March 10, 2010
A Death in our Church Family
Long-time member, Mitzi Scruggs, passed away on Sunday. Her funeral service is taking place at LLUMC this Friday (March 12) at 11 am. Arrangements are being made by Witzke Funeral Home (Columbia). Calling hours are Thursday at 2-4 pm and at 7-9 pm.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Calling All Scouts!
SCOUT SUNDAY – this Sunday (March 14)
Boy, girl, youth, and adult Scoutss are encouraged to wear their uniforms as we celebrate Scouting at worship services on Sunday. If you would like participate in service in some way, please contact Meg in the church office by Thursday.
Lent is a special time of prayer ~ please join us in body or spirit.
The LLUMCPrayer Group, a small intimate group, gathers every Monday evening in our Prayer Room at 6:00 pm for devotions and to pray for those on our LLUMC prayer list. For those who participate, this time has proved to a rewarding time with God where our focus is on God and others, not ourselves. All are welcome.
Special Performance hosted by the ASP Mission Team:
"DAMIEN" this Sunday (March 14) at 6:30 pm
"Damien" is a one-man play about the life of Saint Damien, who began a life of ministry at the leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in 1873. He played a key role in improving the lives of the lepers who had been banished to the remote peninsula of Kalaupapa.
Please join us for a wonderful and inspirational evening of theater as performed by professional actor, Reid Sasser. Reid is also the father of one of our Mission Team members as well as one of our adult volunteers.
Admission is free and a free will offering will be accepted to help support the High School youth mission trip. The curtain goes up at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary and runs for approximately 80 minutes with a dessert intermission. This play is appropriate for middle school aged students and above. Bring your friends and neighbors!
Celebrate Spring – Join us on the Bank!
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PLANS BANK WORK ~ Saturday, March 20 – 8:30 am – Noon
Our bank is drying out nicely and will be ready for early spring TLC. The most important item for you to bring is YOU, show off your stylish work shoes/boots and gloves. We will have tools but if you have located your favorite pruning shears or rake, please bring them. Everyone is welcome and youth: you can count this toward your community service hours.
Take an afternoon to serve up a hot meal!
Carpenter’s Kitchen ~ Saturday, March 20 – 2 pm
Please join us as we serve the homeless in Baltimore. We meet in the LLUMC church parking lot at 2 pm and carpool into the city to Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. Please bring brownies (no nuts or icing please) and leave them in the kitchen by 1:30 pm on Saturday with a tag for Carpenter’s.
Rebuilding Together Howard County – Saturday, April 24
If you’re interested in joining the LLUMC Team on Rebuild Day, please contact the church office. This day we will spend working together with families in Howard County fixing up their homes and making them more livable. To learn more visit: www.rebuildingtogetherhc.org.
No Spring Mulch Sale this Year
New Member Sunday – May 2
Strawberry Festival – Saturday, June 5
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
March 14 ~ 4th Sunday in Lent
SCOUTING SUNDAY
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21
Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
Sermon: “Going Home” Rev. Bryant M. Oskvig
9:00 am Worship Service with Communion
§ Children’s & Youth Sunday School
§ Adult Sunday School
10:30 am Worship Service with Communion
§ Children’s & Youth Sunday School
We will be celebrating Scouts this Sunday. All girl and boy scouts are encouraged to wear their uniforms to worship.
