March 31, 2023
First Family,
FUMC’s monthly newsletter, is both published online and delivered to your homes. April’s’s First Family will join years of archived newsletters on this website. They are always there and they are searchable. We have also decided to activate all the links within First Family to allow you to simply click to bring you directly to websites and email addresses.
Take a look, share the link, bookmark the page, or download to have on your computer if you wish. If you, or someone you know, would like to have First Family delivered, please email info@fumcduluth.com
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February 2, 2023
Ruby’s Pantry-Coppertop
“Ruby’s Pop-Up Pantry”
3rd Thursday of each Month at
First United Methodist Church
230 East Skyline Pkwy, Duluth
4:30-6:00pm
For a $25 donation (cash only, no EBT or checks at this time), participants will receive an abundant amount of food. This is a drive-through distribution. Use the parking lot entrance off of Skyline Parkway and follow directions from the friendly parking lot crew. Arrive with an empty trunk, so volunteers can load at least two boxes of food into your vehicle. Bringing two empty boxes to exchange would be appreciated.
There are no income or residency requirements to participate in Ruby’s Pantry—just a want or need to stretch your grocery dollars. There is no typical food share. We usually have a preliminary food list the day before distribution. Like us on Facebook to receive updates at facebook.com/rubyspantrycoppertop.
Interested in volunteering? Visit www.rubyspantry.org or call First United Methodist at 727-5021. Volunteers are needed throughout the afternoon and evening of the distribution day. Currently, all volunteers are masking to protect guests and volunteers. For more information: Ruby’s Pantry
October 23, 2021
The UM Creation Justice Movement will be offering a series of seven online workshops focused on building and strengthening Conference-level Creation Care ministries and teams. Workshops are free of charge and will be offered via Zoom starting mid-day Monday, November 1. The first workshop will be held Monday, November 1 at 12:00 noon CT. The topic of the first session will be “Why is this our Mission?: Creation Care and Wesleyan Theology.” It will be led by the Rev. Pat Watkins. You can register for this workshop https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOqvrDIvGtNRI2REJmfcisDlbkCF_Xch
April 5, 2021
Seven Minnesota United Methodists who feel called to environmental justice and creation care were recently commissioned as Earthkeepers and have begun working on projects to transform their communities and the world. FUMC’s Naomi Yaeger shared this about her project.
The average plastic bag is used for 12 minutes just one time. This is one of many pieces of trivia that Yaeger knows firsthand, and reducing waste is an issue she feels strongly about.
Years ago, she was on the national United Methodist Women Green Team and gave talks in churches. Then in 2010, she planned a no-waste graduation party for her daughter and a no-waste family reunion for 75 people.
But it was while serving on the sustainability committee for Duluth’s annual Rhubarb Festival last summer that she came to an important realization: “I found that most people don’t know the difference between compost, recyclables, and waste—and I really enjoyed teaching people about it,” said Yaeger, a member of First UMC in Duluth. “I thought, ‘This is probably a ministry for me.’”
Yaeger’s project will involve teaching groups in her area how to have zero-waste events. Her motto: “Duluth doesn’t do it dirty.”
“God created the earth and all the plants and animals,” she said. “It’s everything on earth we need to protect.”
