May The Monthly Newsletter of Grace United Methodist Church of. Pastor s Pondering

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1 GRACEUMC Grace Notes May 2015 The Monthly Newsletter of Grace United Methodist Church of Pastor s Pondering The last few days, I have been itching to start spring cleaning around my house. Now that all the snow has melted away and birds are flying around my house, I am so ready to get outside and clean our yard (which we never finished last fall due to busy schedules), declutter our basement and attic, put some fresh paint on my bench that was completely buried in the snow, and put our deck furniture out. For so long, we have been cooped up inside gathering up things but now is a time to declutter and clean not only our house but our lives as well. Over time, we have created messes in our lives, not dealing with issues, keeping grudges, or not getting rid of things that are preventing us from truly living as God intended. However, as we do our spring cleaning, plant new flowers and start our gardens, let us remember that as Easter people, we must also have a fresh start. Just as first disciples were given a new beginning after Easter, we have also been given a new beginning. As we wait for Pentecost, it is time for us to get rid of things that are preventing us from truly living as followers of Christ. When we free ourselves, we will have more room for the Spirit of God to move around us. We can enjoy life and see blessings. We will have more energy and be filled with hope. So, as you plan and start working around your house, remember to work on yourself first. Make room for God and allow the Spirit to move through you and into the world. May we truly experience Pentecost! Peace and Grace, Pastor Sandra P.S. Come wearing something RED on Pentecost Sunday, May 24 1.

2 Hat Sunday May 10, Mother s Day To honor ladies and just to have fun, come to church wearing a hat! YOUTH GROUP SCAVENGER HUNT IN BOSTON Friday May 17, 1 pm 5 pm Youth are invited to a fun time in Boston (weather permitting). Bring a friend and join others as we explore the city. For the June Newsletter Please let Chris in the church office know if you or your family member is celebrating a graduation this Spring. Please give name, school, date and future plans if you wish. Call or contact graceumcoflynn@verizon.net 2

3 Children s Sunday May 31st Come and support our children, youth and their teachers as we celebrate Children s Sunday! CPR/AED Certification Class Openings We already have 5 people signed up for the next CPR/AED class to be held on Tuesday May 19th at 6:00pm. If you are interested in joining them, please contact Chris in the church office by at graceumcoflynn@verizon.net or by phone at The cost is $50. per person and there is scholarship money available. Please speak to Pastor Sandra. Job Opportunities for Youth The Lynn Office of Community Development will be hiring up to 100 youth workers for the summer, July 6-August 7. $ per hour. Office, maintenance, and employment Supervisors (up to 6 positions). Must be 16-21, responsible, hardworking, good leadership skills (supervisor positions). Up to 37.5 or 40 hours per week. Applications available Monday, April 27 at 8:30 a.m. Deadline for application and resumes: Friday, May 29 at 12:30 p.m.office of Community Development, Lynn City Hall, Room 311. also Counselors, supervisors and clinic instructors at parks and recreation and counselors at Lynn special needs camp needed. $9-12/hour. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 6-August 7 Ages Applications must be returned to Lynn City Hall Personnel Department, Room 412 by Friday, May 1. Also available online at For further information, please contact Lisa Nerich at ext. 12. All positions subject to funding and lottery. Save the dates!! Vacation Bible School is coming! August 2-August At G-Force VBS, kids explore how to put their faith into action. In this mission-focused VBS, kids experience God s unstoppable love and discover how to fuel up and move in and through life with God. Prepare to see our church come alive with movement and images of all sorts of kid-friendly transportation, such as skateboards, running shoes, roller blades, and more! Watch the G-Force meter climb illustrating how God is at work around the world and how God s people are on the move. Let s all plan on inviting lots of kids to VBS! If you would like to volunteer we need you! Please see Pam Mavrelion or call her at Registration forms will be available on Children s Day, Register that day for a free CD of the music! Pam Mavrelion In God we live, move, and exist. Acts 17:28a May 31st is Peace with Justice Sunday Your offering aids disciples, young and old, who are indeed changing lives and changing the world, inspired by Christ s gospel of love and liberation. Do We Have Your address? Are you receiving the Weekly E-News? If not, please send it to the church office at graceumcolynn@verizon.net OR call the church office at

