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Athens First
United
Methodist
Church
Youth Sunday
March 22, 2015
8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 a.m.
Welcome
We’re glad you’re here! Thank you for joining us today. Members of this congregation have
been gathering here to worship since 1804, when our church was formed to minister to
the Native American and European settlers in Athens. Over the past two centuries our
congregation has changed, but our mission remains the same: to make disciples of Jesus
Christ. We are inspired by the words of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who
encouraged believers to “do all the good you can, in all the ways you can.” At Athens First
United Methodist, there are many ways to get involved, grow in your faith, and do good in our
community.
If you are unable to attend worship in person, each Sunday our 11:00 a.m. service is broadcast
on WRFC 960 AM, and our 9:45 and 11:00 a.m. services are live-streamed on our website at
athensfirstumc.org/webcast.
Nursery
Our nursery is available for infants through four-year-olds on Sundays from 8:15 a.m.–
12:15 p.m. The nursery area is located on the first floor of the building, off the Washington
Street entrance.
Children
Worship activity bags (age appropriate for all preschool and elementary children) are
available every Sunday in the narthex and by the south entrance of the sanctuary. Children’s
Church is held for children in kindergarten through second grade and follows the Children’s
Message during 11:00 a.m. worship all Sundays except for Communion Sundays.
Sunday School
We offer Sunday School for all ages, kindergarten through adult, each Sunday from 9:45–
10:45 a.m. For a list of adult Sunday School classes and locations, visit athensfirstumc.org/
adultsundayschool.
Connect
We are blessed to have a large congregation. Because of this, we offer many programs and
ministries. It can be overwhelming trying to decide where to get involved. If you would like a
buddy to guide you along this process, please notify a Helper. Helpers serve as part of our
Welcome Ministry team. Look for them in the narthex or near the altar. You can also contact a
Helper through our website athensfirstumc.org/helper.
Another great way to learn about the life of our church is through attending a Newcomer
Orientation held every second Sunday of the month at 9:45 and 11 a.m. We also encourage
you to visit our website, athensfirstumc.org, for information about our ministries, to register for
events, and to listen to sermons from our sermon archive. Visit athensfirstumc.org/thesteeple to
sign up for our weekly newsletter, the eSteeple. You can also connect with us via social media.
Find us @athens_firstumc on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Our church office is open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. If you need
assistance, please call 706-543-1442.
The Worship of God
*Please stand as you are able. The congregation speaks or sings
the text in bold type.
The flowers on the
altar today are
given to the glory of
God and in loving
memory of Mary
McElhannon by
the McElhannon
family.
Gathering
THE PR ELU DE Meditation on “Passion Chorale” | Bradshaw
W ELCOME A ND OPENING PR AY ER
Josh Miles & Caroline Colley
Praise & Thanksgiving
* THE PROCESSIONA L H Y M N 98
“To God Be the Glory” | TO GOD BE THE GLORY
The flowers in the
narthex today
are given to the glory
of God and
in loving memory
of Jeanne and
J. Ralph Beaird by
Leonard and Becky
Scarboro and Jack
and Carol Welch.
* THE PR AY ER OF CONFESSION
Led by Cameron Hedges
Holy God,
in the light of your holiness we see ourselves as we really are,
and we are ashamed.
We confess that we are people of impure thoughts and unclean lips;
we think too highly of ourselves and too little of others.
We cling so tightly to the treasures of this world
that we cannot open our hands to receive blessings from above.
Our feet follow the paths of sin;
we wander so far astray that we become strangers to righteousness.
Forgive us, and set us again on the path that leads to life.
Deal with us not as we deserve, but according to your mercy,
not because we are worthy but because you are gracious.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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* THE K Y R IE
Translation: Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
* THE PA SSING OF THE PE ACE
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THE SACR A MEN T OF BA P TISM
9:45 a.m.| William Fielding Moore
Fielding, Fielding, God claims you, God helps you, protects you, and
loves you too. We this day do all agree a child of God you’ll always
be. Fielding, Fielding, God claims you, God helps you, protects you,
and loves you too.
