The Beacon Newsletter of the United Methodist Church December 2014 PASTOR’S FORUM “On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh”. Matthew 2:11 Brothers and Sisters in Christ, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 439 PARK AVENUE AUBURN, MAINE 04210 Telephone: (207) 782-3972 www.auburnmethodist.org Church Secretary, Joan Spitzform Email: [email protected] Sunday Worship 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday School Children and Youth 10:00 a.m. Staff Rev. Jackie Brannen, Pastor [email protected] Norma Rice-Gould, Organist Caroline Coffin, Choir Director William Buzza, Bell Choir Director Children’s Choir, Claire Cote Peter Poliquin, Custodian Edith Ellis, Beacon Editor Cherie Downing, SS Superintendent Mitch Thomas, Music Director, early service Email articles to [email protected] BEACON deadline for submission is the 10th of the month prior to publication date. Next due date is January 10th December is upon us and it is the perfect time to reflect once more upon the gift of Jesus as we celebrate with family and friends. I am sure that you are deeply involved in a flurry of activity; gift buying, holiday cooking, singing carols and worshiping our Lord and Savior here at AUMC. I imagine that Jesus is enjoying each moment of the celebration as well. After all, it is all about HIM! Our scripture tells us that shepherds and wise men stopped what they were doing two thousand years ago, so that they could follow the star that led to the baby Jesus and once there, they worshiped the Lord with reverence, delight and gifts. While you celebrate this Christmas, I invite you to take some time out to ponder the mystery of the Christ child in your heart just as Mary did so long ago. While you gather with loved ones, take the time to remember the true gift of the season. Bring that sweet baby, child into your Christmas so that others might also remember and respond. We will have many opportunities to respond with worship as we prepare for two worship services on Sunday mornings; one at 8:30 and one at 10, our annual Christmas concerts on the 6th, Mitch’s concert, as well as our Christmas Eve service at 7PM on the 24th. Of course, many of us are responding with service and generosity. Thank you for your special gifts to the church, and your gifts to the needy though our Giving Tree ministry. This year, Matthew and I will be giving the Hope School, in Bethlehem, a special monetary gift as well. We invite you to join us in this worthy ministry. As most of you have heard, this school educates both Christian and Muslim children in Bethlehem; many of whom are orphans residing at the school. Our visit to this school, when the Bishop led our Holy Land Pilgrimage last year, showed us that this ministry is a wonderful way to offer baby Jesus, another Bethlehem child, a special gift that will last long after the Christmas tree has been put away. This Christmas, I know that I will be thanking God for the gift of Himself; Immanuel; God Among Us, as I thank Him for the gift of my family and for each of you! I pray that you will be profoundly blessed this season and that you too will follow that star to the Christ child where you will indeed find the only gift you will ever need. Merry Christmas, Pastor Jackie 1 Pastor’s Office Hours Pastor Jackie has Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 to noon for office hours unless a district meeting is scheduled on one of those particular days. Most visitations occur in the afternoons. If you would like to schedule an appointment please feel free to call her cell 242-2770. The door is open! • • It is no surprise that reading the Bible is very good for us! And yet so many of us shy away from it. Our Church council leaders have been sharing a bible reading and short discussion in each committee meeting this past year and it is going great! We are all getting into the habit of reading and hearing the bible being read. Author Robert Mulhound suggests that we begin a reading, not wondering what the passage means but instead, what does God want me to hear in this reading? How does that make me feel? Why do I feel that way? How is the spirit of God touching my spirit? These simple questions can take the fear out of reading the bible. They encourage us to listen for God instead of worrying that we may not be intellectually up to the challenge of understanding the text. I encourage you to try it! ` • Advent 2014 Scripture Themes and Winter 2015 I AM THE CHURCH...YOU ARE THE CHURCH..WE ARE THE CHURCH TOGETHER... The Church Retreat was held at Turner Highlands with 26 people in attendance. Bonnie Marden led the group with an inspiring, motivational workshop to take the church community forward. • • • • • • November 30, 2014: Psalm 80 Mark 13: 24-37 Watching For God In Suffering