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Weekly Newsletter - October 24, 2024

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH

Support our Community Garden at the Petals Open House - TONIGHT!

October 24 | 5-8 pm

The Petals Flowers & Market store in downtown Macon will be holding a Christmas Open House tonight, and they will be donating 100% of ticket sales to support the Mulberry Outreach Garden! The open house will have shopping, hors d’oeuvres, and special prizes to preview their offerings for the Holiday Season! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the link below:

Buy Tickets

Fall Festival - Volunteer to Help!

Sunday, October 27 | 4-6 pm

Our annual Fall Festival and Trunk or Treating is THIS SUNDAY! There are so many ways you can help make this event happen: donating candy, having a trunk to pass out candy, managing a game, and so much more! Check out the link below to sign up.

We are collecting candy donations for the Trunk-or-Treat! Bags of individually-wrapped candy can be dropped off in the tubs located in the church atrium & narthex.

Volunteer Here

All Hallows' Eve Organ Concert

Thursday, October 31 | 7:30 pm

Join us for an evening filled with the spooky sounds of the season! Mulberry organist Daniel McIntosh will perform a selection of pieces that evoke the spirit of All Hallows' Eve. Don't miss this opportunity to experience an exciting night of music that celebrates the eerie charm of the season.

Casseroles & Cinnamon Rolls Sale

Order by October 31

The United Women in Faith are selling casseroles & cinnamon rolls! Order by October 31 & pick up on November 17. Chicken Poppy Seed casseroles are $18 for a 9 inch/4-cup & $7 for individual size. Doris's Cinnamon Rolls are $12. Order by calling the church office or through a UWF member. Pickup is on Nov 17 from 9;30-12:30 in the Fellowship Hall.

TheoEd Macon Event

November 9 | 6:30 pm | Douglass Theatre

TheoEd, an initiative of Emory's Candler School of Theology, will be hosting an event here in Macon that brings together leading thinkers in the church and academy to give brief, TED-style talks on God, mental health & spiritual wellness. This will be a great chance to hear from some leading religious voices from the Macon community and beyond! Mulberry is a sponsor of the event alongside several other Macon faith communities - for tickets and more information about TheoEd and the event, visit the link below.

Learn More

DePaul Daybreak Annual Sleepout

DePaul Daybreak is looking for volunteers to join them in the Annual Sleepout fundraiser this November 27. Please visit the webpage or talk to Marilyn Armstrong or someone at Daybreak for more info.

Learn More

Sunday Worship

October 27, 2024

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

  

Rev. Jack Varnell, preaching

John 3:16-17 


Assisting with Worship

Ushers

J. B. Easterlin, Bill Jarrard, Tim Anderson, Eric Hefner, Bill Henderson


Acolytes

Ben Morris, Crucifer

Drew Morris & Reynolds Hefner, Candle Lighters


11 a.m. Worship Service will be Live-Streamed and available on Facebook and the Website

Prayer List

Scott and Wanda Fitzgerald  

Nancy Belk  

Jared Heggins  

Jimmy Roach 

Freeda Chapman 

Sam Lamback  

Thomas Marlow 

Linda Sankey 

Yetta Price  

Eddings Smith  

Bettie Causey   

Sharon and Tony Marks, sister and brother-in-law of Kathy Welch 

Mable Mashburn, Kathy Welch’s mother  

Ashley and Mary Hurt 

Frances Inzer 

Charlotte Barker  

Michael Downs, grandson of Harold Downs  

Elaine Jones 

Judy Freeney 

Charlie Cloaninger 

Greg Elliott 

Shaunacy Fifield 

Sidney Palmer, granddaughter of Florence & Steve Allen  

The family of Dee Barnes  

Susan McIntosh, Daniel’s mother

Mallory and Payton Stone and their newborn Alexander 

Sonnya Wilson 

The family of Allene Griffin 

Tracie Jenkins 

 

Those impacted by Hurricane Helene

Charles Seabrooks (father of CCM assistant director Mrs. Annette) 

The United Methodist Church, Bishop Robin Dease 

District Superintendent Jay and Kay Harris 

 

Our church, its clergy, and its members  

Coming Up at Mulberry

October 27

Fall Festival


October 31

Organ Concert

Full Calendar

On Call Line

478-219-9926

Check out what's going on in Realm!

Be sure to check out the News feature on Realm!

If you need help getting connected, contact the church office at

478-745-8601.

Ainsworth (Adult) Choir Rehearsal

Wednesdays at 7:15 pm in the Choir Room!

We welcome all who like to sing and want to be part of music ministry in worship. Come join us! Please contact Terre Johnson, Director of Music, for questions.

**Nursery is provided during Choir Rehearsal for any parents wanting to join!

Donation Needs

Macon Outreach Needs

Financial Donations

Plastic Bags

Cereal

Hamburger helper

Cornbread mix

Condiments

Cake/cookie/muffin mix

Snack items

Daybreak Needs

Financial donations

Volunteers

Canned, fresh fruit, fruit cups

Snack food (wrapped individually)

Applesauce

Pudding

Sandwich crackers

Cold cereals

Instant grits

Jelly

33 Gal. lawn bags

Men's t-shirt (white)

Men & Women's Underwear (new, L & XL)

Vinegar

Allergy medicine

Daytime cold medicine (non-alcohol)

Eye drops

Insect repellant

Hydrocortisone cream

Reader glasses (2.00 or higher)

Benadryl (tablet/liquid)

Lotion

Ponchos

Air Freshener

Plastic spoons

Disinfectant cleanser (Pine-sol)

Bus passes - four ride

Large sturdy backpacks

Resources & Links

South Georgia Advocate

The South Georgia Advocate, a twice monthly online news publication, is the official news source of the South Georgia Annual Conference and a ministry of the Office of Connectional Ministries.

Click here for the Georgia Advocate

One Matters Resource Toolkit

As part of this year's conference focus of "One Matters", the South Georgia Conference is providing monthly resources designed to empower each of us in our mission of making meaningful connections and living out transformative discipleship. Each toolkit presents a challenge questions & resources tailored to address that challenge.

Click here for the One Matters Toolkit

Have an addition to the newsletter?

Email Millie Thompson at mthompson@mulberrymethodist.org

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