First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, CA

FEMA is providing Financial Assistance for COVID-19-Related Funeral Expenses. (from Cal-Nev UMC Disaster Response Ministry) "There has been an overwhelming response to the program, so phone lines have been very busy and may have technical difficulties. FEMA has been working on getting that all fixed and wants everyone to know there is not currently a set deadline to apply for the funding. People are encouraged to call back at any time 6am 6pm Pacific Daylight Time." Watch a...n informational video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgvN_9m58Z0&t=4s See more

The May 2021 Insights Newsletter is available for download! https://firstpaloalto.com/newsletter/

First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto. Sunday Service. May 2nd, 2021

A special "Earth Day" edition of Children's Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chxBy64HgVc

A read-aloud by Pastor Ann of a story about Martin Luther King, Jr. from the Little People, Big Dreams series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzKUf3fyh9E Enjoy and may we honor this day!

Another great story for kids and adults alike about our new Vice President Kamala Harris and her sister Maya who worked as children with their community to make great improvements for all: https://youtu.be/CLdu5faDPUU

Today's Children's Church service has been published: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6P-JMlTtJM Today's lesson is on loving our neighbors and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Please share with the young people in your life!

Meet our presenters for the January 17 Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration! Pre-register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_MJDO39VuSZOzZOq0Vm04gw

This Sunday is Human Relations Day, a Special Offering Sunday. Because we are holding our services online, you can donate at any time here: https://www.resourceumc.org//chu/umcgiving/special-sundays

Register by 3pm today to join us!

Join us for a fun afternoon of games and a service project on Saturday, November 14 from 1pm to 4pm. The event will be led by Tennis Director Caryn Cranston of Los Gatos Tennis Academy. The afternoon will include an introduction to tennis, plus popular socially-distanced games Skittles, Dog House, and Sneaky Statues. We will also make "Gifts of Gratitude" for unhoused youth in our communities in support of SEEDS Outreach.

There’s still time and space to register for this great event!

The November 2020 Insights Newsletter is available for download! https://firstpaloalto.com/newsletter/

This Sunday's Faith & Politics presentation is "White Christianity & White Supremacy", led by Rev. Dr. Debra Murray and Rev. Ann Duncan. Further details and sign-up link: https://firstpaloalto.com/faith-politics-series/

A fun day for kids (and adults!) Happy Halloween!