FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN

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1 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN February 8, 2017 A Bi-Monthly Publication We have two special opportunities taking place at Covington FUMC: New Sunday School Class focusing on the Power of Prayer Have you wanted to deepen your prayer life? Have you thought about participating in a Sunday school class but have not been sure where to connect? Here is your opportunity: The Battle Plan for Prayer, inspired by the movie The War Room, is an 8-week bible study and will begin with an introductory session Sunday, February 12 th. Lessons start February 26 th. Classes will meet Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:30 a.m. in the Enjoy classroom on the third floor of the Education Building. The study will be facilitated by Tommy & Denise McDow and books may be ordered from your favorite book distributor or download it to your tablet or e-reader. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16b Special Guest on Sunday, February 19 th Bill Face will be sharing our Sunday morning message at both services. Bill and his wife Jean attended Covington FUMC from They moved to Michigan in 2014 to be closer to their family. While here, Bill served as Minster of Congregational Care and spent much of his time visiting many people in the hospital, nursing homes and their homes. He became a certified lay minister and even taught the lay minister course afterwards. He was a deeply caring minister who was beloved by the community, as he spent a lot of time with many who were not part of the church. He left his imprint, or should I say God s imprint, on many lives. We are blessed that while they are back in town Bill and Jean will be with us on February 19 th. Please make your plans to be present. Peace and Grace, Wade P.S. Don t forget the youth spaghetti luncheon in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday the 12 th after the 11:00 a.m. service. It is going to be good and supports our youth program. See you there! 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 Charlotte Quinley Children and Nursery Ministries cquinley@covingtonfumc.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 CHURCH WIDE LENTEN DEVOTION A church-wide Lenten devotion titled, Moving Toward the Cross: Reflections on the Writings of Frederick Buechner, will begin Ash Wednesday, March 1 st. Books will be available for each family Sunday, February 26 th. RETIREMENT RECEPTION There will be a reception to honor Charlotte Quinley, March 5 th after Traditional service in the Fellowship Hall. Please come to wish her well as she retires as Children s Ministry Director. A love offering will be taken to present to her. Please send your offering to the church marked Love Offering for Charlotte by March 3 rd. UPCOMING EVENTS: March 1: Ash Wednesday Service 6:00 p.m. Sanctuary March 5: Palm Sunday, Children sing at both services/ Reception for Charlotte Quinley-Fellowship Hall SEEKING NURSERY WORKER The Children and Nursery Department is looking for a permanent nursery worker. This person must be 18 or older, able to work Sunday mornings, Wednesday nights and other opportunities such as Bible studies, church meetings, VBS and/or practices, which could be days or evenings. There could be two or more people to fill this opening. Applications are available from the church office. Please contact Sandy Burgess at or sburgess@covingtonfumc.com. METHODIST- PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL Methodist-Presbyterian Nursery School is now accepting applications for the school year for children ages 3-5. Please turn in your application as soon as possible. For more information, please contact Andrea Franklin at First Presbyterian Church, or February 9 Catherine Castleman Linley Gangaware Kirk Richardson Casey Rogers February 10 Tim Carpenter Liz Flanagan February 12 Beth Gardner Rebecca Harrison Ava Miller Allan Turner February 13 Justin Hanson Millie Pullen Kane Ray Hank Samspon February 14 Gael Gilbreath 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 Susan Turner February 19 Michelle King Abby Naifeh February 20 Ann Caldwell Jacob Leyvas February 21 Kristin Burgess February 24 Bill Ray February 25 Laura Cochran Holley Morris Sloane Sullivan 2

