FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN

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1 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN March 29, 2017 A Bi-Monthly Publication Pastoral Staff Rev. Wade Cox Senior Pastor wadecoxfumc@bellsouth.net Care Staff Dr. Faye Beckett Congregational Care fbeckett_fumc@att.net Kendy Erwin Hospitality Care kerwin1962@att.net Program Staff Andrew Davis Youth Ministries ajdavis915@gmail.com Dr. Bonnie Wright Director of Music bwright@tipton-county.com Office Support Staff Sandy Burgess Administrative Assistant sburgess@covingtonfumc.com Holley Mills Morris Business Administrator hmmorris@covingtonfumc.com Musician Justin Hanson, Organist Facilities Rebecca Paris Custodian Kenny Summers Maintenance FUMC Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday Leading Others to Christ, Learning to 1Be Disciples, Loving through Service.

2 UMW CIRCLE MEETING UMW Circles will meet Tuesday, April 4 th at Old Town Hall Café at 11:00 a.m. YOUTH ACTIVITY April 7 th and 8 th, we are having a youth retreat called Unplugged open to all churches and all students, 6 th -12 th grade! We will have great speakers, worship, games, food, youth group time, and even a comedian! It's an overnight event, but it's okay if you are only able to come Friday or Saturday! (However, staying the night will be more fun!) It's $20 dollars for students to attend. For more information, please contact Andrew Davis, or ajdavis915@gmail.com. GRAPEVINE EXPERIENCE! United Methodist Women went to Lakeshore for a weekend retreat March Ladies attending were Martha Brasfield, Sandy Burgess, Nelda Connell, Doris Ann Gray, Sue Jones, Alice Morrison, Charlotte Quinley, Kathy Wallace, and Sherrie Wright. They enjoyed great fellowship and devotions, fun activities and crafts and lots of delicious food! If you missed Girls on the Go last month, you missed the Grapevine Experience. The Girls on the Go ladies enjoyed going to Arlington's Grapevine Tea Room. They each had a lovely lunch complete with small cheese biscuits. The lunch was a laughing good time with the sharing of ideas and concerns. We found gifts for friends and a pot pie to take home. The dessert of a warm cookie with ice cream and toppings had all the calories taken out. HA! HA! Come join us on April 20 th as we stay close to home by going to Olympic Steak and Pizza in Atoka. Meet us at 11:30 a.m. under the awning at the church or noon at the restaurant. CHILDREN S ACTIVITY Children and their parents are invited to Atoka Railroad Adventure for mini golf, April 23 rd at 1:30 p.m. The address is 110 Michael Ave., Atoka. For more information contact Casey Rogers, casey9128@hotmail.com or call EASTER CANDY DONATIONS NEEDED Please bring in your donations of Easter candy now through April 5 th. Boxes have been provided in the Christian Life Center and outside the Fellowship Hall or you may bring your donations to the church office. Thank you! 2

3 CONFIRMATION SUNDAY Sunday, March 19 th, we celebrated Confirmation Sunday during the Traditional service at 11:00 a.m. Our 2017 confirmands are James Bryant, Jason Bryant, Brooke Cox, Kinley Escue, Cayden Griffin, John Richardson, Camden Sampson, John Ethan Smith and Sloane Sullivan. James Bryant and Kinley Escue were also baptized that day and all nine joined the church. We rejoice with their families as they continue their faith journey. Front row: Sloane Sullivan, Brooke Cox, Kinley Escue Back row: Cayden Griffin, Camden Sampson, Jason Bryant, James Bryant, John Ethan Smith and John Richardson Sermon Series Continues This year during Lent, we will look at Jesus life as he walks towards the cross and remember the challenges, sacrifices, and sufferings he experienced along the way. We will spend each Sunday of Lent on a specific day of the week leading up to Easter, which is called Holy Week. From Palms to Passion: A Lenten Journey through Holy Week. March 5 - Palm Sunday, Mark 11:1-10 March 26 - Wednesday, Mark 14:1-11 March 12 - Monday, Mark 11:12-19 April 2 - Thursday, Mark 14:12-72 March 19 - Tuesday, Mark 12:28-34 April 9 - Friday, Mark 15:1-47 April 16 - Easter Sunday, Mark 16:1-8 HOLY WEEK SERVICES Holy Week services will take place April (see schedule for locations and preachers). A meal will follow the services Monday- Thursday. Friday is a day of fasting for many. Donations are appreciated. Please join us each day at noon as we prepare for Easter. NEWCOMERS CLASS CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 9 TH If you have been attending worship at FUMC recently, you are invited to a Newcomers Class. Rev. Wade Cox will share information about church history, structure, Methodist beliefs and how you can become involved in the life and ministry of the church. The class will meet Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:30 a.m. in the Newcomers classroom on the lower floor of the Sanctuary building. 3

4 LAY SPEAKING AND SERVANT TRAINING Lay Speaking and Servant training has been scheduled for the Metro District at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 2404 Kirby Road in Memphis: Courses are as follows: Tuesday, April 18, :00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 22, :00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Basic Lay Servant course Instructed by Reverend Larry Chitwood Textbook: Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant s Book ; #DR626, ISBN: , $11.00 Advanced Lay Speaking course on leading prayer Instructed by John Burgette, Certified Lay Speaker Textbook: "Let the Whole Church Say Amen!" by Laurence Hull Stokey; #AB9077, ISBN: , $21.95 There is no cost for the courses. Students must bring their own lunch on Saturday and purchase the required text. To order call or go online at Bookstore.UpperRoom.org. Students should register for classes through the METRO District Office at ; rholland@metrodistrict.org no later than April 12 th. For additional information, please contact Dennis Walker, District Director, Lay Servant/Speaking Ministries at ; erefoot@msn.com. DR. DEBORAH B. SMITH NAMED METRO DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT Bishop William T. McAlilly of the Nashville Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church announced the appointment of Rev. Dr. Deborah B. Smith superintendent of the Metro District in the Memphis Conference. Smith will assume the new role beginning in June of 2017 with the setting of new appointments at the 2017 Memphis Annual Conference. Smith has served as the senior pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, since A graduate of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (Master of Divinity) and Louisiana State University (Doctor of Philosophy), she began her ministry at Bethany United Methodist Church in the Louisiana Conference. Prior to her current appointment, Smith served at Germantown United Methodist Church as the minister of outreach and mission. In addition, she currently serves as the Memphis Conference chair on the Commission of Equitable Compensation. Smith also serves on the Memphis Conference Board for Ordained Ministry and the advisory council for Project Transformation. 4

5 DSCC TO HOST PANEL ON DIVERSITY OF RACE, RELIGION & CULTURE Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) will host a community panel entitled Appreciating the Diversity of Race, Religion and Culture in our Community Tuesday, April 4, from 11:15 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., inside the Baptist Memorial Health Care Academic Building Auditorium at the DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County. Local business, community and religious leaders will serve as panelists including: Lt. Gen. John Castellaw, United States Marine Corp (retired) J. Houston Gordon, Attorney at J. Houston Gordon Law Office Rev. Mario Hayslett, Community Fellowship and Worship Center Rev. Gary Meade, Rector of St. Mary s Episcopal Church Zulfat Suara, President of the American Muslim Advisory Council Tennessee (AMACTN) Panelists will share how their different faiths and beliefs have similarities and how the community can work together to encourage tolerance and understanding of others. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Emily Pope at or pope@dscc.edu. NADIA BOLZ-WEBER SPEAKING IN MEMPHIS Metro District welcomes Nadia Bolz-Weber, Thursday, April 6 th at 6:00 p.m. She is the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver, Colorado and author of the New York Times bestseller Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People. She will be speaking at Emmanuel UMC located at 2404 Kirby Road in Memphis. For more information, call or visit their website March 29 March 30 March 31 April 1 April 2 April 4 April 5 April 6 Lily Ford Josh Griffin Brittany Jackson Kirk Winberry Tom Bready June Whitley Cameron Kasmai Tom Rogers Lola Sprenkle Cayla Cook Todd Locke Staci Sullivan Maddie Pugh Loren Crown Isabella Hughes Liz Newman Tommy Flanagan Ava McCalla Jonathan Stewart Camille Whitley April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 15 April 17 April 19 Barbara David Eden Badgett Hallie Bryant Ella Locke Daniel Rogers Neely Turner David Enzor Keith Phelps Cayden Griffin Megan Dorgan-Carpenter Michelle Coulston Kimberly McDaniel Stefanie Beasley Charles Brasfield Nate Lazure Jeremy Maxwell Cynthia Ford Adam Simpson Larry Agee 5

6 CHILDREN S CHURCH WORKERS April 2 MorningSong: Laura Thornton and Jonathan Stewart (Brooke Shipley, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Kacee McCalla and Jacob Leyvas (Jenny Nix, emergency relief) April 9 MorningSong: Sherrie Wright and Earl Beckett (Laura Thornton, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Dianne Stone and Casey Rogers (Kacee McCalla, emergency relief) NURSERY WORKERS April 2 MorningSong: Kathleen Burk and Katelyn Stewart (Jennifer Winberry, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Yvonne Bryant and Raygen Escue (Christina Jones, emergency relief) April 9 MorningSong: Sharman Coley and Mary Catherine Turner (Kathleen Burk, emergency relief) Traditional Service: JoAnne Cain and Jillian Hunter (Yvonne Bryant, emergency relief) UPPER ROOM PRAYER MINISTRY SCHEDULE April 2 MorningSong Service Ellen Clark Doris Ann Gray April 9 MorningSong Service Volunteers Needed Traditional Service Volunteers Needed Traditional Service Cathy Adams COMMUNION OFFERING The Communion offering for Sunday, April 2 nd will benefit the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The center provides families in West Tennessee support in preventing and dealing with child abuse and helps families meet their practical needs to preserve and improve their quality of life. ATTENDANCE & GIVING March 12, 2017 MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering - March 19, 2017 MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering $4, $6, $1, $6, March 26, 2017 MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering $2, $4,389.00

