Polson United Methodist ChurchNewsletter

Events, News, Etc. May 1, 2016

In This IssueSun, May 1, 2016

Here's What's Happening ThisWeek

A Message from Pastor Janet

Here's What's Coming Up

Announcements

Prayer Requests

PMA/HHF Spring MusicFestival

Living the Questions

The Country Store

Prayer Quilts

Lectionary Scripture for May2016

Contacts at PUMC

Quick LinksPolson UMC

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Sunday, May 1, 20166th Sunday of Easter

Festival of God's CreationWorship Service: 11:00 am

Worship Leader: Pastor Janet Mulroy

Hebrew Bible Scripture: Genesis 1­2:3

Gospel Scripture: John 1:1­5

"Here's What's Happening This Week"

Sun, May 1st Festival of God's Creation6th Sunday of Easter

9:30 am Adult Sunday School

11:00 am Sunday Morning Worship Service 4:00 pm Polson Ministerial Association/

Helping Hands FundSpring Music Festival

Mon, May 2nd 1­3 pm Living the Questions­Faith Study

Last Class of Spring Session

Tue, May 3rd

6:30 pm Bible Study Fellowship at PUMC­

Last class of Spring Session

Sat, May 7th

10am­3pm WCI Team to Whitefish

A Note from Pastor Janet Greetings! On Sunday, we will celebrate the Festival of God's creation! It iseasy for those of us lucky enough to live in Montana to look outour windows and be in awe of God's handiwork, and like you andme, the United Methodist Church has long been dedicated to thestewardship of the created world. Here are some of the many ways the UMC is committed to caringfor God's world: As disciples of Christ, we are called to be good stewards of God'screation. Accordingly, we call upon The United Methodist Church toadopt fresh ways to respond to the perils that now threaten theintegrity of God's creation and the future of God's children. Specifically, The United Methodist Church:

designates one Sunday each year, preferably the Sundayclosest to Earth Day, as a Festival of God's Creation,celebrating God's gracious work in creating the earth and allliving things, incorporating it into the church's liturgicalcalendar, and developing appropriate ways for congregationsto celebrate it;

endorses The Clergy Letter Project and its reconciliatoryprograms between religion and science, and urges UnitedMethodist clergy participation;

endorses the work of the National Religious Partnership forthe Environment, and the World Council of Churches ClimateChange Program and urges conferences and congregations tosupport their activities and programs;

supports the annual observance of the United Nations' WorldEnvironment Day and encourages conferences and churchesto participate in programs such as Environmental Sabbath;

recommends that annual conferences establish annualawards to honor prophetic defenders of God's creation from

within their own constituencies;

affirms the importance of nurturing, community­buildingapproaches such as the Global Action Plan's Household Eco­Team Program designed to foster resource efficient lifestylepractices;

encourages a simplified and environmentally sound lifestylethroughout the church and requests that Church agencies,conferences, and congregations be stewards of God'screation by reducing levels of consumption and participatingin programs that reuse and recycle goods; and

encourages United Methodist institutions to perform energyaudits, improve energy efficiency, and pursue use ofalternative clean energy sources such as wind and solarpower where available.

ADOPTED 1996AMENDED AND READOPTED 2004AMENDED AND READOPTED 2008Resolution #1027, 2008 Book of ResolutionsResolution #11, 2004 Book of ResolutionsResolution #11, 2000 Book of ResolutionsSee Social Principles, ¶ 160B, E.From The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church ­ 2012.Copyright © 2012 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission.

Blessings and abundant joy,

Pastor Janet

"Here's What's Coming Up"

Sun, May 8th Mother's Day/7th Sunday of Easter

9:30 am Adult Sunday School

11:00 am Sunday Morning Worship Service

Thu, May 12th

12:30 pm United Methodist Women Meeting

Sat, May 14th

9:00 am Spring Clean­up Workday

Inside and Outside at PUMC

Sun, May 15th Day of Pentecost

9:30 am Adult Sunday School

11:00 am Sunday Morning Worship Service

Wed, May 18th

Noon United Methodist Men's GroupLuncheon Meeting

Fri, May 20th

5­6:30 pm Community Meal

Hosts: Paul Care Team

Announcements

Friday Night Film FestWe are suspending the Friday Night Film Fest for the Spring and Summer months.

Save the Date! Vacation Bible Camp is June 27th ­ July 1stVolunteers are needed. Sign­up sheet in the lobby!

