PUMC Weekly E-news

March 21, 2025

As Methodists, we are called to cultivate more disciples and deeper disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our community and world. You are invited to join us on the journey.

This week

Join Us for Worship

Join us this Lenten season as we reflect on the profound last words of Jesus while on the cross. Through this powerful sermon series, we'll uncover the love and truth revealed in Christ’s last moments, drawing us closer to the heart of the Gospel and preparing us to celebrate the joy of Easter.

Sunday Bulletin

Contemporary Worship Playlist

Desert Song by Hillsong Worship
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong United
Be Still My Soul (In You I Rest) by Kari Jobe
Same God by Elevation Worship

Book & CD Swap

Looking to refresh your bookshelf or music collection? Join us for a Book & CD Swap between services this Sunday, March 23! Bring gently used books and CDs to share, and take home something new to enjoy. This is a great opportunity to bless others with what you no longer need while discovering something inspiring in return. Come browse, swap, and connect with others in our church community!

Lenten Lunch March 27

Join us Thursday, March 27 at noon for lunch and a devotional from Pastor Jabe. This week's menu includes tacos and dessert. Beverages are also provided.

RSVP for lunch weekly using the RSVP slips in the Welcome pads on Sunday mornings or sign up below by Monday each week.

RSVP

Habitat Build Day

The next UMM Habitat for Humanity workday is on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 8 am to 1 pm. Volunteers can use the Sandhills Habitat for Humanity website to sign up or contact Bob Mustard for more details.

Habitat's Volunteer Site

Easter Flower Dedications

There are a limited supply of spring plants that will adorn the sanctuary on Easter Sunday still available for purchase in honor or in memory of a loved one. Calla lilies(9) at $30 each and azaleas (4) at $55 each. Additionally, donations with dedications can be made to the altar guild for additional Easter expenses. Order online below or email the church office to check availability.

Place your order

Looking Ahead

Celebrate Tory with Us!

Pinehurst UMC will forever be indebted to Tory Wright for his leadership at PUMC. He has served the Church and led the choir well for over 6 years. Sometime back, Tory prayerfully made the decision to step away from choral leadership and to enter more fully into a new season of life. Come have a slice of cake and help us celebrate Tory and to send him off well following the 8:15 and 11:00 worship services on March 30.

Par-TEA with the Pastors

Ladies are invited to par-tea with the pastors on March 30 from 2-3pm. Pastors Jabe and Katie will be hosting a time of fellowship. Tea will be provided- be sure to bring your favorite mug!

RSVP to Pastor Katie.

Calling all 5th graders!

Come see what Youth Fellowship is all about. All 5th graders and their parents are invited to visit on March 30 at 5pm. Fifth graders will play games with the youth and our adult volunteers while parents meet with Thomas in the sanctuary to learn about youth values, summer events, and other dates. All youth and parents will have dinner together at 5:30pm.

Questions? Contact Thomas McDow.

Family Camp Day

All families are invited to spend the day at Camp Rockfish on Saturday, May 3 from 9am-4pm. Enjoy building closer relationships in a beautiful outdoor environment. Activities include archery, hiking trails, arts & crafts, Gaga ball, Atlatl, and more! Price is $15 for adults and ALL kids are free! Lunch is included.

Ladies Outing at Duke

Join us on Saturday, April 12 for a refreshing day of fellowship at peaceful Duke Gardens and stunning Duke Chapel! We will meet at church at 9am before traveling together.

RSVP to Pastor Katie.

Flannery O'Connor Book Study

Through tales of violence, hatred, illness, and oddness, Flannery O’Connor presents her readers

with opportunities to ponder the limitations of human understandings of truth, by way of

peculiar characters in peculiar situations. Like Jesus, Flannery tells strange stories. Flannery’s

strange short stories rattle and puzzle the reader while subtly revealing grace.

Beginning April 22 and ending June 3, Pastor Jabe will be leading a Tuesday evening class at 6pm on Flannery and her works entitled: Beauty in Suffering. We will make use of her

short stories and a couple of documentaries for our material. Participants will need to purchase

their own copy of her Complete Stories or Collected Works. For the class to be taught, a

minimum of 5 participants must sign up.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: O’Connor uses violence and intense language to convey her messages. Although she is a devout Christian, who is subtly writing stories of grace and epiphany, O’Connor will use the language of the people she based many of her characters off of in her early 20 th century Georgia home. Certainly not a racist herself, O’Connor does write in characters using slurs to emphasize the ignorance of some characters in stories set in the early half of the 20 th century; the period of time in which she wrote, and a period of time in which racism was still overwhelmingly blatant in the deep south.

Contact Pastor Jabe with questions and/or to sign up.

Staying Connected

Interested in being a Conference Delegate?

Each year, the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church seeks additional lay person delegates for Annual Conference. This is done to equalize the number of clergy and lay delegates. You have the ability to self-nominate through this link. The deadline is March 28th, and you are encouraged to nominate as early as you can. A nomination does not guarantee a spot.

Annual Conference takes place June 11-14 in Greenville, NC. All lay equalization delegates are responsible for their own travel and boarding.

Pinehurst UMC has a Hearing Loop. The system provides clear sound directly to hearing aids with a t-coil. If you do not have a t-coil, a limited amount of headsets are available during worship.