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.

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School for all Ages
11:00 AM    Worship & Children’s Church

MONDAY JANUARY 29

TUESDAY JANUARY 30
8:30 AM     Men’s Fellowship Group (meets at Sunrise Diner) (Contact: James Carmichael)
6:30 PM     Admin. Council Meeting in CEC 100
7:00 PM     Praise Team Practice

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31
5:30 PM    Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner (Please RSPV to the CHURCH OFFICE (336) 472-7718 – by Monday at noon!)
6:00 PM     Children’s Choir & PERU (Contact: Lynda Hepler)
6:00 PM     Youth Small Group (Contact: Rodney Denton)
6:15 PM     Adult Bible Study (Contact: Danny Leonard)
6:30 PM     Adult Chancel Choir Practice  (Contact: Norris Norwood)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1
10:00 AM    Adult Bible Study (Contact: Danny Leonard)
10:30 AM    Chicks with Sticks
10:30 AM    Baby Café (Contact Lisa Miller)
6:30  PM    Trustee Meeting

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School for all Ages
11:00 AM    Worship & Children’s Church
11:00 AM    Communion
4:00  PM     Children’s Choir & Youth Group

The R.L. Pope class meets Sundays at 10 am. The teachers for the Month of January are (7) Richard Herman, (14) Allen Brown, (21) Tracy Brinkley, and (28) Kyles Wallace.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JANUARY 27-28 YOUTH GROUP WINTER TUBING TRIP
JANUARY 30 ADMIN. COUNCIL MEETING (6:30 PM)
FEBRUARY 1 TRUSTEE MEETING (6:30 PM)
FEBRUARY 10 WOMEN’S DAY RETREAT (8:30 AM – 4:30 PM)
FEBRUARY 11 BLANKET THE WORLD WITH LOVE
FEBRUARY 13 FAT TUESDAY PANCAKE DAY – ALL DAY
MARCH 15-17 YOUTH GROUP IGNITEUS TRIP
APRIL 1 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
APRIL 17 RISE AGAINST HUNGER (6:30 PM)

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…

• Ellison Armfield
• Tommy Arnold
• Ann Ball
• Michael Byles
• Margie Collins
• Caleb Dulin
• Harold Faulkner
• Wesley Fraley
• Sharon Gonzales
• Belinda Johnson
• Cherie Johnson’s friend Becky
• Sandra Lackey
• Shirley Link
• Allen Locklear
• Nancy Murr
• Milton Riley
• Blake Williams
• David Williams
• Josephine Wright
• Duncan Worsham
• Also Remember All military personnel, Our United Methodist missionaries, and The United Methodist Church.

JOIN US FOR: WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP DINNERS (& PROGRAMMING)

DINNER BEGINS 5:30 PM – Dinner is served! PLEASE make RESERVATIONS by NOON on MONDAY!  Contact the CHURCH OFFICE: (336) 472-7718.
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: Contact Glynus Childress
1/31/24 MENU: TBD

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING 6:00 PM – Children’s Choir
6:30 PM – Bible Study with Rev. Lynda Hepler!
For more information of CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES: Contact Lynda Hepler

YOUTH SMALL GROUP 6:00 PM –  SMALL GROUP for Middle & High School! Meet in ROOM 206 (Second floor of Christian Enrichment Center (CEC).
For more information on YOUTH SMALL GROUP: Contact Rodney Denton

7:00 PM –  YOUTH CHOIR meets in the Choir Room.  For more information on YOUTH CHOIR: Contact Norris Norwood

ADULT BIBLE STUDY  6:15 PM – Meet in ROOM 200 (Second floor of Christian Enrichment Center (CEC). We are in the Book of Ephesians. Facilitated by: Rev. Danny Leonard

ADULT CHOIR  6:30 PM – Meet in the Choir Room, second floor of Main Building Room #202.
For more information on our MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Contact 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

Please join us for the annual Thomasville Empty Bowls Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Memorial United Methodist Church.  Dinner will be served from 4:30pm -7:30pm with music provided by The Happy Ones. Tickets are $25 and will be available starting February 1st.

