United Church of God

Letter From Frank Fish - October 6, 2022

Letter From Frank Fish

October 6, 2022

Update for Sabbath, October 8, 2022

Hello Friends of Bakersfield and Los Angeles Congregation,

As you will recall there is no in-person services this Sabbath - October 8th (details for web connection below).  Due to the Feast of Tabernacles (daily webcast details below) local
in-person services and Zoom will resume on October 22.

For this week we have abbreviated the announcements and prayer requests.  I draw your attention to two items.  

  • Aggie Reyes - Remains in the hospital and continues to have a spiking fever following two surgeries a week ago.  Her daughter Debbie is staying at a hotel nearby as it is too far to travel home to Bakersfield.  Let us pray her condition improves to be able to return home for further rest.  Thank you for your prayers and concern.
  • Manfred Fraund Memorial Service - Manfred Fraund's funeral services will take place at Mountain View Mausoleum.
    Services will be held inside the Chapel of the Garden.
    Date:  Friday, October 21
    Address:  2300 N. Marengo, Altadena, CA 91101
    Time:  11:00 am
  • Patterns of Evidence - Journey to Mount Sinai - October 17-18, 2022 - Timothy Mahoney of Patterns of Evidence, "The Exodus", is continuing his series. In the investigation, Mahoney will look at biblical, geographical, and archaeological information pointing to clues as to the real location of the mountain. Theatre Information:

    https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Patterns-Of-Evidence-Journey-to-Mount-Sinai   

October 8 (Sabbath)

  • Sabbath, October 8th - This year, the weekly Sabbath falls one day before the Feast begins. Some members and ministers will have already left for the Feast of Tabernacles before this weekly Sabbath. As a result, some congregations are canceling services before the Feast on Oct. 8.  There will be no services in Bakersfield or Los Angeles.
    • The Home Office has provided both a listing and a map that indicates which congregations have confirmed that they will hold services that day (indicated by a solid green star) and those who have indicated that services will be canceled (indicated by an outline red star). They hope this resource will help you to make your travel plans to this year's Feast. Most congregations holding services will be meeting at their regular times, but it is best to contact the pastor as early as possible to make sure. The PDF map and listing can be found here: ucg.org/system/storage/serve/1410056/united-church-of-god-sabbath-service-locations-2022-10-08.pdf
    • In previous Pastor's letters I posted that you could join the Cincinnati East webcast on October 8th but there will be no webcast from the Cincinnati East congregation so please refer to the listing to see which other congregations are offering available webcasts.
    • The closest in time webcast for our area will be Montana at 2:00 pm MT (1:00 pm PT) the link uses a different type of service:  GoToMeeting.  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/758655088
    • There will be Sabbath services on Oct. 8 at some Feast site locations, which are also shown on the map and listing provided.

Feast of Tabernacles Webcasts

  • Offering Envelopes - The Home Office asks us to remind everyone, "please ask those who have pre-labeled holy day offering envelopes to use them for their offering.  Also, please request that members make their checks payable to: "UNITED CHURCH OF GOD".
  • Feast of Tabernacles - Daily Webcast
    • Daily Webcast for the Feast 2022 and Phone Connection
    • Both Jekyll Island, Georgia, (Eastern time) and St. George, Utah, (Mountain time) will provide daily live webcast services.
    • To connect to a webcast go to ucg.org/members/news/2022-feast-of-tabernacles-webcast-information and select the webcast location you would like to view. The daily webcast schedule is available on the respective Feast webcast webpages.
    • On the weekly Sabbath of Oct. 15, there will be a live webcast of services at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time from Jekyll Island, Georgia. United Church of God president, Rick Shabi, will be giving the sermon. The entire service, including hymns and special music will be broadcast. Use the same link as the daily webcast above.
    • Phone Number Connection
      • For those who don't have access to the Internet, there is another option for those who can pay for long distance calls or have an unlimited phone calling plan.
      • Call: 508-924-1634 (no access code needed). This will connect to the Jekyll Island feast site.

Holy Day Offering

  • In person - Please prepare your offering using the "green" envelopes to help with processing.
  • Remote - For those not attending in person, the holy day offerings may be handled on-line or by mail.
  • Donation Weblink:  donate.ucg.org - please choose Atonement or FOT button.
    • To mail: Please insert your offering in your green envelope and enclose in another envelope or add a reference with your literature code (PIN) and send it to:  United Church of God, P.O. Box 541027, Cincinnati, OH 45254-1027

Upcoming Services

Bakersfield Sabbath Services:

  • October 22 - First service after the Feast of Tabernacles Zoom with Los Angeles, 2:30 pm

Los Angeles Sabbath Services:

  • October 22 - First service after the Feast of Tabernacles, live and in-person - Rose City Church 

Happy Sabbath!

Frank Fish

For calls or texts - Mobile:  1-818-332-6141
Email:  frankfishca@gmail.com  frank_fish@ucg.org