Patten Weekly Shine

  


Thank you to the UWF and our volunteers for making the luncheon 

For the Patten Fire Victims, so wonderful!


First of all, please forgive me for missing our weekly letter for Patten last week! (Not Petten)

I am writing this week's letter with extra care. :)


These days, in both the large and small matters of my life, certain truths keep me centered:

  1. God knows our pain.

  2. God desires to be in deep fellowship with us.

  3. God delights in us when we trust, rely on, and obey Him.

  4. Even when we are unaware, God is constantly planning and working through His divine zeal.

  5. God has given us free will to make choices, yet these choices remain under His great sovereignty and do not thwart His ultimate plan.

  6. Though God is infinite beyond our measure, He desires for us to continue getting to know Him, expressing Him, and conversing with Him through our finite language.

The more I come to know God, the more I realize what a tremendous thing it is to believe in Him—how precious it is to enter into that faith, and yet, what a great challenge it presents.

Yesterday, after our worship service, we held a listening session to hear and share one another's hearts. We are saddened and startled by this unexpected parting, and honestly, at times, we feel angry with the Conference. However, I am deeply grateful that our God—who always works beyond human understanding—is here with us, weeping with us, comforting us, and calming our troubled hearts.

Without faith, we simply cannot walk this path. Without our partners in faith, we cannot walk this path. Trusting and relying on God, we take yet another step forward. I ask that you continue to pray for our new pastor and that this entire process of appointment proceeds smoothly.

I love you all.

Sermon: Grafting Grace

Listening Session minutes


   UPCOMING EVENTS:

·       The Faith Story-  If you want to share your faith story, please write around 2 pages according to this guideline, or ask the pastor to interview you. We will collect testimonies until April and publish books with the other three church members. Here is the guideline

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·       Mar. 25 – 3rd Lenten Soup Luncheon with community Bellchoir (12 pm, Hodgdon UMC)

·       Mar. 27 – Finance meeting (10:00 am) 

                     Cooking Class in Fabulous Friday (3:15 pm-4:45 pm)

·       Mar.29 – Psalm Sunday

·       Apr.2 – Maundy Thursday(12:pm, Houlton UMC)

·       Apr 3 – Prayer Vigil(11-1 pm), Good Friday (4 pm, SMUMC)

·       Apr. 5   -  EASTER SUNDAY

      Apr. 12 - Community Handbells Choir Concert (Houlton UMC) 

·       May 3   – Cluster Service with the Bishop  Grant Memorial UMC 

                Presque Isle. (Hybrid)

 

   Weekly Program:

           Every Sunday – Sunday School

           1st & 3rd Friday:  Fabulous Friday

                                    (Afternoon School Program) (3:15-4:45 pm)

           2nd & 4th Friday:  Family Karaoke (5:30-7:30 pm)

          

Thursday:  BTS (Thursday Bible Study)  9:30 – 11:00

            Sunday:  SBS (Sunday Bible Study)  9:00 – 10:00

            Nursing Home:  Bible Study (Friday 10 a.m. at Gardiner)

                                     Service (3rd Sunday 2:00 p.m.)

Prayers for the World, especially Ukraine, Russia, Gaza and Israel

 

Prayers for our country and its leadership

 

Prayers for our denomination, especially our Bishop and Cabinet

 

Prayers for our community, especially Fire Victims, and Calvary

Baptist Church

 

Prayers for those who don’t know Jesus

 

Prayers of Comfort for Those Who Mourn:  the families of

      Carrol Plecs, Carl Perrin, Jeff Cole

     

Prayers for Bodily Healing:

      Donnie Adams, William Barton, Little Beckham, Gary Blake,

      Rev. Dan Blevins, Robin Bosse, Dana Carver, Mike Casey,

      Kempton Coolong, Gordon & Roseanne Daughinee, Ron Dennis,

      Raymond Deshaines, Kathy Duffy Family,  Patsy Dyer, Ross

      Gowen, Zachary Gowen, Emily Harris Family, Chris Heath,

      Dicki Heath, Hope Heath, Justin Karcher, Coty Kelso, Matt Lane,    

      Ricky Lyons, Jim Mason, Judi MacArthur, Dean McFarland,

      Pam McGary, Amy Milo, Danette Moddy, Roberta Moore, Rick

      Murray, Ed Noyes, Robin Pettengill, Barbara Porter, the Richards

      Family, Dennis Sanborn, Kari Sanborn, the Alfred Savage Family,

      Cora Savage, Keith Sheilds, Rena Shorey, Butch Smallwood,

      Dicki Somers, Steve Trembly, Jolene Webber, Zach Weeks,

      Linda Zalieka

 

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