NEW ADULT STUDY STARTING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 BEST WISHES!

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1 A biweekly publication of First United Methodist Church March 19, 2014 issue Ministry Staff Tim Carpenter Senior Pastor Grace Phelps Outreach and Program Ministries Care Staff Faye Beckett Congregational Care Kendy Erwin Hospitality Care Program Staff Sara Palm Youth Ministries Charlotte Quinley Children and Nursery Ministries Bonnie Wright Director of Music Office Support Staff Sandy Burgess Receptionist/ Printing Secretary Holley Mills Morris Admin. & Financial Secretary Musicians Justin Hanson, Organist Facilities Rebecca Paris Custodian Kenny Summers Maintenance NEW ADULT STUDY STARTING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 Join Grace Phelps for this video-based study of what the Bible teaches us about heaven, the resurrection and the mission of the church. Teaching by N.T. Wright, one of the world s foremost biblical scholars with discussion and group reflection. This six week study explores hope, resurrection, heaven, the second coming, salvation, and the church---revealing that what we believe about the future has a direct impact on how we live in the present. The group will meet in the Fellowship Hall from 6-7 p.m. BEST WISHES! Leah Catherine Billings and David Allen Isome will be married this Saturday, March 22nd at 4:00 p.m. at FUMC. A reception will follow at Billings Bald Butcher Restaurant, 100 Star Shopping Center in Covington. CONGRATULATIONS! Valerie Byrd will be graduating March 27th at 6:30 p.m. from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She has completed the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program which she began in September She will be moving to North Carolina the same weekend to start a job in Rutherfordton. Please pray for her as she goes forward in her new job and location! Valerie is the daughter of David and Donna Camiel; Elvis and Phyllis Byrd. Her grandparents are Bill and Ann Enzor. David and Donna s mailing address is 187 Hawkins Road, Burlison, TN 38015; Bill and Ann s mailing address is 644 Oakview, Covington, TN Valerie s new address will be: 119 Celestial Way, Lake Lure, NC

2 Page 2 Page 2 THE FOCUS 3/19/2014 3/20/2013 SHARE THE WARMTH COAT CLOSET Thanks to all who donated and served in the Share the Warmth Coat Closet during the winter months. We were open on the1st and 3 rd Saturdays during food pantry hours in November February. Many folks had a warm coat in the bitter cold weather because of this ministry. Following are the statistics from the coat closet: UMW CORNER Women in Action is collecting size 0 and 1 (newborn) diapers and onesies to be included in newborn care kits that will be distributed by the Department of Human Services to new mothers in our county. Items may be placed in the yellow boxes at the church. Deadline for items is April 13th. Thank you for your support of this project. SCOTLAND/IRELAND TRIP Coats donated: 185 Coats distributed: 373 Households served: 177 A big thank you to all those who worked in the coat closet assisting patrons in finding the right coat AND for those who made special efforts to locate, purchase and donate the very large size coats which were in such demand and are so difficult to get. God has once again blessed us so that we might be a blessing! Kyle Witherington of our neighbor First Presbyterian Church is getting together a group of people a trip to Scotland and Ireland. If anyone would be interested in a trip such as this, please call Kyle Witherington at Bread for the Journey WORSHIP BROADCASTS Live radio broadcast of the Traditional Worship on WKBL AM 11 a.m. Delayed broadcast of the Traditional Worship on KBJ Cable TV, Channel 5 (city) and 19 (county). Sundays at 1:00 p.m., Tuesdays at 12 Noon. MorningSong broadcast is on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. Also, live streaming of the traditional service is available at as well as streaming of past services, at any time.

3 3/19/2014 THE FOCUS Page 3 METHODIST PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL APPLICATIONS It is that time of year again to send out applications for next year. If you have a child 3, 4 or 5 years old or know someone with a child of that age and are interested in sending your child to our preschool, please call the Presbyterian Church at to see about getting an application for next year. The child must be 3 years old by August 15 to be able to attend. You may me with questions at soccermom711@comcast.net. We have classes on Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Tuesday-Thursday for 3 year olds and Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Monday-Friday for 4 or 5 year olds. The tuition is $165 for five days a week, $125 for 3 days a week and $90 for two days a week. Our hours are from 8-12 and we have extended care hours from 12-6 every day for $10 per day and before school from 7-8 for $5 per day. Thank you. Andrea Franklin, Director BIRTHDAYS MARCH 20 THRU APRIL 15 March 20 March 21 March 25 March 26 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 1 April 2 April 4 Catherine McCalla Joseph Clark Jared Burdette Andi Katherine Delashmit Katie Hart Cameron Ray Eddie Twohig Cody Erwin Lily Ford Brittany Mize Jackson Kirk Winberry Tom Bready June Whitley Cameron Kasmai Tom Rogers Lola Sprenkle Cayla Cook Todd Locke Staci Sullivan Maddie Pugh April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 12 April 14 April 15 Loren Crown Isabella Hughes Liz Newman Thomas Flanagan Ava McCalla Jonathan Stewart Barbara David Eden Badgett Hallie Bryant Ella Locke Daniel Rogers Neely Turner Keith Phelps Michelle Coulston Megan Dorgan-Carpenter Kimberly McDaniel Stefanie Beasley Charles Brasfield Nate Lazure Jeremy Maxwell GO GETTERS Go Getters will meet at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. There are a lot of plans in the works and we are looking forward to fun day trips this year! We hope all our members, 55 and older, will join us. Our next meeting is Monday, April 7, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. There will be entertainment, door prizes and great fellowship.

