The Fifth Week of August

 



The Combined choir and bands


    




What a blessing to have a combined service with 103 people in our four churches!!
We were blessed with the combined choir, band, handbell choir, worship dance, puppet show, and sweet fellowship.
We are one family in one Spirit!
What a blessing to have Pastor Kwan Lee, Helen Woods, and Shirley with us.
What a blessing to welcome families we have been praying for a long time.
What a blessing to have Jeanie Goode with us, even as her husband passed away yesterday morning.
We could not count all the blessings God poured out today!
Thank you for coming and being part of this special day!

Personally, it seemed like my family reunion—with the original family in three churches and the new family in Patten! I’m so grateful we could worship all together. We are one family 🥰

You can watch the service here: Facebook Video Link and read the message here: Sermon Blog.



Combined Church Conference

📍 Saturday, September 6, at 1:00 PM – Houlton UMC

Discussion Questions:

  • Who are we?

  • Who is our neighbor?

  • To what is God calling us?


Upcoming Small Group Meetings

Bible Study Series

  • Houlton, Hodgdon, & Mars Hill UMC: 1 Corinthians

  • Patten UMC: Revelation (Sunday) & 2 Samuel (Weekday)

Meeting Schedule

  • Women of Witness (WOW): Tuesday, September 9, 10:00 AM

  • Mars Hill UMC: Wednesday, September 10, 10:00 AM

  • Hodgdon UMC: Wednesday, September 10, 3:15 PM

  • Houlton UMC: Thursday, September 11, 6:00 PM (TBD)

  • Patten UMC:

    • Adult Sunday School – Sundays, 9:00 AM

    • Weekly Bible Study – Thursday, September 11, 9:30 AM (TBD)

Afternoon School Program

  • WWW (Wonderful Worship Wednesday) – Patten UMC
    📅 September 4 (Thursday for only this week) | ⏰ 3:15–4:45 PM

  • TT (Together Tuesday) – Houlton UMC
    📅 September 9 | ⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM

Tea Party

📍 Saturday, September 13, at 12:00 PM
🎟 Tickets: $10 – All proceeds go to the Food Pantry.


Opportunities to Serve

  • Prayer Team – We need prayer warriors! Please let Pastor Victor or Joyce know if you are interested.

  • Handbell Choir – Looking for ringers! Please contact Pastor Mary.

  • Children’s Sunday School – Volunteers needed for fall curriculum starting September 7. Please let Pastor Victor or Joyce know.


Life Review Project – “Faithbook”

Each week we share stories of faith from our church family.
📖 Read online: faithbook2025.blogspot.com

Prayer Lists

🙏 Let us continue to pray for one another and lift up these names before the Lord.
Please pray for Jeanie and the Goode Family, who lost Loren Goode.

Patten UMC
Donnie Adams, William Barton, Little Beckham, Gary Blake,
Rev. Dan Blevins, Robin Bosse, Dana Carver, Mike Casey,
Ethan Childs, Kempton Coolong, Gordon & Roseanne Daughinee,
Ron Dennis, Raymond Deshaines, Loren Goode, Zachary Gowen,
Emily Harris Family, Chris Heath, Hope Heath, Justin Karcher,
Jim & Lori Mason, Judi MacArthur, Shaun McAvoy, Dean McFarland,
Pam McGary, Amy Milo, Roberta Moore, Rick Murray, Adrianne Parsons,
Robyn Pettengill, Richards Family, Alfred Savage Family, Keith Shields,
Dennis Sanborn, Kari Sanborn, Rena Shorey, Jackie Sponseller,
Steve Trembly, Jolene Webber, Zach Weeks, Linda Zalieka, Sandra Wheaton

Houlton, Hodgdon, & Mars Hill UMC
Dennis Anderson, Nathan Anderson, Janie Andrews, Bob & Jo-Ann Barton,
Debbie & Anthony Benn, London Booker, Reita Briggs, Sue Carr,
Lorinda Cushman, Duane Eldridge, Ann Folsom, Jan Footer, Jack Galda,
Brian Ketchum, Austin McAfee, Jean Merritt, Beverly Nickerson,
Richard Sherwood, Carol Sloat Smith, Dotty Smith, Tina Smith,
Mark & Abby Swallow, Liz Taylor, John Trask, Jerry & Melanie Wilson,
Debbie Wordwell, Karen Young



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