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First United Methodist Church
NON=PROFIT ORGANIZATION
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310 N. Main St. | Mocksville, NC 27028
PAID
336.751.2503 Fax: 336.751.1120
Permit No. 46
Mocksville, NC
Preschool/Afterschool 336.753.1900
www.firstumcmocksville.org
STAFF
Dr. Glenn L. Myers, Jr.
Senior Pastor
John Huneycutt Christian Education / Youth
Barbara Basham
Director of Music
Preschool Director
Allison Lambert
Director of
Afterschool Ministries
Tommy Dunn
Organist/Technology
Teresa Lakey
Financial Administrator
Shane Butcher
Financial Assistant
Natalie Sanders
Custodial Staff
Taylor Slye
Custodial Staff
The church office will be closed
Monday, April 6, 2015.
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WORSHIP ASSISTANTS ~ APRIL 2015
From the Pastor,
WELCOME NEW MEMBER
SHIRLEY CODY
891 Yadkinville Road Apt 216
Mocksville NC 27028
Birthday 4/20
I am amazed by all that I see God doing at First UMC. Our Family Ministry
team has launched an initiative to strengthen marriages with its large group
event in late February and three small groups for marriage enrichment that
started in March meeting on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday evenings. In
April we plan a date night and are sending out an electronic magazine with
ideas to strengthen marriages and encourage couple dates. What will you
do to strengthen your marriage or the marriage of someone else? The Congregation Care teams have popped up like afternoon thunderstorms on a
hot, summer afternoon offering care for those who have missed worship for
several Sundays, college students, those in the military, the sick, the bereaved, those with birthdays, the hospitalized, the shut-in, those wanting to
make new friends, those needing transportation, and those wanting help
with wellness. How will you make First UMC the most caring church
around? The Deep Roots Community Garden has prepared for a new year of
gardening excellence. People can grow their own foods, share food with the
needy and experience the blessings of dirt, air, water and sunshine. Please
keep our confirmation class in your prayers as we journey together to be
faithful disciples of Jesus Christ who are transforming the world. The group
had a field trip to Temple Emanuel in Winston-Salem in March learning
about our Hebrew roots. We have planned a one-day retreat to the home
of John and Shirley Cottle in late April. We have three confirmands this
year: Zeb Chapman, Cren Rosenbaum and Adam Szewczyk. I hope everyone
will participate in our upcoming Holy Week services and I urge each of us to
identify and invite someone who does not have a church home to come and
benefit from participation in these services. If you love the Lord and this
church, I hope you will tell others and invite them to be a part of all that
God is doing in our midst.
In Christ,
Pastor Glenn
Date/Time Ushers
4/5
8:30
Chris Hanes
Jerry Hendricks
Greeters
Refreshments
Prayer
Acolyte
Alice Hanes
Vickie Hendricks
N/A
Lynn Byerly
Kaitlyn Foil
9:30 &
10:55
Mike & Teresa
Deal
Jacky Corriher
David Barnes
10:55
Children’s
Moment
N/A
Patsy Brewer
Shirely Cottle
Jimmy Kelly
Giff Basham
4/12
8:45
Nursery
London Dirks Angie Jordan N/A
Sydney Dirks Rachel & Sam
D. J. Hatley
George Snyder
Harold Wood
Doris Snyder
Amy Wood
Jacky Corriher
David Barnes
Mike & Teresa
Deal
Doris & George
Snyder
Joeff Williams
Judy Bailey
Sandi Howell
D. J. Hatley
Sandy Sheek
Jimmy Kelly
4/19
8:45
10:55
Clayton Peele
Ronald Keister
Phillip & Bobbie
Morris
Jacky Corriher
David Barnes
Kathleen Cartner
Wink Hendricks
Vickie & Jerry
Hendricks
Carl Lambert
Lillian Sharpe
Debra Stanley
London Dirks Meg Brown
Sydney Dirks Jean Hinshaw
Jimmy Kelly
4/26
8:45
10:55
Jim Latham
Glenn Miller
Chinera Latham
Doris Miller
Jacky Corriher
David Barnes
Kathleen Cartner
Wink Hendricks
Jimmy Kelly
Terri & Shane
Butcher
Chinera
Latham
Jayne Walker
Allison
Lambert
Burke
Rosenbaum
Christy
Cowden
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CAMP TEKOA
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.
