May 9th, 2022

Sunday we continued our journey though The Bible Year with the familiar scripture Psalm 23.

See Pastor Charlie's message
at right whole the digital service HERE.

We invite you to reflect upon the sermon through the following questions. Pause for a moment of meditation with them or use them as prompts for your journaling time.

Reflection Question 1: How do you need the Lord to be YOUR shepherd this week?
Reflection Question 2: What does “I shall not want” mean to YOU?
Did you miss Just Three Things this week?

Just Three Things for May 8th. Help our kids have a special VBS by collecting products from your home, the new youth calendar is chock-full of fun, and get ready for our next potluck!

Watch it HERE.
‌Wednesday Night at Memorial
6:00PM via Zoom
(RSVP for the Zoom Link)
 
The Bible Year - Discuss the most current readings in The Bible Year study with Pastor Carrie
 
Faithlinks - Current events through the lens of United Methodism with Carrie Mac

And THURSDAYS:
 Visit mumconline.com/study to read more and see how you can get involved!

Sign up by emailing mumconline.com/signup or call church office
Download a sheet with the whole reading list for May HERE.
SHRIMP FOR SALE!! SHRIMP FOR SALE!!

Would you like a GREAT DEAL on some Shrimp? Our youth has some restaurant-quality frozen shrimp left over from Shrimp Festival.
Each 5 Pound box is just $35.00!!
Contact Justin to reserve your box now!
They are going fast!
Bring a dish and join us THIS SUNDAY,
MAY 15th for some quality time and good fellowship with the church family!
A Way A Week"
Info & actions to explore our spiritual connection to creation & our Christian responsibility to care for our planet. 
Have you heard of “No Mow May?” This movement gained momentum in Michigan this year, and it’s a concept that I hope will spread across the whole country. Manicured lawns look pretty, yet they are not particularly wildlife-friendly, especially when it comes to pollinators.
If you avoid mowing your lawn for just one month, it allows wildflowers to spring up. Wildflowers make happy pollinators! In case you aren’t sure why pollinators are a big deal, according to the USDA website:

“More than 90 species of U.S. specialty crops require pollination, and various animals, including bees, butterflies, moths, bats, and birds are a critical part of the pollinator-plant ecosystem. Despite the myriad species of pollinators available, American farmers rely on one species of honeybee, Apis mellifera, for most of the pollinator services to pollinate their crops. Wild and managed bees together add $15 billion in crop value each year."
During the past 30-plus years, our nation’s pollinator populations have suffered serious losses due to invasive pests and diseases, such as mites and viral/fungal pathogens, exposure to pesticides and other chemicals, loss of habitat, loss of species and genetic diversity, and changing climate. Numerous species of butterflies, moths, and native bees are either extremely rare or are extinct. A recent report states that "44% of managed honeybee colonies were lost in 2015-2016, largely due to infectious diseases carried by varroa mite larvae.”

If you have a neighbor or an HOA that will neither understand nor approve of your yard going wild for the month, consider if you can do a variation of “No Mow.” Perhaps you can leave the backyard, or just a corner of your property free and wild? Or maybe you can plant a garden of native species? (Make sure to check https://www.fnps.org/plants to learn about plants native to our area. Some store clerks might tell you anything that grows well is “native.”)

Friends, every little bit we can do helps! 


Peace and blessings,
Sarah the Green Geek
Special Singing Opportunity: Bicentennial Weekend!
Did you know that we have a special anthem that has been commissioned especially for Memorial for our 200th Anniversary? It will premiere during worship on June 5th (at 9:00AM and 11:15AM)!

All are invited to come and present the anthem with Memorial's chancel choir & ensemble during worship.
If you are interested in singing this special anthem with us, please come to the rehearsals to learn the music: May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, and June 1st at 6:00PM in the music room.
Contact Joan with questions.
 
Help us get ready for Vacation Bible School!
We are collecting empty K-Cup or yogurt containers for our kids at VBS to use as mini planters! Do you have some that you could save for us? There's a red bin in the Narthex where you can drop them off!
Thanks for helping to make VBS special for our kids!