December 7, 2014: Psalm 85 Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8 Watching For God via His Messengers December 24: Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols December 28, 2014: Guest Preacher January 4, 2015: Psalm 72 Matthew 2:1-12 Finding The Messiah Epiphany! January 11, 2015: Psalm 29 Mark 1:4-11 Responding to the Messiah • • • January 18, 2015: UMW Sunday January 25, 2015: Psalm 62 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Mark 1:14-20 Following The Messiah February 1, 2015: Psalm 111 Mark 1:21-28 Growing With the Messiah February 8, 2015: Psalm 147 Mark 1:29-39 Healing Work of the Messiah February 15, 2015: Psalm 50 Mark 9:2-9 In Awe of the Messiah Transfiguration Sunday December 14, 2014: Psalm 126 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Watching For God in Acts of Love Christmas Trees for Boy Scouts Boy Scout Troop 121, based here at the church will, for the third year, collect discarded Christmas trees and deliver them to the local recycling centers in Auburn and Lewiston. While the cities of Auburn and Lewiston provide locations for free tree disposal, they no longer collect the trees at curbside. For a minimum donation of $5, the scouts will pick-up Christmas trees on the weekend of January 10th and 11th. Trees must be at curbside by the morning of January 10th. To make a pick-up request, drop your donation off at the church office. The Troop in turn, will send you a tag to place on your tree when you place it curbside. Tree tags can also be picked up at Auburn/Lewiston tree sale locations. For more information, talk with Don, Rosemary or Cody Malpass or call 783-0790. We appreciate your support of this fund raiser.` An intergenerational group of longtime members, newcomers, young and old were talking, working together and coming up with ideas for the direction of the church. Those who attended left the day feeling energized, renewed and filled with excitement about the future. As time goes on the congregation and committees will be hearing more details about the day. ` 2 A Huge Thank you to our Youth who have been participating in the service on the first Sunday of the month. Our survey response to the question... How did you learn about Jesus? ...indicated that most people got their knowledge from home and Sunday School. We need to make sure that our children and youth come to church as often as possible. Have you noticed a picture in the Fellowship hall entitled "DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS? If you are stumped ask a Sunday School student to show you. JESUS IS THE REASON In Bethlehem, God gave to us The source of Christmas joy; A star shown on a miracle: The virgin birth of a boy. He was born both God and man, A Savior for us all, The way to get to our heavenly home, If we just heed the call. So as we shop and spend and wrap And enjoy the Christmas season, Let's keep in mind the scared truth: Jesus is the reason. Dear Jesus, It is YOUR birthday. We pray we won't get so caught up in the celebration, decorations and gifts that we miss the that we miss the REAL Christmas. Amen Pre-School December Collection Mittens...a size that will fit a little hand of a 3 to 5 year old Boy and Girl underwear Size 2-4 and 4 to 6 CHRISTMAS PAGEANT December 21 during the church service This is an intergenerational program for ALL ages entitled: A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Practice will be held Sunday December 7 and 14 after church. WELCOME to Dayna Bennett our new Nursery provider. Dayna is a graduate of Leavitt High School. She spent her summer being a Nanny for 2 children. Currently she is enrolled at Central Maine Community College for Early Childhood ` Development. Warm Hands Project High Street Congregational Church along with Auburn UMC, St. Michael’s Parish and West Auburn Congregational Church are looking for volunteers to help make mittens for youth and children ages 5-15. We hope to distribute 500 pairs of mittens to clients during the month of January. They can be knitted or fleece. Mittens may be dropped off at High Street Church, 106 Pleasant Street, Auburn, ME on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursday during office hours. Deadline is December 31st. You can also place them in the box on the Fellowship table. Please contact Jeanne at High Street Church: 784-1306 ext. 10 or Stephanie at 784-1915. Also, see flyer on the fellowship table. ` Don’t forget to smile when you shop at Amazon. www.smile.amazon.com ` High Street Food Pantry The following items are needed on a weekly basis: peanut butter, toilet paper, and pasta sauce. Please place items in the grocery cart outside the sanctuary. If you have questions about the pantry or wish to volunteer, please speak with Leroy Brown or Eric Howes. Thank you for supporting