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Farmville United Methodist Church Farmville, North Carolina April, 2009 Celebrating Our Partnership in the Gospel of

. Lunch follows each service at 12:30. Monday, April 6 First Christian Church with Rev.

Tuesday, April 7 Farmville Presbyterian Church with Rev. Paul Allen, pastor of the First Christian Church speaking.

Our Church s Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service will be April 9, 7pm. Our regular Wed.

this is one of the most meaningful services of the year. Farmville s Easter Sunrise Service will be here at 6:30am.

United Methodist Women on the Move! This has been a long cold winter and April is welcomed with open arms.

If you see anything that needs to be put away and you cannot do it, please let me know. We all need to work together.

The men will be preparing Continued in U..M.W. News on p.2 Come to the Waterfowl Park!

Park & Eco-Center which is home to the world s largest collection of waterfowl.

Our day trip will include a guided tour of the facility and a picnic lunch in the park.

1 Farmville United Methodist Church Farmville, North Carolina April, 2009 Celebrating Our Partnership in the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Holy Week Services The Lenten Services during Holy Week will be held at 12:05pm.. Lunch follows each service at 12:30. Monday, April 6 First Christian Church with Rev. Paul Dunham, pastor of the Farmville United Methodist Church speaking. Tuesday, April 7 Farmville Presbyterian Church with Rev. Paul Allen, pastor of the First Christian Church speaking. Wednesday, April 9 First Baptist Church Father Joe Yeager, the priest of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church speaking. Our Church s Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service will be April 9, 7pm. Our regular Wed. night supper will be held on Thursday that week, at 6pm, to help everyone come out for the this special Service of Shadows. You may remember from last year that with its dramatic reading of the Passion Story, and ending with near darkness, this is one of the most meaningful services of the year. Farmville s Easter Sunrise Service will be here at 6:30am., followed by breakfast. We will have Resurrection Celebration at both our regular 8:45 & 11am times. Bring a visitor! United Methodist Women on the Move! This has been a long cold winter and April is welcomed with open arms. I would like to thank all of our ladies for all you do for our church. If you see anything that needs to be put away and you cannot do it, please let me know. We all need to work together. Mark your calendar for these upcoming events: April 12: Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at our church. The men will be preparing Continued in U..M.W. News on p.2 Come to the Waterfowl Park! The Joyful Hearts will be traveling to Scotland Neck on Thursday, April 30 th to visit the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center which is home to the world s largest collection of waterfowl. The park s gardens, trails and aviaries feature birds from six continents with 1000 birds representing more than 170 species. The park is especially designed to give visitors close-up encounters with these colorful and exotic-looking birds. Our day trip will include a guided tour of the facility and a picnic lunch in the park. The log cabin design Visitor s Center includes displays, history of the park video, and a gift shop. Continued in Joyful Hearts Trip on p.3 The Benevolent Ministries needs your help in keeping food in the food pantry for the needy. When you go grocery shopping, please remember to add a few extra items for the food pantry. There is a grocery cart in the hallway for you to place your canned goods in. Please bring fresh spring flowers for our cross in the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday. The children will place their flowers on the cross during the Sunday School hour. Confirmation Class to Join This special service of membership will be May 3, These youth will attend both services, so everyone can welcome them. They will join in whichever service they normally attend. Parents and Mentors will be a special part of the service as well. It will be a great celebration for us all! Palm noon. Hot Dogs & fun for all!!

Nursing Home Sunday School Dear Sunday School Leaders, Once again it is time for our annual visits to the nursing home in Farmville.

The visitation times are from 10:00 to 10:30am each Sunday. Your class is encouraged to visit with and minister to the patients in any way that you feel would be a blessing to them.

Fondly, Ashley Sutton, Janet Clontz April 5- New Beginnings; April 12- Vereen Class; April 19- Children s S. S. Classes; April 26- The New Young Adult Class Sunday School teacher Sought WANTED: Nice, caring individuals who love children.

