RELIGION BRIEFS
The First United Methodist Church is located at 104 S. Pineapple Ave. in downtown Sarasota. Photo
by Norman Schimmel
WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY TO BE CELEBRATED ON OCT. 6
First United Methodist Church, located at
104 S. Pineapple Ave. in downtown Sarasota,
invites all residents of the community to join
its members for a special worship service on
Sunday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary.
In this celebration of World Communion
Sunday, the Rev. Pam Carter, wife of presiding Florida Conference Bishop Ken Carter,
"will share her passion for the impoverished
people of Haiti" and her vision for the Florida
Conference of the United Methodist Church to
package 1 million meals this year in partnership
with Stop Hunger Now, a news release says.
Before and after the service, worshippers will
be invited to help First Church prepare 10,000
meals towards this initiative, the release adds.
The cost is only 25 cents per meal, the release
points out.
All attending the World Communion Sunday
service will be asked to consider making a
gift offering to help cover the cost of that mission, the release adds.
For additional information, call the church
office at 955-0935. %
