Do you love kids? Are you a thrifty shopper? Are you a bargain hunter? If so, we'd like to welcome you to be a volunteer chaperone at our annual Children's Shopping Spree. West Valley Community Services is looking for adult volunteers who are interested in chaperoning children aged 6 to 16 at this wonderful event at JC Penney (Cupertino Square) 7:15–9:30am, Sunday, August 8. To sign up, or for more information, please contact Paul Stanfield (pauls@wvcommunityservices.org or 408-255-8033 ext 304).

Imagine being a stranger to the faith, visiting LAUMC for the first time. Would the stranger find LAUMC to be a welcoming, inviting congregation supporting newcomers as they enter our community of faith? Now imagine yourself being part of LAUMC Radical Hospitality Committee ensuring that everyone feels welcomed as they enter our community of faith.

Radical Hospitality means "drastically different from the ordinary practice, outside the normal," and so it provokes practices that exceed expectations, that go the second mile, that take welcoming the stranger to the max. It means people offering the absolute utmost of themselves, their creativity, their abilities, and their energy to offer the gracious invitation and reception of Christ to others. (Excerpt from Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, Robert Schnase, Abingdon Press 2007)

If you are interested in becoming a part of Radical Hospitality Committee or would like more information about Radical Hospitality, contact Leslie Williams-Hurt (hurtlm@sbcglobal.net).

Coffee Hosts

Coffee hosts needed for Sundays at 10:30am. For more information, contact Arlene Speer at macspeer@pacbell.net.

Greeters for the 11:15am service

Welcome worshippers at the door with a smile and a handshake from 11:00am to 11:25am one Sunday a month.

Pew Stuffers

People are needed to come in and make sure the pews are ready for Sundays, removing outdated material, putting in current information and cleaning up in general.

Connection Point host

Be part of our friendly team helping people with information and registration for classes and events. Sunday 'shifts' are from 15 minutes before each service to 15 minutes after each service.

Wedding Guides

Can you give 90 minutes on a Saturday afternoon to extend a welcoming greeting to guests arriving on our campus for weddings in August?  Contact Becky Everett (raeverett@aol.com).

Men's Ministry

The United Methodist Men are looking for one or two men to coordinate monthly and/or quarterly events and assist with the yearly retreat. This group includes men of all ages and stages.

Streaming Volunteers Needed

We will soon launch live streaming for all our morning worship services and we need your help. This is a very cool ministry area for tech savvy people with welcoming personalities. You would be responsible for monitoring the stream and saving the archive, but most importantly welcoming and ministering to our internet audience through the chat room. The tech side of this job is minimal and can be easily taught, but we are looking for people who enjoy being online and connecting with people all over the globe. If interested in more information please contact: cindygolden@laumc.org

Angels on Call

Be an angel! Help people in their time of need by delivering a meal, running errands, etc. once a month to someone in our congregation.

Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

For more information on these opportunities and upcoming church classes and events, visit the Connection Center in the Redwood Room. Volunteer consultants are ready to assist you before or after worship services each weekend. Or call Patricia Parfett, Adult Ministry Coordinator, (650-383-9322 or patriciaparfett@laumc.org) for more information.

LAUMC Church Committees

You can volunteer your time working on a variety of committees, including:

If you can share your gifts in ministry by helping with church activities, contact Patricia Parfett, Adult Ministry Coordinator, (650-383-9322 or PatriciaParfett@laumc.org).