Weekly Newsletter - May 23, 2024

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH

It's Time for Vacation Bible School!

Join us on June 17-21 for Camp Firelight, a summer camp adventure with God! Register your kids at the link below, or sign up to help out!

Volunteer to Help

Wednesday Night Worship & Prayer

June 5 | 5:30 PM | Fellowship Hall

Join us for this monthly time of contemplative prayer and worship. Worship & Prayer draws from different traditions of prayer and worship - come prepared to try something new! Dinner is provided at 5:30, and programming begins at 6:00.

You can get a taste of the music we'll be singing by listening to our Worship & Prayer playlist!

Mulberry Book Club - June Meeting

Sunday, June 9 | 10 am | Parlor

June’s selection for the Mulberry Book Group is one sure to help you find joy and hope in the face of life’s hardest obstacles. We’ll be reading Desmond Tutu’s Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference, written with his daughter Mpho Tutu. Available from Amazon or your favorite bookseller, this is “a reflection on faith, forgiveness, and reconciliation,” as NPR shared in its review. All are welcome; join us on Sunday, June 9 at 10:00 AM in the Parlor!

Summer Bible Study on Mark

This Summer, Payton will be leading a Bible study on the Gospel of Mark! In this six week study, the class will work through Amy Jill Levine’s The Gospel of Mark: A Beginner’s Guide to the Good News. We will closely read the Bible’s earliest account of the life of Jesus with and focus on the book’s major themes and characters, like John the Baptizer, Mark’s Little Apocalypse, and the Transfiguration. If you are interested in being a part of this study, please sign up here. Payton will work with those interested to find the best time to offer the course!

Resources from the Annual Conference Following General Conference

The South Georgia Annual Conference has shared resources regarding the outcomes of the recent General Conference that will help clarify what happened, particularly in relation to the local church.

Resources

VBS Upcoming Events:

VBS Volunteer Training &

Safe Sanctuary Training

June 2 (12:30-2:30pm) Fellowship Hall

Lunch Included + Partnering Churches

VBS Decorating

Drop In When You Can!

June 3 - 5 (10:00am -3:00pm)

June 10-12 (10:00am - 3:00pm)Station

Leaders

Rooms Decorated By June 13

Volunteer for VBS

Kidz for Christ Schedule for Spring 2024

General Fund

In honor of Payton Stone for his dedication and support to the Communion Group at Carlyle Place by Wanda Atkinson

Macon Outreach

In memory of our mothers, Madge Chapman & Alousie Ray by Harold and Freeda Chapman

In memory of Harry Linkous, by Harold and Freeda Chapman.

Mulberry Garden

In honor of Wilson Brown by Stephen and Florence Allen

In memory of Jeffrey Scott Dein by Chris & Leslie Brown

Sunday Worship

May 26, 2024

Trinity Sunday

Rev. Dr. Jay Harris, preaching

Ephesians 2:13-22

Assisting with Worship

Ushers

Onna Pollard, Charlie Bridges, Austin Carter, Becky Kerner, Baxter James, Amy Morgan

11 a.m. Worship Service will be Live-Streamed and available on Facebook and the Website

Prayer List

Scott and Wanda Fitzgerald

Nancy Belk

Jared Heggins

Jimmy Roach

Freeda Chapman

Sam Lamback

Thomas Marlow

Linda Sankey

Yetta Price

Eddings Smith

Bettie Causey

Robin Lokey

Noah Pope (grandson of Jodi and James Palmer) and parents Leyna and Ryan

Sarah Neaves

Andy and Louise Watson

Dee Barnes

Cam Bishop

Sharon and Tony Marks, sister and brother-in-law of Kathy Welch

Mable Mashburn, Kathy Welch’s mother

Marguerite Pound

Martha Linkous and the family of Harry Linkous

Ashley and Mary Hurt

The family of Sue Allen

Lisa Cawthon (friend of Elisa Reece)

Bobby Wilkerson (Father of Elisa’s fiance, David)

Robin Harris’ (Macon Outreach) and family after the death of her mother, Bonnie

Charles Seabrooks (father of CCM assistant director Mrs. Annette)

The United Methodist Church, Bishop David and Nancy Graves,

District Superintendent Paula and Scott Lewis

The Goshorn Family

Our church, its clergy, and its members

Attendance

Sun, May 19

In-Person - 140

Online - 20

Coming Up at Mulberry

May 27

Office Closed

June 5

Worship & Prayer

Full Calendar

On Call Line

478-219-9926

Check out what's going on in Realm!

Be sure to check out the News feature on Realm!

If you need help getting connected, contact the church office at

478-745-8601.

Ainsworth (Adult) Choir Rehearsal

Wednesdays at 7:15 pm in the Choir Room!

We welcome all who like to sing and want to be part of music ministry in worship. Come join us! Please contact Terre Johnson, Director of Music, for questions.

**Nursery is provided during Choir Rehearsal for any parents wanting to join!

Donation Needs

Macon Outreach Needs

Plastic Bags

Boxes of oatmeal and grit packets

Cereal

Snack bars

Hamburger helper

Cornbread mix

Condiments

Cake/cookie/muffin mix

Snack items

Daybreak Needs

Volunteers

Canned and/or Fresh Fruit & Fruit cups

Applesauce (individual containers)

Breakfast Bars (soft)

Vienna sausages (4.6 oz)

Sandwich Crackers (packs)

Powdered Lemonade & Tea

Jelly

1 Min. Instant Grits

Men & Women's underwear (new)

Brown Paper Snack Bags

Bio-freeze

Bengay

Daytime Cold Medicine (non-alcohol)

Eye Drops

Ponchos

Disinfectant Cleaner (pine-sol)

Bus Passes - four ride

Vinegar

Bleach

Resources & Links

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.

Click here for the Georgia Advocate

Have an addition to the newsletter?

Email Millie Thompson at mthompson@mulberrymethodist.org