Lent illustrations by Sister Ansgar Holmberg
Payette United Methodist Church March 17, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” UMH#295 vs. 1, 2, 4 Call to Worship Dalyce Knight One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) Dalyce Knight Lord, make us instruments of your peace; where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading John 12:20-33 (CEB) Praise Song: “Jesus Messiah” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Open Our Eyes” TFWS#2086 2x Message: Pastor Mary Beth Psalm 51:1-12 (CEB) Praise Song: “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Prayer List Anne DeBord had a surgical procedure on Wednesday. Keep her in your prayers. Teresa Beer’s baby grandson Wesley will have surgery on March 27. Continue to pray for: MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Brandon’s grandfather, Mike’s nephew Mark Upcoming Events The Ad Board will meet this Monday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. The trustees will not meet this month. The funeral for Don Essinger will be at FUMC at 11:00 a.m. this Saturday. Our Easter Egg Hunt will this Saturday, March 23rd. We will need help that day starting around noon. We will stuff the eggs today before and after church. Please help if you can. Sign up for John and Dayton’s BBQ on the table in the fellowship hall. They will cook on March 29th. Holy Week is approaching! We will have services on Thursday, March 28th and Friday, March 29th at 7:00 p.m.
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Hi Everyone! March 13, 2024
Here’s a rare Wednesday letter coming to you. Ron and I are heading to Utah to visit Tess and my sister Carolyn for a long weekend. We’ll be back on Monday. We were all surprised to have Mark and Jean Hershey join us for church on Sunday. The Hersheys are all missed around here. Maybe they can move back??? We got word on Sunday that Brandon Baumler got a well-deserved promotion in his company! He has a company truck and all! We are all proud of you Brandon! I read on Facebook that Ralph and Audrey Lawence, former pastors of ours are moving to Washington State to be closer to family. Send a note to their new home: Ralph and Audry Lawrence 125 N Wamba Rd Apt 228, Prosser WA 99350. John Sandquist and his friend Dayton are barbecuing on Friday the 29th of March. They will cook all the usual delicious choices. There is a sign up list on the table in the fellowship hall. If you’d like food and can’t make it to church, call me and I’ll sign you up. The Ad Board will meet on Monday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the fireside room. The trustees will not meet this month. Nampa UMC has invited our men (and our pastor) to breakfast at Rusty’s in Ontario this Saturday March 16th at 9:00. Afterwards they will tour the former Ontario UMC and share plans about its future. If you haven’t signed up yet please contact Pastor Mary Beth and she’ll help you out. Brandon Baumler’s grandfather is out of the hospital and into skill nursing care following his stroke and brain bleed. He is doing well. James and Pastor Mary Beth celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary last week. Congrats from us! Tina Wright’s husband Jim is getting good news each time he goes to the doctor. His blood clots are resolving! Keep him in your prayers. Anne DeBord is having a surgical procedure to open the veins in her lower legs Wednesday morning. Please keep her in your prayers and maybe send her a card? 112 Country Lane Loop Payette, ID 83661 Mike Hall’s nephew Mark had bypass surgery and a pacemaker inserted recently. Please keep Mark and his family in your prayers. We have a couple of prayer requests from people not in our congregation. Jerry Bunker for whom we have been praying passed away last week. Please keep his wife Cheryl and their family in your prayers. Carmen Kumagai has a friend with a teenage daughter. Her father is trying to reinsert himself into her life and it has become very stressful since she doesn’t know him and he hasn’t ever supported her in any way. Please pray for these folks. I learned this at church on Sunday. Who deserves redemption and grace? Whomever is loved by God does. Folks, that’s all of us. It doesn’t get any better than that. Following is a Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday March 24 regular service time Maundy Thursday March 28 7:00 p.m. service Good Friday March 29 7:00 service Easter Sunrise Service Rudy Park at sunrise joining FUMC Easter Service March 31 regular service time Have a great rest of your week! Blessings, Cris Lent illustrations by Sister Ansgar Holmberg
Payette United Methodist Church March 10, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “To God Be the Glory” UMH#98 all vs. Call to Worship Mike Hall One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) Mike Hall Lord, make us instruments of your peace; where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading John 3:14-21 (NRSV) Praise Song: “How Deep the Father’s Love” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Pastor Mary Beth Offering Prayer Pastor Mary Beth Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Give Thanks” TFWS#2036 2x Message: Pastor Mary Beth Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 (CEB) Praise Song: “Forever” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Prayer List Teresa Beer’s baby grandson Wesley will have surgery on March 27. Brandon Baumler’s grandfather had a stroke and a brain bleed. Continue to pray for: Anne DeBord, MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh Upcoming Events The Blessing Pitcher is out today for donations to buy a gift for Danny Crego. This is the last week that it will be out. Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. The UMM will serve pulled pork sandwiches today after church. Donations will be accepted. Please stay and eat. Save the date for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd. We will need help that day! Thanks for your donations. We have enough candy. We will stuff the eggs next Sunday before and after church. Please help if you can. Payette United Methodist Church
