The weekly news email of
First & Wesley United Methodist Churches
of Framingham, Massachusetts

August 13, 2021

Welcome!

Dear <<First Name>>,

Here is your copy of the Looking Ahead weekly news email for Friday, August 13. Here you will find links for printable copies of this Sunday’s bulletin and hymns and to the updated prayer list. There are also important announcements about other happenings in the First and Wesley community. So be sure to read it all.

Peace,
Sara Herwig
First UMC Administrator

Bulletin and Music for Sunday, August 15, 2021

Click here for a printable copy of this week’s bulletin.

Click here for a printable copy of the hymns for this Sunday.

Click here for the updated Prayer List.

Weekly Schedule

Sundays

Worship Service
10:00am In-person & Live on Facebook
Recorded Services are posted later on YouTube

Wednesdays

Book Study (See info below)
7-8 PM, August 4-Sept 8
on Zoom

Prayer & Connections
On hold.

Fridays

Prayer & Connections
On hold.

Saturdays

Saturday Morning Prayer Time
7:30am on Zoom

Announcements

For Both First and Wesley

A Day with God: Daytrip to Rolling Ridge Conference and Retreat Center, North Andover, MA. Saturday August 28. See details below.
New Book Study continues on Wednesdays through September 8th, from 7pm to 8pm. We will be studying “If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat” by John Ortberg. More information below. Prepare for the third session – read chapters 4 & 5.

A note from your Collaborative Ministries Team

We have had some feedback from the survey that was sent out in the early summer regarding an Enlarged Charge. Below, we have included a list of Team members and their emails. Please feel free to contact any of us with any questions or concerns you may have about an Enlarged Charge. We hope to keep the lines of communication open and clear with the Collaborative Ministries Team. It is hard to address issues if we do not hear them directly. So again, please contact us if you need information. Church phone numbers are also included below.

Heater Kattan: hknowlto@hotmail.com
Julie Rundlett: jlorundlett@yahoo.com
Laney Bruner-Canhoto: lanes@aol.com
Lin Olsen: bluemouselin@yahoo.com
Leslie Walseman: lwalseman@rcn.com
Mary Hackett: hackett.mary43@gmail.com
Mike Rowe: mrowe@wolfandco.com
Dini Palmer: jajeb1@hotmail.com

Wesley: 508-875-3850
First: 508-877-2151

Prayer & Connections

Both the Wednesday night and the Friday night Prayer and
Connections Zoom meetings are on hold for now.
But you can join the Wednesday Book Study. See the details below.

A Day with God

Rolling Ridge Conference and Retreat Center
North Andover, MA

Come and spend a day with God! This is a day when we can come together and listen to meditations, walk the labyrinths, enjoy a wonderful lunch, wander some beautiful grounds, think about your relationship with God, walk some trails, sit by a lake, and just be with God. Some of the day will be directed, and some will be on your own to think about what you have heard and what’s been placed on your heart.

On Saturday August 28th, we will meet at the church parking lot at 9:30 AM and carpool to Rolling Ridge Conference and Retreat Center in North Andover, about a 45-minute drive. There we will spend time in the outdoor chapel, the labyrinths, and other areas of the grounds. There will be places to sit and think, paths to walk, and plenty of nature to enjoy. And the food is out of this world! We will meet at the courtyard there at 3:00 and head back home. The cost is only $25, and scholarships are available. (Please don't let money be the reason not to come!) If you want to come, or have any questions, contact Bonnie-jean Rowe (Bjmrowe@verizon.net, 508-523-8582). Please let her know you are coming by the August 22nd!

Visit the Rolling Ridge Retreat Center Facebook page. Click here.

Next Book Study!

Join us Wednesday Evenings, 7-8 PM, August 4-Sept 8
for our next Book Study:

If You Want to Walk on Water,
You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat

by John Ortberg

Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, "Come"?

Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. The experience is terrifying. It's thrilling beyond belief. It's everything you'd expect of someone worthy to be called Lord.

The choice is yours to know him as only a water-walker can, aligning yourself with God's purpose for your life in the process. There's just one requirement: If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat.

In this Christianity Today Award-winning read, bestselling author John Ortberg pushes you to take the last step that separates you from the adventure of your life. And, as a result, you will learn to:

• Recognize God's presence
• Discern between faith and foolishness
• Not only expect problems, but field them when they come
• Reorient your thoughts about failure and see it as an opportunity to grow
• Wait on the Lord
• And, ultimately, connect more deeply with God

Books are available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
(Get the book with the red on the cover, not the all blue.)
Prepare for the third session – read chapters 4 & 5.

Meet us on Zoom!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81353953654

Faith in Food Needs the Following Items

NEEDED

This week's list is:
5-pound bags of flour
5-pound bags of sugar
Pasta sauces
Shampoo
Conditioner
Individual rolls of paper towels

Monetary donations.

Dropoff bins are located outside
the Fellowship Hall doors at both churches.
They are picked up on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Tuesdays
Fresh produce pickup in the First UMC parking lot.
4:30pm to 6:00pm

Fridays
Faith in Food is open from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
in the First UMC Fellowship Hall.

Men’s Breakfast

Attention all men! Join us the last Sunday of each month at 8:00 AM at the IHOP in Framingham Centre for a time of food and fellowship. Our next meeting is Sunday, August 29. Hope to see you there!

COVID Update

Going forward masks are optional for those who are fully vaccinated. Those who are not vaccinated are still required to wear masks inside the building.

We will continue to be careful and provide wipes for cleaning and hand sanitizer.

The July / August
Upper Room Is Here

The July / August issue of
The Upper Room is here.
This is an excellent tool to
help guide you in your daily devotions. Pick up your copy
on the table in the Narthex
this Sunday.