11:00 a.m.| Maryn Claire McElhannon
Maryn, Maryn, God claims you, God helps you, protects you, and
loves you too. We this day do all agree a child of God you’ll always
be. Maryn, Maryn, God claims you, God helps you, protects you,
and loves you too.
THE PR AY ERS OF THE PEOPLE A ND THE LOR D’S PR AY ER
Jackson Keene
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those
who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory,
forever. Amen.
THE CHILDR EN’S MESSAGE | 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Mason Jones & Hayden Hudson
Proclamation of the Word
THE OFFER ING
THE OFFERTORY A N THEM
8:30 a.m. “Lord, I Need You”
Sung by Madeline Jackson, Millican Jarrett, Virginia Beth Butler,
Emma Murray, Joanne Timberlake
With what shall I come before the Lord? And bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with
burnt offerings? Will he be pleased with rivers of oil? He has shown us what is good, what the Lord requires of
us. We are called to walk humbly with our God. We are called to serve one another in perfect love. We must lay
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This anthem is
given to the glory of
God and in honor
of Janis Maxwell
and family, and
in memory of Dr.
Marshall Tribble,
by Jon, Holly,
Matthew, Baylor,
and Isaac Ward.
9:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. “I Must Tell Jesus” | Shackley
Sung by the Wesleyan Youth Choir; Mimi Ackleh, Accompanist
I must tell Jesus all of my trials. I cannot bear these burdens alone. In my distress He kindly will help me. He
ever loves and cares for His own. I must tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus! I cannot bear my burdens alone. I must
tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus. Jesus can help me, Jesus alone. I must tell Jesus all of my troubles. He is a kind,
compassionate friend. If I but ask Him, He’ll deliver, make of my troubles quickly an end. I must tell Jesus,
I must tell Jesus! When I am discouraged, when I feel forsaken, Jesus can help me. Jesus alone.
* THE DOXOLOGY | THE OLD 100th
Praise God throughout these forty days.
Praise Christ, our Lord, whom God did raise.
And praise the Spirit who imparts
God’s love in Christ into our hearts. Amen.
THE SCR IP T UR E R E A DING Led by Katie Jacobsen
Ephesians 3:14-19
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every
family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according
to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened
in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ
may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and
grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend,
with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and
depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that
you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
THE SER MON
“Living Full Lives” | Anna Alyssa McKoy, Ben Butler, Samantha Harvel
Response to the Word
* THE H Y M N 347
“Spirit Song” | SPIRIT SONG
luten-free communion elements are available at the stations in the front of the sanctuary.
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Sending Forth
* THE BLESSING
Josh Miles
* THE CHOR A L R ESPONSE
“We Receive Your Blessing”
We receive your blessing, we receive your grace as we walk in the light
shining from your face. May the peace that you give change the way
that we live. We receive your blessing as we leave this place.
