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Join us Sunday as Pastor Kevin continues our Lenten series "Hunger: Cultivating Desire for God's Good Things." To read ahead, here are the Scriptures for Sunday:
- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
- Luke 13:31-35
Sunday's Message:
"
Longing for a Better Future"
... come and bring a friend!
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MIDWEEK WEDNESDAY WORSHIP IN LENT
Please consider joining us each week of Lent for a Wednesday worship with Eucharist from 12:00 – 12:30 PM in the Goley Chapel. In each service, we will lift up a different spiritual discipline to experience and will then conclude our time by sharing together in Holy Communion:
• March 13th @ 12PM: “Practicing the Examen”
(Extra copies of this practice and the worship from last Wed can be found in our brochure racks)
• March 20th @ 12PM: “Practicing Lectio Divina”
• March 27th @ 12PM: “Practicing Intercessory Prayer”
• April 3rd @ 12PM: “Practicing Wonder”
• April 10th @12PM: “Contemplation of an Icon”
• April 17th @ 12PM: “Practicing Fasting”
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On Sunday, March 31, children up through 5th grade are invited to visit Mr. Brian's office (Rm. 111) to pick out a caterpillar and watch it over the following weeks as it transforms into a butterfly. (Caterpillars will stay in Mr. Brian's office.)
On Easter Sunday, April 21, the butterflies will be released at 10:30am on the front lawn of the church.
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Sermon Podcasts Now Available
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Since several have requested podcast versions of Sunday messages, we now have some sermons
available on our website
and also in the
iTunes Store
. Simply search for "Kevin Baker Sermons" to to subscribe or click the picture.
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Serve at our Community Easter "Egg" Stravaganza
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We are looking for servants to help at our community event on Saturday, April 13. Email
Brian
if you are interested.
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Planning on furthering your education?
Apply for one of our scholarships!
DEADLINE: 5pm, April 1, 2019
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Lamplighter's Ministry
Project Wheelchair Ramp
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FUMC Graham Lamplighter's Ministry is planning to build a wheelchair ramp for a member of our church. Please contact
Trey Rice
(336-266-0126) if you would like to volunteer your time and/or give a monetary donation for supplies.
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Kids On A Mission Project
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T
he next Kids On A Mission project for children in
Kindergarten through the 5th grade
is on
Sunday, March 17 from 2:30-5:30pm (meet in room 132).
The children will make a craft and deliver it to residents at
Peak Resources
in Graham. Afterwards, we will stop by Smitty's for free ice cream (parents can pick up there).
Children are asked to please bring a completed permission form.
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God did not intend for His children to live as individual islands of faith, but rather as a community of believers..." Steven L. Pogue
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Big River
musical
Temple Theater
Sanford, NC
March 15, 2019
Reservations required by
March 1
.
Contact
Lydia Ricks
at 336/270-6359 to reserve your spot.
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Summer Camp @
Chestnut Ridge ~ June 17- 21
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We will once again be offering a summer camp experience for children in completed Kindergarten through completed 8th grade at Chestnut Ridge in Efland, NC.
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Check out the new
MY CHURCH portion of our website for documents, policies, and membership info all in one place! Use link at the bottom of all our website pages or
click here.
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You no longer have to be in the library to check out our collection! If you have a library barcode, click the button and take a look around!
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United Methodist Women Reading Program 2019
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New books have been added to our library which are part of the United Methodist Women's Reading Program. Click the button for a list of our new purchases. See
Carol Steele or check the special section in the library for more information about the reading program. You do NOT have to be a UMW Member to participate!
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March Madness
Canned Food Drive
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Our annual Canned Food Drive is back! Donate to your favorite college team at the Coffee Shop or sanctuary breezeway entrances and spread the word. Donations will supply several organizations!
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Youth Sunday is scheduled for May 19th! Our topic this year is "Patience". More info to come.
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Two of our Playschool families are currently experiencing health crises. The Playschool staff will be holding a hotdog lunch fundraiser on
Wednesday, March 20 and
Thursday, March 21 at
12noon to collect funds to assist with medical expenses. If you would like to come, please call Playschool Director Faye Waddell at 336/227-9148 or download the form and put it in the mailbox on her office door (Rm. 119).
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UMW Mission Encounter
NC Diaper Bank in Durham
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Several members of our United Methodist Women will be working at the
NC Diaper Bank
on Saturday, March 23. Please donate diapers (any size, including adult), wipes, and feminine products by March 20. Turn your donations in to the church office (Rm. 113) or to
Susan Rayle
or
Jeanne Owen
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Forty Days / Forty Items
A Lenten Project
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The Gordon Painter Sunday School Class invites you to participate in their Lenten Project--40 Days / 40 Items. During Lent, remove one clean and usable item from your home to put into a trash bag. Bring the bag to the Gordon Painter classroom (Rm. 104) on Easter Sunday, and the class will deliver your items to
Trollinger Treasures.
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Donations for a Church Van
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Our Board of Directors has asked us to consider prayerfully helping to raise money to purchase a new-to-us van. Our van is used extensively for bringing people to church and for transporting youth, children, and adults to participate in church projects. Our goal is for 150 gifts of $100 apiece, payable in increments if desired. If you would like to help, please mark your gift “Van Replacement Fund.”
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Donations of Earrings Needed
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Our children are collecting old earrings (singles and pairs) between now and March 17 for a craft project to be given to the residents at Peak Resources. If you have earrings that you don't use, please donate them. Collection bins will be located in the coffeeshop (Rm. 135) and in the sanctuary breezeway.
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UMW
Mission Focuses
for
March
Women's Shelter
Needs:
- toilet tissue
- feminine products
- paper towels
Veterans
Needs:
- ponchos
- small shampoo, lotion, & soap
- individual snacks
Bring donations to the church office (Rm. 113) or give directly to
Jeanne Owen
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Help Send a Child to Camp!!
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Would you like to help offset the cost of summer camp for children in kindergarten through the 8th grade? If so, consider donating $120 to our campership fund or providing a full campership for families in need. Contact
Brian
if interested.
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Begin collecting your items to donate NOW! (Only clean items and no electronics or phones of any kind, please!
)
Yard Sale donation times
Sunday, March 24--after 7pm
Monday, March 25--all day
Tuesday-Friday, March 26-29--during shopping hours
Yard Sale shopping hours
Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm
Saturday 9am-noon
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March 25-30
Stafford Hall
Sponsored by FUMC United Methodist Women
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