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Dear Church Family and Friends,
Worship with us on Sunday at 10 am ET in-person or on YouTube at http://bit.ly/joinpumcyoutube.
Please join us Sunday for our worship service with Pastor Thom Demers and his message But I Say to You.
The Sunday worship stream can be found here at 9:55 am on Sunday: https://youtube.com/live/BXrV4zo2QiM (direct link).
Our scriptures will include Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Matthew 5:21-37.
The Sunday bulletin is available here: https://www.peterboroughumc.org/230212-pumc-order-worship/
FAMILY GAME NIGHT SATURDAY! – Feb 18
Don’t miss out on our first family game night. Saturday, February 18th from 5-7:30. All ages are welcome to come join the fun.
BIBLE STUDY FOR LENT – begins Feb 26
We will begin the bible study He Chose the Nails on Sunday, February 26th after church. This study runs 5 weeks. It will be available both in-person and online. You will need the book to follow this study, please let the office or Pastor Thom know if you would like to join us.
NO PASTOR OFFICE HOURS IN FEBRUARY
Pastor Thom will not be holding office hours through the month of February.
WATCH BISHOP JOHNSON’S INSTALLATION SERVICE
The installation service for Bishop Peggy A. Johnson was held Feb. 2 online via Zoom.
Watch the recording: https://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/bishop-peggy-a-johnsons-installation-service-17297465
JOHN WESLEY’S SERMONS AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Rev. John Wesley was a prolific writer and powerful preacher. His sermons are great teaching tools for people interested in better understanding Methodism. ResourceUMC now has a free database of Wesley’s greatest sermons indexed by number, title and scriptural reference. Read the words of Methodism’s founder and learn more about our unique beliefs and practices.
Learn more: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/topics/history/john-wesley-sermons
COMING SOON: BISHOP JOHNSON’S VIDEO DEVOTIONAL SERIES
Bishop Peggy A. Johnson is creating a Pre-Lenten Devotional series. These short videos can be viewed any time, shown during worship or shared on your church website or social channels. Watch for an email announcement soon. Information will be on the website.
HELP FOR EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS
ATLANTA — Tents, heaters, blankets, warm clothes, ready-to-eat meals and first-aid kits soon will be headed to earthquake survivors in Turkey and northwest Syria through a grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief. The $10,000 solidarity grant will be handled by International Blue Crescent, a longstanding humanitarian partner of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. According to The Associated Press, the quake death toll soared above 7,200 and still was expected to rise.
Read story: https://umcmission.org/umcor-international-latest-responses/
To donate: https://umcmission.org/advance-project/982450/
UPCOMING
Sun 10a Worship service online via YouTube or in-person
Tue-Wed 9a-12 Admin Virtual Office Hours
Thu 9a-12 Admin In-Office Office Hours
Thu 6:30p Choir Practice
Wed 5p-8:30 Pastor Thom Office Hours
*No office hours for Pastor Thom through February
Feb 10 7p Open Mic Night doors open 6:30
Feb 12 8a Free Community Breakfast
Feb 14 6:30p Admin Council Meeting
Feb 18 5p-8 Family Game Night
Feb 20 1:30p Book Group
Feb 22 7p Ash Wednesday
Feb 26 Lent Bible Study begins *after church, exact time TBD
Feb 28 Newsletter submissions due
STAY CONNECTED WITH PUMC:
Sunday Worship Sun 10am ET
in person
and streaming on YouTube bit.ly/pumcworshipvideo
Book Group online bit.ly/pumcbookgroup
Open Mic Night https://bit.ly/openmicpumc
Free Community Breakfast https://bit.ly/pumcbreakfast
Youth Activities https://bit.ly/pumcyouth
Digital Welcome Card bit.ly/pumcwelcomecard
Bulletins http://bit.ly/pumcbulletin
Offering bit.ly/pumcoffering
Online Giving bit.ly/pumconlinegiving
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ @pumcnh
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@pumcnh @pumcnh
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pumcnh/ @pumcnh
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/pumcnh @pumcnh
*New weekly emails posted Thursdays
Submissions for the What’s Happening email are due on Tuesdays.
ALL announcements and submissions should now be sent to the office at info@peterboroughumc.org or call 603-924-4294.
Submissions may be edited for length, clarity, multiple submissions, or grammatical corrections.
Virtual office hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 am to noon. In-office office hours are Thursdays 9 am to noon.
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