Mainstreeter Weekly Blast September 12, 2024

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: Water Walk THIS Saturday, September 14 Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, THIS Sunday - September 15 Granite District Youth Event - UMCOR Kit Donations Needed! Ham & Bean Suppers Green Team Root Veggies Drive - last weekend. Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Sunday Worship Begins at 10:30 AM, September 8 "Do Unto Others" Series Begins Sunday, September 22 Watch Live Our new series is based on the universal rule in most major religions, Do Unto Others what you would have them do unto you. It's called the Golden Rule because it is valuable and when we treat each other as such we all can shine brighter. This universal rule has the power to bring people together even across the red/blue divide that seems everywhere in this election time.  Pam Breniser created new paraments (religious fabric vestments for the sanctuary) to reflect this purple space where we can cultivate kindness, compassion, humility, respect and love for one another and for the good of all the world. The tie-dye fabrics are vintage linen table runners that had stains or tears and weren't being used. The heart is a valentine candy box. Large fabrics on the altar were from the UMW stash. So the visuals are recycled and reused. Thanks to Mavis and Jim Pyle who helped take down and setup the sanctuary. Peace, RevKelly Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin UMCOR Kits with Other Local UMC Churches for District Youth Event! We are collecting items for UMCOR cleaning kits, which aid those whose homes and lives are devastated by fires, floods, or other emergencies like the recent flooding in Vermont. In collaboration with the other UMCs, our goal is to provide 100 buckets. Click Link Below to see a list of needed items on Signup Genius. There is also a link from the same page to Amazon to see the items and purchase them directly. Any item donations, bring them into the Church Office and we will coordinate getting them to Manchester for the District Youth Event! Thank you! UMCOR Kit Donations - Click Here Do you know how to use e-commerce to sell higher-end items?  We are looking for a volunteer who can help for the Holiday Fair in selling higher end items online.  Please contact Kathy Romano or the Office if you can help us out. Dear MSUMC Family- We have decided to begin a church search to bring our worshipping community closer to home. We're hopeful that by doing this, we will find a church that has more children and families, creating a Christian peer-relationship for us and our children. This was a very difficult decision to make because we have felt nothing but love from each and every one of you, and we love each of you so dearly. We have so many fond memories from our years in this church. We arrived 6.5 years ago with just one child, and you were there with us to welcome two more children. You guided us and nurtured our faith journeys. We deeply appreciate how fiercely you have loved us and our kids. This is a congregation full of love and acceptance, and we've felt that since day one. Please know that we will miss you, but we're not too far away, so you'll be seeing us around. Thank you for welcoming us into your family. We love you! May God bless you all. In Christ, Mark & Andrea Weir Register Here for Water Walk If you would like to attend the Granite State Jubilee, please let the Office know, and we will register you.  office@mainstreet-umc.org or 603-882-3361. Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Church office hours:   Mon - Weds - Thurs - Fri from 9:00 - 2:00 Closed on Tuesdays. Copyright (C) 2024 Mainstreet United Methodist Church. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Mainstreet United Methodist Church PO Box 1517 Nashua, NH 03061-1517 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

Mainstreeter Weekly Blast September 5, 2024

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: Sunday School Resumes - September 8 at 9AM Water Walk next Saturday, September 14 Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, 3rd Sunday - September 15 Granite District Youth Event - UMCOR Kit Donations Needed! Ham & Bean Suppers Green Team Root Veggies Drive Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Sunday Worship Begins at 10:30 AM, September 8 "Do Unto Others" Series Begins Sunday, September 22 Watch Live This Sunday we're back to 10:30 for our worship time. Back to school, back to team meetings, back to H&B suppahs, back to all the events and groups who took a summer hiatus.  At the Nashua Interfaith Council yesterday, everyone shared a word that described their mood: anxious and busy were prominent and there were a couple of "hopefuls" thrown in. We talked about how important kindness and respect would be in this upcoming election season. Pilgrim UCC is joining us in the worship series "Do Unto Others" to offer the leadership of faith communities in navigating these divisive waters with compassion and humility.  In the crush of a returning Fall schedule, my hope is for the space to be renewed. RevKelly Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin SUNDAY SCHOOL RESUMES - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH, 9AM 7th-12th grade Youth Sunday School will resume on Sunday, September 8th at 9:00 AM.  At the first Sunday School meeting, the youth will discuss the curriculum, activities, fundraisers, and the district youth event. We look forward to welcoming all the youth back!  UMCOR Kits with Other Local UMC Churches for District Youth Event! We are collecting items for UMCOR cleaning kits, which aid those whose homes and lives are devastated by fires, floods, or other emergencies like the recent flooding in Vermont. In collaboration with the other UMCs, our goal is to provide 100 buckets. Click Link Below to see a list of needed items on Signup Genius. There is also a link from the same page to Amazon to see the items and purchase them directly. Any item donations, bring them into the Church Office and we will coordinate getting them to Manchester for the District Youth Event! Thank you! UMCOR Kit Donations - Click Here CYNTHIA M. HOWE Cynthia M. Howe, 90, a longtime Nashua resident and most recently of South Burlington, VT, passed away Friday evening, August 30, 2024, peacefully and surrounded by her family. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 31, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Montrose H. and Violet G. (Thompson) MacLeod. Cynthia moved with her family to Nashua during her early years and was a graduate of Nashua High School Class of 1952. Cynthia married Alan F. Howe on September 12, 1954 and briefly resided in Virginia during his service in the Air Force. They moved back and forth from Nashua to Texas and Illinois, then finally back to Nashua. While in Nashua, they made their home – and many friends – on Hughey Street, Harris Street and, for several decades, on Manchester Street. She had many jobs over her lifetime, but if you asked her where she worked, she would fondly recount her long career as a legal secretary at Clancy & O'Neill, PA of Nashua. In her leisure time, Cynthia enjoyed gardening and was never so happy as when she was 'playing in the dirt'. She also enjoyed still-life and landscape painting, was an avid reader, and loved listening to Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, opera, musicals, and classics from the 50s and 60s. Above all things, though, Cynthia loved spending time with her many dear friends and cherished family. Her kindness, generosity, and love live on in the hearts and minds of them all. In addition to her parents, Cynthia was predeceased by her husband, who passed away January 8, 2009; her daughter, Deborah E. West of Loomis, CA who passed away June 20, 2017; and her brother, Donald MacLeod. She is survived by her son, Alan K. Howe and his wife Stephanie B. Stahl of Colchester, VT; son-in-law, Gordon L. West of Loomis, CA; her grandchildren, Courtney West, Kellen G. West and his wife Anna Bergman, Carter A. Howe and Emily D. Howe; great-grandchild, Lennox West; nieces and nephews, David MacLeod and his wife Sally, Clifford MacLeod and his wife Valerie and Karen (MacLeod)Weston and her husband John. Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Friday, September 13th from 4-6pm. Her funeral service will be held in the funeral home, Saturday, September 14th at 11AM, followed by a reception. Interment will take place in Edgewood Cemetery at later date. Memorial donations: Cynthia was a generous supporter of many charities including St. Jude's, the American Cancer Society and several veterans' charities. The family asks that you consider honoring her generosity by donating in her name to your charity of choice. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com. Register Here for Water Walk Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Church office hours:   Mon - Weds - Thurs - Fri from 9:00 - 2:00 Closed on Tuesdays. Copyright (C) 2024 Mainstreet United Methodist Church. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Mainstreet United Methodist Church PO Box 1517 Nashua, NH 03061-1517 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe