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Patience and Faith by Carolyn Lindsey � � � � � � �
We are thrilled to have a new Associate Director of Youth Ministries, Megan Gallagher. She has recently moved from New Jersey where she was very active in Youth, Children and family outreach� Megan was the New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church’s 2017 recipient of the annual Harry Denman Evangelism Award, sponsored by the United Methodist Church’s “Foundation for Evangelism�” Read below what she has to say and be sure to give her a big welcome!
Hi everyone! My name is Megan Gallagher, and I am so excited to be serving as the Associate Director of Youth Ministries! I recently moved from New Jersey to be near family (and Disney)� I was very involved at my church there, running a summer camp, Vacation Bible School, and volunteering with the youth group as well as an arts ministry program� A few fun facts about me are that I love all things Disney, I danced for most of my life, and my favorite sport to watch is hockey. Some of my hobbies include reading (my nickname growing up was Belle) and making all sorts of crafts with my Cricut� I am very excited to continue my call to ministry at First United Methodist Church, Lakeland, and I look forward to getting to know all of our youth and their families!
Prayers and Praise
Birth
Elijah Simon Brown, October 15 Son of Joe and Rebecca Brown
Baptisms
Emery June Hearn, October 17 Daughter of Jeremy and Ashley Hearn
Colton Spears Kopilash, October 17 Son of Michael and Lauren Kopilash
Warner Welles Smith, October 24 Son of Nicholas and Leslie Smith
Evelyn Rose Burnett, November 14 Daughter of Jonathan and Nicole Burnett
Weddings
Linda Shah and John Wilson, October 23 Edmy McDermott and Elias Cruz, November 27
Deaths
Ruth Adcock, August 10 Al Smith, August 21 Jan Lyons, November 10 Merritt Allen, November 12 Michelle Price, November 15 Jack Howay, November 17 Barbara Smith, November 24 Jane Merta, December 4 David Patterson, December 4 Dr� Robert Mayes Jackson, (Bo), December 5 Rev� Harry Russell, December 6 Carol Jenkins Barnett, December 7