More information on Camp Tekoa can be found at
www.camptekoa.org.
Ministry 22:6-After School and Summer Camp is
enrolling now for Summer Day Camp! Don't forget,
enrollment is always rolling for After School
Care. For more information, give Allison a call at 753
-1900 or email :[email protected].
VBS dates have been set for June 14-18!
Joyful Hearts Class Those who are not currently in a Sunday School class are invited to join facilitators Barbara Berry and Bobbie Morris in the
Bible Study “Revival” by Adam Hamilton.
The Joyful Hearts class is informal,
discussion based, open to all and meets
during the Sunday School hour in the Missions
Room, lower level of the sanctuary next to the
soon to be Church Library
Office and Staff Hours
Our church office is open Monday - Thursday from 9am - 5pm and closed on Fridays. The office hours of our
program staff are as follows:
Glenn Myers, Pastor
Tuesday thru Thursday - 9am - Noon
Monday thru Thursday - 1pm - 5pm unless out on visitation
John Huneycutt, Youth and Christian Education Director
Monday - 8:30am - Noon, 1 - 4pm unless out on visitation
Tuesday - 8:30am - 1pm, 2 - 3pm, 3 - 5pm - children's choir
Wednesday - 8:30am - Noon, 1pm - 5pm unless out on visitation
Thursday - 8:30am - 1pm, 2 - 5pm unless out on visitation
Barbara Basham, Music and Pre-School Director
Monday thru Friday - 8:45am - 12:30pm in Pre-school office
Monday thru Thursday - 1:30pm - 5pm in FLC office
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theater
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
Dear FUMC, I just wanted to
say thank you so very much for
hosting a Wednesday night
meal for Just Hope in March.
Your generosity and kindness
are very much appreciated.
The food was great, and the
company was even better.
Krystal Dumas. Just Hope, Inc.
Back to the 50’s
We will depart the FUMC Family Life Center at 10:00 AM
for our trek up the mountain to Wytheville, Va.
They begin serving the matinee luncheon at 12:00 noon,
and the show begins at 2:00 PM.
The ticket price is $41 per person.
The production we are going to see promises to take us back to
our youth when we could understand the words and sing along
with the music on the radio. Please get your check to either
John Huneycutt on a Sunday or to the church office during the
week to complete your reservation.
Allison Lambert, After School Ministries Director
Monday thru Friday - 1-6pm in the Education Building
Staff members are available by appointment at other times if necessary, and staff meetings are held at
9:30am on Tuesdays.
Other Staff News
We want to thank Megan Seaford for her service as one of our Nursery Workers. Due to other commitments
Megan has decided to step down from this position. We have been blessed by her service to Christ, our children and their families. In the meantime Amanda Harris has agreed to cover the nursery each week while we
seek someone to fill the vacant slot. Amanda and Megan have been sharing the job thus far on alternating
Sundays. If you or someone you know is interested, please submit an application which is available along
with a job description in the church office. For your information the paid nursery workers alternate weeks and
work with volunteers during the two worship services and Sunday school.
