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Bangor First United Methodist Church Worship Hours

8:30-9:00: The Art & Practice of Prayer

10:30-11:30: Traditional Worship

10:45-11:30: Sunday School

(2n, 3rd & 4th Sundays...Children remain with their parents in worship on the first

Sunday)

Thursdays 6:00-6:45: Informal Worship Service

MAY, 2017

Bangor First United Methodist Church

703 Essex Street , Bangor Maine

For Information...

Phone: 207-945-9567

Email:

fumcbgr@myfairpont.net

Website:

www.fumcbangor.org

(Sermon podcasts available)

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/Bangor

First

This ‘n That

2-3

My Friend’s Place/ 4

Community meal 4

Meetings / Events 5

Prayer requests Birthdays

5

6

Calendar 8

Included in this

issue….

The Art & Practice of Prayer:

Embracing Divine Presence

What is prayer?

Does it simply consist of asking something of God, or does it tap

into something deeper in us, a longing for intimate connection?

Join us Sunday mornings at 8:30 beginning April 23rd as we view

and discuss this 7-part video series.

Go to www.fumcbangor.org/blog for more information.

JUNE 23-24, 2017…8:00-2:00

There will be items for everyone!

There will be will coffee and breakfast

snacks each morning.

Lunch will be available each day from

11:30-1:00.

The United Methodist

Church

OPEN HEARTS

OPEN MINDS

OPEN DOORS

Thursday evenings at 6:00

KEENAGERS

Monday, May 22

12:00 noon

Lunch is served at a cost of $5.00

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This ‘N That...

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC

PRAYER, A MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE, SKITS

CHURCH YARD SALE

June 23, 24, 2017

Donations are now being accepted!

***Please no TV’s, mattresses, or large appliances

Item pick up is available….Just give the office a call at

945-9567. You can also drop items off in the Yard Sale

box in the narthex.

The Yard Sale was critical to our financial operations last year and to our meet-

ing our Mission Shares, so let’s do it even bigger and better this year! Bob

Allen Co-Chair

Bangor Community Chorus

Spring Concert

Following the Heart Healthy Bean

Supper

Saturday, May 20 7:00 pm

INFORMAL WORSHIP

SANCTUARY FLOWERS

If you would like a bouquet of flowers placed in

the Sanctuary on Sunday mornings in honor of a

special person or event, in memory of a loved one,

or to the glory of God, please contact the church

office at: 945-9567 or by email at:

fumcbgr@myfairpoint.net at least 2 weeks prior to

the date you would like to have flowers placed.

This ‘N That….Cont.

Coffee Fellowship Schedule

January: Trustees

February: Piburn

March: Worship

April: SPRC

May: UMW

June: Choir

July: Sunday School

August: Mission

September: Handbells

October: Finance

November: Evangelism

December: Administrative Council

Snacks should be ready by 11: 15. Groups

need to make sure all dishes are washed

and the dishwasher turned off when

finished.

We are always looking for volunteers. Sun-

day school...teachers, assistants, nursery volun-

teers and substitutes, and we will soon be look-

ing for VBS workers! If you are interested in

volunteering or in finding out more about our

Christian Ed programs, please speak with Co-

Christian Ed Directors Nancy Isaacs or Rachel

Downs. VBS meeting….May 2 at 6:00

QR code for smart phones that will take you

directly to the FUMC electronic donation

page.

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Heart Healthy Bean Supper

May 20th

5:00-6:00 pm

Come bring your friends and neighbors and

enjoy Yellow Eye & Pea Bean Pork & Beans,

Vegetarian Spicy BBQ Beans, Mac & Cheese,

American Chop Suey, Cornbread beans, Heart

Healthy salads, and PIES!

Adults $8.00

Families $20.00

Children under 12 yrs. $3.00

Proceeds to Benefit: Mission Shares

FUMC “Beans on Wheels”

To make a reservation to have beans delivered to your home:

Call the church office 945 – 9567

By May 19th.

