First United Methodist Church Greensboro, Georgia

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1 First United Methodist Church Greensboro, Georgia Mission Statement: Make disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world P. O. Box 216 // Greensboro, Georgia Rev. Dr. Jay Hodges, Senior Pastor Minister of Community Life Listen to and download sermons and worship music on line: Covenant of Grace Easter cantata performed by The Chancel Choir Sunday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. // FUMC Carey Station Road Maundy Thursday Service March 28, 7:00 p.m. - FUMC Carey Station Road

2 FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT MARCH 17, 2013 First United Methodist Church MORNING WORSHIP 9:15 A.M./11:00 A.M. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS MINISTRY MOMENT 9:15 Bob Stevens 11:00 Jan Thurmond Trustee Committee *OPPORTUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Thanks for signing the attendance register book located on your pew. PRELUDE & LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES Lindsay Lipscomb *HYMN OF PRAISE No. 88 Maker, in Whom We Live *THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH No. 882 The Apostles Creed, Ecumenical Version *GLORIA PATRI No. 71 Glory Be to the Father THE CHILDREN S SERMON THE MORNING PRAYER THE LORD S PRAYER *THE HYMN OF PREPARATION No. 298 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross THE OFFERTORY PRAYER AND OFFERING THE OFFERING SPECIAL Dawn Ruppelt How Majestic Is Your Name *DOXOLOGY No. 95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow THE ANTHEMS 9:15 For God So Loved the World The Chancel Choir 11:00 It s Me, It s Me, O Lord Spirit Singers THE SCRIPTURE Psalm 14 THE SERMON The Fool Says in His Heart Dr. Hodges

3 *THE HYMN OF INVITATION No. 294 Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed *THE BENEDICTION *THE CHORAL BENEDICTION 9:15 - Grace, Love, and Fellowship 11:15 No Shalom to You Dr. Hodges *THE POSTLUDE OF PEACE *Please stand as you are able. Assistants in Worship 9:15 Greeters: Jerry & June Johnston 9:15 Ushers: Ray & Barbara Alvey; Ray & Elaine McGinty Children s Church Leader: Traci Martin Audio/Visual: Tom Doss/Jim Price 11:00 Greeters: Shirley & Charles Russell Acolyte: Abby Barnhart Children s Church Leader: Suzanne Moore Audio: Lee Rhodes/Antonio Garcia Worship Attendance 03/10/13: 296 Sunday School Attendance 03/10/13: 101 Altar Prayer You are invited to participate in prayer time at the altar beginning this Sunday through April 17 for the upcoming Going Forward Capital Campaign. Altar prayer at Carey Station Rd. is from 9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and altar prayer at Broad St. is from 10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. There will be prayer stations at each altar with instructors. Spring Into Color April 15, 2013 // 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. // FUMC Carey Station Road Nelson Circle Fashion Show - Fashions by Chicos & Madeliene Page The Nelson Circle will begin selling tickets ($20 each) before and after Sunday services today. Soup to Sweets Bake Sale Today Before and after both church services Stop by and pick up lunch other delicious delights! March Wednesday Night Dinner For Relay for Life Sponsored by UMMen March 20, 5:30 p.m., Carey Station Rd. Campus An awesome dinner will be prepared by Marvin Watson and friends! Sarah Burnheimer, from the American Cancer Society, will be the guest speaker. Issac Cleveland will provide entertainment some oldies and some spiritual, and don t miss the opportunity to place your bid at the Relay for Life Silent

4 Auction. Please be sure to make your reservation on the insert in your bulletin, call the church office, or Peggy Hall at Newsletter Deadline If you have information that you would like to submit for our April newsletter, please contact Kathy at the Broad St. church office no later than Thursday, March 21. Her address is Thank you. Please Mark Your Calendars! There will be only one worship service on Sunday, April 7, 10:30 a.m., at FUMC Carey Station Road location. After service, we will fellowship together in the Fellowship Hall with an old fashioned covered dish lunch. United Methodist Women Circle Meetings Nelson Circle: The Nelson Circle will meet Monday, March 18, 10:00 a.m. at the Carey Station Rd. location. The speaker will be Dan Matthews, Director of Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, GA. The camp provides experiences for children with serious illnesses, disabilities and other challenges. * * * * * * * Chandler Circle: The Chandler Circle will meet Tuesday, March 19, 5:15 p.m. in the downstairs fellowship hall at the Carey Station Rd. location. We will start with a delicious snack provided by Kathy Topken and Laura Dent followed by a discussion led by Nancy Stevens of Chapters 7, 8, and 9 in Beth Moore s book, "So Long Insecurity, You've Been a Bad Friend to Us." We welcome all women to attend. Please note that child care will be provided. We hope to see you on March 19 for fun, fellowship, and learning more about God s security! Youth UMYF Xtreme/Broad St.: Sunday, March 17, 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. REVELATION UMYF (Carey Station Youth Group): It was so good to be back last week! This week we meet at our regular time, 4:30-6:30, with special activities for Easter. On March 24 th we will go out to dinner at 5:00 and then back at church for the Easter cantata at 7:00. We will not meet on Easter Sunday night. We want you to share this special day with your families. Have fun with them and celebrate your life in Christ together! THIRD DAY CONCERT AT THE FOX THEATER!!!!! REVELATION will leave Saturday, April 13 th at noon, make a stop on the way, and go to the Fox Theater for the concert. Colton Dixon and Josh Wilson will open and then the AWESOME THIRD DAY will performe! Afterwards, we will spend the night at the Marriott Hotel Perimeter Center. All rooms will have an adult. We will return Sunday afternoon. Estimate cost will be about $75 (hopefully less). We will be doing a Krispy Kreme donut sale as a fund raiser. Sign up soon!!!! We only have a total of 30 spots. This is called the MIRACLE TOUR so let s go expecting God to do MIRACLES!!!!!

