Since March 14, 2020, when covid hit and the quarantine started, we have received more than 300 new requests for legal and financial help — requests that we recognize as social symptoms of the virus just as surely as a pulmonologist recognizes shortness of breath as its physical symptom.
We are officially approaching the half-way point in our reading plan. I would love to hear from you about why you still continue to read the Bible. What motivates you at this point? What would you say to someone who is considering reading the entire Bible? Join us on July 6 at 1:00 pm for our next Bible Challenge meet up!
In Sunday’s Gathering we will proclaim the Good News of Jesus and the power of Christ – working in and through us – to overcome the sins of racism and injustice. Please take the time to read these two powerful testimonies. May God’s Kingdom come, may God’s will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven.
Over the years since the 1970s, I have discovered many spiritual practices and words that point to what I began discovering in my most vulnerable of times as a patient at St Jude. This Sunday, June 7, is National Cancer Survivor’s Day. If you or someone you love is a cancer survivor, we invite you to join us to share personal stories and explore some of the challenges and gifts of having to deal with cancer.
We are approaching the half-way point in our Bible reading plan and I am excited that you are sharing this journey with me! Friends, I pray that you continue your daily (or almost daily) readings and complete this challenge with me. The next meet up is this Saturday, June 6!
Friends, I am glad that I am getting back on track with our reading plan. I am grateful for all of you, because you keep me going.
You have already read one quarter of the Bible! Let’s keep on going! And, as we pay attention to the ancient texts, let us also be more mindful of where God is in our lives today — and how we get to experience God’s love and grace.
As of this past week, all of our Sunday school classes (who want to be) are up and running, offering Zoom technology for meetings and social events.
To answer the question most of us are asking these days, here’s how our First Church community is coming together to pair volunteers with people in need of connection and small acts of service.
When she found a stash of old hymnals, here’s what one staffer decided to do help our Stayton and Trinity Terrace church members connect more deeply with online worship by being able to join in the singing of hymns.
Academy Sunday School
Music Programs
Annual Events
Baby Registry
Baptisms
Sunday Nursery
Music Programs
Parents’ Night Out
Acolytes
FUMC Day School
Worship & Weekly Programming
Retreats
Mission Trips
Local Service
Events
Basketball
Confirmation
Sunday School
Outdoor
Men
Women (UMW)
Young Professionals
Wesleyan Adventurers (Seniors)
Singles
Grace Groups
Welcoming Ministries
Lay Leadership
Focus First
Volunteer
Neighbor 2 Neighbor
First Street Methodist Mission
Food Pantry
Infant Formula
Food 4 Kids
Clothing Bank
Home Start-Up Kits
Room in the Inn
Methodist Justice Ministry
Kids Hope Mentoring
Community Advocate
Dementia Friendly Fort Worth
United Community Centers
Project Transformation
Mission Teams
Costa Rica Mission
Kenya Mission
Disaster Response
Habitat for Humanity
Short Term Domestic Mission Trips
UMCOR
Methodist Children’s Home
Wesleyan Homes
Providence Place