Our Bishop wrote an excellent letter regarding the what’s going on in Minneapolis. I wanted to be sure and share it with you.
Worship — Sunday, January 25, 2025
I had requests for Psalms I named in this video. The Psalms I most often use in my devotions are Psalm 124, Isaiah 43:1-3a, Psalm 46, and Psalm 121. I also had requests for the Bibles and commentaries I named, but that’s going to have to be another post at a later date.
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK.
Church Office Closed Monday
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 has cancelled classes for tomorrow, Monday, January 26, 2026. We’ll follow church policy and keep the church office closed tomorrow as well.
Question and Answer Sunday
Due to the weather, I’ll be live-streaming from home tomorrow. Because it’s hard to preach to an empty room and you don’t want to hear me sing all the hymns solo, I’ll take your questions and do my best to provide answers. I’m open to questions about God, the church, and humanity. You can send them via email or text anytime between now and the end of the livestream tomorrow. (The livestream will start at 10:30 and run until I’m out of questions.) I’ll also offer a prayer and a scripture reading to wrap up.
Online Only Tomorrow
Due to the weather, we’ll be online only tomorrow (January 24, 2026). You can find a link to the service on the front page of our website at www.caumc.church. The Church Council meeting will be held online using Google Meet (a link has been sent out to Church Council members). As far as I know all other activities have been cancelled.
The Weather Outside is Frightful
The weather outside is frightful and getting worse by the minute. I don’t know what we’ll do about Sunday, January 25, 2026. I’m hesitant to cancel services, but I have no hesitation about telling you all to stay safe, stay home, and watch the livestream if you have any concerns at all about your safety. You can find a link at www.caumc.church.
Funeral Service for Patrick Schnee
A service of life, death, and resurrection for Patrick Harold Schnee will be held tomorrow (January 23, 2026) at 10:00 a.m. The UWF will provide a meal after the service.
Love Not Fear
I’m behind on posting this, but it’s still worth sharing. The article by the conservative columnist David French is from The New York Times. I’m sharing it as a gift article so you can read it even if you don’t have a subscription. College Avenue UMC is a church that doesn’t fear the world, but instead loves its neighbors. That’s important to me.
Worship — Sunday, January 18, 2026
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK.
Online Lenten Bible Study
I plan to offer an Online Lenten Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew this year. We’ll be using Lent for Everyone: Matthew, Year A: A Daily Devotional by N. T. Wright. This book is structured on a set of daily readings from Ash Wednesday (February 18, 2026) to the Wednesday after Easter Day (March 8, 2026). This means we’ll be meeting online every Wednesday evening from February 25 to April 8 at 7:30 pm. The daily readings, each for a specific day in Lent, mean that we should finish on schedule.
Free copies of the book will be available. To get an accurate count of the number of books needed, I’m asking people to sign up now at the link below.
Worship — Sunday, January 11, 2026
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK.
Christmas De-Decorating
Members and Friends will meet tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. to take down the Christmas Decorations at the church. Everyone is welcome to show up and help.