NEW Calendar

	February 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Wednesday Wake-Up Wednesday Wake-Up Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 1, 2023 - 8:00 am Description: Wednesday-Wakeup: Wednesday-Wakeup - Wednesdays @ 7:30am: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/766252984?pwd=eDArR2dKeCtwUVFONnB4ZHZKUjlWdz09 ->Meeting ID: 766 252 984 ->Password: wednesday One tap mobile: +19292056099,,766252984#,,,,*459782# US (New York) Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 766 252 984 Passcode: 459782 Or - Live-stream & watch recordings at https://bitly.com/WWakeup More details... •	2 Rotary Club Rotary Club Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 2, 2023 - 8:30 am Description: Fellowship Hall More details... Cooperative Parish Youth Meeting Cooperative Parish Youth Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: February 2, 2023 - 8:30 pm Location: Fellowship Hall More details... • •	3 Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 3, 2023 - 8:30 am Location: via Zoom Description: Please join us for Community Coffee Hour on Fridays from 7:30 am – 8:30 am on Zoom! A place to laugh, share the special close moments with Christ each of us experience at different times or circumstances and pray with like-minded people in a safe and confidential environment. Click here to connect via Zoom. (link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89342219264?pwd=V0lxVFhHTENDMkF6S3dKNFZFVEZydz09) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: coffee Mobile Dial-in: +19292056099,,89342219264#,,,,*578328# US (New York) Direct Dial: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: 578328 More details... •	4 NYAC Connecticut District Basic Lay Servant Ministry Course NYAC Connecticut District Basic Lay Servant Ministry Course Starts: 8:30 am Ends: February 4, 2023 - 10:30 am Location: via Zoom Description: Attention all lay servants! The Connecticut District of the New York Annual Conference is pleased to announce the first Basic Lay Servant Ministries class of 2023. If you feel called to do more to serve our communities and people of the United Methodist Church, this class is the first step toward earning laity credentials. The Basic Lay Servant Ministries class will begin on Saturday, January 14. The ten-hour/five session class is scheduled as follows via Zoom: Dates (all sessions run from 8:30 am – 10:30 am): Saturday, January 14 Saturday, January 28 Saturday, February 4 Saturday, February 18 Saturday, February 25 Attendance is required at all sessions to earn completion credit. Also, participants must have a copy of the participant’s book (see below). All participants must be 17 years or older and confirmed members of the United Methodist Church. Required Book: Lay Servant Ministries – Basic Course Participant’s Book by Sandy Jackson with Brian Jackson (ISBN 978-0-88177-626-3). You can purchase the book through Amazon or Cokesbury. Order your book in time to read the introduction and session/chapter one prior to our first class. Check with your local church office. There might be a copy available for your use. Click here to register today! Registrations are due by January 11, 2023. We look forward to sharing in the beginning of your lay ministry journey with a full Basic Lay Servant Ministries class on January 14. Questions? Contact Bill Florin, District Co-Lay Leader and Co-facilitator for the class More details... •
5 Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 5, 2023 - 9:30 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: We welcome everyone and all abilities. Please consider joining our choir! We offer up a special choir anthem almost every Sunday, September through mid-June. Practice is 9:00 am – 9:30 am at the piano in the sanctuary. 100% attendance is not required. Music is provided and occasional 1:1 practice can be arranged if desired. Contact RoseAnne Homola if you have any questions. More details... In Person and Online Sunday Worship In Person and Online Sunday Worship Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 5, 2023 - 11:00 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: NOTE: Communion will be served today. We invite you to join us as for in-person worship services at UMC Monroe! For anyone who cannot join us in our sanctuary for worship, we’ll continue to livestream our service via Zoom until further notice. In Person Worship Information UMC Monroe In Person Sunday Worship Service Time: 10:00 am Location: UMC Monroe, 515 Cutlers Farm Road, Monroe Zoom Worship Information UMC Monroe Sunday Worship Service via Zoom Time: 10:00 am Click here to join via Zoom. Meeting ID: 965 4066 9674 Passcode: 2819 Dial-In: +1 929 205 6099 Click here for the Sunday bulletin. If you’re joining us in person, masks are optional. Thank you for respecting each other’s space! NOTE: We continue to post sermons to be viewed at your convenience … to check out the archive, click here. More details... Coffee Hour: Rose Coffee Hour: Rose Starts: 11:00 am Ends: February 5, 2023 - 12:00 pm More details... • • •	6 NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: February 6, 2023 - 8:30 pm Location: via Zoom Description: Shaping the Prayers of the People NOTE: Certified lay speaker class required Class leader: Mary Brevigleiri Pathway: Prayer Teams Dates: Mondays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 6 Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm * Deadline to register is Friday, February 3 ** Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers for those on whose behalf the prayer is offered. Attendees will: Consider what public prayer is and is not. Acquire practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls. Explore prayers as an integral part of worship. Discuss the kind of language we need, and don’t need, to address God. Book Shaping the Prayers of the People, you can find it in Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room Click here to register. More details... •	7	8 Wednesday Wake-Up Wednesday Wake-Up Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 8, 2023 - 8:00 am Description: Wednesday-Wakeup: Wednesday-Wakeup - Wednesdays @ 7:30am: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/766252984?pwd=eDArR2dKeCtwUVFONnB4ZHZKUjlWdz09 ->Meeting ID: 766 252 984 ->Password: wednesday One tap mobile: +19292056099,,766252984#,,,,*459782# US (New York) Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 766 252 984 Passcode: 459782 Or - Live-stream & watch recordings at https://bitly.com/WWakeup More details... •	9 Rotary Club Rotary Club Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 9, 2023 - 8:30 am Description: Fellowship Hall More details... Cooperative Parish Youth Meeting Cooperative Parish Youth Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: February 9, 2023 - 8:30 pm More details... • •	10 Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 10, 2023 - 8:30 am Location: via Zoom Description: Please join us for Community Coffee Hour on Fridays from 7:30 am – 8:30 am on Zoom! A place to laugh, share the special close moments with Christ each of us experience at different times or circumstances and pray with like-minded people in a safe and confidential environment. Click here to connect via Zoom. (link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89342219264?pwd=V0lxVFhHTENDMkF6S3dKNFZFVEZydz09) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: coffee Mobile Dial-in: +19292056099,,89342219264#,,,,*578328# US (New York) Direct Dial: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: 578328 More details... •	11
12 Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 12, 2023 - 9:30 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: We welcome everyone and all abilities. Please consider joining our choir! We offer up a special choir anthem almost every Sunday, September through mid-June. Practice is 9:00 am – 9:30 am at the piano in the sanctuary. 100% attendance is not required. Music is provided and occasional 1:1 practice can be arranged if desired. Contact RoseAnne Homola if you have any questions. More details... In Person and Online Sunday Worship In Person and Online Sunday Worship Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 12, 2023 - 11:00 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: NOTE: Communion will be served today. We invite you to join us as for in-person worship services at UMC Monroe! For anyone who cannot join us in our sanctuary for worship, we’ll continue to livestream our service via Zoom until further notice. In Person Worship Information UMC Monroe In Person Sunday Worship Service Time: 10:00 am Location: UMC Monroe, 515 Cutlers Farm Road, Monroe Zoom Worship Information UMC Monroe Sunday Worship Service via Zoom Time: 10:00 am Click here to join via Zoom. Meeting ID: 965 4066 9674 Passcode: 2819 Dial-In: +1 929 205 6099 Click here for the Sunday bulletin. If you’re joining us in person, masks are optional. Thank you for respecting each other’s space! NOTE: We continue to post sermons to be viewed at your convenience … to check out the archive, click here. More details... Souper Bowl of Caring Souper Bowl of Caring Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 12, 2023 - 11:00 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: The annual Souper Bowl of Caring is Sunday, February 12! Our church has supported the cause for many years and this year is no different. Your favorite team(s) may not be in the championship game or you may not be a fan of football, but everyone can be part of the game here at UMC Monroe by bringing in non-perishable food items during the next month. Take an extra bag with you when shopping, fill it up and bring it in and put it in or near the wagon in the hallway! Our youth will be ready with soup pots for your donations on Souper Bowl Sunday after the worship service and during fellowship time. In case you won’t be at church on that day, consider dropping or sending in your donations early or donate online through the tab on the front page of our website. Your contributions of food and monetary gifts will allow us to continue to support our receivers, Summerfield UMC Food Pantry and our very own Monroe Food Pantry. The good thing about our game is there generally is no unsportsmanlike behavior to prevent us from reaching our goal! Ways to give: To make a donation, cash or checks (made payable to UMC Monroe with “Souper Bowl of Caring” in the memo line) can be left in the offering plate or mailed to the church office. You can also donate online on our website (umcmonroe.org) — just look for the Souper Bowl donation button! As a reminder, Souper Bowl Sunday is Sunday, February 12 but donations are welcome any time! So……you are challenged to TACKLE HUNGER and make this a successful SOUPER BOWL OF CARING! We can all be winners just by