First United Methodist Church

Halloween, and our Trunk or Treat, are THIS SATURDAY! Join us on October 31st from 10AM to 12PM for a safe Halloween experience. Register your car here: https://forms.gle/vRKSLTDLXt8Mbcuv9

Happening tomorrow at 1pm on zoom!

Halloween is just around the corner, but there's still time to register for our socially-distanced, family-friendly Trunk or Treat event! Grab your masks and head over to FUMCCV on October 31st from 10AM to 12PM for a safe Halloween experience. Register your car here: https://forms.gle/vRKSLTDLXt8Mbcuv9

Check out these trunks from Trunk or Treats gone by! How are you going to decorate your trunk this year? Register your car here: https://forms.gle/vRKSLTDLXt8Mbcuv9

Can you believe that October is already halfway over? We are quickly approaching the day for our socially-distanced, family-friendly Trunk or Treat event! Grab your Halloween masks and head over to FUMCCV on October 31st from 10AM to 12PM for a safe Halloween experience. Register your car here: https://forms.gle/vRKSLTDLXt8Mbcuv9

We are blessed to be able to continue working with the San Diego Blood Bank, especially now. If you are able and willing, please consider scheduling an appointment to donate blood this Friday. https://www.mysdbb.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/68271

Join us this Halloween for a socially-distanced, family-friendly Trunk or Treat event! Grab your Halloween masks and head over to FUMCCV on October 31st from 10AM to 12PM for a safe Halloween experience. Register your car here: https://forms.gle/vRKSLTDLXt8Mbcuv9

Tune in to tomorrow’s virtual worship for the start of a new Sunday school series: The Spies of the Bible

Our first Crafts with Miss Katie is happening THIS SUNDAY! Join us on Zoom Sunday at 1PM. Didn't have a chance to pick up your craft supplies on Sunday? Pick them up in the church office tomorrow or Thursday!

The Good Neighbor Center at Nestor UMC is looking for a few volunteers to help with packing donations THIS Saturday at 9am - 1120 Nestor Way, San Diego, CA 92154. Let us know if you can help out!

Ciao FUMCCV and FUMP families! You are invited to a virtual family friendly cooking class by Chef Christian Gritti! The Gritti Family is a FUMP family. Chef Christian Gritti is from Bergamo, Italy. He attended culinary school in San Pelligrino, Italy (yes, like the fizzy water) where he graduated top of his class! He is a fifth generation chef. His family has owned a hotel/restaurant since 1896. Bergamo was ground zero for the COVID19 crisis, in fact he lost his grandfather ...to COVID19. Nonno Carlo ran the hotel/restaurant that has been in his family for over 125 years in Italy. When Christian was just 5 years old he would set him on a chair to watch him cook. He was his inspiration for becoming a chef, and for opening the restaurant The Gritti’s now have called Pasta y Basta in Rosarito, Mexico. They opened the restaurant in June of 2015 and have 12 employees that they have vowed to keep through this COVID19 crisis and hosting virtual cooking classes has helped us do that and supplement their income. This time, however, 100% of the class proceeds will go to our dear FUMP. Through the years, We have had over 200 satisfied students, classes have been a great success, and the private classes are Chef Gritti’s favorites because they are so fun! The first fundraiser class will be held via Zoom on Saturday, September 26th at 11am. The class will be 1 hour in length and children and their parents or grandparents will be making gnocchi and marinara sauce! You won’t want to miss this family fun class. Space is limited and the cost is $45 per household. If you would like more information about this virtual class, how to reserve your space, or how to sponsor a family for this fundraiser, please email [email protected]. Thank you for your support!

But the church can’t be the church unless we’re allowed to meet on Sunday in our auditorium!! The government is imposing restrictions on our freedom to worship God!!

This is the exact reason why our Bishop, Grant Hagiya, and our Local Church Campus Reopening Task Force, led by Dr. Jennifer Poast, is being so cautious about opening our campus. Our freedom to worship in whatever way we choose is important, but let us not falsely believe it is more important than someone's life. As Methodists, the phrase "do no harm" is central to our christian ethic.