Posted on June 29, 2009 by Susan
Pastor Carl Franson will be joining us Sunday, July 12th. We will be having a special coffee hour to welcome him. Please be prepared to wear your nametags to assist him in getting to know us all.
Pastor Carl is a retired Methodist minister who resides in Limerock with his wife, Diann. They have five grown children and are blessed with nine grandchildren.
Carl received his Master’s from Bangor Theological Seminary and his baccalaureate from the University of Maine. He spent seven years in Maine and three years in Vermont prior to returning to Connecticut as the pastor of the Sharon United Methodist Church for 13 years.
He is currently in Bolivia representing the New York Annual Conference and will return to the states the beginning of July.
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Posted on June 29, 2009 by Susan
The Chancel Choir is taking a much-deserved break for the summer.
Thanks to Mary Forman, our choir director extraordinaire, and the entire choir for their inspirational music for the past year.
The lovely music really makes our church “sing.”
During July and August, Mary will sk for volunteers to join together to sing the anthem each Sunday. If you like to sing but are unable to commit to the rehearsal schedule during the winter months, this is just what you’re looking for!
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by Susan
June 12 – Spring Fling at the New Hartford Senior Center. Persons 55+ are welcome to join us from 4-8pm for a light supper and an evening of dancing. It will take place at the Berkshire Hall in Brodie Park and is $2.50 per person. Music by our own DJ, Jacques Williams. Call the NHSC at 379-3980 to sign up.
June 13- Beanhole Supper! Seatings start at 5pm.
June 21 – Father’s Day!
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Posted on June 3, 2009 by Susan
Hey kids (and parents) – it’s that time of year again! The last week of July will be Pleasant Valley UMC’s VBS week, so mark it on your calendars!
For updated info, please visit the VBS page of this blogsite.
Hope to see you there!
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Susan
If you will graduating this spring from high school or college, we want to offer our congratulations!
In the June Link, graduates will be listed by name and the school from which they graduated.
Please send information to psfoxx@att.net.
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Susan
Vacation Bible School will be held the last week in July this year. More details will follow!
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Susan
Mark your calendars now!
- June 13th
- September 19th
- October 24th
The church had its first Beanhole Bean Supper for 2009 on April 25th. The Beanhole Committee wants to thank all who participated for pitching in, many of whom wore more than one “hat,” and making it a major success. Final profits are not in, but all three seatings were well attended.
Many people stepped up and took on new responsibilities and the results of their efforts were awesome. We also appreciated volunteers who joined us for the first time. Thanks again for all your help. We also had many young people who waited tables and received many many compliments on their attentive service.
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Susan
Our meeting began with 14 ladies in attendance. The program for the evening involved packaging the Church World Service Mission Kits.
For several years our UMW unit has been able to provide quite a few of these kits that are used to provide supplies to those needing them around the world. Kits are made up of specific items needed for hygiene, for school supplies, and for baby care.
During the course of this year our ladies have been collecting the items for each kit in the hope of being able to increase the number of kits we can provide. This year we managed to complete at total of 42 kits; 13 health kits, 14 baby kits, and 15 school kits. Way to go, ladies!
During our business meeting plans were finalized for the annual Mother~Daughter Tea which will be held on Saturday, May 2nd from 2 to 4 PM. We hope that our church ladies, whatever their age, will come share this time of fun and fellowship.
No regularly scheduled meeting will take place in May so we’ll plan to gather again for our June meeting at Poochie’s home on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6:30 PM. As we always do to celebrate another successful year of the UMW, we’ll enjoy a potluck supper followed by a short business meeting, including election of officers for the fall season. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Tea!
Shalom, Margo
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Susan
PVUMC is happy to report that Mary Forman has decided to continue as our Music and Choir Director.
Thank you, Mary!
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Susan
A friend of mine e-mailed me this week, asking, ”What happened to Spring?” I had to agree. We seem to have gone from near winter 40’s to near summer 80’s in a weekend. What happened to Spring was a very good question.
It lead me to think about how fast time passes these days (not of course because I’m getting older). Time passes quickly as life around us changes quickly. Communications arrive in milliseconds from around the globe. New technology is developed that allows us to accomplish more faster, leaving us with more time on our hands to fritter
away with more and more technicological gadgets and gizmos that numb our brains and our children’s’ brains and now even our babies brains!
And church? What about church? It is 3 weeks after Easter and what happened to the lilies? The trumpets? The Alleluia’s? Where did the mystery, the wonder of the empty tomb that drew us further and further into the darkness of Christ’s death and then into the blazing light of His glorious resurrection disappear to?
It is still there you know. It comes back to life as soon as you start to recall it. Doesn’t it? That awe. That stirring of mystery and wonder. That longing to greet the One risen from the dead. Be it “By the Old Rugged Cross”. Or, in the garden – when you “Come to the Garden alone”.
Keep that mystery and stirring alive in your life. Join your fellow disciples and share that mystery and wonder. Share it those who may be faltering a bit and need some bolstering. Come and have yours bolstered when in need. Come just to join in the Alleluia choruses and make you praises known on high.
Peace,
Pastor Lynne
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