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Dear FUMC Family and Friends, At our Tuesday morning Bible Study (it used to be Thursday mornings, but we have had to change the date during Covid) we have been talking about our family Christmas traditions. It has been fun to …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Advent is different this year. There are no holiday parties, no special events in downtown Melrose, or in any of the other surrounding towns, and no in-person Advent worship. However, it is still Advent. We are …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Advent is upon us. It is an exciting time of year. This year it will be different, still special, but different. As you know, because of COVID-19, we are not meeting for in-person worship, including on …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, In the few last months, we have all been watching the number of CORONA-Virus rise. The infection rate and the death rate are increasing too. In fact, the number of new CORONA-Virus cases each day is …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Everyday this week, my father has been sending me photos of Christmas decorations around town. Most of these decorations are part of the town’s holiday display. While I love Christmas and cannot wait to decorate …
Dear FUMC family and friends, This Sunday we are reflecting on Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25. It is a very dramatic story. The Israelites have been wandering in the desert for 40 years. They were tired. Many who had started the journey, …
O God our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home!” Isaac Watts, 1719 This well-known and well-loved hymn has been running through my thoughts since the beginning …
Dear church family and friends, This Sunday is an exciting day at First UMC Melrose. This Sunday Jayleigh Lewis begins her ministry as our new Director of Children and Family Ministry. She is excited to be joining us, and we are …
Jayleigh Lewis is our new Director of Children’s and Family Ministry. She will be starting on Sunday, October 18. On that Sunday, we are holding a social distance, outside welcoming party on the church lawn at 11:00, so that you and she …
Welcome to our new Director of Children’s and Family Ministries! Read more »
Dear church family and friends,There are a number of important things that are happening in the life of the church. I decided to dedicate my news article to highlighting several of them. In this article, I will offer “teasers” of …