Sundays, June 14, 21, 28 — Mission Offering

• Sponsor one of the persons going — $100 or any amount, more or less
• Become a prayer partner for a person going. Let Dana Jones know you want to be a prayer partner and she will match you up with a person-in- mission

June 23 at Dorry's : Dr. Deanna Kwan
Tuesdays @ Dorry's gathers "conversation partners" weekly for informal table talk. There is no charge. Order food at 5:30 p.m., and then enjoy a stimulating program from 6-7 p.m.

June 23 -- Dr. Deanna Kwan, New York State Licenced Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Counseling
Deanna Kwan teaches at the Alliance Graduate School of Counseling and practices in White Plains. At Dorry’s she will be discussing issues related to grief, loss, bereavement and the healing process.

June 30 -- Adam Bradley, New York State Assembly member
Adam Bradley plans to run for Mayor of White Plains. He’ll join us at Dorry’s to tell us why he is choosing to leave the State Assembly, and to share his vision for White Plains.

July & August
Come eat and hang out at Dorry’s on Tuesdays when you’re in town! We won’t have presentations again till September, but we’ll enjoy each other’s company in this community gathering place.

Tuesdays @ Dorry's is coordinated by Dorry's friends at Memorial United Methodist Church, Congregation Kol Ami and the White Plains Times.

Rainbow Vespers -- June 18
Memorial offers a Rainbow Vespers service on the third Thursday of each month. The next Rainbow Vespers is June 18.This service is designed as a welcoming "portal" for the LGBT persons and their friends and allies. Everyone in the congregation is invited. Bring family and friends. The leader of Rainbow Vespers is Rev. Sara Thompson Tweedy, a United Methodist pastor of the New York Annual Conference. The service starts at 6:30 p.m. and is completed by 7:30 p.m. so folks can attend the third-Thursday movies presented by the LOFT. Many MUMC people have been attending Rainbow Vespers and find the time spiritually centering and renewing. Rev. Thompson Tweedy is an insightful and creative preacher.

June 17 to 23 —Pastor Joe singing in Germany
Pastor Joe is singing with 13 members of the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus in Dortmund, Germany at the Pressefest concert. As many as 70,000 persons attend this festival. Jenny Murphy, our children’s choir director is also part of the group.

PRIDE SUNDAY - JUNE 28
Memorial will be celebrating Gay Pride Sunday on June 28th at worship that morning and by joining other communities of faith to march in the NYC Pride Parade that afternoon.- Mark your calendars and plan to join us in this festive, affirming event! We would like to have a large contingent from MUMC--including our youth. When else will you have the opportunity to march down Fifth Avenue, celebrating God's diverse creation and being welcomed by cheering, exuberant crowds? - For further information, contact Helen Andrew.

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Come celebrate

God’s gay and lesbian children

Gay Pride Sunday

June 28, 2009

Meet 1pm, 53rd St. btw. Fifth Ave. & Madison

• Start with Pride Sunday worship at any of these reconciling churches: PSUMC Brooklyn, Church of the Village Manhattan, SPSA Manhattan, Memorial White Plains

• Then join us at the annual Gay Pride March in Manhattan in the afternoon. Our official line-up time is 1pm, 53rd btw. Fifth and Madison Aves.
  

Gay Pride Sunday – the last Sunday in June, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in 1969 that sparked the modern gay rights movement – is celebrated every year the world over by LGBT people. It is our chance to take pride in who we are, in what we have accomplished in our fight for equal rights, and to rejuvenate and rededicate ourselves to the struggle to end prejudice and discrimination against queer people.  As United Methodists, we have a special obligation to show the world on Pride Sunday that our denomination’s bigoted doctrine and policy do not speak for us.  We will be part of a religious contingent of over 1,000 people joining the half million-strong annual Gay Pride March. We will share communion, and we will share the Good News with the crowds that the Kingdom of God welcomes all and that sexuality is indeed God’s good gift to everyone.

Bring food and water and sunscreen and wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes. We will have a support vehicle for those unable to walk the entire route.

Sunday, June 28: Rainbow Sunday
Sending Forth Rev. Steve Goldstein to Pastor in Wilton, Connecticut
Special Rainbow Pride Worship with Rev. Sara Thompson Tweedy preaching. Many will travel to NYC for Pride March, leaving right after worship.

July 12-22, Youth Mission Trip to Oklahoma
Come to the church at 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 12 to send off our mission team: Joe Agne, Olivia Bauer, Kiara Bunting, Dana Jones, Raffi Levy, Matt Lewis, Katie Strohmayer, Maddie Strohmayer, Heather Ungerer. They will go on a road trip to Oklahoma and back, staying in church basements. While in Clinton, Oklahoma they will help lead a vacation church school in a Native American church where all the members are children and youth. Then they head for a 3-day eco-spirituality event before heading home.

Our Thrift Shop is open
Memorial's wonderfully successful thrift shop is serving the needs of people who are longing for a place to buy the things they need in challenging economic times. It is open on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Friday and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact the church office to bring donations and to volunteer (914-949-2146).

Support Memorial's "250" neighbors
Three organizations are based at Memorial, 250 Bryant Avenue:

• The Early Childhood Center is receiving registrations for summer camp and next fall. Call Betsy Mercein, Executive Director, 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 The Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence. Contact Marie LaGuerre-Lewis, Executive Director, for information on programs (914-949-6555 or info@mlkwestchester.org).

