Announcements (Page 37)

Announcements (Page 37)

FUMC Adopts Welcoming Statement

As part of renewed commitment to making our church accessible in all ways to all of God’s people, FUMC has adopted an official Welcoming Statement, which can be found at this page. If you have any questions about the statement or would like to be part of our committees on accessibility, please contact Pastor Melissa.

Upcoming Worship Series The Tie That Binds to Begin Oct. 13

“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.” – Col 3: 14-15 Relationships form us. One of the most treasured hymns of Christianity in the last century was “Blest Be the Tie That Binds.” As we gather for worship in this series, we will be invited to consider how our relationships with…

Email Scam alert as of 9/21

**SCAM ALERT** An  email claiming to come from the Pastor is scamming iTunes gift cards from unsuspecting members of our community. Please ignore and delete these messages. The return address looks like it is coming from FUMC; but remember, our OFFICIAL church emails do not end in GMAIL.COM. We understand scammers are sending similar messages appearing to come from pastors at other churches in the area to unsuspecting parishioners. Please delete such pleas and if you are uncertain whether an…

Sermon Series: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Remember Fred Rogers? He was the very gentle host of the PBS television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Many kids were completely enthralled with Mr. Rogers and his Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Mr. Rogers had none of the quick-moving story elements of “Sesame Street” or the color and energy of a Saturday morning cartoon. What Mr. Rogers offered was simple friendliness. Fred Rogers taught children how to be a good neighbor.  As an ordained minister, Mister Rogers learned what it means to…

Faith and The Force Sermon Series

This five-week sermon series considers the connections between the Christian Gospel and the popular Star Wars movies.  Entitled “Star Wars: Faith and the Force,” each week will include a brief movie clip.  July 28 A Force Called Grace Aug 4 The Devil in Darth Aug 11 Droids and Discipleship (Barb Lawrence Peaching) Aug 18 The Empire Strikes Out Aug 25 From Padawan to Jedi Knight 

Summer Series: Passionate Jesus

Passionate Jesus In this series of worship, we will explore what it means to live authentically and passionately, with Jesus as our guide. Rather than the ever-cool, calm and collected spiritual teacher that Jesus is often portrayed as, we will experience Jesus as a passionate, direct, expressive, and deeply authentic provocateur and seek to embrace our own capacity for passion. June 16—Love at the Center June 23—Anger in Defense of Justice (Heather Nye, lay speaker) June 30—Fear:  Energizing & Empowering…