participating! More details... Coffee Hour: Dotti Coffee Hour: Dotti Starts: 11:00 am Ends: February 12, 2023 - 12:00 pm More details... • • • •	13 NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: February 13, 2023 - 8:30 pm Location: via Zoom Description: Shaping the Prayers of the People NOTE: Certified lay speaker class required Class leader: Mary Brevigleiri Pathway: Prayer Teams Dates: Mondays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 6 Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm * Deadline to register is Friday, February 3 ** Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers for those on whose behalf the prayer is offered. Attendees will: Consider what public prayer is and is not. Acquire practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls. Explore prayers as an integral part of worship. Discuss the kind of language we need, and don’t need, to address God. Book Shaping the Prayers of the People, you can find it in Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room Click here to register. More details... •	14	15 Wednesday Wake-Up Wednesday Wake-Up Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 15, 2023 - 8:00 am Description: Wednesday-Wakeup: Wednesday-Wakeup - Wednesdays @ 7:30am: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/766252984?pwd=eDArR2dKeCtwUVFONnB4ZHZKUjlWdz09 ->Meeting ID: 766 252 984 ->Password: wednesday One tap mobile: +19292056099,,766252984#,,,,*459782# US (New York) Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 766 252 984 Passcode: 459782 Or - Live-stream & watch recordings at https://bitly.com/WWakeup More details... Great Oaks Farm Meeting Great Oaks Farm Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: February 15, 2023 - 8:30 pm Description: Russell Simpkins - 203-767-5939 More details... • •	16 Rotary Club Rotary Club Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 16, 2023 - 8:30 am Description: Fellowship Hall More details... •	17 Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 17, 2023 - 8:30 am Location: via Zoom Description: Please join us for Community Coffee Hour on Fridays from 7:30 am – 8:30 am on Zoom! A place to laugh, share the special close moments with Christ each of us experience at different times or circumstances and pray with like-minded people in a safe and confidential environment. Click here to connect via Zoom. (link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89342219264?pwd=V0lxVFhHTENDMkF6S3dKNFZFVEZydz09) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: coffee Mobile Dial-in: +19292056099,,89342219264#,,,,*578328# US (New York) Direct Dial: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: 578328 More details... •	18 NYAC Connecticut District Basic Lay Servant Ministry Course NYAC Connecticut District Basic Lay Servant Ministry Course Starts: 8:30 am Ends: February 18, 2023 - 10:30 am Location: via Zoom Description: Attention all lay servants! The Connecticut District of the New York Annual Conference is pleased to announce the first Basic Lay Servant Ministries class of 2023. If you feel called to do more to serve our communities and people of the United Methodist Church, this class is the first step toward earning laity credentials. The Basic Lay Servant Ministries class will begin on Saturday, January 14. The ten-hour/five session class is scheduled as follows via Zoom: Dates (all sessions run from 8:30 am – 10:30 am): Saturday, January 14 Saturday, January 28 Saturday, February 4 Saturday, February 18 Saturday, February 25 Attendance is required at all sessions to earn completion credit. Also, participants must have a copy of the participant’s book (see below). All participants must be 17 years or older and confirmed members of the United Methodist Church. Required Book: Lay Servant Ministries – Basic Course Participant’s Book by Sandy Jackson with Brian Jackson (ISBN 978-0-88177-626-3). You can purchase the book through Amazon or Cokesbury. Order your book in time to read the introduction and session/chapter one prior to our first class. Check with your local church office. There might be a copy available for your use. Click here to register today! Registrations are due by January 11, 2023. We look forward to sharing in the beginning of your lay ministry journey with a full Basic Lay Servant Ministries class on January 14. Questions? Contact Bill Florin, District Co-Lay Leader and Co-facilitator for the class More details... Long Hill UMC's Spaghetti Supper and Concert Series Long Hill UMC's Spaghetti Supper and Concert Series Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: February 18, 2023 - 8:00 pm Location: 6358 Main St, Trumbull, CT 06611, USA Description: LHUMC's Spaghetti Supper and Concert Series continues this Saturday, January 21. Dinner is served from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm followed by a free concert in their sanctuary. All are welcome and donations for the concerts are gratefully accepted. The Supper and Concert Series is held on the third Saturday of each month through May. Suppers include salad and desert. The cost is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors and $5 for children under 12. Meatballs are $1 each. The 1H 2023 schedule is as follows: January 21 – Blue River Jazz Band February 18 – Yale Spizzwinks March 18 – Alexis Zingale, pianist April 15 – Michael Maronich and Jessi Goebel May 20 – Atla and Matt DeChamplain More details... Footsteps