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West Nash Weekly January 21, 2018

West Nash United Methodist Church

2200 Nash Street, N W -- Wilson, NC 27896

www.westnash.org -- 252-237-4258

While we expect the weather to warm up and clear off,

be cautious on the roads until the ice completely melts.

January 21-27

THIS WEEK @ West Nash

SUNDAY, January 21 ^st

9:00-9:45 am Adult Sunday School

9:45 am -Noon "Ms. Kay's Kids" Ages 2-12

10:00 am Worship

Scripture:

Jonah 3:1-5,10

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon:

“ Leaving Our Boats ”

Hymns:

We Gather Together UMH #131

Lord of the Dance UMH #261

Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore UMH#344

Lay Reader:

Edna Earle Raper

Acolytes:

Kate Furiness

Autumn Hooks

Ushers:

Bill Baker

Susan Baker

Jim Bass

Ken Jones

11:00 am Fellowship Time & Coffee in the Fellowship Hall

11:15 am - noon Faithful Forum: Homosexuality and the Bible

11:15 am - noon Children & Youth Sunday School

3:00 pm Capital District UMC Leadership Training (Garner UMC)

6:00 pm United Methodist Men in the Fellowship Hall

Youth Ski Trip: Sugar Mountain

Nursery Provided 9:45 - noon.

Attention All Lay Leaders, SPRC members, Trustees, Admin Council Members and other Local Church leaders! Leadership Training will be at Garner UMC at 3:00 - 4:30 pm. You can

pre-register by clicking here. For more details see Pastor Tuck

MONDAY, January 22nd

2:30 pm: Bible Study @ Church
7:00 pm: Listening Session @ Mac & Donna Carr's
Youth Ski Trip: Sugar Mountain

TUESDAY, January 23rd

7:00 pm: Outreach Committee

WEDNESDAY, January 24th

4:30 pm: Worship Committee
5:30 - 6:15 pm: Fellowship Dinner
6:15 - 7:00 pm: Bible Study (Efird Bible Study)
6:15 - 7:00 pm: G.I.G.L. for children
6:30 - 8:00 pm Youth Game Night
7:00 - 8:15 pm Choir Practice

THURSDAY, January 25th

7:00 pm: Bible Study @ Proseus Home

FRIDAY, January 26th

SATURDAY, January 27th

Click here for complete West Nash Calendar

From the Bishop

connections: Come and See

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” – the question Nathaniel asks Philip when being told about Jesus. Philip tells his brother to “come and see.”

Announcements

United Methodist Denominational Challenge:

Homosexuality and the Church

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church has struggled for nearly four decades to find unity in the midst of opposing views regarding homosexuality and full inclusion in the church. The General Conference is the law-making body of the global United Methodist Church. This Conference, like many that have come before it, was deeply divided and ended with a call for the Council of Bishops to form a “Commission on the Way Forward.” This Commission was approved by the 2016 General Conference to “do a complete examination and possible revision of every paragraph of the Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and explore options that help to maintain and strengthen the unity of the church.”

Click Here to learn more about the

Commission on a Way Forward

The Commission on the Way Forward has been working faithfully, and has called for a special General Conference in February 2019, when they will present their vision of how to move forward. A statement of their proposal is expected from the Commission this summer, 2018. In light of the work of the Commission and the impact that their statement will hold for the United Methodist denomination, and particularly our LGBTQ siblings, it is imperative that every local church engage in holy conversation around the issue of homosexuality and the church. West Nash will begin these conversations in January, and will continue through the Spring:

Sunday, Jan 21 ^st , 11:15 am: Faithful-Living Forum: Homosexuality and the Church – history and background of the position of the United Methodist Church on full inclusivity, and the various possibilities that lie ahead.

Tuesday, Feb 13 ^th , 6:30 pm : Inclusive Conversations Forum (sponsored by the NC Conference of Board of Church and Society, held at West Nash) – Gay, Lesbian and Transgender United Methodist Christians tell their stories of life in the UMC.

If you have any questions, or would like more information, please feel free to contact Pastor Tuck at pastortuck@westnash.org or 252-237-4258.

There are a lot of exciting events coming up at West Nash. The West Nash Weekly will have a more involved articles about each of these in the coming weeks before they happen, but we wanted you to get them on your calendar now.