This is a great opportunity for one or more individuals to "team" teach and not be tied down to every Sunday. If you are interested, please contact Sheri Von Schriltz at 753-2983.

Thanks, Sheri von Schriltz, Sunday School Superintendent From the Church Library Merry Christmas! Don t think I m nuts, I know we re in the season of Easter when we celebrate the risen Christ!

2 Nursing Home Sunday School Dear Sunday School Leaders, Once again it is time for our annual visits to the nursing home in Farmville. Our church has been asked to visit the patients during the months of April and September. Each Sunday school class has been assigned a Sunday during these months. The visitation times are from 10:00 to 10:30am each Sunday. Your class is encouraged to visit with and minister to the patients in any way that you feel would be a blessing to them. They would appreciate any effort you could make to encourage them and lift their spirits Thank you for sharing your Christian love. Fondly, Ashley Sutton, Janet Clontz April 5- New Beginnings; April 12- Vereen Class; April 19- Children s S. S. Classes; April 26- The New Young Adult Class Sunday School teacher Sought WANTED: Nice, caring individuals who love children. The Sunday School Department is in need of a teacher or teachers to teach the Pre-K through First Grade Sunday School. This is a great opportunity for one or more individuals to "team" teach and not be tied down to every Sunday. If you are interested, please contact Sheri Von Schriltz at The Sunday School Department is also in need of substitute teachers for all of the Children's and Youth classes. Consider giving either one of these opportunities a try -you might just enjoy it. Thanks, Sheri von Schriltz, Sunday School Superintendent From the Church Library Merry Christmas! Don t think I m nuts, I know we re in the season of Easter when we celebrate the risen Christ! But remember Pastor Paul s message and video at Christmas reminding us that it s about the cross? Now it seems appropriate at Easter to remember the angels proclaiming the Good News to the shepherds the good news that Jesus came to earth as a baby and showed us how to live and how to love, then suffered on the cross for our sins so that we can have eternal life in Heaven with Him! The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren was given to the library recently by Pat Sumrell and Lola Joyner in honor of Nellie Lang s 90th birthday. In this book, Warren shares the gospel message through the Christmas story. Thanks for this great addition to our library. So never mind that it s spring and not winter; never mind that it s Easter time and not Christmas; let s all rejoice in the Good News that is our risen Savior! Nancy Wilson (Jablonski) Church Librarian Youth Lock-In We ll have a Youth Lockin Fri Apr. 24 to Sat. am- Apr. 25. Come & have a total blast! Pastor Paul to register your attendance. Friends welcome if they register beforehand. We won t meet Apr. 12th. Apr. 5 we ll be going to the Baptist Church. All other Sundays: 6-7pm! U.M.W. News (Continued from page 1) the breakfast so I hope we will have a big attendance from our church. April 18: UWM Mission Study on Israel and Palestine at Hookerton UMC. Registration begins at 9:30 AM with Sandra Croom leading the study. April 20: Girl s Night Out at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall for all the ladies in our church. We will be having a meal followed by a program given by Pat Montgomery of Wilson. Please let your Circle Leader know if you can attend or if you are not a circle member please call me at or Nancy Harris Remember this is for everyone! April 23: Circle IV will be serving students at the Wesley Foundation. May 2: UMW Mission Study I Believe in Jesus presented by Kathryn Self at Farmville UMC. Registration begins at 9:30 AM and a light lunch will be served. Be sure to mark your calendars for this event as we are hosting- we need to support our church. I have registration forms for the Mother-Child Retreat which is Sept at Camp Don Lee. Get your forms in as soon as possible for this wonderful retreat because it is filling up fast. I can not say thank you enough for all you ladies do for the church and remember it takes everyone. In Christian Love, Darlene Gaynor Page 2 Celebrate! April, 2009 Farmville United Methodist Church

Dear fellow members, For those of you that have not yet volunteered, and feel led to do so, there are opportunities still available concerning the Adopt-a-bed Campaign.

