Senior Corner

Please keep in touch with our shut-ins. These people would love a visit or a letter in the mail!!!!! Teresa DeLaRosa Patty Scarrell Rochelle Doody Keystone Nursing Home 38 Prospect St Broadview Assisted Living Center 44 Keystone Drive Winchendon MA 01475 547 Central St Leominster, MA 01453 Winchendon MA 01475 Peggy Snyder 79 Bridge St Apt 8C Baldwinville MA 01436 May May Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary NickLamb8th Alan&CherylBecotte11th24yrsChrisLamb8th Marty&KathyBrooks12th41yrsPatLemmer8th Bob&DebScortico15th44yrsPattyScarrell12th Brandon&ChristinaMoomaw22nd16yrsLarryWood12th Dan&MarthaDienst28th21yrsDougStone17th Gardner&BrandyWood29th27yrsBethBernstein19th ScottNasiatka25thRichardGordon27thEvieBaxter29thKarenCharland29th

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My mother discovered my kitten Velvet atop the kitchen counter, devouring homemade bread. With a huff of fustration, she scooted her out the door. Hours later, we searched our yard for the missing cat without success. A faint meow whistled on the wind, and I

looked up to the peak of a polar tree where a black smudge tilted a branch. In her haste to flee my mother’s fustration over her behavior, Velvet chose a more precarious

predicament. Is it possible that we sometimes do something simular- running from our errors and putting ourselves in danger? And even then God comes to our rescue. The

prophet Jonah fled in disobedience from God’s call to preach to Nineveh and was swalled up by a great fish. “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. He said. “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and He answered me.” God heard

Jonah’s plea and “ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.” Then God gave Jonah another chance. After exhausting our efforts to woo Velvet down, we summoned the local fire department. With the longest ladder fully extended, a kind man climbed

high, plucked my kitten from her perch and returned to place her safely in my arms. Oh the heights- and depths- God goes to in rescuing us from our disobedience with His

redeeming love!Jesus’s death on the cross rescued us from our sins.

Welcome to the United Parish of Winchendon How wonderful i t i s to have you here worshiping

with us today. If this is your first vi sit to the United Parish or you have been one of our

faithful for many years we would like to take a minute to say “Thank You” . Where one or two

gather to worship ; the Lord is here li stening and watching over us all . If you have any questions or needs, one of the ushers wil l gladly help you. Now

please s it back, enjoy the music and hear the words of Jesus, bringing peace , fa ith and love to

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Areyouinterestedinrentingaweekforlightinginmemoryorinhonorofalovedone?Therearemanyspotslefttofill!Ourstainedglasswindowsareavailableaswell,whichareJesusasachild,Jesusasanadultorthesmall

cross-stainedwindowinfrontofthechurch.Itis$5.00aweekandifyouareinterestedpleaseseeCheriintheofficeorcall978-297-0616.ThankYou!J

The Steeple Lighting for the month of May

is in remembrance of Edna Walker & Mary Day, given by John & Barbara Walker.

The “Jesus as a Child” Window Lighting for the month of May is in remembrance of Malcolm “Sib” Sibley, given by his wife Ginny Sibley.

The Window Lighting “Jesus as an Adult” for the month of May is in remembrance of Timothy Boutelle; given by his grandparents Wes and Dolly Boutelle.

May 10th Pastoral Prayers Phyllis, took a fall and has been admitted to the hospital. Ask the Lord to bring relief and healing so she will be back on her feet in no time. Sandy, Al Becotte’s Aunt who is suffering from ALS and is preparing to go home to the Lord. Prayers for Sandy and the family, may they find peace.

The of f ice is st i l l open at th is t ime, dur ing regular o f f ice hours! P lease ca l l the of f ice w i th any of your needs! You can f ind our serv ices onl ine uni tedpar ish.com or on our Facebook webpage. We are accept ing your of fer ings by mai l to the church or you can ut i l ize your onl ine b i l l pay account , or drop them of f w i th Cher i in the of f ice . Thank you for your cont inued support dur ing these d i f f i cu l t t imes!