FOOD CUPBOARD FOCUS FOR

MAY

During the month of May we are asking

for donations of the following items for the

food cupboard:

*Cereal

*Soup

*Canned meats

*Spaghetti sauce

*Condiments such as mus-

tard, ketchup and relish

*Salad dressing

*Toiletry items

Please place items in our food cart in the

narthex.

MAY MEALS

May 4: Egg salad roll & soup

May 11: Pulled pork

May 18: Assorted salads

May 25: Pot luck

MAY NEEDS

May 4: Desserts & plain chips

May 11: Desserts & plain chips

May 18: Desserts & plain chips

May 25: Salad or dessert

COMMUNITY MEALS FOR MAY

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News from My Friend’s Place and Memory

Joggers:

My Friend’s Place and Memory Joggers May themes are Spring

Birds, Shoes and Socks, The Color Purple, Spring Flowers, Tur-

tles, Cinco de Mayo, Cheaper By The Dozen, Cars From The

Past, Red, White and Blue, Squirrels and Acorns, Even Numbers,

Game Day, Beans and Sousa.

Our volunteer recognition will take place Monday, May 8th at the

Old Town United Methodist Church. We are looking forward to

painting spring daisies with Paint4all followed by a lovely meal

and awards ceremony.

Thanks to Sheriff Mike and his crew the Fireside Room has had a

facelift just in time for spring. If you haven’t done so already,

check it out!

Our new website is now up and running. Please check us out at

www.myfriendsplaceprogram.com Also, please “Like Us” and

“Share Us” on facebook at My Friend’s Place/Memory Joggers,

Bangor, ME

Blessings,

Dottie England, Director Sunday, May 14

May Meetings / Events at Bangor First UMC

Events:

Informal Worship Thursdays at

6:00

Sundays at 8:30: Prayer series

Book Discussion group Wednes-

days at 2:00 at Tim Horton’s

Sunday School/ Christian Educa-tion 10:45 (2nd-4th Sundays)

Ongoing Group Meetings

Food Addicts in Recovery

meet each Monday at 6:30

Bangor Community Chorus

rehearses every Tuesday at

6:30 (Sept-May)

Toymakers meet each Mon-

day evening at 6:00

Cub Scouts meet on Wednes-

days at 6:00 (Sept-June)

Delta Kappa Gamma meets

monthly (Sept–June) on the

first Monday.

EAAA Café: Tuesdays; Noon

“We are praying this so that you can live lives that are worthy of the Lord and pleasing to him in every way: by producing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God; by being strengthened through his glorious might so that you endure everything and have patience; and by giving thanks with joy to the Father. He made it so you could take

part in the inheritance, in light granted to God’s holy people. He rescued us from the control of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. He set us free through the Son and forgave our sins. The Son is the image of the invisible God, the one who is first

over all creation. Colossians 1: 10-15

Meetings:

May 7: Worship Committee

May 13: UMW

May 18 Piburn; 1:00

May 23: Evangelism

May 22: Keenagers

May 23: Ad Board

Into your hands Heavenly Father we entrust these people

who are in need of your healing touch, knowledge of

your presence, and your comfort.

Sustain them in good days and bad. Help them to feel

your loving presence with them during every difficulty,

for you are always there ahead of any circumstance.

Watch over all those who are in need. Help them to feel

that you are always near them and know that all they

need do is look to you for comfort and for strength.

In Your loving name we pray. Amen

Bill P.

Roy W.

Page & Tom C.

Tammy B.

Dawn R.

Nancy C. & daughter

Bob & Jackie L.

Lonna, Chuck & Family

Bill & Tammy

Sister of Rachel

Marie & Sherwood

Jill S.

Peg S.

Judi C.

Bob & Ben C.

Devon S.

Family of Freda McK

Adam S.

Madilynn

Sarah K.

Geneva I. & family

Loriain P.

Eliana

Our church leaders

The Bangor Area Street

Pastors

Prayer Requests

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Ida Bishop

3

4

Sherry Robinson

5

6

7 8 9

Peg Swett

10

Sandra Burke

11

Annie Haskins

12 13

14

Terry

Ritz-Perkins

Jeff Sennett

15

16

17

April Cottle

18 19

Geneva Inman

Ethan Dapice

20

Wayne Griffeth-

Hurst

21 22 23

Julie Brownie

24 25

Megan Christen-

sen

26

27

28

Bob Allen

29

30

Tammy

Worcester

31

Happy Birthday

To you …

To Jesus be true.

