March 2018 Charge Happenings

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1 Hello! March 2018 Charge Happenings Worship Times: Livingston 8:30 a.m. 415 Woodward Ave Livingston, WI Arthur 9:45 a.m. 473 Center Street Platteville, WI Stitzer 11:00 a.m Kluckhohn St Stitzer, WI Website: Invite your friends to like us on Facebook at: Livingston, Arthur & Stitzer United Methodist Churches and our children s ministry page at: Kingdom Kids Ministry O Su day s duri g Le t I a prea hi g o the Lord s Prayer. We are taking each phrase and trying to understand it a bit more. As I said in my sermon last Su day, the Lord s Prayer is ell k o a d is easily memorized. When we pray it silently or out loud, we ofte ti es do t thi k a out hat e are prayi g. The disciples of Jesus only knew about praying from the Pharisees. Their prayers were self-serving and filled with self-righteousness. They were long prayers and when they prayed, they prayed loudly for all to hear. It was as if the Pharisees were showing off to others around them with their prayers. Jesus changed that scene. He would go off by himself for hours praying silently and listening to God. This humility intrigued the disciples and they too wanted to learn how to pray. Jesus taught them, what we know as the Lord s Prayer. I invite you this Le t, to take ti e to pray the Lords Prayer ea h day. But do t pray it like you are tryi g to just get through it. Rather, pray it intentionally and slowly reflecting on the words that you are praying. Blessings to you this Lent, Pastor Ty

2 Helping our Communities Fennimore Food Pantry Stitzer collects items for the Fennimore Food Pantry. Items they need most include: tuna, ramen noodles, vegetable beef soup, canned fruit, shampoo & whole kernel corn. They would take any non-perishables, cleaning or paper products also. Place donations in the basket in the back of the church. Mobile Second Harvest Food Pantry at Ss Anthony and Philip Church Livingston collects donations for the Mobile Second Harvest Food Pantry in Highland. This month the personal care item is Body Wash (16-18 oz) or Bath Bar (4 oz). Donations are to be placed in the wicker basket in the church entryway. Thank you to Mary Sue Divine for delivering the items. IGEMS Car Service Volunteers are needed the week of March rd. Please consider donating your time! Stitzer Blood Drive The Stitzer Park will be sponsoring a blood drive at the Stitzer Fire Department Building on April 9 th between 3pm and 6:30pm. The drive is held by the Mississippi Valley Blood Center and folks are reminded they can donate every 56 days. If you are at least 17 years old and in good health you may be able to donate. This is a great way to give back to your community as donations are often used locally. Please call Joanne Reynolds at (608) to set up an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome.

3 March 2 nd 1:30pm World Day of Prayer at Livingston UMC March 7 th Lenten Dinner & Worship at Stitzer March 14 th Lenten Dinner & Worship at Livingston March 21 st Lenten Dinner & Worship at Arthur March 29 th Maundy Thursday Worship at Stitzer 7pm March 30 th Good Friday Worship at Livingston at 1pm April 1 st Easter Sunday Sunrise Worship at Livingston at 7:30 am, 9:45 am Worship at Arthur, 11:00 am Worship at Stitzer This Month in Livingston Worship at 8:30am Greeters & Ushers: the Munson Families Acolyte: Kenadie & Gabby Munson Special Music: Mar 4 Communion Mar 11 Jeran Rux Mar 18 Pat Christiansen Mar 25 Sunday School Kids March 5 Council Meeting at 6pm March 14 Senior Dinner at 12:30pm March IGEMS Car Service Week This Month in Arthur Worship at 9:45am Anniversaries March 1 Jeff & Becky Allen March 15 Peter & Kathy Berg March 16 Bill & Karen Ryman If you or anyone you know is missing from the calendar, please contact Beth at the office: We want to celebrate you! This Month in Stitzer Worship at 11:00am UMW at 6:30pm, Elaine hosting, Jolly has program March 13 Council Meeting at 7pm March 20

4 PANCAKE BREAKFAST At the Livingston United Methodist Church Sunday, March 18th, :00 am 12:00 p.m. Adults $6.00, 5-12yrs $3.00, Under 5 Free Serving: PANCAKES, SAUSAGE, EGG DISHES, CINNAMON ROLLS, TOAST, APPLESAUCE, JUICE, COFFEE, MILK Kingdom Kids Ministry will be hosting a Bake sale with proceeds benefiting their Mission project: Schools 4 Haiti. A big THANK YOU To everyone who donated first aid supplies for Schools 4 Haiti! Kingdom Kids will be hosting a Kingdom Kids sing in Worship March 25 th at 8:30 am. During the Pancake Breakfast Sunday, March 18 th from 8am-12pm. Donations are appreciated! All proceeds from this will benefit our mission project: Schools 4 Haiti

5 World Day of Prayer Friday, March 2nd, 2018 At the Livingston United Methodist Church ALL God s Creation is Very Good! Service at 1:30pm, Refreshments to follow Everyone is invited! Lenten Worship Schedule Lent continues into March with our Lenten dinner & worships. Dinner will be served from 6-7pm and worship will begin at 7pm. Please join us on your journey through Lent! March 7 th at Stitzer March 14 th at Livingston March 21 st at Arthur

6 Holy Week Schedule March 25 th - Palm Sunday Regular Worship times March 29 th Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm worship at Stitzer March 30 th Good Friday 1:00 pm worship at Livingston Easter Sunday April 1 st 7:30 am Sunrise Service at Livingston (Light breakfast served afterward, this is the only service offered at Livingston) 9:45 am Worship at Arthur 11:00 am Worship at Stitzer Stitzer Park Trivia Night This year s tri ia o test i Stitzer ill e held at the Stitzer Fire Depart e t o April 28 th. The Stitzer Park Project Inc. began way back in 2001 when Pastor Barb Cook was on our three point charge. After the church board initiated a community study of what people most wanted in our village of Stitzer improvements at the park was the overwhelming request. Formed shortly after, our small core group of volunteers known as the Stitzer Park Project Inc. began fundraising for the many improvements we see at our park today. One of the most popular events is our Trivia Contest held each April. Teams of 8 compete in rounds of trivia questions covering eight different categories following a sandwich supper. As this committee has its roots in the church how about creating a little church competition this year with a team from each of our three churches? Entry fee is $80 per team with supper available at 5:30pm and games beginning at 7p. Let s support this orthy ause ith a little frie dly o petitio and a fun night out! Contact Rhonda Hughey at to register your team.