NUMC News and Events

UMCatalyst News Notes 1/25/2012

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:44:00 +0000

Follow this link to read the latest in e-news for clergy and laity in the New England Conference:

UMCatalyst News Notes

You can also check out old issues in the News and Publication Archives of the New England Conference of The United Methodist Church.

January 22nd, 2012 Sermon - Gone Fishing

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:05:00 +0000

Hear the sermon from this past Sunday, January 22nd online.
You can also check out the whole service mashed into about 5 minutes. Full services may be heard at North United Methodist Church on Sunday mornings at 10am.

This Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:59:00 +0000

This is a reminder that there is a Leadership Breakfast Meeting this Sunday at 8:15. Worship is at 10 am as usual and there is a Power to Heal Class at 11:30. Additionally, there are Membership Forms and Talent Pledge Cards that have not yet been completed and returned, thank you very much to those who have, so please take a couple minutes to help our dedicated workers have the information they need.

MACC Food Pantry and SCRIP - Working Together

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:51:00 +0000

The MACC Food Pantry is always in need of donations, but we realize that many people are already pressed for time in their busy lives.

It's as simple as 1-2-3:

Five minutes or less to order/buy a SCRIP grocery card - TIME SAVED!
The purchase of a SCRIP card - MONEY RAISED FOR NUMC!
The grocery card given to Marlene Camper to buy groceries for the food pantry - DONATION MADE!

UMCatalyst News Notes 1/4/2012

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:34:00 +0000

Follow this link to read the latest in e-news for clergy and laity in the New England Conference:

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You can also check out old issues in the News and Publication Archives of the New England Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Interactive 'Wizard of OZ' Family Movie Night January 14th at 6:30 pm

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:38:00 +0000

Join us to watch Dorothy Gale (and her little dog too!) as they are swept up in a tornado from their Kansas farm, and then dropped in a magical and colorful land filled with a host of characters and adventures. We’ll follow them on their quest to return to Kansas because "There’s no place like home!"

Reserve the date and join in the fun!

All are invited to: dress up as a character, bring friends and family (especially your little "munchkins"), participate throughout the movie with some planned activities, sing-along, and enjoy freshly popped popcorn, and fellowship!

Sign-up in the Memorial Room!
Join on Facebook and it will remind you to come.

You won’t want to miss this fun filled evening!

Recent Pictures

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:32:00 +0000

Thanks Tim for posting some pictures of some of the recent good times at NUMC on Facebook.

Letter From The Pastor's Desk

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:23:00 +0000

Dear NUMC,

Greetings to you all in this new year. We look forward to the many opportunities we know will be presented to us to grow and expand, to reach higher and to realize our dreams in 2012.

Leaving the past behind us, for that is where it is, we look forward to improvements in our lives. We can bring the lessons of past years with us, as part of the guide to our future, but we are well advised to leave the disappointments, hurts and setbacks in the past where they belong. These negatives only serve to retard us, to drag us down and keep us from our destiny. On the other hand we also cannot bring the good times with us, we can bring the memories of those good times and these memories serve the purpose of inspiring us, of moving us forward, of helping us to cope with difficult situations which we will surely face.

So in this time of resolutions, we can determine to leave the negative experiences of the past behind and bring with us into our future only those things that will lift us up and move us forward.

One of the memories we can take with us into the future to inspire us as a community is the unexpected ways in which God has blessed us during this year. Although we still face a challenge with regard to our finances, God continues to surprise us with gifts. We can take this as a sign, an indication that God cares for us and provides for us, even when we are unaware of it. God still works, in an efficient economic arrangement, the vast reaches of which we can never fully understand in this dimension of life.

That is where our faith comes in. Faith in God to guide the future. Faith in God that when one channel of our good fails or is closed or cut off, that God provides another channel. Without faith we really cannot go forward, because we lack the knowledge of everything necessary to make correct decisions. So we do need God, because in God lies the divine and unlimited knowledge that is we need in order for us to reach our destiny.

I wonder how many of us think about our destiny, or how far into the future we think in terms of destiny. Is our destiny retirement from a job? Is our destiny wealth? Is our destiny creature comforts? Is our destiny health?

Or is our destiny bigger, larger, more expansive than that? I’d like to suggest that while these are worthwhile goals, our destiny should be much larger.

I’d like to suggest therefore that our destiny is heaven. Yes, heaven, which means being in the presence of God. This is the destiny for all of creation, and we can only be in the presence of God when we are reconciled with God. Some of us think that we have to die to be reconciled and be in the presence of God, But we do not have to die physically, only to put to death spiritually all those things that prevent us from reconciling with God. Some of those things were mentioned earlier — feelings of disappointment and unworthiness, jealousy and bitterness associated with negative experiences. Let us put these things to death, bury them in the past and move forward with the expectation and the hope that God will continue to provide and care for us as He has done in the past. And God will bring us to a glorious destiny.

