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1 The Messenger The Season of Lent begins Wednesday, March 1, 2017 and this is a Season of the Year for Transformation. It is a time for Sacred Change. Historical Perspective: Originating in the fourth century of the church, the season of Lent spans 40 weekdays beginning on Ash Wednesday and climaxing during Holy Week with Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), Good Friday, and concluding the Saturday before Easter. Originally, Lent was the time of preparation for those who were to be baptized, a time of concentrated study and prayer before their baptism at the Easter Vigil. But since these new members were to be received into a living community of Faith, the entire community was called to preparation. This was also the time when those who had been separated from the Church would prepare to rejoin the community. Lent is marked by a time of prayer and preparation to celebrate Easter. Since Sundays celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the six Sundays that occur during Lent are not counted as part of the 40 days of Lent and are referred to as the Sundays IN Lent. The number 40 is connected with many biblical events, but especially with the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry by facing the temptations that could lead him to abandon his mission and calling. Christians today use this period of time for introspection, self examination, and repentance. It is also a time of prayer and sacrifice. Lent is a season or time to place ourselves before God. Lent is a time to confess our total inadequacy before God. Lent is a time to strip ourselves bare of all pretenses. Lent is a time to come before God in dust and ashes. Lent is a time to empty ourselves of our false pride. Lent is a time to draw closer to the Lord. Lent is also a time and season of sacrifice. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. Continued on page 2.. First United Methodist Church Website: hillsvillefumc.com Facebook: facebook.com/fumchillsville Phone: Street Address: 225 Fulcher Street, Hillsville VA 24343

2 Practical Application: The Season of Lent is a time for drawing closer to the Lord and a time of sacrifice. How can you draw closer to the Lord during this season? Early Morning Meditation, Evening Meditation, Commitment to Bible Study, Prayer Group, Establishing a Prayer Partner, Concentrated Bible Study. What can you sacrifice? Television, Sweets, Coffee, Pop, Meat, Facebook, Twitter, Electronics, Smoking, Shopping, Spending, etc. During this Lenten Season, I want to issue an invitation for us to be a Praying Church. I want to invite us to Fast and Pray. I want to invite you to seek God's face daily (pray for family, self, neighbor, church, pastor, friends, co-workers, Cities of Hillsville and Galax, Countries of Carroll, Grayson, and Floyd, State of Virginia, those who rule over us just to mention a few). Pray for your Church family daily (as I suppose some of you currently do). In addition, I want to invite us to fast and pray every Wednesday until 6:00 PM during our Bible Study. Pat and I believe that you are a Great People and a Great Church. However, I believe that we can be GREATER. Jesus said "greater works" shall we do. We can become greater through a time of intentional prayer and fasting. Types of Fasts: Full Fast for one day of the week no food or drink. Regular Fast for one day of the week you can drink, but not eat. Daniel Fast eat no meat, no sweets, and no bread; drink plenty of water and juice. Eat fruits and vegetables. Scriptures for Fasting: Matthew 6:16-18; Matthew 9:14-15; Luke 18:9-14 Daniel 10:2-3; Joel 2:15-16; Jonah 3:5-10; Acts 27:33-37 Thursday, April 13, 2017 we will gather for Maundy Thursday Service and on Easter Morning, April 16 at 10:30 a.m., we worship in a great spirit of celebration. Let us gather remembering Jesus' sacrifice. Let us gather having been transformed by the season of sacrifice; a renewed spirit and great JOY! In ministry together, Robert

3 Page 3 FUMC Staff Pastor: Robert Smith Lay Leader: Oliver McBride Hispanic Lay Pastor: Saul Huerta-Barba Youth Director: Ben Mullins Music Director: Cindy Jackson Musician: Janie Napier Treasurer: Mark Strauss Admin. Financial Secretary: Julie Crim Office Assistant: Jenna Ring Preschool Director: Paulette Beasley Name Birthday Addie Greene 2-Mar Linda Jessee 2-Mar Name Birthday Clay Iroler 6-Mar Mary Beth Montgomery 25-Mar Sharon Snow 8-Mar Allan McBride 25-Mar Tommy Beasley 9-Mar Jenna Jackson 27-Mar Vivian McBride 13-Mar Ed Horton 30- Mar Lucy King 13-Mar David Cannaday 13-Mar Bill Brown 13-Mar Saul Huerta-Barba 13-Mar Taylor Ward 14-Mar Ed Howard 15-Mar Craig Worrell Ruth Sisson Stevi Harmon Daryl Price Nancy Russell Beth Guynn Drew McBride Morgan Lyons Pauline Arthur Susan Cannaday 16-Mar 16-Mar 16-Mar 16-Mar 19-Mar 20-Mar 20-Mar 20-Mar 24-Mar 25-Mar Couple Wedding Anniversary Rudolph & Nancy Russell Gustavo Huerta-Barba & Yolanda Zepeda-Flores Carl & Debbie Ginder Bill & Linda Gallimore Tom & Janie Napier Paul & Betty Jones 03-30

