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March 2019
LENT 2019
Once Easter is set, the Church counts backwards 40 days not including Sundays to identify the season of Lent.
Beginning with Ash Wednesday, we engage in a 40-day journey of reflection and repentance corresponding to
the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness following his baptism. This was a time where, in the face of temp-
tation, Jesus prepared for his public ministry of announcing the kingdom and good news of God. Lent stirs Chris-
tians to penitence, recognizing our sinfulness and need for grace, and many Christians choose holy disciplines
during Lent—prayer, fasting, worship, sacrifice (giving something up or taking something up).
No single event in human history has received more attention than the
suffering and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. This Lent we will use
Rev. Adam Hamilton’s resource to journey through the last 24 hours of
Jesus’ life. Not only will Sunday sermons sharpen our focus on the sig-
nificance of the suffering and death and death of Jesus, but our Small
Groups (see page 2 for the list) will look at the geographical and histori-
cal setting of the and even see video footage of locations in Israel where
these events unfolded. Whether you are a long-time Christian or simply
curious about the story of Christ’s crucifixion, you are invited to join us
for this powerful series as we retrace – 24 Hours That Changed the
World.
ASH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 , 5:30 PM
On Ash Wednesday, we will gather in the Sanctuary
for a service of imposition of ashes. Ashes have a
long heritage in scripture as a sign of confession,
penitence, and repentance. For those who so choose,
the pastors will make the sign of the cross on your
forehead with ash. At the heart of the cross is the gift
of forgiveness and the grace of new life. May we be
so marked with his forgiveness and new life!
FAMILY AFFAIR FOR MARCH
Wednesdays 5:15—6:30
$6 per adult/ $1 per child
March 6 No Meal—Ash Wednesday
March 13 St. Patrick’s Day Meal
March 20 Storytelling by Jackie Pegram
March 27 Family Promise Celebration
KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT IN YOUR WEEKLY BULLETIN OR YOUR NEW APP FOR THE
MENU’S EACH WEEK!
Reservations need to be made by Tuesday NOON by calling the Church office at 726-7102. This is
very important for the cooking team preparing the meal!
**** If you would like to be on a cooking team to help prepare a Wednesday night meal, please let the
office know or Jolene Walker at 252-241-6929. We will guarantee you will have a good time and will
LENTEN SMALL GROUPS
You are invited to participate in any of our small group sessions during Lent. Books are
available for free to any small group member and can be picked up in the church office.
Please the Church Office to be added to a small group.
1. Sunday mornings at 9:45am, by Pastor Patrick at church
2. Sunday evenings at 5:15pm, by Pastor Powell at church
3. Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm, by Pat Davis at her home
4. Wednesdays at 8 am for breakfast at Cox's in the back, by Larry Nickens for the Golf Fellowship Group
but all are welcome!
5. Wednesday lunch hour from 12pm, by Amber Hughes at Beswick&Goines in the Conference Room (bring a
lunch if you want to eat!)
6. Wednesday evening dinner group at 5:30pm, by Kim Smith at her home (family oriented - kids welcome)
7. Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm, by Pastor Patrick at church
8. Saturdays at 7pm in the Loft, by Waylon Bell (note: this group is open to all men who attend the Rise ser-
vice)
9. Thursday evenings at 6:30pm, by Alyce Kelly at her home (note: this is a group for women only)
10. Tuesdays at 1:30pm following Lenten Lunches at the church, by Heather Boney
RISE COMMUNITY BRUNCH
Sunday, March 31 Newsletter Deadline for April is
Immediately following
The Rise service! Monday, March 18
This month is sponsored
by Mike & Kim Monette! Articles may be dropped by the church office or
We need volunteers e-mailed to Cindy at
to help cook! beachyc@yahoo.com
Contact Pastor Sarah.
IN HONOR OR MEMORY OF
Remembering someone who has gone to be with our Lord with a gift to your
church is a thoughtful way to show the family that their loved one has been
important to you. An honorarium is also a good way to let someone know that
their service makes a difference to you. It can be general (just designate FUMC)
or it can be to a specific fund or project that is special to you or to the person
you are remembering. It means a great deal to the families of loved ones to
know others cared also, and this is one way to do that.
If you need suggestions or more information, please feel free to call Susan
Griffith, chairman of our Memorials Committee at 252-808-5098.
Your generosity is always appreciated by this church as well as by the families of
these.
You make a difference in the life of FUMC. Thank you!
