Mainstreeter Weekly Blast January 25, 2024

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: We are looking for your creature photos! Annual Reports and Statistical Data due next week - February 1st. New interim District Superintendent of the Granite District Announced Next Saturday, February 3rd - Ham & Bean Supper! Shoeboxes for Seniors - United Way Tax Prep Help for Qualified Taxpayers - United Way Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC #Faith4Earth #CreationCare HERE WE ARE Starting Sunday, January 7th Watch Live What does it mean to love the world God so loved? Our eco-theology series is asking that question. The series, Here We Are: Notes for Living On Planet Earth, has been getting quite a bit of interest. Folks from all over are tuning in, engaging with our social media content, commenting and sharing gratitude for the work. One other church is currently following along and other churches have requested the series to use in their own congregations. It's gratifying to see the work of so many people, the green church team, the choir, the writers group, the tech team, the kids Sunday School (check out their ramp bulletin board), and the worship team come together to engage our theological imaginations. Thanks and I look forward to "seeing" you in worship (in the sanctuary or online). Rev Kelly Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin The New England Annual Conference has a daily prayer email you can subscribe to. In February, those prayers will be provided by members from the Granite District churches and several of our members contributed prayers. Keep a lookout for our writing team who represent MSUMC well.  To subscribe, click on the button below, fill out the form with your information and choose the 4th box under publication/s you would like to subscribe to? Subscribe to Daily Prayer from NEAC We are still waiting for several reports that are due by next Thursday, February 1st.  Please let the Office know if you have any questions as to what is needed.  Please submit on or before next Thursday!  We appreciate your efforts! MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Next Saturday, February 3rd! Interim Appointment of New Granite District Superintendent Announced Bishop Peggy Johnson is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Jackie Brannen as the interim District Superintendent of the Granite District. Her appointment will be from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. With the transition in episcopal leadership happening in September 2024, Bishop Johnson is making this an interim appointment to give the new bishop an opportunity to assess the needs of the districts and choose a new superintendent. This will also allow the Cabinet and Conference greater flexibility in 2025. "I am so grateful to Jackie for her willingness to return to the Cabinet at this critical time in the life of our Church," said Bishop Johnson. "This interim appointment will offer the Granite District a leader with experience and a pastoral heart while allowing the next bishop to make important decisions about the Conference's future leadership." Dr. Brannen will follow Rev. Taesung Kang, who will be completing seven years of ministry as the District Superintendent in the Granite District. He will begin serving as the pastor of the South UMC in the Seacoast District beginning July 1, 2024. An elder in the New England Conference, Dr. Brannen served for 19 years before retiring in 2023. She served local churches throughout New Hampshire and Maine in addition to serving as Katahdin District Superintendent. She is currently serving the First United Methodist Church of Portsmouth, NH. She is a spiritual director with a passion for helping folks connect with God. Dr. Brannen, her grandson Matthew and her two beloved Yorkies live at Wesley by the Sea, the Preachers' Aid Society community for retired clergy in Wells, ME. She loves to travel, read, and write. Dr. Brannen said, "While my retirement plan had not originally included serving once again as a District Superintendent, I am thrilled to be able to serve God and the churches and people of New Hampshire, where I grew up and began my ministry." Link for Hybrid Class Click HERE for Amazon List Links below to purchase items or donate online to this cause: Shoebox Senior Amazon Wish List Shoebox Bulk Items - DollarTree Shoebox Monetary Donations The VITA program, for those earning $64,000 or less, and the TCE program, for individuals aged 60 or older, will be available at both Nashua and Hudson locations. Volunteers are trained to identify tax credits and assist with various tax issues. For more information and updates, visit www.unitedwaynashua.org. Questions can be directed to United Way at (603) 824-0205 or vita.uwnashua@gmail.com.  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 January 18, 2024

