A note from Pastor Travis 2/20/25

Good News! The weather forecast for Sunday is clear! This means that we will be holding in-person worship this Sunday. I am grateful for our online ministry and that we were able to worship on ZOOM when we had to cancel in-person worship these last two Sundays. I celebrate that we will resume in-person and livestreaming worship this Sunday.

More Good News! Since Christmas, our church has collected over $6,640 for missions. This includes:

$2,553 for the Haiti Global Youth Partnership

$1570 for the Wildfires in California

$1260 for Bread of Life

$1260 for The Food Drive

There may be additional amounts that have been given to these causes and other causes that have not been included in this total.

I thank God for your generosity. Each dollar given makes a huge difference!

Even More Good News! As we prepare to enter into the holy season of Lent, there are many opportunities for you to connect to God, the church, and each other as you strengthen your spirit. Here are a few of the ways:

Palm Collection Starting this Sunday, we will be collecting palms from last Palm Sunday to burn to make our ashes for Ash Wednesday. You can drop off your palms on Sunday morning or during church office hours. 

Ash Wednesday Soup and Worship – March 5. We invite everyone to join us on Ash Wednesday. We will begin with a simple meal of soup and bread at 6:00 followed by worship at 7:00. 

Lenten Study –SOUP AND SPIRIT — Wednesday nights March 12 – April 9, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm. We will gather at 6:30 for soup and then a time of study and reflection. The study will be hybrid, so you can join us in person or online. If you can come in person, we encourage you to do so and enjoy the soup and fellowship before the study. However, if you cannot be with us in person, please log on to the link (which I will send before the study) at 7:00 for the study. We will be using the book Entering The Passion of Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine. Levine is a celebrated scholar who has written a number of studies, especially for Lent. Though she is a scholar, she does a great job of helping people understand the complex ideas of the bible in easy to understand terms and will guide us through the last week of Jesus’ life. We invite everyone to join us for the study. We ask that you please sign up so that we can order you a copy of the book. To sign up email the church office fumc@fumcmelrose.com When you sign up, please indicate if you will be joining us in person or online. We will need volunteers to make soup. If you can volunteer, please sign up on the bulletin board outside of the library (Emerson Hall).  

Blessings,

Pastor Travis