MULBERRY STREET

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Sharing the Heart of God from the Heart of Downtown Macon

Weekly Newsletter

September 7, 2023

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Fall Family Ministries

Growing Deeper in Our Faith as a Family

Baby Nursery


Our Family is growing! So, that means our Sunday morning here at Mulberry are too. We have an updated, welcoming, nurturing new baby nursery located in the Children’s Center. We have new staff prepared to love on all our new babies here at Mulberry. Coming soon, we will have a dedicated nursery space just for our members, located on the second floor on the children’s hall. With Christ as our center and parents as our partners, our ultimate goal is to come alongside you and begin to plant the seeds of faith in the hearts and minds of our children. We are committed to care for, guard and protect your precious masterpieces of God’s creation.

Family Investment Night

Sundays - 4-6 pm

9/10 • 11/5 • 1/14 • 3/3 • 5/5


A Bimonthly gathering for families to worship together, share a meal, and to learn to grow healthy spiritual habits.

This evening will be in place of our other programming (KIdz & Youth)


Kidz for Christ

Begins Sept 17

Sunday Evenings - 4pm -6pm

Blue Room


Growing in the Christian faith through games, Bible lessons, and crafts.

Children’s Choir

Rooting hearts and minds in the Christian faith through music.

Kidz Sunday School


Kidz Fun begins at 9:45am in the Blue Room - Children’s Hall

Hosted by your favorite Sunday school teachers!

Bonnie Hinshaw, Susan Dunn,

Mildred Howard, and Nita Smith

Confirmation Class

Sept 17 - Kick-Off/Dinner

Sundays (4pm-6pm) Youth Room

A Weekly gathering to grow toward owning one’s own faith and choosing church membership.

Super Sundays (All Youth!)

8/27 • 9/24 • 10/22 • 11/12 • 12/10

5:30pm - 7pm


A Monthly gathering to grow closer to God and each other through community, worship, games and outreach.

Together we are sharing the heart of God...

Sunday Worship

September 10, 2023

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

  

Rev. Lynn Meadows-White, preaching

VP of Church Relations, The Methodist Home for Children & Youth


Assisting with Worship

Ushers

Charlie Bridges, Austin Carter, Becky Kerner, Baxter James, Rho Bridges


Flowers

The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in celebration of the wedding of Millie Johnson and Joshua Thompson.


11 a.m. Worship Service will be Live-Streamed and available on Facebook and the Website

Ainsworth (Adult) Choir Rehearsal

Wednesdays at 7:15 pm in the Choir Room!



We welcome all who like to sing and want to be part of music ministry in worship. Come join us! Please contact Terre Johnson, Director of Music, at tjohnson@mulberrymethodist.org for questions.


**Nursery is provided during Choir Rehearsal for any parents wanting to join! **

Prayer List

Scott and Wanda Fitzgerald 

Nancy Belk 

Jared Heggins 

Greg Elliott

Harry Linkous 

Jimmy Roach

Freeda Chapman

Bob Ogden

Robert Gerson

Cater Starling

Sam Lamback 

Allie Frances Dunn

Thomas Marlow

Linda Sankey

Edyth Snow

Ashley and Mary Hurt

Mickey Pope

Anna Waters

Dana Goshorn 

Yetta Price 

Milton Heard

Lisa Cawthon (friend of Elisa Reece)

The United Methodist Church

Bishop David and Nancy Graves, 

District Superintendent Paula and Scott Lewis

Our church, its clergy, and its members

Attendance

Sun, Sept 3

Sanctuary - 94

Online - 23

Coming Up at Mulberry

September 10

Family Investment Night


September 17

Kidz & Youth Kick-off

Full Calendar

Staff On Call

478-219-9926


10/7-10/13

Ted Goshorn

Check out what's going on in Realm!

Be sure to check out the News feature on Realm!

If you need help getting connected, contact the church office at

478-745-8601.

We extend Christian love and sympathy to the family of Athens Carter, brother of Amy Roberson and Austin Carter, Sr., who passed away on September 4, 2023. 



Athens' obituary can be found here.


UWF Grace Circle Meeting Again

September 8 | 1 pm | Conference Room

The Grace Circle will have its first meeting of the school year on Friday, September 8 at 1 pm in our Conference Room. We will study Unrelenting Grace by Bishop Carter. It deals with healing from the fracture in the United Methodist Church. We invite and welcome all women to visit and “try us out!”


