PRAYER CONCERNS

If you or a loved one would like to be added to the prayer list, please contact Lorna McCullough at 336-259-5814. If you put a name on the list, please keep in touch to let us know how that person is doing, as names are removed after three weeks. During the coming week, please pray for:

The United Methodist Church
All Military Personnel
Our UM Missionaries
Tracy Brinkley
Chris Eddinger
Harold Vannoy
Tim Priska
Dean Austin
Margie Collins
Joe Bales
Tyler Oldaker
Dallas Hutchens
Dave Ogren
Evelyn Tew
Andrea Cain and Family
Kim Henderson
Harriette Tew
Richard Herman
Dale Berrier

UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP – MARCH 4th

Program: Medical Missions to the Dominican Republic, led by Danny Leonard

Join us for dinner this Wednesday. There will not be a program, but please stay for the 6:30 Ash Wednesday Service. Supper is at 5:30 and the service is at 6:30 PM in the sanctuary. The cost for supper is $8/Adult or Youth, with a $20 family cap. Children dining with an adult eat free, and no one will be turned away. Please RSVP to the church office by noon on Monday.

Next Week’s Program:
Mar. 11: Mission Trip to Guatemala – James Carmichael

RSVP:  EMAIL  sfrye@mumctville.org, CALL  336-472-7718, or  DROP  a blue reservation card in the offering plate on Sunday.

LENTEN LUNCHES AT MUMC

Our Lenten Lunches are right around the corner. During the season of Lent, from March 1 through April 5, the congregation and guests are invited to join for lunch in the Fellowship Hall following the 11:00 a.m. worship service. The schedule of hosts for the lunches is:

March 1: R.L. Pope Sunday School Class
March 8: Fellowship Sunday School Class
March 15: MUMC Youth
March 22: Girl Scouts
March 28: New Beginnings Sunday School Class
April 5: UMW

LENTEN LUNCHES AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

The first Lenten Lunch at First Presbyterian Church on March 3rd will be led by our own Danny Leonard. Mark your calendar for March 3 and the successive Tuesdays in Lent for Lenten Lunches at First Presbyterian Church. Soup and sandwiches will be served and the community is invited to attend.

12,084 CANS NEEDED BY PALM SUNDAY

LENTEN FOOD DRIVE
NOW THROUGH APRIL 5

Please help us collect 12,084 cans of food for CCM by Palm Sunday – April 5! That’s enough cans to line the sidewalk from CCM to the sanctuary. Leave donations in the in the Christian Enrichment Center on the wooden shelves in the lobby, or the drive-through bin under the covered walkway Mondays-Thursdays in Lent. Monetary donations also are accepted. Checks are payable to Memorial UMC, with “Lenten Food Drive” on the memo line.​

UMW GATHERING MARCH 2ND – 6-8 PM

Ginger Cranford will lead our “Call to Prayer and Self-Denial” program. Tracy Brinkley will provide an update on the “Pathways to Hope” program in Davidson County. Cost for the meal is $8/adult. RSVP to Lynda Stone by Feb. 24th (336-882-6046, lyndamstone@gmail.com). Childcare and transportation available; please let us know your needs when you RSVP. Our hands-on project for this Gathering is to support a new mother (It’s a boy!) in the Pathways to Hope program. Requested items are: bottles, diapers (newborn to size 1), and wipes. Please bring these to the Gathering. We look forward to seeing you!

SPRING BIBLE STUDY CONTINUES MAR. 4 & 5

WEDNESDAYS, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
CEC RM. 201 – Christian  Enrichment Ctr., 2nd floor
March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1

THURSDAYS, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
PARLOR – Main Bldg., 2nd floor
March 5, 12, 19,  26; April 2

Our six-week bible study on Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus, by Mike Slaughter, began this past week. It’s not too late to join in! Contact Peggy Finch if you have questions.

CIRCLE OF LIFE: A SPIRITUAL ART REFLECTION DAY RETREAT

SATURDAY MARCH 28 
9 AM – 12 PM   CIRCLE OF LIFE 

We will play with CIRCLES, MANDALAS, and CIRCLE PRAYERS. We will also experience the traditional Benedictine practice of daily EXAMEN, and will take stock of our life as we prepare to enter the Mystery of Easter. $10 Donation to support the Arts Alive Art Academy. To register contact Rev. Lynda Hepler at lhepler@ mumctville.org by March 22.

WOMEN’S RETREAT MAY 22-25

MAY 22-25 
KERR LAKE

Join us on an imaginative journey around the world…and an exploration of the “I wonders” in a woman’s heart. It’s an in-depth Bible study… and an unforgettable worship experience. Best of all, it’s an open invitation for girlfriends to draw closer together…to dream…to engage…to experience the vastness of God’s love.

COST is $150 per person, and includes transportation, housing, food, and study materials.

Contact Lynda Hepler at lhepler@mumctville.org to register.

EASTER SUNDAY – ONE SERVICE AT MUMC 

SUNDAY APRIL 12 
11 AM

All are invited to worship at 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday. There will not be a service at 8:50 a.m. on Easter.

CHILDREN’S EASTER SUNDAY CELEBRATION

SUNDAY APRIL 12
9:15-10:30 AM   

Calling all Children, Preschool- 5th Grade!
• 9:15 a.m. – Continental Breakfast for children and families. Easter Devotional, led by Rev. Lynda Hepler.
• 10:00 a.m. – Easter Egg Hunt on church front lawn. Please bring a favorite Easter basket.
• 10:15 a.m. – Butterfly Release on church front lawn. Bring your own butterflies (available soon from the church office) or come to join in this celebration.

RSVP to the church office at 336-472-7718 or sfrye@mumctville.org by FRIDAY APRIL 3 (so we can plan for food and Easter eggs).

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar. 15 GLOW & MP Kids
Mar. 16 UMW Morning & Evening Cir.
Mar. 20 Empty Bowls Event
Mar. 27-29 Youth High School Retreat
Mar. 28 Circle of Life Retreat (9-12)
Apr. 5 Palm Sunday
Apr. 9 Holy Thursday Service (6:30 p.m.)
Apr. 10 Cross Walk (11 a.m.)
Apr. 10 Service of Tenebrae (7 p.m.)
Apr. 12 Children’s Easter Celebration (9:15-10:30)
Apr. 12 Easter Sunday Worship – One Service at 11:00 a.m.
Apr. 24-26 Youth Middle School Retreat

IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH EVENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ADDED TO OUR CALENDAR, PLEASE CONTACT SUSAN FRYE.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PANCAKE SUCCESS 

Our Fat Tuesday Pancake Day was a great success for our church and community. Nearly 900 people were fed, including deliveries to all the Meals on Wheels routes. Funds raised are still be tallied – stay tuned! Thank you to all our volunteers.

YADKIN VALLEY DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TRAINING

LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE
Sunday March 22 beginning at 2 PM
Maple Springs UMC

Several classes will be offered. Watch our eNews for updates on this opportunity or contact Kara Miller, District Administrator, at kmiller@wnccumc.org.