4 Page 4 March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Ash Wednesday Service 6 P.M (No classes or youth) CCMA Food Pantry 9:30-12, Scouts 6: Happy Camp Sunday Guest: Michael Snow Bible Study, Weight Watchers Seniors Meal: Noon, Dinner Bell 4-6, SPR Meeting 6:30 P.M. Wonderful Wednesday s CCMA Food Pantry 9:30-12, Scouts 6: Church Council Meeting Bible Study, Weight Watchers Dinner Bell 4-6 Wonderful Wednesday s CCMA Food Pantry 9:30-12, Scouts 6:30 3 P.M Bible Study, Weight Watchers Dinner Bell 4-6 Wonderful Wednesday s CCMA Food Pantry 9:30-12, Scouts 6: CCMA Food 31 Bible Study, Weight Watchers Dinner Bell 4-6, CCMA FP 4-6 Wonderful Wednesday s Pantry 9:30-12, Empty Bowls 11-1:30, Scouts 6:30

5 Page 5 Attendance Tracking February 2017 Date Worship Hispanic Ministry 10:00 AM Total Worship Special Services, Events, and Activities at FUMC Sunday School February February February February February Average Attendance Financial Matters At the End of February Ministry Goal $ 402, Ministry Goal Received To Date $ 56,076 % of Goal Received To Date 14%

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7 Page 7 The Sisters in Service Contemporary Retreat for Women will be on March at The ConneXion in Sevierville, TN. It is for women of all ages. For more information, contact Vivian McBride ( ). Registration and program information are on the bulletin board outside the office. The UMW is sponsoring its annual Prayer and Self-Denial program followed by an Agape meal on Saturday, March 4. The program is in the Upper Room at 10:00 a. m. and the meal will follow in the fellowship hall. All women are invited! Sign up on the senior bulletin board. Friends of Scouting free luncheon will be held in the Fellowship Hall from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday, March 23rd. Contributions are welcomed and all donations will go to support Scouting.

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14 Page 14 Monday Morning Bible Study will be held every Monday morning beginning at 10 a.m. The bible study is The Lamb Of God by Nancy Guthrie and it is led by Carl and Debbie Ginder. The Happy Seniors Meal will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 beginning at Noon. The guest speaker is Courtenay Houston. The meal will consist of: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Tossed Salad, Rolls, and Cake. Dear United Methodist Church Women, Thank you so much for my awesome Valentine s Day gift! It was such a surprise and I needed it! Thank you so much again! Love, Emma Reitzel

15 This month we have some exciting things planned for the children. We are having Hat Day; the children can wear their favorite hat to school. Dr. Seuss birthday is on March 2nd, please watch for Thing 1 and Thing 2. We always have a fun time reading Dr. Seuss books especially this day. Our upcoming Registration will be April 3rd for the school year. If you know someone that could benefit from a positive preschool experience please tell them about us!. We would also like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Lathan Umphlett for their generous donation. This has allowed us to purchase much needed supplies for the preschool. They have always been so generous each year donating to the preschool in honor of their daughter Gayle Harvey. Numerous children have been able to receive the preschool scholarship due to this sweet couple. As the weather is getting warmer, we would appreciate your help in maintaining the safety of our playground. We seem to have had a lot of our big toys getting broken recently. Once our playground equipment is broken, we can no longer use it per Virginia Laws. We would appreciate your assistance in supervising the children on the playground as well as the older children. Our playground is set up for younger children and is something they truly enjoy on warm days. The preschool works hard and spends a lot of money to maintain a safe and fun environment for the children; your help in this matter is greatly appreciated!! Yours in Preschool Paulette B. Beasley March Birthdays March 11th Ms. Paulette March 22nd Evelyn Beasley March 24th Mason Anderson March 31st Koda Singleton