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April 2015
Sunday, 4/5 - Easter Sunday (No UMYF)
Sunday, 4/12 - $30 Deposit due for Garden City Retreat
12:00 PM – Joint Meal
1:30 – Joint Backpack Buddies
Friday, 4/17
8:00 PM -11:00 PM – Coffee House and movie
night
Sunday, 4/19
2:30 PM-5:00 PM – High school – Air Bound
5:00 PM – Joint Backpack Buddies
5:30 PM – Joint Meal
6:00 PM -6:45 PM – Middle school meets
Sunday, 4/26
5:00 PM – Middle school meet
6:00 PM – Joint meal
6:30 PM – Senior High
2015 GRADUATES
We’re “not quite” there yet, but we are in the planning stages!! If you are a 2015 High School Graduate or
College Graduate, or if your child will be graduating this year, we would like to recognize our graduates
on Graduation Sunday, June 7th, 2015. Please contact the church office (336.751.2503) or by email
( [email protected] ) with your information so that everyone who wants to be included will
be! [email protected]
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APRIL FELLOWSHIP MEALS
Wednesdays at 5:30 PM
4/15 Hosted by UMW
International Tasting Meal
4/22 Hosted by Deep Roots
Community Gardens
In Honor of Earth Day
4/29 Hosted by Missions
For Relay for Life
Congregational Care Team Chair
MIKE HENDRIX at the
Fellowship Meal on March 25, 2015
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The Congregational Care Committee
is introducing – Small Dinner Groups
Please mark your calendars for
Friday, 4/24 @ 6:30 PM
Curious to learn more? Interested in
getting to know fellow church members better, maybe meet those that
attend a different service? We are
planning a potluck meal, open to any
adult in the church regardless of age,
marital status, etc.! Plan to come, get
some information, and see if this
might be something for you! Please
bring a dish to share to the Family Life
Center on Friday 4/24/15.
The first MarriedPeople’s large group experience was held on Sunday, February 22 nd and our topic was “Have Serious
Fun”. Our “serious fun” began with a covered dish lunch after church followed by games and friendly competition.
Many thanks to Daryl and Elizabeth Rosenbaum for the wonderful job they did emceeing the program, Glenn and Debra
Stanley and Chris and Amy Boardwine for volunteering to play the relay game (and for being such good sports about it),
and Charles and Patsy Crenshaw for sharing about their own marriage. Tom Cunningham delivered an excellent message via video , and there were 3 small group studies formed as a result of this meeting. Our next large group experience will be held in May so keep an eye out for more details that will appear in the newsletter and bulletin. The topic
for May will be “Love and Respect”. If you were unable to attend the last event please plan to be at the next one. You
will be glad you did! If you were there, please come back for more fun and fellowship and inspiration!
On April 18th we will have our first Date Night. You may bring your children to the church and babysitting will be provided for you while you enjoy a night out. This opportunity is available for all our church family - married, single,
grandparents – everyone who needs a break from parenting responsibilities. It is not necessary for you to have participated in any MarriedPeople event ! Please email to [email protected] or call or text 336.492.2229 (Jayne Walker) to reserve space(s) for your children. Include names and ages as we want to make sure we have appropriate care
for everyone attending.
By now you should have received your March copy of Ezine – an electronic newsletter with links to fun websites and
articles for marriage enrichment. If you are not receiving this and would like to, please call Tommy Dunn and make
sure he has your email address. 336.751.2503
And finally, a big THANK YOU to the Family Ministries Committee. Your dedication, commitment and hard work is
greatly appreciated. Without you, none of these opportunities would be possible!