4 UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) Relief-Supply Kit UMCOR is a ministry of The United Methodist Church, and our goal is to assist the most vulnerable persons affected by crisis or chronic need. UMCOR s work reaches people in more than 80 countries, including the United States, providing humanitarian relief when war, conflict, or natural disaster disrupt life to such an extent that communities are unable to recover on their own. One of the way UMCOR helps is by handing out Relief-Supply kits to vulnerable people during times of crisis. At this time, they are in need of Health Kits and School Kits. Please help us make these kits by bringing in any of the items or giving a donation to purchase these items by June 7th. Youth and anyone who would like to put these kits together, please come to the Bright Meeting room after church on June 14 th at 12:00 pm. Pastor Sandra will take them to Annual Conference where there will be a truck that will take them down to one of UMCOR Depot center. For Health Kit: 1 hand towel, 15" x 25" to 17"x 27" kitchen, cleaning and microfiber towels not acceptable 1 washcloth 1 comb, comb needs to be sturdy and longer than 6" no pocket combs or picks. Rat tail combs and combs without handles are acceptable with a minimum of 6 inches of teeth 1 metal nail file or clipper, no emery boards, please 1 bath-size soap, 3 oz. and larger sizes only, no Ivory or Jergens soap due to moisture content. Do not remove from original packaging 1 toothbrush adult size only, do not remove from original packaging 6 adhesive bandages ¾" to 1" size, common household Band-Aids 1 plastic bag one-gallon size sealable bags only $1 to purchase toothpaste, UMCOR is now purchasing toothpaste in bulk to be added to health kits before shipping to ensure that the product does not expire before they are sent. For School Kit: 1 pair blunt scissors rounded tip only, no plastic scissors. 3 pads of paper, spiral- or top-bound pads. 150 sheets or less of loose leaf can be substituted for one pad combination of spiral, top bound, side bound or loose leaf is acceptable; no composition books. 1 hand-held pencil sharpener, must be at least one-inch long remove from packaging 1 30-centimeter ruler, hard or flexible cartoon characters are acceptable; no advertisements. 6 unsharpened pencils, no advertisements, religious, patriotic, military or camouflage symbols. Cartoon characters are acceptable 1 2-inch or larger size eraser, no advertisements, religious, patriotic, military or camouflage symbols. Cartoon characters are acceptable 1 24-count box of crayons, only 24-count boxes 1 14"x16" cloth bag, homemade or purchased bags are both acceptable heavy-duty fabric only denim, corduroy, drapery fabric, etc. No advertisements, religious, patriotic, military or camouflage symbols. Closures are optional but must be buttons, snaps or Velcro sewn in middle of opening, if used. 4

5 Grace United Methodist Women May 2, 2015 at 9:00am-2:00pm, Metro Boston Hope District United Methodist Women will meet at the Whitman United Methodist Church. Whitman, MA. Come see what other United Methodist Women are doing in our district. If interested in attending please see me for the registration forms. On May 5 th at 6:30 pm Grace United Methodist Women and friends will come together and make hats to wear the following Sunday on Mother s Day to church. Either bring a hat or we will provide a hat that you can decorate and wear. We will also hold our pledge service that night. All women of the church are invited to attend. May 9 th at 3:00 pm Grace United Methodist is sponsoring a Ladies Banquet. This is for girls, young ladies and women of all ages. The men will be cooking and serving the meal, so come relax have fellowship with all the ladies. There will be lots of fun, excitement, and entertainment and more. Special Guest Star Jon Brothers will be performing for us. Menu will consist of chicken, potatoes, vegetables, salad, dessert and more. Tickets are $ 8.00 for adults and younger ladies 10 and under will be $ See Pam, Mary, Pat Teague, Sarah, or Valerie or sign up on the Response sheet in the Sunday bulletin for Tickets. May 19 th at 6:30 pm, Joy Circle will meet in Fellowship Hall May 20 th at 12:30pm, Hope Circle will meet in Fellowship Hall Please see me if you have any questions about Grace UMW. Pam Mavrelion United Methodist Men Last Saturday of the month, 8:30 am, at Rolly's Tavern (338 Broadway) All men are invited to a great breakfast and program. If you know of any men is the congregation who would like to come, please let them know about our Men s Group. They can contact: Rich Rebidue ( ) or James Starratt ( ) It s Time to Explore Summer Camp Options! Last summer we had 9 youth from Grace UMC who attended camp. We had many happy campers! The plan this year is to again offer scholarships for those wishing to go to camp. Scholarship applications and brochures are available church in the Narthex or in the church office. Check out the websites below! Wanakee United Methodist Center 75 Upper New Hampton Road Meredith, NH mail@wanakee.org Camp Mechuwana PO Box 277 Winthrop, ME mechuwana@fairpoint.net Camp Aldersgate 1043 Snake Hill Rd. North Scituate, RI carrie@campaldersgate.com Covenant Hills Camp in Vermont 246 Covanant Hills Rd., Cabot, VT chccdirector@gmail.com

