May Newsletter

Dear Friends,
Spring has sprung! Well, mostly anyway…It’s been nice to be able to open windows and feel the sunshine. Before too long, summer will be here!

Before we get to summer, we have the whole month of May and there is sure a whole lot going on…It’s so exciting! We’ll be celebrating Pentecost & Mother’s Day on the same day, the last day of Sunday school at Sheridan UMC on May 18 and the last day of Sunday school at Norway UMC on May 25, graduations, and gearing up for all of the summer activities…Did I mention that there are exciting things happening?!

Another exciting thing that I have to share with you is that from May 12-May 17, I will be on vacation. 2 years ago, as some friends and I were expecting to begin our first years in full time ministry, we knew that it would be impossible to be in ministry by ourselves and without a support system. Knowing that, our covenant group was formed. The 7 members of this group check in with each other, hold one another accountable, challenge one another, and support one another. They’re some of the first people that I call when I need to vent about something and they’re some of the first people that I call when I need to celebrate something. This is an amazing group of people! May 12-May 17, we will be joining together for our second annual Sabbath retreat and this year, we’re gathering here. The end to our time together will come on May 18th, when we gather for worship. I am so happy and pleased to share with you that we will be leading worship together at Sheridan & Norway United Methodist Churches on May 18th.

May 18th is going to be a big day for other reasons too! It’s graduation day for high school seniors and it is also the last day of Sunday school for this year. We’ve got a lot to celebrate, that I think we should share it with everyone! So, that’s exactly what we’re going to do!! May 18th will be “Fill-A-Pew” Sunday. Invite your friends, neighbors, family, strangers to church that Sunday. We’ll worship together in an inspiring worship service and then share a potluck at Sheridan United Methodist Church. We will also be working to build the largest sundae in Sheridan!! Think about whom you would like to bring with you to church on May 18th to fill our pews and with whom we’ll share the love and grace of God! I know who I’ll be bringing!

Even though it sounds like things are coming to an end, they’re really not…We’re just beginning something new! I am so excited to see the Spirit moving throughout Sheridan & Norway United Methodist Churches and to follow where the Spirit moves!

Blessings,
Pastor Melissa