a people of blessing - Boynton United Methodist Church
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a people of blessing - Boynton United Methodist Church
COMBINED WORSHIP SERVICE Sunday March 13 Boynton United Methodist Church - a people of blessing - 9:45 A.M. Sunday School (ALL classes) – Pastor will visit each class Mission: Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World 11:00 A.M. Combined Worship – This is Commitment Sunday concluding the pastor’s sermon series on the Methodist Vow. Commitment Cards and envelopes will be handed out with the five areas: Prayer, Presence, Giving, Service, and Witness. Space will be provided for you to write your Commitment/Renewal in each area. Then place the card in the envelope, seal it, and put a date on it for six (6) months from now. Take it home and put it in a place on your desk where you will see it eveyday. After six months, open it and see how you are doing. 12:00 P.M. Covered Dish Lunch in Heritage Hall AND a play by our young ones entitled “Untangled” concerning the Good News of Easter. (See the B Kidz annoucement in this newsletter.) 706-866-2626 www.BoyntonUMC.org Facebook: Boynton United Methodist Church Instagram/Twitter: @BoyntonUMC PASTOR CONTACT INFORMATION Cell Phone: 770-654-9614 Home Phone: 706-965-9614 Email: [email protected] MARCH 2016 Dear Friends, Repentance from sin is the focus in the Lenten Season. In some of the Lenten worship services centuries ago, the sentence was used in liturgy, “Repent and believe the Gospel”. Boynton United Methodist Church 4246 Boynton Drive RINGGOLD GA 30736 I am reading through the Bible using an annual plan that our Bishop has promoted some years ago. It is a ‘straight-read-through,’ about three chapters a day, basically. For the last several weeks I’ve read through Leviticus and now I am about to finish the book of Numbers. There’s a lot of material about animal sacrifices for the forgiveness of sin in these chapters. The point is driven home that the ancient Israelites considered this to be serious business. It is. Compare this to how superficially we sometimes treat ‘sin’ and ‘repentance.’ Someone might say or think: Don’t worry too much about it. Go ahead and do it, and just pray for forgiveness at the end of the day. God knows when repentance is real or not. It is more than being sorry that you got caught, or might get caught (by God). It is remorse over the act/attitude; and most important, it is a genuine decision to quit the sin. We need to be in a state of repentance when we ask for forgiveness. Forgiveness is wonderful. We rejoice when others choose to profess Jesus as their Lord and Savior. They are forgiven and they are in relationship with Christ which includes eternal life. They are changed people whom God uses to change the world. It was such a time of celebration when nine young people in our church choose Christ, and were confirmed several weeks ago. Trusting Jesus and following His path is awesome. Use the Season of Lent to do some serious repenting. There may be some areas we don’t want to think about. But if we do, and end up doing some real repentance, along with receiving forgiveness we will come into some of that abundant life Jesus spoke of. Randy Walworth March Schedule Tuesday 3/1 Wednesday 3/2 Sunday 2/21 Tuesday 3/15 Monday 3/21 Thursday 3/24 Friday 3/25 Sunday 3/27 Sunday 3/27 Sunday 3/27 Wesley Class Lunch at Bea’s 11:30 a.m. Nursing Home Birthday Party 9:30 a.m. Covered-dish lunch / BKidz play 12:00 noon UM Women meeting 7:00 p.m. Keenagers at Portofinos in East Ridge 11:30 Maundy Thursday at BUMC 6:30 p.m. Good Friday Service at BUMC 6:30 p.m. Sunrise Service at Willow Tree Farms 7:30 a.m. Breakfast by UM Men at Heritage Hall 8:15 a.m. Easter Worship Service 9:43 a.m. / 11:00 a.m. March Menus Sowing Seeds Together All for God’s Glory Presents March 13 12:00 pm. Heritage Hall Building Committee Update Chair: Jim Cosper (423-236-4888) Members: Wanda Harris, Tim Holt, Jerry Lowery, Kristen Smith, and Randy Walworth 3 5 5 7 9 10 19 27 27 29 29 31 Rickey Howard Claire McCullough Lois Dunn Hallie Byrd Ben McEntyre John Land Marie Schrader Noah McGaughey Jeff McKee Richard Doyle Robert Castleberry Riley Hill March 9 Chicken and sausage jambalaya, 7 layered salad, and peach cobbler. March 16 Bar-B-Que, slaw, baked beans and brownie with ice cream. March 23 Soups, cornbread and crackers, peanut butter pie. March 30 Turkey and dressing, peas and carrots and strawberry shortcake. Servants for March Sunday 6 13 20 27 Nursery (9:25 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.) Mary Martin Saundra Smith Ann Orr Fay Peters Contemporary Worship 9:43 a.m. The New Building Committee will meet in March to continue work on plans for the new building, including having the blueprints drawn up so the structure can be started. COMMUN ION OFFERIN G FOR MARCH will be for One Great Hour of Sharing offering which raises funds for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). UMCOR does a lot of very good mission work around the world including responding when natural disasters strike. Thank you for your kind donations to this continuing outreach Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, cabbage casserole, and lemonade pie. MARCH Sanctuary renovation continues to move forward. On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, our committee selected a paint contractor and color for the Sanctuary. Tru Pro Painting will start painting the sanctuary on February 29, 2016. This project should take six days. I would like to thank our church members for their support of both projects. March 2 Greeters 6 Amanda Johnston 13 Combined Service 20 Deidre Suggs 27 Wanda Harris Join us for this delightful Medieval dinner theater style event where you will be seated, served and entertained. See our kids shine as they use their gifts, talents and hard work to show us that you can share the good news of Jesus anywhere – even a fairytale salon! While our middle school class attends to your every need, be ready to experience the joy of the Lord as you laugh out loud while our knights joust and swords clang and expect a little audience participation too! Please help us out by bringing your best stews, salads, rolls or cornbread and desserts to be served at this Royal Feast. Let Linda in the Church Office 706-866-2626, Julie Dietz 423-5954697 or Denise McGaughey 423-779-4468 know what you can bring so we will have enough for everyone. So mark your calendar and plan to spend your afternoon having some wonderful food, a lot of fun and unforgettable fellowship with the church family you love. We hope to see you there! Kidz Church/Sunday School (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) 6 Kelly Jones (no Kidz Church, store open) 13 Sharon Aalfs 20 Tracey McEntyre 27 Amanda Johnston Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. 18 20 31 Tom & Wanda Harris Brett & Sharon Aalfs Bill & Iris Eaves Greeters 6 Jeanne Thacker / Patty Bishop / Janet Price 13 Jim Cosper/ Howard & Glenda Thomas / David Humble 20 Dennis Sims / Jarrett & Sheri Eschenfelder 27 Fay Peters / Dot Gilbert / Mary Martin Acolytes & Holy Communion Stewards 6 Vickie Mason (acolyte) Howard & Glenda Thomas (stewards) Pastor Randy Walworth, Jennifer, Mary Beth Our BUMC staff and their families: Bob, Linda, Carl, Nick, Denise, Joe, Diane, Ellen, Janet Our church, our community, our nation, our world Our New Building and Renovated Sanctuary Project The United Methodist Church Church community Sherma Addington – health concerns Mildred Arnold – Memorial Hospital Bertha Baker – recovering from surgery due to fall Charlie Ball – lymphoma Neil Bird – stroke Summer Brogden Gene and Barbara Chambers Roy Cooper Carolyn Elsea – mini strokes Rev. Bob Gilbert Dan and Janice Harding Wanda Harwood - at home Richard and DeAnne Huskey John and Edith Land Jerry Lowery - pacemaker Claire McCullough – recovering from arthoscopic knee surgery Sarah McCullough – doing medical rotation in south Georgia Tracey McEntyre Beau Pattison – recovering from surgery Jemima Shirley Hailey Stone Sadie White – back and leg pain Faye Williams Sue Williams – leg and feet pain, blood sugar Cancer Darlene Baker, friend of Carolyn Bonner Helen Byrd – bladder, kidneys, friend of Lee Shirley Nancy Dixon – breast (chemotherapy), former member Emily Franks – now in remission! Paulette Gaither – aggressive cancer, friend of Mike Harris Cecil Geter – father of Carolyn Bonner Nita Geter – mother of Carolyn Bonner Jeanie Hirth, Phyllis Rice & Dora – nieces of Sherma Addington Jane Hollis – friend of Linda Davis Lawrence Levan – Dot Gilbert’s brother Lori Marler – breast, Tom Marler’s daughter Alex Massey – recurring cancer, requested by Mike Harris Curt McKee – blood pressure and elevated sugar Violet Moore – lung, sister of Sue Williams Mike Reading – requested by Tim Holt Pat Robertson – brain / lung, sister-in-law of Marie Schrader Glenda Shropshire – pancreatic, friend of Darraj family Our Mission Field For Boynton UMC to reach people for Jesus Christ BUMC Worship Services (Contemporary and Traditional) Stephen Ministry Prayers & Stitchers Recovery at Ringgold My New Normal (Parents of Special Needs Kids) support group Catoosa Schools, in particular our partnership schools: Elementary: Boynton, West Side, Woodstation Middle: Heritage, Ringgold High: Heritage, Ringgold, LFO Christ’s Chapel Share and Care Mission The Family Crisis Center Nicaragua Homebound/Senior Care Facilities Tom Billington, Margaret Bowman, Martha Dietz, Lois Dunn, Bill Eaves, Stacy Mashburn, Jake Redwine Other requests Edna Allen - grandmother of Tracey McEntyre Ouida Barnes – Claire McCullough’s mother Bill Beagan – health concerns, friend of Howard & Glenda Thomas Annie & Lucy Beaumont,– twin babies, friends of Johnstons Jerry Biddle, Sr. – heart, friends of Ed & Lisa Huskey Paul Broadway, requested by Jim & Sadie White Cheyenne Brown, baby in serious condition, by Teresa Waters Kevin Byington – health and other, Becky Cooke’s brother Mary Cameron, health issues, requested by Barbara McCroskey Shari Crowden – daughter of Bertha Baker George Dixon - requested by Tim Holt C.. C. Dutt – pregnant (lump in baby’s lung), requested by Darrajs Ola Evers, requested by Jim & Sadie White Melissa Flammia – recovering at home, friend of Mary Martin Nedra Hargis – requested by Tim Holt Dawn Harrison – 24 yr. old son died this week, friend of Melanie Gentry Melanie Heigl – moving to S. Korea for mission work, friend of Kelly Chad Hicks – health issues – friend of Carolyn Bonner Riley