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CCOMMUNIONOMMUNION Communion is now avail-able in the Chapel of Clouds before, during, and after each of our weekend services. You are welcome to enter in to this self-led worship experience as you would like. The Bread and the Cup are placed on a small table near the kneeler. Please feel free to serve yourself, pray, and write in the Encour-agement Journal.

HHEALINGEALING PPRAYERRAYER TTIMEIME If you or someone you know is in need of physi-cal, emotional, or spiritual healing, join us in the Chapel of the Clouds on Wednesdays for a spe-cial Healing Prayer Time. Prayer pastors will be available to pray with you from 12:00-1:00 pm and from 5:00-7:00 pm.

UUNVEILEDNVEILED Have you ever looked at some-thing or someone in a certain way only to see things differ-ently after an event or time passes? First impressions are always the best ones. Join for the series of unveiled during this season of Lent.

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Masterpiece Family Easter Event

Masterpiece (our older adult minis-try) will travel to Jefferson City for a Dinner Theater showing of “Jesus Christ, Superstar” on Saturday, April 13th. We will leave the Cele-bration Center at 10 am and return late afternoon. The cost is $77 and includes the musical, a catered meal, transportation by chartered bus and special treats. Register by April 4th in our church office. Contact Rusty Smith at 660-553-0347 or rusty@firstsayyes.com if you have questions.

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MMAYAY 1515 Save the date for May 15th when Masterpiece (our older adult minis-try) takes a trip to Kansas City for a “Friends of Sacred Structures, beautiful churches, and a sacred music concert.” YEsToday Bookstore VVOLUNTEERSOLUNTEERS NNEEDEDEEDED With the loss of Mrs. Hall, YesTo-day Bookstore is restructuring. Several volunteers are needed to keep the doors open for our mem-bers before and after church ser-vices. All it takes is one hour of your time. You arrive 1/2 hour be-fore church services and open up the store, as the music starts, you attend service, and during the end-ing music you reopen the book-store and stay for approximately another 1/2 hour. It is that easy. And as a volunteer, you will be awarded a 10% discount on any purchase you make. Call Sandy Goff at 660-287-6065 to sign up.

For their 2019 Summer Mis-sion Trip , our Impact Student Ministry will be going to Mem-phis, Tennessee, June 16-22. They will be participating in the SOS (Service Over Self) Mission $25 Key Fobs for the Fusion Wellness Room are available for sale by contacting Tehya at the church office (827-2993) or fusionroom@firstsayyes.com. For confidential, spiritual, and emotional support in a 1-on-1, caring relationship, contact a Stephen Minister at 620-4484.

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If you would like to help with one of the stations for the Rise up with Je-sus Family Easter Event April 14th, please sign up on the connect card this weekend. This is going to be an exciting family event where our fami-lies explore details about Jesus' res-urrection on that glorious Sunday Morning 2,000 years ago. Come be a part of this wonderful Children's Ministry opportunity.

EEASTERASTER CCANDYANDY The Children’s Ministry will be pre-senting their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20th at 10 am at the Celebration Center. Kids 0-5th grade are invited to come celebrate with us. Everyone is in-vited to donate individually wrapped, Easter egg friendly candy by Friday, April 12th. Collection Baskets are located in the Lobby.

EEASTERASTER EEGGGG SSTUFFINGTUFFING We will be filling Easter Eggs on April 8-9 and 15-16 at 6 pm. Come help us and join in on the fun!

EEASTERASTER OOFFERINGFFERING This year’s Easter Offering can help support Vacation Bible School and Easter @ the Mathewson. Thank you in advance for your generous support. Please mark your check payable to First UMC with Easter Offering in the memo. For your con-venience, an Easter Offering Enve-lope is available from the back of the church Sanctuary, and from the Welcome Center. Please turn it in in the offering, church office, or mail it to 1701 W. 32nd St., Sedalia, MO 65301. Thank you!

For Easter we will be purchasing several plants to be placed in our garden later this spring. If you would like to give a gift (of any amount) in memory or honor of a loved one, feel free to pick up an envelope at the Welcome Center. Deadline for listing memorial in April 14th’s Palm Sunday’s bulletin insert is April 9th.

Easter Garden Memorials

YEsToday Bookstore Hours:

30 Min. before & after Weekend Svcs

Common Grounds Café

Open Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00

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OUR PRAYERS FOR: Darlene & Virgil Burgess, Kenneth Burgess, Jacob Gerken, Annabell Hackman, Glenda Horne, Kristina Johns, Steve Goldsmith, Cansata Arnold, Jim Rich-wine, Dana Gillig, Virginia Davis, Judy Thomas, Jeff Zullig, Donna Raines, Strong Tower Haiti, Whittier & Horace Mann Schools, and our covenant churches in Mozambique

Our hearts go out in Chris-tian love and sympathy to ~ Holly Thomlinson and family in the death of her mother, Eleanor Trent, on Wednesday, March 13th, and ~the family and friends of Annabelle Lietzow due to her death on March15th, 2019, and to ~Carolyn Miller and family due to the death of her hus-band, Tom Miller, on March19th, 2019.