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ACTIVITIES
11:30 am Cherub Choir [Sanctuary]
11:45 – 1:00 Venture Scouts [Pre-K Rm]
11:45 – 12:30 Puppets [Kindergarten]
Noon – 1:30 pm Confirmation Class [Fellowship Hall]
1:00 – 3:00 Boy Scout Court of Honor [Sanctuary / Gr Rm]
1:30 – 5:00 pm Open Korean Baptist Church [C Rm & Sanctuary]
3:00 – 5:00 pm AA [Fellowship Hall]
6:30 – 8:00 pm Damien Performance sponsored by ASP [Sanctuary]
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Wednesday – Wednesday Calendar
WEDNESDAY, March 10
Retired Clergy [Great Rm] 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Worship Service [Sanctuary] 6:30 – 7:00 pm
Women’s Evening Bible Group [1/2 Great Rm] 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Open Korean Baptist Church [CRm] 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Lenten Study [1/2 Great Rm] 7:15 – 8:30 pm
THURSDAY, March 11
Children’s Choir 5:00 pm
Children’s Bells 5:30 pm
Bells 6:30 pm
Choir 7:30 pm
FRIDAY, March 12
Quilters [Fellowship Hall] 9:00 am – Noon
Scruggs’ Funeral [Sanctuary] 11:00 am
AA [FHall] 8:30 pm
SATURDAY, March 13
Praise Band Rehearsal [Sanctuary] 8:00 am – Noon
Tables of 8 [Offsite]
Open Korean Baptist Church [Pre-K] 2:00 – 4:00 pm
AA [FHall] 8:00 – 9:00 pm
SUNDAY, March 14 See above
MONDAY, March 15
Scrapbooking [Great Rm] 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Pastor Time 4:00 – 6:30 pm
Prayer Group 6:00 pm
Finance [Great Rm] 7:30 pm
TUESDAY, March 16
SPRC [Great Rm] 7:00 pm
4H Spur & Stirrup [FHall] 7:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, March 17
Women on Wednesday [FHall] 10:00 – 11:30 am
UM Men [FHall] 6:30 pm
Worship Service [Sanctuary] 6:30 – 7:00 pm
Women’s Evening Bible Group [1/2 Great Rm] 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Open Korean Baptist Church [CRm] 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Lenten Study [1/2 Great Rm] 7:15 – 8:30 pm
BIBLE STUDIES
Why Should We Care About the Poor
LENTEN STUDY ~ Wednesdays – 7:00 pm
The United Methodist Church has always been committed to the plight of the poor and dispossessed. Throughout our history, we have championed the cause of those who had no voice. But, why have we? Throughout Lent, Rev. Bryant Oskvig will hold a Bible study and conversation about why we should care about the poor. Come and be a part of talking about our Christian roots in Outreach. Start with Worship at 6:30 pm and then stay for study.
Bible Study with Convenience in Mind
LLUMC ONLINE BIBLE STUDY ~ Info Meeting March 29 – 11:45 am
Do you find that your schedule doesn't always allow you to join Bible studies? If so, then come join LLUMC's very first online Bible study and participate based on your schedule. Romans 15:4 tells us “And the Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.” Log on once a week at any time you like and experience that hope and encouragement the word of God gives to us. A very brief informational meeting will be held in the Great Room at the 10:30 service on March 28 (Palm Sunday). Questions? Contact Dave Foley at dave@l-lumc.org.
NEW BIBLE STUDY TO BEGIN ~ Wednesday, April 14
A new Bible study will begin on Wednesday April 14, 2010 based on Randy Alcorn’s book “The Treasure Principle.” We will talk about the most taboo subjects that churches, couples, and individuals can possibly tackle – money and time. How does God want you to prioritize your time and money? How do you invest for the future? Not for the faint of heart! The Bible study will meet in the Great Room from 7:00 to 8:15 each Wednesday night for 8 weeks. Questions? Contact Dave Foley at dave@l-lumc.org.
WOW ~ Wednesdays – 10 –11:30 am
Join us in the Fellowship Hall (this week – Great Room normally) for bible study. We are studying “Devotion to Jesus: The Divinity of Christ in Earliest Christianity” this month.
Women’s Evening Study – Wednesdays – 7 to 8:30 pm
You are invited to attend the Women's Evening study group. Many ladies have enjoyed learning from the studies and each other. Great friendships have been made, prayers have been prayed for and answered, revelations - you know, those AH HA! moments - have been experienced..... ALL are welcomed and invited to come.
We meet every Wednesday (some come early - or stay late - just to chat and catch up). We will be using the One Year Bible "God Sightings" Companion as a guide on our journey through understanding and applying the Bible to our everyday lives. You could even bring a friend!
ACTIVITIES
RED ENVELOPE PROJECT
Help Support the High School ASP Mission Team
In the foyer you will notice a table with numbered red envelopes on it. You are invited to take an envelope and fill it with the amount of money indicated on the outside ($1 - $144). Return the envelope to the red box on the table. Your contribution enables the high school youth to travel to central Appalachia where they will work to make people’s homes warmer, safer and drier. You can be a part of the solution by making poverty our problem too.
Midweek Service Added ~ All are welcome!
