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Congregational Care Team
Congregational Care Team members continue their visits and caring contacts. Team members are Carolyn Cockrell, Reba Herder, Nancy Sassaman, and Karen Weed. The care team is part of this congregation’s long-standing commitment to nonclergy visitation.
In addition to the congregational care team, every other Sunday mornings, “Faith Partners” are available to listen and pray with persons before, after and during the morning worship service. Current Faith Partners are: Reba Herder, Linda Himes, Lisa Stamatis, Mary Kay Ogden, Debra Jahnke, Beth Snowden-Ifft, Carolyn Cockrell.
Commission News
Spiritual Life-Nametags
You are invited to help build our community by wearing a nametag during and after church. Find the supplies you need to make a re-usable nametag at the Welcome Table in the lobby. You can take it home with you, or leave it at the Welcome Table to pick up next time. If you forget to bring it, make a temporary sticker tag at the Welcome Table. What else can you find at the Welcome Table? A list of upcoming events. A place to hand in forms. A place to sign up to volunteer. Come check it out!
Support Local Black‑Owned Businesses
The Service Commission invites our congregation to make a habit—not just a moment—of supporting Black‑owned businesses in our community. As the announcement reminds us, “A vibrant and diverse community is only possible when we support one another.”
Consider trying local favorites like Day Day’s BBQ and Waffle House or Hilltop’s Jamaican Market and Restaurant in Pomona. Thoughtful, intentional choices help strengthen the fabric of our shared community.
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Caregivers’ Connection
Caregivers’ Connection will meet on Saturday, May 9th at 2 p.m. in the Fireside Room. We will continue a previous conversation on making a plan in case you, the caregiver, have an emergency and need help with your care recipient. There will also be time to give updates. Ron Faus, Carolyn Cockrell and Dale Stanley will be your hosts.
Location: Fireside Room
Who: Caregivers’
Date / Times: Saturday, May 9th, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.
Peace Camp 2026 – Peace Is Sweet — Registration Now Open!
La Verne Church of the Brethren’s annual Peace Camp is back, and this year’s theme is Peace Is Sweet! Children are invited to a joyful week of learning, creativity, friendship, and hands‑on activities that help them explore what it means to practice peace in everyday life.
Registration is now open—reserve your spot and join us for a summer experience filled with fun, community, and the sweetness of peacemaking.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren
Date: July 27-July 31
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Click on the link below for more information.
To make a donation or sponsor a Peace Camper, click on the link below and click on Peace Camp. Thank you for your donation.
Choir News
Carmina Burana
Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is a cantata with dynamic choral power! Hear it live in our sanctuary Saturday, May 2nd. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. The concert will be presented by the Cal Poly Pomona choirs joined with the LVCoB Sanctuary Choir and accompanied by pianists Dr. Iris Shiotsuki and Michael Jung and percussion. Soloists are Anna Schubert, Soprano, David Tkach, Baritone, and Michael Martinez, countertenor.
With lyrics based on medieval songs and poems, this work is a raucous crowd pleaser. Tickets are available through Cal Poly Pomona and at the door.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Ticket sales at the door: 3:00 p.m.
Concert Start Time: 4:00 p.m.
To purchase a ticket, click on the link below.
La Verne Church of the Brethren Tour Send-off Concert
The choir’s final concert of the season is Saturday, May 23rd at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary, featuring music from our upcoming Basque Country tour, including Shawn Kirchner’s O! What a Beautiful City!, Zion, and Wana Baraka. Admission is free; donations are welcome.
Our 62‑member group leaves June 1st, with 44 singers performing in Salamanca, Burgos, San Sebastián, and Madrid, plus music for the Bishop’s mass in Burgos Cathedral. This sixth tour in sixteen years continues our mission of sharing music of peace and Christian love. Thank you for your support.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
Free Admission
Concert Start Time: 4:00 p.m.
