Volume LII March 2019 Number 3 First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St., Conway, AR, 72034 The Witness Held in Fellowship Hall, The Well includes a meal from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., along with classes and small group oppor- tunities following. It is a wonderful oppor- tunity for us to gather and grow so that we might go into the world equipped for faithful and fruitful living as the disciples of Jesus Christ. Come be refreshed and renewed in the middle of your busy week! Offerings Beginning March 27: * A Lenten Study offered by Pas- toral Intern, Abbey Maynard, and Pastor Lauren titled Embracing the Uncertain. Lent is an invitation for us to engage in our un- certainties. We will cover topics from faith to worry to mortality. Books will be availa- ble at the first meeting. We’ll meet in Room 220 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. * A Bible study led by Pastor Mi- chael. We will cover a book of the Bible over seven weeks. More information to come. We’ll meet in Room 217 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. * A Prayer Walking Group led by Kisha Bumpers. We will combine exercise and prayer by walking a different route each week and praying for schools, gov- ernment buildings, our neighborhood along the way. Wear walking shoes. We’ll meet outside of Fellowship Hall and walk from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Menu for the end of March and April: March 27: Baked potato bar, salad bar, assorted cakes. Kids’ meal: corn dogs. April 3: French onion breaded chicken, mashed potatoes, buttered car- rots, cheese cake. Kids’ meal: chicken nug- gets. April 10: Baked Ham, scalloped potatoes, corn casserole, assorted pies. Kids’ meal: corn dogs. April 17: Smothered chopped sirloin, mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered carrots, assorted cakes. April 24: Chicken corn chowder, cheese biscuits, tossed salad, fresh fruit. Kids’ meal: fish sticks. Other activities continuing in March and April are the knitting class at 6:30 p.m. in the Library, and Chancel Choir rehearsal at 7 p.m. in room 202 (upstairs in the Sanctuary building). —- There will be children’s program- ming and/or childcare available for chil- dren of those adults attending Wednesday night activities. Contact Pam Lentz at 501- 329-3801 or [email protected] to reserve a spot for your children. You must RSVP in advance earlier in the week so arrangements can be made for adequate staffing. Childcare will be in the basement. New Programming to Begin at ‘The Well’ For the last week of Lent, we will observe Holy Week. This week begins with a celebration on Palm Sunday, moves through a time of grief and the remem- brance of Jesus’ suffering on the cross, and then a happy Easter morning where we see the triumph of the resurrection. PALM SUNDAY Palm Sunday in 2019 is on April 14. We will discover that even the “stones rise up and sing” as Jesus enters into Jeru- salem. In the entrance with Palms, we ex- perience the joyous demonstration of loy- alty to Jesus as he entered Jerusalem. However, we recognize that we must move toward grief to be reminded of Je- sus’ suffering on the cross. There is no triumph without suffering, no crown with- out a cross. So this service ends with the story of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest. Services will be at 8:45 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctu- ary, and 9 a.m. in the Great Hall. MAUNDY THURSDAY On Maundy Thursday – which is April 18 -- there will be an evening service at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary that will in- clude Communion. Maundy comes from “mandatum novum” in Latin – meaning new commandment. On this night, Chris- tians commemorate the supper Jesus shared with his disciples before his cruci- fixion, when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet and instituted the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. GOOD FRIDAY On Good Friday, April 19, we will recount the 24 hours that changed the world! This service will be in the Great Hall, starting at 6:30 p.m. See HOLY WEEK on Page 4 Journey With Us Through Holy Week Easter 2018
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Volume LII March 2019 Number 3
First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St., Conway, AR, 72034
The Witness
Held in Fellowship Hall, The Well includes a meal from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., along with classes and small group oppor-tunities following. It is a wonderful oppor-tunity for us to gather and grow so that we might go into the world equipped for faithful and fruitful living as the disciples of Jesus Christ. Come be refreshed and renewed in the middle of your busy week!
