Vashon United Methodist Church

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Chair of the Committee on Ministries: Bob Ellis

1st Monday in Primary Room. Our Committee welcomes visitors and cares for the needs of our members and friends.

1st Monday in members home, potluck at 6 pm followed by book discussion at 7 pm. See our newsletter "The Windjammer" for details.

Mondays in the Sanctuary, with seasonal breaks. The Free Range Folk Choir is a nonprofit community group that sings folk music from around the world.

Tuesday fellowship group where the men of the church enjoy coffee and conversation.

In Conference Room, from Oct. 5-Nov. 23 An 8-week study group, led by Rev. Darryn Hewson, from "A Follower's Life" by Carolyn Slaughter and Sherry Douglas.

Wednesdays in Primary Room. Join us for lively discussions based on our studies of the scripture readings for the next Sunday service.

Chancel Choir Meets in the Choir Room each Wednesday to prepare for our weekly Sunday worship

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 4 consecutive Saturdays, Oct..16 & 23 at St. John Viianney Catholic Church, Oct. 30 & Nov 6 at Vashon United Methodist Church. For details check our September "Windjammer" online

Dramatic Reading and Dessert Potluck (at SJV)

Annually on the 1st Sunday in November. "Fall back" - set your clocks back one hour.

In church Fellowship Hall. This group meets weekly to discuss current events and social issues relevant to today

Our Sunday School program is open to children from preschool to 5th grade from Labor Day to mid-June. Vacation Bible School is held for a week each August.

In Sanctuary, Oct. 17-Dec. 12, led by Rev. Darryn Hewson. For anyone, including those thinking about joining. Counts as a confirmation class for youth from 6th grade and up. Covers Christian and Methodist beliefs and history, other religions and more.

1st Sunday at Vashon Community Care Center. Church volunteers conduct a worship service for Care Center residents.

10:25 AM weekly in the church Sanctuary. Schedule changes to 9:30 AM from mid-June to mid-September.

We gather in the church Fellowship Hall after the worship service for coffee and conversation.

In Conference Room. Quarterly administrative meeting for the Vashon United Methodist Women.

3rd Wednesday in Primary Room. Monthly meeting of the Vashon community emergency preparedness group.

2nd & 4th Tuesday in Conference Room. Our History Committee meets to research, review papers and objects for our church archives and to compile information about the history of our church.

2nd Tuesday in Sojourners Room. Join us in knitting colorful sweaters that we send to World Vision to be given to needy children around the world.

Wednesday Night Dinner (at Episcopal Church)

1st Wednesday in Primary Room. Monthly meeting of church Trustees.

2nd Thursday in Primary Room. We work together making beautiful hand-crafted greeting cards.

Church Bldg Reserved for 125th Anniversary Set-up

125TH ANNIVERSARY OF VASHON METHODIST CHURCH

In Fellowship Hall. Join us for lunch and a celebration of the 125th anniversary of the dedication of Vashon Methodist Church. Plans are in the works, so watch for more details.

3rd Tuesday in Primary Room. The monthly meeting of the Vashon Interfaith Council on Homelessness.

3rd Wednesday in the Education Building from 9 AM to 3 PM. WIC is a State of Washington nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition and stay healthy. Learn more at www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/wic/

Because of the thanksgiving holiday, our November meeting will be on the 3rd Thursday, November 18. We have also changed the beginning time to 11:30 a.m.

This time our 3rd Tuesday meeting will be in the church Fellowship Hall, right after the UMW Lunch Bunch meeting. We gather to discuss a book chosen by the group. To learn more, see our monthly newsletter, the "Windjammer" or leave a message at the chur

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Thanksgiving Choir Festival at Beacon UMC, Seattle

At Beacon UMC in Seattle. Our choir and our handbell choir will join with the choirs of the other 12 United Methodist congregations In West & South Seattle for our third annual Thanksgiving Choir Festival. After worship, there will be a potluck and fell

In Sanctuary.Vashons own Free Range Folk Choir will be presenting a Pre-Thanksgiving Concert . Come enjoy folk music from South Africa, Republic of Georgia and the US. As always, admission is free; donations in support of the event are welcome.

4th Tuesday in Primary Room. The monthly meeting of the church Finance Committee.

4th Wednesday in Conference Room. The United Methodist Women's Group invites you for quilt making and fellowship. We learn quilt making techniques and make quilts for the young patients at Children's Hospital.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, Camp Burton Lodge

At Camp Burton Lodge. All are welcome to this service where leaders of most of the Island faith communities will share in expressions of thanks from their faith traditions.

In Sanctuary. Join us for a special worship service, where we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent and all join in for the traditional "Hanging of the Greens".

In the Primary Room. Volunteers prepare the monthly church newsletter for mailing and deliver it to the Post Office.

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For something to think about you may go to our pastor's blog at: www.vashonmethodist.blogspot.com

Here you will find information concerning our church and its ministries. We hope you find your time spent here a blessing. Our church is a warm and loving church, and we want you to feel comfortable and at liberty to call on us for anything you need. Feel free to browse through the various areas of our website and learn about our fellowship.

In the United Methodist Church we have a long history of working for positive change in the world. Nobel peace-prize winner Nelson Mandela credits the work of The United Methodist Church as one of the major reasons that Apartheid was finally ended in South Africa (that’s a pretty good endorsement). We have had official statements arguing for a living wage, equal rights and complete justice for over 100 years. Our founders were doing prison ministry and working with the poor before they even became a church. The United Methodist Committee on Relief is the second largest relief organization in the world with missionaries and sustained relief efforts in nearly every country in the world. Here at Vashon United Methodist Church we are proud to be a part a Church that has made and is making a difference in peoples lives.
At Vashon United Methodist we consider ourselves to be a church for people who are seeking faith and who have a desire to move deeper into their own spiritual journey. We are a church for people who like to be challenged and inspired. We are a church for people who think for themselves, but who also are willing to keep an open mind and still love those they disagree with. We are a church for people who want to transform the world and create a just society. We are a church that welcomes and encourages diversity. We are a connectional church sharing in the ministries of the third largest Christian denomination in the US. We are a church who seeks to work ecumenically with other churches and religious groups to build stronger communities. If any of these things appeal to you-I hope you will come and find us.
I appreciate that you have taken the chance to connect with us and if you are considering relocating to our area, we would love to have you be our guest for Sunday School and worship.

Sunday School - Does not meet in summer. Childcare available for infants and toddlers.

Pastor Darryn was in New Orleans last week for the National Council of Churches and Church World Service General Assembly. if you want to follow the work that they did you can read his blog at: www.eccneworleans.blogspot.com

For information on how the United Methodist Church continues to respond to the earthquake in Haiti our Conference has created a page dedicated to keeping us up to date. You can find what the global church and especially UMCOR are doing.
Our Mission Team is putting together a group that will be headed to Haiti in February so we can have some hands on and eye witness accounts of how things are progressing. The entire church is getting behind their efforts with our book club reading about Haiti, our adult discussion group will be talking about Haiti. We have a dinner and info day coming soon and there will be other opportunities as we approach the trip time and more once they get back as well.