Hill – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Ruth Johnson – stroke – in ICU, Pastor’s mother-in-law Clara Jordan – heart, friend of Darraj family Mike Langley - requested by Tim Holt Robert LeVan – in hospital, brother of Dot Gilbert Bruce Luna – silent request, friend of Barbara McCroskey Tom Marler and family - head injury, former member Judy McEntyre – recovering from surgery, mother of Ben McEntyre Rusty Parkhill –needs kidney transplant, friend of Mike Harris Britt Pulley – loss of job, requested by Nathan & Page Farr Zack Reece – friend of Lisa Huskey Caroline Rich – requested by Sadie White Monty Robertson – rehab, brother of Becky Cardwell Laura Ana Beth Runyon – baby, requested by Debbie Grant Family of Justice Scalia, The President and The Senate L. E. Sims – health concerns – mother of Dennis Sims James Smith – health issues, friend of Tim Holt Micki Smith – MS, requested by Lisa Huskey Sadie Darraj Willerson – under stress, daughter of Jimmy & Maggie Anna & Keyaira Williams, children displaced from home Susan Wood – recovering from surgery, mom of Amanda Johnston WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT !!! CONFIRMATION We are delighted to announce a new wedding has taken place within our congregation. Jerry Lowery and Linda Osterhus married on February 7 at the parsonage. Later that week the couple left for a short trip in the New Orleans area. The last four of the nine young people who had gone through confirmation classes were confirmed and brought into the membership of the church on Sunday, February 7: Elias Gentry, Sydney Logan, Noah McGaughey, and Matthew McGaughey. We are happy for them and wish them lots of happiness. Young people who had been confirmed the previous Sunday stood with these who were confirmed on February 7 . Prayer Ministry News Great news for our prayer ministry! Ten of our young people, all from B-Kids, are now committed to be weekly prayer servants. They are: Sunday Prayer Servants – Allie, Annabel, Brandon, Charlie, Colin, Hallie, Lily, Maddox, Nathaniel and Wednesday Prayer Servants – Anabel, Charlie, Chloe H., Chloe M., Colin, Hallie, Maddox and Maguire. As relatives and fellow Christians, let us all congratulate and encourage these kids in their daily prayer life. In Him, Mike Harris Chair of Prayer Ministry Sunday, March 27 7:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Worship Willow Tree Farms (607 Post Oak Road, Ringgold) 8:15 a.m. Breakfast provided by UM Men - Heritage Hall Sunday school classes at regular times 9:43 a.m. Contemporary Worship – Heritage Hall 11 a.m. Traditional Worship – Sanctuary Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry? Wednesdays 5:00 p.m. The Stephen Ministers and Stephen Leaders benefit. Although they participate in this ministry out of a desire to serve and care for others, they encounter tremendous growth themselves. Because of confidentiality they cannot tell you who their care receivers were or what happened, but they can tell you how much they have grown, personally and spiritually, be seeing Jesus work through them to change the life of another person. Room Across from the Nursery We pack over 100 sacks of food every week to be distributed to students in need at Boynton Elementary School, Heritage Middle School and the Performance Learning Center. Thanks to generous contributions from several people, BLESS (Building Lives: Every Snack Sack) is fully funded for this school year. Summer Mission Trip We are working with other churches to go this June to Nicaragua (June 10 - 18). If you are interested, now is the time to begin making plans. Please contact Jarrett & Sheri Eschenfelder at 615-3365508. Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission is in need of spaghetti sauce and noodles, all types of pasta and tomato sauce during the months of March and April. Please leave items under the mailboxes in the hallway across from the women’s restroom. The February meeting of the United Methodist Women was held in Heritage Hall with 11 members present. Patty Bishop presented a program on hunger. Andrea Sims, president led the meeting and plans were made for a Spring Bazaar on Saturday, April 16. We will have items made by artisans from all over the world. Proceeds from this fair trade consignment sale will go to the artisans. At the same time we invite the local craftsman to purchase a $25 table to sell their crafts, and will also have a bake sale with the proceeds of these two items going to help fund this year’s Vacation Bible School. Seven women from our church will be attending a district Spiritual Growth Retreat March 5 and 6 at Hinton Rural Life Center. A Lenten Day Apart will be held on March 13 at Tunnel Hill UMC. Our next meeting will be March 16 at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall. We invite all women of the church to join us for mission education, a special program, prayer time and food and fellowship. Our UM Men will prepare breakfast after our Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday, March 27 at 8:15 a.m. in Heritage Hall. Next Men’s Breakfast Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:30 a.m. in Heritage Hall Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 a.m.
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