Living the Questions Faith Study meets on Mon, May 2ndfor the last class of the Spring Session.We will resume classes with the Fall Session.

Polson Ministerial Association/Helping Hands FundSpring Music Festival ~ Sunday, May 1st at 4:00 pm

Musicians from Lake County churches are invited to join togetherfor the Polson Ministerial Association's Spring Music Festivalat 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at the Immaculate Conception CatholicChurch in Polson. The festival promises to be uplifting, spiritual and exciting forparticipants as well as for the audience. Music will be provided by ensembles, vocal or instrumental soloists in addition to threeselections by the mass choir. Mass choir pieces are "Joshua! Fit the Battle of Jericho," "The Glory of the Father," and "Shut de Do," all to be directed by Chris Bumgarner. Mass choirpractices are scheduled for 4 p.m., Sunday, April 24, at the GoodShepherd Lutheran Church; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at theImmaculate Conception Catholic Church. Anyone wishing to be included in the program should call ChrisBumgarner at 883­6858.

A spaghetti supper, prepared by the Knights of Columbus, is to beserved immediately following the festival in the church basement.

This concert, formerly the Palm Sunday Choral Festival, raisesfunds for the Polson Ministerial Association's Helping Hands Fund(HHF). HHF is an ecumenical project that provides emergencyassistance to Lake County residents as well as to folks travelingthrough the area. Donations to the HHF will be accepted during thefestival.

Community Meal is Friday, May 20th5:00 ­ 6:30 pmPaul Care Team is hosting.

The Country StoreThe Country Store needs volunteers at the store on Fridays,from 10am­1pm. Please contact Peggy Milner if you can help.

Adult Sunday SchoolA new 8­week Adult Sunday School session began April 3rd. The first week we watched a video by Parker Palmer anddiscussed "Choosing Life" as A New Place to Be. The discussionwas related to how we as Christians make both small andimmense decisions each day that can culminate into life­changingpaths that lead us to choose life­giving or death­dealingthoughts/behaviors/relationships. A NEW PLACE TO BE: SPIRITUAL BIRTH & RENEWAL

This series of videos invites youinto a better, newer place. Onewhere change is happening and itcomes through an engagement withthe Liberator of the world. Thesethinkers and theologians, authorsand storytellers, will stir ourimagination so we might capture a glimpse of a dream that is yet tocome and at the same time beingfulfilled before our very eyes. They will share what has happenedin their own lives and how we mightjoin with them in this journey. May we, together, step into a betterplace.

SESSION TITLES AND FILMS

1. CHOSING LIFE // Parker Palmer "Choosing Life" April 3rd2. LIVING LOVED // Sarah Bessey "Live Loved" April 10th3. BEING UNASHAMED // Erwin McManus "Naked andUnashamed" April 17th

4. REBIRTH // Glennon Doyle Melton "Rebirth and Recovery"April 24th

5. DYING TO SELF // Richard Rohr "Death and Transformation"May 1

6. LIFE OF GRACE // Brennan Manning "Over and Over" May 8

7. SEEING // Richard Rohr "Learning to See" May 158. FINDING GOODNESS //Jean Vanier "Everyone is Beautiful"May 22

Join us each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. to explore "A New Place to Be". There is no cost for this study series.

Burn the MortgageCelebrate your birthday, and help us reach our goal to "Burn the Mortgage".Please donate $1 for each year you are celebrating.

Bible Study Fellowship meets on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm thru May 3rd.Contact Lynn Sherick for information.

Calling all Quilters!Come join the Methodist Krafty Kritters for some quilting funon the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, from 2 ­ 4 pm. Any questions, please contact Irene DeBorde at 883.2063.

For latest news on PUMC, please check outour Facebook page! Pastor Janet will be in her office on Mon & Tue, 9am ­ 5pm. Lisa's office hours are Tue & Thu, 11:00 am­4:00 pm. Deadline for bulletin and newsletter is still the same, noon on Wednesday.

Please Pray For:

THE PEOPLE

Continued prayers for: Barbara Medland, Constance Quist, Maury Mills, their families and caregivers.

Join the Prayer Posse and serve on the prayer chain.See Connie Sidebottom.

