
mid - week update
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