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Category: Growth Opportunities

February 15, 2026 Worship – Transfiguration Sunday

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| Growth Opportunities, Worship

Before the ashes.Before the journey of Lent.A mountain. A voice. A command: “Listen to him.”Join us for Transfiguration Sunday. Blessed ashes kits will be available to take home for use Wednesday. Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable 8:30am Worship at Trinity UMC, Woodward, 109 Trinity Dr., Woodward is recorded on site, shared later9:45am […]

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Lent Book Study: The Grace of Les Miserables by Matt Rawle

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| Growth Opportunities, Small Group Study

Monday nights February 16 – March 23 7pm by Zoom we will meet to discuss Matt Rawle’s book. REGISTER NOW – PRINTABLE FLYER FOR YOUR CHURCH Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve tackled the 1,400-page 19thcentury novel, witnessed the Broadway musical (and memorized its soundtrack), or seen the several screen […]

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February 8, 2026 Worship [ONLINE ONLY] – What Does God Want?

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Obedience isn’t always hard because it’s unclear. Sometimes it’s hard because it costs us approval.This Sunday we ask: Who defines faithfulness—God or us? Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Due to dangerously cold weather predicted for Sunday, we have cancelled in person worship today. You may join Pastor Theresa via Zoom live […]

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Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course May 1 & 2, 2026

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| Church Leadership, Education, Growth Opportunities

The Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course will be offered the first weekend in May; Friday, May 1 from 6:30-9pm and Saturday, May 2 from 9am-5pm at Sprucetown UMC, 177 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills. You must complete all 10 hours of training to receive your certificate. Course topics such as servant and spiritual leadership, […]

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February 1, 2026 – Tables Jesus Flipped: The Table of Peace the World Cannot Give

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The prodigal didn’t just leave home.The older brother stayed and still grew distant.Jesus’ peace restores relationship, not appearances. Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Watch the service recorded at Trinity UMC, WoodwardWatch the service recorded at St. James UMC, CoburnWatch the service recorded at Sprucetown UMC Watch the pastor’s pre-recorded message at […]

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January 25, 2026 – Tables Jesus Flipped: The Table of Religious Respectability

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Worship services at Trinity UMC, St. James UMC, and Sprucetown UMC are cancelled. We will have a smaller gathering at 10am via Zoom. Last week we walked into the temple and watched Jesus flip the tables that blocked worship and exploited the vulnerable. Today we move to another table, one less made of wood and […]

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January 18, 2026 Worship – Tables Jesus Flipped, And Why We Need to Stop Pulling Up a Chair

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This series confronts the places where Jesus disrupted comfort, power, and compromise, and invites us to ask whether we have rebuilt or polished the very tables He overturned. This 3-week journey explores the tables Jesus flipped; Week 1 – tables of exploitation. We’ll ask where we’ve tried to sit back down at this table and […]

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January 11, 2026 – Baptism of the Lord Sunday

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We live in loud, divided times. But God’s servant comes quietly, faithfully, and filled with the Spirit.What kind of people are we being shaped to become? Join us for Baptism of the Lord Sunday. Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Watch today’s service recorded at Trinity UMC, Woodward Watch today’s service recorded […]

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January 4, 2026 Worship – Epiphany of the Lord

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When the world feeds us content to consume, God gives us Light to follow.Epiphany reminds us to seek Christ above every distraction.You’re invited—come worship the One the star points to! Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Watch today’s service recorded at Trinity UMC, Woodward Watch today’s service recorded at 9:45am at St. […]

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December 28, 2025 – 1st Sunday after Christmas

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Our guest in the pulpit this week is Rev. Dr. Michael Stine sharing a message about the name Emmanuel. Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Trinity Woodward UMC will not meet for worship or Sunday School this week.Worship at 9:45am at St. James UMC, Coburn [No Zoom streaming this week]Worship at 11am […]

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Worship & More

  • February 15, 2026 Worship – Transfiguration Sunday
  • Lent Book Study: The Grace of Les Miserables by Matt Rawle
  • February 8, 2026 Worship [ONLINE ONLY] – What Does God Want?
  • Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course May 1 & 2, 2026

Upcoming Studies:

Lent Book Study on The Grace of Les Miserables
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8:30am Trinity

https://youtu.be/dAhRikVNG6o

9:45am St. James

https://youtu.be/YeooorHdf90

11am Sprucetown

https://youtu.be/MFqWzzbilFQ

Pastor Theresa Heiser
Read Pastor's eNotes

District Superintendent:
Rev. Dr. Michelle Bodle

Our Bishop:
Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez

Our Connections:
Mountain Valley District
Susquehanna Annual Conference
Northeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church
General Conference of the United Methodist Church

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