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1 T r a c y t o n T i d i n g s W a y s t o f i n d a n d c o n t a c t u s : P a g e 1 Tracyton United Methodist Church (or) Tracyton United Methodist Church PO Box Naomi St Tracyton, WA Bremerton, WA Phone# Find us on Facebook Fax# Facebook/tracytonumc church@tracytonumc.org September 2013 Prism Sun Mon Tue Wed Every Thu Fri Sat 6:oopm Cheese & Crackers are always needed for Fellowship Times Visitation 6:30pm Nominations 7:30pm Finance 6:00pm 15 TUMW Meeting & Program 2:00pm 22 TUMW Charity Knitting Group 2-4:00pm Church Council 6:30pm SPRC 6:00pm Trustees 6:00pm NO PRISM Prayer shawl 4:00pm Craft Group 6:30pm UMW Shelton 9:30-3:00pm I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : How to contact us Calendar Letter from Pastor Traffic Ticket TUMW Tidbits Walk like MADD Farmers Market Warm for Winter Mission News Benedict House Food Bank Prayer Shawl Ministry Prism Visitors Landscaping News Picnic Blackberry Festival Guide Dog Grads Walk and Talk Kitchen Greetings 9 Homemade Cookies are always a hit at Fellowship Times

2 T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H P a g e 2 Grace Happens September Dear Sisters and Brothers! Grace Happens. A friend says this line should be a bumper-sticker on all our cars, and an attitude in all our lives. Every day, it seems, God sends somebody into my life, and grace happens. Walking a couple miles through Tacoma the other day, I ran into Yaya and Lucy, and their grandmother. I knew them from the neighborhood when I was pastor in Tacoma. I had first met them when the girls were preschoolers now they re pre-teens and one of them was throwing a tantrum outside my office window. I had gone outside, and we had chatted for ten or fifteen minutes, while the little one calmed down, and discovered a common love for church music. It wouldn t have happened if I had stayed in the office. This week, I was able to reconnect with them, and to share news of a church music job opening with the girls grandmother. When I was at the grocery store, there was an acquaintance who introduced me to a church friend who was living with some disabilities; my acquaintance had been moved to call him and ask if he wanted to do some errands together. That grace happened because he didn t decide he was too busy to act with grace. Last week, I went to eat a quick meal at a time I hadn t planned, made a wrong turn, and ended up pulling into the Family Pancake House, where I was able to visit with Sue Lowman and find out that the following morning she would be having some surgery. That visit wouldn t have happened if I hadn t been open to the nudge to turn in at the Pancake House, instead of going on down the road to a more usual place. That reminds me of the time a few years ago when, I drove the route I hadn t meant to drive, and had the chance to take an injured woman to the emergency room. And every day, especially in these warm days, there are folks walking the neighborhood or gazing at the bay: it s a time to share the beauty, perhaps to learn names and share a connection. Grace happens. Or rather, grace happens, if we let it. The only way the grace won t happen is if we let our plans rule our lives. In each of these situations, I could have ignored the prompting to be open to the other person, and the world would have been a little bit more graceless. Day by day, looking for instances of grace, and working to nurture that part of our spirits that is open to acting in grace, will shape us to notice and respond and give thanks, to become partners in God s amazing grace. Love, Wes

