THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

SUNDAY  SEPTEMBER 5
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service NOW ON YOUTUBE! (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
8:50  AM     Children’s Church
10:00 AM    R.L. Pope Class (Teacher: Jim McGhee) (Contact Richard Herman)
10:00 AM    UMW Sunday Morning Circle (Women’s Sunday School Class) (Contact: Cheryl Herman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School
11:00 AM    Worship
11:00 AM    Children’s Church

MONDAY  SEPTEMBER 6
Church Office Closed

TUESDAY  SEPTEMBER 7
8:30 AM      Men’s Fellowship Group (meets at Loflin’s Restaurant) (Contact: Tim Lyons)
9:00 AM      Sewing Ministry
5:30 PM      Yoga (Contact: Brenda Lyons)

WEDNESDAY  SEPTEMBER 8
The “Weekly Update” on Facebook 

THURSDAY  SEPTEMBER 9
10:30 AM     Chicks with Sticks (Knitting Ministry)  (Contact: Charlie Hanner)

FRIDAY  SEPTEMBER 10

SATURDAY  SEPTEMBER 11

SUNDAY  SEPTEMBER 12
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service NOW ON YOUTUBE! (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
10:00 AM    R.L. Pope Class  (Contact Richard Herman)
10:00 AM    UMW Sunday Morning Circle (Women’s Sunday School Class) (Contact: Cheryl Herman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School
11:00 AM    Worship
11:00 AM    Children’s Church
3:30 PM      Youth Group (Contact Rodney Denton)

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…

• Edward Baumgartner
• Andrea Cain and family
• Margie Collins
• Kendall Conner (Josie Laumann’s grandaughter)
• Chris Eddinger
• Cherie Johnson
• Carol Kaiser
• Brandon Rorie
• Anna Rose (due on 9/7) and her surgical team
• Dean Sharpe-Austin
• Harold Vannoy

Also Remember: All military personnel, Our United Methodist missionaries, The United Methodist Church.

WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY…

VIRTUAL WORSHIP RESOURCES:

• AWAKEN WORSHIP BULLETIN can be found HERE 
• 11 AM WORSHIP BULLETIN can be found HERE.
• PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BULLETIN can be found HERE. 
• GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BULLETIN can be found HERE.

“LOVE WINS…ALWAYS” MUGS ARE RETURNING! 

“Love Wins…Always” mugs will be back beginning on Sunday, September 12th.  We will be set up in the CEC outside the Pope Sunday School class before the Awaken service and will be set up between and after all services that day. Thank you for your continued support!

All WOMEN ARE WELCOME! 

SEPTEMBER 13
6 PM – 8 PM
CEC BUILDING

Memorial UMW will be having the next Gathering on Monday, September 13, 2021, 6:00-8:00 pm in the CEC.  The theme of the program is “Caring for Each Other in Community”.  We will be having a meal. Cost $8.00.  Please RSVP to Lynda Stone by Wednesday, September 8th, at 336-882-6046. 

We will follow all guidelines at the current time of wearing masks and socially distancing as necessary. Please call Cheryl Herman at 336-307-0022 for any questions.
Looking forward to seeing you!

HAITI RELIEF DONATIONS

REV. PEGGY FINCH RETIREMENT RECEPTION

SEPTEMBER 19
AFTER 11:00 AM SERVICE
FRONT LAWN at MUMC

We are excited to share with you that a reception to celebrate the retirement of Reverend Peggy Finch has been scheduled. Peggy officially retired in June 2020. However, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Church had to postpone a formal celebration with Peggy until now. Please plan to join us to honor Peggy and her ministry at Memorial on Sunday, September 19 following the 11:00 am service.

CALLING ALL COOKS!

SEPTEMBER 18
8 AM – 12 PM
THOMASVILLE FARMERS MARKET

United Methodist Women will be sponsoring a second bake sale at the Thomasville Farmers Market on Saturday, September 18th, from 8 am to 12 noon. We need the help of all the cooks in the church. Proceeds support UMW mission projects. Any of the following items will be greatly appreciated: pies (all kinds), fruit cobblers, persimmon puddings, cakes, sugar-free desserts, brownies, bar-type cookies, ham, and sausage biscuits, breakfast breads and buns, trail mix, granola. Please bring food items to the church kitchen on Friday, September 17, between 12:30- 2:00 pm. Also, help is needed on the morning of the bake sale between the hours of 7:30 am – 12 noon.

Please contact Doris Link or Elaine Rabon for more information.

RISE AGAINST HUNGER – POSTPONED

After much care and consideration, the Missions Committee has decided to postpone the Rise Against Hunger event scheduled for September 8. This is an event that we look forward to as a church every year. It is an opportunity to support a global mission with a tremendous amount of fun and fellowship thrown in.

That being said, Covid-19 numbers are once again rising and there is not a good way to host this event while allowing for the appropriate social distancing, we feel is required to keep our church family safe. We will keep everyone posted on whether or not we are able to reschedule the event this year or whether we will have the volunteers at RAH pack the 10,000 meals with our donation as we did in 2020.

GIFTS GALORE RETURNS!

We are excited to let you know that Memorial’s 16th Annual Gifts Galore will take place the first Saturday in November…November 6th!  We have mailed applications and already are hearing positive responses from a great variety of vendors.  Save the date to shop and spread the word around the community.  If you or anyone you know is interested in being a vendor, please contact the church (336-472-7718) or Marie Carmichael (336-476-4625). Thanks for helping Gifts Galore continue as a great event for our church!

BIG PINK CHAIR PROJECT

Partner with Blythe Leonard, LLC in the Big Pink Chair Project!

Blythe is raising funds for Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation to provide mammograms, biopsies, and diagnostic imaging to women in need in Thomasville. She is seeking wooden chairs in relatively good shape to paint and place around town during the month of October. You can take chairs to Blythe Leonard, LLC at 606 Davidson Street. We’re also happy to pick them up! Please reach out to Blythe Leonard (336-687-5366) or Payton Williams (336-687-0015) to get involved!

No chairs? You can make a gift to the mammography fund at supportnovanthealth.org/Thomasville.

CLERGY AND STAFF ARE AVAILABLE

You may contact members of the staff directly or by calling the church office at 336-472-7718 and following the instructions on the recording. Here is a list of staff phone extensions and email addresses, for reference:

• Rev. Danny Leonard, Senior Minister – Ext. 16; dleonard@mumctville.org
• Rev. Rodney Denton, Minister of Youth and Young Adults – Ext. 18; rdenton@mumctville.org
• Rev. Lynda Hepler, Minister of Children and Families – Ext. 11; lhepler@mumctville.org
• Norris Norwood, Director of Music – Ext. 12; nnorwood@mumctville.org
• Aaron Prillaman, Director of Contemporary Worship – Ext. 20; aprillaman@mumctville.org
• Melanie Byerly, Director of Arts Alive Art Academy – Ext. 33; mbyerly@mumctville.org
• Kristin Shores, Office Administrator – Ext. 14; kshores@mumctville.org
• Summer Gordon, Administrative Assistant – Ext.13; sgordon@mumctville.org
• Jarry Oldaker, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds – Ext. 17; joldaker@mumctville.org