Nina Simone sings, “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me and I’m feeling good.” If I can take a little creative license here, I’d like to say, “it’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for (us) and (we) are feeling good.” It is…
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Scriptures: Matthew 10:40-42 and Psalm 89:1-4,15-18 Some thoughts towards worship on Sunday, June 28, 2020: There is a lot of welcoming and receiving going on in Jesus’ words at the end of Matthew 10. If I am not careful, I fall into a legal mindset and begin to ask, “What is Jesus asking us to…
Dismantling Racism: Pressing on to Freedom A Service of LamentWednesday, June 24 1 pm EDT | 12 noon CDT | 11 am MDT | 10 am PDT United Methodists around the world will gather here and on Facebook to pray and lament for the racism in our midst. Hear God’s call to join in the work…
Sermon Text: Matthew 10: 24-39 Think About It: One of the commentators I read this week highlighted the word “soul” (psyche in Greek) in v 28 of our text today. Whereas Greek thought, heavily influenced by Platonic dualism, might see the “soul” as being able to separate from the “body”—this did not represent Jewish thought. …
1. If you would like to give electronically you can simply go to your bank online and set up a bill pay and have it sent to: Stanwood United Methodist Church, PO Box 296, Stanwood, WA 98292. 2. If you would like to give a gift of stocks or bonds please contact the church office…
We are changing our “LIVE” start time on Sunday’s for our Sunday Worship, starting this Sunday: Date: May 3 Start Time: 9:00AM as we continue our series: “The Heart of the Matter” Easter Season Series for Online Worship
For the past several months I have been walking you through the process of Pastor Dan’s retirement, and Pastor Justin White’s appointment to our church. May is the last full month that Pastor Dan will be with us, since he will be at conference mid-June and taking his remaining vacation time the second half of…
Please take some time today to pray for the elderly. They are the most vulnerable right now and could truly use our prayers…
Click this Link: https://youtu.be/guV7ihqG_sw April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday Online 10:45am Worship Service We are postponing in-person worship services for the time being and going virtual. Join us on Sundays at 10:45 for “live” online worship. The service will include music, prayer and Scripture and a message by Pastor Dan as he continues his…
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky intends to appoint the Rev Justin White as Pastor of Stanwood United Methodist Church effective 1 July 2020. Rev. White grew up in Mississippi and he was ordained an elder in the Missisiisppi Annual Conference in 2013. In 2018, he moved to Washington to serve as Pastor of North Mason UMC in…