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February 2023 Newsletter
Every January, each UM congregation files an annual statistical report with our annual conference. Like the beginning of a new year, it gives us the opportunity to take stock of where we are as a congregation.
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What are we doing here? This question provides our theme for at least the next several weeks in worship. It is a very important question to ask on a regular basis.
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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” sang Andy Williams more than a half century ago. It is one of those timeless Christmas songs, always a staple of the season.
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The artist, Vincent van Gogh, said of the fall season, “As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas, and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see.”
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Hello, Friends. During the month of October, we will undertake a new stewardship initiative for the upcoming year. The theme is, “Use Your Gifts!”
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One of my favorite principles when it comes to thinking about the Christian life is leadership author Stephen Covey’s, statement: “Begin with the end in mind.”
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If you are like me, you are weary of the ads about the upcoming constitutional amendment vote, known as “Value Them Both.”
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The great Methodist missionary, E. Stanley Jones, wrote, “If [church membership] is all we have to offer this empty-hearted, confused generation then we are irrelevant. It isn’t big enough, demanding enough.”
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How do I wrap up this final newsletter after 11 years? I have decided I can only share what’s on my heart…
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“May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”
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