Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Fitness websites and blogs across the internet are touting its benefits. Fitbit’s blog posted an article on it from a leading fitness expert listing 6 reasons why it’s important. CNN published an article on it, citing doctors …
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Lenten Opportunities
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Declutter for Lent We invite you to take a bag, look around the house and find items that you no longer use, and place them in the bag and donate them to charity. We are inviting you to collect one item …
Lenten Fundraiser for Haiti
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Our mission partners in L’Asile, Haiti, have an urgent need for funding to help maintain their program that provides rice for families in need. $3000 will buy 200 bags of rice, which will feed a family for 2-3 weeks. This …
Children & Youth News for Lent
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Last Sunday, we “buried our alleluias” for the start of Lent. They are now safely “sleeping” in our church, and will be uncovered joyfully on Easter Sunday. If you missed being able to watch our Children’s Time, you can watch …
A note from Pastor Travis 3/10/22
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Recently I learned about a Swedish tradition called “Fika.” Fika can be described as a coffee break, but it is much more than that. It is a Swedish ritual. Fikas were first popularized in the early 1900s and …
FUMC Melrose Community Freezer Guidelines!
The Food Drive is partnering with our church to operate a Community Freezer in our church basement. It is already providing meals for individuals and families in need in our community, and we are hoping to increase participation so that …
A note from Pastor Travis 3/3/22
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Yesterday we began our 2022 journey through Lent. It is a journey filled with blessings that will prepare our hearts for the joy of Easter. There are many opportunities from the church this Lent. Below four are highlighted: …
Letter from Haiti Global Youth Partnership 2/24/22
I hope all is well. We know it has been a while since we last spoke, so we wanted to update you on what we have been up to. As of this week, 2 schools have been built. The first, …
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A note from Pastor Travis 2/24/22
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Last week instead of my regular article, I gave this space over to a letter from our partners in ministry in Haiti. One of the ways we have been in ministry with them is providing rice …
A note from Pastor Travis 2/17/22
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Over the last year and a half, our congregation has been in ministry in L’Asile, Haiti, through our partnership with Haiti Global Youth Partnership. This builds on the ministry in Haiti that our congregation has been …