We have a vibrant prayer shawl ministry. Pastor Jeannine has the children put their hands and pray on a prayer shawl for one of our congregation members who is facing surgery. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 03/26/2026 Pastor Jeannine asked the children how many of them liked music. Music is such an important part of our church. She looked at the hymn of Amazing Grace- always a favorite. She also looked at the hymns of To God be the Glory, and Blessed Assurance. Those two hymns were written by Fanny Crosby. Fanny got an eye infection when she was an infant as a result of this diagnosis and misdiagnosis she became blind. She looked at the blessings she had, and not the vision that she had lost. In her lifetime she wrote thousands of hymns and poems to glorify God. She could’ve been bitter, but instead, she was thankful for her life and what God had given her. God loves us! In our lessons today, we saw how Jesus used mud to plaster on a blind man’s face and restore his vision. Before this he had been a beggar. Jesus saw this man in the crowd who had been blind since birth. Jesus had the man wash the mud off his face, and his vision was restored. He felt the man was the light of the world. Pastor Jeannine asked us do we come to the light and believe in God? When the light of the world is in our midst, we need that shut our eyes and not be blinded by the light. Don’t forget that Palm Sunday is also music Sunday. Bring a friend or relative to church on Music Sunday on March 29th. Music Sunday is a beautiful celebration with our choir and children participating.

Millie Albertson enjoys her pancakes at a recent church supper. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 03/19/2026 Today our teachings were from John 4: 5-42, a very long passage! Pastor Jeannine first asked the kids what makes them feel better. She showed them a bottle of Gatorade, which is good after you exercise and work hard. Living water also makes you feel good. Christ is a living water. She told the children that we need Christ in our lives to feel better especially when we need a little extra! Our sermon was also about the Living Water. Christ is the Living Water. A Samaritan woman came to draw water from a well. Jesus asked her for some water. Usually Samaritans and Jews do not mix well. Jews considered Samarians impure. The Samarians expected a savior like Moses. They accepted the first five books of Moses. The woman was surprised that Jesus knew her, and that she had had five husbands, but was now with a man who was not her husband. Jesus loves all of us, the good and the bad, including the Samarian woman. The woman then ran into town and shared the news that she had met the Messiah. The town people followed her back to the well. We all need to share the love of Christ. We are still studying the final days in Bible study. Join us at 3 PM on Mondays. April 2 at 6 PM we have been invited to share the Maundy Thursday soup and bread supper at the Dresden United Methodist Church. You are welcome to bring something to share. There will be a lot of community activities coming up during Lent. Thank you to our nurture committee who set up for our brunch Sundays, the second Sunday of the month. The children have been practicing for music Sunday. Please bring a friend and see the great musical talent in our church during our service on March 29th!