Lunenburg United Methodist Charge
On our walk. . . . .
January 16, 2008
Pastor’s Message –
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
A Time for Everything
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born
and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a
time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter
stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to
throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a
time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
This week brought back to me this verse. As you all know Jane is going to be operated on for a torn rotator cuff in her shoulder. But, did you know that Sheila Cage is going to have the lower part of her leg amputated Thursday afternoon because of diabetes? You may ask what has this got to do with this verse? Well, in Jane’s case - line seven says it best. Jane has torn a part of her body and now with God’s help there will be a time to mend. In Sheila’s situation line two and line 7, are both significant. Without God can we heal; can Sheila heal? Can we build, can we mend? In both cases God will be the one to guide the surgeons’ hands. He will be the one who will bring both back to us. God will show his love to each of them as he shows it to each of us if we only open our hearts and minds to what he is saying and doing. So this week please keep each in your daily prayers and along with them each and every person on our prayer list. It is with prayer that God will know of our love and our request for healing for those in our church family.
God Bless
Upcoming Events – January 16, 2008 -- January 23, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Evening Bible Study @ Antioch @ 7:00 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Bible Study@ Audrey
Smith’s @ 10:00 AM
UMW Metting @ Shirley Hite’s @ 7;30 PM
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Prayer Meeting @ Williams @ 5:45 PM
William’s Celebration Choir practice @ Williams @ 6:00 PM
Worship Events --January 20, 2008
Service Theme: Jesus’ Selects His Disciples
This week’s reading will be: Sermon Text John 1: 29-42
Hebrew Text Isaiah 49: 1-7
Pianists: Nancy Turner
Leigh Ann Bacon
On Saturday, January 12, the Williams Youth Group went
on a beach picnic. Though they didn’t
leave the church they were on the beach for the afternoon. They dug for treasure along with other beach activities.
A picnic of chicken and all the
trimmings was enjoyed. It was fun for all. There were eight children there. The next
event will be on Feb. 12th. The children
will be working on a mission project for our local nursing home. Please bring the children and let them join
in the fun. They are meeting at 3:00 pm
Ladies Tea
On
January 26 Williams UMC Monthly Ladies Tea will meet at 10:00am. This month
they are going to make soup to take to the shut ins our community. If you would like to join them please bring
ingredients for the soups and help the ladies prepare the soups and deliver
them. While you are doing this soup prep enjoy a fresh brewed cup of tea with
refreshments and fellowship. If you plan
to join in the fun please contact Ida Bowen for the ingredients for the soups.
150th Anniversary
Throws Throws are still available. These beautiful throws
will make a great present for a family member. Our supply is running low –
about 5-6 left. The cost is $45.00 each. Please call Jane DiStefano if you would like
to order a throw or have any questions.
434-676-2314
Cookbooks are still available. The
Administrative Board has authorized the Cookbook Committee to order an
additional 400 copies. If you would like
to obtain copies for the upcoming Christmas Season please contact Susan Moseley at 676-2081, Gayle Grant at
676-3531, Trudy Wilkins at 676-4458, or anyone at
Prayer Gram Initiated. The Antioch
Evangelism Committee with the assistance of Williams has started a prayer gram.
The note is signed by all who are in
attendance on Sunday morning and it is mailed to all those who are on our
prayer list. This week we mailed 28
letters to those on our prayer list and we had 63 signatures. The committee met this week and decided to
send a Prayer Gram to those who belong to our church and haven’t been seen
lately in worship. They have mailed 55
Prayer Grams to those members; letting them know we miss them. Imagine how you would feel if you were sick or
house bound and couldn’t get to church and you received a letter signed by 50
to 70 members saying they had prayed for you that week. It is an awesome experience.
Administrative Council to
meet.
The Antioch Administrative Council will meet on Tuesday, February 5th
at 7:00 pm. The council will be receiving written reports from all the
committees of the church on the activities of the past year and the plans for
the coming year. It should be an interesting meeting as we plan the upcoming
year and all the activities to make disciples of Christ.
Williams Library & Prayer
Room. Everyone is invited to visit the Library/Prayer Room at Williams. We have done a little remodeling and added an
altar for prayer and some comfy chairs, but the room still houses the original
Library and we are hoping to add more books.
It’s a great place to sit quietly and read a book, or spend some time
with the Lord. Or just stop by to borrow
a book or two to read.
Sunday
School is available each Sunday
morning. The importance of Sunday School
is that, though you may think hearing the word will suffice for you, you really
need to be in attendance at Sunday School to gather all the information that
you can in an open discussion classroom. Jesus’ word cannot be totally understood just
by listening to a sermon. You have to
interact with it and with other Christians to learn what He was saying to us. This is a life long study and you should take
part. There is a class for every age so
please plan on joining us to learn more about our Lord, Jesus Christ. Sunday
School at Williams begins at 10:45 AM and at
Evening Bible Study. Evening Bible study will continue on January 21 at
7:00PM at
Morning Bible Study. Morning Bible study will continue on January 15 at
10:00AM at Audrey Smith’s. We will continue our study of Numbers. We will focus
on chapters 31-36 this week. If you are looking for a study of God’s word join
us not only for the study, but good fellowship.
If
you cannot reach Rev. Ed at the parsonage, you may call him on his cell
phone: 252-532-0952. He can also be reached via e-mail at revedumc@yahoo.com . If you would like to receive e-mail messages
from the pastor send an e-mail to him at revedumc@yahoo.com
and we will add you to our list.
Please keep the following families in
your prayers:
|
Marjorie Thompson |
Christian Sutton |
Bertha Arthur |
|
Sarah Agnes Callis |
Sheila Cage |
Paul & Argy Turner |
|
Bobby & Virginia Overby |
Sara Sutton |
Jeff Hendricks |
|
Earl "Chuckie” Barnes |
Our Military |
Nathan Hendricks |
|
Edna & Wilson Bagley |
Alan Green |
Maria Kay |
|
Phyllis Goin |
Elsie Pennington |
Frances Hawthorne |
|
“B” & Teewah Hayes |
Sophia Jones |
Elizabeth Biggerstaff |
|
Becky Eades
& boys |
Thomas Taylor |
Bernard Bottoms |
|
Agnes & CV Thompson |
Tom Tanner |
Cathy Mitchell |
|
Doreen Marie Saunders |
Delores H |
Jason McReynolds |
|
Kenneth Chandler |
Michelle |
Lily Grace Coleman |
|
Averette Family |
Alice Wright |
Kenneth McDaniel |
|
Nancy & Grayson Bagley |
Gertrude Hite |
Elizabeth Reese |
|
Gussie Abernathy |
Tommy Cage |
Hilda Ozlin |
|
|
Nick Holden |
Virginia King |
|
Harry & Margaret Smith |
Grace DiStefano |
David King |
|
Jane DiStefano |
Micky Narron |
Dorothy Ann Irby |
If you have
anyone who is in need of prayer, please place their names on the Prayer List
and lift up their names in prayer during worship service and throughout the
week.
The
The
Walk to Emmaus will continue next week
Remember:
Do the math ----Count your blessings!
Have
a Blessed Week