Epworth United Methodist Church

Preacher: Michael Martin; Scripture: Luke 10:25-37; Contributors: Ramona Coates, Susan Jardin, Randall Miller, Mary Norwood, Willa Seldon, Barbara Stone, Rev. Kristin Stoneking; Special Music by: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Anjuli Arreola-Burl, Judy Kriege, Dianne Rush Woods, Michael Martin, Chris Poston and Albert Sammons, Jr.

Preacher: Rev. Brian Adkins Scripture: Acts 7:48-60 Contributors: Rev. Kristin Stoneking, Dr. Ramona Coates, Susan Jardin, Jordan Jerrels, Orion Lacey, Paul Nasman Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Rick Beeman, Charles Lynch, Havis White-Blanchard

Guest Preacher: Rev. Staci Current, Bay District Superintendent Message: "Power for the Purpose!" Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 Contributors: Rev. Kristin Stoneking, Rev. Brian Adkins, Rick Beeman, Abdou Chebira, Akesa Fakava, Rafael Ferreira, Kim Hraca, Susan Jardin, Orion Lacey, Eda Naranjo, Sally Nasman, Jacob Wilbur Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Michele Arreola-Burl, Albert Sammons, Jr., Kairos Y...

Preacher: Akesa Fakava Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Contributors: Rev. Kristin Stoneking, Rev. Brian Adkins, Rev. Carletta Aston, Susan Jardin, Andy Schoenwetter Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Erin Adachi-Kriege, Judy Kriege, Travis Pratt, Chris Poston, Brandon Williamscraig

Preacher: Jacob Wilbur Scripture: John 14:15-21 Contributors: Rev. Brian Adkins, Rev. Kristin Stoneking, Carol Baumbauer, Kiana Jardin, Susan Jardin, Orion Lacey, David Ourisman, Sally Nasman Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Danica Elliott, Judy Kriege Anthem: “Siervo Por Amor/Servant for love”: Eliseo Hernández, Zeneyda Argüell, Johny Téllez, Alejandro Robles, Elizabeth Hernández, Justa Orozco,...

Preacher: Rev. Kristin Stonkeing Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20 Contributors: Rev. Brian Adkins, Don Arreola-Burl, Akesa Fakava, Kiana Jardin, Susan Jardin, Orion Lacey, Caroline Lee, Becky Wheat Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Rev. Carletta Aston, Erin Adachi-Kriege, Catherine Bruno, Judy Kriege, Caroline Lee, Michael Martin

Preacher: Rev. Brian Adkins Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 Contributors: Rev. Kristin Stoneking, Susan Jardin, Clark & Christina Kellogg, Orion Lacey, Mary Norwood Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Melani Gantes, Michael Martin, Chris Poston

Preacher: Rev. Kristin Stoneking Scripture: John 20:19-31 Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Annette Cayot, Caroline & Aeri Lee, Meilin & Mikko Jokela

Preacher: Rev. Brian Adkins Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 Contributors: Merrie Bunt, Akesa Fakava, Orion Lacey, Jacob Wilbur Special Music: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Carole Klokkevold, Caroline Lee, Charles Lynch

Preacher: Rev. Kristin Stoneking Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 Contributors: Rev. Kristin Stoneking, Rev. Brian Adkins, Rev. Jerry Asheim, Susan Jardin, Greg Downs, Akesa Fakava, Kiana Jardin, Janene Kuan, Cathryn Bruno, Charles Lynch, Sally Nasman, Judy Kriege, Anjuli Arreola-Burl, Jacob Wilbur

Scripture: Matthew 21: 1-11 Matthew 26: 14-16 Matthew 26: 17-36 Matthew 27: 11-26 (selected verses) Matthew 27: 27-54 (selected verses) Contributors: Rev. Kristin Stoneking Rev. Brian Adkins Rev. Jerry Asheim Akesa Fakava Orion Lacey Cathryn Bruno Michael Martin Randall Miller John Campi Caroline Lee Zachary McVey Epworth Choir

Preacher: Rev. Kristin Stoneking Scripture: Selections from John 11:1-45 Readers: Rachel Beck, Amber Sher Special Music from Rev. Jerry Adkins, Erin Adachi-Kriege & Judy Kriege

Fourth Sunday of Lent; UMCOR Sunday Preacher: Rev. Brian Adkins Scripture: Galatians 3:27-28

Preacher: Rev. Kristin Stoneking Scripture: Galatians 3:1-12 Scripture Reader: Judy Cayot

Second Sunday of Lent - International Women's Day Preacher: Akesa Fakava Scripture: Galatians 1:11-12 Theme: Revelation of the Holy Spirit Scripture Reader: Joanna Manqueros

Preacher: Rev. Kristin Stoneking Scripture: Galatians 1:1-9 Scripture Reader: Judith Allen

"Reading from an Interstitial Space: An Asian American Transnational Feminist Reading of Matthew 20:10-16" Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, Professor of Practical Theology, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Iliff School of Theology  As an Asian immigrant woman speaking with strong accents who has crossed various physical and metaphorical borders, and yet having a “successful...

"Art at the Border: Delineating an Aesthetic of Combat and Communal Resistance" Dr. Yohana Agra Junker, Faculty Associate in Theology, Spirituality, and Arts, Pacific School of Religion Visual arts in the Americas, from the latter half of the twentieth century to the present, have been powerful tools in revealing to us the wounds of history. Art created at the US-Mexico border has engaged with the...

"Sacred Crossings, Shaped Identities, and Cosmopolitan Hopes" Dr. Randall Miller, Faculty Associate in United Methodist Studies, Ethics, and Leadership, Pacific School of Religion Religious spaces are often contested and ‘crossed’ realities in which conflicting understandings of the Bible, theology, and morality stand side by side. Many Jewish and Christian theologians, for example, emphasize the...

Guest Preacher: Rev. Debbie Weatherspoon Scripture: Matthew 17:1-8 Scripture Reader: Michael Martin

Worship - Sixth Sunday after Epiphany; Black History Month Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carletta Aston Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Message: Going Deeper: The Inner Journey Scripture Reader: Zachary McVey

Worship - Fifth Sunday after Epiphany; Black History Month; Scouting Ministries Sunday Guest Preacher: Michael Martin Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 Message: What Happens to a Dream Deferred? Scripture Reader: Jeff Bruno

Preacher: Rev. Kristin Stoneking Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Message: A Church in Berkeley Scripture Reader: Orion Lacey

Rev. Brian Adkins sermon this week: What happens when healing doesn’t come? Or doesn’t come the way we think it will?

Dr. Ramona Coates, reflecting on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail in the context of 1st Peter 3:13-17 and 2nd Corinthians 5:20, Dr. Coates message is entitled, “Ambassadors of Hope.”