If you have not noticed, I m going to keep talking about this until every section has been adopted.

Please see the list below for volunteer opportunities: - Small landscaped island in the rear parking lot...nelli Lang - Bed from Kitchen door around to the entry door to Chapel (against the building).

3 Dear fellow members, For those of you that have not yet volunteered, and feel led to do so, there are opportunities still available concerning the Adopt-a-bed Campaign. New Volunteers are still trickling in. The latest volunteers are the Getr-Done Girls, they know who they are. If you have not noticed, I m going to keep talking about this until every section has been adopted. If you have volunteered and have any questions as to how to go about things, please give me a call ( ). Please see the list below for volunteer opportunities: - Small landscaped island in the rear parking lot...nelli Lang - Bed from Kitchen door around to the entry door to Chapel (against the building)...benfield family - Bed from door to Chapel around to the side of Chapel facing the Bell Tower...Women s Circle III - Beds away from building that encompasses are between two walkways to Chapel Door....Available - Large bed surrounded by back of Chapel and glass hallway (outside Church office)....edwards Family - Bed from Church Street up to, and including around base of Bell Tower....Available - Same Bed as above, from Bell Tower, down the side of the Sanctuary and around to the front of the Sanctuary (by Choir room entry)...available - Enclosed garden on the North Side of the Church...Lauderdale Family - Tree patrol Occasional trimming of low hanging limbs and light storm or broken limb clean-up. Larger clean-up after hurricanes or ice storms can be handled by professionals. Water stressed trees during extreme drought situations....available - Rear parking lot Check for trash, excess weeds, seasonal debris....git-r-done Girls - Handicap parking lot Choir entry...mcgaughey Family Each Trustee has been assigned an area of focus around the church. They review these areas for concerns or needs for those respective areas. If you have any concerns in those areas, please feel free to address those concerns with the responsible Trustee, who will bring those concerns to the next Trustees meeting. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS WING...Ann McGaughey KITCHEN/ FELLOWSHIP HALL...Bill Hall PARSONAGE...Stacie Clontz CHAPEL/LIBRARY/OFFICES...Gray Baker CHOIR ROOM/ PARLOR/ BRIDE S ROOM...Hunter Walters SANCTUARY...Horace Allen EXTERIOR ENVELOPE OF BUILDING...David Baker OUTSIDE STORAGE / MECHANICAL ROOM...Chuck Johnson LAWN...Todd Edwards Finally, the Trustees need everyone s help in looking at energy efficiency and other cost saving efforts to undertake. So, if you have any ideas, please share them. I would like to jumpstart these efforts at our next Trustees meeting planned for Wednesday night April 22 th at 7:00 PM. The sooner we can all work to get our Church s financial situation in good order, the sooner we can put all of our efforts into being fully focused on spreading the word of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God Bless, From the Trustees Todd Edwards, Chairperson, Board of Trustees Guys Beach Trip Who wants to join us as we kayak, surf fish, do devotions, camp and more?! Right after ECU lets out, we re going camping on the Coast. We have a couple of areas we re looking at, Wed., May 20 Sat. 23, Interested? Contact Pastor Paul or Jon Carraway. Joyful Hearts Trip Trip Details: Continued from p. 1 Reserve your place by calling Nancy ( ), Darlene ( ), or Nan at the church- DEADLINE TO CALL IS SUNDAY, APRIL 26 TH. Park Ticket for Seniors 62+ is $5.00; all other adults cost is $7.00. Each person will pay for their ticket at the park. A donation of $3.00 is also requested to help with gas and tour guide expenses -payable to Nancy or Darlene. There is walking involved, but not very difficult just be sure to wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Our guided tour includes a golf cart which seats 5 for those in our group who are unable to walk any distance. When calling about going on the trip, please indicate if you will need to ride on the golf cart. Picnic Lunch- Please bring your own sandwich (or anything you prefer) and drink. We will provide coolers with ice, chips, dessert, etc. Bring your cameras the birds are beautiful! Poor weather will cancel this trip so start thinking great weather on the 30 th. ** Check out the poster display in the hallway by the Fellowship Hall for pictures and further information about the park. April, 2009 Page 3

My Mom has been active in the United Methodist Women forever and I know how proud she was. Thank you so much for inviting her to share in this wonderful day.

