Giving your life is not primarily about what happens at the end of your life, but how you live your life every day. And you are invited to know that you are beloved not because of what you produce or do, but because you are. (Pastor Molly Vetter preaching on Mark 4:26-34 at Westwood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, from June 16, 2024) #reconcilingchurch#BeUMC#belovedcommunity#nap#rest#mark4
Mid-Day Prayer Service
Today (12noon) on Facebook Live
Download the liturgy: https://bit.ly/PrayerServiceJuly2
This afternoon, we invite you to stop, take a deep breath, and join us for a few moments of centering scripture, reflection and prayer. Led from our beautiful sanctuary, the Mid-Day Prayer service is live at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Westwood Church Community Facebook Group. Or, you can pray with us whenever you are able, later in the day. If you’re new to this group, go to /groups/westwood.umc and click on the “Join Group” button at the top of the page. #middayprayers#westwoodumc#theloftla#progressivechurches#LAChurch
"God so loved the world." A beautiful affirmation that our relationship with God begins and ends with love. Turn up the volume, take a deep breath, listen to this beautiful phrase from John 3:16, and believe that the God of all creation loves YOU. (Westwood UMC Chancel Choir, from Sanctuary worship on May 26, 2024) #umc#BeUMC#ReconcilingUMC#LGBTQchurch#GodIsLove
At our California-Pacific Annual Conference earlier this month, we received this fancy certificate. It honors our having contributed 100% of our Apportionments—funds that support the mission and ministry of our United Methodist connection beyond our local church. So now we wanted to share the celebration with you, with gratitude to everyone whose generosity makes it possible! (First pic: Pastor Molly with our Treasurer, Keith Price. Second: Lay member Rachel Gipson with Pastor Molly as the certificate was presented in Burbank)
Mid-Day Prayer Service
Today (12noon) on Facebook Live
Download the liturgy: https://bit.ly/PrayerServiceJune27
This afternoon, we invite you to stop, take a deep breath, and join us for a few moments of centering scripture, reflection and prayer. Led from our beautiful sanctuary, the Mid-Day Prayer service is live at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Westwood Church Community Facebook Group. Or, you can pray with us whenever you are able, later in the day. If you’re new to this group, go to /groups/westwood.umc and click on the “Join Group” button at the top of the page. #middayprayers#westwoodumc#theloftla#progressivechurches#LAChurch
What if instead of paralyzing us with anxiety, fear leads us into more courageous trust of God? Cole Arthur Riley's "This Here Flesh" offers inspiration for Pastor Molly Vetter's sermon on Mark 4:35-41, "God Who Calms our Storms." (from Sunday, June 23 at Westwood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles)
Mid-Day Prayer Service
Today (12noon) on Facebook Live
Download the liturgy: https://bit.ly/PrayerServiceJune25
This afternoon, we invite you to stop, take a deep breath, and join us for a few moments of centering scripture, reflection and prayer. Led from our beautiful sanctuary, the Mid-Day Prayer service is live at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Westwood Church Community Facebook Group. Or, you can pray with us whenever you are able, later in the day. If you’re new to this group, go to /groups/westwood.umc and click on the “Join Group” button at the top of the page. #middayprayers#westwoodumc#theloftla#progressivechurches#LAChurch
Celebrating #Pride as a church means not only celebrating how the #UMC finally removed anti-LGBTQ+ rules, but acknowleding the ways they caused harm. Pastor Molly invites us to reflect on the weight we have laid upon the shoulders of LGBTQ+ clergy. From a sermon preached on June 9, 2024 at Westwood UMC in Los Angeles by Rev. Molly Vetter. #BeUMC#inclusivechurch#LAChurch#LGBTQ
Mid-Day Prayer Service
Today (12noon) on Facebook Live
Download the liturgy: /PrayerServiceJune20th
This afternoon, we invite you to stop, take a deep breath, and join us for a few moments of centering scripture, reflection and prayer. Led from our beautiful sanctuary, the Mid-Day Prayer service is live at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Westwood Church Community Facebook Group. Or, you can pray with us whenever you are able, later in the day. If you’re new to this group, go to /groups/westwood.umc and click on the “Join Group” button at the top of the page. #middayprayers#westwoodumc#theloftla#progressivechurches#LAChurch
Mid-Day Prayer Service
Today (12noon) on Facebook Live
Download the liturgy: /PrayerServiceJune18
This afternoon, we invite you to stop, take a deep breath, and join us for a few moments of centering scripture, reflection and prayer. Led from our beautiful sanctuary, the Mid-Day Prayer service is live at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Westwood Church Community Facebook Group. Or, you can pray with us whenever you are able, later in the day. If you’re new to this group, go to /groups/westwood.umc and click on the “Join Group” button at the top of the page. #middayprayers#westwoodumc#theloftla#progressivechurches#LAChurch
Mid-Day Prayer Service
Today (12noon) on Facebook Live
Download the liturgy: /PrayerServiceJune13th
This afternoon, we invite you to stop, take a deep breath, and join us for a few moments of centering scripture, reflection and prayer. Led from our beautiful sanctuary, the Mid-Day Prayer service is live at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Westwood Church Community Facebook Group. Or, you can pray with us whenever you are able, later in the day. If you’re new to this group, go to /groups/westwood.umc and click on the “Join Group” button at the top of the page. #middayprayers#westwoodumc#theloftla#progressivechurches#LAChurch
We believe that every person bears the image of God; our diversity helps us all see God more clearly. We celebrate the ways our LGBTQ+ siblings make our community more rich and deepen our faith.
Happy Pride month, everyone!