5 Congratulations Joy Ashley and Kevin Sharp were united in marriage Saturday, March 16 at the home of Joy s grandfather, Mr. Billy Ashley. We wish them many blessings for the future. * * * * * Chris and Kathy Manners are the proud grandparents of Leah Nicole Manners born Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Medina, OH. Leah s parents are Jeff and Jessica Manners and she is joined by her big brother, Joel. A pink rose is placed on the altar at Carey Station Rd. in honor of Leah. Sympathy Our sympathy is extended to Peggy and Jim Hall in the death of Peggy s mother, Dorothy Callaway, who was 96 years old. Please keep Peggy and her family in your prayers. A Word of Thanks Thanks to all of you in this amazing church for allowing me to be gone for 3 weeks to China. I will never be able to put into words the gratitude I feel. The Lord truly blessed and changed my life in these few days. The experiences were beyond anything I could have anticipated. I sensed His presence constantly and your prayers and love. While there I spoke at a house church, met with a group of missionaries and brought words of encouragement, and of course, spoke several times at the Youth Retreat. It was off the chart!!! There were 170 youth from 17 nations! God anointed this week and truly blessed us all. I can t wait to share these adventures with you. Your gracious monetary gifts allowed me to pay for my airline ticket, visa, and take offerings to our missionary family and the youth group! You are truly some of the most loving and generous people I know! I pray that God will richly bless you all when you hear what He has done through your ministry in this church. Thank you once again for your love and support. I love you with the love of the Lord! Blessings, Merry Children Ministry Easter EGGstravaganza Come join us for a fun afternoon of crafts, snacks, egg hunting, and a special visit from the Easter Bunny. March 30, Broad Street Campus - 2pm - 4-pm Meetings Prayer Shawl Ministry Meeting: Monday, March 18, 3:00 5:00 p.m., Bride s Room, Carey Station Rd. al Care Meeting: Thursday, March 21, 9:00 a.m., Conference Room at Carey Station

6 Remember in Prayer In an effort to update our prayer concerns, some persons that have been listed may have been accidently removed. If they need to be back on the prayer list, please call the church office and let us know. New Prayer Request: Bill Whorley, out-patient back surgery Our at home members: Betty McWhorter Doris Thornton Barbara Durshimer Rehab/Assisted Care and Nursing Home/Hospice Care: Adora Mills-Powers Dot Moseley Harmon Proctor Gladys Morris Hamp McWhorter Billy Ashley Charlotte Keyser Francis Sturgis Continue Praying for: Brent McGill & parents, Nancy McGill, Paul & Lynne McGill Carrie Shick David Smith Diane & Claude Moldenhauer Don Hilsmier Dot and Ron Wade Dr. Robert Cowles Men s Emmaus Walk Felicia & Jason Winkle Franzi Jones Gene Owens Harry Thurmond Helen Williford Jean Sparks Jerome Martin Lois Rotruck Maggie Bradley Nancy Barnard Nancy Rea Reginald Busby, Jr. Robert Pike Roger Lamb Rose Combs Steve Adams Sula Watkins U.S.A. U.S.A. Military Forces

7 Opportunities at Greensboro F.U.M.C. Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. (Broad St.) Gathering Time: 10:45 a.m. Church nursery available for infants 4 years Children s Worship 11:15: 4 years 2 nd grade - after Children s Sermon Sunday Worship Service 9:15 a.m. (Carey Station Rd.) Gathering Time: 8:45 a.m. Church nursery available for infants through 4 years Children s Worship (4 years 2 nd grade) - after the Children s Sermon Children, Youth, & Adult Sunday School Classes Broad Street: 10:00 a.m. each Sunday Nursery provided Carey Station Rd.: 10:.30 a.m. each Sunday Nursery provided Youth Group Xtreme MYF Youth group for students in 6 th - 12 th grades Meets every Sunday, 4:00-5:30 (Broad Street) REVELATION Youth group for students in 6 th - 12 th grades Meets every Sunday, 4:30 6:30 (Carey Station Rd.) Adult Hand Bell Choir Rehearsal - September May Each Wednesday from 5:00 6:00 p.m., Hand Bell Room (Carey Station Rd.) Spirit Singers Rehearsal Each Wednesday from 5:45-6:30 p.m., Choir Room (Carey Station Rd.) Adult Chancel Choir Rehearsal Each Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 p.m., Choir Room (Carey Station Rd.) Church Family Wednesday Night Dinners September May every 3 rd Wednesday of each month (Carey Station Rd.) Small Group Bible Studies: September May JOY Club (Just Older Youth) September May: 2nd 11:30 a.m. Family Life Center (Broad St.) Prayer Shawl Ministry Meets every 1 st & 3 rd Monday, 3:00 5:00 p.m., Bride s Room (Carey Station) Our ministers are the congregation; those who assist them are: Dr. Jay Hodges, Senior Pastor, Minister of Community Life Mark & Dawn Ruppelt, Ministers of Music Traci Martin, Children s Director Kathy Cawthon, Administrative Assistant Jo Ann Bradley, Preschool Director Lynn Dover, Facilities Coordinator/Financial Secretary Peggy Hall, Carey Station Office Assistant Kim McClain, Pianist Dawn Ruppelt, Organist Lindsay Lipscomb, Pianist