PHONE: 814-452-3300          FAX: 814-454-6549                                            707 SASSAFRAS STREET                                             ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16501                              FOR DIRECTIONS:  CLICK HERE   WE WELCOME ALL!        “FIRST CHURCH IS A WAY OF LIFE”  “DO NO HARM”     “DO GOOD”     “STAY IN LOVE WITH GOD”                  “FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST” July 5, 2009 The Sunday Bulletin  (Click Here)    NEW SUMMER HOURS OF WORSHIP! 8:30 A.M Traditional Worship with weekly Holy Communion.  10:00 A.M. Traditional Worship with a fine sermon, choirs, brass, instrumentalists, with a majestic pipe organ.  Hymns are from the “United Methodist Hymnal” and “The Faith We Sing”. Holy Communion served on the first and third Sunday of each month. GODSPELL A MUSICAL PRODUCTION BASED ON THE GOSEPL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW Wednesday, July 8, 2009  First United Methodist Church in Erie 707 Sassafras Street Cast from St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church Mesquite, Texas 7:00 P.M.   HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH OF JULY!       WEDNESDAY WORSHIP AT PRESQUE ISLE STATE PARK!! WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH AND AUGUST 12TH Church Van will leave FUMC lot at 7:15 p.m. or meet at Beach 10 in the Parking Lot at 7:30 p.m.         Wednesday Evening TAIZE SERVICE AND SUPPER WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER Click Here for Taize Website   taize.fr/en     LINK TO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE WEB SITE: CLICK HERE:  WWW.WPAUMC.ORG   FOR CONGREGATION NEWS AND PRAYER LIST CLICK HERE   FOR MESSAGE FROM SENIOR PASTOR CLICK HERE THE STAFF AT FIRST Senior Pastor,   Dr. Aaron Kerr Associate Pastor,    Reverend Howard Wright Minister of Worship/Music,   Bruce R. Gingrich Youth Director,   Aileen Baxter Christian Education Co-Chairs,   Tammy Cortina & Ann Bourne   OUR MISSION STATEMENT: 1. Worship God   2. To live and grow in Christian faith through God’s grace  3. To reach out to all people with the love and teaching of Jesus Christ. WHEN YOU VISIT FIRST UNITED METHODIST, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WORSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.  MUSIC IS THE WAY WE EXPRESS VITALITY IN WORSHIPPING A LIVING GOD. WE ALSO FIND CHRIST IN COMMUNITY.  IN CHOIRS AND BRASS ENSEMBLES, YOUTH GROUPS AND SMALL GROUPS, OUTREACH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES. CHRIST IS THE CENTER OF OUR LIFE AND WITNESS. YOUTH MINISTRIES WITH AILEEN BAXTER (CLICK HERE)   MUSIC MINISTRIES AT FIRST UMC WITH BRUCE R GINGRICH CLICK HERE                       First United Methodist Church 707 Sassafras Street, Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 Church Office: (814) 452-3300 © 2009 First United Methodist Church Erie, PA. All Rights Reserved. For questions regarding this web site: Webservant