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The March The MARCH Newsletter In This Issue FROM JAY'S DESK WELCOME
From Jay's Desk
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE STEPHEN MINISTRY NEWS CHILDREN'S MINISTRY XTREME SPRING INTO COLOR
Dr. Jay Hodges,
NELSON CIRCLE
Senior Pastor
CHANDLER CIRCLE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT DIABETES WORKSHOP UMMen BREAKFAST MEETING FROM THE MUSIC ROOM FUMC PRESCHOOL MISSIONS MARCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER RELAY FOR LIFE
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I'm supposed to exercise more. Who of us shouldn't exercise more unless you are already on a regimen of running, swimming or walking? Exercise is good, and it will help our heart beat strong, increase our blood flow, stimulate our minds, and do all kinds of other good
things. The only problem is that I really don't like a regimen of regular exercise. I know it is good for me, and I would like to have my life extended, but isn't there a way to do that without exercising? I walk a good bit, and I work in my yard. I love cutting wood and splitting wood. I play golf when I can (not lately, though), and I think I am getting good exercise. The truth is, though, I do little on a regular basis to take care of myself. That's not good. We can sometimes fool ourselves with our spiritual lives as well, thinking we are fine when we really are not. We might say, "Well, I try to go to church as often as I canmaybe a couple of times a monthand I try to pray sometimes, and I
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always mean to read my Bible. Isn't that good enough?" If you have to ask if it is good enough, you already know it isn't! There are exercises we call spiritual disciplines, things to do that bring us closer to God, that deepen our faith. Worship is an obvious spiritual discipline. We gather with others to praise God and to be inspired by the music, the singing or maybe even the sermon. Doing this on a regular basis also helps us establish relationships with other Christians who encourage us on our way. Prayer is a spiritual discipline, and when we are intentional to take time to pray, it becomes easier and more fulfilling. We come to know the voice of God in our hearts when we learn to listen in prayer as well. During this season of Lent, pay attention to the spiritual disciplines as you prepare for Easter. There are other disciplines I'll talk about later, but if you get started with these two, that will be a great beginning. Pray for Easter in our church, that people will come to hear the great resurrection story and have their life changed. That would be a great beginning as well. See you Sunday! Jay
Welcome to Our Newest Members! Jerry and Kaye McClung
March Volunteer Schedule Remember in Prayer
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Remember to Spring Forward Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 10 Worship Service on March 28 - 7:00 p.m. FUMC - Carey Station Rd. campus Nursery will be provided.
"Here I am, Lord.Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart." Stephen Ministers are named after St. Stephen, one of the first deacons (servants) in the early church, commissioned by the apostles to care for the needs of people in the Christian community. 1. They provide continuous, conscious effort to maintain the bond of trust between the person receiving care and the caregiver. 2. They are trained for 50 hours and then commissioned by the church.This journey is not an end in itself, but rather a means to the end of being more fully equipped for a ministry of service (Ephesians 4:1112) 3. This Christian, caring relationship focuses on the unique needs of each person and lasts as long as the
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need exists. 4. Some needs that people may experience are: depression, anxiety, divorce or separation, accidents, natural disasters, serious illness, a spiritual crises, or bereavement. Listening is by far a greater service than speaking to fill the silence of a moment. Sometimes people just need a hug, a hand to hold or someone to just listen to them without our opinion or criticism. They don't just want a bandaid when they hurt so much inside. Our current Stephen Ministers are: Jean Steinberg, Merry and Lane Grayson, Ron and Jane Lang, Bonnie Black, and me. We are considering holding another Stephen Ministry class this fall, so if you feel you may want to take the class, please contact me at 6307792175 or email:
[email protected] and the interview process will take place before then. Warmest regards, Sylvia Leeseberg Stephen Ministry coordinator
Children's Ministry "Parents' Night Out" was a huge success! We had a fun night of Christian fellowship with the children and our volunteers while parents enjoyed a night out on the town. A special thanks to some wonderful volunteers from the Nelson Circle, UMMen's Group and Chandler Circle who made this night possible by volunteering their time. Our annual
Easter EGGtravaganza will be on on Saturday, March 30th at our Broad Street campus. The event
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will be from 2pm - 4pm in the Family Life Center. We will have crafts, snacks, hunt for eggs and a special visit from the Easter Bunny. I am currently in need of some more Children's Church teachers at the Carey Station Rd. campus. All material will be provided. Please let me know if you are interested. Traci Martin, Children's Director
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Food, Fun and Fellowship! Youth Every Sunday 4-5:30pm Family Life Center at Broad St. campus www.XtremeMYF.weebly.com Please pray for our Xtreme youth group as they attend the Spiritual Life Retreat at Camp Glisson in Dahlonega on March 8-10. If you would like to donate snacks for the trip, that would be great. You may drop them off at the Evans House. Or, to off-set some of the costs of the trip, a few dollars to help feed the kids supper on Friday evening or Sunday lunch would be very helpful. Thank you!
