FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN NEW ORLEANS EVENING A GREAT SUCCESS!

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1 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN February 15, 2018 A Bi-Monthly Publication NEW ORLEANS EVENING A GREAT SUCCESS! Great food, phenomenal music, beautiful décor and wonderful fellowship capped off the evening, Tuesday, February 13 th in the Christian Life Center. Thank you to Liz Newman for her decorating talents to transform the CLC into a New Orleans themed space of purple, green and gold. A big thanks to everyone who submitted a fun fact and to Andrew Davis for putting them all together. Our extraordinary chefs, Pastor Dan, Voncile Baxter, Donna Jones, Mike and Alice Morrison, Jim Reece, Tom Rogers, Caroline Turner and Barry Wright provided an exceptional menu of red beans and rice, crawfish boil, jambalaya, chicken, beignets and bread pudding. No one went home hungry! Jazz music was provided by Billy Adams on drums, Chris Croteau on saxophone, Mario Hayslett on piano, and Mo Hayslett on cajon. Lisa Harper from Jackson United Methodist sang and played acoustic guitar beautifully. Rounding out the evening was the children s parade with kazoos and slide whistles led by a highlyskilled drum majorette, Bonnie Wright. She was accompanied by Carole Mathis, Dustin Phelps and Keith Phelps all playing trombones to the tune of When the Saints Go Marching In. Thank you to everyone who provided entertainment, decorated, cooked and cleaned up. This was a wonderful event to bring in the Lenten season! (Pictures on page 4.) Pastoral Staff Rev. Dan Camp Senior Pastor dcamp@covingtonfumc.com Care Staff Dr. Faye Beckett Congregational Care ftrumbo@att.net Kendy Erwin Hospitality Care kerwin1962@att.net Outreach Staff Liz Newman Director of Outreach ewnewman2@gmail.com Program Staff Andrew Davis Youth Ministries ajdavis915@gmail.com Carole Mathis MorningSong Worship Leader cmathis@tipton-county.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 F U MC Office Hours: 9: 00 a. m. - 5 :00 p. m. M ond a y-fri da y Leading Others to Christ, Learning to 1 Be Disciples, Loving through Service.

2 UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Ruth Circle 2 nd Monday of each month 12:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall Mary Martha Circle 2 nd Tuesday of each month 9:30 a.m. New Beginnings Classroom METHODIST-PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL Methodist-Presbyterian Nursery School is now accepting applications for the school year for children ages 3-5. To enroll, please contact Andrea Franklin at First Presbyterian Church by calling LENTEN BIBLE STUDY A six-week Lenten study titled, 24 Hours That Changed the World by Adam Hamilton, will be offered Sunday mornings at 9:45 a.m. in the Young Adult classroom (third floor of the Education Building). The start date for this class is to be determined. This study is for college age and up. All are invited to attend. Sessions will be led by Debbie Winberry. For more information, please contact the church office, Thank you to the students of Tipton Rosemark Academy! They collected over 150 books to be given to children on distribution days at the Bread of Life Food Pantry. Emma Leigh Lockhart spear-headed this amazing project and delivered the books to the church. FUMC has been blessed with many donations from TRA of canned food, playground balls and jump ropes, coats, socks, hats, gloves and scarves. 2

3 FUMC S NEWEST MEMBERS Tiny Barton Melanie, Shelby, Kristi, Mel Billings Betty Fleming Matthew Higgins Allison, Dustin, Georgianne, Molly Kate and Charley Phelps FUMC welcomes our newest members. Photo not available for Wade and Carole Mathis. Jean Ridenour Kyle Witherington 3

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5 CONFIRMATION RETREAT Mark your calendar for the next Confirmation retreat being held at Lakeshore United Methodist Assembly in Eva, TN. March Being Methodist For more information, please contact Andrew Davis at or Cost is $50 per participant. YOUTH EVENTS March 2-3, FUMC Covington is hosting UNPLUGGED, a youth conference with the mission to help kids take some intentional time away from their busy schedules to be present with God and their church community. Students are encouraged to come to the whole event if they can; come to only one day or even come to part of a day if that's all their schedule allows! The cost is $20 dollars and that covers, meals, lodging, three worship sessions, a comedy show, and more! You won t want to miss it! ALSO, immediately after Unplugged on Saturday, March 3, we are heading to Memphis for Winter Jam, which is a big Christian concert with a variety of artists for only $15 dollars. The first weekend in March will be packed with many opportunities where youth can experience God in a variety of ways. Come spend the whole weekend with us and take part in these epic events! For more information, please contact Andrew Davis, or ajdavis915@gmail.com. February 15 Dennis Cain Lilah Carter Naomi McDade February 16 George Dailey Kendy Erwin Jane Mayfield Andrew Mitchell Marlyn Seagrave February 17 Abbey Beasley Rhonda Castleman February 18 Abby Naifeh Dearl Pemberton February 20 Ann Caldwell February 21 Kristin Burgess February 24 Bill Ray February 25 Laura Cochran Sloane Sullivan February 26 Paul Crotty Bud Neal February 27 Mary Claire Peeler Lillie Timberlake February 28 Mary Jane Crotty Annalyn Henderson Jenny Nix February 29 Jammie Castleman March 1 Derek Baltimore March 2 Jan Sanford Delia Sigler March 4 Sam Franklin March 5 Walt Cromwell Catherine Phelps March 6 Tim Pugh March 8 Caroline Turner 5