* POSTLU DE
“Beneath the Cross of Jesus” | Traditional
Sermon Notes
M A RCH USH ER S
8:30 a.m. Jim Belger, Ann and Paul Brown, Larry Deal,
Hugh Larkey, Mack Lowrey, Jim Lyons, Candler Meadors,
Olan Moore, Bob Noble, Grace Rabek, Ken Reece, Keith
Wilson, Michael and Sharon Broun
9:45 a.m. Chris Bostdorff, Tom Cooper, David and Jane
Disney, Mark Ellison, Mark Firth, Tom Hedges, Dan
Lasseter, Jim Lyons, Sharon Milton, Tom Milton,
Al Rogers, Bill Trigleth, Michelle and Reeves McNeill
11:00 a.m. Mark Graham, Mike McCord, Charlie
Upchurch III, Allan Hixon, Mason McWhorter, Gene
Deal, Jim Lyons
OF F ER I NG S T E WA R D S
Bob Booth, Charlie Grimes, Jim Lyons, Nat Carmack,
Henry Garrard, Nathan King, Al Hawley, Sean Rogers,
Charlie Upchurch III
GR EE T ER S
Paula and Scott Graffin, Susan and Steve Greer, Mary
Lynn Lane, Martha and Bob Noble, Trish Tillman,
Garett Walker, Joe Jordan, Rolf Reynolds
F I R S T L IGH T ACOLY T E S
8:30 a.m. Curry Cross, John Cross
9:45 a.m Eliza Petersen, John Cunningham
11:00 a.m. Nick Mauldin
AT T EN DA NCE ON M A RCH 8
Total Worship | 1,117
Sunday School | 321
8:30 a.m. | 179
9:45 a.m. | 342
11:00 a.m. | 956
Online | 119
F I NA NC I A L R E P OR T
Budget for 2015 | $2,641,842
Amount Given YTD | $672,435
Goal for March | $221,820
Amount after 2 Sundays | $105,926
OU R M I N I S T ER S A N D
PRO GR A M DI R EC T OR S
Chuck Hodges Senior Minister
athensfirstumc.org
[email protected] | 706-206-5529
Martha Aenchbacher Minister of Congregational Care
athensfirstumc.org/caregroups
[email protected] | 678-230-9708
Beth Dickinson Minister of Discipleship
athensfirstumc.org/studies
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Betsy Butler Minister of Missions
athensfirstumc.org/missions
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Josh Miles Director of Student Ministries
athensfirstumc.org/youth
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Robin Stewart Director of Children’s Ministry
athensfirstumc.org/sundaymorning
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Sarah Lawing Director of Children’s Music Ministry
athensfirstumc.org/childrensmusic
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Stephen Mitchell Director of Music
athensfirstumc.org/adultmusicministry
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Janis Maxwell Director of Youth Music & Organist
athensfirstumc.org/wyc
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Lynn Bryant Director of REACH International
athensfirstumc.org/reachinternational
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
Rusty Wood Director of Recreation Ministries
athensfirstumc.org/recreation
[email protected] | 706-206-8193
Linsey Jarrett Director of Weekday Preschool
athensfirstumc.org/weekdaypreschool
[email protected] | 706-543-1442
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The Steeple
H O LY W E E K
“Return to the Lord, your God for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.”
—Joel 2:13
Lent is the Christian season of preparation before Easter. We prepare through
reflection, repentance, and refocusing our hearts and minds on Christ. The season traditionally
begins on Ash Wednesday and continues through until Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday
Good Friday
This is a day marking the triumphal entry of Jesus
Christ into Jerusalem. The Children’s Music Ministry
and Sunday school will lead us in the procession of the
palms. As the service turns to focus on the Passion of
Christ, the Sanctuary Choir will present Dan Forrest’s
Requiem for the Living accompanied by a full orchestra.
Good Friday commemorates Jesus’ arrest in
Gethsemane, his trial, crucifixion, and ultimately his
death. This day is devoted to remembering the agony
Jesus endured because of his love for us. We will
remember during a meaningful service that features
the Passion reading, a sermon, and special music.
March 29, 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
April 3, 12:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday
Easter Sunday
On this day we remember the last supper of Jesus with
the Apostles in the upper room. The word Maundy
is derived from mandatum, the first word of the
phrase Jesus used as he washed the disciples’ feet. His
instruction is recorded in John 13:34: “I give you a new
commandment, that you love one another. Just as I
have loved you, you also should love one another.” We
will commemorate this evening with a special service
of Holy Communion.
On this day we acknowledge that the stone sealing
the tomb of Jesus was rolled away, and the tomb was
empty. This is a day of joyous celebration over the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will celebrate the
glorious resurrection with a special sunrise service
at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Our traditional
service times will include joyful worship with brass,
special music, and a sermon from Chuck Hodges in
the sanctuary.
April 2, 6:30 p.m.
