13th Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon
"Fired Up?!"
by
Barbara Marks, Pastor
Children's Sermon by John Blossom
Please join us for worship
Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
at
The Elk’s Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT
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Scripture:
Hebrews 11:29-12:2
&
Luke 12:49-56
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Announcements:
Circle of Prayer - Will meet this TODAY, Sunday, August 14, 2016 following worship. This will be led by Dianne Clark and John Blossom.
THANK YOU - goes out to John Blossom and Bill Collins for the removal of the old air conditioner from the parsonage!
Sound System Special Appeal - We will be purchasing a new sound system for worship. This will enable us to produce better sound and projection. We ask you to contribute generously to enhance our worship to Praise God.
The United Methodist Men - meet at the parsonage for a men’s breakfast Saturday, September 3rd, and the first Saturday of each month. Bring a friend! See David Marks or Warren Western for more information.
Tag Sale….. - The First UMC Middletown will be participating in the town wide tag sale on September 17, 2016 at the parsonage. So get ready and start to clean out those closets. Drop off information will be coming soon… If you would like to volunteer or help out in any way, please contact Jill Bennett (860) 345-7382.
The Sew ‘n’ Sew’s - will 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.
Harvest Fair - will be on November 12, 2016, at the parsonage. We will be having crafts, bake table, lunch, silent action, and more…. Need more information? Please contact the church office (860) 346-3689 for more details.
Office Supplies - would be greatly appreciated… If you would like to donate anything from stamps, paper (legal or letter size), pens, pencils, or even gift cards to purchase… Remember that your donations are tax deductible.
Choir Fellowship - If you have a desire to sing God’s praises with us, this would be a great time to do so. For more information, please call Stephanie Buggie at (203) 494-3153, or email sbuggie@sbcglobal.net
Updating our Prayer List – We want to be sure that our prayers are heard and supported, and that we can do this effectively. Please help us by contacting the Church office to indicate which of your prayer requests on our current list should be active, and how long they should be active. By default, we will keep new prayers on the list for six weeks, but feel free to indicate another time frame. If you would like to have a member to pray with you personally, please contact Dianne Clark at (860) 346-7345.
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. Please contact Marsha Judson with any questions at (860) 346-0005.