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Record of Faithfulness
April 12 |
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Giving:
General Fund: $3214.50
Summer Camp : $25.00
Upper Sand Mnt.
Parish $62.00
UMCOR Earthquake
Relief $78.25 Total: $3214.50
Attendance:
Traditional: 101
Contemporary: 79
Sunday School: 96 |
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Upcoming Events |
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Women's Bible Study 9 AM Monday -- Youth Center Women's Bible Study
4:30 PM Sunday -- Youth Center
Every 2nd Saturday
Simpson Point Garbage Pickup, Top of the Mountain @ 8:00AM
Every 4th Sunday
United Methodist Mens Breakfast 6AM to cook, 7AM to eat.
Fireproof Bible Study
Sunday at 2:30PM - Fellowship Hall
Confirmation Class-
Sunday 5PM - Choir Room
Every 3rd Saturday-
10:00-12:00 Youth Garbage Pick-up
Word Mountain |
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Members in Ministry
April 19
2009 |
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Traditional
Ushers:
Ron Colomb
Child Chat:
Rod Eddleman
Contemporary Greeters:
Katie Buffington
Wyatt Buffington
Child Chat:
Denise Acker
Nursery:
Traditional:
Rhonda Dennis
Sunday School: Paula Wright
Contemporary:
Sherry Newton
Projection Assistant:
Daniel Newton |
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Birthdays and Anniversaries |
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April 13 Birthday
Logan Kennamer
Levi Kennamer
April 14 Birthday
Riley Chandler
April 16 Birthday
Wyatt Buffington
April 17 Birthday
Lakota Stahl
April 19 Birthday
Babs Holcomb
April 20 Birthday
Claudia Taylor
Morgan Newton
April 21 Birthday
Ashleigh Daniel
Jack Wilkie
April 24th Birthday
Anthony Olinger
April 25 Birthday
Paula Campbell
April 27 Birthday
Kayla Van Etten
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Weekly
Happenings |
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5:30 PM Youth Council Meeting
6 PM Camp Fundraiser Dinner
6:45-7:45PM Class
Thursday April 16th
6:00 PM NCD Church Health Team Meeting
Saturday April 18th
8AM-12 PM Lake Lot Clean-up with lunch afterward.
Tuesday April 21st
(NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE!)
6 PM Finance Committee
7 PM Stewardship Committee
For a complete calendar visit our calendar on the church website. | |
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New Life Line
April 15, 2009 |
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Greetings!
This week we continue the season of Easter by reflecting on one of the resurrection appearances of Jesus. This is the story of poor Thomas, nicknamed "Doubting Thomas" by generations of Christians. However, I like Thomas and think he gets a bad rap. What do you think?
In John's account of Easter morning, Mary runs into Jesus in the garden who then goes and shares the experience with the disciples. Apparently, they don't believe her because Jesus finds ten of the disciples locked up in an Upper Room.
19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." 22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." 24But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe."
26A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." 28Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." 30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. John 20:19-31
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Why do you suppose Thomas wasn't with the disciples when Jesus first appeared?
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The ten didn't believe Mary and only believed when Jesus showed the disciples his hands and his side.
o Why do you suppose that Thomas is called the doubter when he only asked for the same evidence the other disciples had received?
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Jesus' words to Thomas, "Do not doubt but believe" could be better translated, "Don't be unbelieving. Believe." (The Message)
o Is it wrong to have doubts or to ask questions about the faith?
o Is there a difference between doubting and not believing?
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Jesus doesn't admonish Thomas for asking to see and to touch. Given the tense of the verbs in his words to Thomas, he appears to be more concerned with what Thomas does about believing in the future than he is with the past. What does the life of a believing disciple of Jesus look like? How would it be different from the lives of other people who don't believe?
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What do you think Jesus wanted the disciples to learn from his appearance on that first Easter Sunday?
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What do you think Jesus wanted Thomas and the disciples to learn from his second appearance a week later?
Pastor Sherill
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Wednesday Night Meal!!
Join us for a "South of the Boarder" Taco Dinner. This is a fundraiser event for our Summer Campers!! We hope to see you there!!! If you have a summer camper, Please feel free to come early and HELP!!
Hasta La Vista!!! |
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Honeycomb Cemetery Clean-up Day
April 18, 2009
(rain date April 25, 2009)
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bring weed-eaters, rakes, shovels, trimmers, wheelbarrows, etc.
Also, bring a picnic lunch.
Drinks will be provided. |
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Opportunity to help those in need in Guatemala
April Item:
Sunglasses and Reading Glasses
Kelly Saylor, Lisa Saylor and Sherry Newton will be going to Guatemala in a few months on a medical mission trip. They have a long list of things that they would like to gather for their trip. Each month, we will ask you to bring a few of these item and place them in a basket near the door to the Sanctuary. |
Sunday School Teachers Needed
For all ages, see Thames Robinson or call church office 728-2093, if you are
interested.
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High School Graduating Students!!
Please submit the names of your 2009 high school students that will be graduating this year!! |
YARD SALE THIS FOUNDERS DAY!!
Primetimers are having a yard sale. A trailer has been left in the church parking lot for all donated items. Donations can be made between 9 and 6PM. The key for the trailer is in the church office/daycare. So start cleaning those closets!! No clothing will be accepted for the yard sale. |
SUMMER CAMP
Pancake Breakfast
FUNDRAISER
Saturday April 25th 6AM-10AM
In conjuction with the NLCA Yard Sale
Shop and Eat, what a way to start the day!!
Come early for those bargains!!
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Youth Garbage Pick-up This Saturday!!! Be there at 9AM!!! Meet at the Top of Word Mountain at the "Mushroom"
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Church Office Hours
9 AM - 1 PM Monday Through Friday
728-2093
Church Staff
Pastor:
Sherill Clontz (256) 508-3760 (cell)
Secretary:
Katie Buffington 728-3570
Contemporary Worship Leader:
Milanda Taylor 728-3099
Contemporary Music Director:
Jim Holcomb 587-0217
Children's Ministry Director:
Greta Ayers 728-2347
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