Newsletters
2023 Newsletters
March
Dear Good Samaritan UMC families and friends,
Lent began last week on Ash Wednesday, as did our journey of forty days of Lent. I want to greet you with a question that John Wesley always greets “How is it with your soul?” It is an especially important question to consider in this season of Lent, a season that is a stark reminder of our sinfulness. Lent reminds us of our sinfulness and invites us to remember Jesus's death and resurrection. We could also consider Lent a time to spring-clean our souls.
February
Greetings to families and friends of Good Samaritan UMC,
How was your month of January? Did you have a good start? I think we, as the church, had a great start; we kicked off with a Covenant renewal service and had two weeks of communion. We also had a fun event on January 21st to make Chinese dumplings. What fun we had making Chinese dumplings and eating them together. We had about twenty-five people, and we had a great time of fellowship. I wonder if that might be something Jesus did with his disciples, making Pita bread sandwiches or grilled fish on a sea shore.
January
Dear Good Samaritan UMC families and friends,
It is that time of the year when we get to look back on all the days of 2022 and reflect on the days that we accomplished something and some days that we wish we could have done better. How about your faith journey? Have you grown your faith and be-come a little stronger, or took backsliding a little? The good news is that 2022 has passed, and the New Year, 2023 is here.