Winthrop United Methodist Church

November 2015

M E S S E N G E R

Dear Saints,

Yesterday, I was raking my lawn for the last time this year and I noticed the many

crabapples clinging to our leaf-barren tree in the front yard. Later that day I was in the gro-

cery store and I noticed several small children clinging to their mothers as they attempted to

do their shopping. The connections began to fire in my brain about how similar the two

were. First it is only when the apple falls from the tree that it has the ability to grow into a

new tree. The same is true with our children, as they begin to pull away they begin to grow

into their own unique self. Many times these wonderings start off with small separations

from their protective parents as they begin to explore their world. As they grow, the separa-

tions become larger and take on new forms, many causing anxiety not only for the children

but also for their parents. How many of us have heard the screams of a child who wondered

off too far in the department or grocery store or for that matter how many of us have experi-

enced or seen the panic of a parent who can’t find a child?

Our relationship with God mirrors these earthly relationships in many ways. A couple

of weeks ago I preached on the blind Bartimaeus and how he cried out to Jesus; “Son of Da-

vid, have mercy on me!” and in response Jesus calls out to Bartimaeus and asks “What do

you want me to do for you?”

In our spiritual journeys we often seek independence from God and find ourselves in

dark and scary places. I can only imagine how it saddens God when we venture into these

dark places. In those times we need to remember, as prodigal sons and daughters, all we

have to do is call out to Jesus – to turn and shout to the Lord – and he will do for us the same

as he did for Bartimaeus. He will give us the insight and strength to lead us out of those dark

places and back into the loving arms of our God. A place where we learn to love God and to

love people.

Blessings,

Pastor Ned

Below are the scripture

readings from the

Revised Common Lectionary

All Saints Day, November 1

Isaiah 25:6-9

Psalm 24

Revelation 21:1-6a

John 11:32-44

Week of November 1:

Ruth 1:1-18

Psalm 146

Hebrews 9:11-14

Mark 12:28-34

Week of November 8:

Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17

Psalm 126 or Psalm 42

Hebrews 9:24-28

Mark 12:38-44

Week of November 15:

I Samuel 1:4-20

I Samuel 2:1-10 or Psalm 113

Hebrews 10:11-25

Mark 13:1-8

Week of November 22:

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Psalm 132:1-12

Revelation 1:4b-8

John 18:33-37

Thanksgiving Day, November 26:

Joel 2:21-27

Psalm 125

I Timothy 2:1-7

Matthew 6:25-33

Week of November 29 - 1st Sunday of Advent:

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Psalm 25:1-10

I Thessalonians 3:9-13

Luke 21:25-36

Attention Knitters

and Crochet-ers!

Join our Prayer Shawl Ministry at

WINTHROP UMC! Let's see how many beautiful,

warm, and comforting prayer shawls, lap and baby

blankets we can create to pass out to folks in need

of a "HUG FROM GOD" and from our church fam-

ily. EVERYONE is welcome to join in. If you

need yarn and/or help in getting started, contact

Shelley Gearheart, 377-7815.

Mitten Challenge

Thank you to everyone who participated in the

Mitten Challenge, our effort to provide handmade

mittens for the Tabitha’s Closet Christmas givea-

way on December 12, 2015. Please

bring your finished mittens to the

church no later than Sunday, Decem-

ber 6th. Please be sure to include your

name with your donation. Thank you.

Medical Devices Ministry

Do you or someone you know have a

temporary need for a medical device? Our church

has a lending program that might help. We have a

supply of donated crutches, canes, walkers, wheel-

chairs, shower chairs, etc. that people can use when

they are recovering at home from an injury, surgery,

or other medical issue. Please see Chris O’Connell

or make your request at the church office. If we

have it, we’d love to have you use it.

VISITATION REMINDER: Pastor Ned is

available to all parishioners for hospital,

nursing home and home visits. Please call

the church office or his cell phone for any

visitation need.

Veteran’s Day Luncheon

The WUMC Blessings Team is

proud to announce that we are hold-

ing our first Veteran's Day Luncheon on Wednes-

day,

November 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.in our

Fellowship Hall. All church family veterans and

their families are welcome to come and enjoy a

buffet lunch in your honor.

On this Veterans Day, let us remember the

service of our veterans. These brave men and

women are the reason for the words "In God we

Trust".

