5:30 PM

Thoburn Library

All members of the Erie-Meadville District are invited to attend the 2025 Erie-Meadville District Conference. It will be held at Edinboro UMC on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 3pm.  If you are interested in attending and would like to carpool with other Stone members, please let Pastor Kendra know.

The Erie-Meadville District is collecting washcloths for UMCOR kits.  If you would like to send washcloths, please drop them off in the bin in Thoburn Lobby by June 1st.

For more information about Annual Conference, please visit www.wpaumc.org/AC

You are invited to Rev. John Balliet's Ordination!

Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Bayfront Convention Center
1 Sassafras Pier, Erie, PA 16507

Registration is required to attend this event.  Please use the button below or scan the QR code to register.

13th Annual Shoe Drive

Thurs, June 12th - Fri, June 13th
Bayfront Convention Center

You can help those in need, simply by gathering and donating your gently worn, used or unwanted new shoes. Twenty-five pairs of shoes equals about $10 towards individuals and families dealing with homelessness, or those with disabilities.

Here’s How:

1. Gather your old, unwanted shoes (new or gently-used)
2. Rubber band pairs or tie shoelaces together.
3. Drop them off in the bin in Thoburn Lobby at Stone Church.

Last Day to drop off shoes -- Sunday, June 8, 2025 

The Stone UMC CARE Team invites you to join them as we celebrate the Dads this Father's Day - the ones we're born with, and the ones who show up for us along life's journey...

Come to Miller Parlor after worship on Sunday, June 15, 2025 for coffee, light refreshments and of course, DONUTS!

It's time for a new church pictorial directory. Professional photography appointments are available from 2-8:30pm on Monday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 24. Sign up today for a family photography appointment - use the button below to schedule or sign up in person with our photo team, Jean Shanley & Jane Smith, on Sunday mornings.  Every family will receive a free 8x10.

CHURCH CODE:  PA1180

PASSWORD: PHOTOS

Do you have treasures that you no longer want?  Stone Church is having a Treasure Hunt!

Purchase a table space for $25 and bring your unwanted items to Kingsley Hall on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Your purchase of a table will benefit the church and provide space to sell your treasures. Proceeds from the sale of your items are yours to keep. This event will take place from 10 am to 3pm. 

In honor of Stone's 200th anniversary this year, the Bicentennial Committee has prepared individual prints and prints on slate featuring original artwork by local Meadville artist Cruz Dragosavac.  Prints on slate from Stone UMC and local buildings are available with a variety of mat options in small 11"x7" ($25), medium 11"x12" ($35) and large 11"x18-22" ($45). Individual prints are available in three sizes: 5"x7" ($15), 8"x10" ($25) and 11"x14" ($35).  Shipping is available for an additional shipping fee - please call the office for more information.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Alysha Malec

McKenna DiRienzo

Scott Gordon

John Shields

Sammy Venesky

Landon Beige

Betty Robbins

Kelsey Zimmerman

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Anne & Bob Finney

For many, Ascension Day will go relatively unnoticed. Forty days after Easter is just another day with many of us in our ordinary routines. The event it celebrates, however, is an important episode in the life of Jesus that the church has regarded highly through the years.

Luke tells the story of Jesus' ascension both at the end of his gospel (Luke 24:50-53) and the beginning of his writing about the early church (Acts 1:9-11).

Our creeds affirm the Ascension as a central doctrine of the Christian faith. The Apostles' Creed reads, "he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty." The Nicene Creed similarly states, "he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father."

Centuries later, our United Methodist forebear, John Wesley, emphasized the day by including it as one of three non-Sunday holy day observances included in his Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America—a forerunner of our Book of Worship. The other two are Good Friday and Christmas.

Wesley also retained language about the Ascension as part of the Articles of Religion of the Methodist Church, which he edited from the Church of England. Echoing the creeds, Article III states, "he ascended into Heaven, and there sitteth until he return to judge all men at the last day."

Charles Wesley, John's brother and hymn writer of the early Methodist movement, published a pamphlet of seven Hymns for Ascension Day in 1746 and several more hymns on the Ascension that appear in other volumes of his work.

Today, many United Methodist congregations recognize Jesus' ascension during regular worship services on Ascension Sunday, the Sunday immediately following Ascension Day.

Convenient online ordering and payment options are now available on our website.  As always, you may still order flowers by signing up on the Flower Chart at the church - look for it in its' new location on the Church Information Board across from Miller Parlor.

You may also call Jen in the office to reserve a date to provide altar flowers - 814-724-6736.

Thank you for reading our Word for Wednesday weekly news blast - it's a great way to stay on top of the latest events at Stone UMC.  

The Stone Monthly Messenger is a monthly newsletter with more in-depth articles, a monthly message from Pastor Kendra, and information about church-related activities and news from our district and beyond. 

If you would like to receive the Monthly Messenger in your inbox each month, please email our Office Adminstrator Jen Royer at churchoffice@stoneumc.org and let her know!