1. family and parenting
2. children

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS
SUNDAY, March 22
9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship
4:30 p.m. Surrender Choir
4:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Library
MONDAY, March 23
9:30 a.m. Faith and Family Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Troop 65
Tuesday, March 24
9:30 a.m. Mommy & Me Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Bible Study, McGhee
WEDNESDAY, March 25
7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study, KFC
5:30 p.m. Family Link
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir
THURSDAY, March 26
10:00 a.m. Bible Study
FRIDAY, March 27
6:45 a.m. Small Group, Flanders
7:00 a.m. Small Group, Garbutt
SATURDAY, March 28
11:30 a.m. Soup Kitchen– Pine Forest
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
March 30—April 3 Holy Week Services @ 12 p.m. (lunch to follow)
April 2 Maundy Thursday evening service @ 7 p.m.
April 5 Easter Sunday
April 8 No Family Link Activities
April 26 Confirmation Sunday
May 3 Graduation Sunday
May 17 Patriotic Service
May 13 Family Link Picnic
June 1-5 WinShape Camp
June 15-19 Vacation Bible School
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
M-TH 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
FRI 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
WEEKEND MINISTER ON CALL
FUMC CHURCH STAFF
Senior Pastor: Rev. Thad Haygood
Associate Pastor: Rev. Bob Williams
Pastoral Visitation: Rev. Jack Key
Interim Dir. of Music Ministries: Camille Carruth
Organist: Patricia Nuss
Interim Dir. of Youth Ministries: Paul Moran
Dir. of Children’s Ministries: Mary Margaret Fuller
Preschool Director: Lyn Hobbs
Financial Secretary: Janice Fordham
Administrative Assistant: Faith Holley
Nursery Coordinator: Rachel Smith
Custodians: Clint Evans and Lee Steverson
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FAMILY LINK SUPPER Reservation Form for 3/25
NAME:_____________________________________________________
Number Adults ($6)_____ Number Children ($4)_____
Standing Reservation_____ Cancel Standing This Week Only_____
Reservation This Week Only_______
Menu: Poppy Seed Chicken, Rice, Green Beans, Dessert
Kids: Same
Reservations/cancellations need to be made by Tuesday, March 24th at 2 p.m.
They can be made by placing this form in the offering plate, on our website, by
sending e-mail to the Church office. or by calling the church office. If you have a
reservation and do not cancel, you will be responsible for payment.
First United Methodist
305 West Gaines St., Dublin, GA 31021
Church: 478 272-0242
[email protected]
Website: www.dublinfumc.org
Preschool: 478 272-9170
[email protected]
Thad’s Thoughts
uratively. What a great week in the life of our community. March is always such
Woman’s Getaway Weekend
Springtime By the Sea
“Divine Surprises” with Carol Kent
April 24-26
Epworth by the Sea, St. Simons, Ga
Call 912-638-8688 or go online
for details and reservations!
Purple
NUMBER 12
Just like that, Spring has sprung! Everything is turning green literally and fig-
“Discovering Island Treasures”
An event for Older Adults at
Epworth by the Sea
May 18-21, 2015
Call 912-638-8688 for more information.
WHITE HYDRANGEAS FOR EASTER
If you would like to place a white hydrangea in the church on Easter Sunday in honor or
memory of a loved one:
1. Call the florist of your choice and order a white hydrangea in a container with green foil
(all florists, as well as Black’s Seed Store, carry these)
2. Have the florist deliver the hydrangea to the church on Thursday, April 2nd.
3. Provide the church office 272-0242 or [email protected] with the “in honor or
memory of” information for the bulletin insert no later than Monday, March 30th .
Plants may be picked up after the 11am Easter Service.
a fun month in Dublin, Ga. It is a wonderful time of community pride, fellowship, and fun. Pancakes, contests, award banquets, parades, special performances, and the list goes on!
In the life of the church, it is also a great time of celebration. Our 2015 Confirmation Class has just returned from Epworth by the Sea where they spent an
entire weekend learning and growing in Christ. This season of the year is the
time when plants begin to bloom and blossom, which is a beautiful symbol of
what is happening to our Confirmands. I was so proud of our sixth grade students as they answered questions about the faith, participated in small groups,
prayed for one another, and showed signs all around that they are blooming
and blossoming.
Habitat Home
We are assisting with the building of Habitat Home #35. Work days start at 8 a.m. and
are scheduled for March 14, March 21, March 28, April 4, May 9, May 16, May 23, May
30, and June 6. There are sign up waiver forms on the table outside the choir room or
the bulletin board outside the office if you are interested in assisting on any of these
dates. There are also waiver forms available at the worksite, if you are able to work but
have not signed up in advance. You can also assist with monetary donations by providing
a check made out to FUMC with a notation of Habitat in remarks.
At its core, this is what the church is all about. We who profess Jesus Christ
as Lord and Savior are called to win others to Jesus by planting seeds of faith
and love. We do this through relational evangelism which simply means that
we build relationships with people in hopes that they will see Jesus in us and
want to follow him.
