Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Attached is the December Portlight. In it you'll enjoy pictures from the Holiday Bazaar as well as important details as Christmas approaches. Please bring your filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child with you to worship this Sunday, December 4. You may stack them up near the altar so that we can pray over them during Children's Moments. Also note that Welcomer training will be held after worship this Sunday (for about 30 minutes). Many of you are on the Welcomer schedul ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends of The PORT, Attached is the November edition of The Portlight. Take a close look - within its pages are many opportunities for fellowship and mission! If you'd rather access it on the website, you will find it here: http://paumc.org/index.php/whats-happening/portlight-monthly A few things to remember for this weekend include: [*] Pancake Breakfast (free will offering to support youth) - Saturday, Nov. 5, from 7:30-11 at Hillcrest UMC (9100 Russell Ave S, Bloomington). [*] Daylight Savings ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends of The PORT, Join us this Saturday, October 1 at 6:00 for Game Night in the Wesley Room! Bring a board game to share or try something new. Bring yourself a snack and a pop and enjoy some fellowship. Sign-ups are available now for the new photo directory from Lifetouch. Sittings are taking place November 3-5 and you can schedule through the PAUMC website right here: http://www.paumc.org/ Just click the box that says "Sign Up Here". The newsletter is also located on the paumc.org web ...Continue Reading

Friends of The PORT, September is as good as here and our Fall Sunday Schedule begins again on September 11. As you get back into the swing of things with a new school year here are a few times to remember. Sunday School @ 8:30 Coffee Fellowship @ 9:30 Worship (with Children's Church) at 10:00 And music warm-ups and rehearsals as usual.  There is also still time to place your order for the Fall Gratitude Garden. This month's Portlight has all the details as well as the order form.  The newsletter i ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends of The PORT, Attached please find the August 2016 edition of The Portlight. You'll notice an order form at the end of this month's newsletter. We will be having a Gratitude Garden here at The PORT on Sunday, September 18th. The order form has all the information on how you can participate. Just print it out and and return it with payment to Judy Richardson-Mahre or the office by September 11.  Take a moment to consider who or what you are grateful for. Thank you to Judy for helping with this ministry ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends of The PORT, Attached please find the August 2016 edition of The Portlight. You'll notice an order form at the end of this month's newsletter. We will be having a Gratitude Garden here at The PORT on Sunday, September 18th. The order form has all the information on how you can participate. Just print it out and and return it with payment to Judy Richardson-Mahre or the office by September 11.  Take a moment to consider who or what you are grateful for. Thank you to Judy for helping with this ministry ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends of The PORT, Attached please fine your copy of the July edition of the Portlight. Please join us for our annual Outdoor Worship on July 31. During worship we will be having a Blessing of the Animals and you are invited to stay for a BBQ lunch afterward. Whether you travel to the lake or just stay put this weekend, have a safe and enjoyable 4th! The newsletter is also located on the paumc.org website:http://paumc.org/images/PORTLIGHTJuly2016.pdf And if you've missed a recent sermon, listen to it here:h ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends of The PORT, Summer is finally here and it looks like the weather has finally decided to stay warm! The June newsletter is attached. Please join us at The PORT this month for celebrations of graduations and confirmation. Have a safe and happy Memorial Weekend! The newsletter is also located on the paumc.org website:http://paumc.org/images/PORTLIGHTJune2016.pdf And if you've missed a recent sermon, listen to it here:http://www.paumc.org/index.php/whats-happening/sermons ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends of The PORT, May brings many things to do and celebrate! Please mark your calendar and come help out with the spring clean-up on May 14th if you are able. We can really use your help to spruce things up around here. One Great Day of Music, our annual celebration of music ministry, will be on May 22 this year. May also brings a close to the year for Sunday morning education. Hard to believe another school year is flying by. Before you know it summer will be here! The newsletter is also located on the pau ...Continue Reading

We've got the spring showers this week so now you need your May flowers! Orders will be taken for the Youth Spring Plant sale until April 24.  You can see the directory of  annuals, perennials, patio pots, hanging baskets, vegetables and herbs at http://www.pahls.com/  Plants will be delivered on May 7 at PAUMC. Buying plants is a great way to help provide a meaningful summer camp experience for our youth, as proceeds go directly for scholarships! Please return your order form to Judy Richardso ...Continue Reading