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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 August TUMW Charity Knitting Group 2-4pm Walk & Talk Prism Sun Mon Every Tue Wed Every Thu Fri Sat 9:30am :oopm Church Council :30pm SPRC :00pm NO PRISM Prayer shawl 4:00pm Craft Group :30pm Cheese & Crackers are always needed for Fellowship Times I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Calendar Letter from Pastor Letter from Pastor Con. Tracyton UMW Picnic MADD Walk Bremerton Farmers Mkt Warm for Winter Finance Committee Clothes Closet Paper Mission News Food Bank Prayer Shawl Prayer Request Landscaping News Christian Development Continued Walk & Talk Prism Adult Sunday School How to contact us Trustees :00pm 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 To Recognize and to Bless August, 2013 Dear sisters and brothers, On a recent Wednesday I was able to catch the Winslow ferry, and after a gorgeous ride in the warmth of a perfect summer s evening, I drove the mile or so to First United Methodist Church of Seattle. It was my first time in that shiny new building in the shadow of the Space Needle. It doesn t look like the old downtown church. But it s a space in which Church can happen in this new millenium. The occasion was a public lecture by three creative thinkers about the present opportunities and challenges of Christianity. What s happening, what is coming, doesn t look like the Church we ve known. But it looks like the work of God. Several threads were woven together this week for me. I want to share them with you. Thread 1: The end of Christendom. It s over. There may be places where the fact can be ignored for a while longer, maybe for a few decades. But it s over. Christendom that is to say, the dominant culture and the Christianity living in a mutually reinforcing relationship though it began with Constantine, and was cemented with Charlemagne, and though it survived Crusades, Reformation, and Revolutions it s over. Being part of the church is not the point, any more. It s not an automatic thing any more. It s not even the dominant thing any more. In fact, the church as we have known it may not be God s major method of mission to the world. Continued on page 3

3 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 3 To Recognize and to Bless August, 2013 Continued from page 2 Thread 2: Missional God, Missional Church. But even if Christendom is over, and the traditional church, with pastors and pew-sitters is a goner, that doesn t mean that God has abandoned God s mission. God, in God s very nature, is missional. God goes. God sends. God so loves the world. God has been, is, will be, at work in the world, from the very beginning, and always. And in God s spirit and image, we go on God s mission. We gather in community, and we go out to join in God s mission, to love as God loves. Thread 3: Membership. This wasn t from the lecture in Seattle. It wasn t from church at all. It was from the novels of Wendell Berry: Nathan Coulter, The Memory of Old Jack, and most recently, Remembering. The series of novels center in the fictional Kentucky town of Port William, and the generations of people who have stewarded the land, belonged to one another, helped one another, and remembered one another s stories. Berry calls these people the membership of Port William. Is this interdependence part of what it means to be a member of the Tracyton community? of the Tracyton church? Thread 4: Recognizing. Here s where the threads came together. In responding to a question about ways that elders in the faith can serve God s mission in light of the huge changes of the world, one of the lecturers pointed out that it is a tremendous service, a tremendous gift, to pay attention; part of our calling is to notice God s activity in new expressions, and to say so. I see God at work in that! To recognize, and to bless. May you recognize God at work, even when God s mission is to do a new thing, and may you join in God s mission to bless and heal this beloved community. Love, Wes

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 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.

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 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 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 at Maddmasters@msn.com, or 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 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 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. W a r m f o r W i n t e r 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 F i n a n c e c o m m i t t e e P a g e The Finance Committee will hold a "mini retreat" on Saturday, the 10th of August at the home of Susan and Bob Vukich beginning at 10:00 a.m. We will be planning the fall Stewardship Campaign, the 2014 Tracyton UMC budget and methods for handling of memorial gifts and undesignated-donations. All members of the Committee are encouraged to attend this important meeting! C h i l d r e n i n n e e d The Foster Children s Clothes Closet is in extreme need of boys underclothes and socks as well as gently used boys clothing sizes If you can help there is a basket in the hallway for your donations. S U N D A Y P A P E R We have the Sunday paper for sale in the front hallway as well as the Fellowship Hall! The cost is $1.50 and of that $1.25 goes to the church. Get the news and support your church at the same time. M i s s i o n N e w s Thanks to all who contributed to UMCOR for emergency kits. Every dollar you gave will go toward helping people who have experienced disasters, both in the United States and around the world. 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 this month were $110 and 34 pounds of food. Total for the year is $925 and 374 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 August 8th, :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 Navy Lt. Cmdr. Josephine Hessert, DO P a g e 7 Adding a face to the prayer requests from Roberta Daniels. Thanks Roberta for connecting us to such a special person! Kandahar Deployment Offers Dual Opportunity for Naval ER Physician Categorized in: June 2013 To read the complete article use the following web address: KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN A recent deployment to Afghanistan was unexpected, but welcomed by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Josephine Hessert, DO. It was a little short notice; someone else was unable to go at the last minute, recalls Hessert, who was stationed at Naval Hospital Bremerton, WA, as an ER staff physician. It was a little unfortunate for the other physician, but I was thrilled to be able to go. While deployed in Kandahar, she is not only treating severe traumatic injuries minutes after they occur in battle, but also serving as assistant chair of the Kandahar Role 3 MMU (Multinational Medical Unit) medical records committee, which coordinates records for NATO forces as they move through different levels of care and back to their home countries. This is what we train for especially in emergency medicine, Hessert says. As an emergency physician, we see some trauma back in the U.S., but it s a different scope than that which we see in Afghanistan. L a n d s c a p i n g N e w s Thanks to Lee Winterowd for refurbishing the old TUMC sign and putting it on the front of the church. Be sure to notice it, if you haven't already. It is beautiful. The next stage of work is coming soon. Dirt will be ordered for the area in front of the church outside the sanctuary. If you would be willing to help spread the dirt, please let Libby or Katherine know. It would probably only take a couple of hours on a Saturday morning. Thanks to everyone who contributed money for the geraniums in the gazebo. They sure are a nice addition to the yard.