In December, 2018, and January, 2019, gifts have been given in memory of:
Katie Kirk FUMC, Capital Funds
Charles Freeman FUMC
Mary Sue Noe FUMC
Bev Cousens FUMC
Maggie Aitken FUMC, Choir
Gail Nickens FUMC
Gifts have been given in honor of:
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brooks FUMC
Susan Griffith Choir
March 22, 2019
LENTEN LUNCHES
Each Tuesday throughout Lent, there will be a Crystal Coast Civic Center
special time of worship at 12:10 in the Sanctuary. Morehead City, NC
The service lasts about 25 minutes and features a
guest preacher from neighboring churches. A light 6:00pm-8:30pm
lunch will be served following the service. This
brief service is a terrific way to sharpen your fo-
cus on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
We consider the journey of discipline and sacri-
fice Jesus made and that we are called to make as
his followers. The dates and preachers for this se-
ries are:
March 12th Join us for a fun filled event designed to promote
† Rev. Vera Price, ELC Director and Pastor of St awareness about Boys & Girls Clubs of the
James AME Zion, Vandemere
Coastal Plain and to raise funds in support of the
Prepared by Anne Lindsay and Friends
March 19th
Sunshine Lady Club and Beaufort Units. Funds
† Rev. Karl Zorowski, Pastor of St Peter’s UMC, will be used to provide programming, resources
Morehead City and a safe place to go after school each day and in
Prepared by the Stanley Harrell Class the summer. Please join us for great food and good
March 26th cheer - all surrounding some fierce but friendly
† Rev. Clyde Cheezem, Pastor of Franklin Memo- trivia competition!
rial UMC, Morehead City
Prepared by the United Methodist Women
$150 for a team of 3, table seating, dinner and a
chance at raffle prizes!
The new FUMC MHC app is here!
Go today to either the Apple Store or the Google
Store and get the new FUMC app for your phone!
Just search for FUMCmhc and get started.
Be sure to opt in for ALL Notifications. But if
you should miss one, did you know that you can
see all missed notifications? Open app, click
“More” in the bottom right and at the second to last
you’ll see the line Notifications Inbox. Click there
and you will see all that you may have missed. Project MHC
Project MHC is our summer 2019 mission experience
for youth who have completed 6th-12th grades. This
summer, we will focus on being the hands and feet of
Christ in Morehead City. Many Hands for Christ.
Save the date: June 8-12th
More details coming soon!
We need adults and young adults interested in being
leaders and we will be asking groups in the church to
help us sponsor meals for our youth mission team.
This is an opportunity for the whole church, not just
our youth group, to be a part of reaching out and
helping our community grow closer to Christ and
closer to each other.
Come join us Tuesday, March19th!
Location—Riverside Grill GREETERS
How nice it is to begin our worship experience on
Sunday morning with a big smile, a warm handshake
and/or hug, a huge, sincere welcome. There is a
The Steeple is lit the month of
March to the glory of God and in place for you to be on the giving end as well.
honor of Ellen Brent Boone, whose If you are interested in becoming a greeter at either
birthdate is March 23, by her sons the 8:30 or 11:00 service, just call the office and tell
and daughters. Christy. Simple as that!
Sunday Evening Programming!
5-6:30pm
K-12th grades are welcome to attend.
Dinner and small groups for all ages.
K-5th graders must be signed in by a parent/guardian in Confirmation is a time in the journey of
the fellowship hall, 6th-12th graders may be dropped faith when youth who are ready attend classes to
off and use the atrium door. learn about faith and prepare to profess their faith
publicly and join with the church in membership,
if they choose. 5th through 6th graders are encour-
aged to attend. Older youth are also welcome. The
sessions teach our youth what it means to be a dis-
ciple, a Christian and and United Methodist. We
9:00 Sunday School will talk about what it means to be people who be-
We believe that being in a small group is important! lieve in the word of God contained in the Old and
We also know that during the week, schedules are full. New Testaments, the purpose and power of wor-
We are trying a 9:00 Adult Sunday School for adults ship, and how to engage with Jesus through spir-
who attend the Rise service to give our folks an oppor- itual disciplines. At the conclusion of the classes,
tunity on Sunday mornings to build community and to youth will have the opportunity to be baptized if
dive into scripture and learn God’s word. Because they have not already, and profess their faith in a
many of our Rise congregation adults are parents, we special worship service that will take place in the
are also offering Sunday school for children and youth Sanctuary and in the Rise. Please contact Pastor
during the 9:00 time block as well. We are not doing Powell or Pastor Sarah for your youth to be added
away with 9:45 Sunday School for children, we are to the roster.
simply offering another option!
March 17th through April 7th,
9:00 Sunday School for adults will be video based us- Sunday Afternoons from 4-5 PM
ing a series on RightNowMedia and will focus on
growing in discipleship. They meet on the 2nd floor.
