THE ADVOCATE Martha Steptoe, Editor

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1 March 2018 Greetings from Our Pastor Psalm 62, verses 1&2 tell us For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. Is it possible for us to get ahead of God in our life and in the work we do? Andrew Murray said in his book The Believer s Secret of Waiting on God : The great lack of our Christianity today is we do not know God. The answer to every complaint of weakness or failure, the message to every congregation seeking instruction on holiness, should be, What is the matter? Where is your God? He will put it all right..stop expecting the solution from yourself, or the answer from anything that is in man and simply yield yourself completely to God to work in you. As we seek more of God in our lives and our work during this season of Lent, I pray that we will wait for Him to reveal Himself, His Word, His truth and His will to us. We cannot even begin to know the mind of God, but as we unselfishly seek Him each day, He reveals more and more of His truth to us. I have begun to realize in recent years that I am only beginning to see the deep truth concerning God and our relationship to Him. I am convinced that waiting on God is the one great remedy for all our needs as Andrew Murray puts it. Are we sensitive to this daily need in our life and our work? If so, let s seek Him every day with all our hearts as we wait on Him to lead us. He will! In Christ, Pastor Lee Millen United Methodist Church Pastor: Rev. Lee Pettis P.O. Box 750 Office: (478) Gray Street, Cell phone: (478) Millen, GA Website: Church s mumcgrace@bellsouth.net Pastor s lpettis53@yahoo.com THE ADVOCATE Martha Steptoe, Editor The purpose of the Millen United Methodist Church is to Call, Nurture, Teach and Send Forth Disciples of Jesus Christ.

2 Page 2 March 2018 USHERS, ACOLYTES, GREETERS, & STEWARDS COMMUNION STEWARDS: Ronnie/Kelsey Fleming GREETERS: We will have one greeter weekly who will be listed in the bulletin. USHERS: Mar. 4 B. L. Kent, Eddy Brown, Roy Cook, David Reeves, Stephen Harris Mar. 11 Mike Reeves, Howdy McTeer, John Cleve Newton, Brien Linder, Seth Linder Mar. 18 Roy Cook, Ronnie Fleming, Charlie Burch, Daniel Smith, Josh Fleming Mar. 25 Hagan Jenkins, Abigail Newsome, Case Harris, Braelyn Reeves, Cierra Linder CHILDREN S CHURCH: ACOLYTES: We will not be having Children's Mar. 4 Morgan Bothwell Church during the month of Mar. 11 Ann Parker March. Mar 18 Cayley Linder Mar. 25 Kynlee Wallace PRAYER CONCERNS: AA Groups/NA Groups, All Law Enforcement, All Victims of Terrorism, All Victims of Weather, America and World Leaders, Gloria Bargeron, Bethany Home, Jack Bethel, Charlie & Sherry Black, Gavin Brantley, Alfredo Chavarria, Consuelo Chavarria, Johnny Collins, Captain Carson Conway, Marian Conway, Geneva & Don Cowart, Jonathan & Katie Cox, Carson Cross, Jerry Dailey, Mary Darcy, Vivian Davis, Carolyn Gay, Bill Hodges, Sarah Humphrey, Sharman Kwolek, Micky Lazinsky, Millen UMC, Elly Motes, Susan Newsome, Persecuted Christians World-wide, Rev. Lee Pettis & Family, Robert Pierce, Ben Ransbotham, Rescue Workers Everywhere, Service Men and Women, Shut-ins/Caregivers, Henrietta Sigmon, Elizabeth Small, River Smith & Family, Carolyn Stevens, Martha Taft, Kenneth Taylor, and Family of Viola Taylor. Wednesday Night Suppers begin at 6:00 PM March Birthdays 2 Laney Grace Fordham 2 Nell Johnston 4 Wendy Reeves 5 David Sherrod 5 Hudson Sherrod 5 Edward Wilson 6 Joann Merier 6 Laura Withers 7 Bobby Boone 12 Embree Jenkins 13 Vivian Jenkins 14 Peggy Christie 14 Jason Jenkins 17 Chris Lee 17 Cleve Newton 18 David Clifton 18 Jamie Herrmann 21 Baker Jenkins 26 Owen Suggs 29 Jase Miller 30 Houston Bowers 30 Hagan Jenkins 31 Sean Reeves March Anniversaries 15 Melissa & Travis Williams 20 Kathy & Tony Gay 21 Sarah & David Sherrod 22 Jean & John B. Gay 25 Misty & Stephen Harris 25 Christy & Bobby Walker 29 Elva & Pete Mills 1 st Wed. Men's Team 2 nd Wed. Cindy Linder's Team 3 rd Wed. Terri Reeves' Team 4 th Wed. Youth Team 5 th Wed. No 5th Wed. this month We appreciate all volunteers for cooking, setting up, and cleaning up. Thanks.