3 Remember, It s a Holiday Weekend! Be Safe Everyone! P a g e 3 TRAFFIC TICKET T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often? When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack pulled over, but only partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard. Maybe some other car will tweak his backside with a mirror. The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand. Bob? Bob from church? Jack sunk farther into his trench coat. This was worse than the coming ticket. A Christian cop catching a guy from his own church. A guy who happened to be a little anxious to get home after a long day at the office. A guy he was about to play golf with tomorrow. Jumping out of the car, he approached a man he saw every Sunday, a man he'd never seen in uniform. "Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you like this." "Hello, Jack." No smile. "Guess you caught me red-handed in a rush to see my wife and kids." "Yeah, I guess." Bob seemed uncertain. Good. "I've seen some long days at the office lately. I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit-just this once." Jack toed at a pebble on the pavement. "Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight. Know what I mean?" "I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in our precinct." Ouch! This was not going in the right direction. Time to change tactics. "What'd you clock me at?" "Seventy-one. Would you sit back in your car, please?" "Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was barely nudging 65." The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket."please, Jack, in the car." Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it shut, he stared at the dashboard. He was in no rush to open the window. The minutes ticked by. Bob scribbled away on the pad. Why hadn't he asked for a driver's license? Whatever the reason, it would be a month of Sundays before Jack ever sat near this cop again. A tap on the door jerked his head to the left. There was Bob, a folded paper in hand. Jack rolled down the window a mere two inches, just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip. "Thanks." Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice. Bob returned to his car without a word. Jack watched his retreat in the mirror. Jack unfolded the sheet of paper. How much was this one going to cost? Wait a minute. What was this? Some kind of joke? Certainly not a ticket. Jack began to read: "Dear Jack, Once upon a time I had a daughter. She was six when killed by a car. You guessed it - a speeding driver. A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free. Free to hug his daughters. All three of them. I only had one, and I'm going to have to wait until heaven before I can ever hug her again. A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man. A thousand times I thought I had. Maybe I did, but I need to do it again. Even now... Pray for me. And be careful. My son is all I have left. Bob" Jack twisted around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the road. Jack watched until it disappeared. A full 15 minutes later, he, too, pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a surprised wife and kids when he arrived. Life is precious. Handle with care. - Author Unknown

4 P a g e 4 T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H TRACYTON UNITED METHODIST WOMEN EVENTS Tracyton UMW Gleaning Table Next Meeting September 14th 10:00am TUMW Charity Knitting Group Our Next Organizational Meeting Will Be Held On September 14th at 10:00am T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T W O M E N C H A R I T Y K N I T T I N G G R O U P We will be meeting on the Third Sunday of each month. Please join in as we are knitting adult and child size hats, scarves and mittens to support the Warm for Winter promotion this Fall. This month we meet on Sunday, August 18th from 2pm-4pm Questions: Ask or call Sally Klein Tracyton UMW Gleaning Table Donate your extra Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Baked Goods, Jams, Jellies maybe even Flowers, Bulbs or Plant Starters to the Gleaning Table. Share your abundance with others, for a small donation to missions through your Tracyton UMW The Charity Knitting Group, which meets on the third Sunday of the month, will be meeting on September 22nd this month due to the TUMW meeting and program being held on September 15th.

5 Page 5 T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H Make it a project for your knitting group, engage your faith community or coworker, or just keep yourself busy this summer, creating (knit, crochet, sew fleece) hats and scarves that will keep Kitsap s homeless warm this winter. We are also looking for donations of CLEAN, GENTLY USED, winter coats/hoodies, purchased hats, scarves, gloves and mittens. Seattle Walk Like MADD & 5K MADD Dash 2013 Marsha Masters, from MADD Kitsap County and Target Zero is proud to be participating in Walk Like MADD and MADD Dash on September 15th at Magnuson Park in Seattle. All funds from this event remain in our state and benefit Washington State Mothers Against Drunk Driving, an important partner in traffic safety. My dual role as a TZM and MADD volunteer has helped me to understand the importance of this partnership in reaching our goal of zero traffic deaths or serious injuries. That is why I challenge you to join Kitsap County team in supporting MADD by joining our team "Kitsap Honors Trooper Tony" or forming your own team to walk or run for MADD. Don t let your distance from Seattle or busy schedules hinder you from participating, while we would love to see you all in person, you can also form a team of virtual walkers and still receive shirts and the opportunity to win prizes. Please sign up TODAY by clicking Join a team at For more information or questions, please contact: Marsha Masters at Maddmasters@msn.com, or We will have a basket for your donations here at TUMC. Or you can drop off your handcrafted items at PACIFIC FABRICS 4214 Wheation Way through October 31st Also new or used items may be dropped off at BremertonUMC October 1 November1 Bremerton Farmers Market Thursdays, May 2 Oct 7 from 4pm-7pm Evergreen Rotary Park Sundays, May 5 Oct 13 from 10:30am-2:30pm Bremerton Ferry Terminal W a r m f o r W i n t e r c a m p a i g n All these items will be given out to local organizations that provide needed clothing to our homeless, and during the county-wide point in time count and project connect. The first distribution of these items will be at the Blessing of the winterwear at Bremerton UMC, 1150 Marine Dr. on Monday, Nov. 18th from Noon-1:30pm. Homemade Chili and Cornbread will be served for lunch following the blessing. We always need more than what we receive so feel free to do as much as you can. This is part of the 2013 Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 17 through 23 Questions? Sally at sally.santana@wavecable. com.