April 5, 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
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New Members
On March 15 we welcomed Rebecca and Steven Ricks
and Rebecca and Clay Alliston to the Athens First United
Methodist Church family.
Member Loss
Peggy Davis
March 15, 2015
In Sympathy
Heartfelt Christian sympathy is extended to Mike Greenhaw
and family in the loss of his mother, Mary Greenhaw, on
March 11 in Athens, Georgia.
AFUMC. Volunteers are needed to run the canteen and
registration; contact Geoff to volunteer.
Geoff Hill | [email protected]
Desserts for REACH International |
Friday Nights
The international students really enjoy homemade desserts
at their Friday night Bible study! This is a simple way to
serve our international students! If you are willing to provide
a dessert for 30 students on a Friday night, please sign up
for a date online. You may also want to include a recipe
with your dessert so the students can try it themselves
later. Most don’t know how to bake but are eager to learn!
Sign up | athensfirstumc.org/reachvolunteer
Lynn Bryant | [email protected] | 706-543-1442
Heartfelt Christian sympathy is extended to Sonya Pileggi
and family in the loss of her father, Richard Armstrong, on
March 9 in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Heartfelt Christian sympathy is extended to Jo and Lee
Sullivan and family in the loss of their son, James Peyton, on
March 12.
Heartfelt Christian sympathy is extended to Becky Reynolds
and family in the loss of her mother, Jo Ann Reynolds, on
March 11 in Carrollton, Georgia.
Heartfelt Christian sympathy is extended to Jason Lawson
and family in the loss of his father, Jerry “Jay” Carlton
Lawson, on March 14 in Swainsboro, Georgia.
Heartfelt Christian sympathy is extended to Debbie Wagner
in the loss of her brother.
Heartfelt Christian sympathy is extended to Beth Wilson
and family in the loss of her husband Bob on March 17 in
Athens, Georgia.
Blood Drive | March 29
Help save three lives by donating blood at Athens First
United Methodist on Sunday, March 29. Save six lives by
bringing a friend; save nine lives by bringing two friends!
The blood drive will be from 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in the gym.
Sign up for a donation appointment online by visiting the
American Red Cross website, and enter our sponsor code
Wednesday Night Meal | March 25
The meal for March 25 will be provided by Jason’s Deli.
Meals are $5 each. Advance dinner orders are required.
Order your meal online or by calling the church office by
Tuesday at noon. Contact Diana to make a standing/regular
reservation. Take-out boxes will be available if you have
to eat and run, or run and then eat! You and your family,
friends, and/or small group are invited and encouraged to
eat and spend time together in Hancock Hall.
Volunteers are needed to help serve the meal, and
volunteers eat free!
Order | athensfirstumc.org/registration
Diana Zylow | [email protected] | 706-543-1442
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Christ. Childcare is provided for children four and under.
There is a place for everyone to serve!
Betsy Butler | [email protected] | 706-543-1442
AFUMC Service Week
March 23-29
Summer Camps
athensfirstumc.org/weekdaypreschool
Preschool Summer Camps
AFUMC’s Weekday Preschool is offering three weeks
of Summer Camp: Color My World, May 18-22; Mighty
Machines, June 1-5; and All Creatures of Our God and King,
June 8-12. Camps run Monday through Friday from 8:45
a.m. to 12 noon. The cost is $115 per child and is open to
children ages two on or before December 31, 2014, through
children who just completed pre-K. Early bird and sibling
discounts available. Registration forms are on our webpage
or may be emailed upon request.
Susan Brodrick | [email protected] |
706-340-5097
BUILDS HOMES
Great Day of Service | May 2
Help us make this the Greatest Day of Service yet! Projects
are family-friendly and will be located here at Athens First
United Methodist and throughout the community.
