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Welcome to Our New Members!
Welcome to the newest members of Mulberry, Wende Meyer von Bremen, Bernard Meyer von Bremen, & Karin Payne, who all joined the church this past Sunday!
If you would like to express a word of welcome, their contact info is:
Bernard & Wende Meyer von Bremen
gb77@bellsouth.net
Karin Payne
payne254@comcast.net
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Reception for Mickey & Carol Pope February 23
You are invited to a punch & cookies reception on February 23 to honor Mickey & Carol Pope, who have been faithful church members for over 50 years. Mickey has been a Lay Leader & has held many other leadership roles at Mulberry, also chairing the District Board of Missions for many years. Carol has been a longtime instrumental leader in the women’s missionary society & member of the Ainsworth Choir. These fine people are also members of the JOY Class, where Mickey continues to write a weekly newsletter for its members.
The reception will be in the church parlor immediately following the worship service.
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Weekly Worship & Prayer during Lent
Join us as we continue our monthly Worship and Prayer service with a special weekly Lenten series from March 12 to April 9. Lent is a season for reflection and spiritual growth as we prepare for the joy of Easter, and this five-week journey will provide an opportunity to deepen our faith through prayer, contemplative practices, and worship. Our evenings will be centered around the theme of gardening; like seeds planted in rich soil, nourished by prayer, scripture, and the light of Christ, we are called to cultivate a deeper, more fruitful faith.
Each Wednesday evening, we will gather for a fellowship dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by a time of scripture, song, and guided prayer at 6:15 PM. Whether you are seeking a new Lenten discipline or simply longing for a space to draw closer to God, we invite you to make the most of this season with us. All are welcome!
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Pancake Dinner Youth Fundraiser
We're celebrating the last day before Lent begins with a Pancake Supper on March 4 at the church! Come support our Youth Ministries (and avoid cooking dinner!) from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Our youth will be serving up pancakes and sausage, and Mulberry organist Daniel McIntosh will be playing us some tunes on the piano. We'll see you there!
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Macon Mayhem Hockey Game - Support Macon Outreach
The Macon Mayhem will feature Macon Outreach as their “Non-profit of the Night” on Friday, February 28th. The theme for the evening is 80’s Night. Come out and “throwback” to support Macon Outreach while enjoying some Mayhem ice hockey! A limited number of discounted tickets are available through the Macon Outreach office. Suggested donation is $20 each with all proceeds benefiting the Outreach ministries. We look forward to seeing you there!
To reserve your tickets, email rfrischkorn@mulberrymethodist.org or call the church office at 478-745-8601, and pay by check or at https://onrealm.org/MulberryStUMC/give/outreach.
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Free Poetry Workshops Led by Hinda Ramsay
Mulberry Member and published author Hinda Ramsay - pen name Hinda-jonathan - will be leading free poetry workshops every Saturday in the month of February at Washington Memorial Library. Come create your own original poetry, taking inspiration from famous poets and poetry styles and through unique prompts! This is a great opportunity to express your creativity while supporting one of our own.
Contact Hinda with questions at hindajonathan@outlook.com or by text at 352-552-1404.
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DePaul USA Daybreak Sleepout
The annual Daybreak Greater Macon Sleepout will be Thursday, February 27, and Mulberry will once again have several members participating and raising money to support this ministry. 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 Daybreak and the participants at the links below, by sending a check to Daybreak, or by giving a check directly to the participant.
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A Bicentennial Moment
In anticipation of Mulberry’s upcoming Bicentennial Celebration in 2026, the Leonard Hill Cochran Historical Room presents a moment of Mulberry history.
The following are excerpts taken from The Pastor’s Report to the Board of Stewards meeting, February 7, 1946.
“The recent City-wide Religious Survey reveals a most challenging opportunity for this Church. During the next three months all of the activities will be built around the Evangelistic responsibility and opportunity of this Church. It is time for all of us to make the old Revival Song our theme, “Revive Us Again.” This board has a Committee on Membership and Evangelism. This is the Committee to lead in the work of visitation, enlistment of these people in the Church and our organizations. This committee will need and I am sure will have, the full support of every one of you. “New occasions teach us new duties,” and that occasion is now. If this Board will throw all of its magnificent support in this enterprise, success is assured.
The definite trend in Church life is for a larger, well directed program of activities for young people. It is my judgment that Mulberry Street Church should take immediate steps to convert the old Sunday School annex into the proper facilities for such a program. Compared to other congregations in the city, the outlay of money here at Mulberry Street Church would be nominal. I have been told by an architect that this part of our plant could be converted so that we would have on the ground floor sufficient space for three bowling alleys, a Boy Scout Room, boys and girls lavatories and dressing rooms, expansion of the kitchen facilities and an ample space for ping pong tables, etc. On the second floor a Girl Scout Room, a state and a social room that would seat three hundred and fifty people, and class rooms. On the third floor, two large class rooms and an assembly room. I submit this to you, and I do so not to be dismissed as something the pastor wants, but a need for your Church and your children.”
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General Fund
In memory of Lois McLain by Harold and Freeda Chapman
Macon Outreach
In memory of Martha Jacqueline Daniel, mother in law of Theresa Basilico Daniel, by Paul Alton Basilico
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Weekly Prayers & Scripture | |
Week 13: Healing
Day 1. Jeremiah 17:14 (Morning); Psalm 6:2 (Evening)
Day 2. Matthew 8:16 (Morning); Luke 7:21-22 (Evening)
Day 3. Psalm 30:2-3 (Morning); Hosea 6:1 (Evening)
Day 4. Luke 5:17 (Morning); Luke 7:7 (Evening)
Day 5. Isaiah 57:18a (Morning); Matthew 10:8 (Evening)
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Morning Prayer of Petition
God of our salvation, in Christ you showed yourself to be the Great Physician, healing us in body, mind, and spirit. There is much in my world that needs your healing power today:
- for those that suffer from illness and disease,
- for those that struggle with mental health,
- for those who live in the midst of violence and trauma,
- for conflict in our world,
- for relationships that are fractured and broken.
Pour out your healing power on us that we may experience your shalom. Amen.
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Evening Prayer of Gratitude
Gracious God, even now you are work in my life and in the world, redeeming, blessing, rescuing, and healing. May you open my heart to see the ways that you are at work in:
- my relationships that are strained,
- my inner being when I struggle or despair,
- my family when circumstances are difficult or uncertain,
- my community when it seems divided and fractured,
- my world, which seems chaotic and broken.
Continue to show me the ways that you are working beneath the surface, bringing all things under your power and salvation. Amen.
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Macon Outreach Needs
*Cases of bottled water
Financial Donations
Cereal
Hamburger helper
Cornbread mix
Condiments
Cake/cookie/muffin mix
Snack items
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Daybreak Needs
Cereal
Jelly
Sugar
Vienna sausages (4.6 oz.)
1 min. Instant Grits
Chips (individual bags)
Tylenol/ advil/ ibuprofen
Orajel
Cough medicine (non-alcohol)
Cough drops
Bio freeze/muscle cream
Aspirin 81mg
Paper towels
Water
Disinfectant spray
Air freshener
Men's t-shirts (white) lg, xl 2x
Men & women's underwear (new)
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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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One Matters Resource Toolkit
As part of this year's conference focus of "One Matters", the South Georgia Conference is providing monthly resources designed to empower each of us in our mission of making meaningful connections and living out transformative discipleship. Each toolkit presents a challenge questions & resources tailored to address that challenge.
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