This Sunday, 10 am
This Sunday - April 19 We are offering online worship at 10am this Sunday through
Sunday, April 19, while our building is closed.
To participate, go to
our Facebook page*
and scroll down until you see the worship service.
*If you don't have a Facebook account, you will still be able to view our Facebook page and worship service.
Worship Bulletin and Connection Card
Lenten Season
Pastor Melody Tanner is continuing the
Lenten Sermon Series entitled "In the Making."
- This week's sermon title is "Why this waste?"
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Call to Prayer
Pastor Tanner and Bishop Lewis
Please join me in prayer for the healing of our world. You are not alone. We'll get through this together. I want to encourage you all to stay in touch with one another as much as possible. There are social media links at the bottom of this newsletter. Use them as ways that we can all engage God and one another during this time of isolation.
Peace, Pastor Melody
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Lenten Sermon Series 2020: In the Making
Through April 12
We are journeying with Pastor Melody through Jesus' first encounter with his disciples all the way to his suffering, death, and resurrection. From the beginning, Jesus was making something good out of his disciples, in turn making something good out of us.
Click here to read the reference Scripture Ephesians 2:8-10.
Here is a Spiritual discipline challenge for Lent: Following Erin Napier's example, write in a journal daily about one positive thing that happens. Look for what God is doing in the ordinary.
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Connecting Online & Studying at Home
Our small groups are continuing to stay in touch via email or other online methods.
If you wish to be a part of a specific group's conversation and/or read discipleship material at home, please contact the listed leader below.
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Congregational Care
Pastor Melody Tanner
In response to Christ's call to love one another, we want the members of our congregation to care for one another.
Pastor Melody and our members strive to care for the needs of our congregation, including the visits in homes, at hospitals and in facilities, as needed and requested. To learn more about Congregational Care at Ghent UMC, and other ways you can help,
click on our church's website here
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Please
email Pastor Melody or call her at
(757) 622-2843 to become a part of our congregational care team or to request a visit from the team.
*Covid 19 virus update In-person visits are limited currently, however, prayers, phone calls, and mail from the care team are continuing.
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 Order Easter Lilies
Deadline this Sunday, April 5
You are still able to order Easter Lilies! Please place your order by Sunday, April 5 by
emailing the church office or leaving a message at (757) 622-2843.
The flowers will be placed on our front steps in time for Easter Sunday,
April 12.
You may pick up your flower anytime after that.
Lilies are $13 each. Please make checks payable to Ghent UMC.
Each year, donations for lilies benefit missions! This year, the donations will go to a local organization called Corona Aid 757. Click here to read about it.
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Messy Church @Home
Holy Week April 5-12
All ages are invited to participate in Holy Week at home!
Please click here
to view daily activities, prayers, and food ideas based on Holy Week scriptures.
Please post pictures to facebook,
then tag us, throughout the week!
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Worship through Offering
Various Ways
We understand that these are uncertain times for most of us financially, but we want to offer the opportunity for us all to continue to fully participate in worship through the offering of a tithe or gift. Listed here are various ways to give.
Online Giving Go to
ghentumc.org/give
and click "Give here" under "Online & Mobile Giving".
Personal Online Banking Bill Pay
Mail or Drop-off Checks You can mail checks to the church at 531 Raleigh Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507, or drop them through the mail slot at the Raleigh Ave. entrance.
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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:
"As I go about my day to day life, help me to live for Your big picture..."
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Lent and Easter at Ghent UMC
Online Worship
Palm Sunday Worship
will be this Sunday, Apr. 5. This will be special. Don't forget to tune in on Facebook.
Messy Church Easter at GUMC Update
Easter Service
will begin at 10am on Sunday, April 12 on Facebook. Tune in to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus our Savior.
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Church Office Update
New Schedule
Due to Virginia's statewide Stay at Home order, our church staff are working from home and will only come to the church building on an as needed basis. Staff are monitoring the church's voice mail and checking email Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Messages will be returned as soon as possible.
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Jesus is for everyone.
No exceptions
A Word of Welcome from GUMC
- Based on a statement by Green Street UMC in Winston-Salem, NC
Ghent United Methodist Church is called to the affirmation of the sacred worth of all people. We embrace as a gift the diversity of our neighborhood and the world. We acknowledge our human family's diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, language, age, faith history, theological orientation, economic status, education, marital status, abilities, and any other defining feature, real or perceived.
Click here to read the entire letter.
Click here
to read Pastor Melody's message to our church and community.
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