he TUMC newsletter, the “Chimes” or (printable pdf)
Please note: the Chimes is now being published and mailed by the Postal Service to all members of the church on a monthly basis.

Tarrytown 20’s Sunday School Class – Starts January 10, 2010
Sundays 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Join us for lunch and class each week following the 11:00 worship service. Pick up your lunch in the Fellowship Hall (donations accepted) and meet us in the Perry Hall loft for class. We finish no later than 1:30 p.m.
January 10 Robert Hall Senior Pastor – Questions & Answers
January 17 Dan Taylor United Methodist 101
January 24: Dan Taylor United Methodist 101
January 31: Dan Taylor United Methodist 101
If you are in your 20’s and not already involved in a Sunday school class, join us for this time of fellowship and faith discussion. We will be focusing on learning more about our United Methodist background and beliefs and how it impacts our faith and spiritual journey today. Contact the church office for more information.

Seton Cove Tuesday Luncheon Series: Restoring Balance – January 19
Tuesday, January 19, 12:00-1:00 p.m - Practicing the Art of Silence - Rev. Ann Beaty
Ann will be presenting this luncheon program at Seton Cove. The lunch session will focus on the importance of silence in our prayer relationship with God and offer practical suggestions for how to incorporate it into our daily living in an intentional way. Lunch and program is $15.00. Call or email Seton Cove directly to register: 451-0272. www.setoncove.net

TUMC United Methodist Women January meeting and luncheon – January 26
Tarrytown United Methodist Women will meet on Tuesday, January 26, in Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m. for coffee and fellowship. Rev. Helen Almanza will be our special guestand conductthe installation of new officers for 2010. Also new Circles will be formed and have organizational meetings. A buffet lunch, prepared by Mollie Schluter, will be served at 11:30. The cost is $7.00. We welcome guests and all ladies of the church. For information please call Trema Berry 346-3260

Tarrytown UMC Lenten Daily Devotional Guide – deadline January 31
As we prepare for the upcoming Lenten season, we ask that YOU consider contributing a devotional to our annual Tarrytown UMC Lenten Daily Devotional Guide. We encourage you to reflect on your own spiritual life in this past year and contribute something that has spoken to you about God's work in your life and in the world. If you turn in an item that comes from a book or other resource, it is absolutely necessary that you cite the resource and author. We will not be able to publish any material that is not cited. It is most helpful the articles are no more than 1 page in length and emailed to Dawn at the church at dawn@tarrytownumc.org Please note: You will receive a confirmation reply from Dawn when your email submission is received. Please contact the church office if you don’t hear back from her. This book has been very meaningful in the past to both those who have contributed the devotionals and those who have used the booklet during the Lenten season. We will accept devotionals NO LATER than JANUARY 31. For more information, call or email Lori Holt from the Lent Task Force.

LOL---Loving Our Lord Children's Weekday Ministry on Wednesdays
This new children's weekday ministry is on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for children ages 3 years through 5th grade.Please gather in Perry Hall. Following LOL, we will attend the church wide Epiphany Worship Service in the Sanctuary.Parents, please join us! VOLUNTEERS are needed for this ministry. Go to http://tarrytownkids.wordpress.com to sign up to help!

LifeTouch portraits are in! (In the library after 9:30 on Sundays)
Please check in the library for your free 8 x 10 portrait from the 2010 TUMC Directory portrait sittings. If you ordered a package, they should be coming in the mail to you shortly. Thank you for your participation. We will have another opportunity for portrait sittings in early February. Stay tuned!

Lenten Class: Early Christian Differences- Starts February 22
Mondays, February 22-March 29 with Rev. Barrett Renfro
The day class will meet 12:00-1:30 p.m. and the evening class from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The topics for the class include: An introduction to the Gnostic texts, The prayer of Paul the Apostle, Text: The Gospel of Thomas, The Book of Thomas, The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene. For more information about class content, please call Rev. Renfro at 497-5543. Barrett Renfrois a retired United Methodist pastor with a great deal of teaching experience on a variety of biblical topics. Registration is held through the church office: shirley@tarrytownumc.org (472-3111) Cost is $20.00 per person and each class is limited to 15 participants.

A Personal Encounter With The Sermon on the Mount: 40 days With the Wisdom of Jesus Starts March 8
Led by Dr. Jim Mayfield, Mondays 7:00-8:30 p.m, March 8-April 26. (Class will not meet April 5.)
This course will involve daily reading from Jim Mayfield’s book of meditations based on Matthew 5-7 and once a week conversation growing out of Jesus’ sayings in Matthew 5-7 and Jim’s book. Jim’s hope is that each participant will have a personal encounter with the wisdom of Jesus contained in the Sermon on the Mount rather than an academic study about those sayings. Participants will be expected to do the daily readings and participate in all the sessions. Cost: $15.00. Class is limited to 24 participants.Sign up in church office: shirley@tarrytownumc.org (472-3111)

New Weekly Scripture Lunch Group on Tuesdays, 12:00 pm
Beginning Tuesday, January 5, the TUMC clergy preaching in the Fellowship Hall service will offer a scripture discussion group for any who would like to come together during the week to discuss the scripture before the Sunday sermon. We will meet in the Administration Building Conference room each Tuesday from 12:00-1:15 p.m. BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch). The scripture to be discussed will be printed in the weekly email and worship bulletin along with the scripture for the Wednesday Morning Men's Group. Tuesday is open to men and women.

Grieving a Job Loss: Offering Spiritual Comfort When the Money stops---or Slows Down to a Crawl! – January 19
Almost everyone has been affected one way or the other by the economic downturn, some more severely than others. Let’s get together to talk about what’s happening to us and/or our friends and family. Ann Beaty and Robert Hall will be hosting an initial informal session on Tuesday, January 19 at 7 pm in the Conference Room of the Administration Building. Child Care? E mail Lauren at least 72 hours ahead. Questions? Phone Ann or me at the church, 472 3111.