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FIRST CHURCH NETWORK JANUARY 2018

First United Methodist Church

310 N. Main St. | Mocksville, NC 27028 336.751.2503 Fax: 336.751.1120

Preschool/Afterschool 336.753.1900 www.firstumcmocksville.org

STAFF Dr. Glenn L. Myers, Jr. 2224 Senior Pastor Natalie Gray 2225 Director of Christian Education / UMYF Barbara Basham 2222 Director of Music Preschool Office 336-753-1900 Preschool Director Allison Gupton 2236 Director of Afterschool Ministries Tommy Dunn 2221 Organist/Technology Teresa Lakey 2226 Financial Administrator Shane Butcher Financial Assistant Natalie Sanders Custodial Staff Philip Morris Custodial Staff

Council on Ministries Meeting

Saturday, February 10, 2018

9:00 AM—Noon

Family Life Center

A 2018 Officers List is available on the

church website.

http://firstumcmocksville.org/

clientimages/57726/2018%20Officers.pdf

The Caring Evangelism training will help you learn to joyfully share God’s love with others. The course offers a fresh way to view and do evan-gelism. Evening classes and day classes are being offered, and the classes will be led by Glenn My-ers, Nan Neal, Dick Ward and Lillian Sharpe.

Night Classes will be held in the Conference Room of the Family Life

Center beginning Friday evening, January 19, 6-9 PM and during the day on Saturday, January 20, 8:30 AM—5:30 PM. The night classes

will resume on Tuesday, January 30, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM through Tuesday, February 27. Day Classes will begin on Tuesday, February 13

from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and continue on Tuesdays through March 27 from 9:30 AM to noon in the Fellowship Hall. You may register us-

ing the form below.

NAME: _________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS: _____________________

PHONE NUMBER: _____________________

__ I have attached a $20 donation to defray the costs of the study materials.

__ I am interested in taking the course but cannot do so at this time. Please let me know the next time the course is being offered.

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GREETERS FOR 8:45 AM TBD USHERS 8:45 AM TBD MORNING PRAYER 8:45 AM 1/7 Natalie Gray 1/14 Pastor Glenn Myers 1/21 Patsy Brewer 1/28 No Early Service CHILDREN’S MOMENT 1/7 Communion TBD REFRESHMENTS TBD CIRCLE OPPORTUNITIES Hannah Circle

No Early Service on January 28, 2018

GREETERS FOR 10:55 AM 1/7 & 1/14 Tommy & Jenny Turner 1/21 & 1/28 Dave & Diane Salmon USHERS 10:55 AM Mike Hinshaw, Carroll Foster Jimmy Kelly, Dave Salmon PRAYER 10:55 AM 1/7 Natalie Gray 1/14 Pastor Glenn Myers 1/21 Lillian Sharpe 1/28 Grady McClamrock CHILDREN’S MOMENT 10:55 AM 1/7 Communion 1/14 Patsy Crenshaw 1/21 Elizabeth Rosenbaum 1/28 Mike Hendrix ACOLYTE 10:55 AM 1/7 Patrick Foil 1/14 Evan Hendrix 1/21 Nevan Ellis 1/28 Stuart Robinson NURSERY 1/7 Tiffany Evans 1/14 Sarah Chapman 1/21 Christy Anderson 1/28 Amy Hatley

THOSE WHO SERVE From Pastor Glenn,

What a blessed Advent and Christmas we have had. As a congregation you have so generously

blessed Susan and me and our church staff. Thank you so much for all you mean to us.

New Year As we enter into 2018, we do so with joy and anticipation for what God is going to

do. So much has been accomplished in 2017 in our ministry together and I am expectant for all

that 2018 will bring under Christ’s Lordship.

New Member I want to welcome Wanda Bryant of Carthage who has transferred her member-

ship to First UMC from First UMC, Carthage, N. C. This is her home church where she grew up.

She is the sister of Worth and Charles Hendricks and her address is 576 Joel Road, Carthage, NC

28327. We encourage you to send her a note of welcome back.

New Certified Candidate for Ministry Congratulations to Natalie Gray, our DCE, who was ap-

proved as a Certified Candidate for Ministry on December 18 by the Yadkin Valley District Com-

mittee on Ministry. Natalie is a second year student at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury.

