April 1, 2018
Easter Sunday

Sermon
by
Rev. Sara Lamar-Sterling

Please join us for worship
Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  

 at

The Elk’s Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT 

~
Scripture:
Acts 10:34-43
&
John 20:1-18

Announcements
Thank You – Rev. Sara Lamar-Sterling for leading our congregation during our time of need.
 
Easter Flowers – money is now OVERDUE…  Please forward your payment to Nancy Burton or the church office.  And remember to take the flowers that you ordered after the Easter Service. 
 
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group Mark on Sunday, April 8, 2018.  Please see Debbie Camp for details. 
Prayer Circle - will meet TODAY following Worship and will continue each Sunday.  Please see Dianne Bayley-Clark for more information. 
 
The Sew ‘n’ Sew’s – meet the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at Heritage Commons.  Bring a brown bag lunch.  Please see Rachel Titus for more information. 
 
Finance Committee - will meet Wednesday, April 18th at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Nancy Burton for more information.
 
SPPR Committee - will meet Wednesday, April 25th at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Sharon Riley for more information.
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,As many of you know, our brother David Marks passed away Tuesday. The visiting hours will be Friday, March 30th from 4:00-7:00pm at the North Haven Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held Saturday March 31st at the North Haven Congregational Church at 11:00am. More information is attached below in the obituary. 
northhavenfuneral.com/obituary/david-t-marks/

March 25, 2018
Palm/Passion Sunday

by
Barbara Marks, Pastor

Please join us for worship
Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  

 at

The Elk’s Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT 

~
Scripture:
Matthew 21:1-11
Matthew 26:6-13
John 13:1-17
Mark 14:22-25
Matthew 26:14-16, 47-56
Luke 22:54-71
Mark 15:16-25
&
Matthew 27:57-61

Announcements
 
Holy Week -
 

• Maundy Thursday Service on Thursday, March 29th  - 7 p.m. 221 Ridge Rd
• Easter Sunday Service – Sunday, April 1st - 10am Elks Ballroom 44 Maynard St

 
Easter Flowers – money is now OVERDUE…  Please forward your payment to Nancy Burton or the church office.  And remember to take the flowers that you ordered after the Easter Service. 
 
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group Matthew on Sunday, April 1, 2018.  Please see Rossana Barnaby for details. 
When God’s Spirit Moves – Six-Session for Lent – Jim Cymbala explores the works of the Holy Spirit to bring a fresh sense of God’s power to the church and our lives.
 
What happens when the Holy Spirit moves powerfully within a church?  Through this six-session study you will learn how:

• To make room for the Spirit’s action in your life and in your church
• God wants to work through your gifts and talents to enable you to do what only he can do
• To listen or the voice of the Spirit in prayer and how to apply God’s Word to your life
• The Spirit can bring healing to your body, your emotions, and your relationships; how a life lived in the presence of the Spirit can transform the church and the world

 
God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think!  Ephes 3:20
 
Our church can become a place where people regularly experience God’s presence and God’s power. (but only if you share it!)
 
Prayer Circle - will meet TODAY following Worship and will continue each Sunday.  Please see Dianne Bayley-Clark for more information. 
 
Draw the Circle– by Mark Batterson continues throughout Lent!  I invite you to join Dave and me in prayer for the forty days.  You are asked to read one chapter a day, about three pages, but you will want to read more.  It will be a blessing for you to start or end your day this way.  Find out how circling prayer can enhance your life and grow our church.  If you only take on one discipline this Lent have it be this! 
 
Finance Committee - will meet Wednesday, March 28st at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Nancy Burton for more information.

Its time to order those
Easter Flowers....
 Hyacinths, Tulips, and Daffodils are $7.00 each and Easter Lilies are $16.00 each.  If you would like to sponsor one or more plants to decorate the alter on Easter please sign up on the form located at the Usher Table or call the church office. 
​The order deadline is March 18, 2018.
Announcements:
Thank You – to Bill Very for coming and sharing his gift of special music with us today. 
Holy Week -
 

• Palm/Passion Worship Service – Sunday, March 25th - 10am Elks Ballroom 44 Maynard St
• Maundy Thursday Service on Thursday, March 29th  - 7 p.m. 221 Ridge Rd
• Easter Sunday Service – Sunday, April 1st - 10am Elks Ballroom 44 Maynard St

 
Easter Flowers – Hyacinths, Tulips, and Daffodils are $7.00 each and Easter Lilies are $16.00 each.  If you would like to sponsor one or more plants to decorate the altar on Easter please sign up on the form located at the Usher Table.  The order deadline is March 18, 2018.
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group John on Sunday, March 18, 2018.  Please see Megan Camp for details. 
When God’s Spirit Moves – Six-Session for Lent – Jim Cymbala explores the works of the Holy Spirit to bring a fresh sense of God’s power to the church and our lives.
 
What happens when the Holy Spirit moves powerfully within a church?  Through this six-session study you will learn how:

• To make room for the Spirit’s action in your life and in your church
• God wants to work through your gifts and talents to enable you to do what only he can do
• To listen or the voice of the Spirit in prayer and how to apply God’s Word to your life
• The Spirit can bring healing to your body, your emotions, and your relationships; how a life lived in the presence of the Spirit can transform the church and the world

 
God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think!  Ephes 3:20
 
Our church can become a place where people regularly experience God’s presence and God’s power. (but only if you share it!)
 
