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January Worship & Prayer | Wednesday, January 8 | 5:30 pm | Fellowship Hall
Kick off the new year with this time of intentional contemplation, prayer, and
music. Engage with prayer stations & activities, and meditate on scripture.
We will meet at 5:30 for dinner, and the service begins at 6:00.
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Second Sunday Lunch | January 12 | 12 pm | Fellowship Hall
It’s time for our first monthly time of food & fellowship this year! All are welcome to join us as we share a meal together. Bring a side dish or dessert to share.
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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.
On February 3, 1949, the Board of Stewards reported the following:
“In 1941, Bro. Wm. B. Burke was in China and Bro. F. B. Waterman accepted gifts from various churches and friends here in Macon and carried a special account in the bank sending checks from time to time to Bro. Burke. Bro. Burke and Bro. Waterman have both passed away and Mrs. Waterman, in winding up the Estate of Bro. Waterman, found a balance in the bank (Special Burke Account) amounting to $377.50. It is very evident that Bro. Burke either lost this check or had some Chinese friend cash same, and in the chaos of war it was lost as this check has never been returned to the bank. Mrs. Waterman has issued a check payable to Mulberry Street Methodist Church for $377.50, with the request that $77.50 be sent as a gift to Carlisle and Ruth Phillips, our Missionaries in China, and that $300 be applied on their salary this year."
It was also understood that in the event this check ever showed up at the bank that Mulberry Street Methodist Church would protect Mrs. Waterman.
The Pastor announced that a "formal order has been given for the William B. Burke Memorial Windows at a cost of $3,750.00, on which there is cash on hand of $600.00.
The salary paid our Missionaries in China is $1,800 so the Pastor’s plan is to try to raise $5,000.00 by special offering on Easter Sunday. The window in question will not be available for installation before March, 1950."
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Weekly Prayers & Scripture | |
Week 6: New
Day 1. 2 Corinthians :27 (Morning); Psalm 40:3 (Evening)
Day 2. Colossians 3:9b-10 (Morning); Psalm 119:50 (Evening)
Day 3. Matthew 9:17 (Morning); Isaiah 43:19 (Evening)
Day 4. John 13:34 (Morning); Psalm 96:1 (Evening)
Day 5. Matthew 19:28 (Morning); Psalm 104:30 (Evening)
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Morning Prayer of Petition
God of new birth and second life, second chances and new beginnings, on the cusp of the ending of one year and the beginning of another, I invite you to continue your work of making me new As I enter a new year I pray:
- for that which I need to leave behind in order to embrace something new,
- for big decisions that I need to make,
- for areas of my life where I hope for new opportunities,
- for habits that I hope to prioritize,
- for areas of my faith that I want to grow in.
As you make all things new, I pray that your Holy Spirit would work in me to reshape me, that I may live in a new way for you this year.
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Evening Prayer of Gratitude
God of endings and beginnings, you have been at work in my life, and there is new work yet ahead that you intend to do in me. As I reflect on the ending of one year, and ready myself for that which is new, I see the ways that you have been at work in my life. I name and thank you for the ways that you used this past year to:
- teach me,
- challenge me,
- care for me,
- bless me,
- strengthen me.
As I move forward in faith to a new leg of my journey, I take with me all that you have and are doing in my life. I pray that you would give me the eyes to see and the heart to receive the ways that you are daily at work for me and for my good. Amen.
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Taken from The Methodist Book of Daily Prayer | |
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Macon Outreach Needs
Financial Donations
Plastic Bags
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)
Cereal
Jelly
Vienna Sausage (4.6 oz)
Coffee
1 min. Instant grits
Brown paper snack bags
Sandwich bags - Quart size
Chips (Individual bags)
Tylenol/Advil/Ibuprofen
Orajel
Cough Medicine (non-alcohol)
Cough drops
Bio Freeze/Muscle cream
Aspirin 81 mg
Disinfectant Spray/Air freshener
Disinfectant Cleanser (Pine-sol)
Liquid Detergent
Vinegar
Men's T-shirts (white, L-XL-2X)
Men's & 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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