March 3, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “Glorify Thy Name” TFWS# 2016 vs. 1-2 “Majesty, Worship His Majesty” UMH#176 Call to Worship – Leslie Olson One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) Leslie Olson Lord, make us instruments of your peace where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading John 2:13-22 (CEB) Children’s Time Prayers of the People Caleb Smith Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “How Great Thou Art” UMH#77 all vs. Message: Danny Crego Psalm 19 (KJV) Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Danny Crego May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Prayer List Teresa Beer’s baby grandson Wesley will have surgery on March 27 to remove the mass in his lung. Please pray for Wesley, his doctors, his mom, dad and grandparents. Ron Warzyn will have eye surgery on Tuesday. Continue to pray for: Glenora’s son in law Jim, Anne DeBord, MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Letha Essinger, Leslie Olson, Hugh and Doris Homan Upcoming Events The Blessing Pitcher is out today for donations to buy a gift for Danny Crego. He has the green light to continue his ministry! Checks are OK Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. The UMM will serve pulled pork sandwiches next Sunday after church. Please bring a salad if you can. Donations will be accepted. Save the date for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd. We will need wrapped candy to put inside the plastic Easter eggs and some prizes. Please donate if you can. Start bringing them soon. We will need help that day! Payette United Methodist Church
February 24, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “And We Are Yet Alive” UMH#553 vs. 1,2,5,6 Call to Worship Macy Steckley One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) Macy Steckley Lord, make us instruments of your peace; where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Mark 8:31-38 (CEB) Praise Song: “My Victory” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” UMH#103 vs. 1-3 Message: Pastor Mary Beth Psalm 22:1-2, 21-31 (NRSV) Praise Song: “Nothing is Wasted” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Prayer List Hugh Homan is home from the hospital. Continue to pray for Hugh & Doris Continue to pray for: Glenora’s son in law Jim, Anne DeBord, MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Letha Essinger, Leslie Olson Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. Save the date for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd. We will need wrapped candy to put inside the plastic Easter eggs and some prizes. Please donate if you can. Start bringing them soon. We will need help that day! Soup Lunch today at the First Baptist Church from 12:30-2:00 supporting Meals on Wheels. Donations accepted Lent illustrations by Sister Ansgar Holmberg In the church calendar, we have entered the season of Lent. The point of Lent is to remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness while he was fasting (and he was tempted). This season also recalls the events that led up to Jesus' crucifixion. Lent lasts around 40 days (excluding Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday. The color for this season is purple, which symbolizes royalty. Payette United Methodist Church
February 18, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “Spirit Song” UMH#347 all vs. Call to Worship - Sharon Wada One: Bless the Lord, who forgives all sin. Many: God's mercy endures forever! One: Come, let us worship the God of grace. Many: Lord, have mercy on us, and grant us your salvation. Opening Prayer (in unison) - Sharon Wada Lord, make us instruments of your peace; where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is despair, hope; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are brought to abundant life. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Praise Song: “Lord, I Need You” Music Team Scripture Reading Mark 1:9-15 (CEB) Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Trust and Obey” UMH#467 vs. 1,2,4 Message: Pastor Mary Beth Sermon: Psalm 25:1-10 (CEB) Praise Song: “Come As You Are” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May the God of grace and glory go with you as you follow this Lenten path. Wherever it takes you, and to whomever it takes you, may you go with the blessing of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, both now and forever. And now God, send us out to do your work. Invite us deeper into your world. Stir our hearts to outward focus, to seek those we often ignore. Help us focus on freedom and generosity; help us embody your justice and peace. Amen. Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. The Ad Board will meet tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. The Trustee Committee will not meet this month. Save the date for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd. We will need wrapped candy to put inside the plastic Easter eggs and some prizes. Please donate if you can. Start bringing them soon. We will need help that day! Prayer List Continue to pray for: Glenora’s son in law Jim, Anne DeBord, MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Letha Essinger, Leslie Olson Hi Everyone! February 15, 2024
I’ll start with a sincere thank you note directly from Shane Wright. “Thanks for supporting me in Special Olympics. We have a good time. I think someone I know will win the truck.” And from me, thanks Church Family for always stepping up. MariLynn Ogburn became an official member last Sunday. If you haven’t met her yet, make sure you do. Welcome MariLynn! The Ad Board will meet this coming Monday, Feb. 19th at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to this meeting. The Trustees will not meet this month. Why not join our pastor for coffee on Monday? She will be at Bordertown Coffee on Monday from 9-12 just waiting for you to come by and have coffee or tea with her. She will even buy! Did you know that Easter is only 45 days away? Please consider donating some wrapped Easter candy and/or prizes. We have the plastic eggs but will need candy to fill them and prizes to award. The Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, March 23rd from 1-3 p.m. Save the date because we will need help! Lifeline Screening will be using our church next week on Wednesday. I still have discount coupons available. I heard this morning that the funeral for Don Essinger will be on Saturday, March 23rd at Fruitland UMC at 11:00 a.m. The funeral for Jean Stephan has been changed to Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 a.m. Payette First Baptist Church will be holding their 24th Annual Soup Lunch on Sunday, February 25th benefiting Payette Senior Center Meals on Wheels from 12:30-2:00. They will be taking donations at the door. I put a poster on the bulletin board. We have some praises this week. I’ll start with Serenity Wren’s praises. I love it that she recognizes and shares her praises with us. She won 2nd place in her dance recital! Great job Serenity! She also shared that her grandpa rescued a cat that was in the clutches of a dog. That means a lot to her. Brandon Baumler shared with us that he is in the process of legally adopting Camryn. Brandon has been