6 M i s s i o n N e w s P a g e 6 Our church's commitment to serve dinner at the Benedict is Thursday, October 17 through Thursday, October 23. Please let Libby Correll know if you would be willing to help on one of those nights. If you have not participated in this community service in the past, you will find it is a blessing and a wonderful way to extend God's love to others. When there are no church's to cover a night, the Benedict House has emergency food in their freezer. Right now the freezer is empty. If you would like to donate to help purchase food, please make the check out to Tracyton UMC and mark it for Benedict House. About Benedict House Benedict House is an innovative program that provides emergency shelter and transitional housing with supportive services for single homeless men and homeless men with children. This unique program incorporates two elements of the continuum of care model emergency shelter and transitional housing. The underlying purpose is to help residents rebuild their lives and to move them towards permanent housing, the third element in the model. Residents may stay for a period of up to 90 days in emergency bed, up to 1 year in a transitional bed and up to 2 years in the family unit. F o o d B a n k S u n d a y i s t h e F i r s t S u n d a y o f E a c h M o n t h Food Bank contributions for August were $110 and 15 pounds of food. Total for the year is $1035 and 389 pounds of food. Your help for our community is greatly appreciated. Submitted by Libby Correll P r a y e r S h a w l M i n i s t r y Will meet at the Church Thursday September 12th, :00-5:00 pm. If you would like to be part of this rewarding ministry all are welcome. If you don't know how knit or crochet we will teach you. If you know of anyone in need of a prayer shawl please contact Pastor Wes, or the church office. If you have any questions please contact Debbie Atkinson

7 P a g e 7 You know what the full word of family is? FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU! Prism meets each Thursday evening at 6:00pm.Why don t you think about getting in a better place than where you are physically? Come and see how you can be the person God created you to be happier and healthier! Our next class will start September 12th! Just in time to lose some weight for the Holidays!!! Call Sally Klein if you have any questions or are interested in join us. V I S I T O R S T O T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T Pastor Dale & Linda Kuruhara stopped by TUMC. Dale was pastor here from 1977 to 1981! They re retired now, and living in California. In case you missed it, here is Pastor Wes Post on Facebook They're really happy about how good the church looks, and Dale especially was aware of how, when the sanctuary was facing north, people tended to look left toward the windows during the sermon. He can appreciate that I now preach from the general direction the people would prefer to be facing! The kids -- Vandy, Wes, and Christa, are all adults! (Imagine that!) 2 work for Verizon and one for Costco, but I can't remember which works where. L a n d s c a p i n g N e w s Landscaping for the front of the church is finished for now, thanks to the fifteen people who came to church and worked with the sprinkler system, hauled dirt and planted the plants. A lot of work was done in three hours. The work was tiring, but the fellowship and the joy of seeing the yard transformed was a blessing. VOLENTEERS PASTOR WES TIM & AMIKO BALTZ SUSIE WHITE ELAINE COOK ED & KIM CARROL MIKE WNEK ABBY HOLTE JIM & SALLY KLEIN BRUCE HECKE ROGER & LIBBY CORRELL LEE WINTEROWD

