05/26/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐/๐๐
๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐: ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ข๐ , ๐โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ถ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐บ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ธ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ถโ๐ข๐๐โ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐: ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ถโ๐ข๐๐โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐: ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค๐.
๐บ๐ผ๐ต๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐พ๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท ๐บ๐ฌ๐น๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฌ
๐บ๐ผ๐ต๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 31๐บ๐ป
๐ป๐น๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ต๐ซ๐จ๐
โ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ต๐ฐ๐ป๐, ๐พ๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ป๐น๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ป๐โ
2 ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ฏ๐ฐ๐จ๐ต๐บ 13:11-13
๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐จ๐ต๐ช๐ป๐ผ๐จ๐น๐ ๐จ๐ต๐ซ ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฌ
๐จ๐ป 10 ๐จ๐ด
Paul closes his letter with a series of pastoral exhortations: rejoice, strive for restoration, encourage one another, live in peace. These are not optionalโthey are marks of a healthy Christian community. Then comes one of the most beautiful Trinitarian blessings in Scripture:
โข The grace of Jesus Christ
โข The love of God
โข The fellowship of the Holy Spirit
This blessing shows that Christian life is rooted in the relationship of the Trinity, and that same unity is meant to be reflected in the church. The church is strongest when it reflects the harmony of the Trinity in daily relationships.
To join our YouTube service, please click this link https://patterson-federated-church.freeonlinechurch.com/live or search on YouTube for โPatterson Federated Church.โ The stream may not happen without notice; we encourage you to attend the service in-person just in case.
Your presence and participation is important to us. We hope to see you there!
The Pastor makes weekly welfare checks (Physical or Phone calls) for members of the congregation when needed. These visits may also be extended to your friends and neighbors if requested. For urgent matters, please contact the church office during regular office hours or inform the pastor directly. Pastor Mesakeโs in-person office hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 AM to 1 PM, and Friday & Saturdays from 9 AM to 12 PM.
๐ญ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐พ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท
๐จ๐ญ๐ป๐ฌ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ต๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐พ๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท
๐บ๐ฏ๐จ๐น๐ฌ ๐บ๐ต๐จ๐ช๐ฒ๐บ ๐จ๐ต๐ซ ๐ช๐ถ๐ต๐ฝ๐ฌ๐น๐บ๐จ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐พ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฏ ๐ผ๐บ!
We will have Fellowship in the Fellowship Hall after the service. Please come and join us!
We are deeply grateful to share snacks during Fellowship that have been provided by our church family members. This week we will be having a Root Beer Float Social out on the front lawn! Please see below for more details.
Anyone who signs up to provide Fellowship can bring whatever they want on Sunday. It is not restricted to coffee and cookies; please feel no pressure and bring whatever you feel comfortable with. The 5th Sunday of the Month will remain the same. Thank you to the Joji Family for providing Fellowship last week!
There is a sign-up sheet in the Fellowship Hall where you can volunteer to provide anything youโd like for Fellowship; please give it a look.
June 7th: OPEN
June 14th: OPEN
June 21st: POTLUCK!
June 28th: OPEN
July 5th: OPEN
July 12th: OPEN
To our valued Usher Captains, please make sure to double check that building thermostats and all lights are turned off, and all doors are locked before you leave!
๐จ๐ท๐น๐ฐ๐ช๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ๐ป๐จ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐พ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท
๐บ๐ผ๐ต๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 31๐บ๐ป ๐จ๐ญ๐ป๐ฌ๐น ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฌ๐น๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฌ
๐ช๐จ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ถ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐น ๐ซ๐ถ๐ต๐จ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐บ!
The Apricot Fiesta is the last weekend of the month. After that Sunday service, on May 31st, we will be having our Fellowship outside. It will consist of root beer floats and weโll also use this time as outreach. Weโll be offering to share our root beer floats with any community member that stops by between the end of the church service and noon. Please invite your friends and neighbors to stop by!
We would like to ask that leading up to this event that our whole church family contribute and share in the providing the supplies we need. We will need cups, straws, vanilla ice cream, and root beer. Please bring any donated supplies to the office during the week, or drop them off on Sunday around the church service.
Even if you cannot contribute supplies, we would appreciate your time and being willing to say hi and pass out the root beer floats to community members passing by.
๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐จ๐น๐ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ซ๐
๐บ๐ผ๐ต๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 31๐บ๐ป
8:45 ๐ป๐ถ 9:50 ๐จ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐พ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ
๐ช๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ ๐จ๐ต๐ซ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ถ๐น๐ฌ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฌ๐น๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฌ!
