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New Member Reception July 16, 2017

Please join us at the 10am Worship Service as we welcome seven new members to FUMC. We will be receiving:

Eric and Susan Bjork Al and Maxene Blood Kristin Quigley Brye John David Crow Janet Drake Kelsey Julander

On the eve of my departure for Annual Conference, I’m reflecting on the fact that many churches are not as fortunate as First Church, to have such awesome individuals involved in their churches. Thank you for all you bring to our faith community.

There will be a lovely coffee hour following the service to continue our welcome. — Pastor Tom

Social Hall Kitchen Reception August 13, 2017

Contractors, vendors, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, FUMC design team, FUMC Trustees and FUMC congre-gants are invited to this "Thank You" event. So many people are responsible for contrib-uting to our beautiful new kitchen. Please come and see what has been created.

Thank You, Sandra Granger

After serving as our Web Master and Face-book Administrator for many years, Sandra Granger has retired. She and her husband, Rick, have resumed being snowbirds and love it.

To give you an indication of the size of these positions, it has taken several people to carry Sandra’s ministries into the future. Sandra has been working with Barb Maynes as she transitions to become our Facebook Administrator. Barb is very excited to have the opportunity to serve here. She’s also looking for anyone who would like to contribute to the Facebook page.

Phil Morgan-Ellis likes to write code for a hobby. He wrote a web platform for St. Andrews and continues to work with their staff to keep the website current and bug free. Last summer when Strings Work-shop was using our building, Phil offered to work on our website. When we called him after Sandra’s notice, he was still available. We are very grateful to have his knowledge and talent.

Please join us in thanking Sandra for her many years of faithful service! She has laid a solid foundation to continue her ministry of connection.

You can check out our Facebook page @pafumc or our website at: www.pafumc.org

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A Devotional Thought for July & August

“Long ago and far away” is how some of the best stories begin. “Just So Stories,” originally published in 1902, allowed Rudyard Kipling an avenue to explain many things: how the whale got his throat, the camel his hump, the rhinoceros his skin, the leopard his spots, how the alphabet was made and the first letter written. “How” questions.

Not long ago I read for the first time an illustrated version of Kipling’s “The Elephant’s Child,” which is a story about how the elephant got his trunk. I was hooked the moment I saw the cover, picturing a young elephant with a big black “nose that was suitable for sniffing and wriggling side to side—but absolutely useless for picking things up.” The Elephant’s Child was born with endless curiosity and asked endless questions. His questions are posed to his animal relatives, curious about the feathers on the ostrich, the spots on the giraffe, the eyes of the hippo, and more. Finally, he encounters the crocodile and his curiosity results in a tugging contest, and the Elephant’s Child walks away with a new nose flopping behind him.

The months of July and August are days of intense curiosity. We are drawn out of our inside lives and into our outdoor curiosities about how things look and sound, feel and smell, living things that bloom and buzz, bounce and beautify the world around us. And as we move out into the days of summer, perhaps, on a walk along the shore line or on the Coho in route to Victoria, I hope we will remain curious about the beginnings of things—yes, how the whale got his throat!

But more than that—how the story of the wounded Savior/risen Christ/revealed Spirit—first told and then lived out by a handful of individuals, found its way into hearts of countless people around the globe. My heart and yours?

I hope your curiosities will motivate you to join me in reading The Acts of the Apostles throughout the summer. Each Sunday we will focus on a person, place or event that we discover in Acts, and we will indulge our-selves in all sorts of questions and wonderings. Ever wonder how the elephant got his trunk? More to the point, I hope you are curious to explore throughout the pages of Acts how the human heart can be stretched into something suitable for loving and living with passion and purpose.

Until September — Tom

Volume 60, No. 07 July/August 2017 TOWER ECHOES First United Methodist Church 110 East Seventh Street Port Angeles, WA 98362 Telephone: 360.452.8971 Email: office@pafumc.org Web: pafumc.org Pastor: Thomas G. Steffen Editor: Rosanna Yates-Bailey

Please pray for the family and friends of Mary Robinson who passed over Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 6 p.m.

May God’s light perpetually shine on Mary.

