August 29

Friday Worship
Spontaneous melodrama night! Come and learn Bible stories in a playful, humorous, relaxed atmosphere of worship and community

August 31

SPIRIT DAY at Sunday Worship
Spirit Day in the social hall, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. Learn about and sign up for new fall activities — Looking for a way to "plugin?" Look no more. There's something for everyone. Drop in at any time during the morning. Coffee and goodies will be served!

We will celebrate our diverse community in worship, with testimonies from members of our community and music from all our worship leadership teams, and we will offer opportunities to step deeper into your faith journey, through study groups and hands-on mission projects for which you can sign up for the coming year.

The worship and fellowship will go through the whole morning, so drop in during your preferred worship hour, or stay the whole time and meet someone new! See you on Spirit Day, August 31, 9-12noon.

September 13

Burlingame UMC 100th Anniversary Celebration, 7:30 pm
A celebration of our Taiwanese-English partnership featuring the Taiwanese Folksong Choir.

September 13

Open Audition for Healing Stream
Saturday, September 13, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon in the Social Hall.
Do you sing or play a musical instrument? Do you love worship and have a heart for service? You are invited to consider the possibilities for sharing your musical gifts in our contemporary music ministries. You may envision a one-time solo, a rotating spot in the Sunday morning or Friday evening worship team, or some other way of serving. Open auditions are held 2-3 times annually and are timed to give adequate preparation for special seasons in the worship year.

For more information about contemporary music ministries please see the Healing Stream Expectations and Guidelines. Please come to the audition with a prepared song and having filled out the Healing Stream Interest Form. In addition to presenting a song you've prepared, you'll be asked to look at a familiar song so we can see how quickly you can learn. Ability to read music or to play by ear is not required for consideration, but both skills are highly desirable and we encourage musicians in our ministry to develop them. You will play and/or sing with us as well as talk together about worship and the role of musicians and servants in worship.

Please let us know if you plan to come and if you have any questions about the audition process by contacting Kevin Morgenstern, Director of Contemporary Music Ministries, morningstarsongs@yahoo.com.

October 4–5

Relay for Life
Relay for Life is a 24-hour celebration of hope, progress and answers. In honor of the millions of Americans who have survived cancer, teams of friends, families, and co-workers raise funds to support the continued fight against the disease. You can walk, you can run. This is an American Cancer society signature activity.

Where: Burlingame High School Football Field and Track
When: October 4–October 5, 11am–11am

The planning group meets at BUMC on the first Monday of every month, 6-8pm in the social hall. The group is in need of team captains, volunteers and help inviting survivors and caregivers to this events. Please contact coordinator Melissa White at 650-242-6888. To learn more about Relay for Life visit their website.

Don't Forget!

When you come to receive communion, on the 1st Friday and 1st Sunday of the month, bring any nonperishable food item and place it in the specially marked basket near the altar. For more information about CALL, click here.

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