Save the Date
Camp La Verne 2026 Annual Banquet
Join us on Saturday, May 9th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren in La Verne for our 57th Annual Camp La Verne Banquet, an evening of dinner, auctions, music, awards, historic photos, and community celebration—with volunteers welcome at 10:00 a.m., donations given from the heart, RSVPs appreciated, and auction items encouraged.
For more information click on the link below.
Location: Camp La Verne
Who: All are Welcome
Date / Times: Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 5:00 p.m.
Seeds of Hope
An Interfaith Talk about Brethren Friends
Ahmed Soboh and Paul Buch met 20 years ago while participating in an innovative effort to model interfaith relationships grounded in mutual respect and understanding, particularly around the complexities of Israel and Palestine. While they discovered significant common ground, they also encountered differences in perspective.
Committed to dialogue, they chose to collaborate on programs that demonstrated how much can unite communities, even across deep divides. Soheila Azizi, who has spent decades as a mediator and advocate for peace-building, joins them in this important conversation. Together, they offer a powerful model of both the challenges and the
possibilities of interfaith dialogue. Join us for an evening of thoughtful conversation across difference—you may even come away with new insights about the Middle East.
Location: Hillcrest Meeting house
Date/ Time: Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Save the Date: Acoustic Juice Concert
Join us for the very first Acoustic Juice Concert, performed by our new mid‑week music group, Odd Tuesday Jams! Led by Randy Miller and Ed Hume, this talented and welcoming crew brings the spirit of community music‑making to the stage.
Mark your calendars for June 20 at 6 p.m. and come enjoy an evening of family, fun, and great tunes. This is a free‑will offering concert, and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the church.
Our youth will also be fundraising for Peace Camp – Peace Is Sweet, so it’s a perfect night to enjoy music and support meaningful ministries.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren Courtyard
Who: All are Welcome
Ticket Price: Free-will offering
Date / Times: Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Peace Camp- Peace Is Sweet Fundraiser!
Support La Verne Church of the Brethren’s Peace Camp – Peace Is Sweet by joining us for a special fundraiser during the upcoming Acoustic Juice concert! Our youth will be selling delicious root beer floats, and all proceeds will go directly toward Peace Camp preparations.
If you’d like to make an additional gift or sponsor a Peace Camper, please visit the link below and make a donation through our webpage by clicking on Peace Camp 2026. Your generosity helps ensure every child can experience the joy and learning of Peace Camp.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren Courtyard
Who: All are Welcome
Date / Times: Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Rooting our Stories: Reveling in 50 years of Queer and Trans Anabaptist Resilience
Join the Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests (BMC) for a gathering rooted in sacred story and joyful revelry, as we mark our 50th Anniversary on May 29-31 in Minneapolis!
This festive weekend will include storytelling, singing, ritual/worship, workshops, artmaking, games, shared meals, and honoring this incredible 50-year legacy of LGBTQIA+ Anabaptist resistance and resilience. Find event details, safety/accessibility info, and registration on our 50th webpage, or by clicking below.
Imagine Annual Conference 2026
Get ready for a meaningful week of worship, fellowship, and discernment as the Church of the Brethren gathers for the 2026 Annual Conference. Under the theme “Imagine,” we’ll come together to envision the future God is calling us toward—rooted in faith, community, and shared mission.
Join brothers and sisters from across the denomination for inspiring sessions, engaging conversations, and opportunities to reconnect and renew. For more information click below.
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana – Grand Wayne Convention Center
Date: Sunday, June 28 – Thursday, July 2, 2026
Save the Date: Unmasking Whiteness Institute
Every year out Peace and Justice Commission commissions a few folks to attend AWARE‑LA’s Unmasking Whiteness Institute. It is a 4‑day intensive designed for white-identifying participants seeking to build grounded, accountable anti‑racist practice and community. Dates will be July 23 – July 26. If you are interested in attending this important workshop, please contact Phil Hofer or Izzy Pittman.