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October 26, 2023 I hope you plan to bring your car and candy to our Trunk or Treat event on Halloween from 5:00-6:30! Decorate your car and wear a costume if you want but it certainly isn’t necessary. If you run out of candy, no worries, we have lots! It will be lots of fun. On Sunday, we are celebrating All Saints Day, a holiday in the church calendar when we remember the saints who have gone on before us. It’s not too late to submit the names of loved ones who have passed away so they can be mentioned in the service. Call the office or write the names down on Sunday before church. The UMM will be treating us to a chili and baked potato lunch on Sunday, November 12th right after church. Save the date and plan to come! Make sure to put December 1st on your calendar. It’s the date for our Winter Festival. As Glenora said last Sunday, it takes all of us to make it work. Sign up sheets will be available soon. Be thinking about what you can do to help. We don’t have a volunteer to organize Operation Christmas Child this year. If you’d like to build a shoebox, we can find a way to get it to the right place or you can build one on line for $25. Let me know if you need help with that. This Sunday will be the last day to contribute to a tip for our lawn guy Mahlon. The jar is on the table in the fellowship hall. Our praise songs for Sunday will be Cannons and All Who Are Thirsty. Click on the blue links and listen before Sunday if you can. We have some prayer requests this week. We heard from Catherine Fry that Russ Busey who was the secretary at PUMC had a stroke and is in the hospital. He lives in Eugene and plans to move into senior housing when he is released. Keep Russ in your prayers. Catherine is working on getting an address for us. Things are looking up for Carmen’s cousin Tory. He had successful surgery and now is able to stand! Keep praying for Tory. Kathryn Gordon asks us to pray baby Charlie who will be having heart surgery on December 5th. She is the great granddaughter of a childhood friend of Kathryn’s. My sister’s husband Bill will be going into hospice care very soon. He has an untreatable tumor in his lung. Please pray for Bill, my sister Carolyn and their kids Rick and Diane. Annie Crego’s mom Katie had knee replacement surgery last week. Pray for a quick, complete recovery. Keep these folks on your prayer list: Larry Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Bob Maynard, Josh, Darby, Lis Williamson, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Hugh Homan and the Taylors who are friends of the Boesch’s. Have a great rest of the week and we hope to see you on Sunday. Blessings, Cris  Payette United Methodist Church
October 22, 2023 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God Calling Song: “Come, Christians, Join to Sing” UMH#158 vs.1-3 . Call to Worship Macy Steckley One: Come, let us gather with a spirit of gratitude for what is alive in each of us; for the fullness of life outside of us; for the wildness of life that we are invited into. Many: Let us come together with joyful hearts to worship God our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer! Amen. Opening Prayer (in unison) Macy Steckley God of love, you created all people with amazing diversity: by your grace, guide us to recognize the belovedness and worth of all whom you have made. Give us the generosity of spirit to recognize your face in all people, and to practice your command to love one another, that we may bring peace among all persons of all colors, origins, and abilities; amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Psalm 96 (CEB) Praise Song: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Jesus, United by Thy Grace ” UMH#561 vs 1,2,6 Message: Pastor Mary Beth Matthew 5:43-48 (CEB) Praise Song: “They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God bless you and keep you; may God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; may God’s countenance be lifted upon you and give you peace, from this day forth and forevermore. As we go from this place, we thank God for all that is; God has given us all that is, and God calls us to give; God loves us, and God calls us to love; God has served us, and God calls us to serve; may it be so. Amen. Prayer List Continue to pray for: Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Lis Williamson, Teresa’s grandson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Darby, Bonnie Hall, Annie’s mom, Selby and her kids, Bob Maynard, and the family and friends of Daniella Perez . Larry Jeffries is not doing well. Keep Larry and Irene in your prayers. Ron Collingwood’s granddaughter passed away. Keep Roxanne and family in your prayers. Upcoming Events
Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor from 9-12 at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction. We will observe All Saints Day next Sunday. If you would like a name read, please write it on a card in the fellowship hall and put it in the basket. The Boesches are hosting a Halloween Party on Saturday, Nov. 28th at 5pm. Costumes encouraged but not required. Everyone is invited! Our Trunk or Treat event will be on Tuesday, October 31st from 5:00 to 6:30 Please come join the fun! Our Charge Conference will be on Monday, Nov. 13th at 7:00 p.m. Hi Everyone! October 19, 2023
I have the best news! Teresa Beer is officially a grandma as of Wednesday evening. Wesley Kai Waynetska was born at 5:13 p.m. and weighs 7lbs 10oz. Teresa reports that he is perfect! I have seen pictures and I totally agree. Congrats to his parents Austin and Jalani and of course Teresa! I bought stamps at Costco and they are HOLIDAY stamps. It’s coming folks! The new November/December issue of The Upper Room is available in the entryway. The Ad Board met this week and I’ll update you about some highlights. Remember everyone is invited to these meetings. Our Winter Festival will be on Friday, December 1st this year. We are trying to avoid the festivities put on by the city on Saturday the 2nd. We desperately need a new nativity team to display all of our beautiful treasures. If you are willing to serve in this way, please call the office or tell Glenora. Our festival will still feature an Italian Style dinner, nativity tour, cake walk (for Shane), a craft for kids, baked goods, raffle baskets, silent auction items and more. Save the date and please plan to help. In the finance report we learned that with us switching from a ¼ time pastor to a full-time pastor is catching up with us financially. We brainstormed some ways to bring in more money so if you have ideas, please share them with someone on the Ad Board. Teresa Beer, one of our finance chairs will share information with the congregation in November. Our men’s group worked hard last Saturday on clearing the gravel from the playground. That small square had so much gravel! We will be working on this project again so if you have muscles and a shovel, please help us out. Thanks to everyone who helped and who will help in the future. The Boesches will host a Halloween Party on Saturday, October 28th at 5:00 p.m. Costumes are welcome but not required. Let’s make a good PUMC showing! John Sandquist asked me to let you know that he and his friend Dayton are barbecuing on October 23rd. All of the regular items are available. John asks that you sign up on the sheet at church so they know what to buy. You can also call John at 208-739-6497. If you haven’t had John’s BBQ, you should! Please plan to help us out with Trunk or Treat on Halloween from 5:00-6:30. Bring your trunk and some candy and make kids happy. Please let us know if you plan to come. Because of our congregation’s generosity, we have enough candy to keep our event going the whole 90 minutes! As always, thank you. Thanks to everyone who helped with Gary Williamson’s funeral. People stepped up to help and the family appreciated it. A big thank you to Dianne’s friend Marcia Gray who has helped us many times. I have a praise to share with you. Sharon and Ed Parsons celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary last week. They must have married very young! Congrats Parsons! I have several prayer requests so I will list them this week. · I received word that Larry Jeffries is not doing well. He and Irene asked for our prayers. · Darby, Tony Irwin’s relative is unable to complete his treatment. · Ron Collingwood’s granddaughter in Libby, Montana passed away last week. · Butch, Sid Fry’s nephew has lung cancer and has started chemo. · Randy Wright, Catherine Fry’s brother is having a medical procedure and Catherine would appreciate prayers. · Bob Maynard has started chemo treatments and is struggling. · My sister Carolyn and her husband Bill both have rebound Covid. Bill has been hospitalized again. · Annie’s mom will have knee surgery very soon. · Bonnie Hall is recovering from knee replacement and is doing well. · Keep praying for Selby Wright and her kids. · My friend Susan asked us to pray for her because of complicated family issues. · James and Pastor Mary Beth ask for prayers for Faith and Grant. They have complicated family issues as well. · Please keep the family and friends of Daniella Perez whose life was tragically cut short last week in Ontario. · Let’s keep praying for peace in the Middle East and in Ukraine and