Tracyton United Methodist Church February...
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5153 Naomi Ave NW
Bremerton, WA
98311
Office 360-373-6425
PO Box 127
Tracyton, WA
98393
Office Manager 360-440-1252
Tracyton United Methodist Church February Newsletter
Tracyton Tidings
February, 2020
Church Administration Tuesday (2nd Tues. of Month) February 11th
Satellite Committees Meet at 5:00pm
Church CouncilMeets at 6:00pm
SPRCStaff Perish Relations
Committee
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 Bible Study
12:30
3 4 5 Bible Study
5:00pm
6 CoDA
7:00pm
7 Can “U” Help With
Coffee Oasis
8
9
Doug Griffiths
Mem. 1:30pm
10 11Admin
Meetings 5
& 6:00pm
12Bible
Study
5:00pm
13CoDA
7:00pm
14 15
16 Leadership
Mentoring
11:30am
17 18 Men’s
Fellowship
5:00pm
19Bible
Study
5:00pm
20CoDA
7:00pm
21 22
23 No Bible
Study
24 25 26 No Bible
Study
27CoDA
7:00pm
28 29
F ebruary 2020
February 18th the men will be
meeting at 5:00pm.
At the Family Pancake House.
First Thursday Kids Day at the Library
February 6th at 2:00pm
Stories, Games, and Treats! Come and see all the treasures this
wonderful little library has to offer!
Disciple Bible Study
a study of the Old Testament beginning February 2nd, led by Ken Macklin &
Sally Klein
Pastor Ken Macklin PhD, former professor and department head of Pastoral
Ministry at Trinity College of Graduate Studies of Christian Spirituality and
Psychology and Cal Lutheran U. Spirituality in the Workplace and Theology and
Business Ethics and Pastor for 45 years.
Sally A. Klein, Sr. HR Specialist, Classification’ OCHR Silverdale Operation Center
They meet Sundays at 12:30pm or Wednesdays at 5:00pm
If you shop online please sign up at iGive and
shop thru them. All you have to do is go to them
first and then to your store, it’s that simple, then
TUMC gets a donation because of your
purchase.
Afterglow
Fellowship Are you interested in
pealing back the petals
of Sunday’s Sermon?
Would you like a little
more background
information?
Then join Pastor Ken in the Sanctuary following
Service around 11:15am. He would love to sit and
talk with any one or all of you and answer any
questions he can. There is no limit to the number
of people who can join this group discussion.
Food Bank Sunday
We would like to bring back the focus of our first Sunday of
the month being FOOD BANK SUNDAY. There are so
many people who are just not able to make it thru the month on whatever their income is and
they need those foodbanks just to survive. Can you help by bringing in a few cans or boxes of
nonperishable food to share or mark any financial donations “Food Bank”.
First Friday Feast
Friday February 7th is the first Friday of the month. We are
in need of people to help with this worthwhile mission of feeding
the homeless youth of downtown Bremerton. It is only one meal
a month. We serve between 20 & 30 young people and it costs around $100-120. There are
many ways we can to this with just a little help. If you would prefer to make a financial dona-
tion please mark it “Coffee Oasis”. Please see Shannon Davidson.
CoDA
meets Thursdays 7-8:00
Co-Dependents Anonymous is a
Fellowship of men and women
whose common purpose is to
develop healthy relationships.
The only requirement for mem-
bership is a desire for healthy
and loving relationships.
Published by Kenny Macklin · December 31, 2019 at 10:37 AM · THIS IS THE WAY, from where I sit For several years I’ve been writing an article prefaced by, “The Earth has a story to tell, from where I sit.” However, after watching the Mandalorian series, which is a part of the Star Wars
epic story I have gained a deeper appreciation for the hidden theological meanings. For example, some thought that the Mandalorian are a race of people; however, as it turns out they are a creedal people and the mantra is, “This is the way,” implying a Mandalorian creed of sorts.
So, let me try, “This is the way, from where I sit,” as I reflect over the previous year heading into the new year 2020. And let me suggest a creed to live by as a New Year’s resolution by saying “this is the way.” In one sense, the early Christians were known as the people of the Word who were creedal people by following the way of Christ. The early believers and followers of Christ were referred to as “the people of the way.” (See Acts9:2) It was later in Anti-och when the people of the way were referred to as Christians, albeit in a pejora-tive manner. (See Acts 11:26) So, if Christian people were called the people of the way, how would, “This is the way,” take shape as a creed for the followers of Christ, which is not a race nor a nationality, but a creed to live by, and therefore, the way would nec-essarily become all inclusive.
Over many years the church tried to figure out its creeds; however, if we simply accept the teaching of Christ by liv-ing and measuring our actions against his core teachings and values, we could simply make decisions by accepting, “This is the way.”
Let’s begin with the Love Commandment, the golden rule, and the beati-tudes. Through spiritual disciplines and practice we could live a different sort of life being in a relationship with God through Christ and in the Spirit. Here are some creeds to live by from John Wesley founder of the Methodist tradition. You may ask, why? And, I will tell, because, "This is the Way!" Year of fulfilled promises
Being Prepared
Thank you to Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue for the donation and installa-
tion of an Automated
External Defibrillator (AED)
in the Fellowship Hall at
Tracyton United Methodist
Church. There will be an
opportunity for training on
how to use this lifesaving
unit. (It’s really easy!)
Pictured are:
Pastor Ken Macklin,
Marsha Masters,
Lee Winterowd,
Josh Cooper.