Loving and Learning in Lodi February 9 2020

          As announced on Sunday, our Bishop Tracy Malone intends to appoint the Reverend Pam Buzalka to Lodi UMC on July 1, 2020. Our Staff Parish Relations Committee met with her on Monday, January 7^th. Pastor Pam’s information and picture is at the end of this email along with a list of those of us who met with her. Feel free to talk with any of them for their impressions and understandings of their meeting. Continue to lift up your prayers for us and for Pastor Pam and the congregation she serves in Akron.

          We look at Horton Hears a Who this Sunday in worship. I’ve always been captivated by Horton’s support and protection of the Whos in spite of all the opposition he encountered and endured…in storybook land, he is one of my heros!

                                                          See you Sunday, as we listen for God’s voice…

                                                                               Pastor Diane

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Liturgist:       Colette Laughlin                                            Greeter/s:    Ron and Faye Stewart

Hymns:        The Church’s One Foundation                             verses 1, 2, 4 & 5                #545
                   More Precious than Silver                                                               TFWS #2065

                   How Can We Name a Love                       verses 1, 2 & 4                   #111

                   Gift of Love                                          verses 1 - 3                        #408

Scripture                                           I Corinthians 13:4 – 8                   New International Version

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails.

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God.              People:  Thanks be to God.

THE CHURCH IN ACTION

Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings 7:00 – 8:00pm. Join us!

WOW!!!  Soups for Super Bowl Sunday Potluck was beyond awesome! Thank you to those who made the ‘Super-Yummy’ soups for our tasting! Thank you to the United Methodist Women (UMW) for hosting this for us! The winning soup is…drum roll…The Taco Soup! The UMW will be donating a big roaster full of the Taco Soup for the March 29^th fund raiser for the local non-profit, Matthew 25.

The United Methodist Women meet this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. All women of the church are welcome to attend.

Your Valentine Day cookie orders that you placed with our youth will be ready to pick up this Sunday.

Life Line Screening - will offer their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Lodi United Methodist Church on 3/3/2020.  Five screenings