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Bremerton, WA

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Tracyton, WA

98393

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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.