4 Thank You Notes To the UMW How can I begin to thank you ladies for honoring me with the UMW Special Mission Recognition? If you were present on that Sunday in December you know I was speechless, which is a rare occurrence. Choosing to recognize me with my family present was particularly thoughtful. My Mom has been active in the United Methodist Women forever and I know how proud she was. Thank you so much for inviting her to share in this wonderful day. Working through the United Methodist Women has been a wonderful experience. Sharing these special ministries with so many of the outstanding ladies in our church as provided me the opportunity to make loving friendships. this gift for ministries with women, children & youth certainly touches each of our hearts and working as United Methodist Women, we can make a difference! To the Girls of Circle IV I love you all! Dear Pastor Paul and my Church Family, In Christ, Harriett Baker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just need to give you an update. Go back to the doctor on Wednesday ( ) so hope he will tell me I can put some weight on that foot! Thanks to all of you I really think I m on my way to recovery. It has been a long haul! I have tried to thank each of you for all the equipment such as the walker, stick for picking up items and the lift chair which made my life easier. Also many thanks for the food, cards, gifts, flowers and prayers. Seems like when one vase of flowers began to look bad, here would come another fresh one! Your cards have meant so much. In our busy world it is so hard to add one more thing to our daily schedule and that s what makes me Praise God for all of you and your caring spirit. I have had a long time for my soul to be still and listen! I know I will appreciate everything in my life more and not take things for granted. Enjoy the snow from afar and never go out in it again!! I need to get well so I can help Nancy when her new grandbaby gets here! In Jesus Name, Eloise Carraway It s Time to Register for Summer Camp! Registration for NC United Methodist Summer Camps 2009 has begun. Information on the exciting programs for children and youth is available in the church office or from your computer at There are a variety of programs options for children beginning as young as 7 and as old as 17 to choose from at each one of the three NC United Methodist Camps. UM Summer Camp experience has long been recognized as a significant milestone in the faith formation process of children and youth. Relationships with God are strengthened and Christian Community is built which as served as a life benchmark for thousands of campers over the years. UM Summer Camping is all of this and is also lots of fun. Information and registration forms are in the church office. Scholarships are available. Register Today! Relay for Life Dear Church, This is Trena Johnston. I hope this finds everyone well. I realize that we as a church this year do not have a Relay for Life team. However, we do have a small team at Curves. I know many of you have purchased bows, luminaries, torches, and attended churchsponsored Relay fundraising events, such as dinners, luncheons, and others. I come to you to ask if you would please support our team this year. First, the team members from the church are myself, my husband Pat, daughter Amy, Ann Cleveland, Joy Fields, Cindy Parks, Janet Clontz, and Ashley Sutton. We would love to have more of you on the team to help raise funds as well as to walk with us from 6:00pm Friday night, May 8th through noon on Saturday May 9th. Please also support us by donating unwanted items for our Yard Sale to be held at Curves on April 25th (yes, it s Dogwood Festival time) from 7:00am until 1:00pm. If you wish, please also plan on attending the Yard Sale because we will have lots of unique items as well as baked goods to offer. I have talked with Cindy and Joy as well as Pastor Paul about doing a Car Wash to benefit Relay as well. I thought this would be a lot of fun for the Youth Group, but wanted to run it by the parents first. We thought we d have it right here at the church. I thought that May 2nd from 10:00am through 2:00pm would be sufficient for us to get to a few folks. We also need a brave male volunteer for the womanless beauty pageant.. We will help you look your best and will get donation canisters/jars to help raise your funds, since this determines who the winner will be. Please let me know what you all think and see one of us for your donations, luminaries, bows, Fight Like a Girl short or long sleeved t-shirts or hooded sweatshirts, or anything else. Thank you all in advance for your support. Page 4 Celebrate! April, 2009 Farmville United Methodist Church

It is truly a miracle that Hunter s cancer was found and was able to be removed so quickly and that he does not need any further treatment at this time. God definitely had his hand in this situation.