 Contact the church office, (336)472-7718, or Sandy McGhee (336)870-4015 for tickets or further information.

We hope you will join us for a special Lenten Bible Study.  

Books will be available in the office, please call to reserve yours.  They are $15.  

In this study we will read and discuss about several individuals around Jesus in his final days.  This study will focus on new life and redemption rather than loss.

Gift Cards for The Father’s Storehouse

The New Beginnings Sunday School Class is collecting $10 gift cards from fast food restaurants for The Father’s Storehouse.  They will be given to those who spend the night in the shelter so they can purchase lunch, especially during these winter months.  As a paying customer, they can eat in the dining room and take a break from the weather.  Gift cards can be purchased from any fast food restaurant on Randolph St. in Thomasville and given to a member of the New Beginnings Sunday School Class or turned in at the church office.  Cash donations for the purchase of gift cards will also be accepted.  Please consider donating over the next few weeks.

Women’s Retreat

CEC Building, 8:30am-4:30pm. Cost is $25pp for lunch & materials. Register by January 28, 2024

Does simply thinking about chocolate bring a smile to your face? Try thinking about this—hanging out at a café with friends, while enjoying your favorite hot beverage, nibbling on a brownie or bit of chocolate pie, laughing, talking, and relaxing together—it’s a perfect gathering! Café Chocolate is a relaxing chocolate-themed retreat the women of our church are doing together. It includes worship, Bible study, and time for laughter as well as time for quiet reflection. And while the name of our gathering sounds indulgent, we’ll actually be using chocolate as a metaphor for God’s extravagant grace.

Call Lynda Hepler at 336-472-9711 or email lhepler@mumctville.org.

Churchwide: Women’s Day Retreat Link

Receptionist Needed

There is an opening on the First Wednesday 9a.m.-12p.m. If you would like to volunteer for this time slot, please let the church office know 336-472-7718.

STAR OF BETHLEHEM COSTUME REMINDER:

Thank you for the overwhelming response to pick up the dirty costumes. We went from 66 down to 15 to be cleaned.  If those last 15 would please come to the CEC and get yours, and if the 51 that picked them up this past 2 weeks would return them cleaned in a timely manner, it would be greatly appreciated.

MAY GOD BLESS US IN ALL WE DO

Katie

Sunday, February 11th, we will observe Blanket Sunday.

This is our opportunity to support the work of Church World Service, a faith-based non-profit that brings help to areas battling hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster.  You are invited to participate in their ministry by purchasing a blanket that will be distributed to those in need around the world. Please write your checks to Memorial UMC and note CWS or Blanket Sunday in the memo line.

Online Giving

If you give to the church through Realm / Vanco and you increased your pledge amount from last year, you will need to log on and adjust your amount.

If you would like to set up to give by this method, you may go to Online Giving and fill out your information.

You can set it up to be a onetime giving or reoccurring as often as you like.

MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS

Memorials

Given in memory of Carey Eanes  

                       by Jim Hudson 

                       by David Williams

                       by Mark Smith

                       by Cecile & Kirk Overcash

                       by Ron & Martha Berrier

                       by Griff & Lorestta Usher

                       by Jamie & Cathy Hiatt

                       by Tom & Janet Smith

                        by Margaret Jones

Given in memory of Harold Walker

                       by Jamie & Cathy Hiatt

                        by Jim Hudson

                         by David Williams

Given in memory of Beverly Myers

                       by Carolyn Collett

                        by Ralph & Meredith Eanes

ONLINE DIRECTORY CHANGE!!! 

“Realm Connect”,  is an app you can download on your phone or tablet. You can use this as your online directory, BUT ALSO… keep your personal information updated, check your giving and chat with others.
If you have not been sent an invitation please let Kristin or Glynus know. Each member will create their own account and password.

Below are some links to help you learn about the Realm Connect App. 

Realm on Mobile
Realm Sign-In
What NEW Registrants Expect To See
How To Change Your Profile Fields
Set Up Family Positions
Set Up Your Profile
Search For Profiles On Realm
Add OR Delete A Photo

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
• Megan Crady, Director of Arts Alive Art Academy – Ext.33; mcrady@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