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September Worship & Prayer
Join us September 3 for Wednesday Night Worship & Prayer! Our monthly time of contemplative practices, prayer and worship is a great opportunity to deepen our faith together. Dinner begins in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 pm, followed by the service at 6:15 pm. We'll see you there!
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New Sunday School Group Starting This September
We’re excited to launch a new Sunday School group just for young adults and parents with school-aged kids, and we’d love for you to be part of it!
When: Every other Sunday, 9:45–10:45 AM
Where: Second floor, Children’s Wing (in one of the classrooms, TBD)
Starts: First hangout on Sunday, September 14th
This group will meet every two weeks to align with our youth confirmation schedule and children’s Sunday School. December plans are still TBD.
Upcoming Dates:
Sept 14 — First hangout: get to know each other and explore what the group could be
Sept 28 — Meeting coincides with Confirmation Introduction Breakfast
Oct 12
Oct 26
Nov 9
Nov 23
If you’re interested or want to learn more, contact Elisa and Payton. We’re excited to get this going and grow together. Hope to see you soon!
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CCM Annette's Famous Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
The Children's Center at Mulberry will host a to-go Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser on Thursday, September 18. Tickets cost $10 per plate and can be purchased at the CCM office during the week or by calling the church office at 478-745-8601. Plates include entrée, green beans, garlic bread and dessert. Pickup will be available from 3–6 pm in the church Fellowship Hall. We hope you can take part in this fundraiser & show your support for the Children’s Center!
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UWF Esther Grace Circle Starting Back Up
The new school year has begun and the Esther Grace Woman’s Circle has a meeting scheduled for Friday, September 12 at 1pm in our church conference room. All women all urged and invited to join us as we plan ways to serve God! We will also study An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor. If you are interested in ordering this $10. book, please let Elyene Thompson (elyenet@att.net) know. It’s going to be a great year!
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Help Feed College Students at Wesley
Mulberry friends, we have a great opportunity to support the Wesley Foundation of Macon as their students kick off a new semester of worship and community! On Tuesday, September 2, we’re providing dinner for their weekly gathering. There are lots of ways to help:
- Donate money to help cover the cost of food
- Bake or cook something delicious
- Join Payton and hang out with the Wesley students that evening
Payton will also be preaching that night, as incoming Wesley director Rev. Hannah Pye will be on maternity leave. If you’d like to contribute or come along, please contact the church office or reach out to Payton directly. Let’s show these students some Mulberry love!
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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 Great Fire”
Below are excerpts from various church meetings and dates:
“At the Official Board meeting September 26, 1966, the building committee reported that the insurance amounted to $265,000. The first two phases will costs approximately $120,000 which leaves $145,000 for the 3rd phase which included the interior, seats, organ, etc. Our hope of being in the sanctuary Easter of 1967 will certainly not be realized but every effort is being made to have this ready as soon as possible.”
“The Official Board met at a call meeting January 9, 1967. It was reported that to date we are committed to spend $150,000 on contracts. The total collected from insurance, donations, etc. is $300,000. giving a total estimated costs of $530,000. Present plans call for more money than we have available at this time. The Building Committee and the Board of Trustees agreed to raise $225,000 above money now available, or possibly $250,000. A motion was made for the plans for raising additional funds for the completion of the new sanctuary; said motion was seconded and passed.”
“On January 15, 1967 at a Church Conference called meeting, slides were shown which pictured the old church then the new proposed one with an explanation given about each slide. It was stated that the work has been done in 3 phases with phase 1 and 2 almost completed and phase 3 ready to start. The Eugene Stetson family is giving $25,000 to the church to expand the organ so Mulberry will have one of the finest church organs in the State. The estimated costs of the new building will be $530,000 and the church now has on hand $305,000 leaving a balance of $225,000 to be raised. It was explained that the reason for the difference between the insurance payment and the costs of building was due to 5 reasons. One was the cost of complying with Macon’s new construction code increased costs by some $100,000. Two, was where there had been wooden floors, stairs before, all this had to be to steel and concrete and other changes in wiring, etc. which necessitated a greater outlay of money. Three, the insurance company paid for what was lost, and heating and air conditioning units were in the other part of the building and were therefore not destroyed but these units are old, will have to be replaced at an additional cost over and above what the insurance company paid for. Four, the vaulted ceiling in the sanctuary will add to the costs. Five, inflation since the time of the fire has made building costs rise at the rate of about 1% per month. Six, the new organ must have new housing, adding to the costs. It then was proposed that the building committee having spent many hours working on a suitable building program, that the Conference of Mulberry Street Methodist Church approve this action by the Board of Trustees and that the building committee be instructed to proceed with plans as outlined. It was stated that it could be reasonably expected to occupy the new sanctuary by September, 1967.”
to be continued
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Week 40: Darkness
Day 1. Genesis 1:1-2 (Morning); 2 Peter 1:19 (Evening)
Day 2. Micah 7:8 (Morning); Matthew 27:45 (Evening)
Day 3. Psalm 139:11-12 (Morning); John 1:5 (Evening)
Day 4. Psalm 88:18 (Morning); Isaiah 9:2 (Evening)
Day 5. John 20:1 (Morning); Matthew 10:27 (Evening)
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Morning Prayer of Petition
Holy One, you are light, and in your presence even night is as bright as day. During dark seasons of my life, help me to turn to you with:
- loneliness, in my life or in the lives of people I love,
- anxiety and mental health challenges that threaten my joy,
- grief in and around me over lost loved ones, relationships, or opportunities,
- anger that threatens to consume me or those I care about,
- addiction that menaces so many people including those I know.
May I learn to trust you as I walk through the dark, knowing that in it you are powerfully at work walking with us. Amen.
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Evening Prayer of Gratitude
Creator God, with a word you called forth light and it shone. With that same word, you continue to shine light in the darkness of my life and the world. May my eyes be opened so that today I can see your light in:
- healing that is happening for people I love
- new beginnings that spring up around me,
- moments of peace and calm when I am stressed and anxious,
- surprise encounters that give me perspective and assurance,
- positive news in a world that seems consumed by negativity.
Continue to help me trust and follow you, even in the dark. Amen.
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Macon Outreach Needs
**Plastic Bags**
Cereal
Pop tarts
Canned peas
Canned black eye peas
Canned collards
Jelly
Cases of bottled water
Financial Donations
Cereal
Hamburger helper
Cornbread mix
Condiments
Cake/cookie/muffin mix
Snack items
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Daybreak Needs
Volunteers!!!
Canned Or Fresh Fruit,
Fruit Cups
Applesauce (Individual Containers)
Jelly
Vienna Sausages (4.6 Oz.)
1 Min. Instant Grits
1 Min Instant Oatmeal
Chips (Individual Bags)
Snack Items (Individually Wrapped)
Gatorade (Powder)
Water
Sugar
Cough & Flu Medicine (Non-Alcohol)
Biofreeze
Disinfectant Spray
Air Freshener
Benadryl
Triple Antibiotic
Ointment
Denture Paste
Cough Drops
Claritin
Dulcolax
Muscle Rub
Hemorrhoid Cream
Bug Spray
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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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