EVERYBODY imagines peace differently. Some people think that peace is a matter of external conditions. They feel most at peace when life is calm and they feel safe. They say they are at peace when they have no big problems and the people they love are well. But peace based on external conditions can be destroyed by events or situations. When safety vanishes, fear can overwhelm us. We may recover a sense of calm by walking in the park, feeling a part of God's creation, perfect and beautiful.

Inner peace is another kind of peace. We may feel inward peace, a deeper satisfaction, when we sit with our family, drink coffee, and chat. Being together without quarreling depends on and builds a feeling of inner peace.

One other kind of peace can be ours, especially in hard situations when we need help. This is the peace of God. We often forget that God is our most important friend and helper. We try to do everything by ourselves. But then comes a moment when we have to say, "Enough! I can't do it. I surrender!" This is wise; the Bible tells us, "The battle is the Lord's" (1 Sam. 17:47). So we trust God, who will give us peace that cannot be taken away.

Wiktoria Puchalska (Warsaw, Poland)

The oldest of the two photos is one of the women of Windsor UMC taken in 1941. Unfortunately that is all the information we have.

We have a little more information on the second photo, from 1944. It was "The Bible Class."

From left to right, the people are: Mrs. Golden, Mrs. Julia Tindall, Mr. Voelbel, Mrs. Emma Spear, Mrs. Addison Pullen.

Persons of all ages are invited to come by and used the computers we make available. The Internet Cafe computers are also be available during the Windsor Country Breakfasts every third Saturday. As demand develops we will expand the times when the Internet Cafe is open.

If you have ever wanted to learn how to email your friends, your children, or your grandchildren, or to learn how to surf the web, then now is the time! The Internet Cafe is a free service of Windsor UMC to the Village of Windsor and the surrounding area that will help you find out how to do these things and provide you a place to do it. We invite you to visit us and use our computers to learn and communicate.

We have set up several computers, all of which are connected to the Internet. What is the Internet? It is a global network of networks ultimately connecting millions of computers. One of the services on the Internet is electronic mail (email) through which you can correspond with a lot of people, some of whom are probably your friends and family. Another service is the World Wide Web (or “WWW,” or just “the Web”) that allows you to find all sorts of information.

Both email and web surfing are easy to learn.

You can use our computers so you do not need one of your own. If you already know how to use email or how to surf the web, then you can just come by and use our computers. If you need some help, we’ll have people to help you. This is your chance to find out what the Internet is all about.

When quick polls are used by an organization like Windsor United Methodist Church, they merely provide some interesting information regarding the opinions primarily of interest to people of faith. To express your opinion ("vote") on a quick poll all you need to do is to click on the small button the best reflects your opinion, then click on the "Vote" button. The current results are immediately available by clicking on the "Results" button.

May 2003

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There are times when we will also present other forms of graphics. To do this interestingly and efficiently we will be presenting these photographs and graphics as slide shows. We have posted the pics from the November, 2001 through the latest Country Breakfast and from the Annual Strawberry Festival from May, 2002 to the present.

The photo below shows two of the workers helping with the 2003 Strawberry Festival.