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1 MARCH 25 - APRIL VOLUME 198 ISSUE 6 P. 3 APRIL MISSIONAL FOCUS - MISSIONS FOCUSED ON HELPING SENIOR ADULTS As part of our April Missional Focus, join us for our twelfth annual volunteer outreach day and share your hearts and hands with others in need YEAR OF MISSIONS

2 PASTORAL LETTER Dear Friends, One of my devotional guides for Lent is The Little Black Book: Six-minute reflections on the Passion according to Mark. It s based on the writings of Bishop Ken Untener, put together by Catherine Haven, editor, with the help of Sr. Nancy Ayotte, IHM, and published by the Diocese of Saginaw, MI. My friend, Kirk Ball, shared this resource with me, and I love it! I want to share today s reflection (Wednesday - Fifth Week in Lent) with you. Seven times a day I praise you (Psalm 119:164). In his Passion narrative, St. Mark takes special notice of the time of the day. For instance, in today s text (Mark 15:24-27), he notes that it was nine o clock in the morning when Jesus was crucified. For faithful Jews at that time, morning prayer and evening prayer were held at the Temple, as well as prayer at the third, sixth and ninth hours of the day (i.e., 9 a.m., 12 noon, and 3 p.m.). The death watch has begun. Death usually came slowly to those crucified. This was by design, so they would suffer as much as possible. The Gospels tell me precious little about Jesus on the cross. I m told about the soldiers dividing up his clothes (part of the degradation was to strip the victim)... what time it was... what the inscription on the cross said... that his entourage was made up of criminals at his right and left. But I ll get no description of Jesus on the cross. It was too horrible to tell. Yet the cross is our logo. This is the cross with which I sign myself, the cross I put on my wall, wear about my neck. I ought never to take it lightly. Spend some quiet time with the Lord. The title of today s reflection is Significance of time, and the instructions for using the Little Black Book, begin like this: Six minutes a day. That s what you re asked to give from now until Easter. Each 24-hour day has 240 six minute packages. During Lent, one of those will be given to the Lord. Six minutes a day. I confess that I am finding my six minute package of quiet time with the Lord to be very significant. (Thank you, Kirk! God bless you!) In fact, I ve ordered a Little Black Book for the season of Easter (I understand that the Easter book comes in the liturgical color of white!). Do you have six minutes a day to spend some quiet time with the Lord? I look forward to seeing you in church this Palm Sunday! Your Pastor, Dr. Wesley H. Wachob Senior Pastor IN LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE The family of Donna Gache. Donna died March 6, The family of Nell Funches. Nell died March 10, THANK YOU Dear FUMC Members, Richard and I wish to than you all for your patronage and support throughout the years. It has been our pleasure to exhibit Richard s art in your gallery. Thank you, Sandy Lutes for Dr. Richard Morrison FLOWERS You may place flowers in the Sanctuary in honor, celebration or memory of someone. The arrangements are $65.00 each. To reserve a date, call Ginger ( ). The following dates are open: May 6 2 Arrangements May 13 2 Arrangements June 24 2 Arrangements July 12 Arrangements July 22 2 Arrangements August 5 2 Arrangements August 12 2 Arrangements August 19 2 Arrangements August 26 1 Arrangement September 23 2 Arrangements September 30 2 Arrangements 2 MARCH 25 - APRIL VOLUME 198 ISSUE 6

3 EVENTS APRIL FOCUS Missions Focused on Helping Senior Adults One of our responsibilities as followers of Christ is to love and care for the elderly and widows. James 1:27 reminds us that religion that is pure before God is to care for widows and orphans and 1 Timothy instructs us to treat all senior adults like they are our fathers and mothers. As a church we provide missions which serve senior adults and mission opportunities for senior adults to participate. We strive to involve older adults intergenerationally and in ways that empower and encourage them to use resources for skills, knowledge, experience, and spiritual insight. First Church has developed many ministries and missions that focus on senior adults. Our Pastoral Care Team and Good Shepherds visits and brings comfort to our homebound. The church works alongside organizations such as the Council on Aging to provide help for seniors in our community. Our medical closet furnishes equipment to senior adults in need of medical supplies. Through these various missions, and others, First Church lives into the mandate that is set by the Bible to assist our senior adults, the elderly, and widows. As part of our April Missional Focus, join us for our twelfth annual volunteer outreach day and share your hearts and hands with others in need. We will meet for breakfast and worship, then go out into our community to serve our elderly through yard work. gardening. and nursing home visitations. Lunch will not be provided, but we encourage the teams to fellowship afterwards and go to lunch together. Please complete the registration form provided online at FUMCPensacola.com or in the Church Office. If you have any additional questions, contact Katie Ramsey at or kmwramsey@gmail.com. FUMCPensacola.com 3

