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THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 7, 2010
Co m m u n i t y Ch u r C h me d i t a t i o n s
methodIst ChUrCh,
WeIrs-1889
in t O a ne w Ye a r
by Rev, victoria
for the coming economic and promise again to let But we also learned some- and people have died.
wood parrish
failure. Gallons of water God have control of us. In thing. Marriages and divorces.
Contributing Writer
disappeared off drug store the quiet, we get the new Hadn’t we just pledged Life is not the same for
It was New Year’s Eve shelves. People bought year, and then celebrate, to let God be in control? any of us.
1999. We were having a medications early so they just as the rest of the Why, then, were we so But through it all, God
service in the sanctuary would have a supply. world did. worried? In the midst of has been with us.
that was scheduled to A young man in the This year, though, there dire predictions and fears, And now we are in the
end at 12:05 on January congregation suggested was anxiety as well. Would everything came out OK. beginning of another de-
1, 2000. that we encourage church all those predictions come In the meantime, we cade. IT will be full of
Do you remember that members to bring food to true? Were we facing di- had made plans for how adventures, losses, chal-
year? It was the great the church for stockpil- saster? we would live if the worst lenges and successes. Life
Y2K year, and people were ing in case anyone found The service proceeded happened – and that too, will be different for all of
reading predictions from themselves without food. as expected and everyone was letting God be in con- us as we travel through
Nostradamus and trying I really though the whole grew more and more re- trol. We were letting God this decade.
to apply them. The world thing was blown out of laxed. work through us to pre- But, through it all – God
as we knew it would end! proportion, but, as Louie Then, suddenly, all the pare for the worst, be- will still be with us and we
The computers would said, “If there is no di- lights went out and the cause we are a part of will never be alone.
all go off grid because the saster, we will have food fire hall siren sounded. God’s plan for helping the Happy New Year!
internal clocks could not for the food bank!”, so we An audible gasp went up rest of the world and not
handle the time change did it. from the congregation as being a burden to others. Rev. Victoria Wood Par-
to the 2000s! That meant Church started at we realized it was mid- It is now a decade later. rish is the pastor of the
that computers world- 11pm, with plans for a night – and it seemed like There have been events First United Methodist
wide would fail, planes United Methodist Watch all the predictions were that in that decade that Church in Gilford, NH,
would fall to the earth, the Night and Recovenanting true. we never could have fore- located on Route 11-A. It
electrical grid would stop Service, a quiet service A moment of silence, seen. The World Trade is a congregation of open
and disaster would reign. in which we remember and then an usher in the Center is gone, with 3000 hearts, open minds, and
People stockpiled food God’s work in our lives back said, “Wait a min- lives. Most of us either open doors. We invite you
ute” and flipped the light knew someone who died, to worship with us on Sun-
switch. As the lights came who lost someone, or we days 10:30 AM. Children’s
back on, I remembered – witnessed it. We have activities and nursery are
our lights were on a timer been involved in long term available during morning
and went off every night at warfare. Several flu epi- worship. We also invite
midnight. The fire sirens demics have caused fear, you to the United Method-
were sounded to greet the and people have died. ist Church in the Weirs,
New Year – not a disas- We have also seen 35 Tower St., which wor-
ter! heroism, medical break- ships at 10:00 AM. There
We laughed about that, throughs, a growing are also many other local
both then and later when “green” movement. congregations who would
the story made the rounds. Babies have been born welcome you to worship.
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