for the families directly and indirectly impacted by these conflicts. · Pray that our leaders come together for the good of everyone and do the job that we elected them to do. · Pray for safe travels for Tony and Roxanne who have headed south for the winter. Bring them back safely to us! · Lyna asks for prayer for Margaret Fosberg who is starting chemo therapy to fight breast cancer. That’s a big prayer list but we all know that prayer works. This is the time of year that I always ask for help in thanking Mahlon, our yard guy for his hard work and extra attention. No church grounds look better than ours. If you’d like to help with sending him a tip, please put it in the jar on one of the next two Sundays. Cash works the best. He doesn’t expect this tip but will sure appreciate it. If you’d like to write him a note, I will get it to him. Enjoy these last few beautiful, perfect days of weather while they last. They are a gift. Blessings, Cris Payette United Methodist Church
October 15, 2023 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God Calling Song: “Joy In the Morning” TFWS#2284 all vs. Call to Worship - Mike Hall One: Come, let us gather with a spirit of gratitude for what is alive in each of us; for the fullness of life outside of us; for the wildness of life that we are invited into. Many: Let us come together with joyful hearts to worship God our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer! Amen. Opening Prayer (in unison) - Mike Hall God of love, you created all people with amazing diversity: by your grace, guide us to recognize the belovedness and worth of all whom you have made. Give us the generosity of spirit to recognize your face in all people, and to practice your command to love one another, that we may bring peace among all persons of all colors, origins, and abilities; amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Isaiah 25:6-9 (CEB) Hymn: “Give Thanks” TFWS#2036 Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Thy Word Is a Lamp” UMH#601 all vs. Message: Rev. Robert Walters Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Danny Crego May God bless you and keep you; may God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; may God’s countenance be lifted upon you and give you peace, from this day forth and forevermore. As we go from this place, may we seek justice; for God delights in justice, and our neighbors deserve justice; for we are not free until all of our siblings are free as well; for our spirits cannot rest until all find rest. May the God of love direct us in all our ways. Amen. Prayer List Continue to pray for: Ron’s brother Jim, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Lis Williamson, Teresa’s grandson, Hugh Homan, Carmen’s cousin Tory, Josh Seals Bonnie Hall as she heals from knee replacement. Caleb Smith’s grandfather passed away last week. Please keep his family in your prayers. Upcoming Events
Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor from 9-12 at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction. Please consider attending the Housing Summit in Portland or on Zoom on Nov. 4th. Call the office for details. We are collecting Halloween candy for our Trunk or Treat. Please bring candy to the office any time. The Staff Parish Committee (SPRC) will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 17th at 7:00. Our Charge Conference will be on Monday, Nov. 13th at 7:00 p.m. We will observe All Saints Day on Sunday, Oct. 29th. If you would like a name read please write it on a card in the fellowship hall and put it in the basket. Hi Everyone! October 12, 2023
We are more beloved by God than we know! We are more beloved by God than we know! Let that sink in for a minute. That’s the good news preached by Pastor Mary Beth every single week. Wrap your heart and mind about that and feel that love.The funeral for Gary Williamson will be here at PUMC this Friday at 11:00 a.m. If physical work is your gift why not come help us reform the playground into a grassy area that we can use during the year? We will start right after the men’s breakfast this Saturday morning. The UMM meets at Erika’s Kitchen at 9:00 a.m. and they will head to the church after their breakfast meeting. Please bring your own tools and your best energy! All men are invited to the breakfast. Our Ad Board will meet on Monday, October 16th at 7 p.m. The Trustees will not meet this month. Don’t forget about the Fruitland UMC’s Chili to Go event this Friday. Call 208-452-4754 to make a reservation then drive through on Friday from 4-6 and collect your yummy chili and cornbread and leave a donation. The Staff Parish Committee (SPRC) will meet on