March 7, 2012                     Weekly Blurb

Welcome to 

First United Methodist Church 

of Michigan City

 

Greetings!

 
Mid Week Lenten Services
Please join us tonight at 7:15 for our Lenten Service titled "Crown of Thorns". 
WOW Breakfast breakfast
 
Back by popular demand!!  The WOW Sunday School class will offer breakfast on March 18 between the services.  This will
be a fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund.
Please join us for fellowship and food!  Need we say more?!

Time Change
Don't forget to change you clock this Saturday before you go to bed.  We will lose an hour sleep, so go to bed early!!

Also, this is the perfect time to practice good fire safety and change the battery in your smoke detector too.
front side of churchNominations... 
 
There will be a Nominations committee meeting on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in the church office
Chocolate Easter Eggs 

 

Our Easter egg production team is making delicious chocolate covered Easter eggs.  The proceeds will benefit the restoration of our beautiful stained glass windows.  We have five fillings available this year:  peanut butter, maple/pecan, butter crème, coconut and double chocolate (chocolate inside/chocolate outside).  The cost is $3.00 per egg.

 

We hope you will take orders from your friends, co-workers and neighbors.  Just take their order, collect their money and put it in an envelope and bring it to the "egg table" on Sunday mornings beginning February 19th.  We will continue to sell eggs up through Palm Sunday, April 1st.  Order forms are available in the Narthex.

 

Happy BirthdayHomebound Ministries Birthdays

The congregation's participation in the form of cards and letters to the shut-ins has been especially appreciated by all receiving the greetings.
Upcoming birthdays:

March 23rd: Ruth Gabbert 

231 Barker Road,

 Michigan City IN 46360

The Power of PrayerPrayer Corner      

  

Please continue to pray for the following people:

 

Shirley Aigner, Sandy Ayers, Gene Bancroft, Michelle Brown, Brigitte Coan, Angie Davis, Carol Gilbert, Carson Gallagher, Ressa Golding, Dean Golding, Dennis Hippensteel, Wally Hook, Alyssa Jenks, George Jenks, Pam Jenks, Lisa Johns, Mike Kallahan Jr.,  Becky Kammeyer, Sandy Staback, Bill Staples, Harold Wenzel and Roxanne Yagelski.

Donation for Lenten Fair  
 
There will be a basket in the narthex for donations for Easter candy.  We request small wrapped candies that would fit into plastic eggs.  These will be used for the children's egg hunt.
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Scholarships
Sponsor a SCHOLARSHIP this year!  For a donation of just $100 you can sponsor a scholarship in your name.  Feel free to sponsor a scholarship alone or with a group of your friends. A sign up sheet is in the Narthex.  Checks should be made out to First United Methodist Church with "scholarships" written in the memo field.
 
Palm Sunday & Lenten Fair
Palm Sunday:
Youth & Children...Pastor Larry wants your help during BOTH services.  He has special plans and wants you to be a part of the fun.  Radio announcers will be here and ready to give us a special message.  During the service Pastor Larry will call for you to join him in this special event.
 
Lenten Fair:
The Education Committee will be sponsoring a Multi-age Lenten Fair which will be open to everyone on Palm Sunday, April 1.  Please join us for light refreshments and fellowship in the community room.  Coffee time will be located in the community room on that day. 
 
The children will make a craft and decorated a bag to collect eggs in.  We will hear a story about the resurrection eggs
 
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Sunday Services:

 

8:15 Contemporary Worship Service

 

9:15 Children's Choir

 

9:30 Children's & Adult Sunday School

 

10:45 Worship Service

 

6:00 p.m. on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday's of the Month is the Come As You Are Cafe Service

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In This Issue
Mid Week Lenten Service
WOW Breakfast
Time Change
Nominations Meeting
Easter Eggs
Homebound Ministries Birthdays
Prayer Corner
Lenten Fair Donations
Scholarships
Palm Sunday & Lenten Fair
Our Services
Weekly Calendar
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Sunday, March 11

Worship Service 8:15am

Children's Choir 9:15am

Book of Mark Class(Library)9:30am

Children, Youth, & Adult Sunday School 9:30am

Worship Service 10:45am

Youth Bells 4:45pm

Youth Group 5;30pm

Café Service 6:00pm

 

Monday, March 12

Soup Kitchen 11:30am-1:00pm

Gambler's Anonymous(Library) 7:00pm

 

Tuesday, March 13

Memorial Handbell Practice 6:00pm

Finance Meeting(Library)6:30pm

Egg Ladies(Kitchen) All Day

 

Wednesday, March 14

Mary Martha Circle(Narthex)9:30am

OvereatersAnonymous(Chapel)10:00am

Ester Lydia Circle(Narthex)1:00pm

Contemporary Choir Practice 5:30pm

Chancel Choir Practice 6:15pm

Lenten Mid-Week Service 7:15pm

AA(Middle High Rm.)8:00pm

 

Thursday, March 15

Soup Kitchen 11:30am-1:00pm

Ladies Night Out(Lindo's)5:30pm

Dunes Country Quilters(Comm. Rm.)6:30pm

 

Friday, March 16

Canasta(Luella Ensign's)6:00pm

 

Saturday, March 17

WOW Breakfast Setup(Comm. Rm.) 10:00am

 

Sunday, March 18

Worship Service 8:15am

Blood Pressure Clinic 9:00am-10:30am

Children's Choir 9:15am

Book of Mark Class(Library)9:30am

Children, Youth, & Adult Sunday School 9:30am

Worship Service 10:45am

Youth Bells 4:45pm

Youth Group 5:30pm

Café Service 6:00pm

WOW Breakfast Between Services