this mission and helping local people meet their most basic needs. ` 3 Poinsettias for the Sanctuary Soup Labels Box Tops This year the Worship Committee would like to give you a choice in how you Remember or Honor your loved ones on Christmas Sunday. You may order plants at $10 each to decorate the altar as you have in the past or you may give the same amount as a donation to the High Street Food Cupboard to help feed the hungry in our midst (OR DO BOTH!) This will be done with the same form found in your Sunday bulletins at church; names of loved ones will appear in the bulletin insert on Christmas Sunday no matter which option you choose. Just fill out the appropriate parts of the form and leave it in the church office with your payment attached by the deadline of SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14. We ask that you not leave your plants in the cold Sanctuary to be disposed of; please take your plants home to enjoy or share them with someone after the 7 p.m. Christmas Eve service or after worship on Sunday, December 28. Thank you to all those who have been so faithful in saving Campbell Soup labels and Box Tops for Education. Gail Theberge, secretary at the Washburn Elementary School, coordinates this endeavor. Please continue to save them- this is a worthy community service! ` GIVING TREE It is that time of year again! The Giving Tree is up and loaded with tags. Gifts must be delivered to the Church by Sunday, December 7th. Thank you for all your continued assistance with this Mission. If you prefer to make a donation to this Mission Project, we will shop for you. Please put ‘Giving Tree’ in the memo section of your check. Thank you. E-beacon Invitation To receive your Beacon, send an email to [email protected]. If you would like to receive an electronic version of the Beacon and still receive a paper copy please be sure to specify this otherwise you will be removed from the mailing list for the Beacon. Many thanks to those that are already receiving their eBeacon! The group is growing. P.S. You can also find the most recent and the last issues of the Beacon on our web siteauburnmethodist.org so please check it out. ` Take the Paper Challenge! One of our biggest office expenses is that of paper. Each year, there are 10 issues of the Beacon newsletter to be printed. It is estimated that we use approximately 45 reams of paper (packages of 500) just to print the Beacon. So, we are challenging each church family to donate as many reams of paper as you can to help defray the cost of paper, especially if you prefer a printed copy to the eBeacon. Typically, reams of 8 ½ x 11 paper cost about $6.00 each. When you are out shopping look for a paper bargain and take the “Paper Challenge” and help us save! Donations may be left in the narthex on the table. Thank you all so much for your help!!` Multiple Sclerosis Support Group New meeting time and place: Coffee and Conversation the last Tuesday of each month at the Auburn Library Café, located under the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., Auburn, ME. 04210. When: The last Friday of every month Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM For questions or information please contact: Marcia Akers @ 998-4944.` Note from the Editor: I apologize for the lack of graphics in this month’s Beacon. Adding them was making the program crash. Hopefully, the issue will be resolved by next month. 4 CHRISTMAS CONCERT The annual Christmas Concert will be held on Saturday December 6th with performances at 2:00 and 7:00 pm. PIES! COOKIES! Needed for the Christmas Concerts on December 6th.. Please add your name to the sign-up sheets which can be found on the table in the fellowship hall. We need your help! Please bring your pies/cookies to the church kitchen Friday, Dec. 5th, or Saturday, Dec. 6th by noon. Thank you. Contact: Please see Donna Manson if you have any questions. ` October 26. It was also sent via e-mail for those not able to be in church on that date so they could participate. THE RESULTS: 1) Most would prefer not go out for a late night service. 