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July 2017 Worship: Sundays and Scripture Readings

August 2017 Worship: Sundays and Scripture Readings

Aug 6 9th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary, Holy Communion

Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 17, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21

Aug 13 10th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary Genesis 37:1-28, Psalm 1055, Romans 10:5-15, Matthew 14:22-33

Aug 20 11th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary Genesis 45:1-15, Psalm 133, Romans 11:1-32, Matthew 15:10-28

Aug 27 12th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary Exodus 1:8-2:10, Psalm 124, Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16:13-20

July 2 4th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary, Holy Communion

Genesis 22:1-14, Psalm 13, Romans 6:12-23, Matthew 10:40-42

July 9 5th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary Genesis 24:34-67, Psalm 45, Romans 7:15-25a, Matthew 11:16-30

July 16 6th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary Genesis 25:19-34, Psalm 119:105-112, Romans 8:1-11, Matthew 13:1-23

July 23 7th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary Genesis 28:10-19, Psalm 139:1-24, Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-43

July 30 8th Sunday After Pentecost - 10 am, Sanctuary Genesis 29:15-28, Psalm 105:1-11, Romans 8:26-39, Matthew 13:31-52

O greater Maker of this thy great sun,

Give me the strength this one day’s race to run,

Fill me with light, fill me with sun-like strength,

Fill me with joy to rob the day its length.

Light from within, light that will outward shine,

Strength to make strong some weaker heart than mine.

Joy to make glad each soul that feels its touch;

Great Father of the sun, I ask this much.

—James Weldon Johnson

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the Divine in a different way than just to listen to someone read about God,” she says.

"Christianity is not a solitary religion,” says the Rev. Karen Westerfield Tucker, professor of worship at Boston University School of Theology, “John Wesley certainly made the case that it is a ‘social' religion — both in its worship and in its concern for the care of the neighbor," says Tucker.

Better Community

The benefit of singing with and caring for others goes beyond church walls, as many community choirs will attest. In these days of an increasingly polarized culture, music can be a common bond between peoples.

“Through music, we can build community,” says Dr. Jonathan Palant, Music Minister of at Kessler Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Palant is also the founder and director of Credo Choir and Dallas Street Choir.

“We bring people together in peace and harmony. I know it sounds trite, but it's exactly what we do. In a choral setting, not only are we creating friendships with each other, but the audience can see, between the Dallas Street Choir and Credo, people in different socio-economic groups, skin colors, sexual orientations and religious affiliations,” he says.

"By singing in a choir, regardless where (church, community, university, secondary school, etc.), music becomes the conduit that brings us together in a very safe and equal environment,” says Palant. “We come together in song; everything else (about individual choir members) is irrelevant. We come to-

Choir members enjoy health, spiritual benefits

There they are, on the seventh page of the United Methodist Hymnal, “Directions for Singing” from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism:

“Sing all… Sing lustily and with good cour-age… Sing in time… Above all, sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing… So shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he cometh in the clouds of heaven.”

Rewards in heaven? Sounds like a good enough reason to sing in a church choir.

But what is it about singing that seems to be part of our Wesleyan DNA? How does singing help choir members enjoy a greater under-standing of how and why we worship our God, a deeper connection with one’s church and community, and even better health?

Better Worship

A common statement about singing in church is “To sing is to pray twice.” Music is an art form that lifts up ordinary text to another level that inspires us and nurtures our souls.

“Music is an integral part of how we relate to God,” says the Rev. Laura Jaquith Bartlett, program director of the United Methodist Alton L. Collins Retreat Center in Eagle Creek, Oregon, and leader of the Great Hymns of Faith Retreat. “It is how we understand at a deeper level what goes beyond words, what our relationship is with the Divine, and how we are shaped together as a community of faith.”

Of all the art forms, “music is one of the most easily accessible type of art in worship,” says Bartlett. “There's nearly always an opportunity to open your mouth and make music together with the rest of the people in that service. Right there you've got an opportunity to experience

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gether in worship, in song, in prayer, to learn and to be better citizens of this world.

Better Health

“We believe singing in a choir and other crea-tive arts can promote healthy aging,” says Dr. Julene Johnson, a University of California at San Francisco professor and founder and director of the Community of Voices study. “We were looking for a way for older people to remain independent and engaged. We knew that to have an effect the activity had to be meaningful, engaging and challenging. The creative arts do that.”

A similar study on the health benefits of singing for older adults is being conducted in Finland. Preliminary results suggest that community choral singing does indeed provide a better quality of life for participants.

Increased lung capacity and greater oxygenation of the blood resulting in improved alertness are all associated with singing. Singing is also good for the brain, especially when memori-zation is involved. "Singing is of great interest to neuroscientists as it would seem that there is more of the brain given over to the processing of music than almost any other activity," says Dr. Graham Welch, professor at the Institute of Education in London.

So with this evidence that one’s health is improved through singing, how important is singing to our faith as United Methodists?

“It all goes back to Wesley's words ‘Do all the good you can,’” says Palant. “This is the outlet that singers choose to act upon those words. Choir members find their spirituality and their faith through song and through the choral community.”

—Christopher Fenoglio works for UMC.org at United Methodist Communications. Contact him by e-mail or at (615) 312-3734.

http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/choir-members-enjoy-health-spiritual-benefits

Cooperative Vacation Bible School

This summer we will be meeting at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, July 10-14 from 9 am - noon. Please plan to join us in the fun because “You are God’s Super Hero”. All kinds of fun filled activities are sure to occur.

Are you able to come help out? Is God lead-ing you in a direction of helping children? Please contact Claire Turner at 360-457-5932 or realtor@olypen.com, if you wish to help. All different kinds of opportunities await…. Come join the fun.

Chancel Choir Opportunities

Our church’s Chancel Choir, under the direc-tion of Kristin Quigley Brye, has openings for all vocal parts for men and women.

They’ve simplified their schedule by practicing and performing on Sunday mornings, September through May.

If you like to sing and/or wish to take advantage of the health and spiritual benefits enjoyed by those who do, please consider using your gifts and talents in our Chancel Choir.

If you have questions, you can contact the church office. Rehearsals will resume in September.

—Chancel Choir

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United Methodist Women

The Purpose of United Methodist Women

United Methodist Women shall be a commu-nity of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

Summer is time for a well-deserved respite from our regular cycle of UMW meetings. Our next General Meeting will be September 6th at 10:30 am in the parlor. Both Phoebe and Priscilla Circles will next meet in September.

Because a woman's work and our community's needs are never done, the Prayer Shawl Ministry knitters and Clothes Closet workers will continue their mission throughout the summer (see calendar for details). Some of our members will make the effort to attend Mission u at Central Washington University in July. You may call Clare Judge at 457-4373 if you'd like to work on baby quilts for Olympic Medical Center.

Because autumn's November 4th Holiday House Bazaar fundraiser will ar r ive sooner than ever, remember to spend some time this summer making or growing something beautiful.

UMW Reading Program – Summer is a time to read! Check out UMW Reading Program books from the church library and record the books you've completed on the clipboard found there. Deadline for reporting for 2017 is August 10th. Contact Rosanna Yates-Bailey at 452-8069 with questions.

Japanese Internment Presentation Wednesday, July 12th 6-8PM Port Angeles Library Carver Room

Joanne Murayama of Port Townsend will give a presentation about her mother, Michi, and her experience in a Japanese Internment camp in Jerome, Arkansas during World War II. Her Mother's words describe what it was like to be an American citizen swept up by the na-tion's fear, panic and wartime. This program is sponsored by the Port Angeles Racial Justice Collective.

Mission is presence, relationship, witness and sharing. Mission is refusing to turn away when the tears of God are being shed over the violence and injustice and suffering of God’s wayward creation. —David Hosey is a UMW-supported mission intern, unitedmethodistwomen.org

In the Hospital? Please let us know by calling the church office, 452-8971.

For Prayer Concerns, contact: Susi Schmitt-Cates, 452-2610.

