Happy New Year!

Youth Fellowship Saturday

The United Methodist Youth Group helps with a

Youth Fellowship Saturday

Where they hosted children 6th grade and under, for a craft project, lunch and fellowship, while the parents of the youth got a free Saturday morning out.

Rumor has it that this will become a monthly Saturday fellowship for the youth.

A Message from the Pastor

Greetings!


May we all experience the peace, joy, love and hope of this holiday season. It's a tall order to fill, given the many distractions during this time of year:  family visits, feasts, Xmas lists, Xmas parties, pageants, community events, baking, greeting cards and oh, yes...shopping.  Whew!  Finding time for the peace, love, joy and hope of Christmas is challenging.
We can find it though, even as we prepare daily for the celebration on the 25th. Yes we can   find the peace, love, joy and hope of the Christ Child. It requires our intentions be to put God first, at the top of our list in all that we do. 
God first before shopping, baking, Xmas lists, etc?  What might that look like as we prepare to hit Walmart or drive to Reno  for holiday shopping?  Maybe you take a deep breath, pray for patience or a prayer that this year, your joy is found in the abundance of blessings that permit you to "shop till you drop."
In baking?  Maybe you light a candle in the kitchen as you prepare meals, cookie dough or cakes.  We are reminded that the Light the Christ Child shines on us, can be shared with others.
Whether you're making a list and checking it twice, is the Christ Child at the top?  Put "Baby Jesus, come into my heart" at the very top.  Let this wish top your list this year. Do all you can to prepare your heart for the coming of the Baby Jesus.
Create a heart where the peace, love, joy and hope of the Christ Child is not only felt but lived.

Peace and Love,
Gayle
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Looking Ahead
January 2011

Mission! Vision!  Mission! Vision!
Our cheer for 2011as I and our 2011 Vision Team gather to discern the vision of our church for the future and the mission that will get us there. 
There may be surveys to fill out, focus groups and any number of activities to get us there, into the future with confidence and a commitment to the church God is calling us to be.
More to be revealed in the coming months about this awesome process.

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An open in invitation to the women of the church from the
United Methodist Women

We are all together,

The United Methodist Women.

Please join us as we celebrate the

Birth of Christ

With our annual

Women’s fellowship

Potluck brunch

At

The Parsonage

(the corner of Arnold and Melarkey)

On Saturday, December 11th at 10:00a.m.

 

Bring a dish to share and your Prayer Pal revealing gift.

(if you didn’t have a Prayer Pal this year, and wish to participate in the exchange, please bring a wrapped gift to the brunch, $10-$15 limit)

(and please come even if you just want the fellowship and chose not to participate in the gift exchange.)

UMW Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale

December 4th, 2010 found the United Methodist Women, busy as bees, holding their annual Bake Sale and Craft Fair.

As  usual, a good time was had by all.

For more Craft Fair photos check out our facebook page!