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5 EVENTS April celebrates! Join us as Senior Week celebrates 20 YEARS! Fifty Year Member Recognition April 15 All Services Everyone is invited to join us as we recognize our fifty year members during all of our worship services. Bragg-Mitchell Mansion Tour - Mobile, AL April 17 Depart 9:15am from Church Join in on this Historic guided tour of the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion that was built in A special lunch will be provided in the tea room. Reservations are required by April 11. Transportation will be provided via carpool from the church. Senior Banquet April 20 5:00-7:00pm The Wright Place Senior Week comes to a close with a FREE banquet for all church members. Enjoy food, fellowship, and special music by The Wright Street Boys, Mitzi Holt, & Paul Martin. FUMCPensacola.com 5

6 ANNOUNCEMENTS WHAT'S HAPPENING FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH YEAR OF MISSIONS Contact: Rev. Brandon Bures BBures@FUMCPensacola.com RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE April 21 Begins at 4 The Children and Families ministry would like to invite you to prepare dinner for the residents of the Ronald McDonald House. The menu will be Chicken Pot Pie, vegetables, and dessert. All food must be prepared on-site. We would appreciate a large number of volunteers to assist to make the workload lighter. If we get a great response we will help with the residents daily chores or a special project of their choice. Please sign up in the Education Hall during Sunday School hours or contact Bella Trivison (via her dad s cell phone) at or via at briantrivison@yahoo.com. CHILDREN & FAMILY Contact: Lisa Bond LBond@FUMCPensacola.com THE CARE & KEEPING OF YOU: AMERICAN GIRL Friday April 13 4:30-7:30pm All 3rd and 4th grade girls are invited for an evening of food, fellowship, and faith sharing. We will learn what it means to lead a healthy life as a young lady. Date subject to change. RSVP to Lisa Bond. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL WORKSHOP Saturday, April 14 10:00am - 1:00pm VBS Workroom 2nd floor Wesley Abbey Join us as we continue preparing the decorations for Vacation Bible School. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL COMING SOON! June :00am - Noon Rolling River Rampage - Experience the Ride of a Lifetime with God! The planning has begun and we are in need of decorating items. Please note, these items will be returned to its owner at the end of Vacation Bible School. Unlit Christmas trees (assorted sizes), Kayak Paddles, Rafts and innertubes, Pop-up Tents. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Contact: Lisa Bond LBond@FUMCPensacola.com SPRING CLASSES Starting April 8 Check out the insert for the list of classes offered this Spring. Full class descriptions and registration forms can be found online or in the Church Office. CONFERENCE - WIDE MEANS OF GRACE A Quarterly Day Apart for Spiritual Formation Fasting & Holy Living May 19 9:00am 4:00pm BLUE LAKE $40.00 Join us this quarter for speaker Roger Short. Each day you will experience spiritual practices to tend your soul and grow in relationship with God, self, and others. There will be a gentle rhythm to the day - times for worship, group learning and discussion facilitated by spiritual directors from our conference, and personal solitude. The sessions stand alone you may attend any or all. Register online at awf-reg.brtapp.com/ MeansofGraceSession4. FIFTY FORWARD Contact: Debra Tallman DTallman@FUMCPensacola.com LUNCH OUT April 12 11:30am Saltgrass Steak House All are welcome to join us for April s Lunch Out at Saltgrass Steak House. Call the Church Office to reserve your spot. MEN Contact: Frank Moore umm.frank@jfmoore.org MEN S RETREAT - ADVANCE April 20, 5:00pm - April 21, Lunchtime Blue Lake $60 - $95/person Men, of all seasons in life and from all churches in our Conference! The 2018 Men s Retreat - Advance is coming up soon! Join us at Blue Lake from 5:00pm on Friday, April 20 through lunchtime on Saturday, April 21. The enthusiastic, humorous speaker will be Hank Marshman (35 years with Campus Crusade) and his theme will be developing a game plan for dealing with life s dangers and opportunities. Pick up a registration form in the Church Office. RUTH S KITCHEN Contact: Susie Schmidt SSchmidt@FUMCPensacola.com WEDNESDAY MEALS March 28 & April 4 No Dinner Continued on Next Column 6 MARCH 25 - APRIL VOLUME 198 ISSUE 6