4 Page 4 THE FOCUS 3/19/2014 A Blessing Prayer: O Lord, help me see that what I have is yours and that I am privileged in being able to share it with others; in Christ. Amen. (Taken from The Grand Sweep by J. Ellsworth Kalas) Contributed by Russell Lindsey SAMARITAN FUND 2014 TOTALS AS OF MARCH 13, 2014 January 1, 2014 to Date # of Awards Amount Type of Assistance 0 0 Bus Ticket 4 $ Food 37 $2, Lodging 1 $25.00 Miscellaneous 4 $ Rent 77 $4, Utilities 4 $ Vehicle Gas 127 $6, Totals Children: 127 Senior Adults: 25 Adults: 161 Total Individuals: 313 Fixed Income: 15 Lost Jobs: 9 Samaritan Balance: COMMUNION OFFERING Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Communion Offering for Lakeshore. Your gifts totaled $ and are greatly appreciated. Lakeshore UMA is a camp and retreat center on the shores of the Tennessee River providing Christian hospitality, rest, and reflection for guest of all ages and backgrounds.

5 3/19/2014 THE FOCUS Page 5 Palm Sunday, April 13 ONE Worship 11:00 a.m. Easter Choir Cantata Children s Palm Procession Followed by Luncheon And Egg Hunt for Children PALM SUNDAY/CHILDREN S EASTER EGG HUNT Palm Sunday will be a very full day. The Traditional 11:00 a.m. service will be the Easter Choir Cantata and only service that day. The children will begin with the bringing in of the palms. Those who sing on Wednesday nights will present, O, How He Loves You and Me and He Is Exalted. After the service, you are invited to an Easter Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall. While you are eating, the youth will be hiding eggs for the little ones to hunt. The 2nd to 5th graders will be in our cleared lot while the tiny ones will be in the playground we share with the Presbyterian Church. The Easter Bunny will be here for pictures and hugs. Please begin bringing in candy to fill the eggs, and any eggs you have to donate. There will be two boxes for donations; one in front of the Fellowship Hall and the other downstairs by the glass door of the children s department.

6 Page 6 THE FOCUS 3/19/2014 MEMORIAL AND TRIBUTES In Memory of Henry Burdette Good Samaritan Fund by Bill and Ann Enzor In Memory of Eula Cook Landscaping Maintenance Fund by Tom and Shirley Bready In Memory of Celia Demery Landscaping Maintenance Fund by Tom and Shirley Bready Good Samaritan Fund by Bill and Ann Enzor Good Samaritan Fund by The Go Class, FUMC Christian Life Building Fund by Jim and Beverly Smith In Honor of Sam Franklin Children s Ministry Fund by Bernice Liles and Gary Liles In Memory of Jane Gray Worship and Choir Fund by Doris Ann Gray In Memory of Mott Gray Worship and Choir Fund by Doris Ann Gray In Memory of Wayne Palm Landscaping Maintenance Fund by Tom and Shirley Bready In Memory of Adeline Shankle Worship and Choir Fund by Jill Carpenter Worship and Choir Fund by Henry and Betty Glass Worship and Choir Fund by Bobby Graves Worship and Choir Fund by Melba Howard Worship and Choir Fund by William and Linda Maxwell Worship and Choir Fund Avonne and Linda Wortham With Deepest Sympathy CONDOLENCES Condolences to the family of Henry Burdette, Wally Burdette s father who passed away. Wally and Sheri s home address is 786 Harvest Trails, Covington TN, Condolences to Elizabeth Posey, on the loss of her first cousin. The Posey Family s home address is 1380 Faulkner, Atoka, TN