3 SCOUT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 TH Sunday, February 12 th, we will honor Scouting programs in the 11:00 a.m. worship service. The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of citizenship, and develops personal fitness. FUMC sponsors Venture Crew 1420 and Cub Scout Pack For more information, please contact our scouting representative, Sandy Burgess at CHILDREN S MOVIE NIGHT Children will have a movie night, Friday, February 10 th at 6:00 p.m. in the Christian Life Center. Chicken nuggets, tater tots and popcorn will be served. Come help find Dory! YOUTH FUNDRAISER Youth are selling tickets for a Valentine s spaghetti dinner Sunday, February 12 th. The meal will be served in the Fellowship Hall. Takeout or delivery is also available. The cost is $10. Tickets are on sale after both services. Please stop by the table or see one of the youth to get yours today! For more information, contact Andrew Davis, ajdavis915@gmail.com or call GIRLS ON THE GO The Just Divine Tea Room in Halls will be the first stop on the monthly Girls on the Go agenda. We are starting a group of lovely ladies who can lunch. We would like to visit some of the tea rooms or area restaurants like Pauline s or Vinegar Jim s. There are many lunch style restaurants in and near Covington. Let s explore! Join us for lunch February 16 th at 11:00 a.m. We will meet in the upper parking lot under the awning and ride together in the church van. Please call the church office, , to RSVP by February 15 th. WEDNESDAY EVENING YOUTH GROUP Gather in the Christian Life Center at 5:30 p.m.; activities start at 6:00 p.m. New series titled Purity begins February 8 th. UMW CORNER Retreat Reservations will be accepted until February 24 th for the United Methodist Women s retreat to Lakeshore United Methodist Assembly March Registration forms are available on the tables in the Christian Life Center and the hallway leading to the Sanctuary. Cost for the retreat is $80. For more information, please contact Kathy Wallace by at kpw422@aol.com or call UMCOR Health Kits Health kits for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) will be assembled Saturday, February 25 th at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday school classes were asked to donate items to be included. Please bring your donations to the HOPE classroom located on the third floor of the Education Building by February 24 th. All women are invited to help with this project. 3

4 CHILDREN S CHURCH WORKERS February 12 MorningSong: Laura Thornton and Jonathan Stewart (Laura Richardson, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Dianne Stone and Charlotte Quinley (Brooke Shipley, emergency relief) February 19 MorningSong: Laura Thornton and Earl Beckett (Casey Rogers, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Brenda Wrather and Jacob Leyvas (Dianne Stone, emergency relief) NURSERY WORKERS February 12 MorningSong: Kathleen Burk and Katelyn Stewart (Jennifer Winberry, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Christina Jones and Bobby Bailey (Cynthia Ford, emergency relief) February 19 MorningSong: Joey Caldwell and Mary Catherine Turner (Kathleen Burk, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Yvonne Bryant and Raygen Escue (Christina Jones, emergency relief) UPPER ROOM PRAYER MINISTRY SCHEDULE February 12 MorningSong Service Volunteers Needed February 19 MorningSong Service Volunteers Needed Traditional Service Sandra Naifeh Nancy Peeler Traditional Service Skip and Kendy Erwin ATTENDANCE & GIVING COMMUNION OFFERING Thank you for your generous Communion offering gifts of $ This will benefit Amanda s Way, a domestic violence shelter in Tipton County. January 29, 2017 MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering - February 5, 2017 MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering $1, $7, $3, $26,

5 SAMARITAN FUND TOTALS # of Awards As of January 26-February 3, 2017 Amount Type of Assistance 0 $ 0 Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 6 $ Lodging 0 $ 0 Miscellaneous 2 $ Rent 5 $ Utilities 0 $ 0 Vehicle Gas 13 $ Totals # of Awards January 1-January 20, 2017 Amount Type of Assistance 2 $ Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 31 $ 1, Lodging 0 $ 0 Miscellaneous 9 $ Rent 24 $ 1, Utilities 3 $ Vehicle Gas 69 $ 4, Totals Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: As of February 3, 2017 Samaritan Balance: $3, ROUNDUP UTILITY ASSISTANCE January 26 through February 3, Households were interviewed CES: 7 total households 6 approved totaling $1, declined totaling $ CGWS: 2 total households 2 approved totaling $ declined NOTE OF THANKS! An order could not be placed from the MidSouth Food Bank to have food to distribute at the Covington pantry February 4 th. An urgent call was put out via and the bountiful blessings that followed was miraculous! Two lovely ladies donated over 500 pounds of food. School groups, Girl Scouts, local churches and our FUMC congregation not only met the need but greatly exceeded it. A big THANK YOU to everyone! God is good! All the time! 5

