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West Nash Weekly January 14, 2018

West Nash United Methodist Church

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

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

January 14-20

THIS WEEK @ West Nash

SUNDAY, January 14 ^th

9:00-9:45 am Adult Sunday School

9:45 am -Noon "Ms. Kay's Kids" Ages 4-12

10:00 am Worship

Scripture:

Acts 19:1-7

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon:

“ A New Beginning ”

Hymns:

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee UMH #89

I Sing the Almighty Power of God

All Are Welcome

Lay Reader:

Carolin Luckett

Acolytes:

Logan Boone

Spencer Graven

Ushers:

Ruby Johnson

Jim Bass

Gary Mills

Wayburn Mills

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

5:00 - 6:30 pm Middle School Youth Group

6:30 - 8:00 pm High School Youth Group

Nursery Provided 9:45 - noon.

MONDAY, January 15th

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (church office closed)

TUESDAY, January 16th

Sassy Seniors: 11:30 am Jac's Grill

WEDNESDAY, January 17th

11:00 am Ruth Circle
5:30 - 6:15 pm: Fellowship Dinner (Chili)
6:15 - 7:00 pm: Bible Study (Efird Bible Study, see below)
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 18th

Nothing scheduled today. Take a minute to say an extra prayer

FRIDAY, January 19th

Youth Ski Trip: Sugar Mountain

SATURDAY, January 20th

Youth Ski Trip: Sugar Mountain

Click here for complete West Nash Calendar

From the Bishop & D.S.

connections: Living Into Our Baptism

In our baptism, God receives us and names us “beloved.” In our baptism, we promise to go forward serving God by embracing and loving all of God’s people.

A message from Gray Southern, District Superintendent can be found

by clicking here. www.capitaldistrictnc.org/hello-harvey-took/

Announcements

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

BEGINNING 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 a new class that will examine teachings of Jesus and Scripture and their relevance and application to contemporary social issues. Meets in the conference room. Taught by Will Pierce.

Youth Class: Middle and High Schoolers.
Children’s Classes

Preschool-Kindergarten

1st – 3rd grade

4th & 5th grade

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

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 14 ^th , 11:15 am : Faithful-Living Forum: Homosexuality and the Bible – an examination of the scriptures that refer to homosexuality, in both the Old and New Testaments.

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.

March (dates and times to be scheduled), Circles of Grace – opportunities for all to share and ask questions regarding full inclusion of our LGBTQ siblings into the life of the church.

Care will be taken in each venue to ensure that our time together is a time of holy conferencing, characterized by respect and love for all present. I hope you will plan on joining us for as many of these opportunities as possible. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please feel free to contact me at pastortuck@westnash.org or 252-237-4258.

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

PECAN SALE:

The West Nash Youth are conducting a pecan sale fundraiser for a ski trip. The prices are $10 per bag for plain and $18 per bag for the chocolate covered variety. Come to the office to pick up and pay for yours.

"When Christians Get It Wrong" by Adam Hamilton Second and Fourth Mondays, 2:30 @ the Church,

with Pastor Tuck teaching. Call 247-4258 for details.

“Why?: Making Sense of God’s Will” by Adam Hamilton. Second and Fourth Thursdays, 7:00 @ Proseus home. For information call Linda Proseus @ 291-8598.

FREE Mental Health Assessments &

Substance Abuse Assessments and Counseling

Rev. Tom Webster, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, provides free assessments of mental health disorders, and substance misuse disorders & counseling.

Hours: Noon to 5 pm Monday - Friday and Tuesday - Thursday evenings

Contact Rev. Webster at 363-7042 for a free assessment appointment.

All appointments and sessions are confidential.

Click here for more information:

Mental Health Assessments and Drug/Alcohol Misuse Counseling

Celebrations

Stacey Elizabeth Perkins-Carroll 01/16
Derlie Jova 01/17
Mary Anna Jones 01/19
Frances Jordan 01/20
Whit Strunk 01/20
Catherine Textor 01/20

Leslie & Elizabeth Cox 01/15
Brenda Woodard 01/15

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

Roger Luther

Gay Manning

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

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