Polson Ministerial AssociationHelping Hands FundSpring Music FestivalSunday, May 1st

4:00 pm

Musicians from Lake County churches areinvited to join together for the Polson Ministerial Association's SpringMusic Festival at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1, atthe Immaculate Conception Catholic Churchin Polson. The festival promises to be uplifting, spiritual and exciting forparticipants as well as for the audience. Music will be provided by ensembles,vocal or instrumental soloists in addition to three selections by themass choir. Mass choir pieces are "Joshua! Fit the Battle ofJericho," "The Glory of the Father," and "Shut de Do," all to bedirected by Chris Bumgarner. Mass choir practices are scheduledfor 4 p.m., Sunday, April 24, at the Good Shepherd LutheranChurch; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at the ImmaculateConception Catholic Church. Anyone wishing to be included in the program should call ChrisBumgarnerat 883­6858. A spaghetti supper, prepared by the Knights of Columbus, is to beserved immediately following the festival in the church basement.

Please sign­up for a salad or dessert in the lobby at PUMC.

This concert, formerly the Palm Sunday Choral Festival, raisesfunds for the Polson Ministerial Association's Helping Hands Fund (HHF).HHF is an ecumenical project that provides emergency assistanceto Lake County residents as well as to folks traveling through thearea. Donations to the HHF will be accepted during the festival.

Living the QuestionsFaith Study

Hello friends! Living the Questions Faith Study will hold their last classof the Spring Session on Monday, May 2nd.

Classes will resume with a Fall Session after a breakfor the rest of the Spring and Summer months.

I hope to see all of you return for some great discussions,fellowship, and quiet reflection. See Nancy Teggeman if you have any questions about the study.

The Country Store

The Country Store has recently had some re­modeling done. Please stop in and visit us to see our improvements, and bring usyour donated items.

Since 2010, The Country Store has had gross receipts of $244,427.

The Country Store has been able to donate $106,885 back into thecommunity towards Community Projects.

Thank you to all the volunteers from our church and others for all you do to make our Country Store a worthwhile endeavor.

If you can volunteer to help PUMC man the store on Fridaysfrom 10am­ 1pm, please contact Peggy Milner.

Prayer Quilts Calling all Quilters! Our supply of prayer quilts is running low. Come join the Methodist Krafty Kritters for some quilting fun on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, from 2 pm ­ 4pm.

Any questions, please contact Irene DeBorde at 883.2063.

Thank you!!

Lectionary Scripture for May 2016

May 1 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9­15; Psalm 67 (UMH 791) Revelation 21:10, 22­22:5; John 14:23­29 May 8 7th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16­34; Psalm 97 (UMH 816) Revelation 22:12­14, 16­17, 20­21; John 17:20­26 May 15 Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1­21; Psalm 104:24­34, 35b (UMH 826) Romans 8:14­17; John 14:8­17 (25­27) May 22 1st Sunday after Pentecost/in Kingdomtide Proverbs 8:1­4, 22­31; Psalm 8 (UMH 743) Romans 5:1­5; John 16:12­15 May 29 2nd Sunday after Pentecost/in Kingdomtide 1 Kings 18:20­39; Psalm 96 (UMH 815) Galatians 1:1­12; Luke 7:1­10

Contacts

Polson United Methodist Church

301 16th Ave. EPolson, MT 59860

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Email: info@polsonumc.org

Pastor Janet's Email: pastor@polsonumc.org

Tel. (406) 883­6161Office Hours: Tues & Thu 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

or by appointment

Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 am

Leadership TeamPastor ~ Janet Mulroy, Licensed Local Pastor

Bishop ~ Elaine Stanovsky District Superintendent ~ Kama Hamilton Morton

Lay Leader ~ Peggy Milner Administrative Council Chairman ~ Clao Milner

Secretary ~ Betty ThomasBoard of Trustees Chairman ~ Connie Reynolds

Congregational Care Committee Chairman ~ Dee Walker Pastor Parish Relations Chairman ~ Fred McFarland

Finance Chairman/Treasurer ~ Adina FuchsFinance Secretary ~ Dee Walker

Mission and Evangelism Chairman ~ Spiritual Formation Chairman ~

Worship Team Chairman ~ Sherrie McFarland United Methodist Women President ~ Peggy Milner

United Methodist Men Co­Chairmen ~ Gary Teggeman & Garth Cox Ministers ~ All Members

Polson United Methodist Church

We Strive to Love God and Love People!

Polson United Methodist Church, 301 16th Avenue E., Polson, MT 59860

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