6 Memorials and Tributes In Memory of Mrs. Robbie Anderson Operating Fund by Chris and Sara Gangaware In Memory of Dr. L.C. Bierman In Memory of James Arnold Bull, Jr. Good Samaritan Fund by Earl and Faye Beckett Good Samaritan Fund by Men s Bible Class, FUMC Good Samaritan Fund by Leonard and Brenda Moss Good Samaritan Fund by Dick and Judy Notes Good Samaritan Fund by Tim and Kathy Wallace In Honor of Brett Coker Coker Mission Fund by Men s Prayer Breakfast, FUMC Coker Mission Fund by The Now Sunday School Class, FUMC In Memory of Gloria Cook In Memory of Tony Council Good Samaritan Fund by Chris and Sara Gangaware In Memory of Ann Enzor In Memory of Henry Glass, Sr. In Honor of Justin Hanson Worship and Choir Fund by The Men s Bible Class, FUMC In Honor of Wayne and Carole Hughey Good Samaritan Fund by Tom and Shirley Bready Good Samaritan Fund by Billy and Cheri Jones In Memory of Kate Timberlake Leslie Good Samaritan Fund by Jim and Beverly Smith In Memory of Dave Marshall In Honor of Tommy McDow Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin In Memory of Walter McIntosh In Memory of Rev. Grace Phelps March to the Manger Food Pantry Fund by David and Donna Camiel Good Samaritan Fund by John and Joy Meriweather Phelps Lakeshore Memorial Fund by Dana R. Smith Phelps Lakeshore Memorial Fund by Joy and Dan Weathersbee In Honor of Charlotte Quinley Children s Ministry Fund by Leonard and Brenda Moss Children s Ministry Fund by Ray and Janice Newbill In Memory of Geraldine Rhodes In Memory of Hylda Sloan God s Grace Sunday School Class by Earl and Faye Beckett God s Grace Sunday School Class by Don and Ellen Clark God s Grace Sunday School Class by C.W. and Martha Cunningham God s Grace Sunday School Class by Bill Enzor Good Samaritan Fund by Chris and Sara Gangaware Memorials continued on page 7 6

7 Memorials and Tributes (continued) In Memory of Hylda Sloan (continued) God s Grace Sunday School Class by Billy and Cheri Jones Worship and Choir Fund by Keith and Sandra McCalla God s Grace Sunday School Class by Leonard and Brenda Moss God s Grace Sunday School Class by Carolynn Scruggs and Jena Hackett God s Grace Sunday School Class by Tim and Kathy Wallace In Memory of Clara Nell Williams In Memory of Jerry Williams Good Samaritan Fund by Bill Enzor In Memory of Martha Yarbrough Billy Anderson Bobby Anderson Donna Beard Tom Bready Joe Campodonico Terri Rice Chumley Amber Corbitt Cimadevilla Kaleigh Easley Cassie Evans Marian Hendricks Becky Horstkoetter Lorna Keahey Janet Klutts Bernie Liles Lori Butler Lindley Donna Luckey Charlie Moss James Neely Frank Racy Judy Sloan Ralph Sharon Rich Carolyn Rogers Jean Simonton BJ Smith Hazel Townsend Jimmy Turner Bart White Maxine Whitehorn Camille Whitley Dr. Barney Witherington III CONDOLENCES Arnold Bull, member of the church and Men s Bible Class, passed away January 26 th. Lisa Rickard niece of Cheri Jones, passed away February 3 rd. Please keep these families in your prayers. 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. 7

8 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. CHURCH INFORMATION If you are interested in learning more about the church, classes or activities offered, please pick-up a brochure located in the lobby of the Christian Life Center or on the table in the hallway leading to the Sanctuary. If you would like a tour of the church or would like more information, please contact the church office by calling or ing First United Methodist Church 145 W. Church Avenue Covington, TN Phone: Fax: covingtonfumc@covingtonfumc.com Website: Facebook: Twitter: twitter.com/fumccovington 8