in the Sand Community Gathering (via Zoom) Footsteps in the Sand Community Gathering (via Zoom) Starts: 6:45 pm Ends: February 18, 2023 - 9:00 pm Location: via Zoom Description: Footsteps in the Sand Community Gathering Our January and February gatherings will be virtual gatherings to avoid driving in bad winter weather and to allow MORE people to attend. These Gatherings will be on Zoom. A link will be sent by email (and posted on our website when it becomes available). Fellowship at 6:45 pm Program at 7:00 pm We held virtual gatherings last winter and they were a BIG success giving a lot of people and opportunity to participate who couldn't attend otherwise. In Person Monthly Gatherings to Resume in March The in person monthly gatherings are a joyful evening of ecumenical fellowship, worship and thoughtful reflection that is open to all. They are an excellent opportunity for people who might be interested in attending a weekend to get a feel for the spirit of our community. We would love to have you join us. Reminder: Our Community Gatherings are held on the third Saturday of the month! Do you want to learn more about our Christian renewal weekends where you can “unplug,” fellowship, and learn with other Christians on this journey called life? Click here for more information. More details... • • •
19 Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 19, 2023 - 9:30 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: We welcome everyone and all abilities. Please consider joining our choir! We offer up a special choir anthem almost every Sunday, September through mid-June. Practice is 9:00 am – 9:30 am at the piano in the sanctuary. 100% attendance is not required. Music is provided and occasional 1:1 practice can be arranged if desired. Contact RoseAnne Homola if you have any questions. More details... In Person and Online Sunday Worship In Person and Online Sunday Worship Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 19, 2023 - 11:00 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: NOTE: Communion will be served today. We invite you to join us as for in-person worship services at UMC Monroe! For anyone who cannot join us in our sanctuary for worship, we’ll continue to livestream our service via Zoom until further notice. In Person Worship Information UMC Monroe In Person Sunday Worship Service Time: 10:00 am Location: UMC Monroe, 515 Cutlers Farm Road, Monroe Zoom Worship Information UMC Monroe Sunday Worship Service via Zoom Time: 10:00 am Click here to join via Zoom. Meeting ID: 965 4066 9674 Passcode: 2819 Dial-In: +1 929 205 6099 Click here for the Sunday bulletin. If you’re joining us in person, masks are optional. Thank you for respecting each other’s space! NOTE: We continue to post sermons to be viewed at your convenience … to check out the archive, click here. More details... Church Garden Planning Session Church Garden Planning Session Starts: 11:00 am Ends: February 19, 2023 - 12:00 pm Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: Wow! It’s time to start discussing our Church Garden already! A planning session will be held on Sunday, February 19 after the worship service. All are welcome to join in for a discussion on what worked, what didn’t, suggestions, etc. Contact: Kelley Keane-McAlexander More details... • • •	20 NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: February 20, 2023 - 8:30 pm Location: via Zoom Description: Shaping the Prayers of the People NOTE: Certified lay speaker class required Class leader: Mary Brevigleiri Pathway: Prayer Teams Dates: Mondays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 6 Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm * Deadline to register is Friday, February 3 ** Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers for those on whose behalf the prayer is offered. Attendees will: Consider what public prayer is and is not. Acquire practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls. Explore prayers as an integral part of worship. Discuss the kind of language we need, and don’t need, to address God. Book Shaping the Prayers of the People, you can find it in Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room Click here to register. More details... •	21	22 Wednesday Wake-Up Wednesday Wake-Up Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 22, 2023 - 8:00 am Description: Wednesday-Wakeup: Wednesday-Wakeup - Wednesdays @ 7:30am: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/766252984?pwd=eDArR2dKeCtwUVFONnB4ZHZKUjlWdz09 ->Meeting ID: 766 252 984 ->Password: wednesday One tap mobile: +19292056099,,766252984#,,,,*459782# US (New York) Dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 766 252 984 Passcode: 459782 Or - Live-stream & watch recordings at https://bitly.com/WWakeup More details... •	23 Rotary Club Rotary Club Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 23, 2023 - 8:30 am Description: Fellowship Hall More details... •	24 Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Community Coffee Hour on Fridays Starts: 7:30 am Ends: February 24, 2023 - 8:30 am Location: via Zoom Description: Please join us for Community Coffee Hour on Fridays from 7:30 am – 8:30 am on Zoom! A place to laugh, share the special close moments with Christ each of us experience at different times or circumstances and pray with like-minded people in a safe and confidential environment. Click here to connect via