©Copyright 2002 J. Almond

Mathewson Street
United Methodist Church

Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m.


134 Mathewson Street Providence, RI 02903

 401-331-8900
MathewsonStreetUMC@gmail.com



 Stephen Finlan, Pastor

Missed a worship service? Want to revisit a sermon? Want to get a flavor of Pastor Steve's sermons and other spiritual commentary? Then please visit his website at:

stephenfinlan.org

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Regular Sunday Schedule


Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary, 2nd Floor:
9-10 am Sundays
(September through May. Visitors welcome!)

Adult Bible Study:
9:30-10:10 am

Children's Worship /
Church School
Ages 1-15:
(Sundays)
10:15-11:15am

(not in session July & Augst)
 
Worship 

Celebration and Eucharist Sanctuary, 2nd Floor

10:15am Sundays

Coffee Time

Fellowship following Worship


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Weekday Activities

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Afia Center for Health & Wholeness

  Wednesdays and Thursdays

12:00-4:00 pm


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VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR THE AFIA CENTER!!! PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
AFIA-Volunteer


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Farm Fresh RI

Mondays & Tuesdays

2:30-5:30 pm
&
Wednesdays & Thursdays
3:30-6:30 pm
(for more information on Farm Fresh, please see their Website: http://www.farmfreshri.org/)


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PICA Community Meal

Fridays

5:00-6:00 pm
(Volunteers to help with cooking, serving, and cleanup  are always welcome!)
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Contemporary Social Issue:
Domestic Violence
(The Parenting Project)

Since 1996, the Parenting Project has helped survivors of domestic violence in their efforts to protect vulnerable children in custody and visitation cases at the Rhode Island Family Court. To confidentially contact the coordinator, Anne Grant, please send an e-mail to:

ParentingProject@cox.net

Anne is an MSUMC parishioner who writes about changes needed in the custody courts. Click on this link for her blog:

http://littlehostages.blogspot.com/

Click on these links for her op-eds from the Providence Journal:

(4) Profiteering in the RI Family Court
(5) Legislators Must Address Dangers to Children

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MSUMC's Dearly Departed
During the past several years, Mathewson Street UMC has witnessed the passing of long-time parishioners and church volunteers Dennis Boorks, Ginnie Carr, Edith Feole, Betsy Frerichs, Sarah Frerichs, Michael Goodlett, Hervey Green, Cynthia Lech, Phyllis Mayo, Elbert James Moten ("Dr. Love"), Helen Mowry, Ridg Shinn, Norman Smith, and George Tubman. For more on their lives and deaths, click here:
Our Mission
We are a church in the heart of the city—sustained by the reconciling love of God—and providing hope for all people.

Our Character
We are one of the more than 300 United Methodist congregations belonging to the Reconciling Ministries Network.  As part of the reconciling movement, we believe Christ's love is meant for all God's children. We thus welcome our brothers and sisters of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Our parishioners include heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, and transgender individuals, as well as heterosexual, transgender, and same-sex couples and families. Our faces are shades of black, brown, and white. Our ages range from the very young to the very old. Some of us are people of means; others not so much. Our cultural backgrounds are diverse. But whatever our differences, we are united in believing that our hearts and actions should be guided by Jesus' fundamental dictum to "love thy neighbor."
 
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Open Forum: Essays and Special Reports from Members of the Congregation...


LIVING PRAYER CENTER
(The Upper Room's 24-hour-a-day intercessionary prayer "hotline") ...


Daily Devotional
(The Upper Room) ...


Links to Our Friends...


Our #1 Nonprofit Partner

 HeadsUp, Inc.




HeadsUp, Inc. seeks to develop and sustain needs-based programming that serves the under privileged community in Providence County and the surrounding area.

Our focus is to enhance the lives of marginalized people by offering nutrition and health services, art programs, and education training to foster and restore a healthy body, mind, and spirit. We also partner with other nonprofits in our state by providing high-quality downtown space for their programs.


HeadsUp, Inc. has been headquartered at Mathewson Street UMC since its creation in 2000. To find out more about its outreach programs, click here:  HeadsUp, Inc.


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We have a wonderful Labyrinth that inspires spiritucal reflection on our 4th floor and is available by appointment.

  
                       


We would also draw your attention and recommend the lovely and inspiring on-line Virtual Labyrinth, which has been developed by the UK Methodist Church; clicking on this link will take you there:  Virtual Labyrinth.

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