MEMORIAL UMC’s MISSION…
We are CALLED by Christ to GROW in faith, BUILD relationships, and SERVE all people.
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY…
11:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE CONTACT: Norris Norwood
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
SEPTEMBER 17 CONSECRATION SUNDAY/LUNCH
SEPTEMBER 20 WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS START BACK
OCTOBER 1 BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS SERVICE
OCTOBER 1 WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
OCTOBER 7 PUMPKIN DOWNLOAD
OCTOBER 22 CHURCH PICNIC
OCTOBER 28 TRUNK-R-TREAT
NOVEMBER 4 GIFTS GALORE
NOVEMBER 23 THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST
DECEMBER 3 CHRISMON SERVICE
DECEMBER 9-10 STAR OF BETHLEHEM
DECEMBER 17 LOVE FEAST
DECEMBER 24 CHRISTMAS EVE COMMUNION
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17 – CONSECRATION SUNDAY!
8:30 AM Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
10:00 AM Sunday School Classes for all ages
10:00 AM Godly Play Sunday School (1st – 5th grades) (Contact: Lynda Hepler)
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)
11:00 AM CONSECRATION SUNDAY Worship & Children’s Church
12:00 PM CONSECRATION LUNCH
4:00 PM MISSION POSSIBLE KIDS Fall-Kick-Off! (Contact: Lynda Hepler)
4:00 PM YOUTH GROUP (Contact: Rodney Denton)
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19
8:30 AM Men’s Fellowship Group (meets at Sunrise Diner) (Contact: James Carmichael)
7:00 PM Praise Team Practice (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20
5:30 PM Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner (Please RSPV to the CHURCH OFFICE (336) 472-7718 – by Monday, September 18 at noon!)
6:00 PM Children’s Choir (Contact: Lynda Hepler)
6:00 PM Youth Small Group (Contact: Rodney Denton)
6:30 PM Adult Bible Study (Contact: Danny Leonard)
6:30 PM Adult Chancel Choir Practice (Contact: Norris Norwood)
7:00 PM Youth Choir (Contact: Norris Norwood)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21
10:00 AM Adult Bible Study (Contact: Danny Leonard)
10:30 AM Chicks with Sticks
10:30 AM Baby Café (Contact Lisa Miller)
12:30 PM Empty Bowls Committee Meeting
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
8:30 AM Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50 AM AWAKEN Worship Service (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
10:00 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Worship & Children’s Church
3:00 PM APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT Information Meeting (Contact: Chris McCullough)
4:00 PM YOUTH GROUP (Contact: Rodney Denton)
R.L. Pope Teachers: (3) Richard Herman, (10) Allen Brown, (17) Tracy Brinkley, and (24) Keith Tobin.
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…
- Roger Bryant
- Michael Byles
- Margie Collins
- Jim Conner
- Gerald Davis
- Cyril Harrington
- Ferol Holladay
- Faye Kanoy
- Robert Leake
- Tristin Leonard
- Allen Locklear
- Nancy Norman
- Joy Piscitelli
- Justin Riley (Milton & Berta Riley’s Grandson)
- Milton Riley
- Charlotte Rorie (Brandon Rorie’s Mother)
- Bill & Donna Stine
- Debbie Trotter
- Harold Walker
- Family Member named “Ronnie”
- People of Maui, Morocco
Also Remember All military personnel, Our United Methodist missionaries, and The United Methodist Church.
STEWARDSHIP 2023!
CONSECRATION SUNDAY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
11 AM – WORSHIP
12 PM – LUNCH
Today we conclude our annual stewardship program as we make plans for our ministries together for 2024. This week’s special guest speaker is: Rev. Eric Lane!
We welcome Rev. Eric Lane as our preacher today. Eric is the pastor at Salem UMC in Denver NC. A graduate of NC State and Hood Theological Seminary, Eric has enjoyed successful pastorates in Granite Falls and Mineral Springs.
Eric currently serves as the President of the Western North Carolina Board of Trustees. He has a heart for missions and has led numerous mission building teams to Central and South America and Eastern Europe and has been instrumental in building homes for Habitat for. Humanity. Eric is married to Beth, and they have four children and seven grandchildren.
Sunday, September 17 we will celebrate Consecration Sunday. We will worship together at ONE SERVICE on that day at 11 AM.
Following worship on that day we will have a CATERED LUNCH.
PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS TO ATTEND. There will be someone available before and after each service to take your reservation. ALSO, RESERVE YOUR SPOT by contacting the CHURCH OFFICE: (336) 472-7718
CHURCH-WIDE BAKE SALE
Saturday, September 16, 2023
8:00 AM – 12 Noon
Thomasville Farmers Market
corner of Commerce and Guilford Streets
We need the help of all cooks to make this event a success. Proceeds will be used to support UWF mission projects and scholarship programs. Some of the items that sell well are all types of breads, seasonal fruit pies, cookies, brownies and other bar-type cookies, ham and sausage biscuits, cakes of all kinds, candy, fried fruit pies, granola. Please bring items to the church on Friday, September 15, between the hours of 10:00 AM– 12 Noon. Items can also be dropped off at Sara Faulkner’s house on Friday afternoon or at the Farmers Market on Saturday morning. Help at the market is needed from 7:30 – 9:45 AM and 9:45 AM to 12 Noon. Please contact Sara at 336-689-2523 if you can help.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP DINNERS (& PROGRAMMING) ARE RETURNING SOON…
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20*
5:30 PM
DINNER BEGINS: Wednesday, September 20
5:30 PM – Dinner is served!
Cost is $10 per person – KIDS 11 & under are FREE! (max $30 per family – within the same household)
For more information on WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS: Glynus Childress
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
6:00 PM – Children’s Choir
6:30 PM – Bible Study with Rev. Lynda Hepler!
“Thailand Trek: For God So Loved the World”
For more information of CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES: Lynda Hepler
YOUTH SMALL GROUP
6:00 PM – We will return to the church this week! For more information on YOUTH SMALL GROUP: Rodney Denton
7:00 PM – YOUTH CHOIR will begin on September 20 meet in the choir room. For more information on YOUTH CHOIR: Norris Norwood
ADULT BIBLE STUDY BEGINS: Wednesday, September 20
6:15 PM – Meet in ROOM 200 (Second floor of Christian Enrichment Center (CEC)
“Jesus Revealed: The ‘I AM’ statements in the Gospel of John”
By: Rev. Matt Rawle
Reserve your copy of the book ($13.50 by contacting Kristin Shores) OR purchase your own HERE!
ADULT CHOIR BEGINS: Wednesday, September 20
6:30 PM – Meet in the Choir Room, second floor of Main Building Room #202
For more information on our MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Norris Norwood
We hope you will join us! Invite your friends to come and enjoy this great fellowship activity with something for the WHOLE FAMILY!
PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS by MONDAY at NOON EACH WEEK prior to the WEDNESDAY MEAL! RESERVATIONS can be made by CALLING the CHURCH OFFICE (336) 472-7718 or via EMAIL: office@mumctville.org
MEET MEMORIAL!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
12:00 NOON
FELLOWSHIP HALL
Are you new at Memorial?
Want to learn about the exciting things happening here?
Be our guest for lunch on Sunday, September 24 following the 11am worship service.
Following lunch, you’ll have the opportunity to hear from some of our leaders and staff and discover ways you can get connected.
RSVP by September 20th by calling the office at 336-472-7718.
BIG PINK CHAIR PROJECT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
10 AM – 4 PM
The Big Pink Chair Project is right around the corner, as well as PINK DAY, October 14th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We have 30 free mammogram spots at the festival on the Novant Health Mobile Mammogram Unit. Those appointments need to be scheduled by calling BL Markers Market and securing a spot by September 20th. The store’s number is 336-475-0071.
Gifts Galore ~ Arts, Crafts, & More…
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
…is coming your way!
Save the date: Saturday November 4th. Any interested participants should contact the church office (336-472-7718) or Marie Carmichael (336-476-4625).
GIRL SCOUTING AT MEMORIAL
SUMMER SERIES:
THURSDAY, JULY 13
6:30 – 7:30 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 18
6:30 – 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, JULY 20
6:30 – 7:30 PM
TUESDAY, JULY 25
6:30 – 7:30 PM
BIG FUN. NEW FRIENDS. BE A GIRL SCOUT!!!
All Meetings will be held at MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
You are invited to join us for a summer filled with fun and adventure with our Girl Scout Summer Series. GIRLS in grades rising K-5 will have the opportunity to discover Girl Scouts, have fun with new friends, connect with the community and change the world.
Girl Scout membership is ONLY $35 and valid through September 30, 2024!
Can’t make it to these evenst? Join Girl Scouts today at www.beagirlscout.org.
QUESTIONS?: call (800) 672-2148 or E-MAIL: info@girlscoutsp2p.org
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
- Glynus Childress, Administrative Assistant – Ext. 13; gchildress@mumctville.org
- Jarry Oldaker, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds – Ext. 17; joldaker@mumctville.org