7 3/19/2014 PRAY FOR UKRAINE: THE FOCUS Page 7 Last April 28, Rev. Pat Whaley visited First UMC and shared about United Methodist ministry in Ukraine and Russia. His ministry website is ( Home.html) Recently he sent an concerning the unrest in Ukraine. Below is the content: Please continue to pray for Ukraine!! Ukraine is about the size of Texas. I am in Uzhgorod (El Paso, Texas), the capital, Kyiv (Kiev) would be Ft. Worth and Crimea would be Beaumont / Orange Texas in the South East corner. We have 3 churches in Crimea - Sevastopol, Simfropel and Kerch. I have also led Young Adult camps in Kerch and in Sudok. Yalta and the signing to end WWII is in Crimea and the book, War and Peace, was written about Sevastopol. I have spent about 6 months working with our churches here. Please pray for Crimea and all of Ukraine. As I have said many times, Putin will not lose...but, the Power of Jesus Christ can overcome him. Crimea is now in a Russian stranglehold. Next will be Eastern and Southern Ukraine. We must pray for the new President of Ukraine. Two days after he took office, he called together all the Christian leaders and lead them in prayer!! He read from 2 Chronicles 7:14. Our new Interim President is a Baptist Pastor!! Praise be to God!! Some have asked how is it where I am in Uzhgorod. Yes, we had major non-violent protests in the city of Uzhgorod. University students took over the government buildings. The police force resigned and for 8 days we had no police at all. When the former President left, every government agency across Ukraine was thrown into chaos. The former president was paying his people to do the job. He left in disgrace and so every local government, university, hospitals... were closed as new leadership for each agency were selected with no promise of money. On Thursday, the new mayor was stabbed by a gang of Pro-Russians. The last 3 days there has been constant Big Booms as the military prepares to leave and go to Crimea or South East Ukraine. All university male students are expecting this next week to be called in to fight in the military. Each day we are in contact with Pastors and Church leaders across Ukraine to discover what is happening. We receive the news from Russia, Ukraine and European. I also read American news. We are also in contact with Pastors and leaders across Russia! The news is bad but, our God is bigger and stronger!! A little boy shared his lunch and 5,000 were fed. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead! Daniel was in the Lions Den, David only had a sling shot, Gideon had an army of 300 versus 32,000. In every situation, when people are faithful and pray, God can, has and will again give us miracles bigger than we can comprehend. Please pray!! Please have everyone to pray!! God Bless You!! Pat Whaley HOMEMADE BAKED OR CANNED GOODS NEEDED Kendy Erwin, the hospitality coordinator, wishes to share your culinary skills with new visitors to the church and to those returning home from the hospital or medical rehab. If you love to cook, this is an excellent opportunity to share your gifts with others. Kendy is requesting your extra or overage canned items such as salsa, pickles, jellies, jams, etc. OR your baked goods such as breads and or cookies. The hope is to share one of these items with the family when she visits their household. Maybe the next time you are baking or canning, you will plan to make a few extra for this ministry. Of course, your prayers while preparing the food item are a tremendous start before the family visits, etc. If you wish to help with this, please contact Kendy at the church office at or on her cell at

8 Page 8 THE FOCUS 3/19/2014 CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER PROGRESS So much progress! Brick work is almost completed. The workers are working every day even in snow and bitter cold. SKY ZONE Charlotte Quinley and the 3rd-5th graders went to Sky Zone trampoline park in Jackson, February 16th. We all learned that Jonathan Stewart has great dodging skills. He was last man out of several sets of dodge ball. Mary Catherine Turner knows how to bounce off the side trampoline walls and still keep her balance. The time was too short, but we all had a great experience! COMING EVENT The K-2nd graders will be making Mother s Day crafts, Saturday, May 10th at 3:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. March 20th!

9 3/19/2014 THE FOCUS Page 9 YOUTH IN SERVICE The youth of FUMC have really taken off in the area of service ministry. From February 28-March 2, eleven youth participated in World Vision s 30 Hour Famine at Lakeshore UMA, along with about 200 other youth from across the Memphis Conference. The youth and three adult leaders fasted for 30 hours to raise money and awareness of hunger around the world. The youth were able to raise over $1,500 for World Vision, the second highest amount at the Lakeshore event! On Saturday March 15 th, nine youth from FUMC Covington and six youth from Munford UMC went to the Soup Kitchen at St. John s UMC in Memphis. A huge thank you goes out from the youth to Naifeh s for cooking 10 frozen lasagnas for us to take to feed 80 people, and even enough for seconds! Way to go Covington and Munford! COUNSELING Counseling is available for individuals or couples. Fees are based on ability to pay. Faye Beckett, D.C.C. Doctorate in Christian Counseling, Master of Science in Psychology. For an apt. call the FUMC office , ext. 19. Cindy Pease, M.H.S.P., Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified. For an apt. call the FUMC office , ext.18.