Wednesday Worship Services ~ Today – March 31 – 6:30—7:00 pm
Sometimes we just need a little spiritual fuel in the middle of our week or we missed Sunday worship and want that grounding for our days. On Wednesdays at 6:30 pm throughout Lent, we will have a worship service with communion. The service will offer a time of brief reflection and contemplation and will include communion each week. Following the service, you may join one of our Lenten studies. We hope that you will join us for this time of praise, prayer, and presence together.
CONFIRMATION CLASS continues on Sundays ~ Noon – 1:30 pm
Youth, 8th grade and above, are invited to this year’s Confirmation Class. Please come already have eaten lunch. If you have not yet registered, please contact the church office asap. [410-531-5653 or meg@l-lumc.org]
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL ~ New Study has started
Jim Sanborn and Gloria Simpson will be co-leading a study of the life of Moses. This lesson is based on the book Overcoming Life's Disappointments by Harold S. Kushner (author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People). Adult Sunday School meets at 9 am in the lower-level fellowship hall. All are welcome - please join us any Sunday!
TABLES of 8 ~ Saturdays ~ March 13 and April 24
Join other LLUMC members at rotating dinner gatherings at various homes on future dates: March 13 and April 24. Each meal starts at 7:00 pm in a church member’s home with eight to 10 individuals for a time of food and fellowship. The “tables” will rotate each month, so that you get to share time with different people.
You Took That Great Picture – Now Get it Out of Your Camera!
SCRAPBOOKING & PHOTO ORGANIZING
Your photos are important and so are the people in them. Come and join us as we organize our photos and put them into digital files * albums * or scrapbooks. All are welcome. Please RSVP with Meg (410-531-5653).
March 15 (9:30 – Noon) * March 30 (9:30 – Noon)
PJ Crop – March 26 (starting at 7 pm)
NEW MEMBER SUNDAY ~ Sunday, May 2
LLUMC will be welcoming new members at both the 9 am and the 10:30 am services on Sunday, May 2, 2010. A reception to honor the new members will be held in the Great Room immediately following the 10:30am service. Two new member classes will be offered on Wednesday, April 21 and 28, 2010, at 7:00pm in the Great Room. If interested in joining please contact the church office.
CHILDREN ACTIVITIES
Scouting Sunday March 14 – All boys and girls are encouraged to wear their scouting uniforms to Worship.
Upcoming LOUD Activities:
- March 21st 2:00 – 3:45 pm Splashdown
- April 18th 3:00 – 5:00 pm Great Room
- May 21-22 Lock-in and End of Year Party
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
March 14 – Scouting Sunday -- All youth involved in scouting are encouraged to wear their uniforms to Worship.
March 14 – ASP Mission Team hosts the play “Damien” at 6:30 pm
Admission is free and a free will offering will be accepted to help support the High School youth mission trip. The curtain goes up at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary and runs for approximately 80 minutes with a dessert intermission. This play is appropriate for middle school aged students and above. Bring your friends and neighbors!
March 21 – UMYF Dinner & Program – All middle & high schools students are invited.
March 26 – UMYF Lock-In Event – World Hunger Awareness Event
All youth are invited to join us for a great night of games, activities, worship, fellowship and fun. Please bring canned goods to donate to the Howard County Food Bank. A free will offering to World Vision will be accepted. Come Friday at 8 pm and be picked-up on Saturday at 8:30 am.
INFORMATION STATION
Bring in Your Used Ink Cartridges – Help the Church Office
The Environmental Ministry is working with the office to keep our costs down. Bring your used printer ink cartridges to church and drop them off in the basket in the foyer. They are being redeemed at Staples for rewards cards to be used for office supplies.
Scrip Gift Cards – Last Chance for this Month
Don McBride will be in the foyer before and after services this Sunday to take orders for gift cards. There are many retail stores and restaurants to choose from. Gift cards make great Easter, birthday, thank you gifts. This is the last time this month that orders will be taken in March. Look for Don on Sunday.
Relief for Chile -- UMCOR ASSISTANCE
UMCOR is working with the Methodist Church of Chile. Two volunteer teams from the US were serving in Chile on Feb. 27 when the earthquake happened, one team from the Oregon-Idaho Annual (regional) Conference and one from the Wisconsin Conference. Both are safe and still in Chile.
