Wellness Notes – Signs

“This will be a sign for you—“  Luke  2:12 April is National Stress Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month,  and April 4th is National Day of Hope.    These reminders   give us pause for thought as we enter a new month—EASTER month—when we renew our faith with celebration.   Our religious holidays  prompt   different emotions within …

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Easter Sunday Events on April 8th, 2012

Join Haven’s Easter Sunday events on April 8th, starting with Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. The location for the Easter Sunrise Service  is on the level parking lot, out Perkinsville Road, past the Jerome Fire Station. Please join us for food and fellowship at the church after Sunrise Service and join us for the Easter egg …

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Frank and Peggy’s 70th Anniversary

Our dear members Frank and Peggy Funk are celebrating 70 years of marriage and our family at Haven United Methodist Church cordially invites all to join us for a special luncheon honoring this momentous occasion.  The luncheon will be held following church services (10:30ish) on Sunday, the 18th of December 2011.  Please share this milestone …

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Wellness Notes – October, 2011

“For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function”   (Romans 12:4) The National Wellness Calendar indicates a number of areas of focus for October. October is Eye Injury Prevention Month, also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and National Medical Librarians Month.  Let’s take note of each …

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Wellness Notes – September, 2011 – Generosity

September focus is “Generosity”    ‘lay up  treasures in heaven’ While on my summer travels I read a most interesting book, “THE HAPPINESS PROJECT” by Gretchen Rubin.   Educated as a lawyer, having worked as a clerk for Sandra Day O’Connor, Gretchen researched ways to be “HAPPY”.  Many of her ideas are noteworthy, but one caught my …

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News & Notes from 2012 Annual Conference

Each summer, clergy and lay representatives from United Methodist congregations in Arizona, southern Nevada, and one church in California gather under the leadership of Bishop Minerva Carcano for worship and holy conferencing.  This year’s Conference was held in Glendale on June 23rd-26th. The Annual Conference opened with a Service of Remembrance for pastors and pastors’ …

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