CONGRATULATIONS: Blaire Olsen was baptized on March 17th. Blaire is the daughter of Baillie & Kenneth Olsen, and the granddaugh-ter of Robin & Brian Strong.

WWEE CCELEBRATEELEBRATE THETHE DDAYAY YOUYOU WEREWERE BORNBORN If your birthday is not listed, please let us know so it can be added!

Boles , Chad & Amber Kynleigh 2403 S. Quincy Ave. Sedalia, MO 65301 660-287-3421

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Mar. 16-17 Sunday School 104 Worship 664 Mar. 23-24, 2019 Sunday School 104 Worship 657

TTHANKHANK YYOUOU for donating washcloths for the June Medical Mission to Strong Tower Haiti ! Because of your generosity, we have surpassed the goal! Thank you for your kindness in caring and giving. The washcloths will be included in hygiene kits given to patients caring for wounds at home.

UMW MUMW MEETINGEETING The United Methodist Women will meet on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 1:15 p.m. in the First Family Room. Mary Lou Waldrep will have the program, Pat Kel-ley will have the Prayer calendar. Pat Kelley and Carolyn Miller will be the hostess. All Ladies are invited. For more information, contact Myra Reser, 660 547 3685.

CCOLLEGEOLLEGE K.I.T.’S (KK.I.T.’S (KEEPINGEEPING ININ TTOUCHOUCH)) Semester finals are rolling around once again. LOT Sunday School Class will be assembling the kits the last week in April. Please submit new—names or addresses since first semester—of college students attending a 2 yr or 4 yr program to the church office (827-2993) by Wednesday, April 24. Folks can contribute money to help with postage or individually packaged snack items for the boxes. Thanks for your support of our college students!

EEASTERASTER HHOSPITALITYOSPITALITY Easter @ the Mathewson Service is on April 21st at 10 a.m. If you would like help by greeting, ushering, serving snacks, or baking cookies, please sign up on this weekend’s Connection Card (bulletin insert).

We report finances monthly.

Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd St

Worship //Saturday 5:30pm //Sunday 8:35am

9:45am // 11:00am // & 12:30pm

Listen on the Radio at 1490AM Sundays 10:05am or on our

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MMARRIAGEARRIAGE CCLASSLASS What must a couple do to stay happily married? The author of "His Needs, Her Needs" addresses this question which we will study in a 6-session Marriage Class beginning Sunday, March 31st. This new class will meet at 11AM or right at the conclu-sion of 9:45 service. (Location of the class to be determined). Child-care will be provided and includes a group of kids being taught with food - food that they will prepare for the whole fam-ily to eat afterwards! The workbook is available at the Wel-come Center for only $5/couple.

GGIRLSIRLS’ H’ HIGHIGH TTEAEA PPARTYARTY The Children’s Ministry will be sponsoring a Girls’ High Tea Party on Sat-

urday, March 30 from 10 am to 12 pm at the Celebration Center (Friendship Hall). All girls from age 4 - 5th grade and their special lady are

invited to attend. Snacks and a light lunch will be served.

EEASTERASTER WWEEKEEK SSERVICESERVICES On Easter week we will have a Maundy Thursday service on April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Friendship Hall (fellowship hall) to share in Communion remembering the time when Jesus gathered with his disciples and gave new meaning to the Passover meal. Then there will be a Good Friday service on April 19 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary we will present “at the Foot of the Cross” a dramatic telling of the path to the cross.

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RREBOOTEBOOT (C(COMBATOMBAT RRECOVERYECOVERY)) Join us on Thursdays for 12 weeks as we focus on the spiritual as-pects of Combat Recovery. Reboot is a free course-not a support group– providing practical help for service members and families dealing with the after effects of combat. It starts on March 28th and is held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the First Family Room at First UMC. Con-tact Greg Bird, 660-619-1197 if questions.

20th Annual Ham & Bean Dinner Fundraiser

(Proceeds go to Meals on Wheels) Ham & Beans, Vegetable Beef Soup, Cornbread, Desser t & Drink

Saturday, March 30th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Tickets $5 (Can be purchased at the

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KKITCHENITCHEN CCLEANINGLEANING PPARTYARTY Love to clean? Love to be in the kitchen? Have a few hours to spare? Join us on Wednesday, April 3rd any-time between 9 a.m.—5 p.m. to clean and organize the Main kitchen . Snacks provided throughout the day to keep everyone fueled and hydrated. If ques-tions, contact Tehya in the church office at 827-2993.