The Season of Advent

Family Christmas Tree: Please bring a favorite ornament from home to decorate the family tree this Sunday morning (Dec. 3) during the worship service. 

The Altar Guild will be putting up the Family Christmas Tree in the Sanctuary on Friday, 12/1 and partially decorating it.  They will be decorating the Narthex Tree and hanging the greens on Saturday 12/2.  Both days the start time is 9:0am.  Everyone is welcome to come and help!

 Dec 3 -  The First Sunday of Advent

• Lighting the first candle of Advent, 
• Decorating Family Tree, 
• Baptism, Mahim Rezo
• New Member Reception, Scott and Cindy Boudrou
• Communion. 

Bentley Student Gospel Ensemble: Worship with Bentley University students, and staff. Gospel Ensemble will sing during the Sunday service.

We welcome sisters and brothers of Bentley University

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Robin Olson

Chaplain: Tonia Petty

Students: Gospel Ensemble Choir

Advent Study
           3 Dec at 5:00 pm in the Parlor.

Christmas Poinsettias – Last day to order is this Sunday, Dec. 3rd!

Each year we decorate our sanctuary and altar with poinsettias in memory or to honor our loved ones and to give glory to God.  An alternative offering can be made to support WATCH in Waltham. They can be ordered by using the form stapled at the back of the bulletin or by calling the church office.

Staff Christmas Gift

It is our WUMC tradition each Christmas to thank our staff for their loving service to our church family with a gift.  If you would like to contribute, please give a check or cash to Sally or Bob Hicks by Sunday Dec 17.
(Checks should be made out to Robert or Sarah Hicks... gifts should not be made out to the church/WUMC)

Dec 17 - Chancel Choir Christmas Cantata and Church Luncheon:  The Chancel Choir will perform their annual Christmas Cantata. 

Following the worship service will be a Christmas Luncheon in the Parish Hall.  

Please bring a dessert to share.

Sunday November 19 

Stewardship Pledge Sunday

Sermon title:  Blessing in Abundance

Scripture:  2 Corinthians 9: 7-8

Rev. Oh will sing a song “ Love” (in Korean) and dedicate this song to the beloved WUMC members and God’s people who are waiting for OUR LOVE desperately in our neighboring communities.

Sunday November 26

Sermon Title:  The End of Gun Violence

Scripture:  Genesis 1: 31,  Mark 12: 28-31

Sunday Nov 11

Sermon: Money and Eternity (2)

Scripture:  Luke 12: 22-34

WUMC Upcoming Events

Sunday Brunch Oct 29 

We will be having a brunch this Sunday after the worship service.  The Fellowship committee is providing the egg casserole dishes, but you are asked to please bring muffins or coffee cake to share.

Invitation to Worship Committee

We invite all church members to join the Worship Committee. The Worship committee will create the order of the Worship Service which is a biblically grounded, Wesleyan (Methodist), culturally relevant order of worship service for the Weston United Methodist Church.   If you volunteer for the worship committee, the church office will send “the guidelines for Worship: The Gifts of God from the People of God (United Methodist Church).”

Celebration of Long Time Church members (who served more than 30 years)

During Sunday service Oct 29th, we are celebrating the long term members (who have served more than 30 years at WUMC)

Parsonage Open House - Sunday Nov 5

Myung and Pastor Oh invite you and your family to an Open House on Sunday, November 5th.   Please come to the parsonage immediately after the Sunday service.

Coffee Hosts are needed for November 12^th and 26th

Please sing up to host the coffee hour on the 12^th or 26^th of November. If no one signs up there will be no refreshments on that given week.

Volunteers for Greeters

We are looking for volunteers to be greeters before the service each week. Please sign up in the Narthex on the Greeters signup sheet if you would like to greet people as they arrive for church. Please be here 15 minutes prior to the start of the service.

Dear beloved sisters and brothers in Christ,

I would like to invite you to pray this prayer daily:

Daily Prayer during Stewardship Campaign 2017.

With the help of God, my family, and friends,

I am

growing confidence and assurance

In myself and others,

developing new possibilities and opportunities,

advancing compassion and encouragement,

and building vision and hope.

I pray I will complain and lament less.

I pray that I will forget how to criticize and whine.

God help me to grow, develop, advance, and build.

Amen.

Sunday, 23 October

Sermon:  Give Worshipfully

Scripture:  Psalm 117; Matthew 14:13-21

Small Group Study:  Five Practices of Faithful Congregations

Immediately after Fellowship, we will meet in the Parlor around 12:00 p.m.. It is a 90-minute session.   

Open House

Myung and Pastor Oh invite you and your family to Open House on Sunday, November 5.   Please come to parsonage immediately Sunday service.

Invitation to Fruitful dialogue and a Christian holy conversation with Pastor Oh

Pastor Jung Sun Oh would like to meet with, and listen to church members who would like to share his/her concerns especially caused by changes at WUMC.  If you wish to make an appointment, please call the Church office or send email to Shari. 

Lincoln Open Studio

Joan Seville is a member of Lincoln Open Studio and invites you to the following show:

Biennial Exhibit at the Lincoln Library September 30 - October 28, 2017. Open studio is pleased to display some of the paintings we have created over the last two years. The Artists’ Reception will be held on Thursday, October 12th from 4:30 to 7:00pm.