a dad to him from the beginning, but this will make it official. Please keep Brandon and Camryn in your prayers during this process. Don’t mention this to Camryn until it is official. Brandon has another praise. His friend has a new baby daughter, Delilah born last Thursday. We also have some prayer requests. Keep praying for Glenora’s son in law Jim who is home from the hospital but still has a few medical concerns. Pastor Mary Beth’s mom Nancy is still experiencing nerve pain following her back surgery which is normal but it still hurts. Keep her in your prayers. Hugh Homan is in the hospital with RSV. He was pretty darn sick but is doing some better. Doris came down with it too but wasn’t hospitalized. Pray for them both. James and Pastor Mary Beth’s friend in Arizona, Susan has been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Please keep Susan and her family in your prayers. Lyna asks that we keep her friends Jerry and Cheryl Bunker and Barbara Olson in your prayers. Continue to pray for Anne DeBord, Leslie Olson, Irene Jeffries, Pam Hardenbrook, Lis Williamson, Jenny, Tory, Josh, Jan, Shannon Osborn and Letha Essinger. One of our praise songs for this Sunday will be Lord, I Need You. We have sung it before but it has been a while. You can click on the blue link and listen to it. The other one we are familiar with, Come As You Are. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. We hope to see you on Sunday. Blessings, Cris Payette United Methodist Church
February 11, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “I Love You, Lord” x1 TFWS#2068 “He Is Exalted” x1 TFWS#2070 Call to Worship - Dianne Kinney One: The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! One: Clouds and darkness are round about the Lord, justice and judgment are the foundation of God’s throne. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! One: The mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim God’s justice, and all people see God’s glory. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! One: Because you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth, exalted far above all gods. Many: The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice! Opening Prayer (in unison) - Dianne Kinney God of dazzling beauty and majesty, in Jesus Christ, your beloved Son, we glimpse the image of your glory. Teach us to listen to him so that we may hear your voice and follow your holy way; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (MSG) Praise Song: “Glorious Day” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision” UMH#451 all vs. Message: Pastor Mary Beth Mark 9:2-9 (CEB) Praise Song: “God With Us” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God strengthen you and bless you with peace; May Christ Jesus bring forth justice for you and among you; And may the Holy Spirit alight on you and affirm you as God’s beloved ones. And now, God, let your servants go in peace according to your word, because our eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation to all! Amen. Prayer List Pray for Leslie Olson. She is having some medical issues. Anne DeBord may need surgery to open the veins in her legs. Glenora’s son in law Jim has pneumonia. Keep him in your prayers. Continue to pray for: MB’s mom Nancy, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Letha Essinger Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. We will have an Ash Wednesday service this Wed. Feb. 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The funeral for Jean Stephan is being planned for Saturday, April 6th at 1:00 p.m. at PUMC. Hi Everyone! February 8, 2024
Ron and I would be boarding our ship today in Barcelona if the cruise hadn’t been canceled. We were disappointed for sure but we are trusting that we are meant to cruise around Europe in September. We can’t complain! Bring your checkbooks to church on Sunday. Our own Shane Wright is selling raffle tickets to benefit Special Olympics of Idaho. There are some fabulous prizes including a Toyota Tacoma pickup, two vacation prizes, gas for a year and other prizes. The raffle tickets are $10 each. Let’s support Shane and his fellow Olympians! Danny Crego gave us some good news last week in church. He will soon be a provisional member of our conference sometime in March. This means his education and willingness to serve has paid off and he can look forward to becoming a chaplain or anything else he wants. Danny thanked us, his congregation for the support through the years. We are certainly proud of you Danny! We will be having an Ash Wednesday Service this coming Wednesday, February 14th at 7 p.m. This service will be in the Fellowship Hall. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. I talked with Jean Stephan’s daughter in law Carol this week. A funeral for Jean is being planned for Saturday, April 6th at 1:00 p.m. at PUMC. I will have more details closer to the date. Weiser Little Theater has postponed the play Mom’s Gift due to illness. They will reschedule it the last part of March and first part of April. We have some prayer requests this week. Leslie and Gary Olson won’t be traveling South right now because Leslie is having some medical issues. Please keep Leslie and Gary in your prayers. Pastor Mary Beth’s mom Nancy is recovering from her back surgery nicely but has started having some expected nerve pain in her legs. Keep praying for Nancy. Glenora’s son in law, Jim Bottorff has been fighting pneumonia and possible blood clots for the past couple of weeks. Please pray for Jim and Tina. Anne DeBord may have to have surgery to open up the veins in her lower legs. She has to meet with a specialist in the near future. Keep praying for Anne. Lyna is asking us to pray for her cousin’s baby daughter Evelynn. She recently had surgery to place a shunt to remove liquid from her brain. Please pray for Evelynn’s mom Kaila too. Of course, keep these folks on your prayer list: Hugh Homan, Letha Essinger, Irene Jeffries, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Jenny, Josh, Jan Bolin, and Lis Williamson. We will be singing two new praise songs with James this Sunday. They are Glorious Day and God With Us. Click on the links, listen in and sing along to prepare for Sunday’s service. We are sounding pretty darn good lately! Something that our pastor said last Sunday has stayed with me all week. She said, “Remember, God loves everyone and God likes everyone!” I like that! Have a great rest of the week and we hope to see you here on Sunday. Blessings, Cris Payette United Methodist Church
