SFUMC KIDS CHOIR

May 2018

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214 Cedar Street, Sevierville, TN 37862

Phone: 865-453-5754 www.1stmethodist.com

CHURCH STAFF Pastor: Rev. Jeff Lambert [email protected] (423) 653-7982

Pastor: David Zavona [email protected]

Director of Music/Organist: Amanda Barton [email protected]

Pianist/Hymn Leader: Mandy Rogers [email protected]

Crossroads Worship Leader: Ashley Reddick [email protected]

Director of Children’s Ministries: Glenda Snider [email protected]

Youth Director: Robert Wear [email protected]

Administrative Assistant: Rhonda Stearley [email protected]

Building and Grounds: Steven Ryan

Housekeeping: Mary Patterson

Housekeeping: Larry Brown

Sevierville First

United Methodist Church

214 Cedar Street

Sevierville, TN 37862

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THE MESSENGERSEVIERVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Church Phone Number: (865) 453-5754

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

CAMP FUN WHERE: Sevierville First United Methodist Church

WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays

9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Session I - June 5 - June 21

Session II - July 10 - July 26

Cost: $20.00 per day. Drop-Ins accepted

No registration fee

For children who have completed

Kindergarten through 4th grade.

For more information and to register, call Cyndi 453-5708.

Scholarship Foundation Applications The Foundation Committee will be accepting applications for Student Financial aid. To be eligible you must be a member of our church who is pursuing a college degree. Applications are now available in the church office and must be returned by June 15th. Current recipients of Financial aid must reapply each year.

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SFUMC KIDS CHOIR

SUNDAY MAY 6 6:00 PM

In the sanctuary

National Day of Prayer Thursday May 3rd

2018

Church family I want to encourage you to join us in our Prayer Room just outside the Wesleyan

classroom anytime during the day on May 3rd. Our prayer room is accessible by a combination

lock anytime day or night, but we will have the room open and unlocked all day for anyone who

would like to come and pray on this national day of prayer. Jesus said in Matthew 21:13 (NLT)

He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer…” and

we definitely want our church to be a house of prayer as well. If you can come for 15 minutes or

for an hour or more, please join us to pray for our church, our denomination, our families, our

community, our leaders, our nation, and anything else that you could imagine that needs petition.

Jesus loves you and wants you to take time daily to communicate with Him and He wants to

grant you the desires of your heart. Why not schedule time to do this with us Thursday May 3rd

from 6am until midnight. Thank you for being the best church in Sevierville and we look

forward to seeing you each Sunday and during the day of prayer. May God bless you greatly!

Pastor David Zavona (PRAYER SERVICE AT THE COURTHOUSE LAWN AT 6:00 P.M.)

Child Care Ministries Thanks You Thank you to all that attended and/or donated a cake, pie or Basket item to the CCM Recognition Program and Scholarship lunch. Your generosity has provided enough funds to sponsor 6 CCM children for another year.

MAY SCRIPTURE AND SERMON For Traditional Services

May 6, 2018 Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon: St. James the Greater

May 13, 2018 Scripture: Ruth 3:10-11

Sermon: Ruth: A Woman of Excellence

May 20, 2018 Scripture: Luke 6:15-16

Sermon: St. James the Less/Matthew

May 27, 2018 Pastor David Zavona

Crossroads Services - Sermon Series: Ragged

Online Banking If you are interested in online banking

please stop by the church office and pick up a form.

If you have any questions please contact Rhonda at the

church office 453-5754.

Online Giving Giving made easy with Pay Pal. All

donations go to Sevierville First United Methodist Church.

OUR STEWARDSHIP THROUGH GIVING

BUDGET 2018: $ 781,283.60

Balance January 1, 2018 59,638.92

Received 2018 235,208.01

Total 294,846.93

Expenses 2018 226,212.65

Balance 68,634.28

BUILDING DEBT 124,508.49 Balance Jan. 1, 2018: 50,635.00

Received 2018 68,783.44

Total Building Fund 119,418.44

Expenses 105,029.14

Balance 14,389.30

I will be loyal to the United Methodist Church by my prayers,

my presence, my gifts, my service and my witness.

ATTENDANCE FOR APRIL April 1, 2018 Worship: 586 Sunday School: 92

April 8, 2018 Worship: 229 Sunday School: 99




Our Deepest Sympathy We express our sincere Christian sympathy to:

Heather St. John and family on the death of her grandmother

Phyllis Scheuneman who died on Wed., March 27, 2018.

Jacquie Rader and family on the death of her mother

Danny Ledford who died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Cyndi Newton and family on the death of her father

Billy Andrew Bedwell who died on Wed., April 25, 2018.