Vacation Bible School
Youth Sunday School will be led by our Coordinator Save the Date!
of Youth Outreach, Waylon Bell! They meet on the June 24th-28th
third floor. We need volunteers to help before, during and after
VBS week. Contact Pastor Sarah to volunteer now.
Children’s Sunday School and Nursery will be staffed
by our fabulous nursery staff team. They meet on the
2nd floor. Would you like to receive weekly updates on opportu-
nities for youth, kids and families? Please contact Sa-
rah Williams at sarahwilliams521@gmail.com and pro-
vide your email address so you can stay informed and
connected!
CALLING ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLERS! CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOLERS!
SPRING RETREAT! SPRING RETREAT!
March 22-24, 2019 - The Sound District is hosting
When: April 5-7, 2019
a high school retreat at the Refuge for any church
Where: Camp Don Lee
to attend. The retreat will have time for worship,
Grades: 6-8
small groups, fun activities & space for students to
Cost: $100.00
deal with the issues & questions that surround
Theme: “Masterpiece in the Mirror – God’s Handi-
them. Cost is $99 per attendee and covers lodg-
work”
ing, (4) meals, program materials & shirt. Regis-
Registration Deadline: March 17 or until full
ter on the app or the website!
Deans: Jana Wells and Steve Isaacs
Kaleidoscope is a weekend event held for middle
schoolers (6th-8th grade) at Camp Don Lee.
Save the Date! Our annual Easter egg Hunt
will take place at Camp Albemarle on April
20th at 11:00 AM.
All K-5th graders who attend Sunday school
or Sunday evening programming are invited
to attend our annual Lock In! Kindergarteners
must be picked up at 9:00 PM. First graders
may choose to be picked up at 9:00 PM or
spend the full night and 2nd - 5th graders are
invited to spend the full night.
3/1\ Isaiah 2:3-11 Genesis 1:24-2:3 3/16 Isaiah 11:10-12:2 Genesis 7:11-8:3
Proverbs 2:1-22 Proverbs 10:1-22
3/2 Isaiah 2:11-21 Genesis 2:4-19 3/17 Isaiah 13:2-13 Genesis 8:4-21
Proverbs 3:1-18 Proverbs 10:31-11:12
3/3 Isaiah 3:1-15 Genesis 2:20-3:20 3/18 John 5:24-30 Hebrews 10:32-38
Proverbs 3:19-34 Mark 2:14-17 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
3/4 Hebrews 13:17-21 John 10:9-16 3/19 Hebrews 4:14-5:6 Mark 8:34-9:1
2 Timothy 2:1-10 John 15:17-16:2 3/20 Isaiah 14:24-32 Genesis 8:21-9:7
Hebrews 1:1-12 Mark 2:23-3:5 Proverbs 11:19-12:6
3/5 John 1:43-51 Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-12:2 3/21 Isaiah 25:1-9 Genesis 9:8-17
3/6 Isaiah 4:2-5:7 Genesis 3:21-4:7 Proverbs 12:8-22
Proverbs 3:34-4:22 3/22 Isaiah 26:21-27:9 Genesis 9:18-10:1
3/7 Isaiah 5:7-16 Genesis 4:8-15 Proverbs 12:23-13:9
Proverbs 5:1-15 3/23 Isaiah 28:14-22 Genesis 10:32-11:9
3/8 Isaiah 5:16-25 Genesis 4:16-26 Proverbs 13:19-14:6
Proverbs 5:15-6:3 3/24 Isaiah 29:13-23 Genesis 12:1-7
3/9 Isaiah 6:1-12 Genesis 5:1-24 Proverbs 14:15-26
Proverbs 6:3-20 Hebrews 12:1-10 3/25 Hebrews 6:9-12 Mark 7:31-37
Matthew 20:1-16 Hebrews 2:11-18 Luke 1:24-38
3/10 Isaiah 7:1-15 Genesis 5:32-6:8 3/26 Hebrews 2:11-18 Luke 1:24-38
Proverbs 6:20-7:1 Ephesians 5:9-19 Matthew 4:25-5:12
3/11 John 5:24-30 Hebrews 3:12-16 Hebrews 6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31
Mark 1:35-44 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 3/27 Isaiah 37:33-38:6 Genesis 13:12-18
3/12 Hebrews 7:26-8:2 John 10:9-16 Proverbs 14:27-15:4
Hebrews 1:10-2:3 Mark 2:1-12 3/28 Isaiah 40:18-31 Genesis 15:1-15