2) The majority preferred the more Traditional Lessons and Carols service. So the decision has been made to have one Lessons and Carols Service at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. We will be singing lots of Christmas Carols and reading the Lessons that traditionally have been read at the later service. We hope that you will fill the sanctuary with young and old alike as we celebrate on December 24. Thank you again for your help! ` PAINT PARTY The church will be hosting a paint party on Saturday, December 13th at 2:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Our instructor will provide step by step instructions to create a beautiful winter evening scene (see sample on hallway bulletin board). All supplies are included and you will bring home your masterpiece on a stretched canvas. Seating is limited, please register with Marissa Deku at 207-754-4865 or [email protected] to reserve your seat. The cost is $30.00 for a fun filled afternoon! ` Naomi Circle will meet on Tuesday, December 16 at 1:30 pm. ` CHRISTMAS PAGEANT An intergenerational Christmas Pageant entitled: ‘A Simple Christmas Pageant’ will be held Sunday, December 21st during worship. Non-speaking roles for the Nativity scene, animals, angels and shepherds are needed. December 7th and 14th Rehearsals after Church. Contact: Cherie Downing. ` CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE DECEMBER 24 at 7 P.M. The Worship Committee thanks all of you who helped us make the decision about the timing of the Christmas Eve service by completing the survey on Church Calender December 2014 Sunday: 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:15 am 9:45 am 10:00 am 11:15 am Worship Service Wesleyan Singers Pastor’s Prayer Circle Youth Choir Rehearsal Worship and Sunday School Coffee and Conversation Monday, December 1st CHURCH CONFERENCE 6:00 p.m. SPRC 7:00 p.m. Church Conference 1:30 p.m. Auburn Art Club 5:30 p.m. Solutions Group 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 178 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir 7:00 p.m. Serenity Group 7:30 p.m. AA/Alanon Tuesday, December 2nd 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1606 5 Wednesday, December 3rd 7:15 a.m. Rotary Breakfast 6:00 p.m. Private Men’s Group 6:00 p.m. Wesleyan Singers Thursday, December 4th 10:00 a.m. Faith Journey 11:30 a.m. Outreach Committee 6:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 121 6:00 p.m. Cub Scout Den 2 6:00 p.m. Cub Scout Wolf 6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Bears 6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Den 1 7:00 p.m. Church Council Friday, December 5th 10:15 a.m. Music Together 5:45 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 111 Saturday, December 6th 7:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast 2:00 p.m. Christmas Concert 7:00 p.m. Christmas Concert Sunday, December 7th 8:30 a.m. Worship 11:30 a.m. Nurture Committee 11:30 a.m. Pageant Costume Fittings 12:30 p.m. Advent Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Norma’s Piano Recital 6:00 p.m. Private Men’s Group Monday, December 8th 5:30 p.m. Solutions Group 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir 7:00 p.m. Serenity Group 7:30 p.m. AA/Alanon Tuesday, December 9th 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1606 Wednesday, December 10th BEACON DEADLINE 7:15 a.m. Rotary Breakfast 5:15 p.m. River Valley Girl Scouts 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1606 Private Men’s Group Wesleyan Singers Thursday, December 11th 10:00 a.m. Faith Journey 6:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 121 6:00 p.m. Cub Scout Den 2 6:00 p.m. Cub Scout Wolf 6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Bears 6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Den 1 Friday, December 12th 10:15 a.m. Music Together Workshop 5:45 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 111 Saturday, December 13th 1:30 p.m. Paint Party Sunday, December 14th 8:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Finance Committee 11:30 a.m. Pageant Rehearsal 12:00 p.m. UMW Christmas Tea 12:30 p.m. Advent Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Private Men’s Group Monday, December 15th 5:30 p.m. Solutions Group 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 178 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir 7:00 p.m. Serenity Group 7:30 p.m. AA/Alanon Tuesday, December 16th 1:30 p.m. Naomi Circle 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1606 6:30 p.m. Ruth Circle Wednesday, December 17th 7:15 a.m. Rotary Breakfast 6:00 p.m. Preschool Christmas Pageant 6:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 121 Committee 6:00 p.m. Private Men’s Group 6:00 p.m. Wesleyan Singers 6 Thursday, December 18th 10:00 a.m. Faith Journey 5:00 p.m. SPRC 6:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 121 7:00 p.m. Trustee Committee Friday, December 19th 5:45 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 111 Saturday, December 20th 2:00 p.m. Mitch and Friends Concert Sunday, December 21st - Pageant 8:30 a.m. Worship 11:30 a.m. Mission Committee 12:30 p.m. Advent Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Private Men’s Group Monday, December 22nd 5:30 p.m. Solutions Group 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir 7:00 p.m. Serenity Group 7:30 p.m. AA/Alanon Tuesday, December 23rd 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1606 Wednesday, December 24th – Christmas Eve 