7 SERVICE TIMES MUSIC Contact: Dr. Rick Branch SUNDAY 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am & ICON AT 11:00am TWEENS Contact: Denise Van Atta stay connected YOUTH fumcpensacola Contact: Denise Van Atta ANNOUNCEMENTS MID HIGH AND SENIOR HIGH CHOIRS Attendance requirements for those going on tour have officially begun! If you don t let me know BEFORE you miss a rehearsal, you ll have to make it up! Easter Sunday, April 1 You sing for the 8:00am service. Warm up at 7:30am. Breakfast is available in the Henry Roberts Activity Center. K&1 AND 2-4 CHOIR Palm Sunday, March 25 Sing at the 11:00am Main Sanctuary service. You will then parade with your palm fronds in the ICON service. CLUB 56 CHOIR Sunday, April 1 You sing for the 8:00am service. Warm up at 7:30. Breakfast is available in the Henry Roberts Activity Center. SANCTUARY CHOIR Sunday, March 25 Sing at 8:00am Wednesday, April 28 Rehearse in choir loft at 6:15pm Thursday, April 29 Sing for the 7:00pm service. Warm up at 6:20pm. Easter Sunday, April 1 Sing at 9:30 & 11:00am Wednesday, April 4 No rehearsal WORSHIP COMMITTEE Saturday, March 31 8:30am Place Easter Lilies in the sanctuary at 8:30am. CONFIRMATION Please send your confirmand s name as you would like it in the bulletin, Witness, certificate, and Bible. We also need his/her birthday and whether or not they have been baptized. Confirmation rehearsal and minister interviews are April 21 beginning at 9:00am. Confirmation will be April 22 at the 11:00am Main Sanctuary Service service. Young men should wear a buttoned shirt with tie, dress pants and dress shoes. No tennis shoes! Jackets are not necessary but several young men do wear them. Young ladies traditionally wear a white or light colored dress. If the dress is strapless or has spaghetti straps, please wear a sweater for the service. No flip flops. Sandals with a back are fine. We will take a group picture on the steps of the Main Sanctuary before the service. UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Contact: Nancy Shealy nfs3@bellsouth.net BRADEN/NICHOLS GROUP March 26 10:00am Perry Home All members of the Branden/Nichols group are invited to join in as we open our time capsule. The Prayer Labyrinth will also be available for us to walk together and encourage you to join. We will see how God has answered our requests. SENIOR NAMES Please send your student s name as you would like it to appear in the bulletin and in their Bibles to MStevenson@ fumcpensacola.com. That will also be the name we announce during service. Please submit no later than April 28. PICTURE SLIDE SHOW Please 10 pictures of your senior from birth to their senior picture to Jeb Hunt at JHunt@fumcpensacola.com to be displayed digitally during the Senior Breakfast. These pictures can be any kind of picture you like, including ones with siblings, church events, goofy ones, etc. Please submit no later than April 28. SENIOR BREAKFAST Saturday, May 12 8:00am The Wright Place Formal invitations to follow. Breakfast is free to Graduating Seniors and $5 for guests. Please feel free to invite as many as you wish. Service to follow in Wesley Abbey. RSVP by May 2 to MStevenson@ fumcpensacola.com. BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Sunday, May 13 8:00am Main Sanctuary Graduating Seniors will be recognized and given Bibles at the end of the service. A representative of the class will speak at all four services. The students are asked to meet in the chapel at 7:30am in their cap and gown. FUMCPensacola.com 7

8 Six East Wright Street, Pensacola, Florida (office) (fax) inside this edition... The Methodist Witness is a biweekly newsletter published by First United Methodist Church of Pensacola. If you have information to be included in an upcoming edition, or you have any questions or comments regarding The Methodist Witness Please contact the editor. Please Note: all information to be included is subject to approval and must be submitted by the appropriate deadlines. Kelsey Seager Editor of The Methodist Witness KSeager@FUMCPensacola.com...and more.