Offerings Beginning March 27: * A Lenten Study offered by Pas-toral Intern, Abbey Maynard, and Pastor Lauren titled Embracing the Uncertain. Lent is an invitation for us to engage in our un-certainties. We will cover topics from faith to worry to mortality. Books will be availa-ble at the first meeting. We’ll meet in Room 220 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. * A Bible study led by Pastor Mi-chael. We will cover a book of the Bible over seven weeks. More information to
come. We’ll meet in Room 217 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. * A Prayer Walking Group led by Kisha Bumpers. We will combine exercise and prayer by walking a different route each week and praying for schools, gov-ernment buildings, our neighborhood along the way. Wear walking shoes. We’ll meet outside of Fellowship Hall and walk from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Menu for the end of March and April:
March 27: Baked potato bar, salad bar, assorted cakes. Kids’ meal: corn dogs. April 3: French onion breaded chicken, mashed potatoes, buttered car-rots, cheese cake. Kids’ meal: chicken nug-gets. April 10: Baked Ham, scalloped potatoes, corn casserole, assorted pies. Kids’ meal: corn dogs.
April 17: Smothered chopped sirloin, mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered carrots, assorted cakes. April 24: Chicken corn chowder, cheese biscuits, tossed salad, fresh fruit. Kids’ meal: fish sticks.
Other activities continuing in March and April are the knitting class at 6:30 p.m. in the Library, and Chancel Choir rehearsal at 7 p.m. in room 202 (upstairs in the Sanctuary building).
—- There will be children’s program-
ming and/or childcare available for chil-dren of those adults attending Wednesday night activities. Contact Pam Lentz at 501-329-3801 or [email protected] to reserve a spot for your children. You must RSVP in advance earlier in the week so arrangements can be made for adequate staffing. Childcare will be in the basement.
New Programming to Begin at ‘The Well’
For the last week of Lent, we will observe Holy Week. This week begins with a celebration on Palm Sunday, moves through a time of grief and the remem-brance of Jesus’ suffering on the cross, and then a happy Easter morning where we see the triumph of the resurrection.
PALM SUNDAY
Palm Sunday in 2019 is on April 14. We will discover that even the “stones rise up and sing” as Jesus enters into Jeru-salem. In the entrance with Palms, we ex-perience the joyous demonstration of loy-alty to Jesus as he entered Jerusalem. However, we recognize that we must move toward grief to be reminded of Je-sus’ suffering on the cross. There is no triumph without suffering, no crown with-out a cross. So this service ends with the story of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest. Services
will be at 8:45 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctu-ary, and 9 a.m. in the Great Hall.
MAUNDY THURSDAY On Maundy Thursday – which is April 18 -- there will be an evening service at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary that will in-clude Communion. Maundy comes from “mandatum novum” in Latin – meaning new commandment. On this night, Chris-tians commemorate the supper Jesus shared with his disciples before his cruci-fixion, when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet and instituted the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
GOOD FRIDAY On Good Friday, April 19, we will recount the 24 hours that changed the world! This service will be in the Great Hall, starting at 6:30 p.m.
See HOLY WEEK on Page 4
Journey With Us Through Holy Week Easter 2018
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In Memory & in Honor
In memory of Robert W. Henry by: Becky & Homer Wilson, Laurie & Ted Smith, Nancy Graddy
In memory of Ros Smith by: Larry & Hilda Malpica, Beverly & Bob Rus-sell, Roger & Linda Mills, Classmates in the Class of ’48 U.S. Naval Acade-my, Greg & Pam Wren, Fletcher & Sherry Smith, Jamie Bird, Mr. & Mrs. Bliss Hicky, Brooke McCarthy, Dennis & Gayla Jungmeyer, Rosanne & Bill Johnson, Bruce & Barbara Sossamon, Nancy Williams & Bob Dornblaser, David Culbertson
In memory of Robert Robinette by: Roger & Linda Mills, David & Ann Peters, Jamie Bird, Tom & Patsy De-saulniers, Bill & Carolyn Minyard, Oli-ver & Sandra Humphreys, Nancy Graddy
In memory of Jan Strange by: Greg & Pam Wren
In memory of Ann Mode by: Mi-chael & Donna Harris
In memory of Milton Davis by: Lau-rie & Ted Smith
In memory of George Thompson by: Laurie & Ted Smith
In memory of Mauzel Beal by: Lau-rie & Ted Smith
In memory of Edna Earle Pence by: Nancy Graddy
In memory of Jim Duran by: Nancy Graddy
In honor of Zach Schrick by: Michelle Moore
In honor of Kish Jones by: Charles Pittman
Easter Yard Signs Available April 1 As an extension of our outreach minis-tries, Conway First United Methodist Church asks our members to place invitational signs in their yard during the Easter season. The signs, which are undated and can be used year after year, are intended as an invitation to your neigh-bors and anyone passing by on your street to join us for Easter worship. Many of those who received signs for Easter 2018 kept the signs at their home for use in later years. Some returned their signs to the church for others to use in later years. This notice is two-fold: 1.) If you received a sign during distribu-tion for Easter 2018 and kept it for future use -- IT'S TIME TO PUT IT OUT! Thank you in advance! 2.) If you do not have a sign and would like one, we will have several signs available after April 1. Please contact Colleen Holt at [email protected] about getting a sign, or keep an eye out for distribution during worship on Sunday mornings.
