MEMORIAL UMC’s MISSION…
We are CALLED by Christ to GROW in faith, BUILD relationships, and SERVE all people.
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.
- BI-MONTHLY MESSENGER NEWSLETTER can be found HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS
MAR 17 EMPTY BOWLS DINNER
MAR 19 CHOIR LENTEN LUNCH
MAR 24-26 MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT
MAR 26 FELLOWSHIP LENTEN LUNCH
APR 2 PALM SUNDAY – UMW LENTEN LUNCH
APR 7 CROSSWALK
APR 7 TENEBRAE SERVICE
APR 9 BUTTERFLY RELEASE
APR 9 EASTER EGG HUNT
APR 14 MEL JONES & HIS BAG O’ BONES CONCERT
APR 26 RISE AGAINST HUNGER
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
SUNDAY MAR 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 Eric Kuppel)
10:00 AM UMW Sunday Morning Circle (Women’s Sunday School Class) (Contact: Elaine Rabon)
10:00 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Worship & Children’s Church
12:00 PM Lenten Lunch
4:00-6:00 PM Mission Possible Kids (1st- 5th grades)
4:00 – 6:00 PM Youth Group
TUESDAY MAR 21
8:30 AM Men’s Fellowship Group (meets at Sunrise Diner) (Contact: James Carmichael)
9:00 AM Sewing Ministry
5:30 PM Yoga (Contact: Brenda Lyons)
6:30 PM Praise Team Practice
WEDNESDAY MAR 22
5:30 PM Wednesday Night Dinner
6:30 PM Wednesday Night Programs
6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal
THURSDAY MAR 23
10:30 AM Chicks with Sticks
10:30 AM Baby Cafe
FRIDAY MAR 24
5:00 PM Youth Depart for Spring Retreat
SUNDAY MAR 26
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 Eric Kuppel)
10:00 AM UMW Sunday Morning Circle (Women’s Sunday School Class) (Contact: Elaine Rabon)
10:00 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Worship & Children’s Church
12:00 PM Lenten Lunch
2:00 PM Youth Return from Spring Retreat
2:30 – 6:00 PM Children’s Bowling Trip (Grades K-5th)
R.L. Pope Teachers: The teachers for the Month of March are (5) Jim McGhee, (12) Allen Brown, (19) Richard Herman, and (26) Kyles Wallace.
Art Academy Hours: 1:00 – 7:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
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…
- Ruthie Burrough’s Daughter Kristin
- Michael Byles
- Jessie Collett
- Margie Collins
- Gerald Davis
- Chirs Herrick & Family (With the passing of her father, Paul Longacre, Sr.)
- Steven Howell
- Carol Kaiser (Daughter of MaryJohn Bennett)
- Joe Leonard
- Nancy McLain
- Milton Riley
- Norris Norwood & Family (With the passing of his father, Walter Norwood)
- Patty Reel (Sister of Judy Baker)
- Charlotte Rorie (Brandon Rorie’s Mother
Also Remember All military personnel, Our United Methodist missionaries, and The United Methodist Church.
Remember the family of Joe Leonard with his passing on March 14, 2023.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Join us Wednesday, March 22nd at 5:30 p.m. for our Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner! Please make your reservations no later than Monday, March 20th by calling the Church Office at 336-472-7718, filling out the insert in Sunday’s Bulletin, or emailing office@mumctville.org.
**If you would like a standing reservation please call the Church Office. If you are unable to attend, please call to cancel your reservation by 12 Noon the Monday prior to dinner.
Nursery Care will be available.
Program Details:
- Adult Bible Study: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m
- Join us as we study the Book of James, focusing on a different chapter each week.
- An additional session will be held Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. for those unable to attend on Wednesdays.
- Youth Small Group: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
- Children’s Choir: 6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
- Kid’s Bible Study: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m
PRAYER SHAWLS NEEDED
Calling all knitters and crocheters, Hospice of Davidson County is in need of prayer shawls!
If you need yarn, there is a random collection at MUMC- call Katie Conant at 336-225-1947. Please drop off the completed shawls at the church office
PINE NEEDLES ARE HERE!
Pine Needles are for sale at Memorial United Methodist Church each Saturday from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM, starting March 11th!
EASTER LILIES
Easter Lilies are on sale through March 30th! Please see the order form in Sunday’s bulletin. Make sure to mark the service you would like your lily to be in and whether it is a memorial or honorarium.
LENTEN LUNCHES
Lenten Lunches will take place each Sunday of Lent, immediately following the 11:00 AM worship service. This Sunday, the Choir invites you to stay for a delicious lunch of a loaded baked potato bar, desserts, and drinks. Donations are requested.
LENTEN FOOD DRIVE
In addition to our Lenten Lunches, the Missions Committee is hosting a Lenten Food Drive. They are asking for you to bring in specific items each Sunday of Lent.
3/19/23- Canned Fruit
3/26/23- Pork and Beans
4/2/23- Hygiene Products
If you are unable to get to the store, you may also give financially. Please write CC Food Drive in the memo line.
MEL JONES & HIS BAG ‘O BONES
Mark your calendars for April 13th! Mel Jones and His Bag ‘O Bones will be in Jarrett Hall at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by contacting David Williams or Roger Bryant, or you may call the church office at (336) 472-7718.
THANK YOU!
On behalf of the church family, the Trustees would like to take this opportunity to thank Barbara and Joe Greeson for having the shrubbery replaced along the West side of the Nursery and the Dogwood tree on the Chapel side of the Sanctuary. We appreciate their generosity and dedication to Memorial United Methodist Church.
MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS
MEMORIALS
In Memory of Laura Ann Boyles by
Georgie & Macy Frampton
Paul Harris
Sara Hinkle Forbes
David Williams
David & Leslie Gibbs
Jamie & Cathy Hiatt
HONORARIUMS
In Honor of Carey Eanes by
Ralph & Meredith Eanes
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