Spirit Song. From the Pastor. Peace, Love, and Blessings, Rev. Tae Sung Kang

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1 Spirit Song From the Pastor A couple weeks ago, we accidently found a bird nest under the porch deck that we have never seen so close up before. The next day there was a blue colored egg, and two on the next day until the nest was filled with four eggs. We called them blue m & m chocolates. Twelve days after-yes, we have been counting days-we see tiny baby birds in the nest. For us, it was such an awesome scene to praise God for his wonderful creation and the mystery of birth. As we were taking a bunch of pictures and videotaping them, I felt the Holy Spirit speaking to me like, if a spiritless newly born bird can delight me, how much more it would be when one soul is born again in Christ Jesus. Then I remembered, There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:10). We, as a church, are here to win souls for Christ and make them disciples of Jesus. In his book entitled Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman points out, The biggest threat to the church today is fans who call themselves Christians but aren t actually interested in following Christ. They want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires anything from them. What is the difference between a fan and a disciple? If you have ever been to an ocean beach and watched the surfers, you might have noticed that there are two kinds of surfers. The first kind of surfer is the kind of people stay on the beach although they are dressed for the water and have their boards. What they are doing is usually talking among themselves and watching the waves break on the shore. They re not at the beach to surf, but to get a tan, to show off their fancy suits and boards, and to talk about the big waves they have caught in the past. The other kind of surfers aren t on the beach. They re out in the water way out in the water. They re sitting on their boards eagerly watching and waiting. When they see a big wave coming, they flop down on their boards and start paddling faster and faster, until the energy of the wave catches them. Then they jump to their feet for the ride of their lives. These two kinds of surfers are much like the two kinds of people you normally find in churches. The first kind, like the surfers on the beach, are fans (or church members). The other kind, like the surfers riding the waves, are disciples. Are you a fan or a disciple of Jesus Christ? If you want to move from a fan to a disciple, why don t you make time everyday for silence with God, that means putting away all distractions for uninterrupted time soaking up God s love and listening for God s direction in your lives. June is a month of tremendous growth for plants, and may you experience the warmth of God s light on your face and in your hearts! Peace, Love, and Blessings, Rev. Tae Sung Kang

2 A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal and strengthen. John O Donohue Dear CCUMC, The Youth group and Mission team from our church have been blessed over and over again by this wonderful congregation of loving people, while you drew circles of light around us to support our mission efforts. During our intense barrage of fundraising for our mission trip to Rockaway, Long Island, New York to help people stranded in substandard living conditions left over from Hurricane/ Superstorm Sandy, YOU told us you care. We leave August 3 rd Sunday right after church in 3 cars packed to the roof with missionaries and supplies to help a proud and independent family or two get out of the mess the storm, FEMA and insurance companies left behind, 19 months ago. Next Step Ministry has completed 23 restoration jobs to date so people can LIVE again. We will be extending the love of Jesus to persons who have been struggling to find the love of God in their daily walk. We will help one or two more! We return August 9, Saturday late afternoon, changed forever by God s grace. We ask for your continued prayers to change lives. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! We love you CCUMC! Linda Ditomasso, Ruth Anderson, Melissa Porter, Madison Porter, John Kelley, Dan Kelley, Kat Kye, Julie Kye, Kayleigh Blanchard, Dan Blanchard, Julianna Boyson, Leena Pariseau, Lance Harms & Brian Gerrard~ Missionaries in Training

3 CHRISTIANALITY FEST 2014 JULY 12 TH SATURDAY 3 TO 8 PM ON THE FRONT LAWN BRING A FRIEND FREE ADMISSION BRING A FRIEND Our Summer Music Festival will be here in just 6 weeks WOW time sure goes by fast. This is going to be a very exciting and fun-filled day for everyone. Our team wants to make sure you all invite your friends, co-workers and neighbors to come and experience the music and messages from fantastic Christian artists who have dedicated their hearts and music to glorify God in all that they do AND IT IS ALL FREEEEEE!!! The feature group this year comes from Nashville New England s own Andy Needham Band bringing a worshipful sound that will awaken God in your heart through powerful words and back beat that carries the message out into the crowd in a manner that is glorious and at the same time gracious and intimate. We are fortunate to have from Vermont - the folk/country sound of Joel Fry who delivers a message from God on his self-proclaimed mission to deliver the Good News of God s glory and Grace. In from the Cape Cod area we will have a Christian Rock group The Jo Petty Band who combine rock, funk and blues to take the audience to a whole new level while ministering to your heart. Local rap-man Anthony Miller sends out the message of the Good News using a contemporary flare blending hip-hop and rap that will please young and old alike. We will have performances by some of our own church members and are still being approached by other groups to join the fun keep listening for more news in the July newsletter. Oh, what gathering would not be complete without FOOD and there will be a great selection for all to enjoy while the Festival is going on. Of course there will be games and fun for all ages going on as well.face painting, ladder ball, putt-putt golf etc. The Festival Team has been working hard but, as we enter this final time period we need a little support from YOU to help us pull this all together. Volunteers are needed to help: Get the message out help promote our Festival Make signs and get them out Food prep and sale Yard prep and stage construction set up Just say count on me for whatever you all are great thanks!!!! The core team just let one of us know we can count on YOU: Amy Jette, Kevin Hunt, Jim Black, Nancy Rand, John Hunt, Sierra Ertsgard, Kris Gerrard SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES GREAT FOOD AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES RAIN OR SHINE

