From Your Pastors

MDS Family Spaghetti Dinner, Art Showcase

and Silent Auction!

March 28 at 5:30 pm

Join us for a delightful evening, Friday, at the much-anticipated Spaghetti Dinner, supporting the Methodist Day School! Enjoy a delicious meal with friends while admiring the MDS children’s artwork on display. This special event helps fund essential school improvements, including the addition of modern smart boards to ensure our graduating VPK children are well-prepared for kindergarten. Don't miss this chance to make a lasting impact on their education!

This is also your last chance to bid in our online silent auction, featuring a variety of exciting items, including generous donations toward three smart boards. Every bid contributes to a brighter future for our students, fostering an environment of creativity and learning. Scan the QR code or click the button below to access the auction site and place your bids. If you prefer not to create an account, Alicia, our MDS director, will have a paper bidding sheet available at the dinner. Don’t wait—the auction closes soon!

Update on Cuba

Construction of the new Temple for worship is well underway!

Our Own Facilities Update

Thanks to the hard work of Wendy McKee, Chair of Trustees, and our Leadership Council Chair, Pam Kennedy, our Parlor is getting a face lift! The old mustard colored paint is gone! It looks like a whole new room! Thank you, Wendy and Pam, for all your hard work!

This Sunday, March 30, 2025, is our 5th Sunday offering for Residing Hope (Formerly The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home).

Residing Hope, is now a diverse ministry that includes therapeutic residential care, foster care, independent living assistance, Montessori education for the community, and counseling services in multiple counties.

Please be generous with your support. 

A Challenge to the Men!

What an incredible morning it was at Joe's Diner this past week! A small group of enthusiastic men gathered for breakfast, and it turned into a fantastic time of fellowship and delicious food. Pastor Scott inspired everyone by presenting an exciting challenge: to match the United Methodist Women in supporting a church in Cuba! This is an amazing opportunity for our men to engage in a worthwhile ministry that truly makes a difference. We’re inviting all men to step up and accept this challenge! The commitment is just $2,000 (collective) a year, and it can have a profound impact on another sister church in Cuba. So, if you’re ready to take this leap of faith and support this vital mission, just stop Pastor Sara or me whenever you see us and say, “I accept!” Let’s rally together and make this happen, gentlemen!

Sermon Series!!

Conversation With God - Listening

This Sunday we continue with our Lenten Sermon Series, focusing on prayer. We will dive into Psalm 46:1-11, which explores how to listen in prayer as we look at our Scripture verses focusing on verse 10. Click the verses above to read them and then come on Sunday and learn what the author was saying with the words, "Be Still". We invite you to join us as we continue our journey in prayer, leading us toward Holy Week. We hope that these weeks will enrich our collective understanding and practice of prayer during this sacred season.

This Sunday, our choral anthem, O Gentle Savior, and closing hymn and postlude - I Am Thine, O Lord, are all written by Fanny Crosby. Crosby was a prolific American hymn writer, poet, and lyricist, renowned for becoming one of the most influential figures in Christian music. Though she was blinded as an infant, she went on to write over 8,000 hymns, many of which continue to be cherished and sung in churches worldwide.

Some of her most beloved hymns include:

Blessed Assurance

To God Be the Glory

I Am Thine, O Lord

Crosby’s hymns span a broad range of Christian themes, emphasizing God’s love, grace, and the hope of salvation. Despite her blindness, she was celebrated for her vibrant spirit, unwavering faith, and the joy that infused her work.

Don Tequila was muy bueno

Brunch Bunch

Get ready for a delightful Sunday on April 13, where we'll bask in the gentle breezes wafting through the charming porch of Bahama Breeze! It's the perfect opportunity to indulge in the vibrant and mouth-watering flavors of the Caribbean while enjoying the company of friends and fellow worshippers. Join us for a time of fellowship and delicious food that promises to uplift your spirits and create wonderful memories. Don't miss out on this fantastic gathering – come hungry and ready for a fun-filled afternoon!

UPDATE FROM MDS

Toddler Class: This week Ms. Evie’s class had fun getting messy and being creative.They went on a nature walk around the church and everyone had fun collecting some nature to bring back to the classroom for a fun group project. 

Two Year Class: This week in Ms. Margie’s class it was all about gardening fun! The class had fun this week planting grass seeds. Over the next couple of weeks, they will be watching them grow. Everyone really enjoyed being creative and painting their garden rocks. They worked on, “One Two Buckle My Shoe” nursery rhyme this week.

Three Year Class: This week in Mrs. Ledbetter’s class the letter of the week was letter Vv. They had fun doing letter art. The class worked this week on before and after. For math, the focus this week was the number nine. Everyone loved show and share day bringing in something special from home to show then share with their friends.

VPK Class: This week Ms. Angela and Ms. Audrey’s class worked a lot on rhyming words. They had fun this week doing rhyming word puzzles with their friends. The class did well with the rhyming word flashcards lessons. The VPK class did several lessons working on building sentences. A fun learning game that everyone really enjoyed this week was beginning, middle, and ending sounds game.

Every week, you can donate altar flowers for our Sunday worship and dedicate them to the memory of someone who was special to you or to honor someone who presently needs to be recognized! The cost is $40. Purchase and dedication can be arranged by signing up in the church lobby or by sending an email the church at admin@fumcnaples.org. Then you can either pick up your flowers after church or donate them for us to take to organizations in our community, bringing a ray of sunshine to workers and volunteers.

Please be sure to let us know if you or a loved one are in the hospital so Pastors Sara or Scott can come visit and pray with you and your family.

We are always in prayer for our church family, those around the world living in poverty, our leaders, and our country. Please join us in prayer.

Prayer Requests

From our FUMC Church Family



Intercessory prayer is a blessing that God has given us to pray on behalf of others. If you have a prayer request for someone that we can pray for specifically or even if you have a private prayer that you do not want published below, just email us and we will pray for that person and that need privately: pastor@fumcnaples.org

• Kevin Lee (cousin of Tom Bach)
• Thelma Johnson (member)
• Julia Wayne (daughter of Lawrence & Jane Crouch)
• Emily Cundra (family of Gail Jaworsky)
• Danielle (friend of MDS)
• Theresa Shaw (friend of Al & Thelma Johnson)
• Ted and Ann Baker (attenders)
• Jean Humphries (member)
• John Schloendorn (Church electrician and friend)
• Nancy Mayeux (Former Pastor, surgery and recovery)
• Michael DiGaetono (friend of John Riccio)
• Jen Wolf
• Gary Matter
• Chris and Christine Grimshaw (members)
• Evelyn Johnson (sister-in-law of Al Johnson)
• Rev. Flo Scott (attender)
• LeeAnne Merrifield (daughter of Jim Merrifield)
• Baby Abby Joy and parents (family of Lisa Passeri)
• Family of Valya Staruchin, Januk, Orysia and family, Irina and family (three families of the Jaworsky's in Ukraine)
• Rosa Fogle (family of Thelma and Al Johnson)
• All the many unspoken requests and needs of our congregation and their loved ones.

Need to Reach Us? Here’s How!



We are available to you! Our church office is open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. After hours, for pastoral emergencies, call the office and you will hear how to contact Pastor Scott who will respond to all pastoral emergencies. 

Call the church office: (239) 262-1033

Email us: admin@fumcnaples.org  or

Mail contributions to:

First United Methodist Church, 388 First Ave S, Naples FL 34102