Community Church

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will resume its monthly gatherings on Wednesday, June 15, in the Fellowship Hall. Residents are invited to dust off their knitting needles and crochet hooks to see how they can be a blessing to a friend or family member in times of struggle. Novices are welcome. Members are happy to teach beginners. Those who are interested in joining can call Joyce Reed at (562) 596-8656 for further information. Sunday, June 12, is Trinity Sunday in the life of the church. The trinity is the idea that God is community: Father, Son, Spirit are one. A comedian once described the trinity as a warm cherry pie cut into three slices, with the warm gooey filling running together. At Community Church, Trinity Sunday is a reminder that Jesus invites believers to be one with him and one with God through the Holy Spirit. This means that trinity isn’t something “other,” something that God is, rather, the trinity is something believers are a part of as well. The original sin wasn’t knowledge, it was pride; thinking humans are superior to one another and to creation. Humans are the ones who dammed the flow of God’s love and then wonder why people and creation are failing. The trinity shows there is a way forward and a way to undo the divisions in the world.

Every Sunday Pastor Johan Dodge will remind the church that all people are welcome. Community Church is named the friendly church, and everyone is welcome to join in-person worship on Sunday, June 12, at 9:50 a.m. and via Zoom or Facebook. Community Church invites those who have not been to church before to join.

Due to COVID cases rising, people who want to attend the in-person worship service must provide proof of vaccination and wear masks.

Those who are in need without another way to address it can call the church office to leave a message at (562) 431-2503.

Residents are invited to join Community Church's Prayer Shawl Ministry. The group wel - comes both novice and expert knitters and those who crochet to work on individual projects.