She will continue meeting annually with the District Committee while in seminary. She and her

husband, Brian, reside in Salisbury.

New Faith-Sharing Training Course I hope you will consider participating in the Caring Evange-

lism course we are offering in the New Year. One begins in January for night sessions and one

begins in February for morning classes. We excel as a church in missions and music. I also think

we have a strong caring and faith-sharing quotient. This course will enhance and deepen our

skills and commitment. If there is any way you can participate, I hope you will. We ask for a $20

donation to defray the cost, but that is not required if it is a problem.

New Confirmation Class Our tentative start date for the 2018 Confirmation Class is Sunday, Jan.

21. It is open to those 6th grade and older who want to explore the basics of our faith and consid-

er joining the church. We will meet on the top level of the Educational Building during the Sun-

day school hour beginning at 9:50am.

New “Every Member in Ministry” Commitment Forms Please turn in your EMIM form as soon

as possible if you haven’t already by mail or by placing in the worship offering plates.

“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19

What new thing does God want to do in your life and in our church in 2018?

The Staff of FUMC wishes to thank you for the cards and gifts given to us during the holidays! Have a blessed 2018.

Glenn, Barbara, Teresa, Tommy, Natalie G., Allison, Natalie S., Shane, and Phil

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NATALIE’S NEWS

STEPHEN LEADERS: Glenn Myers Please contact a Stephen Leader Susan Myers if you are in need or if you Jean Hinshaw or if you know of someone in Jenny Turner need. Betty Ward

SAVE THE DATE: Girls for Change Deeply Rooted Retreat for girls 6th-12th grade is March 2-4 here at the church. This is a weekend spiritual girls retreat! We will do community service projects, praise and worship, serve in the community, and participate in small group studies. We need volunteers to help provide dinner, bagged lunches, snacks, lead small group sessions, and volunteers to go with the youth to serve at various agencies on Saturday March 3, 9AM-3PM. We are forming a planning meeting for Thursday January 18 at 4PM in the FLC if anyone would like to join us. If you or your Sunday school group, or UMW circle would like to volunteer for something this weekend please see Natalie Gray or Rachel Jordan. IMPACT youth will not meet on Sunday January 21. Please enjoy the long weekend. Confirmation Classes will begin on Sunday January 21-March 11 for any 6th graders during the Sunday School time. We will meet in the 2nd floor of the education building Confirmation Class-room. The Confirmation Retreat at Lake Junaluska will be March 16-18 participants must fill out Con-firmation Retreat registration and pay $50 by February 25 if they plan to attend this retreat. Registra-

From the Desk of Allison Gupton We are excited for all that 2017 brought Ministry 22:6. It’s so exciting to look back on the many blessings of the year and even more exciting to look forward to the new things God has in store for our ministry in 2018. With that being said, After School Care has open en-rollment all school year long, so if things have changed and you need care for your ele-mentary to middle school child, please let us know! We currently serve Mocksville and SDMS. Also, we will begin enrolling for Summer Camp 2018 very soon, so please be sure to be on the look out for that information. Summer Camp is open to children 5 years old to 8th grade. Also, remember we have openings for Friday’s for special guests from the congregation. If you have a special talent, or something you would like to share with our kids, for 30 minutes to an hour, let us know. Thank you so much for your continued sup-port and prayers and we hope you have a VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY and BLESSED 2018! For more information- Allison Gupton- 336-753-1900 or allison@firstumcmocksville.org

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PROMISES TO KEEP PRAYERS

Please let us know of any additional names to be added or any names which should be removed. We like 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, bs2005@aol.com) or Judy Bailey (336.978.7763, curlyqmom@yadtel.net)

NOON PRAYER TIME IS THURSDAYS EACH WEEK

Get involved with FaithHealthNC! Contact Charlotte Miller at

336.909.3583 for more information. https://faithhealthnc.org/

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Jan. 2 David Cozart Jan. 3 Nelson Cowden Jan. 5 Sarah Chapman Jan. 6 Angie Jordan Allison Gupton Kimberly

O’Rorke Eileen Smith Jan. 7 Kim Shuskey Jan. 8 Bill Hayes

Jan. 11 Amy Mendenhall Jan. 14 Bettie Poteat Jan. 15 Greg Butcher Jan. 17 Patti Woods Jan. 18 Blair Routh Jan. 19 Arnie Harpe Doris Miller Jan. 20 Von Shelton Jan. 23 Patsy Crenshaw

