A weekly newsletter from United Methodist Church of Lenox
Rev. Nami Yu, Pastor
Notes from our Pastor
Bishop's letter for May
Dear Beloved in Christ:
Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
"We are hurt. We are angry also, but still, as the senior pastor of Zion Church Batticaloa, the whole congregation and every family affected, we say to the suicide bomber, and also to the group that sent the suicide bomber, that we love you, and we forgive you."
– Pastor Roshan Mahesan from a video posted on Facebook by The Life,
a nonprofit organization based in England.
These words of the pastor whose church in Sri Lanka was attacked on Easter Sunday by terrorists, are powerful and challenging.
Friends, Easter people, the Christ who engaged in conversation with his disciples on the way to Emmaus is challenging us to let love conquer fear and death. The living Christ demonstrates that love has the final word. He calls us to live, and work, and walk in the light of that love.
What does it mean to be a Christian in such a time as this and to offer forgiveness to others in the midst of our pain?
What does it mean to demonstrate the genuine love of Jesus Christ to those who hate us, for no reason other than our skin color, accent, sexual orientation, political views or faith?
It means that we do not react out of fear and anger but live in the light of Christ’s love. ..
To read the entire letter, you may refer to this link :
Pastor will be away from Monday to Wednesday for the Pastoral Leadership Academy which will be held in North Andover, MA. Please pray for my safe travel.
PEO Meeting, Monday, May 6, 7:00-9:30 p.m. at the church
Bible Study
The Wednesday morning session will be gathering at 10 a.m.; the evening session will take a break for one more week.
Prayer Shawl Ministry, Thursday, May 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Church on the Hill
Trustees' Meeting, Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the library
Monthly Worship at Devonshire Estates, Friday, May 10 at 11 a.m.
Greeting Card Ministry, Friday, May 10, 12:15-2 p.m.
Hospitality and Event Committee Meeting, Saturday, May 11, 9:30 a.m.
Next Sunday's Worship Service
We will celebrate Mother's Day in worship with our love and repect towards all mothers on earth.
Upcoming May Event
The funeral of Pat Plue's brother: Saturday, May 18, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the church in Lenox; The service will be led by Rev. Quentin Chin who is an interim pastor at the Church on the Hill.
CWM District Resource Day, Saturday, May 18, 9:00-3:00 p.m. at Trinity UMC, Springfield, MA, with Rev. Jeffery Campbell
Making Disciples and the Local Church
Rev. Campbell serves as the Associate General Secretary for Strategic Programming. In this role, he oversees the program work of Discipleship Ministries, including Worship, Congregational Vitality & Intentional Discipleship, and Community Engagement & Church Planning.
Jeff is an ordained elder of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference where he served for 13 years as a senior pastor prior to coming to Discipleship Ministries. In the GNJAC he served on the Board of Ordained Ministry, taught Basic and Advanced Lay Servant Training, and coordinated the Probationary Elder Program.
Rev. Campbell received his undergraduate degree in English, Linguistics, and Speech from the University of Mary Washington. Prior to his call to ministry, he worked for the Limited Inc. managing Communications and Store Operations. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Drew Theological School, where he was awarded the Alton Raynor prize for Town and Country Ministry.
See All The People / Intentional Discipleship Systems
Time of Learning:
You will be invited to become more intentional about making disciples in your ministry setting.
We will cover:
Investing in making & growing disciples: Bringing clarity to the ‘What’ ‘How’ and ‘Why’ of making disciples. Offering tools to bring the ‘Why’, ‘What’, and ‘How’ back to your ministry setting.
Creating an intentional discipleship system (or pathway) - unique to your church’s context.
Discipleship begins with relationships. Equipping your disciples with the right heart and motivation for disciple-making.
Tools for Seeing All the People & Engaging Your Community
There will be a registration fee of $15 which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. You can either register on line or email the district office cwmumc@neumc.org.
Do you have an event to share? Email details to box1655@yahoo.com; deadline is
Tuesday at 5 p.m. All photos, flyers and art work must be submitted in jpeg format.