Tuesday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m. This Sunday we will have a pulpit swap. Pastor Mary Beth will preach at Nampa UMC and we will hear our sermon from Rev. Robert Walters. Danny will lead our service. Let’s make a good showing on Sunday! We have some prayer requests this week. Please keep the people of Israel and the whole Middle East in your prayers. Keep the people of Ukraine in your prayers as well. Caleb Smith’s grandfather passed away last week. Please pray for Caleb and his whole family in this difficult time. Leslie Olson fell in her home a few days ago. She is OK but sore. Keep her in your prayers. A professor of Pastor Mary Beth’s passed away last week. Keep the family and students of Dr. Hahn in your prayers. Lyna is asking for prayers for Bob Maynard from the tri cities. He is in the hospital and started chemo on Tuesday. She also asks us to pray for Verstein who has been diagnosed with cancer. A friend of hers asked us to pray for him. Please keep Selby Wright, her children Gray and Gus and in laws in your prayers. Her husband Johnny’s funeral will be on Friday. From the prayer chain Karen Sagehorn is asking for prayers for Ruth, the mother of a former day care dad who lives in Tel Aviv and for a couple who work for the same company as her son who are in a video being kidnapped and dragged across the Israeli border into Gaza. One of the exercise ladies asked me to put Chris on our prayer chain. She didn’t mention specifics, just pray for Chris. I love that people know we will pray for them! I talked to Bonnie Hall yesterday and she seems to be doing well in her recovery from knee replacement. Keep praying for her. My sister, her husband and daughter have all recovered from Covid. Thanks for your prayers.Keep these folks on your prayer list: Hugh Homan, Jim Warzyn, Olivia Bybee, Tory, Josh, Shannon Osborn and Teresa’s soon to be born grandson. On Sunday, October 29th we will observe All Saints Day. All Saints Day remembers and celebrates the lives of our loved ones who have gone on before us. We will have a brief candle lighting liturgy where we will remember those whom we have lost. If there is a name you would like to have spoken in this liturgy, please write it on an index card on the table in the fellowship hall and place it in the basket. If you can’t make it to church before then, contact me. Thanks in advance to all who are helping with Gary Williamson’s funeral. I love how people always step up every single time! You are loved and appreciated. We hope to see you on Sunday to hear the sermon from Rev. Walters. Blessings, Cris Payette United Methodist Church
October 8, 2023 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God Calling Song: “Where Charity and Love Prevail” UMH#549 vs.1,2,5 Call to Worship Caleb Smith One: Come, let us gather with a spirit of gratitude for what is alive in each of us; for the fullness of life outside of us; for the wildness of life that we are invited into. Many: Let us come together with joyful hearts to worship God our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer! Amen. Opening Prayer (in unison) Caleb Smith God of love, you created all people with amazing diversity: by your grace, guide us to recognize the belovedness and worth of all whom you have made. Give us the generosity of spirit to recognize your face in all people, and to practice your command to love one another, that we may bring peace among all persons of all colors, origins, and abilities; amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Psalm 80:7-15 (CEB) Praise Song “Heal Our Land” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Pastor Mary Beth Offering Prayer Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: Breathe On Me, Breath of God UMH#420 vs.1,2,4 Message: Danny Crego Titus 2:11-15 (CEB) Praise Song: “Come As You Are” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Danny Crego May God bless you and keep you; may God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; may God’s countenance be lifted upon you and give you peace, from this day forth and forevermore. As we go from this place, may we seek justice; for God delights in justice, and our neighbors deserve justice; for we are not free until all of our siblings are free as well; for our spirits cannot rest until all find rest. May the God of love direct us in all our ways. Amen. Prayer List Continue to pray for: Ron’s brother Jim, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Steve Simonson, Teresa’s grandson, Hugh Homan, Carmen’s cousin Tory, Josh Seals, Selby Wright and family and Glenora who is recovering from pleurisy. Bonnie Hall had knee replacement surgery on Thursday. Gary Williamson passed away last week. His funeral will be on Oct. 13th at 11:00 a.m. Please pray for his family. Hi Everyone! October 5, 2023
