In this edition of the Weekly Connection:
Worship
- Worship Information
- Those Serving in Worship
- Church Council
- Easter Flowers
- From the Organ Bench
- SAS Informational Meetings
- Links to:
- Facebook for Live Viewing
- Previous Sermon Videos on YouTube
- Printable Order of Worship for Sunday
- On-line Giving
- Holy Week Schedule
- Holy Week and Beyond Schedule
CIA: Mission & Outreach
- Operation Christmas Child
- The I-58 Mission Needs
Connexion Groups, Ministries,
Team News, Spiritual Growth & Other News
- Church Clean Up Day
- Wednesday Night Supper
- Maundy Thursday Supper
- Connexion Groups
- Bible Study
- Upper Room Connexion
- Read It & Reap
SUMC Info
- Church Calendar
- Church Staff
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Sunday, March 26, 2023
5th Sunday in Lent
Worship Service
11:00am
Scripture
John 11:1-45
Sermon
Resurrection and Life
All Sunday School Classes Meet at 10:00am
Those Assisting in Worship This Sunday
Ushers: Chuck & Pat Eichorst
Acolyte: Whit Tinsley
Reader: Sam Sweat
Counters: Jon Hughes & David Benoist
Greeters: Jon & Beth Hughes
Those Assisting in Worship Next Sunday - 4/2
Ushers: Leigh Morgan & Bob Tinsley
Reader: LeAnn Burgard
Counters: Mark Edwards & Mary Pearman
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Church Council
Church Council Meeting next Sunday, March 26, at 12:15pm.
The meeting will be in the Fellowship Hall. All leaders of the church
are expected to attend. Please let Ginger Wright know at (770) 301-5510
by call or text, if you are unable to attend. All members of the church
are invited.
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Order Easter Flowers
In Honor or In Memory of a Loved One
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We invite you to purchase a six inch potted hydrangea for Easter through the church.
Please complete a form to purchase a hydrangea or make to make a donation in memory or in honor of a loved one. Forms are available this Sunday in your bulletin, in the narthex and in the fellowship hall.
Return your completed form and payment of $20 per plant to the church office by the deadline, which is Palm Sunday, April 2.
Checks may be made out to Senoia United Methodist Church.
Orders must be made and paid for by either placing them in the offering plate or leaving them with the church office.
For more information, please contact Dorinda Hilbun, (678) 723-7066 or magnoya16@comcast.net.
NOTE: Only the first 20 flower orders will receive a plant to take home, however, any orders after that WILL be included on the dedication list.
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The season of Lent is upon us - our journey to Easter. The choirs of Senoia UMC are preparing for Easter Sunday to be a day of celebration through our music. We invite members of our church family to help us fill the choir loft and join us to sing in the choir on Easter Sunday.
For the weeks leading up to Easter, we will begin rehearsals at 6:45pm every Wednesday and work on the Easter Sunday music first. Those who go to Wednesday Bible Study can then join the Bible Study at 7:00pm.
Please consider being a part of the wonderful music from the loft on Easter.
Nancy
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Simplified Accountable Structure (SAS)
Informational Meetings
The Church Council is in a period of discernment looking at a new model of leadership. Our current structure consists of SPR (Staff Parish Relations), Trustees (building and grounds), Finance (budget and payroll), and Church Council, which consists of representatives from each team. We are looking to transition to one unified leadership board that covers all these areas known as the Simplified Accountable Structure (SAS).
Join us for informational meetings to learn more about this transition and have any questions answered.
· Wednesday April 12th 6:45 pm, Fellowship Hall
· Sunday April 23rd 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall
If you are unable to attend either meeting, you may bring your questions to a member of the Discernment Team who have been studying and praying over this new structure.
· Dr. Julie Schendel, Pastor
· Ginger Wright, Church Council Chair/Lay Leader
· Kimberly Tinsley, Council Member
· Beth Hughes, Council Member
· Barb Combs, Council Member
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday, Sunday, April 2.
We look forward to seeing you in
worship at 11:00am for Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday starts off a week of remembrance for Christians during Holy Week. The week ends with the celebration of Easter. Throughout this week we mark the different events that led to Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and Easter.
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Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday, April 6. Fellowship meal at 5:45pm followed by worship with communion at 7:00pm.
Maundy Thursday is the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus.
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Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday, April 9. Churchwide breakfast at 9:45am, Easter
worship at 11:00am.
Everyone is invited to our annual Easter covered dish breakfast. We want you to attend even if you are unable to bring something. The church will provide coffee, milk and orange juice.
Afterwards, we will celebrate with our Easter worship service. Bring your family, friends and neighbors!
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Holy Week & Beyond - Other Activities |
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April
2 Sunday
Palm Sunday
10:00am Sunday School
11:00am Worship
3 Monday
7:00pm Read It & Reap
5 Tuesday
10:30am The Upper Room at SUMC
6 Thursday
Maundy Thursday
5:45pm Maundy Thursday Supper
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Worship
8:00pm Handbells, Chancel Choir and Easter Singers Practice
7 Friday
Good Friday
9 Sunday
Easter Sunday
9:45am Church Wide Easter Breakfast
11:00am Worship
10 Monday
5:00pm Rotary Club
11 Tuesday
6:30pm Handbell Practice
12 Wednesday
10:30am The Upper Room at SUMC
6:00pm Wednesday Night Supper
6:45pm Town Hall Meeting for SAS
7:45pm Chancel Choir Practice
13 Thursday
1:30pm Spirit Journey
7:00pm AA
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The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.
