news and meditation

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

A memorial service for Millie Wise is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Peace Church. May Mechtel is expected to return to her home today and enter into hospice care. Betty Lundeen is recovering at their winter home from a heart attack.  Her address is 8701 South Kolb Rd., #4-204, Tucson, AZ  85706 From  Barbara Mundis  Heather’s [...]

Hugh’s News for Ash Wednesday, 2010

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Today is Ash Wednesday.  It is the beginning of Lent.  The days are lengthening.  I think of it this way.  Advent invites us to go to Bethlehem and understand how the divine is born and takes shape in us.  Lent bids us journey to Jerusalem, a place of political, religious and spiritual power.  So we [...]

Breaking news from Hugh,12-11-09

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Hannah Wagner is in the Nutcracker Ballet.  Performances are at The  O’Shaughnessy at St Catherine University December 18-20.  Hannah will be performing as Snowflake, Flowers, Arabian, Russian, Spanish and War Lieutenant. Kaylee Anderson will be performing in Stuart Little at the Lakeshore Players Theater December 11-20. Jennie and Sean Hunt are the coordinators for the Rondo Library Tax-Aide site at [...]

Member news from Hugh

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Our thoughts and cares are with the McCarvilles upon the death of Sally’s father. Aldonn Seibert was 82.  His funeral is Monday at the United Methodist Church in Manchester, Iowa. Here is a note from Barb Mundis, parent of a cheerleader at Moundsview High: I was going to have you mention this on Sunday but [...]

Hugh’s News for November 6, 2009

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Thanksgiving letters will be on the table in the Commons when you come for worship on Sunday.  By picking up your letter you reduce our postage expense.  By returning the Thanksgiving envelope with a nice donation you help us balance the budget for 2009. Pledge forms for 2010 have already been turned in by most givers.   Please [...]

Hugh’s News for November, 2009

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Operation Christmas Child:  The middle school kids (CIA) are collecting donations from now until Saturday, November 7th.  Again this year we are asking the congregation to help us reach our goal of 100 shoe boxes.Items to consider are School Supplies, Toys-small cars, dolls, yo-yos, jump ropes, Slinky flashlights (and extra batteries for toys that need [...]

Sunday

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Before you enter for worship on Sunday please pick up an envelope for your family.  The contents will be used during worship and then are intended to provide devotional time at home. Envelopes not picked up will be mailed. Pastor Hugh Stephenson Peace United Methodist Church Church telephone 651-484-2226 Ext. 11 Mobile telephone 651-398-7092 E-mail [...]

Hugh’s News for September 24, 2009

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

    Beginning Sunday we will engage in  six weeks of thinking and meditating on the Stewardship of Bread.  The stewardship word immediately evokes the image of a pledge card and there will be one on November 1.  But prior to that I want to explore with you the many ways in which we serve others.  I want [...]

Sunday School at 10:30

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

10:30 was the most popular starting time chosen by our Sunday School Survey.    So we will send elementary kids and Middle School Youth off to to class after the first part of worship next Sunday.  Ninth Grade should consider their session to begin with worship also and then continue in the choir bay immediately following [...]

Hugh’s News for Sept. 2009

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

On Sunday, September 6 we will celebrate a memorial service for John Norton.   He lived for the last several years with cancer and had a heart by-pass surgery several years ago as well.  He never talked to me much about those.  He just kept on living.  Around the church he was very active building things [...]