WORTHINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH614-885-5365
Worthington United Methodist Church
600 N. High Street, Worthington, OH 43085 -- 614-885-5365

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WUMC Weekly Update: May 24, 2010



Special Blended Worship Service at 10:00 this Sunday, May 30

Mark your calendar now for our special Sunday Worship Schedule on Memorial Sunday, May 30.
  • One Blended Service will be held at 10:00 am, with no Sunday School.
  • Children’s Church and Child care for infants and toddlers will be available as usual.
Our normal schedule of 9:00 am worship, Sunday School for all at 10:10 am and Emerge at 11:00 am returns on Sunday, June 6.
Memorial Sunday Flowers May Flowers.
You are invited to bring cut flowers in memory of loved ones to place in community vases during our opening songs at our 10:00 am Blended Service this Sunday, May 30.

Bags of Blessing. Please return Bags of Blessings to Share donations this Sunday, May 30. Our donations for May benefit the NNEMAP Food Pantry. Thank you for your generous donations!
Helpers are needed this Sunday, May 30,
to help sort and box this month's Bags of Blessing donations for NNEMAP Food Pantry. If you can help, please contact Dave Wade at 885- 0114 or wadefamily@columbus.rr.com, or simply show up after the 10:00 am Blended service on May 30 (around 11:00 am). The whole process should only take about a half hour with a good group of helpers.

More…
  • Attention, WUMC Singles! Bring your lawn chair and meet for Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 31st, at 9:00 am, under the overhang at the west entrance of WUMC. We will enjoy each other's company while watching the parade.
  • Sign up your children now for Galactic Blast VBS, July 26-30, 5:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $15 per child with a max of $40 per family and includes dinner for the whole family. Sign up in the Ministry Hallway this Sunday or online. Join us this summer!!
  • Volunteers are needed to do the work of our new Carpenter's Helping Hands Ministry and administrative support. To help, contact Jerry Knorr at 614-436-4866 or jerryknorr@gmail.com.
  • The Emerge team is in need of a couple of volunteers to help run the visual projection system at the 11:00 service. Please contact Tom Strous, attstrous@insight.rr.com, for more information.
  • Sound System Control Help is needed in June & July for our 11:00 Emerge Service. Please contact Craig Kramer, at 614-436-4511 or craig.kramer@wowway.com if you can help!
  • Attention: Caregivers! Author Gail Sheehy will speak on Tues., May 25, 7:30 pm, at First Unitarian Universalist Church, in Clintonville. Contact 614-847-9427 for more information.
  • The Church Office and Creative Play Center will be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day.
  • Creative Play Center is enrolling now for the Summer Explorers Program! To learn more, contact Wendy at 614-885-7528 or creativeplaycenter@sbcglobal.net.
  • Keep us in the loop! Please contact mary@worthingtonumc.org for any pastoral concerns.
  • If you have prayer concerns and would like it to be added to the prayer chain, please contact Martha Sprout.
  • Worship with us, Sundays at 9:00 am & 11:00 am! Read a Daily Devotional.
  • Find us at 600 High Street, Worthington, OH, 43085? Visit our directions page for more information.
This Week's Committee Meetings and Happenings:
  • Today, the Elizabeth Circle Dinner is at 6:30 pm, offsite.
  • On Tuesday, May 25, there will be Devotions at 7:15 pm, followed by Administrative Council meeting at 7:30 pm.
  • On Wednesday, May 26, the Evangelism Signage Subcommittee will meet at 10:00 am.
  • On Sunday, May 30 (Memorial Sunday), we will have ONE Blended Service, at 10:00 am, in the Sanctuary, with Children's Church and childcare as usual. There will be no Sunday School on May 30. Our normal schedule returns on June 6.

Parish Concerns:
  • Weida Kramer's sister, Wanda Young, passed away on May 9. Please keep the Kramer/Young family in your prayers.
  • Betty Thomas passed away on May 16. Please keep the Thomas family in your prayers.
  • Tuck Wetterauer's son Greg Wetterauer passed away on May 17. Please keep the whole Wetterauer family in your prayers.
  • Kristin Young and James Comyus were married on May 15, in our sanctuary. Best wishes!
  • Lesley Kirkbride and Kevin Alexander were married on May 15. Best wishes!
  • Ron & Dorba Mezger's great-granddaughter, Tabitha Rose, was born on May 10 to Stephanie and Michael Waite. Congratulations!
  • Mary Garrison's great-grandson was born on May 12 to Adam and Ashley Bush. Congratulations!

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