Who are you building a relationship with in order to one day share Jesus
Christ? Where are you seeing people bloom and blossom as a result of your
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STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Attendance
Sunday School
Morning worship
188
258
(9:00 Cont. 110 & 11:00 Trad. 148)
New Members 2015
Finances 2015
Contributions needed weekly
Contributions received last week
Contributions received to date
2
$14,875.48
$13,137.35
$206,344.82
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Acolytes:
March 22 Rebecca Polhill and Darci Dixon
March 29 Matthew Glass and Grant Baker
USHERS 9:00 Traditional
March 22 Alan Palmer
March 29 Eddie Herrin
USHERS 11:00
March 22 Krather Nelson, Captain
Jim Cameron, Linc Jones, Phil Thacker
March 29 Charlie Garbutt, Captian
Jim Crowdis
5th Sunday in Lent
VOLUME LVIII
Phone 478-697-5822
THOSE WHO SERVE
GREETERS 9 Contemporary
March 22 Janet Mair & Jan Smith
March 29 Julie and Roger Miller
CHILDREN’S SERMON 11:00
March 22 Theresa Flanders
March 29 Bob Williams
10:45 to 12:00 NURSERY
March 22 Ginny Polhill
March 29 Angie Kahrmann
FLOWERS
March 22 Martha Smith
March 29 Doctor’s Day
March 22 2015
March 28– March 29: Bob Williams
faith? What seeds are you planting today that will bloom and blossom tomorrow into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ? As we continue to don our
green and celebrate St. Patrick’s day, let that be a reminder to us of our ultimate calling from God to raise up disciples for Jesus.
Rev. Bob Williams
9:00 Contemporary
11:00 Traditional
Rev. Thad Haygood
Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12
Scripture: Mark 15:15-20
Sermon: Blessed are the Persecuted
Sermon: The Torture
9:00 Traditional
Our purpose: To worship God and to
reach, teach and serve others
in the name and love of Jesus Christ.
Morning Worship 11:00 am
Pre-Service Music:
Janie Samson
Christian Sympathy
Chiming of the Hour
Registration of Attendance and Greeting
Opening Voluntary:
And Can It Be
Rev. Thad Haygood
arr. Innes
Procession of the Light of Christ
Choral Call to Worship:
Acolytes
My Hope Is Built
Hymn No. 139:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Statement of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed
Chancel Choir
LOBE DEN HERREN
No. 881
Gloria Patri
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
Pastoral Prayer
ST. CHRISTOPHER
Rev. Bob Williams
Sympathy is extended Brant New and family
on the death of his mother, Marion New
on March 17, 2015.
REMEMBER OUR HOMEBOUND Pray/Write/Call/Visit
Rosalie Garbutt
105 Lacross Street, Dublin Ga
The Lord’s Prayer
Prayer Response:
Amen
Chancel Choir
Offertory Anthem:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Gilbert Martin
When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God!
All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.
See, from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small;
Love, so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all! Amen
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
My favorite
day in the
preschool
WACKY DAY!!
Sympathy is extended Garry Gray and family
on the death of his mother, Frances Gray
on March 10, 2015.
No. 71
Hymn No. 297:
THE CHILDREN’S CENTER
Preacher Thad “Going Bananas"
in Chapel-- getting a little Wacky is
contagious!!
SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS
Caitlin Branham
Merle Johnson
Brenda Nelson
Kathryn Robinson
Teresa Pritchard
Sandy Ballance
Lilly Donnell
Matthew Willis
Jeff Webb
Please inform the Church Office if someone needs to be on the prayer list
or removed. Names will be removed each month unless otherwise requested.
PRAY FOR OUR MISSIONARIES
*Doxology
Children’s Sermon
Theresa Flanders
Pre-K — 3rd grade are dismissed for Children’s Church (4 year olds go to nursery)
Scripture Lesson:
Mark 15:15-20
Sermon:
*Hymn No. 359:
“24 Hours: The Torture”
Rev. Thad Haygood
Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
HUDSON
*Benediction
Rev. Thad Haygood
*Choral Benediction:
*Closing Voluntary
May the Road Rise to Meet You
Turner
Praise the Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing
arr. Cuilli
Pray for those from our church who have accepted the call to missions,
Mark & Val Edens and Arturo & Tracy Paulino, and for our missionaries,
Jeffrey & Ellen Hoover (UM General Board of Global Ministries).
PRAY FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN THE MILITARY
Brian and Britt Bearss, Cole Browning, Stephen Hudgins, Doug Kirkland,
Justin Miller, Cason and Micah Rowland, Scott Walker, Rich Mascaro
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
The coolest vbs ever
June 15-19
9am—12pm
in the Youth Ministry...
Sundays
-10 am Sunday School/Confirmation
-4:30 Surrender Choir
-5:30 theCORE
Wednesdays
-Accountability Groups
Thursdays
VISITORS FOR MARCH 15, 2015
-Prayer Breakfast, 7 a.m. @ Burger King
Tom Holland, Angie and Jim Nelson
ALTAR FLOWERS
Flowers are placed on the altar to the glory of God
And in honor of their Children and Grandchildren
By Roger and Martha Smith
Memorials
Gifts Given in Memory of: Joel Felton Pierce, Jr.
By: Mrs. McGrath Keen, Sr. & family
Tal & Mary Orr
Music
For Rising Pre-K to Rising 6th grade
If you are interested in helping volunteer please let Mary Margaret know
[email protected] or (912) 223-5833
Weekly Schedule:
Happy Birthday!!
Surrender Choir, Sunday @ 4:30 p.m.
03/22 Dave Walker
Children’s Choir, Wednesday @ 6 p.m.
03/23 Mark Edens, Megan Shepard
Chancel Choir, Wednesday @ 7:30 p.m.
03/24 Al Scarborough, Brooke Woods
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03/25 Willouise Hamilton, Laurie Wicker, Lindsay Atkinson
Thursday, April 2 – 7:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service
Communion, Chancel Choir, and instrumentalists
03/26 Phil Thacker, Ashley Cowart
03/27 Hal Waters, Jr., Lucas Duke