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FIRST CHURCH NETWORK
SUMMER FOOD BAGS
March 9 - 7:00 PM Conference Room
Please attend this meeting!! For anyone who would like
to help in any way - especially during the summer!
EASTER EGG HUNT
All children and adults from FUMC are invited to attend! Sunday, March 29th, 3-5pm, Shelter # 5 at
Rich Park (across from Mocksville Elementary.) Easter/spring arts & crafts, snacks, fun at the playground, and, of course, an Easter Egg Hunt! Sponsored by Ruth's Circle & the UMY.
8:45 AM
9:50 AM
10:55 AM
Early Light
Sunday School
Traditional Worship
Family Life Center
Various
Sanctuary
First United Methodist Church
NON=PROFIT ORGANIZATION
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310 N. Main St. | Mocksville, NC 27028
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336.751.2503 Fax: 336.751.1120
Permit No. 46
Mocksville, NC
www.firstumcmocksville.org
STAFF
Dr. Glenn L. Myers, Jr.
Senior Pastor
John Huneycutt Christian Education / Youth
Barbara Basham
Preschool Director
Allison Lambert
Director of
Afterschool Ministries
Tommy Dunn
Teresa Lakey
Shane Butcher
IN THIS ISSUE
Director of Music
Organist/Technology
Financial Administrator
Financial Assistant
Natalie Sanders
Custodial Staff
Taylor Slye
Custodial Staff
Preschool Office
336.753.1900
MAIL TO:
From the Pastor
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Missions
3
News
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UMW, UMM
5
Birthdays
6
In Memory & In Honor
7
Prayer List
8
News / Thank You’s
9
New Member / UMYF
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Worship Assistants
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WORSHIP ASSISTANTS ~ MARCH 2015
From the Pastor,
When my family saw Elsa freeze Cinderella’s Castle at Disney World in December, we did not know it was a sign of things to come. After record-breaking temperatures, we wonder if we will thaw out. I’ve lost track to how many days
schools have been cancelled. As I look out at a snow-covered terrain, I wonder
when it will warm. Our Deep Roots Community Gardens were scheduled to
open March 1, but that has been a challenge. Don’t get me wrong; I love the
four seasons and just about the time I get “tired” of a season, it changes. On
March 8 we will change to Daylight Savings time or I would rather say, “Spring”
forward. I just checked my calendar and you will be relieved to know, Spring is scheduled to begin on
March 20. As we progress through March, we will also journey through Lent – forty days of spiritual renewal and preparation for the events of Holy Week. My messages will focus on some of the events of the last
24 hours of Jesus’ life. On Sunday, March 8 we will have Girl Scout Recognition Sunday at 8:45am and celebrate the growing and excellent work being done by and for our three Girl Scout groups. Our Confirmation
class continues to meet during Sunday school and prepare for joining our church in May. Please keep this
group in your prayers. We are excited about this group and other youth and their families going to Temple
Emmanuel in Winston-Salem on the afternoon of March 8 to learn more about the Jewish faith. On Sunday,
March 15, our new Yadkin Valley District Superintendent, Dr. Jeff Patterson, will be our guest speaker giving
our members an opportunity to get to know him and giving him the privilege of meeting you. That evening
area churches will join together for a community Lenten worship service at First Baptist church and I will be
the preacher. Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare for these services. A special liturgical dance will
enhance our worship services on Sunday, March 22 under the leadership of Terri Butcher. March 29 is Palm
Sunday. There will not be a Connection Brunch this day. Our Easter Egg Hunt will be that afternoon at Rich
Park. I hope you will continue to be actively involved in service and spiritual growth as our church continues
to seek to fulfill the mission and vision set before us.
