Memorial United Methodist Church

September 5, 2010 -- Pentecost 15 Sunday

8:30	► Lay Preachers Worship with Vincent Cummings preaching and communion in the chapel.
8:45	► Choir rehearsal in the Sanctuary with Jayson Dobney
10	► Sunday Worship. Rev. Larry Pickens will be preaching in the Sanctuary. The scripture focus is on Jeremiah 18:1-4 and Philemon 10-11.
	►Summer Sunday School. Our focus is on Mission and Stewardship this summer using curriculum from the United Methodist Women’s Mission Study “Hugging the World: Faith, Hope and Love in Action” as well as Bread for the World’s curriculum entitled “Helping Hungry People”. For more information see Darlene DiDomineck.
11:15	► Coffee and Conversation in the Dr. King Fireside Library. The Ungerer and the Chiappari families will be hosting. ► Children’s Music Time (Youth Coffee House, until 11:30) - Join Jayson Dobney immediately following the worship service for Children’s Music Time each week. All children are welcome to come and to make music together!
11:45	► Engage will be on vacation during the summer. No Engage Class until September. ► Youth Group resumes September 5th! All youth grades 6-12 welcome!! Contact Darlene DiDomineck for details.

Tuesday September 7 : Come say hello and share what we did this summer.
Tuesdays @ Dorry’s 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. :  Informal Conversations in July and August . - Food ordering starts at 5:30 p.m. - Dorry’s Diner • 468 Mamaroneck Avenue • White Plains • 914-682-0005

Wednesday September 8   (Gardner Room)
Noon: One hour Bible Study  with Rev. Larry Pickens and Rev. David Parker -- Starts at noon and ends at 1pm, so folks, who need to, can get back to work.
 
WOW has RETURNED! -- 6:30PM -8:00PM – MLK Fireside Library - Our Wednesday evening bible study will meet on 9/8/10! We will continue our study of Living the Questions! A simple meal of soup is provided! Contact Darlene DiDomineck for more information.

Westchester Pride at Playland -- Saturday, September 11, 2010
Join your friends and the rest of the region’s LGBTQ community and supporters for a day of fun. Your day will be filled with rides, events, entertainment, a Big Gay Scavenger Hunt, and perusing the many vendors on hand. All ages welcome! Memorial UMC will have a table at Westchester Pride come and visit, stay awhile! - To volunteer to staff the Memorial table at Playland on Saturday, September 11th from 1PM -7PM please contact Darlene DiDomineck.

Fall Sunday School Begins --- September 12, 2010
Are you the parent of child interested in Sunday School? Memorial’s Sunday School meets year round (excluding holidays and a short summer break) and welcomes children ages 3-11. We have three classes; 3&4 Year Olds, Kindergarten – 2nd Grade and 3rd -5th Grade. Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to volunteer as assistant teachers and earn Community Service Credit and valuable teaching skills. Our fall session begins September 12, 2010. To register your child please complete the registration found here. All parents are asked to register their child even if they have attended Sunday School in past years. For more information please contact Deaconess Darlene DiDomineck.


Church Work Day! – September 18th -- 10AM-2PM
Join us for a fall clean up day in preparation for our Homecoming Sunday and Revival Event. There will be plenty to do! Join us for an hour or all four. There will be cleaning, minor repair, organizing, filing and sorting projects. Contact Deaconess Darlene DiDomineck to let us know you are coming.

Town Hall Meeting and Potluck -- September 19, 2010, 4:00 PM
Save the Date!! We will gather for a time of worship, visioning, music, food and fellowship! Bring a dish to share and your love for Memorial! See Rev. Larry Pickens or Deaconess Darlene DiDomineck for more information.

Homecoming Sunday and Revival -- September 26-28, 2010
You are invited!! Join us as we formally recognize Rev. Pickens appointment to serve Memorial UMC. Rev. Donald Guest of Glide Memorial UMC in San Francisco will be the guest preacher for three evenings of worship, celebration and fellowship. Be sure to join us! See our invitation and the online RSVP. More details to follow. See www.glide.org for more information on the ministry of Glide Memorial UMC. See Rev. Larry Pickens or Deaconess Darlene DiDomineck for more information.

Hate Crime Symposium --- November 20, 2010
Save the Date!! A symposium on hate crimes in the United States will look at the full spectrum of communities and people targeted, including LGBT people, immigrants, people of color and women. This initiative is co-sponsored by the New York Chapter of MFSA, the Conference Board of Church, and Society, MIND and the New York Annual Conference's Task Force on Immigration.

Recycling Supply List
MUMC Sunday School needs your recycling!

• Toilet Paper Rolls
• Paper Towel Rolls
• Fabric/Yarn/Ribbon
• Scraps
• Coffee Cans
  (plastic or metal empty)
• Plastic Soda/Milk Bottles
  (all sizes)
• Paper Grocery/Shopping
• Bags (Trader Joe’s, Container Store, etc...)
• Egg Cartons (Paper or Plastic)
• Take Out Containers (plastic...any shape or size)
• Old Magazines or Catalogs

Three organizations are based at Memorial, 250 Bryant Avenue:

• The Early Childhood Center is receiving registrations for summer camp and next fall. Call 914-949-4187.
• The LOFT, serving the LGBT community of the Lower Hudson area. Contact David Juehren, Executive Director, for information, 914-948-2932.
• The Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence. Contact the office for information on programs (914-949-6555 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
• Our covenant partner church : Central Korean United Methodist Church Rev. Kim 914-948-8835