Shalom,
Pastor Laurel

First New Tidings of the New Year

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Read the latest NUMC news and happenings in the January edition of Tidings, our monthly newsletter.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Services Reminder

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:26:00 +0000

Christmas Eve:
Saturday December 24th 5:00 pm — Family Service with Children and Youth Participation

Saturday December 24th 11:00 pm — Candlelight Service

Christmas Day:
Sunday December 25th 10:00 am — There IS service on Christmas Day this year. An extra special opportunity to give thanks and celebrate the birth of Jesus with your church family. If you know people who are looking for a place to worship Christmas Day, whether their usual church is not having a service or any other reason they are looking for the reason for the season make sure to let them know we will be worshiping on this special day.

Christmas 2011 DS Messages

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:33:00 +0000

A Christmas 2011 Message from the CT/Western Mass DS
A Second Christmas 2011 Letter

UMCatalyst News Notes 12/21/2011

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:24:00 +0000

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WELL DONE FAITHFUL BAKERS!

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:03:00 +0000

120+ dozen cookies were sold yesterday - completely sold out!

$533 was raised for the choir library!

Praise God, and cookie lovers!

UMCatalyst News Notes 12/14/2011

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:37:00 +0000

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Family Fellowship Christmas Party and MACC Food Pantry

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:26:00 +0000

At the Family Fellowship Christmas Party this Saturday night we will be collecting canned goods for MACC under the Christmas tree. Come and have fun and bring a little something to help those in need.

MACC especially needs:

meat soups, beef stew, canned meat, pasta sauce, cereal, corn, peas, tomatoes, baked beans, baking mixes and coffee, diapers sizes 4 & 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.

"More Good News"

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:04:00 +0000

Click here for recent sermons including today's.

Family Fellowship Christmas Party

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:25:00 +0000

Saturday, Dec. 17 at 6:30 pm
All are invited to join in a fun evening of making decorations, singing songs, and a variety of additional activities. Mark your calendars and plan to join us with your family, friends, and neighbors!
Join in on Facebook.

UMCatalyst News Notes 12/7/2011

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:21:00 +0000

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Christmas Cantata and Cookie Platters

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:05:00 +0000

Sunday, December 18th

The NUMC Choirs will present the Christmas Cantata

I Hear the Prophet Callin’
The Christmas Story from Prophecy to Fulfillment

by Pepper Choplin

Our Choir Director, Chris Collins, is rehearsing with the choirs and has some guest instrumentalists and singers joining the presentation. Worship with us as we witness with some wonderful special music and more. Be sure to stay after the service for...

Christmas Cookie Platters

Platters of Homemade Christmas cookies for sale following worship. Our enthusiastic bakers have come up with an exciting variety of cookies:

Pecan Bars, Chocolate Chip, Russian Tea Cakes, Snickerdoodles, M&M Cookies, Peanut Butter Kiss, Pizzelles, Pinwheels, Almond Spice, Neapolitan (Italian cookie - a layered light and dark dough with candied cherries and nuts), Sugar Cookies, Oatmeal shortbread, Pistachio Biscotti, Chocolate, Thumbprint with Raspberry, Pomanders, Rugelach, Butter Cookies, Date Cookies w/ candied cherries/pineapple, Oatmeal Raisin, Lumberjacks, Chocolate Chip, Apple Jack, Ginger Crisps, Austrian Kipfel (nut crescents), Thumbprint w/ choc chips and nuts, maybe more!

Available in two sizes:

Personal size — 1 dozen/$5.00
Family Size — 3 dozen/$12.00

Proceeds will be designated to the Church Music Ministry. Thank you in advance for your support.

Christmas Card Mailbox

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:38:00 +0000

The Church Christmas Card Mailbox will be available at the back of the sanctuary for exchanging cards within the congregation beginning Sunday, December 10th through Sunday, January 8th. The mailbox is alphabetically organized by last name. Please remember to check for cards each Sunday. Thank you!

MACC’s Church Mouse Thrift Shoppe

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:44:00 +0000

MACC has combined the Best of Both Worlds: Inspirations with The Church Mouse Thrift Shoppe.

The Thrift Shoppe is now located at our Inspirations location, 65 East Center Street, Manchester. This move is planned for the winter while our 456 ½ building is being renovated. All Thrift Shoppe donations may be left in the bins on the porch at 456 ½ Main Street.

Hours of Operation for the Church Mouse Thrift Shoppe and Inspirations:
Wednesday – Friday: 10:00-4:00pm
Saturday: 9:00-2:00pm

If you need more information or have questions, please leave a message at 860-647-0800. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Thank you.

December Tidings Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:20:00 +0000

The December issue of Tidings, the monthly newsletter of North United Methodist Church is available online on our website. Take a look, there is a lot going on at NUMC.

Family Movie Night

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:15:00 +0000

Family Movie Night

Saturday, November 26 at 6:30 pm

Come See:

The Adventures Of Milo and Otis

A free fellowship evening! Bring family and friends. Popcorn and drinks provided!

UMCatalyst News Notes 11/22/11

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:28:00 +0000

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http://www.neumc.org/enewsletterarchives/detail/1609

Letter from the Council of Bishops

noreply@blogger.com (NUMC Web Administrator) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:15:00 +0000

Here is a letter from the Council of Bishops:

http://www.neumc.org/console/files/oFiles_Library_XZXLCZ/COB_Letter_to_the_Church_111011-English_NMGNAXCW.pdf

and an article written about it:

http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2789393&ct=11493419&notoc=1