Sunday, March 6, 2016

PUMC News

OUR COMMUNITY IN PRAYER
Nancy Armstrong, Mario Mariani, Logan, Maria ( Mia) and Bryant-BUMC,
Diane Stombaugh,  Pat Dempsey, Susan Homick Turissini, Anella Fry, John Buranych,  John Bizdik, Debbie Shamon,
John O'Connor, Mason Climas and Elijah Lucas
Please email updates to secretary@peckvilleumc.org


Bradley Welsh Cookie Sale  March 19.  Please place your orders with Joan 383-4868 or Pat 489-8375

Peckville Easter Flowers need to be ordered by March 13th.  Cost per plant is $10.00.  Tulips, hyacinths and lilies.  Please contact Bob Elvidge 570-903-3108

Lenten Services  2016  all at 7pm
March 9:  Holy Cross at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church,
200 Delaware Olyphant.         Preaching: Rev. Pearson
March 16th  First United Presbyterian Church of Lackawanna Valley
1557 Main St Peckville, PA    Preaching: Rev. Dr. Michael Shambora

Because hospitals no longer call Pastor as it interferes with patient privacy, the Pastor asks the family of anyone in the hospital to please call him.
Rev. Shambora may be reached at 570-371-8123

News for the bulletin and prayer list:
Email-secretary@peckvilleumc.org Phone: 876-5357 or 362-4260, 
Thank you, Marla

The mission statement of the Peckville and Bradley Methodist Churches:  "To glorify God by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, nurturing disciples, and reaching out to a world in need."

Ron Lucas, VIM coordinator for the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre District,
will be traveling to Mission Central on Monday March 7th. He will take electronic items if they are here at the church on Sunday March 6th TODAY Any electronic items EXCEPT TV’s.


   On One Great Hour of Sharing Sunday, we share the goodness of life with people who hurt. Our designated gifts to UMCOR through The Advance and special appeals go directly toward relief efforts. Our One Great Hour of Sharing offering pays administrative expenses for UMCOR and supports ministries of food, shelter, health and peace. When we assist UMCOR with our offering, we are part of the important work that happens in places like Flint, Michigan and around the world.
 
EQUIPPING GOD’S PEOPLE MODULE II: LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES - Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Lay Servant Ministries at Dorranceton UMC - Equipping God’s People Module II - Tuesday Evenings (April 12th thru May 3rd from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm; Dorrancton UMC located at 549 Wyoming Ave, Kingston, PA 18704; Led by: Rev Deborah Rose and Mr Frank Derby on Tuesday's April 12th thru May 3rd from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM; Students must purchase the text on their own prior to the class: Module II required reading: 1. “The Externally Focused Church” by Rich Rusaw & Erick Swanson
2. “The Healthy Small Church” by Dennis Bickers
The books are available at the following: Amazon.com all in paperback and Kindle; Cokesbury all in paperback; Christianbook.com in paperback “Simple Church” on eReader; Barns & Noble in paperback.
Module Cost:  $15.00; Make checks payable to: Susquehanna Annual Conference
Register online HERE or Email Tom Taylor at ttaylor@susumc.org; Please include the following information: Name | Mailing Address | Phone # | Email | Church 

SWB SAFE SANCTUARIES TRAINING AT HAWLEY UMC – Sat. April 16, 2016 from 9am-12pm; Cost: $3 per person; Lead by Rev. Barbara Snyder; Registration deadline April 11th; located at 315 Church St. Hawley, PA 18428;


John Wesley’s statement “the world is my (our) parish” speaks to the account of the parable of the “Good Samaritan” in Luke.
Jesus inquires of the one who asked “who is my neighbor”.
 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”  The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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