Date/Time Ushers
3/8
8:45
Chris Hanes
Clayton Peele
Greeters
Refreshments
Prayer
Alice Hanes
Mary Anne Peele
Amy & Harold
Wood
Jayne Walker
10:55
Taylor & Kathy
Slye
3/15
8:45
10:55
3/22
8:45
10:55
3/29
8:45
10:55
Tom Graham
Bob Ritz
Del McCullough
Jim Kelly
Frank Payne
Harold Wood
Tom Graham
Bob Ritz
Del McCullough
Jim Kelly
Nancy Payne
Amy Wood
Tom Graham
Bob Ritz
Del McCullough
Jim Kelly
Sarah & Don
Wood
Nursery
Children’s
Moment
Lynne
Byerly
Sarah
Chapman
Zeb / Charlie
Harold
Vickers
Shirley Cottle
Patsy Brewer
TBD
Burke
Rosenbaum
Megan
Seaford
Jenny
Turner
Suzanne & Todd Belinda Brewer
Barnhardt
Sandi Howell
Doris Miller
Jerry Banks
Taylor & Kathy
Slye
Clayton Peele
Carl Wicker
Youth
Belinda Brewer D,j. Hatley
Taylor & Kathy
Slye
Charlie Howell
Glenn Miller
Acolyte
Christie Russell
Patti Woods
Mary Anne Peele
Shirley Wicker
TBD
London Dirks Kelly
Sydney Dirks Funderburk
Claire Smith
Joeff Williams
Mike Harrison
M A Brewer
Belinda
Brewer
TBD
Andrew
Brown
Megan
Seaford
Lucia Ellis
Teresa West
Taylor & Kathy
Slye
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
In Christ,
5:30 PM Fellowship Hall
Pastor Glenn
Proceeds go to Storehouse for Jesus
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NURSERY POLICY
CAMP TEKOA
During Sunday School, children ages 0 to 3 are welcomed
to stay in the nursery. For both morning worship services,
children ages 0 to 4 are welcomed. The person responsible for the nursery on his or her given Sunday may keep
their own children in the nursery under their direct supervision. Thank you for your cooperation in being watchful
of our little ones.
It's time for Camp Tekoa! Please contact Angie Jordan ([email protected] or 336-909-4327) or
contact the church office if you have a rising 3rd
grader through rising 12th grader interested in going to Camp Tekoa. The church offers partial scholarships to our kids who are interested in going to
this wonderful United Methodist camp.
March Fellowship Meals
3/4 - Missions - Just Hope
More information on Camp Tekoa can be found at
www.camptekoa.org.
3/11 - Community Gardens
3/18 - Chili Cook-off
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Davie County Arts Council is celebrating their 40th year! We invite you to join us as we continue to
grow the arts in our community by submitting your favorite recipes to be used in keepsake cookbook to
be offered for sale later this year. Please email your recipes to our Executive Director, Sidniee Suggs at:
[email protected]
Your name will be highlighted with each of your recipes and shown in the cookbook's index. Please include a telephone number in case a question needs to be asked about the recipe(s) you send to us.
The number of books we produce will also determine the price (which we hope will not be over $15
each.) To help us make that decision we are keeping a list of those who would support this fundraiser
by purchasing a copy. If you think you would want one and would like to be contacted once a price is
established please include that information within your email to Sidniee. It goes without saying this will
be a quality book that can be used for years to come and would make a great Christmas gift.
Thank you for supporting the arts in Davie County!!
3/25 - Handbell Choir Hosting
Inclement Weather Policy
COVENANT BIBLE STUDY
Tuesdays—7:00 PM Fellowship Hall through 3/10
LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
Tuesday Mornings 9:30 Fellowship Hall
The next meeting of the Davie County Homeless
Coalition will be held Monday, March 9th at the
conference room of the Davie County Public Library
at 6:30 pm.
Thursday, 3/19/15 4:00 PM
Young at Heart
Trip to Cody Creek
On Thursday, April 16, the
Young at Heart group is going
to the Wolfhart Haus Dinner
Theater in Wytheville, VA for
the matinee production of
“Back to the 50’s."
During the winter months we
want to urge everyone to be
safe when the weather gets
To my church family,
bad. If we need to cancel
Thank you so much for all the prayes, cards, calls, visits, food, etc. dur- services we will do our best
ing my recovery from knee surgery. The recovery is much more painful to get the word out through
than I had anticipated, but knowing so many friends were thinking
WXII and ABC45, our website
about me has really helped. Bill also thanks you for all the help. He
says he needs all the help he can get! Margaret Overcash
A HUGE THANKS to Donnie Lakey for scraping the church parking lots
during the past winter storms. Also, a big thank you to Taylor Slye for
keeping our sidewalks and walkways clear during the snow and ice!
