Weekly News & Updates: March 15, 2024 | |
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Sunday Worship Service - 10am
Join us for Worship this Sunday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day.
March 17th's date gives us a wonderful opportunity to provide some Celtic settings of the psalms in our special worship service. You must experience this.
Our Music Minister Nellwyn Beamon has practiced with guest singers and musicians for a different type of morning service.
Our guest performers are Amy Ferebee, guitar; Veronica Porfert, soprano; Valerie Reagh, alto; Michael Regan, piano; and Christopher Taylor, violin. Thanks also to Lisa King and Nellwyn Beamon.
Please enter the sanctuary through the doors facing Stockley Gardens.
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Children are Welcome
Our Children's Church* takes place each Sunday during worship, following the children's message. Children ages 3 through 5th grade meet down the hall from the sanctuary for an age-appropriate Bible lesson and craft or activity.
*No Children's Church this Sunday, March 17.*
Our nursery* is available for children through age 3.
*Our professional workers are CPR certified, and our staff and volunteers are fully background checked.
*Children's church and nursery are optional. You are welcome to keep your child(ren) in worship with you, if you prefer. Activity bags and rockers, if you wish to use, are in the back of the sanctuary. A baby changing station is in the lobby.
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Fill Easter Eggs this Sunday, March 17
We are still collecting individually wrapped candy and little egg size toys. Please put treats in the donation bin in the back of our sanctuary no later than this Sunday morning, March 17. It would be great if someone could provide a bag or two of allergy free candy.
*We do not need any more plastic eggs. THANKS*
We will stuff the eggs together in the back of the sanctuary following worship on Sunday., March 17. All are welcome to stay after worship to help while enjoying fellowship with one another.
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Thank You Everyone
Our Rise Against Hunger event was such an awesome success. We packaged 10,000 meals for people in need around the world.
Please help us reach our goal for shipping costs. Make a donation by using the QR code or clicking this link.
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Easter Season at Ghent Church | |
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Palm/Passion Sunday worship will be Sunday, March 24, at 10 am.
Be sure to arrive on time so you don’t miss Jesus riding our donkey into the sanctuary! The congregation is invited to wave palm branches and sing hosannas!
Readers are needed for the service. Contact the church office to sign up.
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Join us for our Messy Church Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 24, at 11:30 am.
Come to the front of our church facing Stockley Gardens. All children are welcome to the egg finding fun! Ages 3 and under will hunt in our garden, while ages 4 and above in Stockley Gardens. Please BYOB (bring your own BASKET). Refreshments provided.
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Easter/ Resurection Service will be Sunday, March 31,
at 10 am.
Join us as we make joyful music unto the Lord!
Communion will be offered. A prepackaged, gluten-free, option is always available.
Please bring fresh flowers from your gardens to adorn the Living Cross!
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Easter Lilies: Orders Due Monday, March 25
Lilies will be placed around our altar on Sunday, March 31. Lilies may be dedicated in honor or in memory of someone special. To sponsor a lily, please make a donation of $15. Donations will benefit missions.
Orders and donations are due by Monday, March 25. You may give through our online giving portal or make checks payable to Ghent UMC with notation for lilies.
To order, drop a note in the offering basket or email the church office.
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Attend a small group
One of the gifts the church offers is community, specifically small groups where participants can gather to experience acceptance, belonging, and nurturing, as well as challenge and encouragement, for the journey of faith. Contact the church office for more information on any group.
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Children's Church
This group for ages 3 through 5th grade is each Sunday during worship, following the children's message. It includes a Bible lesson, and craft or activity.
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Youth Group
Our Youth Group is led by Pastor Ryan. We are a fully inclusive faith community, welcoming to all.
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Adult Sunday School
Weekly Bible discussions are in the back of the sanctuary on Sundays, 9 - 9:45am, using the Standard Lesson Quarterly series. Enter through the doors facing Stockley Gardens.
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Read the Book of Revelation with Rev. Ry
Join Pastor Ryan on Thursdays, 8-9pm, on Zoom for book study. This session, we're reading the last book of the Bible - Revelation. Everyone is invited to join in the discussion! The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86516483199
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Get involved with mission work
We seek to live lovingly and justly as servants of Jesus Christ by healing the sick, feeding the hungry, caring for the stranger, freeing the oppressed, being a compassionate presence, and working to develop social structures that are consistent with the gospel.