3 FELLOWSHIP Page 3 March 2018 Monthly Meetings Administrative Board/Church Council next meeting is Monday, March 5 at 6:00 PM in the Social Hall. Choir Practice every Wednesday at 6:45 P.M. Friendship Circle will meet Wednesday, March 7 at 6:30 P.M. in the Parlor. Golden Oldies will meet Tuesday, March 6, at Noon in the Social Hall. Will Gay will be singing. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish to share. Men s Fellowship/Prayer Breakfast Group meets Thursdays at 6:30 A.M. at Honey Café. Morning Sunshine Circle meets again Wednesday, March 14 in the Parlor at 10:00 A.M. Hostess is Vivian Davis. United Methodist Men meet on Thursdays at 6:30 A.M. at Honey Café with Breakfast Group. United Methodist Women will meet for Social Action on Sat., Mar. 10, at 9:30 A.M. at Lyons First UMC, Lyons, GA. UMW Day is Sunday, March 11 with Terri Reeves as speaker. Women s Prayer Group meets Mondays at 9:00 A.M. at Vivian Jenkins home. Newsletter information for April is due no later than Sunday, Mar. 18. Thanks for your cooperation. Anyone who needs a code for the new alarm system should pick out a code with four numbers and give it to Josh Fleming or Dallas Suggs. Please support our Friendship Circle by purchasing a cookbook for $10. Beginning in March, every 4th Sunday we will have a Lunch at Church. There's no need to go to a restaurant! The menu will be announced in the bulletins and you will need to make reservations and decide if you want dine in or take out. There will be different teams preparing the meals. The cost will be $8 for adults and $6 for kids 10 and under. All proceeds will go to benefit the church. Teams are needed. Please see Cindy or Terri. Thanks. The Northeast District will host two information, discussion, and listening sessions on "The Commission on a Way For- -ward". Both meetings contain the same content, so feel free to attend the one that is most convenient to your location. Everyone is invited to attend. The first meeting will be held Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Pittman Park UMC at 4:00 PM and the second will be held Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Swainsboro FUMC at 6:00 PM. Each meeting should last about an hour. If you are interested in taking a trip to the Holy Land with our Bishop R. Lawson Bryan in 2019, please pick up one of the brochures on the table in the Narthex which gives all the details. South Georgia Annual Conference of the UMC Holy Land Classic January 22-31, 2019

