Scottnews MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF SCOTT METHODIST CHURCH MARCH 2015 Pastor s Corner By Rev. Richard Hasley Church Calendar Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt was 430 years, at the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD S divisions left Egypt. Because the LORD kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the LORD for the generations to come. (Exodus 12:40-42) 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Sunday Worship Wed @ 6:00 pm Bible Study Wed @ 7:30 pm Choir Practice Thurs @ 7:00 pm SWAT Friday @ 10:00am Prayer group As we enter the month that welcomes spring, we look forward to the warmer weather, the greening of the grass and trees, perhaps even a few flowers popping up in a few weeks. Do you know a word that describes all those wonderful things? Change. 3/15/15 Noisy offering 3/18/15 Community Choir We like things to be ordered. Predictable. Safe. The Hebrews felt that way as well. But, if they had not listened to Moses and embraced change, even if it was scary and unpredictable, they would have remained slaves forever. continued Festival @ Scott Church 7:00pm 3/22/15 Celebration of the Sacraments Baptism and Communion during the morning worship. Contact Rev. Hasley by 3/14/15 for baptism. 3/29/15 Preschool sings in the morning service - Palm Sunday
Pastor s Corner cont. If Abraham had not obeyed the leading of God and left his ancestral home, we would never have heard of him and he would never have become the father of a nation. Change can be very good, as long as God is in the change. What is God leading you to change? Perhaps it is finally putting Him first, and making Him the LORD of your life. Perhaps it is inviting that person that s been on your mind to church. Perhaps it is joining the choir or volunteering in a ministry. Whatever it may be, if God is prompting you, do it! Embrace the change, knowing the LORD is with you and has something wonderful I mind. See you in church! Pastor Hasley SWIM News The ladies have had a busy February getting started on the cookbook, delivering Valentine Shut- In bags and serving the Valentine Dinner. Many thanks again to the ladies that stepped up and helped, and to George Poole, Chuck Howell, Rick McCann and Pastor Richard. The ladies will be serving the lunch for the March 7th Spring District meeting here at Scott Church. We have also been asked to serve the Retired Teachers Luncheon on May 15. Please note, Scott Women will not be having a Yard-Bake Sale this June. We have put this on hold for a year. Please continue to keep the ladies in prayer as they come to do the Lords work. God Bless, Scott Women In Mission Romans 8:28
Preschool News Announcements During the month of February, the children learned the letters, V, H and B. They had their valentine s party and learned about the parts of their bodies. We have experienced many snow days and two hour delays. On March 2nd, Dr. Jones will visit with the students and talk to them about keeping their bodies healthy. During the month of March the children will be learning the letters D, C, G and E. Their themes will be Dr. Seuss, St. Patrick s Day and Easter. They will also learn the bible story of Daniel and the lions as well as the meaning of Easter. The children will be singing in church on Sunday, March 29th during the morning worship service. The preschool is hoping the winter weather is almost over and look forward the spring. Upcoming Community Choir Festival Wednesday, March 18 @ 7:00 pm Scott Methodist Church Maundy Thursday Service 4/2/15 @ 7:00 pm With Jeff Kran, Chosen People Ministries Good Friday Service 4/3/15 @ 7 pm Main St. Church of Christ The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of SPRING. The choir is doing a mini cantata on Easter Sunday. They are looking for new members. Practice is every Wednesday @ 7:30 pm. See Gary Barker for any questions concerning the choir. He s Alive He s Alive will be performed again this year at the Capitol Theater in Wheeling. All performances are FREE Several adults and youth from our church will be part of this year s cast. Dates are: Friday, March 27 @ 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 28 @ 7:30 pm, and Sunday, March 29 @ 3:30pm. Hope to see you there, you will be blessed! Easter Sunrise Service 7:00 am Sally Buffalo Park, Wallace Lodge Breakfast following service Easter: Sunday School 9:30 am Morning worship 10:45 am There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the young children following the morning worship.