Jan. 23 Eugene Crowe Del McCullough Jan. 25 Kathleen Cartner Jan. 26 J.D. Walker Jan. 29 Betty Frost Arston Thornes Jan. 31 Todd Barnhardt Wayne Lutz John Paterson

MEMORIALS

In Memory of Charles Hendricks Chancel Choir Fund

Jack & Dorothy Corriher Bill & Margaret Overcash

Billie Bean Kathleen Cartner

In Memory of Sue Short

Chancel Choir Fund Billie Bean

In Memory of Cole Tomlinson

General Fund Sharon Groce

Mike & Carol Rinehardt Heath & Alison Patterson

Janie Cozart Charles & Patsy Crenshaw

In Memory of Elva Grace Tomlinson

General Fund David McBride

In Memory of Helen Crenshaw Blanche Eaton Scholarship Fund

Billie Bean

In Memory of Clyde Hendricks Pastor’s Discretionary Fund

Kathleen Cartner

In Memory of George Burnett Pastor’s Discretionary Fund

Kathleen Cartner

HONORARIUMS

In Honor of Teresa Lakey Pastor’s Discretionary Fund

The Fellowship Class

In Honor of Teresa West Chancel Choir Fund

The Fellowship Class

In Honor of Prayers & Squares Participants Prayers & Squares Yvonne Butzbach

In Honor of Mike Duncan

WHEN Ministry Joy & Yvonne Butzbach

In Honor of Dr. Glenn L. Myers, Jr.

In Honor of The Staff of FUMC General Fund

Joe & Yvonne Butzbach

In Honor of the United Methodist Men UMM

Joe Butzbach

In Honor of Mike Hendrix Pastor’s Discretionary Fund Charles & Patsy Crenshaw

On Sunday, January 28, FUMC will honor Barbara Basham during the worship service at

10:55 AM. Special music will be presented by the Chancel Choir, and alumni of the

Chancel Choir will be invited to participate in the service. A church-wide covered dish

lunch will take place in the Family Life Center following the service.

There is only one service on January 28th at 10:55 AM. Sunday School is at 9:50 AM.

A Concert Celebration Honoring Barbara Basham

Saturday, February 3, 2018 7:00 PM Sanctuary

Presented by

Pepper Choplin, The Chancel Choir & Guest Musicians

A reception will continue the Celebration in the Family Life Center following the concert.

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January 10

Hosted by Missions Committee for

Central Davie Academy

5:30 PM Family Life Center

UMM Breakfast Meeting

Sunday, 1/14 7:30 AM

Fellowship Hall

Young at Heart welcomes Bettie Poteat and

Melanie Holloway as the 2018 co-chairs for

the YAH Adult Ministries. Please join us on

January 11, 2018 at 11:30 AM for the YAH

business meeting and lunch in the Fellowship

Hall.

On Saturday, February 17, 2018, YAH will travel to the Narroway Theater for a noon show and lunch. Not Just Another Love Sto-ry” is the show. The cost is $32 per person. Full payment is due February 1, 2018. Please call the church office and reserve your seat. 336.751.2503

2018 HONDURAS ORPHANAGE TRIP A mission trip to Honduras is scheduled for April 7 – 15,

2018. We will spend half the week in San Pedro Sula working at the local orphanages. The

other half will be spent in Copan working at a children’s home. Carolina Cross Connection is

providing logistical and volunteer support. Please call Joeff Williams at 336-577-4725 (cell) or

336-751-7677 (home) to reserve your spot or for more information.

LYDIA CIRCLE MEETS MONDAY, JANUARY 15

1:00 PM Fellowship Hall

MARY CIRCLE MEETS MONDAY, JANUARY 15

2:00 PM Conference Room

A shipment to the distribution center for

Soles4Souls was made on December 18th thanks

to Greg Bucher and his trucking company and 13

volunteers from the church. Approximately

10,000 pairs of shoes were collected throughout

the year from several churches, individuals, and

Davie Family YMCA. These were to go to the

flood areas. We also received a large quantity

from Lewisville UMC Preschool Shoe Drive and

another large number came from First Lutheran

Church in Greensboro. Thanks go to many from

our church that helped with Soles4Souls through-

out the year.