Zoom. (link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89342219264?pwd=V0lxVFhHTENDMkF6S3dKNFZFVEZydz09) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: coffee Mobile Dial-in: +19292056099,,89342219264#,,,,*578328# US (New York) Direct Dial: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ID: 893 4221 9264 Passcode: 578328 More details... •	25 NYAC Connecticut District Basic Lay Servant Ministry Course NYAC Connecticut District Basic Lay Servant Ministry Course Starts: 8:30 am Ends: February 25, 2023 - 10:30 am Location: via Zoom Description: Attention all lay servants! The Connecticut District of the New York Annual Conference is pleased to announce the first Basic Lay Servant Ministries class of 2023. If you feel called to do more to serve our communities and people of the United Methodist Church, this class is the first step toward earning laity credentials. The Basic Lay Servant Ministries class will begin on Saturday, January 14. The ten-hour/five session class is scheduled as follows via Zoom: Dates (all sessions run from 8:30 am – 10:30 am): Saturday, January 14 Saturday, January 28 Saturday, February 4 Saturday, February 18 Saturday, February 25 Attendance is required at all sessions to earn completion credit. Also, participants must have a copy of the participant’s book (see below). All participants must be 17 years or older and confirmed members of the United Methodist Church. Required Book: Lay Servant Ministries – Basic Course Participant’s Book by Sandy Jackson with Brian Jackson (ISBN 978-0-88177-626-3). You can purchase the book through Amazon or Cokesbury. Order your book in time to read the introduction and session/chapter one prior to our first class. Check with your local church office. There might be a copy available for your use. Click here to register today! Registrations are due by January 11, 2023. We look forward to sharing in the beginning of your lay ministry journey with a full Basic Lay Servant Ministries class on January 14. Questions? Contact Bill Florin, District Co-Lay Leader and Co-facilitator for the class More details... •
26 Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 26, 2023 - 9:30 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: We welcome everyone and all abilities. Please consider joining our choir! We offer up a special choir anthem almost every Sunday, September through mid-June. Practice is 9:00 am – 9:30 am at the piano in the sanctuary. 100% attendance is not required. Music is provided and occasional 1:1 practice can be arranged if desired. Contact RoseAnne Homola if you have any questions. More details... In Person and Online Sunday Worship In Person and Online Sunday Worship Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 26, 2023 - 11:00 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: NOTE: Communion will be served today. We invite you to join us as for in-person worship services at UMC Monroe! For anyone who cannot join us in our sanctuary for worship, we’ll continue to livestream our service via Zoom until further notice. In Person Worship Information UMC Monroe In Person Sunday Worship Service Time: 10:00 am Location: UMC Monroe, 515 Cutlers Farm Road, Monroe Zoom Worship Information UMC Monroe Sunday Worship Service via Zoom Time: 10:00 am Click here to join via Zoom. Meeting ID: 965 4066 9674 Passcode: 2819 Dial-In: +1 929 205 6099 Click here for the Sunday bulletin. If you’re joining us in person, masks are optional. Thank you for respecting each other’s space! NOTE: We continue to post sermons to be viewed at your convenience … to check out the archive, click here. More details... Parish Nurse: Blood Pressure Screenings at Coffee Hour Parish Nurse: Blood Pressure Screenings at Coffee Hour Starts: 11:00 am Ends: February 26, 2023 - 11:30 am Location: United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Description: Our Parish Nurse will be administering blood pressure screenings on the last Sunday of the month at coffee hour (11:00 am) beginning next Sunday, January 29. If you'd like your blood pressure taken, please join us for fellowship and a screening! Questions: Carin Florin, Parish Nurse More details... • • •	27 NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course NYAC Connecticut District Advance Lay Servant Ministry Course Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: February 27, 2023 - 8:30 pm Location: via Zoom Description: Shaping the Prayers of the People NOTE: Certified lay speaker class required Class leader: Mary Brevigleiri Pathway: Prayer Teams Dates: Mondays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 6 Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm * Deadline to register is Friday, February 3 ** Anyone who is called upon to lead public prayer may feel anxious and possibly inadequate for such a task. This course offers help for novices as well as veteran leaders of prayer as they create and deliver appropriate prayers for those on whose behalf the prayer is offered. Attendees will: Consider what public prayer is and is not. Acquire practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls. Explore prayers as an integral part of worship. Discuss the kind of language we need, and don’t need, to address God. Book Shaping the Prayers of the People, you can find it in Amazon, Cokesbury, Upper Room Click here to register. More details... •	28

NEW Calendar

February 2023

Footsteps in the Sand Community Gathering