Spring Into Color
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Fashion Show Fashions by Chicos & Madeliene Page First United Methodist Church Carey Staiton Rd. April 15, 2013 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $20 for fashions, food and fellowship to profit local charities
Nelson Circle News... The Nelson Circle will meet on Monday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carey Station location. Our speaker will be Dan Matthews, Director of Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, GA. The camp provides experiences for children with serious illnesses, disabilities, and other challenges. We hope that you will plan to attend.
Chandler Circle News... The March meeting of the Chandler Circle will be on Tuesday, March 19 at 5:15 p.m. in the downstairs fellowship hall at the Carey Station campus. We will start with a delicious snack provided by Kathy Topken and Laura Dent followed by a discussion led by Nancy Stevens of Chapters 7, 8, and 9 in Beth Moore's book, "So Long Insecurity, You've Been a Bad Friend to Us." We welcome all women to attend. Please note that child care will be provided. We hope to see you on March 19th for fun, fellowship, and learning more about God security!
Soup to Sweets Bake Sale Get your taste buds ready for the annual Chandler Circle Soup to Sweets Bake Sale on Sunday, March 17! The sale will be held before and after both church services at the
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Broad Street and the Carey Station campuses. Plan to stop by and pick up lunch or other delicious delights! NEW THIS YEAR: This year, we are offering some new items and a great new plan for PRE-ORDERING! Yes, we will have delicious cakes, pies, cookies and brownies like we always do, but we are also offering our wonderful lasagna, chicken and wild rice casserole, taco soup and chicken tortilla soup. These four items are available for preorder. Please look in the bulletin for the preorder form, fill it out, and place it in the collection plate or turn it in at either church office. Preorders are due by March 10. Proceeds from our major fundraiser will go towards the following missions that the Chandler Circle supports: FUMC preschool, FUMC library, Boswell Parker Nursing Home, Boys and Girls Club and Festival of Trees, The Heather Nicholas Prayer Trail, care packages for soldiers serving in the military, gifts for FUMC graduating high school seniors, disaster relief, sunshine cards to church families and to the needy in our community.
FUMC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT The Member Spotlight this month is on two relatively new members, David and Sylvia Leeseburg from Del Web. We welcome them to Greensboro FUMC with open arms. Both David and Sylvia were born in Homestead, IL. They both remember meeting each other at the tender age of three, but not again until they started dating in high school. Miraculous! Their relationship continued until David graduated from Cuyahoga Community College in Marketing and Sales. Sylvia graduated from Dyke College and worked as the Administrator in the President's office at Illinois Benedictine College. Four years later, they married.