5 Thank You Notes... Daily Bible Reading... Dear Church Family, Hunter and I would like to thank everyone for their visits, phone calls, food, cards, prayers, and other acts of love that was shown to us during Hunter s surgery and recovery. It is truly a miracle that Hunter s cancer was found and was able to be removed so quickly and that he does not need any further treatment at this time. God definitely had his hand in this situation. With Love, Hunter, Melissa and Bailey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear FUMC, Thank you for the cards, flowers, food, and especially your prayers at the time of my father's death. Your care and concern was greatly appreciated. No words can express our thankfulness for each of you. Thank you also for the lovely bereavement meal after the service. You are all very dear to us and we are blessed to have such a wonderful church family. In Christ, Janet Clontz & Family ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear FUMC Family, Many thanks to God for all your prayers, cards, phone calls and visits during Mrs. Kelly s illness. Your thoughtfulness, kindness and faithfulness has been a great comfort to us both. You have blessed us greatly. Grace and Peace in Christ, Laura Whitehurst and Mom Lyda Kelly Farmville United Methodist Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you very much for your contribution to Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries. Through your gifts, men, women, and youth in local churches, prisons and other outreach sites will have the opportunity to study God s word and grow in their Christian discipleship. May Jesus be close to you and bless you as you serve Him through Christian giving. Thank You, DBOM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pastor Paul and Farmville folks, Thanks from PS 151 for the opportunity to worship with you. I pray it was a blessing! Randy Meisenhelder and the guys of P.S.151 APRIL New Testament Old Testament MARK 1 COR. PSALMS JOSHUA 1. 1:1-8 1: :9-20 1: : : : : : : : :1-19 6: : : : :1-20 7: : :1-20 9: JUDGES : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : RUTH 1 You can begin at any point of the year: Just pick up on today s reading and go from there. To prevent the frustration of falling behind, each month gives you 25 readings, giving you free days each month, to catch up on any readings you may have missed. P.S. 151 lead the worship concert on Mar. 15 for Farmville s youth. April 2: Stacy Warren April 3: Ashley Matthews April 11: Doug Henry April 12: Harriett Baker April 14: Paula Tugwell April 21: Brandon Carraway April 22: Mary C. Moore April 24: Alton Bailey, Billy Baker, David Baker...Iris Roebuck, Lola Joyner, Tracey Smith, Sylvia Paschal, David Parker, Tommy Bullock, Ruth Teel, Lois Tyson, Etna Lewis, Alfred Lewis, Horace Allen, Rufus and Evangeline Cochran, Perry Harper, Clark Blackburn, Brenda and Daniel Purser, Delaney Hudson, Linda Gayhardt, Margaret Wilson, Nandra Talton, Dorothy Talton, Michael Thigpen, Louise Lewis, Mr. Mack, Jean Ross, Donna Howard, Billy Modlin, Larry Cochran, Gerald Brown, Lewis Clark, Bonnie Hicks, Blake McKeel, Ken Wainwright, Mildred Wainwright, Bailiegh Carlene, Donnie Holloman, Lula B. Bush, Nick Luper, Carlton Teel, Clifton Manning, Blaney Parker, Gina Langston, Kathryn Leggett, Jo Manning, Lynette Williams, Haley Hiatt, Pam Adams, Peggy Harrell, Aubrey Lewis, Melissa Thomason, Daisy Williams, David Newton, Lewis Muldrow, Owen Joyner, Joe Kue, Dylan Moore, Noel Baucom, Eloise Carraway, Roger Collins, Peggy Sermons, Lee Foster, unspoken prayer request. April, 2009 Page 5

A Message from Pastor Paul... Easter : Why it has Life and Death Importance Would you just look at this MESS! Who s going to clean this up?

