Ellsworth United Methodist Church

ELLSWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

NEWSLETTER

TOP BOWLERS

Congratulations to Rick Nickerson and Dylan Freeman for being our top bowlers for our 2015 Bowl-a-thon!! Thanks to everyone who donated, bowled, and cheered on the bowlers. Great meal together after.

2015 Hancock County Food Drive!

The Ellsworth United Methodist Church is a food collection drop off spot for the 2015 collection.  Please help by bringing food items to church by Sunday March 29th!!

Food items most needed are: Whole grain pasta, soups, rice, peanut butter, pasta, canned meats, canned tuna, canned vegetables and canned fruit.

Recyclable COLLECTION

A reminder to everyone we have an ongoing Clynk bottle redemption program.

Please pick up a clynk green bag in the coffee room at the church. Simply put the EUMC sticker ( provided) on the green bag, fill with your returnables and take the bag to your nearest Hanford’s. All proceeds benefit our church general fund.

Box Tops for Mechuwana

Please save and bring to church all box tops for education labels. We are collecting to benefit Camp Mechuwana – the umc camp in Winthrop, me. The collection box is located on the table at the back of the sanctuary .

Sunday March 22, 2015 –  donation ticket will be available on the table, at the back of the sanctuary, to pick up food donations ideas for an Easter Dinner to be donated to Next Step. Please help by taking one or more tickets and bringing your items on Sunday March 29th.

Sunday March 22, 2015

A special envelope will be in your bulletin if you would like to contribute to this United Methodist supported mission.

TOGETHER, WE REACH CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DEVASTATION IN THE WAKE OF DISASTER.

HOLD THESE DATES!!!

JUNE  20, 2015 and July 25, 2015

We have two Public Turkey Suppers

planned as fund raisers for our church this summer. We need your help to make them a      success!!

EASTER LILY BLOSSOMS

FOR OUR ALTAR CROSS ON

EASTER SUNDAY

If you would like to order blossoms in memory or honor of loved ones please fill out this order form and give it to Priscilla Vail by March 29th.

Price for each blossom $2.50

# of blossoms In Memory of In Honor of Given by

________ ___________ __________ ___________

________ ___________ ___________ ___________

________ ___________ ___________ ___________

________ ___________ ___________ ___________

________ ___________ ___________ ___________

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

PALM SUNDAY MARCH 29,2015

WORSHIP 11:00AM

MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE

APRIL 2, 2015

7:00PM EUMC

Ask a friend to join you for this special time of worship

Sunday April 4, 2015

Please plan to  join us for Easter morning service.

11:00AM at the Ellsworth United Methodist Church

Invite a friend

PULLED PORK DINNER AND 

                             GAME NIGHT AT THE CHURCH

Please plan to join us this Saturday night for supper and a fun game night.

Menu: Pulled pork, Macaroni and Cheese and Chili

Coleslaw and Yummy Cake!

A variety of games will be available to participate in!!!

ELLSWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEWSLETTER

TRUSTEES CONTINUE PAINT PROJECT

February 1st everyone is asked to help!

Immediately following worship we will be moving

furniture to prepare to paint the floor in the basement area.

February 7th workers will be cleaning the basement floor in the morning.

February 10th-12th The floor will be painted.

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday February 3, 2015 7:00PM in the Church Sanctuary

REMINDER ON GOING COLLECTION

Located in the church coffee room, are envelopes with information to use clink to collect returnables for our Church general fund.

2015 BOWL-A-THON

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2015

3:30PM AT EASTWARD BOWLING 

LANES.

Bowlers, Pledgers, Cheerleaders are needed!  Plan to join us after bowling at Denny’s Restaurant at 5:00PM for dinner.

This is our major fund raiser for the winter. If you are planning to bowl please use the pledge sheet to get as many pledges as possible. If you are a cheerleader please consider pledging a bowler or two.

Ellsworth United Methodist Church

21 Hancock St

Ellsworth, Maine  04605

BOWL – A -THON

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7.  2015

3:30 PM AT EASTWARD LANES

ELLSWORTH, MAINE

PLEDGE SHEET

BOWLERS!! PLEASE GET AS MANY PLEDGES AS POSSIBLE!!

BOWLERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PER STRING FEE AND SHOE RENTAL.

NAME OF BOWLER

_________________

PLEDGER

Name Address Pledge per pin based on

best of two strings bowled

________________ __________________ _________________________

________________ __________________ _________________________

________________ __________________ _________________________

________________ __________________ _________________________

________________ __________________ _________________________

________________ __________________ _________________________

________________ __________________ _________________________

________________ __________________ _________________________

__________________________________ _________________________

4th Annual Hancock County-Wide Food Drive March 2015

Food is distributed to 11 pantries in Hancock County.  Bulk food items that are donated will be distributed to 6 community meal sites. This is a very worthwhile Month collection. The Ellsworth United Methodist Church is a collection site. Please make an extra effort to bring non perishable food items during the Month of March.

United Methodist Healing Services Planned

Sunday February 22, 2015 North Brewer/ Eddington UMC

3:00PM

31 Main St., Eddington,Maine

____________________________

Sunday March 1,2015 Jacksonville UMC 3:00PM

325 Jacksonville Road, Jacksonville/East Machias, Me.

This will be a special and moving time of prayer together. Please plan to attend.

CABIN FEVER RELIEVER

Saturday March 7th 5:00PM

~Church basement area~

Plan to join us for a fun evening of Pulled Pork and all the fixings and a game night.           Bring your favorite game to share the fun!!!

We will have sign up sheets for food.

Help is needed

Please sign up!!

A sign up sheet is located in the Narthex area of the Church.

 Please sign up to clean the Church for a month.

Please sign up to bring refreshments for our coffee hour on Sunday.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A reminder 

Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry donation envelopes are located at the back of the sanctuary area. The Pantry is able to buy a lot more food per pound with money donations!!

The Emmaus Center is asking for help!!

The center has given us a wish list for items needed by residents. 

Food: peanut butter, jelly, Ramen noodles, salad dressings, Mayonnaise,box macaroni, margarine, 

Cleaning Products: latex free gloves, dish and Laundry

Paper products: plastic wrap, aluminum foil, freezer bags, paper towels, trash bags, dryer sheets.

Personal Care Items

Batteries, plastic twin mattress covers, diapers, alcohol free cold medications.

~a complete list of items needed will be posted in the Church coffee room~

HOLD THESE DATES

SATURDAY JUNE 20,2015  AND JULY 25,2015                                                         PUBLIC TURKEY SUPPERS

at our church . HELPERS WILL BE NEEDED!!!

Many Thanks to Susan Chaffee

She is part of the the UMC West Virginia Mission Trip. The mission group is made up of members from the Presque Isle UMC, Orland UMC, Green Street UMC and other UM members. They travel to areas that are in need of help. Wonderful mission and we all appreciated the yummy breakfast and informative presentation.

Successful Gingerbread house Sale!!!

Thanks to a lot of hard work, beautiful gingerbread house kits were made and sold this holiday season. They are not only pretty but taste good too!!! Thanks ladies for all your hard work on this very successful project.