February 26, 2024

Join Us For Worship

Sunday at 10 am

Children's Church during the Sermon

THE METHODIST MESSENGER

Making disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Seder is the meal that Jesus celebrated with his disciples before going out to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Order and ritual are very important in the seder—so important that they are even reflected in its name: the English word seder is a transliteration of the Hebrew word sēdher, meaning “order.” The courses in the meal, as well as blessings, prayers, stories, and songs, are recorded in the Haggadah, a book that lays out the order of the Passover feast and recounts the story of Exodus. Each food consumed as part of the seder recalls an aspect of the Israelites (13th century BC) exodus from Egypt. For instance, matzo (unleavened bread) represents the haste with which the Israelites fled.

Join us March 28^th at 6 PM, for our own celebration of the Passover Seder. For us to be fully prepared for this meaningful celebration we must know that you are coming in order that tables may be set appropriately and so that the caterer will know how much food to prepare.  Call the church office to make your reservations. This is a family friendly event and will also be open to the community to make reservations.  Sing the songs, pray the prayers, enjoy the food and fellowship and gain a deeper understanding of the story of Exodus and God’s command to always and forever have a festival meal celebrating God ‘s power in leading Israel from slavery to freedom. 

Thursday, March 14th

Holiday Nursing Home

Monthly Birthday Party

2 pm

Thursday, March 14th

BINGO 6pm

Saturday, March 23rd

Blood Drive

10 am - 2:30 pm

*These Events are in the Planning Stages. More info will be shared as it becomes available.

Sunday, March 24th

Palm Sunday

*Church Picnic

*Egg Hunt

Thursday, March 28th

Seder Meal

6 pm

Tickets on Sale Now

Call the Church Office

Sunday, March 31st

*EASTER SUNDAY

March Birthdays

1 - ANN HARMON

8 - ELEANOR GINN 

11 - BOB LACHER

15 - NEIL PIGG

16 - PATRICK GRIFFIN

17 - KIARA GUZMAN

18 - KATHI HOWARD

19 - RYAN PINKSTON

26 - RODERICK JONES 

26 - DAVID SWANZY

26 - MATTHEW METTAUER

27 - ELLA SHIRES 

27 - H.B.SPARKS

28 - ANNA JOY SHIRLEY

29 - SAM BEASLEY

31 - KAMDEN LUCAS

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanished away." James 4:14

All of us have either experienced in our own life, or in the lives of others who are close to us, times when all of a sudden, something happened, and we did not know whether we, or our loved one or friend, would survive. What a comfort it is to know that our preparation has been made, and we have no reason to worry about our eternal destiny. The price has been paid - not by us, but by our Savior. Whatever happens, if we have invited Him into our life and asked Him to forgive us of our sins, we will be just fine. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for dying on a cross for my sins and giving me the assurance of everlasting life with Thee. Amen 

This week's Ponder is written by Ann Harmon from the 2008 Lenten Devotions.

You may send your prayer requests and praises to Terri Lacher at

[email protected] or (936) 598-3484 or (936) 488-8701.

Most Recent & Acute Needs

Lacey Rachal, Bre'Asha Brown, Tim Patterson, Evelyn Sherman, Beau Adams, Steve Tinkle Jr.,

Martha Scocozzo, Dave Popham, Trudie Willis, Jonathan Charlton, Mercedes Locke, Karl Dean,

Carl Baggett, Shirley Morgan Spurlock, Chris & Rhonda Dover, Rex Tucker, Byron Parnell, Pam Mahan,

Charlie Chandler, Linda McArver, Garrison McIver, Tommy Dean, Presley Turner, Brent Barr, Vince Lusco,

June Jensen, Dina Scarber, Autumn Guzman, Sterling Crelia, Parker Payne, Judy Matthews, Rose Schoefer,

Susan Hughes, James Crelia, Bridget Pawlak, Jeremy Hammers, Angie Burton, Cameron Armes, Lisa Thomas, Debbie Holland, Nicole Murray, Ann Krueger, Megan Holt, Pam Alward, Tim Patterson, Camille Bobbitt,

Jonathan McDonald, Bill Ferren, Michelle Yates, Angie Gillis, Brooklyn Oliver, Austin Patterson,

Joe Tom Schillings, Vicki Lee, Felisha Ragsdale, Callie Ragsdale, Nicole Faulkner, Ginny Blount,

Benita Collard, Glenn Lavender

Long Term Need for Healing

Zac Day, Evelyn Green, Connie Mettauer, Rev. Robert Ortigo, Mandy Estes, Jennifer Paddie, Silver Motley,

Kathy Watlington, Winnie Preston, David & Maelinda Swanzy, Kenneth Hardy, Sheriff Kevin Windham,

Adam Merritt, Ann Harmon, Kennedi Rhose Towns, Bill Holt, Yondi Watson

At Home & Nursing Home

Margaret Henry, Joy Miller, Charlene Monroe, JW Braden, Rita Danner, Jane Morrison, John Griffin,

Margaret Ihlo, Mike Krembs, Hilda Hahn, Cindy A. Griffin, Pat Hall, Steve Tinkle Sr.

Serving Our Country & Communities

Armed Services, Law Enforcement & First Responders

Comfort & Peace

Family of Zannie Gay Belrose

Our prayer requests are continually changing.

Please help us maintain our prayer list by notifying the church office of any additions or deletions. 

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