Prayer Concerns Martin McMahan Jenny Davenport Ivan Reiff Bobby Huff Emma Atchley Megan Wood Debbie Unger Myra Barrett Loris Ogle Joe Foisset Lisa Melton Elsie Tarwater Barbara DiBenedetto Doris Gainer Tanner Cureton Yvonne Broyles Dixie Shults Bob Goldsmith Virginia Baxter Jedd Perl Monnie Carty James Magliato Tatum Marshall Jim Miner Debbie Jenkins Larry Milligan Brynlee Roy Ruby Zavona Jack Peak David Wright Dorothy Suttles Fred & Sue Yilling David Ham Judy Watson Tina Farrar Emily Roeder Jack Bishop Jan Lord Kerry Uhrich Edward Womack Carol Post Robert Hayes Eric Smelcer Helen Cooper Pat & Phil Farrell Bob Bishop Neil & Nancy Cubberley Mary Bob Rowe Deya Reyna Elsa Reyna Wayne Floyd Carl LaFollette Carol Ann Finlay Tom Simmons All our Armed Forces Personnel Police, Fire Fighters, Rescue Squad and Our Gatlinburg Friends

From The Pastor’s Desk Single Board Model

Last year we held a meeting and discussed the redundancy of the

current organizational structure of the church. Since some United

Methodist Churches are going to what is a called a “Single Council

Model or One Board Model,” we thought it might be worth our time

to look into it. The Administrative Council, Trustees, Finance

Committee and Staff Parish Committee were invited to hear from

three persons from First Broad Street UMC in Kingsport about their

experience with this new model. The consensus at that meeting was

for us to look into it and see what that model would look like for

us. We will be sharing more information and will be having some

meetings to explain how this model works and see if our church is

interested in changing the way we currently operate. If we decide to

go to a The Single Council Model it will be comprised of twelve

members elected at the annual Charge/Church Conference. The

Council will be comprised of a Chairperson, Lay Leader, Treasurer,

a Lay Delegate to Annual Conference, Personnel, Trustee, Church

Ministry Council and Finance. The twelve members will be elected

by the Charge/Church Conference and will be limited to three

consecutive years. The committee will be a diverse group in age and

gender. The Pastors will be ex-officio members of the

committee. Members may represent more than one area to fulfill the

Book of Disciplines requirements. The work of the Trustees,

Finance and Personnel will be the responsibility of the

Council. There will be three sub-groups of the Council to meet the

needs of the Trustees, Finance and Personnel. These groups will

meet when needed and will report to the Council. Trustees- Three

persons from the committee will care for the church’s property,

formerly Trustees. While the Council sets the overall vision for the

task at hand, the sub-committee will carry out the Council’s plans.

Finance- Three persons from the committee will represent the

interests of Finance and Stewardship, formerly the Finance

Committee. Personnel- Three persons from the committee will

represent human resource issues, formerly SPRC. The overall vision

is set by the Council and the sub-committee will carry out the

Council’s plans. This model fits the Book of Discipline standards in

paragraphs ¶243, ¶244.2, ¶247.2, and ¶252.If you have any question

please feel free to call pastor Jeff.

Fellowship Schedule for: May 6 New Hor izons

May 13 Truth Seekers/Lord’s Lovely Ladies

May 20 Ned Williams

May 27 Mell Trotter /Covenant

Wednesday Alive Menu for May 2, 2018 Adult Meal-BBQ pork ribs, potato salad, slaw, rolls & dessert.

Kids Meal - Chicken nuggets, tater tots, rolls & dessert.

Dinner served from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

No charge, but love offering gratefully accepted.

Come and join us - everyone is welcome!

MEMORIAL & HONOR GIFTS: Feb. 4-25, 2018 Given to the Building Fund in Memory of

Delsie Roberts

By Greg and Carolyn Payne Aliene Kerr

Given to the Building Fund in Memory of

Bessie Anderson By Aliene Kerr

Given to the Building Fund Memory of

Joan Delores Amburn and Mildred Scott

By Pat McCumber

Given to the Building Fund in Honor of

Loris Ogle - 97th Birthday By Al and Cheri Schmutzer

Given to the Building Fund in Honor

Rev. Jeff Lambert and Pastor David Zavona

By James Runyan


Hurdle and Glenda Harris

By Emma Ruth Catlett


Addie Ward - Baptism By Mike and Lisa Compton Norma Blair

Given to the Susan T. Atchley Scholarship Fund in

Memory of Charles Edwin Whaley

By Janet Taylor

Given to the Budget in Memory of Dr. J. E. Lee

By Mike and Mary Lee

Given to the Budget in Honor of Addie Ward - Baptism

By Eleanor B. Thurman

Given to the Music Ministry in Honor of

Harvey Wayland - 88th Birthday

By Julia Reynolds

Hands - On Mission Project- Zimbabwe The Smoky Mountain District is being asked to put together Food Baskets for the 2018 Holston Annual

Conference Hands-on Mission Project. This is for Zimbabwe, the homeland of our friend Rev. Sam Dzobo.

Check the expiration dates on the food. Make sure it does not expire until 2019.

The buckets need to contain only the items asked for. Do not make your own bucket, because it may not clear

customs.

The cost to fill the bucket is around $30.

$5 to cover shipping (make out check to First Sevierville).

Buckets will be available in the Great Hall.

Return to the Church by Sunday, June 3rd.

2 lbs. Canned Ham (non-refrigerated) 10oz or less of powdered milk

1 bag of self-rising flour (4-4 lbs.) 1 box of old fashioned oats (18oz or less)

1 bottle of cooking oil (48oz or less) Splenda/ Sucralose (50 count or less)

1 bag of rice (2lbs) 1 bag of dried beans (2lbs)

1 bag of sugar (4 or 5 lbs)

200,000

25,000

50,0000

100,000

125,000

175,000

150,000

Debt Free In 2018

110,119.19

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