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PAUL HUDSON 8/26/1944 - 4/24/2019 The VUMC family lost a beloved member this week when Paul went to rest in the arms of Jesus. His smile and ready laugh will be greatly missed. Our hearts & prayers are with his devoted wife, Jean. There will be a memorial service for Paul Hudson on Saturday, 5/4, 11:00am, here at VUMC. All attendees are invited to join Jean for a meal immediately after the service, prepared by her friends here at VUMC.

THANK YOU to all who participated in Wednesday's Verdigris Community Blood Drive, which was hosted here at VUMC! Each and every one of you are appreciated more than you know. Several very faithful donors were surprised when their iron level proved too low to donate this time. Here's Page 1 of an info sheet provided by OBI to help us all get healthier and raise our iron levels! Page 2 will be the next post!

Page 2 of the Iron Information sheet provided by OBI for our faithful blood donors! May all of you be blessed with good health!

The Verdigris Community Blood Drive is tomorrow, Wednesday, 4/3! Walk-ins are welcome, but for priority be sure to call or go on line for an appointment. All donors receive a home-cooked meal from VUMC, an OBI T-shirt, and an entry into OBI's April drawing for a storm shelter!

SAVE THE DATE! Verdigris Community Blood Drive Wed., April 3rd, 2:30 - 6:30pm There is a critical shortage of blood right now, due to severe weather nation-wide and an especially tough flu season hampering donations. Please register to donate!

A couple pictures from the 'Love In'

Today's "Love In" was a blast from the past! Great food, great music, loads of laughter, awesome costume contest (won by "Sonny" Larry Gannan!), & smiles on every face! Thank you to all who helped make this a very special day. If you think you might like a church where loving God comes first, serving others is a way of life, and finding joy in all we do comes naturally, then we hope you visit VUMC!

SAVE THE DATE! Possibly save a life! The next Verdigris Community Blood Drive will be January 9th. All donors receive a long-sleeved T-shirt from OBI and a free home-cooked meal from the VUMC Wednesday night dinners. Make your appointment now!

Unwrap and embrace the best gift of all this Christmas--the gift of Christ to fill up any brokenness and empty places in your heart. And then let that love overflow out of your life to pour out into the world. Merry Christmas from VUMC!

Beautiful Christmas Eve Service!

We were so blessed to have the children from Verdigris Children's Connection join the children from Verdigris United Methodist Church in our Christmas Contata! The lovely solo is sung by Ava Garnecky (David Garnecky). Well done, Ava! To all the singers, young and old, the program was beautiful and inspiring! Thank you all!

It was a fun day at our annual "Thanksmas" potluck dinner... Dr. Seuss costume contest, great food (including Green Eggs & Ham!), lots of love and laughter! New members David & Diana Adair chose an unforgettable day to join VUMC. Welcome to the family!

There will be a Memorial Service this coming Saturday at 11:00am for C.J. (Clara) Bertolino here at VUMC. Please join us as we pay tribute to our dear friend.

Our new Chrismons this year! A lot of hard work went into these little gems!

It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of our dear friend C.J. (Clara) Bertolino, who passed away yesterday at St. John Hospital. Her friendship, ready smile and quick wit will be greatly missed. She loved her Lord and always sought to serve Him. She is at peace and with her beloved Bert.

For the life we live today and the freedoms we have...I thank the soldiers!!

If you are the caregiver for a special needs child, adult, or an Alzheimer's patient of any age, this free conference is co-sponsored by the OU Health Sciences Pediatric Dept. and Morton Health Center to inform caregivers of resources available to them. May it be a blessing to you and the person you care for!

Thank you, Keith Austin, for encouraging this fine young man, Ruban Thornbrough, to sing during Sunday's service for the very first time. It was such a joy. He did a wonderful job! Please pardon the blurry beginning of the video, it does improve quickly. Thank you, Ruban!

I meant to post this earlier, but completely forgot! This is Drew. We were blessed with his beautiful music that last Sunday. He is incredibly talented and it was an honor to listen to him play! Thank you, Drew!

Youth Garage Sale update

Hello my Church friends, Here is our Summer video on all the youth events we have done up to last Wednesday. I'll be making a video for each season. I am very happy to see how much we have done in our journey to form a community and become closer to Christ together. I am very excited for the rest of our adventures together. For His Glory, Sara Davis Director of Youth Ministries

As we enter into this fourth week of Eastertide, let us not forget the message and the power of the Resurrection too soon. As a reminder and refresher, here is the video I showed during worship on Easter Sunday. Jesus came to save. And one of the most important ways Jesus saves us in the here and now is through deliverance and healing us out of our brokenness. That message cannot be shared and heard too often. You matter. Your life matters. God loves you. And we are a church who cares. Verdigris United Methodist Church, a church who tries to live out what it means to be a church of "Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors." Be blessed! Rev. Mark Whitley

This is the video from my Palm Sunday sermon today "Small Steps Forward." Through God's grace, though we are broken, we are beautiful, for God makes everything beautiful in its time. Broken, yet beautiful, transformed by God's amazing grace. Be here on Good Friday at 6:30pm as we take a final look at our brokenness through the lens of the crucifixion. And then be here Sunday as we experience the Resurrection anew! And come for our annual Easter brunch at 9:30am. Be blessed. Be well. Be at peace!