Lake County Record-Bee

Community Methodist Church of Clearlake Oaks — Cares for our community

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The community of Clearlake Oaks has been hit hard with our current health situation in many ways. Families and seniors have been impacted by food instabilit­y, loss of income, distance learning and isolation of their households due to concerns surroundin­g Covid-19. “Food instabilit­y and loss of the human connection has been at the forefront of our conversati­on, a person who is concerned about where the next meal is going to come from has a more difficult time dealing with stress and emotional issues arising from this isolation.” Dr. C.E. Paine — Pastor of Community Methodist Church of Clearlake Oaks stated during the churches annual meeting this past November.

Thanksgivi­ng is a wonderful holiday where we can get together with family and enjoy good food and fellowship, Tabetha Paine — Parish President of Women’s Ministries took this mission to heart. Mrs. Paine and her women’s ministries outreach team organized an adopt a family dinner where 12 families received a full turkey dinner including all the fixings along with preparing 130 hot meals for Seniors and families. Tabetha stated “Our goal is not necessaril­y to see how many meals we can serve but in serving we make meaningful connection­s with others in our community who are isolated, alone or feeling the weight of emotions brought on by Covid-19 during this holiday season.

Christmas will be our next project; we are looking to adopt families that are not only in need but need a human connection. They will receive a full Christmas dinner with all the fixings, toys for each child and a whole lot of love. We are asking the community for support in this project. If you can help provide a full meal, toys or volunteer support for our hot meal please contact Pastor Cory Paine at 707-262-2617. If you would like to sign up to be adopted please visit our facebook page and send us a message (no phone calls for sign ups please) including your contact informatio­n and the city you live in and someone from our ministry team will contact you. . Spaces are limited so please be patient.

If you would like to make a financial contributi­on, we have two ways you can do that. Checks can be made out to “Community Methodist Church of Clearlake Oaks” and mailed to PO. Box 962 Clearlake Oaks CA 95423 or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ onechurchc­learlake , we have a secure link at the top of the page to use your credit card. Your gifts are always welcome and know that 100% of these gifts go to serving our community.

Community Methodist Church of Clearlake Oaks

12487 The Plaza — Po Box 962 Clearlake Oaks CA 95423

pastorclou­mc@gmail. com — www.facebook. com/onechurchc­learlake

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