February 4, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “We Sing to You, O God” TFWS#2001 vs. 1,3,4 Call to Worship – Mike Hall One: Arise! Shine! Your light has come! Many: The Lord's glory has shone upon everyone! One: Though shadow covers the earth and gloom the nations Many: The Lord will shine - God's glory appears to all! One: Come! Let us worship the Lord of creation! Many: All people will come into God's light! Opening Prayer (in unison) – Mike Hall O God, who by the leading of a star did manifest your only-begotten Son to all people: lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may behold your glory face-to-face; through Christ our Lord, Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Isaiah 40:21-31 (CEB) Praise Song: “Everlasting God” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “God of Love & God of Power” UMH#578 vs.1,3,4 Message: Pastor Mary Beth 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 (CEB) Praise Song: “There’s a Fountain Free” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God strengthen you and bless you with peace; May Christ Jesus bring forth justice for you and among you; And may the Holy Spirit alight on you and affirm you as God’s beloved ones. And now, God, let your servants go in peace according to your word, because our eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation to all! Amen. Prayer List Don Essinger passed away on Monday. Please pray for Letha and the whole family. Anne DeBord needs prayers for healing. Macy Steckley was in the ER this week. Keep her in your prayers Continue to pray for: Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, John Sandquist, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. Weiser Little Theatre’s new play is a comedy, Mom’s Gift Feb 8-10, 13,15-17 The flyer is on the bulletin board. We will have an Ash Wednesday service on Wed. Feb. 14th at 7:00 p.m. Hi Everyone! February 1, 2024
I sure appreciated the sunny weather we had the first part of the week. I love the beautiful blue skies of the west. That blue is one of my very favorite colors. I expect we will have more of the same this spring. Kathryn and Floyd Gordon have blooming crocus already; a promise of more to come. We had a nice visit with Vale UMC last Sunday. The service was great and the potluck afterward delicious. I love it when we visit other churches. It’s nice to get to know our UMC neighbors. Lifeline Screening will be using our church on Wednesday, February 21st all day. If you are interested in being screened, please let me know because I have four coupons that will save you some money. Act quickly because they already have 34 people signed up. There are some flyers by the front door if you'd like more information. I learned this week that Pastors John and Linda Tucker will have new appointments starting July 1st. John will be the pastor at Langley, Washington and Linda will be in Oak Harbor, Washington. Langley is on the coast and Oak Harbor is on Whidbey Island. Their churches are about 30 minutes apart. John was our pastor a few years ago and has most recently acted as District Superintendent of the Crater Lake District. We wish them both the best! Bob Steckley delivered the 2023 contribution statements and I will get them to you. For those of you who are able to come to church, yours will be available on a table in the fellowship hall and I will mail the rest. I received news this week of the passing of Fruitland UMC’s beloved Don Essinger. He was the husband of a former pastor of ours, Letha Essinger. He had been struggling with health problems for a few weeks. Please pray for Letha and her family along with the congregation of Fruitland UMC. There are no arrangements yet but I will pass them along when I know. Anne DeBord has been diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). It’s a condition in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to her lower legs. In PAD the legs don’t receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand. Anne has been having a hard time walking and now we know why. Please keep her in your prayers. Macy Steckley had a health scare this week. She was in the ER with a suspected heart attack. She was there for quite a long time and tried to sleep on a gurney (yikes) but came home after several hours. Her numbers look good and she is feeling pretty well. She actually sounded pretty chipper to me when she called. That’s good news. Keep Macy in your prayers. Continue to pray for Hugh Homan, Irene Jeffries, Lis Williamson, Pam Hardenbrook, Shannon Osborn, Jim Warzyn, Jan Bolin, the Sandquists, Josh, Tory and Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny. Pastor Mary Beth will travel back to Idaho late this week and will be preaching on Sunday. Pray for a safe trip for her. Her birthday is on Friday the 2nd. I guess that makes her a groundhog! Happy Birthday Mary Beth! Have a great rest of the week. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He smile on you and be gracious to you; may He look your way and give you peace. Blessings, Cris No PUMC Church Services today. Joint Service will be held at Vale United Methodist Church.
225 Cottage Street South, Vale Oregon Start time 10AM Hi Everyone! January 25, 2024
At least we don’t need to shovel rain or fog and I’m okay with that. Even though we haven’t seen the sun in a while, it’s up there and spring is just around the corner! We have some very good news this week. Kathy and Ken Phelps’ daughter Amber had tests that show she is cancer free! Amen to that. Pastor Mary Beth is in Arizona helping take care of her mom, Nancy who had successful back surgery on Tuesday. She is still available to us so if you need her, please feel free to contact her. If you need her contact info, please let me know. Please pray for a complete recovery for Nancy and keep her caregivers, Scott and Mary Beth in your prayers. There won’t be Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week. Sunday’s worship service will be at Vale UMC this coming Sunday. Church starts at 10:00. If you’d like to carpool, please be at our church by 9:00. Vale UMC is very small but they did come and worship with us recently so let’s show up for them. Please bring something delicious to share for the potluck following the service. Please note that we will not have a service at PUMC this week. If you didn’t buy your tickets for the Weiser Little Theater’s play, Mom’s Gift yet, hurry! Ron and I had a big European cruise scheduled for most of the month of February. I say had because yesterday around noon our trip was cancelled. We were to be on the maiden voyage on our ship but the ship is not ready to sail. So, we will be right here in Payette until we reschedule our adventure. Our dog Champ is grateful! We have some prayer requests this week. David Tompkins’ stepmom Betty passed away this week. Please keep the Tompkins family in your prayers. Lyna Wilkins is still recovering from Covid but is definitely on the mend. Pray for her to heal quickly. I heard from Pam Hardenbrook Wednesday and she is recovering nicely from her knee replacement surgery. Keep praying for a complete, quick recovery for Pam! Keep these folks in your prayers: Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Don Essinger, John and Jeanie Sandquist, Hugh Homan, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Tory, Josh, and Jan Bolin. I found this blessing for us all. May the beauty of God be reflected in our eyes, the love of God be reflected in our hands, the wisdom of God be reflected in our words, and the knowledge of God flow from our heart, that all might see, and seeing, believe. Blessings, Cris Payette United Methodist Church