9 WHAT'S HAPPENING FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY, 25 MARCH Palm/Passion Sunday 7:45 AM - 12:15 PM - Childcare Available EB 8:00 AM - Worship Service Main Sanctuary 9:00 AM - Perry Home Coffee Bar PH 9:30 AM - Worship Service Main Sanctuary 9:30 AM - Sunday School Various Locations 9:30 AM - Tour of First Church PH101 11:00 AM - ICON Worship Service WA 11:00 AM - Worship Service Main Sanctuary 12:15 PM - Palm Sunday Parade WP 3:00 PM - ECHO WA 4:30 PM - Club 56 HRAC/EB 4:30 PM - Sunday Night Youth Activities YMC/ ITRH MONDAY, 26 MARCH Monday of Holy Week 9:30 AM - Preschool Chapel with Lisa WA 10:00 AM - Braden/Nichols UMW Group PH101 10:00 AM - Centering Prayer Community Group S120 11:00 AM - Prayer Labyrinth WA 11:00 AM - Serving The Hungry Plus MBP 4:15 PM - Hand Bells ITRH 5:00 PM - Prayer Labyrinth WA 5:30 PM - Cub Scout Pack 99 YMC 5:30 PM - Fitness and Faith Group Front Lawn 7:00 PM - Boy Scout Troop 495 YMC TUESDAY, 27 MARCH Tuesday of Holy Week 9:30 AM - MCA Bunny Brunch GH 10:00 AM - Prayer Shawl Ministry PH101 10:30 AM - FUMC Staff Meeting S117 11:00 AM - Prayer Labyrinth WA 11:45 AM - UMW Lunch Bunch PHCH 12:00 PM - International Women of Courage GH 5:00 PM - Prayer Labyrinth WA 5:30 PM - Five Flags Dog Training Club FB WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH Wednesday of Holy Week 7:00 AM - Joe Harrell Bible Study DH 7:30 AM - Dad s Bible Study Panera 9:00 AM - Repair and Renewal R&R Garages 10:30 AM - Women at the Well PHP 11:00 AM - Prayer Labyrinth WA 5:00 PM - Prayer Labyrinth WA 5:30 PM - Five Flags Dog Training Club FB 6:15 PM - Adult Sanctuary Choir Main Sanctuary THURSDAY, 29 MARCH Maundy Thursday 11:00 AM - Serving The Hungry Plus MBP 5:00 PM - Weight Watchers PH101 6:00 PM - Seder Meal WA 7:00 PM - Maundy Thursday Service Main Sanctuary FRIDAY, 30 MARCH Good Friday 7:00 PM - Good Friday Service Sanctuary SATURDAY, 31 MARCH Holy Saturday 7:00 PM - Easter Vigil Main Sanctuary CALENDAR MARCH 25 - APRIL VOLUME 198 ISSUE 6 FUMCPensacola.com INSERT

10 SUNDAY, 01 APRIL Easter Sunday 6:30 AM - Sunrise Service Front Lawn 7:45 AM - 12:15 PM - Childcare Available EB 8:00 AM - Worship Service Main Sanctuary 9:30 AM - Worship Service Main Sanctuary 11:00 AM - ICON Worship Service WA 11:00 AM - Worship Service Main Sanctuary MONDAY, 02 APRIL 7:00 AM - Sr. High Bible Study Panera 9:00 AM - Sewing Ministry FB 9:30 AM - Preschool Chapel with Lisa WA 10:00 AM - Centering Prayer Community Group S120 11:00 AM - Serving The Hungry Plus MBP 12:00 PM - PAMA DH 4:15 PM - Hand Bells ITRH 5:30 PM - Cub Scout Pack 99 YMC 5:30 PM - Fitness and Faith Group Front Lawn 7:00 PM - Boy Scout Troop 495 YMC TUESDAY, 03 APRIL 7:30 AM - Sr. High Bible Study Bagelheads 9:30 AM - Bridge Group PHCB 10:00 AM - Prayer Shawl Ministry PH101 10:30 AM - FUMC Staff Meeting S117 5:30 PM - Five Flags Dog Training Club FB 6:00 PM - Scout Masters Meeting YMC 6:00 PM - UMW Friendship Group PH THURSDAY, 05 APRIL 7:45 AM - Mid High Bible Study Panera 7:45 AM - Sixth Grade Bible Study Panera 9:00 AM - Yoga EB201 10:00 AM - Study of Prayer PH101 10:15 AM - Mom s Bible Study EB207 11:00 AM - Serving The Hungry Plus MBP 5:00 PM - Weight Watchers PH101 5:30 PM - ICON Praise Band Practice WA FRIDAY, 06 APRIL 6:45 AM - Mid High Bible Study Bagelheads 6:45 AM - Sixth Grade Bible Study Bagelheads 5:00 PM - Girls of Grace EB SATURDAY, 07 APRIL 8:30 AM - Great Day of Service GH WEDNESDAY, 04 APRIL 7:00 AM - Joe Harrell Bible Study DH 7:30 AM - Dad s Bible Study Panera 9:00 AM - Repair and Renewal R&R Garages 10:30 AM - Women at the Well PHP 2:15 PM - Kid Connect HRAC/WA/EB 5:30 PM - Five Flags Dog Training Club FB 6:15 PM - Adult Sanctuary Choir ITRH S - Basement of Sanctuary EB - Education Building FB - Franklin Building HRAC - Henry Roberts Activities Center ITRH - Ike Terry Rehearsal Hall LEGEND JHL - Joe Harrell Library OB - Outreach Building PH - Perry Home PHCH - Coffee House WP - The Wright Place DH - Wright Place Dining Hall GH - Wright Place Great Hall WA - Wesley Abbey YB - Youth Building MBP- Miss Barbara's Place MARCH 25 - APRIL VOLUME 198 ISSUE 6 FUMCPensacola.com INSERT