DUNLAP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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1 People Serving People In the Spirit of Christ. DUNLAP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH February, 2018 Early Worship : 8:30 am Sunday school : 9:30 am Worship: 10:30 am Youth 5:00 pm February 14 is not just Valentine s Day. This year it lands on Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of the Lenten Season. The Season of Lent in the Christian calendar is set aside before the celebration of Easter. It is typically used as a time to examine our hearts and lives and turn from those things that keep us from being all that God created us to be. It has become a common practice to give up something during this season as a way of denying ourselves. Pastor Natalie Smart Inside this issue: Pastor s Message February Calendar Coming Events Fat Tuesday/Valentines Souper Bowl of Caring DUMC Youth DUMC Children Jeannetta Walker Various UMW UMM Jail Ministry News Prayer Concerns February Volunteers Weekly/Monthly Events This year, however, I want to challenge you to take up. Lent is not just about denying ourselves, but a time to seek restoration for our lives. It is a time to reflect, take stock of our spiritual condition, and realign our lives. This Lent, I will focus on the last day of Jesus life and how it presents to us the completion of God s saving work. Sermons during Lent will be based on Adam Hamilton s book 24 Hours That Changed the World. You are invited as a Sunday School class, small group or individual to read this and the 40-day companion devotion throughout this season. (You may order the book and devotion by calling Margaret in the church office.) Our goal together is to see our place in God s story of salvation. Together we will look at the events that last day, see more clearly the significance of Christ s suffering and death, and what that means in our lives today. February 14 Ash Wednesday Service, 6:00 p.m. February 18 First Sunday in Lent: Chapter 1 Preparing a Meal February 25 Second Sunday in Lent: Chapter 2 Asleep on the Job March 4 Third Sunday in Lent: Chapter 3 A Failure of Nerve March 11 Fourth Sunday in Lent: Chapter 4 Going Along With the Crowd March 18 Fifth Sunday in Lent: Chapter 5 Sacrificial Love March 25 Sixth Sunday in Lent: Chapter 6 Last Words April 1 Easter: Chapter 7 Love Wins Coins for Lent After the Children s Message each week, the children will collect your loose change. Money collected will go to the Sequatchie County Food Bank.

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3 February 2018 Page 3 On February 11, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., Pastor Natalie will hold a meeting for newcomers and visitors to Dunlap UMC in the parlor (across from the sanctuary). This is a time for questions and conversation about the United Methodist Church in general and Dunlap UMC in particular. All interested church members are invited. There is a Trustees Meeting February 4, 2018 right after the 10:30 a.m. church service. Members are: Dan Tibbs, Jack Talley, Debbie Shepler, Hank Widick, Frank Silver, John Kell, Bonnie Fritch, Jim Treadwell and Bruce Walker. Please make every effort to attend. Mark your calendars! March 5, 2018 is Nadean Kell s 90th birthday! We re throwing a big party on March 4th and everybody is invited. Come celebrate with Nadean in the Fellowship Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., March 4, No gifts please, but Nadean loves cards. Her address is 144 Thaxton Road, Dunlap, TN 37327

4 Page 4 DUNLAP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Did you enjoy last year s Fat Tuesday party? Well, get ready for this year s Fat Tuesday/Valentine s Party! February 13th at 5:30. Good food, good music, good fun! Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday February 4, Bring canned soup or canned goods -make monetary donations -wear your favorite team colors

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6 DUNLAP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Page 6 DUMC YOUTH RESURRECTION 2018: (L. to R, back row) Kaitlyn Springer, Jaden Barger, Paul Springer, Sidney Springer, Laurie Springer, Anna Kate Tibbs, Ethan Dennis, Hannah Barger, Xavier Morgan, (Front row:) Abby Black, Libby Dishman and Melissa Tibbs.

7 February, 2018 Page 7 DUMC CHILDREN THE C.I.A. (CHRISTIANS IN ACTION) CHILDREN S MINISTRY WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAYS, AT 3:30 P.M. IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL. SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED. REMEMBER SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4TH. WEAR YOUR TEAM COLORS AND BRING FOOD AND/OR MONEY DONATIONS FOR THE SQUATCHIE COUNTY FOOD BANK. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH IS A NO-SCHOOL DAY. THE CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO JOIN KENDRA DISHMAN FOR A MOVIE AND LUNCH OUTING!

8 PAGE 8 DUNLAP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH This month we give special recognition to Jeannetta Walker. Jeannetta was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and worked in data processing where she met Bruce. They married in While working, Jeannetta began night classes in the Culinary Arts program of her local Community College. Upon finishing, she retired from data processing and, with Bruce, started Savory and Sweet Catering. She did the cooking; Bruce helped with delivery and set up. She also began serving as the Administrative Assistant at the Fairborn Senior Center, where she stayed for 10 years, helping with accounting, payroll and, of course, cooking for special events. In 2013, she retired from the Center and she and Bruce began building their house on Fredonia Mountain. They chose to come to Dunlap because of its beautiful scenery and its proximity to Spring City, where her brother and his family live. Along with cooking, Jeannetta enjoys crocheting, knitting, sewing counted cross-stitch, and being a steward to her church and her community. We all love Jeannetta s cooking, and we deeply appreciate her and Bruce for their generous giving of time and amazing talents to Dunlap United Methodist Church!

