January 2025 Newsletter

JANUARY 2025

You are God’s workmanship, created in Christ to do good works!

Sunday Worship

11:00 am

Sunday School

Join us at 9:45am for fellowship and Christian education

Ruth Circle

The women of EUMC invite you to participate each Tuesday morning

at 10:30 am for Bible study and fellowship

Men’s Group

Joins our men for prayer breakfast at 6:00am on Wednesdays

for Bible study and fellowship

Worship Team

Musical? Good voice? Feeling called to be part of the worship team?

AV Tech Team

Are you more comfortable behind the scenes? We have just the spot for you.

Become an integral part of worship with our audio/visual team.

Join Us for Our 2025 Church Retreat!

We are excited to announce our upcoming church retreat, and we encourage all members to attend as we prepare for an inspiring year ahead. This retreat will be a time for fellowship, reflection, and planning as we strengthen our church community and work toward becoming an even more multicultural congregation.

Retreat Details:

Saturday, January 25th - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Continental breakfast and lunch will be served.

Saturday, February 1st - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Light snacks will be provided.

Location:

We will meet in the chapel.

What to Expect:

Planning for 2025: Together, we’ll create a clear plan for the rest of the year.
Vision Statement Workshop: Finalizing and solidifying our church's vision for the future.
Cultivating a Multicultural Congregation: Developing actionable steps to create a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse church community.
We will also discuss the Feasibility Study.

This is an important moment in our church's journey, and your voice matters. Join us as we come together in unity to shape the future of our congregation. RSVP Today!

Please RSVP by Wednesday, January 22nd, to help us plan meals and materials.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Grace and Peace,

2025 LEADERSHIP TEAM

Rev. Dr. Lahronda Welch Little

Paige Rogers, Church Administrator

Kay Porter, Minister of Music

Donna Sturhman, SPRC/Leadership Chair

Jane Yearwood, SPRC

Suzie Turner, SPRC

Terry Wilmot, Finance Chair

Susan Flory, Finance

Merrilee Carlin, Finance

Chris Eble, Trustees Chair

Kathy Allen, Trustees

Mike Dilbeck, Trustees

Marcia Dixon, Preschool Board Chair

Joyce Rosser, Serve/Missions Chair

Jackie Pierce, Prayer Team Chair

MONTHLY LEADERSHIP MEETING

Our monthly Leadership Team meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Monday of each month via Zoom.

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84780077515

Weekly Prayer Time via Zoom

Every Wednesday at 7 pm

Wednesday Night Prayer Time is on Zoom each week at 7 pm. By having prayer time on Zoom, it is our hope and prayer to be more interactive and connected as a community. You can join the call by using this link: Weekly Prayer Time on Zoom

Happy New Year

to everyone!

A new year of sewing opportunities to help others awaits for 2025! We will continue to look for new ways to serve others with our sewing.

At the present time we are continuing to make pillow cases for Ryan's cases for Smiles. We know that the Breast Pillows are always needed so they will be made as well as the cases in January.

We will also have a discussion with the members of the Sewing Ministry team to decide about what ventures we will take on for the year.

In January, we will meet on January 8th at 10:00 AM in Meghan's sewing studio.

We look forward to having a good time together.

Yours,

Joyce Rosser

GOD'S HANDS AND FEE

Do you have a story of God's Hands and Feet to share? We would love to highlight it here. Please contact Paige Rogers or Pam Berger to share your story.

CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL - We want to help families with children engage in their faith journey. Our goal is to assist parents and caregivers in helping children establish a strong foundation in their Christian faith. We are committed to creating a fun, safe, and welcoming space for children to learn and develop their relationship with God.

VOLUNTEER WITH US! We need Sunday school teachers and class helpers. All volunteers MUST go through a background check and be Safe Sanctuary trained. If you are able to and desire to be part of our Children's ministry, please contact Paige Rogers at paigerogers@ebenezerconyers.com.

PATHFINDERS is a discussion class that meets in Room 109 in the Education Building. Fellowship begins at 9:30am class study at 9:45am. We are people with diverse interests, and about a 30-year age span, but all are here to learn what God would teach us, either from His Word, or from the inspiration of those who also love Him. If you have been considering joining a Sunday school class, this is the perfect time to check out the Pathfinders’ class. You will not regret it!

HIS G.R.O.U.P. is composed of a group of people of all ages, single & married that meet in Room 114 of the Worship Center to study the Bible. Everyone’s viewpoint is important, so we have lots of discussions on different topics. We love food so we rotate who brings breakfast and coffee is always ready! Other than our weekly class we support many things, but our first consideration is the Ebenezer Preschool. Knowing many of the children don’t hear about Jesus except in this school is what pushes us on to help in any way we can. We also enjoy fellowship with each other outside of Sunday School.

The Food Pantry at Rockdale Emergency Relief is in need of canned and dry foods. Donations of food can be placed in the shopping cart in the Narthex and will be taken to the RER donation center. The following items are in short supply:

Peanut butter, Jelly, Boxed dinner mix (Tuna Helper,

Hamburger Helper, etc.), Spaghetti sauce, Dry Beans (1lb bag),

Mac & Cheese, Canned Soups

Thank you for your support!

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Serving Rockdale County Residents

The RER community food bank is available to Rockdale county residents. Participants requesting service from the food bank must demonstrate residency and may generally only receive food once every three months, or a maximum of four times per year.

Food Bank Requirements:

Proof of identification – requires social security cards for ALL household members and a photo ID for the person receiving services
Proof of residency in Rockdale County – requires a current lease or utility bill in recipient’s name with a Rockdale County address. If client is living in a local hotel/motel, s/he must provide a current bill from the hotel/motel.