April 26, 2017 A Bi-Monthly Publication FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN “Leading Others to Christ, Learning to Be Disciples, Loving through Service.” Pastoral Staff Rev. Wade Cox Senior Pastor [email protected]Care Staff Dr. Faye Beckett Congregational Care [email protected]Kendy Erwin Hospitality Care [email protected]Program Staff Andrew Davis Youth Ministries [email protected]Dr. Bonnie Wright Director of Music [email protected]Office Support Staff Sandy Burgess Administrative Assistant [email protected]Holley Mills Morris Business Administrator [email protected]Musician Justin Hanson, Organist Facilities Rebecca Paris Custodian Kenny Summers Maintenance FUMC Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING SENIORS Sunday, May 7, 2017, First United Methodist Church will recognize high school graduates during the 11:00 a.m. worship service. Please join us to honor these students. Bibles will be presented to them at that time. Please take a moment to write a note in their Bibles prior to the service May 7 th . Bibles are available for signing in the Christian Life Center and in the hallway leading to the Sanctuary. Graduating seniors are Matthew Baltimore, Abbey Beasley, Raygen Escue, Abby Naifeh, Jack Owen, Aaron Rogers, Molly Turner, Will Turner and Porter Wright. If you know an FUMC high school student that will be graduating and is not listed, please contact the church office at 901-476-9694. Raygen Escue Jack Owen Abbey Naifeh Matthew Baltimore Abbey Beasley Will Turner Photos not available for Aaron Rogers, Molly Turner and Porter Wright.
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April 26, 2017 A Bi-Monthly Publication
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN
“Leading Others to Christ, Learning to Be Disciples, Loving through Service.”
F U MC Off ic e Hou r s: 9: 00 a. m. - 5 :00 p. m.
M ond a y - F ri da y
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING SENIORS
Sunday, May 7, 2017, First United Methodist Church
will recognize high school graduates during the 11:00 a.m.
worship service. Please join us to honor these students.
Bibles will be presented to them at that time. Please take
a moment to write a note in their Bibles prior to the
service May 7th. Bibles are available for signing in the
Christian Life Center and in the hallway leading to the Sanctuary.
Graduating seniors are Matthew Baltimore, Abbey Beasley,
Raygen Escue, Abby Naifeh, Jack Owen, Aaron Rogers,
Molly Turner, Will Turner and Porter Wright.
If you know an FUMC high school student that will be graduating and is not
listed, please contact the church office at 901-476-9694.
Raygen Escue
Jack Owen Abbey Naifeh
Matthew Baltimore Abbey Beasley
Will Turner
Photos not available for Aaron Rogers, Molly Turner and Porter Wright.
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UMW CIRCLE MEETINGS
Ruth Circle
2nd Monday of each month
12:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Mary Martha Circle
2nd Tuesday of each month
9:30 a.m.
New Beginnings Classroom
SPECIAL GUEST-SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH
We are honored to have Rev. Eric Soard preaching at
both services, Sunday, April 30th.
Eric and his wife, Liz, are United
Methodist missionaries in Tanzania,
East Africa near Lake Victoria.
The children will also be singing in
both services that day. Please plan to
attend this special day of worship.
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY
Children and their parents enjoyed an
afternoon of mini golf at the Atoka
Railroad Adventure, Sunday, April 23rd.
By looking at these smiling faces,
everyone had a great time!
SAVE THE DATES FOR VBS 2017
First United Methodist Church
July 9 - 12
Dinner begins at 5:30
NEW THIS YEAR
REGISTER ONLINE!!!
Register your children or volunteer your much needed talents!
Visit https://vbspro.events/p/events/afa024
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April 28 Wanda Butler Billy Myers April 29 Faye Beckett Judy McCool Lawrence Shelton May 1 Anna Marie Agee Jennifer Lindley Isaac Miller May 3 McKenzie Henderson Russell Lindsey May 4 Carol Daniel Peggy Massey May 6 Ben Brasfield Eleanor Whitesides May 7 David Caldwell May 8 Bernie Liles Paxton Shelley May 9 Jillian Hunter May 12 Madelyn Hughey Chad Stewart
May 15 Katelyn Turner May 16 Joe Naifeh May 18 Elton Bryant Cambria Oldham Charly Oldham May 19 Evan Gangaware Jeffrey Howard May 20 Courtney Cook Vicki Creasy Adam Shelley May 21 Sara Carter Jerah Turner May 22 Russ Hughey May 23 Paula Cook Wade Cox Bill Mullins, Jr. May 24 Jake Winberry May 25 Barbara Lakey
Hello Church Family!
As we just had Youth Sunday, and as we are gearing up for Graduate Sunday, I would like to take a minute to voice my appreciation to our youth group community. Thank you to everyone who helped in last week's church service. This includes the praise team, the ushers, the greeters, the tech folks, the food prep team, the parents that encouraged their kids to be part of the service, and the several individuals that made a point to give the students (and myself) encouraging words after each church service.
I also want to take this time and show my appreciation for the seniors in our youth group! Selfishly, I wish you all WEREN'T seniors so I'd have more time with you in our church programs, but I know it's time for you to graduate and that God will continue to do big things in and through you all. Our graduating class of 2017 is a good bunch, and based on the ones I have met and built relationships with this year I am very impressed with their Christian character. Enjoy post high school life! In Christ, Andrew Davis
April 30 MorningSong Service Traditional Service Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed
May 7 MorningSong Service Traditional Service Ellen Clark Skip and Kendy Erwin Doris Ann Gray
139 133 375
82 $2,001.00 $9,774.60
April 16, 2017
MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering -
ATTENDANCE & GIVING
109 94
178 65
$2,410.00 $3,671.00
April 23, 2017
MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering -
April 30 MorningSong: Laura Richardson and Jane Mayfield (McKenzie Howard, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Jenny Lazure and Jacob Leyvas (Brenda Wrather, emergency relief)
May 7 MorningSong: Brooke Shipley and Maddie Pugh (Laura Richardson, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Jennifer Leyvas and Teri Carter (Jenny Lazure, emergency relief)
April 30 MorningSong: Annette Maxwell and Sydney Pilkington (Rhonda Castleman, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Cynthia Ford and Bobby Bailey (Christal Fisher, emergency relief) May 7 MorningSong: Jennifer Winberry and Lauren Smith (Chelsea Griffin, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Yvonne Bryant and Raygen Escue (Cynthia Ford, emergency relief)
COMMUNION OFFERING
The Communion offering for
Sunday, May 7th will benefit the
ministries of Eric and Liz Soard,
missionaries in Tanzania, Africa.
For more information visit,
http://ingodslife.blogspot.com/.
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# of
Awards
Amount Type of Assistance
2 $ 301.00 Bus Ticket
0 $ 0 Food
89 $ 4,945.00 Lodging
3 $ 200.00 Miscellaneous
18 $ 860.99 Rent
74 $ 3,838.53 Utilities
8 $ 160.00 Vehicle Gas
194 $ 10,305.52 Totals
Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs:
162 20
248 430 60 36
Year-to-Date Totals
SAMARITAN FUND TOTALS
Samaritan Balance: $2,958.50
As of April 10, 2017
As of April 10 through 21, 2017
# of
Awards
Amount Type of Assistance
0 $ 0 Bus Ticket
0 $ 0 Food
15 $ 615.00 Lodging
1 $ 50.00 Miscellaneous
3 $ 120.99 Rent
6 $ 300.00 Utilities
2 $ 40.00 Vehicle Gas
27 $ 1,125.99 Totals
Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs:
29 2
41 72 5 5
ROUNDUP UTILITY ASSISTANCE
April 10 through April 21, 2017
3 Households were interviewed
CES: 3 total households 3 approved totaling $351.25 0 declined CGWS: 3 total households
3 approved totaling $253.03 0 declined
SAMARITAN STORY
A lady visited FUMC last summer after losing her home. Child support and food stamps were her only income. Over the past 10 months, FUMC has provided lodging and prayers. She and her three children have also stayed with family and friends during this time. Our friend visited last week to share that she now has a place to live where rent is based on household income. She wanted to give a token of her appreciation to the church for recent assistance. How precious that she wanted to share back with FUMC and did. The Samaritan volunteers were so blessed by her!
Thank you for providing the resources to the food pantry, Samaritan fund and RoundUp programs which benefit so many!
Volunteers are needed to join the Upper Room Prayer Ministry team.
Each Sunday, team members go to the chapel to pray over requests received
during MorningSong service, Traditional worship and from food pantry patrons.
You may volunteer to pray during MorningSong or Traditional worship times.
For more information and to sign up, please contact the church office,
901-476-9694.
Memorials and Tributes
In Honor of Wade, Susan, Davis and Brooke Cox Bread of Life Food Pantry Fund by Susan Sadler Hayman In Memory of Margaret Helen Vincent Fincher Good Samaritan Fund by Earl and Faye Beckett Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin In Honor of Velma Peeler Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN CANDLE BURNING
UMW candle burning is returning this year for Mother’s
Day, Sunday, May 14th. You may give a donation in
honor or in memory of your mother, or any other person
who is dear to you. All donations support UMW missions.
Tribute forms are available in each Sunday school class,
on the tables in the Christian Life Center and on the
ushers table in the Sanctuary. Please place completed forms, with your
donation, in the offering plate or bring it to the church office. Orders
are due Monday, May 8th. For more information, please contact
JoAnn Anderson, 476-0395.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:6
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Billy Anderson Donna Beard Tom Bready Dot Butler Joe Campodonico Billy Carver Amber Corbitt Cimadevilla Cassie Evans Lauren Gilliland Marian Hendricks Becky Horstkoetter Lorna Keahey
Janet Klutts Bernie Liles Lori Butler Lindley Donna Luckey Peggy Massey Charlie Moss Billy Myers James Neely Susan Pemberton Frank Racy Carolyn Rogers Lance Russell
Mike Shankle Jean Simonton BJ Smith Maurice Smith Lynn Kinney Stewart Ray Teamer Jimmy Turner Bart White Ginny Whitehorn Camille Whitley Dr. Barney Witherington III
Cindy Pease, M.H.S.P., Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified. For appointments call the FUMC office 476-9694, ext. 17.
Faye Beckett, D.C.C. Doctorate in Christian Counseling. For appointments call the 901-603-0456. Counseling Ministry: Empowering others to reach their God given purpose.
COUNSELING
Counseling is available for individuals, couples or families. Fees are based on ability to pay.
“It is with grateful appreciation that we acknowledge your
thoughtful gift. Because of generous donors like you, The United
Methodist Neighborhood Centers of Memphis can continue to
provide needed services to those less fortunate in our community
and surrounding area.”
Blessings from the Staff and Volunteers at U.M.N.C.
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WORSHIP TIMES
Morning Song Service Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Christian Life Center
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Traditional Service Sundays at 11:00 a.m.
Sanctuary
First United Methodist Church 145 W. Church Avenue Covington, TN 38019
Live radio broadcast of the Traditional Worship on WKBL AM 1250 @ 11 a.m.
Delayed broadcast of the Traditional Worship on KBJ Cable TV, Channel 5 (city) and 19 (county) - Sundays at
1:00 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12 Noon.
MorningSong broadcast is on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. Also, live streaming of the traditional service is available at www.covingtonfumc.com. Both services are also archived at our website and can be viewed online anytime.
LAKESHORE SUMMER CAMPS
Camp builds community and community gives us the courage to encounter life, love and the God of Grace. Lakeshore is now accepting registration for 2017 Summer camps. Many different camps are being offered for children ages 5 and up.
Information and an application is available on the bulletin board leading to the Sanctuary. Registration may also be completed online by
