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The
A New sletter from the
First United Metho dist Church of Ozark
March 20-April 2, 2015
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit # 59
167 E. Broad St., Ozark, AL 36360-0583
Return Service Requested
SUNDAYS AT FUMC
MORNING:
Traditional Worship:
8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship:
9:00 a.m. Family Life Center
EVENING:
UM Kids: 5:00 p.m. in the
Family Life Center, 2nd Floor
TopFloor Youth: 5:00 p.m.
Youth Room, 3rd Floor
Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m.
in the Chapel, 2nd Floor
OUR PRESENCE:
3-1-15
3-8-15
Sunday School 202
Worship 315
Sunday School 189
Worship 320
OUR GIFTS:
Weekly Requirement: $ 18,270
3-1-15
3-7-15
Received $ 25,146
Received $ 15,589
A Word from
Our Associate Pastor
“…and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the
measure of all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:19
I recently read an article about how we wear busyness as a badge of honor. When
asked how we’re doing, we often respond that we are busy. There is so much going
on in our lives, dashing from one event to another, running errands, and just trying to
keep it all together. In my own life I know this song and dance of busyness all too
well. It can really wear on you after a while. The idea of adding something else during the season of Lent can be a little too much for those of us who are defined by our
busyness. But perhaps it is precisely because of our busyness that God calls us to a
season of fasting and prayer. We need to step back and re-evaluate our lives and our
devotion. We do this so that our lives can be transformed from busy to full; full of
love and joy, full of holiness and faithfulness, full of peace and grace. Coming to our
Lenten lunches, using the Lenten devotional, and participating in the Holy Week services are all great ways to carve out just a little bit of time in the midst of our busy
lives. As we join together in these Lenten disciplines of devotion and worship, may
your life become empty of all that keeps you from the fullness of God, and may the
fullness of God fill you in every way.
Peace,
Meghan
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167 E. Broad Street
Ozark, AL 36360
Phone: 334-774-2569
Fax: 334-774-3831
Our Staff
Senior Pastor:
Rev. Mike Sigler
Office: 774-2569 ext. 102
[email protected]
Associate Pastor:
Rev. Meghan Kelley
Office: 774-2569 ext. 101
www.ozarkfumc.org
Only 2 Lenten Luncheons Left!
Every Wednesday during Lent, we will meet at
noon in the Sanctuary. A guest speaker will
lead a devotion; then we’ll eat in the Fellowship
Hall. Meals cost $5 each.
March 18
Guest Speaker: Rev. Kathy Knight
Pastor, First UMC, Milton, FL
March 25
Guest Speaker: Rev. Mike Pearson
Greystone UMC, Dothan, AL
March 30-April 3
During Holy Week, we will commemorate the
Passion of Christ with a special morning devotion.
Worship begins at 7:00 a.m. in the Chapel
followed by breakfast in the Family Life Center.
The Dale County
Bar Association
Please join us in celebrating the retirement of
[email protected]
The Honorable Kenneth W. Quattlebaum
Managing Secretary:
Petra Prazinko
Circuit Judge
33rd Judicial Circuit
State of Alabama
Office: 774-2569 ext. 105
[email protected]
Receptionist/Sec.:
Erin Dorenkott
Office: 774-2569 ext. 100
[email protected]
Communications
Coordinator:
Heather Cohen
Office: 774-2569 ext. 116
Cell: 334-369-9652
[email protected]
CDC Director:
Lynn Ivey
Office: 445-1329
[email protected]
Minister of Music:
Tim Ivey
Office: 774-2569 ext. 106
Cell Phone: 618-4082
[email protected]
FLC Director
Les Perault
Office: 774-0990
Cell: 432-3083
[email protected]
Contemporary
Worship Leader:
Dale Moates
Cell: 334-733-0072
[email protected]
Director of Youth
Ministries:
Chris McCain
Cell: 334-790-5418
[email protected]
Children’s
Coordinator:
Pam Christian
Cell: 978-273-9741
[email protected]
P
ALM
S U N D A Y
Join us Palm Sunday, March 29, at
11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary as the
Chancel Choir presents “Once Upon a
Tree” by Pepper Choplin. Sunday
school will meet at 9:45 a.m. The 8:30
and 9:00 a.m. worship services will
resume on Easter Sunday.