Current Prayer Requests Family of Mary Robinson Robyn and Tim Cella Mike Leiwalo Elaine Stone Laura Bottgenbach Bill Thomas and family Mitch and Georgia Mitchell Cathey Bauman FUMC Rebuild Mission Team

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FUMC Members’ News

Crestwood Health & Rehab Center 1116 E Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles 98362 Tom Utley and Judy Nichols

Dungeness Courte 651 Garry Oak Drive, Sequim 98382 Velma (Dutch) Hopf

Highland Commons 1703 Melody Circle, #115 Port Angeles 98362 Betty Clark

Laurel Park Senior Living 1133 E Park Ave., Port Angeles 98362 Myra Lovett, Frances Strohm and Shirley Traylor

Park View Villas 1445 Park View Lane, Port Angeles 98363 Dolly Briggs #110E 1435 Park View Lane, Port Angeles 98363 Loren & Geri Schmitt #210 and Mary Hulse #103

St. Andrews Place 520 E Park Avenue, Port Angeles 98362 Esther Mumford

Homebound Shirley Richmond, Vivian Dooley, Elaine Stone, Georgia Mitchell and Shirley Mitchell

Out of Town

Bernice Mason-Roebuck 7721 91st Ave SW Lakewood, WA 98498-3944

Eileen Hays 210 N Mitchell Avenue, #207, Hardin, MT 59036

Sarah “Sally” Young Hallmark Manor 32300 1st Ave. S. Federal Way 98003

Prayer Breakfast, Tuesdays, 8 - 9 Pastor Tom leads this time of laughing, eating, reading and prayer.

1 Eva Jones 3 Carol King 3 Debra Self 5 Barbara Johnson 5 Dot Foster 7 Janessa Scott 9 Megan McKenna 9 Diane Burwell

17 Larry Becker 17 Lucas Lawrence 19 Arthur Wendel 19 Graham Ralston 23 Tom Munro 30 Juli Steffen 31 Ken Hansen 31 Risa Sparkman

1 Scott Buck 2 Julia Morrish 3 Erica Quesnel Nutter 3 Ron Dotson 3 Robyn Cella 5 Bert Fletcher 7 Sarah B. Pierce 15 Larry Hanify 17 Randy Gore

17 Tami Jones 20 Mary Robinson 20 Judy Fletcher 22 Barbara Cammack 23 Warren Mitchell 24 Ed Jacobson 29 Anne Todnem 29 Claire Turner 29 Eileen Hays

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Save the Date! September 17-23, 2017

Last year FUMC fielded a team of thirteen to Pateros, WA in response to the 2014 and 2015 fires that destroyed some 400 homes (40% were not covered by insurance) in Okanogan County.

United Methodist churches in The Pacific Northwest Conference, volunteers from across the state (and country), and financial resources from here and around the global connection have helped respond to the dire need. However, we still have work to do.

This ministry has moved into a long-term recover and rebuild effort which has been named “Rebuild: Up From the Ashes.” See www.pnwumc.org/rebuild-up-from-the-ashes/

We are continuing our partnership with Rebuild and sending another FUMC team this fall to Okanogan County. Like last year, we will likely be doing finish work inside the new homes e.g., insulating, dry walling, taping, painting, hanging doors and cabinets, installing fixtures, etc. The dates are :

Sunday, 9/17 travel to Okanogan County; Monday-Friday, 9/18-22 work Saturday, 9/23 return to Port Angeles

Please consider joining the team by:

Travelling to Okanogan County; Contributing funds to buy building materials

for the project and cover food and gas for the team.

Prayer support for the affected families, recovery administration and our team.

Please contact one of the following: Jim or Jan B (jimbaertschiger@msn.com) Rev. Tom (tgsteffen@gmail.com) Church Office at 360-452-8971.

—Rev. Tom

Historic Union Contract Signed

On June 16, 2017 Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ) and Sakuma Berry Farms of Burlington, WA signed an historic two year collective bargaining agreement. Over 85% of the men and women Mixteco and Triqui hand harvesters had voted in favor of the tentative agreement.

On June 19th the harvesting season began with contractual benefits for FUJ members hand harvesting the berries. Among the benefits union members will receive is an average $15 an hour wage and protection from retaliation.

“This contract gives us a voice at work and recognizes and values our skills as profes-sional hand harvesters of premium berries like Sakuma Berry Farm grows,” said Ramon Torres, president of FUJ.

