United Methodist Men

United Methodist Men

On the second Saturday of each month from September through June the Peoples United Methodist Men meet for breakfast and a meeting. Presently the leadership includes Merrill as the President, Dan as the Vice President, Art as the Secretary and Keith as the Treasurer. Others that hold significant positions include Lin in Missions, Andy in social plans and Dick S and Dan in the area of work projects. One of the projects that we just helped support with manpower and money was the Trustees update of electrical lighting in Ellis Hall and the vestry. Members of the UMM have helped and been part of, many other projects sometimes in the name of another organization within the church. In the coming month a number of the men will be serving as a member of a team to pack meals for the “End the Growling Project” and again another mission project that the men have had an association with was the filling of clean-up buckets that are to be donated to UMCOR. The men will also be involved in the church clean-up inside and outside the church on the first weekend in May.

Wes, Chuck, and Keith in the kitchen

Ravi and Dick M wait and Dan joins others in the kitchen.

As we pray and enjoy and meal together

Our most recent meeting only had nine members present because so many others were taking advantage of vacation time, but gathering together and making plans over food and activity is a long standing ritual of United Methodist organizations. Usually the food is prepared and cooked by our resident chef, Brad. He did prepare it but a number of the men were employed in the kitchen to warm the food, make the coffee and serve it to the gathering men.

Those in attendance included: Jim M, Merrill, Dan, Art, Keith, Dick M, Wes,  Ravi and Chuck.

Merrill and Wes on this end

A call list and e-mail is used to get in touch with members before a meeting and to send minutes and agendas and other messages to the membership. Again I like to remind folks that we do meet on the second Saturday of each month minus July and August at 7:30 AM in the vestry.