Dear co-laborers in Christ,
Today is the birthday (February 12, 1809) of President Abraham Lincoln. In these troubled times, one could do far worse than to revisit Steven Spielberg’s 2012 movie “Lincoln” starring Daniel Day Lewis and focusing on the final four months of Lincoln’s presidency as he pushes for the passage of the 13thAmendment to abolish slavery. More ambitious folks may wish to read (or reread) Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 2005 award-winning 944-page book, Team of Rivals, on which the “Lincoln” movie was based. Either way, with the sitting U.S. President posting a video (now removed) on the White House website depicting the first Black U.S. President and his family as apes, it is more urgent than ever for people of faith to espouse commitment to both the Christian value of every human being as a child of God, and the American credo of “e pluribus unum” (out of many, one people.)
Want to know more about WUMC’s monthly in-worship “testimony” series? Log in to our Testimony HQ Zoom today, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. and meet Priscilla Pope-Levison, originator of this concept. Contact Barb Hunt for the Zoom link.
The Prayer and Song Interfaith Vigil last Thursday evening, Feb. 5, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was well-received. Please see Bud Behlman’s article below.
Last call for the Lenten study, “Why Did Jesus Have to Die?” by the Rev. Adam Hamilton. Sessions are Mondays, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., Feb. 16 – March 23. Please call 203-263-4775 to register. Please read the Preface, Introduction and Chapter 1 for Monday.
Last Sunday’s worship: wow! Despite the single-digit temperatures, we had 44 attending worship including a number of visitors; received three new members; celebrated Scouting with an impromptu “interview” with First Class Scout Bradyn Boisseau; received a Black History Moment on Frederick Douglass from Connor Langdon: all in just minutes over one hour with music from our Chancel Choir and my sermon “Do A Good Turn Daily”. Check it out at https://youtube.com/@woodburyunitedmethodistchurch?si=5JxzzLQkF6SCPKtr
