TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 5721 METHODIST ROAD, GREENSBORO, NC Communion each Sunday morning at 9:30 in the sanctuary April 2, 2015 Weekly Email Update ON THIS WEEK S CALENDAR: Thursday (4-2) MAUNDY THURSDAY 6:30 pm Disciple 2 7:00 pm Maundy Thursday Service - Sanctuary Friday (4-3) GOOD FRIDAY (Office & Daycare Closed) 10:00 am CROSSWALK - meet at Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home on N. Elm Saturday (4-4) 8:30 am - 1 pm Outdoor Cleanup Sunday (4-5) EASTER 7:00 am Sunrise Service - Outdoor Chapel 8:00 am Easter Breakfast 8:45 am Early Worship - Chapel 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship - Sanctuary Monday (4-6) EASTER MONDAY Office & Daycare Closed Tuesday (4-7) 11:00 am Fellowship Circle 7:00 pm Friendship Circle 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry 7:00 pm Contemporary Worship Mtg Wednesday (4-8) 10:00 am Bethany Circle 7:00 pm Worship Committee No Choir Thursday (4-9) 6:30 pm Disciple 2 Saturday (4-11) 8 am - 6 pm Food Drive - Food Lion Randleman Rd Sunday (4-12) 8:45 am UMM Breakfast 9:30 am Children s Play Rehearsal 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship - Sanctuary 12 noon Boy Scout Luncheon 4:00 pm Youth Sings Praise 4:30 pm Youth Rings Praise 5:00 pm Children s Choir 5:00 pm Christian Believers Bible Study 5:00-7 pm Youth 5:30 pm LM s, JR s, CB ers 7:00 pm Healing & Restoration Service - Chapel CROSSWALK: GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 3, 2015 Meet at Hanes-Lineberry funeral home, 10:00 a.m., North Elm Street. WALK begins at 10:30 a.m. WALK Ends at MLK Jr. Drive at the train trestle. Police Escort. You Are Welcome to Carry the Cross at any point on the WALK. All Are Welcome to participate. From Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home to Smith Street Elm Street, South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive/ Train Trestle on South Elm Street. The WALK will be about 1 hour. Worship Associates April 5 April 12 Greeters Anne Lambert Nancy Lee CD Delivery Glenda Stout Renie L Jefferson Sound Andy Griffin Brian Williamson Children s Church Nursery Rebecca Hardie Jennifer Little Lisa Gaither Sandra Pratt Katie Keating Heather Koonts Faye Holt Traci Skipper Acolytes Casey Hardie Graham Yates SPRING CLEAN UP time is coming!! Saturday April 4th from 8:30am till 1pm Help us cleaning up the building and grounds to prepare us for Easter Sunday and to start the year out looking neat and trim. Come early for coffee and donuts! We will need leaf blowers, rakes, hedge trimmers and a chainsaw or two.
UPCOMING APRIL BIRTHDAYS 04/02 John Hoskins, Tom Woodard, Linda Zane, David Field, David Field 04/03 Carter Medlin, Len Holder, Carl Kyker, Dana Dozier 04/04 Nick Jensen, Yvonne Maske, Bethany Bivens 04/05 Dale Middleton, Lee Whitney 04/06 Jan Hancock, Poochie Neece, Janet Wallace, Vance Neece 04/07 Dean Kiger, Donna Gray 04/08 Sharon Cockerham 04/09 Marie Dunn, Linda Billings, Mitzi Brown, Marissa Wohletz 04/10 Jill Skerlak, Ray Mowery, Artamae Varner, Karen Tashner, Paul Wheeler 04/11 Cole Bradley, Diane Hancock, Ed LeHanka 04/12 Howard Reynolds, Rebecca Stewart, Madison Gaither 04/13 Jerry Brothers, Daniel Cockman 04/14 Betty Capps, Bonnie Harris, Dianne Smith, Leo Brown 04/16 Laura Scheening, Katie Mathis, Daniel Scotton, Jordan Williamson 04/17 Jo Dalton, Heather Jackson UPCOMING APRIL ANNIVERSARIES 4/02 Ronnie and Glenda Stout ADOPT-A-BELL Have you ever thought about adoption? We need you to 4/04 Andrea and Kenneth Whitfield consider adopting a...handbell! Our handbells are in need of 4/06 Poochie and Vance Neece a fine tuning that is typically done once every 5 to 10 4/07 Doris and Henry Gray years. Well...our bells are in need! Would you be willing to 4/12 Sara and Tim Bowers "adopt a bell"? Twenty dollars per bell will help get these guys 4/14 Dianne and Enos Smith in tip top shape! We need approximately 60 adoptions to 4/15 Angie and Ray Houser happen...feel free to adopt more than one. Perhaps your 4/16 Lee and Patty Heath organization would adopt a few bells... Please make checks out to Tabernacle UMC and write Adopt-A-Bell in the memo line. If you have any questions, please see Paula Ginn or Carla Ely; and as always, we appreciate the support you freely give to the music ministries of our church. Music Committee FLAPJACK FUNDRAISER - APRIL 18TH The youth of Tabernacle want to help raise money for the CLC. Please join us on Saturday, April 18 from 8-10 a.m. at the Applebees on Battleground Avenue (3200 Battleground Ave.) for their second annual Flapjack Fundraiser. Starting March 29, you can pre-purchase your tickets from any of the youth for $7 each. Please consider coming out for a morning of good food (flapjacks & sausage) and fellowship. All proceeds will go to the Christian Life Center. FELLOWSHIP CIRCLE GENTLY USED CLOTHING SALE April 17, 2015 11am-7pm & April 18, 2015 8am-2pm We will accept your clothing donations for our Clothing Sale on Wednesday, April 15 th from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Thursday, April 16 th from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Please donate your gently used men s and women s clothes from your spring cleaning for our sale in mid-april. The proceeds from our sale in 2013 went to help TUMC Food Pantry, the Backpack Program, TUMC Boy Scouts, Meals on Wheels, Out-of-the Garden Food Pantry, Thanksgiving Turkeys and gifts for the Angel Tree. April is just around the corner and we need your donation to help us with this important Missions Project for the Fellowship Circle!
ANNOUNCING LM, JR AND CBER'S END OF YEAR TRIP! "Take me out to the ballgame take me out with the crowd" We are heading to a 4pm Grasshoppers Game on April 19th. We will depart by 3:15 and return by 6pm. Children and families are welcome to attend. Families who drive separately are welcome to stay after we have departed for the duration of the game. Please send money for refreshments/dinner for your child if you are not accompanying them. Cost for the trip will be $10 for adults and $8 for children. I will pay for the tickets ahead of time so bring your money to pay me before we depart. I need to know the following in order to secure transportation & tickets: 1-How many from your family will attend adults and children?2-will you or your children ride a church provided bus? In order to secure a block of seats at an affordable cost: **PLEASE RSVP TO ME BY EASTER** kcripps@tabernacle-umc.org OR 336-207-3073 Thank you, Kim Cripps GENERAL UMW MEETING APRIL 19 The general UMW meeting at Tabernacle will be Sunday, April 19 at 2:30 in the fellowship hall. There will be a speaker from Freedom House. We are collecting items for Freedom House and ask you to donate by bringing items to the meeting or we will also have a box set up in the commons area. Items in bold are items needed more often. Aluminum Foil, Plastic wrap, Ziploc bags (all sizes), Dishwasher Detergent, paper towels, toilet paper, Lysol, Windex, all purpose cleaner, Laundry detergent, personal hygiene for women and babies, copy paper, stamps, Printer Ink (HP Office jet Pro 8600), Canned goods/non perishables. All women of the church are invited to the meeting to learn about this recovery program in Greensboro. ADULT FELLOWSHIP CASWELL COUNTY TOUR SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23 RD This trip is a repeat of a trip we made in 2013. It was a very enjoyable and informative trip and many have asked for a second time around. Caswell, the second wealthiest county in North Carolina prior to the Civil War, today is one of the poorest. Many of the homes of the Boom Era (1850s) still stand, some beautifully restored, some vine covered and crumbling. Jack Wagstaff, a native of this area, will be our tour guide. We will visit Rock of Ages Winery in neighboring Person County and have an early lunch nearby at the Flat River Cafe. The restaurant is unique; it is in an adjoining room to a country store that has a wonderful meat department. The food is excellent five star. There was a lengthy article in Our State several years ago praising the food and unique setting. After lunch, we will drive directly to Leasburg, which is in Caswell County. It is a neat village with several nice homes from the 1800s. The first president of Greensboro College was from Leasburg, and his home still stands. From Leasburg, we will travel to Milton, then Yanceyville, making a number of stops to see and hear stories of the past. Departure Time from the church will be 9:30 a.m. Return to the church late afternoon. Bus fare will be collected the day of the trip. Bring cash for lunch and shopping. Please make your reservation by Monday, April 20th by calling Gaynell Faulk at 336-674-5028 or emailing gfaulk2@triad.rr.com.
SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 26 Mayberry Comes to Tabernacle Join us April 26 th for a good old fashioned values and side splitting fun play featuring our own TUMC Players. There will be two showings. Lunch after worship service, play starting at 1:30 p.m. or come join us for Dinner at 5:45 pm, play starting at 7:00 p.m. Meals will be prepared by Matt Koonts. Tickets will go on sale before Sunday School and after Worship service starting Sunday March 15 th. Tickets cost: $10 for adults, $6.00 for children under 10 years of age. Get your tickets now because space is limited! It seems that Andy and Barney have a problem. It s only a couple of days until the big Chamber of Commerce dance, and Thelma Lou s cousin, Mary Grace, has come to visit for a few days. The problem is that Thelma Lou will not go to the dance with Barney unless they can set up a date for Mary Grace as well. Don t miss the inaugural Tabernacle United Methodist Church Presentation of She s Nice, She s Really Nice. CALLING ALL STAGE HANDS! Tabernacle s inaugural presentation of She s Nice, She s Really Nice needs your help. We need stage hands, clean-up teams, set up teams and food servers. Also Sunday School classes are being asked to donate a themed basket to be given away as door prizes. A detailed sheet will be placed in the Sunday School classrooms for sign up. Searching for a way to have fun and to assist Tabernacle United Methodist Church raise funds to build our CLC? Your search is over. we are looking for sponsorship for our play. If you or your company would like to make a donation, your name/company name will be listed in the program as a sponsor. Or maybe you would prefer a commercial about your place of business, filmed by our own Mayberry video crew. The commercial will be shown during our commercial breaks during the play. Please contact Janet Wallace as soon as possible for details. If you are willing to help out with the production or have questions regarding sponsorship, please contact Janet Wallace at janet.o.wallace@gmail.com or call 336-803-1834. All proceeds from the play will go toward the CLC. Don t miss out on this day of fun and good food. BASKET DONATIONS Would your Sunday School class like to put together a themed basket to be given away during the Lunch and Dinner performance of She s Nice, She s Really Nice on April 26th? Just create a fun themed basket and fill it up with items. Suggested themes: Movie, Summer, Garden, Reading, Spring, Sports, Kids etc. Please let Michelle Griffin know if your class would be interested in putting together a basket. Michellegriffin44@ayahoo.com or 708-0199. Baskets need to be dropped off in the fellowship hall the morning of April 26. All proceeds from the play will go towards the CLC.
APPLE PIE ORDER FORM Name: Phone Number: Pick Up Date (circle one): Tuesday, April 28 Wednesday, April 29 Thursday, April 30 Friday, May 1 Number of Pies: X $1.50 = (pay at the time of pick up) ANNUAL FRIED APPLE PIE SALE APRIL 28 MAY 1 MUST be Pre-Ordered!! Call the Church office (336) 674-2941 and tell us your name, phone number, pick up date for pies, and how many pies you want or fill out the above form and return it to the church office. Orders must be placed by Monday April 27th. Pick up pies at Tabernacle United Methodist Church, in the Fellowship Hall, on Tuesday April 28 Friday May 1, after 2 pm. Only $1.50 per pie pre orders only!!! ANNUAL YARD SALE The Tabernacle United Methodist Men s Annual Yard Sale will be held on Saturday May 2, 2015 from 7AM to 12 PM in the Tabernacle Church Parking Lot located at 5721 Methodist Road, Greensboro, NC. Please plan to attend or rent a space to buy/sell your favorite stored antique possessions or, those early attic treasures. There will be clothing, treasures, children s clothes and toys and, the UMW will have fried apple pies for sale. Breakfast items will be on sale to include sausage biscuits, ham biscuits, coffee, etc. followed later by hot dogs. We have arranged for the Salvation Army to bring a truck to the Yard Sale at 12 Noon to pick up any unsold items that Sellers may wish to donate to this very worthwhile Organization. Cost is $15.00 to reserve a space or table. Please contact Jay Gordon (674-3308) to rent a table or contact the Church Office (674-2941) for more information about the Yard Sale. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CHILDREN'S MUSICAL: MAY 31ST: The Good News Cruise: Spending Time Soaking in the SON!...And that is exactly what we will be doing...soaking in the promises and peace of Christ! Please come join us and don't miss an opportunity to have fun experiencing the children's witness to the world as we learn very powerful messages to strengthen faith and grow in love for our Savior such as: We all celebrate when the weather is good but how do we, as Christians, handle the "storms" of life? We know God's truth that He is always with us, He gives us strength in all things. God has blessed you with things much more powerful than the things we can see and touch to guide us in life. Rather than maps we have His HOLY WORD to help stay on course. Instead of a radio to communicate with those on shore we have PRAYER to communicate with God. Like a radar we have the HOLY SPIRIT to guide us. All proceeds from the lunch donations go to the Christian Life Center. Thank you in advance for your support of our children's music program! Carla Ely cely@tabernacle-umc.org and Kim Cripps kcripps@tabernacle-umc.org
Please send ALL Graduation information to Rev. Justin Cabe no later than May 17th, 2015 Graduate s name: Graduating from : Degree earned: Awards received: Future plans: Favorite scriptures: Please include a recent photo. Please complete the form and place it in the offering plate or Rev. Justin s box. You can also email that information to jcabe@tabernacle-umc.org GRADUATION Graduation Sunday will be June 7th. Please send all graduation information to Rev. Justin Cabe no later than May 17th. Please include the graduate s name, school, degree earned, awards received, future plans, favorite scriptures, and a recent photo. Forms are available in the narthex, commons, or office areas. Please complete the form and place it in the offering plate or Rev. Justin s box. Or you can also email that information to jcabe@tabernacle-umc.org VBS 2015 Mountaintop Experience Dates: June 14th-18th, 5:30-8pm We are now building up to our children's next amazing adventure. This VBS promises to be mountains of fun! Plus, kids walk away with a rock-solid faith that they can rely on God when life gets tough. Join our climbing team register your volunteer time or child to be a part of Tabernacle's Everest VBS now @ www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/tumc (paper registration forms coming soon) Interested volunteers may also email or call Kimberly Cripps @ kcripps@tabernacleumc.org or 336-207-3073. A mountain of thanks to our generous congregation for supporting