9 February, 2018 Page 9 The Tennessee Department of Health has instituted a statewide health initiative called the Healthier TN Movement to promote healthy eating, exercise and tobacco abstinence/cessation. Churches throughout the state are being asked to participate as congregations, and our local initiative is called Step Up Sequatchie Healthier TN Movement. Our local Community Outreach Coordinator, Sherry Cagle, is looking for a member of Dunlap United Methodist Church who would be interested in recruiting membership in the initiative, and attending meetings to gain program perspective and to give congregational progress updates. If you are interested or curious about this, please go to to view more details. You can also call Anita Eichler at or her at adodd2@utk.edu. or call Margaret at the church office ( ). The first meeting is Thursday, March 1. Service is at 6:00 p.m. February 14 The Sequatchie County Fellowship of Churches have asked Dunlap United Methodist Church to make the second Sunday of each month, Food Bank Sunday. On that Sunday, members of the church are asked to bring one of the following items for the Food Bank: A bag of rice A bag of dried beans A jar of peanut butter A box of cereal The size or type of the article is up to the giver. Other churches in the county are designating a Sunday of each month as well for their members to give. We ve always been a big contributor to our Food Bank. Let s get behind this effort and fill those shelves with these always- in-demand

10 Page 10 DUNLAP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The Dunlap UMW met Tuesday, January 9, Pat Treadwell reviewed how the funds donated and collected by the UMW are utilized locally and in the district. The group s annual UMW Retreat will be held at Brainerd UMC on February 24. Lunch will be provided. A motion was made and seconded to change the group s meeting date from the first Tuesday of each month to the 3rd Monday of each month. The motion passed. The next meeting will be Monday, February 19, 2018 at DUMC. The UMM met January 28th to review their very successful 2017 three scholarships given, three lunches held for the church, funnel cakes on the 4th and general maintenance. They expect 2018 to be just as busy, with work days and plans to meet with other churches in the area. Their next meeting will be on February 25, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. at the Dunlap United Methodist Church. If you would like more information about UMM, please contact Kenny Nix at Betsy Hatfield and Betty Morgan held the jail ministry Thursday, January 25th. Their program was about 2018 resolutions for self, family, country and the world. Betty lead the group in God Bless America. We need more volunteers for the Jail Ministry. Please see Betsy Hatfield if you can help.

11 February, 2018 Page 11 PRAYER CONCERNS If you have an ongoing concern you wish to include in this list, please fill out a prayer card found in the sanctuary pews or contact the church office at ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS: Our Pastoral Family Bernice Cain Bill and Linda Varnell Don Martin Alex Allen Phyllis and Randy Cady Becky Hatfield Card (leukemia) Terri Wells (Margaret Lane s niece) William Austin (Leukemia) Donald H. Paul Family At Home: Shirley Blevins, Vera Adams, Bernice Cain Brookdale Hixson Assisted Living: Mildred Land February Volunteers Acolyte Greeters Lay Reader 2/4 Owen Boyer Bruce & Jeannetta Walker Curtis Smith 2/11 Alyvia Boyer Frank & June Silver Charlotte Cain 2/18 Patrick Mackey Betsy Hatfield & Leslie Hickman Bert Esslinger 2/25 Kenny Coulson Maggie Greene & Donna Land Lois Harris Children s Sermon Nursery Worker Praying with Pastor 2/4 Communion Claude Lewis John Kell & Margaret Lane 2/11 Hank Widick Betty Morgan Bonnie Fritch & Claude Lewis 2/18 Cheryl Martin JoAnn Barker Pam Kiper & Frank Silver 2/25 Kendra Dishman Linda Lewis Curtis Smith & Ruth Tate February Usher: Curtis Smith February Announcements: Howard Hatcher February PowerPoint: Bert Esslinger

12 People Serving People in the Spirit of Christ Pastor Natalie Smart 1958 Main Street Dunlap, TN Pastor Natalie: Office: (423) Return Service Requested DUNLAP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH We re on the Web! CALENDAR OF WEEKLY & MONTHLY EVENTS UNITED METHODIST MEN UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Fourth Sunday each month 8:30 First Tuesday of each month 8:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall 12:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall YOUTH 5:00 p.m. Sunday nights, in the church unless otherwise announced CHOIR PRACTICE 6:00 p.m. each Sunday in Sanctuary Church CUB SCOUTS 4:30 p.m. in Sanctuary VENTURE SCOUTS 6 p.m. in the gym. BOY SCOUTS 5:30 p.m. in Sanctuary & gym COVERED DISH SUPPER Second Wednesday of every month 5:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall JAIL MINISTRY Fourth Thursday of each month 5:45 at the County Jail BABS Second Monday of each month 10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall Be a friend on Facebook!: dunlapumc WOMEN S BIBLE CLASS Mondays at 9 a.m. in the library YOGA Tuesdays & Fridays 5:30 to 6:30 p.m AA MEETINGS Tuesday: Open Meeting 5 to 6 p.m. NA Meeting 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Open Meeting 5 to 6 p.m.; 5 p.m. (in library) Saturday: Open Meeting 9 to 10 a.m. Church office hours are 11 am to 4 pm, Monday through Thursday. Pastor Natalie will be available mornings and afternoons, Monday through Thursday, and can be reached anytime by cell phone: