Sunday Service

Early: 8:25 a.m. Late: 10:55 p.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Youth

(Check schedule ) Sunday 6:00pm

Weds 5:30pm

Notes from

our Pastor

Randy Brown

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105 Church St. Manchester, TN 37355

First United Methodist Church March 16, 2016

I hope that you from time to time stop to reflect on your life and how you are really doing?

It is important to do that so that life just doesn't pass us by. How are you doing on your new years resolution or do you even remember what it was. We as a staff adopted the One Word Challenge and my word was "Focus". That word has come into play, many times over the last two and a half months. Whatever you use to mo-tivate you is fine, I was just wondering how you are doing.

It is not the plan that is important it is the goal.

Do you have plans or do you have excuses, which one do you have more of, plans or excuses? The only thing worse than an excuse is a good excuse!!!!!!!!!!!!! God cannot use your excuses but he can and wants to use you. What if the Wright Brothers had said, "we can't develop the flying machine, because we don't have a pilots li-cense." That sounds crazy doesn't it? My guess is that we have all made some equally outlandish excuses. So what are we suppose to do? The Synoptic Gospel tell us that we are to love the Lord our God, with all of our heart soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves. The Old Testament prophet records Micah saying "what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with you God."

Take inventory of you life, offer no excuses, and start today. You will be surprised how far you will progress in just a little while.

See you Sunday at the Father's House. Randy

YOUTH FUNDRAISER

Easter Breakfast

Starts right after Sunrise Service Easter

Morning 7:00 am

Easter celebration begins with our Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26 from 10:00-12:00am in the fellowship Hall. There will be crafts, games and prizes as well as a very special guest that will help us tell the story of Easter. Lunch will be served and every family that attends will re-ceive a special gift. Please join us for SUNRISE SERVICE beginning at 6:37 am on Easter Sunday morning, March 27th followed by a delicious breakfast fund-raiser by our youth! Then stick around for worship at 8:25 and 10:55 am. These are great worship opportunities to help us usher in in the celebration of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus!

Couponing Class

Please join us on Wednesday Nights in the parlor here at FUMC at 6:30 pm till 8ish. Pas-tor Eric from Bell Springs Methodist Church will be teaching all his secrets to success-ful couponing and using couponing in stewardship.

Dana

Easter 2016 is on Sunday March 27. There will be a sunrise service that morning. The youth will be doing a breakfast fundraiser starting at 7:00a.m. The money raised will go toward Big Stuf for this summer. Please make plans to come and support the youth of our church as they raise money to be able to go to camp this summer.

Over the last few weeks we have been breaking down the crucifixion story and to finish that up we will be watching the movie SON OF GOD. This movie is a little over 2 hours so we will start at 5:30 instead 6 for this Sunday March 20 only. Senior Sunday is May 22, 2016. If you have a senior in high school you should have received a senior information packet in the mail a few weeks ago. I need you to get those back to me as soon as possible as well as pictures so that I can start to get all that stuff lined up and ready for May 22. I am in the process of confirming spots for Big Stuf. If your youth has told me that they want to go then I need a verbal confirmation from you and the deposit as soon as possible. The total cost of Big Stuf is $400.00. If that is a problem or an issue and your youth wants to go please let me know and we can come up with a plan. If you would like to or feel called to lead to sponsor a youth to go to Big Stuf then please let me know that as well. Do you have plans for breakfast on Easter Sunday Morning???? Easter 2016 is on Sunday March 27. There will be a sunrise service that morning. The youth will be doing a breakfast fundraiser starting at 7 a.m. up through coffee time. The money raised will go toward Big Stuf this summer. Please make plans to come and support the youth of our church as they raise money to be able to go to camp this summer. We will be serving breakfast casseroles, bacon, biscuits, juice, coffee and milk. Make plans now to attend. If you would be willing to help me with is in anyway please let me know ASAP!!!!! Thank you for allowing us to come along side you and walk on this journey of faith and life. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to let me know. In the GRIP of HIS grace, Randa

Thank you to all the families that have already made me feel so welcome here at First United Methodist Church. I have enjoyed getting to meet your children while planning pro-grams and events that will encourage spiritual growth and fellowship. Easter celebration begins with our Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26 from 10:00-12:00am in the fellowship Hall. There will be crafts, games and prizes as well as a very special guest that will help us tell the story of Easter. Lunch will be served and every family that attends will receive a special gift. Family and friends are always welcome! We will not be having SNL March the 27th, Easter Sunday. We are having the Easter Egg Hunt with SNL instead. Wednesday nights we will continue with our study on the various people God used in the Bible to do great things for the Lord and how we can be used by God in so many wonderful ways. The children would love to show you what they have learned and the next newsletter will tell you what we have in store for the month of May! I look forward to getting to meet everyone and would love to talk with you about different ideas you may have about the Children's Ministry. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of ministering to your children. Robin Gillette, Director of Children's Ministries

A Note From Dana………….. This is something to think about. It is a quote from Jonathan Ed-wards: “The redeemed are dependent of God for all. All that we have-- wis-dom, the pardon of sin, deliverance, acceptance in God's favor, grace, holiness, true comfort and happiness, eternal life and glory--we have from God by a Mediator; and this Mediator is God. God not only gives us the Mediator, and accepts His mediation, and of His power and

grace bestows the things purchased by the Mediator, but He is the Mediator. Our blessings are what we have by purchase; and the purchase is made of God; the blessings are purchased of Him; and not only so, but God is the purchaser. Yes, God is both the purchaser and the price; for Christ, who is God, purchased these blessings by offering Himself as the price of our salvation.” What a love. What a cost. Grace and Peace, Dana

Wesley Wanderer’s If you are going on the Wesley Wanderer’s trip to Mississippi on March 28, you need to be at the church before 7:00 a.m.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Don’t forget to make an appoint-ment for your pictures!

The studio dates are April 1 and April 2 and a make up

day of April 11

You can call Karen in the church of-fice to schedule or click on the link

for “Lifetouch” on our website at Manchesterfirst.org

HOLY WEEK SERVICES: The Manchester Ministerial Association will again this year sponsor

Holy Week Services, March 21-25, noon each day at the First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Jackson

Street here in Manchester. A different area pastor will preach each day and a light lunch will fol-

low. Proceeds will benefit GOOD SAMARITAN of Manchester. The FRIDAY noon-day service

will be held at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 93 St. Bede’s Drive, Manchester.

LENTEN SERVICES AT MANCHESTER FIRST: We will gather for a MAUNDY THURS-

DAY service, March 24 at 6:15 PM. Please bring soup and sandwiches for everyone to share. The

service of Maundy Thursday Communion will follow. For Good Friday, you are urged to partici-

pate in the noon Holy Week Day service at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, located at 93 St. Bede’s

Drive in Manchester.

On Easter Sunday morning, March 27th please join us for SUNRISE SERVICE beginning at 6:37

am followed by a delicious breakfast fundraiser by our youth! Then stick around for worship at

8:25 and 10:55 am. These are great worship opportunities to help us usher in the celebration of

the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus!

Sallie O’Neal Anniversary Fellowship Will meet at the home of Karla Childs Monday, March 21st, at 7 PM. All ladies are welcome. If you need a ride, please call Debra at 728-4187. Hope to see you there!!

MANCHESTER FUMC HIGHER CHRISTIAN

EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

The Higher Christian Education Scholarship is awarded to a student who is seeking a career in Christian ministry at a Methodist related school such as Martin Methodist or other school as appropri-ate. The scholarship is awarded to a full time student for $500 annually. Payment is made directly to the college at $250 per semester. For more information regarding the application process, contact Lois Thor-maehlen (728-1878), Chairperson of Higher Chris-tian Education. The deadline for application is April 15, 2016.

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I Will Support My Church With My Service

*Acolytes: Mar.20: 8:25:Megan Fibelkorn 10:55: Daniel Hawkins

*Greeters: Mar.20: 8:25 am: Rob & Devon Tessier

10:55 am: Nancy Daniel & Faye Parks

*Welcome Center: Mar.20: 8:25 am: Bobby & Topsy Layne

10:55 am: Sue Reid

*Sound Tech: Mar.20: 8:25 am: Matt Duran

10:55 am: Jared Hershman

*Building Checkers: Wk of Mar. 20: Dennis Bryan

*Counters: March : Brett Henley, Mike Anderson

*Altar Guild: Mar.20: Kay Smoyak & Laverne Hittson

*Kitchen Monitor: March: Nona Jarratt

*Coffee Time: March: 20: Randa Brown

*Good Sam: Mar. 21: Marie Kimble, Mike Childs, Beverly

Smith, Ed Turner, JaNelle Burt

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Gifts given in the memory of Ray Wood by Eric & Allison Beachboard & family, Steve & Sheila Bair and Frank & Linda Langham to the music Fund, by Beverly Smith to the Youth Fund, and by Pat & Joane Cassady to the General Fund. Gifts given in the memory of Mike Amburgey

by Charles & Patty Roberts to the Security System, by Dennis & Brenda Bryan to the General Fund, and by Frank & Linda Langham to the Pastor’s Discre-tionary Fund.

Gifts given in the memory of Phil Bonham by Pat & Joane Cassady and by Dennis & Brenda Bryan to the General Fund, and by Frank & Linda Langham to the Youth Fund. Gifts given in the memory of Jennifer Galligan (Patty Roberts niece) by Pat & Joane Cassady to the General Fund. Gifts given in the memory of Elizabeth Arney by Frank & Linda Langham to the Youth Fund. Gifts given in the memory of Sibbie Johnson by Frank & Linda Langham to the Outreach Fund.

I Will Support My Church With My Presence Attendance: Mar.13

Sunday School 101 8:25 80 10:55 108 Hispanic Service - Total 188

I Will Support My Church With Gifts

Mar.13

Sunday School 61.00 Missions 490.00 Good Sam 100.00 Pastors Discretionary Fund 125.00 Radio Bible Class 60.00 Coffee Time 15.00 Music 75.00 Youth Fund 125.00 Security 50.00 Lilies 150.00 Required Weekly 9,400.00 Budget Contributions 9,853.00 Year-to-date 88,578.62 Year-to-date Req’d 103,400.00 (+/-) Difference (-14,821.38)