World Communion Sunday October 5

This Sunday is World Communion Sunday and we will be enjoying a special celebration that is open to all!

Come and join in at 11am either in-person or online as talk about the significance of communion in a divided world.

We practice and open table and use gluten-free bread so that all are who want to are able to participate.

Fall 2025 Upcoming Dates

Just a heads up about some upcoming dates to have on your radar for Fall 2025

August 31             Kids Back To School Party

                             Last 10am Worship

September 3         Last Book Club

September 6          BBQ:  End of Summer!  4-6pm

September 7          Kickoff Sunday.  Breakfast at 9:45
                                 11am Worship & Communion.

September 10        Bible Study Returns

September 14        Sunday School Returns

September 14         Young Adult Game Night 6pm

September 15       Recovering from Religious Trauma
                                  Support Group

September 21        Clothing Closet Returns

email bo@twin.church with any questions

After God: Deus Posteria

Part of the divine mystery is that sometimes we - as humans- don’t recognize a ‘visitation’ until it has already passed.

This Sunday, our topic is about the signs that God was present or at work - but we didn’t pick it up on it until afterward.

There are at least 5 examples of this in our scriptures and yet it is a pattern that most people don’t know is a thing and many of us have never thought about how to pick up on the pattern.

Join us this Sunday at 10am for a vibrant conversation including some contemporary examples.

Music Position Search

We are looking for someone to lead our singing on Sunday mornings. If you know anyone who might be interested, please see the working Job Description below.

Email bo@twin.church with any questions.

Music Coordinator, Part-time

Twin First  UMC seeks an enthusiastic, flexible, collaborative, and skilled musician to lead our growing community in worship.

 

About us

Twin First UMC is a historic congregation that is transitioning into a hybrid style of musical worship that honors the tradition and integrates it into a contemporary expression of congregational participation.

Our church entertains big ideas, longs for meaningful worship, and prioritizes community service. We strive to be an oasis for those seeking deeper connection with the Divine, self, and others; an inclusive place for learning and spiritual renewal; a loving and accepting community dedicated to service and justice. We are a small, growing church located in the heart of historic downtown Twin Falls, with congregants from all over the city. An intergenerational community, we welcome at all levels of ministry people of all races, colors, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, and abilities.

 

About The Job

This is a part-time (10 hours per week) position requiring that you:

- Play keyboard* and lead singing at our single Sunday morning service throughout the year; additional services may be held during the seasons of Lent, Easter, Advent, and Christmas.

*Note: piano is preferred, but we are open to guitar as well; proficiency in two instruments is ideal.

- Attend once monthly worship-planning meetings with the pastor.

- Attend once monthly staff meeting.

- Collaborate in worship planning by researching and suggesting fitting music, both old and new.

- Occasionally recruit and lead a church choir (vocal or bell) for special occasions.

- Occasionally recruit musicians to participate or perform during worship.

- Coordinate quarterly organ usage before or during worship gatherings.

 

Workflow

The main emphasis is that the ministry coordinator is present for the Sunday morning time block (9:30am – 12:30pm) and the secondary time commitment is for one other day (your choice) per week (2-4 hours). This other day will be for practice and song selection for the service 3 weeks in advance. Thursday at noon is the weekly deadline for current week projects. Everything for this coming Sunday needs to be done so that slides and printouts can finalized by our staff and volunteers.

 

Please submit application materials no later than July 10, 2024 to TFFUMC@gmail.com

 

Application should include:

-           Resume or CV, including names and contact information for three professional references.

-           Cover letter, introducing yourself and your specific interests related to this position. 

-           Music sample, 3-5 minutes of your playing & singing submitted via .mp3 file.

 

Position title: Music Ministry Coordinator

Position type: Part-time, 10  hours per week

Reports to: Pastor, Staff Parish Relations Team

Rate of pay: $200 per week, commensurate with experience

Wednesday Night Summer Conversations

This Summer - beginning July 9 - join us for a series of conversations around the book “The Universal Christ” by Richard Rohr

We will meet from 6 - 6:45 for a casual discussion of the ideas in this interesting book. Find the reading schedule below and plan on joining in! email bo@twin.church with questions.

