WORTHINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH614-885-5365
Worthington United Methodist Church
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
600 N. High Street, Worthington, OH 43085 -- 614-885-5365
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
WUMC Weekly Update: June 7, 2010
New Worship Schedule Begins August 1
On Tuesday, May 25, the recommendation was received and accepted by the Administrative Council from the Sunday Morning Schedule Study Team. Their recommendation for us is based on expressed desires of the congregation. Thanks to all of you for your helpful input and insight. 82.5% of respondents like the initial suggestion to begin the morning one half hour later. When that idea was tested against flipping the services, 60.3% of respondents still preferred the option of a thirty-minute later start to the morning schedule.
Thus our new, year-round schedule will be:
On Tuesday, May 25, the recommendation was received and accepted by the Administrative Council from the Sunday Morning Schedule Study Team. Their recommendation for us is based on expressed desires of the congregation. Thanks to all of you for your helpful input and insight. 82.5% of respondents like the initial suggestion to begin the morning one half hour later. When that idea was tested against flipping the services, 60.3% of respondents still preferred the option of a thirty-minute later start to the morning schedule.
Thus our new, year-round schedule will be:
9:30 am
Traditional Worship (& Children's Church)
10:30-11:30 am
Fellowship Time
10:40-11:25 am
Sunday School for all ages
11:30 am
Emerge Worship (& Children's Church)
We will begin this new schedule on August 1, the first Sunday of August. This schedule will allow us to return to an earlier morning Chapel Service during the summer, so in August we will have service in the Chapel at 8:30 am.
Photo by Dick Mayhew
Galactic Blast VBS is July 26-30, 5:30-8:30 pm, for kids who are in preschool (age 3 by 9/30/2010) up to 3rd grade. Explorations is for kids who are in 4th-6th grade, July 26-30, 9:30 am-2:30 pm. Sign up online at or contact the church office at (614-885-5365 or mary@worthingtonumc.org).
We're looking forward to seeing you at VBS this summer!
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- Articles for the July Messenger are due Thursday, June 10. Please drop off your article or calendar item in the church office or email it to slm@worthingtonumc.org. Thank you!
- Support Jay Moyers by attending his Ordination Service this Wednesday, June 9, at 3:30 pm, at Hoover Auditorium in Lakeside, Ohio, during Annual Conference.
- Join WUMC Members in praying for our church and for our fundraising efforts. Several concerned church members are meeting on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, at 6:15 am, in the Church Library, for about 15 minutes of prayer time, during the month of June. Please join us if you feel moved to do so.
- Inclusiveness Conversation Wednesday, June 30 at 7:00 pm: In our Visioning Process we agreed we want to be radically hospitable to all, becoming an open and diverse community of committed Christian servants. Groups within Worthington UMC have been discussing various forms of inclusiveness. We want to invite all to this conversation on June 30th and then move forward to find ways to welcome all God's children. Hope you can join in the conversation!
- Cardinal Chorale in Concert June 29: Come and hear the Cardinal Chorale, the Ohio State Fair's All-Ohio Youth Choir's traveling contingent, perform on TUESDAY, June 29, at 7:30 pm.
- Thank you, Marvin Gifford!!!!! As you are aware from the letter of May 26 with our budget adjustments, the position that Marvin has held will no longer be funded as of July 1st, 2010. We invite you to send cards or letters of appreciation and gratitude to Marvin. You may drop them off in the church office or send them to him at the Church and we will be certain he gets them.
- Creative Play Center is now enrolling for the Summer Explorers Program! Contact Wendy Colbert at 614-885-7528 or creativeplaycenter@sbcglobal.net for more information.
- 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, at tstrous@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!
- 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:
- On Tuesday, June 8, Devotions are at 7:15 pm, followed by the Outreach meeting at 7:30 pm.
- On Wednesday, June 9, our monthly Taizé Service will be held at 7:30 pm, in Potter Chapel.
- On Saturday, June 11, the Men's Breakfast will be held at 7:30 am, and our New Children's Activities on the Church Lawn event will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am.
Parish Concerns:
- Angie Penzone and Chris Warren were married in Browning Lounge on May 22. Best wishes!
- Marty Schwarz and John Jacob were married in Potter Chapel on June 4. Best wishes!
- Michelle Jones and Link Staffen were married in the Sanctuary on June 5. Best wishes!
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