First United Methodist Church
Middletown, CT
THIS WEEKEND AT FUMC
March 8, 2015
3rd Sunday of Lent
Sermon“Who is Jesus and Why Does He Matter?”
“Jesus is Passionate, Principled and Purposeful”
by
Rev. Stefanie Bennett
Please join us for worship
Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
at
The Grand Ballroom
at
The Elk’s Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT
~
Scripture:
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
&
John 2:13-22
~
Announcements:
‘Who is Jesus and Why Does He Matter’ is our Lenten Sermon Series. Today’s sermon is “Jesus, Son of Man”.
Adult Bible Study has begun - ‘Love Letter: Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians’. We meet immediately following fellowship hour. For more information contact Stefanie Bennett at stefanie.l.bennett@gmail.com or call the church office at 860-346-3689.
Shirley Lawrence, Chair of SPPR, is available if you have questions about the appointment process and pastoral transition. You can contact her at 860-347-9687 or email her at sllawrence45@comcast.net.
Lenten Reflections will be sent out daily throughout the season of Lent by email. If you do not receive a daily reflection of encouragement and hope please check your “publicity tab” or “spam folder”. They will also be found on our Facebook page. You can help the church greatly and FOR FREE by liking and sharing these on social media.
Sew 'n' Sew will be meeting Tuesday, March 10th at 10 a.m. at Wasdsworth Glen, 38 Boston Road. We will be collecting for the Heifer Poject again this year. Bring a lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. If you have any questions contact Barbara Hendershot at 860-346-0467.
Donate your cans and bottles to help raise money for Imagine No Malaria. You can bring cans and bottles to the parsonage porch at 221 Ridge Road. Mel Hasbrouck will be taking them for deposit redemption for the next several months.
Church Directories are available. Remember to pick one up at church!
Upper Room Devotionals are available at the entrance to the Ballroom. These devotionals offer a short reading and reflection for each day. Please take one home.
Sing with the Choir. Choir practice is held at 9:15 a.m. each Sunday morning at the Elk’s Lodge. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. Come gather around the piano.
The Coordinator of Rides to The Elk’s Lodge in Middletown is Jill Bennett. Please contact Jill at 860-345-7382 if you are in need of a ride to our new location.
The Soup Kitchen is in great need of coffee mugs and cups. Please bring donations directly to St. Vincent de Paul at 617 Main Street, Middletown, anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thank you!
Amazing Grace Donations can now be brought to church any Sunday. In addition to tuna and cereal, they are looking for donations of oatmeal, coffee and soup. The Missions committee will collect these items every Sunday and deliver to Amazing Grace. Please contact Marsha Judson with any questions at 860-346-0005.
FUMC is having an ‘Imagine No Malaria’ Fundraiser at FroyoWorld, 386 Main Street, Middletown on April 25th. 20% of all proceeds sold between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on that day will go towards FUMC’s ‘Imagine No Malaria’ campaign. Contact Marsha Judson for details at 860-346-0005. Please share this date with friends and invite everyone you know to come join us for Frozen Yogurt!
We have a Facebook page! Help spread the word about the church by “liking” the church page and “sharing” posts. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/First-United-Methodist-Church/109638702407308).
‘Imagine No Malaria’: So far FUMC has raised $472.89 towards our goal of
$2850.88, leaving us with $2377.99 to raise. Please keep those donations coming, including cans and bottles dropped off at the parsonage!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Imagine No Malaria:
Since April 2010, The United Methodist Church’s Imagine No Malaria initiative has raised around $66 million in gifts and pledges to reduce deaths and suffering in sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative aims to have a commitment of $75 million by the end of the year.
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This Week at First United Methodist Church:
Sunday:
Choir practice, 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship Service.
Adult Bible Study.
Tuesday:
Sew 'n' Sew, 10 a.m., Wadsworth Glen
Wednesday:
Finance Committee Meeting, 7 p.m.
Sunday:
Choir practice, 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship Service.
Adult Bible Study.
~
*Please Note: Church cancellations can be found on WFSB (channel 3) and NBC30. Make sure we have your email for additional notifications. Thanks.
Interesting links about our church
and our world:
http://hackingchristianity.net/2015/03/giving-people-homes-transforms-the-church-too.html
First United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 65
Middletown, CT 06457
churchoffice@fumcmiddletownct.org.
860-346-3689
Do not hesitate to call the church office with any questions or concerns.
