Wolcott United Methodist Church

08/02/2026

Good afternoon to you all! This is just a quick note to let you know that Pastor John's Reflection for today, Sunday, August 2, 2026 is now on the church's website: http://www.wolcottvtumc.org

Just go to the main page, click on the link for today's service and scroll down to the Reflection.

Hope you all have a good week ahead.

Blessings,

Pat

Welcome to the Wolcott, VT, United Methodist Church, where our door is open to all who wish to enter. We invite you to worship with us at 11:30am either in person or online. We look forward seeing you.

08/02/2026

Coming up in August
Sunday Services: 8:30 Elmore, 10:00 Worcester,
11:30 Wolcott, 4:00 Adamant
*Sun Aug 2nd 10th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship with Communion
Sun Aug 9th 11th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship
Sun Aug 16th Joint Service ~ Elmore
Sun Aug 23rd Celebration of 70 Years of Women’s Ordination ~ Worship with Communion
Sun Aug 30th 14th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship

August 3-6 - 9-11:00 am Vacation Bible School ~ Worcester
August 8 - 12:30 pm MahJongg ~ Worcester
August 8 - 11:00 am Ralph “Russ” Martin Funeral Service ~ Wolcott
August 15 - 10:00 am Joanne R. Hull Funeral Service ~ Worcester
August 15 - 12:00 pm Beth-Ruth ~ Worcester
Aug 17th – 5:00 pm Worship Committee ~ Elmore
Aug 19th – (early afternoon) Worship Committee ~ Worcester
Aug 21st – 10:30 am Single-Board Committee ~ Wolcott
August 22 - 11:00 am Thomas R. Lang Funeral Service ~ Worcester
August 22 – Yard Sale and Fair ~ Elmore
Aug 23rd – 3:30 pm Worship Committee ~ Adamant
**August 30 - 10:00 am Adult and Teen Challenge Vermont ~ Worcester

*Pat Away
**Janie Away

07/19/2026

Good afternoon to you all!

Just a quick note to let you know that Pastor John's Reflection for today's service, Sunday, July 19, 2026 is now on the church's website: https://wolcottvtumc.org
Just go to the main page and click on the link for today's service and scroll down to the Reflection.

Just another reminder that there will be no service at the Wolcott UMC next Sunday, July 26, as Pastor John will be on vacation this coming week, until the 28th. He is encouraging us to attend the service at the United Church of Hardwick next week at 10:00am. Or you may attend the Elmore service (8:30am) or the Worcester service (10:00) or the United Church of Morrisville (10:00am). The UCCM also has a zoom link if you go their website: http://www.unitedchurchmorrisville.org

I will also be away from Sunday afternoon, July 26 through Tuesday, August 4th.

May you all have a blessed two weeks and we will resume again in two weeks.

Blessings,

Pat

We are an inclusive faith community guided by the teaching and examples of Jesus Christ. Through ministry, prayer, and service, we strive to serve and support the humanitarian and spiritual needs of our communities. (Read our full Statement of Faith, identity, and inclusion here)

07/14/2026

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07/14/2026

We are called upon to be people of compassion and care. Our congregations remain places of welcome and refuge. If you need someone to pray with, sit with, or simply listen, our United Methodist churches are here. Please do not fear or grieve alone. We stand with you.

This is a day for us to do what the church has always been called upon to do: pray, advocate, and act with the guiding principles of doing good, doing no harm, and always staying so much in love with God that we can do nothing less than love everyone as our neighbor. To that end, we ask everyone in our churches and communities to hold ... all who mourn or live in fear close to our hearts as they mourn, and as we together work tirelessly to seek answers and justice.

Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton
Resident Bishop
New Hope Episcopal Area
New England & New York Annual Conferences

Welcome to the Wolcott, VT, United Methodist Church, where our door is open to all who wish to enter. We invite you to worship with us at 11:30am either in person or online. We look forward seeing you.

07/14/2026

Good morning to you all on yet another beautiful summer day! Just try to stay cool in the upcoming days as we have yet another (though short)
heat wave!!

This is just a quick note to let you know that Pastor John's Reflection for Sunday, July 12, 2026, is now on the church's website: https://www.wolcottvtumc.org

Just go to the main page, click on the link for Sunday's service and scroll down to the Reflection.

And the prayer list has been updated, as well.

Have a good and safe week.

Blessings,

Pat

Welcome to the Wolcott, VT, United Methodist Church, where our door is open to all who wish to enter. We invite you to worship with us at 11:30am either in person or online. We look forward seeing you.

07/03/2026

Coming up in July
Sunday Services: 8:30 Elmore, 10:00 Worcester,
11:30 Wolcott, 4:00 Adamant
*Sun July 5 6th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship with Communion
Sun July 12 7th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship
Sun July 19 8th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship
**Sun July 26 9th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship at Hardwick United

July 14 – 6:30 pm Administrative Council ~ Elmore
July 15 – 9:30 am Administrative Council ~ Worcester
July 17 – 11:30 am Administrative Council ~ Wolcott
July 19 – 3:30 pm Administrative Council ~ Adamant

July 27-31 VBS!

Sat July 4 US Independence Day

*Janie Away 1st - 8th
**Pastor Away 22nd - 28th

06/01/2026

Coming up in June
Sunday Services: 8:30 Elmore, 10:00 Worcester,
11:30 Wolcott, 4:00 Adamant
Sun June 7 2nd Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship with Communion
*Sun Jun 14 3rd Sunday after Pentecost; Flag Day ~ Worship
*Sun June 21 4th Sunday after Pentecost; Father's Day ~ Worship
Sun June 28 5th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Worship

*Jun 3rd - Jun 6th New England Annual Conference
Sun Jun 7th - Bring your Green Bag to Church
*Jun 14th - Jun 21st Janie Away
Thu June 18 - 3:30 pm Feeding Ministry

Fri Jun 19 Juneteenth
Sat Jun 20 Summer Solstice / First Day of Summer

*Pastor away
*Janie Away

04/04/2026

Happy Easter to you all!

Easter service, April 5, 2026! I hope that many of you will be able to join us either in-person or online.

Tomorrow is the first Sunday of the month and we will be celebrating Holy Communion, so if you do join us online, please remember to bring your own bread and juice.

And, it is also food share Sunday, so please support your favorite food shelf in one way or another: if you are attending in-person, you can bring food for the Lamoille Community Food Share, or you can provide food and or funds to you local food shelf and even offer to volunteer. Our food shelves are stretched these days with the high prices of groceries so please do what you can to help our our neighbors who are suffering from food insufficiency.

May you all have a blessed Easter and a good week ahead!

Blessings,

Pat

Welcome to the Wolcott, VT, United Methodist Church, where our door is open to all who wish to enter. We invite you to worship with us at 11:30am either in person or online. We look forward seeing you.

03/30/2026

Just wanted to remind all of you that we will be holding our annual Maundy Thursday Service this coming
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 5pm, beginning with a shared meal in the back of the sanctuary. Everyone is invited to join us and please, if you are able, bring some food to share. If that is a problem, please just bring yourself.
If you want to email me and let me know what you are bringing that would be great, but it is not necessary.

Our meal will be followed by a worship service in which we remember Jesus' last meal with his disciples when
he gave us the sacrament we now refer to as Holy Communion and we will be sharing in that service, as well.

We will be zooming the service, as well, and I will send out the link nearer to the service time.

Please join us for this special service as we remember Jesus' last hours on this earth before he gave his life for us on the cross and then overcame death and returned to this earth as we celebrate his resurrection on Sunday morning.

Blessings,

Pat