THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM CHURCH SANCTUARY Whether you have lost a child, spouse, longtime partner, parent, sibling, or grandchild, you are welcome. Claire Towle, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and experienced grief counselor will facilitate. Reserve your spot by calling or emailing the church office at: (310) 377-6771 churchoffice@rhumc.org Claire Towle [Read more…]

Calling All Shepherds, Angels, Kings and Animals of the Manger! Parents: Put Saturday, December 22nd, 9:00 a.m. on your calendar. That’s the date for the rehearsal of the Christmas Eve family worship service. At the rehearsal, which runs from 9:00-11:30 a.m., children ages 3 years through 5th grade will be fitted for their costumes and practice [Read more…]

I have often thought that I have the most interesting job in the world. It’s different literally every day. Of course there are ongoing, regular, weekly tasks – the Sunday worship bulletin comes to mind. Preparing the sermon, or other elements of our weekly worship. April and I meet with people at home or in [Read more…]

“The Bible by its very nature invites us to wrestle, doubt, imagine, and debate.” – Rachel Held Evans Dear Friends: Perhaps you have heard people refer to the Bible as, “divinely inspired.” In her new book, Inspired, Rachel Held Evans explains the origins of the word as it is used by the Bible itself to [Read more…]

It would be fair to say that the summer has been busier than ever. On top of all the usual active and ongoing mission, we’ve had the tumult and drama of the start of construction on our new educational facilities. The portables showed up first, and once they were licensed and ready for occupancy the [Read more…]

Dear Friends, Among the myriad stories in the Bible about building, I have discovered a sense of kinship with the people of ancient times who took on a rebuilding project out of a sense of memory and hope. These people remembered a past in which they and their community were thriving; a time in which [Read more…]

The hope of Easter continues as this Sunday’s gospel tells a story of unexpected community. While walking along the road, a follower of Jesus meets a royal officer from a distant land. The man is an Ethiopian, returning home after visiting Jerusalem. He had come to worship at the temple, but seems still to be [Read more…]

The Dawn Unity Group’s Interfaith Discovery Series will present “The Responsibilities of a Religious Leader” on Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5845 Crestridge, RPV. How do clergy provide moral leadership in the world today? The panelists discussing how they manage these issues will be Rabbi Charles [Read more…]

You don’t know how to knit? We’ll show you how. Knit 3, purl 3. That’s it! Easy stitches for the heartening shawls we make for those in need of comfort. Both those who knit, as well as those who receive the shawls, are loved and blessed. The shawls we make give solace to those who [Read more…]