Chris Barona, Certified Candidate for ordination in the Baltimore Washington Conference, is bringing the message May 26^th at the 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. services and on June 30^th at the 10 a.m. service. Chris is a graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary.

 

Lisa continues to work toward her certificate as a Certified Lay Speaker and is excited to be among her UUMC family once again.

 

Who doesn’t like a cookout?! This summer, join UUMC visitors and members for a once-a-month cookout and fellowship after a shortened service (June 9th will be the first, for Pastor Williams’s goodbye cookout, but other dates to come). We hope you’ll bring your favorite dish to share, but the dish-less are just as welcome to attend! If you have them, bring a lawn game set with you. Some lawn games will be provided, but the more the merrier! Bring your kids, bring a friend! We hope to see you there.

 

June 9th will be Perry’s last week with us at UUMC. Let’s thank him for his service and leadership as he embarks on a new journey in Oklahoma. We’ll have a cookout on June 9th following the 10:00am service. Please bring your favorite dish to share, but plan to attend even without a contribution.

 

Perry’s last Sunday will be June 9^th. Pastoral care will be available from Rev. Joye Jones, pastor of Good Shepherd UMC or Rev. Fay Lundin pastor at College Park UMC, during the weeks of June 13^th through June 30^th. 

 

As one of my favorite Old Testament verses, Isaiah 40:31 reminds me:  “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”  On May 28th, I will be running my hometown Buffalo Marathon—26.2 miles—to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team In Training program.  I have committed not only to running the distance, but also reaching my personal fundraising goal of $5000 to help finance research on a cure and to provide assistance to those battling blood cancers.  A number of church members donated when I fundraised in 2008 and last spring for which I am deeply grateful.  If you are interested in sponsoring me, please write a check made payable to the “Leukemia and Lymphoma Society” and hand it to me in church some Sunday.  If you prefer, you can also make a secure, on-line donation at  http://pages.teamintraining.org/wcny/buffmar13/clasher.  Thank you in advance for your support—both moral and financial. Craig Lasher

 

Our Church Council has voted to make each Communion Sunday also a "Help-by- Phone" Sunday. Please help us continue to serve our community by bringing food for the Help-by- Phone food pantry. Your generosity helps to put food on people's tables every day.