September 1 is Refugee Ministry Sunday! Pastor Peter will be preaching on "Then I Will Be with You." The morning's scripture lessons are from Jeremiah 7:5-7, Hebrews 13:1-3, and Matthew 25:35-40.
As we prepare for worship, take a moment to listen to Johnny Cash singing
He Turned the Water into Wine
at a live performance at San Quentin State Prison in 1969. At the beginning of the video, he briefly shares the story behind the song.
He Turned the Water into Wine
will be sung at the 8:45 service on Sunday.
He turned the water into wine, he turned the water into wine.
In the little Canaan town, the word went all around,
that he turned the water into wine.
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Faith Formation Opportunities
at the 10:00 hour
Faith Link
: Adult class led by Mark Bergeson. Topic: Pedestrians and Cars.
Pre-K through 12th grade:
Sunday School classes resume on September 15.
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Refugee Ministry Sunday Highlights
We are celebrating the Mangunas, a family of eight from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who have been in Olympia since January 2019. We are blessed to have the children share in song and dance during both services. Tresor Rubaduka, a Congolese refugee living in Federal Way, will also be sharing an original song,
Life Without Hope
, with us. In place of Light Lunch on Sunday, a Congolese meal, prepared by the Manguna family and the Refugee Ministries Team, will be served after the 11:15 service in the Great Hall. All are welcome!
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Update from UMW After Hours
The UMW After Hours group is for women to come together for fellowship, service projects, and fun. They meet on the third Tuesday of most months from 6:00-7:30pm and on some Saturdays. Activities include helping the Food Bank by filling school backpacks, decorating wreaths and making cookies for the bazaar, making and selling valentines to support the Church World Service blanket project, helping with the rummage sale, plus more activities and social time. Upcoming activities include stuffing bags of food to go into backpacks for at-risk youth in Thurston County on September 10. And on September 17, they will be sharing and tasting InstaPot recipes. All women are welcome to join! Please contact Mary Mahaffy (
[email protected]
) for details, or if you would like to be added to the email list for meeting and other activity notices.
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Where Do We Go?
On September 11, the homeless encampment beneath the 4th Avenue bridge will be swept. In response to this, Mark Johnson is inviting you, along with community members, to join in dialog which will focus on support of alternative housing. Come to Room 224 on September 4 at 6:30pm.
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Women's Book Club
Women’s Book Club resumes on September 13! Make sure you’ve read
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens, and come to the Gathering Place from 10:00-11:30am. If you can't make the September event, you can get ready for the October 11 gathering by reading
My Beloved World
by Sonia Sotomayor. Contact Cathy Bennett with any questions: 360-705-2835.
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Celebrating the life of . . .
Jim Pluntze.
Service on Saturday, August 31 at 2:00pm in our sanctuary.
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. . . walking under Steinsdelfossen Falls in Norway!
photo shared by Bob and Nancy Adams
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Where, and with whom, are you experiencing or seeing love as you go about your summer days? Send your photos, with an answer to that question, to [email protected] and we'll post your photo here in the Weekly Courier and in the following Sunday's announcement slides.
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8/29:
6:00-8:00pm, Worship in the Park at Tumwater Historical Park
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9/1 Refugee Ministry Sunday
9/2 Labor Day:
Office closed.
9/8 Homecoming Sunday & Discipleship Fair
9/11 UMW Lunch & Learn:
11:30am in the Great Hall.
9/13 Women's Book Club:
10:00 in the Gathering Place. September's book:
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens.
9/14 Congregational Care Training:
10:00am-noon at Tumwater UMC.
9/16 Bibliotopia Book Group:
10-11:30am in the Gathering Place.
9/17 UMW After Hours:
6:00pm in the Gathering Place. Topic: Instant Pot Menu & Food-sharing.
9/18 UMW Naomi Fellowship:
11:30am in the Gathering Place.
9/19 Gleaners:
9am-noon at Kiwanis Westside Garden.
9/21 Community Peace Day Festival:
1:30-4:30pm at Sylvester Park, booths and activities with an interfaith vigil at 3:00. Sponsored by Concerned Clergy of Olympia and Interfaith Works.
9/28 First Olympia Friendship Hikers:
Destination: TBD. Contact Mae Wharton for details: [email protected]
9/29 Health Fair:
9:30am-1:00pm in the Great Hall.
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First Olympia Photo Album
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Getting to know Pastor Amanda at a recent Meet 'n Greet at the home
of Jim and Velma Woods!
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Delivering supplies to Madison School, which include 2,304 pencils
and 576 glue sticks!
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Looking forward to sharing the song
Alpha and Omega
during both worship services on Sunday!
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Making their way back for Homecoming Sunday on September 8! Start prepping your pig for its return home!
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Click here
to listen to
the August 25 sermon
,
message delivered by Pastor Liz.
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Our Welcoming Statement
First United Methodist Church of Olympia welcomes people of all ages, all abilities,
all sexual orientations and gender identities, all nationalities and ethnicities,
the poor and the rich, single people and the many forms of family.
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1224 Legion Way SE, Olympia, WA 98501 - 360.943.2661 -
fumcoly.org
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