Faith UMC Oakland

01/23/2024

We hope to have the frozen pipes repaired and the water back on at the Church Wednesday or Thursday. It might be several weeks before all of the repairs are complete but we will have limited use of the building while the work takes place.
Our plan right now is to have Worship this coming Sunday, January 28th. Watch for a text from the Church and stay tuned to our page for updates and information.
Please remember to bring both your offering for this Sunday and for last Sunday so that we do not get behind on our budget.

01/23/2024

A Reflection from Henri Nouwen:
To walk in the presence of the Lord means to move forward in life in such a way that all our desires, thoughts, and actions are constantly guided by him. When we walk in the Lord’s presence, everything we see, hear, touch, or taste reminds us of him. This is what is meant by a prayerful life. It is not a life in which we say many prayers, but a life in which nothing, absolutely nothing, is done, said, or understood independently of him who is the origin and purpose of our existence. This is powerfully expressed by the nineteenth-century Russian Orthodox starets Theophan the Recluse:
"Into every duty a God-fearing heart must be put, a heart constantly permeated by the thought of God; and this will be the door through which the soul will enter into active life. . . . The essence is to be established in the remembrance of God, and to walk in his presence."

01/20/2024

01/20/2024

Unfortuniatly, we are canceling Sunday Services January 21st due to a burst water pipe and related damage and clean-up. ServiceMaster Restore is onsite and working hard to get us back in the building ASAP. Please stay tuned to Facebook and look for text updates for all upcoming Church activities.

04/14/2023

04/12/2023

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04/07/2023

Join us for our Easter Celebration!
Worship begins at 11:30.
All are welcome.

04/05/2023

"The Many Rays of Hope"
by Henri Nouwen
The Easter season is a time of hope. There still is fear, there still is a painful awareness of sinfulness, but there also is light breaking through. Something new is happening, something that goes beyond the changing moods of our life. We can be joyful or sad, optimistic or pessimistic, tranquil or angry, but the solid stream of God’s presence moves deeper than the small waves of our minds and hearts. Easter brings the awareness that God is present even when his presence is not directly noticed. Easter brings the good news that, although things seem to get worse in the world, the Evil One has already been overcome. Easter allows us to affirm that although God seems very distant and although we remain preoccupied with many little things, our Lord walks with us on the road and keeps explaining the Scriptures to us. Thus there are many rays of hope casting their light on our way through life.