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On All Saints Day, we remember those who've gone before us in faith. It's a day of remembering, for the sake of carrying forward our common mission. You are invited to bring mementos (photos, an object, a written page) of your saints and loved ones to place on an altar during worship. Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-11-01-26-online.pdf MAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

When religious leaders ask Jesus to name the greatest commandment, he gets the answer right. They all know the good answer. But what it leads toward is the harder thing: truly loving our neighbors.  Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-25-26-online.pdf MAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

We are pleased to welcome guest preacher Rev. Kevin Kim Wright back to Westwood UMC this Sunday. Ordained in the UMC, Rev. Wright is Chief Operating Officer of the Point Foundation, which supports the educational aspirations of LGBTQ+ & ally students to become impactful leaders. He lives here in Los Angeles with his husband, Patrick. This Sunday, he invites us to look into the gospel of Matthew to consider what God's political party might look like. Pastor Molly will be away until next Sunday, as a part of the Academy for Spiritual Formation. Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-18-26_web.pdf MAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

One thing our Gospel takes seriously is that it is meant to come with joy. It is, after all, good news.  Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-11-26.pdf  Join us in person or watch the livestream on our YouTube Channel here - https://youtube.com/live/NCzG1WLmTZ0 MAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give (http://www.westwoodumc.org/Give)

Our final Sunday in the Season of Creation brings us back to the sacrament of communion, to renewal of our connection together and to God, and to our responsibility for participating in the healing work that God desires for us and our shared planet. Download the WORSHIP GUIDE so you can follow along - https://westwoodumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WG-10-04-26.pdf MAKE A DONATION!  Visit our website at www.WestwoodUMC.org/Give

Water heals, restores, and makes creation flourish. But it also challenges us: to recognize ecological damage, to embrace our interconnectedness, and take up responsibility of caring for and restoring our planet. We seek to transform awareness into action and commitment into hope for our common home as we immerse ourselves in God's possibilities and become the river.Sunday, September 27, 2026Rev. Molly Vetter

In the Bible, water is both a critical element for human survival and a central metaphor for what is necessary for human flourishing. If water, both real and metaphorical, is necessary for our survival and flourishing, what we see in Jeremiah and the Gospel of John shows what happens when both sources are neglected. It is a warning we must heed, if not for our own sake, for the well-being of our children. Sunday, September 20, 2026Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter

Water heals, restores, and makes creation flourish. But it also challenges us: to recognize ecological damage, to embrace our interconnectedness, and to immerse ourselves in the responsibility of caring for and restoring our Common Home. This Sunday, our scripture invites us to appreciate our mutuality and interconnectedness.Sunday, September 13, 2026Rev. Molly Vetter

Water heals, restores, and makes creation flourish. But it also challenges us: to recognize ecological damage, to embrace our interconnectedness, and to immerse ourselves in the responsibility of caring for and restoring our Common Home. This Sunday, we join Christians from around the world in observing the Season of Creation 2026: Living Water as we "enter the stream" of God's grace.Sunday, September 6, 2026Rev. Molly Vetter

The kind of leadership God calls us to seldom looks comfortable or like we expect: in Moses we see a reluctant leader, skeptical that he's the right person for the job. In Jesus' disciples, we see them misunderstand what their leadership looks like. Still, God goes with them. Sunday, August 30, 2026 Rev. Molly Vetter

One way of telling the story of Moses leading the people of God to liberation begins with two subversive midwives, Shiphrah and Puah. Under threat from Pharaoh's oppression, they use the power that's theirs; it makes a way forward toward freedom. Sunday, August 23, 2026 Rev. Molly Vetter

What's comforting for one person in scripture is sometimes troubling for another; the story of Jesus healing a Canaanite woman is certainly a bit of both for many of us. At the same time it sets us on the edge, it invites us to see something more: a power of divine grace that brings healing and transformation to the world. Sunday, August 16, 2026 Rev. Molly Vetter

We are thrilled to welcome Rev. Effie McAvoy to our pulpit. Rev. McAvoy is a pastor of two United Methodist Churches in Lincoln and Hope, Rhode Island. She serves as Chair of the Commission on Religion and Race for her New England Annual Conference, and was a leader of the Queer Delegate Caucus at General Conference in 2024. She has several connections with our pastors, including that she was a campus pastor to Pastor Molly, at Boston University. Welcome to Westwood, Rev. McAvoy! Pastor Molly will be away on vacation until Sunday, August 16. Sunday, August 9, 2026 Rev. Effie McAvoy

We are pleased to welcome back to our pulpit John Holbert, scholar of the Hebrew Bible and Professor Emeritus of Homiletics at Perkins School of Theology. This Sunday, he will invite us into a beloved, formative story of Jacob: as Jacob wrestled a man at the Jabbock River, he sought the face of God. What he found was hardly what he expected. Pastor Molly will be away on vacation until Sunday, August 16th. Sunday, August 2, 2026 Rev. Dr. John Holbert

As the voices seeking to persuade and convince us of what we need grow louder and bolder, our faith offers an alternative that grounds us is something else entirely: love. Sunday, July 26, 2026 Rev. Molly Vetter