8 T r a c y t o n t i d i n g s P a g e 8 Our Annual Community Picnic will be held on Saturday September 7th We have sign-up sheets available in the Fellowship Hall for volunteers and donations. We will be having the Cake Walk again, so bakers ready those ovens. We are looking for volunteers to help organize some children's activities, as well as set-up and clean-up. If you would like to help out in any way please sign up or contact Abby Holte or the Office anytime. The Bremerton Blackberry Festival is held each year on the Labor Day weekend, rain or shine. Hours are 10am to 7pm on Saturday, 10am to 6pm on Sunday and 10am to 5pm on Monday. Dogs for the Blind invites you to join us at a special graduation The Museum of Flight on Boeing Field Saturday, October 12, East Marginal Way South Seattle, WA :00-1:30 - Pre-Ceremony Meet and mingle with Guide Dog puppies and friends 1:30-2:30 - Graduation Ceremony A heartwarming ceremony honoring puppy raisers and the graduating Guide Dogs teams Reception to immediately follow the ceremony Light appetizers and wine will be served Space is limited for this event please RSVP by For Questions or to RSVP, please contact Angela Orr at or aorr@guidedogs.com Guide Dogs for the Blind Creating successful partnerships for 70 years! Celebrate the remarkable bond between humans and dogs. Your generosity can change someone's life! Give online at today!

9 T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H T h e l a s t W a l k & T a l k f o r t h e s u m m e r o f The last Tuesday of August has now passed, and with it the season of gathering on Tuesday mornings to go for a walk in our church neighborhood. It is good to be recognized by the neighbors, glad to say hello, and see us out again. Watching our church neighborhood change, and bitter sweet are some changes---seeing the Tracyton School demolished, and the stand of old fir trees cut down on the hill above the church. Changes, big and little, a house that last year was marked with yellow tape as uninhabitable this year is refurbished and beautiful. A new home down on the waterfront, and we were invited in for a tour. An interesting and different summer---it was very dry. No fussing about should we go, or not, in the rain. The last walk this year the group braved crossing Riddell and went to visit Harriett Morton on a beautiful sunny morning. A good summer season of walking has passed into memories once more. P a g e 9 Our 8th year of Summertime walking together One of this years groups out enjoying the neighborhood as well as each others company Submitted by Susie White A d u l t S u n d a y S c h o o l C l a s s The adult Sunday School Class will continue to learn about the early church traveling with an Israeli travel guide through coastal present day Turkey by a series of DVR's. The discussions are lively and long and will carry us well through September. All are invited to come and sit in and join us after the first worship service --- and before the second. Gathering with coffee and maybe a morning snack From 9:45 to 10:45 No Sunday School on 5th Sunday, Sept. 29th! It has recently come to my attention that the church s budget is not as good as it has been. Fellowship is an important part of what we do here at TUMC, but it is also a starting point to cut some of our monthly costs. Several members have already been graciously donating cheese & cookies. There is now a greater need from both services. The church can no longer provide the grab & go items such as nuts, breakfast bars, etc. Greetings, Friends at TUMC. There are many ways of donating such items. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. You may pick up or bake & bring in any specific items you would like to have put out, either at Sunday service or any time Mon-Fri during office hours. You may also purchase a gift card for such things as fresh fruit or veggie trays, and drop that off with a note of what you would like me to spend it on. Thank you all for your continued support. Love in Christ, Abby

10 WE RE ON THE WEB LIKE US ON FACEBOOK T R A C Y T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H PO Box Naomi St Tracyton, WA church@tracytonumc.org S e p t e m b e r T r a c y t o n T i d i n g s T r a c y t o n U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h Worship Times 8:30am Early Service 9:45am Adult Sunday School 10:00am Children s Sunday School 11:00am Late Service One Service only on the Fifth Sunday of the month at 10:00am followed by a potluck luncheon. Sharing the love of God and making disciples for the transformation of the world Take a stroll thru our beautiful Farrar Park located just across the street from the church. Open to the public at all times. A multi-generational community growing together in the grace, love and service of God. Children are welcome at all services. Should you desire, a nursery is available for children 5 years and under at the 11:00am service. S e p t e m b e r T r a c y t o n T i d i n g s