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Vacation Bible School Volunteers and Donations Needed
Decorating Items needed for VBS This year our VBS is set in the southwest. We are looking for some items for our campsite set for the sanctuary. If you have a small tent, sleeping bags, or camp chairs we could borrow, please let Linda Biscardo at gro.cmuainocnarf@yrtsinimsnerdlihc know. These items will not be used by the children. They will strictly be for decorating the sanctuary. Help still needed for VBS We are also still in need of 3 crew leaders…
ADP Self-Assessment Next Steps Extended Deadline June 19
Sunday’s message (6/12) was a great review of how to be a disciple. Pastor Melissa reminded us that following in the footsteps of Jesus may not be enough – we need to live into and carry out our lives as much like Jesus as we can. Further, we are encouraged to serve and love others in the ways Jesus teaches us in the Bible. Franconia UMC Adult Discipleship Ministry team thanks those who have completed the Adult Discipleship Plan (ADP)…
2022 Annual Conference
The 2022 Annual Conference session will be held starting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 16 to noon on Saturday, June 18, in person, at the Hampton Convention Center. The theme for the Conference is “United As One in Worship”. This year, we have four people going from Franconia. In addition to Pastor Melissa, Joana Arthur is serving as our Franconia UMC Lay Member to Annual Conference, and Kathy Henry and Shea Porter-Miller are serving as District Delegates. Please keep…
New Monday Night Study
New Monday Night Bible Study begins July 11th at 7 PM. God’s Messy Family: Finding Your Place When Life Isn’t Perfect by Jacob Armstrong As we begin to understand the life stories of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, we find that their pattern looks a lot like ours—we are called, we mess up, and God continues to redeem us. Find out how your “messy family” fits into God’s family and how you are a part of God’s world. Books can…
Confirmation June 5
This Sunday, June 5th is Pentecost, and it is also the Sunday we recognize our confirmands! They’ll be recognized during the 10am service, and we hope you can join us either in person or virtually! Afterwards, there will be a reception with these two amazing ladies, and we hope you’ll join us for cake and refreshments! Want to let them know how much they mean to you? Please let Sarah know by email (gro.cmuainocnarf@htuoy) or the church office! We’re hoping…
Adult Discipleship Plan (ADP) Self-assessment Next Steps
During this past Sunday’s worship service, Bruce Bartolain talked about how to complete ADP Self-Assessment. If you missed this video or would like to review it, here is the link. If you have any questions and/or need some clarification(s) reach out to Pastor Melissa, Libby Hall or Bruce Bartolain (or email gro.cmuainocnarf@pihselpicsid). Please click here to complete and submit the ‘Next Steps’ form (deadline June 12). Please click here for the ADP Summary Chart that will guide you to complete…
Conversations on Race and Faith Sunday, June 12 at 12:30
Our next installment of “Conversations on Race and Faith” is scheduled for Sunday, June 12, at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom. We’ll further examine the study series “Justice or Just Us?” This session has two parts: “World Turned Upside Down” and “Could It Be Me?” These sessions tell us that “God and Jesus use disruption to make us uncomfortable and force change” and “Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not your responsibility.” Please click here for more information. We hope to see you on Sunday,…
Walk-a-Thon Sponsors
The walk-a-thon begins this week! It is not too late to sign up by contacting Brenda Talley at moc.liamg@ohyellatadnerb! But, we are not walking just for the fun of it, but to raise money for our Rise Against Hunger event in October. Our walkers (Team Godspeed in Mitchell, South Dakota and Team J-Walkers here in Franconia) are looking for sponsors. Please consider sponsoring a team or an individual walker or the event as a whole by making a donation through…
Help Wanted – Phoenix Rising
Every month, Phoenix Rising relies on the congregation for continuing donations of canned tuna, bread, juice boxes, pudding cups, fruit cups or applesauce, chips, cookies and granola bars to make approximately 150 bagged meals. Franconia UMC needs a volunteer or volunteers to act as a co-coordinator for Phoenix Rising. Responsibilities include working with Franconia’s other co-coordinator to ensure that there is enough food to make around 150 bagged meals (number varies), oversee making the bagged meals, and delivering them. Franconia…
New Span of Ages Study June 5th
On June 5th, The Span of Ages Adult Sunday School Class will start a 9-week study on Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom: Living into the Church’s Moral Witness Through Radical Discipleship, by Darryl W. Stephens. “In Jesus’ own words, he came to bring good news to the poor, release the captives, restore sight to the blind, and to let the oppressed go free. What is the responsibility of the church to follow Christ’s example in word and deed? Moreover, what…