Please note that the UMW Tea scheduled for Sunday after church will be postponed for a later date. Stay tuned for the new date.

The Adult Education group is starting a new video series:  The Ten Commandments - Laws of the Heart with Joan Chittister.  It promises to be an enlightening and refreshing look at some familiar scripture common to many religious traditions.  Sister Joan is one of our favorite speakers and is always clear and thought provoking.  

This is a 12 week series (one per commandment plus a Prologue and Epilogue) starting Sunday, March 11th at 9:30 and Wednesday, March 14th at 7:00pm.  We are a diverse group with a variety of opinions and experiences.  All are welcome.  

If you have not been part of this group, now is a great time to start with the beginning of the Ten Commandments.  We hope to see you soon!

Contributing to a Church World Service blanket not only provides warmth to those who need it, but it shows that we care! Thanks to your generosity, we are 16 blankets away from donating 100 from our church family! If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, stop by the table in Fellowship Hall on Sunday to help us reach our goal.

You will not want to miss "all you can eat" Corned Beef and Cabbage on St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17th, from 4:30-6:30 pm. You can become a Patron and receive complimentary tickets or you can purchase tickets separately at the door for $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children. Come join us for great food, fellowship and fun!

Isn't it a pleasure to see our Sanctuary transformed every Easter Sunday with beautiful tulips, lilies, and daffodils? Please consider making a purchase of Easter flowers this year - $20 per plant - in honor, memory, or celebration of someone special. You are welcome to take the flowers home following worship on Easter Sunday!

Look for the order form on the shelf outside the main office or within your Easter letter mailing. Orders must be placed by March 20th.

Join us this Sunday (3/11) in worship as we continue our Lenten worship series - LISTEN. This Lent we will quiet things down and heighten our attention to the "still, small voice" of God and our own true self. 

Prayer as a spiritual practice may come easily for you and maybe it doesn't. Even the most devout among us has doubts about prayer's power at times. What is it? How does it work? This week we will consider that the mechanics of what happens in prayer is not as important as that we do it. Because whether or not the outcome for ourselves or others is an actual healing, the very act of being entangled with God and with others through prayer has healing and power-bestowing benefits.
 

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Upcoming Worship:

3/11 - Finding Your Power: Listening for Healing

3/18 - Finding Your Mystic: Listening Beyond the Voices

3/25 - Finding Your Purpose: Listening to Your Heart (Palm Sunday)

Last week in worship, we presented our commitments for how we will support God's work through our church in 2018. If you have not turned in your commitment card, it's not too late. please mail your commitment card to the attention of Sheila Leavitt in the main office, or email it directly to her at  sleavitt@umcredbank.org . 

If you need one, you can pick one up in the main office, or you can download and print one here .