God’s Watch fu lness Over Mi l i ta ry Fami l ies : Our Veterans A i r Force Army Navy Mar ines Chuck Schrawder- USMC Kiel Boutelle Augustin Boutelle Nik Stacy Ryan Hebert Adam LeBlanc- USMC Kayla Rice Matt LaPierre Joseph Walker Christopher Phelps Carl Price- USMC Cory Rice Everett Tenney Katelyn Skinner Mike Hildreth Wes Boutelle- USMC Jacob Meagher Sarah Sprengler Kyle Skinner Sean Sutton Mike Landry- USMC Max Robichaud Ryne Ameden Richard Ames-USAF Juliana Thayer Madisen Wood Beth Bernstein- USAF Jake Robichaud Dakota Contois-Army NG Larry Wood- USAF Nicholas Rice-Army NG Richard Bilingslea-USAF First Responders Alex Cadete – National Guard John Walker JR.- USAF Heather Moomaw- US Army

Robert Duval- US Army Patrick Conway- US Army

Joseph Clifford- US Army John Thayer- US Army Richard Gordon- US Army Tracy Monette- US Army Marvin Bernstein- US Army Raymond Coe- US Army Harry Pierson- USCG Gary Scruggs-USCG As a lways we cont inue to pray fo r any needs tha t come through to us , P lease ema i l o r ca l l the o f f i ce w i th any updates you may have for the prayer requests above and any new prayers you may have to be added. Thank you !

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Please cont i nue to p ray for t he pe t i t io ns o f our church fami ly I n Sympathy We Pray Roy , Cindy Carvill’s uncle, came down with pneumonia and contracted COVID19. He passed away this week. Prayers for Roy and his family during this time of loss. Praye rs for God’s Comfor t , S treng th & Sp ir i tua l Heal ing: Mar i l yn , had a heart attack and is home resting after surgery. Please pray for God's healing touch to flow to her and that the Spirit of God will bring comfort to her family. Chuck Nas ia tka in your prayers. Chuck tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday. Prayers of comfort and healing are needed. J im , a friend of the Boutelle’s, he has contracted the COVID19. Please pray for him and his family, may he be healed and find comfort and peace. Tr ish , has cancer and is need of our prayers to be healed from this terrible disease, she is having some complications with the medication may she be comforted by your peace Lord. Marc i a Boute l l e , is unwell and in need of our prayers. Ang ie- Dolly’s sister, she is feeling poorly and she is in need of our prayers. Bob Lemmer, he needs your prayers for comfort and strength. Har ry K inner , he has cancer in his kidney’s and need your prayers for comfort and strength. Pat ty Scar re l l , Please pray for healing and comfort from her cancer treatments. P ra y for God ’s ca re for t ho se unable to jo i n us: Teresa De LaRosa, Patty Scarrell & Rochelle Doody.

Happy Mother ’s Day, May you have a blessed day! Mother’s Day Curbside Carnation Even though we are unable to gather together, we would still like to honor and thank our mothers’ and caregivers who loved and raised us into the people we are today. In tradition, we offer you a carnation flower. You are invited to receive your flower here at the United Parish outside the front of the church from 9am-12pm while supplies last. It will be curbside- drive-thru style and we will be following all the safe practices so please pull up to the curb and pick a flower for your special person. Proverbs31:10-31Awifeofnoblecharacterwhocanfind?Sheisworthfarmorethanrubies.11Herhusbandhasfullconfidenceinherandlacksnothingofvalue.12Shebringshimgood,notharm,allthedaysofherlife.13Sheselectswoolandflaxandworkswitheagerhands.14Sheislikethemerchantships,bringingherfoodfromafar.15Shegetsupwhileitisstillnight;sheprovidesfoodforherfamilyandportionsforherfemaleservants.16Sheconsidersafieldandbuysit;outofherearningssheplantsavineyard.17Shesetsaboutherworkvigorously;herarmsarestrongforhertasks.18Sheseesthathertradingisprofitable,andherlampdoesnotgooutatnight.19Inherhandsheholdsthedistaffandgraspsthespindlewithherfingers.20Sheopensherarmstothepoorandextendsherhandstotheneedy.21Whenitsnows,shehasnofearforherhousehold;forallofthemareclothedinscarlet.22Shemakescoveringsforherbed;sheisclothedinfinelinenandpurple.23Herhusbandisrespectedatthecitygate,wherehetakeshisseatamongtheeldersoftheland.24Shemakeslinengarmentsandsellsthem,andsuppliesthemerchantswithsashes.25Sheisclothedwithstrengthanddignity;shecanlaughatthedaystocome.26Shespeakswithwisdom,andfaithfulinstructionisonhertongue.27Shewatchesovertheaffairsofherhouseholdanddoesnoteatthebreadofidleness.28Herchildrenariseandcallherblessed;herhusbandalso,andhepraisesher:29“Manywomendonoblethings,butyousurpassthemall.30Charmisdeceptive,andbeautyisfleeting;butawomanwhofearstheLordistobepraised.31Honorherforallthatherhandshavedone,andletherworksbringherpraiseatthecitygate.

