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"Our lives have been tremendously enriched by the pastors and church family of this ever-changing but always nurturing fellowship." -- Al Wright

 

"Being a fairly new member of Park Church I felt that I belonged here from the first visit.  I enjoy the congregation, the insightful sermons & the pastor's e-messages.  I couldn't afford to pay for all the beautiful music." -- Kay Havens

 

Sunday, July 5
10:00 AM
Communion Celebration

with the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green
"On Being American, and Christian Too!"
Pastor Wayne preaching
(This worship service will be held in the air-conditioned gym of
the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green)

11:00 AM
Reception and Fellowship Hour

Thursday July 9
5:30 PM
Mission Trip participants meet to pack vans
(Please deliver your bags to the church by this time.)

Friday, July 10
7:30 PM
Mission Trip Orientation

Saturday, July 11
6:00 PM
Confirmands depart for Maine Moose Mission

Sunday, July 12
10:00 AM
Celebration Service

with the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green
Kathy Martinez preaching
(This worship service will be held in the air-conditioned gym of
the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green)

11:00 AM
Reception and Fellowship Hour

Monday July 13

thru

Friday, July 17

You are invited to join us and let your creative juices flow!  Participants will choose one of two workshops--the first on puppetry or the second on drama--to craft the telling of the gospel in one of these two art forms.  There will be a Friday evening celebration service to share our storytelling skills!


6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Above: A scene from the village of Donje Peule in Canton 10 of Bosnia taken by Pastor Wayne in November, 2007, well over ten years after the war had ended.  The countryside is still littered with the ruins of villages that have yet to be rebuilt and the population is still largely unsettled in living in makeshift surroundings.
BUILD A VILLAGE

A Summer mission & learning experience for every age

Monday, August 24
thru
Thursday, August 27
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

A joint offering of
Park United Methodist Church &
Bloomfield Presbyterian Church
on the Green

Begins each night with a fellowship dinner.  Program includes mission projects, guest speakers, art, music, and lots of learning about the Build a Village project that Church World Service is doing in Bosnia and the exciting scope of telling God's story through mission both locally and globally.

This program is open to everyone in the community!  Come by yourself or with your children and join us!

To read more about Pastor Wayne's trip to Serbia, Bosnia and Moldova with Church World Service and to better understand the human need in this region of the world, please click here.

YOUTH IN MISSION
July 27-31 & August 3-7

Youth from the greater Bloomfield community are invited to join the youth of Park Church for two weeks this summer in offering their time and talent to help their neighbors in need.  Each morning will begin with breakfast and Bible Study and each afternoon will end with snacks and journaling.  In between the group will be going out into the community to complete work projects for needy and elderly persons.  It could be cleaning out their basements or painting their fence or weeding their flower beds.  It could be distributing food to the homeless or visiting a nursing home to provide friendship and cheer.  But there will never be a day when the youth aren't connected to the needs of their neighbors.  This program also includes fun activities as well, including a swimming party and picnic.  For further information or to enroll your child, contact Kathy Martinez at 973-429-7745.

 

 

"Empowered by the Holy Spirit and guided by the teachings of Jesus Christ, Park United Methodist Chuch strives to be a compassionate and welcoming community of God's love in action, seeking to transform lives and pursue justice through our worship, witness, study and service."

 

Above: New sign welcomes visitors to Park Church.

Keep up-to-date with our fellow United Methodists in the Gateway North District.  Make a visit to our informative district web site by clicking here!

Find out more about the United Methodist Church and our position on issues such as war, terrorism and justice.  Just click here.

Read Pastor Wayne Plumstead's article "How Much of the World Does Jesus Ask Us to Include?"  in Circuit Rider magazine, published by the United Methodist Publishing House

Read Pastor Wayne Plumstead's Easter Prayer on the web site of the General Board of Global Ministries

 

 

 
AGES TOGETHER  The year end picnic for our Ages Together minstry saw our Kid's Corner kindergartners and their senior friends enjoy lots of good food and fellowship. 
 

ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE!