8 T r a c y t o n t i d i n g s 10 Ways to Gauge your Christian Development By Roger Wolsey P a g e 8 I. Write down the following 9 words as a list: love, joy, peace, patience/forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23) Put a number from 1-10 next to each that most closely indicates your current level of that trait and quality. Don t over-think it. Go with your gut. Guts are honest. Add up the numbers, divide that sum by 9. This is your averaged Christian Fruits of the Spirit Quotient. II. Write down the following as a list: Fed hungry; Gave water to thirsty; Welcomed stranger in my home; Provided clothing to someone in need; Visited the sick and/or imprisoned. Write down the number of weeks (months? years?) ago for the last time you did each of these. Ask yourself why it s been so long since you ve done some of those things. (Matthew 25:21-4) III. Write down the following as a list: my other gods/idols; put words into God s mouth/blasphemy; Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy; Honoring my parents; Murder; Adultery; Stole something; Said something that isn t true about someone; Covet someone else s lover or belongings. Write down a number from 0-10 indicating how much you currently engage in each of those. (Exodus 20) IV. Write down the following as a list: Love God with all my heart; Love God with all my soul; Love God with all my mind; Love myself; Love others. Place a number from 1-10 for each one indicting the degree that you do that. (Matthew 22:3-40) V. Write down the names of the people who ve wronged you who you haven t fully forgiven. Write down the things that you haven t fully forgiven yourself for. (Luke 7:3-50) VI. Write down the word Judgmental and place the number from 1-10 next that you think other people would likely assign to you. (Matthew 7:1-5) VII. Write down the names of some people who you hate, people who you consider to be your enemies. Write down what it is that you don t like about them the reasons that you hate them and consider them to be enemies. For each person, place a number from 1-10 for how much you love them. Write down how you re like those people how you have some of those same qualities in your personality and in your life. (Luke 5:43-48) VIII. Write the word Thankful then place a number from 1-10 next to it according to how much you ve felt and conveyed your gratitude to God. (Luke ) IX. Write the words Generous & Sacrificial Giving then assign a number from 1-10 for what a tax-preparer or CPA would assign to you. (Luke 21:1-4) X. Write Serve as a good Ambassador/Witness for Christ and assign a number from 1-10; i.e., how good a job are you doing at offering an account of the hope that is within you with gentleness and respect. (1 Peter 3:15). Continued on page 9

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 W a l k i n g a n d T a l k i n g i n A u g u s t 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 Sort of tailoring each walk to the needs of those who show up and the weather that day. A pretty much fair weather group, usually declining a walk in a downpour, but sometimes catching a passing shower without any harm.. All are invited, no one is committed to being there each week, in fact it is fun to see who will turn up on Continued from page 8 any given day. Katherine Smith and Marilyn Winterowd and Susie White are pretty regular, We meet at the Church on Tuesday mornings at 9:30 and set out for about an hour and a half, some days a little shorter, and some days stretching it out if the group is agreeable. All are invited who want to get out for a walk. P a g e 9 Prism meets each Thursday evening at :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 in September! Contact Sally Klein if you want to know more about this amazing program. A d u l t S u n d a y S c h o o l continues right through the summer and you are invited to join us, between the church services, any Sunday you might have some time to watch a video and join a sort of in depth discussion of what that video is saying to you, right now, today. We share our time and thoughts and life and laughter, in just those few minutes after the first worship service --- gathering with coffee and cookie from 9:45am and finishing at 10:45am 10 Ways to Gauge your Christian Development By Roger Wolsey Ponder your responses to these inventories and consider them as being a collective mirror that you re holding up to yourself for how you re doing in your discipleship. May God bless us as we each strive to be the best followers of Jesus and his Way that we can. Roger Wolsey is an ordained United Methodist pastor and the author of Kissing Fish: christianity for people who don t like christianity. Article link:

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 A u g u s t 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. A u g u s t T r a c y t o n T i d i n g s