January 21, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “Shine, Jesus, Shine” TFWS#2173 all vs. Call to Worship – Glenora Wright One: Arise! Shine! Your light has come! Many: The Lord's glory has shone upon everyone! One: Though shadow covers the earth and gloom the nations Many: The Lord will shine - God's glory appears to all! One: Come! Let us worship the Lord of creation! Many: All people will come into God's light! Opening Prayer (in unison) -Glenora Wright O God, who by the leading of a star did manifest your only-begotten Son to all people: lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may behold your glory face-to-face; through Christ our Lord, Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading John 1:43-51 (CEB) Praise Song: “Sing to the King” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Pastor Mary Beth Offering Prayer Pastor Mary Beth Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Lord, Be Glorified” TFWS#2150 all vs. Message: Danny Crego Mark 1:14-20 Praise Song: “All I Am” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God strengthen you and bless you with peace; May Christ Jesus bring forth justice for you and among you; And may the Holy Spirit alight on you and affirm you as God’s beloved ones. And now, God, let your servants go in peace according to your word, because our eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation to all! Amen. Prayer List Continue to pray for: Irene Jeffries, Don Essinger, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, John Sandquist, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny Pam Hardenbrook is recovering from knee replacement surgery. Lyna Wilkins is recovering from Covid. Upcoming Events Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. We will be worshiping at Vale UMC next Sunday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m. If you’d like to carpool, be at PUMC by 9:00. Please bring something to share for the potluck afterward, Weiser Little Theatre’s new play is a comedy, Mom’s Gift Feb 8-10, 13,15-17 The flyer is on the bulletin board. We will have an Ash Wednesday service on Wed. Feb. 14th at 7:00 p.m Hi Everyone! January 18, 2024
Ron and finally got the church through the snow about noon on Wednesday and inside I found 20 members of AA having their meeting. I’ve got to give it to them, they are dedicated. I appreciate their tenacity and willingness to change. They have been at our church for one year now. They feel comfortable here at PUMC and appreciate our wonderful building and welcoming people. So, thanks for that. As of that minute, our parking lot was plowed and the sidewalks were clean. But…. Then it snowed again. Stay safe out there. The roads are not that great. We had our annual Ministry Conference with our District Superintendent, Rev. Karen Hernandez on Tuesday evening. We had a fireside room full of people who braved the cold to attend. Rev. Hernandez did some activities with us and shared a video from the bishop. She is very aware of all of our outreach activities and is proud of us. I had a nice visit with Roxanne and Tony this week. They are loving the 60ish degree weather and are happy they are where they are. Tony is recovering from pneumonia but is getting better all the time. You might notice some changes in the coffee shop in a few weeks. There will be fewer choices offered up when we run out of the supplies we have now. The breakfast crew would love it if someone would step up to help them out. Please tell Mike or Ed if you are interested. We plan to keep the coffee shop running so please show up to church early and visit. The UMM won’t be having their Valentine Dinner this year. It just didn’t work out. Starting in March, the UMM plans to hold a lunch after church every other month. They always fix delicious food so let’s look forward to that. Start making your plans to attend church at Vale UMC on Jan. 28th. Remember it is a potluck and we will carpool from the church at 9:00 that morning. Church starts at 10 in Vale. Since we didn’t have church on Sunday, I have fewer prayer requests but there are still a few. Lyna Wilkins is recovering from Covid. She was pretty sick but seems to be getting better. Keep her in your prayers. Gary Olson went over and shoveled her out of her driveway a couple of days ago. Thanks Gary! I heard from FUMC that Don Essinger is doing a bit better and is planning to go to a rehab hospital to continue his recovery. Keep praying for Don. Lyna would like us to pray for her friends Cheryl, Jerry and Eric. They are all in the same family and need prayer. Keep these folks on your prayer list: The Sandquists, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jenny, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Jan Bolin and Pam Hardenbrook. Dianne Kinney asked me to remind you to stay healthy this winter. Drink lots of water and wash your hands A LOT. There are lots of germs out there. As they say in Walgreens, “Be well!” When we visited with Rev. Hernandez on Tuesday, we learned that as a church in this new year of 2024, each of us should pray for one particular person. Our person to pray for is Caleb Smith. If you haven’t met Caleb yet, please do. He has been a blessing to us. We will pray for Caleb all year so put him on your list. Pastor Mary Beth recorded the sermon she would have given last Sunday. It is on Facebook on the church’s page right now and I will attach it to this letter in case you’d rather read it. For the folks who receive their newsletter in the mail, let me know if you would like the sermon mailed to you. Stay well and we hope to see you all at church on Sunday. Remember we need all this water! Blessings, Cris No Service Tomorrow! Your Adboard has decided due to the large amounts of snow today going into tomorrow to not have morning worship tomorrow. Stay home and be safe! See you next week!
