Weekly Newsletter - January 18, 2024

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I am thrilled to share with you about an exciting additional worship opportunity we are launching next month. Starting on February 7th, we are offering a monthly worship and prayer service on the first Wednesday of the month. This service will be a chance for you to join with others in a time of musical worship and prayer, as we explore together diverse ways of praying. We will have a catered Wednesday night supper beforehand from 5:30-6:00 in our fellowship hall, where we will enjoy each other’s presence around the table, and then from 6-7, we will worship and pray together (also in the fellowship hall).

This prayer service is meant to help us as a church engage in a variety of worship and prayer styles. If you remember back to the fall and our stewardship campaign, Ted shared about how each of us has a unique worship personality. Some of us may love a good sermon; others might enjoy singing; Some of us might love the rituals of worship, like communion, and still others appreciate times of silence and solitude. This time of worship and prayer is an opportunity for you to explore different ways of praying and worshipping God. Each evening will focus around a particular theme, and we will have a variety of prayer stations connected to that them. That might be using a physical object like a rock or a cross to help you connect with God, or it might be a journalling activity or a guided scriptural meditation. And if you want to just sit and enjoy God’s presence, you can do that as our worship team plays. Our first theme for February 7th will be “The Life of Faith.”

We are a church on mission to share the heart of God from the heart of downtown Macon by fostering healing for the broken places of life, and that’s what we hope to do through this new rhythm! One of the most significant ways the church fosters healing is by helping us grow in our relationship with God. When we spend time in prayer with God, we encounter the healing love of Christ. So I really hope you will join us on February 7th for our first evening of worship and prayer!

– Payton

Together we are sharing the heart of God...

Sunday Worship

January 21, 2024

Third Sunday after Epiphany

Bishop David Graves, preaching

Mark 1:9-20

Assisting with Worship

Ushers

Onna Pollard, Charlie Bridges, Austin Carter, Becky Kerner, Baxter James, Amy Morgan

Flowers

The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Mrs. Gloria McAfee Wynn from her granddaughters Katie Griffis, Kelly Wynn Muller, and Ashley Wynn Pendas.

The single rose bud on the altar is given in celebration of the birth of Calleigh Grace Wynn, born January 15, 2024, to Clint & Bayleigh Wynn. Proud grandmother is Elisa Reece.

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

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, at tjohnson@mulberrymethodist.org for questions.

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

Prayer List

Scott and Wanda Fitzgerald

Nancy Belk

Jared Heggins

Harry Linkous

Jimmy Roach

Freeda Chapman

Bob Ogden

Robert Gerson

Sam Lamback

Thomas Marlow

Linda Sankey

Mickey Pope

Yetta Price

Jeff Dein

Cindy Elliott

Carol Pope

Norma Tucker

Eddings Smith

Mary Hurt

Quentin Ehrhart

Naomi Gerson

Oliver Welch

Family of Bettye and Henry Hall (Julia Magda’s mother and father)

Family of Curtis Barnes

Bettie Causey

Noah Pope (grandson of Jodi and James Palmer) and parents Leyna and Ryan

Alice Collins Strozier (Carolyn Kennedy Dominy’s sister)

Family of Duane Gleason (Harold Downs’ cousin’s late husband)

Lisa Cawthon (friend of Elisa Reece)

Ted Goshorn

The United Methodist Church, Bishop David and Nancy Graves,

District Superintendent Paula and Scott Lewis

Our church, its clergy, and its members

Attendance

Sun, Jan 14

Sanctuary - 104

Online - 24

Coming Up at Mulberry

January 21

Bishop Preaching

January 28

Children's Choir Performing

Full Calendar

On Call Line

478-219-9926

Staff on call

1/18-1/24

Payton Stone

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

478-745-8601.

Grace Circle Meeting Rescheduled for This Friday

January 19 | 1 pm | Conference Room

The Grace Circle will be joined by the Esther Circle this Friday for their study! They will meet in the Conference Room at 1 pm.

Bishop Graves to Preach at Mulberry

Sunday, January 21

On Sunday, January 21, special guest Bishop David Graves will preach during our 11 am worship. Come hear from Bishop Graves, who is our episcopal leader for the South Georgia Conference of the UMC, and give him a warm Mulberry welcome once again!

Chili Cook-off Contest

February 11, | after worship

For February’s Second Sunday Lunch, we are bringing back a Mulberry tradition - the Chili Cookoff & Apple Pie Contest! Bring your best pot of chili or your best homemade apple pie! There will be a prize for our great winners! Come join the fun and fellowship.

11th Annual Sleepout to Support Daybreak!

On February 29, 2024, Mulberry will once again have several members at the DePaul/Daybreak Sleepout. The sleepout is held outdoors in the winter to remind us of those with no choice in housing. This is the big fundraiser for Daybreak - all donations are used locally!

You can support Daybreak and the participants at the links below, by sending a check to Daybreak, or by giving a check directly to the participant.

Creede Hinshaw

Carol Seegert

Emory Dunn

Kidz & Youth programming will begin again in the new year on January 14!

Youth Schedule for Fall 2023

Kidz for Christ Schedule for Fall/Winter 2023

Confirmation Class Schedule

Macon Outreach

In honor of Miram Langley by the Joy Class

In honor of Edith Elizabeth Hall by Janie C Vann

In memory of Bettye Hall by Carolyn Kennedy Dominy

In memory of Henry & Bettye Hall by Amy & TJ Rauls

In memory of Curtis Barnes by Harold & Freeda Chapman

...from the Heart of Downtown Macon

Donation Needs

Macon Outreach Needs

Boxes of oatmeal and grit packets

Cereal

Snack bars

Hamburger helper

Cornbread mix

Condiments

Cake/cookie/muffin mix

Snack items

Daybreak Needs

Volunteers

Canned and/or Fresh Fruit & Fruit cups

Applesauce (individual containers)

Breakfast Bars (soft)

Vienna sausages (4.6 oz)

Sandwich Crackers (packs)

Powdered Lemonade & Tea

Coffee Creamer

Jelly

Cold Cereal

1 Min. Instant Grits

Sugar

33 gal. Lawn Bags

Men's T-shirts (white) size L-2X

Men & Women's underwear (new)

Brown Paper Snack Bags

Large Sturdy Backpacks

Bio-freeze

Claritin

Daytime Cold Medicine (non-alcohol)

Eye Drops

Insect Repellant

Hydrocortisone Cream

Reader Glasses (2.00 or higher)

Benadryl (tablet/liquid)

Ponchos

Disinfectant Cleaner (pine-sol)

Disinfectant Spray/Air Freshener

Hand/foot Towels

Vinegar

Bleach

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.

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