Thursday, October 01, 2020
Pastor Post
Pastor Tommy
Dear friends,

What a great weekend we had! We were able to gather outside at the Hub on Saturday and in the parking lot on Sunday. How beautiful to see familiar faces in person and to hear each other sing and pray. How special was the Sanctuary on Tuesday at lunch for come-and-go prayer. We will have all three of these opportunities again this week. Go to our website and register if you would like to come.

This Sunday, we will also worship together online. It is Communion Sunday, so be prepared with your elements. Also, we have a tremendous opportunity for our communion rail offering I would like to tell you about.

Ten years ago, Rev. Derek Jacobs started a group in South Dallas that would become The Village UMC. This Sunday, they will livestream worship from their own new church building for the very first time. Derek has long been a friend of ours. He was present at the groundbreaking for our new church building in Melissa. We have been walking together for ten years, learning from each other about how to start new churches, and (recently) how to build buildings during a time of quarantine. We are blessed to be connected to God’s powerful work at The Village, and we are so excited to see this congregation find a long-term home.

Let’s make a special offering this Sunday for The Village - to celebrate a successful new church start, to give thanks for new disciples of Jesus, and to praise God for the beauty and diversity of the churches in our North Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Blessings,
Pastor Tommy
Rev. Jacobs, right, at our groundbreaking ceremony for Melissa UMC
For Zoom link and more information on the Military & Veterans Prayer Fellowship, contact:
Kim Beeby kbeeby@swbell.net or 214-801-2626
Marky Campbell mrkcampbell090@gmail.com or 302-802-3732
Hello, Beloved,

Normally, in the fall, we begin praying and planning for February's Women's Retreat. We have struggled, dear ones, with the decision to postpone our next retreat to 2022. While our church is taking some bold steps into in-person worship, it may be some time before everyone feels safe gathering in tight circles of sisterhood, sharing rooms and meals. This is the right decision in a difficult time.

Please mark your calendar for our next McKinney/Melissa Women's Retreat, February 25-27, 2022.

A quick reminder from your two favorite pastors: this pandemic is not an excuse for us to forget the importance of connection between women. This is, in fact, the perfect opportunity for those of us who walk with God's grace to remember that there is someone near us who needs to know they are seen, heard, and loved. Please take some time this week to do that.

Walking with you, a mere six feet away,
Pastor Stacey and Pastor Patty
First United Methodist Church of McKinney |