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20 Memorial Donations Page 20 DONOR FUND IN MEMORY/IN HONOR RICHARD & DIANE WEBB GUSTAVO HUERTA-BARBA & YOLANDA ZEPEDA-FLORES CAMP DICKENSON CAPITAL FUND CAMP DICKENSON FUND BILL & BOBBIE COPELAND CHILDREN'S MINISTRY EMORY KEEN FRANK & KATIE CARTER DINNER BELL TOMMY & ROBIN GRAHAM DINNER BELL JOANNE STREET FRANK & KATIE CARTER DINNER BELL STAN & NORINE PELKEY GLADESBORO LUTHERAN YOUTH GROUP JOE & REVA BROWN RICK & JUDY BEASLEY PINE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH HEARTS FOR MISSIONS DAVID BYRNE ELK SPUR CHURCH UCC MOUNTAIN PLAINS UMC STAN & NORINE PELKEY FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS CONNIE NESTER MARY ARRINGTON GEORGIA JENNINGS HUGH & DORIS SECHLER GENERAL FUND DORIS TODD ROBERT & MARY ELKINS GENERAL FUND JOANNE STREET JANICE KREMER GENERAL FUND DORIS TODD M.D. & MARY MCKNIGHT GENERAL FUND DORIS TODD

21 Memorial Donations Page 21 DONOR FUND IN MEMORY/IN HONOR DAVID & BRENDA RANEY GRACE REYNOLDS CLAIRE WHITMIRE MARY ANNA TURNER BILL & LEONA BROWN JOE, LAURA & SUSAN BERRY OLIVER & VIVIAN MCBRIDE JOE, LAURA & SUSAN BERRY CLARK GAS & OIL CO GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND LOCAL MISSIONS LOCAL MISSIONS LOCAL MISSIONS LOCAL MISSIONS LOCAL MISSIONS LOCAL MISSIONS DORIS TODD DORIS TODD JOANNE STREET RITA BOLEN RITA BOLEN DORIS TODD LATHAN & CAROLYN UMPHLETT JOE, LAURA & SUSAN BERRY JOE, LAURA & SUSAN BERRY DOT JONES PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP SENIOR MINISTRIES YOUTH YOUTH THEIR DAUGHTER GAYLE UMPHLETT HARVEY ON HER 60TH BIRTHDAY JOANNE STREET

22 PLEASE REMEMBER AND PRAY FOR OUR HOMEBOUND, SHUT IN AND NURSING HOME CHURCH FAMILY Rhea Akers PO BOX 762 Hillsville VA David & Rita Bolen PO BOX 6637 Ashland VA Judy Bond Commonwealth Assisted Living 100 Kyle Dr Hillsville VA Grace Cox Commonwealth Assisted Living Room A5 Hillsville VA Helen Notchie 566 Breezy Ridge Rd ` Woodlawn VA Harold & Mildred Nutter 4370 Carrollton Pike Woodlawn VA Mildred Palmer 295 Freemont Rd Hillsville VA Elliott Ridge 1527 Grandin Ave Roanoke VA Ruth Sisson Commonwealth Assisted Living Room D11 Hillsville VA Rick & Kim Slusher 264 Edgewood Dr Hillsville VA Colleen Thomasson 1061 Nursery Road Laurel Fork VA Bob & Beverly Towles 503 Greentree Lane Galax VA Aylene Lois Wade Trinity Mission Pat Webb Waddell Nursing 222 Fulcher St 202 Painter St Room 16A Hillsville VA Galax VA Joyce Webb Waddell Nursing 202 Painter St Galax VA 24333

23 The Messenger First United Methodist Church 225 Fulcher St. PO Box 356 Hillsville, VA Return Service Requested TO: Mary Virginia Taylor, Bishop Kim Goddard, District Superintendent Robert Smith, Pastor Saul Huerta Barba, Hispanic Lay Pastor Called to Be and Make Disciples for Jesus Christ First United Methodist Church Website: hillsvillefumc.com Facebook: facebook.com/fumchillsville Phone: Street Address: 225 Fulcher Street, Hillsville VA Mailing Address: PO Box 356, Hillsville, VA Phone numbers: Church: Parsonage: Church Fax: s: Pastor Robert Smith: Administrative Financial Secretary: Office Assistant: