Children’s Sunday School Gifts Here at Copper Hill United Methodist Church, our children have been enjoying the Christmas season too in many ways. Not only did they participate in the inspiring children’s service which included “hanging of the greens” and bringing the crèche figures to the manger set in the front of the church, but…
Author: Kelvin Jones
A UM Christmas special on TV!
There is a United Methodist Christmas special on TV this year. The trailer for it is found at http://rethinkchurch.org/article/unwrapthegift. And the stations listing schedule is at http://www.saintmarkumc.com/rethink.php
Children’s Christmas service includes Hanging of the Greens
Here at Copper Hill United Methodist, one Sunday in December, the children lead a special service that has traditionally been called “The Hanging of the Greens.” This year it was on December 8. Actually, it includes much more than just the bringing in of the greenery to decorate our beautiful curved 19th century altar rail. There…
Advent/Christmas message series invites us to “Come and See.”
Christmas is such a visual season. We decorate for this season more than any other holiday of the year. We love the lights, the multi-colors, and the shimmer of tinsel. It is the one time of year when we almost universally welcome the sparkle of snow. We wrap our presents so that they are…
More on Caroline (Carolyn) Kimberley
I visited with the family of Caroline Kimberley today. First, we reminisced about Caroline’s faithful organ playing, a great gift in itself to her church. Then their minds turned to a rather telling incident of about five years ago. It also showed the sincere dedication of Caroline and her husband John (Jack) to Copper Hill United Methodist Church. …
A tribute to ‘Carolyn’ Kimberley
From Carolyn for ‘Carolyn’ I was told the sad news today – a friend in our congregation has passed away. I am a “newbie” at Copper Hill – I have only been a member for a little over 3 years. I am still putting names to faces – especially of people who don’t come every…
A prayer for wholeness
May You Be Well May the morning sun shine in your heart. May the blue-white sky be in all your days. May the moon and the stars shine on all your nights. Delight yourself. God’s gifts are yours every day. May quiet smiles brighten you. May you be well. Pastel Poet Timpson sent in by…
Joint meeting of Council and trustees held
There were serious subjects under discussion at the combined Trustee/Church Conference, Tuesday evening. As you may have heard, we were gifted with an amazing finanacial opportunity. It can be a heavy burden for the leaders…where do we put the money? Who do we trust to help us formulate plans for using the money? How do…
November sermons will encourage great attitudes
So much depends upon our attitude. We tend to blame the results on lots of others things, but our attitude is crucial. I’ve been working on a series of messages to encourage us to have great attitudes. November with its emphasis on Thanksgiving is a natural time for such a series. If your attitude…
A prayer for a listening heart
Carolyn sent in a great quote to share. “God help us to live quietly Amidst the clamor, To find the slower pace that gentler place Where our hearts can listen, Where we can listen to Our hearts. Amen” – Jim Croegaert