Prayer Ministry: Ongoing Health Concerns

There are a number of members in our congregation with ongoing health concerns. Their names are kept on a prayer list in the church office that is circulated among the staff and intercessory prayer teams. Call the church office if you would like a copy of the prayer list so you can be in prayer for those with ongoing health concerns. If you wish to add someone to the prayer list, please contact the church office or fill out a prayer request card located in the blue registration folders in the pews. nancy@tarrytownumc.org, 472-3111

Orientation Groups (Sunday)

Membership Orientation Conversations are held on the second, third and fourth Sundays of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the library (which are May 11, 18, 25 this month). Persons interested in learning about membership are requested to complete the three sessions: Becoming Involved in the Ministry of the Church, The Methodist Church, and Church Membership at Tarrytown. You may begin the series at any time. There are information sheets about visitor and membership orientation groups at the Welcome Center on the front porch.

Sunday School Opportunities (Each Sunday)

Sunday School classes for children and adults are offered at both the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. hours. Sixth graders meet in room 102a/b at 11:00 a.m. Youth (7th-12th grade) meet in the attic at 9:30 a.m. After a short time together, 7th-8th graders meet in room 102a/b and 9th-12th graders meet in the attic.

Church Membership

If you want to know more about this church or explore church membership, you may pick up information at the Welcome Center on the front porch or indicate your interest on the attendance registration form. The Welcome Center is located just outside the narthex during inclement weather.

Repair for the Future Campaign

We want to celebrate that we have received 268 pledges for the amount of $1,162,190 as of May 5. You can help us reach our goal of 1,200,000! If you have not pledged yet, you may email your pledge to Vicki Aycock at vicki@tarrytownumc.org.

In preparation for Men’s Breakfast Bible Conversation on Wednesday (in the administration building at 6:45 a.m.), read II Corinthians 13:11-13 and think about the following question in preparation for the sermon to be preached on May 18. What implications for our lives can we see in this passage?

WILLS AND TRUSTS!

Stan Johanson, J. D. - Workshop, May 22, 6:00 p.m. light supper served. R.S.V.P. to Nancy Russ at 472-3111 or nancy@tarrytownumc.org. Contact Lauren Price at least three days in advance for child care.

Mission Trip to McCurdy School in June

Tarrytown is planning its eighth mission trip to the beautiful Espanola Valley in New Mexico, site of McCurdy School. This year, we will convene on Sunday, June 8, and complete our work on Friday, June 13. Work assignments will range from indoor cleaning and organizing to heavy labor on the sunny New Mexico campus. Start your summer with a bang. Consider becoming a part of the 16 member Tarrytown McCurdy Mission Team this year! Besides the work, there will be innumerable opportunities for worship, personal growth, fellowship, amazing sightseeing and fine New Mexico cuisine. For information or to reserve your place on the team, contact Becky Cook. Formal applications will require a $250 registration fee.

Vacation Bible School 2008 – Surfin’ Through the Scriptures

Planning is underway for TUMC’s 2008 VBS BEACH PARTY scheduled for July 14–18 from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Children who turn four by September 1, 2008 through 6th grade are eligible for Vacation Bible School. The participant and volunteer registration form can be found at www.tarrytownumc.org/childrensministriestumc.htm. For questions, contact VBS co-chairs Thresa Nasi or Brandy Reimers.

New Book by Amy Laura Hall

Several of our members have asked how they might order copies of Amy Laura Hall’s new book, Conceiving Parenthood: American Protestantism and the Spirit of Reproduction. Amy teaches theological ethics at Duke and also happens to be the daughter of Carol and Robert Hall. We will take orders for her book in the church office through MONDAY, MAY 19. The cost is $32.00 (checks made out to TUMC). We will order the books to arrive at TUMC, and Amy will come by and sign them when she is here in early June. We will call you to come pay for and pick up your book after they have been signed.

See this review from Publishers Weekly: “Hall combines perceptive reading with stirring criticism of the corporate-inspired family ideals that have come to pervade the American Christian mainstream. Focusing on the Methodist experience, Hall’s narrative potentially resonates across the theological spectrum. How did a denomination with roots in gospel activism come to be so captivated by images of material and technological progress delivered by corporate marketing? Hall mines church publications and popular media to reveal several dynamics at work. Partly because of its attempts to market itself as part of the American dream, the mid-century church became infatuated with an image of the ideal family that inevitably, if unintentionally, encouraged middle-class Protestants to insulate their families from their troubled neighbors. At the same time, corporate and scientific messages undermined the confidence of parents—and particularly mothers—in natural or traditional ways of providing for their children without commercial products and expert advice. Aspiration and anxiety combined to create families that were more focused on themselves, less secure in their Christian identity and less engaged in mission to others. Contrasting these trends with the example of Christ and the unifying message of the sacraments, Hall invites her readers to wage a ‘resistance’ and reconsider ‘the least of these.’”

Opportunities for Children During Worship

Children Ages 3 - 5

Extended Care is offered every Sunday during the 9:30 and 11:00 worship services in room 213 for children ages 3 - 5 who attend the worship service with their parents. Room 213 is located on the first floor of the education wing at the bottom of the stairs next to the elevator. The children may leave the sanctuary following the Scripture reading to continue in worship through story and fellowship with their peers. These children return to the sanctuary to participate in Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month. All other Sundays, children are picked up in the classroom.

Children Ages Kindergarten – 5th Grade

9:30 Musikgarten and Children in Worship

Musikgarten is offered in room 413 and 414 for children in kindergarten and first grade who attend the worship service with their parents. Children in Worship is offered in room 222 for children in 2nd – 5th grades who attend the worship service with their parents.

Children’s Worship Folders

Children in our worship services are invited to pick up a children’s worship folder in the narthex. Inside, you will find puzzles, games and activities to quietly explain the parts of the service. This folder can be returned to the “return basket” in the narthex following the service.

All Children Children of any age are welcome in the sanctuary with their parent or guardian during the entire worship service. Nursery care is provided all morning for infants, toddlers and two year old children in rooms 214-216.