7 SAMARITAN FUND TOTALS As of March 4 through March 27, 2017 # of Awards Amount Type of Assistance 0 $ 0 Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 20 $ 1, Lodging 0 $ 0 Miscellaneous 1 $ 50 Rent 10 $ Utilities 0 $ 0 Vehicle Gas 31 $ 1, Totals # of Awards Year-to-Date Totals Amount Type of Assistance 2 $ Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 69 $ 4, Lodging 2 $ Miscellaneous 12 $ Rent 63 $ 3, Utilities 5 $ Vehicle Gas 153 $ 8, Totals Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: As of March 27, 2017 Samaritan Balance: $3, ROUNDUP UTILITY ASSISTANCE March 4 through March 27, Households were interviewed CES: 9 total households 5 approved totaling $ declined totaling $ CGWS: 5 total households 6 approved totaling $ declined totaling $

8 Memorials and Tributes In Memory of Bob Baskin Worship and Choir Fund by Keith and Sandra McCalla In Memory of Arnold Bull, Jr. Bereavement Meal Fund by Andy and Amy Bull Good Samaritan Fund by FedEx In Honor of Sandy Burgess Van Fund by Sue Jones In Memory of Larry Edwards Good Samaritan Fund by Roger and Gail Ganier In Memory of Pete McDow Good Samaritan Fund by Tom and Shirley Bready Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin Christian Life Center Fund by Henry and Betty Glass Christian Life Center Fund by Kenneth and Elizabeth Jack Choir and Worship Fund by Keith and Sandra McCalla Good Samaritan Fund by Leonard and Brenda Moss Good Samaritan Fund by Patriot Bank Christian Life Center Fund by Stephen and Kaye Smith Good Samaritan Fund by Tim and Kathy Wallace Christian Life Center Fund by Whitehorn, Tankersley and Davis In Honor of Charlotte Quinley Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin Van Fund by Sue Jones In Memory of Hylda Sloan Christian Life Center Fund by Stephen and Kaye Smith In Honor of Kathy Wallace Van Fund by Sue Jones In Memory of Martha Yarbrough Good Samaritan Fund by Nancy McDonald Good Samaritan Fund by Milton and Sharon Southall UPPER ROOM PRAYER MINISTRY NOTE OF THANKS Dear 1st UMC Covington Staff, Thank you for your generosity. Your gift allows the work of Amanda s Way to continue. Have a blessed day. Sincerely, Amanda s Way Volunteers are needed to join the Upper Room Prayer Ministry team. Each Sunday, team members go to the chapel to pray over requests received during MorningSong service, Traditional worship and from food pantry patrons. You may volunteer to pray during MorningSong or Traditional worship times. For more information and to sign up, please contact the church office,

9 Billy Anderson Donna Beard Tom Bready Dot Butler Joe Campodonico Amber Corbitt Cimadevilla Cassie Evans Marian Hendricks Becky Horstkoetter Lorna Keahey Janet Klutts Bernie Liles Lori Butler Lindley Donna Luckey Peggy Massey Kelly Mayfield Charlie Moss James Neely Lonnie Poole Frank Racy Sharon Rich Carolyn Rogers Jean Simonton BJ Smith Maurice Smith Hazel Townsend Jimmy Turner Bart White Maxine Whitehorn Camille Whitley Dr. Barney Witherington III CONDOLENCES Condolences to the family of Pete McDow. He passed away March 18 th. Please keep his family in your prayers. Orders for Easter lilies will be taken now through April 3 rd. You may order in honor of or in memory of a loved one. Lilies are $15 and will be displayed during services on Sunday, April 9 th and Easter. You may take your Easter lily home after the services on Sunday, April 16 th. Order forms are available on the usher s table in the Sanctuary and the front table in the Christian Life Center. Forms may be placed in the offering plate, given to an usher or turned in to the church office. Payment must be made at time of order. Please make checks payable to First United Methodist Church. COUNSELING Faye Beckett, D.C.C. Doctorate in Christian Counseling. For appointments call the Counseling Ministry: Empowering others to reach their God given purpose. Cindy Pease, M.H.S.P., Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified. For appointments call the FUMC office , ext. 17. Counseling is available for individuals, couples or families. Fees are based on ability to pay. 9

10 WORSHIP BROADCASTS WORSHIP TIMES Morning Song Service Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Christian Life Center Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary 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 Both services are also archived at our website and can be viewed online anytime. LAKESHORE SUMMER CAMPS Camp builds community and community gives us the courage to encounter life, love and the God of Grace. Lakeshore is now accepting registration for 2017 Summer camps. Many different camps are being offered for children ages 5 and up. Information and an application is available on the bulletin board leading to the Sanctuary. Registration may also be completed online by visiting Lakeshore s website, Covington FUMC will pay $175 toward one camp. This offer is for children of members. First United Methodist Church 145 W. Church Avenue Covington, TN Phone: Fax: covingtonfumc@covingtonfumc.com Website: Facebook: Twitter: twitter.com/fumccovington 10