a Christian you know that as a completely different event. But Shavuot was more than just a celebration of the harvest; it also was a reminder of how the Hebrews came to the area and became a nation. And isn't that what our Thanksgiving is as well: the Pilgrims coming to the New World, suffering many hardships their first winter, then with the help of the natives, they persevered and had a harvest the next year. We've come a long way since then and God has been with us at all times. So be thankful, realizing from where our blessings come. Happy Thanksgiving!

10/19/2021

Spread the word... You're Invited!

10/11/2021

Soo... we got a bit busy at church, which is a good thing, but it means we didn't keep up with our posts. For the last six or seven weeks our sermon series has been:

Be Encouraged and United in Love: Colossians 2:2

We explored many ways in which God encourages us and how we can encourage one another. Go to our website and click on the YouTube icon to find all the sermons during this series.

We are now on a new series: Holy Ground - Joshua 5:5. Come in person (10 AM) or watch through our website by clicking on this picture.

08/29/2021

Today was the end of our summer series on "Paul - He Gets Around". It was great hearing from so many of his letters showing how great a teacher and preacher he was and is. Paul still reaches us today. You can go to our website, click on the YouTube icon and go to just about any Sunday for one of our sermons from one of his letters. Unfortunately, today we had some laptop issues and were not able to get the video on our website. But I can tell you the scripture which RE Karen Keene based her message on: Romans 5:1-5. Next week we start our new series - "Be Encouraged, United in Love". The message will be based on Matt. 6:25-34 and is called "Don't Worry, Lean on God". We hope you'll join us in person. Hopefully our laptop issues will be resolved and we can upload a new video. See you next Sunday.

08/23/2021

For our Aug. 22nd worship service we welcomed the Rev. John Russell Curry and his message of "The New Normal". You are able to enjoy the whole service through our website at mantecapc.org. Just click on the picture on the main page: Paul - He gets around. We had some great music, too.

Next week, the 29th, Ruling Elder Karen Keene will give a message on Romans 5, verses 1-5. We'd love to have you join us.

08/22/2021

At our Sunday service on the 22nd we welcome the Rev. John Russell Curry. He will preach on "The New Normal".