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Egg Hunt Candy, Plastic Eggs Needed
We are collecting donations for the Easter Egg Hunt that will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Ida Burns Elementary School playground. Collection tubs are available in the Hospitality areas and outside Pam’s office in the Sanctuary building. Donations of plastic eggs and individually wrapped candy are appreciated.
FIFTH SUNDAY PRESENTATION
10 a.m. Sunday, March 31, Fellowship Hall
Program by Bill Waddell, Legal Counsel for the Council of Bishops
Everyone is invited! Sponsored by the Church & Society Committee
ASH WEDNESDAY ACTIVITIES We went from Mardi Gras to ashes on Ash
Wednesday 2019! A meal of pancakes, hosted
by the MidYouth, was served in the Great Hall
before we processed through the Fellowship Hall
and “buried our alleluias” along the way to the Sanctu-ary. A worship service that included the imposition of
ashes finished out the even-ing and started Lent 2019.
Lenten Luncheon Series Continues on Thursdays
The community-wide Lenten Luncheon Series hosted by the Faulkner County Unit of Church Women United will continue Thursday, March 28, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 925 Mitchell St.. Co-hosts are University Church of Christ & Sandi Zim-merman.
Local pastors and lay persons will lead weekly devotionals with scripture, prayer, and music at noon throughout the Thursdays of Lent. The sim-ple lunch of soup, cornbread, drink, and dessert is provided for a suggested donation of $4 per person. Participants are also encouraged to bring a jar of pea-nut butter for an area food pantry. Everyone is invit-ed to attend.
Dates for the remaining luncheons: April 4: First United Methodist Church,
1610 Prince Street; Co-hosts: St. Joseph Catholic Church & Janie Harrison.
April 11: Four Winds Church, 2005 Dave Ward Dr.; Co-hosts: Wesley UMC & Union Baptist.
SAC Registration to Begin Soon
Registration begins soon for Summer Adventure Camp, which is a full-time or part-time day care at Conway First United Methodist Church.
Registration for returning campers (those who attended in 2018) and imme-diate family of church mem-bers begins Monday, March 25, at 7:30 a.m. Registration for new campers begins Mon-day, April 1, at 7:30 a.m.
The first day of SAC will be Tuesday, May 28. For more information, contact the Early Childhood Center at 501-329-1467 or email [email protected].
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Senior Pastor — Michael Roberts Associate Pastor — Lauren DeLano Dir., Music/Worship Ministries — Janet Gingerich Director, Children’s Ministries — Pam Lentz Director, Lay Ministries — Kisha Bumpers Director, Youth Ministries — Zach Schrick Director, MidYouth Ministries — Sandra King Assoc. Dir., Music (Children) — Linda Ball Praise Band Leader — Stuart Holt
Church Administrator — Danielle Adkisson Business Assistant — Todd Burris Supervisor, Hospitality Ministries — Ed Spears Financial Assistant — Laura Bounds Communications Assistant — Colleen Holt Kitchen Coordinator — Kathleen Caruthers Elementary Assistant — Catherine Gatlin Nursery Assistant — Paula Bruner
Contact staff by email at: first initial of first name plus last name
Our Core Purpose: To cultivate faithful and fruitful disciples
of Jesus Christ.
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HOLY SATURDAY On Saturday, April 20, an Easter Egg hunt will be held for the children at 10 a.m. at the Ida Burns Elementary School playground. Everyone is invited!
EASTER DAY On Easter Day – Sunday, April 21 -- we will gather to rejoice, pulling out all the stops. In the Good News Celebration, the curtain will be opened once again, the band will be back to its full electric sound, and praises will ring. In the Sanctuary, we will start the service with the traditional “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” processional and conclude a service inviting everyone to sing the Hallelujah Chorus. Worship will be held at our regular times – 8:45 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary and 9 a.m. in the Great Hall. For those who are not attending Sunday School at 10 a.m., there will be coffee available in the Fellowship Hall in Middle Grounds.
