Welcoming Word
April 2015 Monthly Newsletter Issue of
The Barrington United Methodist Church
Dear Fellow-travelers,
As we enter into the days of Holy Week and Easter, we are going up to Jerusalem with the Lord
focusing our awareness upon the Cross. Lent, especially Holy Week, challenges us to re-build the
relationship between our lives and the life, suffering, death, and finally the resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
Each one of us experiences anxiety, fear, powerlessness, pain, sickness, uncertainty, and the death
of a beloved one. These experiences are the reminders that our lives are limited. And somewhere
in the future each of us is the unknown time, place, and circumstance of our own death. All of these
seriously invite us to meditate upon the implications of suffering and death in our own lives and
their relationship to Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection. In other words, our human condition
presses us to think about the ultimate meaning of our existence.
However, we sometimes seem to overlook the struggle of Jesus and think that Jesus went to His
suffering and death in a very unfeeling way. We think that the crucifixion was simply something
Jesus had to do in order to accomplish the work of redemption. When we take this attitude, we are
ignoring the true meaning of His passion. We miss the full importance and impact of the death and
resurrection of Christ Jesus.
If you have missed Lenten journey up to now, that’s fine. But I truly, truly suggest that you give
serious thought to the meaning of Holy Week, a deepening and a renewal of your personal
relationship with the Lord through your honest and humble evaluation of your need for conversion
before the Lord. If we do not participate in His final steps to the
Cross, the Easter would not become our story, and the Risen Christ
would not be the source of our Hope and Joy.
I would encourage you prayerfully be with the Lord in Holy Week, at
the Last Supper table, the Garden of Gethsemane, and the Cross. You
may witness the Empty Tomb, and finally encounter with the Risen
Lord.
Prayerfully in the Lord,
Moo
Easter Eggs/Candy:
BUMC Easter
Resurrection Service :
Come to worship with us on Easter Morning at
9:00 AM at Barrington UMC and hear lively,
celebratory music featuring our choir! Please
come and enjoy the Easter message of hope
and enjoy lively music as we gather to celebrate
Christ’s resurrection. We will have Sunday
school during worship (nursery through age 8)
and include the Easter story, craft, and our traditional Easter Egg Hunt. Join us after worship
for Luther’s famous monkey bread!
There is also an Easter Ecumenical Sunrise
Service (Easter Morning—April 5th) at
Osamequin Bird Sanctuary at 6:20 AM.
All are welcome to attend.
If you would
like to
schedule a
visitation,
please call
either the
Church Office
or Rev. Moo.
We are once again looking for
donations of wrapped candy for the
Easter Egg Hunt (to be held this year
during worship along with an Easter
lesson & craft). There is a basket on
the small table in
Fellowship Hall for
donations. Thank
you!
Spiritual
Practice of
Meditation
Jodi Boland, a certified
strength trainer, will be our
guest leader at the
Women’s Spirituality
Group meeting on Tuesday, April 7th at
7:00 p.m. Jodi recently completed a Brown
University program on meditation. She will teach
and guide us in different methods of meditation
through breathing and stretching exercises. These
meditation exercises can be done seated in a chair –
or feel free to bring a yoga mat. Please dress
comfortably and come ready to explore new ways of
meditation!
Mobile Loaves
& Fishes (MLF)
Opportunities:
Setting up crews for each run
Keeping track of grocery
inventory
Grocery shopping
We Share Hope—Ordering/pick up for bread
Milk ordering/pick up
Maintaining clothes closet/sorting
Packing bins for each run
Preparing & overseeing PB & J team
Recycling after prep
If you are able to assist in any of these areas, please
contact Faythe Herdrich or Allen Scott. Thank you to all
who help maintain this ongoing ministry!
Items Needed: We currently do not need any more
winter clothing at this time, however sweatshirts
(men’s and women’s) are always in demand as well as
travel-sized toiletries.
Thank you for your time, donations, & support!
Friday, April 10th at
Noon at BUMC in
Fellowship Hall
Please join us to share some good
food with your friends and church family.
RSVP to Regina (401) 245-2385 and let
us know if you need a ride. In honor of
World Malaria Day on April 25th,
goodwill donations from the luncheon will
benefit Imagine No Malaria.
The people of the New England
Conference of The United Methodist
Church are unified in the fight against this
preventable killer through Imagine No
Malaria. Across the denomination, we are
putting our faith into action to end
preventable deaths from malaria in Africa,
especially those of children and mothers.
Achieving that goal requires an
integrated strategy against the disease.
What began as Nothing But Nets in 2006,
has become a comprehensive, life-saving
ministry – Imagine No Malaria – that aims
to empower the people of Africa to
overcome the burden of malaria. We in
the New England Conference are part of
this effort to eradicate a killer.
Our goal in the New England
Annual Conference is to save 150,000
lives by raising $1.5 million for Imagine
No Malaria. As of January 2015: We
have raised $700,000and saved 70,000
lives! Our United Methodist Foundation
of New England has established a $50,000
Matching Challenge for gifts made
to Imagine No Malaria from April to June
2015. For more information and updates
about Imagine No Malaria in the New
England Conference, visit:
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/928
The Talking Centipede
Spring Basic Lay
Speaking (Lay Servant) Course:
A Basic Lay Speaking (Servant) Course is
being offered at Wesley United Methodist
Church, 55 Woodland Street, Lincoln, RI on
April 11th and 18th. The instructors, Jerry
Leach and Dan Genannt are great, and you
will find the course interesting and fruitful.
If you are interested, please register by
April 7th.
Dates: Saturday, April 11th and 18th
(need to attend both days)
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm (bring a lunch)
Instructors: Jerry Leach and Dan Genannt
Registration Fee: $25.00 (includes the
book) For the Kindle or Nook version, the
Registration Fee is $10.00.
If you would like the registration form and/
or the link for the Kindle or Nook version,
please email Kim Whynacht at: [email protected]
Blessings,
Debbie Humm
A single guy decided life would be
more fun if he had a pet. So he went to
the pet store and told the owner that he
wanted to buy an unusual pet. After
some discussion, he finally bought a
talking centipede, (100-legged
bug), which came in a little white
box to use for his house. He took the
box back home, found a good spot for
the box, and decided he would start
off by taking his new pet to church with
him.
So he asked the centipede in the
box, "Would you like to go to church
with me today? We will have a good
time.” But there was no answer from
his new pet. This bothered him a
bit, but he waited a few minutes and
then asked again, "How about going to
church with me and receive blessings?"
But again, there was no answer from
his new friend and pet. So he waited a
few minutes more, thinking about the
situation. The guy decided to invite the
centipede one last time. This time
he put his face up against the
centipede's house and shouted, "Hey, in
there! Would you like to go to church
with me and learn about God?
This
time, a
little
voice came
out of the
box,
"I heard
you the
first
time! I'm
putting my
shoes on!"
Barrington
United
Methodist
Church Events
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
Sat
4
6:00 PM Potluck
10 AM—3 PM
Supper at First
Sanctuary Open for
UMC (25 Church Personal Prayer &
Street) followed by
Reflection
Joint Church
Tenebrae Service
at 7:00 PM
5
6
Easter Sunday
7
4:15 PM
Daisies
6:20 AM
Ecumenical Service
at Osamaquin Bird
Sanctuary
8
9
6-7:30 PM
Brownie Troop
10
7:15 PM
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 PM
Women’s
Spirituality Group
“Spiritual Practice
of Meditation”
9:00 AM Easter
Worship Service at
BUMC with
Communion;
Sunday school for
kids after
Children’s
Moments including
Easter story, craft,
and egg hunt
11
12:00 PM
Fellowship
Luncheon at
BUMC
After Worship:
Luther’s famous
monkey bread in
Fellowship Hall
12
13
14
4:15 PM
Daisies
19
20
15
6-7:30 PM
Brownie Troop
21
23
1:00 PM
PB& J Team
1:00 PM
PB& J Team
4:00 PM MLF
Food Prep/Run
4:00 PM
MLF Food
Prep/Run
7:15 PM
Choir Rehearsal
26
10:15 AM
Mobile Loaves &
Fishes Food
Prep/Run
27
28
4:15 PM
Daisies
29
7:00 PM
Barrington
Emmaus
Fellowship
17
18
24
25
7:15 PM
Choir Rehearsal
22
4:15 PM
Daisies
16
30
6:00 PM
Den Meeting for
Cub Scouts
7:15 PM
Choir Rehearsal
Welcoming Word
April 2015
Barrington United Methodist Church
Rev. Byungmoo Lee
230 Washington Road
Barrington, RI 02806
Office Hours:
Administrator: Monday — Friday: 10 am—2 pm
Pastor: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 am—1 pm;
by appointment
Sunday Worship Service: 9:00 AM
Phone: 401-245-2385
Parsonage: 401-247-9702
Church: [email protected]
Pastor: [email protected]
Church Website: www.bumcri.org
Facebook: Barrington Umc
Lovingly mailed with prayers and blessings to: