This Sunday after worship, our organist Daniel McIntosh will be leading a tour of Mulberry’s organ. Meet at the front of the sanctuary following worship to get a behind-the-scenes view of our beautiful organ! | | |
Blessing of the Animals
Bring your furry friends for this special service, where we will bless them and thank God together for their presence in our lives! All creatures big and small are welcome, so join us on Sunday, October 5 at 5:00 pm in the Mulberry Courtyard!
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New Sunday School Group - Next Meeting
The new Young Adults Sunday School Class met for the first time this past Sunday and their next meeting will be Sunday, September 28th - 9:45 am in the Blue Room on the 2nd floor. This group meets every two weeks to align with our youth confirmation schedule and children’s Sunday School. 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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October Worship & Prayer
Next month's Wednesday Night Worship & Prayer will be October 1. 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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Confirmation Kick-off | Sunday, September 28
Join us in prayer as our newest class of Confirmands begin their journey through
Confirmation on Sunday, September 28. We are excited to support these students
as they learn what it means to be professing members of the Church!
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Save the Date - All Hallows Eve Organ Concert
For the second year, Mulberry's organist Daniel McIntosh will perform a special Halloween organ concert on the evening of Friday, October 31. Be sure to save the date on your calendar - you will not want to miss this chance to hear the spookiest sounds of the season!
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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.
A brief history about the building of Mulberry’s first church and its founders:
“Prior to 1821, Fort Hawkins and the settlement around it stood guard on the western frontier of Georgia. In 1821, a treaty with the Indians made at Indian Springs, opened the land west of the Ocmulgee to the Flint River for settlement with hunters, trappers and settlers crossed the Ocmulgee by ferry. The legislature created Bibb and adjacent counties, named the town Macon, and appointed commissioners to lay out the streets. In 1823 at the request of Representative Tarpley Holt and one Thomas Gardner, an act was passed setting aside 2 acres for a Methodist Episcopal Church. The chosen site was located on the west side of First St. at Mulberry, outside the city limits, a wooded lot with a stream running nearby.
At the same time, Thomas Gardner (of Massachusetts descent) was holding religious services at the Court House which wasn’t much more than a shanty. Preaching regularly, he gathered together 8 men and 13 women. There was a Methodist mission at Forsyth and it possible that a preacher came from there occasionally. However, there is no record of such and by 1826, Gardner and his followers had formed a Methodist Society.
The Methodist women began asking for a church they could call their own. And before 1866 ended the three men most active in building the church were Thomas Gardner, Alexander Richards and Elbert Crews.
Richards and his wife, Melinda, had 12 children, lived on the corner of Broadway and Mulberry. Gardner and his wife had 7 children and applied his skills as a carpenter to the building of the church which was completed in 1828. It was a frame building 60’ by 40’ with a balcony which was used by the slaves, a belfry on top. Possibly there were two doors, as was the custom in many churches, for men and women who sat on opposite sides. The women made their contribution to the building of the church collecting nails, timber and money. In 1827 a notice appeared in the newspaper thanking the citizens of Bibb County for their contributions of the $86.57 to the building of a House of Prayer, then referred to as “The Macon Church.”
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General Fund
In memory of Emma Lea Michael by Pamela & William Blackstone
In memory of Dr. Gwen Sell and Ed Sell, III
In honor of Lenore Sell by Scott Sell
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Week 43: Belonging
Day 1. Ephesians 2:19 (Morning); 1 Corinthians 3:23 (Evening)
Day 2. Isaiah 43:1 (Morning); 1 Thessalonians 5:8 (Evening)
Day 3. Psalm 95:4 (Morning); 1 John 3:18-19 (Evening)
Day 4. 1 Corinthians 6:19b (Morning); Jeremiah 15:16 (Evening)
Day 5. 1 Corinthians 10:26 (Morning); Psalm 50:11 (Evening)
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Morning Prayer of Petition
God of all people, you not only created all that is, but you sustain the whole with your love and grace. Today. prick my conscience and consciousness so that I am fully aware of:
- those around me who are feeling alone and isolated,
- people who are overlooked or ignored,
- people who are difficult to love,
- words and conversations that tear others down instead of building them up.
As you extend a place for me to belong, help me to be a person who draws other in and creates space for them. Amen.
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Evening Prayer of Gratitude
Holy God, like a mother hen you long to gather your children under your wing. I resist and doubt my place in that family and yet you continue to welcome me back to you. Even today, I see the ways that you:
- surround me with support systems,
- take care of me materially and spiritually,
- supply opportunities for me to learn and grown,
- provide me with friends who walk with me,
- welcome me back to you even when I sin.
Grow in me a sense of gratitude for your provision and give me a sense of assurance that I have a place in your family. 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)
Muscle Cream (Biofreeze, Icy Hot)
Disinfectant Spray/Air freshener
Women underwear (New) M,L,XL
Bug Spray
Aleve (Ibuprofen)
Pine-sol
Liquid Laundry Detergent
Hydrocortisone cream
Dish detergent
Paper towels
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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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New Creation Resource Toolkit
As part of this year's conference focus of "New Creation", 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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