this next adventure into God's word and promises! Immediate VBS Supply Needs: Please bring empty gallon milk jugs the sooner the better! We are in need of 600 to construct 2 igloo structures. Please leave them in the commons. Light blue & white plastic tablecloths White fabric, white sheets, batting, snow blankets Light blue fabric Snowflake confetti, white silver or light blue confetti Small pine cones snowflake and icicle Christmas ornaments Bright solid colored fabric squares (e.g. red, blue, green, yellow, orange) Ongoing VBS Supply needs (call Kim to commit 336-207-3073, deadline May 15th & receipt of items deadline June 2nd): Tents small & large Hiking boots Hiking back packs Mountain climbing rope sleeping bags lanterns artificial Christmas trees of all sizes
ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS Carolyn Allred (Michelle Griffin) Rolin Barrett (Joe Brotherton) Molly Barrow Sherrill Beckler (Jerry Brothers) Alexander Bianucci (Annette Turner) Rachel Coble (Patsy Helms) Charles Collins Lula Mae Connolly Pat Connolly Beth Cornett Ben DeQuebec (Rehab) Patsy & Mack Dunlap (Makinson) Addison Flournoy (Katy Keating) Logan Forbis (Kevin McArthur) Kay Garrett Gail Giddens Priscilla Goodman (Willie Holder) Bill Hastings (Rosie & Doris Brien) Gordon & Bonnie Hundley (Debra McKinney) Annie James (Willie Holder) Robert Johnson (Joe Brotherton) John Key (heart surgery) Karen Kirkman (Jimmy Collins) Margaret Lilly (Michelle Griffin) M. C. Lowdermilk ( Gail Causey) Betty Jo Marion Jim Mayns (Charlotte Jones) Tim McCulloch (Rachel McCulloch) Phyllis Middleton (Hobbs) Linda Monnett Edward Mounce (cancer) Jeff Neelly Gary Price Margie Reynolds Mark Reynolds (Jean Reynolds) Mike Sexton (Linda Lambe) Lois Sharpe Dana Smith (Sally Vick) Kathleen Smith (Mary Reynolds) Sue Sosnowski (cancer) Peggy Andrew Summers Emma Wilson John Worley (Ralph Worley) Will Zimmerman (Tina Phillips) OUR MISSIONARIES John Calhoun, Kiev Sandra Raasch, Honduras Gary Locklear, North Carolina Alger and Joyce Morris, Cambodia Joel Taylor, Cuba OUR MILITARY Luke Rebertus, Marines Jason Caesar Wolff, Air Force OUR SHUT IN MEMBERS Irene Blake Rachel Coble Bill & Cathy Early (Abbottswood, Apt B315) Nancy & Lee Fisher (Abbottswood, Apt. C 306) Edra Hall, Clapps Delorce Land, Clapps Mary Layton, Clapps Asst. Living Debra McKinney Meralyn Meadows (The Laurels) Ann Padgett Frances Whitt OUR SHUT IN FRIENDS Julia Sosnowski, Morningview *Bold indicates new this week PRAYER REQUESTS The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth Ps. 145:18 We would be honored to pray over specific prayer requests and share them with our church family through the Prayer Request List in the Bulletin and Newsletter. To respect the privacy of individuals, we only publish prayer requests when we have the individuals permission. Before making a prayer request, please contact the individual you would like to pray for and ask them to contact the church office if they indeed wish to be included on the Prayer Request List. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. OUR LOVE AND CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY to Edd Bigham and family in the recent passing of his brother, Rev. William Bigham who went home to be with the Lord on March 29th. Please remember this family in your prayers. BOY SCOUT LUNCHEON ON APRIL 12 Boy Scout Troop 426 invites you to a luncheon after the 11:00 service on April 12. Menu is chicken pie, drinks, and dessert. You are welcome to sit down for lunch or take-out meals will be available. Donations will be accepted to fund the scout trip to Sea Base this year. Whole Chicken Pies are also available. Cost: $12.00 All chicken pies ordered will be available for pickup at Tabernacle United Methodist Church at 12:00 pm on Sunday, April 12th Please call Steve Makinson at 336-202-5735 or email: 3362025737@vtext.com Make checks payable to: Troop 426 Thank you for your order and supporting our Bahamas Sea Base Crew with Troop 426! NEWSLETTER DEADLINE The deadline for the Friday Newsletter (prayer list, announcements, etc.) is the prior Tuesday. Please call the church office at 336-674-2941 or email Morgan Hoyle at mhoyle@tabernacle-umc.org.