Pastor Jeannine used a toy transformer to show the children how Saul changed. He not only changed from being not a nice person to being a follower of Christ, but he also changed his name to Paul Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 05-15-2025 Pastor Jeannine told us a fascinating story about novelist Lee Strobel. Mr. Strobel had been an atheist in his adult life. An incident occurred while one of his daughters choked while with them in a restaurant. A woman helped save his daughter’s life. The woman had initially been going someplace else, but said that God had told her to come to this particular restaurant where she was able to help this young girl. Mr. Strobel‘s wife had always wanted him to find Christ. One of his issues was that he did not have a good relationship with his own father. He later found out that his father had never stopped loving him, but that Lee was the one that had closed the door on his dad. Mr. Strobel‘s life was changed as a result of this incident and he turned to Christ. Our lives can also change through Christ. God is always a loving and forgiving God. Our scripture lesson was from Acts 9: 1-20. Saul was torturing followers of Christ until he heard a voice. He then asked the Lord where he was. He called on God for an answer and got a response he did not anticipate. Pastor Jeannine told us that scripture has no power unless it is a message for our lives. Saul’s life with changed. He changed his name to Paul and transformed his life. Remember that our annual Methodist conference is May 22-24. We are welcome to attend. Kids choir practice will start after service on May 18. The kids always sing on our music Sundays. See you in church at 9 AM on Sundays!

Marguerite Miller shows a quilt that will be donated during Yates County Christmas. She is part of a group that puts these together throughout the year Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 05-08-2025 Margaret Miller showed a quilt that she tied is part of the Our Brothers Keeper project. Members make and finish quilts to be given out at Yates County Christmas in December each year. The group meets Mondays from 10 to 2 PM at Saint Mike’s church in Penn Yan. She is collecting bedsheets and blankets to help finish the quilts. Anyone is welcome to come and join the projects. This summer, on July 16, we again will have an opportunity to participate in an Erie Canal boat ride in the Waterloo/Seneca Falls area. The cruise goes through a lock, and it’s a lot of fun. The boat can take 50 people with a cost of $30 each. See Ron Miller if you’re interested. Our road cleanup for Adopt a Highway will be on May 7 (Wednesday) at 9 am. We hope many of you will show up to help. Many hands make light work! It usually takes us about an hour to do the 2 mile route. Pastor Jeannine asked the children if there was anything that they couldn’t believe. Do you have to see things to believe them? Sometimes we just hear things and know that they are true. We need to trust. The Scripture lesson today was from John 20: 19-31. After the resurrection, Jesus appeared and showed the disciples his hands. There were nail marks on his hands. Jesus told Thomas not to doubt. He said that blessed were those who have not seen, but still believe. Pastor Jeannine continued on her sermon. If you don’t see it, is it real? Mary had seen the Lord. Jesus was gone from the tomb. They were terrified. The people had seen Jesus arrested and had seen him die a horrible death, and then he suddenly appeared. Was this real? We today have not seen this, but we believe in the word of Christ, and the stories passed to us in the Bible by accounts from those that were there. Snacks today by Christie Mosch and Joyce Wiedrich. Thanks to Michele Covert and Brian Mosch for helping! See you Sunday at 9 AM!