Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon
"Speech Therapy for Saints!"
by
Barbara Marks
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:
James 3:1-12
&
Mark 8:27-38
Ice Cream Social – We will celebrate the beginning of Sunday School with “make your own” ice cream Sundaes following worship. What is Church School exactly? It is a bible story that connects to the Children’s Sermon, fun activities, learning how to pray and fellowship.
Holy Habits Church Wide – book study begins TODAY, reviewing the first two chapters. It is recommended reading by our DS so that we might learn to be disciples of mission in Middletown. Every person/family is invited to take one book. Please sign it out. Some are still on backorder. The Sunday sermons will include excerpts from the book and we will follow it up with discussion after Worship. Every person is encouraged to grab a coffee and stay. If you would prefer to attend an evening study please let Pastor Barbara know.
SPPR Committee – Important meeting Wednesday, September 19th, 7 p.m., at the Parsonage. Please see Sharon Riley for more information.
Finance & Trustees Special Meeting – will be Wednesday, September 26th, 7 p.m., at the Parsonage. We will be having a special guest, Susan Ezrati, joining us. It is encourage that all Finance and Trustee Committee members attend. Please see Nancy Burton for more information.
Connecticut Concerts – featuring Eleanor Blake, will be presenting music of Vivaldi, Handel, Cècile Chaminade, Nadia Boulanger and Antonin Dvořák. They will be preforming Sunday, September 30th, at 3pm, at the Trinity Church, 220 Prospect Street, Torrington, CT. A suggested donation is $10.00. Please see Thelma Blake for more information.
Join The Choir! –You are invited! Come, SING and use your gift on Sunday Mornings. All are welcome to join our rehearsals on Tuesdays. We will begin on Tuesday, October 2nd, at the Parsonage, from 7 – 8 p.m. Please see Patty Hurlburt for more information.
“Same Kind of Different As Me” – book discussion will take place October 25th, 7 p.m., at the Parsonage with Hartford UMC. We will discuss viewing the movie/dinner as a follow up.
Save The Date – Charge Conference will be Wednesday, November 14, 2018. We are in the Meriden district, so our meeting will be held in that church. Please complete your reports by the end of October. Most forms can be downloaded from NYAC.com and click on “Conference Forms & Policies”. DEADLINE!!! – for Charge Conference reports from the committees is due Wednesday, October 31, 2018. All reports must be in “Microsoft Word Format” as this is the program that is used to put together the Charge Conference Booklets. All reports are to be emailed to churchoffice@fumcmiddletownct.org by OCTOBER 31, 2018.
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group Mark on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Please see Debbie Camp for details.