Middletown, CT
THIS WEEKEND AT FUMC
March 8, 2015
3rd Sunday of Lent
Sermon“Who is Jesus and Why Does He Matter?”
“Jesus is Passionate, Principled and Purposeful”
by
Rev. Stefanie Bennett
Please join us for worship
Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
at
The Grand Ballroom
at
The Elk’s Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT
~
Scripture:
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
&
John 2:13-22
~
Announcements:
‘Who is Jesus and Why Does He Matter’ is our Lenten Sermon Series. Today’s sermon is “Jesus, Son of Man”.
Adult Bible Study has begun - ‘Love Letter: Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians’. We meet immediately following fellowship hour. For more information contact Stefanie Bennett at stefanie.l.bennett@gmail.com or call the church office at 860-346-3689.
Shirley Lawrence, Chair of SPPR, is available if you have questions about the appointment process and pastoral transition. You can contact her at 860-347-9687 or email her at sllawrence45@comcast.net.
Lenten Reflections will be sent out daily throughout the season of Lent by email. If you do not receive a daily reflection of encouragement and hope please check your “publicity tab” or “spam folder”. They will also be found on our Facebook page. You can help the church greatly and FOR FREE by liking and sharing these on social media.
Sew 'n' Sew will be meeting Tuesday, March 10th at 10 a.m. at Wasdsworth Glen, 38 Boston Road. We will be collecting for the Heifer Poject again this year. Bring a lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. If you have any questions contact Barbara Hendershot at 860-346-0467.
Donate your cans and bottles to help raise money for Imagine No Malaria. You can bring cans and bottles to the parsonage porch at 221 Ridge Road. Mel Hasbrouck will be taking them for deposit redemption for the next several months.
Church Directories are available. Remember to pick one up at church!
Upper Room Devotionals are available at the entrance to the Ballroom. These devotionals offer a short reading and reflection for each day. Please take one home.
Sing with the Choir. Choir practice is held at 9:15 a.m. each Sunday morning at the Elk’s Lodge. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. Come gather around the piano.
The Coordinator of Rides to The Elk’s Lodge in Middletown is Jill Bennett. Please contact Jill at 860-345-7382 if you are in need of a ride to our new location.
The Soup Kitchen is in great need of coffee mugs and cups. Please bring donations directly to St. Vincent de Paul at 617 Main Street, Middletown, anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thank you!
Amazing Grace Donations can now be brought to church any Sunday. In addition to tuna and cereal, they are looking for donations of oatmeal, coffee and soup. The Missions committee will collect these items every Sunday and deliver to Amazing Grace. Please contact Marsha Judson with any questions at 860-346-0005.
FUMC is having an ‘Imagine No Malaria’ Fundraiser at FroyoWorld, 386 Main Street, Middletown on April 25th. 20% of all proceeds sold between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on that day will go towards FUMC’s ‘Imagine No Malaria’ campaign. Contact Marsha Judson for details at 860-346-0005. Please share this date with friends and invite everyone you know to come join us for Frozen Yogurt!
We have a Facebook page! Help spread the word about the church by “liking” the church page and “sharing” posts. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/First-United-Methodist-Church/109638702407308).
‘Imagine No Malaria’: So far FUMC has raised $472.89 towards our goal of
$2850.88, leaving us with $2377.99 to raise. Please keep those donations coming, including cans and bottles dropped off at the parsonage!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Imagine No Malaria:
Since April 2010, The United Methodist Church’s Imagine No Malaria initiative has raised around $66 million in gifts and pledges to reduce deaths and suffering in sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative aims to have a commitment of $75 million by the end of the year.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This Week at First United Methodist Church:
Sunday:
Choir practice, 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship Service.
Adult Bible Study.
Tuesday:
Sew 'n' Sew, 10 a.m., Wadsworth Glen
Wednesday:
Finance Committee Meeting, 7 p.m.
Sunday:
Choir practice, 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship Service.
Adult Bible Study.
~
*Please Note: Church cancellations can be found on WFSB (channel 3) and NBC30. Make sure we have your email for additional notifications. Thanks.
Interesting links about our church
and our world:
http://hackingchristianity.net/2015/03/giving-people-homes-transforms-the-church-too.html
First United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 65
Middletown, CT 06457
churchoffice@fumcmiddletownct.org.
860-346-3689
Do not hesitate to call the church office with any questions or concerns.