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April Birthdays
Apr. 01
Apr. 02
Apr. 04
Apr. 05
Apr. 07
Apr 08
Apr. 08
Apr. 09
Apr. 10
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
Apr. 10
Apr. 11
Apr. 12
Apr. 13
Apr. 16
Apr 17
Apr. 18
Apr. 19
Martha Rooney
Sandra Boyette
Austin Wood
Charlie Barnhardt
Joel Edwards
Jean Smith
Karl Swartz
Margaret Foster
Juliana Smith
Carla Blackwelder
Ellen Dyson
Adam McClamrock
Frank Bahnson
Jimmy Kelly
Tom Stayer
Angie Campbell
Meagan Clark
Susan Johnson
Kelly Smith
Apr. 19
Apr. 20
Apr. 21
Apr. 22
Apr. 24
Apr. 25
Apr. 26
Apr. 28
Apr. 29
Apr. 30
Rachel Williams
Shirley Cody
Brooke Hess
Amy Beth Dumas
Dusty Smith
Jenny Turner
Colt Hankins
Susan Athey
Carla Blackwelder
Sherri Hendrix
Rosemary Cozart
Danielle McCullough
Peggy Branham
Sarah Johnson
Michael Brewer
Cren Rosenbaum
Gifford Basham
Gail Kelly
Margaret Lawson
May Birthdays
May 01
May 02
May 05
May 06
May 07
May 08
May 10
May 11
May 12
May 13
Charles Crenshaw
Ruth Davis
Scott Gantt
John Walker
Matt Walker
William Berry
Donna Duncan
Patti Forbes
Mike Deal
Bob Jordan
Sam Redman
Jake Barnhardt
Russ Clarke
Leon Jones
Philip Cartner
Nancy Clarke
Carl Wicker
Kelly Hobbs
Charlotte Miller
Anne Jones
Brantlee Evans
Scotty Seaford
Kathy Boger
Sidney Howard
Kelly Sales
Parker Shelton
May 14 Christopher Boardwine
Sara Campbell
Jill Gaither
Barbara Laymon
Jackie Nicholson
May 16 Alyse Bowden Wooldridge
Tatum Edwards
Marie Roth
May 17 Will Rooney
May 18 Nathan Barnes
May 19 Toni Phillips
Emma Boardwine
May 20 Quin Holland
Rose Marion
May 21 Mackie Deadmon
Gaye Smith
May 22 Donnie Lakey
Mike Shaw
May 23 Thomas Corriher
Andrew Daniel
Payton Isaac Wogatzke
Dean Tutterow
May 24 Joyce Peak
Emery Rosenbaum
Jeff Wyke
Weldon Yates
May 25
May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
May 31
George Haire
Tess Miller
Ryan Wyke
Carol Dunn
Cindy Hess
Jason Jordan
Bob Ritz
Bill Sell, Jr.
Sarah Wood
Perie Howard
Amber Finney
Paulette Hendrix
Sally Brill
Lynn Howard
Katie Hendricks
Jonathan Motsinger
Linda Trudgeon
Chance Anderson
John Brock
Lewis Hall
Robert J. Henricks, II
Glenn Miller
Mariam Wright
Erin Johnston
Davy Marion
PRAYERS & SQUARES
In Honor of Carolyn Cartner
By Fellowship SS Class
In Memory of James Ray Brown
By Fellowship SS Class
In Memory of Lynn Tutterow
By Larry and Frances Tutterow
In Memory of Peggy Koontz
By John Koontz
GENERAL FUND
In Memory of Janice Hayes
By Mr. & Mrs. John Hicks
In Memory of M.C. Deadmon
By Charles & Martha Deadmon
FAMILY MINISTRIES
In Memory of Melba Goulding
By Amelia Litte
DEEP ROOTS COMMUNITY GARDEN
In Honor of Diane Salmon
NEED A RIDE?
First UMC Mocksville has begun a new Transportation Ministry utilizing our
bus. On the SECOND Sunday of each month, the bus is available to pick up passengers for the 10:55 AM worship service who are shut-in and/or unable to
drive to church. If you would like to use this service, please contact the church
office at 336.751.2503 or email Kevin Neal at [email protected].
MISSION TRIP OPPORTUNITY If you are interested in going on a mission trip to Haiti this fall,
please contact Kevin Neal for information. The trip will take place in late October or early
November 2015. [email protected]
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Janet Baucom
Charles Hendricks
Autumn Care
1007 Howard Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
Velma Daniel
Molly Jo McClamrock
Somerset
Mocksville, NC
Bermuda Commons
Room # 403
316 NC Hwy 801
Advance, NC 27006
Margeret Foster
c/o Brookstone Terrace
Room # 7
4430 Clinard Road
Clemmons, NC 27012
Bailey Brewer
Diane Crotts’
