Sunday Morning Worship, February 5, 2012, 11:00 AM
February 3, 2012
5th Sunday after the Epiphany
Word Interpreted: Stubble to Stem
The anthem is Psalm 86.
Hymn of the Week: United Methodist Hymnal 333, I’m Goin’a Sing When The Spirit Says Sing. As we mark Black History Month, we will draw on the rich tradition of spirituals—this one is said to be a reaction to stilted worship!
Sunday Night LIVE! February 5, 2012, 7:00 PM
February 3, 2012
Sunday Night LIVE! We welcome back singer Ronetia Steward. The “Summary” series continues from Matthew 22:34-40, “The Greatest!” Informal worship, pre-service refreshments, 7:00 pm.
Happening This Week
February 3, 2012
Ongoing
Chancel Choir, Wednesdays, 7:00 PM
Handbell Choir, Wednesday, 6:00 PM
UMYF, Sundays, 5:00 PM (Note: will not meet Feb. 5)
This Week and Upcoming
Chili Cook-Off Mission Lunch, Sunday, Feb. 5, UMYF sponsored for the Souper Bowl of Caring
Witness Team, Sunday, Feb. 5, meets following lunch
Susannah Wesley Circle, Monday, Feb. 6, 7:30 PM in the library
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church Orchestra, Sunday, Feb. 12 at the morning service
Finance Committee, Sunday, Feb. 12, following lunch
New Circle, Monday, Feb. 13, 11:00 AM in the Margaret Hooke-Wesley Bible Class room
Board of Trustees, Monday, Feb. 13, 7:00 PM in the church library
Go Green Tip of the Week
February 3, 2012
Instead of bottled water, consider a reusable container (many are around!), and if you’re iffy about your water quality, get a filter! You will be more cost efficient and cut down on the burgeoning waste stream of plastic!
Lent Begins
February 3, 2012
Churches across the theological spectrum mark the 40 days before Easter, the time paralleling Jesus’ time in the wilderness. Shrove Tuesday (2/ 21) Pancake Supper supports the Work Team; Ash Wednesday (2/22) begins with a soup & bread supper followed by the service at 7:00; Lent Book Study begins 2/23 at 7:00 PM.
New Circle to Form
January 27, 2012
The new circle (as yet unnamed) will meet Monday, February 13 in the Margaret Hooke-Men’s Wesley Bible Class room at 11:00 AM.
New Email Now!
January 13, 2012
Fairmont has a new email address…info@fairmontumc.org. Please start using the new address now! (We hope the old address will forward to us for a while.) We will also take the opportunity to make it easier to contact staff members individually. Watch for details in this space and in the bulletin.
Ministry Teams This Month
January 6, 2012
Healing Place Drivers
Jan. 1: Chromy/Hickle
Jan. 8: Oldham/Cox
Jan. 15: Michaels/Israel
Jan. 22: Jarrett/Brock
Jan. 29: TBA
Liturgists
Jan. 1: Greg Kraus; Communion Team: Jess Barnes Bellemer, Greg & Helen Kraus
Jan. 8: Julie Southwick
Jan. 15: Christy Terrell
Jan. 22: Cathy Ruff
Jan. 29: Helen Kraus
Acolytes & Bible Bearers
Jan. 1: Ruth & Josh Kraus, Madeline Epstein Nelson
Jan. 8: Maggie Lewis, Shayna Krutsch; Josef Edmonds
Jan. 15: Mia & Anna Strickland; Brian Dulaney
Jan. 22: Katherine Shearin, McKenna Cox; Joseph Womble
Jan. 29: Ben Dulaney, Lydia Edmonds; William Snider
Ushers/Greeters
Jan. 1: Head Usher: Richard Waggoner: Pam Waggoner, Cathy Ruff, Beth Jennings
Jan. 8: Head Usher: Jack Michaels: Beth Jennings, James Womble
Jan. 15: Head Usher: Walter Brock: Pete Eberhart, Mike & Carolyn Dunne
Jan. 22: Head Usher: Joyce Anne Porter: Robert Porter
Jan. 29: Head Usher: Henry Jarrett: Richard Waggoner
Human Relations Day, January 15
January 6, 2012
Human Relations Day is the first of six annual opportunities for United Methodist Churches to celebrate our connectional work. This is a day of social action and raising awareness, aiming to heal social ills at the national level. It supports Community Developers, United Methodist Voluntary Service (UMVS), and the Youth Offender Rehabilitation Program.
Project Agape
January 6, 2012
From the NC Conference website: “Following this Christmas season, let us who are warm, sheltered, clothed, and fed, remember there are brothers and sisters in the world who are not. In Armenia, the oldest of Christian nations, many struggle for life. Through your action, they will not be alone. Through your action, in the midst of despair, they will know hope.”
January in the NC Conference is Project AGAPE month. Project AGAPE is a joint ministry with the Western NC Conference, proclaiming the name of Jesus in an area that suffered the devastation of a generation of communist rule and state-sponsored atheism, a war with Azerbaijan, and a place where thousands of refugees continue in a struggle to survive. Your gift could make the difference between life and death, spiritually and physically. Jesus births God’s light into our existence, so that we may birth the same light into the lives of others. Please help.