“Our relationship with National Farm Worker Ministry has been critical in changing the direction for Sakuma Farms finally wanting to negotiate. We are forever grateful to the Ministry's commitment to farm worker justice and look forward to continued collaboration and long lasting allyship.”

Member organizations of National Farm Worker Ministry include the UMC General Board of Church and Society, UMC General Board of Global Ministries and United Methodist Women.

Learn more about the 91 year history of National Farm Worker Ministry at: nfwm.org

—Compiled from National Farm Worker Ministry newsletter

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The UMC's First Fossil Free Fund: A New Road Ahead

The United Methodist Church has a fossil free investment fund! Wespath (formerly The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the UMC) announced that the Equities Social V alues Plus Fund is fossil free as of April 1. This is a huge step in acknowledging the deep desire of United Methodists across the connection to align the church's investments with the creation care values expressed in the Social Principles.

Wespath created this fund in response to the call of annual conferences across multiple jurisdictions for the denomination to add fossil fuels to its socially responsible investing guidelines. This fund is an important oppor-tunity for conferences that have already com-mitted to fossil fuel divestment, as well as those that will divest from fossil fuels in the coming years. Wespath notes that it “is exploring offering a complementary fixed income (bond) fund with similar exclusions.”

The movement that prompted this historic action is one of United Methodists who care deeply about the climate crisis and are called to transform the systems that bind us to a fossil fuel economy. They are active in their local churches and communities and have discerned that their faith requires them not only to repent for their personal complicity with climate change, but also to do all in their power to hasten the transition to a low-carbon future. They are women and men of all ages from across the United Methodist connection, some who have been activists and advocates for years, and others for whom this was their first foray into the public conversation on climate. These people are brave and creative and wise. I'm honored to have worked along-side some of them, spent hours on the phone

and email with many of them, and am humbled to acknowledge that there are many who have participated in this work who I may never know.

The announcement of this new fund comes as Fossil Free UMC begins the next phase of its good work. I am stepping back from my role coordinating this work and am delighted to share that Marie Kuch-Stanovsky is the new Coordinator of Fossil Free UMC. Marie has been an ardent advocate for fossil fuel divest-ment in the church, developing smart strategy and design, and advocating for our legislation at multiple levels, including in her role as Pacific Northwest Conference lay delegate to General Conference. Marie is in the process of gathering input and cultivating support to cast a vision for Fossil Free UMC's next chapter of advocacy. I hope you will support the work by making a donation to build this movement.

As Marie continues the Fossil Free UMC movement, I will carry our values as I grow into a new role. Last summer, the Western Jurisdiction elected me to the board of Wespath. Having been an external critic of this agency for nearly three years, It has been a humbling experience to become a part of it. It can't have been easy for the staff and incumbent board members to welcome me into the room, but I have been received with remarkable grace. I am grateful for the chance to amplify your voices in investment discussions even as I open myself to hearing and understanding perspectives different from my own...

—Rev. Jenny Phillips serves as the Minister for Environmental Stewardship and Advocacy for the PNWUMC. She was recently appoint-ed by Bishop Elaine Stanovsky to serve as Creation Care Program Manager for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), beginning July 1, 2017.

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Important Reminder:

There will be no August Tower Echoes.

Our Tower Echoes contributors and staff take a short break in August. Please pray for them as they rest and re-charge their batteries.

Annual Conference Logo Explained

On June 14-17 the Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences of The United Meth-odist Church met together in a shared annual conference in Portland, Oregon.

The theme for annual conference for the next four years will be “Do This and You Will Live!” taken from Luke 10:26-28. Jesus’ instructions are a rich lesson, “...You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” In this short exchange with a legal expert, Jesus explains the why of our faith, and the mission of the church. The reason Jesus came, the reason we follow and love is so that we can live a truly abundant life —Bishop Elaine Stanovsky

The logo for Annual Conference 2017 is built around these words of Jesus from Luke’s Gospel (10:26-28), where he defines a fully engaged love of God and neighbor as the key to abun-dant life. Jesus prioritizes this summation of the law in a way that suggests that we cannot accomplish the love of one without the other. The colored quadrants are intended to symbolize the four demands of the Shema, to love God with all of our heart, being, strength, and mind.