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Candlelight Thursday, December 25th MERRY CHRISTMAS! CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED Friday, December 26th CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED – NO ACTIVITIES Saturday, December 27th NO ACTIVITIES Sunday, December 28th - Jackie on Vacation 6:00 p.m. Private Men’s Group Monday, December 29th – Jackie Vacation 5:30 p.m. Solutions Group 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Serenity Group AA/Alanon Tuesday, December 30th – Jackie Vacation No Activities Scheduled Wednesday, December 31st – Jackie Vacation HAPPY NEW YEAR! OFFICE CLOSED FACES OF AUBURN METHODIST CHURCH Maynard and Gladys Chapman 64 Forest Drive Poland, Maine 04274 998-5331 On June 21, 1944, up in Maine’s roof top, a son was born to Judson Chapman (born in 1920) -- a farmer and a carpenter -- and to Harriet Hathaway Chapman (born in 1921) -- a home maker. The new baby was named Maynard Galen Chapman. This new addition to the Chapman family was destined to affect all of us reading this today. During Maynard’s youth growing up on a farm in northern Maine, at six years of age he began to earn his own money by picking potatoes to help buy new clothes necessary for the beginning of the school year. As he grew up, he worked delivering the Bangor Daily News (a beginning move up the ladder of success) and also by working in the local movie theater, where he mastered all the jobs that needed to be done, the most pleasurable he found to be that of popping the popcorn. Maynard’s formal education consisted of grades K-6 at Teague Park Elementary School in Caribou, grade 7 at Caribou Junior High School, and grades 8-12 at Caribou High School. He graduated in 1962, and immediately joined the Marine Corp, serving his country for four years, an accomplishment we all thank him for. On returning home from his stint in the Marines, he 7 began working in a tire retread plant. He soon moved on and sold furniture for the next eight years. After trying that he decided to move on again, next working 14 years for Hall and Knight Distributors. His final full time position was with Down East Food Distributors. He retired from that position in 2007 after having worked since the age of six. But, did he really stop working? You know the answer: Absolutely not! You now see him doing many jobs around the church, keeping him busy and out of Gladys’ hair. However, he is frequently seen assisting Gladys in her many endeavors working for her church. Maynard is also for hire in assisting his church family in need of help around their homes. Gladys was born to Merle S. Merrill and Marjorie Parsons Merrill in Lewiston (CMG) on July 14, 1942. Her father, Merle, was born in 1911. Her mother, Marjorie, was born in Monmouth in 1915. Merle ran a furniture store (Merrands) in Turner and was mayor of Auburn. Marjorie was a teacher (a profession that seems to run in the family). Gladys attended grades K-6 at Lake Street School and grades 7-9 at Webster Junior High School. She went to Edward Little High School and graduated in 1960. After high school, Gladys went on to Gorham State Teachers College for two years and to Bliss College for one year. Her formal post high school education was interrupted for a short while when she had a full time position teaching, even though she did not yet have her degree. There was a desperate need for teachers at that time. After completing the course work needed to get a B.S. degree in education, she graduated from the University of Maine, Orono. Gladys’s many money-making endeavors consisted of babysitting (at $0.50 an hour), working at The Miramar Tea Room in West Auburn and at Pineland Hospital in Pownal (working with special needs children). Gladys went on to teach grades 2, 3, 4, and 7 both in Auburn and in Turner. After retiring from teaching, she became the Christian Education Director for ten years at our church -- with Maynard’s support -- and loved every minute of it. I went on to ask some more questions -- a little more personal -- the answers to which proved to be very interesting. I wanted to know how Maynard (way up in Caribou), met Gladys (way down in Auburn). Gladys has a very special friend, Barbara Hardison, who wanted to make a weekend trip to Caribou to visit her folks. She asked Gladys to go with her. At first Gladys was not too keen on going, yet finally she gave in and off to Caribou they went, a weekend that proved to change both of their lives. During that first trip to Caribou, Gladys and Barbara discovered out what happens in Caribou on Friday nights when the businesses close and the street lights come on. It seemed the favorite activity in Caribou was for the youth to get reacquainted with each other. You might ask, how did they manage to do that? They got into their cars and