MOUNT OLIVET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

March 202008 Daylight Savings Time Begins Finance Committee Meeting14 Family Night15 Crossroads Deadline23 UMCOR Sunday

CROSSROADS NEWSLETTER

Crossroads DeadlineThe deadline for Crossroads is the 15th of every month. Per the SPRC Committee this is

an absolute deadline, and nothing will be accepted after

this date.

Friends and Family of Mount Olivet UMC,

Beginning March 1st, we will enter into the liturgical season of lent. This is normally considered a season of darkness and gloominess. In part because it starts with a reminder that we are not God! Rather, we are mere creatures who came from dust and we shall return to dust. In this stark reminder that death comes to us all we are reminded that there is only one person who has defeated death and overcome the grave. While this gives us up, we are also called to participate in the death and resurrection of Christ. Lent then is the period whereby we die to ourselves and invite God move among us.

The season should remind us that we are deeply in need of a savior. It is period of self-reflection as we prepare to greet the risen and holy God on Easter Sunday. We can’t greet Christ with open arms unless we make room in our souls for the transformative work of God’s Spirit. This is what the season of lent is all about – that through prayer, through denouncing the fleshly thinking, through the repenting of sins, and most importantly through fasting we might create space to invite God anew into our lives! So that come Easter we might come to experience the transformational power of God.

The season of Lent is a forty-day season, not counting Sundays – it is a somber season, but it is also an important season for our spiritual growth – especially if we take it seriously and are moved into a constant state of self-reflection. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: the early Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection. If they considered this practice to be important then we should too! During this season converts to the faith were prepared for Holy Baptism. It was also a time when persons who had committed serious sins and had separated themselves from the community of faith were reconciled by penitence and forgiveness, and restored to participation in the life of the Church. In this way the whole congregation was reminded of the mercy and forgiveness proclaimed in the gospel of Jesus Christ and the need we all have to renew our faith.

I pray that this season of lent will be a time where we stop speaking and instead let us be a people who listen, reflect and hear as God calls us into deeper relationship with God and with others. I want to challenge you to fast from something – maybe it is Facebook, maybe it is buying a cup of coffee from Starbucks, maybe it is living in a state of worry. In place of the time spent on Facebook or worrying spend time in prayer and in place of the money spent at Starbucks offer it as a gift to God’s church. Give up something not to deprive yourself but so that you might offer more of yourself to God.

Sisters and Brothers - I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to observe a holy Lent: by self–examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self–denial; and by reading and meditating on God's Holy Word.

Blessings,

Pastor Tim

Prayer Requests

We ❤ our volunteers❣March 01 08 15 22 29

Greeter Cheryl Richardson Karen Conner Brian Conner Bessie Carter Tim Kemp

Counters Steve Kent & Lyn Hill

Michelle Owen & William Hall

Joan Holley & Bill Kent

Cheryl Richardson & Bridget Kemp

Vann Dillion & Chuck Richardson

Nursery Leslie Christian & Mylie Dillion

Michelle &Samantha Owen

Wendy & William Hall

Alicia Gregory & Jackie Hearp

Cheryl & Dustin Cockram

Kid’s Corner Alicia Gregory Thadd Christian Dianne Harr Mylie Dillion Alicia Gregory

Children’s Church Dustin & Cheryl Cockram

Dianne & Mary Harr

Jacki Hearp Wendy Hall Stacey Moreau

Head Usher Bill Kent –> –> –>Safety Officer Mark Shelton –> –> –>

Lay Reader Cheryl Richardson –> –> –>

Scott EanesElizabeth Gregory

William & Wendy HallCaroline Herring

Herbert & Joan HolleyCharles HyltonHarriet KeithLauren Kemp

Lois KentYollie Knowles

Brittany LayWilliam Matherly

Our MilitaryMark Montague

2020 Budget Infoas of February 16, 2020

Judy BaileyLinda Barts

Mike & Susie Bennington

Margie BlankenshipJeff Chandler &

FamilyOur Church &

LeadersOur City

Our CountryJimmy DillionKat DodsonMarty Eanes

General FundYearly Budget Amount

$ $113,062.88Needed Per Sunday:

$ 2,133.26Collected to Date:

$ 12,897.49 Should Have Collected:

$ 15,220.03Ahead/Behind:

- $ 2,322.54

Building FundYearly Budget Amount

$ 13,234.80Needed Per Month

$ 1,102.90Needed Per Week

$ 249.71Collected to Date

$ $1,762.25Ahead/Behind

-$ 19.39

02 Kolby Puryear 04 Chuck Richardson 06 Suzanne Moore Ciera Barth 10 Karen Conner 12 Haigan Christian 17 Alicia Gregory 24 Brianne Conner 30 Harper CockramIf your Birthday or Anniversary is missing, please enter it on the calendar outside of the

church office.

Suzanne MooreNursing Home

Residents Wilsie Payne

Shut-insMargie Stroud

TravelersUnspoken Requests

Megan WatsonEllen WhiteOur Youth

All committee and group secretaries are asked to email meeting minutes to

mtolivetumc229@gmail.com for filing. The filing and retention of meeting minutes is a

requirement of The Book of Discipline.

March 22, 2020

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19:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

26pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

35:30pm Volleyball

410am Bible Study

6pm SIP

6:30pm Bible Study

7:30pm Choir

56pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

66pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

1:30pm Finance Committee

96pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

105:30pm Volleyball

1110am Bible Study

6pm SIP

6:30pm Bible Study

7:30pm Choir

126pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

135:30pm Volleyball

146pm Family Night * Bingo *

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Crossroads Deadline 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

166pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

175:30pm Volleyball

1810am Bible Study

6pm SIP

6:30pm Bible Study

7:30pm Choir

196pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

205:30pm Volleyball

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22UMCOR Sunday

9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

236pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

245:30pm Volleyball

2510am Bible Study

6pm SIP

6:30pm Bible Study

7:30pm Choir

266pm SIP

7:30pm Volleyball

275:30pm Volleyball

28Gym Reserved

29 306pm SIP

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9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

7:30pm Volleyball

5:30pm Volleyball