Dear FUMC members,

Welcome to 2023 and all of the possibilities we may share.

We had a successful church conference with Mark Calhoun, our district superintendent, who lives in Lander. He complimented several times the well-developed forms, which is all due to our office manager, Jo Bettes. Jo does so much for our church to keep it running without a pastor. If you are in the office when Jo is there, please thank her. She keeps both SPRC and OCC organized during this interim without a minister.

Another huge thank you goes out to Cindy Barnard for organizing each service. There is always music, scripture, and a message because of her. She has so much on her shoulders right now with Ron’s health care so please give her a hug and say, “thank you.”

Several attendees and members have stepped up to give the message and have done an outstanding job. If you haven’t been to church since the beginning of August, please come and enjoy the service. We are still meeting at 10 a.m. on Sundays and would love to see old friends whom we miss.

The last Sunday of each month we have the pleasure of listening to Zane Rusk give the message. He is working on his bachelor’s in divinity. He is an outstanding speaker who blends scripture with history and a lesson. Please join us and hear his interesting messages.

The prayer/history room is coming together nicely because of the loving dedication of Cindy Barnard and Lorraine Eaton. This room is behind the sanctuary with the fireplace.

Our conference did give us the go-ahead to sell the parsonage and we have a potential buyer.

We hope you have a warm and blessed January!

Connie Woehl