Janice, Rachel, and Chad prepared a delicious meal for the Meals on Wheels recipients. The meal consisted of grilled chicken legs along with a pasta salad with veggies, a Hawaiian roll, and sweet bread. The meals were delivered to the recipients by Kay, Janice, and Shelly. As always, the volunteers each week are very much appreciated. Thank you! Barb and Lucy prepared the perfect lunch for our Meals on Wheels recipients. Barb served beans with ham, cornbread, and fruit. Lucy and Dwayne (not pictured) supplied oatmeal and raisin cookies. Les, Janie, and Shelly delivered this warm and wholesome meal. As always, the volunteers who prepare and deliver the meals are appreciated. Thank you! The “sisters” did not disappoint. Cheryl, Donna, and Kim cooked fried pork chops, cheesy potatoes, homestyle green beans, rolls, and “Polly’s” fruit cake cookies for the Meals on Wheels recipients. Charlie, Janice, and Shelly delivered this delicious … Read More
From the Pastor’s Desk: March 9, 2023
My doctor advised me to drink more water. I think I am doing well if I drink 4 to 5 glasses a day. But my doctor says that I live in a constant state of dehydration. My body cannot do its job of providing optimal health without the water that keeps everything moving through my system. The need for water is universal. I am sure Dr. Hamilton has given this speech to more than one patient and to people like me, more than one time. Water is a must for life! When Jesus was passing through Samaria, he stopped at a well because he was thirsty. A woman was at the well during the hottest part of the day. This was unusual because typically, the women would fill their jars early in the morning before it was hot. Jesus knew this woman’s spirit was dry. She was alone, unseen, and … Read More
From the Pastor’s Desk: March 3, 2023
God is a God for all…Generations 10 When the builders laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the priests clothed in their vests and carrying their trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, arose to praise the Lord according to the directions of Israel’s King David. 11 They praised and gave thanks to the Lord, singing responsively, “He is good, his graciousness for Israel lasts forever.” All of the people shouted with praise to the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s house had been laid. 12 But many of the older priests and Levites and heads of families, who had seen the first house, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple, although many others shouted loudly with joy. 13 No one could distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people’s weeping, because the people rejoiced very loudly. The … Read More
From the Pastor’s Desk: February 23, 2023
Jesus spoke and taught about elevating personal responsibility in relationships. Relationships can take on many forms — families of origin, families of creation, and families we have chosen. But Jesus does not speak just to relationships of intimacy. He speaks to relationships between all of humanity. He sets expectations that each of us who choose to follow him will assume responsibility for the stranger, widow, orphaned, and neighbor, and count it as righteousness. We think of Jesus’ teachings on piety as rooted in humility and humbleness. When we read the gospel of Matthew, we hear that our acts or behavior should be in secret. Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in … Read More
Meals on Wheels News: February 2023
The UMC women cooked and delivered a delicious meal yesterday to the Meals on Wheels recipients. Suzette and her daughter, Jennifer prepared a nutritious meal of Chicken and Rice with a Dinner Salad and roll. Pound cake was their choice for dessert. As always, Janice, Shelly, and Kay deliver these meals with a smile. Thank you, ladies! You are appreciated by many. As usual, the ladies prepared a wonderful meal consisting of chicken spaghetti, caesar salad, and green beans. Ms. Smith’s Pre-K class decorated hearts that were placed on Valentine’s bags that were prepared by Gay and her granddaughter for the Meals on Wheels recipients. Les and Deborah along with Pastor Carol delivered the meals. Thank you all for your dedication to the Meals on Wheels ministry. These enthusiastic members prepared and delivered meals. Barb and Julie prepared an awesome meal of oriental chicken noodles with white rice, a salad, … Read More
From the Pastor’s Desk: February 9, 2023
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 1 And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations? 4 For when one says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not merely human? 5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but … Read More
Meals on Wheels News: January 2023
A hearty and delicious meal of meatloaf, red beans, and macaroni salad prepared by Willett Barbeque, Alvord was delivered to the Meals on Wheels recipients. Janice and Shelly along with Charlie delivered the meals today (Charlie had already left when the picture was taken). As always, these volunteers are greatly appreciated. As always, our volunteers prepared a delicious and nutritious meal for the Meals on Wheels recipients. Jo, Susan, and Julie prepared a cheesy sausage/vegetable casserole with a lettuce salad and cornbread. The dessert was a spice cake with cream cheese icing. Also, shout out to our deliverers, Janice, Shelly, and Kay. Thank you, ladies! For the Meals on Wheels recipients, Janice and Shelly prepared pizza burgers with cheesy hash browns, a fruit cup, and a double chocolate chip cookie with Kisses. They, along with Kay, delivered this wonderful meal. Thank you, volunteers! This is a very worthwhile ministry for … Read More
From the Pastor’s Desk: January 26, 2023
Nehemiah 8:1-2,5-6, 9-10 1 All the people gathered together into the square before the Water Gate and told Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel. 2 Accordingly, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding. 5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people, and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6 Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. Then they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. 9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, … Read More
From the Pastor’s Desk: January 19, 2023
I want to begin by thanking everyone who has participated in our Informational meetings and Holy Conversation. Our time together has been filled with great questions and comments about how our congregation can be true to our mission while honoring one another’s beliefs. On Sunday, our conversations led to a consensus that we need to wait for more information after the 2024 General Conference before we make decisions regarding our church’s future with the United Methodist Church. Our priority as a congregation is to keep the main thing the “main thing.” At the close of the gospel of Matthew, Jesus called each of us to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our church understands the power and purpose of this mission for our church and community. Our visions are drawn from both the Matthew text and Jesus’ new commandment found in Luke. “You shall love … Read More
From the Pastor’s Desk: January 12, 2023
Pastor Carol is sharing from “DAILY FEAST; Meditations from FEASTING ON THE WORD.” But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel; Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. (v. 1) Isaiah 43:1-7 Who are we? Where do we belong? What makes us worthy? Isaiah 43 speaks not only to us as individuals but also to us as communities of faith. The prophet reminds us that core identity lies not in our roles as individuals or in our relative size and wealth as congregations, but in God’s identification of us as “precious in my sight and honored.” Our sense of belonging comes not from the acceptance of our peers or the status of our communities but from the One who claims us and will never let us go. What makes us … Read More