Memorial Jazz

Memorial Jazz !

Join us for LIVE JAZZ - Friday, June 26 from 7-10 pm at Dorry's Diner ! Full Menu Available (...as well as outdoor seating!)

MUMC Engage Survey

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Those of us involved in coordinating the Engage Class need your help.  We want to know what you think about Engage and any ideas you have for improving it.  Please take a few minutes to fill out the following survey.  Thanks for your help.
 
Michael Hackett

Here's the link to a printable PDF-Version of our survey.

Memorial United Methodist Church

ENGAGE Survey

The purpose of this survey is to understand how our Engage Class can better meet the needs of Memorial’s congregation. Please take a few minutes after the service to give us your frank and honest feedback to the questions below. No names are required and your responses are confidential. When you have completed the survey, please return to the box in the Narthex or give it to Michael Hackett or Pamela Foelsch. Many thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Mission of Memorial’s Engage Class:

Engage is a dialog linking current events with the scripture’s message. Come share your open mind and heart as we explore the relation of scripture, experience, and insight using the Wesleyan Quadrilateral.

1. How long have you attended Memorial United Methodist Church?

____ years ____ months

2. In general, how often have you attended the Engage Class? (select one)

□ 1. Never

□ 2. Occasionally (once every 2 months)

□ 3. Sometimes (about once a month)

□ 4. Frequently (2 or more times a month)

3. In the table below, please: (1) check the box next to each issue that interests you and (2) put an “X” for each method of participation you prefer. You may select as many topics and as many methods of participation as you wish. An example is provided on the first line.

Topic	Method of Participation
	Speaker	Movie	Dialogue	Book Discussion
EXAMPLE x a. Political issues	X		X	X
□ a. Political issues
□ b. Sermon
□ c. How our faith influences daily choices
□ d. Social justice issues
□ e. Social principles of the United Methodist Church
□ f. Local issues
□ g. Environmental/”green” issues
□ h. Interfaith issues
□ i. Other (specify):

4. Would you be more willing to attend Engage classes if the following were provided? (check all that apply)

□ a. Changes in scheduling Engage class

□ b. Childcare

□ c. Other (specify): ____________________________________________________

OR

□ d. I can attend Engage classes as they are currently offered.

Comments and Suggestions:

 

 

Thank you very much for completing this survey! Before you leave church today, please return this to either Michael Hackett or Pamela Foelsch or drop it in the box labeled “Engage Survey” in the Narthex.

MUMC Prayer Request June 14
Here are the people lifted for prayer on Sunday, June 14, 2009. Please pray for these persons. Send us names during the week and we will add them for next week. If you know of persons who want to receive these prayer requests send us an email. 

Elizabeth Lagawo - Pray for my family since I lost my husband.

Mireille St. Armand - Help me sell my home so that I cn move to the next step in my life.

Richard Shaver - I need prayer for the strength to continue my sobriety and for the vision and compassion to continue carrying the message of hope and love in life to anyone desiring it. My Niece Hannah with nuerablastoma. Pastor Joe and his concern for me.  Pray for Gloria and for her path to be revealed. 

Diane De Vries - Please pray for coming days where Perla Pascua will be evaluated for a possible transplant. Thank you for your prayers for our recent trip down to Johns Hopkins and safe return home. Bless Mahrie Louise Droitzkoy. She is having trouble presently ith her vision. Bless Rick Barrow as he journeys to his new home with his brother in Indiana. Bless Nancy McClathchie in her recovery soon. God bless Betty Hensle in her health challenges.

Jane Campanelli - Please pray for hungry people in Westchester.

Ginuna Dulley Wills and John Nuessle - Prayers for Matthew, Alex & Quinn as they find a new way for their lives. For the people of Africa - especially in Sudan.   

Lori Coffaro - I pray for myself to have more patience. I pray for my grandfather who has colon cancer his name is Anthony Coffaro.

Ernesto Santiago - Hope for my Dad for better health. For the people in hurricane Katrina. Hope for my grandmother that she gets better and the pain in her legs goes away. 
 
Pamela Foelsch - Pray for my Sister Susan, her husband Jim as they celebrate their 12th anniversary; and for Alan and I who will celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary tomorrow.

Helen Andrew - Continued Prayers for Emily and Elizabeth and their caregivers.

Illayne Parker -  I would appreciate the network's prayers during the week of June 22-26th, when I will be having my Lung Cancer Surgery. Thank you.

Online Donations

How to Publicize Your Events

Bulletin: For the Bulletin, send your stuff to or contact Executive Director Joan Meehan, joan@memorial4all.org or 914-949-2146.

Memorial Happenings Email: The e-blast goes out every Thursday; get your material by Wednesday night to Pastor Joe Agne, revagne@gmail.com or Joan Meehan, our Executive Director, joan@memorial4all.org or 914-949-2146.

Bulletin Board: Feel free to make your own posters and post them on the bulletin board in the Narthex and the corkboard to the left of the office!

MEMORIAL UMC

A Welcoming Community on a Journey

250 Bryant Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Phone: (914) 949-2146
Email: info@Memoria4All.org.
Website: www.memorial4all.org
You can reach Pastor Joe Agne anytime at (914) 659-4246. His email is RevAgne@Memorial4All.org.

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