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January 28th: NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS: "Church and World"
January 29th: The ReThink Church Team of West Nash brainstorming session as we "see visions and dream dreams" of creative and new ministries. 7:00
February 4th: New Member Coffee and Conversation
February 10th: United Methodist Men's Sweetheart Dinner
February 11th: New Member Coffee and Conversation
February 13th: Inclusive Conversations: LGBTQ United Methodists Share Their Stories of Hope and Pain. Open to the public.
February 14th: Ash Wednesday, Worship 6:15-7:00 pm
March 18th: Mac McClure Fundraising Concert, 3:00 pm. WN Sanctuary.
April 1st: EASTER
April 9th: Nara Melkonyan, Representative of AGAPE Ministries in Armenia. 7:00 pm Refreshments and presentation. West Nash Fellowship Hall. Open to other UMCs in the area.
May 20th: "Cotton Patch Gospels" a full-length musical presented by Curtis Campbell and 3 members for Harbor UMC.

BEGINNING NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 ^th :

9:00-9:45: Friendship Sunday School Class

10:00-11:00: Worship

11:00-11:15: Coffee and Fellowship

11:15-Noon: The following Sunday School Classes:

(with nursery provided)

New Beginnings: This class reads and discusses various faith-based books, such as books by Hamilton or Slaughter, etc. Taught by Jane Jernigan.
Bible Times: This class studies Biblical texts verse-verse. Taught by Bill Price.
Church and World: This is an exciting new class that will be looking at issues of society through the lens scripture and faith. The study will begin with exploring The Social Principles of the United Methodist Church, which "are a prayerful and thoughtful effort on part of the General Conference to speak to the human issues in the contemporary world from a sound biblical and theological foundation as historically demonstrated in United Methodist traditions." Meets in the Fellowship Hall. Taught by Will Pierce.
Youth Class: Middle and High Schoolers.
Children’s Classes

Preschool-Kindergarten

1st – 3rd grade

4th & 5th grade

New Member Coffee and Conversation

Thinking about joining West Nash UMC? We hope so!

Join Pastor Tuck for coffee and conversation about:

* What it means to be United Methodist

* Who are our staff?

* Various ministries and serving opportunities

* The membership vows you will be asked to make

3 opportunities are available (only choose 1):

Sundays: January 28th, February 4th, or February 11th.

All sessions are in the Fellowship Hall from 9:00 - 9:40 a.m.

If you are interested, but none of these dates/times work for you, or you would like a private conversation with Pastor Tuck, just let her know and she will contact you to set up a time she can visit: Email Pastor Tuck

Please click here to sign up for a New Member Coffee and Conversation.

If you decide to join, you may do so either through Baptism and Confession of Faith or by transfer of membership from another United Methodist Church or other Church

"When Christians Get It Wrong" by Adam Hamilton

Second and Fourth Mondays,

2:30 pm @ the Church.

Call Pastor Tuck @ 247-4258.

“Why?: Making Sense of God’s Will” by Adam Hamilton.

Second and Fourth Thursdays, 7:00 pm @ Proseus home.

Call Linda Proseus @ 291-8598.

Thank you for your comments regarding the proposed vision statement for West Nash. The Mission and Vision Committee has carefully considered all of the comments and revised the mission statement to make it clear that the goal of the church is to meet the needs of the community. The revised vision statement for West Nash UMC is as follows:

To share our passion for God by reaching out to all people in the community in order to determine and meet their needs.

If you have questions, comments or concerns about the revisions, please contact:

Laura Whitehead @ 252-7720 or whiteheads4@yahoo.com
Pam Bennett @ 252-236-7545 or pamb570@gmail.com
Laura Ann Davenport @252-290-1350 or lauraann_davenport@yahoo.com
Gay Manning @252-289-5124 or gmanning1950@gmail.com
Dick Proseus @ 252-236-2201 or rproseus@yahoo.com
Jim Bass @ 252-230-3149

With a new year comes new Leadership in and on the various groups and committees at West Nash. Listed below is the Chair of each committee and other positions. A complete committee membership list can be found on our website by clicking here. http://westnash.org/church-officers-and-committee-members

Admin Council Chair: Chuck Finklea
Finance Chair: Gary Mills
Trustees Chair: Roger Luther
SPRC Co-Chairs: Donna Carr and Toni McKeel
Outreach C0-Chairs: Pam Bennett and Jane Jernigan
Ministry Team Chair: Linda Proseus
Worship Committee Chair: Hans Hess
UMM President: Dave Allgood
UMW Co-Presidents: Gay Manning and Laura Whitehead
Lay Leadership Chair: Pastor Tuck, Lay Leader Norm King
Children and Youth Director: Lori Snyder
Sunday School Superintendent: Chris Hardee
Historian: Tempie Dillard
Treasurer: Bill Baker

CHURCH FLOWERS

Placing flowers in the church for worship is a lovely way to honor or remember a loved one or a special occasion.

