Weekly Newsletter - December 21, 2023

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Together we are sharing the heart of God...

Sunday Worship

December 24, 2023

Christmas Eve

Rev. Payton Stone, preaching

John 1:1-14

Assisting with Worship

Ushers

Gary Dunn, Lee Stevens, Vaughan Smith, Emory Dunn, Jim Manley, Harold Downs

Acolytes

Emerson Toles, Crucifer

Ramzi Harley & Zane Harley, Candle Lighters

Ella Magda & Will Magda, Communion Stewards

Communion Servers

Bill & Cindy Jarrard

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

Prayer List

Scott and Wanda Fitzgerald

Nancy Belk

Jared Heggins

Harry Linkous

Jimmy Roach

Freeda Chapman

Bob Ogden

Robert Gerson

Sam Lamback

Thomas Marlow

Linda Sankey

Mickey Pope

Yetta Price

Jeff Dein

Cindy Elliott

Carol Pope

Norma Tucker

Eddings Smith

Mary Hurt

Quentin Ehrhart

Naomi Gerson

Oliver Welch

Family of Bettye and Henry Hall (Julia Magda’s mother and father)

Alice Collins Strozier (Carolyn Kennedy Dominy’s sister)

Lisa Cawthon (friend of Elisa Reece)

Dennis Goshorn (Ted’s Dad)

Joan Fillmore (Onna’s mother-in-law)

Ted Goshorn

The United Methodist Church, Bishop David and Nancy Graves,

District Superintendent Paula and Scott Lewis

Our church, its clergy, and its members

Attendance

Sun, Dec 17

Sanctuary - 187

Online - 18

Coming Up at Mulberry

December 24

Christmas Eve Services

December 25-26

Church Office Closed

Full Calendar

On Call Line

478-219-9926

Staff on call

12/21-12/28

Hunter Godsey

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 for questions.

**Nursery is provided during Rehearsal **

We send love and prayers to Julia, Martin, Ella, and Will Magda upon the death of Julia's mother, Bettye Hall, who passed away Monday, December 18, 2023.

End of Year Giving

For year-end gifts to be credited to your 2023 giving record, you may do one of the following:

1) Place it in the offering plate on any Sunday in December

2) Hand-deliver the gift to the church office before 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec 29

3) Mail the gift to MSUMC, PO Box 149, Macon GA 31202. Mailed gifts must have a postmark of no later than December 31 and must be received by the church no later than January 10, 2024.

We thank you for support of Mulberry Street UMC!

Spots Available for Flower Donations in 2024

There are still available dates for sponsoring the flower arrangements for the sanctuary in 2024. This is a great opportunity to honor loved ones in your life, in memory or celebration of! Contact Onna Pollard at opollard@mulberrymethodist.org or by calling the church office at 478.745.8601.

Kidz & Youth programming will begin again in the new year on January 14!

Youth Schedule for Fall 2023

Kidz for Christ Schedule for Fall/Winter 2023

Confirmation Class Schedule

General Fund

In memory of Henry Hall by the Fund for Community Grants of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia

In memory of Henry Hall by Kathryn and Brown Dennis

In memory of Mitchell G. Pope by his grandparents, Mickey and Carol Pope

In honor of Mavis Trice by Glennda K. Elliot

Macon Outreach

In honor of Terre Johnson by the Ainsworth Choir

UMCOR

In honor of Rev. Tommy Martin by the Joy Sunday School Class

...from the Heart of Downtown Macon

Wesleyan College Food Pantry Needs

Students who remain on the Wesleyan campus over the Winter break will be in need of nourishment and supplies, so donations to the food pantry would be greatly appreciated. They are asking for prepackaged meals, freezer meals, and breakfast items, along with hygiene products. Items can be dropped off in the Wesleyan student affairs office, or brought to the church.

Support Creede at the Sleepout!

11th Annual Sleepout to Support Daybreak!

On February 29, 2024, Creede Hinshaw will once again represent Mulberry at the DePaul/Daybreak Sleepout. The sleepout is held outdoors in the winter to remind us of those with no choice in housing. This is the big fundraiser for Daybreak - all donations are used locally!

You can support Creede & Daybreak at this link, by sending a check to Daybreak, or by giving a check to Creede. Thank you Creede for putting your caring spirit ahead of your comfort!

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

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.

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Email Millie Thompson at mthompson@mulberrymethodist.org