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Winterville United Methodist Church The Reverend Dr. Shirley B. Wright, Pastor
APRIL 2017
THE
MESSENGER
Winterville United Methodist Church P.O. Box 30, Winterville, GA 30683
706-742-2445
www.wintervilleumc.org
The Rev. Dr. Shirley Wright, Pastor
Email: [email protected] Cell: 770-548-6391
Kristy Smith, Church Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Office hours
Monday -Thursday 9 AM—1 PM Friday—office closed
REGULAR SCHDULE
Sunday Worship 8:45 AM
11:00 AM
Children’s Sunday School 9:40 AM
Adult Sunday School 9:45 AM Nursery provided. Children’s Church available.
Wednesday Meal 6:15 pm Call the church office to make a reservation by 1 pm on Mondays.
Choir Practice 7:15 pm
STEWARDSHIP Sunday
General Fund Attendance
Feb. 26 $2,505 87
March 6 $4,564 96
March 12 $1,535 76
March 19 $2,638 77
FINANCE
MEETING
Tuesday, April 18
7: 00 pm
TRUSTEES
MEETING
Monday, April 10
6:30 pm
Donation given to the General Budget in
memory of Mr. Ned Fielding
By: Julie Fielding
Donations given to the General Budget in
memory of Mr. Dick Hayes
By: Billy & Betty Patton
Henrietta Tucker
Billy & Gloria Bowman
April 16th
EASTER SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Sunrise Worship—7:30 AM
Easter Breakfast—8:00 AM
Traditional Worship—11:00 AM
United Methodist Men
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You church for making the United Methodist
Men's Spaghetti Supper a very successful fundraiser. It's hard to describe
how much we appreciate your support. You make all the difference in the
world. We thank all the ladies, (what would we do without you) who
pitched in to make the delicious desserts, who helped cook, serve, and
cleanup afterwards. All of this happens without anyone even asking them;
they just jumped in and did it. Thanks to all the men for planning, selling
tickets, cooking and cleanup, (but that’s our job) but you are appreciated
also. All provisions needed for the supper were donated by gracious
church members. You can rest assured all proceeds will be used for some
project in or around the church or some special mission. What a loving
church family we have. Thanks again.
The UM Men will meet on Thursday April 20th @ 6:30pm at Loco's.
We also look forward to helping with the Sunrise Breakfast Easter Sunday.
Thanks,
Johnny
Dear Church Family,
What a gift—this Holy Week and Easter that will soon be upon us! At a
children’s time in a recent service we said the words of John 3:16, “For God so
loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in
him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
The whole of God’s work through Christ is about God’s love for us—for
the whole world. We can see the love of God lived out throughout the entirety
of Christ’s life and ministry, but never is it more evidenced than in his will-
ingly going to the cross to suffer and die for our sins.
The power of that love holds potential for changing us. It not only pro-
vides remission for our sins and a hope for a future in heaven. It also provides
the power for the living of our lives in love toward one another.
We live in a world that so needs to know the love of God in Jesus Christ.
But how can they possibly know that love or come to experience it except that
we live it out to all those that we encounter. As we go into the world, there
will be those who will be easy to love. Others will present greater challenges
for us. But just as God “so loved the whole world,” he calls us to love the
whole world. He calls us to so embody love that we clearly represent Christ
wherever we go!
I look forward to all the good that God has already prepared for us dur-
ing Holy Week and Easter. May we all live into his fullness!
In Christ,
Shirley
RISE UP AGAINST HUNGER
Thank you for pledging $1.50/day for each of the
40 days of Lent. We passed out 50 jars during
worship. That means we will have raised $3,000
when all jars are returned. That helps provide
10,152 meals. Please return your jar on Easter Sunday. Our meal packag-
ing event is May 6. We need some men to help unload at 9 AM. We need
40-45 folks (all ages) to assist in individually packaging the food begin-
ning at 10 AM.
Thank you for your efforts.
In Christ,
Shirley
ALTAR FLOWERS You may place flowers in honor OR in memory of a loved one on their
birthday, anniversary, retirement, etc. To put flowers in the sanctuary, please
sign up on the flower calendar in the Administrative Hall. Let Kristy know what you
would like printed in the bulletin.
Young at Heart
Our next outing will be April
25th. Details will be posted on
the board by April 2nd.
We all have in our prayers one
of our loyal troopers Mrs. Ann
Hines.
Hope everyone has a blessed
Easter season.
In Love and Friendship,
Charley & Linda
Easter Egg hunt
Saturday, April 8th @ 11 am
CANDY is needed! No CHOCOLATE THAT WILL MELT PLEASE.
The egg hunt will take place on the church lawn beginning at 11:00 AM.
We will serve popcorn and will have a visit from Peter Cottontail.
TENEBRAE SERVICE
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
7:30 PM
April 14
COMMUNITY WORSHIP &
LUNCHEON
12:00 TO 1:00 P.M.
Tenebrae (Latin word for
“shadows” or “darkness”) is a
Christian religious worship
celebrated in the Holy Week.
United Methodist Women
Our next meeting will be Tuesday
April 11 @ 7 pm in the banquet hall.
Hostesses Von Bird & Doris Spivey
and the program by Meagan Almon.
All ladies are welcome!
May 4th
See you at the pole at noon.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
3
6 pm
4
5 Stuff eggs 6
T.O.P.S., 5:30 pm
7 8
11 AM, church lawn
9
10
6:30
pm
11
12 13
Tenebrae Service, 7:30 pm
14
15
16 17 18
7 pm
19 20
T.O.P.S.,
5:30 pm
21 22
23 24 25
Banquet hall reserved, 6:30 pm
26
27
T.O.P.S., 5:30 pm
28 29
30 Native
American
Ministries
Sunday
Offering
May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4
National Day of Prayer
Community Worship
Meet around the flagpole, noon
May 5 May 6
Rise Up Against Hunger Packaging
Event, banquet hall,
9 AM—unloading
10—AM packaging
2017
Tom Bouknecht Kristy Gabriel
Heidi Spratlin
Ginna Williamson
Doug Whitehead
Dudley Meeter
11 AM
6:15 pm 7:15 pm
6:15 pm
6:15 pm
7:15 pm
7:15 pm
Worship: 8:45 & 11 AM
Sunday School: Kids 9:40 Adult: 9:45
Worship: 8:45 & 11 AM
Sunday School: Kids 9:40 Adult: 9:45
Worship:
8:45 & 11 am Sunday School: Kids 9:40
Adult: 9:45
Timothy Pierce
Joshua Brown
Lynn Berryman
Mark Summers
7 pm
6 pm
Karen Bray
Shirley Eidson
Tava King Billy Bowman
Todd Pulliam
Brigham Norman
8:45 AM
COMMUNITY WORSHIP &
LUNCHEON 12:00 TO 1:00 P.M.
Sunrise Worship
7:30 AM
Easter Breakfast
8:00 AM
Worship
11:00 AM 6:30 pm @ Loco’s
Worship:
8:45 & 11 am Sunday School: Kids 9:40
Adult: 9:45
Details posted
by April 2nd.