United Methodist Federal Credit Union Announces Scholarships

The Reverend Frank Witman - United Methodist Federal Credit Union Scholarship Fund. The scholarship program is open to students attending or planning to attend a college or university, community college, campus ministry or a technical college or trade school. Four $500 scholarships will be awarded.

Deadline is February 15, 2011.

Click Here for additional details and an application.

Sound Of Music Sing-along January 22 at 6 pm

An Evening of Fun Fellowship for the whole family.

Come with family, friends, and neighbors to a join in some interactive musical fun as we watch and sing-along to the “Sound of Music”.

The movie will be presented on a large projection television
and lyrics are included at the bottom of the screen
for each song so we can sing-along!

FREE ADMITTANCE * Concessions available

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 AT 6 PM
(snow date: Friday, January 28 at 6 pm)

You are invited to dress-up as a favorite character!

Sign-up in the Memorial Room.

Let’s make this a BIG and FUN event!

Good Clean Fun

Good Clean Fun

Planning has begun for a series of Friday evening gatherings for children and youth ages 8 – 15.

GCF evenings are open to the children and youth of North Church and their friends.

Cost is a mere $10 per child and will include adult supervision of the following:

Games
Activities
DJ music
and refreshments.

Call your friends and come join an outrageously fun night!

Friday, February 4 ~ 7:00 pm—9:30 pm

Questions? Want to Volunteer to help or chaperone?
Call Anita at 860-712-9991

Souper Bowl Sunday February 6, 2011

The MYF of North Church will once again prepare food and snacks for sale on Sunday, February 6 with proceeds to go to the MACC Food Pantry.

Sub sandwiches will be made to order, and there will be a selection of additional foods and desserts for sale.

Please plan to support this annual fundraiser to help feed those in need in our community. As always, non-perishable donations are always accepted. THANK YOU!

Questions may be directed to Tim and Charlene.

SHELTER WEEK is FEBRUARY 16-18, 20-23

North Church Shelter Week is quickly approaching. Sign-up in the Memorial Room. For those who routinely volunteer, consider inviting someone who may be new to this ministry to join you.

Questions may be directed to Florence Wollaston at 860-649-9903. Thank You!

How to contact the Pastor

Rev. Laurel Scott may be reached in the
following ways:

By email at pastorlaurel@aol.com

By phone at the church office: 860-649-3696.

• If Pastor Laurel is not in or unavailable when you call, please leave a message in her voicemail mailbox by pressing the number 2.
• In case of emergency, call 860-432-7996. You may also leave a message on the church voicemail mailbox. Pastor Laurel will check her messages several times daily.

PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS

Though there may be occasional changes due to unforeseen circumstances, the Pastor’s office hours for 2011 will be as follows:

Mondays
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Tuesdays
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Afternoon Visitations

Wednesday and Thursday
10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Sunday Worship
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

*Please note: Routine hours for the NUMC church office remain 9 am – 12 noon, Monday – Friday.

January 2011 Tidings

Visit our website to read the latest newsletter and listen to recent sermons. Happy 2011, may it be a great year for each of us and all together.

Feed the Hungry! FREE Pasta Dinner to benefit MACC Charities! Tues. Dec. 28

Feed the Hungry! FREE Pasta Dinner to benefit MACC Charities!
Tuesday Dec. 28
snow date of Dec. 30.

Bring 3 non-perishable donations to benefit MACC's food pantry and enjoy a free pasta dinner & entertainment! All the delicious menu items are donated by local restaurants. Musical performance by local duo, Agape. Revolving seating between 5:30pm-7:30pm.

North United Methodist Church
300 Parker St.
Manchester CT 06040.
(860) 649-3696
http://numc.axelhouse.com/

Budget Meeting Rescheduled

The Budget Meeting originally scheduled for

Sunday, Dec. 26 at 10:30 am has been rescheduled.


There is still One Service at 10:30 for Christmas Sunday with the presentation of a cantata.




Budget Meeting update:




2011 All-Church Budget Meeting

MONDAY, JANUARY 3 * 7:00 PM


There will be a meeting concerning the 2011 Budget on Monday, January 3 at 7 pm. We encourage all members to attend. This meeting is critical to reconciling the budget.


We invite you to pick up a copy of the 2011 proposed budget which can be found in the Memorial Room. Please review this document in preparation of the meeting. You will see that we are in need of help with ideas and constructive input for balancing the budget.

Prayerfully consider the future of North Church for it is your church, our church, and the church of those yet to come to our doors.

Holiday Fellowship Meal Tuesday 12/28/2010 at 5:30

Join Us for Christmas Cheer

A Holiday Fellowship Meal

North UMC
300 Parker Street
Manchester, CT 06042

Tuesday, December 28

starting at 5:30 pm

Cost is a non-perishable canned good such as:

• beef stew
• jelly
• canned juice

All collected will be donated to MACC Charities

for the hungry within our community.

Questions may be directed to Lori Hovey (Fowler)

at 860-268-5947. Hope to see you there!

Hallelujah

Call it what you will, a random act of Christianity or a flash mob or whatever, it was something to see, hear and sing in.