No UM Kids, no evening worship in the
Chapel, everyone is invited to bring their
lawn chairs and meet in the Meditation
Garden for an outdoor service! Afterwards, we’ll chow down on some chips and
hamburgers!
Courtroom One
Third Floor
100 East Court Square, Ozark, Alabama
Lunch to follow. R.S.V.P. by March 21 to:
[email protected] or 334-774-3726
Maundy Thursday
April 2, 2015
7:00 p.m.
A special donation will be collected
for the Imagine No Malaria campaign.
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www.facebook.com/ozarkfumc
Montgomery Biscuits Baseball Trip
VS.
Fri. 4/24/15
7:00 p.m.
Sign up now to attend a Montgomery Biscuits Game and
fireworks show on April 24. We will leave the church at
4:00 p.m., stop to eat, then head over to Riverwalk Stadium.
Another trip is planned for the May 22 game.
A minimum of 8 people needed.
The cost for each Biscuits Game is $20.00 per person for
fuel and a premium game ticket.
See Les Perault for more information 774-0990 or
email: [email protected]
Prayer Concerns
Long-Term Prayer List: Linda Bunting, Peggie Warner, Jenny
Mitchell, Carol Heath, Rick Cline, Jason Kelley, Betty Kellar,
Kathryne Harper Lancaster, Rosa Scott, Beverly Raley, Jack
Kehler, Earl and Gail Bankston, , Cathy Sterling, Connie
Rheam, David Hyers, Wilbur and Martha Jackson, Ben
Johnson, Charlotte Lisenby, Larry Sanders, John Beasley,
Charles Beverly, John and Marilyn Tamplin, George and
Joanne Foley, Jerry Irwin, Don and Patti Williams, Carolyn
McLaughlin, Bobbie McLauchlin, Dorothy Danner, Lewis
“Mitch” Mitchell, Sue Shaw, Rejina Barclift, Anne Butler
Nursing Home Residents: Ruth Arehart, Jay Adams, Jamie
Tilley, Carol Moye, Ken Cantley
Newsletter Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Wed., March 24.
Call Heather at 774-2569, or email your article to
[email protected].
As a symbol of the resurrection, Easter lilies
will be placed in our Sanctuary and Family
Life Center on Easter Sunday, April 5. If
you would like to place a lily in honor or in
memory of a loved one, please fill out this
form, and return it with your payment of
$18.00 (each), no later than Tues., March 24.
No orders will be accepted after this date.
Thank you!
I would like to order _____ Easter lilies to be placed in the
(circle one) Family Life Center / Sanctuary
In Honor of:
__________________________________________________
In Memory of:
__________________________________________________
Given by:
__________________________________________________
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Billy Gaither Sunday School Class Fund in Memory of:
Alva “Buddy” Lominack by Judy Mobley
Cole Garrett Scholarship Fund in Memory of:
Walter Cox by Mr. & Mrs. Jack Jackson
Dr. Dudley Terrell by Mr. & Mrs. Fred Steagall
Communion Fund in Memory of:
William Wyatt by Mr. & Mrs. Grady Carrington
Paula Willis by Mr. & Mrs. Doug Cowart
Walter Cox, Minta Forester by Mr. & Mrs. Carl Hess
Food Pantry Fund in Memory of:
Walter Cox, William Wyatt by Mrs. Jean Beverly
Dr. Dudley Terrell by Mrs. Susan Wright
Alva “Buddy” Lominack by Mr. & Mrs. Carl Hess
William Wyatt by Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Smith
Lois Robinson Altar Cloth in Memory of:
Walter Cox, William Wyatt, Alva “Buddy” Lominack by Mrs. Susan
Wright
Meditation Garden Fund in Memory of:
Walter Cox by Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Wyatt
Missions Fund in Memory of:
William Wyatt, Paula Willis by Mr. & Mrs. Jack Jackson
Music Fund in Memory of:
Ben Reeves, Walter Cox, William Wyatt by Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Peek
Scholarship Fund in Memory of:
Betty Mills by Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Smith
Vivian B. Adams Scholarship Fund in Memory of:
Dr. Dudley Terrell by Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Wyatt
Wade Shrivalle Jr., Ben Reeves, Royce Busenlehner by Mr. & Mrs.
Don Switzer
Honorarium Gifts
Cole Garrett Scholarship Fund in Honor of:
Sarah Outlaw & Rane McLaughlin by The Engagement Shower
Hostesses
Communion Fund in Honor of:
Becky Robinett, Kaci Shuman, Grady Carrington, Ken Quattlebaum,
Beverly Folmar, Brandon Ganey, Adam Fenn, Erika Johnson, Pam
Lopez, Boone Outlaw, Becky Robinett, Kaleb Shuman, Grady
Carrington, Kallie Hatcher, Andersen Little, Callie Ganey, Russell
Clark, Jacki Outlaw, Erin Dorenkott, Taylor Adams, Heather Cohen,
Wes Eldridge by Mr. & Mrs. Grady Carrington
Food Pantry Fund in Honor of:
John & Marilyn Tamplin, Bob & Linda Bunting, Ben & Bobbie
McLauchlin by Mr. Rick Cline
General Fund in Honor of:
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Hazenfield by Mr. & Mrs. Carl Hess
Our love, concern, and prayers go
out to the families that lost loved
ones recently:
Rodney Richie on the loss of his brother,
Randy Richie.
Susan & Sidney Owens and family on the loss of
her father, Arthur Brannon.
*Kathy Martin and family on the loss of her Uncle,
Alva “Buddy” Lominack.
*The last issue of The Messenger incorrectly identified Kathy
Martin’s deceased uncle as Kenneth Page.
www.ozarkfumc.org
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CALENDAR
Fri 3-20
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
Sat 3-21
Sun 3-22
Special Needs Awareness Sunday
7:00 a.m. UM Men’s Breakfast (FLC)
5:00 p.m. TopFloor Youth (3rd Floor)
5:00 p.m. Spring Fling (FLC)
No UM Kids or Evening Worship
Mon 3-23
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
5:00 p.m. CDC Meeting (Library)
6:00 p.m. Finance Meeting (Room 228)
Tue 3-24
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
12:00 noon Easter Lily Orders Due
5:00 p.m. Newsletter Due
Wed 3-25
Thu 3-26
Fri 3-27
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
9:00 a.m. Chapel Prayer Time
12:00 noon Lenten Service and Luncheon
(Sanctuary/Fellowship Hall)
5:30 p.m. Bible Study (Room 232)
6:00 p.m. TopFloor Youth (3rd Floor)
6:00 p.m. Praise Band Practice (FLC)
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice
Mon 3-30
Tue 3-31
Wed 4-1
Thur 4-2
Fri 4-3
3-20
Kallie Hatcher
3-21
Jimmy Clouse, Mary Szczepanski
Andersen Little
3-22
Courtney Camper, Tanya Snider
3-23
Callie Ganey, Katie McGee
Hanna Moseley, John Weeks
3-24
Russell Clark, Vesta Peek,
Raymond Lopez, Will McNab
3-25
Melanie Davis, Virginia Rice,
Larry Russell
3-26
Bill Ganey, Jackie Outlaw,
Susan Smith-Barnes
3-27
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
Palm Sunday
11:00 a.m. Combined Worship Service/
Cantata (Sanctuary)
3:00 p.m. Handbell Practice
5:00 p.m. TopFloor Youth (3rd Floor)
6:00 p.m. Meditation Garden Service
No UM Kids or Chapel Service
7:00 a.m. Holy Week Devotion (Chapel)
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
7:00 a.m. Holy Week Devotion (Chapel)
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
7:00 a.m. Holy Week Devotion (Chapel)
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