- PUMC Pre-recorded sermon can be seen here : https://fb.watch/pIryH-xOzZ/ Hi Everyone! January 11, 2024
I’m starting with some great news this week. The Hoods asked us to pray for Olivia Bybee who was fighting cancer some time ago and we just got word that she is cancer free! Amen to that! Her family appreciates our prayers. More good news here. On Sunday, Mickey Newton joined our church last Sunday. She is a wonderful gift to PUMC. If you haven’t met Mickey yet, please do! I have some more information about our church service with Vale UMC on Sunday, January 28th. Their church service starts at ten. If you’d like to carpool, please come to our church by 9:00 that morning. We will be sharing a potluck with them after the service. There will not be a service at PUMC that Sunday. The United Methodist Men will have their monthly breakfast meeting at Erika’s Kitchen on Saturday, January 13th at 9:00. All men are invited! The Ad Board will meet on Monday, January 15th at 7:00 p.m. The trustees will not meet this month. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Karen Hernandez will be here at PUMC on Tuesday, January 16th at 7:00 p.m. for our Ministry Conference. The congregation is invited and encouraged to attend. The SPR Committee will meet with Rev. Hernandez afterwards. Do you know that Lent is just around the corner??? To begin Lent, our Ash Wednesday service will be on Wednesday, February 14th at 7:00 p.m. The service will be held in the fellowship hall as it was last year. Weiser Little Theater proudly presents its newest play…..Mom’s Gift. Our own Dianne Kinney is the producer which is an engaging comedy by Phil Olson. The dates are all in February: 8-10, 13 and 15-17. The Feb. 13th is a dessert only performance. You can get tickets at weiserlittletheater.org or by calling 208-549-9355. These tickets sell out quickly so act now! We are in need of someone to step up to help with the Coffee Shop on Sunday mornings. If you think this might be your way of helping out, please let me know or talk to Mike Hall. Our new praise song this Sunday will be All I Am. Click on the blue link and listen in and sing along. You’ll be very glad you listened to this one. Give it a try. We have some prayer requests this week. A friend of Allen Crego’s was killed in a car accident last week on Hwy 95. Please pray for her family and friends. Dalyce’s friend and former teaching partner Maria Clark lost her husband recently. Please pray for Maria and her family. We received word this week that Don Essinger is in the hospital. He is very weak and has pneumonia in one lung. Please pray for Don and Letha and their family. Pam Hardenbrook has a brand-new knee! She and Jim arrived at the hospital in a snowstorm and beat the surgeon there! Her surgery was successful. Pray for a complete and quick recovery for Pam and patience for her new nurse, Jim! Please continue to pray for Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, Jenny and John and Jeanie Sandquist. Now that school is back in session, please pray for all of our teachers and students. When you pass a bus or drive by a school, say a prayer for them. Be careful on the roads. It takes a couple of snowstorms to remind people how to drive in snow. We hope to see you on Sunday. Blessings, Cris Payette United Methodist Church January 7, 2024 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “Angels from the Realm of Glory” UMH#220 vs. 1-3 Call to Worship - Danny Crego One: Arise! Shine! Your light has come! Many: The Lord's glory has shone upon everyone! One: Though shadow covers the earth and gloom the nations Many: The Lord will shine - God's glory appears to all! One: Come! Let us worship the Lord of creation! Many: All people will come into God's light! Opening Prayer (in unison) - Danny Crego O God, who by the leading of a star did manifest your only-begotten Son to all people: lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may behold your glory face-to-face; through Christ our Lord, Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Matthew 2:1-12 (CEB) Praise Song: “Love Is Here” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Go, Tell it on the Mountain” UMH#251 vs.1-3 Message: Pastor Mary Beth Ephesians 3:1-12 (CEB) Praise Song: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God strengthen you and bless you with peace; May Christ Jesus bring forth justice for you and among you; And may the Holy Spirit alight on you and affirm you as God’s beloved ones. And now, God, let your servants go in peace according to your word, because our eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation to all! Amen. Prayer List Continue to pray for: Irene Jeffries, Don Essinger, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Jan Bolin, John Sandquist, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny Pam Hardenbrook will have knee replacement surgery on Wednesday. Upcoming Events We are having birthday cake after church today to celebrate the birthdays of Marcy Kumagai, John Sandquist, Cris Warzyn and Shane Wright! Happy Birthday to all! Please stay after cake today to help take the Christmas decorations down. Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction from 9-12. The Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 9th at noon. We will be worshiping at Vale UMC on Sunday, January 28th. We are currently in the Season after Epiphany, which lasts for several weeks after the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6th) and Ash Wednesday. This season is somewhat similar to Ordinary Time (when we celebrate God as God of the simple, ordinary, and mundane), but it is also a distinct season in which we continually celebrate that Christ is for ALL people. The colors for this season are green and gold Hi Everyone! January 4, 2024
Happy New Year! I wonder if I’m the only one who is glad the holidays are over. If I eat one more piece of candy, I just may turn into one. Here’s hoping I eat healthy stuff for a while! I heard from our Barbara Wilson last week. She moved to Florence, Oregon recently into a gated community near where her sister lives. She sounded great and invited us to get in touch if we travel that way. Her phone number is the same and I have her new address. Thanks for the call, Barbara; we miss you! While in Boise for the holidays, Anne DeBord’s son Eric took her to the airport to pick up a “package”. The package turned out to be her son Chris from Boston! Anne was surprised and so happy to have her family all together in Boise. What a blessing. Carmen and Dale Kumagai’s son Cory was home for Christmas and Marcy’s birthday. The family was so happy to be together! This Sunday after church we will take down the Christmas decorations. But…. Before we do, we will enjoy birthday cake! We will be celebrating the birthdays (in order) of Marcy Kumagai, John Sandquist, me, and Shane Wright. So please come to church, eat cake and help us undecorate this Sunday. The church received thank you from Irene Jeffries this week. It is a very cute picture of Irene and Larry. It says, “Thank you so much for all of your love and support over this difficult time of loss. There are no words to describe our gratitude for your heartfelt sympathies. Larry’s love and generosity was beyond measure. He will be greatly missed. With love from the family of Larry and Irene Jeffries.” It is posted on the bulletin board. The Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 9th at noon in the Fireside Room. Please make note of this date… Sunday, January 28th. We will be worshipping in Vale, Oregon with Vale UMC. We will have a potluck afterward so please plan to bring something delicious. Vale UMC visited us a few months ago so it is time to reciprocate. We will be carpooling from our church parking lot. More info on this in a couple of weeks. Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor will be at Bordertown Coffee in Gayway Junction this week from 9-12. Pam Hardenbrook will be getting a brand-new knee next week on the 10th of January. She will be getting advice and “stuff” from Ron very soon. Please pray for Pam and her doctors. A childhood friend of mine, Dan Sims was in a serious motorcycle wreck in The Philippines last week. He has a broken shoulder and a crushed foot and was banged up pretty bad. Please keep Dan in your prayers. Jonathan, the grandson of one of Pastor Mary Beth’s former congregants from Scottsdale was in a car accident in Phoenix and is in ICU. Let’s keep him in our prayers. Keep Carmen’s cousin Tory in your prayers. He has such a long road ahead physically. Pray for Tory, his doctors and his wife Renee. Keep the following on your prayer list: Don Essinger, Jim Warzyn, Josh, Olivia, Irene Jeffries, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Shannon Osborn, Hugh Homan, Lis Williamson, and John Sandquist. We will have one new praise song this Sunday. It is Love Is Here. Please click on the blue link to listen in and become familiar with it. For 2024, I wish you all the love and abundance the world has in store for you. Thank God for another year of blessings and light. Blessings, Cris Holy Family by Kelly Latimore Payette United Methodist Church
December 31, 2023 – 11:00 AM In the church calendar, we are in the season of Christmastide. This is a 12-day season that begins December 25th and ends January 5th. During this season, we celebrate the birth of Christ, who has come and is coming again to redeem the world. The colors for this season are white and gold. Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Calling Song: “Joy To The World” UMH#246 vs. 1,2,4 Call to Worship - Macy Steckley One: Look, I bring good news to you! Wonderful, joyous news for all people! Many: Our Savior is born in David's city - Christ the Lord! One: The Word became flesh, and came to dwell among us! Many: We have seen that glory, full of grace and truth! One: Come! Let us worship Emmanuel - God is with us! Many: Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth, peace! Opening Prayer (in unison) - Macy Steckley Light of life, you came in flesh, born into human pain and joy, and gave us power to be your children. Grant us faith, O Christ, to see your presence among us, so that all of creation may sing new songs of gladness and walk in the way of peace. Amen. Hymn: “Gloria Patri” UMH#70 Scripture Reading Isaiah 61:10-62:3 (CEB) Praise Song: “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” Music Team Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Pastor Mary Beth Offering Prayer Pastor Mary Beth Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “The First Noel” UMH#245 vs.1-3 Message: Pastor Mary Beth Luke 2:22-40 (CEB) Praise Song: “What Child is This?” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth May God strengthen you and bless you with peace; May Christ Jesus bring forth justice for you and among you; And may the Holy Spirit alight on you and affirm you as God’s beloved ones. And now, God, let your servants go in peace according to your word, because our eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation to all! Amen. Prayer List Continue to pray for: Irene Jeffries, Don Essinger, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Lis Williamson, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Bob Maynard, Jan Bolin, John Sandquist, Carol Stephan’s sister Jenny, Sheryl White from Utah and the family of Carol Bruce. Ty Waynetska has a broken arm. Keep him in your prayers. Upcoming Events No Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week. Next Sunday is Invite Someone New to Church! Give this some thought and prayer. We will not have a potluck following church, Next Sunday we will take the Christmas decorations down. Please plan to come to church and stay and help. Upcoming Events
No Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week. Next Sunday is Invite Someone New to Church! Give this some thought and prayer. We will not have a potluck following church, Next Sunday we will take the Christmas decorations down. Please plan to come to church and stay and help. Hi Everyone! December 28, 2023
I hope your Christmas was great! I loved having two Christmas Eve services this year. Our pastor planned the morning one and Danny Crego planned the candlelight service. Both were well attended and were so spirit filled. We are always blessed to worship together! Since this coming Monday is New Year’s Day there will be no Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor. Be thinking about who you can invite to church on Sunday, January 7th. It will be an Invite Someone New to Church Sunday. There will not be a potluck following. Instead, we will take all of the Christmas decorations down. I guess that’s an unhanging of the greens? Please plan to attend church that day and help us undecorate. It’s always easier to take stuff down, isn’t it? The funeral for Carol Bruce will be this coming Saturday afternoon at 2:00 here at PUMC. Please keep her family in your prayers. Ty Waynetska broke his arm playing basketball a few days ago. He’s working on getting it casted this week. Pray for a complete recovery for Ty. Carol Stephan asked us to pray for her sister Jenny. She recently had back surgery and now has severe nerve pain. She is pretty miserable so please keep Jenny in your prayers. My daughter Tess’ boyfriend Trevor’s grandma Sheryl is in ICU in Salt Lake City and has been diagnosed with afib. Please keep Sheryl and her family in your prayers. Carmen’s cousin Tory has had so much going on and now he is having kidney surgery soon. Please pray for continued healing for Tory and keep his family in your prayers. On Sunday we learned that this coming Saturday is Marcy Kumagai’s birthday. If you’d like to send her a card, please get in touch with me and I’ll get her address to you. I’d love it if she could receive a bunch of cards! If you are going the store to get a card, get one for Shane too. His birthday is Jan 6th. We received a nice Christmas card from Ron, Pascal, Dex and Hailey Hershey. They also wish us all a blessed new year. We certainly miss all of our Hersheys! It was sure good to see our sanctuary fill up on Christmas Eve. Let’s work on it looking that way every Sunday! I was reminded of this by our pastor Sunday evening: Hope is knowing something is wrong but believing there is still time for God to fix it. Think about that for a few minutes! I hope to see you Sunday. Happy New Year!!!!! Blessings, Cris Payette United Methodist Church