On May 2, we will gather for breakfast and communion at
7:30 a.m. and then head out together to share the love of
During AFUMC Service Week, March 23–29, there are
numerous projects for individuals and groups to participate
in. Come individually, serve with new friends, or serve
with your Sunday school class, Bible study, small group, or
United Methodist Women circle. Projects include cleaning
the sanctuary, cleaning the altar, serving at the blood drive,
and more. We are looking forward to working together
in this season of Lent to prepare our sanctuary and serve
together in the time leading to Holy Week. If you or your
group would like to participate in our March AFUMC
Service Week, please contact Betsy Butler for a project
to join. Service days and times are flexible, and can be
scheduled to be convenient for you and/or your group.
Betsy Butler | [email protected] | 706-543-1442
Host Week for Interfaith Hospitality
Network | March 22-29
We are seeking evening hosts (6:30–8:00 p.m.) and
overnight hosts (8:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m.) who are willing to
come to the church and offer hospitality to families who
will be staying as our guests for the week of March 22–29.
If you have any questions about what these volunteer
opportunities may involve, please contact Taylor Miller.
The Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) provides services
and coordinates temporary housing for displaced families
in local host churches. There will be a volunteer training on
March 29 from 12:00–2:00 p.m. for anyone who volunteers
with IHN or is interested in being a volunteer.
Taylor Miller | [email protected] | 404-272-0418
Music & Arts Week
Our annual Music and Arts camp will be held June 9-11.
Children currently in Kindergarten through Grade 4 are
invited to participate as we learn ways to be hearers and
doers of the Word. We will use our hands, feet, mouths, and
whole bodies to praise God! Throughout the day, children
will rotate through classes in drumming with song, “step”
body percussion, and instrument-making along with other
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Vacation Bible School
June 22-26, 2015
Ages 3 by Sept. 1, 2014
through grade 4.
Register | athensfirstumc.org/vbs
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traditions like daily Chapel and missions times. Our clinician
is James Wells from Brentwood UMC in Nashville, TN. The
cost is $30 per child ($40 after May 10), and registration is
March 8 through May 31.
Registration | athensfirstumc.org/musicandartsweek
Sarah Lawing | [email protected] | 706-543-1442
Please Welcome
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our mission
partners Pedro and his wife Denia of the Methodist Church
in Gibara, Cuba. Pedro and Denia have hosted mission
teams from Athens First United Methodist in Cuba for the
past three years, and we now the opportunity to share
our love by hosting them in Athens, Georgia. They will be
our guests from March 19-April 3. Join us March 25 at
Wednesday Night Supper in Hancock Hall for a meet and
greet. For more information contact Betsy Butler.
Betsy Butler | [email protected] | 706-543-1442
Senior Fun | March 26
Our February meeting was cancelled due to inclement
weather. It’s time to re-group for what should surely be one
of the most enjoyable programs in recent years. One of
the finest baritone voices in collegiate ranks today will join
our March program. Isaiah Feken received his Bachelor of
Music magna cum laude in vocal performance from Tulsa
University in 2014. While at Tulsa, Isaiah won first prize
in the Laven Sowell Collegiate Vocal Competition and was
a semi-finalist in the 2013 Orpheus Vocal Competition
and the 2014 Naftzger Young Artists audition. He is a first
year master’s student in vocal performance at UGA and
a graduate assistant in opera. Following another delicious
lunch, Isaiah will have the entire program. This time, if
you’re not in the 50s plus age bracket but happen to be a
lover of great music, you are invited to attend the March 26
luncheon/program at 12:30 p.m. Please register by calling
the church office as early as possible, but no later than noon
on Wednesday, March 25.
Dan Maxey | 706-340-5097
Easter Egg Hunt
All families are invited to celebrate Easter with us at the
annual Easter Egg Hunt at 3:00 p.m. on April 4! The hunt
will take place at the field in front of 320 Dogwood Drive
located in the Glenwood neighborhood in Five Points.
Detailed directions can be found on the webpage listed
below.Please donate one dozen filled eggs per child
attending (no chocolate please!). Eggs can be dropped off at
the church office any time before Wednesday, April 1.