10 Page 10 THE FOCUS 3/19/2014 PRAYER REQUESTS Frances Austin Nina Anderson Scottie Brafford Tom Bready Monte Connell Brynlee Crandall Norman Crittenden Rain Critz Ethan Daniel Shane Daniel George Dailey Joe Daniels Shannon Daniels Betty Ferris Lillie Mae Glass Jere Hadley Jeanette Hathcock Susan Huffman Carole Hughey Doris Jackson Lee Johnston Tony Johnston Lucy Krull Lori Butler Lindley Nancy Lindsey Roger Marshall Tom Mason Peggy Massey Edith McBride Keith McCalla Walter McIntosh Phillip Newman Charlie Peeler Russell Phelps Raymond Poole Theta Roane Teresa Robbins Lisa Rogers Jessica Royer Rachell Ruppe Forrest Scott Bill Scruggs Chad Stafford C. H. Sullivan Dewayne Stewart June Walton Debbie Wilson Mary Ruth Young NEW ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS A new adult class is meeting on Sunday mornings on the 3rd floor of the education building in the Couples & Career classroom (second door on your left). They are using a video based study from Beth Moore called To Live Is Christ, which focuses on the life of the apostle Paul, tracing his story from childhood to martyrdom. Adults of all ages men and women, couples or singles are invited to come and be part of the group, which meets during the regular Sunday School hour starting at 9:45 a.m. For more information, contact Rick David at ATTENDANCE AND GIVING March 2, 2014 MorningSong Sunday School Traditional Worship Bread of Life Worship - 95 MorningSong Offering - $ 5, Traditional Worship Offering - $ 8, March 9, 2014 MorningSong - 91 Sunday School Traditional Worship Bread of Life Worship - 85 MorningSong Offering - $ 1, Traditional Worship Offering - $ 3, March 16, 2014 MorningSong Sunday School Traditional Worship Bread of Life Worship MorningSong Offering - $ 3, Traditional Worship Offering - $ 6,245.00

11 3/19/2014 THE FOCUS Page 11 FUMC CALENDAR MARCH 19, APRIL 1, 2014 Wednesday, March 19, :00 p.m. Praise Band Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. Adult Study- Surprised by Hope - Fellowship Hall 6:00 p.m. Children and Youth Bible Study - Edu. Bldg. 6:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl - Go Class 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice Thursday, March 20, :00 a.m. Men s Prayer Breakfast - Fellowship Hall 9:30 a.m. Women s Study - New Beginnings 5:00 p.m. Scouts - Hope Classroom Saturday, March 22, :00 a.m. Food Pantry - Brighton Hwy 51 S, Suite 103 Sunday, March 23, :30 a.m. MorningSong Worship - Chamber Center 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Service 1:00 p.m. Traditional Worship Broadcast 5:00 p.m. UMYF Monday, March 24, :00 p.m. Congregational Care Meeting - Library 6:00 p.m. Morning Song Broadcast Tuesday, March 25, :00 p.m. Traditional Worship Broadcast 6:00 p.m. Scouts - Edu. Bld. Lower level and Fellowship Hall Wednesday, March 26, :00 p.m. Praise Band Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. Adult Study- Surprised by Hope - Fellowship Hall 6:00 p.m. Children and Youth Bible Study - Edu. Bldg. 6:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl - Go Class 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice Thursday, March 27, :00 a.m. Men s Prayer Breakfast - Fellowship Hall 9:30 a.m. Women s Study - New Beginnings Sunday, March 30, :30 a.m. MorningSong Worship - Chamber Center 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Service 1:00 p.m. Traditional Worship Broadcast 4:00 p.m. Confirmation Class-Fellowship Hall 5:00 p.m. UMYF Monday, March 31, :00 p.m. Congregational Care Meeting - Library 6:00 p.m. Morning Song Broadcast Tuesday, April 1, :00 p.m. Traditional Worship Broadcast 6:00 p.m. Scouts - Edu. Bldg. Lower level and Fellowship Hall VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - We are in need of audio/visual volunteers to run the sound and cameras for the Traditional Worship Service. Please see Keith Phelps during church or call the church at if you are interested. F UM C Regular Offi ce Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M onday-friday

12 Page 12 THE FOCUS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. Morning Song ON THE SQUARE SERVICE OF PRAISE 8:30 A.M. AT THE CHAMBER CENTER UPPER ROOM PRAYER SCHEDULE March 23 MorningSong Service Frank and Barbra Racy March 30 MorningSong Service Ellen Clark and Doris Ann Gray April 6 MorningSong Service Elizabeth Posey Traditional Service Arnold Bull and Tom Rogers Traditional Service Cathy Adams and David and Tobie Smith Traditional Service Volunteers Needed A BIWEEKLY PUBLICATION OF FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 145 CHURCH ST. 145 C COVINGTON,, TN (901) MISSION STATEMENT OF FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Leading Others to Christ, Learning to Be Disciples, Loving through Service. NGTONF UM C.C OM