Click here for Flower Sign-ups

Celebrations

LaVerne Cook 01/21
Lee Daniel 01/22
Martha Mattox 01/22
Brianna Price 01/22
Marissa Vereen 01/22
Connie Jernigan 01/23
John Anderson 01/24
Chaowei Cox 01/26
William Thomas Dougherty 01/26
Billy Joe Williams 01/26
Alan Winstead 01/26
Mary Jon Dillard 01/27
Ruby Johnson 01/27
Carolin Luckett 01/27
Linda Walls 01/27

Bryan & Bianca Bissette 01/22
Paul & Elizabeth Moore 01/22
Jama Harper 01/23
Ken Harper 01/23

At the request of one of our readers, we have added this new celebrations section to the West Nash Weekly. If we have missed your celebration or have an error, please send an update to the church office. The address is wnumc@westnash.org.

Immediate Church Family:

Jesse Bunch

David Johnson

Rusty Jones

Kari McCollough

Dewayne Poythress

Ernestine Poythress

Jerry Pritchett

Terry Woods

Family Friends and Others in Need of Prayer

Alyson Baldree – Friend of Gay Manning

Misty Banther – Friend of Bobby Brooks

Jim Bennett – Friend of Jenny Lou Dees

Bill Capps – Friend of Johnnie Albritton

Phil Capps – Friend of Johnnie Albritton

Ethan Coppus – Friend of Gay Manning

Peg Driscoll – Sister of Gay Manning

Beth Ellison - Friend of Jenny Lou Dees

Sue & Phil Erickson – Cousins of Norm & Gerri King

Chris Fitzgerald – Cousin of Billy and Becky Gay

Shirley & ‘Alan Franks – Friends of Kathy Witchey

Larry Gaissert – Friend of Jenny Lou Dees

Edna Galloway – Fried of Jenny Lou Dees

Ann Gerrard - Friend of Jenny Lou Dees

Erick Griffin – Son of Jenny Lou Dees

Brenda Langley – Friend of Jenny Lou Dees

Wilbert Mangum – Rickie Whitehead’s coworker

Amber Murphy – Great niece of Wayburn Mills

Allison Parker – Daughter-in-law of Robby and Wendy Parker

Prayers for Gwen Parrish – Friend of Norm & Gerri King

Family of Harold Pittman at his death – Friends of Charles and Linda Walls

Horace & Jerri Stott – Friends of Johnnie Albritton

Tyke Sweeney – Cousin of Margaret Greenleaf

Mozelle Taylor – Sister of Ernestine Poythress

Tony Winstead – Friends of Rickie & Laura Whitehead

Roma Wright – Mother of Jocelyn Hardee

Shut-Ins:

John Anderson

Mavis Brinson

Ruth Chevere, Rose’s mother-moved to Virginia

Lois Cooper

Ruth Davis, Pam Bennett’s mother - Wilmed Nursing Home

Helen Finklea, Golden Living, Tarboro

Diane Flowers, Avante

Joe Harper, Spring Arbor

Jo Ann Hawley, Spring Arbor

Emma Patterson, Parkwood Village

Christine Pierce, Spring Arbor

Ollie Proseus, Brookdale, Greenville

Iris Turlington, Parkwood Village

Other Prayer Concerns :

West Nash UMC Pastor, Officers & Leaders, Preschool & Choirs,

Sunday School classes & leaders

President Trump and other governmental leaders - federal, state and local

All servicemen and women around the world & their families

All impacted by Hurricanes Mathew, Harvey and Irma

Please help us keep our prayer list up-to-date. If you know of someone who needs to be added, or if someone on the list is better and can be removed, shoot us an email or call the church office. Thank you!

Send email: wnumc@westnash.org

Contact the church to let us know of celebrations, prayer requests, upcoming events or ministry opportunities you would like to see in the West Nash Weekly eNews.

Phone: 252-247-4258

Email: news@westnash.org

Visit our website: westnash.org