With an initial emergency grant of $10,000 from UMCOR, the Methodist Church of Chile is assessing needs and bringing food and water. The church and its relief arm, the Methodist Humanitarian Action Team, are coordinating efforts with ecumenical and nongovernmental partners and in cooperation with the Chilean government’s emergency response agency. Donations to the relief efforts of UMCOR and the Methodist Church of Chile can be made online to Chile Emergency Advance # 3021178. Donations also can be sent by check to UMCOR and dropped in church offering plates or mailed to UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087. Please indicate in the memo line of the check that it is for the Chile Emergency. SCRIP Gift Cards delivered this Sunday.
LINK Delayed
The Post Office has changed their Bulk Mail processing locations and we can no longer use our local Clarksville Post Office. We now need to submit all bulk mail through the main Post Office in Columbia where we have applied for a new permit. A current LINK was handed out at services last week.
Paper Recycling at LLUMC
The problems with pick-ups from our paper bin are solved and MORE paper means MORE money for the Youth Mission Trips. Think about it, you spend nothing and whatever you recycle earns money for our Youth. If you bring your paper, consider adding a neighbor's to what you bring. And if bringing your paper when you come to church is not YET a habit, please consider adding this to your "to do list". More details next week.
United Methodist’s Kings Dominion Day ~ Saturday, May 1
United Methodists are invited to purchase discount tickets to Kings Dominion Amusement Park for Saturday, May 1. Tickets, which are $27.50, or $24.50 for those over 65 or under 48 inches tall, are available online (using the company ID UMC10) or at the Conference Center in Columbia Friday, April 9 and 16 from 10 am to 1 pm. For more information, contact Sandy Ferguson at
410-309-3431.
Nursery Helpers
Our littlest ones need you. Have fun with the babies during our Sunday morning services with Ms. Gerry. We are working on a schedule for the next month or so. Please call the church office if you can serve in the Nursery at either the 9 or 10:30 am service – even once a month is a great help. Thanks!
HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR
LLUMC needs someone to coordinate the Hospitality Table for Sunday mornings. Please contact the church office if you can help.
SAVE THE DATES:
· March 18: ASP Youth Meeting
· March 20: Carpenter’s Kitchen
Environmental Bank Work Morning
· March 28: Palm Sunday
· April 4: Easter Sunday
· April 24: Rebuilding Howard County Together
· May 2: New Member Sunday
· June 5: Strawberry Festival
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GOD IS REAL!
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11: 6
Reading for the day: Hebrews 11: 1-13
Prayer: Dear Father, thank you for showing us your love in the midst of daily events. Help us to proclaim that you are real. Amen.
Thought for the Day: Am I living as though I believe God is real?
See more at http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/
Special Prayer for Haiti & Chile:
Dear Lord, helps us to pray and then take action to help those in both Chile and Haiti. Guide us now and in the future to help with prayers and actions. Amen.
PLEASE KEEP IN PRAYER
We Praise God for our Joys!
· Cayle, Charlotte’s daughter, is now cancer free! Thank you for all your prayers. The family is so thankful for God’s gracious healing.
· Joy! Scott’s grandmother is turning 102!
Healing, Strength, & Comfort Prayers for our Sick, their families, friends and care givers, God’s guidance for the doctors, nurses and other professionals responsible for their care and treatment.
Comfort & Care for Families of those who are Terminally Ill or in Hospice Care.
Peace & Comfort for those who have lost a Loved One.
We ask God’s Spirit of Guidance and Sustenance.
Additional Prayers:
· Prayers for people of both Chile and Haiti, relief workers and their day by day living after the earthquake tragedy.
· Prayers for our friends from the Cold Weather Shelter.
· Prayers for United Methodist Committee on Relief for their efforts in Haiti.
· Prayers of comfort for those in the midst of divorce & separation.
· Pray for all those in financial difficulty – lost jobs, homeless, and homes in foreclosure.
· Those suffering mental & physical illness.
· Prayers for peace, comfort, and healing for all those in extended care, assisted living, rehabilitation, and nursing homes.
· The safe return of the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Continuing prayers
** for the leaders of our nation and all nations
** Nations of the World – tolerance & understanding
** Victims of famine, flood, earthquake and storms
** Victims of civil war and genocide
Yellow Ribbon Prayers:
Pray for our soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines who are serving in harms way.
*Denotes new prayer requests
For prayer requests please list your name as well as the person you are requesting prayer for – this will make it easier to update information.
