There are a number of ways to stay connected to the larger United Methodist ministries in our great state. The conference has been working on improving our ability to communicate and be in ministry together. Here are a few options for you use to stay connected…
All United Methodists across the conference are encouraged to get on the e-Aurora distribution list to receive the weekly newsletter of conference happenings. See the archive of past issues at http://www.alaskaumc.org/eaurora-newsletters or send an email to umc@gci.net to add your name to the e-Aurora mailing list to get it delivered to your inbox.
Visit Conference Superintendent Dave Beckett’s personal blog at http://www.davesdibble.blogspot.com/
Posted by admin at 5:13 pm on December 29th, 2009.
Categories: Announcements.
The presents have all been opened. The thank yous wait to be written.
The tree is a little bit droopy and the fridge is full of leftovers.
The children have already gone through one set of batteries and the best of the Christmas cookies have already been eaten.
It would appear that Christmas is over.
But Christmas isn’t over… it’s just beginning!
Christmas is more than a day that comes along once a year… it is a way of seeing the world! Let us worship the incarnate God as we gather to proclaim the news: God comes to God’s people, today and forever!
Posted by admin at 9:52 pm on December 26th, 2009.
Categories: Worship Bits.
Christmas 1 sermon
December 27, 2009, Seward and Moose Pass UMCs
Luke 2
Listen to the sermon… click here!
With thanks to comedian Stephen Wright for inspiration, here’s a list of things that make you wonder…
- If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happen if you strap toast on the back of a cat and dropped it?
- When manufacturers who make Styrofoam, get a big order, what do they ship it in?
- Sponges grow in the ocean. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen.
- If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
- What’s another word for Thesaurus? More… »
Posted by admin at 9:49 pm on December 26th, 2009.
Categories: Sermons.
Christmas is Not Just For Kids!
December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve sermon on audio…
When I was little, we moved from Cincinnati to Southern California. I remember when relatives from the Midwest would come to visit and we would take them to the beach, the children would run immediately into the waves, but the grownups would stand and look out at the vastness of the Pacific Ocean and just stare in wonder, attempting to comprehend the immensity of God’s creation. More… »
Posted by admin at 9:13 am on December 26th, 2009.
Categories: Sermons.
