Eblast – Sunday, March 29, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, March 29 10:00am on Church Website or Facebook Livestream Dear Friend, In this last week of Lent, we are given a prophecy of the resurrection to come for Christ. But, before Jesus can get to the glory, there is a lot of suffering and sacrifice to be endured. Thinking […]
Enews: Sunday, March 22, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, March 22 10:00am on Facebook Livestream Dear Friends, Right call. Right path. Right light. Right timing. Each passage this week references God-ordained rightness. God’s call of a leader might look different from tradition. The path of the Lord as Shepherd is the path of righteousness. When God illuminates our […]
Special Enews: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Comfort, comfort my people! says your God” Isaiah 40:1 Dear Friends, It is my hope and prayer that you all are in good spirit. There are so many thoughts going through my head as I try to put together this note for you all. As you all know I’m an extrovert, accepting my reality […]
Enews: Sunday, March 15, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, March 15 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 8:45am Christian Formation 10:00am in the Sanctuary UMW Thank Offering Sunday Dear Friend, Hope can be in short supply when you are wandering in the desert not knowing if or when you will arrive at your destination; when you are a woman shunned by […]
Enews: Sunday, March 8, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, March 8 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 8:45am Christian Formation 10:00am in the Sanctuary Dear Friend, Following Jesus requires us to reject the ways of the world. The way of the world calls us to a worldly caution: to make choices that help us and those immediately around us, […]
Enews: Sunday, March 1, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, March 1 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 8:45am Christian Formation 10:00am in the Sanctuary Dear Friend, Temptations surround us every day. Even Jesus felt its pull in the wilderness. But when we keep our focus on God’s call in our lives, we find the strength to move beyond its […]
Enews: Sunday, February 23, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, February 23 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 8:45am Conversation with Pastor in the Chapel about General Conference 10:00am in the Sanctuary Dear Friend, Transfigured by light, Jesus was changed. All those who witness God’s light will be changed. Climb to the mountaintop to see God and to see yourself […]
Enews: Sunday, February 16, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, February 16 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 8:45am Christian Formation 10:00am in the Sanctuary Dear Friend, For Christ, faithful and true spirituality is not about ticking off a few laws in a box of obedience, but is doing the work of the heart, of checking the real impact of […]
Enews: Sunday, February 9, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, February 9 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 8:45am Christian Formation 10:00am in the Sanctuary Dear Friend, What does God require of you, the prophet Micah asked long ago in Micah 6:8. Micah responded with doing justice, practicing loving-kindness, and walking humbly with God. The passages for Sunday fit […]
Enews: Sunday, February 2, 2020
First United Methodist Church ENews Sunday, February 2 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 8:45am Conversation with the Pastor in the Chapel about General Conference 10:00am in the Sanctuary Dear Friend, Listen. Stop what you are doing. Are you living into the busy-ness of the world? Are you living by the world’s measures of success? Or […]