9:00 a.m. Chapel Prayer Time
6:00 p.m. TopFloor Youth (3rd Floor)
6:00 p.m. Praise Band Practice (FLC)
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice
Maundy Thursday
7:00 a.m. Holy Week Devotion (Chapel)
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
7:00 p.m. A Service of Tenebrae
(Sanctuary)
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ
Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
ACOLYTES
3-22
Julien Jules-Macquet and Layla Ard
3-29
Mary Grace and Mason Roe
4-5
Communion Sunday
PREACHING SCHEDULE
8:30
9:00
11:00
3-22
Meghan Kelley
Mike Sigler
Meghan Kelley
Shelby Smith
3-29
Combined Worship at 11 a.m./Palm Sun. Cantata
3-28
Erin Dorenkott, Jerry Irwin
4-5
3-29
Jamey McDonald, Cheri Walker
3-30
Robin Kehler, Jake McNab,
Jim Murphree, Barbara Terrell
3-31
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
5:30 a.m. Outreach Night (FH)
Sat 3-28
Sun 3-29
BIRTHDAYS
Taylor Adams, Heather Cohen,
Sally Nelson, Alex Smith, Alec
Young
4-1
Dot Adams, Joe H. Adams
Melissa Richard, Rosa Lee Scott
4-2
Tate Danner
4-3
Earl Hyers, Matthew Ivey,
Sammy Judah, Teck Matthews,
Roger McDonald
4-4
Vicki Belden, Teresa Bray, Wes
Eldridge, Kaleb Shuman, Carolyn
Wooley
4-5
Robert Steed
4-6
Julie Bittman, Billy Gaither
4-7
Pauline Henderson,
Miach McNab
4-8
Lottie Brauer, Merle Carroll
April Thrower
4-9
Dianne Ard, Meg Clark
4-10
Wells Garner, Will Parsons
Joey Brannan
4-11
Bailey Brannan, Johnny Cox,
Mallory Hamilton, Hazel Sessions
Mike Sigler
Mike Sigler
Mike Sigler
COUNTING
TEAMS
SUNDAY
EVENING PIANIST
3-22
Spring Fling (No Evening)
3-22
Team 1
3-29
Meditation Garden Service
3-29
Team 2
4-5
Easter (No Evening)
4-5
Team 3
NOW@9 GREETERS
Mar
Ric and Stacy Little, Billy Gaither, Rodney and
Jenny Richie, Jeff Outlaw
Apr
Frank and Martha Phillips, Mike and Leslie Reeder,
Bill and Melinda Rein
USHERS
Mar
Apr
8:30
Larry Williams, Earl Childree, Skip Harris,
Dick Jordan, Earl Hyers
11
Carl Schauble, Kirke Adams, Joe W. Adams,
Earl Bankston
8:30
Rod Wolfe, Sidney Owens, Jamie Smith,
Blaine Stevens
11
Billy Blackwell, Keith Bowman, Ben Baker,
Stan Garner, Terry Teeter, Fred Barkett
BILLY GAITHER CLASS
3-22
Teachers Brad and Kay Nicholas
Pianist
3-29
Rachel Hood
Teachers Anita Garrett and Beverly Raley
Pianist
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4-12
Good Friday
CDC and Office will be Closed
7:00 a.m. Holy Week Devotion (Chapel)
Matt Eldridge, Caitlyn Johnson,
William Nicholas
4-13
Carolyn Holcomb
4-14
Justin Robinett, David Smith
You’ve Got Mail!
4-15
Chloe Thompson, Edward Clark
4-16
Donna Enyeart, Caraline Hughins
Brody Segers
3-22
Jamie Smith
Backup: Bill Hull
3-29
Bill Hull
Backup: Sidney Owens
Wilton Segers, Pate Smith
Emma Clare Steed
4-5
Jamie Smith
Backup: Bill Hull
If you would like to receive the
newsletter via email instead of snail mail,
email me at
[email protected], and I’ll add
you to my email list!
4-17
4-5
Teachers Judy Mobley and Susan Wright
Pianist
Kathy Martin
SOUND AT 8:30