6 Serve at My Brother s Table May 8, 4:30 pm Join others to serve dinner at the largest soup kitchen on the North Shore. Since 1982, MBT has served over 3 million meals to people in need, in all kinds of weather, during years of economic ups and downs. Open 365 days a year, MBT is fueled by private donations and does not seek nor accept United Way or Local, State or Federal grants. For many guests, their meal at MBT is their only source of daily nourishment. This is a great, hands on way of helping to live out the mission of Grace Church! Meet others at 98 Willow Street, Lynn. We serve on the 2nd Friday of the month, 4:30-7:30 pm. Please use the Response sheet in the Sunday bulletin, or call the church office to sign up. The remaining dates for 2015: June 12, July 10, Aug. 7 (1st Friday), Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11) My Brother s Table Donations for May We are also continuing through out the year in 2015 to assist My Brother s Table in their work to help serve and provide to those in need in our community. To do so we ask you to please donate listed items each Sunday or once a month and place item(s) into the cart located in the Narthex. May: Prefilled salt and pepper, canned tuna, cooking oil. Items will be taken to MBT once a month. Thank you for your Generosity! Contact Information Pastor: The Rev. Sandra Bonnette-Kim Administrative Assistant: Chris Alexander Church Street Address: 374 Broadway Lynn, MA Mailing address: P. O. Box 8070 Lynn, MA Church Office Open Daily 9am-2pm Church Office Phone: Fax: graceumcoflynn@verizon.net Pastor s Contact Information: Office: Home: 99 Church Street, Wilmington, MA Home phone: pastorsandrabk@verizon.net Pastor always available by appointment. Check out our website!! Up to the minute, News, Happenings and Calendar! Check the calendar as you make plans! Like us on Facebook Grace Church 6

7 Prayer Shawl Ministry Members knit or crochet shawls that are given to persons who are ill, have suffered a loss, or celebrating life events. The group meets every Sunday before worship in the room next to the office to work on shawls and pray for the recipients of their work. All are welcome to come! Clothes Closet Saturdays, 10 am-12 pm We provide free clothes to those who need them in the Lynn community. We also accept donations of gently worn clothing, shoes and outerwear. Donations of NEW underwear and socks would be welcomed and may be dropped off during office hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. at the ramp entrance. Thank You! A very special thank you to all who helped make Easter Baskets and contributed for the children living in the Greenhouse Shelter. 31 baskets, all different and unique were delivered to the Shelter. GreenHouse Family Shelter opened on May 1, 2014 on Green Street in Lynn. GreenHouse accommodates 22 families, staffed 24 hours a day. Staff at the Greenhouse Shelter said you can tell a lot of love went into making these baskets. That it did! Pam Mavrelion Nan Small at Abbott House, (28 Essex St. Lynn) Barbara Davis at Life Care Center, (111 Birch St, Lynn, MA 01902) Betty Widell at assisted living, (Putnam Farms of Danvers,9 Summer Street Apt. 314, Danvers MA) Virginia Galvin, Helen Wood at Emeritus and Cherry Hill (220 Conant St. Danvers, MA 01923) Judy Linkenhoker at Chestnut Woods (73 Chestnut St, Saugus, MA 01906) Communion Communion is offered in the Sacristy every Sunday before worship, except the first Sunday of the month when communion is during the worship service. Communion Offering: Do you know where your communion offering goes to? Every 1st Sunday of the Month during communion, we ask people to donate to the Pastor s Discretionary Fund. This fund is used to help those in our church and community who are in financial need. Over the years, it has been used to pay for groceries, utility bills, and rent. If you know someone or are in need yourself, please see Pastor Sandra Sunday Altar Flowers To order flowers or if you would like to bring your own, please call Chris in the church office to make arrangements. Thanks for the Ink Cartridges Keep m coming! Cartridges can be dropped off in the office or outside the office door in the clear mailbox. 7