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They have been married for 45 years and have two lovely girls, Heather, now living in Ohio and Julie, who lives in Illinois. David and Sylvia have moved nine times throughout the mid west. David worked as a sales representative for wholesale clothiers, finally retiring as Vice President of sales for Bayer Manufactoring Company. He is an avid fisherman, computer programer, and photographer. Sylvia says he has a marvelous sense of humor, very caring, and loves to talk to people. While David was doing all this, Sylvia was certainly not sitting still. Her last years of employment were with Edward Jones as a successful Senior Branch Administrator a job she says made her so tired she rested for a month after her retirement. However, along with her career, she found time to serve as chairperson of the church deacons committee, Christian Education committee, taught Bible study and Sunday school, a Stephens minister for 23 years, and volunteered at local hospitals and nursing homes. In retirement, her interest turned to oil painting, reading, and traveling. How in the world did they get all the way to Greensboro? A brother had moved to Del Webb and during a visit, they fell in love with the area. Now her remaining sister plans to move here uniting the family. God works in wonderous ways, bringing us the pleasure of family and friends. God has certainly brought our church a gift in these two members with such marvelous graces. Submitted by Bonnie A. Black
Learning to Control Your Diabetes Working on Wellness with Angie Helmly Broad St. Campus Greensboro FUMC Family Life Center March 13 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Participant Cost: $59.00 Please click on Control Your Diabetes for more information
UMMen March Breakfast Meeting The UMMen breakfast is 8:00 a.m. Thursday, March 14 at our
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Broad Street campus. Our theme for March is 'Baseball Spring Training'. Our speaker is our own Rex Bradley who will walk us through the rich 125 year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat company where he was employed for four decades. A company that has sold 100 million bats and remains today the most popular bat brand in baseball history. In addition, our special baseball guest is Clarence Jones, former Major League Player, and hitting coach of the ATLANTA BRAVES from 19891998 during their World Series run and a number of division championships. Clarence will touch on where baseball has been, where it is today while taking any Q and A's. Please join us, bring a guest and wear your baseball hat, or bring that Louisville Slugger bat that you used in the peewee league. PLEASE make reservations by calling: 706.453.7064 or email
[email protected].
Music: God's Universal Language Help Wanted: Currently need two bell ringers for bell choir. Pay includes lots of giggling and good natured poking of fun at the director. Benefits include good camaraderie and service to the Lord. Many people are probably unaware that instrumental music was not used in the worship of the first century church. In fact, instruments were not introduced into the Roman Catholic Church until more than 600 years after time of Christ. The Greek Orthodox Church has been very slow to allow them. Most of the major Protestant churches began without them. HYMN STUDIES ANNOTATED METHODIST HYMNAL by Charles S. Nutter, Tilton, New Hampshire; Feb. 15, 1884. On page 18 of this book there was hymn no. 27, "Praise The Lord." We give the first and fourth stanzas: 1. Praise the Lord! his glories show, Saints within his courts below, Angels round his throne above, All that see and share his love.
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4. Strings and voices, hands and hearts In the concert bear your parts; All that breathe, your Lord adore, Praise him, praise him evermore! Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!" (Psalms 150:3-4)
"The first organ certainly known to exist and be used in a church was put in the cathedral at AixlaChapel by the German Emperor Charlemagne, who came to the throne in 768. It met with great opposition among the Romanists, especially among the monks, and it made its way but slowly into common use "For almost a thousand years Gregorian chant, without any instrumental or harmonic addition was the only music used in connection with the liturgy. The organ, in its primitive and rude form, was the first, and for a long time the sole, instrument used to accompany the chant." Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 10, pg. 657. On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the LORD your God." (Numbers 10:110 ESV) Our current keyboardists consist of Dawn Ruppelt, Lindsay Lipscomb, and Kim McClain. Our trumpet players are Mark Ruppelt, Christian Ruppelt and Peyton Walker. Our flute player is Cinda Walker, our percussionist is Gladston Trotman and our harmonica player is Kermit Combs. We also have very accomplished bell choir. We are truly blessed with instrumental talent at FUMC. *****Due to Victor Lane moving away, we have an OPEN spot in the bell choir. We are now short two bell ringers. Please prayerfully consider if this is a ministry you could commit to. In Christ,
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Mark and Dawn Ruppelt
[email protected] 7069909634
[email protected] 7062011660
Rehearsal Schedule: Wednesdays 5:006:00 Bell Choir No Spirit Singers practice in March 6:308:30 ***Chancel Choir/Spirit Singers Rehearse for the Easter Cantata *****A nursery can be provided. Call Dawn ahead of time for arrangements to be made!!!