TheUnitedParishwillbehonoringallGraduatesonSundayJune7thduringour10:00AMservice,eitherviaonlineorhereatthechurchifweareabletoreturnsafely.Allgraduatesincludinghighschool,collegeandmilitarybootcamps,deservedtoberecognized.IfyouknowofanygraduatesthatwouldliketobepartofthisspecialservicepleasesendtheirinformationtoCheriintheofficebyphone978-297-0616orbyemailunitedparish@comcast.net.

Congratulationstoallthegraduates!!

MemorialDaySundayServiceMay24th10amONLINEservice,

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Looking for ways to help? Our Mission Committee is looking for donations to give to people in need, read their heartfelt letter below: Dear Friends and Parishioners of the United Parish Church of Winchendon,

During these stressful but blessed times, many folks have committed to helping out in many different ways and here at The United Parish, the Missions Committee will be helping out with a donation to the Samaritan’s Purse, a Billy Graham ministry. Many of you know of this outreach through the Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse. This is where shoe boxes are filled with small Christmas gifts and then delivered all over the world along with the message of Jesus Christ. Last year more than 8.9 million shoe box gifts were delivered to more than 100 countries. To help during the Corona Virus, the Samaritan’s Purse has built a 68-bed field hospital, in the middle of Central Park, New York City and is run by the evangelical relief group of Samaritan’s Purse. They are treating Covid-19 patients from the Mount Sinai hospital system.

Also, hundreds of Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are helping the hurting homeowners after the severe storms and deadly tornadoes in Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Mississippi.

And now the Samaritan’s Purse needs your help and prayers as well as ours to support this incredible mission. If you would like to join us in donating, you can mail your check to: United Parish Church 39 Front Street Winchendon, MA 01475 attn: Missions Checks should be made out to the “United Parish” with (Samaritans Purse) in the subject line. We will send you a receipt of your generous donation.

Thank you and God Bless, United Parish Missions Committee

Together We Are Stronger During this unprecedented time, we, at the United Parish, continue to be here for you, the members and friends of the United Parish. What are your immediate/long term needs during this time of a “stay-at-home advisory”? We are ready and available to help. Please feel free to call the church office and share your immediate essential needs.

1. Do you need a washable fabric mask? • United Parish ladies have sewed a few washable fabric

masks, which are available at the church office. We are limited so please call Cheri at the church office (297-0616) and let her know how many you need. Please stop by the church office to pick them up.

• You may also make a “no sew” mask out of a bandana. Directions may be found at:

https://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/a32110323/how-to-make-no-sew-bandana-face-mask/

2. Do you need assistance accessing essential groceries or

pharmaceutical items? We’re here to help. Listed below are the options available in our area: • Some of the older United Parish youth are available to pick

up groceries or pharmaceutical items at local grocery stories for you. Please call Cheri at the United Parish office (297-0616) and let her know what you need.

• You may also schedule home delivery of groceries from Gardner Price Chopper or pharmacy items from CVS for $9.99 per month using Instacart (https://www.instacart.com/). After you set up a user name and password, you will need to identify the store you want to shop from and then begin to order individual items. Delivery dates and times are scheduled usually a week out.

• You may also order grocery items online from Target (https://www.target.com/) for delivery to your home for no extra delivery charge for orders over $30. Delivery dates are approximately a week out.

• Gardner Price Chopper and Walmart also have curbside pick up for orders placed in advance. Curbside pickup dates need to be scheduled in advance and are usually a week out.

• Amazon Prime also has many essential groceries available for home delivery. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/cart/view.html)