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A Weekly Newsletter of First United Methodist Church of Madison
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This Sunday in Worship
Services at 9 & 11:15 a.m.
This Sunday, March 10, we will observe the first Sunday of Lent. We will be incorporating artwork by Char DeVos during this Lenten season. Her series of works on Lenten themes is currently on display in the Chapel. Please make time to visit this powerful exhibit.
Sunday, at the 9:00 and 11:15 worship services students from Edgewood High School will help with worship leadership by presenting two selections from their musical
Godspell
. A full production of
Godspell
will be presented here in our Sanctuary March 15, 16, and 17. Edgewood is renting space here because they currently have no theatre, a beautiful new Performing Arts Center is under construction. Edgewood students and directors wanted to share messages from the Gospels with our congregation. The chancel may look a little different on Sunday as we incorporate elements of their set into our traditional worship space.
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This Sunday in Christian Formation
Classes at 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Fellowship: 8:15-11:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall (treats served at 10 a.m.)
Childcare
For infants and toddlers - Noah's Ark Nursery (in Octagon), 8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For young children - Read N' Play Room (LL07) from 9-10 a.m.
Children's Sunday School
Children age 3 and older
Classrooms in the Lower Level
Wee Learn Class in room LL12 at 10:30
Youth Sunday School
Lower Level Youth Rooms
Bible Study I
n the Chapel, with Pastor Fowler
Doug Maynard and Mark Fowler will lead a six week study of James Cone's "The Cross and the Lynching Tree." All adults are welcome to join.
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Helping Hands for Hawthorne
This is the latest pic of Tang Yang, social worker at Hawthorne, and our donations of sweats, undies, and socks for the kids. The donations are much appreciated! Thank you to all who can help in this way. More donations will be accepted through February.
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Winter Picnic
Children, youth, and parents....
Join Mark and Laurie for a Winter Picnic!
When: Sunday, March 17
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Place: FUMC, Chapel Cafe
Bring your own picnic lunch and blanket.
Indoor "snowball" games, conversation, and fellowship.
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Notes from the Front
Pastor Fowler attended the UMC General Conference in Saint Louis. Check out his blog entries on our
website.
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Save the Date - Lyons Lecture May 4, 2019
Brian McLaren is a renowned author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for "a new kind of Christianity" - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. The author of many books, his most recent is The Great Spiritual Debate (2016), although that has been followed by a rewrite of one of his earlier books, now as a devotional called Seeking Aliveness (2017). His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including postmodern thought and culture, Biblical studies, church leadership and spiritual formation, pastoral survival and burnout, inter-religious dialogue, and global crises. Register HERE for this event!
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Joys and Concerns
Please hold the following in prayer this week: Charlotte Holzman, Chuck Waity, Lynn Peterson, and Leigh Roberts
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We extend our love and sympathy to Corey and Kim Whitmore, on the death of their daughter Alana.
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Announcements
Journey to the Holy Land
Join Rev. Joan Deming and Pilgrims of Ibillin on a 14-Day Journey to Meet the Peacemakers of the Holy Land: May 13-26, 2019. Visit holy sites and meet the "Living Stones" of Palestine and Israel during a listening/study tour. We'll visit Archbishop Elias Chacour, stay several days at his Mar Elias Schools in Ibillin, and meet with vital organizations in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Zababdeh, Ramle, and Ibillin. You'll learn directly from leaders in the West Bank and Israel who are seeking a nonviolent path to peace. Questions, email
Joan Deming, or call
608-235-1046
. For full
tour information,
click here.
Total cost, including registration, is $1945 - which includes a $50 discount and covers all on-the-ground costs except airfare, insurance, and several lunches. Brochures are also available on the bulletin board in the Octagon at church.
Coming March 15-17: Edgewood High School's Godspell
Edgewood HS will be performing the musical Godspell, right here at FUMC! Find the dates and times, or order tickets. Godspell takes the stories of the Gospel of Matthew and mixes them with contemporary music and references to provide a timeless message on the importance of community. In an age where "being connected" is often referred to, but not often lived out, the musical allows us to explore friendship, engaging and collaborating with diverse people in our complex lives, loyalty and love, and learn what it means to truly live in community, embracing and working towards diversity and inclusion, as Christians.
Upcoming Arts @First Events
Have an event or announcement you'd like printed here? Email us your submission by 10 a.m. on the Tuesday prior. Please note that all announcements are subject to edit.
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