Preschool News As we start the month of March, preschoolers are still looking for warmer weather!! The rain has been wonderful and we have needed it, but as spring approaches we want to get outside and observe God's gifts of new life and spring changes. This March, FUMC Preschool is going to have a children's consignment sale called Sweet Repeats. Hopefully, this sale will be an annual happening. The sale begins March 8th from 9:00 to 12:00 and 4:008:00 and, also, on March 9th from 9:00 to 12:00. We hope you will tell your family and friends about this sale. This will be a fundraiser for the preschool. We will have several events this month, including a basketball toss, wearing something green in honor of St. Patrick and we will welcome spring with an Easter Egg Hunt on the 21st. Our Spring Break will be March 26th, 27th, and 28th. Happy Easter on March 31st. Sweet Repeats Consignment Sale sponsored by Greensboro FUMC Preschool March 8th and March 9th FUMC Family Life Center - 202 W. Broad St. For more details, click here--> sweet repeats
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MISSIONS This past month the Mission Committee repaired the floors for a woman who had water damage. We also helped install a wheel chair ramp for one of our members. The Mission Committee works on many local projects and want to furnish the church trailer with tools and supplies. If you have any tools that you are not using, please bring them to the church in the designated area at each campus. Below are a few of the suggested equipment needed: Drills battery powered, Batteries and chargers, Drill driver, Versa Bars (various sizes), Cat's Claw nail puller, Heavy Duty extension cords, Extension cord splitter, Pliers 6" & 8", Pliers 16" electrical wire cutters, Chisels, Hammers, Circular Saws & blades, Reciprocating Saws & blades, Extension ladder 24', Stepladder 8', Stepstool, Square nose Shovels, Scoop Shovels, Rakes, Post Hole diggers, Wheel Barrows, Push Brooms, Straight Brooms, Refrigerator dolly, First Aid kits, Generator 5,500 watt, Double Flood light on stand, Shop Vac, Leaf Blower, gas operated, Pump style Garden sprayer, Screw Driversall kinds, Utility knives, 25'tapes, Two way radio and Gas Powered Chain Saw 18" The Greene County Christian Outreach Thrift Store is in desperate need of donations. They need baby items, linens, cookware, clothing and children's shoes, furniture, electronics, computers, and household items. All proceeds go to financial assistance and emergency help for people in Greene County. They are located down the street from our church at 402 W. Broad Street. They accept donations MondaySaturday from 8:00AM2:00PM or you can call them for a pick up at 706.454.0250.
Food Bank Needs for March Peanut Butter, Cereal/Oatmeal, Beef Stew
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ATTN: CONGREGATIONAL CARE COMMITTEE Meeting: Thursday, March 21, 9 a.m., Conference Room at Carey Station Rd. campus
Church Family Wednesday Night Dinner March 20,2013 at 5:30 p.m. Carey Station Rd. Fellowship Hall Sponsored by the UMMen's Group for Relay for Life The March Wednesday night dinner is for the Greene County RELAY FOR LIFE. A great MEAL will be served and Sarah Burnheimer from the American Cancer Society will be the guest speaker. The entertainment will be provided by Issac Clevelandsome oldies and some spiritual. Also, there will be a SILENT AUCTION. All of these events will make for a great evening. The menu will be outstanding all for $5.00 per person or family cap of $15.00. Please join us for an great event with a wonderful purpose! PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS BY: emailing
[email protected] OR calling the church office at 706.453.7064.
Calling all walkers! Join other members of your church and community as we walk together in the hope of one day finally finding a cure so that no one will have to hear, "You have Cancer". 2013 Greene County Relay For Life takes place on Friday, May 10,2013, 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The Carson Middle School Track will once again be the site of this uplifting event. If you are a survivor there will be a special celebration just for you and your caregiver before the 6:00 p.m. opening ceremonies. To be a part of the survivor celebration you do
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need to register. To join the team as a walker or a survivor you need to go to www.relayforlife.org. For more information contact: Lindsay Lipscomb at
[email protected] or Diane Bassett 706.816.9319 or
[email protected]. Relay for Life Silent Auction If you have an item or service that you would like to donate for the Silent Auction, please do not hesitate to contact Diane Bassett, FUMC Relay Team Chair. Send to a friend
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