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Worship 9:50am
Join us for Palm Sunday worship s
ervice, April 14. We will gather in the lobby at 9:50am to wave palm branches and sing hosannas as Jesus rides our donkey into the sanctuary!
Pastor Melody Tanner will continue the Lenten sermon series called "Jesus Prayed."
This week's sermon title is "?"
Everyone is welcome to stay after the service for fellowship.
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Daily Prayer
Starter
Please set aside time each day to pray for 2-3 minutes. This week's prayer starter is
"Holy One, I pray for the discipline to never stop fighting for my relationship with you..."
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Palm Sunday
Explained
Palm Sunday starts off Holy Week, setting the tone for the greatest time of the Christian year: the death and resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Learn more about Palm Sunday in this video.
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Lenten Season Activities
At Ghent UMC
- Lenten Prayer Challenge: Click here to read details and to sign up for the challenge. How is the challenge going for you? Pastor Melody can check in with you on how you're doing and send words of encouragement along the way.
- The Ghent Lamb Trail: See info in the block below.
- Palm Sunday Service: See details in the first block.
- Messy Church on Palm Sunday: See details in a block on the right.
- Easter Sunday: On Sunday, April 21 during worship at 10am, we will serve Communion, adorn the Living Cross with your fresh flowers, and enjoy trumpet music by Josh McDonald and organ music by Spencer Koger. After service, refreshments will be served on the porch and we will draw the name of the Ghent Lamb Trail grand prize winner.
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The Ghent Lamb Trail
During Lent
Ghent UMC invites you to follow The Ghent Lamb Trail!
Shepherds
need you and your family during Lent to help them find their lost lambs. Their lambs have disappeared into ten shops in downtown Ghent.
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GUMC Music Ministry
- Organ music, played by organist Spencer Koger, will be Sundays, April 21, April 28, May 5 during our 10am worship service.
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Gathering Jams are monthly on second Sundays, year-round. Bring an instrument and play along during the gathering part of our service at 9:45am.
- Musical Offerings A variety of musical offerings are desired. All ages are welcome to play. Let Nellwyn know if you are willing to help.
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Outcome of General Conference 2019
Click here
to read Pastor Melody's message to our church and community.
Various resources about General Conference 2019 are available on the Conference website. Click here to view.
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Congregational Care
Jennifer Gross-Statler
In response to Christ's call to love one another, Ghent UMC wants the members of our congregation to care for one another.
Jennifer Gross-Statler, our
Director of Congregational Care and Marketing,
works closely with Pastor Melody and our members to meet the care needs of our congregation, including the coordination of visits in homes, at hospitals and in facilities, as needed and requested.
Please email me to sign up to visit one of our homebound members this month.
To learn more about Congregational Care at Ghent UMC, and other ways you can help, click on our
church's website here.
If you'd like a visit from Jennifer or a church member, call the church office at (757) 622-2843 or email her at
[email protected].
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Worship With Us!
Sunday Worship at 10:00a.m.
(Nursery Care Provided)
Children's Church
During Worship
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Messy Church at Ghent UMC
Sunday, April 14, 4:30 - 6:30pm
On Sunday, April 14, 4:30 - 6:30pm, a special Messy Church at GUMC will feature an Easter Egg Hunt and time to visit with petting zoo animals. This month's theme is "Always with Us."
Dinner will be served. If it rains, the event will be in our basement.
Volunteers please
click here to
choose a way to help.
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Easter Lilies
Order by
Sunday, April 14
If you'd like to place an Easter Lily on Sunday, April 21, in memory of or in honor of a special person, please fill out the order form on your Connection Card and drop it in the offering plate with your payment. Or you may contact the church office
by clicking here.
Lilies are now $13.00 each. Donations will benefit our Missions Projects.
Please make checks payable to Ghent UMC.
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Church Office
Good Friday
The Ghent UMC church office will be closed on Good Friday, April 19.
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Age Has its Benefits
Giving
The IRA Charitable Rollover is permanent.
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Join a Small Group
Community Building Opportunities
Children and Youth
- Sunday mornings: Children's Church (details below)
- Sunday evenings: Middle & High School Youth (email Kim Kurtz for more details)
Adults
- Sunday mornings: 9am - Adult Sunday School
- Monday evenings monthly: Ghent Inspire Book Club - Next meeting will be Apr. 22, 7:30pm in the church library. We will discuss Vanessa Diffenbaugh,'s "The Language of Flowers." For info and to RSVP, contact Kim Kurtz.
- Tuesday evenings: 6:30pm - Radical Small Group in the church library; Session is April 9 - June 4. We will be reading "Radical" by David Platt. Email Jonathan Tanner for more info.
- Friday mornings: 10am - Bible Study in the church library; Next session will be April 26 - May 31. We will be reading Lysa TerKeurst's book "Finding I AM." The book costs $15.
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Save the Dates
- Messy Church at Ghent UMC for all ages is 2nd Sunday of each month from 4:30 - 6pm in our social hall. Dinner is served. The next one will be Palm Sunday, April 14. For more info, click here.
- Stakeholders meetings are once a month on Thursdays at 8am. The next date is TBA.
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Volunteer
Ghent UMC
All adults,
children, and youth
are invited to help on Sundays before and during worship.
Also, please consider purchasing altar flowers to enhance our worship space.
Click here
to learn about our updated volunteer opportunities and to sign up.
You may also call the church office or contact the church office by
clicking here
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