Learn more | athensfirstumc.org/easteregghunt
Ashley Gottschalk | [email protected]
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This Week
Interfaith Hospitality Network Host Week
AFUMC Service Week
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S U N DAY, M A RC H 22 | Jer emi ah 31:31-34
7:00 p.m.
Worship Service SANCTUARY
Preschool Nursery & Sunday School FIRST FLOOR
Worship Service SANCTUARY
Adult Sunday School SECOND FLOOR AND SAYE BULDING
Elementary Sunday School THIRD FLOOR
Grade 5 & 6 Sunday School: Fuel FIRST FLOOR
Youth Sunday School: First Word FIRST FLOOR
Sack Lunch Ministry HULL STREET ENTRANCE
Worship Service SANCTUARY
Young Professional Adult Sunday School Class ROOM 224
Children’s Church CHAPEL
Agape Choir ROOM 148
Carillons Ringers ROOM 150
Route 56 Open Road ROOM 120
Wesleyan Youth Choir Rehearsal ROOM 148
Living the Covenant | C2 ROOM 224
Alleluia Ringers ROOM 150
Creating the Covenant | (C1) | ROOM 103
Encounter YOUTH AREA
Pick-up Volleyball GYM
11:30 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
United Methodist Women Circle 5 Meeting HULL DINING ROOM
Monday Bible Study ROOM 235
Church Council HANCOCK HALL
UGA Wesley Foundation Dance ROOM 301
Community Bible Study, Athens Evening Class
5:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Fashion Fitness GYM
Community Bible Study Leaders Council YOUTH AREA
REACH International Leadership Meeting ROOM 226
Bible Study/Small Group Leader Meeting ROOM 222
United Methodist Women Circle 4 Meeting HULL DINING ROOM
Fashion Fitness GYM
Boy Scouts | Troop 1 SCOUT HUT
7:00 p.m.
MON DAY, M A RC H 23 | Psa lm 51: 1-12
T U E SDAY, M A RC H 2 4 | Hebr ews 5:5-10
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W E DN E SDAY, M A RC H 25| John 12:20-33
Fashion Fitness GYM
Letters of Paul | Wednesday Morning Bible Study HULL DINING ROOM
Fun Gym GYM
Grades 1 & 2 Choir, Grades 3 & 4 Worship Arts. ROOM 322
Children’s Dance Class ROOM 145
Prayer Shawl Ministry ROOM 200
Early Book Group ROOM 100
Route 56 GPS ROOMS 120-122
Wednesday Night Meal HANCOCK HALL
Children’s Choir: 3 yr old, 4 yr old, Kindergarten, Grades 3 & 4 Choir,
Worship Arts Grades 1 & 2
Power Yoga ROOM 114
Men’s Prayer Group ROOM 307
Sams Connect Group ROOM 301
Trusting the Covenant | C3 ROOM 229
Engage Bible Study YOUTH AREA
Immanuel Project ROOM 125
Allen/Anderson Connect Group ROOM 307
Lenten Study: The God We Can Know ROOM 235
Men’s Study: The Truth Project ROOM 240
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal ROOM 148
Trusting the Covenant | C3 ROOM 224
Later Book Group ROOM 200
Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal ROOM 148
T H U R SDAY, M A RC H 2 6 | Isa i ah 43:1-7
5:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Fashion Fitness GYM
Community Bible Study
Senior Fun HANCOCK HALL
Souper Supper HANCOCK HALL
Fashion Fitness GYM
Adult Softball BISHOP PARK
5:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Fashion Fitness GYM
Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby HANCOCK HALL
REACH International Bible Study & Dinner YOUTH AREA
9:00 a.m.
Mobile Food Pantry SANCTUARY
Children’s Soccer CLARKE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
F R I DAY, M A RC H 27 | Isa i ah 43:8-15
S AT U R DAY, M A RC H 2 8 | Exodus 12:21-27
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