Prayer Circle - will meet TODAY following Worship and will continue each Sunday.  Please see Dianne Bayley-Clark for more information. 
 
Draw the Circle– by Mark Batterson continues throughout Lent!  I invite you to join Dave and me in prayer for the forty days.  You are asked to read one chapter a day, about three pages, but you will want to read more.  It will be a blessing for you to start or end your day this way.  Find out how circling prayer can enhance your life and grow our church.  If you only take on one discipline this Lent have it be this! 
 
Finance Committee - will meet Wednesday, March 28st at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Nancy Burton for more information.  
​

Its time to order those
Easter Flowers....
 Hyacinths, Tulips, and Daffodils are $7.00 each and Easter Lilies are $16.00 each.  If you would like to sponsor one or more plants to decorate the alter on Easter please sign up on the form located at the Usher Table or call the church office. 
​The order deadline is March 18, 2018.
Announcements:

Easter Flowers – Hyacinths, Tulips, and Daffodils are $7.00 each and Easter Lilies are $16.00 each.  If you would like to sponsor one or more plants to decorate the alter on Easter please sign up on the form located at the Usher Table.  The order deadline is March 18, 2018.
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group Luke on Sunday, March 18, 2018.  Please see Sharon Riley for details. 
UMCOR Sunday– (formerly One Great Hour of Sharing) is TODAY.  Gifts to UMCOR Sunday lay the foundation for all United Methodist Committee on Relief work by covering the costs of doing business.  This means all contributions designated to specific programs can go 100% to those programs because UMCOR’s basic expenses are covered.
 
When God’s Spirit Moves – Six-Session for Lent – Jim Cymbala explores the works of the Holy Spirit to bring a fresh sense of God’s power to the church and our lives.
 
What happens when the Holy Spirit moves powerfully within a church?  Through this six-session study you will learn how:

• To make room for the Spirit’s action in your life and in your church
• God wants to work through your gifts and talents to enable you to do what only he can do
• To listen or the voice of the Spirit in prayer and how to apply God’s Word to your life
• The Spirit can bring healing to your body, your emotions, and your relationships; how a life lived in the presence of the Spirit can transform the church and the world

 
God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think!  Ephes 3:20
 
Our church can become a place where people regularly experience God’s presence and God’s power. (but only if you share it!)
 
Prayer Circle - will meet TODAY following Worship and will continue each Sunday.  Please see Dianne Bayley-Clark for more information. 
 
Draw the Circle– by Mark Batterson continues throughout Lent!  I invite you to join Dave and me in prayer for the forty days.  You are asked to read one chapter a day, about three pages, but you will want to read more.  It will be a blessing for you to start or end your day this way.  Find out how circling prayer can enhance your life and grow our church.  If you only take on one discipline this Lent have it be this! 
 
The Sew ‘n’ Sew’s – meet the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at Heritage Commons.  Bring a brown bag lunch.  Please see Rachel Titus for more information. 
 
Finance Committee - will meet Wednesday, March 21st at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Nancy Burton for more information. 
 
SPPR Committee - will meet Wednesday, March 28th at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Sharon Riley for more information.  
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March 4, 2018
Third Sunday in Lent

Sermon
"Stick With The Program"
by
Pastor Barbara Marks
Please join us for worship
Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  

 at

The Elk’s Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT 

~
Scripture:

John 2:13-22
Announcements:
Thank you – Rick Gregoire for sharing your gift of music today!
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group Mark on Sunday, March 11, 2018.  Please see Debbie Camp for details. 
UMCOR Sunday– (formerly One Great Hour of Sharing) is March 11, 2018.  Gifts to UMCOR Sunday lay the foundation for all United Methodist Committee on Relief work by covering the costs of doing business.  This means all contributions designated to specific programs can go 100% to those programs because UMCOR’s basic expenses are covered.
 
When God’s Spirit Moves – Six-Session for Lent – Jim Cymbala explores the works of the Holy Spirit to bring a fresh sense of God’s power to the church and our lives.
 
What happens when the Holy Spirit moves powerfully within a church?  Through this six-session study you will learn how:

• To make room for the Spirit’s action in your life and in your church
• God wants to work through your gifts and talents to enable you to do what only he can do
• To listen or the voice of the Spirit in prayer and how to apply God’s Word to your life
• The Spirit can bring healing to your body, your emotions, and your relationships; how a life lived in the presence of the Spirit can transform the church and the world

 
God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think!  Ephes 3:20
 
Our church can become a place where people regularly experience God’s presence and God’s power. (but only if you share it!)
 
Prayer Circle - will meet TODAY following Worship and will continue each Sunday.  Please see Dianne Bayley-Clark for more information. 
 
Draw the Circle– by Mark Batterson continues throughout Lent!  I invite you to join Dave and me in prayer for the forty days.  You are asked to read one chapter a day, about three pages, but you will want to read more.  It will be a blessing for you to start or end your day this way.  Find out how circling prayer can enhance your life and grow our church.  If you only take on one discipline this Lent have it be this! 
 
Trustee Committee – will meet Wednesday, March 7th at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Bill Collins for more information. 
 
The Sew ‘n’ Sew’s – meet the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at Heritage Commons.  Bring a brown bag lunch.  Please see Rachel Titus for more information. 
 
Finance Committee - will meet Wednesday, March 21st at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Nancy Burton for more information. 
 
SPPR Committee - will meet Wednesday, March 28th at 7pm, at the Parsonage.  Please see Sharon Riley for more information.  
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