3/13 Isaiah 8:13-9:7 Genesis 6:9-22 Proverbs 15:7-19
Proverbs 8:1-21 3/29 Isaiah 41:4-14 Genesis 17:1-9
3/14 Isaiah 9:9-10:4 Genesis 7:1-15 Proverbs 15:20-16:9
Proverbs 8:32-9:11 3/30 Isaiah 42:5-16 Genesis 18:20-33
3/15 Isaiah 10:12-20 Genesis 7:6-9 Proverbs 16:17-17:17
Proverbs 9:12-18 3/31 Isaiah 45:11-17 Genesis 22:1-18
Proverbs 17:17-18:5 Hebrews 7:26-8:2
John 10:9-16
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
1 Varina Brown Ted Nowell 17 Jean Kittrell Kathy Crowe
Elizabeth Willis Jacob Rusthoven Ashley Jones Zane Humphries
Jackson Garrison Tyler Collins Willis Langley
2 Herbert Siner Rita Freshwater 18 Eva Carawan Jackie Marsh
George Oliver Sue Ellen Williams Barry Atkinson David Buttermore
3 Bill Gietz Nancy Baily 19 Charles Clontz Jr. Mary Ruth King
Bryan McCoury Emersynn Floyd Kitty Simmons Darryl Falls
4 Ernie Yeager Larry Hughes Phyllis Williams
Catherine Williams Elizabeth McCormick 20 James Cox III Anna Kate Salter
Brenda Ketchum Julia Smith Avery Frk
Carmella Claudio 21 Barbara Brown George Viereck
5 Katherine Wagaman Danny Varner John Lewis Sydney Pfaff
Michelle Johnson M. J. Marsh 22 Jenny Stephens Anne Jackson
6 William Gamble Claudia Beamon Lane Gray
Mitch Gay Beth Haigler 23 Ellen Brent Boone John Civils
Coleston Norris Randy Hingson Brian Zane
7 Robert Boone Jeffrey Atkinson Millie Williams Danny Kelley
Stephanie Bennett Weeks Chalk Jake Luther Addison Nowell
8 Pat Bell Ken Harris Harper Anderson Layla Silverthorne
Nevaeh Carraway Liv Toney 24 Joyce Lillard Martha Brooks
9 Charles Gregalis Bryan Thomason Rhonda Nevill Christian Pruitt
Tom O’Conor Kristen Baily Kristina Kelley Laura Saleeby
Adelaide Gay 25 Betty Quinn Garland Terry Jr.
10 Jerry Fischler Edward Schlatterer Tim Jonas Terry Young
Peyton Williams Reed Henriksen David Gambardella Emmy Byrd
11 Don Craft Allen Norris 26 Glenda Kinney Travis Day
Larry Elmore Donna Hickman Frances Jenkins David Starling
Kail Hucks Ava Lowry Pate Young James Webb III
12 William Rogerson Erica Ruder 27 Jennifer Dudley Blake Leigh Brickhouse
Christopher Wright 28 Ginger Oates Mike Dixon
13 Pete Wainwright Maryanna Bostwick Shannon Henderson
Sydney Harbour Caroline Orr Spence Spencer Carly Ritchie
14 Hunter Garner 29 Jean Haggar Kristine Griffin
15 Harry Smith Bo Kintz Mary Ellen Whitford Jason Villegas
Cammie Snouse Michelle Bodnar Tres Crowe Cameron Willis
Sarah Williams Cooper Compton Kiersten Newton
16 John Nobles Jr. Margaret Ryan 30 Elizabeth Klap Susan Griffith
Jodie Ballou Pyke Quillen Carol Conner David Robertson
Sharon Quillen Chris Beachum 31 Stephanie Lewis Elizabeth Heverly
Maggie Johnson
WOMEN’S
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
Join Pastor Sarah for a new small group opportunity
for all church women! Beginning Monday, January
8, and running through Monday, May 21, we will
meet for coffee and conversation at Sweet Beans
from 10-11 am. No preparation or homework! We
will meet for prayer and to discuss the sermon and
scripture from the previous Sunday. Join at any time!
First United Methodist Church,
We wanted to thank you for hosting the Coast
Guard family's with a dinner. I know for my fami-
Mark your calendar ly, that it meant a lot! We just recently moved to
for the upcoming Carteret County and it’s things like this that make
WaveRunners’ adventures: Morehead City and the people mean so much!
Thank you for helping out the families affected
Any church members, ages 50+, are invited to join during this time.