“The willingness of America’s veterans to

sacrifice for our country has earned them our

lasting gratitude.”

WUMC Christmas Ornaments

for Sale!

Our church is so blessed to have

had local artist, John Holub, capture the

light of our church in a lovely watercolor. We have

for sale various renditions of this painting, includ-

ing 2½” square porcelain ornaments perfect for

hanging on your Christmas tree! Or perhaps you’d

want to give one as a gift! The ornaments are $6

each.

There are also large prints of the artwork - matted

versions are $55 and unmated are $35 as well as

packages of notecards for $10. If you are interest-

ed in purchasing any of these, contact Barbara in

the church office or Judy Johnston (441-9471)

Father, we could never thank our military men

and women enough for their courageous service

and sacrifice to our country and its people. Yet to-

day we lift up our voices to express gratefulness

and honor to these military troops both from the

past and present. Show us ways in our communi-

ties, churches, and families to thank and love them

better. Keep and protect these heroes and their fam-

ilies, in the powerful name of Jesus.

Organ Donation Sabbath

November 15, 2015, is designated

Organ Donation Sabbath. The Social Principals of

the United Methodist Church affirm organ and tis-

sue donations are “…acts of charity, agape love,

and self-sacrifice. We recognize the life-giving

benefits of organ and other tissue donation and en-

courage all people of faith to become organ and

tissue donors…” Won’t you prayerfully consider

being an organ or tissue donor?

Sundays: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages

10:00 a.m. Worship Services ~~~~~~~~~~~

Mondays: 7:00 p.m. AA and Al-anon Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m. CODA Chorus

Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. Lectionary Study Thursdays: 3:30-5 p.m. Handbells Practice

6:30 p.m. Choir Practice Fridays: 6:00a.m. Dawn Patrol

2nd & 4th Saturdays: 8:00a.m. Tabitha’s Closet - 72 Main St.

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Tues., Nov. 3 - 11:30 a.m. Blessings Team meeting

Thurs., Nov. 5 - 12 Noon - Tabitha’s Closet meeting

7:00 p.m.- Trustees meeting

Wed., Nov. 11 - 7:00 p.m. Church Council meeting

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2015 Christmas Pageant at

WUMC

Winthrop United Methodist

Church will present its 2015 Christmas

Pageant on Sunday, December 20th at the 10:00

AM service. This year’s production is entitled

“The Midwife’s Story,” and it tells the story of the

Nativity from the perspective of the midwife who

helped bring Jesus into the world. The play has a

few speaking parts and many non-speaking parts

for shepherds, angels, and animals. Youth singers

are VERY MUCH NEEDED; you don’t have to be

a member of the youth choir to sing in the pageant.

The pageant will also include some simple danc-

ing. Rehearsals for the children and youth will

begin on Sunday, November 29th, at 8:45 AM, and

will continue for the following two Sundays. A

dress rehearsal and pizza party will be held on a

date to be announced (probably Friday evening,

December 18th.) Hopefully, all our young people

will participate and please, bring a friend! FMI,

see Barbara Hamblin.

Treasurer’s Report for November

Thank you for your continued financial

support for the operating budget and

mission projects of the church. Pledge and plate

income is coming in very well and is just a little

under budget through the month of September.

Please review your commitment to the budget as

we quickly approach the end of the year. Overall

expenses are in line with budget projections and

we are very grateful for a positive balance. Also,

the 72 Main St. is maintaining a positive cash flow

with a consistent tenant and income that covers the

monthly building costs.

Thank you!

Jeff Toothaker

Treasurer

Thanksgiving Prayer

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food, For love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Charge Conference

The 2015 Charge Conference

for Winthrop United Methodist Church is scheduled

for Tuesday, December 8, at 6:30 PM. A “charge”

includes one or more local churches; in the case

of WUMC, the charge is comprised of one church

only.) The “charge conference” is composed of all

members of the Church Council and meets at least

once a year. Usually, the District Superintendent

presides; in 2015, Rev. Joseph Chamberland will be

presiding at WUMC. At WUMC, the charge confer-

ence will vote to designate the meeting as a “church

conference,” thus conferring participating and voting

privileges on all church members. Everyone is en-

couraged to attend.

Volunteer Opportunity!

LEND A HELPING HAND & A SMILE!