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: Guest preacher this Sunday! Much deserved Thank you's! Shoeboxes for Seniors - United Way Tax Prep Help for Qualified Taxpayers - United Way Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC #Faith4Earth #CreationCare HERE WE ARE Starting Sunday, January 7th Watch Live Do you ever feel old? In my Love Your Neighbor Coalition efforts planning for the upcoming General Conference, I work with two thirty-something colleagues just starting their families, and I'm in awe of their energy and creativity and passion for the denomination's future. It makes me feel hopeful -- and OLD. And then in Charlotte this last summer at the Reconciling Ministries Convocation, there was a whole group of twenty-something seminary students running around (quite literally), offering their analysis and staying up way too late. Their energy and anger and commitment to a church that has so often let them down, renews me. There, I met Diego, a young seminary student from Bogata, Columbia, studying Wesleyan inclusion at Boston School of Theology. He was so eager for opportunities to serve; his excitement for life is contagious. He's our guest preacher this Sunday (he was originally scheduled for Jan 7). Let's welcome him. (I hear he got married over the winter break so let's welcome them both.) Blessings, Pastor Kelly Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin Link for Hybrid Class Click HERE for Amazon List An interesting article in one of the latest UM News blasts about a "church space reimagined" in Springfield, MA Trinity Church.  A worthwhile read about taking a "somewhat drab" meeting room and creating an Art Gallery. Read Article Here Links below to purchase items or donate online to this cause: Shoebox Senior Amazon Wish List Shoebox Bulk Items - DollarTree Shoebox Monetary Donations The VITA program, for those earning $64,000 or less, and the TCE program, for individuals aged 60 or older, will be available at both Nashua and Hudson locations. Volunteers are trained to identify tax credits and assist with various tax issues. For more information and updates, visit www.unitedwaynashua.org. Questions can be directed to United Way at (603) 824-0205 or vita.uwnashua@gmail.com.  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 January 11, 2024

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: Gem Anderson Funeral on Saturday, January 13th UMW Meeting, Wednesday, January 17 (Hybrid) Shoeboxes for Seniors - United Way Tax Prep Help for Qualified Taxpayers - United Way Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC #Faith4Earth #CreationCare HERE WE ARE Starting Sunday, January 7th Watch Live Human Relations Day is a denomination-wide Special Sunday set aside to celebrate and raise awareness to further the development of better human relations by involving congregations in community and youth outreach. A special offering for Human Relations Day will be taken this Sunday in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The gifts build King's vision of "the beloved community" through programs such as Community Developers and United Methodist Voluntary Services and Youth Offender Rehabilitation Programs. They recognize how intertwined and connected we all are. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." It's a good reminder also for this series on living on planet earth. As we look to our kin in creatures and creation, we recognize that what we do to the planet, we do to ourselves. United Methodists are working globally to care for the Earth. Last Sunday, we posted the videos we would've watched in worship (had big snow not have fallen) - exciting work to come together across national borders to address better stewardship of the planet. Check them out and donate to support the continued work of the UM connection. Blessings, Pastor Kelly Video - COP28 - Overview w/ Rev. Laura Kigweba and John Hill Video - COP28 - Shamiso Winnet Mupara Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin Gem Anderson, a long time Nashua resident and joined MSUMC in 1985, passed away on Christmas Eve.  Her funeral will be held here at the church on Saturday, January 13th. Obituary link is below. Click Here for Obituary Link for Hybrid Class Pledges are down for 2024, please pledge today!  We Need Your Help! There are several ways this year to easily make your 2024 pledge to MSUMC: Return 2024 Pledge Card from mailer to the church via regular mail Scan the QR Code below* Click the link below* When you fill out the form online, it will only be shared with Financial Secretary. Click Here to make your 2024 Pledge Online Click HERE for Amazon List United Methodist Women News Next meeting Wed. Jan. 17, 2024 7 PM In person in chapel and online via google meets Happy New Year to everyone. The next meeting of UMW is Wed. Jan. 17 at 7 PM. We will plan for an in-person meeting with virtual option on google meets, but may go totally virtual if weather is bad. Mavis Pyle will share about her experience volunteering at Stepping Stones. We will spend a good portion of the meeting setting our guideline budget for 2024 and discussing some initial plans for meetings through June. Bring your ideas along. We hope to plan some daytime winter craft workshops and Kathy Romano has an idea for a baking day at church preparing coffee hour foods to freeze. We were excited that the 30 Days of Sharing Food Box was filled and we were able to deliver to the Soup Kitchen in time for the holidays. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Link for Hybrid Meeting Thank you to all who came out, supported, volunteered and donated to our Ham & Bean Supper on Saturday, January 6th.  We had delicious desserts donated by Riverwalk Cafe and a great turnout. Links below to purchase items or donate online to this cause: Shoebox Senior Amazon Wish List Shoebox Bulk Items - DollarTree Shoebox Monetary Donations The VITA program, for those earning $64,000 or less, and the TCE program, for individuals aged 60 or older, will be available at both Nashua and Hudson locations. Volunteers are trained to identify tax credits and assist with various tax issues. For more information and updates, visit www.unitedwaynashua.org. Questions can be directed to United Way at (603) 824-0205 or vita.uwnashua@gmail.com.  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