Happy October to you all. October has always been one of my favorite months because the long hot days are gone and I love jacket weather. If you missed church on Sunday, you missed a good one. We had 13 dogs at our Blessing of the Pets service and it was SO great. We ended up having the service in the fellowship hall because of the rain and once the service started, the dogs all settled in and got quiet. Our pastor blessed each pet and family and it was very meaningful. Great idea Pastor Mary Beth! The Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 10th at noon. The Dollar Offering collected this Sunday will be given to Rose Advocates. ROSE Advocates, Inc. is a confidential network offering resources to abused children & adults since 1988. We have some praises this week. Shane Wright’s Special Olympics golf team won the 3rd place medal last week at Eagle Hills Golf Course in Eagle. A special thanks to Mike Hall for mentoring Shane and being his golf companion. Caleb Smith started a new job last week. He is now working for a catering company besides being in the band, attending high school and helping us out whenever we ask! We heard from Steve Simonson’s family this week with the good news that he responded well from his chemo treatments and he is finished with them! Anne DeBord has returned from McCall! Her car has been repaired and is back in her garage. I’m sure we’ll see her in church soon! We have several prayer requests this week. Gary Williamson passed away last Thursday. As Pastor Mary Beth said, “May Gary rest in peace and rise in glory.” His funeral will be here at PUMC on Friday, October 13th at 11:00 a.m. We may need some help. We have been praying for Laurie who is a relative of the Hood’s. She was burned badly in the wildfire in Maui. She passed away last week. Please keep her family in your prayers. Ron’s brothers and sisters traveled to see their brother Jim in Kenosha, Wisconsin this week. Jim is in hospice care. Please pray for a meaningful time for the siblings and a safe trip home for them. A very nice lady stopped by to ask that Stephanie Ader be put on our prayer chain. Stephanie, along with others were in head on collision on Midvale Hill last week. She has many broken bones and is in ICU in Boise. Please pray for all those involved in the accident. Lyna asked that we pray for Bob Maynard from Benton City, Washington who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of his spleen. This disease is moving fast and Bob needs our prayers. Last week I asked you to pray for the Hood’s grandson Josh Seals. He has been diagnosed with Hodkin’s Lymphoma. His doctors told him to get married and go on his honeymoon before starting treatments! Bonnie Hall had knee replacement surgery this morning. She is out of surgery and in recovery as I send this newsletter. Please keep Bonnie in your prayers! Keep praying for Glenora’s granddaughter Selby after the loss of her husband Johnny. Keep praying for their children Gray and Gus and for Johnny’s parents and brother. My sister’s husband Bill who has COPD and is oxygen dependent now has Covid. He is in the ICU and also has pneumonia and a blood clot in his lung. Their daughter Diane has Covid as well. If you would pray for their whole family, I’d sure appreciate it. From the prayer chain Karen Sagehorn asked us to pray for her friend Linda and her husband. Their son is an addict and has been abusive to them. They have changed the locks in their doors and have chosen to not let him return to their home. Karen asks for God’s strength to follow through on these choices for them and for their other son Kyle who has a terminal diagnosis. He supports his parents with their decision. Continue to pray for Carmen’s cousin Tory, Olivia Bybee, Teresa’s grandson, Hugh Homan, Shannon Osborn, and Glenora. Have a great rest of the week and we hope to see you on Sunday! Blessings, Cris The dollar offering from today will be given to Rose Advocates.
Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor from 9-12 at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction. We will work on preparing the former playground area for grass this Saturday. We will start after the UMM breakfast at Erika’s Kitchen at 9 that morning. Bring your own tools. Please consider attending the Housing Summit in Portland or on Zoom on Nov. 4th. Call the office for details. We are collecting Halloween candy for our Trunk or Treat. Please bring candy to the office any time. Our Charge Conference will be on Monday, Nov. 13th at 7:00 p.m. |