Hello Church, I hope you are well. As many of you know I grew up in Connecticut in a town called New Milford. While New England is known for great fall colors, awesome hiking and delicious seafood. The people are not known for suffering small talk. Most tend to be direct and while they may sound angry they are not. It is not the kind of place where you make small talk in the checkout line at the grocery store. Here, in the heart of the midwest people are very friendly (well at least they appear to be, it took me a while to understand “bless your heart.”) The thing I have noticed in both places is that people are uncomfortable talking about their faith and being a witness for Jesus Christ. What they don’t notice is that they already are witnessing through their actions. As I mentioned on Sunday St. Francis had it right, when he said, “Preach the gospel always and if necessary use words.” The most important thing to remember is to let the spirit lead and be authentic, be you and be a witness. And now, may we be united as the body of Christ, enabling us to carry the peace and love of God to the world and our community. Amen!
We have a new administrative assistant at the church. Her name is Jennifer Garber. Most weeks she will be in the office from 9am - 1pm, Monday - Thursday. Feel free to stop by and meet her if you would like. We also have a new church email. Pastor Joe can still be reached at marcelineumc@gmail.com or his personal email. If you need to email Jennifer or the church office the email will now be marcelineumcoffice@gmail.com
Camp Jo-Ota registration is open. You can find more information in the back of the sanctuary. You can also register online at www.campjo-ota.org Marceline UMC is dedicated to covering the costs for all our campers.
“All children 5 year through 5th grade are welcome to attend Sunday School from 9:15 until 10:15.
Meeting on June 24th in Meadville at 1pm. Anyone who crochets or knits or would like to learn for this ministry is welcome to attend. Quilters interested in making prayer lap robes are also invited.. You are welcome to come even if you are just interested in learning what the ministry is about.
Beyond that, take a look at more announcements for this week and things that are coming up!
You can hear these readings on My Country 99.1 every Monday and Friday between 7-7:30am, or you can listen here!
We’ve got news from around the denomination! Take a look at the links below to see what we’re doing close to home and far away.
Opening Worship and Bishop’s Address from Annual Conference 2025
What is the History of Advent
Rediscover Wesley’s Vision of a Lay-Led Church
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Have a great week!
Peace and Blessings,
Pastor Joe
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