Thank you Grady Bray or your inspirational message this past Sunday. We all appreciate your knowledge of the Bible and the life of Jesus. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 05-02-2024 Laurie Prinzivalli let us know that since 2007 our church has given out 608 prayer shawls. This ministry was started by Nancy Wilmott- we have had many women in our church who crochet or knit these lovely prayer shawls to give to anyone in need of special prayer. They have touched so many over the years. Grady Bray gave us our past Sunday message. Grady came to the Methodist Church later in his life through his wife. He was drawn to our church through the teachings of John Wesley. who formed the foundation of our faith through scripture, tradition, experience, and reason. Grady has read through the Bible several times and has an unbelievable knowledge of scripture. Grady looked at a passage in the Bible where Satan was in the midst of the sons presenting themselves to God. There is mystery all around us and mystery in the Bible, even though in our lives today we like things to be known and to make sense. Grady believes that the Bible is a living, breathing word for us today, even though it was written so many years ago. Grady then looked at Angels, who often appears as people without wings. Angels are messengers of God. In scripture from 1 Peter, we see that angels wanted to know God’s plan. but God would not let them know it at that point. Some things that we cannot see are with us. The Holy Spirit is always there in us. Angels however are not our salvation- our salvation is only through Jesus Christ. Grady explained that our faith we are forgiven This is one thing that Jesus could not know. we need to pray for guidance through the Holy Spirit. Our next women’s breakfast is Wednesday, May 1 at the Wagner restaurant at 9 AM, scheduled for every other week. The men meet every Tuesday at Oak Hill at 10:00 AM. All are welcome to attend. We have Nursery and Sunday school for the children get our Sunday services at 9 AM. The children enjoy a Bible story and often then do activities or crafts related to the theme of the day. Please join us at our service at 9 AM on Sundays. We are a faith-based church, where friends in Christ become family.

We Methodists love to eat! We have a pass-dish brunch after church the second Sunday of the month. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04-25-2024 This Sunday we looked back on God’s Creation. Pastor Jeannine asked the kids if God needs our help caring for his creation. They told her that one of God’s special creations was them! They discussed recycling, growing plants, and picking up trash to help our environment. Welcome back to more Snowbirds- the Hunt’s, Jean Morehouse, and Skip and Sherl! Pastor Jeannine looked at how we can nurture God’s creations- for example, our garden, and each other. Worshiping others is a model for the worship of God. We live in an amazing place. Our environment is our responsibility. We need to consume responsibly and encourage recycling. God’s message began with Genesis. Our scripture today was Genesis 1: 28-31. Don’t forget Bible Study, Mondays at noon! People are welcome to join in! Another reminder is that if you have youngsters or grandchildren interested in Summer camp at Casowasco, we have registration forms you can fill out. It is a great opportunity for summer camp for kids, and there are several themed camps available to choose from. As soon as things dry up a bit we will be once again doing road clean-up on our stretch of 54-a, likely early May- one of our missions to help the environment! Date will be chosen soon. Spring is coming. So wonderful to see the daffodils and flowering trees popping open. And soon even more of our snowbirds will be returning to our fold.