December 24, 2023 – 11:00 AM Welcome Passing the Peace “Family of God” Scripture Reading - Luke 1:46-55 (CEB) Caleb Smith Advent Candle Lighting Caleb Smith Sing Together “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Children’s Time Pastor Mary Beth Prayers of the People Danny Crego Offering Prayer Danny Crego Doxology UMH#94 Prayer Hymn: “Emmanuel, Emmanuel” UMH#204 2x Message: Pastor Mary Beth 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 (CEB) Praise Song: “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” Music Team Communion Service Announcements Sending Forth/Benediction Pastor Mary Beth This Advent and always, remain watchful with your eyes on Christ, whose birth in a manger is a promise of his coming again in glory. And may the blessing of God the All-Loving, Christ the Son, and the God the Holy Spirit be with you now and forevermore. This Advent season, may we go forth as people of living hope. May we live as if we believe God’s promises are true. Christ has come, and Christ will come again. Come, Lord Jesus! Amen. Self-Reflection Questions: 1. David and Nathan assumed building a temple would be pleasing in God’s sight, and they were wrong. What are my assumptions about what will be pleasing in God’s sight? Are those assumptions in line with God’s character? 2. David and Nathan wanted to confine God to a temple. How do I seek to confine God? 3. David and Nathan wanted to link God’s purposes with their own political and religious agendas. In what ways have I sought to link God’s purposes with my own political and religious agenda? 4. In their desire to build a temple to do something for God, David and Nathan unintentionally blocked what God actually wanted to do. Where is God wanting to do something that I am unintentionally blocking with my own desires? 5. God promised David to make a dynasty of him, and promised Israel that a Messiah would come from David’s line. That promise was fulfilled, but in unexpected ways. How do I see God at work (even in unconventional ways) today? Prayer List Continue to pray for: Irene Jeffries, Don Essinger, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Bob Maynard, Jan Bolin, Cory, Kyle and their parents, John Sandquist, the family of Jack Rayner. Lis Williamson has pneumonia. Keep her in your prayers. Carol Bruce passed away last Thursday. Keep her family in your prayers. Her service will be here at PUMC on Saturday, December 30th at 2:00 p.m. Upcoming Events No Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week. Candlelight Christmas Eve service will be at 6:00 p.m. this evening. Don’t miss it! We won’t have a Christmas Day service instead Pastor Mary Beth has a handout for home. Hi Everyone and Merry Christmas! December 21, 2023
The shortest day of the year is today so we can look forward to the days getting longer starting on Friday! Sometimes I think it’s time for bed and then I look at the clock and it’s 7:30. Ouch! We have a change to the Christmas services schedule. We will not have a service on Monday, Christmas Day. Instead, Pastor Mary Beth is sending a worship guide home attached to this letter. Please share this news with others if you know they were planning to attend in person. Danny Crego announced that there will be no adult Sunday School class for the next two Sundays. They will start up again on Sunday, January 7th. Bonnie Hall announced in church that there is a box of nativity scenes that were left here after the Winter Festival a few weeks ago. They don’t have a name of them. If they are yours, please come get them ASAP. Come anytime the church is open. We will be taking the Christmas decorations down on Sunday, January 7th right after church. Please put it on your schedule and plan to stay and help. The good news is that taking stuff down is way faster than putting it up! This Tuesday morning, I had the privilege of greeting a family at our church that spoke only Spanish. They are a multi-generational family that just arrived from Guatemala. They flew here with all the legal paperwork and escaped a violent situation in their homeland. They came to PUMC looking for clothes. Apparently, they arrived in the US with only the clothes they had on their backs. Teresa and Gloria outfitted them with so many nice clothes and now they will get enrolled in school and find jobs. Sometimes I think it’s easy for people to be tough on immigration but when you see the faces of the people who are just trying to make a good life for their families it complicates things. I’m not trying to cause a fight; I just think our job is to love people and we did that. (And as a bonus, I was able to practice my limited Spanish speaking skills.) I received a message from Jim Moy this week. I send him the current Upper Room edition and always get a note from him when it arrives. He says that everything in Arizona is going well for him and to send his love to the congregation. Merry Christmas Jim, we miss you! I’ll start my prayer list with the news that Carol Bruce passed away last Thursday. She was a mainstay in Payette and she will be missed. Her funeral will be here at PUMC on Saturday, December 30th at 2:00. Please keep Johnna, Suzi, Troy and the rest of her family in your prayers. Another long time Payette resident, Jack Raynor passed away recently. There won’t be a service for him. Please keep his wife Pat and their kids in your prayers. I received the news that Lis Williamson has pneumonia. She is pretty sick. Please pray for a complete recovery. Keep these folks on your prayer list: Hugh Homan, Jim Warzyn, Don Essinger, John Sandquist, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Jan Bolin, Tory, Josh, Bob Maynard and Cory, Kyle and their parents. We sure hope to see you here on Sunday. I have seen the order of service for the Candlelight Service and you don’t want to miss it. Our morning service will be short and wonderful! I’ll leave you with this nugget of truth that we heard from our pastor last Sunday. God sees us and delights in us! Amen to that. Blessings, Cris |
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