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214 Cedar Street, Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone: 865-453-5754 www.1stmethodist.com
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor: Rev. Jeff Lambert [email protected] (423) 653-7982
Pastor: David Zavona [email protected]
Director of Music/Organist: Amanda Barton [email protected]
Pianist/Hymn Leader: Mandy Rogers [email protected]
Crossroads Worship Leader: Ashley Reddick [email protected]
Children/Education Director: Jeff McPeeks [email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Rhonda Stearley [email protected]
Building and Grounds: Steven Ryan
Housekeeping: Mary Patterson
Housekeeping: Larry Brown
Sevierville First
United Methodist Church
214 Cedar Street
Sevierville, TN 37862
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THE MESSENGERSEVIERVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Church Phone Number: (865) 453-5754 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
...We're his servants and we're going to work, rebuilding … We kept at it, repairing and rebuilding the wall. The whole wall was soon joined together and halfway to its intended height because the people had a heart for the work. Nehemiah 2:20, 4:6
New Heating/Air & Fire Alarm For The Sanctuary
Maundy Thursday
Holy Communion Service Thursday, April 18 at 6:00 pm
Good Friday Service Friday, April 19 at 6:30 pm
Easter Schedule Sunday, April 21 7:00 am Sunr ise Service
at the church - grass lot across the street in front of
the sanctuary - service held inside if it rains.
Easter Sunrise Breakfast -following the Sunrise Service.
8:30 am Traditional Service
9:30 am Sunday School
10:45 am Crossroads
10:45 am Traditional Service
Holy Week Services 12:00 noon
Monday, April 15 - Friday, April 19
Monday: Don Watkins, Sevierville Par ish
Tuesday: Bruce Adams, Middle Creek UMC
Wed.: Jason Gattis, D.S. Smoky Mountain Distr ict
Thursday: Ken Lamber t, Fairgarden Circuit UMC
(Communion served at this service)
Friday: Jeff Lamber t, Sevierville FUMC
Soup/Sandwich Luncheon to follow after each service.
For our Easter Egg Hunt we are asking for
pre-filling plastic Easter Eggs (with candy NO
CHOCOLATE) for this event. Please drop off at the
church no later than Thursday, April 18.
55 & Rising - April 8 - 12:00 noon
Lunch & Program: Jim Renfro Air Quality Specialist.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY-How do I get a Prayer Shawl?
Ask any member. How much do they cost? Free. Does the person
receiving the shawl have to be a member of our church? No. Prayer Shawls
are available to men, women & children in need of healing prayers: sick,
difficult time & surgery. We need people to help make Prayer Shawls. If
you knit or crochet, come join us. Mondays 9:00-11:00 am or make them at
home and donate to our ministry. We have yarn available. Contact Betsy
Pillsbury 908-1358 or Louise Presley 216-9013.
If you are interested in Serving and being a part of this wonderful week of
MINISTRY to the children of our church and our Community
Lets Partner Together to make the best of week of the Summer!
APRIL SCRIPTURE & SERMON
For Traditional Services
April 7, 2019 Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22
Sermon: The Unforgiving Servant
April 14, 2019 Scripture: Luke 19:29-40
Sermon: A Bitter Sweet Day
April 21, 2019 Scripture: John 20:24-29
Sermon: Eight Days of Doubt
April 28, 2019 Reverend Mike Sluder
For Crossroads Services April 7-28, 2019 Series: John Wesley Said...
Online Banking If you are interested in online banking
please stop by the church office and pick up a form. If you
have any questions please contact Rhonda at the church
office 453-5754.
Online Giving Giving made easy with Pay Pal. All
donations go to Sevierville First United Methodist Church.
Our Deepest Sympathy We express our sincere Christian sympathy to: The Family of
David Morton who died on Monday, March 25, 2019.
Prayer Concerns Martin McMahn Jenny Davenport Bobby Huff Emma Atchley Loris Ogle Joe Foisset Lisa Melton Barbara DiBenedetto Elsie Tarwater Doris Gainer Tanner Cureton Yvonne Broyles Dixie Shults Bob Goldsmith Jim Miner Brynlee Roy Jack Bishop Jan Lord Mary Bob Rowe Deya Reyna Elsa Reyna Imelda McVan Hannah Shavers Paul Waite Doug Layman Dennis Snider Donna Allison James Hirsch Rodney Parsons Donna Huffaker Clyde Gremillion Rick Hipps David Clinton Ruby Zavona Gary Bender Susana Lopez Michael DiBenedetto Rhonda Wolfe Don & Deanna Elrod Jeanne Rawlings Andrew Spadafora Evelyn Hass Larry & Becky Brown Angela Mann Mary Cayor Kathy Gothard Chad Huskey Sylvia McCluney Raymond Thomas Nancy Hewitt Colin Blaylock Marcus Fitzsimmons Wesley Links Clyde Rennie Megan Burkhart Daniel Bishop All our Armed Forces Personnel Police, Fire Fighters, and Rescue Squad
MEMORIAL & HONOR GIFTS
March 3-24 2019 Given to the CCM (Susan Atchley) Scholarship Fund
in Memory of Susan Atchley
By Hurdle and Glenda Harris
Given to the Budget in Memory of Harvey & Peggy Wayland
By Jeannie and Don Collier
Given to the Budget in Memory of Lois Sharp
By Bob and Paige McClure
Given to the Budget in Honor of Brooke Blair - Birthday
By Mike & Mary Lee
Given to the Building Fund in Memory of
Harvey & Peggy Wayland
By Al & Cheri Schmutzer
Given to the Building Fund in Memory of Harvey Wayland
By The Max O. Rytz Family
Given to the Building Fund in Memory of Adam Reagan Rose
By Wendell and Pat Lynn
Given to the Building Fund in Honor of Jeanne Rawlings
Our Wonderful Church Staff and Choir By Wendell and Pat Lynn
Given to the Project Nehemiah in Memory of Myra Barrett
By Al and Cheri Schmutzer
Given to the Project Nehemiah in Honor of
Brook Blair and Mary Lee Birthday’s
By Mary and Denny Hensley
OUR STEWARDSHIP THROUGH GIVING
BUDGET 2019: $ 856,669.34
Balance January 1, 2019 105,125.99
Received 2019 179,782.12
Total 284,908.11
Expenses 2019 221,091.38
Balance 63,816.73
BUILDING FUND Balance Jan. 1, 2019: 12,623.68
Received 2019 17,320.00
Total Building Fund 29,943.68
Expenses 18,389.50
Balance 19,638.68
I will be loyal to the United Methodist Church by my prayers,
my presence, my gifts, my service and my witness.
