Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Here's the link to the December newsletter, which is now on the website at https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PORTLIGHTDecember2020.pdf December 6 is a big date at The PORT. We are having our first ever Virtual Scavenger Hunt! Details are on page 5. Also, gift card forms are due that day. Please see page 6.  This month our Mission Outreach team is having a donation drive for Simpson Shelter. We are asking for new hats, gloves, mittens, sca ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, The 2020 Online Holiday Bazaar has been a great success, and we're pleased to announce extended shopping hours for this year! Since the effort was already put forth to categorize, display and photograph each item, and we have use of the online sales platform for a little longer, we're able to continue the Online Holiday Bazaar through December 1! Here is the link: https://paumc-holiday-bazaar.company.site  Forward the link to your friends, and take a look your ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT Here is the link to the November newsletter, which is now on the website at https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PORTLIGHTNovember2020.pdf . The document is also attached as a pdf if you wish to print a copy. Please note the opportunity to sign up for a small group study in Advent. The deadline to sign up is November 18. There is also information about the 2020 Holiday Bazaar on the cover and on page 6. While in-person worship at The PORT remains suspended ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends, Here's the link to the October newsletter on our website: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PORTLIGHTOctober2020.pdf . The document is also attached as a pdf if you wish to print a copy. Please note the opportunity on page 4 to contribute to a scholarship created by PAUMC for black high school students in Bloomington who want to become teachers. There's also a fun update on September's "Parade of Donations" on page 4. Details and deadlines related to the 2020 Annual ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Here's the link to the September newsletter on our website: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/PORTLIGHTSeptember2020.pdf . The document is also attached as a pdf if you wish to print a copy.  There is a lot of information in this edition of our newsletter as our program year begins - so take a close look! You'll find mission opportunities to participate in, news about what's next related to worship, and an article about the 2020 Holiday Bazaar. On the ve ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Here's the link to the August newsletter on our website: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/PORTLIGHTAugust2020.pdf . The document is also attached as a pdf if you prefer to print a copy. Notice the invitation to all caregivers on page 5, details for our next virtual coffee fellowship also on page 5, and the instructions for sponsoring a box dinner for Cornerstone Shelter on page 4. The cover contains a list of the National Parks we are exploring in ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Here's a link to the July newsletter on our website: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PORTLIGHTJuly2020.pdf . The document is also attached as a pdf if you prefer to print a copy. We've scheduled a virtual coffee fellowship for July 19; and are signing people up for PORT Pals. Both are opportunities to connect with one another while in-person worship remains suspended, so I urge you to participate! Details are found in this edition of the Portlight. For a little ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Here's a link to the June newsletter on our website: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PORTLIGHTJune2020.pdf . The document is also attached as a pdf if you prefer to print a copy. This edition contains a highlight of our 2020 graduates. There is also information from the Minnesota Annual Conference of the UMC regarding a gradual return to worship plan. You'll see in the Pastor's Message an invitation to participate in a conversation/small group study about r ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Here's a link to the May newsletter on our website: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PORTLIGHTMay2020.pdf . The document is also attached if you prefer to print a copy. The newsletter contains a lot of news related to remote ministries considerin in-person worship is suspended due to the pandemic. Please take a look so that you will be informed. You'll also see some day-brightener articles, so enjoy! If you'd like to look back on previous newsletters on the ...Continue Reading

Dear Members and Friends of The PORT, Here's a link to the April newsletter: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PORTLIGHTApril2020.pdf We also have a few weeks left in the Youth Spring Plant Fundraiser (orders due April 19), so here's a link to that: https://paumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-Spring-Plant-Order-Form.pdf . Now's the perfect time to plan your summer flower & vegetable gardens, or to dream about a patio plant or two. Please support our youth group by ordering your ...Continue Reading