Friday, December 31, 2010
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.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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.
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/
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.
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.
Friday, December 17, 2010
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
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!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
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.
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.
Friday, December 3, 2010
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.
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:
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.
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.
Monday, November 29, 2010
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!
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.
Monday, November 22, 2010
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.
Friday, November 5, 2010
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
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
Monday, October 25, 2010
BOILER REPLACEMENT COMPLETED!
North Church is amazing! God has worked in our lives to allow us to install a brand new boiler for the church that will serve us and our children and grandchildren for many years to come. As cold weather approaches, we will be toasty no matter what the weather is like, and we will be saving energy besides.
We appreciate the many generous donations for the boiler fund -- it demonstrates how much the church means to all of us, and that we can always count on each other in times of need. Special thanks go to Carole and Jim Williamson for their guidance and technical expertise and John Wilks for his help with the pledge drive.
Jan Miller — President, Board of Trustees
We appreciate the many generous donations for the boiler fund -- it demonstrates how much the church means to all of us, and that we can always count on each other in times of need. Special thanks go to Carole and Jim Williamson for their guidance and technical expertise and John Wilks for his help with the pledge drive.
Jan Miller — President, Board of Trustees
Tidings and Sermons
Our web site now has the November Tidings monthly newsletter as well as the October 24th sermon for your listening pleasure!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Increasing Our Standard Of Giving
Before John Wesley became the founder of the Methodist Church he was a teacher at Oxford University back in the 1700’s. When he began his career he was paid 30 pounds per year - in those days a lot of money. His living expenses were 28 pounds - so he gave 2 pounds away.
The next year his income doubled - but he still managed to live on 28 pounds - so he gave away 32 pounds. The third year he earned 90 pounds - lived on 28 - and gave away 62. The fourth year he earned 120 pounds - lived on 28 - and gave away 92. One year his income was a little over 1,400 pounds - he lived on 30 and gave away nearly all of the 1,400 pounds.
Wesley felt that with increasing income, what should rise is not the Christian’s standard of living but the standard of giving. Increasing our standard of giving. What a great Christian man and what a great lesson he taught, a lesson we can all learn from today.
The next year his income doubled - but he still managed to live on 28 pounds - so he gave away 32 pounds. The third year he earned 90 pounds - lived on 28 - and gave away 62. The fourth year he earned 120 pounds - lived on 28 - and gave away 92. One year his income was a little over 1,400 pounds - he lived on 30 and gave away nearly all of the 1,400 pounds.
Wesley felt that with increasing income, what should rise is not the Christian’s standard of living but the standard of giving. Increasing our standard of giving. What a great Christian man and what a great lesson he taught, a lesson we can all learn from today.
The MACC Food Pantry
Summer has taken its toll on the MACC food pantry. With fewer food drives and a higher demand, the food pantry shelves are almost bare.
We especially need: meat soups, beef stew, canned meat, pasta sauce, cereal, corn, peas, tomatoes, baked beans, baking mixes and coffee, diapers sizes 4 and 5, corned beef hash, chili with beans, canned white potatoes, juice, rice/pasta mixes, jelly, mixed vegetables, spinach, clam chowder, peanut butter, canned pasta (ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, etc.), condiments, tuna, dry boxed potatoes, dry red kidney beans, mayonnaise, gelatin/pudding mixes, ramen noodles, sugar, green beans, beets, beans (black, white, pinto, etc.), chicken soup, yams, snacks, hot chocolate, pasta, carrots.
Remember: Marlene accepts monetary donations and is happy to do the shopping for the shelter if you are unable.
We especially need: meat soups, beef stew, canned meat, pasta sauce, cereal, corn, peas, tomatoes, baked beans, baking mixes and coffee, diapers sizes 4 and 5, corned beef hash, chili with beans, canned white potatoes, juice, rice/pasta mixes, jelly, mixed vegetables, spinach, clam chowder, peanut butter, canned pasta (ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, etc.), condiments, tuna, dry boxed potatoes, dry red kidney beans, mayonnaise, gelatin/pudding mixes, ramen noodles, sugar, green beans, beets, beans (black, white, pinto, etc.), chicken soup, yams, snacks, hot chocolate, pasta, carrots.
Thanks to all who have been faithfully donating.
Remember: Marlene accepts monetary donations and is happy to do the shopping for the shelter if you are unable.
Thank you for your continued generosity.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Join In This Saturday
The Fall Work Day to spruce up the church and grounds is scheduled for Saturday, October 23 from 9:00-12:00 a.m. The Trustees would appreciate any help you can give to rake leaves, clean up the grounds, sort closets in the building, do some painting, etc. We want to be sure we head into winter with some of these fall chores taken care of.
If you have questions, please see or call Jan Miller, 860-646-6619.
Please join us even if you can only help a little or you can't stay the whole time.
If you have questions, please see or call Jan Miller, 860-646-6619.
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