Dear Friends,
TWe have come to the halfway mark for 2007 already. As we make and follow through on vacation & get-away plans, let us also make plans to strengthen, nurture and renew our spiritual health.

As food is essential to physical survival, worship is essential for spiritual life. People don't stop eating during the summer yet some people stop coming to church during the summer. If you're in town during the summer months, please make time for Sunday worship. Whenever you're out of town, my hope is that you'll find a church to worship the Lord, to stay in tune to God's vision & mission for us.

May the Lord refresh and revive your spirits to a closer and deeper walk with Christ throughout the summer!

With Hope in Christ,
Pastor Yim

HEY KIDS: This Sunday is Christian Education Sunday. Please be in the sanctuary by 9:15am to find your teachers. The classes will be sitting together in the front. We look forward to seeing you all there.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2007 GRADUATES: Jimmy Carle, Megan Kendrick, Samantha Pidgeon, Jessica Selock, Abishek Singh and Nicole Wurth. May God bless you always!

UMM: this 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.

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: During the summer, iced tea and cookies will be provided during fellowship hour. If you are able to help, there is a sign-up sheet in the South Transept for the months of July & August. Questions, see Denise Andrews or Glory Capoziello

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.

CONGRATULATIONS & THANKS: to all CROPWALK participants and supporters. We raised $2,363 in our effort to combat poverty through the Church World Service CROPWALK 2007. Now is the time to mark your calendar for next year's CROPWALK, Sunday, April 20, 2008.

FOOD DRIVE: The United Methodist Men and the MYF will be sponsoring a Summer-long food drive for St. Kilian's Community Food Pantry. This is the time of year when food pantries have the most trouble keeping their shelves stocked, so we want to help. Please bring staple food items any Sunday this Summer. We will be doing monthly collections and drop-offs at St. Kilian's. For more information, see Jeff James or Shanna Wurth.

SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calendars and join us at the next J.C. Café September 15th, 7:00pm in Fellowship Hall.

LAST ISSUE OF MESSENGER: we will recess for July and August. Please visit our website during the summer at www.farmingdaleumc.org

SPECIAL THANKS: The Trustees wish to thank all those who volunteered their time at our Annual Spring Cleaning last Saturday. Many areas of the church buildings and grounds were cleaned and de-cluttered.

SPECIAL THANKS: to the Worship Band who participated in the District Event for the Dist. Superintendent's Farewell. Your ministry of music is greatly appreciated!

SPECIAL THANKS:

• to the following women who have helped with the "Messenger" mailing: Joyce Campanella, Eleanor Chahalis, Muriel Knoell, Irma Labitzke, Susan Park, Rose Marie Tiedemann and Dorothy Rietheimer. Your ministry is much appreciated. Hope to see you all in September.
• to Joan Ganz, Doris Howe, Dorli Retinger and Peg Tomko who volunteered their time to help out at the office during vacation times. We are grateful for your assistance.

IN NEED OF PRAYERS THIS WEEK: Kyli Abbinanti, Shirley Baker, Alan Cross-Hansen, 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.