Thank you to Tommy Dunn for his excellent work on the new 2015
Church Directory. If you haven’t picked up a directory, they are available in the church office.
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WELCOM NEW MBMBER
Lisa Prillaman
405 East Lake Drive | Mocksville, NC
Birthday 9/12
UMYF - March 2015
3/1 Regular Format: 5:00 - 6:00 – Middle school
6:00 - 6:30 – Meal
6:30 - 7:30 – Senior High
3/8 Joint Meal & Project: 12:00 – Lunch
2:00 – Visit Temple Emanuel, WS
3/15 Regular Format: 5:00 - 6:00 – Middle school (Volunteer Lead)
6:00 - 6:30 – Meal
6:30-7:30 – Senior High
3/20 8:00 PM 5th Quarter Coffee House
3/22 Joint Movie “Do You Believe”
Leaving at 3:00 PM
3/29 - 3-5pm – Middle & High School help Ruth’s Circle with the Easter Egg Hunt
at Rich Park
5:15-6:30pm – Joint Backpack Buddies & Pizza
The FUMC Mocksville Honduras Medical Mission team left for Honduras in the early hours of February 6 and returned in
the late hours of February 15. After two days of travel, we held clinics in several small towns--Limon, Plan de Flores, Icoteas and Chipaqua. With 5 doctors, 6 nurses and 2 extremely efficient pharmacy workers, we were blessed to see over
1305 patients and dispense over 4000 prescriptions. We were the first medical team to serve these communities since
the last Carolina Honduras Health Foundation team in October last year. In addition we had very fruitful conversations
with the doctor and staff at the government clinic in Limon. With one doctor, that clinic serves a population of over
11,700 people. Our goal is to work closely with the government clinic in the future. Also, we shared ideas and information with a PhD student from American University in Washington, D.C. Her work focuses on the impact of short term
mission teams in the communities that we serve. All of the members of our team want to thank FUMC Mocksville for the
opportunity to be of service in Honduras. We thank you for your support and prayers. In particular, we want to thank
Jeff Clarke and Taylor and Kathy Slye for providing the transportation to and from the airport. Also, we want to thank the
Missions Committee for its continued support of the medical mission in Honduras including the fundraising fellowship
meal in January. Also, we want to thank those who stayed after the fellowship meal to help count pills in preparation for
the trip. Our July 2015 team is currently filled. However, we are planning teams for early February and late July 2016.
Please contact me ([email protected]) or the church office if you are interested in joining one of our 2016 teams.
Whenever you are called, God will equip you to be of service in His name.
Joel Edwards, MD
David Salmon
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April 2015 Birthdays
Apr. 01
Apr. 02
Apr. 04
Apr. 05
Apr. 07
Apr 08
Apr. 08
Apr. 09
Apr. 10
Apr. 11
Apr. 12
Apr. 13
Apr. 16
Apr. 17
Apr. 18
Apr. 19
Lisa Markland
Louise Bowden
Megan Graves
Amber Basham
Steve Laymon
Jeffery Finney
Luke Hatley
Gwynn Meroney
David Salmon
Tommy Turner
Conner Carpenter
John Coil
Amanda Dwiggins
Ed Haire
Mary Danner
Amelia Little
Judy Bailey
Marilyn McClamrock
Donna Phillips
Martha Rooney
Sandra Boyette
Austin Wood
Charlie Barnhardt
Joel Edwards
Jean Smith
Karl Swartz
Margaret Foster
Juliana Smith
Ellen Dyson
Adam McClamrock
Frank Bahnson
Jimmy Kelly
Tom Stayer
Angie Campbell
Meagan Clark
Susan Johnson
Apr. 19
Apr. 21
Apr. 22
Apr. 24
Apr. 25
Apr. 26
Apr. 28
Apr. 29
Apr. 30
Kelly Smith
Rachel Williams
Brooke Hess
Amy Beth Johnson Dumas
Dusty Smith
Jenny Turner
Colt Hankins
Susan Athey
Carla Blackwelder
Sherri Hendrix
Rosemary Cozart
Danielle McCullough
Peggy Branham
Sarah Williams Johnson
Michael Brewer
Cren Rosenbaum
Gifford Basham
Gail Kelly
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In Memory of Emma Eckhart
Back Back Buddies
By Marilyn Cook
General Fund
By Arlene Cooper
By The Family of Mamie Newhard
In Memory of Janice Hayes
Chancel Choir Fund
Grady & Cathy McClamrock
In Memory of James Ray Brown
Blanche Eaton Scholarship Fund
By Deborah Circle
In Honor of Bob West
Missions Fund
By Fellowship Class
In Memory of Clyde Clark (Melza Craven’s brother)
Prayers & Squares