From The Pastor’s Desk John 20:1 Early on the first day of the week , while it was
still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the
stone had been removed from the entrance. NIV
Mary Magdelene began her journey to the tomb in darkness.
How symbolic! When Jesus found Mary, her soul was
enveloped in darkness. Her life was stained by sin. How could
she ever escape the dilemma she was in? When she met Jesus,
He forgave her and freed her from the power of sin in her life.
From that moment on she became a loyal disciple. She
followed Jesus, saw the miracles, heard His message, and
believed. When the disciples fled after Jesus’ arrested, she
stayed loyal. When Jesus died on the cross, she found herself
enveloped in the darkness of grief, sorrow, and hopelessness
again. In spite of overwhelming sorrow she went to the tomb
that Sunday morning. With her head bowed in sorrow and her
cheeks stained with tears she makes her way in the darkness.
When she arrived the stone was rolled away and the tomb was
empty. Where is the body of Jesus? Two angels had the
answer. Luke 24:3-6 3 but when they entered, they did not find
the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about
this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling
clothing; 5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their
faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the
living One among the dead? 6 "He is not here, but He has risen.
Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee.
(NASV) Hope filled Mary’s heart as she rushed to tell the
disciples what she had seen and heard. Mary’s journey through
the darkness that Sunday morning resulted in light, love and
salvation. Mary’s journey to the resurrected Christ is similar to
all of us who have made that faith journey. When we give our
hearts to Jesus, we come to Him enveloped in darkness. Have
you made that journey from darkness to light?
Grace and Peace, Reverend Jeff Lambert
ATTENDANCE FOR MARCH
March 3, 2019 Worship: 297 Sunday School: 108
March 10, 2019 Worship: 271 Sunday School: 108
March 24, 2019 Worship: 316 Sunday School: 90
March 17, 2019 Worship: 277 Sunday School: 90
March 31, 2019 in next’s Messenger.
Sunday, April 28, 2019 Is 4th Sunday School Missions On this Sunday the money that is given during
the Sunday School hour is used for Mission Projects!
Child Care Ministries Thanks You
Thank you to all that attended
and/or donated a cake or basket
item to the CCM Recognition
Program and Scholarship Lunch.
Your generosity in the silent
auction and live cake auction
plus the lunch donations has
provided enough funds to
replenish the Susan T. Atchley Scholarship Fund.
This fund will help sponsor 6 CCM children for another
school year.
MISSIONS During the second quarter of 2019 missions will focus on Africa.
There are many ways to reach out and be part of this. In April
we will focus and digging wells in South Sudan you can
designate your gift to project 537. May’s focus will be the
Bishops initiative in Zimbabwe. 5 gallon buckets and a list of
items to purchase will be available in early May. In June we will
return our focus to Imagine No Malaria project 684. Again
designate you’re giving on the memo line of the check or on an
envelope. Supporting organizations that have project numbers
help Sevierville first attain a five star Church designation. More
information is available on the missions table in the great Hall.
Thank you, Mike Sass-Mission Chair
EASTER LILIES
In celebration of our Lord’s love for us and His resurrection - you are invited to purchase a lily or lilies in honor of or in
memory of a loved one or both. Lilies will be placed on church altars on Easter Sunday. Cost is $15.00.
On Sunday, April 21 we will have a booklet made with all the names of your loved ones.
Please complete this form by Monday, April 15 at noon - PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION!
Given in Honor of______________________________________________________________.
By:_________________________________________.
Given in Memory of____________________________________________________________.
By:_________________________________________.
Please indicate number of lilies _____. Amount enclosed_____. Payment is due with order.
You may pick up your lilies after the 10:45 worship service to take home with you.
Scholarship Foundation Applications The Foundation Committee will be accepting
applications for Student Financial aid. To be
eligible you must be a member of our church
who is pursuing a college degree. Applications
are now available in the church office and must be returned
by Friday, June 14th, 2019 by 4:00 p.m. Current recipients
of Financial aid must reapply each year.
Fellowship Schedule for: April 7 Emmanuel/ Lord’s Lovely Ladies/Rooted
April 14 New Horizons
April 21 Easter Sunrise Breakfast April 28 Ned Williams
Congratulations To: Nathan & Sarah Cheek on the birth of a daughter,
Sadie Marie Cheek
born on Monday, February 25, 2019.
Victoria Elrod on the birth of a son,
Winston David Reed Majors
born on Thursday, February 28, 2019.
Vincent & Glenda Snider on the birth of a daughter,
Victoria Rose Snider
born on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
Welcome New Members: Jim & Katrina Milligan Sunday, March 24, 2019
SOULED OUT (Youth Camp) June 3-7
See Pastor David Zavona for more information.