4 Sunday School Another year has come and gone. I want to take this time to thank all the teachers who have faithfully come every Sunday to teach: Joe Couture, Mina Oh, Amy Jette, Brian Gerrard, Sharon Johnson, Steve Ashton, Marion Sergel, Janice Ashton, Deb Kelley, and Kim Constantine. Also Tiffany Gerrard who helped in the office. I thank you for faithfully bringing your children every Sunday to learn about God s love and his many miracles. They have learned that with faith and belief all things are possible. God has given us all the ingredients to be Christians love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. We have dwindled this past year and hope we can find some of the lost sheep and bring them back home. Maybe you can help. We will finish up this year on June 8th with a play about the Fruit of the Spirits the qualities that make us all super heroes. We hope you will join us for this amazing play. As a final mission project we are asking everyone to bring a nonperishable food item for the food pantry as admission to the play. As summer approaches and many of you go on vacation the need does not take a vacation. We hope you will join us. Below is a schedule for rehearsals. Please have your child attend as many of these rehearsals as possible. June 1 st Sunday 8:30AM Rehearsal June 7 th Saturday 9-11AM Rehearsal June 8 th Sunday 8:30-10:30 Rehearsal June 8 th Sunday 10:30-11:30 Play Presentation After the play there will be an all church picnic with hamburgers and hot dogs. We hope you and your family will join us for this fun time together. There is a sign up sheet in the narthex if you would like to bring something. One of God s servants, Karenlee Hickey Sunday School Superintendent Thanks... It s been a wonderful year and your children are truly gifts from God. Please take a moment and thank our teachers for their dedication, time and energy. They have done a wonderful job of introducing God s love and spirit to your child. Have a wonderful summer and see you September 7 th. Can You Fill Their Shoes? Two of our teachers will be retiring this year. We are looking for someone to step into their shoes this fall. Please see me if you are interested Vacation Bible School VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be July 28 th -July 31 st. Our theme is Weird Animals: Where Jesus; Love is One-of-a-Kind. Keep this date open. Invite your neighbors and family. It s a fun week and starts at 5PM. Please see me if you would like to help or have children that would like to attend.

5 ALL CHURCH PICNIC WHEN: SUNDAY JUNE 8TH TIME: RIGHT AFTER CHURCH WHERE: 74 STAFFORD STREET WHAT TO BRING: AN OPEN HEART AND A DISH TO SHARE IF YOU WANT THE MENS AND WOMENS GROUP WILL PROVIDE US WITH HAMBURGER, AND HOT DOGS AND CHIPS. There is a signup sheet in the Narthex if you would like to bring a dish to the picnic. A lot of fun is had by all and it is a great time to bring someone new. Hope to see you there.

6 Mission Outreach PLANT SEEDS OF HOPE WITH FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS Imagine a world with no hunger and you helped. It is entirely in our power to help our families here in Charlton get enough food, each time you go to the grocery store think about buying an extra box of crackers or cereal or even a more substantial NON- PERISHABLE food item. Think about a young family or older person struggling to stretch that thin food dollar to buy their ham for a sandwich, cheese or even milk. They can use their last few dollars to buy something we can t stock in our food pantry. PLANT SEEDS OF HOPE AND LOVE IN A WORLD SHORT ON BOTH POINTING TO OUR RISEN SAVIOR AS A POWERFUL MESSAGE OF PEACE IN A BIG BAD WORLD! Socks for the homeless Thank you for your generous sock donations for the Worcester Fellowship, Linda was able to take in a substantial amount of new socks to help the homeless. Keep em coming! Community Café The Last Saturday Of Every Month Community Café has been experiencing a wonderful mix of ages, we have great food and fun the last Saturday of every month from 12-1 come on down!