March 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9:30am SS Sunday Night Service 2 Promiseland Board 6:30p 3 Trustees 4 Bible Study 6pm Choir practice 7:30p 5 SWAT 6 Gideon s 6:30a Prayer group 10am 7 Turn clocks ahead 1 hour 8 9:30am SS 9 10 11 12 13 14 Daylight Savings Time Finance 7p Admin. Board 7:30p Bible Study 6pm Choir practice 7:30pm SWAT Gideon s 6:30a Prayer group 10am 159:30a SS 16 17 18 Commu- 19 20 21 Noisy Offering Bethany Circle Mary Ruth Circle 12 pm Meet at the church nity Choir Festival @ Scott Church 7:00 pm SWAT Gideon s 6:30a Prayer group 10am 229:30a SS 23 24 25 26 27 28 Bible Study 6pm SWAT Gideon s 6:30a Baptism and Communion Choir practice 7:30pm Prayer group 10am 299:30a SS Preschool sings Palm S 30 Kids Night Out 6-8pm 31 He s Alive: FREE March 27 @ 7:30 pm March 28 @ 7:30 pm March 29 @ 3:30 pm
March 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 All men are created equal. 2 Pray for National Security. 3 Lord Jesus, we pray for Pastor Richard & Janice. God is faithful. 4 Pray for your friends. 5 Faith working through love. 6 Children are a gift from God. Pray for your children & grandchildre 7Father, we pray for Mark, Christine & boys. They know the Lord. 8 Pray for SWAT. Thanks Lord for our youth. 9Messiah, we pray for Scott, Dana Nassau and children. 10Pray for Benjamin Netanyanu and the peace of God. 11 Pray for world peace. 12 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. 13Gracious Father, we pray for Hope White, as she serves God. 14 If any lack wisdom, let him ask of God 15Pray for Marc & Andrea Smith as they rescue children. 16 Lord, help me to give Grace to others. 17 Forgive from your heart, the Lord forgave us. 18Pray and stay in close fellowship with other Christians. 19 You re not here by chance, but by God s choosing. 20 Pray for the sick. Jesus gives strength to the weary. 21 Praise the Lord for answered prayers. 22Father, we pray for Scott UMC. The Lord will guard you. 23Thank you Lord for the food pantry and faithful help 24 Lord Jesus, we pray for our preschool & a good result 25 Pray for World Challenge. 26 Jesus, we pray for Mission Door. 27 Pray for the Ukraine & their people. 28Run to the Shepherd, He will take care of you. 29 Palm Sunday-God loves us. 30God will supply all your needs according to His riches. 31 Pray, ask Jesus into Your heart. He loves you.
Birthdays/Anniversaries Birthdays 4th Zachary Smith 7th Alexia Dowdle 8th Johan Holmes 9th Sara Tabacchi 10th Gloria Richards, Katie Evans 11th Ariel Lishick 13th Delbert Cline 14th Dick Mikesell 17th Leoma Zimmerman 19th Michelle Howell 20th Christina Smith 21st Lucas Puskarich 22nd Peggy Poole 23rd Ryan McCann, Amie Sutherland Moore, Adam Sutherland 26th Bob Fulton 28th Carole Spiker, Natalie Evans, Brian Howell If you would like to send a card to Dick Mikesell, his address is: Harrison County Home 41500 Cadiz-Dennison Rd. Cadiz, Ohio 43907 We believe Delbert Cline has moved to Florida with his daughter. If you have any information or current address, please inform the office. Anniversaries 6th Bob & Valorie Fulton 8th Tim & Amie Moore 20th Gene & Maria Randolph Daylight Savings Time will begin on March 8th. Don t forget to SPRING FORWARD!! The community choir festival will be held here at Scott Church on Wed. March 18 @ 7:00pm. We will be serving cookies after the program. If you are able to donate cookies, please sign up on the sheet posted on the office door. Scott Blackburn is looking for anyone interested in helping to run the power point on Sunday mornings. See Scott for details. Sunday, March 22 Scott Church will hold a Celebration of the Sacraments service. The services of baptism and communion will be during the morning worship service. If you are interested in baptism, please see Pastor Hasley by March 14. Sunrise Service-Scott Church is in charge of the breakfast this year. Dolly Smith is looking for volunteers to help cook and serve. The service is Easter morning @ 7:00 am. It is being held at Wallace Lodge, Sally Buffalo Park. If you can help, please see Dolly. Sign up sheet for attending the sunrise service breakfast is on the office door. If you will be attending the breakfast, we would like you to sign up. Dolly Smith is hoping to get an approximate count in order to prepare enough food.
SWAT NEWS & HE S ALIVE Proverbs 22:17 A merry heart does good like medicine Hello again everyone and God bless you! A lot of news to report to you this month as the youth has been very busy. We ve been practicing a lot for He s Alive this year. We meet every Sunday in Wheeling to practice for the big production on March 27-29th. This year we have many youth participating like usual and they are excited to do the outreach.. In addition to this event we have all of our regular scheduled SWAT meetings on Thursdays. We are getting ready for our Spring and Summer activities too. This would include things like: fundraisers, Faith Ranch trip, King s Island trip, VBS, and some concert opportunities. I find it difficult to try and inform you every month what we re doing because it seems more and more things pop up that we re participating in. The young soldiers of SWAT are continuing to grow in number and in spirit. They try very hard to bring in their peers and show them the Love of God. I couldn t be more proud of this youth group!!! I also want to take this time to thank the youth sponsors that help me on Thursdays and through all of our events. I just couldn t manage SWAT without them. Thank you sponsors!!!. You re Photo Here DON T MISS HE S ALIVE AND MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
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