Reading Schedule 

July 9                  Chapter 1 &2

July 16                Chapter 3 & 4

July 23                Chapter 5 & 6

July 30                Chapter 7 & 8

August 6             Chapter 9 & 10

August 13          Chapters 11 & 12

August 20          Chapters 13 & 14

August 27          Chapters 15 & 16

September 3   Chapters 17 & End

Breakfast Book Club This Summer

Join us each Sunday from May 29-August 31 for a 10 week casual conversation around the book “Bring Back Your People: Ten Ways Regular Folks Can Put a Dent in White Christian Nationalism”

You can get the book in paperback or Kindle here: LINK

The schedule will be:
June 29                        1  Rule One: Come Get Your Cousin Randy

 

July 6                           2  Rule Two: Talk to Randy Like You Actually Give a Damn about Him

 

July 13                         3  Rule Three: Get Real about History

 

July 20                         4  Rule Four: Know Yourself, Know Your Adversary

 

July 27                         5  Rule Five: Calculate Your Risks

 

August 3                      6  Rule Six: Get a Religious Strategy, Even If You Aren’t Religious

 

August 10                    7  Rule Seven: Rehome Randy

 

August 17                    8  Rule Eight: Stop Blaming People and Start Organizing Them

 

August 24                    9  Rule Nine: Pledge Allegiance to the Bottom

 

August 31                    10  Rule Ten: Never Forget That the Revolution Comes to Randyland Too”

Email bo@twin.church with any questions 

Summer Hours Start Next Week

June 15 we move to 10am worship on Sundays.

Sunday School is off for the Summer.

Last Sunday of 11am

This Sunday at 11am we are reading the Gospel of Matthew and looking at 2 different ways of interpreting it. 

Join us in person or on FaceBook.

Next Sunday June 15 we move to 10am Worship! 

Today is the final Sunday School before a Summer Break! 
Join us at 10am for a preview of Summer.

 

Starting June 29 : Breakfast Book Club at 9am.
Join Pastor Bo for a 10 week casual conversation over coffee. We will look at one chapter per week.

You can find the book here in paperback or Kindle. Check out the free preview as well. 

Looking To Get Involved? 
We could use to help in the next month.


Thank you to everyone who volunteers and makes this community thrive. We have wonderful teams that work behind the scenes to make things happen - and there is always room for join a team. 
Music
Tech
Kids
Greeting 

Please email Pastor Bo at bo@twin.church with any questions 

Thanks to all who made our water give-away at Pride such a big success. 

Our 'Centering Prayer' - Mindfulness Practice - Silent Meditation 
Sunday nights at 7pm
in the Wesley Chapel / Wellness Studio.
 
Join in every Sunday night in March - April and May.   email bo@twin.church for details. 
 

The Woman At The Well (John 4)

Questions? 

Email Pastor Bo at Bo@Twin.Church
Text or Call (208)732-2057 

Questions about Kids or Family Ministry Families@Twin.Church

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Upcoming Sermon Topics for April 2025

The next month brings lots of finishes and beginnings.

This Sunday (April 6) is our wrap-up of the Daniel Sermon Series (you can find the YouTube series here) with Daniel 12 as followed by communion to close the service.

The following week (April 13) is Palm Sunday and we are going to look at Jesus at the most excitable moment of his life and the most normal moments of his life. Hint: both have to do with tables.

The next week is Easter! That will be a wonderful celebration and the message will be a fun and lively look at the importance of time and choices.

We will also be getting ready for a new sermon series that begins the following week. We are going to crowd-source Bible verses should be read in schools if Idaho chooses to require it.

April 27 we talk about “Why Read The Bible At All?” - and you will not want to miss that one!

Then will begin a walk though vital Bible verses that should read - if you are going to mandate the reading of Bible verses.

Please send your suggestions to Pastor Bo at bo@twin.church

Upcoming SS Topics for April

The next couple of weeks will be fun in our conversational Sunday School class at 10am.

This coming Sunday (April 6) we will circle back in our study of world religions to talk about Hinduism from the book “God Is Not One” and then we will look at the Methodist “Social Principles” [link here].

The following week (April 13) we will do a recap of our comparative study of world religions and then talk about the article “Why Easter Christians Won’t Be Back”. Things are changing, that is obvious, and we need to talk about some important implications of those changes.

Then we have Easter Sunday (April 20) and between the Sunrise Service and Centennial Park and the 11am worship gathering in the sanctuary, we will have a catered breakfast in the Friendship Room. No Sunday School that day.

We come back on April 27 for a new set of topics like “How Covid Changed Us” look-back 5 years on.

Come and join in these engaging conversations at 10am in the Friendship Room. You can also email Pastor Bo at bo@twin.church with suggestions of topics that you would like to talk about.

Clothes Please

We have a unique opportunity to help 120 people to get jobs this Wednesday.
Many of them are new to our country and they have interviews that will help them get paid before March 1 when they need to pay rent.

All you need to to do is go through your closet and donate clothes that you would wear to a job interview.


3 Point Plan:

  • Pull aside anything you have not worn in a year or that does not fit you anymore.

  • Bring it to the 2nd floor of the Twin UMC building.

  • Do it Sunday or Monday so that our job-seekers can pick out their outfits on Tuesday.

Please Email Pastor Bo with any questions : bo@twin.church