Lectionary Bible Study will be meeting in-person before the Service begins in the Fellowship Hall on a weekly basis. Come as you are โ all ages are welcome! Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
Sunday, May 31st
Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 "My Lord Spoke"
Think About It: Some of the disciples doubted. Is doubt really about risk-taking? What if I doubt God even exists? Is that a matter of ideas, or of a willingness to "act as if God were real? Can doubt be seen as "searching faith"? What is at stake in matters of doubt and faith?
We welcome new members! Study notes will be sent to members of class, or others who request the same. Please contact Lay Leader Al Parham if you have any questions.
๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฌ๐บ๐บ โ ๐บ๐ป๐น๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ป ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐น๐
๐บ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐ต ๐ซ๐จ๐๐บ ๐จ ๐พ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ
๐ท๐จ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ป ๐ด๐ฐ๐ซ-๐ซ๐จ๐
Weโre taking over the street delivery from HOST House! Weโll be delivering freshly prepared meals to homeless members of our community every day of the week at mid-day. Please direct anyone in need to the parking lot behind the Federated Church to receive lunch!
Interested in lending a hand? Please reach out to the office or Pastor Mesake for more information.
๐พ๐ฌ ๐ป๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ผ ๐ญ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฏ๐ญ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ต๐ฌ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฐ๐ป๐!
๐จ๐ช๐ช๐ฌ๐ท๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ต๐จ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐ป๐ถ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ท ๐ถ๐ผ๐น ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ป๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฌ๐จ๐น ๐จ๐ต๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐น
๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ถ๐น ๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ: https://secure.myvanco.com/YGP6/home
We are grateful for your faithful generosity. You can send us your tithe online by visiting our church website (please see our Q&A if you need assistance). We still depend on your regular and generous financial gifts and tithes as a spiritual practice. Any amount you can give, even as much as one dollar, makes a difference and allows us to continue our projects and worship. And if youโd like to donate to some other organization, cause, or person, include a note with your offering and we will pass on 100% of it.
You can also participate in the traditional way by mailing your gifts to the church at Patterson Federated Church, PO Box 1418, Patterson, CA 95363. If youโd like to mail a donation to any other organization or cause, please list it in the memo or note section of your check (ex. โfor Tongaโ).
๐ด๐ฌ๐ป๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฌ๐น๐ฐ๐จ๐ต ๐จ๐น๐ป๐ฐ๐ช๐ณ๐ฌ๐บ ๐ซ๐ผ๐ฌ ๐ป๐ถ๐ซ๐จ๐
๐ป๐ผ๐ฌ๐บ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 26๐ป๐ฏ
Methoterian articles are due today, Tuesday, May 26th. Please let us know of any changes to your regular schedule. We are especially looking for photographs โ if you have any photos of a Sunday service, any group activity that happened this month, or anything involving members of the church, please email them to the office. Thank you for all your hard work!
If you have a birthday or anniversary you want to make sure is put in the Methoterian, please let us know
๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฐ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐จ
๐ป๐ผ๐ฌ๐บ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 26๐ป๐ฏ
10 ๐จ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐พ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ
Please contact Dawnn Rudluff for more information.
๐ท๐น๐จ๐๐ฌ๐น ๐บ๐ธ๐ผ๐จ๐น๐ฌ
๐พ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ต๐ฌ๐บ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 27๐ป๐ฏ
6:40 ๐จ๐ด ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ถ๐ด
When it is time for Prayer Square, please click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84603116702
You can also dial into the Prayer Square with the following phone number: +1 669 900 9128, Meeting ID 846 0311 6702
Prayer Square online will be led by Pastor Mesake.
Prayer Square starts at 6:40 AM on Zoom. This is a prayer of intercession โ we will pray for each other, ourselves, and the community at large. You do not have to be on camera! You are all invited to come join us and pray together.
๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ฌ๐น๐ซ๐ฌ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ฐ๐ต๐จ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐จ๐ณ ๐ท๐น๐จ๐๐ฌ๐น ๐ฎ๐จ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ๐น๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ
๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 28๐ป๐ฏ
9 ๐จ๐ด ๐จ๐ป ๐ป๐ฐ๐ด ๐ป๐ถ๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ๐ตโ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐บ๐ฌ
๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฐ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐จ
๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 28๐ป๐ฏ
10 ๐จ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐พ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ
Please contact Dawnn Rudluff for more information.
๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฐ๐ป๐ฌ
๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 28๐ป๐ฏ
6 ๐ท๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐บ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฌ๐ต๐ป
Ignite gets a spark! We have a weekly meeting in the basement at 6 PM. Grades 4 and up are welcome!
๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ซ๐
๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 28๐ป๐ฏ
7 ๐ท๐ด ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ถ๐ด
๐ช๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ ๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ซ๐ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ณ๐ซ ๐ป๐ฌ๐บ๐ป๐จ๐ด๐ฌ๐ต๐ป ๐พ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฏ ๐ผ๐บ!
We have an Online Bible Study group that meets on Zoom! Our Bible Study meetings are on Thursdays and focus more on the Old Testament. It is led by Pastor Mesake.
This week, we will be discussing Numbers.
Summary: In Numbers 20, the Israelites continue their wilderness journey and face several major moments of struggle and transition. Miriam dies at Kadesh, and soon after, the people complain again about the lack of water. God instructs Moses to speak to the rock, but in frustration, Moses strikes it twice instead. Water still flows for the people, but because Moses and Aaron failed to fully honor God before the Israelites, God tells them they will not enter the Promised Land. The chapter also records Edom's refusal of Israel's request to pass through their land, forcing the Israelites to take a longer route. Finally, Aaron dies on Mount Hor, and his priestly garments are passed on to his son Eleazar, marking the end of Aaronโs leadership and a season of transition for Israel.
Find out more in this week's Bible Study on Thursday at 7 pm. Please come and join us!
When it is time for Online Bible Study, please click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82362419027
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ณ๐ผ๐ฉ
๐ญ๐น๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐, ๐ด๐จ๐ 29๐ป๐ฏ
4 ๐ท๐ด ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ถ๐ด
The Book Club meets on Fridays at 4 PM and will meet on Zoom. We will continue to read Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds by John Fugelsang. โTold with Fugelsangโs trademark blend of radical honesty, comedy, and deep political and religious knowledge, Separation of Church and Hate is the book every American needs today. Itโs a rallying cry for compassion and clarity for anyone of any faith whoโs sick of religion being used as a cloaking device for hate.โ Please come and join us.
When it is time for the book club, please come to the Fellowship Hall or use this link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85904335595
๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ต ๐จ๐ต๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ต๐ช๐ฌ๐ด๐ฌ๐ต๐ป?
๐บ๐ฌ๐ต๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ป ๐ป๐ถ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฌ!
If you have anything youโd like to announce at the end of the service โ a small group meeting, a community event, or anything else โ please contact the office with this information.
You can send us an email, call and leave a message, or come to the office in-person to give it to us. Please have all announcements to us by Wednesday each week. We will compile them, and they will be shared at the end of the service!
2026 ๐ณ๐จ๐ ๐บ๐ฌ๐น๐ฝ๐จ๐ต๐ป ๐ด๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐บ๐ป๐น๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ ๐ป๐น๐จ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ
๐ด๐จ๐โ๐บ ๐ช๐ณ๐จ๐บ๐บ๐ฌ๐บ ๐จ๐น๐ฌ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฐ๐ป๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ป๐ฏ๐ถ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ๐ป ๐ท๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ป๐
๐จ๐ต๐ซ ๐พ๐ฌ๐บ๐ณ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ๐
All laity are invited and encouraged to participate in Lay Servant Ministries courses! Anyone who wants to know more about the Bible or deepen their spiritual gifts are welcome to take these courses. They are open to everyone. The classes cover a wide array of topics. We encourage you to review the class list and sign up for any topic that interests you. All classes cost $20 to attend and have their own required reading lists. Keep reading for more details!
Say hello to the classes of May! First up is United Methodist Polity, which expands on the Basic LSM to explain how Wesleyan theology informs the structure of the Methodist church. The final session will be on Thursday, May 28th from 6 to 8:30 PM.
Mayโs other class is Wesleyan Theology (CEU), which builds on the Basic LSM to take a deeper look at what distinguishes Methodists from other Christians. The final session will be on Wednesday, May 27th from 6 to 9 PM.
There will be a meeting of the Fresh Expressions Cohort on Tuesday, June 2nd from 5 to 6 PM on Zoom. This experience is totally free and open to everyone! For more information about the FX Cohort, click here: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/equipping-leaders/fresh-expressions For the meeting schedule and Zoom link, click here: https://www.cnumc.org/fresh-expressions-cohort
To see what other courses will be coming up, click the following link to find the list: https://www.cnumc.org/current-schedule-of-courses
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