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Little Library / Food Pantry
Volunteers are needed to help monitor/ fill our church's Little Library / food pantry on Raleigh Ave. Please sign up to help on one or more weeks. During your "week," at least once, please stock the little library using items from the collection box that is inside the church. Click here to sign up and get details.
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Food Donations Needed
We collect non-perishable food and hearty snacks to place in our little library / food pantry. The food is to benefit those who are hungry, including those experiencing homelessness. Place your offerings in the basket by the altar on 4th Sundays or contact the church office to make arrangements for drop off.
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Homeless Committee
The Homeless Committee of Ghent UMC meets quarterly to coordinate efforts to positively impact those experiencing homelessness.
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Music Ministry
All are welcome to join our Music Minister, Nellwyn Beamon, in the music ministry of the church. Contact Nellwyn Beamon for more information.
Worship Singers Singers are always welcome to help lead the songs in worship each Sunday.
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Organ Music at GUMC
Our Organist Brad Norris plays for our 10 a.m. worship services on Sundays. Next is TBA.
Violin Music
Violinist Chris Taylor will play during Worship on St. Patrick's Day, Sunday, March 17.
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Gathering Jam
Once a month, usually on 2nd Sundays, all ages are invited to bring an instrument or use one of ours and play along during the gathering part of our service at 9:45am. The next one is Sunday, April 14.
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Other Spiritual Disciplines
In addition to joining a small group, participating in mission work or music ministry, we are encouraged to pray, care for one another, and read our Bible.
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Daily Prayer Starter
"O Christ, kindle in my heart a flame of love to my neighbor, to my foes,
to my friends, do all…"
Adapted from Feasting on the Word: Worship Companion
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Congregational Care
In response to Christ's call to love one another, we want the members of our congregation to care for one another. In-person visits, prayers, phone calls, and mail are examples of the ways we reach out to one another.
To send a prayer request to our pastor and congregational care team, click here to fill in our Connection Card.
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Resources
Re-energize your prayer life with a new practice. Learn more.
Read The Upper Room daily devotional. Click here.
Click here to find the resources you need to explore the Bible.
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Preschool Ministry and Leadership Updates | |
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Preschool
Next week, the fire department will be here with their truck for the children!
The children may talk about the leprechauns that visited their classroom overnight. The Director says she saw evidence of their visits in the Pre K and Fabulous Frogs rooms. Both classes had set traps to try to catch the leprechauns. But, the leprechauns were too sneaky and none were caught.
Ghent UM Preschool teaches toddlers to students in Pre-Kindergarten. Learn more about our half-day program by visiting GUMP's page at ghentumc.org/connect/our-preschool/
Questions? Contact Director, Ann Robertson.
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Leadership Team
The next Leadership Team meeting date is TBA. It will be in the sanctuary after worship. All are welcome to attend.
A Zoom link will be made available. Contact the church office if you need the link.
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UMC Continues the Call to Dismantle Racism | |
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The United Methodist Church has stated that we will no longer remain silent nor complicit about racist acts against African Americans but we must act now to become anti-racist individuals and churches!
The Long Haul The UMC is committed to the long haul when it comes to anti-racism work. Read the story.
What Can You Do to Help?
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START with prayer. We are asked to pray for Dismantling Racism efforts, as well as, all persons of color who suffer at the hands of injustice, oppression, and white supremacy. Click here for the daily prayers.
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The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) has a compiled a list of 8 things church leaders and members can do to help anti-racism progress. One way is to denounce false notions of “two equal sides.” Click here to learn more.
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Listen to individuals share how they are creating daily life with God in the face of racial injustice and the trauma induced by racial inequity in the U.S. Click here to listen.
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Giving News
Our giving represents an act of worship in which we thank God for our blessings and acknowledge that everything we have is a gift from God. Click here to learn about the various ways to give.
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UMC Market - iGive
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UMC News: World, VA, and Local | |
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*COVID-19 Mitigation Plan for all in-person Ghent UMC Happenings (Updated March 23, 2022) Our call is to love our neighbors and to do no harm.
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Jesus is for everyone. No exceptions.
A Word of Welcome from Ghent UMC
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 message in its entirety.
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How can I get in touch with church staff and the Pastor?
The new church office hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to noon. Rev. Ry is in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am-12pm. You may also make an appointment, if needed.
Click here to access email addresses or call the church office at 757-622-2843.
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