Family Investment Night

September 10 | 4-6 pm | Fellowship Hall

Join us for the kick-off of a new bi-monthly gathering for families to worship together, share a meal, and learn to grow healthy spiritual habits. Come learn about growing deeper in faith as a family together! This program will take place every other month, in place of the normal Sunday evening kids & youth programming.

Mustard Seed Class Kickoff

September 10 | 6-8 pm | Society Garden

The Mustard Seed class is kicking off the fall with an evening of fellowship at Society Garden! Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone - we'll "go dutch" and enjoy Society Garden & Liliana's Street Food! Contact Beth Smith with questions.

New Sunday School Class

Begins September 10

We are launching a new Sunday School class: Methodism 101! This class is for those new to Mulberry or The United Methodist Church as well as those who want to learn more about our Methodist heritage and why we do things the way that we do them! We will investigate questions like "Who is God?", "What is the nature of the Church?", and "How do I read the Bible?" through a Methodist/Wesleyan lens, and we will also explore our history (both of the UMC and here at Mulberry) and Wesleyan spirituality.

This class will begin on September 10 and run throughout the Fall! It will meet during the normal Sunday School hour in the choir room, and Payton Stone will be facilitating conversations. If you are interesting in joining the class, please let Payton know by sending him an email (pstone@mulberrymethodist.org), and if you know someone in our church or in the community that might benefit from this class, please invite them!

"The September Stretch" - Planning Retreat

September 30 | 8:30 am - 1:00 pm | Fickling & Co. Building

The Church Council is hosting a retreat on September 30 to plan what the next steps are for our church to foster healing! Led by Anne Bosarge, we will dream together how we can move forward as a church!

Confirmation Kick-Off

September 17 | 4-6 PM | Youth Room

Our new confirmation class begins on Sunday, September 17! If you have a youth who is interested in joining, contact Elisa!

Encounter Youth Retreat at Epworth

November 17 - 19, 2023

Epworth By The Sea

Encounter is a weekend retreat designed for 6th - 12th grade students where everyone will ENCOUNTER God, and each in a very unique way. This retreat will offer passionate worship, relevant Bible study and a meaningful time with other teens in beautiful coastal Georgia.   

Sign up to Attend Encounter

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Summer Missions Photo Collage
VBS 2023 Picture Album
2023 Kidz Spring/ Summer Calendar 2023
2023 Youth Spring/ Summer Calendar 2023

Macon Outreach

In memory of Hines Wommack by Frank & Mary Anne Gaudry

...from the Heart of Downtown Macon

Wesley Glen Sporting Clays Tournament

September 22

Wesley Glen is hosting a Sporting Clays tournament fundraiser again this year! For more information about the tournament and how to register, click the button below!

Register Here

Donation Needs

Macon Outreach Needs

Boxes of oatmeal and grit packets

Cereal

Snack bars

Hamburger helper

Cornbread mix

Condiments

Cake/cookie/muffin mix

Snack items

Daybreak Needs

Volunteers

Canned and/or Fresh Fruit & Fruit cups

Applesauce (individual containers)

Breakfast Bars (soft)

Vienna sausages (4.6 oz)

Sandwich Crackers (packs)

Powdered Lemonade & Tea

Cookies

Coffee Creamer

Jelly

Cold Cereal

1 Min. Instant Grits

Sugar

33 gal. Lawn Bags

Men's T-shirts (white) size L-2X

Men & Women's underwear (new)

Brown Paper Snack Bags

Large Sturdy Backpacks

Bio-freeze

Claritin

Daytime Cold Medicine (non-alcohol)

Eye Drops

Insect Repellant

Hydrocortisone Cream

Reader Glasses (2.00 or higher)

Benadryl (tablet/liquid)

Ponchos

Disinfectant Cleaner (pine-sol)

Disinfectant Spray/Air Freshener

Hand/foot Towels

Vinegar

Bleach

Resources & Links

South Georgia Advocate

The South Georgia Advocate, a twice monthly online news publication, is the official news source of the South Georgia Annual Conference and a ministry of the Office of Connectional Ministries.

Click here for the Georgia Advocate

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