Mainstreeter Weekly Blast February 8, 2024

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: Water Issues in Main Building - Plan Ahead for Sunday! Passing of John Pagett New Baby Girl for Neema and Enoch! Souper Bowl of Caring - this Sunday - get ready for pot banging!! Chocolate Stroll - Saturday, February 10th Missions Meeting, Tuesday, February 13th UMM Meeting, Saturday, February 17th Vandal Proof trash cans needed - please donate! 100% Mission Shares Paid - message from Bishop Johnson Breakfast Munchies needed for Sunday Confirmation Classes Nora's new play - buy tickets now! Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC #Faith4Earth #CreationCare HERE WE ARE Starting Sunday, January 7th Watch Live  "Every creature is a word of God and a book about God." I've always loved this quote from the influential, medieval, German mystic Meister Eckhart. He challenged the church to examine the natural world and our role as part of God's good creation. Perhaps his most famous line was "If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough." Thank you to all those who made comments or sent us notes about the importance of this topic and your excitement that Main Street is addressing it. And thank you to the Green Church folx and Peggy Drew, in particular, for all the work in putting it together. Already one other church is using our work and several others have asked for the series to be published in a way they can use it also. It hardly seems possible that our Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth series is coming to an end this Sunday with guest preacher Marina Vaz, an eco-justice advocate from the Conservation Law Foundation newly appointed to Nashua – in part, because of the work to defeat an asphalt plant in a residential neighborhood downtown. What a fitting conclusion as we consider how to be faithful citizens of the world. And BONUS, little Bentley (Mike Gallaher's grandson) is being baptized in the same chancel where Mike was baptized.  Lent comes early this year and Ash Wednesday falls on Valentines Day, Feb 14. Who doesn't love a reminder of one's mortality and the marks of ashes? Pastor Kelly Broken pipes continue to overflow in the basement of the main building.  Water has been turned off and we cannot use any of the facilities in the main building; this includes, kitchen, bubbler, faucets, toilets or putting any liquid down the drains.  We can however us the water and bathroom facilities in the Wesley Building and the connector lobby. We hope to have work down this week, but please plan accordingly for no water use on Sunday in case work is not done.  Bring your own water, coffee, etc. for fellowship as the kitchen may still be shut down. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as we work to get our building back up and running! Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin Below is our Lent Reflections submissions for the upcoming Ash Wednesday. Photo submitted by: Sherry Giniewicz Captioned: "We find ourselves in the dark woods". A Presence I Have Come To Know! I have come to know there's a Presence  Like no other presence I have come to know  A Presence like no other  For there's no darkness with  This Presence that I have come to know  From childhood, adolescence, to adulthood  I have come to know this Presence And darkness is not dark  Anywhere to this Presence I have come to know  For this Presence is always the Light Even now that I am growing older This Presence I have come to know  Shines the light on all that's dark Like no other presence out there  And brings peace from right within Here's inviting us all, to this Presence  From childhood, adolescence, to adulthood  And even as we are growing older  For this Presence I have come to know  Shines as Light; brings peace from right within. Written by: Nonny Egbuonu (Feb. 2024). John Pagett passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 6th at the Hunt community. His daughter Wendy was at his side. He was the former organist at Main St. UMC and First Church in Nashua. His remains will be cremated and sent to his home state of CA.  There will be no local services at this time. Later in the year a tribute will be held at Main St. UMC.  If you'd like the family's address, call the church office or Nancy Long.  Buy Tickets Here to See Nora! Join Virtual Meeting Here UNITED METHODIST MEN MEETING SATURDAY, FEB 17 UMM will not meet this Saturday, February 4th due to the unavailability of our favorite chef, Jerry Harrow, who will be on vacation.  Instead of this Saturday, UMM will meet on Saturday, February 17th at 8:30 AM for breakfast, followed by our meeting at 9:00.   Our intention is to follow-up on our interest in completing a feasibility study to transform our electric power use to solar.  Anyone with knowledge of how this might be done we would like you to come to discuss this power transformation! Pleases RSVP to h.kentswanson3rd@aol.com if you can attend, so we can plan accordingly. All are welcome! In Christ, Kent Swanson Link for Hybrid Class Click HERE for Amazon List 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. 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Mainstreeter Weekly Blast February 1, 2024

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: We are looking for your creature photos! Saturday, February 3rd - Ham & Bean Supper! UMM Meeting, Saturday, February 17th Congratulations Jim Pyle - 1st Place - Model Railroad Show Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC #Faith4Earth #CreationCare HERE WE ARE Starting Sunday, January 7th Watch Live Who are those people or quotes that have inspired you in your faith journey? A popular one, often wrongly attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, is: "Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words." It points to the importance of our deeds more than just our speech, although both are necessary. We probably all know of a few John Wesley quotes memorized like: "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." Or maybe there's a line from a poem or from scripture that you keep in your back pocket to pull out whenever necessary. My sister made me t-shirt of an Amanda Gorman line after her inauguration poem knocked me off my feet: "There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to be it." This Sunday the two new Confirmands (Ellie and Nora) and their senior advisors (the last Confirmation class) will begin our journey with holy troublemakers and unconventional saints learning about those who worked for love, compassion and justice even if that means rocking the religious boat. The world needs these stories of the diverse people of faith whose courage is an example for our own times. We'd love to hear from you about the people, stories, and quotes you have relied on to get you through. Check out our room on the second floor in Wesley to get inspired.  Blessings, Rev Kelly Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin As announced in our monthly newsletter for February, we are accepting poems, writings, photos to reflect on for our upcoming series for Lent, "Gifts of the Dark Woods".  The first of many hopefully is below, written by, Carolyn Ekle. "At the Threshold of the Dark Wood" a Haiku At the Threshold of the Dark Wood Peregrination Grief enters, darkness consumes: Odyssey toward Life. Congratulations Jim Pyle! Jim Pyle attended the Model Railroad show at the Big E in West Springfield on Jan 27-28. The NorthEastNtrak club held its annual contest.  Jim won first prize for his Seattle based module. You can see all the winners and photos of the show at our club website - click button below. See All Winners Here MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Saturday, February 3rd! Join Virtual Meeting Here UNITED METHODIST MEN MEETING SATURDAY, FEB 17 UMM will not meet this Saturday, February 4th due to the unavailability of our favorite chef, Jerry Harrow, who will be on vacation.  Instead of this Saturday, UMM will meet on Saturday, February 17th at 8:30 AM for breakfast, followed by our meeting at 9:00.   Our intention is to follow-up on our interest in completing a feasibility study to transform our electric power use to solar.  Anyone with knowledge of how this might be done we would like you to come to discuss this power transformation! Pleases RSVP to h.kentswanson3rd@aol.com if you can attend, so we can plan accordingly. All are welcome! In Christ, Kent Swanson Link for Hybrid Class Click HERE for Amazon List 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 Monthly Newsletter - February 2024

View this email in your browser United Way Food Drive Sign-up United Way Diaper Drive Sign-up Register for Bishops Day Amazon Wish List 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