Dear Friends,
The 208th Session of the NY Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church was held at Hofstra University last week. One of the highlights of the Conference was the Youth Celebration held on Saturday. Hundreds of youth from all over our conference gathered for a time of exciting worship and inspiration from a special youth speaker. Four of our youth also attended the festivities.

A curious thing happened on the morning of the last day of the conference. During breakfast time there was a power failure. The delegates had to eat a cold breakfast in the dark as a result. The incident reminded me: When we have a 'power failure' in our spiritual lives and neglect to connect to the Power Source in Christ, we too will experience cold hearts and others will be in the dark as a result. May we always be connected to Christ, our strength and hope so that we may grow in love and shine our light for Christ!

Join us in worship this Sunday as we celebrate Father's Day and honor the dads among us!

Appointed to Serve the Lord with You,
Pastor Yim

SPRING SPRUCE-UP: ALL CHURCH Activity - Join us this Sat. June 16th beginning at 9:00am. We hope you will give us at least an hour of your time to help make our building shine.

FAREWELL CELEBRATION FOR THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT: The service of farewell for Rev. Dr. Allen Pinckney and his family will take place this Sun. June 17th, 4:00pm at the Dix Hills Bible Korean UMC. Our Worship Band will lead in praise in the Farewell service. Immediately following the service, there will be an informal dinner celebration. If you are planning to attend the dinner, please call ahead. All church members are invited.

UMM: Sat, June 23rd at 1:30pm, Farmingdale United Methodist Men will be hosting the Long Island East District Annual "Fellowship, Food and Fun" Gathering and Barbeque. Special guests and speakers will be Reverend Thomas Goodhue of the Long Island Council of Churches and Delroy Roberts of Westbury UMM, who will speak about prison ministry. This meeting is open to all men of Farmingdale UMC. Please see Jeff James for more information or to volunteer to help welcome and serve our brothers in Christ from across Long Island.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUNDAY: is next Sunday, June 24th. The Church School will lead in worship. Recipients of the Skip Newman Scholarship will be announced and graduates of High School and College/ Graduate School will be recognized.

CHURCH FAMILY RETREAT: Fri. July 20th - Sun. July 22nd Mark your calendars and bring your family for a unique weekend with fellow church members at Camp Quinipet. Many fun activities are planned as well as opportunities for worship in a beautiful and relaxing setting beside Peconic Bay on Shelter Island. Visit the website at www.quinipet.org to find out more about the retreat center. If interested in attending, please see Rob Schozer for details.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are in need of volunteers to teach One-Room Summer Sunday School and to help out with Vacation Bible School. Please call the Church Office or speak with Jenn Lee if you can help. Thank you.

SUMMER HOSPITALITY: If you know of anyone in our church who is graduating from high school or college this year, please share this information with the Church Office so that we can acknowledge their achievement and pray for God's continued blessings upon them.

GREEN CHURCH CAMPAIGN: Our church has begun a recycling effort. Bins have been placed throughout the buildings for the proper disposal of paper, glass, plastic and metal. We will also be looking into using earth-friendly cleaning products. Special thanks to Jeff James, for his leadership in this effort and for volunteering to re-bundle all recycling to be placed curbside.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROGRAM: The United Methodist Churches of the L.I. East District have partnered with Habitat for Humanity to raise $75,000 to build a house in 2008 to offer a low-income family to move from deplorable conditions into a safe, affordable house. If you are considering a contribution, your checks should be made out to "Long Island East District" with a notation "Habitat Program".

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: The Church Office will be open during the months of July & August as follows: Mon./Tues./Wed. 9:00am-1:00pm; Thurs. 9:00am-12:00pm; closed Fridays.

ALTAR FLOWER CALENDAR: If you wish to have an arrangement placed on the altar in memory of a loved one, or in honor of someone or a special time in your life, please call the Church Office. The cost is $20.

IN NEED OF PRAYERS THIS WEEK: Kyli Abbinanti, Shirley Baker, Doug Makosky, John Middendorff, Doris & Bob Greening, Charles Selock, Emily Brown, Mabel Greenidge, Peggy Lopez, Ruth Mace, Praveen Misra, Carolyn Minn, Evelyn Occena, Louisa Rodriguez, Vera Schefer, Barbara Simpson, Lou Volla, and our troops in harm's way.
*If you know of someone in the hospital, or someone who wishes a pastoral visit, please call the Church Office.