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8 Yard Sale Saturday June 21st 8am to 2pm We need your contributions of clean items for the sale. Please no clothes or electronics. We will begin accepting donations on Sunday June 15 and will be at the church each day (June 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20) that week from 4pm to 7pm. Please help support this church wide project. You may call Nancy at if you need items picked up or need to drop off donations at other than listed times. Lots of help is needed Friday night and all day Saturday~ MANY THANKS!! Please help support this church wide project Electronics Disposal In addition to the yard sale, we will be sponsoring an environmentally responsible electronics disposal/collectionan. Please bring your old televisions, computers and other electronics on June 21st only. The fee will be $5 to $10 for most items. In addition to this, we will be sponsoring for a small fee. Please bring your old televisions, computers and other electronics on June 21st only. The fee will be $5 to $10 for most items. Bottle & Can Drive Old fashioned bottle and can drive- turn your bothersome returnables into CCUMC youth mission trip donations!!!! Bring to the church, our collection bin will be outside fellowship hall. Bring em on down~many THANKS! Collectibles Dishes - We still have some dishes left from various functions. Please see if any of them belong to you. They are on the cart in the Narthex. Any that are still there before the yard sale will be put up for sale. If you are missing one and can t find it, please see me. Marion Sergel

9 Men s Early Bird Coffee Fellowship The new small group men s fellowship is off to a great start meeting every Wednesday 5:30am for the past several weeks. We ve adopted the sitting area in the narthex for its comfort and convenience To date we ve had several members participate and we ve found great joy in starting our work day with prayers for our friends and family, along with great discussions about a whole range of issues. We ve also adopted the Daily Bread as our source for scripture during the hour. Please find it in your heart to participate.maybe for the full hour or even just for 5 minutes. I can assure you the coffee is great and time spent will pay back tenfold throughout your day!!! Good coffee is always best with Great Friends STRAWBERRY SUPPER The annual Strawberry Supper will be held Saturday evening June 14th from 5:00 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Charlton City United Methodist Church. The menu will consist of yummy baked ham, baked beans, creamy potato salad, crispy tossed salad, rolls with butter, coffee, punch and tea finished off with our own homemade biscuits, strawberries and whipped cream. Pricing remains the same as last year at $10.00 per adult, $5.00 for children 6 12 years, free for children 5 and under. There is a $35.00 maximum charge per family. Due to over whelming response, reservations are highly recommended. Tickets WILL be sold at the door also. For reservations, you may call the church office at (508) and leave a message or call Nancy at (508) Dental Clinic Available Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Forsyth school of Dental Hygiene Nominal fee( or even free) for complete services: students, free to anyone with financial hardship. $25 for adults, $15 for seniors, $15 for children, $5 for college One fee includes exam, x-rays, and cleaning. Comprehensive care: Students perform complete intra oral and extra oral exams including cancer screenings, take dental x-rays when needed (a copy can be given to patients for follow up care by a dentist), review medical history, advise patients on routine home care, prophylaxes (cleaning) including periodontally involved patients requiring anesthesia. Referral to community health centers for further treatment if needed or Keep your own Dentist. We will share x- rays and findings with your current dentist. Excellent care. Licensed dentist and hygienists oversee all treatment assuring you the highest quality care. Convenient hours: Summer clinic hours include morning, afternoon, and evening appointment times. Contribute to your overall health! If you would like to know more, speak with Sharon Hall (she is the clinic administrator) or call the clinic and speak with Anna

10 Sunday's 9:00 am Summer Worship Rev. Tae Sung Kang Charlton City United Methodist 74 Stafford Street Charlton, MA RETURN ADDRESS REQUESTED Phone: CALENDAR Christianality Meeting... Mon, June 2 at 7pm SPRC... Mon, June 2 at 7pm Ecumenical Fellowship Community... Tue, June 3 at 7pm Play, Food Drive & Picnic... Sun, June 8th at 10:30am Annual Conference... June Strawberry Supper... Sat, June 14 Christianality Meeting... Mon, June 16 at 7pm Yard Sale... Sat, June 21 Electronic Recycling... Sat, June 21 Car Wash... Sat, June 21 Caring Fellowship... Sun, June 22 11:45am Newsletter articles due... Tue, June 24 Women s Bible Study... Wed, June 25 at 10am Community Café... Saturday, June 28 at noon THE NEW ENGLAND UNITED METHODIST ANNUAL CONFERENCE JUNE 11 TH 14 TH Rev. Tae Sung Kang and Sharon Hall will be representing our church at the conference this year. The theme for the conference is On the Wings of Love Powered by Presence and Service. You can get the day-to-day information and efforts of the conference by going to and looking for info about the conference.