SWINE FLU OUTBREAK:
BE PREPARED!
Please read this important message from our Parish Nursing Ministry

 

2009 REFLECTIONS ON JOHN WESLEY'S COVENANT PRAYER
Read some of the thoughtful reflections by church members presented at this year's John Wesley Covenant Service on January 4, 2009.


OUR GUESTS ARE WELL NOURISHED

Marilyn Craine reports on the latest feeding at the soup kitchen by Park Church volunteers.


CLAIM THE NAME CONFIRMATION

Click here to read about the latest lesson and to see the most recent photos.  This page also contains the remaining schedule for the confirmation journey of our fifteen confirmands.

PASTOR WAYNE VISITS EASTERN EUROPE
Go along with Pastor Wayne as he visits Serbia, Bosnia and Moldova and experiences human need "up close" and very personal.  Learn about the Church World Service "Build a Village" project that Park Church has been invited to share in.

 

WHY CHRISTIAN  UNITY IS IMPORTANT TO ME
Read the meditations of Ben Grund and Christine Singer delivered at the first joint summer worship service with the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, Sunday July 1, 2007.

 

INTELLIGENT DESIGN VS.
INTELLIGENT FAITH

Read Pastor Wayne Plumstead's sermon for National Evolution Sunday


THE INSPIRING STORY OF

PASTOR MARIE STEFAN AND
THE COMUNIDAD LA ESPERANZA
Read about this important ministry among the poor in Montevideo supported by Park Church


JOIN  US IN PRAYER!
Please keep up to date with those in our church who need our prayers by checking the "Prayer List" here.   Feel free to e-mail or call the church in order to add your own prayer concerns to the list as well.

 

CONFIRMAND'S MAINE MOOSE MISSION
July 11 - July 21, 2009

Please pray for our group of youthful missionaries as they travel to the United Methodist Economic Mission in Salem TownshipMaine.  There they will spend their days working on several projects for area families that will improve their lives.

The purpose of this trip is both spiritual and educational in the deepest and truest sense of those words.  The youth will be learning from staff of the economic ministry about the unique social and economic conditions affecting that region of our country.  They will learn about the fact that a large majority of the manufacturing jobs that once were centered in Western Maine have now been outsourced.  They will see the closed and shuttered wood processing mills that once made this area the "toothpick" capital of the world.

The United Methodist Economic Ministry is trying to address the severe economic needs of the residents in the region.  The youth will learn about issues of economic justice.  They will also learn about the creative process through which the faith community seeks to alleviate human need.

They will tour the Economic Ministry and gain priceless understanding as they learn about the work of the food pantry and the thrift shop maintained by the economic ministry, which have become a lifeline for desperate parents trying to feed and clothe their children.  They will tour the woodworking facility maintained by the economic ministry, where local residents can fashion homemade furniture and other items that can be sold to support their families.

But the main experience of the trip will be working at two locations to improve the homes and the lives of local residents.  At the work site the youth will be trained and supervised by skilled craftsmen and carpenters so that they will be learning basic carpentry skills as well as gaining the satisfaction of making someone else's life a little bit better.  They will interact with the persons and families they are helping and be encouraged to ask questions and learn more about their lives.

Every evening there will be a "de-briefing" and devotional time at which the youth will make entries into their journals, chronicling what they learned and felt that day.  This will be an opportunity for them to express emotions they've had in new ways because they are proud of how they spent their time that day.

Through their generous support at the Service Auction and other fundraising activities over the past two years, the congregation has made this mission experience possible for our youth.

Please keep them in prayer as they prepare for this trip, that God will truly bless them and be a blessing through them in Maine.

MOVIE UNDER THE STARS

Wednesday, August 5
&
Wednesday, September 2 at 8:30 PM

Bring your lawn chairs and we will provide the movie, the popcorn and the beverages.  Mark your calendar and join in the fun!

Pastor Wayne Plumstead and his wife, Rosemary Plumstead


Rev. Wayne Jack Plumstead

Senior Minister

Kathleen Martinez

Director of Christian Education

Kathleen Elkins

Administrative Assistant

Ronald Baltimore

Director of
Sacred Music

Mark Schiffert

Bell Choir Director

Mary Mathis

Kids Corner Director

 




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