4102 NEAL ROAD * DURHAM NC 27705

www.mcmannenumc.org

Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction

Tuesday February 7 5:30—7:00 PM

McMannen Fellowship Hall

All meal donations and profits from the Silent Auction will go to the McMannen UMC Preschool Ministry and Scholarship Fund. Please bring your friends, family and neighbors to enjoy dinner served by the Preschool staff and Board members. Plan to bid on our unique one of a

kind class items and other exciting things! We hope to see you there!

The Messenger

February Committee Meetings

Church Council Feb 7 @ 7:00 pm (E201)

SPRC February 21 @ 6:30 pm (E201)

Trustees February 28 @ 6:30 pm (FH)

Ballroom Dancing Fellowship Hall

Saturday, February 25

7:30-10:00 pm

No partner is necessary

No charge for church members

Sunday, February 19

8:00 am

All are welcome!

Our Church Family: Judy Auman; James & Marti Bennett; Cordelia Blalock;

Marian Clark; Dickenson Family; Kevin Hughes; Onie Jordan; Jim & Penny

Lore; Lisa Pagett; Emma Jean Phelps; Bob Phillips; Pollard Family; Preschool

families; Betty Ray; Judy & Gene Smith; Sykes Family; Wendell Family; Marcus

Williams; Carolyn Woolley; grant status; church staff

Friends and Family: Lois Blanton; Bjurman family; Howell Brown III; Family of Jake Buchanan; Karen

Chamberlin (Elizabeth Wilson’s daughter); Parker Coleman; Donna; Kathy Gilreath; Rich Goward; Audrey

Hall; Mike Huey; Matt Jones; Lois Jones; Mrs. King (Pam Blalock’s mom); Jimmy King; Joyce Lanier; Dr.

Lewis McMannen; Mary Ann Norris; John Phillips; Dean Porterfield; Pauline Roberts; Gloria Rocha; Lani

Rountree; Gilbert Sloan; Kenneth Smith; Westley Stone; Tom & Myra Supplee; Taylor Wagner; Doug Wil-

liams; the unemployed and their families; the victims of violence; travel mercies; Christian Believer Bible

study group; Christians being persecuted; our armed forces and military; Earthquake & Flood victims;

terrorist victims; law enforcement; Hurricane recovery; wildfire recovery

Care Facilities: Cordelia Blalock (Emerald Pond); Marian Clark (Croasdaile); Lella Dezern; Sadie Micol

(Brookshire); Mildred Neal (Croasdaile Village); Judy Smith and Irene Webb (Eno Pointe)

Corridor District Disaster Response Team

asks for assistance at the Robeson County

Church & Community Center (RCCCC).

The RCCCC needs assistance in the form of

Donations of New Items

Towels

Washcloths

Linens

To donate new items, you are asked to drop them off at

McMannen by February 8, 2017 and we will deliver them to

the appropriate drop off location.

Volunteer Labor Two locations:

The original center location (600 West 5th Street Lumberton, NC

28358) was damaged by Hurricane Matthew and is in need of

repair. Call Kelly Hunt at 910.734.3628 if you would like to

volunteer for this location.

The temporary warehouse location (1401 Starlite Drive

Lumberton, NC 28358) needs assistance with receiving, sorting,

and distributing donations. Call 910.738.5204 or just show up at

this location, if you would like to volunteer.

This location is only open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

You may see a

familiar face if

you sign up for

the Basic Class!

February 10 at noon is our next Lunch meeting Our speaker will be McMannen’s own Lori Phillips who will teach

us about heart health. Please RSVP when Maxie calls.

We hope to see you there!

Contact Anggie Thompson at 919-383-1263 or

anggiet@mcmannenumc.org with any questions.

Congratulations to Anggie, McMannen’s Office

Administrator, for her new part-time position as

Palmer’s Grove UMC’s pastor. Some of you may

not realize, but Anggie wears many hats,

including being a Certified Lay Minister. In her

role at Palmer's Grove, Anggie performs all

pastoral duties for her congregation with the

exception of performing weddings, baptisms,

and consecrating Communion.

Don’t be worried, Anggie remains McMannen’s

Office Administrator in a full time capacity

Monday thru Friday. You can find her in the

church office from 8 am to 4 pm daily.

Did you know that the church has

space available? McMannen has space available for any size group for birthday parties, company events, homeowner’s associations, baby/bridal showers or even weddings.

Prices are reasonable to outside parties and rent to church members is usually free (donations always welcomed!).

Contact Anggie in the office to schedule.

CLUBS Movie Night Friday, February 17 @ 7PM McMannen Fellowship Hall

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Psalm 150:6

Saturday February 11 from 6:30—8 PM Paint and Praise is a monthly worship service which is

vastly different from our current worship opportunities. It appeals to our families with younger children in the

2- 12 age group. In this service we worship using music, scripture, literature and art. Come see what the

excitement is all about. If possible, RSVP to Jackie (jackieb@mcmannenumc.org) to make sure we have plenty of supplies.

This is a creative film with good special effects and choreography in the animation

as well as fun music! The main theme is how happiness is within you and that you

can control whether you are happy or not. Another theme is being yourself and not

having to put on an act in order to get others to like you.

So put on your pajamas or comfy clothes, grab you favorite blanket

or pillow and be prepared to enjoy yourself.

Movie snacks are provided. Donations are accepted so Children’s Ministries can

continue to provide this type of monthly family event.

Saturday, February 18th

5 PM—8 PM

McMannen Fellowship Hall

Do you think you make a really good pot of chili? Let our church family decide!