WaveRunners on their trips! If you are looking for
an active and fun opportunity for worship and Sincerely,
fellowship, please join us! The Woods Family
Upcoming events:
March 19 - Wilson, Whirligig Park and lunch at I would like to thank all of you for the food, cards,
Jac’s Grill. We will depart at 10:00, visits, phone calls and prayers Katie and I received
lunch at 12 and then to the park. over this past year. Our family has been over-
Call the church to sign up ! whelmed with the outpouring of support from our
friends who continue to support us as we move
April 30- Wilmington to visit Airlie Gardens, $9. through the stages of grief. Remember: God is
Leaving church at 9:30. good all the time, all the time God is good.
Call church to sign up!
Joe Kirk
May 22- Swansboro, Lady Swan boat tour
COFFEE FELLOWSHIP
GREETER SCHEDULE
March 3 Kent & Varina Brown 8:30am 11:00am
Kent & Debbie Brown Jr
March 3 Bud & Vicki Daniels David & Deanna Grant
March 10 Dean & Jayna McDonald Cecelia Fulcher Jerry Fischler
Waylon Bell & Pat Bell
March 10 Sharon & Mac Wells Eva Carawan
March 17 Mildred Lancaster Alice Faye Clayburn Debbie Moore
Dega Lancaster Betty Kinnier
Jackie McClanahan March 17 Lee & Teresa Everett Jean Peterson
Rodney Kemp Claudia Beamon
March 24 Jane Venters
Greta Boshamer
Betty Kinnier
Bev Daniel March 24 Andy & Susan Lloyd Steve & Ada Nunn
Jean Kittrell Sandra Norris
March 31 Jimmy & Pollyanna Cox
Keith & Beth Henry March 31 Brian & Gloria Zane Dan & Margaret Wade
Connie Daniels Ted CollinsMarch Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Pinewood Derby
8:00
Golf Fellowship
11:30
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Martha Circle Men’s Bible Ladies Bible
10:00 Study 6:30 1:00
SPRC Shrove Tuesday Waverunners UMM Breakfast
5:00 Pancake Supper 4:30 8:00
Girl Scouts
6:00
5:30 Lay Shepherd
Handbells 4:30 Kids Lock In Promiseland
Missions Rotary 6:00 Society 10:00
Youth/Children 6:00 6:15 Ash Wednesday 5:30 pm
Meeting & Meal Scouts Communion Service Choir 7:00
5:00 7:00 6:30 5:30
Boy Scout Troop Young Adults Worship
Church Council Comm 7:00 7:00
7:00 6:30
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Men’s Bible Study Ladies Bible
6:30 1:00
Hands of Hope Geneology
Girl Scout 10:00 3:30
Lenten Lunch
Leaders Meeting 12:10
Family Affair
Youth/Children 6:30 Handbells 5:15
Meeting & Meal 6:15 Trustees Rotary 6:00
5:00 Communion 7:00
6:30 Choir 7:00
Bear Den
6:00
Tiger Den 6:00
Young Adult
7:00
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Girl Scouts Men’s Bible Study Ladies Bible
6:00 6:30 1:00 ELC Board
Youth/Children Lenten Lunch
6:00
Meeting & Meal 12:10 Family Affair
Handbells
5:00 6:15
5:15 Rotary 6:00
Communion
Finance 6:30 Choir 7:00
7:00 Gideons Dinner
6:30
Young Adult
7:00
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Men’s Bible Study
Youth/Children 6:30 Ladies Bible Rotary 6:00
Lenten Lunch 1:00
Meeting & Meal Cub Scout Pack 12:10 Family Affair
5:00 Meeting Handbells Choir 7:00
5:15
6:00 6:15
31 Communion Church Council
Youth/Children 6:30 7:00
Meeting & Meal Young Adult
5:00 7:00NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
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MOREHEAD CITY, NC
Permit No. 17
First UMC
900 Arendell St
Morehead City,
NC 28557
Return Service
Senior Pastor—Powell Osteen Requested
posteen@nccumc.org 252-726-7102
Associate Pastor—Sarah Williams
sarahwilliams521@gmail.com
Associate Pastor—Patrick Whaley
patrickwhaley1251@gmail.com
Office Manager—Christy Venters Lewis
mhcfumcsec@hotmail.com
Choir Director—Ralph Wade
rwadejr@ec.rr.com
RISE Worship Leader—Jason Ketchum
jlketchum6@gmail.com
Coordinator of Youth Outreach—Waylon Bell
wwaylonb@gmail.com
Director Early Learning Center—Vera Price
elcdirector@hotmail.com
Software Coordinator—Heather Boney
hkboney@ec.rr.com
Join us for worship each Sunday!
Traditional at 8:30 & 11am in the Sanctuary!
The Rise Contemporary at 9:45 in the Fellowship Hall.
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