-A cast of 50 voices: college students and members of area churches, including ours.

The musical styles within The Third Day cover the spectrum, from rock to pop to gospel to jazz.

6 A Message from Pastor Paul... Easter : Why it has Life and Death Importance Would you just look at this MESS! Who s going to clean this up? College Students and Local Churches unite to present Rock opera The Third Day. Wright Auditorium at ECU. FREE Admission Sat. April 18 at 7:30pm and Sun. Apr. 19 at 4pm. -A cast of 50 voices: college students and members of area churches, including ours. This 1Hr 15Min rock opera takes the Biblical story from just after the crucifixion of Jesus through the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The musical styles within The Third Day cover the spectrum, from rock to pop to gospel to jazz. A love offering will be taken for the Wesley Foundation of Greenville (The United Methodist Campus Ministry at ECU). ECU parking is open to the public both days. More information can be found at Those are words I always dreaded as a kid. It usually meant There goes my Saturday. I still dread these words, but it is usually about something much more important than a messy bedroom. We see hearts ripped apart by grief, marriages torn apart by conflict, plans down the drain by tumbling finances, doubts that linger, decisions that are tough. We stare at the carnage and cry out This is a mess! Who can clean this up? There are basically 3 types of people in this world (which are you?). One thinks we are on our own life is messy, so either get used to it, get over it, or get yourself together to defeat it. If anyone is going to help me in life, it is simply me. This is also the type of person who really doesn t think much about god at all, and may be simply living for the pleasures of today. Addictions, distractions or simple blunt self-centeredness rule this person s lifestyles. The second knows better. These folks know that only by trusting in something beyond themselves, can they get through. They might try the world s We-can-all-find-our-owngod, or some form of one of the world s other religions. All of those other religious or spiritual answers lack one thing: Jesus, the Son of God, dying on the cross and rising through the empty tomb. We know God through the lens of a cross where God in Love took on our pain and transformed it into life- defeating death itself in order to bring us everlasting life. The third type of person knows they are no better than the worldly person, or the spiritually confused person they simply have experienced the power of Christ. God looked at the mess we make of life, with all its brokenness and hurt, and said I ll clean it all up. The very Creator of the universe says to us I ve got this one. It s on me. Those first 2 life choices lead to nothingness to death itself. You can choose to be transformed to LIFE. God has made a way for YOU through the cross and empty tomb. If you ask God, God will give you a permanent gift of Life & Love that doesn t even compare to today s messes. "But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:4-6, NLT Return Service Requested Farmville United Methodist Church P. O. Box 153, Farmville, NC PRSRT STD U.S.POSTAGE PAID Farmville, NC Permit No. 24 Phone church@farmvilleumc.com Webpage: Pastor: Paul Dunham pastorpaul@farmvilleumc.com Admin. Assist.: Nan Walston nan.farmumc@embarqmail.com Admin. Council: Mr. & Mrs. Mike Tugwell Organist/Music Director: Drucilla Lamm Farmville UMC is dedicated to making Disciples of Christ! We welcome all! Come, see what God s touch can do in YOU! We have many ways to connect to the church, including our groups, missions and activities. See the details at FarmvilleUMC.com. We have 2 different worship experiences an 8:45am contemporary worship (with praise band) in the Joyner Chapel, and the 11am worship traditional worship in the Sanctuary.

Education Wing Renovations FARMVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Passion Plays surround Palm Sunday

Education Wing Renovations FARMVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Passion Plays surround Palm Sunday FARMVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Celebrating our Partnership in the Gospel of Jesus Christ! April, 2011 The Lenten Services during Holy Week will be held at 12:05pm. Lunch follows each service at 12:30pm.