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CIA: Missions and Outreach |
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Operation Christmas Child |
It's not yet Christmas, but we are preparing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child early.
This year instead of individuals filling the boxes we will list items each month and hope that everyone will bring enough to fill 100 boxes.
This month we are asking for:
- Pencils (sharpened)
- Manual pencil sharpeners
- Colored pencils
- Pencil cases
- Flip Flops
There is a bin in the narthex for items.
Sometimes you may be able to catch a sale or negotiate prices. Let us know if you find anything so we can swamp the store.
In April we'll have a fund raiser for money to pay for postage (usually $10 per box). Then in October we'll have a packing party to prepare for delivery in November.
Call Dorinda at 678 723-7066 for questions.
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The CIA Team and The I-58 Mission are asking
YOU to please bring:
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All types of canned or non-perishable food
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I-58 is always in need of food for the pantry.
Please help us help those in need.
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Connexion Groups, Ministries, Team News
and Spiritual Growth
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Let's Get the Church Ready! |
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Church Clean-up Day is scheduled for Saturday,
April 1, at 9:00am. Come help make the church welcoming for Holy Week.
There is something to do no matter your age or skill. We have clean up for the inside and the outside.
There will be sign up sheets available or contact either Sharon Boyer at (770) 403-9836 or the church office.
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Wednesday Night Supper
The Bellz are Cooking!
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Menu 3/29:
Loaded Baked Potato Bar with lots of fixings, Assorted Salads, Assorted Desserts
This is a fundraiser for the handbell choir,
so your donations are greatly appreciated!
Use the Connexion Card or
contact the church office
by 10am Tuesday to let us know
your are coming.
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Maundy Thursday Night Supper at 5:45pm
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Menu 4/6:
Baked Ham, Sides, Desserts
$4 for children 5 to 12 years old, under 5 eat free,
all others $9
Use the Connexion Card or
contact the church office
by 10:ooam Tuesday to let us know
your are coming.
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Maundy Thursday Worship
at 7:00pm
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Worship:
In the sanctuary at 7:00pm.
We remember the last meal Jesus shared with his friends before he was executed the following day (“Good Friday”). We call it “Maundy” as shortened reference to the Latin “mandatum”--which means “command” or “mandate.” So during Jesus’ last meal with his friends he provided them a new mandate, a command they would uphold if they were to remain his disciples. This mandate is recorded in the Gospel of John, chapter 13, verses 34-35:
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Visio Divina Images of Christ
for Lent
The Lenten Visio Divina study on the Images of Christ will meet on Wednesday, March 29, at 7:00pm in the Youth Room at the rear of the sanctuary.
Each week we are reviewing the images of Christ from Pastor Julie.
Discussing these images of Christ makes each of us think and see things in new and different ways. This is open to everyone in our church. Come and join us as we experience this insightful study together. Contact either Pastor Julie or Barb Combs if you have any questions.
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Upper Room Connexion
The Upper Room at SUMC will meet on Wednesday, March 29, at 10:30am in the JOY Room off the narthex.
During Lent we are reviewing Pastor Julie’s Visio Divina Images of Christ. This is open to all persons in our church and any friends you would like to invite. We will discuss these images on our own, so watch for the daily devotionals that Julie sends and bring all your thoughts and reflections on Wednesday mornings as you join us for this wonderful study.
Contact Barb at 419-680-2103 if you have any questions.
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Read It & Reap
The Read It & Reap Book Club will meet on Monday, April 3, at 7:00pm in the JOY Room at the rear of the sanctuary.
We are reading The Rent Collector by Camron Wright. Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child, Nisay, and the added expense of medicines that are not working. Just when things seem worst, Sang Ly learns a secret about the ill-tempered rent collector who comes demanding money--a secret that sets in motion a tide that will change the life of everyone it sweeps past. The Rent Collector is a story of hope, of one woman’s journey to save her son and another woman’s chance at redemption.
I’m sure you will enjoy this book!
The book club is open to everyone in the church and our community. Contact Barb Combs at 419-680-2103 if you have any questions.
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Our Financial Stewardship |
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We are able to accept credit and debit cards online at:
It is super easy. We want to encourage you not to go into credit card debt
but wanted to offer a convenient way to support your church.
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Sunday 3/26
10:00am Sunday School
11:00am Worship
12:15pm Church Council
Tuesday 3/28
7:00pm Handbell Practice
Wednesday 3/29
10:30am Upper Room
6:00pm Wednesday Night Supper
7:00pm Chancel Choir Practice
7:00pm Lenten Study with Julie
Thursday 3/30
7:00pm AA
Saturday 4/1
9:00am Church Clean Up Day
Sunday 4/2
Palm Sunday
10:00am Sunday School
11:00am Worship
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Rev. Dr. Julie Schendel, Pastor
Barb Combs, Director of Programs
Jim Preece, Organist/Choir Master
Nancy Lewis, Handbell Director
Lee Berry, Administrative Assistant & Finance Secretary
Bereatha Brooks, Nursery Coordinator
Polly Watson, Housekeeping
Riley Morris & John Felbinger,
A/V Technicians
(770) 599-3245
Office Hours:
9am-3pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
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