Jazz Music Ushers In Rally Sunday

It was so wonderful to see all the children and youth on Rally Sunday!! As well as all the dedicated God’s Garden teachers. Rev John blessed some backpacks and presented a Bible. We had a delicious Fellowship Lunch after service. Thank you to everyone who helped make Rally Sunday possible!

God's House was full to celebrae the God's Garden childen back to Sunday School with cool Jazz Jams with "Do Lord" and "Oh Happy Day 2024" featuring from members of the Wesley Jazz Ensemble and vocalists Mark Teagle, Jeff Leap, Trent Ueunten an Shizuko Adachi.

Director of Children's Ministies, Hatty Lin, (back row) introduced our church's Sunday School teachers for the new school year, from left: Kiyomi Yanai, Mary Asano, Christine Ozawa, Mika Visitacion, Mari Fujii, Lisa Bantilan, Rob Hikido, Clarissa Johnston-Abril, and Jim Mar.

Sunday School teachers, Mary Asano (left) and Lisa Bantilan  served as Liturgists.

We had a very special visitor, Rev. Magrey deVega, from Hyde Park UMC in Tampa Bay, Florida, give us the Benediction.

More God's Garden and Youth ministry photos coming to the next newsletter!