Sign up with Jackie (jackieb@mcmannenumc.org) for the chance to win the title of the

McMannen Chili King or Queen. Crackers, corn bread , drinks and dessert will be provided.

After dinner we will enjoy friendly banter, competition, fellowship and laughter while we play a wide assortment

of family games. There will be something for all ages!

Turn your TV off, pack up your family and invite your friends to

McMannen’s 1st Annual Chili Cookoff and Family Game Night!

There’s a waiting list for the 1 year old and 2 year old classes and limited availability in the other classes! Through our culturally diverse half day ministry to children ages one

to five, we serve as a place of child care excellence for the community. Please call Jackie Bolen at 919-383-1263 or stop by any weekday morning between

9:30 and 11:30 to learn more about this ministry. Applications are available on our website mcmannenumc.org

Bring your favorite

big game day food to

share with the rest of

the hungry fans as we

gather to cheer for the

Patriots, the Falcons

or the commercials!

Sunday, February 5th

Come watch the Big

Football Game in the

Fellowship Hall!

T I M E : 6 : 0 0 P M —

H A L F T I M E

Who: Everyone!!!

Where: The McMannen

Fellowship Hall under the

big screens

When: Sunday, February 5th

6 PM—Halftime

Why: Great fun, food,

football and fellowship

Big Football Game Party

From now on, when you are shopping on Amazon take a minute to see if

your purchases are eligible for AmazonSmiles donation. If you select

McMannen United Methodist Church for eligible purchases at AmazonSmile,

the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to

McMannen!

This is an easy way to make some money for the church while you are doing your shopping!! Every

little bit helps McMannen UMC continue to provide quality programs, ministry and outreach. Please

share with your friends and family!

Remember, always start at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your

eligible AmazonSmile purchases.

M C M A N N E N U M C N E E D S Y O U !

Following our success last year, we are kicking off our second season of Upward Spring Soccer for school aged kids (K-6)

beginning in March.

We have applied for another Mission Seed Funds grant and are looking for referees, coaches, assistant coaches, team shepherds, greeters and prayer partners! Please

prayerfully consider helping in one of these ministry positions.

Would you be willing to support this sports ministry? Would you be willing to invite some of your associates or friends to consider supporting this? If so, what would be the best way for us to reach them? You can talk to any of the people who helped last

year, call the church or send an email to Jackie at jackieb@mcmannenumc.org to ask questions or register to help.

Coming Soon

The Big Football Game, whose name is copyrighted and whose name we are

legally forbidden from sharing in print without permission, (but whose name ends

with Bowl and begins with Super), is almost upon us. Sports talk channels are

yapping about it incessantly, and countless advertisers are flooding us with ways

to spend our money in preparation for it.

The inauguration just happened. Our new President is on a mission to fulfill myriads of campaign

promises, ordering what he can with executive power, generating many conversations and inciting

responses which range from joyful to irate.

Christmas is behind us. For many, the bills are still out in front. New Year’s resolutions have been

vowed, and I’m betting the majority remain unfulfilled. Resolutions are always easier said than done.

Don’t lose heart.

Many inspiring messages focus on your role in this world. “Be a better this.” “Get serious about that.”

“Real patriots think this way.” “If you really love Jesus you will act this way or write this congressperson.”

I came across this scripture verse and poem designated for our current church season of Ephiphany in

the book “Imagining the Word” volume 2. In the midst of confusion and disappointment, perhaps we can

center ourselves in this:

“God is my light and my salvation: Whom Shall I Fear?” (Psalm 27:1)

And the meditation/poem by Philip Andrews:

There is a dignity here —we will exalt it.

There is courage here—we will support it.

There is humanity here—we will enjoy it.

There is a universe in every child—we will share in it.

There is a voice calling through the chaos of our times;

There is a spirit moving across the waters of our world;

There is movement, a light, a promise of hope.

Let them that have ears to hear, hear.

But look not for Armageddon, nor listen for a trumpet.

Behold, we bring you tidings of great joy:

The incarnation.

May God bless you today and always.

Pastor Ed

Please always refer to the calendar

on the McMannen website for the

most up-to-date information.

Download our calendar information:

A file can be downloaded and imported into any calendar program that will let you import a comma-delimited text file. Most calendaring software, like Outlook, Lotus, etc. has this fea-ture built right in.

Simply click the ICAL symbol on the calendar (bottom left corner) on our mcmannen-

umc.org website to download it to your hard drive.

Then open your calendar software and import it.

4102 Neal Road

Durham, NC 27705

919-383-1263

Fax: 919-383-0546

mcmannenumc.org

Mission: To proclaim

the gospel of Jesus

Christ to the world and

to live it out in loving

witness to whomever

we meet with the

purpose of changing

hearts and

strengthening the

community of

believers.

D eadline for the

next newsletter, “The

Messenger”, is Monday,

February 20— 9 am for

all events through

March.

Sunday Mornings

8:45 am - Worship

(in Neal Chapel)

10 am - Sunday School

11:00 am - Worship

(in the Sanctuary)

Come and Worship!

Staff Ed Priestaf, Pastor

pastorEd@mcmannenumc.org

919-274-8061

Jackie Bolen Director of Children’s Outreach

and Ministries jackieb@mcmannenumc.org

Anggie Thompson Office Administrator

anggiet@mcmannenumc.org

John Benton Director of Music Ministries

johnb@mcmannenumc.org

Floalice Reaves Organist