The “GOOD NEWS” Letter is a monthly newsletter of Epworth UMC. All visitors are welcome to worship with us each Sunday at 8:00 and 10:30 4340 Arno Road. Sunday School begins at 9:15 with classes for all ages. Church office is 4241 Arno Road, Franklin, TN Office: 615-790-6695 Website: Epworth-umc.com Senior Pastor; Dr. Angela Harris Mark Coursey; Associate Pastor Jaime Rochester; Children & Youth Newsletter Deadline: All articles for the next newsletter are due on the third Sunday of month. Bulletin Deadline: Information for the church bulletin is due by Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. Information for both publications may be emailed to [email protected]Epworth United Methodist Church 4241 Arno Road Franklin, TN 37064 Epworth’s “Good News” Letter 1 Tommy Goodgame 2 Bea Ball Ruth Kurzrock 3 Cade Wallace 6 Nathan Mohnke 7 Samantha Temple 13 David Kelly Sharon Stockard 17 Joyce Alexander 18 Susan Smith Beth Wallace 20 Marsha Preston 21 Richard Jefferson 26 Charlotte Lillard 28 John Meade Tom Wesley 30 George Rembert Daylight Saving Time Begins on March 8th Lenten Prayer Meeting Mondays during Lent at 6 p.m., Historic Sanctuary (March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, & April 6) Please join us for Lenten Devotions and Prayers each Mon- day evening during Lent. Come pray for our church, our country, and our world. Come to be prayed over. Come with your prayer lists. Come pray silently, corporately, out loud, and responsively. Through the Holy Spirit, come lead others in prayer or be led in prayer. Stop in to say a prayer or stay for the entire meeting as your schedule permits and the Spirit leads you. The Harpeth River District Office is asking each church in the District to lift up their sister churches in prayer each Sunday. This month we lift up: March 1 Robertson Chapel; Santa Fe; Savannah 1st March 8 Shady Grove; Shawnette; Ships Bend March 15 Spring Hill; St. Joseph; St. Andrew March 22 St. James; St. John; St. Luke March 29 Summertown; Theta; Thompson Sta. Pretzel Sunday will be held on March 8 during the Sunday School hour in Vaden Hall at the Historic Site. There will be pretzel making, story telling, crafts and other activities for 2 year olds through 5th graders. Parents are encouraged to stay and participate in the activities! Worship Services on April 12 at our Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Worship Site: 4340 Arno Road April 5th during the Sunday School Worship: 6:00 a.m. ( in our Pavilion) hour at the Worship Site at 9:15 a.m. Worship: 8:00 a.m. (sanctuary) Bring a basket, a friend and a pair of Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. rain boots just in case it’s muddy! Worship: 10:30 a.m. (sanctuary)
Please join us for Lenten Devotions and Prayers each Mon-day evening during Lent. Come pray for our church, our country, and our world. Come to be prayed over. Come with your prayer lists. Come pray silently, corporately, out loud, and responsively. Through the Holy Spirit, come lead others in prayer or be led in prayer. Stop in to say a prayer or stay for the entire meeting as your schedule permits
and the Spirit leads you.
The Harpeth River District Office is asking each
church in the District to lift up their sister
churches in prayer each Sunday. This month we
lift up:
March 1 Robertson Chapel; Santa Fe;
Savannah 1st
March 8 Shady Grove; Shawnette; Ships Bend
March 15 Spring Hill; St. Joseph; St. Andrew
March 22 St. James; St. John; St. Luke
March 29 Summertown; Theta; Thompson Sta.
Pretzel Sunday will
be held on March 8
during the Sunday
School hour in
Vaden Hall at the
Historic Site. There
will be pretzel making, story telling,
crafts and other activities for 2 year
olds through 5th graders. Parents are
encouraged to stay and participate in
the activities! Worship Services on April 12 at our
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Worship Site: 4340 Arno Road
April 5th during the Sunday School Worship: 6:00 a.m. ( in our Pavilion)
hour at the Worship Site at 9:15 a.m. Worship: 8:00 a.m. (sanctuary)
Bring a basket, a friend and a pair of Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.
rain boots just in case it’s muddy! Worship: 10:30 a.m. (sanctuary)
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Room in the Inn Volunteers
For March
March 12/13
Drivers: Mike Merkel & Jeff Lillard
Inn Keepers: Tommy Goodgame, Eric Ameriman
Dinner: Emily & Lilli Ferguson
Breakfast: Cathy Parker
Laundry: Lisa Mayfiled
Lunch: Youth (Groth Family)
March 26/27
Drivers: Mike Thompson & Jeff Lillard
Inn Keepers: George Rembert, Ron Miller
Dinner: Boys Scouts (Donnie Reed)
Breakfast: Dana Schmidt
Laundry: Rini Rembert
Lunch: Youth (Kathy Lillard)
Find Your Spot:
Want to be a part of what God is doing through Epworth UMC? God made you
and has equipped you with unique skills, passion and abilities. Finding a place
to use them is part of God’s plan for your life. We would love to help you get
started finding your spot on one our teams! Contact Pastor Mark today!
• 8:00 a.m. Usher (May or July) • Auto Visual Ministries • Children Church
CHILDREN'S WORSHIP
We are now taking applications
for someone to lead our Children's Worship on Sunday mornings. The person in this
role will work closely with Jaime Rochester, our Children and Youth Ministry Director in providing a meaningful and
creative worship experience for our children. Please email
Laurie Evans Ross, Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair, to
apply. Her email address is [email protected]. Interviews will be set up with members of Epworth’s SPRC
Committee.
Lent? Why are we Methodist so hung up on Lent?
What is Lent, for that matter?
The United Methodist Book of Worship tells us that the
name Lent comes from an Anglo-Saxon word – lencten
– which means spring. The reason the Anglo-Saxons
termed this season Spring is because of the early
church’s practice of baptizing new converts on Easter.
Before these new Christians, however, could be
baptized, the early church asked them to examine their
lives for 40 days. The early church wasn’t being puni-
tive. They really wanted new converts to understand
that making the choice to follow Christ could cost them
their families, their livelihood and possibly their lives.
So for 40 days, the new converts were to ask them-
selves, “Is there anything in my life that is resisting the
Lordship of Christ? Am I willing to live and die for
Christ?” The interesting thing is that Christians soon
began to recognize what a powerful spiritual exercise
it is to examine whether you are letting Christ be your
Lord or not. As a result, the season of Lent became a
part of the early church life and is practiced by many
Christians throughout the world. So how can you and I
practice Lent?
Some people take 40 days to add a spiritual
practice into their lives. For example, people have made
a commitment to read the Bible, when they have not
been doing so before. Others seek to improve their
prayer life. Still others take these 40 days to examine if
they need to add more service ministries into their life
(for example, helping with the homeless, visiting the
prisons or contacting shut-ins).
Lent isn’t a legalistic exercise. You don’t have to
keep it if you don’t want. Lent, rather is an opportunity
to see how you can grow closer to this Lord who thought
you were worth giving all for.
Remember Daylight
Savings Time begins
on Sunday March 8!
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Dear Epworth UMC,
Words just cannot adequately express our thanks and appreciation to all of you
for all you have done for all of us who were part of the Faith Community Church
these past months. Thank you with all our hearts’ gratitude for your love, warm,
friendly, welcoming hospitality.
Love, Ralph and Elaine Gardner (FCC)
Thank you for allowing our church to spend its’ last 6 months in your beautiful
chapel. Your worship service at Epworth UMC was also meaningful as the hymns
brought back happy memories.
—Randolph and Gemma Hall
We received thanks from Pastor Himidi Sagga in Pommern Parish, Tanzania, for our support. Your Faith Promise donations have helped plaster the Semteme church offices, supported their local missions, and helped pay tuition for three students, Risper, Sayuni, and Yeriko. Thank you! Our financial support of 4:13 Strong has helped a young man named Jeremy find purpose and pride in doing a job well as a laborer's apprentice. You can learn more about 4:13 Strong at their 6th Annual Standing Strong Dinner on April 16. Tickets are $150 per person, or $1500 for a table of ten. For more information go to 413strong.org/standing-strong. For other ways to get involved with 4:13 Strong, contact Penny Vaughan, 615-218-9417. Thank you for your generous donations of cleaning and personal hygiene products. GraceWorks and Fresh Start Recovery recipients are very grateful. We continue monthly meals for the youth at FrankTown Open Hearts on first Monday nights. If you would like to help, contact Vicki Campbell, 615-473-7852.
It's not too late to sign up for our mission trip to the Blackfeet United Methodist Parish (BUMP) in Montana. We will be working on the ranch August 10-12, and see their festival August 13. We hope to go a few days early to visit Glacier National Park. For more information contact Cindy Kurzrock, 615-945-6311.
Epworth Ushers for March Greeters for March:
8:00 Russell Lindsey 8:00 Carl & Judy Scott
Ken Graves
10:30 not available
10:30 John Goodgame
Stan Gunnells
Steve Smith
There are still open months that Ushers are needed for the 8 a. m. Worship in
2020. Please contact Janie Jefferson (615-974-5651) if you can fill this need in our
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