Happy Friday, Church Family! 

On Sunday church will be a bit different. Together we will celebrate the liturgy of the passion, which is a service of worship designed to walk us through the entire story of holy week, ending with the crucifixion of Jesus and the stripping of the altar. The service will feature additional music and scripture readings, with short reflections interspersed throughout. We will begin with the waving of the palms, spend time with Jesus and his disciples at the last supper, and end at the place where they crucified him. This is a special service that we do not observe every year, so I hope to see many of you there worshiping either in-person or live online.

Additionally, you will notice that in the hallway next to the sanctuary, beautiful artwork has been placed on the wall depicting the stations of the cross. Each picture tells part of the story of holy week and Easter. There will be booklets that explain each image and offer short devotionals to consider. This artwork will be on display for the next several weeks and we encourage you to walk the stations as you are able whether that be on a Sunday morning or any other time you might find yourself at church! 

Lastly, on Sunday afternoon we will have a fun-filled Easter Egg-stravaganza. The event will begin at 4pm and will include an easter egg hunt, face painting, a bounce house, as well as cool beans coffee truck on site. Thank you to those who have said they would volunteer. We still are in need of help both with set up and tear down. We invite those who can help with set up to arrive around 3pm and those who can help with tear down to arrive around 5pm. If you have more questions, feel free to reply to this email, call the church office, or reach out to Hannah directly at hannah@wrightsboroumc.org. 

Have a blessed Friday and I’ll see you at church! 

Grace and Peace, 

Pastor Angelo

FLOWERS FOR EASTER SUNDAY

Easter Sunday, you are invited to bring flowers to church. We will have a cross with netting around it to decorate with greenery and flowers. You are welcomed to take a picture with your family by the cross as a reminder that new life springs for on Easter Sunday.

RECEIVING BLANKETS

Missions will be assembling birthing kits to send to Liberia. They are in need of new or gently used receiving blankets. Blankets can be dropped off in the office.

FOOD PANTRY

This month's needs: cereal, peanut butter, can/box potatoes, can pasta, can fruit, and jelly.

We are accepting plastic grocery bags.

The current hours for the Food Pantry are Wednesday 8:30 - 10:00, and Thursday 4:30 - 5:30. If you have food donations, please feel free to drop them off in the lobby. Suzanne is here at the church most days from 8:30 - 12:30. Thank you for your continued support of our Food Pantry!

CHILDREN'S CORNER



Our children’s ministry at Wrightsboro UMC is vibrant and active! We have something for every child, birth-5th grade, and are excited about our various offerings. If you haven’t been with us in a while or just need the reminder below is some information related to our current in-person programming

• Children's Church happens during 10am service in the children's wing

For those who continue to worship from home you can access some of our curriculum here in the Parent Portal. If you have any questions or would like to request additional resources please reach out to Hannah Nguyen our Children's Coordinator. Please email Hannah if you are interested or would like more information!!

Come and volunteer at our Annual Easter Egg Hunt!

The Children's Ministry would like to thank everyone who donated candy, eggs, and time filling eggs before our event. We are still in need of a few more volunteers to help with the Easter Egg Hunt this Sunday March 24th. We are specifically looking for people who can help with set up and to stay during the event to help with various stations.

We need:

3-4 people to help with setting up the bounce house and 1-2 to help during the event with bounce house safety.

3-4 people who can sit at egg exchange stations. This year instead of putting chocolate in the eggs we are going to give everyone who turns in their eggs a bag of chocolate goodies.

1-2 people willing to facilitate the craft/coloring station.

1-4 for various other jobs during the event.



All volunteers are being asked to arrive at the church BEFORE 3:30pm and to park in the gravel lot next to the church. If you or someone you know are interested in volunteering or have any questions about this event, please email Hannah Nguyen, Children's Coordinator, at hannah@wrightsboroumc.org

March Birthdays & Anniverasaries

1 Brian Kivett

4 Jean Brinson

7 Lily Crowder

7 Tom Carver

8 Andy Timmons

15 Luke Nguyen

19 Brian Rubright

21 Charles Harrell

23 Mike Stephenson

26 Karen Hamm

30 Brad Jordan

26 Brad & Cindy Shoaf

Upcoming Events (all subject to change)

March

24 Palm Sunday Service 10am

24 Easter Egg Hunt 4:00pm

29 Good Friday Service 6:30pm

31 Sunrise Easter Service

31 Easter Service with Holy Communion 10am

April

1 Office Closed for Easter Monday

4 Office Closed

10 Wednesday Breakfast 8:30-10:00am

10 Missions Meeting 7:30

11 Trustees Meeting 6:30pm

14 Men's Breakfast 8:00am