Brrr! As old man winter is slowly approaching,

many seniors find themselves homebound and

alone. Enrich a seniors live by investing a few

hours a week to an isolated senior through a friendly

visit, a ride to the grocery store, or a phone call. If

you are interested in becoming a volunteer or are a

senior in need please contact the SEARCH program

- Lynn Kidd (207)530-0137/lkidd@ccmaine.org.

Books for Advent Reading

Your library at Winthrop

United Methodist Church has

many selections for your reading

pleasure as we enter into this Advent season. "The

Glory of Christmas" was written by Charles Swin-

doll, Max Lucado and Charles Coleson as they re-

flect on what Christmas means to them. We also

have many Advent study booklets such as: "When

Heaven Touches the Earth" by Rob Webber, which

is based on the second chapter of the book of Luke

where the angels told the shepherds of the birth of

Jesus. Music is the topic of the book called "The

Scriptures Sing of Christmas" by Ellsworth Kalas

which recalls the song of Mary, the music of the an-

gels which the shepherds heard and the song in the

heart of Simeon when he met his Savior, the baby

Jesus. "Not A Silent Night" by Adam Hamilton

looks at Christmas as Mary, the Mother of Jesus

may have experienced it. We have a book by James

Moore called "Won't You Let Him In?" as well as

one by Cheryl Kurk-Duggan called "Mary Had a

Baby" which reflects on African Spirituals. Many of

you are familiar with Rick Warren's book "The Pur-

pose Driven Life". We have his book "The Purpose

of Christmas" which has a DVD to go with it. These

are just some of the books you may want to explore

as the days grown cold and the daylight gets shorter.

We also have plenty of books of fiction, as well as

books for children of all ages. Come in and let your

church library surprise you today!

Jan Leighton

UMW Christmas Brunch

Mark your calendars! The UMW

Christmas party and potluck brunch will be

held Tuesday, December 8th from 10 - 12

noon in Fellowship Hall. There will be a

Yankee gift swap and a collection for the

Winthrop area food bank. This party is open to ALL

women of the church. Please come and celebrate

Christmas with us. Questions? See Karin True.

This year TABITHA’S CHRISTMAS CLOSET will be held on

Saturday, December 12th from 9 to 12 noon in Fellowship Hall.

Wonder Awhile Nursery School will donate leftover items from their Christmas Fair on December 5, and if

you have toys (new ones are especially needed) or children’s books, we would appreciate your donation and

can even pick them up if needed.

On that day we also will be open at TABITHA’S CLOSET at 72 Main Street, so volunteers will be

needed at both locations that day. Last year we were very busy at both locations. We could actually have

used more help because some volunteers worked both events.

For Tabitha’s Christmas Closet, we will be setting up tables on Thursday, December 10th from 2-4 and

we really could use your help. Can you find a few hours that afternoon to come down to Fellowship Hall and

help set up for Saturday? Friday will be reserved for last minute “tweaking.”

Last year we were all cleaned up by noon on Saturday because so many turned out to help. Hopefully,

we will have the same volunteer effort this year. Many remember the old days when we had clothing and

toys packed into Fellowship Hall because we were not blessed with 72 Main Street and able to have clothing

year round. Those days were a DAZE!

CODA CHORUS has two Christmas concerts that same day at Hope Baptist Church (one at 3:00, the

other at 7:00) and many of us want to attend (or are singing.) With many volunteers, we will be finished in

time to attend and not be exhausted! So many hands make light work. Come feel that Christmas spirit: It is

a wonderful way to celebrate the season of giving and caring. So many are so grateful!

Call Sue Phillips (462-9400) with questions and suggestions are always welcome. There will be a sign

up sheet coming soon. And remember, we can pick up any donations you might have if it helps you because

it helps us! If a few of our generous church members who would like to donate samples of food or drinks

for Saturday, we would so appreciate it and share it with our volunteers at both locations.

Oh but wait…there’s more!

We have received another grant in the amount of $2,500 from the Mid Maine Machine Foundation!

Praise God! This helps so much with the costs of running this wonder ministry and because of it, our

church has not had to provide much funding. Another Thank God and Praise God!

We have a beautiful new donations shed that makes it very easy for people to drop off their donations

and for us to get them out. A special thanks goes to Ned for organizing the Mechuwana Missions teams

for the construction, it was so needed.