By Fellowship Sunday School Class
In Honor of Millie Miller
Prayers & Squares
By Jerry & Libby Banks
In Memory of Janice Hayes
General Fund
Jane and Wayne Miller
Masonic Club of Kings Ridge
Patricia Southern
Robert R. McCarn
Lewis and Doris Jones
Strong & Associates
Jim and Peggy Dodd
Bucky and Lillian Sharpe
John and Kathryn Arfmann
Tom and Brenda Graham
In Memory and
In Memory of Janice Hayes
Prayers & Squares
By Jerry & Libby Banks
By Jack & Dorothy Corriher
By John & Shirley Cottle
By Mike Hendrix
In Memory of Emma Eckhart
Prayers & Squares
By Mike Hendrix
By Jerry & Libby Banks
In Memory of Pattie Jo Canupp (Nancy Redman’s sister)
Prayers & Squares
By Elmer & Scharlene Stoneman
In Honor of Millie Miller
Prayers & Squares
By Jack & Dorothy Corriher
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In Honor
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Janet Baucom
Charles Hendricks
Autumn Care
1007 Howard Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
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Room # 403
316 NC Hwy 801
Advance, NC 27006
c/o Brookstone Terrace
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Granddaughter
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Mocksville, NC 27028
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Mocksville , NC 27028
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Somerset
Mocksville, NC
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Clemmons, NC 27012
Tilthia Hanes
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144 N. Wentworth Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
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401 N. Main Street
Apt. 1-C
Mocksville, NC 27028
Karen Sykes
161 Deacons Way
Mocksville, NC 27028
UMW Book Review for March 2015
Interested in a non-fiction book so interesting that it reads like a novel? Check the bookcase in the hall of
the Family Life Center for The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Lemon. During the Taliban rule in
Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, the nine “Sidiqi daughters, as all Afghani women, were forced to stay
home, not allowed to work and had to wear the full length chadri or burka out of doors. No woman could
be seen outside the home without a male, family member as escort. Sad and difficult for women, and bad
timing for Kamila Sidiqi who had just received her teaching certificate, one she could not use. Mr. Sidiqi
and an elder brother had to flee Kabul for their safety, leaving Kamila and five siblings at home to manage
day to day life. Kamila’s older, married sister taught her the basics of sewing, loaned her a machine, and a
home business was begun. Not only did it help support the family, it leads Kamila to train other women and
become a community activist for women’s causes. This fascinating true story in large print is suitable for
teen readers as well as adults.
Mary Circle will meet Monday, March 16th at 2 pm in the
conference room of the FLC. The guest speaker will be
Krystal Dumas, founder of Just Hope Inc which was voted
Davie County’s best charity of 2014 by the Davie County
Chamber of Commerce.
ARMED FORCES
FN Russell, Collin W.
101 NNPTC Circle
Goose Creek, SC 29445
(Jean Helms nephew)
486 High Point Ct.
Melbourne, Florida 32901
PROMISES TO KEEP PRAYERS
Please let us know of any additional names to be added or
any names which should be removed.
We wish for our Prayer List to be current and correct. To
contact the Prayer Chain with a prayer request or to become
a part of the Prayer Chain, please contact:
Lillian Sharpe (336.936.9014, [email protected]) or
Judy Bailey (336.978.7763, [email protected])
BREAKFAST MEETING
Deborah Circle will meet and share a covered dish supper
at 6:30 on Monday March 16 in the Fellowship Hall.
Sunday, 3/8/2015
7:30 AM Fellowship Hall
The UMM has set the dates for this summer's baseball games. The dates are May 29 and August 21.
Tickets are $12.00 this year and payment must be paid in advance on May 8th and July 31st. Both dates
are Friday games so there will be fireworks after the game. Also, ticket price includes a ball cap and
parking. We will be taking the bus . Come join the fun!