See the 12/12/2010 Hallulujah Chorus at Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester CT on YouTube here or here or here or here or search YouTube for more! See if you recognize any of us!

Churches honored for CROP Walk Efforts

Three MACC Member Churches honored on Friday, December 03, 2010, for raising money to fight hunger in town and throughout the world.

The Manchester Area Conference of Churches (MACC Charities) presented the Gold Sneaker award to St. Mary's Episcopal Church, which raised the most money during the Manchester Crop (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty ) Walk in October. A total of $15,000 was raised, twenty-five percent will stay in our community food pantry to fight local hunger. The Silver Sneaker goes to Center Congregational Church and the Bronze to South United Methodist Church. The awards ceremony was held at 11 a.m. at MACC Charities, 460 Main St.


From left to right: Tom and Nancy Mann, Walk Coordinators from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Chuck Obuchowski, Misson Outreach Committee Rep. from Center Congregational Church, Geoff Luxenberg, Development Officer, MACC Charities, Edith Gerber, Walk Coordinator for South United Methodist Church & Beth Stafford, Executive Director/CEO, MACC Charities.

See what your contributions to UMCOR and Church World Service do in Haiti

HAITI: RELIGION'S RESPONSE TO DISASTER, a CBS Religion Special about the assistance given to the people of Haiti, will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 5, on the CBS Television Network. (Please check your local station for exact time.)

After a 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged Haiti in January 2010, some of the first responders were religious relief organizations. These faith-based groups continue to work in Haiti, as the road to helping the country sustain itself remains a very long one. The program looks at relief efforts begun immediately after the quake as well as the progress currently being made in Haiti by faith-based organizations. Members of Church World Service, Catholic Relief Services, Jewish Distribution Committee, and United Methodist Committee on Relief will share stories about their work with viewers.

THE DREAM ACT -- HOW YOU CAN HELP

The DREAM Act could come up for a vote any day now and we need your help! Will you 1) pray daily for the DREAM Act to pass and 2) call the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-225-3121, and ask for your Senators and Representative, and urge them to vote for and publicly support the DREAM Act.

If enacted, the DREAM Act would create a pathway for undocumented immigrant students to legal status. Students will be eligible for the pathway to legal status if they:

• entered the United States before age 16;
• lived in the U.S. for at least five continuous years immediately before the bill becomes effective;
• graduated from high school or gained admission into an institute of higher education;
• have "good moral character" and not committed certain crimes; and
• are younger than 35 when the bill becomes effective.

The DREAM Act would make a huge difference in the lives of undocumented youth who were brought to the United States by their parents and now, because of their lack of legal status, face obstacles to their future. By removing such barriers, the DREAM Act will allow immigrant students to pursue their dreams through college education or, if they choose to, through military service. DREAM Act students are talented, intelligent and dedicated young people who know only the U.S. as their home and who are ready to contribute to this country and have much we can benefit from.

SCRIP — FIRST STOP for Holiday Shopping!

Gift Cards are not just to give as gifts. As you plan holiday shopping, please consider buying gift cards for the stores at which you will shop and use them instead of cash. You’ll be donating to the church at the same time! We’re not asking you to spend money that you are not already spending.

Online Ordering Now Available go to www.shopwithscrip.com

Register using the NUMC church code:
34ECFECD22752

Place your order no later than 1:00 pm on the Monday of any given week, and your Scrip Cards will be available for pick-up on the following Sunday
morning. Pay for cards when you pick them up.

Thank you to those continuing to make routine purchases on Sunday mornings. If you have not participated yet, please consider doing so. Questions may be directed to Anita Haynes at 860-712-9991. Thank you!

BE READY: Walk in the Light

This past Sunday's sermon is now on our website for your listening pleasure.

Dramatic Christmas Musical

The Little Star: A Christmas Fantasy by Georgene Meddows will be performed at North United Methodist Church in Manchester, CT on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 7:00 pm with a Carol Sing to follow. Refreshments will be served. Please join us to celebrate this Holiday Season. Invite your family and friends, people love to be invited. For Facebook connected folks you can also invite through the event we have created there.

New Sermon Online

The sermon from the November 21 service at North United Methodist Church is now on our website for your listening pleasure.

Order Your Pointsettias

Poinsettia cost remains $19.00

ORDERING DEADLINE is SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5th

The poinsettias will decorate the chancel. We hope you will leave your plants on the chancel until Christmas Sunday, December 26. You may order by phone by calling Doris Timbrell at 860-649-6494, or you may fill out an Order Form which can be found at church.

Thanks For a Great Auction

A HUGE Thank you to SO many people for making our Church Auction such a great success!
OVER $12,000 Raised!!

Hosted by our Auction Chairperson, Anita Haynes, and led by Joe LeBlanc, our very energized auctioneer, it was a fabulous evening of fellowship!

Thank you to SO many many people who helped by: donating services and goods, soliciting donations, cataloging all donations, making programs and auction paddles, baking desserts, hauling all the items to the venue and setting it all up, cashing people out, inviting friends and family, and bidding on items,… just to name a few tasks.

“Every Generous act of giving… is from above,
coming down from the Father…” - James 1:17