Granddaughter
Ann Stayer
PO Box 333
256 North Carolina Circle
Mocksville, NC 27028
Fred Roth
276 Park Avenue
Mocksville , NC 27028
825 N. Main Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
1351 Suzanna Wesley Dr.
Winston Salem, NC 27104
Nancy Triplett
248 East Lake Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
Marie Steed
Hannah Circle April 14th at the
home of Jean Hinshaw 7:30 PM
298 Dogwood Lane
Mocksville, NC 27028
162 R Shore Lane
Mocksville, NC 27028
c/o Trinity Elms
3750 Harper Road # 302
Clemmons, NC 27012
Mary Circle April 20th in the
FLC Conference Room 2:00 PM
Tilthia Hanes
Elmer Stoneman
Jean Shelton
Lydia Circle April 27th in the
Fellowship Hall—Noon
Lunch will be provided.
Clemmons Village #1
425 Avon Street
6401 Holder Road, Room 4 Mocksville, NC 27028
Clemmons, NC 27012
Jack Corriher
144 N. Wentworth Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
Regency Care
Room 235
3905 Clemmons Road
Clemmons , NC 27012
Anne Jones
Bermuda Commons
Room # 508
316 NC Hwy 801
Advance, NC 27006
288 Southwood Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
Leon Jones
Jackson Hendricks
134 Applegate Court
Mocksville, NC 27028
Karen Sykes
161 Deacons Way
Mocksville, NC 27028
c/o Trinity Elms
3750 Harper Road # 805
Clemmons, NC 27012
ARMED FORCES
FN Russell, Collin W.
101 NNPTC Circle
Goose Creek, SC 29445
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Exciting news for readers: We are starting a Book Club! Participation is
easy. Sign up with your name and phone number in the Book Club register
on top of the bookcase. This is a red folder separate from the checkout notebook. All adults are welcome to join. You do not have to be in UMW or in
the reading program to be in the Book Club or to read any of the books. We
will have two months, April and May, for participants to read the book.
Since we have only one copy it will be first come check out. As soon as you
are finished, return the book and call the next person on the book club list to
let them know to pick it up. We can keep this book inside the red folder for
the next reader to pick it up. June 3rd we will get together for a book discussion and announce our next book. OR it can be downloaded via Amazon
Kindle, B&N Nook OR UMW reading program for a charge Just remember
to sign up in the red folder so you are included in the discussion meeting.
Our first is The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Lemmon that was
reviewed in the March newsletter. It is an easy read with large print about a
young Afghani woman who starts a home sewing business to support her
mother and sisters and where that leads her. It is a Mission selection in the
UMW Reading program and an interesting story.
New On the Bookcase
BREAKFAST MEETING
Sunday, 4/12/15
7:30 AM Fellowship Hall
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])
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UMW BOOKCASE NEWS
Cole & Elva Grace
Tomlinson
Charles Smith
105 Sycamore Commons Ln. John Coil
Isaac Markland
153 Woodhaven Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
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Missy Foster
Clyde & Helen Hendricks
Adcance, NC 27006
Von & Madeline Shelton
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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!
Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott, Spiritual Growth,
Large Print.
Good God, Lousy World, and Me: The Improbable Journey of a Human Rights Activist from
Unbelief to Faith by Holly Burkhalter, Bonus Book counts as two Mission selections.
The Round House by Louise Erdrich, a fiction National Award winner about an Indian woman
living on a reservation, Nurturing for Community.
Behind the Kitchen Door by Sayru Jayaraman, Bonus book counts as two Social Action.
What’s So Blessed about Being Poor: Seeking the Gospel in the Slums of Kenya by Susan
Slavin, Bonus book that counts toward Education for Mission and Social Action.
Sum it Up: A Thousand Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in
Perspective by Pat Head Summitt, a biography of the famed Tennessee woman’s basketball
coach who retired after early onset alzheimers disease. Leadership.
Whatever Happened to Dinner? Recipes and Reflections for Family Mealtime by Melanie
Davis. Contains recipes. Nurturing for Community.
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World it Invented and How we Can Come
Back by Thomas Friedman. Large Print. Bonus Book counts as two Social action.