News and Upcoming Events
First United Methodist Church
of Ansonia
Celebrating Our 158th Year in 2009!!
Our Mission: We are children of God who follow Christ. We celebrate our Wesleyan heritage through worship, music, and the Sacraments. Our Church family blends a history of generations of faithfulness, and continues today through the enthusiasm of children and a close fellowship working together. Our hope is to be supportive of others through local and global missions. In openness and love, we seek to share the Word and expand the fellowship of Christ. We look forward to continued opportunities to care for and nurture God’s children through faith in Christ.
Upcoming Events in 2009
HOLIDAY FAIR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
Numerous
holiday and specialty vendors,
bargain basement deals, food, baked goods
Vendors:
Please
click below for
Holiday Fair Rental Agreement
Bible Study
Please join us on Thursday evenings at 7pm as
Pastor Enock leads us in Bible study.
Note from The Trustees:
We are no longer permitted to use the parking lot across the street from the church (former attorney's office)
The Holbrook side entrance will be used only as an emergency exit, until repairs are made
Sunday School News
Sunday School will begin in September 2009. All children are welcome. Children will leave Sunday worship service for Sunday School following the children's portion of the worship service.
UMW News
Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, usually at 7:00pm unless noted otherwise.
Please help stock our food pantry. Items especially needed are: soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, tissues and coffee. Paper bags are also needed to pack the groceries.
Food Pantry
As an outreach mission within our Valley
community, our church has established a food pantry on our church premises. It
will be open the last Saturday of every month from 9am-11am for families served
by the Parent/Child Resource Center. We look to our church family and their
extended families to support this new mission project through your participation
and food donations.
Items particularly in need during Feb 2009 are: soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, tissues and coffee. Paper bags are also needed to pack the groceries.
Other suggested items for donation:
If you need assistance or would like to refer someone
for Food Pantry assistance, please speak with a member of the UMW
Come and Join our Book of the Month Club
Our next meeting will be held at the home of Ruth B. on Thursday, September 11th at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the book we are currently reading, When Madeline Was Young.
We have shared wonderful
fellowship and great books. Books we have discussed are the following:
The books that were reading selections from the Book Club's first year are available for loan at our church library. Please feel free to sign one out and enjoy at your leisure.
Contact Pam P. or Ruth B. or call the church office if you are interested. Please join us!!
Become a Volunteer for
Volunteering for Wesley Village can be a highly rewarding experience. Operated by United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village in Shelton provides a wide range of opportunities for volunteers ages 12 and older to assist seniors. Help is needed in many areas, including recreation, music, shopping, arts and crafts, transportation via wheelchairs and the pet therapy program. If you have time to help others and want to make a difference, please call Barbara Quinn, Wesley Village Director of Volunteers at 203-944-8292.
Altar Flowers
WE WISH TO THANK all who have purchased altar flowers for Sunday worship. Many Sundays are open for those who wish to give flowers in memory of loved ones, or to celebrate births and anniversaries. Our florist recently raised the price to $20, and we regret that we must pass along this additional cost to our members. We thank you for your continued support.
Visit Our Library
The Church Library has many books now available for
borrowing. The books are located on the main floor, end of the hall, meeting
room. Please feel free to browse and sign out a book. If you are interested in
joining the bookclub please see Pam or Ruth.
Click here for Listing of books
The booklist is in .pdf format; requires Adobe Reader Use this link to download a free copy if you don't already have it on your PC www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Wesley Village Wish List
Bishop Wicke Health Center collects an assortment of items for resident programs and activities. The UMW will be happy to accept donations of:
For a complete listing see the UMW bulletin board.
Amazon.com Link through A.C.T.
If you visit Amazon.com, please visit the A.C.T. website first - www.act-spooner.org. A special link to Amazon.com is available. If you make a purchase with this special link to Amazon.com, A.C.T. will receive a percentage of your total price paid at no additional cost to you. Thanks for keeping A.C.T. in mind in this way.
Mailboxes In Church Parlor
Since
we no long have sufficient pieces of mail to qualify for the postal bulk postage
permit, mailboxes will be set up in the church parlor. Those who live close by
and can attend worship can pick up the Spire when they come to worship.
Those who live outside the area, or are homebound or cannot attend worship, will
continue to receive the Spire by mail.
Clergy Access to Hospitalized Patients
The Federal HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) has changed clergy access to patient status in health care facilities as well as information that is printed and shared. Protecting the privacy of patients is of primary emphasis. Clergy can no longer look at a patient's chart or access a hospital's census to see if a church member or constituent is receiving care. "Without permission from the patient, clergy cannot tell others about an individual's condition, print the name in the bulletin, or identify the patient in spoken prayer. Doing so could make the pastor liable for breaking a patient's confidence.
Hospitalized parishioners can help make sure their spiritual needs are met by letting their pastors know that they are going to be in the hospital or by asking for them in an emergency situation."
Please contact Pastor Enock if you or a loved one are hospitalized.
Coffee Hour
Please consider our ongoing need for coffee hosts. The sign-up sheet is posted
on the rear bulletin board.
Bulletin Board Pin Ups
Do you have something you would like posted on one of our bulletin boards?
Sign up lists
Thank you notes
Community flyers
Special requests
If so, please drop your copy off in the secretary's box in our church office and we will promptly display your information on one of our two bulletin boards.
Prayer Chain
is being updated to especially include new people/couples who wish to be part of this important and vital ministry on behalf of others. There are two prayer chains, one that begins at 9:00 a.m., and the other at 5:30 p.m. Prayer joys and concerns are passed from one member of each chain to the next member on the chain. We lift up others before God.
Volunteer!
There
are many blank spaces on the sign up sheets on the parking lot bulletin board.
We need lay readers, coffee hour hosts and
greeters.
Won't you please find a date that fits into your schedule and sign up?
Williams Sound Hearing
Assist System Installed
The church has purchased and installed a Williams Sound Hearing Assist system. If you would like to try a unit to see if it would enhance the worship experience for you, please see Ruth B. or the pastor.
I
live in gratitude...
For all that I have given
And for all that I've received,
For the beauty in my life
And for the sorrows I have known.
For the challenges I've faced
And for just how far I've come.
For my courage and my gifts,
And for the wisdom I've acquired.
For the journey and the experience
And for kindness on the way.
For my dreams and my desires
And for the trust that I have learned.
For the joy and inspiration.
And for my purpose, newly found.
For the miracles unfolding
And for what tomorrow holds.
For all the love I've ever known
And for that I've yet to give.
For my friends, my home, and family
And for the time to find myself.
For abundance and simplicity
And for the grace and opportunity.
For the chance to make a difference
And for the faith to know I will.
- D.D. Watkins - from Gratitude A Daily Journal
Join
us for Sunday Worship
as we celebrate
all we are grateful for
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