Dear Friends, It is that time of year, again: CHARGE CONFERENCE Monday, September 14, 7:00 PM Rev. Tim Rogers, Marion District Superintendent, presiding Yes, this is whoppingly early—this year. But, frankly, it’s our turn. In past years, when we’ve enjoyed the luxury of easy preparation time into October-November, Read more…
MUSIC NOTES FROM ROBIN: The heat of the summer has arrived, and the month of July is upon us. The choirs are enjoying a well-deserved break from Wednesday rehearsals. Special music is planned for the worship services, including patriotic selections on July 5. The summer months are a time for Read more…
Worshipfully speaking – July 2015 The Letter to the Ephesians: A Velvet Hammer In these hot days of summer, we receive a cool, refreshing breeze as we enter the Ephesians Church: seeking affirmation that our church’s work is not in vain, we are ‘gifted’ with a cascade of beauty and Read more…
MAIN STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – July 2015 Newsletter Dear Friends, One of our family’s greatest joys was summer travel. As school teachers, my parents got most of the summer ‘off’, so we had plenty of time to go lots of different ways. There were two things that I always Read more…
JUNE, WORSHIPFULLY SPEAKING From the Fire into the Frying Pan! Once again, we are beginning the long 6-month haul of Sundays that take us through the hot, humid days of summer into the autumn conclusion of the year. This brings us up to the start of the silly season Read more…
Music Notes: June has arrived, and summer vacation is here. The Charles Wesley Choir, The Sarah Allen Handbell Choir, and The Junior Handbell Choir are all taking a break from Wednesday rehearsals until September. Enjoy a well deserved and truly earned respite! June is going to be a busy Read more…
Dear Friends, Richard Armour, in his delightful ARMOUR’S ALMANAC (McGraw-Hill, 1962), reminds us that the name of the month of April is thought to come from the Latin apeire, “to open’; since this is the season when buds, windows, and umbrellas begin to open.” Other of his April entries Read more…
April is here, and the month begins with the observance of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the celebration of Easter. What a wonderful time in the church year and in Main Street United Methodist Church! I want to thank the members of The Junior Handbell Choir, The Sarah Allen Handbell Read more…
APRIL, WORSHIPFULLY SPEAKING Getting a Life and Lightening Up! Easter comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word, eastre, which means “Spring. It is akin to another olde worde —indeed, fulfills it! – lencten, meaning “lengthening of days”, from which our liturgical season name Lent derives. The increasing light outside and the Read more…
Dear Friends, At the start of every calendar year, every United Methodist Church is required—required! – to fill out Statistical Tables 1, 2, and 3—a compilation of the important numbers of our church’s previous year. Despite the hassles, it can be a good thing—and an informative one. To wit—Table #1: Read more…