THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

SUNDAY  SEPTEMBER 12
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 13

TUESDAY  SEPTEMBER 14
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 15
The “Weekly Update” on Facebook 

THURSDAY  SEPTEMBER 16
10:30 AM     Chicks with Sticks (Knitting Ministry)  (Contact: Charlie Hanner)

FRIDAY  SEPTEMBER 17

SATURDAY  SEPTEMBER 18
8:00 AM     UMW Bake Sale at Thomasville Farmers Market

SUNDAY  SEPTEMBER 19
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
12:00 PM    Reception for Peggy Finch
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 this 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
7 PM – 8 PM
via ZOOM

Memorial UMW will be having the next Gathering on Monday, September 13, 2021, 7:00-8:00 pm via Zoom Meeting.  The theme of the program is “Caring for Each Other in Community”. 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.

RECEPTIONIST NEEDED

We are needing a receptionist to fill a spot on the 3^rd Tuesday of the month from 9 am – 12 noon.  No experience is needed; you will receive on-the-job training.  If you are interested in volunteering for this monthly duty, please contact Charlie Hanner at 336-848-2180.

ART ACADEMY FALL SEMESTER BEGINS! 

Art Academy is starting back for the Fall semester. It is not too late to register! If you or anyone you know is interested in taking classes, please contact Melanie Byerly @ mbyerly@mumctville.org or call (336)472-7718 for information. All ages are welcome!

PROJECT AGAPE

Memorial United Methodist will be a collection/drop-off site for Project Agape again this year.  People in our area who wish to contribute will be directed to bring their items by the church between September 27 and October 1.

The hours for drop-off are our office hours.  If people have questions about dropping off items, please call the church office at (336)472-7718.  Other questions they may have can be directed to Cecil Donahue.

GIFTS GALORE ANNOUNCEMENT 

Gifts Galore has been canceled for this year due to Covid- 19 precautions.

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