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Mission Day - Rain or Shine
Sun., Apr. 23 at 9am
On April 23,
in lieu of our regular worship service, meet in the sanctuary ready to go out and serve your community.
Wear work clothes and your GUMC shirts. If you don't have a shirt, some will be available on Mission Day.
After convening at 9 a.m. in the sanctuary, we will disperse; carpooling as needed. Our youngest, and others who wish, will stay at the church to make Blessing Bags and sandwiches for those in need. One example of another opportunity is picking up trash on local streets, focusing on play grounds and parks, as well as, an event near the Hague/Fred Hewitt Center.
We will gather together back at church after the mission projects for a pizza lunch.
* Nursery care will be provided.
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Blessing Bags
For the homeless
This Sunday, please bring in items to fill Blessing Bags for the homeless. Our youngest members and those who remain at the church on Mission Day will assemble the bags. Some suggested items include snacks, bus passes, gift cards for local stores,
deodorant, travel size soap, shampoo, toothpaste, bandages, lip balm, wipes, tissue packs, mints, toothbrush, and socks. *Please do not assemble the bags in advance.
The collection box is in the front of the sanctuary.
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Daily Prayer
Starter
Please set aside time each day to pray for 2-3 minutes. This week's prayer starter is:
Great God, Holy and Loving, we thank you for your Son Jesus demonstrating service for us in the world. Though he was God, he came not to be served but to serve. Guide me to look to be an imitator of Jesus in both big and small areas. Specifically this week help me to ...
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Age Has its Benefits
Giving
The IRA Charitable Rollover is now permanent. If you are 70 1/2 or older you can transfer up to $100,000 of your IRA as a gift to Ghent UMC and not have it incur tax. For more information, contact the church office by
clicking here
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Food Collection
5th Sunday
On the 5th Sunday, we will collect food for Ghent Area Ministry (GAM).
Please bring canned goods such as tuna, and other non-perishable items such as cereal, to help stock the pantry at this outreach ministry.
And now, you have a new option to help. For a donation of $5 or $3.50, we will have a limited number of Food Bags available for purchase. Any checks should be made out to the church.
For more information about GAM,
click here
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Young Family Small Group
Tuesdays, 6:30pm
The Young Family Small Group meets weekly at the church. Childcare is provided.
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Job Openings
Preschool
Ghent United Methodist Preschool needs teachers and assistants for summer camps, as well as, teachers for the 2017-18 school year. For details, click here
. Send resumes to
Ann Robertson.
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Monthly Speakers Series
Sun., May 7, 12:30pm
May's Speakers Series potluck
features Michelle Peterson, the Board President for The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation. Their mission is to stop adolescent suicide by providing education to families and communities about the treatable illness of depression. To go to their website, click here.
The community is welcome to attend. Click here
to RSVP and bring a dish.
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Vacation Bible School will be the week of July 24 - 28, 9am-12pm. For more information or to volunteer, please
email the church office or call (757) 622-2843.
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Worship With Us!
(Nursery Care Provided)
Adult Sunday School
10a.m.
Children's Church
During Worship
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Adult Sunday School
- Sun., Apr. 23: No Class - Meet in the sanctuary at 9am for Mission Day.
- Sun., Apr. 30, 10am: Adult Sunday School is in the church library. All are welcome.
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GUMY (Middle and High School Youth)
Schedule
- Sun., Apr. 23, 9am: Youth participate in Mission Day
- Sun., Apr. 23, 6pm: Youth meeting with refreshments
Parents, please sign up to lead or assist one evening.
For more information about GUMY, please contact the church office by
clicking here
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All are welcome to join our
Ghent UMC choir. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., and Sundays, 10:30 a.m. For more info, please contact our Music Director, Joan John, by
clicking here.
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Volunteer
Ghent UMC
All adults,
children, and youth
are invited to help on Sundays before and during worship. Also, please consider purchasing chancel flowers to enhance our worship space.
Click here
to learn more about the volunteer opportunities and to sign up.
Tellers needed
We need church members to serve as tellers.
F
or more information or to help, please contact the church office by
clicking here
.
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Volunteers Needed
Once a Month
Can you volunteer once a month to educate our youth?
During worship, we offer children's church for
children ages 4 through 5th grade
. During the scripture and sermon, they go the library for a brief Bible lesson, activity or craft. To sign up for a Sunday, click here.
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Pastor John
Congregational Care Minister
Pastor John Shappell is available to visit and counsel those in our church community who so desire. Ghent UMC wants the sick, the burdened, and the lonely to feel the love of Christ. Please
click here to contact him directly.
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Donate Your Old Glasses
At Ghent UMC
Did you know that we have a collection box in the sanctuary lobby for old prescription eyeglasses? Donated eyeglasses are given to a local Lions Club. In addition to the many causes that the club supports, "
sight is one of Lions defining causes.
Lions have worked on projects designed to prevent blindness, restore eyesight and improve
eye health
and eye care for hundreds of millions of people worldwide." To read about the Lions Club International, click here.
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