God Bless you

and keep you the

whole year

through!

Birthdays

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Readers Media & Sound Techs

Sanctuary Door

7 The Downs family

14 Kerry & Pat Woodbury

21 Dale & Julie Brownie

28 Don Gallupe & Linda Morris

Essex Street Back Door

Trustees

Greeters for the 10:30 am Traditional Worship

Deadline for information

for the June newsletter is

May 22.

Information may be

submitted in written form,

via email or by phone.

Pathways to God 8:30

Traditional Worship Service: 10:30

Christian Ed for children at 10:45 (2nd-4th Sundays)

Informal Worship: Thursdays at 6:00

Readers

7 Nick Prins

14 McKenna Porter

21 Julie Brownie

28 Bob Hartell

Trustees

7 Ben Isaacs

14 Gregg Stewart

21 David Pelkey

28 Pat Woodbury

Media

Geoff Dapice

Wayne Griffith-Hurst

Sound

Jim Burkhart

Worship Assistants for May 2017 ***If you are unable to cover the date for which you are scheduled please arrange for a

substitute or call Sue White.

Newsletter Deadline Worship Schedule

Essex Street Door

7 Jaddah Swett

14 Sherry Robinson

21 Ruth Shepardson

28 Linda Thrush

Back Door

7 Jim Burkhart

14 Jim & Hazel Chick

21 Polly Goding

28 Linda Folsom

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Bangor First United Methodist

Church Calendar for……

2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Bible Study

1:00

4:00 DKG

6:00: Toymakers

6:00: FAIR

2 10:00: My

Friend’s Place

12:00 EAAA

Café

6:00 VBS mtg.

6:00 BCC

3 9:00 Memory

Joggers

6:00 Scouts

6:00 FLIA mtg.

7:00 Choir

4

4:00 Commu-

nity Meal

6:00: Worship

6:45: Bells

5

10:00 My

Friend’s Place

6

7 8:30 Prayer

series

10:30 Worship

Worship

Comm

8

Bible Study 1:00

6:00: Toymakers

6:00: FAIR

9 10:00: My

Friend’s Place

12:00 EAAA

Cafe

6:00 BCC

10 9:00 Mem-

ory Joggers

9:00 DCOM

6:00 Scouts

7:00 Choir

11

4:00 Commu-

nity Meal

6:00: Worship

6:45 Bells

12

10:00 My

Friend’s Place

13

UMW 9:30

14 8:30 Prayer

series

10:30 Worship

10:45 Christian

Ed

15

Bible Study 1:00

6:00: Toymakers

6:00: FAIR

16

10:00: My

Friend’s Place

12:00 EAAA

Café

6:00: BCC

17

9:00 Memory

Joggers

5:30 SPRC

6:00 Scouts

7:00: Choir

18 1:00

Piburn

4:00 Commu-

nity Meal

6:00: Worship

6:45 Bells

19

10:00 My

Friend’s Place

20

Bean Supper

5:00

Bangor Com-

munity Chorus

Concert at 7:00

21 8:30

Prayer series

10:30 Worship

10:45 Christian

Ed

Mission Com-

mittee

22 Keenagers

12:00 noon

Bible Study;

1:00

6:00 Toymakers

6:00 FAIR

23

10:00: My

Friend’s Place

12:00 EAAA

Café

6:00-8:30 Ad

Council

24

9:00 Memory

Joggers

6:00 Scouts

7:00 Choir

25

4:00 Commu-

nity Meal

6:00: Worship

6:45: Bells

26

10:00 My

Friend’s Place

27

28 8:30 Prayer

series

10:30 Worship

10:45: Chris-

tian Ed

11:45 Evangel-

ism

29

Bible Study;

1:00

6:00 Toymakers

6:00 FAIR

30

10:00: My

Friend’s Place

12:00 EAAA

Café

31

9:00 Memory

Joggers

6:00 Scouts

7:00 Choir

29

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