Mid-Week Update

                                                                           May 14th, 2025

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     Welcome to the Mid-Week Update! I hope your week is going well and that you are not worn out from all the Spring cleanup! It is a wonderful time of the year and it is exciting to see new life springing forth.

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     What is your source of wisdom? Wisdom can be found through formal education, life experiences, and training from a variety of sources. Spiritual wisdom can be found in the instruction that comes from Godly parents, church studies, and most importantly from God’s Word. Attaining wisdom can keep us from the harmful entanglements that seek to imprison or harm our wellbeing. Solomon in Proverbs 2: 6-16 offers us these thoughts on the benefits of wisdom,

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                          “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth comes knowledge and

                          understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield

                          to those who walk blamelessly, guarding the paths of justice and preserving

                          the way of His faithful ones. Then you will understand righteousness and

                          justice and equity, every good path; for wisdom will come into your heart, and

                          knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; prudence will watch over you; and

                          understanding will guard you. It will save you from the way of evil, from those

                         who speak perversely, who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways

                         of darkness, who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil;

                         those whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways.” (NRSV)

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     Formal education and training can provide the knowledge necessary for a fruitful career and the skills required to live life in a community. Spiritual wisdom helps us to live in God’s expectations, to grow in our personal relationship with Christ, and to avoid the harmful pitfalls of life. God’s Word will provide the instructions necessary for the situations we encounter in daily life. As faithful people of God, let us commit to daily devotions and Bible study in order to receive the full benefit of God’s wisdom.

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May God Bless You!

Pastor Dan

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Call To Worship:                     Worship Reader: Cathy Menning

WL: Give to the Lord your whole trust.

   P: We place our lives in God’s care.

WL: Know that God has always and will always be with you.

   P: We place our spirits in God’s embrace.

WL: Worship God in confidence and peace.

   P: We open our hearts to God’s incredible love. AMEN.

 

Scripture Reading: 23rd Psalm (KJV)

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“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.   He maketh me to lie down in

green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my

soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear

no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness

and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the

house of the Lord forever.” (KJV)

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Greeter this Week: Ralph & Terri Boudreau

Coffee Server this Week: Ralph Boudreau

Ushers this Week: Randy & Eileen Brewer

Young Christian Moment: Nancy Eldred

Saturday Service Reader: Joe Koehn

Sunday Service Reader: Pat Miner

                                  

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Flowers Under the Cross this week are in Celebration of the Wedding of Cathie Compton & Eddie Storrs

and In Memory of Robert Tetley from his wife Margo Tetley

 

The movie series, “The Chosen” season 3 will be presented on Wednesday night, May 14th at 7 pm. Everyone is invited to attend!

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Tawas Methodist Women will meet on Tuesday, May 13th at 1:00 pm.

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Family Fun Night will be held on May, 16th at 6:30pm.

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Spectacular Saturday, a new youth related activity will be held on May 17th at 10:00am. This fun and informative ministry is available for youth, ages 8-13.

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Celebration of Women will be held on Thursday, May 22nd at 6:30 pm. Men are invited as well.  Sign up on Saturdays & Sundays after service or in the office during the week. Tickets/dinner is $16 per person, this includes refreshment, dinner and dessert. You must sign up and pay the ticket price before Sunday May18th.

 

Ladies Lunch Bunch will be meeting Wednesday, May 28th at noon at Big Boy.  All ladies are welcome to come and enjoy lunch, laughs, and lots of lady talk.

 

Wednesday, May 14th

          5:45 Choir Practice

           pm Book Study

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Thursday, May15th

          9-11am Ladies Pickleball

         

Friday, May 16th

          Family Fun Night, 6:30pm         

           

Saturday, May 17th

          8:30am M.M.P. Group meets

          10am Spectacular Saturday for youth age 8-13

          2pm Compton-Storrs Wedding

          4pm Casual Service

              

 Sunday, May18th

          9am Adult and Youth Sunday School

          10am Traditional Service

         

Monday, May19th

          11 am Ladies Bible Study

         

Tuesday, May 20th

          9-11am Pickleball

          5pm Friends together

          5pm Prayer Ministry

          6pm Bell Practice

 

Finances from April 28th, 2025

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General Fund………........$2,091

Debt Retirement……..........$150

Loose Plate…………..........$174

Total…………………...… $2,415

                             

Birthdays or Anniversaries

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If you do not see your Birthday or Anniversary date

listed here, it may not have been placed in our Church

Data Base. We strive to honor your special days,

so just give the office a call with your information.

Thank you so much! 989-362-4288

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Anniversaries

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5/15   Jon & Jennifer Look

5/20   Gary & Pam Lynch

 

Birthdays

 

5/19   Jameson Sheridan

5/21   Frances Eaton

5/21   Judy Hills

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Please Pray for:

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Lee Bielby

Art Lamb

Gene Sanker

Gene Danielson

Dave Wilkinson

Fred Marino

Cha-Wha Jung

Suzanne T.

Margot Tetley

Donna Williams

Amy Williams

Deann Walters

Sharon Madagame

Pam Lynch

Ashley H. (Menning)

Nancy Shellenbarger

Sandy Simmons

Chuck Klenow

Diane Papenfus

Diane King

Dianne Knight

Joy Davis

Pastor Joe Robertson

Tim Eldred

Our Church

Children in Troubled Homes

People in Care Facilities

 

Tawas Methodist Church

20 E. M 55

Tawas City, MI  48763

989-362-4288

office.tawasmc@gmail.com (NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

                                        

We have some of our congregation who are homebound and would really appreciate a card from us.

Here are a few:

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Sharon Madagame, 8201 Florida St, Unit A, Oscoda, 48750

Pat Fisher, 402 Bridge St, East Tawas, MI 48730

Art Lamb, 2166 Miller Road, Tawas City, MI 48763

Barb Ritsema, 5056 Sage Drive, Brighton, MI 48116

June Scott, 1420 Monument Rd, Tawas City, MI 48763

Donna Buzzard, 401 Wilber Road, Tawas City, MI 48763

Diane Papenfus, 2120 Waters Edge, East Tawas, MI 48730

Peg Hoerner, 910 N. Tawas Lake Rd., East Tawas, MI 48730

Lori Frederick, 910 N. Tawas Lake Rd. East Tawas, MI 48730

Pastor Joe Robertson, 907 Monument Rd. Tawas City, MI  48763