drove around the Caribou area, stopping side by side at parking lots and parking areas. They would chat for a while and move on to another area where they would chat some more. After the first weekend of getting to know Caribou, Gladys was introduced to a happy, energetic and interesting young man who just happened to strike her fancy. As time progressed they found that they enjoyed each other’s company very much. The following weekend turned into a trip south for Maynard, and later, one north for Gladys. Maynard did not care what the weather was for a weekend, he just headed south regardless; he was on a mission. The first time he met her family, Gladys’s father told her he liked him. Her mother told him she would cook him a meal he would never forget, which she did. Her famous biscuits that always came out four inches high were the talk of the town. What happened? That first night when she really wanted to impress this young man who had won Gladys’s heart, the biscuits failed her. They only rose about one inch. What happened? Oh, no! . . . she had forgotten to put the baking powder in. No matter, Maynard, being so very enamored with Gladys, didn’t even notice and ate several of them, commenting on how good they were. In 1967 Gladys got a diamond and they married on December 23, 1967, at the Park Ave. Methodist Church. They left immediately for Florida and headed directly into a storm that stopped them in Portland. They weathered the storm for a few days and then 8 decided to just go back home to Auburn where they moved into their apartment above Gladys’s parents. Maynard and Gladys have two daughters and three grandchildren. Shelly was born on Feb.1, 1969 and Sarah was born May 1, 1973. Shelly graduated from Farmington State Teachers College with a B.S. in Education and a Masters in Administration. She taught science at Edward Little High School then after many years she moved on to Curriculum Advisor for Auburn She and her husband, Todd, who is a former teacher, have one daughter named Hannah. that everyone needs to find their own niche in life -and in the church! -- and help carry the load. She likes to make people happy, an endeavor she succeeds in. She feels blessed to have so many people willing to help her with church activities. Thank you to two very interesting and hardworking members of our church for sharing some interesting highlights of their life story. Marilyn Rice December Celebrations!! Sarah graduated from Edward Little High School and Springfield College with a B.S. in Education and a Masters in Physical Education. She taught in Turner and now teaches Physical Education in Auburn. She and her husband, Christian, have two children, Alissa and Alex. They are the two beautiful red heads you probably have seen at the church. Maynard and his family were never church goers, so he was first introduced to attending when he married Gladys. Now, Maynard never misses being present at the church, diligently working for it. Gladys has helped her church for many years, doing every job except serving on the finance committee. She has served as Christian Education Director, head of the church pre-school and wedding and funeral director. She has been active in the UMW and Ruth Circle, along with her mother, when she was alive. You can see Gladys in the kitchen for various events in the church. Maynard likes to golf in his spare time. Gladys likes to be around people, as she is a “People Person.” Maynard loves Gladys’s French onion soup and her Swiss chicken, a meal that makes both of them happy. December Birthdays: 1 Becky Skilling 2 Tom Mower Thomas Petit 3 Don Nason 4 Jay Turner 9 Jonathan Damon 10 Kim Visbaras 11 Russ Peppe 13 Kelsey Nicolas Jim Sargent 14 Marjorie Arnold 17 Lisa Gould Brayden Walter Beaule 19 Kelly Higgins Marissa Zink 20 David Waters 22 Susan Allison 23 Barry Skilling 25 David Sargent Beverley Heath 26 Carol Anne McFadden 28 Reggie DeRocher 29 Lincoln Hayes Kim Humphrey Jeanie Sasser 30 December Anniversaries: Tim and Nancy Lander Don and Billie Linscott Maynard and Gladys Chapman Tom and Libby Reichard John and Wendy Mitchell David and Betty Young Many Happy Returns of the Day! They would like to see everyone in the church contribute to make it the best it can be. Gladys feels 9 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 439 PARK AVENUE AUBURN, MAINE 04210 CHANGE SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID AUBURN, MAINE 04210 PERMIT NO. 9 REQUESTED The United Methodist Church of Auburn is an inter generational Christian Community whose mission is to embody Christ's love through a commitment to serve God by fulfilling the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of our congregation and of our local and global communities. 10
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