03/12/2020
THIS WEEK in WORSHIP 3/15/20
TROOP 1023 SUNDAY
3rd SUNDAY IN LENT
BIG LUNCH FOLLOWS IN FELLOWSHIP HALL
Message: “The Teaching: Risking Challenge” Message by Pastor DD
*Dr. Marcia McFee, Worship Design Studio
Lent Series, Entering the Passion of Jesus:
Picturing Ourselves In the Story
Drama: 8am, Patty Lechlider and Julie Broyles
9:30am, Connie Koontz and DD Adams
Scripture Reading: Matthew 4:1-11
Scripture Reader for 8AM: Pam Pipkin
Scripture Reader for 9:30AM: Duncan Ways
Children’s Time: “Breaking Bad Habits”
Teacher is Stacy Arndt Psalm 19:12-13
Anthem: “People Need the Lord”
Hymns: “Lord, Speak to Me” and “Are Ye Able?”
Fellowship and Giving Opportunities
Sunday school — Please contact Pastor DD if you are interested in teaching. Your help is needed!!! Thanks to those men and women who have stepped up to the plate!
Adult Bible Study class in the fellowship hall following the 9:30 worship service.
Visitation and Homebound Ministry is something everyone can do.
Please be a part of this ministry by making phone calls, visits, sending emails
and cards to our church family and those you miss and haven’t
seen in a while! Reach out like Christ did for you.
CHILDREN’S MONTHLY CHURCH MISSION PROJECT is “Sleep in Heavenly Peace.”
VOLUNTEERS FOR CHILDREN’S TIME ON SUNDAYS
Please consider being a volunteer for a Sunday to teach Children’s Time.
If you would like to volunteer to do a short presentation of a Bible truth please let Pastor DD know. We need your help!
BIBLE STUDY / PRAYER GROUP
In the weeks to follow for Bible Study on Wednesdays,
we’ll be studying “Who Are We?” Starting March 4th. It is a 3 part study so we’ll
be actively doing this in the months ahead!
On Wednesday, March 18th at 3:00pm we will be on session 2.
PLEASE JOURNAL! This is an important part of the study. Please read the scriptures provided for the next session before the session we’ll be looking at.
This is a unique and excellent (!) study
written by Bishop Easterling, Baltimore Washington Conference.
Our first session today was an introduction to the overall focus of the study.
We all agreed—we had a GREAT TIME!
At 4:00pm we’ll have Prayer Group following the Bible study
for as many that can stay @ 4:00PM or a little after.
Held in fellowship hall.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
AUCTION
MAY 2, 2020
Our church will have an Auction Sale, as a fundraiser, on Saturday, May 2, 2020. The last sale of this type was held on May 20, 2017. That was a very successful one, and the net proceeds for our church were nearly $9,500. Proceeds from the upcoming sale will benefit church activities.
This is not a consignment sale – everything is to be donated. Items to donate include: handmade items; baked goods; dinners; gift certificates from local merchants and restaurants; filled baskets; piano or voice lessons; tutoring; antiques; service projects such as baby sitting; mowing; landscaping; and many more. We are looking for nice items. No large furniture, such as sofas or stuffed chairs, used TVs, wall pictures/art unless by a well-known artist, or exercise equipment. The Auction Committee reserves the right to refuse any items donated.
On Saturday, May 2, doors will open for the auction at 4:30 p.m. – auction will begin at 6:00 p.m. There will be sandwich platters and desserts available for purchase at the Church on the Curve Café from 4:30 –close. Please save the date and start saving up items to donate. Major Credit Cards will be accepted.
Members of the Auction Sale Committee are: Marge Shiflett, Chair; Lynwood Browning; and Julie Thompson.
Upcoming Small Church Interest Group
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 10am to 12 noon with JW Park facilitating
We are having a very important meeting coming up on Saturday, April 4, 2020. We will be discussing The Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation. This Protocol is very detailed and if it passes at the General Conference in May, 2020, each church will have some major decisions to make that may impact the future of your church.
Our meeting will be held at St. Luke U.M. Church, 350 River Road, Sykesville, MD from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and will be conducted by our District Superintendent, Rev. J.W. Park. Please attend this meeting and bring others with you so you can ask questions & better understand the implications of this Protocol. I encourage you to read about the Protocol prior to the meeting. You can go to our website, bwcumc.org or www.gracethroughseparation.com to get information.
I need to know how many of you will be attending our Small Church Interest Group meeting. So, notify Pastor DD that you will be attending and she will RSVP for you by March 23, 2020. Peace & Blessings, Lisbon U.M. Church
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Available for livestreaming is at location Glenelg U.M. Church if you are not going to Falling Waters, WVA (Bishop Easterling is also inviting the BWC to a Critical Conversation on The Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation on Saturday, March 21, from 9:30a.m.- 12 noon at Harmony UMC in Falling Waters, WVA.). The address for Glenelg UMC is 13900 Burntwoods Road, Glenelg, MD 21737. There is plenty of seating & parking at the church. Remember the viewing will be Saturday, March 21, from 9:30am - 12 noon.
If you cannot attend any of these sessions where JW Park or Bishop Easterling will be present, please read the “PROTOCOL” online to understand what Providence UMC will be voting on in the near future. Be informed. The future of your church depends on your level of interest and attendance at these meetings.
As United Methodists move toward the 2020 General Conference, May 5-15 in Minneapolis, Minn., we know that many will have questions and concerns about the future of our denomination and our conference. In particular, there are specific questions about “THE PROTOCOL”
https://www.gracethroughseparation.com/?utm_source=Special+e-connection+Critical+Conversation+on+Protocol&utm_campaign=Critical+Conversation+on+The+Protocol+March+21%2C+2020&utm_medium=email a plan that offers an end to the decades long struggle concerning human sexuality.
CHILDREN / YOUTH DIRECTOR POSITION AT PUMC
Please, continue to talk to your friends, family, and neighbors about our employment opportunity at
Kemptown Providence Church. We are looking to hire a
Children/Youth DIRECTOR.
News travels fast when we let others know what we need as a church.
Peace and grace, Pastor DD
This agreement will allow each part of the Church to remain true to its theological understanding, while recognizing the dignity, equality, integrity, and respect of every person.