4 Page 4 March 2018 Invite your friends to join us for these activities! Sunday School every Sunday from 10:00-11:00 AM Morning Worship every Sunday from 11:00-12:00 PM Wednesday - Children's Bible Activities from 4-5:00 PM Wednesday - Children's Playtime from 5-5:30 PM Wednesday - Youth from 5:00-6:30 PM Wednesday - Children's Music from 5:30-6 PM Winter Jam (Augusta) is coming Thursday, March 22. Will leave church at 3:15 and return at 10:30. Cost $15 plus food money (only if enough are interested in going). Our Youth & Children are preparing an Easter Program which will be presented on Palm Sunday, March 25. Movie trip for "I Can Only Imagine" - Tentatively set for - Sunday, March 18 in Statesboro. Children's Program - Parent Volunteers for Wednesdays in March 03/07 4-6:00 p.m. Jessica Herrmann 03/14 4-6:00 p.m. Misty Harris 03/21 4-6:00 p.m. JoAnn Reeves 03/28 4-6:00 p.m. Paige Fleming If you cannot attend a day or time listed above, please contact Cindy Linder at ( ) ASAP or please trade days with someone. Thanks so much for your support. Youth Program - Parent Volunteers for Wednesdays in March 03/07 5-6:30 p.m. Bob/Susan Newsome 03/14 5-6:30 p.m. Donna Boone 03/21 5-6:30 p.m. Christina Ridings 03/28 5-6:30 p.m. Misty Harris If you cannot attend a day or time listed above, please contact Cindy Linder at ( ) ASAP or please trade days with someone. Thanks so much for your support. MUMC Easter Egg Hunt - Wednesday, March 28 at 5:30 PM Friends of Magnolia Springs are planning an Easter Egg Hunt, Sat., March 24 from 10:00-11:30 AM. The Easter Bunny and the State Park Gopher will be there. They need our help to purchase the 6,000 plastic eggs which will be filled with candy, stickers, etc. Please contact Cindy Gordon by phone at or by e- mail at clgordon2016@gmail.com Checks may be made payable to Friends of Magnolia and sent to: Friends of Magnolia Springs State Park, c/o Cindy Gordon, President, 1053 Magnolia Springs Dr., Millen, GA or P. O. Box 901, Millen, GA Here are some statistics: January 28, 2018 MW Att. 76 Off. $2, February 11, 2018 MW Att. 90 Off. $3, February 4, 2018 MW Att. 60 Off. $31, February 18, 2018 SS Att. 50 MW Att. 85 Off. $2, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Golden Oldies will meet on Tuesday, March 6 at noon. Please bring a covered dish to share. Will Gay will be singing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Chrysalis Flights Girls June Boys June See Cindy for application. This For Youth yrs. old or completed 9th - 12th Grades.

5 ~ March 2018 ~ Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun. Sch. at 10 am each Sunday Morning Worship- 11am each Sunday Women s Prayer mtg. 9:00 am each Monday at Vivian Jenkins home Child. After-School Bible Act. 4-5:00 pm Play time 5:00-5:30 pm Youth 5:00-6:30 pm Music 5:30-6:00 pm Wed. Night Sup. at 6 pm Choir practice 6:45 pm Men s Fellowship /Prayer Breakfast Group at 6:30 am each Thurs. at Honey Café Millen Make-a- Difference at 10:30 am ea. Thurs. except 3/08 AA Group 8 pm ea. Thurs. in Social Hall Millen Make-a- Difference at 10:30 am ea. Fri. except 3/ Golden Oldies meeting at Noon in Social Hall - Will Gay will sing. 7 WNS-6 pm - Men's team Friendship Circle mtg. at 6:30 pm in the Parlor UMW Social Action Study at 9:30 am at Lyons FUMC in Lyons, GA 11 UMW Sunday Terri Reeves - speaker WNS-6 pm - Cindy's team Morning Sunshine Circle mtg. at 10:00 am in the Parlor Sunday Movie "I Can Only Imagine" - Tentatively set for today in Statesboro "The Comm. on a Way Forward" mtg. at Pittman Park at 4 pm 25 Lunch at church - Noonish WNS-6 pm - Terri's team WNS-6 pm - Youth team Easter Egg Hunt at 5:30 pm 22 Winter Jam In Augusta - leave Church at 3:15 and return at 10:30 - costs $15 plus food money "The Comm. on a Way Forward" mtg. at Swainsboro FUMC at 6 pm Friends of Magnolia Easter Egg Hunt 10-11:30 am Community for Christ Event at Rec. Dept.-4-7 pm Upcoming Events: Holy Land Classic - January 22-31, 2019 with Bishop R. Lawson Bryan Chrysalis Flights - Girls June 14-17, 2018 and Boys June 21-24, 2018