I Can’t Wait!
We’ve reached “patience” on Paul’s Fruit of the Spirit list. Why is patience so hard? What does it take to help that fruit grow?
– Pastor Anne
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Cultivating Peace
Frequently we see peace as something constructed by outside forces. In the Bible, however, peace is cultivated from the inside. Watch or read this sermon in which we explore peace as one of the fruits of the Spirit.
– Pastor Anne
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Vigil of Love and Support, March 30
On the eve of International Trans Day of Visibility, please join your neighbors and friends at a special VIGIL OF LOVE AND SUPPORT for our Trans Community:
Sunday, March 30 at 4:00pm
Woburn United Methodist Church
523 Main St., Woburn.
This event is being hosted by Pastor Bill Hoch of the Woburn United Methodist Church. Additional sponsors include Woburn PRIDE, LexPRIDE, Know Your Neighbor Woburn, WMHS Spectrum Club, Woburn Welcomes, and Mystic Valley NAACP.
Additional Faith Leaders taking part include Rev. Derek White (he/him), North Congregational Church, Rev. Raphaela Mueller (she/her), Montvale Congregational Church, and Rev. Emily Hamilton (she/her), Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
MUSIC to be provided by:
JOHANNA TULLOCH (she/her)
Lead Singer, “Trophy Wives”
ANDREW GIORDANO (he/him)
Singer, Broadway Actor
TODD THIEERAULT (he/him)
Piano Accompanist/Music Director
Hear from guest speakers including Lead Speaker, Dr. AC Goldberg (he/him), Intersex/Transgender Professor, Northeastern University, and Internationally recognized Trans Activist and Thought Leader and others, including:
Lizebeth DeSelm (she/her, they/them)
Chair, Melrose Democratic City Committee:
Former Melrose School Committee Member
Billie Bee (she/her)
Writer, Carographer, and Leader of the
Sleepy Cities Club Trans Support Group
Siobhan Mazor (she/her)
Member of Kahai B’raira
Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation
Noah Mammino (he/him, they/them)
Spectrum Club, Woburn Memorial High School
The Wonder of Joy
As we continue to explore the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23, we are (as CS Lewis put it) “Surprised by Joy.” Joy does seem to take us by surprise when it comes. So how can it be a predictable fruit?
– Pastor Anne
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Guided by Mary Magdalene: A Devotional for Lent
“Mary Magdalene is a prominent figure in the story of Jesus’ life and resurrection. She is one of the few named women who is a follower of Jesus. She has a pivotal role in the Gospels, because she is the first to see him resurrected (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20).
“This Lent, let’s consider using Mary Magdalene as our guide, following Jesus as she did…
“We are invited to listen to his teachings and witness his healing work as described in the Gospels. We are asked to journey with him to Jerusalem and witness his final days and crucifixion. Like Mary Magdalene, we are also beckoned to wake up early on Easter and go to the tomb, only we know that we will find it empty! We are called to share the good news with each other. We are charged with sharing our encounters with the risen Christ.”
This is just the beginning of a devotional written by Rev. Tiffany McDonald. Read Rev. McDonald’s complete devotional, as published in the March 10 issue of UM Now, HERE.