8 5/1 Penny DiSessa 5/1 Jennifer Powell 5/2 Virginia McDormand 5/3 Colleen Cuthbert 5/4 Evan St. Pierre 5/5 Roger Tinkham 5/5 Luis Pizarro 5/6 Karen Burke 5/6 Matthew Wheeler 5/7 Virginia Galvin 5/8 Ryan Wood 5/8 Sabrina Fellah 5/12 Nevaeh Pizarro 5/13 Albert Clark 5/13 Trevor St. Pierre 5/14 Janet VanAmburg 5/14 Marsha Robinson 5/17 Faith Morrison 5/18 Caled Garcia 5/21 Virginia Conley 5/22 Marion Tinkham 5/22 Jeffrey Coates 5/22 Pius Roberts 5/24 Jane Clark 5/24 Karen Cuthbert 5/26 Joan Savia 5/26 Jeremy McGuire 5/29 Aimee Hall 5/31 Austin Rouse Happy Anniversary! 5/20 Marsha and Dean Robinson 5/26 Joan Comeau and Thomas Watkins Thanks to the Newsletter Crew! Thank you to our faithful volunteers who put together the April newsletter: Joan Day, Delores Haddon, Florence Hezekiah and Marilyn Shaw. Call Chris at if you d like to get a call to see if you re free to help out on collating day! F O R T H E Newsletter 8 Our prayer concerns. Please contact Chris in the church office with any changes or corrections for the prayer list. For health and healing: Cynthia, who has a tumor and is waiting for results Tricia Fabrizio, who is having back surgery Lisa Atkinson, former member of Broadway, has breast cancer Amy Grace, concussion Marilyn Forman, who suffered a heart attack John Spanks, who had cataract surgery on April 23 Irma Hopkins, who had surgery on April 13 Favor, a 12 year old boy, who is undergoing more orthopedic surgery Vicki Buchnan, who has pancreatic cancer, son-in -law s sister of Pat and John Teague Helena Mulbah, who has upcoming surgery on May 6 Lawrence Mulbah s mother, who is ill in Africa, that she is able to come here for treatment Bob, who fell and hurt his knee 12 year old Jayce, who has a medical issue Bruce McGrath s half sister, who has a serious illness Madeline, 8 year old girl who had a bone marrow transplant Frances Allen and her brother, David, who had open heart surgery, friends of Helen McLaren Janis, friend of Kate Gauvain, who has breast cancer Shelli Hezekiah, has sciatic nerve pain Janet VanAmburg-Alzheimers, Kristan Davies mother For the family and friends of those who have died: John Power, Amy Grace s friend, who lost his father Marilyn Forman s son-in-law, who was murdered Mary Valenti, after a long battle with breast cancer Cameron, a 24 year old Tessa and Cavlloyd, who lost their baby at full term in Jamaica, friends of Faith Morrison John Natividad, Emma Ochinang s brother-in-law Matthew s mother Ricky's family Lea Garnick on the death of her father For those who have other struggles and concerns: Antonio, who is having marital issues, friends of Linda Patten Mulbah family Yomi, who has legal troubles, friend of Obiageri Okunbor Jim and Barbie Brady All those struggling with addiction or in recovery Marlon Cox, who is having a difficult time Mike who is in MCI and for his wife Lisa, children Charlie and Julia

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10 GRACE NOTES Vol. 7 Issue 5 May 2015 published monthly GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF LYNN P. O. BOX 8070 LYNN, MA Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage PAID LYNN, MA PERMIT NO. 283 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED May 8 4:30-7:30pm-Serve at My Brother s Table May 9 3:00pm Ladies Spring Banquet May 10-10:30am Worship Mother s Day May 17 1:00pm-Youth Group May 24-Pentecost Sunday May 30 Men s Group May 31-10:30am Worship Children s Sunday 10