Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon
“Crank It Up”
by
Rosalie Robinson
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:
Genesis 12:1-4a
&
John 3:1-17
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”. More details to come.
Back to School Supplies Needed! – It’s that time of year! Pencils, erasers, crayons, pencil boxes, notebooks and backpacks are needed for our youth attending the Middletown Public Schools. We can help by providing some of these basic supplies to support our local families within our community. Please bring your donations to the church August 19th & 26th. Please see Debbie Camp for more information.
Lay Servant Ministries – The Connecticut District Basic Lay Servant Ministry Course 2018 will be September 15th and September 22nd at the North United Methodist Church, in Hartford, CT. Registration is required by September 13, 2018. Please see Pastor Barbara Marks or call the church office for more details.
Bringing Hope – Releasing Destiny Tour – will be performing at the UMC of Hartford TODAY, August 12, 2018, from 12 – 2pm. Don’t miss this dynamic and uplifting performance filled with hope and dreams. For more information please pick-up a flyer at the usher table.
Summer Reading – Here are a couple of book suggestions for your summer reading or listening! “Waking Up White” and “Same Kind of Different As Me” - Check them out in the library, purchase online or visit the local bookstore. We will join together for a discussion in the fall with the Hartford UMC, and perhaps we will even go see the movie. Happy reading!
Prayer Circle - will meet TODAY following Worship and will continue each Sunday. Please see Dianne Bayley-Clark for more information.
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group Matthew on Sunday, August 19, 2018. Please see Rossana Barnaby for details.
The Sew ‘n’ Sew’s – meet the second Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. at Heritage Commons. Bring a brown bag lunch. Please see Rachel Titus for more information.
The Church office will be running on Summer Hours for the months of July and August and will be closed on Fridays. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to call the office at (860) 346-3689. Have a great SUMMER!