Our logo also incorporates a visual element from Dorotheus of Gaza, a 6th century Christian monk and abbot. Dorotheus asked people to “imagine that the world is a circle, that God is the center, and that the radii (like spokes on a wheel) are the different ways human beings live.” As we move closer to God, we also move closer to others who live, walk and think differently. As we intentionally move closer to these, our neighbors, we also move closer to God. The arrows on the circle are

intended to represent people on the journey oriented toward God and ultimately heading toward one another as well.

Jesse Love, Graphic Designer & Print Manager for the Pacific Northwest Conference, served as our primary designer working to incorporate these ideas into a coherent and flexible visual image.

Experience June's combined annual confer-ences on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GreaternwOrg/

Or read reports at: http://www.pnwumc.org/news/the-144th-session-of-the-pacific-northwest-annual-conference/

http://greaternw.org/ac2017/about-the-ac2017-logo/

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Covenant Missionary Katherine Parker Reports

A quick note of appreciation to acknowledge your continued support. These days I am spending most of my time in Rukum, a remote district in mid-west Nepal, shown in white on the above map. It takes about 18-24 hours of driving from Kathmandu to reach Musikot, the district headquarters, and several additional hours by jeep and walking to reach most of our working villages.

Read the latest stories on the 2015 earthquake recovery at: http://www.umn.org.np/eq-update

View short videos on the work of United Mission to Nepal at: http://www.umn.org.np/video-library

My prayer request: After almost 20 years, local elections are again taking place in Nepal. The second round will be conducted on June 28, 2017. Please pray that it will be a peaceful and transparent process.

FUMC Income

Actual Budget $ Over/

(Short)

May $ 21,494 $ 19,919 $ 1,575

Year-to-

Date: $129,056 $126,896 $ 2,160

Eggs for MANNA

The pullets are looking more mature every day but at 12 weeks old, not yet roosting. The laying hens continue to produce well, averaging 29 pounds/week. All egg donations go to Ministry Assisting Neighbors in Need with Agape (MANNA). As of June 18th, 341 packages of eggs have raised $2,079 for MANNA. (Year-to-date cost of production is $1,008 and in-cludes 56 sacks of feed and adoption of 16 pullets.) Weekly production is usually fully subscribed, but let me know if you want farm fresh eggs and I will put you on the list. Thank you for your support for this project.

—Judy and Emil Moilanen, 360-928-3657

Finance Committee Report THANK YOU, DEAR MEMBERS…

For the first time since I began serving as your finance chair in 2014, we are going into the summer months in “the black”. I am so thankful you are faithfully honoring your pledge commitments to support the work of our church. For those of you new to our church family, please know that you don’t have to wait until fall's stewardship campaign to pledge your support. You can pick up a pledge form in the church office during regular hours.

Please remember that checks should always be made to “First United Methodist Church” or “FUMC.” Write a specific ministry on the “memo line”. (“Summer breakfast” pro-ceeds will support Volunteers In Medicine in the Olympics). I look forward to seeing you at our 10 am worship this summer. Again, thank you.

— Emil Moilanen, Finance Chairman

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Included in this issue… Annual Conference Logo Explained …..... 10 Birthdays……………………………….... 7 Calendars ……………………...…(Insert) — Chancel Choir Opportunity ……………... 5 Choir Members Enjoy Health Benefits .… 4 Cooperative Vacation Bible School …….. 5 Covenant Missionary Reports ………...… 11 Eggs for MANNA ………………….....… 11 Finance Committee Report …………........ 11 FUMC Members’ News ………………… 7 Historic Union Contract Signed …..…….. 8 Important Reminder……………………... 10 New Member Reception……………….… 1 Pastor’s Devotional …………………..….. 2 Prayer Breakfast ……………………..….. 7 Prayer Requests ....……………………..... 6 Rebuild: Up From the Ashes ……………. 8 Social Hall Kitchen Reception ………….. 1 Sympathy …………………………….…. 2 Thank you, Sandra Granger…………...… 1 UMC’s First Fossil Free Fund ……...…… 9 United Methodist Women ……...…......… 6 Worship Sundays & Scripture Readings ..… 3

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