6 CHILDREN S CHURCH VOLUNTEERS February 18 MorningSong: Laura Thornton and Jonathan Stewart Traditional Service: McKenzie Howard February 25 Morning Song: Kristin Burgess Traditional Service: Jenny Lazure NURSERY VOLUNTEERS February 18 MorningSong: Mary Catherine Turner Sunday School Hour: Hope Turner Traditional Service: Volunteer Needed February 25 MorningSong: Maddie Smith Sunday School Hour: Volunteer Needed Traditional Service: Volunteer Needed UPPER ROOM PRAYER MINISTRY SCHEDULE February 18 MorningSong Service Volunteers Needed Traditional Service Skip and Kendy Erwin Contact Liz Newman to volunteer by ing ewnewman2@gmail.com or calling February 25 MorningSong Service Volunteers Needed Traditional Service Volunteers Needed COMMUNION OFFERING Thank you for your generous Communion offering of $ to benefit Amanda s Way. This ministry helps those in Tipton County suffering from domestic violence and abuse. For more information, visit their website February 4, 2018 MorningSong Worship - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering - February 11, 2018 MorningSong Worship - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering $3, $7, $2, $5,

7 SAMARITAN FUND TOTALS January 30 through February 16, 2018 # of Awards Amount Type of Assistance 0 $ 0 Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 37 $ 2, Lodging 1 $ Miscellaneous 9 $ Rent 57 $ 2, Utilities 4 $ Vehicle Gas 108 $ 5, Totals # of Awards Year-to-Date Totals Amount Type of Assistance 0 $ 0 Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 45 $ 3, Lodging 1 $ Miscellaneous 10 $ Rent 61 $ 3, Utilities 4 $ Vehicle Gas 121 $ 6, Totals Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: As of February 16, 2018 Samaritan Balance: $5, Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: ROUNDUP UTILITY ASSISTANCE January 30 through February 16, Households were interviewed CES: 21 total households 10 approved totaling $1, declined totaling $2, CGWS: 11 total households 9 approved totaling $1, declined totaling $

8 Memorials and Tributes In Memory of Frances Austin Good Samaritan Fund by Landon and Norma Beasley In Honor of Faye Beckett Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin In Memory of Mary Eve Dawson Bread of Life Food Pantry Fund by Baptist Tipton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary In Memory of Rodney Hughes Good Samaritan Fund by Shirley Bready Good Samaritan Fund by Evelyn London Good Samaritan Fund by Men s Bible Class, FUMC Good Samaritan Fund by Nancy Simpson Good Samaritan Fund by Tim and Kathy Wallace Blount Bradley Endowment Fund by Alan and Bonnie Sue Walton Good Samaritan Fund by Bart and Jean Ann White In Memory of Bernie Liles Choir and Worship Fund by Henry and Betty Glass In Memory of Charlie Moss Good Samaritan Fund by Landon and Norma Beasley Good Samaritan Fund by Sharman Coley Good Samaritan Fund by Bart and Jean Ann White In Memory of Paul Parker Good Samaritan Fund by Landon and Norma Beasley In Memory of Peggy Spain Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin In Memory of Charles Yoakum Good Samaritan Fund by Landon and Norma Beasley Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. Corinthians 1:3-4 8

9 Billy Anderson Donna Beard Faye Beckett Joe Campodonico Amber Corbitt Cimadevilla Cassie Evans Betty Ford Jackson Hughey Teena Jacobs Janet Klutts Beth Lakey Peggy Massey Jane Mayfield Kelly Mayfield Dot Peyton Emogene Ray Shannon Reed Carolynn Scruggs BJ Smith Jim Smith Joyce Stottlemyer Bart White Everett Williams Dr. Barney Witherington III CONDOLENCES Condolences to the family of James Foster, brother-in-law of Jodi Turner. He passed away February 13 th. Please keep his family in your prayers. NURSING HOME VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Every Thursday, a devotion is given by local pastors to residents at Covington Care and River Terrace nursing homes. Volunteers are needed to assist before the devotion time by helping residents get to the designated area. Times you are needed would be 1:30 p.m. at River Terrace and/or 2:00 p.m. at Covington Care. Please contact Earl Beckett at to help with this important ministry. 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 Live radio broadcast of the Traditional Worship on WKBL AM 11 a.m. Live streaming of the traditional service is available at Traditional services are also archived at our website and can be viewed online anytime. WORSHIP TIMES MorningSong 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 FREE YOGA CLASSES Yoga classes are being offered Monday evenings in the Christian Life Center led by Amy Baltimore. Two classes are offered; a modified class from 5-6 p.m. for those who may suffer from joint pain; and a regular class from 6-7 p.m. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat for the 6:00 class. Classes are open to everyone. First United Methodist Church 145 W. Church Avenue Covington, TN Phone: Fax: covingtonfumc@covingtonfumc.com Website: Facebook: Twitter: twitter.com/fumccovington 10