We offered Halloween costumes this year, a big hit and even donated some of them to the nursing

homes for the staff and residents to dress up and enjoy the “holiday.”

Jill is in hopes of having a few more volunteers for Tuesday and Friday sorting. Can you find a few

hours in your week to help as it takes many hands. Even a few hours a month would help as we have

many donations to sort through.

We have received a generous donation of lots of new stuffed animals for Tabitha’s Christmas Closet,

and many new backpacks to be offered next year during our Free School Supplies give-away.

WARMEST WISHES (our wish list)

We are working on getting more warm clothing out as winter is approaches. We have had more requests

than we have inventory for warm boots, blankets, sheets of all sizes, men’s jeans and of course, warm coats.

Please check your closets!

FYI, Tabitha’s Closet will not be open Saturday, December 26th to allow our volunteers a much-deserved

break. After all, Christmas is a season, not a day. A time to reflect on all our blessings: Praise God from

whom all blessings flow…and I’d like to add: “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful”! Sue Phillips

Two months into our 2015-2016 classes, we are

enjoying several new Christian Education classes

and curricula. Children through grade 4 are in a

One-Room Sunday school, sharing a Bible story

and a short video, some science, arts and crafts, and

even drama and play. Their “Deep Blue” curricu-

lum offers a free app from Cokesbury called “Deep

Blue Adventures.” This app includes the week’s

video, games for the kids, and information for fam-

ilies. The youth meet with Amy and Mike Dolan

for deeper Bible study, “Eggs and Issues,” and out-

reach/mission activities.

On November 11 the youth will help at the Win-

throp Food Pantry and at our church’s luncheon

honoring veterans.

Our adult Sunday school class has been study-

ing John Wesley and England of his day in the Ad-

am Hamilton course “Revival.” They rate this

study “Excellent.” Class begins at 8:45 and runs for

1 hour. They enjoy the new large-screen TV in the

Upper Room for the video that summarizes the

chapter they’ve read.

In addition to Sunday classes, we have studies

on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. and Friday morn-

ing at 6 a.m. Jill Howes and Enga Stewart will

share information about Wednesday Lectionary and

Sunday morning study during Advent in this issue

of “The Messenger.”

Lynda Pratt will take over the CE team when I

become a snowbird. I ask you to support her, en-

courage her, and bring your ideas to her while I’m

away.

Sookie Weymouth

Advent

Adult Sunday School

As you know our church family has been pre-

paring an Advent devotional booklet for the 2015

Advent season. The Adult Sunday School Class

will be studying the messages of these devotions for

our Advent Study.

Our meeting dates are November 29, December

6, 13 and 20 at 9 am in the Upper Room. You are

invited to join us for coffee and fellowship.

Enga Stewart

Mt. View High School

Chamber Singers

The Mt. View High School

Chamber Singers will present their

annual Christmas performance of “Carols in the

Round” at Winthrop United Methodist Church on

Wednesday, December 16, 2915, at 7:00 PM. This

year the group is celebrating 25 years of performing

“Carols in the Round.” As a matter of fact, Choir

Director Michelle Chick is an alumna of the

group. If you have not yet seen these young people

perform, you are in for an amazing treat; if you

have, you know what we’re talking about! The

concert will be followed by a “Meet and Greet” in

Fellowship Hall where light refreshments will be

served. This is a free event; a free-will offering will

be taken to help defray the singers’ travel

costs. Once you have heard the hauntingly beauti-

ful music produced by the Mt. View Chamber Sing-

ers, you will probably want to make their perfor-

mance a holiday tradition. This event is proudly

sponsored by the Worship Team of WUMC.

"To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in

everything He has given us -- and He has given

us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of

His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for

it brings with it immense graces from Him." - Thomas Merton (Thoughts on Solitude)

“Don’t Know Much About”…

Squanto?

Born circa 1580 near Plymouth,

Massachusetts, Squanto, also known as Tisquantum,

is best remembered for serving as an interpreter and

guide for the Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth in the

1620s. Historians know little about Squanto's life. A

Patuxet Indian, Squanto is believed to have been

captured as a young man along the Maine coast in

1605 by Captain George Weymouth, who had been

commissioned by Plymouth Company owner Sir

Ferdinando Gorges to explore the coast of Maine

and Massachusetts, and reportedly captured Squan-

to, along with four Penobscots, because he thought

his financial backers in Britain might want to see

some Indians.

Weymouth brought Squanto and the other Indi-

ans to England, where Squanto lived with Ferdinan-

do Gorges, who taught him English and hired him to

be an interpreter and guide. Now fluent in English,

Squanto returned to his homeland in 1614 with Eng-

lish explorer John Smith, possibly acting as a guide,

but was captured again by another British explorer,

Thomas Hunt, and sold into slavery in Spain.

Squanto escaped, lived with monks for a few years,

and eventually returned to North America in 1619,

only to find his entire Patuxet tribe dead from small-

pox. He went to live with the nearby Wampanoags.

In 1621, Squanto was introduced to the Pilgrims

at Plymouth, and subsequently acted as an interpret-

er between Pilgrim representatives and Wampanoag

Chief Massasoit. In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims

and Wampanoags celebrated the first Thanksgiving

after reaping a successful crop. The following year,

Squanto deepened the Pilgrims' trust by helping

them find a lost boy, and assisted them with plant-

ing and fishing.

Pumpkin Butter

This recipe was shared with members

of the Christian Ed Team by Christina Kennedy in

November, 2007. Christina served it to the team by

pouring some of it over a block of cream cheese and

providing Ritz Social Whole Wheat crackers. Deli-

cious!

1 (29 oz.) can pumpkin puree, approx. 3½ cups

¾ cup apple juice

2 tsp. ground ginger

½ tsp. ground cloves

1 1/3 – 1½ cups of brown sugar (depending on

your sweet tooth)

1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

½ tsp. ground nutmeg

Juice of ½ lemon (optional)

Combine pumpkin, apple juice, spices, and sugar in

large saucepan. Stir well; bring mixture to a boil;

reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes or until thick-

ened. Stir frequently. Adjust spices to taste. Stir in

lemon juice if using. Once cool, pumpkin butter can

be kept in an airtight container in Refrigerator.

To Preserve: Spoon hot pumpkin mixture into

hot jars, filling to within ¼ inch from top. Remove

air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal

lids and screw on bands. Process in a boiling water

bath for 10 minutes.

The Harvest Supper ~ a lesson in Christ’s love…

Love God ~ Love People Pastor Ned reminds us of that every Sunday when he shares his message with our

youth and us. We even have a banner on the outside of our church with the same message.

Well, we had the opportunity to do just that; to share our gifts with others in need during the Harvest Supper

held Saturday night, October 17th. I thought I had it all figured out, an exact plate count, how many meals we

served and counting our receipts for this fundraiser. How much food and how many plates ~ praying we would

have enough and making mental notes of the event for next year. But what is it they say, if you want to see God

laugh, tell Him your plans……

We had two genuinely heart-warming circumstances that evening that are worth sharing. Some were there to

be witness to them; many so busy they went unnoticed.

Towards the end of the supper 4 very polite young teenage “men” came through our open front door knowing

that a friend of theirs was inside. They were hungry (what teenage boy isn’t) but as most young people, they did

not have the money to pay for a meal. Pastor Ned graciously invited them in and encouraged them to eat with

their friend, (a girl of course) as we still had plenty to share and of course, there was no charge for their meal. All

Ned knew was that they were hungry and we had the opportunity to feed them. That is what our pastor is and

does in “real time” ~ with “real” people.. Love God ~ Love People. That mantra is what he has encouraged us,

as a caring church family to do, every Sunday and every day.

We filled their plates as we had ample food still on the serving line. They were so appreciative, thankful and

very polite young men. They thanked us over and over again as we served them potatoes, carrots, squash, ham

and all the rest of the fixings we had. A warm “home cooked” meal, feeding their tummies as well as their souls.

Even after they had finished they went out of their way to thank us again for our generosity and caring. Someday

these grateful young men will be husbands and fathers and wouldn’t it be wonderful if, because of our caring

church, they carry on our message and “Pay It Forward” in their Christian lives.

The second incident happened towards the end of the evening. Our lights were on, our doors were still open

and we were all busy doing the hustle and bustle of cleaning up when a clearly-distraught woman in an emotional

crisis came in crying and repeating over and over through her tears, “I need to talk to God!”

Oh my goodness, I thought; the only place I could take her where she could be alone was in the chapel, amidst

the left-over desserts and table top ovens that we were clearing from the serving tables but.... she had an immedi-

ate need and the food tables could wait. I doubt she even noticed them in her state of mind. What she did see

however, was the alter with the kneeling stool and the simple and beautiful cross and flame canvas created by a

previous member, Grace Bagley. Putting just that back on the alter table was an after-thought as we set the room

up and I gently leaned it against the tapestry. We had never set up the alter table during a Harvest Supper before

but it clearly was meant to be. God knows…He knew!

She stayed quite a while, had calmed down after leaving the chapel with people putting their positive loving

energy around her and showing her they cared. So often just listening is the best way to show love. I cannot help

but wonder the “What if’s" What if we were not there that night, what if our lights were not on, what if our doors

were not open and our church not there for her in her time of need? What if, in her desperate state of mind, she

was so distraught she chose a different way to resolve her situation? God put us there.

Although I never met her, I believe Grace Bagley would have been pleased and proud to know that our beauti-

ful chapel was used for our most basic Christian foundation tenet; of serving people. Our Harvest Supper is so

much more than counting plates (as I had planned) but about counting our blessings. It is so much more than

serving food ~ it’s about serving God.

Love God ~ Love People

With and in Christ’s love

everyone is someone

Sue Phillips

“The Upper Room”

Devotional

Have you noticed that we have copies

of the bimonthly devotional called

"The Upper Room" available for you at WUMC?

Each page of this little booklet has a daily Bible

verse, as well as a meditation written by a volun-

teer, followed by a prayer and a thought for the

day. Reading these entries takes only a few

minutes but the messages can be a great way to

start your day. You can find copies at the back of

the sanctuary and on a table outside the library.

The suggested cost is $1.25 per issue but please

take a copy even if you are unable to pay at this

time. "The Upper Room" website also has many

interesting stories and reflections which may be

helpful to you. Please think about taking home a

copy of "The Upper Room"! You may find this

small booklet is a big blessing to you!

WUMC Prayer Chain

Winthrop United Methodist Church

has an electronic prayer chain which

enables instant transmission of prayer requests to a

large number of prayer warriors made up of mem-

bers of the WUMC congregation. If you have a re-

quest, or if you would like to become a prayer war-

rior and be added to the prayer chain, please e-mail

Christina Kennedy, the administrator of the prayer

chain, at ckenny@roadrunner.com.

October has been a very busy month for us at

Wonder Awhile Nursery School. We have had vis-

its from firefighters and police officers. We have

walked to the Library and given cookies to folks

around town. We have been “community helpers”

while setting up tables and chairs for the Harvest

Supper and collected Halloween Candy for folks in

town who love trick-or-treaters to visit, yet might

not be able to afford the candy. Thanks to those of

you who helped us with this effort.

As we look ahead to the next month, we will be

visiting Winthrop Manor, learning about the first

Thanksgiving, and getting ready for the Christmas

Fair. Craft nights are being planned to make crafts

to sell at the Fair.

A special THANKS to all of you who supported

our Village Candle Sale. We truly appreciate your

help in keeping tuition low for our families. Can-

dles will be in before Thanksgiving.

Preorders are being accepted for anyone inter-

ested in purchasing a large wreath to decorate for

Christmas. If you are interested in a wreath, please

contact Jane at WANS or Barbara in the office.

December 5th is the date for this year’s Christ-

mas Fair. We are looking for anyone interested in

making some baked goods, have any gently used

toys to donate to Santa’s Toy Shop, and anyone

interested in volunteering on that Saturday.

Wish list: Gently used picture frames, any

size! Also popcorn kernels, flour, vegetable oil,

napkins, acorns, pinecones, reams of white paper,

BROKEN crayons.

Winthrop United Methodist Church

P.O. Box 136

Winthrop, ME 04364

Church Office Hours: Tuesday—Friday

9 a.m—2 p.m

(207) 377-8620

P.O. Box 136

58 Main Street

Winthrop, ME 04364

Ned S. Crockett - Pastor

Jill Howes - Lay Leader

Barbara Hamblin - Administrative Ass’t

Email: office@winthropumc.org

Pastor Ned: pastor@winthropumc.org

Sunday Worship service

10:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:00a.m.

www.winthropumc.org www.wonderawhile.org

The mission of the Winthrop United Methodist Church is to be a Christian community that invites all people to participate in God’s love.

Our purpose is to live out the mission through nurture, outreach and witness.

2015